题目内容
I think what ______ me about his paintings is the colors he uses.
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A.gets across |
B.relates to |
C.appeals to |
D.refers to |
C
【解析】略
When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard,I was one of the first to go out there and pet it.I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years.I spent at least 20 minutes,knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around,relaxed.What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly.It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care.
Over the next few days,there were other prisoners responding to the cat.Every yard period,a group of prisoners gathered there.They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat.These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other.Several times I saw an officer in the group,not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners.Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it.
The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape.People said that the cat came to the right place.He's getting treated like a king.This was true.but as 1 watched 1 was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us.There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America.We need more programs.We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds.Some may even talk about making prisons more kind.But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness.Not receive it,but give it.After more than two decades here,I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged.It's often seen as a weakness.
Instead,the culture encourages keeping your head down,minding your own business,and never letting yourself be weak.
The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here.By simply saying,”I need some help here”,he did something important for us.He needed us.And we needed to be needed.I believe we all do.
【小题1】From the passage,we can learn that the author was .
| A.an animal protector | B.the cat owner |
| C.a prison officer | D.a prisoner |
| A.The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison. |
| B.The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat. |
| C.The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds. |
| D.The author realized the importance of practising kindness. |
| A.showing love to others can make prisoners strong |
| B.the American prison culture will be improved |
| C.the author is not content with the prison culture |
| D.caring for others is encouraged in American prisons |
| A.Caring Makes Us Human. | B.Prison Culture is Important. |
| C.Animals Need Care. | D.Everyone Needs to be Cared for. |
When an official at the U. S. Open Pocket Pool(台球)Championship saw a 9-year-old girl playing at one of the tournament tables, he told her that spectators(观众)were not allowed to play. But much to his surprise, the girl was actually a competitor. That was nine years ago, and today, with five U. S. Open Women’s titles behind her and a recently won world championship, no one is likely to mistake Jean Balukas for a spectator again.
It doesn’t seem too surprising that Jean became caught up in pool——her father owns a pool hall within walking distance of the family’s home in Brooklyn. When she was just tall enough to see over the table, she fell in love with the game soon. Five years later Jean was ready to enter her first U. S. Open. She still remembers the letter the officials sent her reminding her that she wouldn’t be allowed to stand on a box to play.![]()
As Jean improved, she found it increasingly difficult to play games at her father’s pool hall. “If I’d beat one of the guys, his friends would laugh at them about losing to me,” she says. Now Jean comes to the hall only weeks before a tournament when she plays Johnny Goon, her father’s pool manager.
That Johnny can beat her shows the gap that now exists in pool — as in other sports — between the top men and women competitors. “I’m supposedly the top woman player, but I’d have a hard time beating the number 50 man,” says Jean. “If I was a boy and played pool, I’d be a nobody.”
Jean thinks that women pool players still have a long way to go because pool has been a man’s game for so long. “When they think of pool players, people have this picture in their head of gambling(赌博) and smoke,” she says.
Jean won four of the seven games in these two years. She was as surprised as anyone else at her performance, even though she was a New York City tennis champion and center for her high-school basketball team. Jean does not take full credit for her achievements, saying, “I think what I have in sports is a gift from God, and that’s why I can get out there and do so well.”
【小题1】We can learn from the first passage that Jean Balukas_____.
| A.had become well-known at the age of 9 |
| B.had achieved great fame at the age of 18 |
| C.was often asked to play with men players |
| D.was refused to play in the U. S. Open for her young age |
| A.told her to arrive in time for the game |
| B.showed people’s doubt about her ability |
| C.told her about the basic rules of the game |
| D.invited her to compete in the U. S. Open |
| A.fall far behind men players |
| B.aren’t suitable for a man’s game |
| C.are impossible to beat any man player |
| D.have a bad reputation(名声) for gambling and smoking |
| A.women players had a long way to go |
| B.she wouldn’t stop before her great achievement |
| C.she had much confidence in the game |
| D.she achieved her success because of her born gift |