Being beautiful means a lot to teenage girls. Once it did to me too. I was the vainest person in the world, but that all changed one December night.
It was a Thursday, and I was getting ready for the wrestling tournament the following day. I was so excited; it was going to be my first tournament as a cheerleader. I walked past the mirror and stopped to check my appearance. I noticed my eyebrows were a little bushy, and that’s when my vanity kicked in. The brows could be easily fixed with the waxing kit I had purchased. I put the jar of wax in the microwave. But instead of heating the wax for 30 seconds, I pressed too many zeros and heated it for three minutes. As I reached for the jar, I dropped it, spilling it all over myself.
My mother came running when she heard my screams. The hot wax was rolling down my face and arm. My mom took a wet washcloth and tried to wash the wax off my face. This proved to be a bad idea, because the wax was honey based, and it pulled my skin off with the wax.
The 15-mile drive to the emergency room seemed to take hours. When we finally arrived, the nurse didn’t waste any time. They took me straight to a doctor and gave me extra-strength painkillers, so my mind was in confusion. The doctor explained how severe my burns really were: my arm was a combination of first-, second- and third-degree burns, and needed to stay bandaged. My face was first- and second-degree burns. If the wax had gotten any closer to my right eye, I would have lost my sight. I was covered in multi-colored “goop(药膏)”, wrapped, and sent home to recover.
I got up the next morning and the first thing I wanted to do was wash off the remaining wax. I unwrapped the bandages and “degooped”, letting warm water gently remove the rest of the wax. The next step was to do a self-evaluation of the damage. I couldn’t believe how horrible I looked. A horror-movie monster stared back at me from the mirror. All I could think was, my life is over. For someone as vain as me, this was very true. I thought I was going to be horribly disfigured(毁容的)for the rest of my life! All I could do was cry.
My mom made it worse by forcing me to go out in public. She dragged me to the grocery store and wherever else she felt like taking me. Everywhere we went, people had a million questions, none of which I wanted to answer. Then my mom declared she was going to put me through even more torture—I had to go to school on Monday. School only led to more questions from more people.
Now, two years later, my wounds have healed, leaving a few scars. I still feel self-conscious if I don’t wear make-up, and I’ve discovered that three-quarter length sleeves are wonderful for covering the scars on my arm.
After spending several months adjusting to this injury, I realized how vain I was. I had made beauty important, but it never was or will ever be that important. It took this event to teach me that no matter how much you change on the outside, you’re still the same person on the inside.

1.
After the accident, the writer has come to realize that ________.
1. A.
  teenage girls care too much about their appearance
2. B.
  loving beauty will necessarily make one disfigured
3. C.
  we can never judge a person merely by one’s looks
4. D.
  sometimes being beautiful can cost you something
2.
Which of the four statements is a fact?
1. A.
  The severe damage to her sight and face weren’t recovered.
2. B.
  The mother wished the writer to face her misfortune bravely.
3. C.
  From the lesson we conclude that “once bitten, twice frightened”.
4. D.
  The severe burns were caused by her mother’s lack of first-aid.
3.
The underlined sentence in the last paragraph is closest to ________.
1. A.
  beauty is not everything
2. B.
  a student shall not make up
3. C.
  beauty is not important
4. D.
  loving beauty will spoil you
4.
The author develops her composition by ________.
1. A.
  offering accurate facts
2. B.
  giving contrast and comparison
3. C.
  using logical arguments
4. D.
  representing own experiences
5.
Which of the following can be the best title?
1. A.
  The Price of Vanity
2. B.
  An Unexpected Ending
3. C.
  A Disfigured Girl
4. D.
  Beauty Ruins Everything

　　In 1997, a group of twenty British women made history．Working in five teams with four women in each team, they walked to the North Pole．Apart from one experienced female guide, the other women were all ordinary people who had never done anything like this in their lives before．

　　The women set off as soon as they were ready．Once on the ice, each woman had to ski while dragging a sledge(雪橇)about over 50 kilos．This would not have been too bad on a smooth surface, but for long distances, the Arctic ice is pushed up into huge piles two or three metres high, and the sledges had to be pulled up one side and carefully let down the other so that they didn’t become damaged．The temperature was always below the freezing point and sometimes strong winds made walking while pulling so much weight almost impossible．It was also very difficult for them to put up their tents when they stopped each night．

　　In such conditions, the women were making good progress if they covered fourteen or fifteen kilometers a day．But there was another problem．Part of the journey was across a frozen sea with moving water underneath the ice and at some points the team would drift(漂流)back more than five kilometers during the night．That meant that after walking in these very severe conditions for ten hours on one day, they had to spend part of the next day covering the same ground again．Further more, each day it took them three hours from waking up to setting off and another three hours every evening to set up the camp and prepare the evening meal．

　　So, how did they manage to succeed?They realized that they were part of a team．If any one of them didn’t pull her sledge or get her job done, she would endanger the success of the whole expedition(探险)．Any form of selfishness could result in the efforts of everyone else being completely wasted, so personal feelings had to be put to one side．At the end of their journey, the women agreed that it was mental effort that got them to the North Pole．

(1)

What was so special about the expedition?
[　　]
A．	There was no one to lead it．
B．	The women did not have any men with them．
C．	It was a new experience for most of the women．
D．	The women had not met one another before．

(2)

On the expedition, the women had to the careful to avoid ________．
[　　]
A．	falling over on the ice
B．	being left behind
C．	damaging the sledges
D．	getting too cold at night

(3)

Which of the following does not prevent women from covering more miles a day on the expedition?
[　　]
A．	Preparation was very complex everyday．
B．	The ice somewhere was moving．
C．	They often lost their way．
D．	Arctic conditions are very severe．

(4)

Those women succeeded mainly because ________ according to the last paragraph?
[　　]
A．	women were better at sharing personal feelings
B．	women could adapt themselves to the expedition more effective than men
C．	they had more experiences walking in bad conditions
D．	they depended on strong motivation and good teamwork

(5)

Which of the following items is NOT mentioned about expedition in the text?
[　　]
A．	Weather conditions．
B．	Protective clothing．
C．	Preparing food．
D．	Cooperation and efforts．

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　　In 1997,a group of twenty British women made history．Working in five teams with four women in each team, they walked to the North Pole．Apart from one experienced female guild,the other women were all ordinary people who had never done anything like this in their lives before．They managed to survive in an environment which had defeated several very experienced men during the same time period．

　　The women set off as soon as they were ready．Once on the ice,each woman had to ski along while dragging a sledge(雪橇)weighting over 50 kilos．This would not have been too bad on a smooth surface,but for long distances,the Arctic ice is pushed up into huge piles two or three metres high,and the sledges had to be pulled up one side and carefully let down the other so that they didn’t become damaged．The temperature was always below the freezing point and sometimes strong winds made walking while pulling so much weight almost impossible．It was also very difficult for them to put up their tents when they stopped each night．

　　In such conditions,the women were making good progress if they covered fourteen or fifteen kilometers a day．But there was another problem．Part of the journey was across a frozen sea with moving water underneath the ice and at some points the team would drift back more than five kilometers during the night．That meant after walking in these very severe conditions for ten hours one day,they had to spend part of the next day covering the same ground again．Furthermore,each day it took three hours from waking up to setting off and another three hours every evening to set up the camp and prepare the evening meal．

　　So,how did they manage to succeed?They realized that they were part of a team．If any one of them didn’t pull her sledge or get her job done,she would endanger the success of the whole expedition．Any form of selfishness could result in the efforts of everyone else being completely wasted,so personal feelings had to be put to one side．At the end of their journey,the women agreed that it was mental effort far more than physical fitness that got them to the North Pole．

(1)

What was so extraordinary about the expedition?
[　　]
A．	There was no one to lead it．
B．	The women did not have any men with them．
C．	It was a new experience for most of the women．
D．	The women had not met one another before．

(2)

On the expedition,the women had to be careful to avoid ________．
[　　]
A．	falling over on the ice
B．	being left behind
C．	damaging the sledges
D．	getting too cold at night

(3)

It was difficult for the women to cover 15 kilometres a day because ________．
[　　]
A．	they got too tired
B．	the temperatures were too low
C．	they kept getting lost
D．	the ice was moving

(4)

What is the main idea of the text?
[　　]
A．	Teamwork achieve goals．
B．	Women can do anything they want．
C．	It is sometimes good to experience difficult conditions．
D．	Arctic conditions are very severe．

(5)

Which of the following items is NOT mentioned in the text?
[　　]
A．	Weather conditions．
B．	Protective clothing．
C．	Preparing food．
D．	Feelings and relationships．

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There are countless ________ leaves as if they were a red blanket_______ the ground.

A. fallen; covering	B. falling; covered
C. fallen; covered	D. falling ; covering

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There are countless ________ leaves as if they were a red blanket_______ the ground.

A. fallen; covering	B. falling; covered
C. fallen; covered	D. falling ; covering

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After the accident, the writer has come to realize that ________.

Which of the four statements is a fact?

The underlined sentence in the last paragraph is closest to ________.

The author develops her composition by ________.

Which of the following can be the best title?

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