题目内容
)“Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.” is a proverb, ______life is beautiful and full of frustrations as well.
A.meaning B.to mean
C.means D.meant
A
解析:
考查作状语的非谓语动词。现在分词meaning在句子中作状语;不定式形式作目的状语,前面不需逗号隔开;meant 是被动形式,与句意不符。
My sisters and I have dreamt of a home in the city, but when the Alcott family found itself in a small house at the South End without a tree in sight, only a back yard to play in, and no money to buy any of the beautiful things before us, we children all opposed it and longed for the country again.
Anna soon found little pupils, and walked away each morning to her daily task, pausing at the corner to wave her hand to me in answer to my greet with the duster(抹布). My father went to his office downtown, mother to her helping the poor, the little girls to school, and I, Lousia, was left to keep house, feeling like an aged sea-gull as I washed dishes and cooked in the basement kitchen where the only thing I could hope for was someone talking with me.
Good drill, but very hard, and my only comfort was the evening reunion where all met with such various reports of the day’s adventures, we could not fail to find both amusement and instruction.
Father brought interesting and attractive news from the upper world; mother, usually in low spirits because she would give away her clothes with sad tales of suffering from the darker side of life; gentle Anna gave a modest account of her success as a teacher, for even at seventeen her sweet nature won all who knew her, and her patience gained her the support of the most naughty pupil.
My reports were usually a mixture of sadness and happiness, and the children poured their small joys and troubles into the family where comfort and mercy were always to be found.
【小题1】We know from this passage that the Alcott family was __________.
A.a happy and united family |
B.an extremely poor family |
C.a family with lots of serious problems |
D.a family that remained in the country |
A.she had a strong sense of duty | B.she was obviously intelligent |
C.she knew her subjects well | D.she had wonderful character |
A.to help the poor | B.to run the house |
C.to go downtown | D.to feed the seagulls |
A.the evening reunion | B.moving to the city |
C.joining Anna at her school | D.telling others her stories |
Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together, they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: international competitions encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sport encourages international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident including the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by incidents caused mainly by smaller national contests.
One country received its second-place medals with visible anger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were sure that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said, “This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension(停赛)of the team for at least three years.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism (爱国主义).
【小题1】According to the author, recently the Olympic Games have ______.
A.created goodwill between the nations |
B.brought about only false national pride |
C.hardly showed any international friendship |
D.put an end to misunderstanding and hatred |
A.permitted to pass | B.considered as reasonable |
C.won by the other side | D.refused to accept |
A.His team would no longer take part in international games. |
B.Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions. |
C.There should be no more Hockey matches organized by the Federation. |
D.The Federation should break up. |
A.how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games |
B.that sportsmen are often against the final decisions |
C.that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship |
D.that unfair decisions are common in the Olympic Games |
A.The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved. |
B.Athletes should compete as individuals in the OlympicGames. |
C.A game should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game. |
D.More and more athletes will compete for their own honor. |