题目内容
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
--R. W. E, erson
It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to 1 her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful 2 in the garden.
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs(丁香), he said, “I know where we can find 3 that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, 4 down the country roads.
There on a small hill, they saw a lot of purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to 5 the flowers. 6 , she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were 7 a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They 8 the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the 9 in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny 10 her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
11 the young mother came back to her car, her 12 asked her, “Who is that old granny?” “Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I 13 have my mother. Just think how much those flowers 14 to her.”
Hearing 15 their mother said, all the children were greatly 16 .
As we know, everyone needs love. In our society, only more love is 17 to the people, 18 those who are in great 19 , we will feel happy. 20 by this, can we have a better life, a more humorous world.
1.A.expect B.persuade C.consider D.wish
2.A.nature B.lilacs C.tree D.building
3.A.all B.something C.anything D.nothing
4.A.walking B.rolling C.driving D.advancing
5.A.enjoy B.share C.compare D.stress
6.A.Simply B.Contently C.Immediately D.Carefully
7.A.watching B.passing C.experiencing D.finding
8.A.stopped B.exchanged C.shook D.started
9.A.sweets B.money C.flowers D.care
10.A.thanked B.struck C.touched D.communicated
11.A.While B.When C.Because D.Since
12.A.husband B.friends C.children D.mother
13.A.hardly B.never C.even D.still
14.A.meant B.repeated C.thought D.expressed
15.A.how B.why C.what D.which
16.A.separated B.surprised C.frightened D.moved
17.A.combined B.dragged C.offered D.advised
18.A.especially B.particularly C.luckily D.finally
19.A.sorrow B.excitement C.courage D.need
20.A.Then B.Only C.So D.Or
1—5 DBACA 6—10 DBACA 11—15 BCDAC 16—20 DCADB
Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-literate.” But not all experts (专家) agree that this is a good idea.
One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees is David Tebbutt, the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer. David does not see it that way. He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to people and make them “people-literate.” David Tebbutt thinks Computertowns are most successful when tied to a computer club but he insists there is an important difference between the two. The clubs are for people who have some computer knowledge already. This frightens away non-experts, who are happier going to Computertowns where there are computers for them to experiment on, with experts to encourage them and answer any questions they have. They are not told what to do, they find out.The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers, but have to be able to answer all questions people ask. People don’t have to learn computer terms(术语), but the experts have to explain in plain language. The computers are becoming “people-literate.”
【小题1】Which of the following is David Tebbutt’s ides on the relationship between people and computers?
A.Computer learning should be made easier. |
B.There should be more computer clubs for experts. |
C.People should work harder to master computer use. |
D.Computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them. |
A.being able to afford a computer |
B.being able to write computer programs |
C.working with the computer and finding out its value |
D.understanding the computer and knowing how to use it |
A.help to set up more computer clubs |
B.bring people to learn to use computers |
C.bring more experts to work together |
D.help to sell computers to the public |
A.making better use of computer expert |
B.improving computer programs |
C.increasing omputersales |
D.popularising computers |
They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories(配饰).Yet these are not girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies.A generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favouring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.
Professor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert, said, “Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s.In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter.It was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years — now you can pick one up at the supermarket whenever you wish to.Fashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly.”
Professor Twigg analysed family expenditure(支出) data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by women had stayed around the same — at 5 or 6 percent of spending — the amount of clothes bought had risen sharply.
The professor said, “Clothes are now 70 percent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East.In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from, but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere.Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them.”
Fashion designer Angela Barnard, who runs her own fashion business in London, said older women were much more affected celebrity(名流) style than in previous years.
She said, “When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties, they want to follow them.Older women are much more aware of celebrities .There’s also the boom in TV programmes showing people how they can change their look, and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties.When I started my business a few years ago, my older customers tended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women.My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago.”
【小题1】Professor Twigg found that, compared with the 1960s, _________.
A.the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70% |
B.the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6% |
C.people spend 30% less than they did on clothes |
D.the amount of clothes bought has risen by 5% or 6% |
A.They are often ignored by fashion designers. |
B.They are now more easily influenced by stars. |
C.They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion. |
D.They are more interested in clothes because of their old age. |
A.they get tired of things more quickly | B.TV shows teach them how to change their look |
C.they are in much better shape now | D.clothes are much cheaper than before |
A.Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans | B.The More Fashionable, the Less Expensive |
C.Unexpected Changes in Fashion | D.Boom of the British Fashion Industry |