I will be the first to say that I am not materialistic. My friends regard me as a goody-goody; my parents say I am conservative and modest when it comes to clothes. None of my skirts or shorts end above my knees.
So why, why did I feel so invited? My family and I were in Target, and there it was, waiting. A skirt, specifically designed not to cover anything. It looked like something that one of those modern schoolgirls would wear.
I checked my purse. The skirt cost $10. I had the money. I could buy it. I imagined walking into school and my friends’ jaws (下巴) dropping. Guys would ask me out, and I would be happy. I could buy it, no, — I should buy it.
I showed my mother. She was surprised but said it was my decision. My sister looked on enviously.
I went into the dressing room to try it on. So sure was I that this skirt would change me, somehow make me not what I am but what I wished to be. I slid my jeans off and put it on. I looked in the mirror. There I was — a terrible girl in a Superman T-shirt and sneakers. My glasses fogged up as I started to cry. www.zxxk.com
The skirt did not change me. Though it fit well and might make me look good in the eyes of today’s world, it was not me. I am not a girl who wears cool clothes to fit in.
I took the thing off and slid back into the comfort of modesty. My mom knocked on the door. “Emily, are you okay?”
I wiped away my tears. “I’m fine.” I looked in the mirror again and saw a slim girl with funny glasses. I saw myself.
【小題1】In the author’s eyes the skirt that interested her was ______.
A.not modern | B.very short |
C.too expensive | D.poorly designed |
A.shocked | B.hurt | C.confused | D.happier |
A.hesitated about buying the skirt |
B.made up her mind to buy the skirt |
C.was able to afford to buy the skirt |
D.worried about others’ opinion on the skirt |
A.she found that she looked ugly in the skirt |
B.she was aware the skirt didn’t fit her well |
C.she realized it’s a wrong decision to make a change |
D.she was disappointed the skirt failed to change her |
【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
解析試題分析: 本文敘述了一個(gè)女孩子到商店買(mǎi)衣服的事情,她選中了一件和她原來(lái)的風(fēng)格完全不一樣的裙子,最后還是發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣的決定也許會(huì)是錯(cuò)誤的。
【小題1】B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第2段2,3行A skirt, specifically designed not to cover anything. It looked like something that one of those modern schoolgirls would wear. 可知作者認(rèn)為這個(gè)裙子不能蓋住任何東西,也就是認(rèn)為這個(gè)裙子太短了!故B正確。
【小題2】.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段I imagined walking into school and my friends’ jaws (下巴) dropping. Guys would ask me out, and I would be happy.可知如果我穿了這樣的衣服,我的同學(xué)們可能驚訝的下巴都要掉了。說(shuō)明他們會(huì)非常震驚。故A正確。
【小題3】B 推理題。根據(jù)Guys would ask me out, and I would be happy. I could buy it, no, — I should buy it. 可知如果我穿了這件衣服,男孩子胡請(qǐng)我出去,那樣我會(huì)很開(kāi)心,我能夠買(mǎi)!不是應(yīng)該把它買(mǎi)下來(lái)?芍髡呦露Q心要把這件衣服買(mǎi)下來(lái)。故B正確。
【小題4】C 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第3段The skirt did not change me. Though it fit well and might make me look good in the eyes of today’s world, it was not me. I am not a girl who wears cool clothes to fit in. 可知這件裙子并不能改變我的本質(zhì),而且穿上去和我的整個(gè)風(fēng)格不搭配。這個(gè)改變也許是錯(cuò)誤的。故C正確。
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