Question

     Picking up her backpack for school,14-year-old Carolyn Milander,from Houston, lexas,cned for the second time that week. “Not against Carolyn!” her mother said,worriedly.

When you study all night and don't get enough sleep,you get so tired!This terrible cycle has got to enff Carolyn shouted,fine,just leave me alone!Carolyn had just stared at a new secondary school and was having trouble dealing with the increased expectations and pressures

u Instead of just watching,Carolyn,s mother heard tfie Happy Class” at Carolyn' s school might help,and she insisted that Carolyn should attend it That was four years ago. Recently,Carolyn told her story.

   I remember angrily being driven to my first Happy Class,Carolyn said. ul shyly walked into the classroom. I felt embarrassed,hoping no one would see me when they passed by. We started by closing our eyes and focusing on(集中注意力于) our breathing.w As Carolyn began to notice her breathing,she said,ul stopped thinking about people the hallway. I felt really relaxed.w This was a feeling she liked and she could tell she would benefit from what the classes could offer.

Happy Class was an important turning point for Carolyn. She learned to accept herself tor who she was. Many of her friends expected her to attend Harvard or another top university but Carolyn realized she could achieve happiness clqse t? home,rather than by going to a top university. In fact,Carolyn decided to become a jjyrse and to apply to(申请) just one college — a 20-mmute drive away.

     “I. didn’ t want to be towpto tempted(吸引) by a top university. I wanted to remain true to the goals I set for myself," Carolyn said. feel good about myself for sticking to what I believe in and I would encourage other teens to make the choices that are best for them and to discover what makes them happy.

 Adolescence(青春期) is a time when young people should be able to discover their own identities. When Carolyn spent soirie time to discover what was meaningful to hr,personal success followed. This is what all teens should be able to do.

1. When Caroljoi attended a new secondary school, 

   A. it was hard for her to fall asleep at night

   B. her mother had high expectations of her

   C. she put too much pressure on herself

   D. she got on badly with her mother

2. What point does Carolyn make about her first

Happy Class?

   A. She thought it offered less than she expected.

   B. She realized the methods being taught were useful.

   C. She wished there weren,t so many other people thare.

   D. She found discussing her problems made her feeibetten

3. Why did Carolyn give up applying to one of the

top universities?

   A. They were all too close to her hometown.

   B. She hadn't spent enough time on her studies

   C. Her parents couldn’t afford to pay the

    expensive fees.

   D. She had already made up her mind to do something else.

4. What do Carolyn's words in Paragraph 5 suggest?

   A. She is proud of doing what she thinks is right.

   B. She is trying to understand her friends,decisions.

   C. She would like her friends to choose a job like hers.

   D. She appreciates the good advice she has been given.

5. What does the underlined word “This” in the last paragraph refer to?

   A. Becoming successful at school.

   B. Finding out what matters to them.

   C. Learning from successful persons.

   D. Spending time on what they eniov.

Answer 1

1. C.推理判断题。根据第一段中P study all night and don't get enough

sleep 和 was having trouble dealing with the increased expectations and pressures 可推测，Carolyn上了一所新学校后对自己施加压力太大。

2. B.细节理解题。根据第亍段』中巧 This was a feeling she liked and she could tell she would benefit from what the classes could offer 可知，Carolyn 的第一节幸福课对她来说.帮助很大，她也受益匪浅。

4. A.推理判断题。根据第五段I wanted to remain true to the goals I feel good about myself for sticking to what I believe in 可以看出，Carolyn 为自己作出的选择感到自豪 .

5. B.篇章结构题。This指代前一句中的，discover what was irieamngml to

her ,由此可知答案。