When I was young, I wanted to be a model, so when a national competition was nearby, I asked my parents to take me for an audition(試演) and they agreed, I was selected and told I had potential. They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event that a number of the most famous modeling agenies(中介) from around the world would attend. At 13, my hopes of fame and fortune(名利) clouded my judgment and I begged my parents to let me go. We have never been rich, but they saw my enthusiasm and at last they agreed.
I imagined being signed by some famous model companies. For .months, any boredom or disappointment that I faced disappeared because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model. I thought I would appear in 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 1.75 meters) I could be a success. I sprayed for a growth spurt(沖刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream. I met with a local modeling agency and the agent required $500 for classes, $500 for a photo shoot(拍攝), and $300 for other fees. My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.
The agency sent me out on a few auditions but with every day I did not receive a call, I grew more disappointed. The final chance came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling. There was an open call(公開挑it) in New York City. We spent hours driving and spent another few hours waiting, only to be told that I was too short, I could hardly stand it.
Years later, I realize that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling, just the idea of it.1 wanted to be special and I naively(天真地)decided to reach an impossible goal. The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.
小題1:The author wanted to be a model, because_______.
A．she won a national contest
B．she wanted to be famous and rich
C．she was urged by some modeling agencies
D．she had full potential to be a successful model
小題2:The author's parents' attitude toward her dream is_______.
A．encouragingB．doubtfulC．worriedD．excited
小題3:The author finally stopped dreaming to become a model mainly because_______.
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
小題4:From her experience of struggling to be a model, the author learned that
A．where there is a will there is a way
B．being a model is not so easy
C．we should have our own judgment and should not just follow others
D．we might set unpractical goals but the experiences can help us grow.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：這篇文章講述了作者在她的模特夢的奮斗過程中，意識到我們可能會給自己設(shè)立一些不切實(shí)際的夢想，但是實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想的經(jīng)歷卻能幫助我們成長。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章At 13, my hopes of fame and fortune(名利) clouded my judgment and I begged my parents to let me go.可知，作者想成為一名模特，是因?yàn)樗氤雒�，并變得富有。故選B
小題2:推斷題。根據(jù)文章My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.可知，作者的父母對作者的夢想是持懷疑態(tài)度的。故選B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章Years later, I realize that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling,可知，作者最終放棄了成為一個(gè)模特的夢想的主要原因是她意識到那對她來說不可能的。故選B
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.可知，作者在她的模特夢的奮斗過程中，意識到我們可能會給自己設(shè)立一些不切實(shí)際的夢想，但是實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想的經(jīng)歷卻能幫助我們成長。故選D
點(diǎn)評：文章較長，學(xué)生可以采用首先對第一自然段的內(nèi)容進(jìn)行讀懂，然后將每段的第一句話進(jìn)行閱讀，理解每段的中心。本文細(xì)節(jié)題諸多，學(xué)生在解答此類文章時(shí)，可以根據(jù)文章中每段第一句話進(jìn)行快速的閱讀，然后迅速看題，在題目中找到關(guān)鍵字，再到文章中找到相對應(yīng)的出處，仔細(xì)的對比，快速定位，是解答此類題目最有效的方法。
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