Track 60

It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn’t see things　1　
all the time. She became very worried，but she hoped nobody would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor，she didn’t 　2　
. But her mother’s mind was made up.
Three days later，Carmen got new glasses and instructions
（使用说明）　3　
her doctor.“All of the kids will think I’m silly，”Carmen said. Her mother 　4　
and shook her head.“You look just as beautiful as before，”she said. But Carmen didn’t believe her.
The next day，Carmen kept the 　5　
in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends，feeling unhappy.
Suddenly，she heard her friend Theresa shouting.
Carmen ran over to the other girls.“What’s the 　6　
？”she asked.
“My ring is gone！”Theresa cried.“My sister sent it to me from California. It’s very special and I can’t lose it.”
Carmen and her friends began to 　7　
the ring in the grassy area of the playground
Carmen realized that she could do better 　8　
she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so different！So clear！She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 　9　
. It was the ring.
“Here it is，”she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
“Thanks，Carmen，”she said，“I 　10　
thought we’d find it.”She paused.“Hey，I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great！”
Carmen had forgotten that she was wearing the new glasses.“Thanks，”she replied.
“Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after all，”Carmen thought.
生词
make up one’s mind打定主意，决定：He made up his mind not to speak a word. 他打定主意一个字也不说。
special
/ˈspeʃl
/ adj.特殊的：She’s a special friend of mine. 她是我一位特别要好的朋友。
grass
/ɡrɑːs
/ n.草，牧草：Cattle eat grass. 牛吃草。
‖grassyadj.长满草的
pause
/pɔːz
/ v.暂停：He paused for a drink of water. 他停下来喝了口水。
❶ A. clearlyB. carefullyC. freelyD. quickly❷ A. explainB. careC. agreeD. understand❸ A. byB. fromC. likeD. to❹ A. relaxedB. cheeredC. smiledD. jumped❺ A. ringB. keysC. bookD. glasses❻ A. matterB. reasonC. questionD. secret❼ A. ask forB. wait forC. look forD. pay for❽ A. thoughB. ifC. becauseD. as❾ A. earsB. feetC. eyesD. hands❿ A. stillB. everC. neverD. often
参考译文
所有这一切都始于9年级开学。卡门发现自己总是看不清东西。她变得非常焦虑，但又不希望任何人知道。当母亲要求她去看眼科医生时，她不同意。但母亲已下定决心。
3天后，卡门从医生那里拿到了一副新眼镜和说明书。“所有小孩都会认为我傻。”卡门说。母亲笑着摇摇头。“你看上去就和以前一样漂亮。”她说。但卡门不信。
第二天，当卡门走进校园时，她把眼镜放到了口袋里。她独自站在远离朋友们的地方，感觉很不开心。
突然，她听到朋友特雷莎在大喊。
卡门跑到那群女孩那里。“怎么了？”她问。
“我的戒指丢了！”特雷莎哭道。“我姐姐从加利福尼亚给我寄来的。它很特别，我不能把它弄丢。”
卡门和她的朋友开始在操场的草地上寻找戒指。
卡门意识到如果她能看得更清楚，寻找的效果会更好。她拿出眼镜戴上。所有东西看上去都大不相同！它们变得如此清晰！她低头朝地面上看，一道亮光引起了她的注意，正是那枚戒指。
“在这里。”她喊道，并把戒指递给特雷莎。
“谢谢，卡门，”她说，“真没想到我们还能把它找到。”她停了一下说：“嘿，我不知道你戴了眼镜。太好看了！”
卡门其实已经忘了自己戴着新眼镜这件事。“谢谢，”她答道。
“或许戴眼镜并不那么糟。”卡门想。