题目内容
My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was1the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me2to do it well, telling me to3to shine the shoes again if the customer wasn’t4.
I was proud of working in the restaurant 5I was also working for the good of the family. But my father6said that I had to meet certain standards(标准) to be part of the team. I7to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the8. I was9paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he10 give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends11free soft drinks?” He12the amount of money I owed him, about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being13in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted(升职) to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the14thing Dad said was, “How about your15up tonight?” I couldn’t16my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But 17didn’t matter. As far as Dad was concerned, I was just18member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把).Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion(奉献) to a19is above all. It has nothing to do with20that team is for a family restaurant or the US Army.
- 1.
- A.washing
- B.shining
- C.changing
- D.repairing
- A.
- 2.
- A.why
- B.what
- C.when
- D.how
- A.
- 3.
- A.offer
- B.refuse
- C.continue
- D.forget
- A.
- 4.
- A.interested
- B.annoyed
- C.relaxed
- D.satisfied
- A.
- 5.
- A.if
- B.because
- C.when
- D.though
- A.
- 6.
- A.anxiously
- B.strangely
- C.clearly
- D.secretly
- A.
- 7.
- A.had
- B.tended
- C.hated
- D.pretended
- A.
- 8.
- A.family
- B.workers
- C.customers
- D.friends
- A.
- 9.
- A.never
- B.always
- C.seldom
- D.already
- A.
- 10.
- A.must
- B.should
- C.might
- D.could
- A.
- 11.
- A.by
- B.to
- C.on
- D.for
- A.
- 12.
- A.worked out
- B.decided on
- C.set aside
- D.cut down
- A.
- 13.
- A.absent
- B.over
- C.away
- D.alone
- A.
- 14.
- A.usual
- B.last
- C.next
- D.first
- A.
- 15.
- A.washing
- B.going
- C.cleaning
- D.turning
- A.
- 16.
- A.cover
- B.follow
- C.believe
- D.understand
- A.
- 17.
- A.they
- B.I
- C.he
- D.it
- A.
- 18.
- A.no
- B.either
- C.any
- D.another
- A.
- 19.
- A.team
- B.family
- C.leader
- D.restaurant
- A.
- 20.
- A.when
- B.whether
- C.how
- D.why
- A.
文章讲述了一个有趣的故事,一位父亲在儿子衣锦还乡以后仍然让他做小时候做的事情。告诉我们:不管取得怎么样的成就,你永远都是爸爸的儿子!
1.上下文串联。根据38空后的shine可知父亲让我在店里给客人擦鞋。
2.连接词辨析。根据上下文的意思可知父亲较会我如何做好这份工作。
3.动词辨析。Offer to do sth主动提出做某事;refuse to do sth拒绝做某事;continue to do sth继续做某事;forget to do sth忘记做某事;根据上下文的意思可知:如果客人不满意,我要主动的提出再擦一遍。
4.形容词辨析。解析同上。
5.连接词辨析。根据句意可知上下文是因果关系。句意:我为自己能在饭店里工作而自豪是因为我也在为家庭做出自己的贡献。
6.副词辨析。结合句意可知:父亲清楚地告诉我:要想成为这个队伍的一员要符合一定的标准。所以我不得不努力准时,努力工作,对客人礼貌。
7.固定词组。Have to do sth不得不;tend to do sth想要…;hate to do sth憎恨;pretend to do sth假装;解析同上。
8.名词辨析。解析同41.
9.上下文串联。根据上下文可知父亲从来没有付钱给我。
10.考查虚拟语气。Suggest后面的从句使用虚拟语气。Suggest that sb should do sth.
11.考查介词。For表示交换;
12.短语辨析。A解决;算出;弄懂,理解;想出,制定出;B决定;C放在一边,不管不顾;D削减,降低;根据上下文可知父亲算出我欠他的钱是每个星期40美元。
13.短语辨析。be away外出…;文章是指我离开家乡参军去。。
14.上下文串联。我回家以后父亲说的第一句话就是:今天晚上擦鞋怎么样?
15.固定词组。根据上下文可知clean up就是指擦鞋这件事。
16.动词辨析。根据上下文可知我难以相信父亲会这样说。我是一名军官,父亲竟然让我帮客人擦鞋。
17.考查代词。根据句意可知it是指上文所说的帮客人擦鞋这件事。
18.词义辨析。根据句意可知父亲仍然把我当成家里的另一个成员。
19.上下文串联。根据上文第二段第三行to be part of the team。可知A正确。
20.上下文串联。根据句意可知:这与是否为这家餐厅还是为了军队没有关系。
As a boy growing up in India,I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s,with great interest.
My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe,where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium,Netherlands and West Germany.
I have vivid memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand,during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew. The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable,even for someone like me,who is otherwise scared of flying.
After spending almost two weeks in Europe,we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport,for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河),it was simply an unforgettable experience. I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation,but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again,with the quality of their service.
Being the first airline to take me overseas,Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today,I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying,in general,for me,has always been an ordeal (terrible and painful experience).Flying on Lufthansa,however,is something I always have and always will look forward to.
【小题1】What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?
A.Growing up in India. |
B.Once staying in Canada. |
C.Once traveling to Canada with his father. |
D.His father's stories about his traveling experiences. |
A.The author traveled with one of his parents. |
B.Both their going and return are by air. |
C.They traveled in spring that year. |
D.They stayed in Europe for nearly two months. |
A.a city in India | B.a city in Europe |
C.an airline company | D.a travel agency |
A.happy | B.sad | C.angry | D.enjoyable |
Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.
“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent—child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue int0 adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.
“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”
【小题1】The underlined word gulf in Para.3 most probably means _________.
A.interest | B.distance | C.difference | D.separation |
A.Parents help their children develop interests in more activities. |
B.Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities. |
C.Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs. |
D.Parents share more interests with their children. |
A.more confusion among parents | B.new equality between parents and children |
C.1ess respect for parents from children | |
D.more strictness and authority on the part of parents |
A.follow the trend of the change | B.can set a limit to the change |
C.fail to take the change seriously | D.have little difficulty adjusting to the change |
A.describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with |
B.discuss the development of the parent—child relationship |
C.suggest the ways to handle the parent—child relationship |
D.compare today’s parent—child relationship with that in the past |