题目内容
My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job,when I was six years old,was1.the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young,so he taught me2.to do it efficiently,telling me to 3.to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t4..
Working in the restaurant was a cause of great5.because I was also working for the good of the family. But my father6.that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. I7.to be punctual,hard-working,and polite to the8..
I was9.paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he10.give me $10 a week. He said,“OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And11.the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He12.I owed him about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being13. in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride,I walked into my parents’ restaurant,but the14.thing Dad said was,“How about your15.up tonight?” I couldn’t16.my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t 17.as far as Dad was concerned,I was just 18.member of the team. I reached for the mop. Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a19.is above all. It has nothing to do with20. that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.
21.A.cleaning shining C.removing D.keeping
22.A.why what C.when D.how
23.A.offer refuse C.love D.learn
24.A.interested annoyed C.relaxed D.satisfied
25.A.fun pride C.trouble D.effort
26.A.got it right kept it a rule C.made it clear D.took it for granted
27.A.had tended C.hated D.managed
28.A.family workers C.customers D.friends
29.A.never always C.seldom D.ever
30.A.must should C.might D.could
31.A.at before C.around D.for
32.A.worked out found out C.put out D.thought out
33.A.alone away C.outside D.off
34.A.usual last C.next D.first
35.A.washing taking C.cleaning D.moving
36.A.ignore follow C.believe D.understand
37.A.happen care C.go D.matter
38.A.no other C.some D.another
39.A.team family C.leader D.restaurant
40.A.why whether C.when D.how
1.B
2.D
3.A
4.D
5.B
6.C
7.A
8.C
9.A
10.B
11.D
12.A
13.B
14.D
15.C
16.C
17.D
18.D
19.A
20.B
【解析】略
As a boy growing up in India,I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s,with great interest.
My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe,where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium,Netherlands and West Germany.
I have vivid memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand,during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew. The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable,even for someone like me,who is otherwise scared of flying.
After spending almost two weeks in Europe,we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport,for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河),it was simply an unforgettable experience. I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation,but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again,with the quality of their service.
Being the first airline to take me overseas,Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today,I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying,in general,for me,has always been an ordeal (terrible and painful experience).Flying on Lufthansa,however,is something I always have and always will look forward to.
【小题1】What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?
A.Growing up in India. |
B.Once staying in Canada. |
C.Once traveling to Canada with his father. |
D.His father's stories about his traveling experiences. |
A.The author traveled with one of his parents. |
B.Both their going and return are by air. |
C.They traveled in spring that year. |
D.They stayed in Europe for nearly two months. |
A.a city in India | B.a city in Europe |
C.an airline company | D.a travel agency |
A.happy | B.sad | C.angry | D.enjoyable |
Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.
“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent—child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue int0 adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.
“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”
【小题1】The underlined word gulf in Para.3 most probably means _________.
A.interest | B.distance | C.difference | D.separation |
A.Parents help their children develop interests in more activities. |
B.Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities. |
C.Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs. |
D.Parents share more interests with their children. |
A.more confusion among parents | B.new equality between parents and children |
C.1ess respect for parents from children | |
D.more strictness and authority on the part of parents |
A.follow the trend of the change | B.can set a limit to the change |
C.fail to take the change seriously | D.have little difficulty adjusting to the change |
A.describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with |
B.discuss the development of the parent—child relationship |
C.suggest the ways to handle the parent—child relationship |
D.compare today’s parent—child relationship with that in the past |