Question

【題目】

At my primary school, I was one of the smartest kids there, I never studied, but always got perfect scores. I thought I was born clever. At least I believed so. I was also a prodigy in music according to myself. I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school. I was pretty sure that once I got to sixth grade, everyone would be surprised by me.

But actually, they weren't.

When I arrived at my new class, I couldn't wait to show everyone what I could do. However, there weren’t" always someone else who could do them better. My grades began to suffer. More talented (有天資的) girls

often sang solos(獨唱). I believed I wasn't smart. I believed I wasn't talented. I believed I was a failure.

Over the next two years, I had to work very hard. Every prize for the singing competition was given to me for hard work and effort. Grades were still very low but improving little by little. I worked really hard. However, I was never the best at everything.

I haven't realized until recently that I really don't have to be the best at everything. I was too hard on myself. In fact, when I did badly in a test, my classmates never laughed at me.

No one is perfect. There will probably always be someone better than me at something. Anyway, there are about seven billion people in this world. I will never be the number one at everything, and that's really okay.

【1】What does "a prodigy" probably mean in English?

A. A smart kid. B. A crazy fan.

C. A .common child. D. A lazy girl.

【2】When the writer was at the new class, .

A. she lost her interest in music

B. she had difficulty in learning

C. she surprised everyone in solos

D. she got separated from friends

【3】What happened to the writer during the next two years?

A. She won many prizes without any effort.

B. She found the best way to become perfect,

C. She gave up trying because of the low scores.

D. She failed to be perfect though she worked hard.

【4】What has the writer realized recently?

A. There is no success without effort.

B. Being talented is the key to success.

C. Don't expect too much of yourself.

D. It's not necessary to care about the result.

【5】Which would be the best title for this passage?

A. When I wasn't perfect.

B. My past life as a young girl.

C. Hard work doesn't work.

D. What to do when you're not perfect.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】本文是一篇記敘文．作者通過對自己學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷的敘述，闡述了“人無完人”的人生道理。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中句子I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school.可以推斷出作者在音樂方面也是一個聰明的孩子。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)作者在各方面都不是最好的，她認為自己并不聰明，也沒有天賦，自己就是一個失敗者。所以，她在學(xué)習(xí)上遇到了困難。故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一句However，I was never the best at everything．可知，作者盡管付出了很大的努力，仍然不是在各方面都突出的學(xué)生。故選D。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I really don't have to be the best at everything．可推斷出，作者意識到不要對自己期望太高。故選C。

【5】標題歸納題。根據(jù)本文主要敘述了作者盡力使自己在各方面都很突出，力求 完美，結(jié)果失敗的故事。故選A。