Question

【題目】 Pat McGee noticed her daughter hadn't returned to the dentist's waiting room just before her surgery(外科手術(shù)) was supposed to start.

She walked to the bathroom and found Jessica McDaniels, 32, in there, crying.

McGee took her daughter into her arms.

"We're going to say goodbye to the old JessicA." she said. "And hi to the new Jessica."

McDaniels, from St. Louis, US, had been wishing for this day since high school, when the bullying ( 欺凌) about her teeth started. Now that it was finally happening, she was nervous.

It was a social media ( 社交媒體) post two months ago that got her there. Someone posted a photo of McDaniels with a comment about her overbite ( 齙牙) — a serious problem that affects the teeth. The post was shared many times, with many people making mean remarks about her appearance.

The bullies didn't know the road McDaniels had traveled. She experienced nine operations (手術(shù)) on her ears from age 2 to 12 years old. She was almost deaf in her right ear. Her adult teeth didn't start coming in until she was 11 or 12, and doctors couldn't understand why they were pushed outward. It got worse as she got older.

McDaniels had been trying for years to get her teeth fixeD. but it was always too expensive.

When her story got out, dentists wanted to help her. One of them, Maryann Udy, got in touch with McDaniels and offered her a new smile — free of charge.

McDaniels wasn't sure at first, so she called her mother.

She told McDaniels that Udy was her angel. "You need to do it," she told her daughter.

The surgery was long and complicated （復(fù)雜的）. It took weeks for the swelling(腫塊) to go down, and several more months before McDaniels new smile was ready.

Later that year, she looked at her old photos online and smiled. "I loved her," she said.

"She's grateful to be in less pain, to be on the path to a new smile. Sometimes, though, it feels like something is missing from who she was."

Still, she loves taking selfies ( 自拍) and admiring her new appearance.

"I looked good before," she said. "I look even better now."

【1】How did McDaniels feel before the surgery?

A.GratefulB.Anxious.C.Hopeful.D.Annoyed.

【2】What does the underlined word " it" in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A.The creation of her new smile.B.The comfort from her mother.

C.The bullying about her teeth.D.Finding out the cause of her disease.

【3】What's the right order for the following events in the passage?

1A dentist offered Jessica a free surgery.

2Jessica had nine operations from age 2 to 12 years old.

3 Jessica loves taking selfies.

4Jessica's photo was

5Jessica was born overbite.

A. B.

C. D.

【4】We can infer from the last four paragraphs that McDaniels

A.couldn't wait to take selfies after the surgery

B.became more confident about herself after the surgery

C.wasn't satisfied with her new appearance

D.didn't want her photo on social media again

【5】In the third to last paragraph(倒數(shù)第三段) McDaniels said "it feels like something is missing". What do you think is no longer in her life?

A.the sadnessB.the sweet smile

C.the appearance of overbiteD.lack of confidence

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述麥克丹尼爾天生齙牙，她在上學(xué)時期經(jīng)常受到欺負，后來她的照片被傳到社交媒體上，得到了醫(yī)生們免費的治療，現(xiàn)在她更加自信了。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Now that it was finally happening, she was nervous可知，他是緊張的，焦慮的，故選B。

【2】代詞指代題。根據(jù)McDaniels, from St. Louis, US, had been wishing for this day since high school, when the bullying ( 欺凌) about her teeth started以及"She's grateful to be in less pain, to be on the path to a new smile可知，麥克丹尼爾自從她上高中時就期待這一天以及她很感激自己不再那么痛苦，能夠重新微笑，所以it代指微笑的產(chǎn)生，故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)全文可知，杰西卡天生齙牙，在她2-12歲時接受了9次手術(shù)。盡管她想修復(fù)她的牙齒，但是這個需要很多錢。兩個月前，她的照片被傳到網(wǎng)上，被人們分享許多次，一個牙醫(yī)想要免費幫助她，最后杰西卡喜歡自拍和微笑，讓她重拾自信。根據(jù)順序可知，故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后四段可知，那年之后，她會在網(wǎng)上看自己的照片，并根據(jù)she loves taking selfies ( 自拍) and admiring her new appearance“她愛自拍和欣賞她的外形”以及I looked good before," she said. "I look even better now."“我過去看起來很好，現(xiàn)在更好了”可知，她在術(shù)后對自己更加有信心了，故選B。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)"She's grateful to be in less pain, to be on the path to a new smile.Sometimes, though, it feels like something is missing from who she was."Still, she loves taking selfies ( 自拍) and admiring her new appearance."I looked good before," she said. "I look even better now."“她很感激能少受些痛苦，能走上新的微笑之路。但有時候，她會覺得自己少了些什么�！安贿^,她喜歡自拍,欣賞她的新外表。”我以前看起來不錯，”她說�！拔椰F(xiàn)在看起來好多了�！笨芍�，她現(xiàn)在喜歡笑了，而且喜歡自拍，所以她不再沒有自信，故選D。