America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I     the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be      , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a       of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my       and to Allah’s will.      , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n)      , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the       that I’d get at school.
I      on my own that sixth grade was the       I should start wearing the hijab. I was      about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or       be scared of me and       my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no       of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those       thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but       I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was       about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions —    — about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kid was making fun of me,       there was one girl—she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much–and she spoke       me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the      of America.
小題1:
A．believe inB．stick toC．carry outD．push for
小題2:
A．independentB．freeC．sensitiveD．different
小題3:
A．signalB．signC．reminderD．cause
小題4:
A．religionB．countryC．parentsD．status
小題5:
A．In a wordB．In generalC．To be exactD．To be honest
小題6:
A．princessB．heroineC．individualD．a(chǎn)dult
小題7:
A．praiseB．punishmentC．reactionD．reflection
小題8:
A．hopedB．expectedC．realizedD．decided
小題9:
A．timeB．chanceC．case D．occasion
小題10:
A．disappointedB．scaredC．enthusiasticD．a(chǎn)ngry
小題11:
A．stillB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．even D．ever
小題12:
A．show offB．pull offC．pick upD．put up
小題13:
A．rejectionB．ignoranceC．a(chǎn)warenessD．a(chǎn)cceptance
小題14:
A．negativeB．optimisticC．seriousD．strange
小題15:
A．oftenB．insideC．only D．outside
小題16:
A．concernedB．particularC．wrongD．convinced
小題17:
A．respectfullyB．cautiouslyC．suspiciouslyD．critically
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．soC．butD．or
小題19:
A．in terms ofB．in front ofC．in charge ofD．in favor of
小題20:
A．significanceB．beautyC．valueD．power

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:C
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:B
小題13:D
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:C
小題17:A
小題18:C
小題19:D
小題20:B

試題分析：一位生活在美國的穆斯林女性用她的親身經(jīng)歷闡釋了美國人對多元文化的包容。
小題1:考查詞組辨析： A. believe in相信，B. stick to堅持，C. carry out實施，進行，D. push for努力推進，從上文的：America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women.可知我相信宗教自由和言論自由。選A
小題2:考查形容詞辨析：A. independent獨立的， B. free自由的，免費的，C. sensitive敏感的，D. different不同的，從下文的：and to stand up for who and what you are.可知作者認為與眾不同是很好的。選D
小題3:考查名詞：A. signal信號，B. sign標志，跡象，C. reminder提醒物，D. cause原因，將頭包起來是成熟的標志。選B
小題4:考查名詞：A. religion宗教，B. country國家，C. parents父母，D. status地位，是對宗教和安拉旨意的尊敬，選A
小題5:考查詞組辨析：A. In a word總之，B. In general一般來說，C. To be exact確切的說，D. To be honest說實話，說實話，我也喜歡穿的與眾不同，選D
小題6:考查名詞：A. princess公主，B. heroine女主人翁，C. individual個人，D. adult成年人，從下文的：not just part of the crowd.可知作者想做一個個體。選C
小題7:考查名詞：A. praise表語，B. punishment懲罰，C. reaction反應，D. reflection反思，反射，當作者第一次戴頭巾的時候，害怕在學校會引起反響，選C
小題8:考查動詞辨析： A. hoped希望，B. expected期待，C. realized意識到，D. decided決定，作者決定六年級是開始戴頭巾的時候，選D
小題9:考查名詞：A. time時間，B. chance機會，C. case案件，D. occasion場合，作者決定六年級是開始戴頭巾的時候，選A
小題10:考查形容詞辨析：A. disappointed失望的，B. scared害怕的，C. enthusiastic熱情的，D. angry生氣的，從下文的：I thought they might make fun of me, or       be scared of me and       my headscarf.可知作者害怕孩子會對她做什么，說什么，選B
小題11:考查副詞辨析：A. still仍然，B. already已經(jīng)，C. even甚至，D. ever曾經(jīng)，她認為孩子們會嘲笑她，甚至害怕她，選C
小題12:考查詞組辨析：A. show off炫耀，B. pull off脫去，勝利完成，搗鬼C. pick up撿起，恢復，習得，收聽，D. put up搭建，害怕孩子會害怕她，摘掉她的頭巾，選B
小題13:考查名詞：A. rejection反對，B. ignorance無知，愚昧，C. awareness 意識，D. acceptance接受，那個年齡的孩子喜歡一樣，另類是不被接受的，選D
小題14:考查形容詞辨析：A. negative負面的，消極的，B. optimistic樂觀的，C. serious嚴肅的，D. strange奇怪的，上文例舉作者的消極的想法，開學第一天，作者將這些消極的想法都藏起來，選A
小題15:考查副詞辨析： A. often經(jīng)常，B. inside在．．．里面，C. only唯一的，D. outside外面，內(nèi)心里面，我以自己是穆斯林人為榮，選B
小題16:考查形容詞辨析：A. concerned關心的，B. particular特別的，尤其的，C. wrong錯誤的，D. convinced令人信服的，從下文的描述，作者的這些想法都錯了，選C
小題17:考查副詞辨析：A. respectfully恭敬地，此致敬禮，B. cautiously謹慎地，C. suspiciously懷疑地，D. critically批判性地，苛求地，危急地，嚴重地，大多數(shù)孩子過來恭敬地問關于頭巾的問題，選A
小題18:考查連詞辨析：A. and并且，B. so因為，那么，C. but但是，D. or或者，我確實聽見有人嘲笑我，但是只有一個女孩，選C
小題19:考查詞組辨析：A. in terms of就．．．而言，B. in front of在．．．前面，C. in charge of負責，D. in favor of支持，有一個女孩卻在支持作者，選D
小題20:考查名詞：A. significance重要性，B. beauty美麗，C. value價值，D. power權(quán)力，這就是美國的美。選B
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The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious （叛逆的） and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall, “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments, “Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business to taking it over.”
小題1:What is the popularly- held image of teenagers?
A．They worry about their school life.
B．They live in harmony with their parents.
C．They have to be locked in to avoid making troubles.
D．They quarrel a lot with their parents.
小題2:The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ______.
A．share family responsibilityB．cause trouble in their families
C．go boating with their familyD．make family decisions
小題3:Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents______．
A．go to clubs more often with their children
B．a(chǎn)re much stricter with their children
C．care less about their children’s life
D．give their children more freedom
小題4:According to the author, teenage rebellion _______．
A．may be a false beliefB．is common nowadays
C．is based on real factsD．resulted from changes in families
小題5:What is the passage mainly about?
A．Negotiation in family.B．Education in family.
C．Harmony in family.D．Teenage trouble in family.

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