Question

It’s not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. Sometimes we feel trapped, sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don’t understand why we can’t stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hardships in life with a positive attitude and learn from them. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains!

Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time.

As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn’t like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched(丰富) my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.

We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. They might seem so huge at the time, but we must be strong. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps(碰撞) on our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!

1.The underlined word “obstacles” (in Paragraph 2) roughly means things that ______.

A. are related to your studies   

B. you easily achieve

C. make you happy           

D. make it difficult for you to do something

2.How does the author now feel when remembering what her parents did for her in the past?

A. She is fearful                 B. She is grateful

C. She feels trapped              D. She feels hateful

3.We can know from the last paragraph that _____________.

A. life without challenges is dull   

B. life needs no pains but sunshine and happiness

C. we should give up faced with challenges as the future is ours

D. we shouldn’t easily pay a little hard work in growing up

4.The purpose of the passage is to tell readers____________.

A. life is full of hardships 

B. growing pains can turn into growing gains in a positive way

C. everyone is painful in growing up

D. everyone should do what they don’t like when young

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】文章主要是告诉我们不要惧怕成长的烦恼，只要有正确的态度，成长的烦恼完全可以成为成长的收获。

1.D 猜测词义题。根据下文的keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time.可知这些食物阻止了我们的成长，那么应该是让我们的生活变困难的事物，即障碍。故D正确。

2.B 推理题。根据第3段I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched(丰富) my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.可知我对父母充满了感激。

3.A 细节题。根据最后一段2,3行. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless.可知他认为没有挑战的生活的乏味的。

4.B 主旨大意题。文章主要是告诉我们不要惧怕成长的烦恼，只要有正确的态度，成长的烦恼完全可以成为成长的收获，故B正确。