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America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity

    America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I     the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be      , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.

The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a       of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my       and to Allah’s will.      , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n)      , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the       that I’d get at school.

I      on my own that sixth grade was the       I should start wearing the hijab. I was      about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or       be scared of me and       my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no       of differences.

On the first day of school, I put all those       thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but       I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.

I was       about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions —     — about the hijab and why I wore it.

I did hear some kid was making fun of me,       there was one girl—she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much–and she spoke       me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.

Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the      of America.

1.A. believe in  B. stick to  C. carry out       D. push for

2.A. independent      B. free     C. sensitive        D. different

3.A. signal B. sign       C. reminder       D. cause

4.A. religion      B. country          C. parents D. status

5.A. In a word   B. In general        C. To be exact  D. To be honest

6.A. princess     B. heroine         C. individual      D. adult

7.A. praise         B. punishment  C. reaction         D. reflection

8.A. hoped      B. expected       C. realized         D. decided

9.A. time   B. chance C. case           D. occasion

10.A. disappointed    B. scared  C. enthusiasticD. angry

11.A. still  B. already C. even         D. ever

12.A. show off              B. pull off  C. pick up D. put up

13.A. rejection B. ignorance      C. awareness     D. acceptance

14.A. negative  B. optimistic      C. serious     D. strange

15.A. often        B. inside    C. only               D. outside

16.A. concerned       B. particular                 C. wrong        D. convinced

17.A. respectfully      B. cautiously      C. suspiciously  D. critically

18.A. and  B. so C. but                D. or

19.A. in terms of        B. in front of      C. in charge of  D. in favor of

20.A. significance      B. beauty  C. value            D. power

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：一位生活在美国的穆斯林女性用她的亲身经历阐释了美国人对多元文化的包容。

1.考查词组辨析： A. believe in相信，B. stick to坚持，C. carry out实施，进行，D. push for努力推进，从上文的：America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women.可知我相信宗教自由和言论自由。选A

2.考查形容词辨析：A. independent独立的， B. free自由的，免费的，C. sensitive敏感的，D. different不同的，从下文的：and to stand up for who and what you are.可知作者认为与众不同是很好的。选D

3.考查名词：A. signal信号，B. sign标志，迹象，C. reminder提醒物，D. cause原因，将头包起来是成熟的标志。选B

4.考查名词：A. religion宗教，B. country国家，C. parents父母，D. status地位，是对宗教和安拉旨意的尊敬，选A

5.考查词组辨析：A. In a word总之，B. In general一般来说，C. To be exact确切的说，D. To be honest说实话，说实话，我也喜欢穿的与众不同，选D

6.考查名词：A. princess公主，B. heroine女主人翁，C. individual个人，D. adult成年人，从下文的：not just part of the crowd.可知作者想做一个个体。选C

7.考查名词：A. praise表语，B. punishment惩罚，C. reaction反应，D. reflection反思，反射，当作者第一次戴头巾的时候，害怕在学校会引起反响，选C

8.考查动词辨析： A. hoped希望，B. expected期待，C. realized意识到，D. decided决定，作者决定六年级是开始戴头巾的时候，选D

9.考查名词：A. time时间，B. chance机会，C. case案件，D. occasion场合，作者决定六年级是开始戴头巾的时候，选A

10.考查形容词辨析：A. disappointed失望的，B. scared害怕的，C. enthusiastic热情的，D. angry生气的，从下文的：I thought they might make fun of me, or       be scared of me and       my headscarf.可知作者害怕孩子会对她做什么，说什么，选B

11.考查副词辨析：A. still仍然，B. already已经，C. even甚至，D. ever曾经，她认为孩子们会嘲笑她，甚至害怕她，选C

12.考查词组辨析：A. show off炫耀，B. pull off脱去，胜利完成，捣鬼C. pick up捡起，恢复，习得，收听，D. put up搭建，害怕孩子会害怕她，摘掉她的头巾，选B

13.考查名词：A. rejection反对，B. ignorance无知，愚昧，C. awareness     意识，D. acceptance接受，那个年龄的孩子喜欢一样，另类是不被接受的，选D

14.考查形容词辨析：A. negative负面的，消极的，B. optimistic乐观的，C. serious严肃的，D. strange奇怪的，上文例举作者的消极的想法，开学第一天，作者将这些消极的想法都藏起来，选A

15.考查副词辨析： A. often经常，B. inside在．．．里面，C. only唯一的，D. outside外面，内心里面，我以自己是穆斯林人为荣，选B

16.考查形容词辨析：A. concerned关心的，B. particular特别的，尤其的，C. wrong错误的，D. convinced令人信服的，从下文的描述，作者的这些想法都错了，选C

17.考查副词辨析：A. respectfully恭敬地，此致敬礼，B. cautiously谨慎地，C. suspiciously怀疑地，D. critically批判性地，苛求地，危急地，严重地，大多数孩子过来恭敬地问关于头巾的问题，选A

18.考查连词辨析：A. and并且，B. so因为，那么，C. but但是，D. or或者，我确实听见有人嘲笑我，但是只有一个女孩，选C

19.考查词组辨析：A. in terms of就．．．而言，B. in front of在．．．前面，C. in charge of负责，D. in favor of支持，有一个女孩却在支持作者，选D

20.考查名词：A. significance重要性，B. beauty美丽，C. value价值，D. power权力，这就是美国的美。选B

考点：考查社会现象类短文

 

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