I agree with the saying that some people “see old memories as a chance to deal with the past and unite past and present.” Many people are so ___1___ by things that happened in their past that they are not able to focus on the ___2___ . For example, in the book Ceremony, the main character, Tayo, cannot concentrate on the present because he can’t forget his troubled childhood and ___3___ continues to relive things that happened during that time.
However, past memories can help people to ___4___ in the present. A ___5___ example of people learning from the past would be the Marshall Plan. After the ___6___ of World War II there were many war-torn countries around the world in need of ___7___ assistance to help rebuild their countries, and the United States would have to be the one to ___8___ that assistance. Many American politicians thought it was ___9___ for the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be able to repay it for a long time. However, George Marshall, a former US general, remembered how the exact same ___10___ of "why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations (赔款)?" had been used after World War I towards Germany. The ___11___ of assistance towards Germany after World War I had caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany that had made the Mark (German money) virtually ___12___ . The German people became so desperate that they started ___13___ an extreme German nationalist named Adolf Hitler, who eventually started World War II. Marshall knew that if the US did not ___14___ war-torn Germany and, especially, Japan, we could ___15___ have a World War III on our hands.

【小题1】
A.shocked B.troubled C.punished D.annoyed
【小题2】
A.memory B.situation C.present D.future
【小题3】
A.constantlyB.innocently C.ridiculously D.rarely
【小题4】
A.forget B.recover C.enjoy D.compare
【小题5】
A.personal B.scientific C.historical D.commercial
【小题6】
A.conclusionB.decision C.invasion D.extension
【小题7】
A.medical B.political C.economic D.lawful
【小题8】
A.need B.provide C.find D.prevent
【小题9】
A.reasonableB.necessary C.difficult D.foolish
【小题10】
A.statementB.argument C.suggestion D.introduction
【小题11】
A.intensionB.request C.influence D.lack
【小题12】
A.hopeless B.worthless C.worldwide D.valuable
【小题13】
A.refusing B.employing C.supporting D.charging
【小题14】
A.stop B.warn C.resist D.help
【小题15】
A.similarlyB.simplyC.regularly D.unlikely

 “I was only thirteen when four of my team members and I were chosen by my swim coach to train with the Chinese National Team. The following piece shows how that experience has influenced me.”

The night before I left for China, my mother called me into her room. I entered not knowing what to expect. I sat down at the end of her very neatly-made bed, opposite the bedroom table on which she kept a Ming-style vase illustrated in great detail. She told me that my great-grandmother was still living in the surroundings of Beijing. Her name was Ren Li Ling and she was 97 years old. This was the first time I had ever heard of her.

The dragon on the vase snaked through the flowers and vines(藤蔓)as my mother said, “Pu Pu, look at me. You need to hear this so that when you go to China you will understand. You must keep this knowledge in your heart.”

She told me a story about my grandfather, Ren Li Ling's son, who left Beijing to go to college in Taiwan. She told me how the Chinese civil war kept him away from his mother for fifty years, so neither of them even knew that the other was alive. No one from Taiwan could visit, write, or call anyone in mainland. All lines of communication were cut off.

She told me of my grandfather's devotion to his own children, and how difficult it was for him to send his daughter to America for her education, fearing that same separation. He gave my mother all that he could give — nineteen years of love and fifty years of savings. I learned how my mother, through means only available in this country, would finally be able to unite my great-grandmother with my grandfather again. The dragon curled around the vase, connecting the separate vines. For a fleeting second, I felt it was present in my mother's room. It was all very strange, yet very clear. I began to understand that this trip to China was not just for me; it was for my mother, and her father, and his mother. Now, I had not only a future, but more significantly, a past. I saw the world with new eyes.

And so I went to China and met my great-grandmother. My great-aunt picked me up at the training center, and we rode in a taxi through the crowded city. The noise of the taxi and the city united into a deep roar. We finally stopped in front of a narrow street lined on either side with small one-level houses. As we made our way to a house like all the others, I drew the stares of many people in the street. My great-aunt led me through a rotting(朽烂的)doorway into a room with a furnace(炉子), table, and a rocking chair where an old woman wearing gloves sat facing the doorway, covered with a worn brown blanket. I walked over and immediately embraced this frail woman as if I had known her all my life. My limited, broken Chinese wasn't up to expressing my complicated feelings. And even though I couldn't completely understand what she was saying in her thick Beijing accent, I knew — the same way I knew what my mother had been trying to tell me before I left. Her joy shone through her toothless smile. She wouldn't let go of my hand. I haltingly(结结巴巴地)asked her how she had managed to live such a long life. She answered in words I will never forget, “Hope has kept me alive. I have lived this long because I wanted to see my son before I died.”

My fellow team members must have wondered how two people separated by three generations could be so close. Before this trip, I would have wondered the same thing. And even now, I can't quite explain it. We were as different as two people can be; some 85 years and 8,000 miles apart. We came from two entirely different cultures; yet we were connected by a common heritage(传统).

I stayed for dinner which was cooked in a black iron wok(锅)over the furnace. The meal was lavish(过分丰盛的), prepared in my honor. As I began to eat, with my great-grandmother beside me, I felt the dragon was present. But this time, the feeling didn't pass; the dragon had become a part of me.

My great-grandmother passed away last year at the age of 100. With her highest hopes and wildest dreams fulfilled, I know she died happy.

1. The writer’s mother called him into her room to ___________________.

A.prepare him for the trip and warn him against possible problems

B.remind him of his origin

C.ask him to look for his great-grandmother

D.share with him the story of her childhood

2. The dragon is mentioned several times in the passage because __________________.

A.the vase with the dragon on it is very valuable and beautiful

B.it stands for the blood running in every Chinese

C.it is a sign of the writer’s devotion to his birthplace

D.the writer’s mother hoped the writer would be as strong as a dragon

3. How old was the writer’s mother when she was sent to America for her education.

A.13               B.16               C.19               D.20

4.Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

A.The writer’s grandfather was afraid of a war when sending his daughter to America.

B.The hope to see her son again kept the writer’s great-grandmother alive for this long.

C.It was within the writer’s expectation that he could be so close to his great-grandmother.

D.The writer’s great-grandmother was reunited with her son before she died.

5.Which is the best title for the text?

A.We Share the Same Heritage.

B.Love from My Great-grandmother.

C.A Story from My Mother.

D.An Unforgettable Training Trip.

 

I agree with the saying that some people “see old memories as a chance to deal with the past and unite past and present.” Many people are so ___1___ by things that happened in their past that they are not able to focus on the ___2___ . For example, in the book Ceremony, the main character, Tayo, cannot concentrate on the present because he can’t forget his troubled childhood and ___3___ continues to relive things that happened during that time.

However, past memories can help people to ___4___ in the present. A ___5___ example of people learning from the past would be the Marshall Plan. After the ___6___ of World War II there were many war-torn countries around the world in need of ___7___ assistance to help rebuild their countries, and the United States would have to be the one to ___8___ that assistance. Many American politicians thought it was ___9___ for the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be able to repay it for a long time. However, George Marshall, a former US general, remembered how the exact same ___10___ of "why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations (赔款)?" had been used after World War I towards Germany. The ___11___ of assistance towards Germany after World War I had caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany that had made the Mark (German money) virtually ___12___ . The German people became so desperate that they started ___13___ an extreme German nationalist named Adolf Hitler, who eventually started World War II. Marshall knew that if the US did not ___14___ war-torn Germany and, especially, Japan, we could ___15___ have a World War III on our hands.

1.A. shocked        B. troubled         C. punished         D. annoyed

2.A. memory         B. situation        C. present      D. future

3.A. constantly     B. innocently       C. ridiculously     D. rarely

4.A. forget         B. recover      C. enjoy            D. compare

5.A. personal   B. scientific       C. historical       D. commercial

6.A. conclusion     B. decision         C. invasion         D. extension

7.A. medical        B. political        C. economic         D. lawful

8.A. need       B. provide      C. find             D. prevent

9.A. reasonable     B. necessary        C. difficult        D. foolish

10.A. statement     B. argument         C. suggestion       D. introduction

11.A. intension     B. request      C. influence        D. lack

12.A. hopeless B. worthless        C. worldwide        D. valuable

13.A. refusing B. employing        C. supporting       D. charging

14.A. stop      B. warn             C. resist           D. help

15.A. similarly     B. simply           C. regularly        D. unlikely

 

完形填空。
     I agree with the saying that some people “see old memories as a chance to deal with the past and
unite past and present.” Many people are so    1   by things that happened in their past that they
are not able to focus on the   2   . For example, in the book Ceremony, the main character, Tayo,
cannot concentrate on the present because he can’t forget his troubled childhood and    3   continues
to relive things that happened during that time.
     However, past memories can help people to    4    in the present. A    5   example of people
learning from the past would be the Marshall Plan. After the   6   of World War II there were many
war-torn countries around the world in need of    7   assistance to help rebuild their countries, and
the United States would have to be the one to    8    that assistance. Many American politicians
thought it was    9   for the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be
able to repay it for a long time. However, George Marshall, a former US general, remembered how the
exact same    10   of "why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations
(赔款)?" had been used after World War I towards Germany. The   11    of assistance towards
Germany after World War I had caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany that had made the
Mark (German money) virtually    12   . The German people became so desperate that they started
   13   an extreme German nationalist named Adolf Hitler, who eventually started World War II.
Marshall knew that if the US did not   14   war-torn Germany and, especially, Japan, we could    15  
have a World War III on our hands.
(     ) 1. A. shocked
(     ) 2. A. memory
(     ) 3. A. constantly
(     ) 4. A. forget
(     ) 5. A. personal
(     ) 6. A. conclusion
(     ) 7. A. medical
(     ) 8. A. need   
(     ) 9. A. reasonable
(     )10. A. statement
(     )11. A. intension
(     )12. A. hopeless
(     )13. A. refusing
(     )14. A. stop   
(     )15. A. similarly
B. troubled
B. situation
B. innocently
B. recover
B. scientific
B. decision
B. political
B. provide
B. necessary
B. argument
B. request
B. worthless
B. employing
B. warn
B. simply
C. punished
C. present   
C. ridiculously
C. enjoy   
C. historical
C. invasion
C. economic
C. find   
C. difficult
C. suggestion
C. influence
C. worldwide
C. supporting
C. resist
C. regularly
D. annoyed      
D. future        
D. rarely        
D. compare      
D. commercial    
D. extension    
D. lawful        
D. prevent      
D. foolish      
D. introduction  
D. lack          
D. valuable      
D. charging      
D. help          
D. unlikely      

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