文章大意:本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者很害羞,刚来到新学校后更加害羞,不爱说话。于是老师让作者写一篇五页的“我为什么不应该在课上讲话”的文章。作者写的文章很搞笑,第二天当老师在课堂上读作者的文章时,同学们都笑了起来。
3 . I was always timid (羞怯的). Being new to the school made me even ________ , so it was surprising I’d ________ to anyone around me. Now I was paying the price — to write a five-page essay on “Why I Should Not Talk in Class”. That would take all night!
After I got home, though. I took my time petting the cat-postponing the pain.
When I finally sat down to ________, I began with the reasons Ms. Black would want to hear.
Talking kept me and my neighbours from ________. One paragraph down; now what? I chewed on my pencil. Aha! What if talking were the first step towards life as a criminal? Without the education I was throwing away, I’d turn to theft and go to prison. When I got out, people would say, “She used to talk in class.” The pages began ________.
But when mum got home from work, I was still ________, “Five pages! That’s impossible!”
“Well, you’d better get back to work,” she said. “and I want to read it when you’re through.”
Soon after dinner, I handed the essay to mum. I half expected a________— at least an “I hope you’ve learned your lesson”. ________, mum laughed and laughed as she read.
The next day, when Ms. Black read the essay to the class, everyone laughed. I could ________ they weren’t making fun of me: they laughed because I had the power to tell a funny story. My________ still needed some nudging (激发), but I did learn I wasn’t shy in print.
1. A.freer | B.shyer | C.calmer | D.happier |
2. A.nod | B.point | C.listen | D.chat |
3. A.weep | B.rest | C.write | D.read |
4. A.learning | B.playing | C.planning | D.laughing |
5. A.standing out | B.flying by | C.breaking up | D.checking in |
6. A.celebrating | B.longing | C.complaining | D.warning |
7. A.lecture | B.reason | C.reward | D.solution |
8. A.Therefore | B.Moreover | C.Meanwhile | D.Instead |
9. A.hope | B.imagine | C.tell | D.predict |
10. A.patience | B.confidence | C.tolerance | D.independence |