Jenna,
a popular girl from Westwood
Middle School, had
graduated first in her class and was ready for new __1__ in high school.
__2__， high school was different. In the first
week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very
talented girls, and she knew it would be __3__ for her to be selected.
Two hours later, the __4__ read a list of the girls for a second tryout.
Her heart __5__ as the list ended without her name. Feeling __6__， she walked home carrying her schoolbag
full of homework.
Arriving
home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now
she was __7__. She moved on to English and history, and was __8__
to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects.
Feeling better, she decided not to __9__ math for the time being.
The
next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school __10__.
Mrs. Biden wasn’t as __11__ as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough __12__
for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled __13__
and left. “Why
is high school so __14__ ？” she sighed.
Later
in __15__ class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that
had given her so much __16__. By the end of class, she understood how to
get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to __17__
at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she
had to __18__. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small
fish in a big pond __19__ a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is
to become the __20__ fish you can be.”
1．A. processes B.
decisions
C.
challenges D.
exercises
2．
A. Therefore B.
However
C.
Otherwise D.
Besides
3．
A. difficult B.
easy
C.
boring D.
interesting
4．
A. editor B.
boss
C.
candidate D.
judge
5．
A. jumped B.
sank
C.
stopped D.
raced
6．
A. strange B.
happy
C.
awful D.
lonely
7．
A. struggling B.
improving
C.
working D.
complaining
8．
A. ashamed B.
disappointed
C.
shocked D.
relieved
9．
A. put up B.
prepare for
C.
worry about D. give up
10．A. committee B.
newspaper
C.
radio D. team
11．A. enthusiastic B.
artistic
C.
sympathetic D.
realistic
12．A. speakers B.
readers
C.
cheerleaders D.
writers
13．A. widely B.
weakly
C.
excitedly D.
brightly
14．A. similar B.
ordinary
C.
different D.
familiar
15．A. physics B.
history
C.
English D.
math
16．A. pleasure B.
hope
C.
trouble D.
sorrow
17．A. fit in B.
look out
C.
stay up D.
get around
18．A. swim B.
try
C.
ask D.
escape
19．A. in return for B.
in case of
C.
in terms of D.
instead of
20．A. slimmest B.
smallest
C.
best D.
gentlest
[答案]
本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，叙述了一位刚升入高一的学生由不适应到经过努力而适应的故事。
1．C。考查名词。由前一分句可知Jenna初中毕业了，她准备好迎接高中新的挑战。
2．B。此处表示转折，“然而，高中与初中相当不同”。
3．A。考查形容词。由上一句可知她与一些非常有才能的女孩同台竞争，因此她自知很难被选上。
4．D。考查名词。这是选拔赛，按常理应该是由裁判来宣读参加下一阶段选拔赛的名单。
5．B。考查动词。由下文可知名单宣读完了也没有她的名字，因此推断她一定是心情低落。
6．C。考查形容词。她感到非常糟糕。
7．A。考查动词。but是一个非常重要的信息词，前一分句说她以前非常擅长(做)数学，转折之后肯定是说这会儿她却非常吃力。
8．D。考查动词。由下文that引导的宾语从句可知，她学习英语和历史课程毫无困难，不会觉得像刚才那样焦虑了。relieve-to free from pain,
anxiety, or distress“免于(痛苦、焦虑或者苦恼)”。
9．C。考查动词词组辨析。看到自己的优势，感觉好多了，她决定不再担心数学。
10．B。考查名词。由下文12空所在句可知选B。
11．A。考查形容词。Jenna想参与办校报，但Mrs. Biden没有Jenna热心。
12．D。考查名词。Mrs.
Biden解释说校报已经有足够的作者了。
13．B。考查副词。遭到了拒绝，Jenna很勉强地笑了笑，然后离开了。
14．C。考查形容词。以前一直顺风顺水的Jenna如今事事都不顺心，因此感到差别是如此之大。
15．D。考查名词。在后来的数学课上，Jenna全身心地做那些曾经给她带来许多麻烦的数学题。
16．C。考查名词。
17．A。考查动词词组辨析。成功后，她决定继续尽力来适应新学校。fit in“适应”；look out“留神，照料”；stay up“不睡觉”；get around“到处走动，传播出去”。
18．B。考查动词。她不知道是否能够成功，但她知道她必须尽力尝试。
19．D。考查介词词组辨析。正如Jenna妈妈所言，“你在高中上学，会感到是小鱼到了大池塘，而不是大鱼进了小池塘。”instead of“代替，而不是……”；in return for“作为对……的报答”；in case of“假设，万一”；in terms of“根据，按照，用……的话，在……方面”。
20．C。考查形容词。这种挑战就是要让自己成为你能成为的最好的鱼。
