We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws (下巴) ached from smiling so much. She showed me her outfits (全套服装), which had mostly come from a designer clothing store (时装设计店) down the block. The woman who owned it used her as a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.
Paris had the whole neighborhood attracted. The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses, spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall.
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the tough teenage years and taught me an amazing thing about making friends: your "worst enemy" can turn out to be your best friend.
语篇解读:作者回忆了转学后,与女同学Paris由相识、敌对到和睦相处,最后成为最要好的朋友的过程以及作者内心的感受。
5.Which of the following is most probably the best title?
A.A story about Paris
B.An unlikely best friend
C.Life in a new school
D.A secret of how to make friends
解析:选B 标题归纳题。作者在文中回忆了最初结识Paris的时候,觉得不能忍受她,所以把她当作自己的敌人,后来她们成了最要好的朋友。故B项切题。
6.The writer and Paris were similar in that ________.
A.both of them were new students
B.both of them were friendly
C.both of them were tall
D.both of them were the youngest in class
解析:选A 细节理解题。从第一段中的"Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Paris."可以看出两人都是刚到这所学校。故答案为A。
7.In the article the writer describes Paris as a girl who was ________.
A.awkward and shy B.fashionable and proud
C.quiet and lonely D.friendly and lovely
解析:选D 推理判断题。从第二段对两人的对比及下文对Paris的描述中可以看出,Paris跟作者("awkward and shy")不同,她既友善又可爱。