The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life．I had my arms full of books and I was rushing into the classroom when 1 ran into something solid. It was Carlos.
"My... you're tall," he said. The whole class burst out laughing .
“Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky(驕傲自大的) newcomer Carlos，pointing to the only empty one , in the back of the room.
Carlos laughed widely. "But I need a couple of dictionaries."
The bell rang for classes. As I stood up to go, I saw Carlos coming toward me. "I'm sorry I embarrassed you," he said . I looked straight ahead over the top of his black hair. "That's all right."
"I ought to know better." He was still blocking my way. "What's your name?" "Karen Forbes." He held out his hand. Unwillingly, I shook hands with him. He looked up at me seriously with his brown eyes. " I am Carlos . I don't see why you're so touchy."
It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Carlos was voted vice-president．“How come ?”I kept asking myself, "How come this shrimp（蝦）who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?"
So on that morning，I stopped Carlos and said，“It doesn't seem to bother you — being short.” He looked up at me, "Of course I mind being short．But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself." "You seem to get along great,” I admitted, "But what about me? The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red…
小題1:It is a story about a short boy who            .
A．won the school electionB．is ashamed of his height
C．has learned to accept his sizeD．is embarrassed by his class
小題2:From the text, we can see Carlos is          .
A．handsome and proudB．humorous and confident
C．diligent but shyD．honest but sensitive
小題3:The underlined word "touchy" in paragraph 8 probably means          .
A．movedB．cheerfulC．curiousD．a(chǎn)nnoyed
小題4:According to the text, which is the most likely ending?
A．The author didn’t want to make friends with Carlos
B．Carlos and the author argued with each other.
C．The author changed her attitude towards Carlos.
D．Carlos was elected president of the student committee.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：
小題1:推理題：從最后一段的句子：Of course I mind being short．But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself." 可知Carlos 學(xué)會(huì)接受自己的身材。選C
小題2:從第四段的句子：Carlos laughed widely. "But I need a couple of dictionaries." 可知他是幽默的，從第三段的句子：“Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky(驕傲自大的) newcomer Carlos，說明他很自信。選B
小題3:猜詞題：從前文的故事發(fā)展，作者被同學(xué)嘲笑，一定是生氣了。選D。
小題4:主旨題：從文章最后一段看出作者對(duì)Carlos 的態(tài)度改變了。選C
點(diǎn)評(píng)：故事類短文閱讀要抓住故事發(fā)展的順序，人物關(guān)系，時(shí)間地點(diǎn)等，這篇文章出現(xiàn)大量的對(duì)話，要在對(duì)話中揣摩人物的性格。也要注意文章的細(xì)節(jié)描寫。
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C．She needs understanding. D．She is very kind.
小題5:What made the author feel better after Grandfather died ?
A．The old lady's words. B．The old lady's smile.
C．The old lady's eyes.D．The old lady's hand

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