题目内容
Did ________ on time make her teacher angry?
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Every kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind.They become "kidults" (kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia.
Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion (坐垫)on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory (挂件).
Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children's book!
"Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University(韩国外国语大学). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may be right.
Tim Greenhalgh, a professor, explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood.
【小题1】
Why did Bloomsbury publish the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover?
A.Bloomsbury knows some kidults don't want people to know that they are kidults |
B.Bloomsbury thinks it can attract more readers |
C.Bloomsbury knows kidults prefer to chose books for adults in nature |
D.Bloomsbury thinks the cover with an adult is better |
Being a kidult is good in some way EXCEPT that _______.
A.it is helpful to solve some social problems |
B.it can make people listen to their parents |
C.it can improve the relationship between parents and their kids |
D.it can help kidults feel relaxed |
According to the writer, _______.
A.our society is very dull |
B.kidults have mental problems |
C.being a kidult is nothing wrong |
D.some people can never grow up |
When he was a boy, Tim was much influenced(影响) by the books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result, Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic (诊所) of a local doctor where he was supposed to help to wrap up medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.
During the war Tim served in the Navy (海军) as a surgeon (外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it.” In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus, while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was saving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside, working under an old doctor who was popular in the area, but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the young man many opportunities to go on working as a life-saver.
1.Tim decided to be a doctor when he was________.
A.fourteen |
B.fifteen |
C.serving in the Navy |
D.working in clinic |
2.Tim decided to become a doctor mainly because________
A.his father wanted him to be so. |
B.his father was a surgeon. |
C.he had read many books about medicine. |
D.he had chances to know many doctors and know about what doctors did. |
3.Which of the following is not true?
A.during the war, Tim was a surgeon in the Navy. |
B.he taught the country people simple facts about medicine in California. |
C.after the war, he married the old doctors’ daughter. |
D.Tim worked as a life-saver after war. |
4.From the passage we can infer(推出) that Tim_________.
A.was sent to Europe during the war. |
B.was not afraid of blood. |
C.decided to give up his doctor career. |
D.regarded himself as a life-saver. |
5.The passage is mainly about________
A.Tim’s life story |
B.Tim’ dreams |
C.Tim’s marriage |
D.Tim’s patients |