题目内容
___ made our school proud was _____ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities .
A.What ; because B.That; what C.That; why D.What ; that
D
I had the meanest mother in the world.While other kids ate candy for breakfast.I had to have cereal, eggs and toast.Others had cakes and candy for lunch, while we 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 (耻辱) 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 only be satisfied with black marks.None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout (辍学者).
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.
1.From the passage we can learn that the writer's mother was____.
A.not generous at all |
B.very cruel to her children |
C.very mean with money matters |
D.very strict with her children |
2.Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?
A.Eating differently from other kids. |
B.Letting mother know where they were. |
C.Going to bed early and getting up early. |
D.Wearing clean clothes made by mother. |
3.It can be inferred from the passage that____.
A.the writer's family lived a miserable life |
B.all the other kids studied better than the writer |
C.Mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law |
D.the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies |
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The writer is very thankful to her mother. |
B.The writer has a deep hatred for her mother. |
C.Mother practiced economy in running her home. |
D.The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up. |
5.The passage was written in a way of tone.
A.humorous |
B.hateful |
C.ridiculous |
D.impatient |
When you think of the tremendous technological progress we have made, it’s amazing how little we have developed in other respects. We may speak scornfully of the poor old Romans because they enjoyed the seemingly excited killing that went on in their arenas(竞技场). We may despise them because they mistook these goings on for entertainment. We may forgive them because they lived 2000 years ago and obviously knew no better. But are our feelings of superiority(优越)really justified? Are we any less blood-thirsty? Why do boxing matches, for instance, attract such universal interest? Don’t the audience who attend them hope they will see some violence? Human beings remain as bloodthirsty as ever they were. The only difference between ourselves and the Romans is that while they were honest enough to admit that they enjoyed watching hungry lions tearing people apart and eating them alive, we find all sorts of arguments to defend sports which should have been banned long ago.
It really is incredible that in this day and age we should still allow hunting or bull-fighting, that we should be prepared to sit back and watch two men punch each other in a boxing ring, that we should be relatively unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting into flames. Any talk of ‘the sporting spirit’ is merely hypocrisy(虚伪). People take part in violent sports because of the high rewards they bring. Audience are willing to pay vast sums of money to see violence. A world heavyweight championship match, for instance, is front page news. Millions of people are disappointed if a big fight is over in two rounds instead of fifteen. They feel disappointment because they haven’t experienced the exquisite pleasure of witnessing continuous violence.
Why should we ban violent sports if people enjoy them so much? You may well ask. The answer is simple: they are uncivilized. For centuries man has been trying to improve himself spiritually and emotionally—though with little success. But at least we no longer tolerate the sight madmen imprisoned in cages, or public punishment of any of the countless other barbarous (野蛮的) practices which were common in the past. Prisons are no longer the harsh forbidding places they used to be. Social welfare systems are in operation in many parts of the world. Big efforts are being made to distribute wealth fairly. These changes have come about not because human beings have suddenly improved, but because positive steps were taken to change the law. The law is the biggest instrument of social change that we have and it may exert great civilizing influence. If we banned dangerous and violent sports, we would be moving one step further to improving mankind. We would recognize that violence is unworthy of human beings.
1.It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s opinion of nowadays’ human beings is ________________
A.not very high. |
B.high. |
C.scornful. |
D.neutral |
2.Why does the author mention the old Romans in this article?
A.To reveal that the old Romans first started violent sports. |
B.To prove that the old Romans were not civilized. |
C.To show human beings in the past knew nothing better. |
D.To indicate human beings today are as bloodthirsty as the old Romans. |
3.How many dangerous sports does the author mention in this passage?
A.Three. |
B.Four. |
C.Five. |
D.Six. |
4. What does the author want to illustrate in this article?
A. By banning the violent sports, we human beings can improve ourselves. |
B. By banning the dangerous sports, we can improve the law. |
C. We must take positive steps to improve social welfare system. |
D. Law is the main instrument of social change. |