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During my free time one day, I wandered down a lonely path into the woods and sat against a tree. Then I saw one of the camp counselors approaching me. "Oh great," I thought, since counselors were always trying to cheer you up or make you laugh.

"Hey," he said, "mind if I have a seat?" I shrugged(耸肩). I wasn't going to encourage him, but I couldn't exactly stop him, either. He sat down alongside me and extended a hand. "I'm Gary," he said, "and you're Erica, right?" I nodded. "You don't exactly look like you're having a good time," he began.

I crossed my arms and gritted my teeth. "Look," I said, "I didn't want to come to camp, I don't like it, I'm not having fun, and it basically stinks." I glared at Gary.

"So there's nothing here at all for you, huh?" he asked.

"Nothing," I answered.

"Let me show you something," said Gary. He got up, and I followed him along the path until I heard a sound like a roaring freight train.

"What's that?" I asked.

"Wait and see," he replied, with a small smile.

When we rounded the corner, I couldn't believe what I saw. There was the biggest waterfall I could ever imagine, right in front of me. "Cool!" I said, and I could feel my eyes getting bigger and a smile tugging at my mouth.

"Still think there's nothing here for you?" asked Gary. "Because there's a whole lot more of this kind of 'nothing' around here."

I had to admit, the waterfall was impressive.

"Look," said Gary, "camp is what you make it. You can be sullen(阴郁的) and closed-minded and have a rotten four weeks, or you can take a look around you and see some of the incredible sights and appreciate the opportunity. It would be useless for me to try to make you have fun. You can only do that for yourself. But if you loosen up a little, you might actually have a good time." With that, he turned and walked away, leaving me on the path.

That night, by the campfire, I found myself singing along with everyone else. By the time the four weeks were up, I didn't want to leave. I'd seen some amazing things and made some great friends.

Beauty is where you find it. Life is what you make it. I think it's going to be a good year this year. I mean, I'm going to work to make it one. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll get to go back to camp next year!

1.When Gary walked to Erica, you could predict that ________ .

A. he would help her feel better

B. she would say hello to him

C. he would talk about his life

D. she would tell him to go away

2.What can you tell about Erica from the beginning of the story?

A. She looks forward to this camp trip very much.

B. She has won a camp trip because of her good performance at school.

C. She knows Gary very well so they camp together.

D. She doesn’t see anything fun in the camp trip.

3.What can you tell about Erica from the ending of this story?

A. She has many close friends at home.

B. She is looking forward to the future.

C. She's a good student who gets mostly A's.

D. She often gets into trouble at school.

4.What does the underlined word “counselor” most probably mean in Para 1?

A. A person who teaches you how to make fun of others.

B. A person who gives you help and advice.

C. A person who guides you when you are travelling.

D. A person who teaches you how to make a camp.

5.Which is the theme(主题) of this story?

A. What you get out of life depends on what you put into it.

B. Parents are always making kids do things they don't want to do.

C. You will forget your trouble by the campfire.

D. Waterfalls always make you feel better.

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲“我”在一条小径上碰到一个camp counselors，对此“我”感到很不屑，也不想理睬他，并告诉他“我”对露营的态度，可是在这个人的开导和建议下，“我”改变了自己的态度，也改变了对生活的态度。从而明白了一个道理：，要想得到世界上最好的，就要付出最好的自己给世界。生活就是你付出多少就会得到多少。

1.】A推理判断题。 由下文可知，Gary 就是counselors，又因为上文中有一句 I thought, since counselors were always trying to cheer you up or make you laugh.意思是说在我看来这样的人总是来鼓舞别人或是逗别人开心的，所以我们可以推断A正确。故选A。

2.】D推理判断题。 根据文章第三段I crossed my arms and gritted my teeth. "Look," I said, "I didn't want to come to camp, I don't like it, I'm not having fun, and it basically stinks." I glared at Gary.可知，“我”向Gary讲述了“我”的情况，“我”不想去露营，也不喜欢露营，因为“我”根本就对此不感兴趣。由此可知，选项D正确。故选D。

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