题目内容
Things of Value
Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the 1 to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.
We 2 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t 3 these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a 4 . We took family pictures off the 5 and packed them in boxes. These were truly valuable and could not be replaced.
Then we took a hard look at all that 6 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a 7 to my family. And there was the piano my wife 8 to play when she was a little girl. Not of great 9 in itself, but another family connection. It was impractical to move everything from our home and store them for an indefinite (无限的) time. Some important items would have to stay behind.
The thought of 10 something passed down from our families saddened me deeply, 11 I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they 12 —family and love. They each had a(n) 13 to tell, and some of them spoke in the 14 of our parents and grandparents.
The fire 15 reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was 16 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been 17 . I saw just how rich my life had been.
Someone 18 said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I 19 I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really 20 to me. I am wealthier than I ever believed possible.
It took a fire to teach me, I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.
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【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】D
【小题6】B
【小题7】A
【小题8】C
【小题9】D
【小题10】B
【小题11】A
【小题12】C
【小题13】D
【小题14】C
【小题15】B
【小题16】A
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【小题18】D
【小题19】A
【小题20】B
解析试题分析：文章讲述了作者家即将经历一场史上最大的野火火灾，作者在有限的时间内，必须将自己家的东西尽量带走，在收拾东西过程中作者意识到了很多东西都有着特殊的意义，由于不能带走而感到非常悲伤，最终他家别没有受到火灾的侵袭，从而作者意识到他有如此多珍贵的东西，自己感到非常富足。
【小题1】A．answer 答案 B．task 任务 C．chance 机会 D． call要求，呼叫，如果我们得到了疏散的要求，我们就不得不马上离开，故选D
【小题2】A．packed打包东西 B．bought买 C．searched 搜寻 D． sold卖，我们正要箱子打包我们的衣服，故选A
【小题3】我们并没有想这些是有价值的，但是唯独时间是有价值，故选B
【小题4】make a living谋生，我用电脑为报纸写稿，这是我谋生的手段，故选 C
【小题5】A．albums相册 B．ceilings天花板 C．windows窗户 D．walls墙壁，我们从墙壁上取下照片带走，故选D
【小题6】A．left离开 B．remained 遗留 C．burnt燃烧 D．unmoved无动于衷的，然后我们看了一下所有遗留下来的东西，故选B
【小题7】A．connection联系 B．present礼物 C．symbol象征 D．treasure宝藏，通过后文but another family connection.可知此处为A
【小题8】learn to do sth 学习做某事，句意：有一部钢琴，它是我妻子还是小姑娘时，学习谈钢琴时用的，故选C
【小题9】A．quality 质量 B．taste品味 C．sense 感觉 D．value价值，重要，of great value重要的，有价值的，故选D
【小题10】A．knocking out击出 B．leaving behind 遗留C．giving away 赠送 D．picking out挑选出，句意：留下一些从我家族传下来的东西，让我顿生悲伤之情，故选B
【小题11】句意：及时我并没有多去重视它们，故选A
【小题12】A．contained包含 B．included 包括 C．represented 代表 D．gathered聚集；句意：这是有关于它们所代表的东西，家庭和爱。故选C
【小题13】它们每一样都有一个故事可以讲述，故选D
【小题14】它们中的一些甚至讲述着我们的父母和祖父母，speak 与voice相对，故选C
【小题15】从后文We were lucky.知道火没有侵袭我们，故选B
【小题16】A．spared 幸免 B．returned归还 C．stopped停止 D．found发现；我非常高兴所有的东西都幸免于难，故选A
【小题17】A．at last 最后 B．in return 作为报答 C．in another way 在另一方面 D．at most最多；句意：另一方面我也意识到我是多么的幸运的，故选C
【小题18】A．curiously 好奇地 B．accidentally 意外地C.coldly冷淡地 D．wisely明智地；句意：某人很明智地说，故选D
【小题19】我知道我很富有，故选A
【小题20】A．affects 影响 B．matters要紧 C．helps 帮助 D．desires期望；句意：我富足于家庭，富足于记忆，富足于一切真正对我来说要紧的东西，故选B
考点：日常生活类记叙文
点评：总体来说文章的题目设置有一定难度，围绕着野火逃避过程中收拾东西的过程展开讲述。解答此类文章需要将自己设身处地的融入情节中，对于第一遍做不出的题目不要急于作答，将后续题目答完后再仔细作答。
More than 26 million Americans took part in the Vietnam (越南)War. More than 58,000 of them 21 ; over 300,000 were 22 , and nearly 2300 were missing and thought dead. Improved 23 services saved many soldiers with serious 24 that in earlier wars would have been fatal(致命的). More than 600 Americans were prisoners of war (POWs).Some POWs spent six years or even 25 in North Vietnamese prisons.
One of the 26 things of the war has been the fate of its veterans(退伍军人).The 27 of soldiers from the Vietnam War was not 28 celebrated. Americans 29 them with stony silence.
The public's 30 reaction made many veterans angry and 31 them. They had 32 a life-and-death struggle, obeying orders for their country's national 33 .In the book Born on the Fourth of July (1976).Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic expressed his 34 over their not being supported.
"I didn’t want to 35 it at first---people went against us when we were putting our 36 on the frontline for our country……How could they do this to us? Many of us wouldn't be coming back……"
Thousands of Vietnam veterans turned to drugs or 37 to kick the drug habits they had developed 38 the war. Many others had trouble in finding jobs or 39 down and starting families. Between 250,000 and 350,000 homeless Americans--nearly one third of the total 40 Vietnam veterans.
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Think back to this time last year. What was on your mind?
Most likely, you were thinking about finals or the holidays, although in this city I’ve noticed that thinking about the holiday is a fancy way of saying how much stuff will I get.
Now reflect on your thoughts for this holiday season. Most people are still thinking about the holidays, but I say that with a grain of salt. Everybody with a functioning brain and the ability to communicate knows that this holioday season comes with a pretty large price tag: the debt of all the hardships, both domestic and foreign, that we’ve faced over the past 12months.
Let’s face it: some of us will get everything we want over the holidays. But there are others whose parents have lost their jobs or who have lost jobs themselves because of the current economic situation. As much as we try to ignore it, there is still economic unrest in the blue and gold suburb.
In this situation, we have three options. One: We ignore the situation, like we seem to do for every bad thing that happens around us, because by God, it’s the American Way! Two: We recognize that our economy is shot, feel bad about it and spend our time wishing for the good old days. Three: We recognize that our economy is shot, but instead of moping, reflect on every good thing that we have going for us. Now, which option sounds best to you?
I spent a week this summer working in and around New York City with the city’s homeless population. Or so I thought. Although a lot of the people I served were in fact homeless, a significant number of them had a job or a home or both. The truth of the importance of this situation is that they and thousands of others across the country can’t afford even the most basic things of life, even while working two jobs. Yet no one that I met complained about their hardships. Instead, they took whatever I happened to give them(which was, more often than enough, not enough) and were genuinely grateful for what they had.
Wrap your heads around that statement for a second. These people worked their butts off to stay alive with minimal results, yet were overjoyed by a flimsy(脆弱的) paper plate with donated green beans on it. Although I am ashamed to admit it( both as a girthy figure and an affluent citizen), I have taken for granted most of my meals, let alone green beans, and I know for a fact that I am not alone.
64. 1.According to the passage when people think about holidays they care much for ____.
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A．where to spend their holidays |
B．how to spend their holidays |
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C．what they can get for their holidays |
D．who they should go to visit |
65. 2.When the author wrote the article, the economic situation in his country ____.
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A．began to go bad. |
B．began to improve |
C．was still serious |
D．was favorable for middle class. |
66. 3.The author wrote the article mainly to advise people____.
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A．to be thankful in time of hardship. |
B．to spend their holidays in a wise way |
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C．to think little about their holidays |
D．to help the country to sail through the crisis |
67. 4.It can be inferred from the passage that the writer is most probably ______.
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A．a homeless child |
B．an old professor |
C．a famous scientist |
D．a young student |