题目内容
He never used to swim in winter, ______ ?
- A.did he
- B.didn't he
- C.usedn't
- D.use be
Justin’s bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated(瘪掉的)basketballs, and games with missing pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents pleaded with him to clean out his room.
“What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?” his father asked. But Justin simply smiled and repeated his motto, “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”
When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack--a smaller version of his bedroom--a place to store the many objects that he collected. It was so worn and stretched that it hardly resembled a backpack anymore.
Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors sought him out when they needed help with a problem. On the first day of school, his friend Kenny, came looking for Justin.
“Do you think you have something in your bag that could help me remember my locker combination?” he asked. “I lost the piece of paper it was written on. I have a science class in two minutes and if I’m late on the first day it’ll make me look bad for the rest of the year.” Kenny looked really worried.
“Relax,” Justin said, taking his backpack off and unzipping the top. “Remember how you borrowed my notebook in homeroom to write the combination down? Well, I know how we can recover what you wrote.”
He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his bag. The page that Kenny had written on had left faint marks on another page in the notebook. Justin held the pencil on its side and rubbed it lightly over the marks. Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker combination appeared in white, set off by the gray pencil rubbings.
“That’s amazing!” Kenny said. “I owe you one.” And he dashed off to open his locker.
It was just another day in the life of the boy whose motto was “Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy.”
【小题1】Why is Justin’s room such a mess? WWW.K**S*858$$U.COM
A.He always forgets to clean it. | B.He shares the room with his brother. |
C.He has no time to clean it. | D.He never throws anything away. |
A.He uses it as a place to store objects. |
B.He uses it to carry his books and sports equipment. |
C.His parents tell him to clean it all the time. |
D.He’s had it for as long as he can remember. |
A.ignored | B.asked | C.pushed | D.Ordered |
A.Annoyed. | B.Disinterested. | C.Grateful. | D.Angry. |
“There is an out – of – date idea that children grow up and leave home when they’re 18,and the truth is far from that,” says Mr.Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin.Today unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents.“There is a great change in the middle class,” declares Allan Schnaiberg of Northwestern University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months.
Scientists show a number of reasons for this return to the nest.The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people.A high divorce (离婚) rate and a low remarriage rate make some differences.For some, the expense of an away - from - home college education has become so great that many students now attend local schools.Even after graduation, young people find their wings tied by terrible housing costs.
Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give security (安全保卫) and moral(道义的) support.Her mother agreed.“Its strange for the kids to pay all that money for rent.It makes sense for kids to stay at home.” But sharing the family home requires changes for all.There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy.Some families, however, manage the careful balancing act.But for others, it proves too difficult.Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times and left three times.“What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol (酒精) problem,” she explains.“He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends' houses.”
Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most scientists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake.Children, can end up with a sense of defeat and failure.And aging parents, who should be enjoying some freedom, find themselves stuck with too many things.Many agree that brief visits, however, can work well.
【小题1】According to the author, there was once a trend in the U.S.________.
A.for young adults to leave their parents and live separately |
B.for middle class young adults to stay with their parents |
C.for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absence |
D.for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents |
A.Young adults find housing costs too high. |
B.Young adults are not old enough. |
C.Young adults look for parental comfort and support. |
D.Quite a number of young adults attend local schools. |
A.agreements | B.worries |
C.disadvantages | D.quarrels |
A.They should share the family expenses. |
B.Children should leave their parents when they are grown up. |
C.Adult children should live away from their parents and visit their parents from time to time. |
D.Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble. |
A.there will certainly be inconveniences in even-day life |
B.most parents find it difficult to keep a bigger family going |
C.the young adults try to be overprotected by their parents |
D.public opinion is against young adults staying with their parents |