When I was young I wanted to be a model，so when a national contest was staged，I convinced my parents to take me for an audition(試演). I was selected and told I had potential．They said that for only$900 I could attend a weekend event which dozens of the most prestigious(有聲望的)modeling agencies from around the world would attend．At l 3，my hopes of fame and fortune clouded all judgment and I begged my parents to let me go．We have never been rich，but they saw my enthusiasm and agreed．

I imagined being signed by some famous model companies．For months，any boredom or disappointment I faced was pushed aside because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model．I thought I would grace the covers of famous magazines!

Of course，I wasn’t signed，but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5'9”(about 1．75metres)I could be a success．I prayed for a growth spurt(沖刺)because I could not imagine giving up my dream．I made an appointment with a local modeling agency and the agent demanded$500 for classes．$500 for a photo shoot and $300 for other expenses．My parents only agreed after hours and hours of me begging．

The agency sent me out on a few auditions，but with every day I didn’t receive a call，I grew more depressed．The final straw came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling．There was an open call in New York City．We spent hours driving and another few hours waiting．only to be told that I was too short．I was devastated(極度不安的)．

Years later，I realized that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn’t actually love modeling，just the idea of it．I wanted to be special and 1 was innocently determined to reach an impossible goal．The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future．

1.What’s the main reason why the author wanted to be a model?

A．She won a national contest．

B．She wanted to get reputation and wealth．

C．She was urged by some modeling agencies．

D．She had full potential to be a successful model．

2.What’s the author’s parents’attitude toward her dream?

A．Encouraging． B．Worried．

C．Doubtful． D．Enthusiastic．

3.What was it that made the author end her attempt to become a model?

A．Her parents were strongly against it．

B．She realized that it was impossible for her．

C．Even a local modeling agency turned her down．

D．She realized that she didn’t actually love the idea of modeling.

4.The underlined phrase‘'The final straw”probably means __________ .

A．the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry, etc

B．the final result that she was admired by the model company

C．the final audition given by the famous agency

D．the decision that she made at last not to be a model any more

 

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：作者通過(guò)親身經(jīng)歷告訴我們，每個(gè)人都可能盲目地設(shè)立目標(biāo)，因?yàn)椴磺袑?shí)際而遭受失敗。但是，從失敗中汲取的經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)卻能讓我們受益終生。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句中的At 13，my hopes of fame and fortune clouded all judgement可知，作者出于對(duì)名利的渴望而想要成為模特。故選B。

2.觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩句以及第三段最后一句可知，作者的父母并不支持女兒，談不上“鼓勵(lì)”或“熱情”，但是也沒(méi)有反對(duì)，談不上“擔(dān)憂”，因此，他們對(duì)女兒的夢(mèng)想能否成功實(shí)現(xiàn)是持懷疑的態(tài)度。故選C。

3.推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，作者因?yàn)樯砀邌?wèn)題屢遭模特公司的拒絕，由此推斷，她意識(shí)到自己不可能成為模特了。D項(xiàng)容易被誤選，根據(jù)最后一段第一句的it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling，just the idea of it.(這使我意識(shí)到，我并不是真正熱愛(ài)模特職業(yè)，我只是喜歡這個(gè)想法)，可知D項(xiàng)與原文意思相悖。故選B。

4.詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文的only to be told that I was too short以及I was devastated.可知，The final straw指的是作者終于不能忍受的最后一件事，故選A。

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