We all, at one time or another , were like a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favourite song. Most of us have done this in our own room when we were kids or even when we grew up. Me? I love to do that when I drive! I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along, and soon my arms are in the air. I am moving along to the music. Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.
Yes, that is true. I will be in my nice work clothes in my car. Someone may look at me strangely or even laugh at me when I stopped at a traffic light. Personally I love to get lost in the music. That can lead me to share with you the importance of being silly!
The meaning of the word silly, according to the dictionary is : stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they are always serious in their life, but in fact that is really stupid.
No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don’t care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal(樸素的), how rich, and so on … No one is perfect! So why pretend(假裝) to be something you are not?  
Life is so short…_________, so why waste a single second on being so “perfect”?
When we were kids, we had no idea of fear and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that kind of feeling.
So don’t be afraid to be silly. The next time you feel down, go and turn on your favourite song , sing and dance along just like there is no tomorrow. Or watch something that makes you laugh. Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn’t want to feel good.
小題1:While driving to work, the writer often _______.
A．sings and moves along to the music
B．laughs at others at the traffic lights
C．pretends to be serious
D．watches his favourite movies
小題2:What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph Two?
A．He likes wearing his work clothes.
B．Being silly can make him relaxed.
C．He likes listening to music.
D．Laughing at others is impolite.
小題3:Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph Five?
A．Students these days often have a lot of worries.
B．Everyone will face some difficulties in their life.
C．You never know when this beautiful journey will be over.
D．No one knows when they will die.
小題4:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．How to be a perfect manB．The importance of being silly
C．Life is so shortD．How to be a rock star
    
小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題解析：本文大意：我喜歡在上班的路上打開收音機(jī)，找到一首我可以跟著唱的歌曲，隨著音樂一起動。也許這看上去有點(diǎn)傻，但是生命是短暫的，沒有人是完美的，沒有必要假裝自己是完美的，不要害怕表現(xiàn)的傻。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along, and soon my arms are in the air. 我打開收音機(jī)，找到一首我可以跟著唱的歌曲，不久我的胳膊就在空中擺動了，可知選A
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)That can lead me to share with you the importance of being silly!那可以帶領(lǐng)我與你分享像個傻子的重要性，可知選B
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)Life is so short生命是短暫的，可知選C
小題4:標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)That can lead me to share with you the importance of being silly!那可以帶領(lǐng)我與你分享像個傻子的重要性，The meaning of the word silly, 單詞silly的意思是……No one is perfect, 沒有人是完美的，So don’t be afraid to be silly. 所以不要害怕傻，可知選B
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