2.What separates me from everyone else?The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to,but what I feel inside.
Ever since I was young,I have loved professional wrestling.I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite"Superstars."As I grew older,I got a lot of flak for watching this"fake"sport.My peers would laugh at me for following what was called a"man's soap opera."So,I put my love for wrestling on the shelf.Like everyone else,I wanted to be associated with the cool clique.I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids.I became pretty successful.Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties,I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling.It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself.
That year,I tried many new things and activities and made new friends.In my town,football was the sport,so I decided to play football,thinking it might give me a head start in popularity.The team started with 48 athletes.At the end,there were 14 of us left.I stuck it out not because I liked it,but because I am not a quitter.That long season taught me a lesson:I wasn't a football player.More importantly,it taught me to be myself.
After that season,I went back to being a wrestling fan.I watched it religiously,no matter what insults were thrown my way.I came across a quote:"Don't Dream It,Be It."When I read this,my friend Dan had the same idea I had.
"What if we build a wrestling ring?"we asked.We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction.The following weekend,we met at his house.We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard.We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment.By Sunday night,our mission was complete.Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off.We had a real ring.We decided to hold an"event."We practiced for hours,trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability.The date was May 24th.Our show had a start time of 9:00 p.m.To our surprise,about one hundred family,friends and fans showed up to support us.It was the most important night of my life and a complete success.Since that time,we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out.We continue to live this dream.We accomplished what we set out to do.We are now well known throughout school.When I walk down the halls,I am respected by my peers.Some are the same peers who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger.When they approach me,they often say,"Good match,Chris."I humbly say,"Thank you,"knowing I did something I believed in.
As my senior year winds down,I'll remember all of my high school memories.But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved,despite what everyone said or thought.I accomplished my goal…I lived my dream.
41.What makes the writer different from the others isD.
A.the different sports he loves
B.the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to
C.that he is younger than the others.
D.the different ideas he has
42.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?C
A.I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time.
B.I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf.
C.I decided to quit following wrestling.
D.I began not to watch wrestling on TV.
43.When the writer was a freshman,heC.
A.knew he couldn't be a good football player
B.realized he was being himself
C.was still sociable
D.built a wrestling ring
44.The writer built the wrestling ring in order toB.
A.play football there B.make his dream realized
C.be a professional player D.have parties there.
45.What is the writer's attitude towards his experience in high school?A.
A.Optimistic B.Pessimistic C.Doubtful D.Surprised.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们叙述了他从小喜欢摔跤却由于大家的眼光不得不放弃了摔跤改为迎合大家的喜好,却在大一参加了足球运动中了解到要学会做自己,于是果断回归自己的爱好摔跤,努力实现自己的梦想,最终和同学一起获得巨大成功的故事.
解答 41-45 DCCBA
41.D.细节理解题.根据文章第一段"The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to,but what I feel inside"不同的不是我穿的衣服或是我听的音乐,而是我内心的感觉,根据下文我喜欢的是与众不同的摔跤可知,我的不同是与别人观点不同,故选D.
42.C推理判断题.根据文章第二段".Like everyone else,I wanted to be associated with the cool clique"和其他人一样,我想与酷团有关,可知我转变了态度,决定停止追随摔跤,故选C.
43.C.细节理解题.根据文章第三段"That year,I tried many new things and activities and made new friends",那一年,我尝试了很多新事物和活动,结识了新的朋友,可知大一那一年作者还是很好交际的,故选C.
44.B.细节理解题.根据文章第五段"We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard"我们看到我们的梦想在一堆在他的后院,可知我们做这个是为了实现梦想,故选B.
45.A.推理判断题.根据文章第二段"As my senior year winds down,I'll remember all of my high school memories"当想起我的高中时,我会记得我所有的高中回忆,可知我对我的高中还是十分乐观积极的,故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.