Emma’s pain started when all the students were gathered on the track(跑道), ready to run. She didn’t mind the tiredness, but the __1__  others gave her. On the outside, Emma looked stronger than others of her age, in her bigger thighs(大腿); __2__ on the inside, she felt small. And PE class was when she felt at her smallest.

A group of loud and outspoken classmates made her feel __3__. Although they could run faster than Emma, they __4__ to jog a bit behind her, laughing suddenly and commenting(评论) on how Emma jogged.

“Just one more year,” Emma kept telling herself, “one more year and I’ll graduate from the middle school and won’t have to take this PE class any more.” She just wanted to __5__ it.

But everything changed when a new girl called Kit __6__ the class. She had bright eyes and a long scar(疤痕) across the left side of her face. Her appearance in the classroom that day was met by man __7__ eyes.

Their teacher, Ms Hardy, didn’t ask Kit for a personal __8__. But, as soon as she put her bag down on her desk, Kit stood up, saying, “Hi, everyone, nice to meet you. I’m Kit. I love sports and fashion. You must be wondering about my scar. I __9__ it when I was young when I fell off my bike. __10__, I didn’t get hurt more seriously. It’s now like a cool __11__  of all the unusual experiences I had as a kid.”

On Kit’s words, Emma’s heart began beating fast, with her mouth wide open. How could someone be so__12__? “Why couldn’t I act like her?” Emma said to herself.

1.1.

A looks

B orders

C smiles

D tasks

解析：选A。语境推理题。前文说艾玛外表壮，内心自卑，结合同学的嘲笑行为，可知她在意的是别人的目光（looks）；orders（命令）、smiles（微笑）、tasks（任务）均不符语境。

2.2.

A or

B so

C but

D because

解析：选C。连词辨析题。前文说外表看起来强壮，后文说内心感到渺小，表转折关系，用 but（但是）；or（或者）表选择，so（所以）表结果，because（因为）表原因，均排除。

3.3.

A impatient

B relaxed

C guilty

D uncomfortable

解析：选D。形容词辨析题。同学嘲笑艾玛的慢跑姿势，这会让她感到不舒服（uncomfortable）；impatient（不耐烦的）、relaxed（放松的）、guilty（内疚的）均不符合语境。

4.4.

A dreamed

B preferred

C happened

D promised

解析：选B。动词辨析题。结合语境，同学们跑得更快，却更喜欢在她身后慢跑并嘲笑她，preferred（更喜欢）符合；dreamed（梦想）、happened（碰巧）、promised（承诺）均不通。

5.5.

A survive

B remember

C explore

D experience

解析：选A。动词辨析题。艾玛盼着毕业摆脱体育课，说明她只想熬过去、挺过去，survive（熬过；挺过）符合；remember（记得）、explore（探索）、experience（经历）均不符。

6.6.

A taught

B directed

C protected

D joined

解析：选D。动词辨析题。基特是新来到班级的同学，joined（加入）符合语境；taught（教）、directed（指导）、protected（保护）均与 “新同学” 的身份不符。

7.7.

A calm

B careful

C curious

D bored

解析：选C。形容词辨析题。基特脸上有疤痕，同学们会对此感到好奇，curious（好奇的）符合；calm（平静的）、careful（小心的）、bored（无聊的）均排除。

8.8.

A duty

B activity

C question

D introduction

解析：选D。名词辨析题。老师通常会让新同学做自我介绍，introduction（介绍）符合；duty（职责）、activity（活动）、question（问题）均不符语境。

9.9.

A found

B got

C accepted

D made

解析：选B。动词辨析题。基特解释疤痕是小时候骑车摔倒留下的，got（得到；留下）符合语境；found（发现）、accepted（接受）、made（制作）均不通。

10.10.

A Luckily

B Hopefully

C Sadly

D Probably

解析：选A。副词辨析题。基特说自己伤得不算严重，这是幸运的事，Luckily（幸运地）符合；Hopefully（希望地）、Sadly（悲伤地）、Probably（可能地）均排除。

11.11.

A word

B mark

C mask

D guess

解析：选B。名词辨析题。疤痕成为基特童年特别经历的标记，mark（标记）符合；word（单词）、mask（面具）、guess（猜测）均不符。

12.12.

A generous

B organized

C confident

D polite

解析：选C。形容词辨析题。基特坦然讲述自己的疤痕，展现出自信的特质，confident（自信的）符合；generous（慷慨的）、organized（有条理的）、polite（有礼貌的）均不是此处强调的性格特点。