题目内容
Not too long after I had begun to drive as a teenager, someone pulled out of a parking lot onto the road in front of me. I reacted 36 and pulled up very close behind her--- just to show my irritation(怒气) and let her know she didn't "just 37 with that!" We've all been there with 38 incidents and reactions. My mother was with me, and told me to turn into the 39 parking lot. Safely there, she asked me why I 40 that lady had pulled out in front of me purposely. 41 rude, power play--- I guessed. Mom said that maybe she had just had some bad 42 , maybe she was late picking up her child and was distracted(分心). Think of all the 43 of why someone does something like that. It's usually not on purpose--- but what I do as a reaction is on purpose. She always said that I 44 to think about the other side before I 45 . Usually the reaction causes more of a 46 .
I am in my fifties now, and to this day, that has always 47 my head whenever those 48 happen. I've 49 my children the same thing. We often see and hear about "road rage." No matter to what 50 that "rage" is taken, my children will say something like, "They need Grandma's words!" As adults, I don't see them react as most of us do 51 their first reaction is always anger and irritation --- they 52 it and 53 what the other person's problem might be. Even if the other driver really might be 54 or doing a "power play," no more 55 reactions will occur because of their irritation.
1... A. calmly |
B. quickly |
C. angrily |
D. carefully |
2.. A. get up |
B. get away |
C. get down |
D. get along |
3.. A. similar |
B. terrible |
C. rude |
D. familiar |
4.. A. first |
B. farthest |
C. last |
D. nearest |
5.. A. suggested |
B. complained |
C. thought |
D. concluded |
6..A. Always |
B. Just |
C. Almost |
D. Still |
7..A. impression |
B. grades |
C. skill |
D. news |
8.. A. lessons |
B. purposes |
C. possibilities |
D. reasons |
9..A. used |
B. needed |
C. preferred |
D. reminded |
10..A. decide |
B. drive |
C. react |
D. do |
11..A. problem |
B. threat |
C. mess |
D. result |
12.. A. happened to |
B. came across |
C. passed by |
D. flashed through |
13..A. accidents |
B. incidents |
C. affairs |
D. quarrels |
14..A. noticed |
B. given |
C. taught |
D. passed |
15..A. degree |
B. measure |
C. step |
D. action |
16.. A. as soon as |
B. in case |
C. as though |
D. even though |
17..A. get |
B. set |
C. make |
D. catch |
18..A. question |
B. wonder |
C. forget |
D. know |
19... A. troublesome |
B. polite |
C. rude |
D. warm |
20..A. casual |
B. dangerous |
C. amazing |
D. cautious |
1.. C
2..B
3..A
4..D
5..C
6..B
7..D
8..C
9..B
10..C
11..A
12..D
13..B
14..C
15..A
16..D
17..D
18..B
19..C
20..B
【解析】 略
Robert Frost was one of America’s best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life.
He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in America’s Civil War. The general’s name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general.
Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost’s childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost’s father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much wine and became angry. Robert was the victim (受害者) of his anger.
Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert’s grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry.
Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing.
In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy’s Will. When it appeared in 1913. Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country.
Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost’s second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston.
【小题1】The followings are writers EXCEPT ________.
A.Robert Edward Lee | B.Robert Lee Frost |
C.Ernest Hemingway | D.Ezra Pound |
A.he had great influence on Frost’s poetry and life |
B.Frost’ s poetry style was the same as Hemingway’s |
C.Frost was unhappy because he was the victim of his father |
D.Frost spent his childhood unhappily |
A.Once Frost’s first book was published he gained great praise in his country. |
B.After leaving Harvard University, he began to learn to write poetry. |
C.Frost was found lo have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school. |
D.Robert Frost’s father was angry and drank a lot because he didn’t realize his dream. |
A.Robert Frost’s unhappy childhood. | B.Robert Frost’s first and second book. |
C.Robert Frost’s family and jobs. | D.Robert Frost’s life and poetry. |