题目内容
_________ then did they understand that it was their own fault.
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I still remember the day when my mom said, “Let’s get you some new clothes.” You can imagine that to any little girl that would mean the world, but to me it meant the universe, because we were not very rich. After she said that, all I could think about was what kinds of clothes I would choose. To my surprise, my mom allowed me to pick out three dresses: a pink one, a blue one and a yellow one. The yellow one was my favorite.
I had a best friend named Seema, whose family was even poorer than ours. We played and studied together, and spent the best days of our childhood laughing at the silly stories we made up. I was excited to show her my three beautiful new dresses. She loved them all and was happy for me, but tearfully explained to me that her father could only afford to buy her clothes for her birthday. I felt sorry, and then did something that surprised even myself: I asked her to pick out one of my dresses for herself. To my disappointment, she picked up my favorite—the yellow one. Please remember, I was only seven years. My heart almost popped out (跳出) of my chest. But as she held it against her body, and I saw how brightly she smiled, I stopped feeling any hurt. I told her it looked lovely on her.
I’ll always remember Seema’s smile, and how at that moment nothing mattered more. When you value your friendships, nothing else matters! We’re still best friends today.
【小题1】Why did the new clothes mean the universe to the author?
| A.She loved dressing up more than anything else. |
| B.She thought they would make her more beautiful. |
| C.Her family was poor, and new clothes were very rare. |
| D.Her mother only bought her new clothes for her birthday. |
| A.show her pity for Seema’s family | B.show off her family’s wealth |
| C.make Seema become her best friend | D.exchange it with Seema’s dress |
| A.she was not generous | B.she didn’t expert to lose her favorite dress |
| C.Seema chose her favorite dress on purpose | D.Seema was careless about her feelings |
| A.Getting a best friend means losing other things. | B.Being generous is not easy. |
| C.Children like sharing their favorite things. | D.Friendship is precious (珍贵的). |
When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course(课程) so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.
Unlike her 1995 autobiography(自传), After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."
But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up —again—and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has affected her eyesight, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."
【小题1】Why did Mary feel regretful?
| A.She didn't achieve her ambition. | B.She didn't take care of her mother. |
| C.She didn't complete her high school. | D.She didn't follow her mother's advice. |
| A.had two books published | B.received many career awards |
| C.knew how to use a computer | D.supported the JDRF by writing |
| A.living with diabetes | B.successful show business |
| C.service for an organization | D.remembrance of her mother |
| A.lost control of herself | B.began a balanced diet |
| C.tried to get a treatment | D.behaved in an adult way |