题目内容
Most people watching Jeremy Lin these past two months saw Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks star; but I, watching him, saw someone else. That was my elder brother, Bob, who is athletic and energetic. He could never sit still when he was in second grade; he had to get up every now and then and run around the room. And sure enough, he grew up to be a starting player for an N.C.A.A. championship lacrosse(长曲棍球)team. He was a Nike-endorsed marathoner, too, and reached the top of Mt. Everest, unguided, in his 50s.
And yet my family never watched his lacrosse games. We did watch some of his marathons, but that wasn’t until he was in his 20s. When Bob was in his glory days, our Shanghainese-born parents were bent on getting him into medical school. There was a loving aspect to it: I can remember my father working through math books with him, lesson by lesson, at the big blackboard in the attic. Bob never did become a doctor, though; and neither did I. It wasn’t until my younger sister came along that someone in the family finally wore a white coat.
Bob today could be the fittest 58-year-old on the planet. His doctor estimates his biological age at 35; he’s still climbing big mountains in the Himalayas. And, like Jeremy Lin, he’s charming. No one sees Bob without leaving with a laugh. He sometimes jokes he could be mayor of his building, and it’s true. To know him is to cheer for him.
And yet my parents did not cheer for him. What if my mother had sat on the sidelines with her statistics, like Jeremy Lin’s mother? What if my father had played videos of athletes for my brother to watch and imitate? It’s hard not to wonder.
And how did Jeremy Lin’s parents manage to do these remarkable things? Amy Chua, the tiger mother, recalls her immigrant father beating the kids whenever they mispronounced a Chinese word. How is it that Jeremy Lin’s immigrant father in particular, Gie-Ming Lin, encouraged his son to follow such an untraditional path?
- 1.
Bob’s glory days were those ________.
- A.when he was doing well in math
- B.when he was in second grade
- C.when he was made mayor of his building
- D.when he showed his talents in sports
- A.
- 2.
From the passage we can tell that Bob is ____________.
- A.active and optimistic
- B.clever and determined
- C.brave and helpful
- D.considerate and independent
- A.
- 3.
Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?
- A.Bob was always ignored by his parents
- B.Bob could also have been a sport star.
- C.Bob’s parents often watched his games.
- D.Nobody in the author’s family was a doctor.
- A.
- 4.
From the last two paragraphs we can infer that ___________.
- A.parents should always study together with their children
- B.parents should know how to educate their children properly
- C.children should be punished when they do anything wrong
- D.children should try to live up to the hopes of their parents
- A.
作者通过描述自己哥哥的成长历程和性格来说明做父母的应当知道如何教育他们自己的孩子。
1.细节理解题 根据第一段可知,他在体育方面很擅长。
2.细节理解题 根据第三段中“...No one sees Bob without leaving with a laugh..."可知Bob是乐观的,因此选A
3.细节理解题 根据最后一段可知Bob可以是个很不错的运动员,因为他擅长很多方面的运动。
4.推理判断题 根据作者所举的例子可推断父母应当知道如何教育他们自己的孩子。
Farming was once the chief way of life in nearly every country. People cannot live without food, and nearly all their food comes from crops and animals raised on farms. Not many people farm for a living any more, but farming remains the most important work in the world.
Before the nineteenth century, the typical American family lived on a small farm. They raised pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, and planted corn, fruits, garden vegetables, and wheat. Everyone worked long and hard, but the results were often poor. Families barely harvested enough food for themselves. This situation began to change during the last half of the 1800's and it changed remarkably(明显地) in the next century.
Scientific methods and labor-saving machinery have made farming increasingly productive. The development of improved plant varieties and fertilizers has helped double and even triple the production of some major crops. More scientific animal care and animal raising have helped increase the amount of meat and products that animals produce. At the same time, the use of tractors and other modern farm equipment has sharply reduced the need for farm labor.
As farming has become less important as a way of life in the United States, it has become more important as a source which offers materials to industry. Today's successful farmers are experts not just in agriculture but also in accounting, marketing, and finance. Farms that are not run in a similar way have great difficulty surviving.
【小题1】 We are told in the first paragraph about ____.
A.the history of farming | B.the importance of farming |
C.the development of farming | D.the changes of farming |
A.Farmers didn’t work hard on their farms. |
B.Farmers used tractors to help them. |
C.Farming was the main way of living for most people. |
D.Farmers could supply materials to industry. |
A.scientific methods | B.labor- saving machinery |
C.farmers’ hard work | D.chemical fertilizers |
A.the advantages of American farming | B.the changes in American farming |
C.the situation of American farms | D.how rapidly farming has developed |