(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(江苏卷))E

  Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

  My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

  At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later I returned to school-walking on my own!

  When the Great Depression(大萧条)hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951.I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra$2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆)for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

  Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the word-Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an in income of $ 1 billion a year.

   You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

71.What Kemmons’mom often told him during his childhood was_______.

A.caring   B.moving   C.encouraging   D.interesting

72.According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

A.Doctors.    B.Nurses.         C.Friends.    D.Mom.

73.What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

A. His terrible experience in the hotel.

B. His previous business success of various levels.

C. His mom’s support.

D. His wife’s suggestion.

74.Which of the following best describes Kemmons’mother?

A. Modest ,helpful and hard-working.      B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.

C. Careful, helpful and beautiful.      D.Strict, sensitive and supportive.

75.Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

A. Self-confidence, had work, higher education and a poor family

B. Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.

C. Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education.

D. Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.

“Lookit's Baldy”A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱)because of the____on my headit was____ horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class.

When I was just 20 months oldI suffered serious____ after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was____ to hospital and had to stay there for weekswhile the doctors___ to save my life.“Holly's very____to be alive” they told Mum and Dad.“But she'll be____ with scars on her headand of course her hair won't grow there.”

As a childI cared much about my scars so I____wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home.____I didn'tpeople would call me horrible names like Baldy.Although my friends were always comforting methey never____understood how it felt.

Then through the hospital I was____ to a children's burns campwhere children like me can get any help.ThereI____14yearold Stephaniewhose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so __ that she never lets anyone put her down.“You shouldn't____what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone elseHolly”she____me.“And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great ____ it”For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something____.So weeks laterat my 13th birthday party____by her braveryI gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to____away behind my scarf.

NowI am____ of what I look like and much happierbecause I have realized it is your personality(个性)that decides who you truly are.                  

1.A.hat? Bscarf? Cscars? Dcuts

2.A.still? Bjust? Cnever? Dseldom

3.A.hunger? Bcold? Cdefeats? Dburns

4.A.rushed? Bled? Cinvited? Dforced

5.A.learned? Bfought? Creturned? Ddecided

6.A.happy? Blucky? Clonely? Dpoor

7.A.pressed? Boccupied? Cleft? Dpainted

8.A.possibly? Busually? Cfinally? Dnearly

9.A.Although? BSince? CIf? DBefore

10.A.correctly? Broughly? Ceasily? Dreally

11.A.promoted? Bintroduced? Creported? Dcarried

12.A.met? Brecognized

Cremembered? Dcaught

13.A.honest? Bstrong

Cactive? Dyoung

14.A.write down? Bagree with

Cpass on? Dlisten to

15.A.promised? Bencouraged

Cordered? Dcalmed

16.A.in? Bfor? Cwithout? Dbeyond

17.A.similar? Bstrange?

Chard? Dimportant

18.A.allowed? Brequired? Cguided? Dinspired

19.A.hide? Bgive? Ckeep? Dput

20.A.sick? Baway? Ctired? Dproud

 

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1.

Mary: I never used to like stamp collecting. I read almost everything I can: books, magazines,newspapers. I go to the public library abut twice a week. If you’d like to send me something,maybe books are my favorite.

2.

Tom: My wife says I should take up gardening. We have a big garden and she loves working in it.  But the truth is, it bores me. My friends and my wife think I’m really boring, because I’m always  listening to music. I go to concerts all the time. I love Mozart and all that classical staff.

3.

Mike: I don’t really like video games and that sort of things. I prefer being outdoors, hiking or playing sports. I always go out with my family playing baseball and stuff all the time. I think most   sports are pretty interesting.

4.

Lisa: I’m a free writer, and a lot of people think my job is easier because I don’t have to go to the office every day. And I don’t have to deal with office politics. But, you know, my job is very hard.I have to be very organized and much disciplined. And pretty self-motivated. And when I have a problem, there is no one around to help me.

5.

Victor: My life is very stressful. In my working place, everyone is in a hurry and under tremendous pressure. The doctors are demanding, and there is always too much to do to save a dying patient.

A.The person works in a hospital emergency room. His/her job is to assist doctors to rescue patients    who are seriously ill.

B.The person likes sports activities the most. For him/her, having sports activities is very   interesting.

C.The person works for himself/herself at home. He/She writes for others.

D.The person doesn’t like other things such as gardening. But he/she really likes music, especially classical music.

E.The person likes collecting all kinds of things, such as baseball cards and stamps.

F.Many people may like collecting things, such as collecting cards or stamps. But he/she likes reading very much.

 

Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the doctors. I feel there are a number of reasons for this.

Some people blame the fact that we are surrounded by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices. This has turned out a whole generation of grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves. If there were fewer of these restaurants, then probably children would buy less take-away food.

There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight. I agree with this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops. If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy food, or are always allowed to choose what they eat, they will go for sweet and salty foods every time, and this will carry on throughout their lives.

There is a third reason for this situation. Children these days take very little exercise. They do not walk to school. When they get home, they sit in front of the television or their computers and play computer games. Not only is this an unhealthy pastime, it also gives them time to eat more unhealthy food. What they need is to go outside and play active games or sports.

The above are the main reasons for this problem, and therefore we have to encourage young people to be more active, as well as steer them away from fast food shops and bad eating habits.

1.According to the text, what kind of children may eat more unhealthy food?

A.Those who often take exercise.

B.Those who often watch television.

C.Those who often have meals at home.

D.Those who often walk to school.

2.The author thinks that children are becoming overweight because

A.their parents often cook meals for them

B.they are too busy to go out and play

C.they can' t choose what to eat

D.there are too many fast food shops around

3.The word "steer" underlined in the last sentence most probably means _______.

A.force             B.guide             C.expect            D.observe

4.The main purpose of the text is to _________.

A.tell a story                             B.provide facts

C.give advice                            D.compare opinions

 

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