How hard we have all prayed(祈禱) to grow up quickly, and looked forward to the happy days of being a grown-up and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have.
At last, you have grown up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you “young lady”. You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady. You are proud of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you-this young lady-heartily. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.
But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say; “Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone already.”
“No”, they say, “your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.” Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.
Another time you tell your grandma, “Grandma, see, I am a grown-up now.”
“Good, now, you can sit here and knit (編織) this for me while I go and have a rest.” To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes your work. You hear what she says, “Such a big girl can’t do such easy work.” You wish then you were a child again.
But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can’t help it. That’s the way it goes!
小題1:The passage is told about _______ problems.
A．a(chǎn) growing-up boy’sB．a(chǎn) teenage girl’s
C．a(chǎn)n old woman’sD．a(chǎn) grown-up’s
小題2:It is clear that the writer, as a teenager, ________.
A．is pleased with the present life
B．is unhappy about growing up
C．doesn’t think her, present life happy enough
D．knows happy life will come to her soon
小題3:How does she know her prayer has been answered?
A．People treat her as a young lady
B．She is no longer a kid.
C．People begin to call her teenager.
D．She can join women in all kinds of activities.
小題4:From what her parents say, we know _________.
A．they don’t believe she is already a teenager
B．it’s dangerous for a girl to spend money
C．they love her more than before
D．they still regard her as a child
小題5:Having heard her grandma’s criticism, _________.
A．she has to lie in bed, doing nothing
B．she knows she has already worked the whole afternoon
C．she wishes she were not growing up
D．she finds it isn’t her turn to do knitting
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小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:C
每個孩子都渴望長大，但是長大也有很多的煩惱。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段1,2行They call you “young lady”. You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady.可知文章是關(guān)于a teenage girl’s所面臨的問題。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)文章3,4兩段可知作為年輕人也會面臨著很多的問題，長大以后的生活并不是那么的幸福。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)四2段1,2行They call you “young lady”. You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady.可知人們把她當(dāng)成年輕人來看待。
小題4:推理題。根據(jù)文章第3段3,4行If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.” Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.可知父母并沒有真正地把她當(dāng)成大人，還把她當(dāng)成孩子，認(rèn)為她不能自己管理好錢。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第4段最后一句You wish then you were a child again.
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