Question

It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn't see things ___26___ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped 　 27　 would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't　 28　 . But her mother's mind was made up.

Three days later. Carmen got new glasses and instructions 　29 . her doctor. "All of the kids will think I'm silly. " Carmen said. Her mother 　30　 and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful as before, she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.

The next day. Carmen kept the 　 31　 in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling　 32

Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.

Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What's the 　 33 ?" she asked.

"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It's very _34__ and I can 't lose it. "

Carmen and her friends began to 　 35　 the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better _36_ she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so _37_ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 38　 . It was the ring.

"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.

"Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I _39_ thought we'd find it." She paused(停頓). “Hey, 1 didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!"

Carmen had 　40　 that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.

"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.

26. a. clearly 　　　　　　 B. carefully 　　　　　 C. freely 　　　　　　 D. quickly

27. a. everybody　　　 B. anybody 　　　　 C. somebody 　　　　　 D. nobody

28. a. explain　　　　　 　 B. care　　　　　　 　 C. agree 　　　　　　　 D. understand

29. a. by　　　　　　　 　 B. from　　　　　　 　 C. like 　　　　　 D. to

30. a. relaxed　　　　　　 B. cheered　　　　 C. smiled　　　　 D. jumped

31. A. ring　　　　　　 B. keys　　　 　　 C. book 　　　　　 　 D. glasses

32. A. tired 　　　　　　　 B. unhappy 　　　　 C. afraid 　　　　　　 D. serious

33. A. matter 　　　　　　 B. reason 　　　　 C. question 　　　　　 D. secret

34. A. special 　　　　　　 B. common 　　　　 C. cheap 　　　　　　　 D. heavy

35 A. ask for 　　　　　　 B. wait for 　　　　　 C. look for　　　　 D. pay for

36 A. though 　　　　　　　 B. if 　　　　　　 C. because 　　　　　D. as

37. A. natural 　　　　 B. new 　　　　　　 C. dirty 　　　　　　　 D. different

38. A. ears 　　　　　　　 B. feet 　　　　　　　 C. eyes 　　　　　　　 D. hands

39 A. still 　　　　　　　 B. ever 　　　　　　　 C. never 　　　　 D. often

40 A. heard 　　　　　　　 B. forgotten 　　　　　 C. found 　　　　　 D. imagined

Answer 1

【主旨大意】本文講述了卡門起初由于眼睛看不清楚東西，害怕戴眼鏡。但直到有一天，在幫助朋友找到戒指后，發現戴著眼鏡并不是件很難看的事情。

26.A 由下文“Carmen got new glasses”可知，她一直看不清東西。

27.D 她不想戴眼鏡的原因是她不想讓別人知道她眼近視，所以她希望沒有人知道這件事情。

28.C 因她不希望別人知道她眼近視，所以當媽媽帶她去看眼醫時，她沒有“同意”。

29.B 句意：她從醫生那里獲得了新眼鏡和說明書。get...from... 從……獲得……

30.C 句意：她媽媽笑了笑并搖搖頭。

31. D由上文“Carmen got new glasses”和下文“She took the glasses out and put them on.”可推知，卡門把眼鏡放在口袋里。

32.B 由上下文可知，她害怕戴眼鏡，所以她“不高興地”。

33.A 由答語“My ring is gone!”可知答案，What's the matter?意為“什么事？”

34.A 由下文“I can't lose it.”可知，這個戒指非常是“特別的”。

35.C 戒指丟了，她們在“尋找”。

36.B 句意：卡門意識到，如果能看得較清楚的話，她會做得更好。

37.D 由于卡門眼近視，戴上眼鏡與不戴眼鏡當然是“不同的”。

38.C 依據“She looked down at the ground”可知是“眼睛”。

39.C句意：特里薩原以為從來不會找到。

40.B 句意：卡門已經忘記了他還戴著新眼鏡。