Question

When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I felt studying very boring, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. There were only two ways for me to do this—working in the toy factory in my town, or getting married. I chose the first one. I was nervous when I told my father that I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” Instead,  he took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the toy factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friendly working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we went inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory, looking at the buildings, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“It’s terrible,” I replied.

“And you have another choice, but I think getting married is even worse!” he said.

I went back to school the next day. From then on, I studied as hard as I could. Finally I got into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager.

A．Russia            B．Japan             C．China             D．England

2.At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school.

A．more terrible      B．more colorful      C．busier            D．more boring

3.After they visited the factory, the writer ________.

A．decided to work there                   B．changed her romantic idea

C．wanted to get married                    D．argued with her father

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The writer studied languages after she went into the college.

B．The writer now works at the United Nations.

C．The writer’s father used a special way to let his daughter go back to school.

D．The writer’s father is proud because his daughter married a good man.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：作者在這篇短文中介紹了她自己在小時候不愛上學，后來父親親自帶她去工廠參觀，改變了她的浪漫想法，從而開始努力學習。最終在英語方面取得不凡的成就，去了聯合國工作。

1.根據When I was a teenager growing up in Russia,描述可知選A。

2.根據I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory.及下文描述可知他認為在工廠的生活會比學校的生活更多姿多彩，故選B。

3.根據It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”及上下文描述，可知作者做個改變了他的浪漫想法。故選B。

4.根據I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me.他父親因為她在聯合國工作而驕傲，故選項D表述錯誤。

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