America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I ______the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be______, and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab. The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a ______ of maturity(成熟) and respect toward my ______and to Allah’s will. ______, I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n) ______, not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the______ that I’d get at school. I ______ on my own that sixth grade was the______ I should start wearing the hijab. I was ______ about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or ____ be scared of me and ______ my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no ______of differences. On the first day of school, I put all those ______ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but ______ I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different. I was______ about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions--______--about the hijab and why I wore it. I did hear some kids were making fun of me, ______there was one girl-- she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much-- and she spoke______ me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later. Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the______of America.
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:B
题目分析：文章讲述了一个信仰伊斯兰教的女孩，起初，戴头巾时，作者担心学校的孩子会捉弄她。结果正相反，大多数孩子都很尊敬作者，作者也交到了很多朋友。每个人都是不一样的，这正是美国的包容之“美”。
小题1:考查短语辨析。A相信，信任；B坚持；C实施；D强烈要求，奋争。根据第一段最后“So I believe in wearing the hijab.”可知，作者相信宗教和言论自由，故选A。
小题2:考查形容词辨析。A依靠的；B自由的，免费的；C敏感的；D不同的。根据“to stand up for who and what you are”可知，作者坚持认为，每个人应该做真实的自己，故选D。
小题3:考查名词辨析。A信号；B迹象，符号，手势，标牌；C提示；D原因，事业。keeping my head covered is a of maturity裹头巾是成熟的征兆，故选B。
小题4:考查名词辨析。A宗教；B国家；C父母；D地位，身份。根据“Allah’s will”可知，裹头巾是对作者信仰的伊斯兰教和阿拉意志的尊敬，故选A。
小题5:考查介词短语。A总之；B大体上；C确切地说；D说实话。I also like to wear it to be different.说实话，我也喜欢把头巾扎出不同的风格，故选D。
小题6:考查名词辨析。A公主；B女主角；C个人；D成年人。根据“not just part of the crowd.”可知，作者想做自己，不想成为和别人一样的人，故选C。
小题7:考查名词辨析。A表扬；B惩罚；C反应；D反射，反映，深思。But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the that I’d get at school.当第一次戴头巾时，作者也担心学校学生的反应，故选C。
小题8:考查动词辨析。A希望；B期望；C意识到；D决定。I on my own that sixth grade was...作者独自决定六年级是......，故选D。
小题9:考查名词辨析。A时间；B机会；C情况，案例；D机会，场合。sixth grade was the I should start wearing the hijab六年级是开始戴头巾的时候，故选A。
小题10:考查形容词辨析。A失望的；B害怕的；C热情的；D生气的。I was about what the kids would say or even do to me.作者害怕孩子们会对她做出怎样的评论或做什么事情，故选B。
小题11:考查副词辨析。A仍然，然而；B已经；C甚至；D曾经。or be scared of me或者甚至害怕我，这里表示更深层次的担心，故选C。
小题12:考查动词短语。A炫耀；B做完，停靠；C捡起，车接，学会；D张贴，举起，进行，住宿。and my headscarf害怕作者的同时，会把作者的头巾扯掉，故选B。
小题13:考查名词辨析。A拒绝；B忽视；C意识；D接受。Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no of differences.那个年纪的孩子喜欢求同，不接受一点的与众不同，故选D。
小题14:考查形容词辨析。A消极的；B积极的；C严重的，认真的；D奇怪的。I put all those thoughts behind my back作者把这些消极的想法抛到脑后，根据上一段可知，作者担心的都是一些不好的情况，故选A。
小题15:考查副词辨析。A经常；B在里面；C只有；D在外面。I was holding my breath a little, but I was also proud to be a Muslim,作者屏住呼吸，但内心里还是为穆斯林感到骄傲，故选B。
小题16:考查形容词辨析。A关心的；B特别的，挑剔的；C错误的；D确信的。I was about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me.作者之前担心同学会捉弄她的想法完全是错误的，故选C。
小题17:考查副词辨析。A尊敬地；B谨慎地；C怀疑地；D批评地。ask me questions — — about the hijab and why I wore it.大多数孩子都会尊敬地问作者一些问题，故选A。
小题18:考查并列连词。A和；B所以；C但是；D或者。I did hear some kids were making fun of me, there was one girl确实有一些孩子在捉弄作者，但是一个陌生的女孩除外，故选C。
小题19:考查介词短语。A就......而言；B在......前面；C掌管；D支持。根据I made a lot of new friends that year,可知，这个女孩子很支持作者，她们成了好朋友，故选D。
小题20:考查名词辨析。A重要性；B美；C价值；D能量，权力。根据标题“America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity”可知，这就是美国之美，故选B。