I grew up in the 1950s with very practical parents. My mother washed aluminum fo
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I grew up in the 1950s with very practical parents. My mother washed aluminum foil（铝箔纸）after she cooked in it, and then she reused it. She was the earliest recycle（回收）queen before people had a name for it．
My father was no different. He preferred getting old shoes fixed to -buying new ones. Their marriage was good and their dreams were focused（集中）．Their best friends lived just a wave away. Though my parents have passed away, I can see them now - Dad in trousers, a T-shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawnmower（割草机）in one hand and dishtowel in the other.
It was the time to fix things -a curtain rod(挂帘杆),the kitchen radio, the screen door, the oven door, and so on. They fixed all things we had. It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing and renewing made me want to scream.1 wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant being rich. Throwing things away meant you knew there"d always be more. I often thought like that.
But then my mother died, and on that clear summer night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I learned that sometimes there isn"t any more. Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away and it will never return. So, while we have it, it is the best that we love it, care for it, fix it when it"s broken and cure it when it"s sick.
This is true for marriage, old cars, children with bad report cards, dogs with bad hips and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it and because we are worth it.
小题1:We can learn that when the writer was young, she_______.| A．thought highly of her parents" habits | | B．often helped her parents fix old things | | C．often threw things away without being noticed | | D．at times hated it when her parents fixed old things |
小题2:What did the writer realize afier her mother"s death?| A．Her mother truly loved her. | | B．She had wasted a lot of money. | | C．Things may never return once they are gone. | | D．She had hurt her parents for many times. |
小题3:What is the writer"s purpose in writing the passage?| A．To advise us to love what we have. | | B．To encourage us to recycle old things. | | C．To explain why her parents recycled. | | D．To help us know about life in the past. |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A |
解析
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者的父母是实用的的父母，经常修理，回收利用旧东西，一开始作者不是很了解，她认为富有的人是有浪费的资本的。但是在母亲去世后，作者认识到要珍惜自己所拥有的人和物，爱自己所拥有的一切。
小题1:归纳理解题。根据短文第三段It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing and renewing made me want to scream.描述，可知作者有时候对父母行为很不满，故选D。
小题2:归纳理解题。根据第四段描述可知在妈妈死后作者认识到我们最关心的东西在用光和消失后,它将永远不会返回，故选C，
小题3:归纳理解题。根据第四段So, while we have it, it is the best that we love it, care for it, fix it when it"s broken and cure it when it"s sick.及第五段可知，当我们拥有它时,它就是最好的,我们爱它,照顾它。当它坏了我们修理它，病了治愈它。婚姻，孩子及旧汽车等也是一样的，所以我们要爱我们所拥有的。故选A |
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"Tammy! Come here, please! Mother needs your help in the kitchen." Her father called out to her.
Tammy was in her room, getting ready to do her homework. "Yes, Daddy!" she replied. "I"ll be right there."
She hurried out of her bedroom and down the hallway. She was only nine years old. Her elder sister, Ella, had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city. Her brother, Harry, was in middle school and always got home late. With Ella leaving home, Tammy was expected to do a lot more than she had ever done before, especially now, because her mother was ill.
Her father was in the kitchen. "Tammy, I know you usually do your homework right now, but with things being different, we all have to change a little bit. I"ll help you and Harry with your homework later on, OK?"
Her father had an apron（围裙） on over his clothes, and he looked kind of funny. He was doing the dishes and he always splashed（溅出） water all over when he did that. After helping her father with the dishes, Tammy helped set the table.
After supper, her father helped her and Harry with their homework, and then they played a board game so that their mother could lie down for a while.
The next morning, Tammy got up early on her own because she wanted to help her mother with breakfast. She made orange juice and even put bread in the toaster and got out the butter so that her mother could sleep for a few more minutes.
When her mother got up half an hour later, she was very surprised and moved to see the breakfast on the dining table. She gave Tammy a big hug.
"Thank you, Tammy. You really are mother"s little helper now, aren"t you?"
小题1:Why did Tammy"s sister move out of their home?| A．Because she hated doing housework | | B．Because she was busy with her work. | | C．Because her school was far away from home. | | D．Because she disliked her family. |
小题2:From Paragraphs 3 & 4, we can learn that Tammy_______.| A．was a middle school student | | B．did well in all subjects | | C．always did a lot of housework at home | | D．was the youngest child in the family |
小题3:What can we learn about Tammy"s father from the passage?| A．He was a very serious person. | | B．He wasn"t very good at doing housework. | | C．He liked playing board games very much. | | D．He always helped Tammy do her homework. |
小题4:Which is the right order for the things that Tammy did in the story?
①Did her homework. ② Prepared breakfast.
③ Played a board game. ④ Helped with super.
A①②③④ B①② ④③ C,①④③② D。①③④②
小题5:Which is the best title for this passage?| A．Mother"s Little Helper | B．The Life of Tammy"s Family | | C．A Happy Family | D．Tammy"s School Life |
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The ideal teacher may be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin. He should his subject very well and like learning something about other subjects. The ideal teacher must be full of strong feelings of wonder or interest. He must teach anything he himself is not in. He should be like a man who can act and should not be afraid to his feelings and tell other people what he likes and what he doesn’t like clearly. He must like his students and respect them, and he must also respect himself and be proud of his work. he doesn’t, he cannot respect his students and respect from them. The ideal teacher should have an of his students and be able to get on well with them. He needs students’ understanding, too. The ideal teacher should be kind and and he should give hope to his students to learn knowledge. The ideal teacher should see his students’ so that he can know how to encourage the growth of of his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows, learns, and makes himself better along with his students.
So what about the teacher around you?
| 小题1: | | A．like | B．know | C．choose | D．remember |
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| 小题2: | | A．never | B．ever | C．even | D．still |
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| 小题3: | | A．weak | B．well | C．interested | D．strict |
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| 小题4: | | A．hold | B．show | C．pass | D．keep |
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| 小题5: | | A．Since | B．As | C．If | D．Because |
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| 小题6: | | A．give | B．lose | C．change | D．win |
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| 小题7: | | A．understanding | B．idea | C．exercise | D．excuse |
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| 小题8: | | A．forgetful | B．helpful | C．quick | D．lucky |
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| 小题9: | | A．lists | B．mistakes | C．cards | D．differences |
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| 小题10: | | A．each | B．every | C．one | D．either |
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Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was so tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower(割草机) sitting in the yard.
“ Mom,” she shouted, “ I think I will mow the lawn.” Her mom ran into the yard and said, “ Oh no, you don’t. You’re too young to mow the lawn.”
I’m fourteen years old and know how to do it,” Jessie said, “ Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won’t have to worry about it over the weekend.”
Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas(汽油) to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good,but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job. Dad will be very surprised.”
Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie’s mom, “You didn’t have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks.”
I didn’t mow it. Jessie did.”
“Wow,our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.
“It was fun, and I will do it again next week,” said Jessie.
The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. “Sure!” said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! “I won’t have time to spend my money,” she laughed to herself.
小题1:In order to do something different, Jessie decided to ________.| A．read the books | B．travel | C．mow the lawn | D．watch TV |
小题2:What does “keep an eye on” mean?小题3:Bofore Jessie mowed the lawn, she ________.| A．washed her hands | B．bought some gas | | C．read some instructions | D．put on her gloves |
小题4:How did Jessie’s father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?| A．Proud | B．Angry | C．Relaxed | D．Worried |
小题5:What does the text mainly tell us?| A．Neighbors should learn to help each other. | | B．Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money. | | C．Doing something helpful can make people happy. | | D．Children should help their parents at an early age. |
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On a Friday night, a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance(入口处) of the subway station. The music was so that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his .
The next morning, the violinist came to the entrance again. He his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it. It said, “A George Sang has put an thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领) it.” Soon the people were all by the words and wondered what it could be. After a while, a man rushed through the crowd, took the violinist’s shoulders and said, “I knew you would come here.” The violinist asked, “Did you lose ?” “Lottery(彩票).” The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it. Sang took it and danced happily.
Sang was an office worker. He the lottery and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning, he was going to fly to Vienna(维也纳) for high . However, when he found the ticket, he cancelled(取消) the flight and returned to the entrance.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay tuition fee(学费). He said, “ I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I lost honesty(诚实)，I won’t be happy forever.”
小题1:A. loud B. terrible C. great
小题2:A. bowl B. bag C. hat
小题3:A. put off B. put down C. put away
小题4:A. important B. interesting C. annoying
小题5:A. attracted B. excited C. surprised
小题6:A. hardly B. certainly C. never
小题7:A. something B. nothing C. everything
小题8:A. borrowed B. bought C. sold
小题9:A. business B. vacation C. education
小题10:A. Because B. However C. Although |
The young man went to a town and worked there. He did not have a wife so a servant(仆人) did the work in his house.
The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed(钉钉子) the servant’s shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because the servant put his feet in them and fell down.
The servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You’re a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”
The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud(淤泥) from the street in your coffee.”
小题1:The young man went to a town to __________.
A. study B. work C. spend his holiday
小题2:He played a joke on the servant because __________.
A. he hated him
B. he had nothing to do
C. he wanted to get pleasure
小题3:When the young man played a joke on him, the servant just smiled because __________.
A. he was afraid to be fired(解雇)
B. he liked the young man’s action
C. making the young man laugh is his job
小题4:The young man thought the servant showed kind to him, so at last he __________.
A. got angry
B. stopped playing jokes
C. laughed loudly again
小题5:What did the servant do in return to(回报) the young man?
A. He stole something from the house.
B. He gave a smile to the young man.
C. He put mud into the young man’s coffee. |
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