Question

When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin; I wasn't a good student; I talked too much; I was too __46__, and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.

He listened to me  47  . Then he asked, "Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a   48   of what she said and find the __49__ that are true. "

I did as he told me. To my great __50_ . 1 discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin). But there were things 1 could and wanted to change. For the _51__ time, I got a clear  52  of myself.

I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it. "That's just for you." he said. "You know the truth about _53_ better than anyone else. When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful. "

Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don't _54_ and feel   55 . Listen to them.

(  )46. A. beautiful             B. proud     C smart  D. rich

(  )47. A. bravely H. happily    C. quickly   D. quietly

(  )48. A. joke    B. programme  C.list       D. record

(  )49. A. secrets B. mistakes   C. lessons   D. points

(  )50. A. surprise B. interest   C. opinion   D. fact

(  )51. A. first   B. second     C. next      D. last

(  )52. A. book    B. picture    C. drawing   D. notice

(  )53. A. yourselves B. myself  C. herself   D. yourself

(  )54. A. clean   B. open       C. close     D. wash

(  )55. A. hurt    B.safe        C. pretty    D.cheap

Answer 1

【主旨大意】本文讲述的我被一同学指出一些缺点后，心里很不服气，最后在爸爸的帮助下，我意识到自己的缺点，同时也明白了，在生活中要多听取意见，接受批评，认真改正，才能健康的成长。

46. B解析：由句意可知在我的缺点中有“我太自负”这一条，故选B。

47. D解析：根据语境A（勇敢地）、B（高兴地）、C（迅速地）可知不符合句意，故选D。

48. C解析：a list of…意为“……的清单”。

49. D解析：根据句意可知，此处应表达为“要点”，应用points表示。故选D。

50. A解析：联系上下可知，应表示为“让我吃惊的是……”。故选A。

51. A解析：for the first time 意为“第一次；首次”。

52. B解析：句意为“第一次,我对自己有了一个清楚的描绘。”picture在此意为“描绘”。

53. D解析：yourself意为“你自己的…”。

54. C解析：由句意为“不要听不进去”，可知此处应为close.

55. A解析：feel hurt意为“感觉受伤害”。