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When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad’s office.
“What are you doing at home?” I asked casually.
“Andrew, I was today,” he answered quietly.
I was sure he was joking. “No, you weren"t. Why are you at home?”
Then I noticed his and realized he was telling me the truth. My father has always been a hard worker and prided himself on his career. our family has been his joy, and I guess I have his work for granted.
My father’s unemployment many changes in our lives. For starters, he was at home all the time, which meant my bed had to be , my room cleaned up, and my done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer jobs. I began to notice how he seemed, and how losing his job affected his self-esteem, though he tried to be . For the first time, I my dad as vulnerable (易受伤的). He asked my brother and me to less. I gave up my pocket money, it wasn’t much. I felt I was doing the right. I also found a part-time job.
After several difficult months of searching, my dad to go in a totally different direction. He that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him it, and I admired how much time and he expended. I knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action really affected me.
Although this was one of the experiences for our family, it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity (逆境), and will be my foundations for success.
| 小题1: | | A．taken off | B．put off | C．laid off | D．called off |
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| 小题2: | | A．finally | B．really | C．frequently | D．especially |
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| 小题3: | | A．happiness | B．kindness | C．loneliness | D．seriousness |
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| 小题4: | | A．Supporting | B．Providing | C．Offering | D．Shooting |
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| 小题5: | | A．regarded | B．taken | C．viewed | D．looked |
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| 小题6: | | A．came out | B．brought about | C．gave off | D．let out |
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| 小题7: | | A．made | B．sold | C．banned | D．applied |
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| 小题8: | | A．job | B．homework | C．fun | D．time |
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| 小题9: | | A．falling into | B．putting up | C．keeping on | D．searching for |
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| 小题10: | | A．depressed | B．patient | C．smart | D．honest |
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| 小题11: | | A．disappointed | B．optimistic | C．anxious | D．appropriate |
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| 小题12: | | A．considered | B．remembered | C．refused | D．predicted |
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| 小题13: | | A．earn | B．enjoy | C．spend | D．find |
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| 小题14: | | A．even so | B．if only | C．even though | D．as if |
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| 小题15: | | A．hoped | B．decided | C．dreamed | D．expected |
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| 小题16: | | A．advised | B．informed | C．explained | D．insisted |
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| 小题18: | | A．strength | B．power | C．force | D．energy |
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| 小题19: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．always | D．hardly |
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| 小题20: | | A．worst | B．best | C．most | D．least |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:A |
解析
试题分析：文章讲述了一个家庭情感故事。作者的父亲失业了，这给家里带来了很多变化，有了父亲的监督，作者不得不叠被子、打扫房间和早早的完成作业。失业给作者父亲的打击也很大。由于工作难找，父亲决定自己开公司。看着父亲忙碌的身影，作者思考良多，他从父亲身上学到了勇敢面对逆境的勇气。
小题1:根据“My father’s unemployment ”可知，作者的父亲失业了，A起飞，好转，成功；B推迟；C解雇；D取消。故选C。
小题2:“No, you weren"t. Why are you at home?”不，你没有被解雇，你为什么会在家呢？A最后；B真的；C频繁地；D特别。Really在此强调事实，故选B。
小题3:Then I noticed his and realized he was telling me the truth.作者注意到爸爸脸上严肃的表情，意识到他说的是真的，A幸福，开心；B好意；C孤独感；D严肃。故选D。
小题4: our family has been his joy供养这个家一直是爸爸的乐趣，A支持，供养；B提供；C主动提出；D射击，冲，瞥。故选A。
小题5:and I guess I have his work for granted.作者认为自己把父亲的工作想成理所当然，take...for granted把......想当然。故选B。
小题6:My father’s unemployment many changes in our lives.父亲的失业给家里带来很多变化，A出版；B带来，产生，造成，引起；C释放，发出；D放出，释放。故选B。
小题7:he was at home all the time, which meant my bed had to be ,爸爸一直待在家里，这意味着，作者要铺床，打扫房间，A做，制造；B售卖；C禁止；D申请，应用。Make bed铺床，故选A。
小题8:and my done right after school作业一放学就要完成，A工作；B作业；C乐趣；D时间。故选B。
小题9:find him at the computer jobs发现他坐在电脑前搜寻工作，A陷入，开始（交谈）；B举起，进行；C继续，一直；D寻找。故选D。
小题10:I began to notice how he seemed and how losing his job affected his self-esteem作者开始认识到父亲看起来多么的失落，失业很大程度上影响了他的自尊，A沮丧的；B耐心的；C聪明的；D诚实的。故选A。
小题11:and how losing his job affected his self-esteem, though he tried to be 尽管他在试图让自己保持乐观，但失业对他的自尊打击很大，A失望的；B乐观的；C焦虑的；D适当的。故选B。
小题12:For the first time, I my dad as vulnerable作者第一次认为父亲是脆弱的，A认为；B记得；C拒绝；D预测。故选A。
小题13:He asked my brother and me to less. I gave up my pocket money,父亲让作者和弟弟少花点钱，作者不再要零花钱了，A挣得；B喜欢，享受；C花费；D找到。故选C。
小题14:I gave up my pocket money, it wasn’t much.尽管零花钱不多，但作者还是决定不再要零花钱了，A即使如此；B要是......就好了；C即使；D似乎。故选C。
小题15:After several difficult months of searching, my dad to go in a totally different direction.找了几个月之后，父亲决定反其道而行之，A希望；B决定；C梦想；D期待。故选B。
小题16:He that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business.他解释道，他不愿意再次被解雇，因此他将开一个自己的公司，A建议；B通知；C解释；D坚持。故选C。
小题17:Day by day, I watched him it,一天天的，作者看着父亲建立自己的公司，A形成；B打开；C设置，放置，位于；D建造，建立。故选D。
小题18:and I admired how much time and he expended作者钦佩父亲花在建立公司上的时间和精力，A力量；B能力；C（军事）力量；D精力。故选D。
小题19:I knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action really affected me.作者一直都知道父亲是一个勤劳的人，但是看着父亲忙碌了起来确实感动了作者，A从不；B很少；C总是；D几乎不。故选C。
小题20:Although this was one of the experiences for our family,尽管这是作者一家经历的最坏的事情之一，但是，它教会了作者应对逆境的方法，A最坏的；B最好的；C最多的；D最少的。故选A。 |
举一反三
There was a Greek shopkeeper in a small corner shop in London. She taught me about the of an act of kindness, which has motivated me to give.
On the day I went to that shop, I was with a very high fever. I had been off work for days and I had out of food. Because I had been working so hard since I had to town, I also had no friends who could help.
So I went out to get some food. , I would have gone to the supermarket, but on this , I went into the Greek shop because it was closer. I a few things, which revealed the that I lived alone. Then I them to the shopkeeper, who told me, “You are unwell.” I rather shyly. She pointed at the things I was buying and “I can make you a sandwich, so you don’t have to do it yourself.”
So, she made the sandwich and asked me to a moment. She went in the back room and reappeared with a container of hot soup.” It will you up,” she said with a smile.
What really warmed me up, , was not the soup. It was her that told me she cared. Her kindness made me feel cared for when I was particularly .
And it me. It made me want to be as as the shopkeeper. I had been quite shy, but, from that day on, I did not let shyness prevent me from random acts of kindness.
I was determined to the joy… and I haven’t felt lonely since!
| 小题1: | | A．power | B．method | C．lesson | D．cause |
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| 小题2: | | A．sick | B．angry | C．satisfied | D．nervous |
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| 小题4: | | A．arrived | B．turned | C．moved | D．saved |
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| 小题5: | | A．Normally | B．Officially | C．Formally | D．Probably |
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| 小题6: | | A．chance | B．occasion | C．point | D．reason |
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| 小题7: | | A．picked up | B．took in | C．gave off | D．made out |
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| 小题8: | | A．news | B．fact | C．secret | D．idea |
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| 小题9: | | A．handed | B．lent | C．returned | D．threw |
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| 小题10: | | A．paid | B．listened | C．nodded | D．followed |
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| 小题11: | | A．promised | B．wondered | C．introduced | D．offered |
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| 小题12: | | A．leave | B．stop | C．wait | D．last |
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| 小题14: | | A．thus | B．even | C．still | D．though |
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| 小题15: | | A．permission | B．choice | C．smile | D．view |
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| 小题16: | | A．bored | B．curious | C．guilty | D．lonely |
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| 小题17: | | A．surprised | B．inspired | C．developed | D．punished |
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| 小题18: | | A．patient | B．lovely | C．kind | D．pure |
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| 小题19: | | A．performing | B．judging | C．accepting | D．helping |
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| 小题20: | | A．hold | B．spread | C．enjoy | D．value |
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Earning a black belt in martial arts and being issued a pilot’s license are both impressive accomplishments that take year of effort to achieve, but 30-year-old Jessica Cox has done both despite being born without arms.
In spite of all difficulties , but with strong faith and the help of her family ,Cox put herself through high school and then college, typing papers with her toes, She became the first armless black belt in American Taekwondo （跆拳道）Association and now has two black belts, She got her driver’s license and then, astonishingly, her pilot’s license in 2008, The achievement earned her a place in the Guinness Would Records, which recognized her for becoming the first person without arms to fly an airplane.
Now Cox is the subject of a new documentary, Rightfooted, Which Cox says the hopes will inspire disabled young people around the world, “Had I watched a film similar to this one earlier, in my life ,I know it would have make a difference.” Cox says in a trailer (预告片) for the documentary.
The young woman says her current goal is to become a motivational speaker, particularly for chileren born without arms , She says she believes her message can reach millions of people working to overcome a variety of disabilities.
As the next step, she has been invited by non-governmental organization Handicap International to work with disabled children in Ethiopia Cox is extremely excited for the opportunity, She hopes that sharing her story will inspire children with disabilities and encourage Ethiopians to include all children in school because in Ethiopia only one percent of children with disabilities are educated and their parents do not think they can benefit from going to school, She also hopes to meet with government officials to inspire change.
小题1:What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?| A．Cox earned a place in the Guinness World Record | | B．Cox can type papers as a common person does | | C．Cox has little difficulty in doing things by herself | | D．Cox has made some great achievements |
小题2:What’s the purpose of the documentary Rightfooted?| A．To inspire all young people with disabilities | | B．To tell the story of Cox’s life and her desire | | C．To show how important one’s foot is | | D．To show how Cox works in Ethiopia |
小题3:Why does Cox want to be a speaker?| A．To give her message | | B．To prevent children born without arms | | C．To help people overcome disabilities | | D．To prove she can also be a successful speaker |
小题4:The goal of Handicap International in Ethiopia is to .| A．meet the government officials | | B．help disabled children find jobs | | C．run education projects for children with disabilities | | D．help Cox realize her dream of becoming a speaker |
小题5:What is true of Jessica Cox?| A．She is the first woman pilot | | B．She is a disabled Taekwondo champion | | C．She is the director of a documentary | | D．She is an armless woman with strong faith |
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Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the ____ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. ____ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were ____ she got it back and typed some more.
Debbie followed this ____ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, ____, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not ____ any income. We can’t do this anymore. We can’t survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was ____. Debbie knew, with all of the ____ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would ____ her no time to write.
Seeing her ____, her husband asked, “What’s wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a ____.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne ____ for a long time and then said.
So Debbie returned to her ____ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally ____.
Debbie sold her first book after five years of ____. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has ____ more than 100 books, many of ____ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million copies of her books are in print.
And Wayne? His selfless ____ of his wife paid off. He got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. ____, Debbie’s kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. As adults, they ____ what Debbie gave them was far more important — persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.
| 小题1: | | A．coffee | B．bedside | C．kitchen | D．dressing |
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| 小题2: | | A．Unless | B．When | C．Though | D．Wherever |
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| 小题3: | | A．asleep | B．awake | C．free | D．convenient |
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| 小题4: | | A．standard | B．suggestion | C．tradition | D．routine |
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| 小题5: | | A．therefore | B．however | C．somehow | D．anyway |
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| 小题6: | | A．making up | B．cutting down | C．finding out | D．bringing in |
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| 小题7: | | A．broken | B．warm | C．touched | D．cold |
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| 小题8: | | A．abilities | B．balances | C．duties | D．problems |
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| 小题9: | | A．stop | B．leave | C．ensure | D．permit |
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| 小题10: | | A．achievements | B．behavior | C．efforts | D．sadness |
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| 小题11: | | A．typist | B．housewife | C．writer | D．designer |
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| 小题12: | | A．doubted | B．compared | C．delayed | D．hesitated |
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| 小题13: | | A．office | B．dream | C．state | D．home |
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| 小题14: | | A．paid off | B．broke up | C．came back | D．cleared up |
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| 小题15: | | A．challenging | B．struggling | C．thinking | D．arguing |
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| 小题16: | | A．collected | B．published | C．prepared | D．translated |
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| 小题17: | | A．them | B．that | C．it | D．which |
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| 小题18: | | A．support | B．respect | C．trust | D．protection |
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| 小题19: | | A．Surprisingly | B．Gratefully | C．Gradually | D．Similarly |
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| 小题20: | | A．admit | B．realize | C．wonder | D．prove |
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Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, was born in Kingfish, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918. He was raised in Missouri where he worked in his father’s store while attending school. This was his first retailing (零售业) experience and he really enjoyed it. After graduation, he began his own career as a retail merchant.
He soon opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Wal-Mart specialized in name brands at low prices and Sam Walton was surprised at the success. Soon a chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America.
Walton"s management style was popular with employees and he founded some of the basic concepts of management that are still in use today.
After taking the company public in 1970, Walton introduced his “profit sharing plan”. The profit sharing plan was a plan for Wal-Mart employees to improve their income dependent on the profits of the store. Sam Walton believed that “individuals don"t win, teams do”. Employees at Wal-Mart stores were offered stock options (认股权) and store discounts. These benefits are commonplace today, but Walton was among the first to implement (实现) them. Walton believed that a happy employee meant happy customers and more sales. He also believed that by giving employees a part of the company and making their success dependent on the company’s success, they would care about the company.
By the 1980s, Wal-Mart had sales of over one billion dollars and over three hundred stores across North America. Wal-Mart’s unique decentralized (分散的) distribution system, also Walton’s idea, created the edge needed to further encourage growth in the 1980s during growing complaints that the “superstore” was stopping smaller and traditional stores from developing. By 1991, Wal-Mart was the largest US retailer with 1,700 stores. Walton remained active in managing the company, as president and CEO until 1988 and chairman until his death. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom shortly before his death.
小题1: Sam Walton first made a hit in retailing when __________.| A．he worked in his father’s store | | B．he created Walton"s management style | | C．a chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America | | D．he specialized in name brands at low prices |
小题2:What is the purpose of Walton’s carrying out “profit sharing plan”?| A．To make sure all the employees had their own shares. | | B．To encourage the employees to work hard and make joint efforts. | | C．To select excellent employees for his stores. | | D．To make more profit for himself. |
小题3:Which of the statements is TRUE?| A．With Walton’s management style, employees treated the stores as their own. | | B．Walton wasn’t one of the merchants who first implemented stock options. | | C．The smaller and traditional stores were well affected by Walton’s stores. | | D．In his old age, Walton gave all the management to his men. |
小题4:What does the underlined word “edge” in the last paragraph mean here?| A．Danger. | B．Disadvantage. | C．Advantage. | D．System. |
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Linda Evans was my best friend –like the sister I never had ,We did everything together: piano lessons ,movies, swimming , horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away . Linda and I kept in touch through letters ,and we saw each other on special times — like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often .One day a card that I sent came back , stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea about how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren . And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died, There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman —Linda’s married name.“There must be thousands of Wagmans.”I thought, but I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter, “Mrs , Tobin!”she said excitedly, “Linda Ev-ans Wagman is my mother.”
Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years . We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure; We won’t lose each other again!
小题1:The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans .| A．at the age of 13 | B．before she got married | | C．before the writer’s family moved away | D．after they moved to new homes |
小题2:They didn’t often write to each other because they .| A．got married | B．had little time to do so | | C．didn’t like writing letters | D．could see each other on special times |
小题3:There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she .| A．was in trouble | | B．didn’t know Linda’s address | | C．received the card that she sent | | D．didn’t have a friend like Linda |
小题4:The writer was happy when she .| A．read the newspaper | | B．heard Linda’s voice on the phone | | C．met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda | | D．wrote to the woman whose last name was Wangman |
小题5:They haven’t kept in touch .| A．for about 40 years | B．for about 27 years | | C．since they got married | D．since the writer’s family moved away |
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