By May，after three months，I had lost22pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds．My friends would say “Alice，you look great！”or“How did you lose so much weight？”Those compliments made me feel good and confident．
Soon I dropped to110 pounds．A few of my friends told me that I needed to stop dieting，because I was starting to look sick. They brought me a present—— a bag of chocolates，which I later gave to my sister．My mother would come to my room，with tears in her eyes，and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop．My dad would leave worried messages on my cell phone at school，telling me that it would do serious harm to my body．
By mid-June，when school was coming to an end，I was down to an only alive state of 95 pounds．All of a sudden，I knew I had to do something．I guessed the number itself scared me．I recalled my doctor．He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying．I knew I was putting my life at risk，but for what？ To make those who love me worried？ Was it worthwhile to be thin？
Now I realize that models in magazines，TV and movies are not realistic．The price to pay for the“perfect body”is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder．And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are．
小題1:The underlined word“compliments”in Paragraph I probably means_____.
A．questionsB．praiseC．understandingD．experiences
小題2:Why did the author's mother come to her room in tears？
A．Because the mother was worried about her daughter's health．
B．Because the mother thought her daughter was brave enough．
C．Because the mother was sorry to have helped her daughter go on a diet．
D．Because the mother was deeply moved by her daughter's friends．
小題3:The author decided to stop dieting_______．
A．a(chǎn)fter her parents persuaded her out of it
B．when her weight dropped to 95 pounds
C．a(chǎn)fter she reached her goal of losing weight
D．a(chǎn)fter her friends told her to stop dieting
小題4:From the text we learn that _________.
A．there are no models with a perfect body in real life
B．it is too expensive for people to lose weight
C．you will be healthy as long as you stop dieting
D．a(chǎn)n unhealthy diet can lead to serious health problems

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：文章通過(guò)作者的親身經(jīng)歷告訴大家不健康的飲食會(huì)導(dǎo)致嚴(yán)重的健康問(wèn)題，有比身材更重要的東西。
小題1:猜詞題：從文章第一段的朋友的話(huà)：Alice，you look great！”or“How did you lose so much weight？可知這個(gè)單詞是“表?yè)P(yáng)”，選B
小題2:推理題：從第二段的句子：My mother would come to my room，with tears in her eyes，and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop．可知作者的媽媽是擔(dān)心她。選A
小題3:推理題：從第三段的句子：All of a sudden，I knew I had to do something．I guessed the number itself scared me．可知作者在減到95磅的時(shí)候，決定停止節(jié)食。選B
小題4:主旨題：從文章最后一段的句子：The price to pay for the“perfect body”is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder．And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are．可知文章的主旨是不健康的飲食會(huì)導(dǎo)致嚴(yán)重的健康問(wèn)題。選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章通過(guò)作者的親身經(jīng)歷告訴大家不健康的飲食會(huì)導(dǎo)致嚴(yán)重的健康問(wèn)題，有比身材更重要的東西。
閱讀本文時(shí)要注意作者組織本文的結(jié)構(gòu)：引題——論據(jù)——論點(diǎn)，只有把握了作者的中心論點(diǎn)，做題時(shí)才不會(huì)偏離議論中心，集中考查細(xì)節(jié)題和主旨題，在解答這類(lèi)問(wèn)題時(shí)要求學(xué)生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對(duì)性方法進(jìn)行閱讀，因?yàn)檫@類(lèi)題的答案在文章中可以直接找到。?
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