Question

Smiling girls have their luck. It fits Huang Ruijia well. The 15-year-old student comes from Chengdu Experimental Foreign Language School. On March 22, 2014，she won third place（junior category）at the 12th China Daily “21st Century Lenovo Cup” National High School English Speaking Competition, which was held in Beijing. During the competition, many contestants（选手）kept a serious face. But Huang was smiling all the time. Her good manners also won her the Best Style prize at the contest.

“Smiling shows confidence, which is an important quality for speakers,” said Meng Qingtao, associate research fellow at the National Institute of Education Sciences, and one of the judges（评委）. “Huang’s smile brought judges closer to her, and also cured（消除）her stress.”

Huang only became a smiling girl two years ago. At the time she was busy preparing for a speaking competition. One day, when she was practicing in front of the mirror, she was shocked by what she saw.

“I saw a poker（扑克） face reciting（背诵）a cold speech,” said Huang. “Who would like to listen to a speaker like that?”

Since then Huang decided to face everything with a smile. It has worked in speaking competitions and in many other situations in her life, such as building friendships.

Once Huang and her friend had a fight and were mad at each other. After three days, Huang said she wanted to talk but didn’t know how to start. She then decided to give a smile, the friend smiled back and gave her a hug in return.

“This is the power of smiling,” said Huang. “You can make a difference in your life simply by smiling.”

1.Huang Ruijia succeeded because she was always _______ in the competition.

A. talking B. discussing

C. cooperating D. smiling

2.Meng Qingtao is a ________ according to the passage.

A. student B. judge C. nurse D. headmaster

3.Huang Ruijia started to smile ________ when she realized her poker face in the mirror.

A. many years ago

B. three months ago

C. two days ago

D. two years ago

4.Huang Ruijia thinks smiling is also helpful when ______.

A. studying B. walking

C. making friends D. fighting

5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Huang Ruijia is 16 in the year 2015.

B. “21st Century Lenovo Cup” English Speaking Competition was held in Beijing.

C. Smile can bring closer between people.

D. Smile brought back Huang Ruijia’s friend.

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇新闻报道。成都外语实验学校的学生黄芮嘉因其深厚的语言功底和得体的微笑赢得第12届21中国日报“联想杯”初中英语口语大赛第三名和最佳风采奖。文章以黄芮嘉的成长经历为例，说明了微笑在人们日程生活中的重要作用。

1.】细节理解题。题干的意思是：黄芮嘉成功是因为她总是在比赛中_____。根据第一自然段倒数两句话“But Huang was smiling all the time. Her good manners also won her the Best Style prize at the contest.”可知，黄芮嘉在比赛时一直微笑着，她的得体举止使她在竞赛中获得了最佳风采奖。故选D。

2.】细节理解题。题干的意思是：根据这段话，孟庆涛是一个_____。根据第二自然段第一句话“...said Meng Qingtao, associate research fellow at the National Institute of Education Sciences, and one of the judges（评委）”可知，孟庆涛是国家教育科学院的一名副研究员，大赛评委之一。故选B。

3.】细节理解题。题干的意思是：_____黄芮嘉开始微笑，当她在镜子里看到自己的扑克脸时。根据第三自然段第一句话“Huang only became a smiling girl two years ago.”可知，这件事发生在两年前，也就是在两年前她才开始微笑。故选D。

4.】细节理解题。题干的意思是：黄芮嘉认为当______时微笑也很有帮助。根据第五自然段第二句话“It has worked in speaking competitions and in many other situations in her life, such as building friendships.”可知，微笑在演讲比赛中起了作用，在她生活中其他场合如交友也一样。故选C。

5.】推理判断题。题干的意思是：根据这段对话，哪种说法不正确？根据第一自然段第三句话“On March 22, 2014，she won third place（junior category）at the 12th China Daily“21st Century Lenovo Cup” National High School English Speaking Competition, held in Beijing.”可知，在2014年3月，黄芮嘉赢得第12届21世纪报“联想杯”初中英语口语大赛第三名，这个比赛在北京举办。实质上这次是比赛的决赛，各省有分赛区，分赛区选拔决赛选手。因此，这次比赛是全国性的。选项B过于笼统，属于错误说法。故选B。

考点：新闻报道类文章