Dear Mom,

I don’t think you understand my life. You think I should be studying all the time. I know you want me to find a good job when I grow up , but I would like to have a good time, too. You never think about fun things for me to do like music and sports. Two days ago, when I was watching a football game on TV , you asked me to stop and do my homework. After finishing my homework, still I wasn’t allowed (允许) to read my football magazines. You said I had to go to bed early. That was bad enough, but yesterday was the worst day. I bought some music CDs, and put them in my bag so that you wouldn’t see them. I told you I had to do my homework first. I know it was wrong to lie (说谎)to you, but you told me that Dad would talk to me later. Mom, I didn’t quite like what you did to me! I really love you, Mom, but I hope you won’t be so hard on me.

Love,

David

1.David’s mother wants him _____ when he grows up.

A. to be a teacher B. to find a good job

C. to work in a big city D. to become a football player

2._____ is probably David’s favorite sport.

A. Football B. Volleyball C. Basketball D. Baseball

3.David’s mother asked him _____ .

A. to watch TV B. to play sports

C. to play computer games D. to study all the time

4.David put the music CDs in the bag because _____ .

A. he didn’t like them

B. he wouldn’t like his mother to find them

C. he played them many times

D. there was something wrong with them

5.From the letter we know _____ .

A. David lives a very happy life

B. David hates his mother

C. David wishes to study all the time

D. David’s mom is very hard on him

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.D 【解析】 文章是作者写给妈妈的一封信,对妈妈讲了他对妈妈的一些看法。 1.根据I know you want me to find a good job when I grow up ,可知妈妈想让他找到一份好工作;故选B。 2.根据Two days ago, when I was watching a foo...

When I was 13, my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant beating out Miller King, who was the best ______ at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I ______ out. I carried my football everywhere for practice.

Just before September, Miller was hit by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from hospital. He looked very ____, but he didn’t cry.

That season, I ______ all of Miller’s records while he watched the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, but I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for (为......负责) Miller’s _____.

One afternoon, I was crossing the fieldand saw Miller stuck (卡在) going over a fence — which wasn’t hard to climb with both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept help from. But even that ______ he accepted. I helped him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally safe on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did ____. Thank you for filling in for me.”

His words freed me from my bad dreams. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he wasmore of a leader. Harmed but not__, he was still ahead of me. I was right to have admiredhim. From that day on, I grew bigger and a little more real.

1.A. player B. student C. teacher D. coach

2.A. reached B. looked C. called D. worked

3.A. calm B. pale C. angry D. relaxed

4.A. held B. tried C. set D. broke

5.A. arms B. accident C. records D. team

6.A. challenge B. advice C. dream D. truth

7.A. badly B. slowly C. fine D. fast

8.A. beaten B. invited C. pleased D. admired

1.A 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.A 【解析】本文介绍了作者想成为队里最棒的球员,并向最优秀的球员Miller看齐。为了实现梦想,作者刻苦训练,在Miller受伤之后,作者脱颖而出,成为最有价值球员。他的表现也得到了Miller的认可。 1.A 考查名词及语境的理解。A. player运动员; B. studen...

There is a popular Chinese saying that “Fair skin (皮肤) will make up for three flaws(缺陷)”. This mentions the fact that in Chinese culture, it is believed that people who have fair skin are more beautiful. In Western culture, however, the opposite is true---many Westerners think tanned skin is prettier. The example shows that different cultures have different ideas of what they think is beautiful. These cultural meanings of beauty, however, are no longer important, As more and more people travel overseas, ideas about beauty are being shared among cultures. The Internet has also made it easier for people to share different types of beauty since people are always posting pictures on social media. The result is an ever-changing idea of what is considered beautiful.

The cultural practice of ear piercings, for example, has become a part of modern day culture. In Kenya, it is a tradition among the Marci men and women to pierce and then make their ear lobes (耳垂) longer using ivory and wood or stones. They then wear colorful things on their ear lobes. This is a common practice since longer ear lobes are seen as a sign of beauty. This tradition has now found its way into present-day culture. Nowadays, this might still seem unusual to some, but with more and more well-known actors and film stars showing off their longer ear lobes. i: will finally become more fashionable.

It is understood that different cultures around the world have different ways of showing beauty. However, since we now live in a worldwide society, people's views about beauty are always changing. With the help of the Internet, people are now able to easily borrow ideas from other cultures to help them stand out. So what new fashions can we expect to see in the future?

1.What has made it easier for people to share ideas about beauty?

A. The development of technology.

B. The popularity of the latest fashions.

C. The unchanged cultural traditions.

D. The worlds growing population.

2.What can be learned about the Masai people from the passage?

A. Longer ear lobes are their new fashion.

B. Only women make their ear lobes longer.

C. They think longer ear lobes look beautiful.

D. They make actors and film stars famous.

3.The underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refers to _______ .

A. people

B. ideas

C. cultures

D. fashions

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. People in Asian countries like fair skin better.

B. Beauty is considered important in many cultures.

C. Different cultures have different ideas about beauty.

D. People's ideas about beauty are changing all the time.

1.A 2.C 3.A 4.D 【解析】文章大意:本文主要讲述了中西方文化的差异,以及人们对美的表现的不同方式和认知的不断改变。 1.细节理解题。根据The Internet has also made it easier for people to share different types of beauty since people are always pos...

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