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【题目】I have an interest in photography and follow many photography Instagram accounts. Just like me, a friend of mine has a similar interest. The only difference is that he is a traveller and has taken hundreds of beautiful photos. He is really talented.

Having returned from one trip, he shared some of his latest photos. Blown away by the images, I asked him why he hadn’t started his own Instagram account of shots.

“It’s hard to start when there are already so many other websites devoted to travel photography with thousands of followers”, he explained. “What if I don’t get any followers or what if people don’t like my shots?”

“Yet how will you ever know if you don’t try?” I asked.

He just shrugged and quickly changed the subject. I knew this feeling well. The feeling of self-doubt.

That was when I was ten years old. I participated in a guitar competition. My grandfather helped me write a short speech to address the crowd and judges. But as the competition began, doubt consumed me and questions flooded my head. I thought to myself, “If I do say the speech, will the other girls laugh at me? Will the judges think I’m being silly for doing my own talk?”

Then with a shake in my voice I said, “My name is Heidi Ceci. I live in St. Catharines and I play the guitar.” Nothing more... and nothing less.

But the next girl walked up to the microphone and actually said a speech. I just stared at her in complete disbelief. No one seemed to be judging her for doing something different. In fact, they applauded louder for her than any other girl.

From then on, I never let fear and doubt rule my decisions. Whatever happens, I always take chances and have a try.

【1】What stops the author’s friend starting his Instagram account of shots?

A. Having no time. B. Lacking money.

C. No desire to share. D. Doubt about himself.

【2】Why did the author fail to say the prepared speech?

A. She was not allowed to say.

B. She was afraid of being laughed at.

C. She forgot the content of the speech.

D. She thought the speech was not good enough.

【3】How did the author feel when she heard another girl’s self-introduction?

A. Surprised. B. Angry.

C. Excited. D. Curious.

【4】What lesson can we learn from the text?

A. No one is perfect. B. It’s no use regretting.

C. Every one of us needs encouraging. D. It is important to being confident.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者朋友是一名摄影爱好者，因为害怕别人不喜欢他的照片而不敢开摄影账号。由此作者回想起自己小时候因为害怕被嘲笑不敢说准备好的讲稿。作者叙述这两件事情，告诉我们自信的重要性。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第五段He just shrugged and quickly changed the subject. I knew this feeling well. The feeling of self-doubt.可知，作者很了解他那种对自己怀疑的感觉。故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第六段I thought to myself, “If I do say the speech, will the other girls laugh at me? Will the judges think I’m being silly for doing my own talk?”可知，作者紧张，害怕被嘲笑，所以没说她爷爷为她准备的讲稿。故选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段But the next girl walked up to the microphone and actually said a speech. I just stared at her in complete disbelief.作者只是完全不相信地盯着她看，可以推断出作者当时很惊讶。故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据全文作者叙述这两件事情，以及文章最后一段From then on, I never let fear and doubt rule my decisions. Whatever happens, I always take chances and have a try.告诉我们自信的重要性。故选D。

推断题属于主观性较强的高层次阅读理解题，做这类题目时，同学们要严格依据作者所陈述的细节、事实以及作者的措词、态度和语气，找出能够表露作者思想倾向和感情色彩的词句，然后利用自己已获得的相关知识进行推理判断，从而得出符合逻辑的结论。例如小题3，根据文章倒数第二段中的作者的措词stared at、disbelief等词都可以推断出作者当时非常惊讶，从而得出答案。