“I didn’t hear them call my name,” explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2013. “Are you ready?” is what she heard. Then she said, “I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes’ and it was announced again."
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana—she was still on cloud nine.
“I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen.” Present in the audience(觀眾)that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete. “She’s always been my role model. I’ve danced with her since I was six. She’s been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I’ve learned to get over bad life’s experiences and learned how to move on because of her.”
One of those bad life’s experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, “I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, “Don’t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself.
小題1:The underlined words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ________.
A．frightened B．troubled C．very happy D．very angry
小題2:Shelley takes her dance teacher as a role model mainly because she is _______.
A．determined B．friendly C．strict D．experienced
小題3:What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?
A．She visited drunken drivers.
B．She gave dance performance.
C．She made speeches on safe driving.
D．She helped other teens with their studies.
小題4:What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?
A．Be yourself with the support of friends.
B．Meet friends whenever possible.
C．Go easy on yourself and others.
D．Have a good role model.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：文章講述的是2013年“美國小姐”Shelley的故事。Shelley的舞蹈老師是她的精神支柱，Shelley的哥哥死于一場由醉駕釀成的車禍，從那以后，Shelley就通過寫作來度過那個悲痛的時期。Shelley在路易斯安那州巡回演說，讓孩子們認識到酗酒和醉駕的危害。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段“It was four days after that life changing moment...she was still on cloud nine”可知，盡管離那個人生轉(zhuǎn)折的時刻已經(jīng)過去了四天，她依然很高興。On cloud nine用來形容一種情緒高漲的狀態(tài)。故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)第四段“She’s been through so many difficulties and came through them all.”可知，舞蹈老師經(jīng)歷了很多的困難，老師堅強的毅力鼓舞著作者。故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving.”可知，Shelley到路易斯安那州各地進行演說。故選C。
小題4:根據(jù)最后一段“Don’t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself.”可知，Shelley的建議是，與讓自己感到舒服的人交往，做自己。故選A。
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C．is always in depressionD．experienced many disasters
小題5:Which of the following word can best describe the story in this passage?
A．Sad.B．Exciting.C．Inspiring.D．Disastrous.

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