"I didn’t hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes’ and it was announced again."
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana—she was still on cloud nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete（比賽）."She’s always been my role model. I’ve danced with her since I was six. She’s been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I’ve learned to get over bad life’s experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
One of those bad life’s experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the hard days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to(除…之外) many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don’t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."
小題1:What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．hard to believeB．hard to forget
C．very happyD．very satisfied
小題2:Shelley’ dance teacher was present in her competition mainly because _______.
A．she just expected to help Shelly to move on
B．she wanted to stay with Shelly when in need
C．she experienced as many difficulties as Shelly
D．she played an important role in Shelly’s life
小題3: How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?
A．1.B．2.C．3.D．4.
小題4:What happened to Shelly before 2004 according to the passage?
A．She wrote to her brother to get through difficulties.
B．She succeeded in competing for Miss Louisiana Teen.
C．She had his younger brother killed in a car accident.
D．She gave kids and teens suggestions about road safety.
小題5:If you are asked to find a proper title for the passage, you choose_________.
A．Miss Teen USA 2004B．A life changing event
C．Never to lose yourselfD．Bad experiences help

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
本文主要講述的shelley的巨變。作為路易斯安那州妙齡小姐（Miss Louisiana Teen），她走遍了全州，向青少年宣揚醉酒駕車的禍害。作為美國妙齡小姐（Miss Teen USA）的任務，Shelley會繼續(xù)向青少年宣揚安全駕駛，以及其他有益于青少年的事。 
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)上下文語境可知。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段倒數(shù)二，三兩行可知。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章可知有到賽場上的older brother, her brother Brad和shelley.
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。結合文章第一段和第四段可知。
小題5:主旨理解題。
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