题目内容
15.Eddie's father used to say he'd spent so many years by the ocean,breathing seawater.Now,away from that ocean,in the hospital bed,his body began to look like a beached fish.His condition went from fair to stable and from stable to serious.Friends went from saying,"He'll be home in a day,"to"He'll be home in a week."In his father's absence,Eddie helped out at the pier (码头),working evenings after his taxi job.When Eddie was a teenager,if he ever complained or seemed bored with the pier,his father would shout,"What?This isn't good enough for you?"And later,when he'd suggested Eddie take a job there after high school,Eddie almost laughed,and his father again said,"What?This isn't enough good for you?"And before Eddie went to the war,when he'd talked of marrying Marguerite and becoming an engineer,his father said,"What?This isn't enough good for you?"
And now,regardless of all that,here he was,at the pier,doing his father's labor.
Parents rarely let go of their children,so children let go of them.They move on.They move away.It is not until much later,as the heart weakens,that children understand:their stories,and all their accomplishments sit on top of the stories of their mothers and fathers,stones and stones,beneath the waters of their lives.
Finally,one night,at his mother's urging,Eddie visited the hospital.He entered the room slowly.His father,who for years had refused to speak to Eddie,now lacked the strength to even try.
"Don't sweat it,kid,"the other workers told him."Your old man will pull through.He is the toughest man we've seen."
When the news came that his father had died,Eddie felt the emptiest kind of anger,the kind that circled in its cage.
In the weeks that followed,Eddie's mother lived in a confused state.She spoke to her husband as if he were still there.She yelled at him to turn down the radio.She cooked enough food for two.One night,when Eddie offered to help with the dishes,she said,"Your father will put them away."Eddie put a hand on her shoulder."Mom,"he said,softly,"Dad's gone."
"Gone where?"
56.In paragraph 4,the writer indicates thatC.
A.children like moving away from their parents
B.children often feel regretful because they leave their parents
C.children wouldn't have achieved so much without their parents'support
D.children can never understand how much their parents have devoted to them
57.The underlined sentence probably means"B".
A.Don't give up B.Don't worry about it
C.Don't let him down D.Don't touch it
58.Which of the following shows the right order of the story?D
a.Eddie's father died.b.Eddie worked as a taxi driver.
c.Eddie married Marguerite.d.Eddie was bored with his father's job.
A.bacd B.dcab C.bcda D.dcba
59.From the last part of the passage,we learn thatD.
A.Eddie's mother liked to listen to the radio
B.Eddie often helped his mother wash the dishes
C.Eddie and his wife lived in his mother's apartment
D.Eddie's mother missed her husband so much that she was at a loss.
分析 本文作者从介绍故事的主人公Eddie的父亲生病住院写起,然后又讲述了父亲在Eddie的成长过程中曾经给予他的建议,但Eddie从没接受过;尽管后来他还是做了父亲曾经从事的那份工作;就在父亲病重的时候,他才去看望有好几年都没搭理过他的父亲;父亲去世之后,Eddie与母亲都悲痛欲绝;作者通过讲述该故事,旨在表达了作者这样的观点:父母们很少会对他们的孩子放手,所以没有父母的支持,孩子们就不会取得太大的成就.
解答 答案:
56.C 细节推理题 根据第四段中的"It is not until much later,as the heart weakens,that children understand:their stories,and all their accomplishments sit on top of the stories of their mothers and fathers,stones and stones,beneath the waters of their lives."(直到很久以后,当他们的心脏变得衰弱了,他们才会明白:他们的故事以及他们所有的成就,都是基于父母的经历建立起来的,就像生命之河里的石头,层层叠叠 ),可推测出作者在本段表达的意思是:没有父母的支持,孩子们就不会取得太大的成就;故选C
57.B 句意猜测题 根据第六段中的"Your old man will pull through.He is the toughest man we've seen.(你的老人会渡过难关的,他是我们见过的最坚强的人)"可猜测出此处表示的应是其他的工人们在安慰Eddie:不要担心;故选B
58.D 排序题 通读全文可知,本文采用的是倒叙的手法,即先说明了Eddie在父亲生病住院时的职业:根据第一段"In his father's absence,Eddie helped out at the pier (码头),working evenings after his taxi job."可知,Eddie在父亲生病住院时,还是一名出租车司机;故可推测出:在父亲去世之前,他是一名出租车司机;故排除B;然后又从他十几岁讲起;根据第二段先提到的是"When Eddie was a teenager,…complained or seemed bored with the pier";后来才提到"…marrying Marguerite",故排除A与C;故选D
59.D 内容归纳题 文中最后两段主要描写了Eddie的母亲在丈夫去世后,由于无法面对丈夫已经离开的事实所造成的精神打击;故选D
点评 本文属于人物故事类的文章.在做本题时,首先应通读全文,了解故事的大体意思以及它所要讲明的主题思想;其次在文中相应的位置通过细节理解或内容归纳等,从而找出正确答案.
A. | the; 不填 | B. | 不填; the | C. | a; the | D. | a; a |
The first secret of happiness is to(30)B he simple things in life.Too often,(31)D we spend too much time(32)C about the future,for example,getting into college or getting a good job,we will fail to enjoy the (33)A.You should enjoy life's simple(34)B,such as reading a good book,listening to your favorite music,or spending time with close friends.People (35)A have several close friends(36)D to live a happier and healthier lives.
Another secret of leading a happy life is to be(37)C and have hobbies.They can help you(38)A your problems and lose track of(失去…的线索)time.Many people(39)C this by dancing,or playing a sport,such as(40)A or soccer.You can ignore problems,and only think about the activity.
Finally,many people find happiness in helping others.(41)D studies,people feel good when they(42)B to help others.If you want to feel happier,do(43)C nice for someone.You can help a friend with his or her studies,(44)C shopping to buy food for an elderly relative,or(45)B help around the house by washing the dishes.
26.A.only | B.alone | C.together | D.separately |
27.A.sadness | B.disappointment | C.happiness | D.pleasure |
28.A.himself | B.myself | C.themselves | D.ourselves |
29.A.advice | B.opinions | C.suggestions | D.tip |
30.A.do | B.enjoy | C.celebrate | D.abandon |
31.A.whether | B.since | C.unless | D.if |
32.A.learning | B.considering | C.thinking | D.talking |
33.A.present | B.future | C.former | D.latter |
34.A.periods | B.pleasures | C.matters | D.activities |
35.A.who | B.whose | C.whoever | D.whom |
36.A.like | B.prefer | C.want | D.tend |
37.A.passive | B.depressed | C.active | D.friendly |
38.A.forget | B.remember | C.consider | D.solve |
39.A.learn | B.appreciate | C.experience | D.find |
40.A.snowboarding | B.singing | C.performing | D.reading |
41.A.In terms of | B.In spite of | C.Owing to | D.According to |
42.A.devote | B.volunteer | C.refuse | D.hesitate |
43.A.anything | B.everything | C.something | D.nothing |
44.A.going | B.to go | C.go | D.gone |
45.A.scarcely | B.simply | C.hardly | D.eventually. |
A. | attack | B. | defeat | C. | win | D. | overcome |