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【題目】It takes Te’Anne Collins more than an hour to get to school by bus. But for her, it is worth it. Te’Anne is one of many talented students who will attend an interview for a musical theatre program at Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts. “She is someone with unbelievable talent, ” says her music teacher, Ann Merriam . “Te’Anne works two jobs, so she can support her studies and living expense.”

Te’Anne has come a long way since she first came to Wexford collegiate in 9th grade. She was new to the school and started going out with the wrong crowd. Her negative lifestyle and attitude caused her scores to decline steadily. It was Ann Merriam who pulled her aside. “She told me that she didn’t even know who I was and that she often heard bad things about me, ” says Te’Anne. “When I think about it now, I deserved it.” Now in Grade 12, Te’Anne has fought her way to the front of the stage and has earned her place as an important member of Wexford Gleeks — a club that Ann Merriam has been running for over 20 years.

Ann Merriam is the founder of the famous musical theatre program, which has been attracting audiences for years. A bit of a maverick(獨行其是者)，she quietly started the program in the 80’s on a shoestring budget, despite an important leader’s disagreement at the beginning. Wexford Gleeks is now one of the top competitors at the 2013 Show Choir Canada competition. Te’Anne’s story began to spread and soon telephone calls came flooding in the school board from kids’ parents, because they knew Ann Merriam never gave up on any student.

【1】Te’Anne thinks a long bus journey is worthy, because she ______.

A. gets permission to attend Wexford Collegiate.

B. is praised by her music teacher for her talent.

C. gets an opportunity for a musical theatre program.

D. is able to support her studies and living expenses.

【2】When Te’Anne was in Grade 9, she ______.

A. made a good friendship with her teachers.

B. worked two jobs to support her school fees.

C. attended an interview for a musical program.

D. behaved badly and associated with the wrong crowd.

【3】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Te’Anne often heard of Ann Merriam in Grade 9.

B. Ann Merriam has managed Wexford Collegiate for 20 years.

C. Ann Merriam regretted founding the musical theatre program.

D. Te’Anne stepped on the stage of Wexford Gleeks in Grade 12.

【4】 From Paragraph 3, it can be inferred that ____.

A. Wexford Gleeks is a common art school.

B. Ann is the only leader of Wexford Gleeks.

C. more people want to attend Wexford Gleeks.

D. Wexford Gleeks only pays attention to smart students.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述安妮九年級時由于初來學(xué)校，同不良人士交往且行為不佳，后來經(jīng)過Ann Merriam的點撥，擺脫了負(fù)面的生活方式，經(jīng)過自己的努力成為了Wexford Gleeks——一個著名合唱團成員之一。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第三句Te’Anne is one of many talented students who will attend an interview for a musical theatre program安妮是眾多將參加一個音樂戲劇節(jié)目面試的聰明學(xué)生之一，可知這就是她認(rèn)為這段公交旅程有價值的原因，故選C

【2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二三句She was new to the school and started going out with the wrong crowd. Her negative lifestyle and attitude caused her scores to decline steadily.她剛來學(xué)校便誤交壞朋友。她消極的生活方式與態(tài)度使她的學(xué)分一直下降，可知她表現(xiàn)很差且同不良人士交往，故選D

【3】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Now in Grade 12, Te’Anne has fought her way to the front of the stage and has earned her place as an important member of Wexford Gleeks現(xiàn)在是12年級了，安妮努力成為了Wexford Gleeks的一員，可知12年級時安妮站在了Wexford Gleeks的舞臺上，故選D

【4】C推理分析題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句Te’Anne’s story began to spread and soon telephone calls came flooding in the school board from kids’ parents, because they knew Ann Merriam never gave up on any student.安妮的故事傳播開來，許多家長打來電話，因為他們知道安不會放棄任何一個學(xué)生，家長打電話給安就是希望自己的孩子也能加入Wexford Gleeks，故越來越多的人想加入Wexford Gleeks，故選C