题目内容
Great Expectations ______ my favorite book, which ______ by Charles Dickens, and ______ as classic literature nowadays.
A. is; was written; is seen B. are; are written; are seen
C. is; had been written; is seen D. are; were written; is being seen
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解析:
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It all started at the beginning of this term. At first, Carmen wasn’t really sure what was happening. In class, she had to squint (眯眼) to see the blackboard clearly. As it got worse, she became more and more worried. It was important for her to see the notes and homework the teacher wrote on the board.
In class, she asked for a desk that was closer to the blackboard. One day, her teacher said, “Carmen, I’ve noticed you squinting a lot. Are you having trouble seeing the board?” Carmen shook her head. “I’m fine, Mrs. Cruz.”
At home, she had to sit closer and closer to the television. Her mother noticed her squinting as she watched her favorite shows.
“Tomorrow I will go to see a doctor,” she said firmly. Three days later, Carmen had new glasses. She was told to wear them all the time. “All of the kids at school will think I am a nerd (书呆子),” she said. “You look just as beautiful with those glasses on as you do without them,” her mother said. But Carmen didn’t believe her.
The next day, Carmen kept the glasses in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. “What’s wrong?” she asked.
“My silver ring is gone!” Theresa cried. Carmen could tell that Theresa was very upset. They all looked for the ring in the grassy area of the playground.
Carmen realized that she could search better if she could see better. She took the glasses out of her pocket and put them on. Everything looked so different! So clear! And a glimmer (微光) of silver caught her eye.
“Here it is,” she shouted. “Thanks Carmen,” Theresa said. “I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!” “Thanks,” Carmen replied shyly.
As they walked back toward the school building, two more girls praised her glasses. Carmen smiled. “Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after all,” she thought.
1.According to the text, Carmen_________.
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A.doesn’t like doing homework |
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B.often tells lies to her teacher |
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C.cares how well she does in lesson |
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D.has trouble getting along with her classmates |
2.When Carmen wore glasses for the first time, she felt________.
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A.sad |
B.pleased |
C.surprised |
D.disappointed |
3.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
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A.Other girls expect to have new glasses. |
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B.Carmen will get used to wearing glasses. |
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C.Wearing glasses will make Carmen look beautiful. |
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D.Carmen hopes to receive more comments on her glasses. |
4.The purpose of the text is to tell readers__________.
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A.how to protect their eyes |
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B.never to make fun of others |
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C.things aren’t always as bad as we expect |
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D.it is necessary to give a hand to those in trouble |
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
1. The writer of this passage must be ______.
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A.an American |
B.a Chinese |
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C.a professor |
D.a student |
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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A.Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. |
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B.Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. |
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C.Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. |
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D.Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. |
3.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.
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A.warmly welcomed at the airport |
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B.offered a ride to his home |
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C.treated hospitably at his home |
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D.treated to dinner in a restaurant |
4.The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.
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A.strict with time |
B.serious with time |
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C.careful with time |
D.willing to spend time |
5.A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.
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A.Friendships between Chinese |
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B.Friendships between Americans |
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C.Americans’ hospitality |
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D.Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships |