题目内容
imagine?? v.
A.创造????????? B.想象??????????? C.如果
B
【解析】
试题分析:imagine动词,imagination名词。
考点:英译汉。
When I was young, I wanted to be a model, so when a national competition was nearby, I asked my parents to take me for an audition(试演) and they agreed, I was selected and told I had potential. They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event that a number of the most famous modeling agenies(中介) from around the world would attend. At 13, my hopes of fame and fortune(名利) clouded my judgment and I begged my parents to let me go. We have never been rich, but they saw my enthusiasm and at last they agreed.
I imagined being signed by some famous model companies. For .months, any boredom or disappointment that I faced disappeared because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model. I thought I would appear in the covers of famous magazines!
Of course, I wasn't signed, but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9' (about 1.75 meters) I could be a success. I sprayed for a growth spurt(冲刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream. I met with a local modeling agency and the agent required $500 for classes, $500 for a photo shoot(拍摄), and $300 for other fees. My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.
The agency sent me out on a few auditions but with every day I did not receive a call, I grew more disappointed. The final chance came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling. There was an open call(公开挑it) in New York City. We spent hours driving and spent another few hours waiting, only to be told that I was too short, I could hardly stand it.
Years later, I realize that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling, just the idea of it.1 wanted to be special and I naively(天真地)decided to reach an impossible goal. The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.
【小题1】The author wanted to be a model, because_______.
| A.she won a national contest |
| B.she wanted to be famous and rich |
| C.she was urged by some modeling agencies |
| D.she had full potential to be a successful model |
| A.encouraging | B.doubtful | C.worried | D.excited |
| A.her parents were strongly against it |
| B.she realized that it was impossible for her. |
| C.even a local modeling agency turned her down |
| D.she realized that she didn't actually love the idea of modeling |
| A.where there is a will there is a way |
| B.being a model is not so easy |
| C.we should have our own judgment and should not just follow others |
| D.we might set unpractical goals but the experiences can help us grow. |
Take a look at teenagers around, dressed in baggy-pants (宽松裤), drinking soft drinks such as coke, reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or Hong Kong, you will get the same impression. But should we copy others or should we maintain (保留) our differences?
It sounds convenient that people around the world speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this, you won’t feel strange in any corner of world. But just imagine living in such a strange world. How dull and colorless it would be!
Different kinds of food that people can taste, the colorful and fashionable clothes that we dress in and different languages we speak are all part of the different cultures that our ancestors left us. These differences represent their creativity (创造力) and talent. And we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel to other places, you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners you expect to listen to interesting stories. These differences in culture are what make life colorful.
But the whole world is shrinking into a small village as globalization (全球化) takes effect and many different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world people wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are kicking traditional performing arts out of our lives. The colors of our life are disappearing.
There is joke that even the panda and zebra want to live a colorful life. So let’s take action to protect our colorful culture before it becomes as simple as black and white.
It’s not difficult. Learning some folk songs, trying on a traditional clothing and even eating local food instead of going to KFC can help. And we’re sure you will enjoy it.
【小题1】The passage is written to _______.
| A.explain cultural differences | B.convince readers to maintain cultural differences |
| C.predict the future of globalization | D.show some cultural phenomena(现象) |
| A.make the world colorful | B.make communication difficult |
| C.only exist in food and clothing | D.will never fade away |
| A.mentioning certain cultural phenomena |
| B.mentioning his view at the very beginning |
| C.mentioning the opposite view at the very beginning |
| D.giving examples of cultural differences |
| A.expand | B.disappear | C.become smaller | D.grow in number |
| A.food | B.clothing | C.language | D.architecture |