I will be the first to say that I am not materialistic. My friends regard me as a goody-goody; my parents say I am conservative and modest when it comes to clothes. None of my skirts or shorts end above my knees.
So why, why did I feel so invited? My family and I were in Target, and there it was, waiting. A skirt, specifically designed not to cover anything. It looked like something that one of those modern schoolgirls would wear.
I checked my purse. The skirt cost $10. I had the money. I could buy it. I imagined walking into school and my friends’ jaws (下巴) dropping. Guys would ask me out, and I would be happy. I could buy it, no, — I should buy it.
I showed my mother. She was surprised but said it was my decision. My sister looked on enviously.
I went into the dressing room to try it on. So sure was I that this skirt would change me, somehow make me not what I am but what I wished to be. I slid my jeans off and put it on. I looked in the mirror. There I was — a terrible girl in a Superman T-shirt and sneakers. My glasses fogged up as I started to cry. www.zxxk.com
The skirt did not change me. Though it fit well and might make me look good in the eyes of today’s world, it was not me. I am not a girl who wears cool clothes to fit in.
I took the thing off and slid back into the comfort of modesty. My mom knocked on the door. “Emily, are you okay?”
I wiped away my tears. “I’m fine.” I looked in the mirror again and saw a slim girl with funny glasses. I saw myself.
1.In the author’s eyes the skirt that interested her was ______.
A. not modern B. very short
C. too expensive D. poorly designed
2.The author thought if she went to school in this skirt her schoolmates would be ______.
A. shocked B. hurt C. confused D. happier
3.The underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph indicates the author ______.
A. hesitated about buying the skirt
B. made up her mind to buy the skirt
C. was able to afford to buy the skirt
D. worried about others’ opinion on the skirt
4.The author cried because ______.
A. she found that she looked ugly in the skirt
B. she was aware the skirt didn’t fit her well
C. she realized it’s a wrong decision to make a change
D. she was disappointed the skirt failed to change her
Riding a motorcycle is a popular way to travel. A motorcycle often has better acceleration than the fastest . A motorcycle can traffic jams and can speed ahead while the cars wait. A motorcycle is to run --- you need less petrol per mile for a motorcycle than for most cars.
But this doesn’t explain why, for some people, motorcycles are a way to travel, they are a way of life. Everybody knows about the problems of riding a motorcycle. It’s quiet dangerous. It’s very uncomfortable too. However well dressed for a ride the motorcyclist is, wind and rain make the journey difficult and . And then, motorcycles often .
But the motorcyclist doesn’t care!
Take a look at any motorcycle magazine and you will have an idea of what motorcycling means to the enthusiast. The keen motorcyclist may sometimes think about the of his way of life. But he will still go ‘on the ride’ whenever he can!
1.A. car B. bike C. bus D. train
2.A. limit B. control C. avoid D. break
3.A. faster B. easier C. greater D. cheaper
4.A. more than B. less than C. better than D. worse than
5.A. puzzling B. astonishing C. tiring D. boring
6.A. break out B. break down C. break up D. break in
7.A. generous B. cautious C. responsible D. enthusiastic
8.A. safety B. excitement C. difficulties D. problems
Michael Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man the character?
Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t a traditional path.
Miller didn’t take a road to fame. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the to Hollywood.
Miller has always been . Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.
Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films when he got to Hollywood. , he worked as a production assistant. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good .
In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.
1.A. beside B. behind C. outside D. after
2.A. share B. know C. follow D. find
3.A. direct B. special C. wide D. correct
4.A. engineering B. communication C. literature D. theatre
5.A. graduation B. performance C. production D. education
6.A. move B. role C. decision D. movie
7.A. strange B. outstanding C. different D. successful
8.A. mixture B. result C. mystery D. representative
9.A. each B. either C. another D. every
10.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Instead D. Finally
11.A. film B. actor C. drama D. director
12.A. denied B. made C. recorded D. remembered
We are confident that the step the Chinese government has taken to cope with the current crisis is ______ of great significance.
A. what B. those C. that D. one
The police are trying to find out the ____ of the woman murdered in the bathroom．
A. evidence B. characteristic C. status D. identity
Li Qun, who graduated from university in South China, is now studying for her degree in ____ European country,
A．a, a B．the, an C．the, a D．an ,a
