失敗者的美好時光

Your heart is beating wildly. You feel your breath shorten. Suddenly your name is____ 1____and you walk across a stage____2____300， wearing a bikini and five-inch heels. This is one of the many experiences I’ve had as a competitor in the Miss Teen Massachusetts Competition.

As soon as I was accepted as a contestant I began ____ 3____， even though the competition was____ 4____ away. Little did I know that in September， the start of my junior year， my life would become really ____ 5____. On several occasions I had mental____6____ because I felt my workload was____ 7____. I barely had time to breathe! However， I worked hard and did the best I could.____8____the first few rushing months of junior year， my report card still had an A on it，____ 9____ that I was on the high honor list.

I’d always dreamed of competing in a beauty competition. Although I did not win， I had a great time. It took courage to cross a stage in a swimsuit and those heels ____10____ sucking in my stomach， walking like a ____11____， and smiling. It made my skin ____12____and gave me the courage to try other things. I also improved my interviewing skills， met a lot of great people， and learned how to 13 a smile， even if I felt 14.

The week____ 15____ the beauty competition， everyone wanted to know ____ 16____ I had done. “Angela， did you win?” “What happened?” I heard these questions for almost a month. I know it’s not easy to tell everyone that you didn’t win. After the experience， I realized that it is not ____17____ the outcome that ____18____ what you take from an experience; it is the quality of the experience， the memories， and the personal lessons you learn along the way.

Most important， I realized that you should always ____19 ____ your dreams， because otherwise you will never know what could have happened. If I hadn’t entered the competition， I would always____ 20____ . I no longer let opportunities pass me by， and I pursue all my goals and dreams， no matter how big or small.

1. A. mentionedB. includedC. signedD. called

2. A. together withB. in front ofC. away fromD. out of

3. A. regrettingB. preparingC. dreamingD. competing

4. A. weeksB. daysC. yearsD. months

5. A. busyB. excitingC. boringD. disappointing

6. A. testsB. developmentC. breakdowns D. breakthroughs

7. A. unmanageableB. incapableC. impossibleD. unchangeable

8. A. InB. Because of C. Despite D. In relation to

9. A. discovering B. considering C. hopingD. indicating

10. A. without B. before C. while D. Instead of

11. A. woman B. model C. student D. beauty

12. A. thicker B. nicer C. worse D. paler

13. A. turn on B. put on C. depend on D. try on

14. A. emotional B. low C. breathless D. helpless

15. A. after B. before C. until D. for

16. A. what B. how C. whether D. why

17. A. surpringly B. possibly C. necessarily D. exactly

18. A. causes B. expresses C. shows D. determines

19. A. live in B. reach for C. be ready for D. change for

20. A. laugh B. worryC. expect D. wonder

解析

通讀全文及首句(Your heart is beating wildly.)、 尾句(I no longer let opportunities pass me by， and I pursue all my goals and dreams， no matter how big or small.)， 可了解本文描述了作者參加一次選美比賽的過程， 通過精心的準備、緊張的角逐和等待， 作者并沒有進入獲獎名單。但失之東隅并不意味著沒有收獲， 作者從這次經歷中得到了一個最重要的啟示， 那就是: 人生其實要享受的是過程，而不是結果。

1. D。要參賽了，緊張地等待被叫，所以是called。

2. B。在舞臺上，下面有300觀眾，應該是觀眾前面，所以用in front of。

3. B。要作為選手參賽了，當然要準備。

4. D。下文中提到the first few rushing months of junior year，故選months。

5. A。作者沒有想到開學后會這么忙。

6. C。作者都快崩潰了，感覺各種事情要做，實在有點應付不了了。

7. A。unmanageable應付不了。

8. C。盡管忙成那樣，但通過努力她還是拿到了好的學業成績。

9. D。indicate“表明”。作者成績好，當然要上光榮榜了。

10. C。在舞臺上走秀需要勇氣，穿著高跟鞋同時還要收腹，擺出迷人的微笑，還要走得像一個模特一樣，這真不是一件容易的事情。

11. B。通過上下文應知選model。

12. A。有過這樣的選美經歷，膽量大了很多，所以臉皮也厚了，敢于嘗試其他的事情了。

13. B。put on a smile擺出笑容。

14. A。去采訪他人，就算是你心里波瀾起伏，表面上可不能顯露出來。

15. A。應是“賽后別人問成績”，所以選after。

16. B。別人是問做得怎么樣，而不是做了什么，所以選how。

17. C。結果并不能決定你的收獲，更加要注重的是參與的過程。

18. D。參見17。

19. B。reach for one’s dream追尋夢想。

20. D。不去參與的話，永遠都會處于想知道的狀態。

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編輯/梁宇清