题目内容
Not so many years ago, you hardly ever saw computer ________?
- A.did you
- B.didn't you
- C.do you
- D.don't you
How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets(后悔).
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society(社会) as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
【小题1】After a child grows up, he __________.
| A.will have little time playing |
| B.has to be successful in finding a job |
| C.can still ask for help in time of trouble |
| D.should be able to take care of himself |
| A.People are often satisfied with their life. |
| B.Life is less interesting for old people. |
| C.Adults are free to do what they want to do. |
| D.Adults should no longer rely on others. |
| A.duties | B.jobs | C.suggestions | D.desires(渴望) |
| A.life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains |
| B.young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard |
| C.childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life |
| D.one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life |
My life suffered a lot in a summer five years ago. My father died in a car accident, leaving my mother, my two younger brothers and I alone. At that time, I was a senior high school student. After my father’s funeral (葬礼), I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.
I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college, but I couldn’t. I only hoped to bring up my two younger brothers. Life was not easy for me, for I can’t afford their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without stopping. Without my father’s protection, I thought I was a slave (奴隶) to the fate.
Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.
Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I noticed a middle-aged man with one leg on crutch (拐杖) standing behind me. He said to me, “Why not run without an umbrella? If you didn’t run, you would get drenched.”
The man told me that he was promoter (推销员). He once dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident ruined (毁灭) his dream. Though his present job was not suitable for his legs, it was wonderful start to him. He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life…
I was encouraged by the man’s words. I went to a big city and I became an assurance representative (保险代理人). After two years’ running, I did well and my family condition turned better little by little. Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.
Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life, if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet, you would be overwhelmed (被制服). But if you decide to get rid of it, you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.
【小题1】What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story?
| A.His father died in a car accident six years ago. |
| B.He didn’t have money to hold the funeral for his father. |
| C.He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother. |
| D.He couldn’t afford his two brothers’ tuition even if he worked from day to night. |
| A.He lost one leg in an accident. |
| B.He had dreamed of being a policeman. |
| C.He became a promoter after an accident. |
| D.He had a good job which was suitable for him very well. |
| A.干燥的 | B.湿透的 | C.紧张的 | D.舒服的 |
| A.The writer learned from the man and the situation soon got better. |
| B.The writer didn’t want to listen to the man and left without any word. |
| C.The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the man. |
| D.The writer made friends with the man and they got on well with each other. |
| A.Try to Be Independent. |
| B.Care for the Disabled Person. |
| C.Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life. |
| D.Get to Know More About Middle-aged People |