Question

    I was filled with doubts and worries until my grandfather told me to stand tall.

For me, height was my _____. I was much taller than other girls, so I often bent (弯曲) my body at the back of the line. I had _____ felt unsafe as the tallest student of my class in Bala Cynwyd. And I wasn't looking forward to entering the ninth grade.

My grandfather didn't _____ me. Instead, whenever I tried to bend myself in order to appear shorter, he would tell me "Stand straight and tall, Alisa." I _____ my grandfather more than anyone else in my childhood. And whenever I was afraid of something, he always told me _____ of his life.

My grandfather grew up in war-torn (战乱的) Europe. "Stand straight, stand tall" meant something else then. _____ the war, he went to America. He lived a hard life. "If they could do it, why couldn't I?" "Stand straight, stand tall," he often reminded (提醒) himself. Thanks to the help of a friend, my grandfather got a _____. He once told me that he was very _____ at first. He was not only trying to learn this hard new job but also a new language.

"Stand straight, stand tall." he would always tell himself. I am so _____ of my grandfather. After listening to my grandfather's unusual experiences, I have _____ the way I look at my own life.

"Stand straight, stand tall" has become not only a piece of advice to improve my posture. It also tells me to be proud of who I am.

And I do.

1.A.attention B.progress C.trouble D.advantage

2.A.sometimes B.never C.hardly D.always

3.A.laugh at B.look at C.shout at D.smile at

4.A.doubted B.trusted C.missed D.stopped

5.A.wishes B.dreams C.secrets D.stories

6.A.After B.Since C.Until D.Before

7.A.duty B.job C.house D.task

8.A.interested B.tired C.relaxed D.nervous

9.A.kind B.afraid C.full D.proud

10.A.changed B.closed C.understood D.thought

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.D

10.A

【解析】

主旨大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了因为身材高挑，作者害怕被别人嘲笑，一直通过弯腰的方式使自己不被人关注，但是爷爷每次都要求作者"挺直腰板"。后来通过了解爷爷的经历作者知道了"挺直腰板"这句话对爷爷的重要性，也因此改变了自己的生活态度。