A
My daughter Kelly is a cautious person．She needs to warm up to situations, is hesitant to try new things．When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.
This has been challenging for me at times．“Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me．But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence．This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team．This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels．And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon (三项全能) .
On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon．We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race．But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times．She was nervous but trying to keep it together.
And then it was her turn．From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared．My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen．She dominated(主宰) that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.
I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life．It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that．It was because she was afraid of something and conquered（克服） that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.
All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling．She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day．I won the chance to see my girl shine.
Shine on, sweet baby．
56．Kelly is nervous when ________.
A．situations are new to her
B．boys are around her
C．she changes into a leader
D．she is away from her mom
57．We can know from Paragraph 3 ______.
A．the race began in the early morning
B．the whole family gave Kelly support
C．Kelly was eager for her turn in the race
D．Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party
58．Seeing Kelly’s performance in the race, the author felt ______.
A．excited and proud
B．anxious and uneasy
C．curious and concerned
D．worried and hesitant
59．The author “felt like I won that day” because Kelly ______.
A．expressed love to her
B．won the gold medal
C．took part in the sport
D．overcame the fear
ABAD
56.细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous”可知，当她离开自己习惯的区域，也就是进入新的环境是，她就会感到害羞和紧张。所以选A。
57.细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的“we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon”可知，全家人都去陪她，都很支持她。所以选B。
58.细节理解题。根据第五段中的“I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life.”和第六段中的“All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling”可知作者对女儿的表现非常骄傲和激动。所以选A。
59.推理判断题。根据上文可知，作者之所以那么激动和骄傲，是因为女儿克服了自己的恐惧，在比赛中表现的非常自信。所学选D。
56.考查考生理解文章细节的能力。
57.考查考生的细节理解能力。
58.考查考生的细节理解能力。
59.考查考生根据文中内容进行推理判断的能力。
56.错误地理解“Girls rule, boys drool.”而误选B。
57.根据“we all went out in the dark of the morning ”而误选B。我们清早出发，不等于比赛就在清早的时候。
58.没有从文章中找出线索而误选其他选项。
59.误选B。让作者感到高兴的不是女儿赢得了比赛，而是她战胜了恐惧。