题目内容

I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch while I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids’. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace(丢脸) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
小题1:From the passage we can learn that the writer’s mother was          .
A.not generous at all
B.very strict with her children
C.very mean with money matters
D.very cruel to her children
小题2:Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?
A.Eating differently from other kids.
B.Wearing clean clothes made by mother
C.Going to bed early and getting up early
D.Letting mother know where they were
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that        .
A.the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies
B.mother was punished for breaking Child Labor Law
C.all the other kids studied better than the writer
D.the writer’s family lived a miserable life
小题4:The passage was written in a        tone.
A.humorousB.hatefulC.unfriendlyD.angry
小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Mother tried to save every penny to run her home
B.The writer is very grateful to her mother
C.The writer is severe with her children when bringing them up
D.The wrier hates her mother very much

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:D

试题分析:
小题1:B 推理题。通读全文可知妈妈在服装,食物,作息时间,学习成绩方面对我们的要求很高,很苛刻。故B正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据第三段第一行The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning.说明早睡早起是我们最痛苦的事情,故C正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据文章倒数2,3行My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.和She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults.说明A正确。
小题4:A 推理题。在本文中作者实际上是在赞扬自己的母亲是一个伟大的母亲,但是她用了一种很幽默的方式来表达自己的情感。故A正确。
小题5:D 推理题。根据文章倒数1,2行I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.说明我对母亲充满了感激,故D项中说我恨母亲说法是错误的。故D符合题目要求。
点评:在本文中作者实际上是在赞扬自己的母亲是一个伟大的母亲,但是她用了一种很幽默的方式来表达自己的情感。以推理题的考查为主,解推断题最主要的方法是根据词义关系推断具体细节。?
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A.AlthoughB.WhenC.Even ifD.Now that
小题2:
A.basicB.specialC.commonD.particular
小题3:
A.attentionB.introductionC.relationD.devotion
小题4:
A.insisted onB.talked about.C.believed inD.agreed with
小题5:
A.imaginativeB.ordinaryC.oppositeD.open
小题6:
A.listeningB.understandingC.informationD.discovery
小题7:
A.alsoB.nearlyC.evenD.only
小题8:
A.LaterB.SecondlyC.HoweverD.Therefore
小题9:
A.withB.byC.fromD.on
小题10:
A.inviteB.leadC.preferD.show
小题11:
A.As a matter of factB.Later onC.Other timesD.In general
小题12:
A.questionsB.subjectsC.mattersD.contents
小题13:
A.supportB.explanation C.experienceD.advice
小题14:
A.disturbedB.movedC.attractedD.defeated
小题15:
A.forB.untilC.sinceD.unless
小题16:
A.hearB.suggestC.shareD.demand
小题17:
A.laughB.cryC.shoutD.question
小题18:
A.helpfulB.enjoyableC.practicalD.useful
小题19:
A.naturalB.normalC.hopefulD.true
小题20:
A.soB.forC.thenD.yet
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I decided to ride my bicycle over a near-by stream. I carefully planned the adventure, and asked my friends to go there and have a watch. This was going to be my moment! I started riding down the hill, picking up speed and then pulled up on the handlebars (自行车把手) at the precise moment and landed face-first into the muddy stream! That painful moment is one that I will never forget. As long as I live, I will remember the pain and embarrassment at that moment. When we do something stupid or thoughtless, it has a way of sticking with us. Fortunately, good momories have a way of over-riding the bad ones. I have memories that I gladly remember, like what happened today.
I had my first conversation with my son today. It was not anything profound. It was a simple connection between father and son. It was one of those bonding moments that you can’t plan or force. They just happen on their own. I was walking into the living room where my son sat in bed watching television attentively. Then he looked up at me and pointed to the television and babbled (含糊的说) something. I asked him if he was watching SpongeBob (海绵宝宝) and he nodded his head and said,“Yes”. It was at that moment that his eyes lit up and it was as if we both realized we had communicated. And how happy I was! Sure, at eighteen months, he probably did not realize what communication was like, but his joy at that moment was evident. It was a moment I will remember all my life.
Good or bad, memories can last a lifetime. As for an unpleasant memory, though we can’t forget it we can get lessons from it and it is like a mirror that will warn us against making such mistakes again. As for a good memory, we should try our best to enjoy it during our lifetime. Such moments are the treasures that we store up forever.
小题1:The author will always remember what happened when he was ten because he          .
A.drew up a careful plan before taking a ride
B.made a fool of himself in face of his friends
C.hurt himself seriously while riding down the hill
D.succeeded in taking a big adventure over a stream
小题2:The underlined word “profound” in Paragraph 3 probably means   “          ”  .
A.needing much thought
B.simple and easy to solve
C.very funny or interesting
D.that often takes place
小题3:Why was the author so happy when hearing his son’s answer “YES”?
A.Because his son respected the author and was very understanding.
B.Because it was the fist time he communicated with his little son.
C.Because his little son didn’t make trouble and behaved quite well.
D.Because his son could understand the meaning of SpongeBob.
小题4:The author mainly tells us in the last paragraph that         .
A.one’s memories can last all one’s lifetime.
B.we should forget the unpleasant memories.
C.good memories are the treasures of our life.
D.how we should deal with our memories.
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Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
小题1:What does the underlined word “everything” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.All the problems.B.All the properties.
C.The whole world.D.The absolute truth.
小题2:What can be inferred about the author?
A.The author is a Samoan.
B.The author succeeded losing weight.
C.The author has been troubled by her weight.
D.The author probably got wounded in an accident.
小题3:According to the text, those who have lost weight first and gained it back later feel _______.
A.angry about the regained weight
B.indifferent to the regained weight
C.optimistic about future plans on weight control
D.they should give up their future plans on weight control
小题4:The text tries to stress the importance of ____________.
A.body sizeB.attitudes toward life
C.culture differenceD.different beauty standards
                              A
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There are many things that will affect your ability to succeed, and it is best to focus on those under your immediate control. Once you do that, then the characteristics you develop can be applied to becoming successful in a range of activities.
What is important to you is that, as you start to reach milestones in your ambitions, you should appreciate your own achievements. Appreciating yourself will strengthen your self-confidence and your determination to succeed.
Some of the key characteristics you will find in those who are successful are perseverance, prepared to research, plan, work hard and practice a lot even when things do not seem to be going well, and an ability to recover and learn from setbacks. At the beginning of whatever you are trying to succeed in, a strong vision of your future, planning, and setting yourself achievable tar gets can all play an important role.
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小题1:56. According to the passage, if you want to achieve success, what should you do first?
A.Don’t compare with others.B.Bring everything under control.
C.Find out what you have in mind.D.Feel confident about your ability.
小题2:57. Why should you appreciate your own achievements according to the passage?
A.It will allow you to recover from past failures.
B.It will remind you of the vision of your future.
C.It will motivate you to continue pursuing success.
D.It will help you develop your characteristics in everything.
小题3:58. The underlined word“setbacks”(in paragraph 5)probably means ________.
A.failuresB.troublesC.hesitationD.depression
小题4:59. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.If you are stuck where you are, you cannot travel far.
B.If you don’t start trying, you’ll never embrace success.
C.If you are brave enough, you can get whatever you want.
D.If you don’t study, you can never reach the destination.
There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me. I guess that would have been when I was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage(孤儿院)turned me into an old man.
I would get up every morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little soldier that I had become and then I would get into one of the two straight lines and march to breakfast with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in my dormitory.
After breakfast one Saturday morning I returned to the dormitory and saw the house parent chasing the beautiful monarch butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the bushes scattered around the orphanage.
I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after another, and then took them from the net and then stuck straight pins through their head and wings,pinning them onto a heavy cardboard sheet.
How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty. I had walked many times out into the bushes,all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head,face and hands so I could look at them up close.
When the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back cement(水泥)step and went inside to answer the phone. I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the one butterfly who he had just pinned to the large paper. It was still moving about so I reached down and touched it on the wing causing one of the pins to fall out.It started flying around and around trying to get away but it was still pinned by the one wing with the other straight pin.Finally its wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just trembled.
I picked up the torn wing and the butterfly and I spat on its wing and tried to get it to stick back on so it could fly away and be free before the house parent came back.But it would not stay on him.
小题1:The author set the living butterfly free because_______.
A.he liked it very much
B.he had sympathy for the beautiful butterfly
C.he couldn’t bear a butterfly dying in his favorite bushes
D.its wing broke off
小题2:According to the passage,the author’s life in the orphanage was_____.
A.dull and full of strict rules
B.simple and easy
C.happy and full of hope
D.hard and busy
小题3:What is the author’s attitude towards the house parent’s pinning some butterflies on the cardboard?
A.tolerantB.unconcernedC.disgustedD.discouraged
小题4:We know from the passage that_________.
A. the author lived alone in the dormitory
B. there were one hundred butterflies living in the bushes
C the cardboard paper was left on the step so as to be watched
D. the author failed to stick the worn wing onto the butterfly with his spit
小题5:Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A.I found beauty meant nothing special to me.
B.The house parent helped the children handle the quilt.
C.The house parent chased the butterfly in order to show it to the children.
D.I thought it cruel to catch the butterfly.
Dad loved children. And he always wanted a  1  family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us all to visitors.
Once, Dad   2  presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, “And this is our  3  model, complete with all the improvements. And don’t think that this is all, we are   4   the 1953 model some time next month.”
But what he   5   most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted   6  that he had seen eleven people in our car, not  7 Mum and Dad.   8  , Dad called out over his shoulder, “You   9  the second baby up from the front here, Mister.”
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure whether he was telling us the 10. Mum, who was a psychologist, once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the  11 . When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was 12  except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been  13 . When he pointed at the child that had been  14  Mum looked at him calmly and said, “That’s not one of ours, dear. He  15  next door.”
小题1:
A.richB.lovelyC.closeD.large
小题2:
A.surprisinglyB.nervouslyC.generouslyD.proudly
小题3:
A.dearestB.smallestC.latestD.youngest
小题4:
A.orderingB.sellingC.expectingD.improving
小题5:
A.hatedB.enjoyedC.caredD.hoped
小题6:
A.doubtfullyB.excitedlyC.calmlyD.directly
小题7:
A.countingB.namingC.showingD.reading
小题8:
A.ImmediatelyB.CarefullyC.AngrilyD.Easily
小题9:
A.sawB.missedC.forgotD.left
小题10:
A.truthB.storyC.adventureD.accident
小题11:
A.lectureB.houseC.officeD.activity
小题12:
A.expensiveB.regularC.correctD.fine
小题13:
A.troublesomeB.carelessC.activeD.quiet
小题14:
A.foundB.caughtC.punishedD.wounded
小题15:
A.goes toB.belongs toC.worksD.plays
One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed   36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their   37  for granted, just as he   38  himself. Now, however, he felt   39  -and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his   40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying   41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate (命运)played a cruel   42  on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was   43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy . He began to   44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only   45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated (带插图的)books.
According to Jimmy, you are   46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world   47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be   48  in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is   50  . Though the world may make us feel small, we must be   51 . Everything will be all right for us -as it is for the “small people”in Jimmy’s books-if we make choices that are   52   for us.
In spite of his new   53  and wealth, Jimmy prefers working   54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could   55  .
小题1:
A.unhappyB.unusualC.unfairD.uneasy
小题2:
A.healthB.wealthC.happinessD.illnesses
小题3:
A.ought toB.had toC.needed toD.used to
小题4:
A.ashamedB.disappointedC.helplessD.endless
小题5:
A.cryingB.paintingC.imagination D.consideration
小题6:
A.homeB.conditionC.situationD.work
小题7:
A.gameB.trickC.roleD.part
小题8:
A.unableB.impossibleC.unfitD.difficult
小题9:
A.understandB.faceC.refuseD.recognize
小题10:
A.failuresB.effortsC.choicesD.interests
小题11:
A.thatB.whatC.whichD.whoever
小题12:
A.alwaysB.seldomC.sometimesD.usually
小题13:
A.foundB.drawnC.writtenD.accepted
小题14:
A.afterB.aboutC.withD.before
小题15:
A.powerfulB.hopefulC.usefulD.successful
小题16:
A.greatB.strongC.braveD.equal
小题17:
A.scientificB.basicC.rightD.simple
小题18:
A.productB.fameC.nameD.job
小题19:
A.rapidlyB.separatelyC.slowlyD.quietly
小题20:
A.offerB.gainC.gatherD.earn
A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,”she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened.
Heavily drugged with sleep because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly(隐约) saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out with his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s weak ones, expressing a message of love and encouragement. The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed.
All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward(病房), holding the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest a while. He refused. Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only holding tightly to his son all through the night. Along towards dawn, the old man died.
The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.
Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.“Who was that man?”he asked. The nurse was surprised. “He was your father,”she answered. “No, he wasn’t,”the Marine replied. “I never saw him before in my life.”“Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”asked the nurse. “I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed.”he answered.
小题1:Why did the nurse take the Marine to the old man’s bed?
A.Because he was the old man’s son.
B.Because she knew that he was a warm-hearted man.
C.Because she couldn’t find anyone else there.
D.Because she thought he was the old man’s son.
小题2:Why did the old man hold the Marine’s hand all through the night?
A.Because he knew he would die the next day.
B.Because he hadn’t seen his son for a long time.
C.Because he was dying and mistook him for his son.
D.Because he enjoyed doing that and so did the Marine.
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The Marine didn’t know the old man at all.
B.The nurse was careless and made a mistake.
C.The Marine happened to be the old man’s son’s friend.
D.The old man passed away peacefully and contentedly.
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?
A.The next time someone needs you, be there.
B.All the soldiers are as kind as the Marine.
C.We’d better not correct someone else’s mistakes.
D.The young should accompany their parents all the time.

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