题目内容
After seating myself in my room and turning on my computer, I noticed a Post-it note stuck to my monitor(显示器). It read, “Don’t 1your computer. You stayed up until midnight doing your homework last night.—Mom.” I2the note into the wastebasket. “Why do they 3?” I thought. “They’re never here anyway.”
Right after high school started, I almost4contact with my parents. With all their business5, they asked the neighbors to watch over me. Of course, the neighbors didn’t do such a(n)6job, as they had kids of their own to worry about. The only means of7between me and my parents was through Post-it notes.
After spending about eight hours away from home, I usually came home to find the house8empty. It made me sad. I would come home from school to be welcomed by 9, to talk to no one and to be watched over by my neighbors. That was when I started10more clubs and staying after school more often11I didn’t have to feel so lonely. Luckily, at school, my friends were there12me. They were all there to give me a13or talk with me when I wanted to talk. I felt14when I was at school. Yet, something was still15— my parents.
Now I realize that nobody can16my parents. I wish that they would be there at home,17me to come back from school. There are18things my parents don’t know about me. I wish that they actually had a(n)19to understand me. I want them to understand that they’re my parents and I’m their kid and I20them.
- 1.
- A.go through
- B.depend on
- C.put up
- D.turn on
- A.
- 2.
- A.showed
- B.threw
- C.led
- D.pulled
- A.
- 3.
- A.check
- B.know
- C.care
- D.speak
- A.
- 4.
- A.lost
- B.built
- C.wanted
- D.regained
- A.
- 5.
- A.designs
- B.dreams
- C.trips
- D.partners
- A.
- 6.
- A.free
- B.easy
- C.careless
- D.good
- A.
- 7.
- A.communication
- B.behavior
- C.change
- D.love
- A.
- 8.
- A.suddenly
- B.almost
- C.completely
- D.necessarily
- A.
- 9.
- A.everybody
- B.anybody
- C.somebody
- D.nobody
- A.
- 10.
- A.creating
- B.joining
- C.finding
- D.serving
- A.
- 11.
- A.though
- B.if
- C.or
- D.so
- A.
- 12.
- A.in
- B.after
- C.for
- D.without
- A.
- 13.
- A.hand
- B.wish
- C.suggestion
- D.reason
- A.
- 14.
- A.friendly
- B.noisy
- C.useful
- D.great
- A.
- 15.
- A.disappointing
- B.missing
- C.hateful
- D.possible
- A.
- 16.
- A.look forward to
- B.think highly of
- C.take the place of
- D.look down upon
- A.
- 17.
- A.referring to
- B.turning to
- C.looking at
- D.waiting for
- A.
- 18.
- A.too many
- B.too few
- C.a couple of
- D.a few
- A.
- 19.
- A.excuse
- B.chance
- C.task
- D.place
- A.
- 20.
- A.support
- B.follow
- C.hate
- D.need
- A.
很多父母忙于工作忽视了对自己孩子的教育,不够关心孩子,本文通过一个孩子的口吻控诉了一些不负责任的父母的行为,也提出了自己的希望。
1.短语辨析。根据上下文可知妈妈不让我打开电脑。
2.动词辨析。A展示;B扔;C带领;D拉;由句意可知我把纸条扔进垃圾桶。
3.动词辨析。A检查,核对;B知道;C在乎;D讲话;父母经常不在家,没有时间陪我,我很奇怪他们为什么要在乎我的事情呢?
4.固定词组。Lose contact with…与…失去联系。由上下文可知上高中以后父母和我联系很少。
5.名词搭配。business trip公务旅行,出差;由句意可知父母忙于公务出差,就请邻居照顾我。
6.形容词辨析。A自由的,免费的;B容易的;C粗心的;D好的;有句意可知邻居是不会做这么好的事情的。
7.名词辨析。由上下文可知我们和父母之间联系的唯一方法就是字条。
8.副词辨析。A突然;B几乎;C完全;D必要;由上下文可知因为父母工作忙,所以回家以后我发现家里空无一人,回家以后忙于人问候我。
9.上下文辨析。解析同上。
10.动词辨析。由下文可知我参加了很多俱乐部。参加用动词join.
11.上下文串联。我参加俱乐部的原因就是我不想回家以后一个人孤单寂寞。
12.介词辨析。由句意可知朋友们在学校陪我,我在学校感觉非常好。
13.固定短语。Give sb a hand 帮某人一个忙;
14.上下文串联。解析同47.
15.形容词辨析。A令人失望的;B不在的;C曾恨的;D可能的。由上文可知父母不在我身边。
16.短语辨析。A期待;B高度评价;C代替;D瞧不起;由句意可知无人可以代替我的父母,我希望放学以后他们能在家等我,感受家的温暖。
17.短语辨析。解析同上。
18.上下文串联。正因为父母忙于工作,所以我有很多事情他们都不了解,我希望他们能有机会了解我。
19.名词辨析。解析同上。
20.上下文串联。我希望我的父母知道我是他们的孩子,我需要他们。
Dear Daughter,
As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write to tell you all that is on my mind. First, I want to tell you how proud we are. Getting into Columbia is a real testament (证明) of what a great well-rounded student you are. You should be as proud of yourself as we are.
Your college years will be the most important of your life. It is in college that you will discover what learning is about. This will be the period when you go from teacher taught to master inspired, after which you must become a self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn is of no practical use in real life, the learning skills you get will be something you will value forever.
Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy, don't be bothered by what others think or say, but make up your own mind. Most importantly, make true friends and be happy. Don't worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities.
Start planning early what you'd like to do. Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? I think your plan to study fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses. I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver's seat-this is your life, and you need to be in control. Being in control feels great. Try it, and you'll love it!
So please treasure your college years - make the best use of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny, and learn through your successes and challenges.
May your years at Columbia be the happiest of your life, and may you grow into just what you dream to be.
Love
Dad & Mom
【小题1】We can read between the lines that ________.
A.Dad has a strong love for his daughter |
B.Dad is very strict with his daughter |
C.Dad always worries about his daughter |
D.Dad is much concerned about his daughter's health |
A.weight | B.life | C.position | D.time |
A.Plan things before you do them. |
B.Self-learning is very important in college. |
C.Follow your passion and what other people say. |
D.Leading a life is just like driving a car. |
A.smile to her trouble in life |
B.fight till she succeeds |
C.be confident and happy |
D.make the most of her college |
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童)was walking around the shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?" he asked.
Paul answered, "Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything. Boy, I wish..."He hesitated (犹豫).
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
"I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again; "Would you like to take a ride in my car?" "Oh, yes, I'd love that." After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, "Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?"
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled ( 残疾 ) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
"There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it. Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about."
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
1.The street urchin was very surprised when______________ .
A.Paul received an expensive car |
B.Paul told him about the car |
C.he saw the shining car |
D.he was walking around the car |
2.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house______________ .
A.to show his neighbours the big car |
B.to show he had a rich friend |
C.to let his brother ride in the car |
D.to tell his brother about his wish |
3.We can infer from the story that______________.
A.Paul couldn't understand the urchin |
B.the urchin had a deep love for his brother |
C.the urchin wished to have a rich brother |
D.the urchin's wish came true in the end |
4.The best title of the story is__________ .
A.A Christmas Present |
B.A Street Urchin |
C.A Brother Like That |
D.An Unforgettable Holiday Ride |