题目内容
My husband, Bob, died in January 2010. His death was unexpected as well. I __1__ condolences(哀悼) from people I hadn't heard from in years: letters, cards, flowers, calls, and visits. I took a bad knock with __2__. I was so struggling to __3__ the whys and hows of this terrible thing that had happened to my family, knowing in my heart that there really were no __4__. It's just all so sad.
One message __5__ me deeply. I received a letter from my best friend from sixth __6__ through high school. We had drifted somewhat since __7__ in 1959, as she stayed in our home town and I did not. __8__ it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we __9__ touch for five or ten years.
Her husband, Pete, had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age, __10__ her with deep sorrow and heavy __11__： finding a job and raising three young children.She and Pete, __12__ Bob and I, had shared one of those rare, close，“love?of?your?life?you?can?never?forget”__13__.
In her letter she __14__ an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago. She wrote, “When Pete died, your dear mother __15__ me and said，‘Trudy, I don't know what to say...so I'll just say I love you.’”
She closed her letter to me repeating my mother's words of so long __16__， “Bonnie, I don't know what to say...so I'll just say I love you.”
I felt I __17__ almost hear my mother speaking to me now. What a __18__ message of sympathy! How dear of my friend to cherish it all those years and then __19__ it on to me. I love you. __20__ words. A gift. A legacy (遗赠物)．
1.A.received B．wrote C．sent D．showed
2．A.disappointment B．relief C．grief D．regret
3．A.ask B．experience C．explain D．understand
4．A.answers B．skills C．explanation D．information
5．A.impressed B．touched C．appreciated D．affected
6．A.grade B．class C．sense D．week
7．A.marriage B．graduation C．quarrel D．settlement
8．A.Instead B．Therefore C．But D．However
9．A.kept B．lost C．got D．engaged
10.A.moving B．returning C．staying D．leaving
11.A.opportunities B．responsibilities C．services D．chances
12．A.including B．as well as C．like D．except for
13.A.contacts B.backgrounds C.interests D．relationships
14．A.shared B．combined C．achieved D．remembered
15．A.met B．kissed C．hugged D．shook
16．A.after B．away C．apart D．ago
17．A.must B．should C．would D．could
18．A.powerful B．serious C．bitter D．sincere
19．A.deliver B ．pass C．return D．remind
20．A.Unnecessary B．Perfect C．Curious D．Abstract
1-5 ACDAB 6-10 ABCBD 11-15 BCDAC 16-20 DDABB
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者在丈夫突然去世正悲伤的时候，收到朋友的信。朋友也有着丧夫的遭遇，当时得到了作者妈妈的安慰，现在朋友又把作者妈妈安慰自己的话传给了她。
1.根据下文的letters, cards, flowers, calls, and visits可知是作者的丈夫突然去世
2．take a bad knock意为“受到经济或感情上的严重打击”。她丈夫去世，她应该是“悲痛”(grief)。
3．从the whys and hows可知此处应该是understand，意思是作者想弄明白这些不幸的事情为什么，怎么会发生在自己家。
4．结合上一句想弄明白“问题”，这里应该是问题的答案answers。作者得不到答案，只有悲伤。
5．由下文和deeply可知，是有一封短信打动了作者，所以用touch表示“打动”。impress“使……有印象，影响”，appreciate“欣赏，赞赏”，affect“影响”，这三项都不符合语境。
6．从through high school可知是在上学时的朋友，用grade表示“年级”。这里指从六年级开始到高中一直是好朋友。
7．句中谓语动词drifted表示“漂流，漂泊”，说明两人在“毕业”(graduation)以后分开了，去了不同的地方。
8．通过语境可以判断，该处缺少表转折关系的连词，A、B意思不符合语意，however常和逗号连用，故应选C项。
9．由上文可知，这里应是“失去联系”，所以用lost和touch组成短语。
10．此处是动词的?ing形式作结果状语，leaving在此处意为“使处于某种状态”，符合上下文语境。
11．从下文的finding a job and raising three young children可以判断，这些都是她的责任，所以用responsibilities。
12．她和Pete的关系就像我和Bob的关系一样。like作介词用表示“像……一样”。including是“包括”的意思；as well as作介词时，含义是“还，也”；except for表示部分与整体的关系，表示“除了……之外”，用于非同类事物的排除。
13．这里表示的是夫妻之间挚爱至深，用relationships。contact“接触”，background“背景”，interest“兴趣”。
14．根据上下文分析，此处表示她在信中把“我”妈妈对她做的一件事写出来与“我”分享，所以用share。
15．此处的语境是作者的妈妈在安慰作者的朋友，所以用hug更合适。
16.上文已提到妈妈很久以前就去世了，所以这里引用的也是妈妈很久以前说的话。
17．我感到我现在几乎能听到妈妈对我说话了，用could。
18．powerful“强有力的，很有效的”，符合语境。
19．我的朋友将它珍藏了这么多年，此时又将它传递给我。pass sth. on to sb.“把某物传递给某人”，符合语境。
20．作者赞赏、感叹妈妈说给朋友，朋友又传给自己的这句话。“I love you”是多么完美的语言。unnecessary“不必要的”，curious“好奇的”，abstract“抽象的”，都不符合语境。
阳光课堂课时作业系列答案信息匹配 (共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分10分)
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首先请阅读以下用户对宾馆的评价意见:
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| Comment on : Hunter Country Lodge & Restaurant
My husband and I stayed at this lodge during our honeymoon. Set in the beautiful surroundings of Hunter Valley you have your own very log cabin. The rooms are comparatively expensive, but they are very spacious. The restaurant has delicious food with wine of varieties, ready for you in the evening.
My ratings (给…等级) for this hotel are: ●●●●●Value ●●●●●Service I recommend this hotel for: honeymoon, romantic couples |
B
| Comment on: Aloha Pualani Hotel
My husband and I stayed at the Aloha Pualani after months’ busy work. The rooms are small but clean. The peaceful laidback feel was exactly what we were looking for. We didn’t hear noise from streets. My husband loved the outdoor barbecue (烧烤). If you are looking for a relaxing, childfree, clean, natural place to stay this is without a doubt, but it’s a long tiring way. My ratings for this hotel are: ●●●●○Rooms ●●●●●Cleanliness I recommend this hotel for: romantic getaway I don’t recommend this hotel for: the aged, young children |
C
| Comment on: Karin’s Holiday Cottage
Karin’s Holiday Cottage is really worth the price for lower earners. Walking along the beach, we saw many fish and turtles. We had a rental car because it was a little far from the shopping center. But we found the windows needed to be open to allow air in, and the cottage didn’t have air conditioning but with the 3 ceiling fans. Anyway we stayed plenty cool. My ratings for this hotel are: ●●●○○Rooms ●●●○○location I recommend this hotel for: young, single people. I don’t recommend this hotel for: People hunting for luxurious (豪华的) hotels. |
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| Comment on: Arison Centre Hotel
We hosted a conference last month at the Arison Centre Hotel - a charming hotel. The modern and large rooms are air-conditioned and fully-equipped with private safe, wireless Internet access and all new equipments. The hotel also has a business centre, conference rooms, car park and a western-style restaurant. My ratings for this hotel are: ●●●●●surroundings ●●●●●Service I recommend this hotel for: conference and holiday I don’t recommend this hotel for: city getaway from noise |
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| Comment on: GeofBob Holiday Inn
This hotel is great for the value. I was impressed by how attentive the staff were. I left my room without locking the door. The cleaning lady noticed and immediately informed me. Staying in the hotel made my trip a pleasant one. But we wouldn’t come again because of the walk. You can’t just hop down to the beach or the bar - 200 steep steps each way – so exhausted. My ratings for this hotel are: ●●●●●Value ●●●○○location Likes: Service Dislike: traffic I recommend this hotel for: young travelers I don’t recommend this hotel for: people with disabilities |
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| Comment on: Punta Regina Isle Hotel
Tastefully located on an island, the hotel is good, with its staff helpful and its price reasonable. Don’t drive a car, for most of the tourist spots were walking distance, or you can go everywhere by boat. If you like sea food, island setting, and wine, this is excellent. My ratings for this hotel are: ●●●●●location ●●●●●Service Like: beautiful surroundings Dislike: vehicles I recommend this hotel for: young holiday makers I don’t recommend this hotel for: self-driving travelers |
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When the Blacks are budgeting their yearly vocation, money is the first thing they think about. They are used to simple life without too much modern equipment. The family all like swimming, and sea food as well.
57. Mr. John Wallace is going to have a product presentation to promote (促销）his late microphone. He is searching for a hotel in the city center which is well-equipped, and where people from different parts of the country can join in the event over the NetMeeting.
58. Having had their wedding, Jim and Sussane plan a trip. Imagine how sweet they are when they are sipping their favourite Nyetimber in the sunset. They also treasure the environment, the comfort of the rooms and the service of the hotel.
59. A group of college students are having their holiday. They plan to choose a place where they can have their BBQ food, and where they are free from noise. They don’t care much about room size but at least they should be clean.
60. Ken and Judy are newly-married. They dreamed of the life of islanders who are eating sea food, hunting for fish. They prefer that the hotel rooms are not so expensive and the service is good.
●Ms Tan, you’ve referred to your new novel as your eighth book.
That’s because it took me six or seven attempts at a second novel before I started and completed this one.
●Why do you think you had so many false starts?
I would say that my reasons were wrong. I was trying to prove that I wasn’t just a mother-daughter storyteller, or I was trying to prove that I didn’t just have to write about things that were strictly Chinese or Chinese-American. Those were never the right reasons for writing those early stories. And I could never come up with other better reasons for continuing them.
●What kept you going on this book?
This book was different because it was based on my mother’s real life. The reason for writing it became more personal and emotional. After The Joy Luck Club came out, my mother was always explaining to people that she wasn’t any of the mothers in that book. And at one point she said to me, “Next book tells my true story.” And then she started telling me things I never knew before. She also told me many, many stories, because my mother doesn’t generalize(笼统地表达). The book really grew out of that.
●Have you ever visited China?
Yes. I’ve been there twice: about three years ago and then again last November, both times with my mother and my husband.
●Was it difficult to understand the Chinese-American dialect(方言) without sounding like a parody(拙劣的模仿)?
No, because it’s the language I’ve heard all my life from my mother. She speaks English as it’s direct translation from Chinese. But it’s more than that. Her language also has more imagery than English.
●Can you think of an example?
Somebody might say to me, “Don’t work so hard. You’ll kill yourself.” My mother will say to me，“Why do you press all your brains out on this page for someone else？” So it’s very vivid. That’s the way she talks.
●Have many readers told you that the Chinese mother in your book reminded them of the typical Jewish (有癖好的) mother?
Many people have told me that. I think the mother-daughter relationship is very intense(紧张) in both cases. Culturally there is an acceptance that mothers have the power to tell their children, especially their daughters, how to conduct their lives --- not simply up until the time they are 18, but for the rest of their lives. However, when children grow up in a different culture from their parents’，they tend to keep more secrets from their parents. The children think, “They just wouldn’t understand that I had to do this.” And that can really create a gap, and it can grow as the number of secrets grows.
【小题1】Based on the questions in this interview, what do you think Ms Tan’ s profession is?
| A．A journalist. | B．A story-writer. | C．An interviewer. | D．An interviewee. |
| A．It’ s about her real life in America. |
| B．The name of the book is The Joy Luck Club. |
| C．It is the result of many times of carefull thought. |
| D．It includes many works of her mother. |
| A．How does she think of her mother’ s language? |
| B．How many books does she plan to write? |
| C．When did she visit China? |
| D．How is generation gap created? |
| A．Tan’ s mother is a good storyteller |
| B．Tan plans to write another book about her mother |
| C．Tan plans to return to China |
| D．Tan’ s mother is hard to communicate with because of personality |
| A．how to keep secrets from parents |
| B．how to deal with the mother-daughter relationship |
| C．how to conduct the lives |
| D．how the generation gap comes about |