“Today we had a discussion in class about heroes,” said Ayesha to her father. “The teacher asked us to name our favorite heroes.”
“What did you say?” asked her father curiously.
“I said Kareena Kapoor,” said Ayesha proudly.
“Why do you like Kareena?” asked her father.
“She is so pretty, Daddy!” shouted Ayesha. “So I want to look like her!”
“But how do you plan to do that?”
“I don’t know, but I want to look like her.”
“When I see you, I see a very pretty girl. You may not be Kareena, but you are just as fine as Ayesha,” said her father seriously. “Adopting(挑選)film actors as our heroes and heroines(女偶像)is part of being young, but in the process don’t put yourself down,” he added. “But if you are trying so hard to be Kareena, you will stop being Ayesha.” Ayesha began to look interested. Her father added, “Each of us is unique, We have come down to the earth to develop our own beautiful gifts. You are such a fine singer, for example. Can you see how this might be your own wonderful gift to the world? Focus on being yourself, child, and you will achieve great things in life.
“OK, Dad,” she said. “I love the way Kareena looks but I am now going to focus on being the best Ayesha I can be.”
“That’s my girl,” said her father, giving her a big hug.
【小題1】Kareena Kapoor is most probably a ______.

A.popular writer B.famous actress
C.school teacher D.pretty singer
【小題2】Which of the following words can best describe Ayesha’s father?”
A.Reasonable B.Humorous C.Impatient D.Generous
【小題3】We know from the passage that _______.
A.Ayesha’s teacher liked watching films very much
B.Kareena Kapoor became famous for her courage
C.Ayesha changed her wrong attitude to Kareena in the end
D.Ayesha followed her father’s advice and determined to be herself


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D

解析試題分析:這是爸爸和女兒的對話,女兒想做一個著名的女演員,爸爸告訴她每個人都是獨特的,要做自己。
【小題1】推理題:從第八段的句子:“Adopting(挑選)film actors as our heroes and heroines(女偶像)可知Kareena Kapoor是一個著名的女演員,選 B
【小題2】推理題:從第八段的句子:“Each of us is unique, We have come down to the earth to develop our own beautiful gifts.可知Ayesha的爸爸是有理性的,選A
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章倒數(shù)第二段的句子:“OK, Dad,” she said. “I love the way Kareena looks but I am now going to focus on being the best Ayesha I can be.”可知Ayesha聽從了爸爸的建議,決定做自己,選D
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