閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從21—40題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。
I was in the ninth year at St Joseph’s High School, when I began to suffer depression. My parents noticed, but felt that since I’d always been a responsible girl and a good student, this was just a temporary
21 .
Unfortunately, that was not to be. I didn’t have many friends. I could never share my
22. A deep insecurity destroyed my self-confidence. Soon I
23 to attend classes for many days. I would shut myself in my room for hours.
The examinations were approaching,
24 I simply didn’t care. My parents and teachers were surprised at my bad performance.
One morning, after a particularly
25 lecture from Dad, I stood depressed, in the school assembly.
26 , as the other students marched to their classroom, our principal
27 me. I made my way to Sister Sylvia’s office.
The next 45 minutes were the most
28 moments of my life. Sister Sylvia said she’d noticed a big
29 in me. She wanted to know why I was lagging in studies, so frequently 30 and unhappy. She took my hand in hers and
31 patiently as I spilled out my worries. She then
32 me as I sobbed my pent-up (壓抑的)emotions out. Months of frustration and loneliness
33 in her motherly hug.
No one had tried to
34 what the real problem was, but my principal had done it with her simple act of just listening to me with such
35 and caring.
As the examinations approached again, I studied
36 . When the results were
37 , everybody was pleased, but happiest of all was my principal.
I soon made new friends and was happy
38 . But whenever I had a problem, I could always slip into Sister Sylvia’s office for a(n)
39 .
Today I’m a
40 young woman doing my MA and hoping to become a writer. I’ve become an inspiration to several of my friends and cousins, thanks to a kind nun who cared.
小題1: | A.basis | B.stage | C.adjustment | D.solution |
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小題2: | A.viewpoints | B.experiences | C.problems | D.dreams |
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小題3: | A.skipped | B.refused | C.regretted | D.forgot |
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小題4: | A.otherwise | B.though | C.but | D.or |
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小題5: | A.severe | B.public | C.popular | D.formal |
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小題6: | A.Also | B.Therefore | C.Still | D.Then |
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小題7: | A.attracted | B.accompanied | C.called | D.instructed |
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小題8: | A.precious | B.curious | C.anxious | D.serious |
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小題9: | A.quality | B.change | C.mistake | D.faith |
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小題10: | A.absent | B.dishonest | C.aggressive | D.calm |
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小題11: | A.looked | B.waited | C.listened | D.worked |
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小題12: | A.hugged | B.acknowledge | C.observed | D.educated |
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小題13: | A.passed away | B.rode away | C.drove away | D.melted away |
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小題14: | A.reveal | B.understand | C.realize | D.doubt |
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小題15: | A.dignity | B.courage | C.attention | D.satisfaction |
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小題16: | A.hard | B.alone | C.closely | D.abroad |
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小題17: | A.declared | B.obtained | C.applied | D.compared |
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小題18: | A.forever | B.again | C.anyhow | D.instead |
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小題19: | A.request | B.effect | C.reason | D.chat |
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小題20: | A.mature | B.quiet | C.smart | D.happy |
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