题目内容
9. He urged that much of the poverty_________.
A.should wipe out | B.wiped out | C.be wiped out | D.had wiped out |
C
解析
Do you remember the game “Telephone”? A message gets passed from person to person, and everyone laughs at how distorted(曲解) it becomes. As a game, telephone can be fun. In real life, sending messages through third parties fouls things up. It is important for family members who have “business” with other family members to take it up directly.
When tension arises in a relationship between two people, a frequent way of dealing with this is to send messages through a third person. Family doctors refer to the process as ‘triangulation”. Following a quarrel, a mother may say to her son, “Tell your father to pass the salt”, which may be answered by, “Tell your mother to get her own salt.” In many long cases of triangulation, the middleman becomes severely disturbed.
Two years ago, Ruth and Ralph Gordon brought their 17-year-old daughter for treatment. Lucille was not doing well in school, using drugs heavily. When I began to work with her, she was uncommunicative and aggressive. After some time, however, she opened up and told me her parents rarely talked to each other, but both used her as a middleman. Mrs. Gordon was sexually unsatisfied and suggested to Lucille that she ask her father to go for marriage advice. Mr. Gordon told Lucille that he was seeing another woman, and he urged Lucille to speak to her mother about improving her behaviour. Caught in this confusing situation, Lucille became more and more troubled. It wasn’t until she refused to play middleman that she began to improve. When either parent began to send a message through her, she learned to say, “Tell him/her yourself!”
You’ll find that when family members learn to dial each other directly, there’s rarely a busy signal or wrong number. With direct dialing, a sense of freshness is created.
【小题1】The underlined words “foul things up” in the 1st paragraph means ________.
A.create things | B.improve things | C.remove things | D.ruin things |
A.the process of sending messages through a 3rd person |
B.the middleman who becomes severely disturbed |
C.the tension in a relationship between 2 people |
D.the argument between a mother and a father |
A.family members should learn to get their messages across directly |
B.parents should send their children taking drugs for treatment |
C.children can hardly get used to their parents’ troubles |
D.children should refuse the requests of their parents |
“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together) was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped -- the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance.
One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms, he cried out bitterly, “A boy, a big boy… called me -- a f... freak.” She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks.
He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift for literature and music.
The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor. Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft (移植) on a pair of outer ears, if they could be donated (捐献) ,” the doctor decided. So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man. Two years went by. Then, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’s a secret.” said the father.
The operation was a brilliant success. His talents blossomed into genius. School and college became a series of successes. Later he married and entered the diplomatic (外交) service. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him.”
“I do not believe you could,” said the father,“but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet.” The years kept the secret, but the day did come... one of the darkest days that ever passed through a son. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket (棺材). Slowly and tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to let out the secret.
【小题1】The story is mainly about _______.
A.how a boy had new ears through an operation |
B.what a devoted parent privately did for the child |
C.how a disabled boy turned into a useful person |
D.why a donator made a sacrifice to a bright boy |
A.was determined to donate her ears to perfect her son |
B.kept her husband unknown about the baby’s situation |
C.felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby |
D.complained of her bad luck to have a disabled child |
A.slow-acting person | B.funny-looking child |
C.badly-behaved student | D.strangely-shaped creature |
A.The agreement was between the donator and the family. |
B.The boy was so popular that he was made class president. |
C.Finally the boy came to know who the donator was. |
D.The mother donated her ears to her son after she died. |
A.Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known. |
B.It is parents’ responsibility to help their children heart and soul. |
C.True beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance. |
D.Young generations should learn to be grateful. |
18. He urged us to _____ this splendid opportunity to develop our movie industry.
A.escape |
B.grasp |
C.ensure |
D.Master |