Question

I was really nervous about English class this year because I was an eleventh grader taking a twelfth grade class．I knew that I wouldn’t know anyone in the class，and that scared me a little．But since I didn’t know anyone，I had the chance to do something I love almost as much as socializing—people watching．

One of the most interesting girls in the class sat directly behind me．She was always laughing and talking，and she just seemed so happy．She was friendly，too—she was one of the very few people in the class who made any attempt to acknowledge me．

At the end of the year，we were assigned a big project．It was a very open-ended project，where the instructions were basically to read something，then read or watch something else that related to it，and then come up with a class presentation based on what you learned．

The presentations were spread out over the last month of schoo1．The girl behind me presented on one of the very last days．She got up in front of the class，and told how she had read about eating disorders，because she herself had struggled with one．Since it would have been too difficult for her to talk to us about it directly，she and a friend(who had also suffered from an eating disorder)had made a movie，where they interviewed each other about their eating disorders，how they had felt while they were struggling with them，and how they had overcome them．By the end of the presentation，almost everyone was in tears．

The most shocking thing about the whole presentation was how surprising it was．I never expected that she would have had a problem like that．She always seemed so happy and confident；it was hard to picture her counting calories because she thought she wasn’t good enough．

You also never know what kind of impact you have had on people’s lives．The courage of the girl behind me to talk about something so personal，and her strength to ask for help and overcome her problems have inspired me．

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A. The writer was a twelfth-grader．

B. The writer liked observing people．

C. English was the writer’s weak subject．

D. The writer had a few friends in the class．

2.How did the writer find the girl friendly?

A. She sat directly behind the writer．

B. She attempted to disturb the writer．

C. She was always laughing and talking．

D. She said hello to the writer in some way．

3.What is the 4th paragraph mainly about?

A. The girl’s presentation．

B. Eating disorders．

C. A successful interview．

D. A moving movie．

4.What did the writer finally realize?

A. The girl wasn’t good enough．

B. The girl was always happy and confident．

C. It takes long to really know a person．

D. It is easy to overcome one’s problems．

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文作者通过对看似幸福的女孩的进一步了解，最后意识到真正了解一个人需要很长时间。

1.B

推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句since I didn’t know anyone，I had the chance to do something I love almost as much as socializing—people watching．可知，这位作家喜欢观察别人。故选B。

2.D

推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句She was friendly，too—she was one of the very few people in the class who made any attempt to acknowledge me．可知，她以某种方式向这位作家问好。故答案为D。

3.A

段落大意题。根据第四段第一、二句The presentations were spread out over the last month of schoo1．The girl behind me presented on one of the very last days．和最后一句By the end of the presentation，almost everyone was in tears．可知，第四段主要是关于女孩的业务陈述。故答案为A。

4.C

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中I never expected that she would have had a problem like that．She always seemed so happy and confident；it was hard to picture her counting calories because she thought she wasn’t good enough．可知，作者最后意识到真正了解一个人需要很长时间。可知答案为C。