2015届高三英语（人教版）一轮练习：必修4-Unit 1 课时训练16.docVIP

课时训练(十六) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A I am the younger one of the two children in the family.Brian was born three years before me，and Im sure his birth was perfect，just as he is. When we were little we would put on mini-musicals (音乐剧)for our parents and set up a lemonade store.My brother was the director and played the lead in the plays；I was the back-up singer.Brian squeezed the lemons and sold the drinks；I ran back and forth between our house and the store getting more sugar and cups.Brian wasnt just better than me at squeezing fruit.He got straight A＋s in school and was elected captain of his maths team.I had always been an A or B student.It_took_me_many_years_to_be_able_to_see_beyond_the_rows_of_medals_lining_his_shelves_into_my_own_heart. During middle school，my brother would sit at the table and dive into a river of books and homework，while I would dribble(运球)a soccer ball around his chair and the table.After my first year on the team，I received the Most Valuable Player and Strongest Defender awards.My strengths appeared out of nowhere，and I realized I wasnt just good at sports.I was a great writer and a computer expert.I could memorize history facts faster than anyone else.My work was published in a nationwide magazine three times and I won a writing contest.I wasnt just Brians sister.I was Sara.I was me. Two years ago，when the letter came from Vassar College，my brothers top choice，I knew he was accepted.My mother cried and my father shook his hand and told us how proud he was of Brian.I jumped up and down right with him，because I knew that if I opened my acceptance letter to the college of my dreams，my brother would be the first to congratulate me. 1．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A．The happy childhood of Brian and the author. B．The talents that Brian and the author showed in childhood. C．How the author lived in her brothers shadow. D．How Brian helped the author with her studies. 2．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means that it took the author years________. A．to begin