Question

    Clara was fashionable，cool-looked and the "Queen Bee" in my school. I listened to the music she listened to，wore the clothes she wore. I even took art class_________I really wanted to choose business. I finally fitted（融入）in her group.

One day, I went to the dining hall early to get seats for our group. I didn't notice they had sat down_______ me. Before I could say a word, I realized what they were_________.

"She's such a loser," one girl said.

"Clara，she always follows you，trying to_________ you. "another girl added.

"We were in the same summer school and now she thinks we're best friends. "Clara said. "I wish she would leave us alone.”

I felt heart-broken for the very first time. I ran home. My mother just_________me while I sobbed（呜咽）for hours. "Just be_________and people will like you for who you are." she said. Then and there I decided to find myself back. That was_________what I did.

Over the next month，I went through a lot of_________. I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear. I_________went to art class with them，and I took business. I began making new friends. I developed my own decisions and never again followed the crowd.

I had a__________school year. When I look back，I think it was the year when I discovered the person I was going to be.

1.A.but B.though C.because

2.A.around B.next to C.in front of

3.A.running after B.dealing with C.talking about

4.A.copy B.memorize C.admire

5.A.shouted B.held C.punished

6.A.herself B.myself C.yourself

7.A.exactly B.accidentally C.normally

8.A.requests B.changes C.examinations

9.A.no longer B.no matter C.without doubt

10.A.painful B.valuable C.professional

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲述了作者盲目追随朋友后受挫，然后在母亲的鼓励下重新找回自我，获得了真正的快乐的故事。

1.句意：我甚至上了艺术课，虽然我真的很想选择商业。

考查连词及语境理解。but但是，表示转折关系；though虽然、尽管，表示一种让步关系；because因为，表示因果关系。根据I even took art class，以及I really wanted to choose business.可知前后句之间是一种让步关系，故答案选B。

2.句意：我没有注意到他们坐在我后面。

考查介词短语及语境理解。around围绕；next to居于…之后，紧挨着；in front of在…前面。根据I didn't notice我没有注意到，结合they had sat down__2__ me.可知应是他们坐在了作者的后面，所以 作者没有注意到，故答案选B。

3.句意：我还没来得及说一句话，就明白了她们在谈论什么。

考查动词短语及语境理解。running after追赶、追逐；dealing with处理；talking about谈论。根据下文Clara和另外两个女孩的对话，可知是她们正在谈论，故答案选C。

4.句意：“Clara，她总是跟着你，试图效仿你。”另一个女孩说。

考查动词及语境理解。copy复制、效仿；memorize记住、背熟；admire钦佩、羡慕。根据上文she always follows you，结合trying to__4__ you.可知句意为试图效仿你，故答案选A。

5.句意：我哭了好几个小时，我妈妈抱着我。

考查动词及语境理解。shouted喊叫；held握住；punished惩罚。根据下文"Just be__6__and people will like you for who you are." she said.她说:“只要做你自己，人们就会喜欢真实的你。”结合My mother just__5__I me while I sobbed（呜咽）for hours. 以及选项，可知是我哭了好几个小时，我妈妈抱着我。held me抱着我，held是hold的过去式，故答案选B。

6.句意：“只要做你自己，人们就会喜欢真实的你。” 她说。

考查反身代词及语境理解。herself她自己；myself我自己；yourself你自己。根据下文Then and there I decided to find myself back. 然后我决定找回自己。可知此处妈妈劝告作者要做自己，结合语境，可知yourself符合题意，故答案选C。

7.句意：我就是这么做的。

考查副词及语境理解。exactly真正地、正是；accidentally意外地；normally正常地。根据下文的描述，可知作者改变了很多，找回了自我，结合That was__7__what I did. 可知句意为我就是这么做的，所以exactly符合题意，故答案选A。

8.句意：在接下来的一个月里，我经历了很多变化

考查名词及语境理解。requests请求；changes变化；examinations考试。根据下文I bought new clothes that I wanted to wear….可知是在接下来的一个月里，我经历了很多变化，故答案选B。

9.句意：我不再和她们一起去上美术课，而是去上商务课。

考查短语及语境理解。no longer不再；no matter不论；without doubt无疑地。根据后面的and I took business.我去上商务课，结合I__9__went to art class with them，可知是我不再和她们一起去上美术课，故答案选A。

10.句意：我过了一个有价值意义的学年。

考查形容词及语境理解。painful痛苦的；valuable有价值的、贵重的；professional专业的。；联系上文I developed my own decisions and never again followed the crowd.我决定做我自己，再也不随波逐流，结合I had a__10__school year.可知是我度过了一个有价值意义的学年，故答案选B。