Question

【題目】Born to Draw

Jenna looked at the calendar and sighed (嘆氣). Even though she looked forward to the new term, she would miss spending her summer vacation ______. It was so satisfying to see how her drawings could bring life to her storytelling!

Unfortunately, Jenna's parents didn't understand how much she wanted to be a comic illustrator (插畫家). When she talked about her dream job with her parents, she expected them to ______ her. Instead, they explained that drawing comics was a hobby, not a career (職業(yè)).

Jenna couldn't stop thinking about that unpleasant conversation, so she turned to her elder brother, James. She wanted her brother to help her make their parents ______ that drawing comics is an art form and that it can even be a great career.

But as she spoke, the look on her brother's face told her that he agreed with their parents. Jenna politely listened to her brother and then she walked back to her room ______.

At school a few weeks later, Miss Bridwell noticed that Jenna wasn't herself. Jenna told Miss Bridwell that she was ______ because her parents didn't back her choice of becoming a comic illustrator.

Pointing to the bookshelf in the front of the room, Miss Bridwell began, "When I was probably about your age, my dad once said writing was not a career. I was just straightforward with my dad. I simply told him the truth. I explained that I enjoyed writing, and that I wanted to get better and to write. I guess my ______ came through, and he believed me."

Miss Bridwell's story ______ Jenna a lot, so she decided to discuss her ideas with her parents again. It didn't happen immediately, but in the end, they came to understand that Jenna's ______ of drawing comics was more important than whether it was the career they wanted for Jenna.

【1】A.drawingB.readingC.writingD.singing

【2】A.comfortB.supportC.teachD.follow

【3】A.promiseB.decideC.proveD.believe

【4】A.secretlyB.hopefullyC.cheerfullyD.quietly

【5】A.regretfulB.nervousC.upsetD.frightened

【6】A.honestyB.patienceC.prideD.carefulness

【7】A.remindedB.encouragedC.surprisedD.interested

【8】A.loveB.experienceC.purposeD.memory

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】A

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。主要講述了Jenna喜歡畫漫畫，但是父母不支持她，后來受到布里德威爾小姐故事的鼓勵，把自己對畫漫畫的喜愛及真實想法告訴了父母，慢慢的父母明白了，她對畫漫畫的喜愛比起他們對詹娜希望的職業(yè)規(guī)劃更重要。

【1】句意：盡管她盼望著新學(xué)期的到來，她還是會想念暑假畫畫的日子。

drawing畫畫；reading 閱讀；writing寫作；singing唱歌。根據(jù)下文“It was so satisfying to see how her drawings could bring life to her storytelling”看到畫畫給她的故事帶來活力讓她很滿足，可知，這個暑假她在畫畫。故選A。

【2】句意：當(dāng)她和父母談起她理想的工作時，她期望他們可以支持她。

comfort安慰support支持；teach教；follow跟隨。根據(jù)“Instead, they explained that drawing comics was a hobby, not a career (職業(yè))” 相反,他們解釋說,畫漫畫是一個業(yè)余愛好,不是一個職業(yè)，可知她的父母不支持她的夢想，故選B。

【3】句意：她想讓她的哥哥幫助她讓父母相信，畫漫畫是一種藝術(shù)形式，甚至可以成為一項偉大的事業(yè)。

promise承諾；decide決定；prove證明；believe相信。因為Jena的夢想是插畫師，父母不支持她，所以他找哥哥幫忙是為了勸說父母，讓他們相信畫漫畫也可以成為事業(yè)，A、B、C都不符合句意，故選D。

【4】句意：Jenna禮貌地聽了哥哥的話，然后靜靜地走回自己的房間。
secretly秘密地；hopefully有希望地；cheerfully高高興興地；quietly安靜地。根據(jù)“the look on her brother's face told her that he agreed with their parents.”可知，哥哥的想法和父母的一樣，都不支持她，所以結(jié)合選項，只有D符合句意，故選D。

【5】句意：Jenna告訴布里德威爾小姐，她的父母不支持她做漫畫插畫師的選擇，所以她很煩惱。

regretful遺憾的；nervous緊張的；upset心煩的；frightened害怕的。因為她的父母不支持她做漫畫插畫師的選擇，她沒有辦法，所以很心煩，故選C。

【6】句意：我想是真誠打動了他，他相信了我。

honesty誠實；patience耐心；pride自豪；carefulness仔細(xì)。根據(jù)“I explained that I enjoyed writing, and that I wanted to get better and to write.”可知，我把我的真實想法告訴了父親，所以他是被我的誠實打動了，故選A。

【7】句意：布里德威爾小姐的故事給了Jenna很大鼓勵，所以她決定再和父母討論一下她的想法。

reminded提醒；encouraged鼓勵；surprised使驚奇；interested使……感興趣。根據(jù)“so she decided to discuss her ideas with her parents again” 她決定再和父母討論一下她的想法，可知，布里德威爾小姐的故事鼓勵了她，給了她勇氣，故選B。

【8】句意：這件事并沒有馬上奏效，但最終，他們明白了，她對畫漫畫的喜愛比起他們對Jenna希望的職業(yè)規(guī)劃更重要。

love喜愛；experience經(jīng)歷；purpose目的；memory記憶。因為Jena是受到布里德威爾小姐故事的鼓勵，所以才把自己對畫漫畫的喜愛及真實想法告訴了父母，結(jié)合選項，只有A符合句意，故選A。