Nilanshi Patel is called Rapunzel by her friends and it’s pretty clear why. The 17-year-old girl, from Modasa, India, holds the Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a teenager. She’s just set a new record at 190cm, but she set the previous one two years ago too. Her hair has grown 20cm since it was last measured in November 2018.

She started growing it at the age of six after a bad hair cut. It meant she decided she didn’t want to touch it with scissors again. She said, “At six, I had a very bad experience at a local salon. Since then I have been worried about cutting my hair. My parents accepted my wishes and now my hair has become my lucky charm.” Her hair is washed once a week and then takes about an hour to comb and half an hour to dry.

She usually wears it in a braid but sometimes ties it in a bun to play table tennis. And to keep it in top condition, she uses an oil made with a secret recipe from her mother Kaminibenat. Her hair is longer than she is tall and she has to wear heels to keep it off the ground when she is wearing it down.

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1.Nilanshi Patel as ____ keeps the record of the longest hair.

A a student

B a teenager

C a woman

D an adult

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段The 17-year-old girl, from Modasa, India, holds the Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a teenager.可知，这位17岁的女孩拥有青少年最长头发的吉尼斯世界纪录，故选B。

2.The underlined word “previous” means ______ in Chinese.

A 最近的

B 最新的

C 先前的

D 后来的

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第一段She’s just set a new record at 190cm, but she set the previous one two years ago too.可知，她刚刚创造了190厘米的新纪录，但她也在两年前创造了一个纪录，由此推测previous意为“先前的”，故选C。

3.The world record for the longest hair was ____ two years ago.

A 150 cm

B 170 cm

C 190 cm

D 210 cm

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段She’s just set a new record at 190cm, but she set the previous one two years ago too. Her hair has grown 20cm since it was last measured in November 2018.可知，她在2018年11月就已经创下世界纪录，现在比之前长了20厘米，已增长至190厘米，因此两年前头发的长度为190-20=170(厘米)，故选B。

4.Why did Nilanshi Patel wear long hair?

A Because her mother asked her to do so.

B Because she was not allowed to cut hair.

C Because it is a tradition for girls.

D Because she had a bad hair cut experience before.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段At six, I had a very bad experience at a local salon. Since then I have been worried about cutting my hair.可知6岁的时候，她在当地的一家发廊里有过非常糟糕的经历，从那时起她对剪头发一直很担心，故选D。

5.What keeps the hair in good condition?

A Her hair is washed once a week.

B It takes hours to comb it every week.

C It is often made in different hairstyles.

D A special oil is used to take care of it.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段And to keep it in top condition, she uses an oil made with a secret recipe from her mother Kaminibenat.可知，为了使头发最佳状态，她使用了一种由她母亲Kaminibenat的秘方制成的油，故选D。