题目内容
19.It's a Snoopy card; cheerful message,bright colors,though a little yellow and faded now.Though I've received fancier,more expensive card over the years,this is the only one I've saved.That summer,it spoke volumes to me.I received it during the first June I faced as a widow(寡妇) to raise two teenage daughters alone.In all the emotional confusion of this sudden single parenthood,I was overwhelmed with,of all things,the simplest housework,leaky taps,oil changes,even barbecues.Those had always been my husband's jobs.I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn't get the lawnmower started.My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me:How could I be both a father and mother to my girls?Clearly,I lacked the tools and skills.
On this particular morning,my girls pushed me into the living room to see something.(I prayed it wasn't another repair job).The"something"turned out to be an envelope and several wrapped bundles on the carpet.My puzzlement must have been plain as I gazed from the colorful packages to my daughters'bright faces.
"Go ahead!Open them!"They urged.As I unwrapped the packages,I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove.
"But why?"I asked.
"Happy Father's Day!"they shouted together.
"Moms don't get presents on Father's Day".I protested.
"You forgot to open the card".Jane reminded.I pulled it from the envelope.There sat Snoopy,on top of his dog house,merrily wishing me a Happy Father's Day."Because",the girls said,"you've been a father and mother to us.Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?"
As I fought back tears,I realized they were right,I wanted to be a"professional"dad,who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade.The girls only wanted a parent they could count on to be there,day after day,performing repeatedly the maintenance tasks of basic care and love.
The girls are grown now,and they still send me Father's Day cards,but none of them means as much to me as that first one.Its simple message told me that being a great parent didn't require any special tools at all-just a willing worker.
60.The girls gave their mother a barbecue set probably becauseD.
A.it was what their mother wanted
B.it was a proper Father's Day gift
C.barbecue was their favourite food
D.they wanted their mother to barbecue
61.After her husband's death,the mother found it was the hardest toD.
A.handle the emotional shock
B.face the terrible loneliness
C.keep harmony of the family
D.fulfill a male role in the house.
62.Which of the following statements is true about the first Father's Day card?D
A.It made the mother eager to get the latest tools.
B.It praised the mother as a professional dad.
C.Its fancy design impressed the mother most.
D.It showed the girls'appreciation for their mother's love.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,主要向我们讲述了作者的丈夫去世后作者希望自己能成为一名专业的"爸爸",承担那些父亲应该做的事情,后来在父亲节孩子们送给作者一份父亲节礼物,表达对她的感激.
解答 60.D.细节理解题,根据As I unwrapped the packages,I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the necessary objects including a green kitchen glove with a frog pattern on it.可知孩子们送给妈妈一个烧烤架是因为他们想吃烧烤,故选D.
61.D.细节理解题,根据Those had always been my husband's jobs.I was embarrassed every time I hit my thumb with a hammer or couldn't get the lawnmower started.My uncertain attempts only fueled the fear inside me:How could I be both a father and mother to my girls?Clearly,I lacked the tools and skills.可知作者不知道怎么做那些家务,以前都是她丈夫的工作,因此对她来说最困难的是在家中扮演一个男人的角色,故选D.
62.D.细节理解题,根据you've been a father and mother to us.Why shouldn't you be remembered on Father's Day?可知孩子们送给母亲父亲节卡片是为了表示对她的爱的感激,因此D正确,误解分析:I wanted to be a"professional"dad,who had the latest tools and knew all the tricks of the trade.可知我想成为一名拥有新的工具的专业的爸爸,而不是想要新的工具,因此A错;文章并没有提到这个卡片赞扬母亲已经成为一个专业的父亲,因此B错;文中没提到卡片的设计,因此C错;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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A. | smoke | B. | to smoke | C. | us smoke | D. | smoking. |
Have you ever really had a (41)C?One who saw you as a raw but (42)Athing,a jewel that could be (43)Bto a proud shine?If you are lucky enough to find such teachers,you will always find your way.
My old professor's death (44)Dcame in 1994.Doctors guessed he had two years left.Morrie knew it was(45)B.Do I droop and disappear,or do I make the best of my time left?He had asked himself.(46)Aeveryone was going to die,he could be(47)Bgreat value,right?He could be a human (48)Dfor students to learn.
The last class of my old professor's life had only(49)Cstudent.I was the student.The last class(50)Bonce a week in his house,by a window in the study (51)Ahe could watch a small plant shed its pink leaves.The subject was The Meaning of Life.You were(52)Dto respond to questions,and you were expected to raise questions of your own.You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then,such as lifting the professor's head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the (53)B of his nose.Kissing him good-bye earned you extra(54)C.Many topics were (55)A,including love,work,community,family,aging,forgiveness,and,finally,death.
I(56)Dsometimes at the person I was before I rediscovered my old professor.I want to talk to that person.I want to tell him to pay attention when your loved ones are speaking,as if it (57)Cthe last time you might hear them.I know I cannot do this.None of us can (58)Cwhat we've done,or relive a life already recorded.But if Professor Morris Schwartz taught me anything,it was this:there is no (59)Dthing as"too late"in life.He was (60)Auntil the day he said good-bye.
41.A.professor | B.parent | C.teacher | D.tutor |
42.A.precious | B.ripe | C.useful | D.worthless |
43.A.changed | B.polished | C.made | D.turned |
44.A.statement | B.announcement | C.condemn | D.sentence |
45.A.longer | B.less | C.Many | D.much |
46.A.Since | B.Although | C.Before | D.With |
47.A.in | B.Of | C.with | D.at |
48.A.novel | B.fiction | C.classic | D.textbook |
49.A.few | B.a few | C.one | D.little |
50.A.broke out | B.took place | C.occurred | D.happened |
51.A.where | B.when | C.which | D.what |
52.A.requested | B.demanded | C.asked | D.expected |
53.A.Face | B.bridge | C.eyebrow | D.cheekbone |
54.A.reputation | B.money | C.credit | D.time |
55.A.covered | B.contained | C.preserved | D.excluding |
56.A.look up | B.look down | C.look ahead | D.look back |
57.A.is | B.was | C.were | D.will be |
58.A.do | B.redo | C.undo | D.misdo |
59.A.so | B.so a | C.such a | D.such |
60.A.changing | B.living | C.lasting | D.Leaving |
Most of us had (40)C met.We were brought together by a young woman who had an opportunity to produce a Christmas (41)B for a local theater group,but she needed ten people who loved to (42)B,had the talent for performing,and were (43)A to put hundreds of hours to practice to make it work.
The show won great (44)C,and through our time together,we became a family,
(45)B than we ever could have imagined,so we (46)D those wonderful moments every year.The previous meeting place,however,couldn't be available (使用) to us,so we were forced to (47)D ourselves to find a place to (48)B again.
The process of organization turned into a group called One Acchord Performance Company,a non-profit company(49)A entirely by volunteers.One Acchord now produces a (50)C Christmas show that is(51)B by the entire community.Our numbers have grown and our audience continue to grow as more people come to(52)D what we are doing,which enables us to(53)A more and contribute more.In addition,some members of the audience tell us that it wouldn't be Christmas without(54)D the One Acchord show.
It has (55)C to be a win-win-win for all of us,for our community,and those in need.And all because God brought together a group of (56)C to whom he had given the gift of music.Now they(57)A their gift freely.
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39.A.introduced | B.left | C.lent | D.contributed |
40.A.often | B.regularly | C.never | D.even |
41.A.gift | B.show | C.song | D.tree |
42.A.travel | B.sing | C.dance | D.host |
43.A.willing | B.anxious | C.careful | D.foolish |
44.A.trust | B.support | C.popularity | D.confidence |
45.A.richer | B.closer | C.healthier | D.worse |
46.A.ignored | B.remembered | C.missed | D.recreated |
47.A.hide | B.think | C.behave | D.organize |
48.A.visit | B.perform | C.live | D.decorate |
49.A.managed | B.bought | C.blamed | D.praised |
50.A.weekly | B.monthly | C.yearly | D.daily |
51.A.broadcast | B.welcomed | C.rejected | D.judged |
52.A.suspect | B.oppose | C.believe | D.understand |
53.A.raise | B.earn | C.save | D.waste |
54.A.guiding | B.listening | C.observing | D.enjoying |
55.A.worked out | B.broken out | C.turned out | D.come out |
56.A.friends | B.relatives | C.strangers | D.classmates |
57.A.give away | B.take away | C.throw away | D.put away |