Just a few seconds of frenzied passion on the floor of the public bar and things would never be the same again for Michelle. It only took a few minutes to ruin her life. The end of all her hopes and dreams, her childhood and teenage innocence, all stripped away the first and only time she ever surrendered herself to a man.
No one saw it happen, but the news spread fast. It wasn’t long before the whole of Britain knew what had happened in the Queen Victoria—Dirty Den, the landlord, had done it again. Only this time he had gone too far.
For the millions who have agonized with her, Michelle’s pregnancy seems a terrible price to pay for one mistake—a little youthful stupidity. Yet, with the increasing number of teenage single mums, it’s not just a problem dreamed up for a soap opera—as actress Susan Tully, who plays Michelle, has discovered from hundreds of letters: It’s a dilemma many young girls face.
As she talks about Michelle and her baby, it’s easy to understand why Susan has been so successful in the role. Even though she’s never had an experience like it herself, it’s one she recognizes all too clearly from what happens to some of her contemporaries at school. Michelle might almost be her younger sister rather than a fictional part in Britain’s most successful soap opera.
Susan says that she never became involved with men during her school years because of her work. With her time being split equally between school and television studios, she was busy learning lines while her girlfriends were dating boys. While they went out to discos and parties in the evening she was desperately catching up on her schoolwork.
“I don’t feel as though I’ve missed out on anything,” she insists. “And unlike a lot of my friends. I’ve got plenty to look forward to. That’s what’s so nice about my boyfriend now. It’s very comfortable and there’s lots to find out about each other.”
“It’s then that I feel sad for Michelle. When she should be going out and having fun, she’s having to worry about whether she’s going to breastfeed the baby. She’s sad to say goodbye to being a teenager.”
1. What evidence is there that Michelle’s pregnancy is not just a problem dreamed up for a soap opera?
2. How did Susan avoid the dangers that many of her school friends faced?
3. According to the passage, which of the following is not true?
4. What does the word “lines” in paragraph 5 mean?
5. The best title for this passage is ______.
问题1选项
A.Michelle has got several letters from some young people.
B.Michelle always has several appointments every week.
C.Susan became involved with men during her school years.
D.Susan has got many letters from people in the same situation.
问题2选项
A.By thinking of Michelle as her younger sister.
B.By doing many projects at home.
C.By working hard at school and at the TV studio.
D.By dating her boyfriend during her school years.
问题3选项
A.Susan played Michelle successfully in a soap opera.
B.Michelle’s case is not rare in the British schools.
C.Girls should not yield themselves to a man easily.
D.Susan should have taken part in discos and parties in her school years.
问题4选项
A.Direction of a course.
B.Words spoken by an actor.
C.Thread for hanging clothes.
D.Telephone connection.
问题5选项
A.Sorry for Susan Tully
B.Sorry for Michelle
C.Susan’s School Years
D.Susan’s Hopes and Dreams
第1题:D
第2题:C
第3题:D
第4题:B
第5题:B
第1题:
客观细节题。由题干可以定位到文章第三段第二句Yet, with the increasing number of teenage single mums, it’s not just a problem dreamed up for a soap opera—as actress Susan Tully, who plays Michelle, has discovered from hundreds of letters: It’s a dilemma many young girls face.（然而，随着十几岁的单身妈妈越来越多，这不仅仅是肥皂剧里才会出现的问题——正如饰演米歇尔的女演员苏珊•塔利从数百封信中发现的那样：这是许多年轻女孩面临的两难境地。），说明苏珊•塔利收到的许多相同情况的信件证明了这不仅仅是肥皂剧里才会出现的问题。因此D选项“苏珊收到了很多相同情况的人的信”正确。A选项“米歇尔收到了几封来自一些年轻人的信”，B选项“米歇尔每周总是有几个约会”，C选项“苏珊在学生时代就开始与男人交往”均不符合题意，所以A、B、C错误。
第2题:
客观细节题。由题干可以定位到文章第五段第二句With her time being split equally between school and television studios, she was busy learning lines while her girlfriends were dating boys.（她把时间平均分配在了学习和演戏上，当别的女孩子在和男生约会的时候她却在忙着记台词。），说明苏珊是通过努力学习和演戏来充实自己，从而避免了她的许多朋友所面临的危险。因此C选项“通过在学校和电视工作室努力工作”正确。A选项“通过把米歇尔当作她的妹妹”，B选项“通过在家里做许多项目”，D选项“通过在上学期间与她的男朋友约会”均不符合题意，所以A、B、D错误。
第3题:
推理判断题。A选项“苏珊在一部肥皂剧中成功地扮演了米歇尔”，由原文it’s easy to understand why Susan has been so successful in the role.（很容易理解为什么苏珊在这个角色上如此成功）可知，苏珊在一部肥皂剧中成功地扮演了米歇尔，A选项表述正确，排除A。B选项“米歇尔的情况在英国学校里并不罕见”，由原文it’s one she recognizes all too clearly from what happens to some of her contemporaries at school.（从她在学校的同龄人身上发生的事情来看，她清楚地认识到了这一点。）可知，米歇尔的情况在英国学校里经常发生，B选项表述正确，排除B。C选项“女孩不应该轻易向男人屈服”，由原文The end of all her hopes and dreams, her childhood and teenage innocence, all stripped away the first and only time she ever surrendered herself to a man.（她所有希望和梦想的终点，她童年和少年时的纯真，都在她第一次也是唯一一次屈服于一个男人时被剥夺了。）可知，女孩不应该轻易向男人屈服，否则会造成很严重的后果，C选项表述正确，排除C。D选项“苏珊在学生时代应该去跳迪斯科、参加派对”，由原文While they went out to discos and parties in the evening she was desperately catching up on her schoolwork.（晚上，他们一起去跳迪斯科、参加派对，她却在拼命地补功课。）可知，苏珊没有去跳迪斯科、参加派对，而是通过努力学习避免了其他同学所面临的危险，D选项不符合原文，所以本题选D。
第4题:
语义推测题。由题干关键词“lines”可以定位到文章第五段第二句With her time being split equally between school and television studios, she was busy learning lines while her girlfriends were dating boys.（她把时间平均分配在了学习和演戏上，当别的女孩子在和男生约会的时候她却在忙着记台词。），说明“lines”在文中是指“剧本台词”的意思。因此B选项“演员的台词”正确。A选项“一条路线的方向”，C选项“用于悬挂衣服的线”，D选项“电话连接”均不符合题意，所以A、C、D错误。
第5题:
主旨大意题。文章由苏珊扮演的角色米歇尔开场，然后由这个场景引发了苏珊对目前很多年轻女孩成为未成年母亲问题的一些探讨，接着她联系到了自己的生活——紧张而充实。和别的同龄人不一样，她很满意目前自己和男朋友之间保持一定距离的关系，但是这又让她想到了米歇尔，为米歇尔过早地承受本不应属于她这个年龄的痛苦感到痛惜。因此B选项“为米歇尔感到难过”符合文章的主旨，最适合作为文章标题。A选项“为苏珊•塔利难过”，由原文可知，苏珊没有对自己的生活感到痛惜，相反她对自己的现状非常满意，所以A错误。C选项“苏珊的学生时代”，D选项“苏珊的希望和梦想”，由原文可知，本文大量的篇幅还是围绕米歇尔展开话题的，所以C、D错误。
