Question

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 kids were 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. dependent???? 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. enthusiastic????????????? D. 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

 

Answer 1

【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：文章讲述了一个信仰伊斯兰教的女孩，起初，戴头巾时，作者担心学校的孩子会捉弄她。结果正相反，大多数孩子都很尊敬作者，作者也交到了很多朋友。每个人都是不一样的，这正是美国的包容之“美”。

1.考查短语辨析。A相信，信任；B坚持；C实施；D强烈要求，奋争。根据第一段最后“So I believe in wearing the hijab.”可知，作者相信宗教和言论自由，故选A。

2.考查形容词辨析。A依靠的；B自由的，免费的；C敏感的；D不同的。根据“to stand up for who and what you are”可知，作者坚持认为，每个人应该做真实的自己，故选D。

3.考查名词辨析。A信号；B迹象，符号，手势，标牌；C提示；D原因，事业。keeping my head covered is a? ? of maturity裹头巾是成熟的征兆，故选B。

4.考查名词辨析。A宗教；B国家；C父母；D地位，身份。根据“Allah’s will”可知，裹头巾是对作者信仰的伊斯兰教和阿拉意志的尊敬，故选A。

5.考查介词短语。A总之；B大体上；C确切地说；D说实话。I also like to wear it to be different.说实话，我也喜欢把头巾扎出不同的风格，故选D。

6.考查名词辨析。A公主；B女主角；C个人；D成年人。根据“not just part of the crowd.”可知，作者想做自己，不想成为和别人一样的人，故选C。

7.考查名词辨析。A表扬；B惩罚；C反应；D反射，反映，深思。But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the? ? that I’d get at school.当第一次戴头巾时，作者也担心学校学生的反应，故选C。

8.考查动词辨析。A希望；B期望；C意识到；D决定。I? ? on my own that sixth grade was...作者独自决定六年级是......，故选D。

9.考查名词辨析。A时间；B机会；C情况，案例；D机会，场合。sixth grade was the? ? I should start wearing the hijab六年级是开始戴头巾的时候，故选A。

10.考查形容词辨析。A失望的；B害怕的；C热情的；D生气的。I was ? ? about what the kids would say or even do to me.作者害怕孩子们会对她做出怎样的评论或做什么事情，故选B。

11.考查副词辨析。A仍然，然而；B已经；C甚至；D曾经。or? ? ? be scared of me或者甚至害怕我，这里表示更深层次的担心，故选C。

12.考查动词短语。A炫耀；B做完，停靠；C捡起，车接，学会；D张贴，举起，进行，住宿。and? ? ? my headscarf害怕作者的同时，会把作者的头巾扯掉，故选B。

13.考查名词辨析。A拒绝；B忽视；C意识；D接受。Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no? ? of differences.那个年纪的孩子喜欢求同，不接受一点的与众不同，故选D。

14.考查形容词辨析。A消极的；B积极的；C严重的，认真的；D奇怪的。I put all those? ? ? thoughts behind my back作者把这些消极的想法抛到脑后，根据上一段可知，作者担心的都是一些不好的情况，故选A。

15.考查副词辨析。A经常；B在里面；C只有；D在外面。I was holding my breath a little, but? ? ? I was also proud to be a Muslim,作者屏住呼吸，但内心里还是为穆斯林感到骄傲，故选B。

16.考查形容词辨析。A关心的；B特别的，挑剔的；C错误的；D确信的。I was? ? ? about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me.作者之前担心同学会捉弄她的想法完全是错误的，故选C。

17.考查副词辨析。A尊敬地；B谨慎地；C怀疑地；D批评地。ask me questions —? ? ? — about the hijab and why I wore it.大多数孩子都会尊敬地问作者一些问题，故选A。

18.考查并列连词。A和；B所以；C但是；D或者。 I did hear some kids were making fun of me, ? ? there was one girl确实有一些孩子在捉弄作者，但是一个陌生的女孩除外，故选C。

19.考查介词短语。A就......而言；B在......前面；C掌管；D支持。根据I made a lot of new friends that year,可知，这个女孩子很支持作者，她们成了好朋友，故选D。

20.考查名词辨析。A重要性；B美；C价值；D能量，权力。根据标题“America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity”可知，这就是美国之美，故选B。

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