题目内容
I can’t count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment,“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”
The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market when I passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car washing sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges(海绵) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I sat enjoying the little water bottles. I was amazed at why forty to fifty teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cars.
After I handed them a twenty-dollar bill I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T.Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop(童子军). He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(纪念匾) there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C.T.
They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt(收据) saying“Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C.T.”
Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!
【小题1】From the passage we can know that the boys were raising money to ______.
| A．buy a plaque for their school . |
| B．help those who suffered from cancer. |
| C．first plant a tree in memory of their friend. |
| D．put a plaque near their friend’s home |
A. kind-hearted but lonely B. brave and popular with his classmates
C. shy and sensitive D. a boy you can get a good impression of
【小题3】What does the underlined word “ filthy”mean?
| A．new | B．dirty | C．good-looking | D．ordinary |
| A．Teenagers Today | B．A Special Day |
| C．My view on Teenagers | D．An Exciting Experience |
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
解析试题分析：文章从人们经常抱怨现在的年轻人，而作者在路上遇到的一群年轻人让作者对现在的年轻人有了新的看法。
【小题1】细节题：从第三段的句子：He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(纪念匾) there also.可知他们是筹钱为了纪念一个朋友而种树的。选C
【小题2】推理题;从第三段的句子：each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known.可知C.T.Schmitz 是给人印象好的男孩。选D
【小题3】猜词题：从下文的As sponges(海绵) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car,可知filthy 和dirty同义。选B
【小题4】主旨题;文章的开头提出“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”结尾又点题：Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!可知选A。
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阅读快车系列答案I would like to talk to you about one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. I was born and raised there and now I visit it from time to time. My family moved to the city, so I only go back to see friends or to camp and fish.
I grew up in a small town called Antonito Co. It is surrounded by mountains. So camping is a big source of happiness in the valley. There are so many beautiful places to hike.
The town itself is very small. It is said that if you blink when you’re going through it, you’ll miss it. This has some truth in it considering the size of the town. We have one grocery store, a tiny post office, and a tiny bank. There are also a few gas stations, bars, some excellent restaurants, a small hospital and of course several schools. However, for clothing and shoes, you have to drive thirty miles to Alamosa to shop there.
Everyone in the town is nice and we all know each other. The crime rate is zero unless you count some weekend fights that break out because some people drink too much. The classes in school are small, so you get a lot of attention from the teacher.
You’re probably wondering why I don’t live there. Well, I can’t get a job there. A lot of the businesses are family-owned. And they never fire their employees. So the employees work there usually until they retire. Most people have to go to other places to get a job .
【小题1】What is this passage mainly about?
| A．An introduction to the writer’s hometown. |
| B．A travel guide of the writer’s hometown . |
| C．The history of the writer’s hometown . |
| D．The scenery of the writer’s hometown . |
| A．beautiful | B．small | C．exciting | D．faraway |
a bank b. a post office c. some gas stations and bars d. a clothing store
e. a shoe shop f. some restaurants and a hospital
| A．abce | B．bdef | C．abcf | D．cdef |
| A．The classes are usually very short . |
| B．Students usually don’t get much attention . |
| C．One teacher has to teach many classes |
| D．Each class has just a small number of students . |
| A．not many job opportunities are provided |
| B．employees don’t make much money |
| C．most people live a very hard life |
| D．only the old still live there |
It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War 3. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her coworker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loved to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of a fame or salary.
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
【小题1】Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?
| A．the writer’s studies | B．wars around the world |
| C．dinner plans | D．the writer’s future job |
| A．doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor |
| B．doesn’t want the writer to major in English |
| C．gets along very well with the writer |
| D．doesn’t think working in the scientific field is a good idea |
| A．disagrees | B．shouts | C．smiles | D．complains |
| A．He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son. |
| B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future. |
| C．He wants to do something he really likes in the future. |
| D．He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect. |
| A．the writer’s mother works very hard for the family |
| B．the writer doesn’t know what his future will be like |
| C．the writer doesn’t think being a doctor is a good job |
| D．the writer sometimes thinks his mother’s advice is very good |
It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War 3. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her coworker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loved to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of a fame or salary.
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
1.Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?
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A．the writer’s studies |
B．wars around the world |
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C．dinner plans |
D．the writer’s future job |
2.We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother _____.
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A．doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor |
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B．doesn’t want the writer to major in English |
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C．gets along very well with the writer |
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D．doesn’t think working in the scientific field is a good idea |
3.The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”.
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A．disagrees |
B．shouts |
C．smiles |
D．complains |
4.Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?
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A．He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son. |
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B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future. |
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C．He wants to do something he really likes in the future. |
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D．He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect. |
5.We can know from the last paragraph that ____.
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A．the writer’s mother works very hard for the family |
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B．the writer doesn’t know what his future will be like |
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C．the writer doesn’t think being a doctor is a good job |
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D．the writer sometimes thinks his mother’s advice is very good |