A
When school started on that warm August day,I threw myself into everything I did,including playing volleyball. I decided to become beautiful,or at the very least,skinny. I stopped eating completely. Soon I began losing weight,which thrilled me,and I even grew to love the tiredness and light-headedness (头晕) that came with my poor diet,for those feelings meant that I was winning.
As the season progressed,things had become tense(紧张) between my head volleyball coach,Coach Smith,and me. She felt that something was wrong with my health. She talked with me about my eating and was angry that I wouldn’t listen to her when she tried to make me eat. She tried to stop me in a determined way and so we fought frequently. Then my hunger started to affect my performance. I was so tired that practice and games were becoming a struggle. One afternoon,with hurt in her eyes,Coach Smith asked me what I had eaten and I told her nothing yet. She looked at me,disappointment in her eyes,knowing she couldn’t make me stop,and walked away.
A couple of weeks later I attended a formal dinner for our volleyball team. I stood there as my coach managed to say something nice about me. I realized then that I had ruined my senior year by being disrespectful,and I had probably ruined hers as well. So that evening I wrote her a letter apologizing and thanking her.
Then one Saturday,as I was reading in the library,I felt someone gently take my arm and say softly,“Lynn Jones,how are you doing?” I looked up and saw the familiar face. “Thanks for the letter,” she said. “It meant a lot. ”
When I think of a coach,I think of someone above me,someone who gives instruction—not a friend. But Coach Smith is different,and,like any other good friend,she dealt with my problem in a determined way even when I hated her for it at that time. I didn’t deserve (值得) her kindness,but she gave it anyway. I will forever be grateful for her help,and now for her friendship.
【语篇概述】本文讲述的是作者坚持自己的节食减肥方法,后来得到教练的提醒,通过运动来减少体重,她十分感谢自己的教练,并且收获了一段友谊。
1. How did the author feel when she ate a poor diet and had a sense of tiredness?
A. Ashamed. B. Proud. C. Funny. D. Nervous.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段“ I decided to become beautiful,or at the very least,skinny. I stopped eating completely. Soon I began losing weight,which thrilled me”可知,作者决定要节食减肥,当作者不再进食的时候,自己很开心,很得意,很自豪。故选B。
2. The author fought with Coach Smith because_______.
A. she refused to go on
B. she caused failure of a diet
C. she changed the training course
D. she kept her idea of losing weight
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段“ She talked with me about my eating and was angry that I wouldn’t listen to her when she tried to make me eat”可知,作者选择坚持她的减肥计划,拒绝教练的建议,拒绝进食。故选D。
3. Why did the author write a letter to Coach Smith?
A. She felt sorry for eating too little food.
B. She decided to improve her performance.
C. She was thankful for Smith’s care for her health.
D. She wanted to build a close relationship with Smith.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段“ So that evening I wrote her a letter apologizing and thanking her”可知,作者感谢史密斯对她健康的关心,故选 C。
4. What is the best title for the text?
A. Unexpected Friendship
B. A Fight with My Coach
C. A Strict Volleyball Coach
D. My Way of Losing Weight
【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据最后一段“ I will forever be grateful for her help,and now for her friendship”可知,本文讲述的是作者在减肥过程中,获得了一段意想不到的友谊。故选A。
