题目内容
Mother was born in 1887.By the time she was 13, seven more children filled the family’s
She and my father got married when they were nearly 40. A few years after their marriage, my parents fulfilled their dream of owning a home. To Mother, Buckingham Place, he Venice canals and Shangri-La were all wrapped up in that six-room brick house in the Bronx. Then the Depression (经济大萧条) set in. Father’s pub began to lose money; their savings declined to nothing. Daddy had to let the assistants go and began working 20-hour days and one morning in 1936 he didn’t wake up. Mother was left with three children and a mortgage (抵押贷款)。
Mother bore her grief and carried on. It was impossible to get a job in those times, so Mother came up a solution. A sign, “Furnished Rooms”, was tacked onto our door, beginning a parade of people into our lives for the next five years.
One I remember fell two weeks behind in his rent and tried to tiptoe (踮着脚走) out at dawn. Unfortunately for him, Mother, who was always rearranging things, had moved the furniture the night before, and he tripped (绊) over a repositioned lamp. Mother rushed out to find him sprawled on the floor. “If you didn’t have the money, you should have told me,” she said. “God knows, I can understand that.” He left with two dollars pressed into his hand.
All those things happened long ago but they are always fresh in my mind. And Mother is always in my heart.
1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The author’s mother was born in a family with seven children.
B. The author’s mother was a well-educated and hard-working woman.
C. The author’s mother never realized her dream of traveling to Europe.
D. The author’s father died when the author was very young.
2. What was the most probable cause of the author’s father’s death?
A. Old age. B. Depression. C. Overwork D. Mortgage
3. The person who tried to tiptoe out _____.
A. paid the rent and left the house
B. was not wiling to pay the rent though he had money
C. paid the rent and had only two dollars left
D. got two dollars instead of paying the rent
4. The author’s mother did the following EXCEPT that ____.
A. she moved the lamp to another pace one night
B. she put up an advertisement on the door
C. she started to work at an early age to earn money
D. she got up early to stop the person from running away
A C D D
Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大写的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.
Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.
E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.
【小题1】Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?
| A．Their titles are all written with capital letters. |
| B．A special capital letter is used in them to refer to the writer. |
| C．He used “Y” to refer to “you”. |
| D．He used letters in a special way in them |
| A．Edward’s schooling | B．Edward’s parents |
| C．Edward’s family | D．Edward’s childhood. |
| A．he went to France without permission | B．he looked like a Frenchman |
| C．he was thought to be German agent | D．he drove away a car that belonged to the army |
There are some great differences between the traditional family and the modern family.
The first important difference is in the man’s role.The traditional husband was the head of the household because he was the only one who worked outside the home.If the wife worked for money,then the husband was not considered to be a good provider,In many families today,both husband and wife work for money.Therefore,they share the role of head of household.In addition,the traditional husband usually made big decisions about spending money.However,the modern husband shares these decisions with his working wife.Also,the traditional husband did not help his wife with housework or meal preparation. Dinner was ready when he came home,In contrast,the modern husband helps his working wife at home.He may do some of the household chores,and it is not unusual for him to cook.
The second difference is in the woman’s role. In the traditional family,the woman may have worked for miney during her first years of marriage.However,when she gave birth,she would usually give up her job. Her primary role would be to take care of her family and home.In contrast,in many families today,the modern woman works outside the home even after she has children .She’s doing two jobs instead of one,so she is busier than the traditional mother was.The traditional wife learned to live within her husband’s income.But the modern wife does not have to because the family has two incomes.
The final difference is in the role of the children .In the traditional family,the children were taken care of by the mother because she didn’t work outside.However,today pre-school children may go to a child-care center or to a baby-sitter regularly because the mother works.The school-age children of a traditional family were more dependent.Their mother was there to help them get ready for school and to make their breakfast.In conrtast,modern children are more independent.They have to get up early and get ready for school themselves,and they may even have to make their own breakfast.
【小题1】The main idea of the passage is .
| A．the change of the American society |
| B．the change of the American children |
| C．the change of the American family |
| D．the change of the American adults |
| A．people would not think highly of his wife |
| B．people would think little of him |
| C．people would refuse to be friends with him |
| D．people would look up to him |
| A．is still the boss of the family who decides all of the important things |
| B．lets the wife make all of the decisions alone |
| C．shares big decisions with his working wife |
| D．no longer works for money because the wife is working |
| A．The husband in the modern family does a lot of housework except cooking. |
| B．Modern wives have more free time because their husbands share housework. |
| C．Modern wives no longer cook dinners for husbands. |
| D．It’s common for men to buy dishes,send children to school ,and even cook in a modern family. |