单选题 Sisters are often alike but they axe never exactly the same. In many (36) , one sister is often called "the pretty one" and the other "the (37) one" when they are still babies. Even young children think (38) is more important than brains.
"I envied my sister's looks. She had long (39) hair and nice clothes and the most (40) . I hated her so much that I decided to (41) her. One day when the roof of the house was being re-paired, I (42) a brick out of a window (43) she was underneath (在下面). Thank God it (44) !" says one ashamed near-murderer. "I must have been about 10 at the time, and she was eight years old. (45) she tells me that she always felt (46) beside me in school because I was a (47) student and she was weaker (48) school work. But when you're 14 or 15, you (49) attention and praise and you need boyfriends; good exam results don't (50) a fair exchange (交换)."
Life is particularly (51) for someone who wants to (52) in the footsteps of a famous sister. Dee Pfeiffer wants to be a film star like her sister, Michelle. "When we were children, Michelle was the beautiful one and I was the (53) one," says Dee. "I have been trying to lose weight for years to achieve a (54) which is as good as hem. In Hollywood, everyone (55) you critically, and compares you with your famous sister./

单选题 [A] houses [B] times [C] places [D] families
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查名词的词义。这里说的姐妹俩肯定是泛指很多家庭里面的姐妹。所以本题的正确答案为D。
单选题 [A] shy [B] clever [C] ugly [D] active
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义衔接。从第一段最后一句话?连小孩子也认为外表好看要比头脑聪明重要得多。”可知，这里是拿外表和头脑作比较。所以本题的正确答案为B。
单选题 [A] beauty [B] mind [C] body [D] height
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。通过上文对外表好看和头脑聪明作比较，可知beauty正好与后面的brains相对应。所以本题应该选A。
单选题 [A] fair [B] yellow [C] dry [D] thin
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查词语搭配。“金黄色的头发”习惯上说为fair hair，而不是yellow hair。所以这里应该选择A。
单选题 [A] interest [B] attention [C] money [D] time
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。妹妹有金黄色的长发和好看的衣服，当然能吸引更多的注意力了，即attention。所以正确的答案为B。
单选题 [A] attack [B] beat [C] kill [D] defeat
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。后面的内容讲述她企图用砖头砸她的妹妹，这种举动说明姐姐有杀了她妹妹的念头，所以 kill比较符合原文的意思。所以本题的正确答案为C。
单选题 [A] got [B] dropped [C] placed [D] left
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查动词词义。out of a window意思是“在窗户外”，原文说房顶正在被修理，所以应是向窗外扔下一块砖。 drop有“丢下，扔下”的意思。所以正确的答案为B。
单选题 [A] as [B] where [C] though [D] when
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查连词。这里应该接地点状语从句，window是状语从句的先行词，where可以引导地点状语从句。所以本题的正确答案为B。
单选题 [A] missed [B] hit [C] failed [D] hurt
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查动词的词义。从Thank God和后面的near-murderer可知：她杀她妹妹的企图没有成功，所以应该是未击中目标，英语中用miss表示“错过，没有击中”。所以本题的正确答案为A。
[拓展] 与miss有关的几个短语：miss out漏掉，遗漏，错失； miss one's footing失足，丧失立场。
单选题 [A] So [B] Now [C] But [D] Then
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查连词。文章前面讲的是自己和妹妹小时候的事，这里应该是讲述现在的事情，所以这里应用now。本题的正确答案为B。
单选题 [A] pretty [B] stupid [C] sorry [D] proud
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。从文章讲述妹妹的学习成绩不好可知，在与聪明的姐姐比较时妹妹自己当然感到笨。stupid的意思是“笨，愚蠢的”。所以本题的正确答案为B。
单选题 [A] serious [B] popular [C] good [D] lucky
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查形容词词义。文章说姐姐聪明，妹妹笨，所以这里姐姐应该是“优秀的学生”。good有“优秀的，好的”的意思；popular有“通俗的，流行的，受欢迎的”的意思；serious有“严肃的，认真的，严重的”的意思；lucky有“幸运的，吉祥的，侥幸的”的意思，只有C符合文意。所以本题的正确答案选C。
单选题 [A] at [B] with [C] about [D] for
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查介词的搭配。be weak at是固定搭配，意思是“在某方面做得不好。”所以本题的正确答案为A。
单选题 [A] gain [B] receive [C] want [D] give
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。这句话的后面用了连词and，即后面“需要男朋友”应和前面相对应，所以这里只有want符合。本题的正确答案选C。
单选题 [A] stand for [B] turn to [C] lead to [D] seem like
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查固定搭配。stand for的意思是“代表，代替，象征，支持”；turn to的意思是“转向，变成；求助于，致力于”；lead to的意思是“导致，通向”；seem like的意思是“看上去像”，根据句意，这里应该选择D。
单选题 [A] boring [B] exciting [C] easy [D] hard
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查形容词词义。boring意为“无聊的，令人厌烦的”；exciting意为“刺激的，令人兴奋的，使人激动的”；easy意为“容易的，安逸的，舒适的，宽裕的”；hard意为“困难的”。文章后面说迪伊·法伊弗想要成为像她妹妹米歇尔那样的电影明星，所以这里应该是说一个人想要赶上她出名的妹妹是很难的。所以这里应该填hard。所以本题的正确答案为D。
单选题 [A] develop [B] keep [C] walk [D] follow
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查固定搭配。follow in sb.'s footsteps意思是“仿效某人，步某人的后尘”。所以本题的正确答案为D。
[拓展] 类似的搭配还有：follow in the footsteps of sb．效法某人
单选题 [A] difficult [B] smart [C] young [D] fat
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查语义的衔接。从后面说I have been trying to lose weight for years可知她应该很胖，现在正尽力减肥，所以这里应该是fat。所以本题的正确答案为D。
单选题 [A] standard [B] result [C] figure [D] success
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查名词的词义；因为前面说自己很胖，正尽力减肥，减肥的目的应是达到妹妹那样的体形。standard意思是“标准”；result意思是“结果”；figure意思是“外形，轮廓，体形”；success意思是“成功，成就”。所以本题的正确答案为C。
单选题 [A] thinks about [B] talks about [C] looks at [D] points at
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[精解] 本题考查动词短语。本句的意思是说“好莱坞的每个人都会用挑剔的眼光来看待你。”look有“看待”的意思。所以本题的正确答案为C。