题目内容
After years of experience, Brenda was faced with a challenge in Sunday School.However, she just didn’t know how to 1 it in a good way.She had never been asked to teach a child quite like Cindy!
Cindy, you see, was 2 .She came from a broken home.And although she was really 3 , she thought she was so bad that she could not be successful. 4 , Cindy needed care, and most of all, Cindy needed love! There just had to be a way of 5 her.Day after day, Brenda would pray for Cindy, yet Sunday would come and go and she saw 6 , if any, change.
Then one day Brenda asked Cindy if she could 7 a role in a Christmas programme the children were 8 to do.Cindy’s answer was, “Don’t you think you can find someone better than me?”
“Better than you?” came Brenda’s 9 .“What makes you think there is 10 better than you?”
“Well, I’ve 11 been asked to do anything before because I’m not good.I won’t get the part 12 and then everyone will be mad at me for messing up(弄糟)their 13 ,” came Cindy’s answer.
“Oh, Cindy,” said Brenda in a 14 voice.“I am so 15 that you think that, but you are so wrong.Don’t you realize how 16 you are?”
“No,” 17 a reply in a low voice because Cindy was now in 18 .
“But Cindy, in my eyes, you are special and you can also do something well like others,” Brenda said.
“Really? Do you think so really? Thank you, Miss Brenda! Nobody has believed in me like you. 19 I’ll have a try,” said Cindy as she 20 a hug from her teacher for the first time!
1.A.share with B.deal with C.do with D.go with
2.A.average B.naughty C.different D.ordinary
3.A.clever B.foolish C.lovely D.friendly
4.A.In return B.In turn C.In all D.In fact
5.A.stopping B.keeping C.helping D.knowing
6.A.much B.little C.some D.few
7.A.study B.like C.replace D.play
8.A.asking B.beginning C.planning D.learning
9.A.reply B.noise C.sound D.problem
10.A.no one B.anyone C.none D.everyone
11.A.ever B.often C.always D.never
12.A.good B.bad C.right D.poor
13.A.environment B.programme C.invention D.homework
14.A.gentle B.high C.loud D.clear
15.A.glad B.lucky C.proud D.sorry
16.A.happy B.sad C.valuable D.beautiful
17.A.said B.came C.received D.went
18.A.silence B.troubles C.public D.tears
19.A.Then B.But C.As D.Because
20.A.refused B.expected C.received D.separated
1—5 BCADC 6—10 BDCAB 11—15 DCBAD 16—20 CBDAC
If women are mercilessly exploited(剥削) year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.
Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.
No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability (耐用). They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep snow in high heeled shoes.
When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability(稳定耐用)? That is for you to decide.
【小题1】Designers and big stores always make money_________.
A.by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry |
B.because they are capable of predicting new fashions |
C.by constantly changing the fashions in women’s clothing |
D.because they attach great importance to quality in women’s clothing |
A.a waste of money | B.a waste of time |
C.an expression of taste | D.an expression of creativity |
A.the commercial exploitation of women |
B.the women’s strength of character |
C.basic qualities of inconstancy and instability |
D.an important contribution to society |
A.women’s inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at |
B.women are better able to put up with discomfort |
C.men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers |
D.men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion |