Question

America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.

The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a of maturity and respect toward my and to Allah’s will. , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n) , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the that I’d get at school.

I on my own that sixth grade was the I should start wearing the hijab. I was about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or be scared of me and my head-scarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no of differences.

On the first day of school, I put all those thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.

I was about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions — — about the hijab and why I wore it.

I did hear some kids were making fun of me, there was one girl — she wasn’t even in my class, we never really talked much — and she spoke me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.

Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the beauty of America, which lies in its .

1.A. believe inB. stick toC. believeD. insist

2.A. independent B. free C. sensitive D. different

3.A. signal B. sign C. reminder D. symbol

4.A. religion B. country C. parents D. status

5.A. In a wordB. In generalC. To be exact D. To be honest

6.A. princess B. heroine C. individual D. adult

7.A. praise B. punishmentC. reaction D. reflection

8.A. hoped B. expected C. realized D. decided

9.A. time B. chance C. case D. occasion

10.A. disappointed B. scaredC. enthusiastic D. angry

11.A. still B. already C. even D. ever

12.A. show off B. pull off C. pick up D. put up

13.A. rejection B. ignoranceC. awareness D. acceptance

14.A. negative B. optimistic C. serious D. strange

15.A. often B. inside C. only D. outside

16.A. concerned B. particular C. wrong D. convinced

17.A. respectfully B. cautiouslyC. suspiciously D. critically

18.A. and B. so C. but D. or

19.A. in terms of B. in front ofC. in charge ofD. in favor of

20.A. significanceB. diversityC. valueD. power

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：一位生活在美国的穆斯林女性用她的亲身经历阐释了美国人对多元文化的包容。

1.A考查动词短语辨析A. believe in相信；B. stick to坚持；C. believe相信；D. insist坚持； 句意：我相信宗教与议论的自由。Believe 表示“相信”（to accept as true）之意，它是及物动词，其后直接跟宾语。Believe in 则表示“信仰”、“信任”（to have faith in somebody or something）之意。其后的常用搭配语为：有关宗教、理论、原则、概念及可信任之人，如：a religion、ghosts、fairies、a theory、a friend等词；例中的believe为不及物动词，故选A项。

2.2】D考查形容词辨析A. independent 独立的；B. free自由的； C. sensitive敏感的；D. different不同的；句意：但大多数情况下，我认为你代表谁和你做什么的，这是有所不同的。根据下方提到So I believe in wearing the hijab故选D项。

3.3】B考查名词辨析A. signal信号；B. sign 手势，符号；C. reminder提醒；D. symbol象征；句意：(用头巾)把头包起来是一种成熟的标志，也是对自己的宗教以及安拉的旨意敬仰的显示。a sign of...一种……的迹象，故选B项。

4.4】A考查名词辨析A. religion宗教；B. country国家；C. parents父母；D. status身份；(用头巾)把头包起来是一种成熟的标志，也是对自己的宗教以及安拉的旨意敬仰的显示。根据句意选A项。

5.5】D考查短语辨析A. In a word总而言之；B. In general总的来说；C. To be exact确切的说；D. To be honest 说实话；句意：说实话，我也喜欢把头巾扎出不同的风格，故选D。

6.6】C考查名词辨析A. princess 公主；B. heroine主人公；C. individual 个人；D. adult成人；根据“not just part of the crowd.”可知，作者想做自己，不想成为和别人一样的人，故选C。

7.7】C考查名词辨析A. praise表扬；B. punishment惩罚；C. reaction反应；D. reflection反映，思考；But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the    that I’d get at school.当第一次戴头巾时，作者也担心学校学生的反应，故选C。

8.8】D考查动词辨析A. hoped希望；B. expected期望；C. realized意识到；D. decided决定；根据上文，考虑到这一做法会引起的反应，作者自己决定六年级时再戴头巾，故选D

9.9】A考查名词辨析A. time时间；B. chance机会；C. case案件；D. occasion场合；sixth grade was the     I should start wearing the hijab六年级是开始戴头巾的时候，故选A。

10.0】B考查形容词辨析A. disappointed失望的；B. scared害怕的C. enthusiastic热情的；D. angry生气的；作者害怕孩子们会对她做出怎样的评论或做什么事情，故选B。

11.1】C考查副词辨析A. still 仍然；B. already已经；C. even甚至；D. ever曾经；be scared of me或者甚至害怕我，这里表示更深层次的担心，故选C。

12.2】B考查动词短语辨析A. show off炫耀；B. pull off脱去，胜利完成；C. pick up 拾起；D. put up 张贴；作者担心其他孩子会取笑她，甚至害怕她，把她的头巾扯掉。答案　B

13.3】D考查名词辨析A. rejection拒绝；B. ignorance忽视；C. awareness 意识；D. acceptance接受；那个年龄的孩子喜欢一样，所以“另类”几乎不能被接受。acceptance接受，故选D项。

14.4】A考查形容词辨析A. negative否定的；B. optimistic乐观的；C. serious 严重的；D. strange奇怪的；“我把所有的消极思想抛在脑后。”这里指的是上文提到的作者对戴头巾可能会引起的反应的种种负面猜想，故选A项。

15.5】B考查副词辨析及语境理解A. often经常；B. inside里面；C. only只有；D. outside外面；I was holding my breath a little, but     I was also proud to be a Muslim,作者屏住呼吸，但内心里还是为穆斯林感到骄傲，故选B。

16.6】C考查形容词辨析A. concerned关心，涉及；B. particular特别的；C. wrong错误的；D. convinced令人信服的；事实表明作者在此之前的种种猜想是错误的，故选C项。

17.7】A考查副词辨析及语境理解A. respectfully尊敬地；B. cautiously好奇地；C. suspiciously怀疑地；D. critically批判地；句意：大部分孩子恭敬地去问作者关于头巾的问题以及她为什么戴头巾，故选A项。

18.8】C考查连词辨析及语境理解A. and 并且；B. so因此；C. but但是；D. or或者；根据上下文可知这里表示转折。某个孩子在取笑作者，然而有一个女孩却为作者说话，故选C项。

19.9】D考查短语辨析A. in terms of就，，而言；B. in front of在，，前面；C. in charge of负责；D. in favor of 支持；根据I made a lot of new friends that year,可知，这个女孩子很支持作者，她们成了好朋友，故选D。

20.20】B考查名词辨析A. significance重要；B. diversity多样性；C. value价值；D. power力量；根据标题“America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity”可知，这就是美国之多样性，故选B。

考点：社会类短文。