Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  16  in high school.

17, 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 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  19  read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  20  as the list ended without her name. Feeling  21 , 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  22 . She moved on to English and history, and was  23  to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  24 math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school  25 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as  26  as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough  27  for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled  28  and left. “Why is high school so  29 ?” she sighed.

Later in  30  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  31 . 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  32  at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  33 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  34  a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  35  fish you can be.”

A. processes       B. decision       C. challenges      D. exercises

A. Therefore       B. However      C. Otherwise       D. Besides

A. difficult        B. easy          C. boring          D. interesting

A. editor          B. boss          C. candidate        D. judge

A. jumped         B. sank          C. stopped         D. raced

A. strange         B. happy         C. awful           D. lonely

A. struggling       B. improving     C. working         D. complaining

A. ashamed        B. disappointed    C. shocked         D. relieved

A. put up          B. prepare for     C. worry about      D. give up

A. committee       B. newspaper     C. radio            D. team

A. enthusiastic      B. artistic        C. sympathetic       D. realistic

A. speakers      B. readers       C. cheerleaders      D. writers

A. widely       B. weakly       C. excitedly         D. brightly

A. similar       B. ordinary      C. different         D. familiar

A. physics       B. history       C. English          D. math

A. pleasure      B. hope         C. trouble           D. sorrow

A. fit in         B. look out      C. stay up           D. get around

A. swim         B. try          C. ask              D. escape

A. in return for   B. in case of     C. in terms of        D. instead of

A. slimmest      B. smallest      C. best             D. gentlest

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(啦啦队队员). 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 was8   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．exercises       C．challenges D．decision

2.                A．Therefore       B．Besides         C．Otherwise D．However

3.                A．difficult         B．interesting      C．boring    D．easy

4.                A．editor          B．judge          C．candidate D．boss

5.                A．jumped         B．raced          C．stopped  D．sank

6.                A．strange         B．lonely          C．awful D．happy

7.                A．struggling       B．complaining      C．working  D．improving

8.                A．ashamed        B．relieved        C．shocked  D．disappointed

9.                A．put up         B．give up         C．worry about   D．prepare for

10.               A．committee      B．team           C．radio D．newspaper

11.               A．enthusiastic     B．realistic        C．sympathetic    D．artistic

12.               A．speakers       B．writers         C．cheerleaders   D．readers

13.               A．widely         B．brightly         C．excitedly  D．weakly

14.               A．similar         B．familiar         C．different  D．ordinary

15.               A．physics         B．math           C．English    D．history

16.               A．pleasure        B．sorrow         C．trouble    D．hope

17.               A．fit in           B．get around      C．stay up    D．look out

18.               A．swim          B．escape         C．ask   D．try

19.               A．in return for     B．instead of       C．in terms of D．in case of

20.               A．slimmest        B．gentlest        C．best  D．smallest

    Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was

ready for new 16 in high school.17, 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 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a

second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21, 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 22. She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as JennA．“I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29?” she sighed.

Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31. 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 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”

16．A．processes           B．decision             C．challenges          D．exercises

17．A．Therefore        B．However            C．Otherwise          D．Besides

18．A．difficult            B．easy                C．boring             D．interesting

19．A．editor              B．boss                C．candidate            D．judge

20．A．jumped             B．sank                C．stopped            D．raced

21．A．strange              B．happy              C．awful            D．lonely

22．A．struggling          B．improving           C．working          D．complaining

23．A．ashamed             B．disappointed         C．shocked          D．relieved

24．A．put up              B．prepare for        C．worry about       D．give up

25．A．committee         B．newspaper        C．radio             D．team

26．A．enthusiastic          B．artistic              C．sympathetic         D．realistic

27．A．speakers          B．readers            C．cheerleaders        D．writers

28．A．widely              B．weakly              C．excitedly           D．brightly

29．A．similar             B．ordinary            C．different           D．familiar

30．A．physics             B．history              C．English             D．math

31．A．pleasure            B．hope                C．trouble             D．sorrow

32．A．fit in               B．look out            C．stay up             D．get around

33．A．swim              B．try                 C．ask                D．escape

34．A．in return for         B．in case of         C．in terms of         D．instead of

35．A．slimmest           B．smallest            C．best                D．gentlest

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选出最佳选项。

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  1in 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 3for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  4read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  5as 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  8to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  9math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school  10. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as  11as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough  12for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled  13and left. “Why is high school so  14?” she sighed.

Later in  15class, 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  17at 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  19a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  20fish you can be.”

1.A. processes       B. decision       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