题目内容
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Would you like tea or coffee?
--_____, thank you. I’ve just had some water.
A. Either B. Both C. Any D. Neither
D
【解析】
试题分析:句意:您要茶还是咖啡?--都不要,谢谢!我刚刚喝了一些水。由答语中的I’ve just had some water可知说话者既不想喝茶也不想喝咖啡。故选D。
考点:考察不定代词的用法
点评:首先要注意说话的语境,能够判断出需要哪个不定代词的用法。其次,要熟记不定代词的用法,如,either是表示两者有的任何一个;both是表示两者都;any是表示三者或三者以上的任何一个;neither是表示两者都不。对于这些基础要点熟记于心,就不难选出正确答案。
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was badly crippled (跛脚), and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare, I would be ashamed of the unwanted attention. If ever noticed or bothered, he never let on.
It was difficult to walk together—and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He went to work sick, and even in bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. It was a matter of pride for him.
When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help... Such times my sister or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance. Once there, he would try to grasp handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
When I think of it now, I am surprised at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to suffer from shame and disability. And I am also surprised at how he did it—without bitterness or complaint.
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, not did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been away for many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about my troubles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.
【小题1】How did the man treat his father when he was young?
| A.He helped his father happily. | B.He never helped his father. |
| C.He helped his father, but not very happily. | D.He only helped his father take a walk after supper. |
| A.didn’t work very hard | B.didn’t go to work from time to time |
| C.hated those who had good fortune | D.was happy and satisfied, and never lost hope |
| A.anger | B.sadness | C.happiness | D.unwillingness |
| A.By subway. | B.By bus. | C.By wheelchair. | D.By bike |
A few months ago as I wandered through my parents’ house, the same house I grew up in, I had a sudden, scary realization. When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later.
It seemed ridiculous. On a practical level, there’s no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon. More importantly, I wouldn’t want to. I’m not sure where I’ll be living in two years, or what kind of job I’ll have. And I don’t think I’ll be ready to settle down and stay in one place.
So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents. When our parents were our age, they’d gotten their education, chosen a career, and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives.
My friends and I – “Generation Y” – still aren’t sure what we want to do with our lives. Whatever we end up doing, we want to make sure we’re happy doing it. We’d rather take risks first, try out different jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place. We’d rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account.
This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”, “impatient”, and “overprotected”. Some of these complaints have a point. As children we were encouraged to succeed in school, but also to have fun. We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cellphones, the Internet, instant messaging, and video games.
Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)--starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesn’t apply to my generation.
Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents’ generation did.
【小题1】When the author walked through her parents’ house, she _______.
| A.was frightened that she had no idea what she wanted from life |
| B.started to think about her own life |
| C.realized I should buy a house. |
| D.wondered why her parents had settled down early |
| A.Their attitude toward high technology. |
| B.Their ways of making their way to the top. |
| C.Their attitude towards responsibility. |
| D.Their ways of gaining experience. |
| A.It’s all right to try more before settling down. |
| B.It’s better to take adult responsibility earlier. |
| C.It involves too much effort to rise vertically. |
| D.It’s ridiculous to call her generation “arrogant”. |
| A.The author is envious of her parents enjoying a big house at her age. |
| B.Growing up in a hi-tech world makes “Generation Y” feel insecure about relationships. |
| C.“Generation Y” people don’t want to grow up and love to be taken care of by their parents. |
| D.The author wrote this article so that others would be able to understand her generation better. |
| A.The sudden realization of growing up. |
| B.A comparison between lifestyles of generations. |
| C.Criticisms of the young generation. |
| D.The factors that have changed the young generation. |