题目内容
My income is rather changeable, but I earn £73 a day ___________.
A.on the other hand | B.in particular | C.on the whole | D.on average |
D
解析试题分析:考查介词短语辨析。A另一方面;B尤其;C总的说来;D评价说来;句意:我的收入很合理,打扫我平均一天收入73美元。故D正确。
考点:考查介词短语辨析
点评:介词短语一直是命题者常设置的考点和重点,平时要加强记忆。本题的四个选项都很重要,尤其要注意四个短语在具体语言环境中的使用,考生应注意对短语的正确归类和对词义的准确理解。
Last year, on report card day, my son and a group of his 13-year-old friends piled into the back seat of my car, ready for the last-day-of-school party at McDonald's. “Jack got a laptop for getting straight A's, and Laurie got a cell-phone,” one boy said. “Oh, yeah, and Sarah got an iPod Nano, and she's only in third grade,” said another. “And how about Brian? He got $10 for each A.”
I suddenly became concerned. These payoffs might get parents through grammar school, but what about high school and beyond? What would be left after the electric guitar, the cell-phone, and the DVD player?
I saw the road ahead: As the homework load increased, my income would decrease. I saw my comfortable lifestyle disappear before my eyes---no more of those $5 bags of already-peeled organic(施有机肥料的)carrots. No more organic anything!
I started to feel surprised and nervous. Would every goal achieved by my two children fetch a reward? A high grade point average? A good class ranking? Would sports achievements be included in this reward system: soccer goals, touchdowns(橄榄球底线得分)? What about the orchestra(管弦乐队)? Would first chair pay more than second? I'd be penniless by eighth-grade graduation.
“We never paid anything for good grades,” said my neighbor across the street, whose son was recently accepted at MIT. “He just did it on his own. Maybe once in a while we went out for pizza, but that's about it.”
Don't you just hate that? We're all running around looking for the MP3 player with the most updates, and she’s spending a few dollars on pizza. She gets motivation; we get negotiation. And what about the primary grades? What do these students get? “When the teacher asked if anyone got rewards for good grades, everyone in my class raised their hands and said they got ice cream cones (蛋卷),” said one third-grader.
【小题1】What's the best title for the passage?
A.Tips on Paying Kids for Good Grades |
B.New Trends in Paying Kids for Good Grades |
C.Good Grades Mean Good Rewards |
D.Don't Pay Kids for Good Grades |
A.Taking care of my children would influence my work. |
B.I would spend less money on my children's good grades. |
C.More rewards would be needed as my children grow up. |
D.Reducing my children's homework load would cost me a lot. |
A.if you buy children pizza as a reward, they will work harder |
B.if you pay kids for good grades, they will take it for granted |
C.children will not ask for rewards when they enter high school |
D.good grades won't help kids make great progress in the future |
A.pizza is the best way to motivate children |
B.it is necessary to reward children for their good grades. |
C.getting rewards for good grades is common nowadays |
D.rewards are not the only way to motivate children |