阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
I’ve always been creative since I was a little girl. My childhood was filled with arts, crafts ( 手工 ) and music, and every day was an exciting adventure of creation.
Somewhere along the way, however, I lost touch with my creative self. At 21, I landed a job at a big insurance company out of my business degree. I would go to the office, sit at my desk and repeat the same work five days a week 9 to 5. The days were long and tedious . Working this way for one year was painful enough, let alone a lifetime. Before long I decided to make a change.
One thing I had developed an interest in was sewing, so I took a sewing course at a community college. It was only a five-week course but it awakened my interest and got my confidence up.
As I dreamt bigger, I began looking into college courses for Fashion Design and three months later I signed up for a part-time design course. I attended classes two nights a week. Although exhausting, it gave me energy, enthusiasm and happiness.
As it became clearer that fashion was what I wanted to do full time, the reality of my day-to-day work at the insurance company became harder. I felt bored. No energy, no motivation and zero fulfilment ( 满足感 ).
I knew I needed to make a bigger change. After struggling for quite a while, I made a difficult decision—leaving my job and studying my design course full time. Two years later I got my diploma.
The last few years have been exciting because I’ve been following my heart to do what I love. Today I am living a creative life as the designer of my own fashion brand.
Sometimes it’s hard to make a change, but I’m so glad I set the wheels of change in motion with that very small first step because it has led me to where I am today.
1 ． What was the author interested in when she was a little girl? (no more than 10 words)
2 ． What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 mean? (1 word)
3 ． How did the author feel when she was taking the part-time design course? (no more than 10 words)
4 ． What did the author do to get back to her creative life? Give two of the facts. (no more than 15 words)
5 ． Do you consider the author as your role model? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
1 ． She was interested in arts, crafts and music.
Or: She was interested in creative things.
2 ． Boring./Dull./Uninteresting.
3 ． She felt/was energetic, enthusiastic and happy.
Or: She was filled with energy, enthusiasm and happiness.
4 ． She quit/quitted her job and took the fashion-design course.
Or: She attended a sewing class and took a part-time design course.
5 ． Yes, (I do). She has the courage to follow her heart and do what she really likes.
Or: Yes, (I do). I’d like to live a creative life and make changes when necessary as she. Or: No, (I don’t). I don’t like changes and I want to live a secure life.
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者坚持做自己真正喜欢做的事情，最后取得了成功。
1. 考查细节理解。根据文章第一段内容 “I’ve always been creative since I was a little girl. My childhood was filled with arts, crafts ( 手工 ) and music, and every day was an exciting adventure of creation. （从我还是一个小女孩的时候起，我就很有创造力。我的童年充满了艺术、手工艺和音乐，每一天都是令人兴奋的创作冒险。） ” 可知，从作者还是一个小女孩的时候起，她就对有创意的东西感兴趣，对艺术、手工艺和音乐感兴趣。故答案为 She was interested in arts, crafts and music./ She was interested in creative things.
2. 考查词义猜测。根据画线单词所在句后句 “Working this way for one year was painful enough, let alone a lifetime. Before long I decided to make a change. （这样工作一年已经够痛苦的了，更别说一辈子了。不久我决定做出改变。） ” 可知，作者现在的工作让她感到痛苦，她并不喜欢这份工作。再根据第五段内容 “As it became clearer that fashion was what I wanted to do full time, the reality of my day-to-day work at the insurance company became harder. I felt bored. No energy, no motivation and zero fulfilment ( 满足感 ). （当我越来越清楚地意识到时尚是我全职想要做的事情时，我在保险公司的日常工作变得更加困难。我觉得无聊。没有活力，没有动力，没有满足感。） ” 可知，作者真正喜欢的是和时尚相关的工作，保险公司的工作让她感觉无聊。由此可知，画线单词所在句表示的是，在保险公司工作的日子漫长而乏味。故答案为 Boring./Dull./Uninteresting.
3. 考查细节理解。根据文章第四段内容 “As I dreamt bigger, I began looking into college courses for Fashion Design and three months later I signed up for a part-time design course. I attended classes two nights a week. Although exhausting, it gave me energy, enthusiasm and happiness. （当我的梦想更大的时候，我开始研究时装设计的大学课程，三个月后我报名参加了一个兼职设计课程。我每周上两晚课。虽然很累，但它给了我活力、热情和快乐。） ” 可知，在参加了兼职设计课程后，作者感觉充满了活力、热情和快乐。故答案为 She felt/was energetic, enthusiastic and happy./ She was filled with energy, enthusiasm and happiness.
4. 考查细节理解。根据文章第三段关键句 “One thing I had developed an interest in was sewing, so I took a sewing course at a community college. （我对缝纫产生了兴趣，所以我在一所社区大学上了缝纫课。） ” ，第四段关键句 “As I dreamt bigger, I began looking into college courses for Fashion Design and three months later I signed up for a part-time design course. （当我的梦想更大的时候，我开始研究时装设计的大学课程，三个月后我报名参加了一个兼职设计课程。） ” 和倒数第三段内容 “I knew I needed to make a bigger change. After struggling for quite a while, I made a difficult decision—leaving my job and studying my design course full time. Two years later I got my diploma. （我知道我需要做出更大的改变。经过一段时间的挣扎，我做出了一个艰难的决定，离开我的工作，并全职学习我的设计课程。两年后我拿到了毕业证书。） ” 可知，作者为了恢复她有创造力的生活，她参加了一个缝纫班，并参加了一个兼职设计课程，辞去了工作，去上时装设计课，根据题目要求，从中选出两点事实即可，不超过 15 个词。故答案为 She quit/quitted her job and took the fashion-design course./ She attended a sewing class and took a part-time design course.
5. 开放题。题目询问 “ 你认为作者是你的榜样吗？请解释一下原因。 ” 本题为开放性试题，根据自己的理解，言之有理，符合文章内容即可，不超过 20 个词，如果答案是肯定的，原因可以是 “She has the courage to follow her heart and do what she really likes. （她有勇气追随自己的心，做自己真正喜欢的事。） ” ；如果答案是否定的，原因可以是 “I don’t like changes and I want to live a secure life. （我不喜欢变化，我想过安全的生活。） ” 。故答案为 Yes, (I do). She has the courage to follow her heart and do what she really likes./ Yes, (I do). I’d like to live a creative life and make changes when necessary as she./ No, (I don’t). I don’t like changes and I want to live a secure life.