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.
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 modernB．very short
C．too expensiveD．poorly designed
小題2:The author thought if she went to school in this skirt her schoolmates would be ______.
A．shockedB．hurtC．confusedD．happier
小題3:The underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph indicates the author ______.
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
小題4:The author cried because ______.
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

試題分析： 本文敘述了一個女孩子到商店買衣服的事情，她選中了一件和她原來的風(fēng)格完全不一樣的裙子，最后還是發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣的決定也許會是錯誤的。
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)為這個裙子不能蓋住任何東西，也就是認(rèn)為這個裙子太短了！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。說明他們會非常震驚。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，男孩子胡請我出去，那樣我會很開心，我能夠買！不是應(yīng)該把它買下來�？芍髡呦露Q心要把這件衣服買下來。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風(fēng)格不搭配。這個改變也許是錯誤的。故C正確。
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A．intoB．a(chǎn)crossC．a(chǎn)boveD．a(chǎn)fter
小題10:
A．supposedB．embarrassedC．encouragedD．determined
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)greedB．sighedC．whisperedD．a(chǎn)rgued
小題12:
A．dirtB．glueC．paintD．wood
小題13:
A．removedB．touchedC．shookD．split
小題14:
A．putB．giveC．takeD．throw
小題15:
A．learnedB．expected C．rememberedD．recommended
小題16:
A．bathroomB．balconyC．basementD．bedroom
小題17:
A．curiouslyB．unwillinglyC．doubtfullyD．worriedly
小題18:
A．BeforeB．SinceC．AsD．Until
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)dmirationB．gratitudeC．sympathyD．regret
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)daptB．studyC．performD．please

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