Being beautiful means a lot to teenage girls. Once it did to me too. I was the vainest person in the world, but that all changed one December night.
It was a Thursday, and I was getting ready for the wrestling tournament the following day. I was so excited; it was going to be my first tournament as a cheerleader. I walked past the mirror and stopped to check my appearance. I noticed my eyebrows were a little bushy, and that’s when my vanity kicked in. The brows could be easily fixed with the waxing kit I had purchased. I put the jar of wax in the microwave. But instead of heating the wax for 30 seconds, I pressed too many zeros and heated it for three minutes. As I reached for the jar, I dropped it, spilling it all over myself.
My mother came running when she heard my screams. The hot wax was rolling down my face and arm. My mom took a wet washcloth and tried to wash the wax off my face. This proved to be a bad idea, because the wax was honey based, and it pulled my skin off with the wax.
The 15-mile drive to the emergency room seemed to take hours. When we finally arrived, the nurse didn’t waste any time. They took me straight to a doctor and gave me extra-strength painkillers, so my mind was in confusion. The doctor explained how severe my burns really were: my arm was a combination of first-, second- and third-degree burns, and needed to stay bandaged. My face was first- and second-degree burns. If the wax had gotten any closer to my right eye, I would have lost my sight. I was covered in multi-colored “goop(藥膏)”, wrapped, and sent home to recover.
I got up the next morning and the first thing I wanted to do was wash off the remaining wax. I unwrapped the bandages and “degooped”, letting warm water gently remove the rest of the wax. The next step was to do a self-evaluation of the damage. I couldn’t believe how horrible I looked. A horror-movie monster stared back at me from the mirror. All I could think was, my life is over. For someone as vain as me, this was very true. I thought I was going to be horribly disfigured(毀容的)for the rest of my life! All I could do was cry.
My mom made it worse by forcing me to go out in public. She dragged me to the grocery store and wherever else she felt like taking me. Everywhere we went, people had a million questions, none of which I wanted to answer. Then my mom declared she was going to put me through even more torture—I had to go to school on Monday. School only led to more questions from more people.
Now, two years later, my wounds have healed, leaving a few scars. I still feel self-conscious if I don’t wear make-up, and I’ve discovered that three-quarter length sleeves are wonderful for covering the scars on my arm.
After spending several months adjusting to this injury, I realized how vain I was. I had made beauty important, but it never was or will ever be that important. It took this event to teach me that no matter how much you change on the outside, you’re still the same person on the inside. 
小題1:After the accident, the writer has come to realize that ________.
A．teenage girls care too much about their appearance
B．loving beauty will necessarily make one disfigured
C．we can never judge a person merely by one’s looks
D．sometimes being beautiful can cost you something
小題2:Which of the four statements is a fact?
A．The severe damage to her sight and face weren’t recovered.
B．The mother wished the writer to face her misfortune bravely.
C．From the lesson we conclude that “once bitten, twice frightened”.
D．The severe burns were caused by her mother’s lack of first-aid.
小題3:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph is closest to ________.
A．beauty is not everythingB．a(chǎn) student shall not make up
C．beauty is not importantD．loving beauty will spoil you
小題4:The author develops her composition by ________.
A．offering accurate factsB．giving contrast and comparison
C．using logical argumentsD．representing own experiences
小題5:Which of the following can be the best title?
A．The Price of VanityB．An Unexpected Ending
C．A Disfigured GirlD．Beauty Ruins Everything

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:A
文章講述的是虛榮的作者通過(guò)一次事故終于認(rèn)識(shí)到了自己虛榮的本質(zhì)，知道了什么才是真正重要的。
小題1:推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段最后一句可知，作者付出了代價(jià)。
小題2:推理判斷題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)地三段可知，該段講述的是作者的母親帶她去公共場(chǎng)合，讓她去學(xué)校上課，都是在教她勇敢地面對(duì)不幸。
小題3:劃線部分的意思是意識(shí)到了美麗沒(méi)有原來(lái)那么重要。
小題4:作者采用的是通過(guò)描述自己的真實(shí)經(jīng)歷的方式來(lái)構(gòu)成的
小題5:主旨大意題，文章講述的是作者因?yàn)樘摌s而發(fā)生了事故，即虛榮的代價(jià)。
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I believe that developing true friendships is one of the most important things that anyone can do in one’s lifetime. It is not a matter of the number of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. If one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. I have made many friends and I believe I have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her lifetime. I only hope that I will be as successful as she has been.
小題1:How did the author’s family celebrate Grandmother’s birthday ?
A．They took her on a trip across the country.
B．They gave her a memory book of friendship.
C．They invited all her friends to her birthday party.
D．They asked all her friends to send her cards.
小題2:When receiving her birthday gift, the author’s grandmother probably felt _____.
A．disappointed and lonelyB．sorry and sad
C．surprised and pleasedD．nervous and excited
小題3:According to the passage, the author probably agrees that _____.
A．the more friends you have, the better
B．friends are more important than family
C．understanding leads to greater success
D．true friendship is very important to us
小題4:Which of the following words can best describe the author’s grandmother ?
A．Kind.B．Great.C．PoliteD．Pleasant

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Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together, they traveled around the world, adding only the   36  art treasures to their collection.
One year, as winter approached,   37  engulfed (吞沒(méi)) the nation, and the young man left to  38  his country. After only a few short weeks, his father received a telegram. His beloved son was   39  in action. The art collector   40  awaited more news,  41  he would never see his son again. Within days, his fears were   42  . The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.
Upset and   43  , the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness. On Christmas morning, a knock on the door awakened the   44  old man. As he opened the door, he was greeted by a   45  with a large package in his hands.
He introduced himself to the old man by saying,“ I was a   46  of your son. I was the one he was 47  when he died. May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you.”
As the two began to   48  , the soldier told of how the man's son had told everyone of his, not to mention his father's   49  of fine art. “I am no   50  ,” said the soldier, “but I want to give you this.”
As the old man unwrapped the package, he saw a portrait his son. Though the world would   51 consider it the work of a genius, the painting featured the young man's face   52  striking detail.
Overcome with emotion, the man   53  the soldier. After the soldier had left, the old man put the painting above the fireplace, pushing   54  thousands of dollars worth of art. His task completed, the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the   55  he had been given.
小題1:
A．latestB．richestC．cheapestD．finest
小題2:
A．warB．fire C．storm D．flood
小題3:
A．save B．serve C．help D．build
小題4:
A．fighting B．a(chǎn)ctingC．missing D．dying
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)nxiously B．calmly C．quietlyD．secretly
小題6:
A．wonderingB．doubtingC．fearingD．expecting
小題7:
A．comp1etedB．doubledC．removedD．confirmed
小題8:
A．lonelyB．tiredC．nervousD．frightened
小題9:
A．sadB．puzzledC．a(chǎn)ngryD．worried
小題10:
A．farmerB．soldierC．painterD．seller
小題11:
A．friendB．photographer C．partnerD．guard
小題12:
A．rescuingB．carryingC．guardingD．hiding
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)rgueB．moveC．talkD．eat
小題14:
A．description B．loveC．senseD．understanding
小題15:
A．reporterB．businessmanC．heroD．a(chǎn)rtist
小題16:
A．sometimesB．oftenC．neverD．still
小題17:
A．forB．inC．ofD．on
小題18:
A．treated B．questionedC．welcomedD．thanked
小題19:
A．ownB．a(chǎn)sideC．upD．off
小題20:
A．treasureB．souvenirC．giftD．Package

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