Although she was seemingly perfect in everyone's eyes, I wanted to be everything that she wasn't and yet a million times more perfect. Brittany was so intimidating and violent, but I wanted to be serene (平静的) and not at all confrontational.

　　 I found Brittany's online profile a few weeks ago. She still had the same chubby (圆胖的) face and mocking (嘲笑的) smile, and had posted half­naked pictures of herself. But as I read on, I realized that Brittany had died in a drunken driving accident a year ago. She had been 16 and pregnant at the time. Suddenly my perception (感知) of Brittany changed from a bad influence into a struggling little girl whose life was taken before she could understand right from wrong. My experience with Brittany taught me that though we are all naive in our youth, the choices we make will impact on us forever. I will always remember Brittany as that loud, overconfident girl. A part of that shy insecure person I used to be will always keep me humble.

　　1．From the first three paragraphs, we can conclude that ________.

　　A．the author was trying to avoid conflict with Brittany

　　B．the author secretly envied Brittany for being popular

　　C．Brittany's appearance made her popular with the boys

　　D．the author was puzzled at how a girl like Brittany could be so popular

　　2．Which of the following is TRUE about Brittany?

　　A．She didn't mean to hurt the author.

　　B．She took delight in hurting others.

　　C．Her confidence came from her popularity.

　　D．She was excellent at sport.

　　3．From the text we learn that the author ________.

　　A．was afraid of Brittany and followed her lead

　　B．saw the impact that low self­esteem can leave

　　C．was jealous and determined to be better than Brittany

　　D．knew that she and Brittany were two very different people

　　4．From the last paragraph we can infer that ________.

　　A．the author believes that people don't change

　　B．the author feels Brittany deserved what she got

　　C．the author's attitude toward Brittany changed from dislike to pity

　　D．the author believes that how you are in your youth will decide your future

　　答案：

　　Ⅰ.1.in　2.no　3.from　4.illegal 5．is being built　6.were destroyed

　　7．was being repaired　8.is expected 9．will be lost　10.has been translated

Ⅱ.1.didn't have access to　2. the same rights as　3.concentrate on　4.At one time　5.were