Question

【題目】閱讀短文，按照題目要求用英語回答問題。

As any younger brother will tell you, having a big brother involves a lot of walking in someone else’s shadow, especially when you have a brother who is a typical example of “cool”. For years I wanted to do everything my elder brother Tyson did, but no matter how hard I tried, I was always the neglected (被忽略的) one. My legs just weren’t made to run like his. I could never play football or basketball well.

I probably would have continued trying to keep up with him for the rest of my high school career, but when my family moved, everything changed. Tyson left for college, so I had to start at a new school all by myself. This new start gave me an opportunity to redefine myself and discover an entirely new version of “cool”.

I don’t know what made me decide to try some new activities at the new school, but one day I chanced to show up for an after-school meeting of the Science Olympiad team. I had always been fascinated with chemistry, biology, and math, but since those interests hadn’t fit Tyson’s definition of “cool”, I had never pursued them. On this day, for some reason, I did.

As we organized teams, prepared resources and practiced answering questions, I felt more connected than I ever had to any sports team. I didn’t feel as though I needed to keep up with anybody else; I was finally with peers who understood me. It was so good to feel accepted for what I’m good at. For the first time in my life, I actually felt cool. Now I know who I am! I’m Tyson’s little brother, but that’s only part of my identity. I’m a cool guy in my own way, too. I’m relieved to know that “cool” has a much broader definition than what I used to think.

【1】How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 1? (no more than 8 words)

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【2】What changes offered a new start to the author after his family moved? (no more than 15 words)

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【3】According to Paragraph 3, what marked the turning point in the author’s growth? (no more than 7 words)

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【4】What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about? (no more than 10 words)

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【5】What is your example of “cool”? Please explain why. (no more than 20 words)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Receiving less attention than someone else.

Or: Being/Feeling less successful than someone else.

Or: Being/Feeling neglected.

【2】That his brother left for college and he changed schools.

Or: Tyson’s leaving for college and the author’s going to/attending a new school.

【3】Joining the Science Olympiad team.

Or: That he joined the Science Olympiad team.

Or: Discovering his true interests (in science).

【4】(How) the author discovered a broader definition of “cool”.

Or: He has discovered his own way to be cool.

Or: He found his own identity.

【5】Playing football well is cool because I can show how strong I am.

Or: Playing the piano is cool because it can give me joy.

Or: Helping the poor is cool because it can give them hope and bring me pleasure.

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者一直活在哥哥泰森的陰影下，他的哥哥很酷，所以他總是被忽略。但當(dāng)哥哥離開去上大學(xué)，他獨自開始學(xué)校生活時，通過加入學(xué)校的Science Olympiad，他找到了真正的自己，也按自己的理解重新定義了”酷”。

【1】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段的As any younger brother will tell you, having a big brother involves a lot of walking in someone else’s shadow, especially when you have a brother who is a typical example of “cool”. For years I wanted to do everything my elder brother Tyson did, but no matter how hard I tried, I was always the neglected one.可知，就像任何一個弟弟會告訴你的那樣，有一個大哥哥意味著走在別人的影子里，尤其是當(dāng)你有一個很“酷”的哥哥時。多年以來，我想做我的哥哥泰森做的一切，但是無論我怎么努力，我總是被忽略的一個。根據(jù)句意，尤其是I was always the neglected one可推測，劃線部分的意思是“得不到關(guān)注/被忽略”。故填:Receiving less attention than someone else.

Or: Being/Feeling less successful than someone else.

Or: Being/Feeling neglected.

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的but when my family moved, everything changed. Tyson left for college, so I had to start at a new school all by myself. (但當(dāng)我們搬家時，一切都改變了。泰森去上大學(xué)了，所以我不得不獨自在一個新的學(xué)校開始)可知，搬家后，作者的哥哥去上大學(xué)以及作者獨自開始新學(xué)校的生活給了作者他新的開始。故填:That his brother left for college and he changed schools.

Or: Tyson’s leaving for college and the author’s going to/attending a new school.

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的I had always been fascinated with chemistry, biology, and math, but since those interests hadn’t fit Tyson’s definition of “cool”, I had never pursued them. On this day, for some reason, I did. (我一直對化學(xué)、生物和數(shù)學(xué)著迷，但因為這些興趣不符合泰森對“酷”的定義，所以我從來沒有追求過。這一天，出于某種原因，我參加了)可知，參加Science Olympiad隊是作者成長的轉(zhuǎn)折點，因為他選擇不再做哥哥的“影子”。故填:Joining the Science Olympiad team.

Or: That he joined the Science Olympiad team.

Or: Discovering his true interests (in science).

【4】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)本段的主要內(nèi)容，尤其是Now I know who I am! I’m Tyson’s little brother, but that’s only part of my identity. I’m a cool guy in my own way, too. I’m relieved to know that “cool” has a much broader definition than what I used to think.(現(xiàn)在我知道我是誰了！我是泰森的弟弟，但那只是我身份的一部分。按照我自的方式，我也是個很酷的人。知道酷的定義比我以前認(rèn)為的要寬泛得多，我感到很欣慰)可知，本段主要講述了作者找到了自己的身份以及自己對酷的定義。故填:(How) the author discovered a broader definition of “cool”.

Or: He has discovered his own way to be cool.

Or: He found his own identity.

【5】

開放性題目。只要回答出自己認(rèn)為什么很酷，以及原因即可。故可填:Playing football well is cool because I can show how strong I am.

Or: Playing the piano is cool because it can give me joy.

Or: Helping the poor is cool because it can give them hope and bring me pleasure.