Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle

题目内容：

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for newin high school.

, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would befor her to be selected. Two hours later, theread a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heartas the list ended without her name. Feeling , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was. She moved on to English and history, and wasto find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not tomath for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school. Mrs. Biden wasn’t asas Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enoughfor the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiledand left. “Why is high school so?” she sighed.

Later inclass, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try toat her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become thefish you can be.”

小题1:

A．processes

B．challenges

C．decision

D．exercises小题2:

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Besides小题3:

A．difficult

B．easy

C．boring

D．interesting小题4:

A．judge

B．boss

C．candidate

D．editor小题5:

A．jumped

B．raced

C．sank

D．stopped小题6:

A．strange

B．awful

C．happy

D．lonely小题7:

A．improving

B．struggling

C．working

D．complaining小题8:

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．shocked

D．relieved小题9:

A．worry about

B．prepare for

C．put up

D．give up小题10:

A．committee

B．radio

C．newspaper

D．team小题11:

A．sympathetic

B．artistic

C．enthusiastic

D．realistic小题12:

A．speakers

B．readers

C．cheerleaders

D．writers小题13:

A．weakly

B．widely

C．excitedly

D．brightly小题14:

A．similar

B．different

C．ordinary

D．familiar小题15:

A．physics

B．history

C．English

D．math小题16:

A．trouble

B．hope

C．pleasure

D．sorrow小题17:

A．stay up

B．look out

C．fit in

D．get around小题18:

A．swim

B．try

C．ask

D．escape小题19:

A．in return for

B．in case of

C．in terms of

D．instead of小题20:

A．slimmest

B．smallest

C．gentlest

D．best

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:A

小题4:A

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:B

小题8:D

小题9:A

小题10:C

小题11:C

小题12:D

小题13:A

小题14:B

小题15:D

小题16:A

小题17:C

小题18:B

小题19:D

小题20:D

答案解析：

本文的主要内容是，这是一篇记叙文。Jenna以优异的成绩考上了高中。当她来到高中后，感觉很多事情都不顺利，甚至自己曾经很擅长的数学学习方面，也出现了很多困难，但是Jenna并没有放弃，而是不断的努力尝试，最终取得了成功。

小题1:考查名词：A. Processes过程，B. challenges挑战， C. Decision决定，D. Exercises练习，根据The challenge is to become the best fish you can be.可知这里想说她准备在高中迎接新的挑战，故选B。

小题2:考查副词：A. However然而，B. Therefore因此，C. Otherwise否则，D. Besides还有，根据high school was different.可知这里表示转折关系，故选A。

小题3:考查形容词：A. difficult 困难的，B. easy容易的，C. boring枯燥的，D. interesting有趣的， 根据She was competing against very talented girls，故选A，

小题4:考查名词：A. judge裁判员，B. boss老板，C. candidate候选人，D. editor编辑，根据read a list of the girls for a second tryout，故选A，

小题5:考查动词：A. jumped跳，B. raced赛跑，C. sank下沉，D. stopped停止，根据as the list ended without her name.故选C。

小题6:考查形容词：A. strange 奇怪的，B. awful糟糕的，C. happy快乐的，D. lonely孤单的，

根据Her heart sank as the list ended without her name.故选B。

小题7:考查动词：A. improving提高，B. struggling斗争，C. working工作，D. complaining抱怨，根据Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student，故选B。

小题8:考查形容词：A. ashamed 羞愧的，B. disappointed失望的，C. shocked 震惊的，D. relieved宽慰的。根据to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects.故选D。

小题9:考查形容词：A. worry about担心，B. prepare for准备，，C. put up张贴，D. give up放弃，这里想表达她决定暂且不担心数学了，put up give up worry about prepare for故选A。

小题10:考查名词：A. committee委员会，B. radio收音机，C. newspaper报纸，D. team团队，根据“I’m sorry, but we have enough writers for the newspaper already.故选C。

小题11:考查形容词：A. sympathetic同情的，B. artistic 艺术的，C. enthusiastic热情的， D. realistic现实的，这里想说Biden老师并不像Jenna一样热情，故选C。

小题12:考查名词：A. speakers演讲者吗，B. readers读者，C. cheerleaders啦啦队长，D. writers作者根据for the newspaper already.故选D。

小题13:考查副词：A. weakly虚弱的，B. widely广泛的，C. excitedly 兴奋地，D. brightly聪明地，根据“I’m sorry, but we have enough writers for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.”故选A。

小题14:考查形容词：A. similar相似的，B. different 不同的，C. ordinary普通的，D. familiar熟悉的，根据high school was different，故选B。

小题15:考查名词：A. physics物理，B. history历史，C. English英语，D. math数学，根据Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much trouble，故选D。

小题16:考查名词：A. trouble困难，B. hope希望，C. pleasure快乐，D. sorrow悲伤，根据Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was struggling . She moved on to English and history, and was relieved to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects.故选A。

小题17:考查词组：A. stay up熬夜，B. look out 向外看，当心，C. fit in适应，D. get around四处走动，这里想表达Jenna决定她继续来适应她的新学校，fit in适应，故选C。

小题18:考查动词：A. swim游泳，B. try尝试，C. ask问，D. escape逃跑，根据As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to fit in at her new school，故选B。

小题19:考查词组：A. in return for做为回报，B. in case of以防，万一，C. in terms of就…而言， D. instead of相反，这里想说你会感觉自己是一条小鱼在一个大池塘里，而不是一条大鱼在一个小池塘里，instead of而不是，故选D。

小题20:考查形容词：A. slimmest最苗条的，B. smallest最小的，C. gentlest最温柔的，D. best最好的，这里想说你所面临的挑战就是成为池塘里最好的鱼，best最好的，故选D。

考点核心：

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