Question

It happened one spring morning. I woke up and went downstairs. My mum asked me if I wanted some orange juice.

“Yes, thanks,” I replied, but my voice had changed! It sounded very deep. I was quite ______, and so was the dog! But my mum just smiled and said, “Oh, that’s just your voice breaking.”

Breaking? That did not sound good! So at school that day, I asked my biology teacher what was happening.

“Don’t worry. It’s ______ common!” she said. “Sound is made by the mouth as the air is ______ out through the voice box, which is in the neck. As you grow older, the voice box grows larger and thicker. When you are a teenager, there can be a ______.”

“But my sister is older than me, and her voice is still the same,” I said, a little ______.

“The change is bigger in boys, so you notice it more. Girls’ voices only change a little, so it is hard to tell the ______.”

Now I like my new voice. But the dog still is not sure!

1.A. excited B. embarrassed C. surprised D. satisfied

2.A. especially B. probably C. hardly D. completely

3.A. pushed B. turned C. taken D. picked

4.A. common mistake B. sudden change C. similar experience D. slow process

5.A. angry B. confused C. calm D. frightened

6.A. truth B. reason C. secret D. difference

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.D 【解析】本文介绍了作者发现自己的声音变化了，去问生物老师原因。他的老师告诉他，在青春期的男生声音会发生变化。 1.B 考查形容词及语境的理解。A. excited 兴奋的；B. embarrassed 尴尬的；C. surprised 惊讶的； D. satisfied满意的；句意：我非常尴尬。根据It...

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