Question

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.”

【小题1】

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

【小题2】

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

【小题3】

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

【小题4】

A．editor B．judge C．candidate D．boss

【小题5】

A．jumped B．raced C．stopped D．sank

【小题6】

A．strange B．lonely C．awful D．happy

【小题7】

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

【小题8】

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

【小题9】

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

【小题10】

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

【小题11】

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

【小题12】

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

【小题13】

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

【小题14】

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

【小题15】

A．physics B．math C．English D．history

【小题16】

A．pleasure B．sorrow C．trouble D．hope

【小题17】

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

【小题18】

A．swim B．escape C．ask D．try

【小题19】

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

【小题20】

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

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
【小题5】D
【小题6】C
【小题7】A
【小题8】B
【小题9】C
【小题10】D
【小题11】A
【小题12】B
【小题13】D
【小题14】C
【小题15】B
【小题16】C
【小题17】A
【小题18】D
【小题19】B
【小题20】C

解析试题分析：本文的主要内容是，这是一篇记叙文。Jenna以优异的成绩考上了高中。当她来到高中后，感觉很多事情都不顺利，甚至自己曾经很擅长的数学学习方面，也出现了很多困难，但是Jenna并没有放弃，而是不断的努力尝试，最终取得了成功。
【小题1】根据The challenge is to become the best fish you can be.可知这里想说她准备在高中迎接新的挑战，challenges挑战，故选C。
【小题2】根据high school was different.可知这里表示转折关系，故选D。
【小题3】 根据She was competing against very talented girls，故选A，difficult困难的。
【小题4】根据read a list of the girls for a second tryout，故选B，judge裁判员。
【小题5】根据as the list ended without her name.故选D，sank下沉。
【小题6】根据Her heart sank as the list ended without her name.故选C，awful糟糕的。
【小题7】根据Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student，故选A，struggling 奋斗的。
【小题8】根据to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects.故选B，relieved宽慰的。
【小题9】这里想表达她决定暂且不担心数学了，put up张贴 give up放弃 worry about担心 prepare for
准备，故选C。
【小题10】根据“I’m sorry, but we have enough writers for the newspaper already.故选D。
【小题11】这里想说Biden老师并不像Jenna一样热情，enthusiastic热情的，故选A。
【小题12】根据for the newspaper already.故选B，writers作者。
【小题13】根据“I’m sorry, but we have enough writers for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.”故选D，weakly无力地。
【小题14】根据high school was different，故选C。
【小题15】根据Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much trouble ，故选B，math 数学。
【小题16】根据Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was struggling . She moved on to English and history, and was relieved to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects.故选C。
【小题17】这里想表达Jenna决定她继续来适应她的新学校，fit in适应，故选A。
【小题18】根据As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to fit in at her new school，故选D。
【小题19】这里想说你会感觉自己是一条小鱼在一个大池塘里，而不是一条大鱼在一个小池塘里，instead of而不是，故选B。
【小题20】这里想说你所面临的挑战就是成为池塘里最好的鱼，best最好的，故选C。
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