A teenager realized her dream of becoming a professional model three years after a serious car accident.

Marita Davies was on her way home from a party when the crash happened. The car that Marita took as a passenger was going the wrong way and crashed into another car driven by a drunken driver named David Hudson, which left her with a broken leg and back. It took the firefighters more than two hours to free the teenager from the damaged car before she was taken to hospital. Marita was in a wheelchair for a year after being bed-ridden for nine months.

Marita feared her dream of a modeling career was over. She said, “I was extremely upset and shocked when I knew about my terrible injuries. I thought my dream of becoming a model was over. My leg and back were broken. The crash had broken my confidence and I became quiet and spent less time with other people. I was 16, and at that age all I wanted to do was to go out with my friends.”

But as her health took a turn for the better, Marita finally came out of the wheelchair and learned to walk. She decided she would still try to follow her dreams, and sent some photos off to some modeling agencies. She did a few unpaid jobs while studying at college. Soon, paid commercial modeling jobs started coming in. Marita was a bit doubtful at first, because the crash had left her with huge scars on her leg and back. She was worried that people wouldn’t want her to model for them, but this didn’t stop her.

Marita had done amazingly well to overcome everything that had been thrown at her in the three years. Finally, Marita became a professional model in 2013. She was signed up for advertising campaigns and appeared in TV ads.

1.When did the accident happen?

A. In 2008. B. In 2009.

C. In 2010. D. In 2011.

2.Who should be to blame for the accident?

A. Marita Davies.

B. David Hudson.

C. The driver of the car that Marita took.

D. Both of the drivers involved in the accident.

3.How did Marita feel when modeling jobs became available to her?

A. Lucky. B. Satisfied.

C. Surprised. D. Unconfident.

4.The passage is intended to ______.

A. prove modeling is a promising career.

B. warn people not to drive after drinking

C. suggest having a dream is a good thing

D. praise Marita’s spirits to overcome difficulties

 

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講了Marita夢想成為一名模特，卻意外出了車禍，但是Marita并沒有放棄自己的夢想，最終成為一名優(yōu)秀的模特。這篇文章是一篇勵志文章，贊揚(yáng)了Marita克服困難的精神。

1. 計算題。根據(jù)Marita had done amazingly well to overcome everything that had been thrown at her in the three years. Finally, Marita became a professional model in 2013.可知事故發(fā)生在2010年。

2. D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The car that Marita took as a passenger was going the wrong way and crashed into another car driven by a drunken driver named David Hudson, which left her with a broken leg and back.可知事故中，雙方的司機(jī)都有責(zé)任。

3. D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Marita was a bit doubtful at first, because the crash had left her with huge scars on her leg and back. She was worried that people wouldn’t want her to model for them, but this didn’t stop her. 可知當(dāng)有模特工作提供時，Marita感覺缺乏信心。

4. 推斷題。這篇文章是一篇勵志文章，贊揚(yáng)了Marita克服困難的精神。

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