题目内容
_______ for money for drug, the crazy young man robbed the women passing the dark narrow lane.
A. Be desperate B. DesperateC. Desperated D. Being desperated
B
The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother. We had little money but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream.
My dream was to be a sportsman. 38 I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 39 . My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me 40 to believe in myself. He 41 me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream. One particular 42 with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推荐) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the 43 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 44 summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 45 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your playing days are limited. You can’t 46 to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the 47 that would explain 48 him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 49 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the 50 of a dream?”
That simple question made it 51 to me the difference between 52 something right now and following a dream. I 53 myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was 54 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 55 a $20,000 contract. In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
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Harry’s father bought a magazine which gave its readers information about all kinds of products and helped them make the best choice while buying.
Harry borrowed his father’s magazine when he needed a new computer. “I’ll read it and choose the best one.” He said.
The magazine described these computers.
| The DGT PC450 | The BNK 975XF: AT $3,200 | The CGP 8PT |
This computer comes with lots of good software. However it does not have much memory and is rather slow. At $2,850 it’s not very good value for money. | This is the most expensive computer we tested. However it is also the most reliable (可靠的). It is very fast and has lots of memory. It is worth the extra money if you can afford it. | At only $1,900. It has lots of memory and is quite fast. However it broke down twice while we were testing it and we cannot recommend (建议) it for reliability. |
【小题1】 Harry wants to buy a computer, so he borrowed ___________ from his father.
| A.a magazine about all kinds of products | B.a computer magazine |
| C.a shopping book | D.a book about all kinds of computers |
| A.The BNK 975XF | B.The DGT PC450 |
| C.The CGP 8PT | D.Harry’s computer |
| A.the fastest | B.the most expensive | C.the cheapest | D.the slowest |
| A.it is the most expensive | B.it has lots of good software |
| C.it has much memory | D.it would work for him for a long time |
When I decided to get married, my father decided to share some wisdom. “Lori, it is just as easy to love a rich man as it is to love a poor man, “ he said. My boyfriend didn’t have much money, but I loved him. “What?” I cried. “ How can you say that? I want to marry for love, NOT for money.” “ But why not marry someone you love who has money?” he asked. “Rich men are materialistic(物质主义的). I’d rather marry a poor man who loves me,” I said and he gave in.
And as we went on, with my family growing, I learned why my father put such importance on money. We had to cover the rent, car, electricity, food, and medical bills. We were under lot of pressure. The worries over whether we would be asked to move out or if we had the money to wash our clothes at the Laundromat this week made me question if I did the right thing by marrying a “poor” man.
I realized that I had entered the ranks of the poor. Not that I’d ever been rich. Most of my life, I considered us in the lower middle-class rank. We had a house of our own, food on the table, cars, clothes, and money for college. But now, as I listened to an apartment neighbour talk about her monthly “Mother’s Day” gift, I realized she was talking about her welfare check(政府发放的救济金). And another young mother tried to “help” me out by connecting me with a friend who stole baby clothes from a department store. “ For a small cut,” she said, “ I could return my ‘purchase’(购买的东西)for cash.” It made me sick. How poor was I?
I had a college education but wasn’t using it. I insisted on not missing a minute of our children’s childhood and it came at a price. My husband was working as hard as he could and it wasn’t enough. But somehow we made it.
The kids grew. Today, we look back and see the great values gained by going through those hard years. My children are not materialistic. They never thought they were poor growing up because we always managed to give a little bit of food, money, or clothes to the “poor”. They were satisfied with the simple things in life that come free such as a beach day or a horse back ride from their dad.
We had our worries, but we still treasured our very favorite part of the day when we’d nest (栖息地)under the covers and talked about our future, the kids and how much we loved each other. Sure our financial(财政的) troubles caused a lot of fights, but we didn’t leave each other. We began to live a better life. We moved to a better community(社区)with good schools for the kids. And soon, we’ll face a new challenge with wealth. But we’ll never give up.
My father died three years ago. Before he died, he knew I made the right choice. I’m proud of my decision.
【小题1】.The writer argued with her father because _________________.
| A.she thought her father didn’t love her at all |
| B.her father thought her boyfriend was too materialistic |
| C.her father wanted her to marry a rich man while she didn’t |
| D.she thought her father loved her boyfriend’s money more than him. |
| A.she was often scolded(责骂)by her father |
| B.she found her husband was irresponsible(不负责任的) |
| C.he didn’t think her husband loved her deeply |
| D.they lived a poor life with children to support |
| A.often regretted not using her college education |
| B.worked very hard in order to make more money |
| C.had to steal baby clothes from a department store |
| D.looked after her children as a professional (职业的,专业的)housewife |
| A.Because the writer always gave them whatever they wanted |
| B.Because the writer and her children often helped other people. |
| C.Because the writer didn’t let her children play with their rich neighbours |
| D.Because the writer let her children have a good life through receiving help from others. |
| A.Women should always make a decision by themselves |
| B.Listening to the old is important when people get married |
| C.Money doesn’t matter as much as love in marriage |
| D.Children don’t mind whether they have a poor family or not |