Family stories are amazing to me．You hear of family members long ago and by hearing about their stories, you can find timeless wisdom that can apply to your own life．
I'll never forget the story my mom told me about Grandma．Grandma cooked for a crew of 24 farmhands so most of her days were taken up cooking breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a bunch of(一群)loud complaining men coming in from hunting or farming．She took care of five children as well so her house was a busy little place, but where you would find Grandma the most would be in front of her stove, stirring(搅拌)a pot of something．
The kids would run in and she'd give them a hug and then she'd go back to stirring．The men would come in and clean up all the biscuits and bacon and then she'd start on the next meal, once again standing and stirring at the stove．They'd tell her how wonderful her food was and then pour out their troubles to her as she listened and stirred．
One time Ruth watched as the farmhands ate quickly and went back out to work, hearing all of them grumbling about their lives．Then one by one the children came in to tell Grandma their own worries．She would smile, give them some kind of advice, and keep stirring．Ruth watched sitting at the table and when everyone left she said,“Mother．How can you just sit there and stir?Everyone tells you how bad their life is and you just smile and stir?Why don't you just tell them that you've had enough and you can't take anymore?Do something…Stop stirring!”Grandma looked up at Ruth and smiled…and kept stirring．
“Ruth, don't you know that the stirring is very important?You see, when I'm stirring I'm putting all my thoughts and dreams into that pot．As everyone comes in and tells me about their life I put the love and positive thoughts into my pot and stir．Then when they eat it they have been given a pot full o hope．If we have any kind of problems I envision(想象)a solution and put it in my pot and stir．My stirring is what keeps me focused on what is good in the world．So instead of worrying about all that is around me I keep stirring knowing that all is well．”
(1)
From the passage we know ________．
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A．
women's position was very low in those days
B．
lots of people lived in the author's family
C．
the author's grandma lived a very busy life
D．
women could not find jobs outside at that time
(2)
The underlined phrase“grumbling about”in the passage means“________”．
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A．
talking about
B．
complaining about
C．
showing off
D．
commenting on
(3)
Why did Ruth ask her mother those questions?
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A．
She believed her mother was so great and helpful．
B．
She thought her mother treated the workers badly．
C．
She thought it was unfair for her mother to do so much work．
D．
She complained her mother was doing nothing but stir．
(4)
Which of the following words can describe the author's grandma?
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A．
Patient．
B．
Determined．
C．
Independent．
D．
Generous．
(5)
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
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A．
Grandma always put her tiredness and troubles into the pot．
B．
Grandma was always worried about people's troubles and problems．
C．
Grandma was unconcerned with other people's complaint and troubles．
D．
Grandma was always keeping a positive attitude to anything good or bad．
阅读理解
To win an Oscar is an achievement at any age．To do so at 22, as Jennifer Lawrence has, is just amazing．Recently, the American star won Best Actress at this year's Academy Awards for her role in the film The Silver Linings Playbook．According to Time magazine's Richard Corliss, Lawrence is that rare young actress who "lends a mature intelligence to any role"．
Though Lawrence has found great success through her big screen work, Lawrence wasn't sure what she really liked doing before the age of 14．She thought she'd go to college and maybe find a career as a doctor or a travel agent．
Lawrence's two brothers were star athletes and one of them was a straight-A student．Unlike them, she suffered through school, never quite finding where she belonged．However, during a trip to New York, Lawrence suddenly realized that she wanted to be an actress．When she was enjoying the beautiful city, a model seeker asked if he could take her picture, and the next day he called her in for an audition(试镜)．
"I read the script and it was the first time I had that feeling like I understand this," Lawrence said．"Within 20 minutes, in the cab ride from the hotel room, I decided I didn't want to be a model．In fact, I wanted to be an actress．" Having appreciated this young lady's performance, the agency was so impressed with her reading that they signed her on the spot．But she insisted on finishing high school so she could give her full attention to her acting career．
Lawrence burst onto the Hollywood scene last year with The Hunger Games, which established her as the highest-grossing(票房最高的)female action hero of all time．Rolling Stone called her “the most talented young actress in America"．
(1)
What can we know about Jennifer Lawrence from Paragraph 3?
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A．
Her parents were really strict with her．
B．
She seemed not to fit in with her school days well．
C．
Her school performance made her today's fame．
D．
Her two brothers were doing well in all school subjects．
(2)
Lawrence made up her mind to be an actress because of ________．
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A．
a model interview
B．
her brothers' examples
C．
the taxi-ride to her hotel room
D．
the beautiful scenery of New York
(3)
From the text we can know that Lawrence is an actress of great ________．
