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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敌人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortings. She always 1 me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very 2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me 3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever 4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s 5 . Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are 6 . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”
I did 7 he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t 8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the 9 time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.
I brought the list back to my father. He 10 to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than 11 else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to 12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something 13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.
14 hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”
I have remembered my father’s 15 at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.
【小题1】A．reminded B．saidC．shoutedD．laughed【小题2】A．dullB．braveC．angryD．happy【小题3】A．quietlyB．carelesslyC．casuallyD．differently【小题4】A．came outB．dealt withC．got overD．thought about【小题5】A．strategiesB．ideasC．photosD．books【小题6】A．crazyB．trueC．strictD．simple【小题7】A．asB．againstC．sinceD．for【小题8】A．produceB．checkC．borrowD．next【小题9】A．decidedB．likedC．wantedD．refused【小题10】A．everythingB．anyoneC．nothingD．anything【小题11】A．shoutB．teachC．listenD．read【小题12】A．thatB．whyC．whereD．who【小题13】A．soB．orC．forD．but【小题14】A．featuresB．excuseC．adviceD．promisesA
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解析：这篇文章讲述了在作者十二岁的时候，有一个女同学，特别喜欢揭他的短处，作者很生气，但是，他的爸爸告诉他要去认真思考别人对他的观点，如果别人的观点是正确的话，就要去改正。作者牢记爸爸对他的建议，这是一生中最好的建议。
【小题1】A. reminded 提醒，使想起 B. said 说 C. shouted 大喊 D. laughed笑 根据句意：她总是使作者想起自己非常矮，不是一个好学生。故选A
【小题2】A. dull 迟钝的 B. brave勇敢的 C. angry 生气的 D. happy高兴的 根据前文可知，最终，作者变得非常生气。故选C
【小题3】A. quietly 平静的 B. carelessly 粗心的 C.casually 随便的 D. differently不同的 根据句意：爸爸平静的听作者说完了。故选A
【小题4】A. came out 出现 B. dealt with处理 C. got over克服 D.thought about思考 根据句意：爸爸问作者有没有想过她自己实际上是不是那个样子。故选D
【小题5】A. strategies策略 B. ideas观点 C. photos照片 D. books书 根据句意：现在作者知道那个女孩的观点。故选B
【小题6】A. crazy疯狂的 B. true 真实的 C. strict 严格的 D. simple简单的 根据句意：查明以下那些是不是真实的。故选B
【小题7】A. as依照 B. against 反对 C. since 自从，因为 D. for为，为了 根据句意：作者照着爸爸告诉她的做了。故选A
【小题8】A. produce生产 B. check检查 C. borrow 借入 D. change改变 根据句意：其中有一些事情作者不能改变，像身高很矮。故选D
【小题9】A. first第一 B. second第二 C. last 最后 D. next下一个 for the first tim第一次 根据句意：作者第一次非常清楚的了解了自己。故选A
【小题10】A. decided决定 B. liked喜欢 C. wanted想 D. refused拒绝 根据后文可知，爸爸拒绝看作者的清单。故选D
【小题11】A. everything每件事情 B. anyone 任何人 C. nothing没什么 D. anything任何事 根据句意：作者的爸爸说他比其他任何人都更了解自己。故选B
【小题12】A. shout大喊 B. teach 教 C. listen听 D. read读 根据句意：作者的爸爸说作者必须学会聆听。故选C
【小题13】B. why 为什么 C. where哪儿 D. who谁 根据句意：当别人说你的一些事情是正确的时，你会发现对你来说，那其实是在帮助你。that引导定语从句，作定语从句的主语。
【小题14】A. so因此 B. or否则，或者 C. for 为了，为了 D. but但是 根据句意：听他们所说的全部，但是要听取事实和你认为正确的事情去改正。
【小题15】A. features 特征 B. excuse 借口，理由 C. advice 建议，忠告 D. promises承诺 根据句意：作者牢记爸爸在很多重要时刻对他的建议。故选C