Question

【题目】 Li Fang, when she was a teenager, dreamed of going to the United States. 【1】 “I had a picture of the daddy sitting in the living room, the mommy doing some cooking and their kids playing games on the floor.”

Li Fang decided to go to college in California. When she arrived, however, it was not the dream world she had imagined. “People were too busy and sometimes seemed unhappy,” She said, “【2】”

One of her most difficult classes was P.E. When the class played volleyball, the other students were good at it, but she wasn’t. One afternoon, the P.E. teacher had Li Fang hit the ball to her teammates so that they could knock it over the net. It was not a big deal for most people, but it made Li Fang scared, 【3】

A young man on her team seemed to understand what she was going through. He walked up to her and said, “【4】”

Li Fang said, “You will never understand how those words made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.”

Six years has passed. Li Fang is back in China, working as a salesclerk. “I have never forgotten the words. 【5】” She said. “From this experience, I have learned a lesson: Whenever you say something to a person, cruel or kind, you have no idea how long the words will stay with them.” Now she still hears those four simple words: You can do that.

阅读短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。

A. I felt very lonely.

B. Come on, You can do that.

C. When things are not going well, I think of them.

D. She was afraid of failing and being laughed at by others.

E. Most of what she knew about American life was from textbooks.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

短文讲述李芳去美国的经历，当她回国工作遇到困难时，她就想起曾经那句鼓励自己的话——你能做到，也告诉我们应该相信自己。

【1】根据上文“Li Fang, when she was a teenager, dreamed of going to the United States.”可知，李芳梦想着去美国。结合选项，此句应是：她对美国生活的了解大多来自于教科书。故选E。

【2】根据上文“When she arrived, however, it was not the dream world she had imagined. “People were too busy and sometimes seemed unhappy,” She said,”可知，当她去了后知道这不是她想象的梦想世界。人们很忙，有时看起来很不高兴，这是她去了美国后的感觉。结合选项，此句应是：我感到非常孤独。故选A。

【3】根据上文“It was not a big deal for most people, but it made Li Fang scared.”可知，李芳害怕上体育课打排球。结合选项，此句应是：她害怕失败，被别人嘲笑。故选D。

【4】根据下文李芳说的话“You will never understand how those words made me feel. Four words: You can do that.”可知，年轻人对李芳说了四个字：You can do that（你能做到）。故选B。

【5】根据上文“I have never forgotten the words.”可知，李芳从来没有忘记这些话。结合选项，此句应是：当事情不顺利的时候，我会想到它们。故选C。