题目内容
Tina and Thomas Sjogren were the fourth and fifth people to reach the earth’s three poles.Years ago, the couple were (1) across the North Atlantic on their way to Europe.Tina looked out of her window and was (2) by the vast amount of space in Greenland.“The sky outside the window burst into different (3), and auroras (极光) flew all around us.I (4) what it would be like to step down there and start walking (5), all alone in such a place.” She thought, “If this is what Iceland and Greenland are like, how (6) then must the Arctic be?” She turned to her husband, (7) him awake and said, “Honey, let’s go to the Poles!”
Tina’s (8) would not be their first adventure.They had already climbed Mount Qomolangma.The pair soon made a (9) to visit both the North and South Poles on skis, travelling (10).
On February 2, 2002, they reached the South Pole.Their journey (11) 2,000 kilometres.After just 35 days of recovery and preparation, they (12) again.“You are so (13) after the long expedition to the South Pole, so you don’t know if you could do (14) right away.”
On May 29, after travelling for the whole morning, as the couple watched with weak (15), the numbers on their GPS showed that their goal had (16) been achieved.They had made it.
Without the (17) of dogs or supplies dropped from planes, it was only their strength and willpower that (18) them to ski and swim their way.They got valuable experience but that did not come without a (19).If you go on an adventure, there’s always the risk of something going wrong.(20) you will learn from it.
1.A.flying B.exploring C.swimming D.sailing
2.A.frightened B.bored C.amazed D.amused
3.A.shapes B.colors C.sounds D.waves
4.A.remembered B.wondered C.enjoyed D.doubted
5.A.carefully B.quickly C.aimlessly D.freely
6.A.cold B.bright C.wonderful D.terrible
7.A.shook B.knocked C.kept D.beat
8.A.idea B.advice C.order D.offer
9.A.suggestion B.plan C.proposal D.change
10.A.non-stop B.unsupported C.unreturned D.unprepared
11.A.covered B.included C.lasted D.crossed
12.A.broke down B.settled down C.set out D.came back
13.A.excited B.disappointed C.confused D.tired
14.A.more B.another C.one D.others
15.A.torchlight B.sunlight C.breath D.eyesight
16.A.surprisingly B.luckily C.accidentally D.eventually
17.A.reward B.burden C.help D.company
18.A.attracted B.allowed C.taught D.forced
19.A.price B.success C.mistake D.change
20.A.Therefore B.Instead C.Otherwise D.However
1-5 ACBBD 6-10 CAABB 11-15 ACDBC 16-20 DCBAD
Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut,” Joanna noted.
Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up(蜷伏)with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which.”
Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “In fact, parents are first on the list,” said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years,” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”
Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.
【小题1】“The door to his room is always shut” in the first paragraph suggests that the son______.
A.is always busy with his studies |
B.doesn’t want to be disturbed |
C.keeps himself away from his parents |
D.begins to dislike his parents |
A.their daughter isn’t as lovely as before |
B.they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly |
C.they don’t know what to say to their daughter |
D.their daughter talks with them only when she needs help |
A.Teenagers talk a lot with their friends. |
B.Teenagers do not want to understand their parents. |
C.Teenagers do not talk much with their parents. |
D.Teenagers talk little about their own lives. |
A.Parents are unhappy with their growing children. |
B.Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers. |
C.Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers. |
D.Parents should try to understand their teenagers. |