题目内容
A. the height of which B. the highest of which
C. the highest of them D. which of them
How I Turned to Be Optimistic
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times."
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
【小题1】How did the author get to know America?
| A． From her relatives. | B． From her mother. |
| C． From books and pictures. | D． From radio programs. |
A. confused B. excited C. worried D amazed
【小题3】For the first two years in New York, the author _________.
A. often lost her way B. did not think about her future
C. studied in three different schools D got on well with her stepfather
【小题4】What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?
A. She worked as a translator. B. She attended a lot of job interviews.
C. She paid telephone bills for her family. D She helped her family with her English.
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Temperature is part of my married romance. Coming to New York from Baltimore--where there is just one small snowstorm each year---I was 36 by a fireplace in my new home, with fires 37 all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding.
My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario, where winter 38 from September to May and cold wind is 39. “When Canadians have 30 below, they 40 it.” He says. “Cold wind is for crybabies.”
So to marry this man I had to learn to 41 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson, Peter piled me 42 jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves, even a hat with earflaps. The gift of Sorel boots—comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below, was a 43 we were getting serious
That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought I’d 44. My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could 45 tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional 46 to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 47 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 48.
49, having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I 50 went on a second date with a man whose response to my “I’m cold.” was, “Put on a sweater.” Now I’m married to a man who 51 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart, and that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, I’ve grown, too. I am 52, in this new life and climate, to go and look for that cost-saving sweater.
The word comfortable did not 53 refer to being contented. Its Latin root, comfortare, means to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter: not to make us comfortable, but to make us 54. We 55 not be warm but we are indeed comforted.
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1.A. set down |
B. set about |
C. set up |
D. set out |
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2.A. lighting |
B. burning |
C. going |
D. flashing |
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3.A. appears |
B. starts |
C. keeps |
D. runs |
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4.A. something |
B. everything |
C. nothing |
D. none |
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5.A. suggest |
B. mean |
C. overlook |
D. enjoy |
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6.A. wear |
B. stand |
C. dress |
D. ride |
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7. A. under |
B. over |
C. inside |
D. with |
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8.A. remark |
B. sign |
C. warning |
D. show |
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9.A. sleep |
B. forget |
C. die |
D. continue |
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10.A. hardly |
B. easily |
C. tightly |
D. loosely |
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11.A. health |
B. reaction |
C. feelings |
D. adaptation |
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12.A. rainy |
B. freezing |
C. sunny |
D. happy |
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13.A. character |
B. love |
C. hope |
D. hardship |
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14.A. Meanwhile |
B. However |
C. Therefore |
D. Besides |
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15. A. merely |
B. ever |
C. never |
D. just |
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16.A. wonders |
B. knows |
C. states |
D. decides |
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17.A. unable |
B. accustomed |
C. interested |
D. willing |
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18.A. originally |
B. exactly |
C. actually |
D. namely |
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19.A. wild |
B. cold |
C. strong |
D. warm |
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20.A. will |
B. must |
C. can |
D. may |