题目内容
【题目】
paid , leave, far, find, important, write, countries, visit , own, how.
Most American families are smaller than the families in other 【1】 Children in the US will 【2】 their parents’ homes. When they grow up, they usually live 【3】 from their parents because they want to 【4】good jobs. They often 【5】 to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to 【6】their parents on holiday. Parents usually let their children choose their 【7】 jobs. Americans think it 【8】 for young people to decide on their lives by themselves. Children are asked to do some work around their houses. And in many families, Children are 【9】 for doing some housework so that they can learn 【10】 to make money for their own use.
【答案】
【1】countries
【2】leave
【3】far
【4】find
【5】write
【6】visit
【7】own
【8】important
【9】paid
【10】how
【解析】短文介绍了美国的家庭以及教育方式。美国的孩子长大后为了找工作会远离自己的父母,父母通常会让孩子选择自己的工作。美国人认为年轻人自己决定自己的生活很重要。
【1】句意:大多数美国家庭比其他国家的家庭小。此句是拿美国的家庭与其它国家的家庭相比较,故答案为countries。
【2】句意:美国的孩子将离开父母的家。助动词will后跟动词原形,从下文中的句子可以知道孩子们长大后因为找工作而离开父母的家,答案为leave。
【3】句意:当他们长大后,他们通常离父母很远。far from远离……,下文提到他们经常给父母写信或打电话,说明远离父母,答案为far。
【4】句意:因为他们想找到好工作。want to do sth.想做某事,find a good job找到一份好的工作,故答案为find。
【5】句意:他们经常给父母写信或打电话给他们。write to sb.给某人写信,写信或打电话是与家人联系的方式,时态为一般现在时态,故答案为write。
【6】句意:他们经常在假期去看望他们的父母。结合语境可知,平时工作忙,只有假期才能回家探望父母,答案为visit。
【7】句意:父母通常会让孩子选择自己的工作。结合句意可知,答案为own。
【8】句意:美国人认为年轻人自己决定自己的生活很重要。此句缺少形容词,上句提到父母通常会让孩子选择自己的工作,因此他们认为孩子自己决定自己的生活很重要,答案为important。
【9】句意:在许多家庭里,孩子们做家务会支付报酬,pay for为…付钱,主语与pay之间是被动的关系,故答案为paid。
【10】句意:这样他们就能学会如何为自己挣钱。此句考查疑问词+动词不定式,故答案为how。
【题目】选用方框内单词填充短文。(共15分,每小题1.5分)
lot | above | quickly | took | water | jumped | heard | listening | spend | hot |
It was sunny and 【1】 again at this time of year. John went to the beach to 【2】 his weekend. He was lying on the sand and 【3】to music. Suddenly he 【4】 someone crying for help. He 【5】 up hurriedly and looked towards the voice. He saw a little boy waving(挥动) his hands in the 【6】a little far away. He 【7】 off his clothes and jumped into the water 【8】. He swam to the little boy, held him, kept his head 【9】 the water and swam back to the beach. At last, the boy was safe. He thanked John a 【10】.