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【題目】I have an interest in photography and follow many photography Instagram accounts. Just like me, a friend of mine has a similar interest. The only difference is that he is a traveller and has taken hundreds of beautiful photos. He is really talented.

Having returned from one trip, he shared some of his latest photos. Blown away by the images, I asked him why he hadn’t started his own Instagram account of shots.

“It’s hard to start when there are already so many other websites devoted to travel photography with thousands of followers”, he explained. “What if I don’t get any followers or what if people don’t like my shots?”

“Yet how will you ever know if you don’t try?” I asked.

He just shrugged and quickly changed the subject. I knew this feeling well. The feeling of self-doubt.

That was when I was ten years old. I participated in a guitar competition. My grandfather helped me write a short speech to address the crowd and judges. But as the competition began, doubt consumed me and questions flooded my head. I thought to myself, “If I do say the speech, will the other girls laugh at me? Will the judges think I’m being silly for doing my own talk?”

Then with a shake in my voice I said, “My name is Heidi Ceci. I live in St. Catharines and I play the guitar.” Nothing more... and nothing less.

But the next girl walked up to the microphone and actually said a speech. I just stared at her in complete disbelief. No one seemed to be judging her for doing something different. In fact, they applauded louder for her than any other girl.

From then on, I never let fear and doubt rule my decisions. Whatever happens, I always take chances and have a try.

【1】What stops the author’s friend starting his Instagram account of shots?

A. Having no time. B. Lacking money.

C. No desire to share. D. Doubt about himself.

【2】Why did the author fail to say the prepared speech?

A. She was not allowed to say.

B. She was afraid of being laughed at.

C. She forgot the content of the speech.

D. She thought the speech was not good enough.

【3】How did the author feel when she heard another girl’s self-introduction?

A. Surprised. B. Angry.

C. Excited. D. Curious.

【4】What lesson can we learn from the text?

A. No one is perfect. B. It’s no use regretting.

C. Every one of us needs encouraging. D. It is important to being confident.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】本文是一篇記敘文。作者朋友是一名攝影愛好者，因為害怕別人不喜歡他的照片而不敢開攝影賬號。由此作者回想起自己小時候因為害怕被嘲笑不敢說準(zhǔn)備好的講稿。作者敘述這兩件事情，告訴我們自信的重要性。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段He just shrugged and quickly changed the subject. I knew this feeling well. The feeling of self-doubt.可知，作者很了解他那種對自己懷疑的感覺。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第六段I thought to myself, “If I do say the speech, will the other girls laugh at me? Will the judges think I’m being silly for doing my own talk?”可知，作者緊張，害怕被嘲笑，所以沒說她爺爺為她準(zhǔn)備的講稿。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段But the next girl walked up to the microphone and actually said a speech. I just stared at her in complete disbelief.作者只是完全不相信地盯著她看，可以推斷出作者當(dāng)時很驚訝。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文作者敘述這兩件事情，以及文章最后一段From then on, I never let fear and doubt rule my decisions. Whatever happens, I always take chances and have a try.告訴我們自信的重要性。故選D。

推斷題屬于主觀性較強的高層次閱讀理解題，做這類題目時，同學(xué)們要嚴(yán)格依據(jù)作者所陳述的細(xì)節(jié)、事實以及作者的措詞、態(tài)度和語氣，找出能夠表露作者思想傾向和感情色彩的詞句，然后利用自己已獲得的相關(guān)知識進(jìn)行推理判斷，從而得出符合邏輯的結(jié)論。例如小題3，根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中的作者的措詞stared at、disbelief等詞都可以推斷出作者當(dāng)時非常驚訝，從而得出答案。