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"I didn't hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said 'yes' and it was announced again."
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana — she was still on cloud nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete. "She's always been my role model. I've danced with her since I was six. She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
One of those bad life's experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot..."
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don't let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."
(1)What do the words "on cloud nine" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.frightened
B.troubled
C.very happy
D.very angry
(2)Shelley takes her dance teachers as a role model mainly because she is ________.
A.determined
B.friendly
C.strict
D.experienced
(3)What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?
A.Be yourself with the support of friends.
B.Meet friends whenever possible.
C.Go easy on yourself and others.
D.Have a good role model.

【答案】
(1)C
(2)A
(3)A
【解析】这是一篇记叙文, 本文主要讲述的shelley的巨变。作为路易斯安那州妙龄小姐(Miss Louisiana Teen),她走遍了全州,向青少年宣扬醉酒驾车的祸害。作为美国妙龄小姐(Miss Teen USA)的任务,Shelley会继续向青少年宣扬安全驾驶,以及其他有益于青少年的事。
(1)考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的“as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004.”,她谈着自己在电视上赢得‘2004年美国Miss Teen'这一荣誉时的激动时刻”,再根据逻辑推测:四天后的Shelley仍然处在欣喜若狂的状态中,故选C。
(2)考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her.“她经历了这么多的困境,都克服了,因为她,我学习着克服生活中的不幸经历,学会了怎样继续前行。”可知,Shelley之所以把她的舞蹈老师当作模范,是因为老师的坚定意志,故选A。
(3)考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Don't let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself.”不要让任何人改变你,和让你感到自信的人在一起,那样的话,就很容易活成你自己。,可知,Shelley给青少年的建议就是在朋友的支持下,做你自己,故选A。

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Two recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior.
One showed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards. Researchers at Harvard University in the United States and the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden did the study.
They had about two hundred college students play a version of the game known as the Prisoner's Dilemma. The game is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and a group. The students played in groups of four. Each player could win points for the group, so they would all gain equally. But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players. Harvard researcher David Rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation. The groups that rewarded the most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded the least. And the more a group punished itself, the lower its earnings. The study appeared last month in the journal Science.
The other study involved children. It was presented last month in California at a conference on violence and abuse(虐待). Researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups. More than eight hundred children were aged two to four the first time they were tested. More than seven hundred children were aged five to nine. The two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test. Both groups contained children whose parents used physical punishment and children whose parents did not.
The study says the IQs of the younger children who were not spanked were five points higher than those who were. In the older group, the difference was almost three points. The more they are spanked, the slower their mental development.
(1)Which of the following is TRUE according to the second study?
A.Children's IQs have much to do with physical punishment.
B.The study is about violence and cooperation of children.
C.The children tested were divided into groups of four.
D.Children's mental development only relies on their IQs.
(2)What does the underlined word “spanked” refer to?
A.punished
B.blamed
C.tested
D.praised
(3)What might be the best title for the text?
A.The Best Way to Correct Misbehavior
B.Punishment Is the Best Way of Education
C.Cooperation Is the Most Successful Behavior
D.Punishment or Reward: Which Works Better on Behavior?

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Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn't enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family's shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?
Probably not. But that's what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.
Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, 18-year-old from Lahej, told the Times: “In a good week, we'll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”
Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water truck. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water-at very high prices.
“A lot of people can't afford it,” she said. The average person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters.
The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.
(1)The purpose of the text is to _______.
A.tell us what life is like in Yemen
B.draw our attention to water shortage
C.remind us how important water is
D.show us ways of solving problems
(2)The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to .
A.buying water from shops
B.drinking dirty water
C.suffering from water shortage
D.washing clothes with used water
(3)Hannan described .
A.what her life is like
B.how beautiful Lahej is
C.how people use water fully
D.how heavy the traffic in Lahej is
(4)We can infer from the text that .
A.Sanaa will run out of water in 10 years
B.Hannan is a teenager from a rich family
C.the capital of Yemen is developing fast
D.private companies make a lot of money

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Life is hard and throws a lot at us at times.There are circumstances that make us feel stuck and trying to find an escape.Despite what's happened or where you are right now,you can live a happy life on your terms. .Here are five choices that can lead you to whatever a happy life means to you.
( 1 )Ending a terrible Relationship or Moving Forward in a Good One
Just like our work,our relationships also have a tremendous effect on our life. .Relationships are hard because love is involved,and love is rarely rational.It can also be more than romantic relationships; any that are toxic can rob us of happiness.We have to make a choice to purge negativity from our lives in any form.If you have good relationships,make the choice to do the work it takes to grow together.
( 2 ) .
It's not easy to do things that scare us or that we're not used to. Growing up, we were taught to follow the rules and do what society considers normal.When we stay within our comfort zone,we miss a huge opportunity for growth and adventure. .Step outside of your comfort zone daily and get a blueprint for the kind of life that makes you happy.
( 3 ). Getting Committed to a Healthy Lifestyle
Your health is important to living a long and happy life.Making healthy choices helps you have the energy you need to push forward and make big changes in your life.What you eat affects how you feel and the attitude that you have towards yourself and the world. .
A. Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone.
B. Finding or Creating Work that Fulfills You
C. They can bring us joy or frustrate us into depression.
D. You deserve to spend each day living life on your terms.
E. Happiness starts in your mind and then in the choices you make.
F. Make healthy choices and will it will be a big contributor to your happiness.
G. To grow as a person,you have to try new things and figure out if they're right for your life.

【题目】A

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