题目内容
Crazy is our new normal. With two teenage boys and three little boys, our family is restless- to the baseball field, track field (田径场) and piano lessons. Even though we've limited（限制） each boy's activities and try our best to spare some time for the family, it seems that we're always in a hurry.
"Accept it. Roll with it," my husband, Lonny, says, "It's going to be like this for a while."
He is right. It's likely that life will continue to go forward before it slows down. But I remembered the peaceful, quiet days that our family used to enjoy. I missed long walks through the park when we held the boys' little hands. I wished for lazy Saturday afternoons under the tree in our backyard. I wanted to go back a few years, when busyness was the exception and not the rule（惯例）．
One night, after a particularly ful day and evening games, our family gathered on the porch (门廊) for ice cream. Two parents, two teens, and three small boys sat on one old swing and a couple of rocking chairs. We were together, in one place, for a short period of time.
The moon was full. The Mississippi River, flowing past our home, was smooth as glass. I put my own arms around the son who sat on my lap and breathed in deeply his little-boy smell -dirt and sweat. My heart was peaceful and satisfied.
I realized that though crazy is our new normal, happiness is as usual. They may look different from before, but they are still there - even if they're in the form of a single moment on the porch. Maybe I just need the eyes to see.
1.What does the writer mainly talk about?
A．Her tiredness of her busy life.
B．Her family's struggle for a better life.
C．Her new feelings about the present life.
D．The pleasure of staying with her children.
2.Which of the following could best describe the writer's present life?
A．Busy and boring. B．Busy but happy.
C．Crazy and terrible. D．Normal but exciting.
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The writer has five sons.
B．There is at least one child learning to play the piano.
C．The husband likes the present life.
D．The writer used to live a peaceful and quiet life.
4.Which of the following might the writer agree to?
A．Happiness is everywhere, but we have to discover it.
B．Life is nothing but sadness, busyness and hurry.
C．Parents should do more for their kids' better life.
D．Life in the countryside is attractive, wonderful, and sweet.
1.C
2.B
3.C
4.A
【解析】
试题分析：文章主要讲述了作者对现在生活的一种感想，尽管很忙碌但是幸福同样无处不在只要我们有善于发现的眼睛去发现它。
1.主旨题。从第一句Crazy is our new normal.和最后一段可知，文章主要讲述了作者对现在生活的一种感觉，故选C
2.推断题。从文章it seems that we're always in a hurry.及I realized that though crazy is our new normal, happiness is as usual. 可知作者的生活很忙碌，但是也是非常幸福的，故选B
3.判断题。本题可以采用排除法，从With two teenage boys and three little boys, our family is restless可知作者有5个儿子，从丈夫的话"Accept it. Roll with it," my husband, Lonny, says, "It's going to be like this for a while."可知丈夫并没有表达很喜欢现在的生活而是安慰作者欣然的接受它，故选C
4.细节题。从最后一段They may look different from before, but they are still there - even if they're in the form of a single moment on the porch. Maybe I just need the eyes to see.可知作者认为幸福无处不在，只需要我们去发现它，故选A
考点：人生百味类议论文
点评：本文寓意深刻，结构明了。本文的解答，首先把握好作者对现在生活的态度的变化这一事情发展经过，在题目中找到关键词再在文章中找到相对应的地方将对应的每句话要仔细读懂，对于主旨题要仔细分析作者的写作目的，结合四个选项利用排除法进行作答。
Next, Cassie opened a box in the kitchen and picked out the tools she needed--- a hammer, a wrench, and several small things. It was so easy job for her to do the repair, and she tried several times. Finally, the water tap was in pieces. One by one, she carefully laid them out on the table. That way she would know how they went back. While this was going on, her cat walked over to watch what she was doing.
Cassie worked late into the night. At one point, she thought she was done. Oops! A small piece that she had forgotten still lay on the table. Slowly Cassie took the water tap apart(分开) one more time. This time she made sure everything was in place. She turned the water tap on and then off. One…two…three… She waited a full minute. There was no leak! Cassie smiled and put the tools back into the box. Then she went back into bed.
The next morning, Dad was in the kitchen when Cassie got up.
“Notice anything, Dad?” she asked.
He looked around and listened. “Hmm, something’s missing… I can’t find out what it is… Wait, it’s too quiet in here!”
“That’s right,” Cassie said. ‘Something is missing. I fixed the water tap. It doesn’t leak any more.”
“That’s my girl,” Dad said.“It’s a good thing you are really like your mother.”
【小题1】Mr. Fix-It Book is probably a book on how to ________.
| A．train pets | B．fall asleep | C．fix things | D．cook food |
| A．she had forgotten one piece | B．the tap was still leaking |
| C．the cat had taken one piece away | D．she hadn’t understood the book |
| A．nine o’clock | B．late that night | C．the next morning | D．the next afternoon |
| A．Cassie’s mother is good-looking | B．Cassie likes her mother very much |
| C．Cassie’s mother is good at fixing things | D．Cassie looks quite like her mother |
Lots of women don’t have breakfast and they have a lot of different excuses for that. Some say they don’t have time, some think they’re losing weight, and others just don’t like breakfast.
But the fact is that eating in the morning is very important, especially when you’re trying to lose weight. Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all. If your pizza is added with vegetables, that’ll be better.
Breakfast is one kind of meal that one should never miss; even one is trying to lose weight.
Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from eating too much later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that those who don’t have breakfast have a bigger chance of getting fat than those who have a morning meal every day.
So if you want to lose weight, you should eat something in the morning. Anything is OK. Having only coffee or orange juice or having no breakfast does harm to your health.
I have a good idea here. I sometimes eat last night’s leftovers for breakfast. It may sound crazy, but it really works for me! I find if I tell myself, “You can eat them tomorrow.” I will put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it yourself. You may save some pre-bedtime calories. Keep it and see how healthy you will be!
【小题1】 What kind of the following food is the best breakfast?
| A．Some coffee. | B．Some orange juice. |
| C．A pizza with some vegetables. | D．A piece o bread. |
| A．food left after a meal | B．some bad food |
| C．meals made of vegetables | D．some kind of pizza |
| A．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. |
| B．People should eat a lot of food in the evening. |
| C．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. |
| D．People who don’t have breakfast are easy to lose weight. |