Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new ____124____ in high school.

____125____ , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to the cheerleading tryouts ( 选拔赛 ). She was competing against very talented ( 有天赋的 ) girls, and she knew it would be ____126____ for her to be chosen. Two hours later, the judge read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart ____127____ as the list ended without her name. Feeling ____128____ , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was ____129____ . She moved on to English and history, and was happy to find that she didn’t have any trouble with these subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to ____130____ math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school newspaper but was told that they had enough ____131____ for the newspaper already. Jenna smiled ____132____ and left. “Why is high school so ______133______ ?” she sighed.

Later in ______134______ class, Jenna tried to figure out the problems that had given her so much ______135______ . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she collected her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to ______136______ at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to ______137______ . High school was just as her mum had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond. The challenge is to become the ______138______ fish you can be.”

124 ． A ． subjects B ． decisions C ． challenges D ． exercises

125 ． A ． Therefore B ． However C ． Otherwise D ． Besides

126 ． A ． difficult B ． easy C ． boring D ． interesting

127 ． A ． jumped B ． sank C ． stopped D ． raced

128 ． A ． strange B ． happy C ． awful D ． lonely

129 ． A ． struggling B ． improving C ． working D ． complaining

130 ． A ． put up B ． prepare for C ． worry about D ． give up

131 ． A ． speakers B ． readers C ． cheerleaders D ． writers

132 ． A ． widely B ． weakly C ． excitedly D ． brightly

133 ． A ． similar B ． ordinary C ． different D ． familiar

134 ． A ． physics B ． history C ． English D ． maths

135 ． A ． pleasure B ． hope C ． trouble D ． sorrow

136 ． A ． fit in B ． look out C ． stay up D ． get around

137 ． A ． swim B ． try C ． ask D ． escape

138 ． A ． slimmest B ． smallest C ． best D ． gentlest

答案

C    125 ． B    126 ． A    127 ． B    128 ． C    129 ． A    130 ． C    131 ． D    132 ． B    133 ． C    134 ． D    135 ． C    136 ． A    137 ． B    138 ． C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了原来在初中很受欢迎的 Jenna 进入高中后面临着许多挑战，一开始她很挫败，之后她调整心态，努力迎接挑战。

124 ．考查名词词义辨析。句意：珍娜是韦斯特伍德中学的一名受欢迎的女孩，她以全班第一名的成绩毕业，并准备好迎接高中的新挑战。 A. subjects 科目； B. decisions 决定； C. challenges 挑战； D. exercises 练习。呼应最后一段的 “The challenge” 讲刚初中毕业的珍娜准备在高中迎接新的挑战。故选 C 项。

125 ．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，高中不同。 A. Therefore 因此； B. However 然而； C. Otherwise 否则； D. Besides 此外。由上文的 “Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class ( 珍娜是韦斯特伍德中学的一名受欢迎的女孩，她以全班第一名的成绩毕业 )” 可知，珍娜在初中如鱼得水，但下文的 “the list ended without her name ( 名单上没有她的名字 )” 讲了珍娜在高中遇到的挫折，可得出上下文转折关系，表高中与初中不一样，用 However 。故选 B 项。

126 ．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她与非常有天赋的女孩竞争，她知道自己很难被选中。 A. difficult 困难的； B. easy 简单的； C. boring 无聊的； D. interesting 有趣的。由上文的 “She was competing against very talented ( 有天赋的 ) girls ( 她与非常有天赋的女孩竞争 )” 和下文的 “the list ended without her name ( 名单上没有她的名字 )” 可知，珍娜知道自己很难被选中进啦啦队。故选 A 项。

127 ．考查动词词义辨析。句意：名单上没有她的名字，她的心一沉。 A. jumped 跳跃； B. sank 下沉； C. stopped 停下； D. raced 比赛。由下文的 “the list ended without her name ( 名单上没有她的名字 )” 可知，珍娜的心一沉，表她心情不好。故选 B 项。

128 ．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：感觉很糟糕，她背着装满作业的书包回家。 A. strange 奇怪的； B. happy 快乐的； C. awful 糟糕的； D. lonely 孤单的。由上文的 “the list ended without her name ( 名单上没有她的名字 )” 可知，未被选中进啦啦队，珍娜心情不好，感觉很糟糕。故选 C 项。

129 ．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一直是个数学好学生，但现在她学得很吃力。 A. struggling 吃力地进行； B. improving 提高； C. working 工作； D. complaining 抱怨。由上文的 “She had always been a good math student ( 她一直是个数学好学生 )” 可知， but 后句表转折，说明现在珍娜学数学很吃力。故选 A 项。

130 ．考查动词短语辨析。句意：感觉好些了，她决定暂时不担心数学。 A. put up 张贴； B. prepare for 为 …… 准备； C. worry about 担忧； D. give up 放弃。由上文的 “She moved on to English and history, and was happy to find that she didn’t have any trouble with these subjects. Feeling better ( 她继续学习英语和历史，并很高兴地发现自己在这些科目上没有任何问题。感觉好些了 )” 可知，珍娜在英语和历史科目上找回了自信，所以暂时不想担心令她烦恼的数学。故选 C 项。

131 ．考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天，珍娜去见拜登夫人，想询问进校报编辑部的事，但被告知他们已经有足够的作者来写校报了。 A. speakers 说话者； B. readers 读者； C. cheerleaders 啦啦队员； D. writers 作者。由上文的 “being on the school newspaper” 和 but 表转折可知，珍娜想进校报编辑部（应该是成为校报作者），但被告知校报作者已经够了。故选 D 项。

132 ．考查副词词义辨析。句意：珍娜虚弱地笑了笑，离开了。 A. widely 广泛的； B. weakly 软弱无力地； C. excitedly 兴奋地； D. brightly 明亮地。由上文语境可知，珍娜被拒绝成为校报作者，受到了挫折，只能无力一笑。故选 B 项。

133 ．考查形容词词义辨析。句意： “ 高中为什么如此不同？ ” 她叹了口气。 A. similar 相似的； B. ordinary 普通的； C. different 不同的； D. familiar 熟悉的。呼应上文的 “high school was different ( 高中不同 )” 讲高中与初中的不同之处。故选 C 项。

134 ．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来在数学课上，珍娜试图弄懂那些给她带来许多麻烦的问题。 A. physics 物理； B. history 历史； C. English 英语； D. maths 数学。由上文语境和下文的 “the problems” 可知，珍娜学数学很吃力，所以应该是在数学课上弄懂不知道的问题。故选 D 项。

135 ．考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来在数学课上，珍娜试图弄懂那些给她带来许多麻烦的问题。 A. pleasure 乐趣； B. hope 希望； C. trouble 麻烦； D. sorrow 悲伤。由上文语境和上文的 “the problems” 可知，珍娜学数学很吃力，不懂的问题给她带来了麻烦。故选 C 项。

136 ．考查动词短语辨析。句意：珍娜一边收拾书本，一边决定继续努力适应她的新学校。 A. fit in 适应； B. look out 小心； C. stay up 熬夜； D. get around 各处走动。由上文的 “she understood how to get them right ( 她明白了如何得到正确答案 )” 可知，珍娜解决了数学难题，获得了信心，所以，当她收拾课本的时候，她决心继续努力去 “ 适应 ” 新的学校。故选 A 项。

137 ．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她不确定自己能否成功，但她知道自己必须努力。 A. swim 游泳； B. try 努力、尝试； C. ask 询问； D. escape 逃离。呼应上文的 “succeed” 讲为了成功适应高中，珍娜要努力尝试。故选 B 项。

138 ．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：高中就像她妈妈说的那样： “ 你会觉得自己像一个大池塘里的小鱼。挑战是成为你能成为的最好的鱼。 ”A. slimmest 最瘦的； B. smallest 最小的； C. best 最好的； D. gentlest 最温柔的。呼应上文的 “The challenge” 讲成为最好的鱼（暗指做到最好）是一种挑战。故选 C 项。