题目内容

I thin she hurt my feelings__rather than by accident as she claimed.


  1. A.
    virtually?
  2. B.
    deliberately?
  3. C.
    literally ?
  4. D.
    appropriately
B
通过rather than可知by accident与空格处相对。by accident的意思是“偶然地,不经意地”,与此相对的应当是deliberately,“故意地”。
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First lady Michelle Obama turns 50 on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014.

Michelle Obama has spent the first half-century of her life breaking barriers and checking off a series of firsts. Now, as she reaches her milestone birthday Friday, the nation will be watching to see in what other areas she will leave her mark.

Five years after moving into the White House, and without a re-election campaign to worry about, she has more room to relax in her role and, political watchers say, possibly become more vocal (声音的) on political issues in the three years left in office.

So far, critics have complained about Michelle’s silence on issues where they expected to hear her voice: Last year, at the start of her husband's second term, she disappointed advocates for tighter gun-control measures after she failed to push harder on the issue in response to the massacre (残杀) at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. She also disappointed some feminists (女权主义者) who wanted her to defend their causes instead of falling back on her self-described role as the nation’s “mom-in-chief.” Nor did she handle racial issues during her second term, as some had expected.

“The most important thing to remember is, whether you are black, white or Hispanic, you’re the first lady and the president of all the people in the United States. That’s a huge melting pot, so to reinforce (强化)that she's African American over anything else would not be wise,” said Anita McBride, who directs programming and national conferences on the legacies (遗产) of America’s first ladies and their historical influence at American University.

Valerie Jarrett, a top White House adviser and a close friend of the Obamas, said the first lady doesn't want to “spread herself too thin.

“She really wants to have a maximum impact and to do that in fewer areas,” Jarrett told the Associated Press. “That, she said, “is better than trying to take on every single possible cause.”

But Robert Watson, a Lynn University professor, said he expects Obama to “go a little harder at issues” over the next several years. “Second-term first ladies usually feel more at ease to speak more forcefully about issues close to their heart,” he said.

Myra Gutin, a Ryder University communications professor and frequent lecturer on first ladies, said she expects Obama to continue making both of them a priority in her remaining years in the White House, given their success. Michelle launched the “Let’s Move” campaign in 2010. It in particular has gained widespread support, ranging from the National Football League to the Sesame Street franchise (特许), which even gave permission to the produce industry to use its licensed characters for free on fruits and vegetables.

“There’s no such thing as a traditional first lady, not anymore in this technology-filled world. Is Mrs. Obama cutting edge? Is she an activist? No. As first ladies go, I think she’s been politically careful because she does not want there to be a major flare-up that would require her husband to use his political capital to clean up,” she said. “But she’s not exactly just sitting in the White House pouring tea and having receptions, either.”

1.Critics were disappointed with Michelle because _______.

A. she didn’t put gun-control measures into effect

B. she failed some feminists to stand out to be a career woman

C. she didn’t solve some racial problems

D. she failed to voice her opinion on some issues

2.According to the professors or advisers, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. It’s not wise to reinforce Michelle is African American over anything else.

B. It’s better for Michelle to have a maximum impact than to take on every possible cause.

C. It's expected for Michelle to go a little harder at issues.

D. It’s a tradition for first ladies to stay out of political issues.

3.What does the underlined phrase “spread herself too thin” in Paragraph 6 mean?

A. Try to do a lot of work at the same time.

B. Get very tired.

C. Try to improve physical fitness.

D. Move herself away from others.

4.In Paragraph 9, the campaign “Let’s Move” might be aiming to help people _______..

a. gain widespread support

b. become more physically active

c. have access to healthier foods

d. raise awareness about gun control

A. a, c        B. a, b        C. b, c        D. c, d

 

January l:  It has happened.  I got a call today saying a little girl in Russia is now my little girl. There are a lot of papers to prepare, and we have to travel to Russia to bring her home,

but now it is certain. I think I'll tell some close friends. Jason is so excited.  I haven't told Steven yet. How can I tell a seven-year-old that he has a sister who is already five years old?

         January 10: Today I received a picture of Katerina. The picture is small and not very clear,  but I look at it over and over again.  I don't know anything else about her.  She has lived in a home for children without parents for most of her life.  I wonder how I will talk to her.  I don't speak Russian, and she doesn't speak English.

         February l: Today I showed Katerina’s picture to Steven* He is very happy and wants to tell all his friends about his new sister.  I want to buy some new clothes for Katerina, but I don't know her size.  I haven' t received any information from the adoption organization,  and I'm feeling a little worried.

    February 16: Finally! Today we received good news! All the papers are ready and tomorrow we will go to Russia to bring Katerina home with us.

    February 18: Today I met my daughter for the first time.She is very small, very thin, and very shy. On the way home in the airplane, she slept most of the time.When she woke up, she cried. I am very worried and hope that I can be a good mother to Katerina.

    February 19: Steven met his sister this morning. Although Katerina was quiet at first, soon she and Steven began to talk in a mix of Russian, English, and hand movements. Steven and his sister get along well together. In fact, he is able to help her talk with Jason and me. I am worried about how Katerina will be in school. Next week she will start school. How will she understand her teacher?

         March 21: Katerina looks much better now. She is heavier, her hair looks good, and her skin is clear. She loves to watch television with her brother, and she has learned to roller-skate. She is doing well in school, and her English gets better every day. Although she sometimes looks sad, and sometimes cries, most of the time she is happy. I think she is slowly my life without her.

1.Who is Katerina?

A.Steven's elder sister.                    B.An adopted girl.

C.Jason's close friend.                     D.The writer's niece.

2.When back at home, what is the writer most worried about?

A.How Steven can get along well with Katerina.

B.How Katerina can communicate with Jason and her.

C.Whether Katerina will adapt herself to the school life.

D.Whether she can be a good mother to Katerina.

3.From the passage we know that in her new family Katerina ______.

A.gets very fat                              B.becomes depressed

C.remains frightened                        D.is well treated

4.Where is the passage most probably from?

A.A diary.                         B.An advertisement

C.An essay.             D.A speech

 

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

  阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

    Night after night, as was often the case, she’d lean down and push my long hair out of the   36  ,then kiss my forehead.

I don’t remember when it first started   37   me. But it did. Finally one night, I shouted out as her, “Don’t do that any more – your hands are too   38  !” She didn’t say anything in reply. But never again did my mother   39   my day with that familiar   40   of her love.

With the years passing, my thoughts   41  to that night, when I missed my mother’s hands, missed her goodnight   42   on my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very   43  , while sometimes far away. But always it was hidden in the back of my   44  . Now Mom is in her seventies, and those hands that I   45   thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my   46  . And now my own children are grown and gone. One Thanksgiving Eve,   47   I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a   48   hand hesitantly run across my face to   49   the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so   50  , touched my brow.

In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night and my young voice   51  . “Don’t do that any more – your hands are too rough!”   52  , I caught Mom’s hand in hand, saying how   53  I was for that night. I thought she’d remember, as I did. But Mom didn’t know   54   I was talking about. She had forgotten, and forgiven long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new   55   for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.A.place            B.way            C.order          D.shape

2.A.pleasing         B.frightening    C.satisfying     D.annoying

3.A.sweet            B.tough          C.ugly           D.rough

4.A.take up          B.give up        C.end up         D.break up

5.A.expressionB.symbol                C.promise        D.experience

6.A.remained         B.returned       C.occurred       D.missed

7.A.story            B.greeting       C.kiss           D.song

8.A.close            B.serious        C.different      D.unusual

9.A.brain            B.mind           C.spirit         D.heart

10.A.once            B.even           C.still          D.always

11.A.husband         B.children       C.family         D.father

12.A.as              B.before         C.although       D.since

13.A.rough           B.reliable       C.thin           D.familiar

14.A.tidy            B.touch          C.brush          D.wiped

15.A.gently          B.friendly       C.closely        D.weakly

16.A.wept            B.whispered      C.complained     D.struggled

17.A.On time         B.All at once    C.Once again     D.As usual

18.A.grateful        B.anxious        C.sorry          D.excited

19.A.where           B.why            C.what           D.whom

20.A.memory          B.sense          C.pleasure       D.appreciation

 

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