I know it is wrong to envy your children. But when I see my son, Tonio and his y

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I know it is wrong to envy your children. But when I see my son, Tonio and his y

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I know it is wrong to envy your children. But when I see my son, Tonio and his younger brother Sam going down a slide together, one’s arm around the other, I know I have missed something wonderful.
Not only did I never have a brother, but also I had no friendships like theirs. My sister was old enough to help take care of me, so she was more a mother than a playmate, and I was more a pest than a friend. A brother would have been wonderful, but it was not in the family planning.
Now I finally live with brothers, my sons, Tonio and Sam. I am watching them build the kind of relationship that I once dreamed about. They go to bed together. When one comes into our bed after a nightmare, my wife and I know that before morning his brother will follow.
Sam manages the world with more ease than his elder brother, whose frustrations often bring him to tears. With a sincere “Smile, Tonio,” Sam is the one who comforts him. Tonio, on the other hand, has stopped playing with boys at his age who don’t like playing with Sam. They are always backing each other up.
I don’t know what kind of relationship they will have when they grow up. Parents always want their children to have what they never could. I want them to have each other. So I imagine them going to the same college, marrying sisters and living on the same block.
That’s why I was so worried the day Tonio started kindergarten. I felt that I would lose something too. As we headed for school that morning, both boys seemed relaxed, as if neither had any idea that the day was going to be different, that starting then, Tonio would be leaving behind his brother, his best friend, his right arm.
Tonio’s first day was chaotic, with hundreds of children outside looking for their teachers. Before any of us could say goodbye, Tonio disappeared with his new classmates. He turned to wave and then was gone. It was so sudden. Sam even didn’ t see him go. Although parents had been asked to ease the craziness of the first day by statying out of the school, I lifted Sam up and took him to Tonio’s classroom, looking for a glimpse of Tonio. Sam spotted him first.
My wife and I didn’t head back home immediately, stopping instead at a coffee shop to treat Sam to hot chocolate. We even let him eat ice-cream with his fingers. Sam was still quiet, so I asked him if he missed his brother already.
He didn’t answer. Instead he asked, “Daddy, is Tonio going to be gone forever?”
“No, Sammy,” I said, feeling happy about his sweet question. “Not forever, just until three o’clock.”
I sometimes think that the greatest thing I have ever done is to help create these brothers. And I didn’t stop with them. We had another child, and for the third time in a row, it was a boy. It wasn’t long before his brothers climbed into the crib(婴儿床) to play with him. I am surrounded by brothers.
小题1:What makes the author envy his sons?
A．He has no friends like Sam and Tonio.
B．He has only one brother in his family.
C．He doesn’t enjoy brotherhood as they do.
D．He doesn’t have a good relation with his sister.
小题2:What does the underlined word “pest” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．a bad personB．an annoying person
C．a good companionD．a lovely brother
小题3:What can we learn about the two little brothers?
A．Tonio often encouraged Sam when Sam burst into tears.
B．The two brothers went to the same kindergarten.
C．Neither of the brothers played with other children.
D．They supported each other in different ways.
小题4:The author was worried the day Tonio started his kindergarten, because__________.
A．Tonio might not spend so much time with Sam
B．Tonio might not do well with his study
C．he was afraid he would lose Tonio forever.
D．he wanted Tonio to have what he didn’t have
小题5:On the first day of the kindergarten, __________.
A．Tonio had a nice day playing with his new classmates
B．Sam was very sad because Tonio was gone forever
C．Sam was allowed to have ice-cream with fingers as usual
D．the father felt happy when he sensed Sam’s love to Tonio
小题6:What does the title “Surrounded by Brothers” suggest?
A．The author experienced brotherly affection by raising his sons.
B．The author often plays with his sons whenever he has time.
C．Parents want their children to stay at home and play together.
D．The youngest son is always surrounded by his elder brothers.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:A
解析

试题分析：文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作者叙述了两个儿子间亲密的兄弟关系以及在儿子成长过程中自己所感受到的浓浓的兄弟情意。
小题1:C推理判断题。从文章第一段“I know it is wrong to envy your children.”和第二段可知作者嫉妒儿子们是因为他幼年没有伙伴，没享受过有个玩伴兄弟的快乐。所以C选项正确。
小题2:B词意猜测题。从第二段可知，作者的姐姐年长很多，所以对于一个不得不照顾弟弟的大孩子来说，小孩子是很烦人的。所以C，D选项是褒义可以排除，A选项 bad 用词太重，所以B选项正确。
小题3:D 推理判断题。从文章第四段可知，Sam 用语言来支持哥哥，而哥哥则是放弃和那些不喜欢和Sam玩的孩子一起的机会，也要和弟弟Sam一起，所以他们彼此用不同的方式支持彼此。C选项正确。
小题4:A 推理判断题。从第四五段的叙述可知，孩子们关系密切彼此不分，而且作者也希望这种关系能够一直维持，所以当哥哥Tonio去上学时，作者担心弟弟Sam会伤心难过。
小题5:D 细节题。从倒数第二段“No, Sammy,” I said, feeling happy about his sweet question.判断，D选项正确。
小题6:A 推理判断题。从文章第一二段可知作者是家里唯一的男孩子，很遗憾没有体验过兄弟姐妹间应该有的感情，而从孩子们的成长过程中他却感受到了兄弟间那种亲密的关系，被兄弟情谊包围着。所以A选项正确。
举一反三
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat"s days were  31 . The doctor had said there wasn"t anything more that could be done, that he should take the Cat home and make him as  32 as possible.
The man put the Cat on his lap and 33  .The Cat opened his eyes, purred and looked up at the Man. A tear
  34 down the Man"s cheek and   35  on the Cat"s forehead. The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed look.
" Why do you cry, Man?" the Cat asked. "Because you can"t   36 the thought of losing me? Because you think you can never replace me?" The Man  37 "yes".
"And where do you think I"ll be   38  I leave you?" the Cat asked. The Man shrugged helplessly. " 39 
your eyes, Man," the Cat said. The Man gave him a questioning look, but did as he was told.
"What color are my eyes and fur?" the Cat asked. " Your eyes are gold and your fur is a rich, warm brown," the Man replied.
"And where is it that you most often   40  me?" asked the Cat. “I see you. . . on the kitchen window
  41  the birds …,on my favorite chair. . . on my desk lying on the papers I need. . . on the pillow next to my
  42 at night. " "Then, whenever you wish to see me, all you must do is close your eyes," said the Cat.
“Pick up that piece of string from the floor——there, my ‘toy’ .” he Man opened his eyes, then  43 over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to   44  himself                                                                                                                                                                                                    
for hours with it. ""Now take each end of the string in one hand," the Cat ordered. The Man did so.
"The end in your left hand is my birth and the end in your right hand is my   45 . Now bring the two ends together," the Cat said. The Man obeyed.
"You have made a continuous  46  ," said the cat. "Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string?" The Man inspected the string and then   47  his head " no".
The Man shut his eyes hard as the tears poured down his face. He saw the Cat on the  48  , then in his bed, then lying across his important papers. He saw him on the pillow next to his head, saw his bright gold eyes and darkest brown on his nose and ears. He opened his eyes and  49 his tears looked over at the circle of string he still held in his hand.          
One day, not long after, there was a new Cat on his lap. She was lovely and white…very different from his earlier   50 Cat and very much the same.
小题1:
A．numberedB．accountedC．decreasedD．figured
小题2:
A．comfortableB．impressiveC．considerateD．exciting
小题3:
A．complained B．frustratedC．laughedD．sighed
小题4:
A．putB．rushedC．curledD．rolled
小题5:
A．appearedB．seemed C．landedD．dried
小题6:
A．thinkB．imagineC．rememberD．bear
小题7:
A．smiledB．nodded C．shookD．cried
小题8:
A．whenB．beforeC．untilD．because
小题9:
A．OpenB．CloseC．TurnD．Fix
小题10:
A．seeB．accompanyC．observeD．adore
小题11:
A．watching B．catchingC．interviewingD．admiring
小题12:
A．footB．bodyC．armD．head
小题13:
A．walkedB．reached C．ranD．turned
小题14:
A．entertainB．devoteC．concernD．disappoint
小题15:
A．lifeB．homeC．familyD．death
小题16:
A．waveB．stringC．circleD．point
小题17:
A．turnedB．shookC．raisedD．hit
小题18:
A．windowB．deskC．doorD．pillow
小题19:
A．overB．throughC．with D．under
小题20:
A．belovedB．acquaintedC．botheredD．compromised

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I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in (旁听生）   for another l8 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?
It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unmarried college graduate student, and she decided to, put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course. " My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers, She only gave in a few months later when my parents promised that would someday go to college.
And 17 years later I did go to college. But I artlessly chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and ail of my working class parents" savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn"t see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn"t interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.
It wasn"t all romantic. I didn"t have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends" rooms, I returned coke bottles for the $ 5 deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.
小题1:From the passage we know that the author          .
A．was adopted by a lawyer and his wife
B．dropped out when he was 17 years old
C．The author was admitted to Stanford
D．valued his dropping out
小题2:The author dropped out mainly because           .
A．His academic performance was very poor.
B．He did not want to waste his parents" money.
C．His parents were too poor to afford the college tuition.
D．He didn"t think university could help him to get a well-paid job
小题3:Why did the author think dropping out was a good decision?
A．He could transfer to Stanford.
B．He could follow his passion.
C．He didn"t have to attend classes any more.
D．He could spend more time in Hare Krishna temple.
小题4:What can be inferred from this passage ?
A．The author was taking a risk when he made the decision of dropping out.
B．The author enjoyed the comfort and pleasure of life after he dropped out.
C．The author"s parents were very angry at his decision.
D．The author was a very curious person.

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One day I walked down to get to my car, thinking about what I had to accomplish and scolding myself for being late for work, but surprisingly the car was nowhere to be found.
This was at 8 a.m. in the morning. I made trips to all the towing places and police stations, all the time thinking that it was towed (拖走）by cops (巡警).By around 10 a.m., the cops decided that it was actually stolen. After filing a report with them, I finally got to work thinking how my day was completely messed up.
Later in the day I went to pick up a rental car at Enterprise only to realize that my license was missing, too, along with my car. I told the enterprise guy the whole story and he offered to take me to the closest DMV and get a duplicate (副本) license. 1 was totally shocked. I did not know why this complete stranger would want to take some time off his day to help me. He actually took me to DMV, got a duplicate and then rented me a car. I was upset the whole day because of the events happening to me but somehow this simple act of kindness from a complete stranger made it all worth it. It cheered me up and made me forget all the troubles of the day. I was so moved by this kind act that the next day I made sure someone else got a similar surprise. I took some smiley shaped chocolates and left them on some of my colleagues’ desks.
There is still a lot of goodness out there in the world. We just need to take the time to notice it. I hope that this story would inspire many others like me to do more acts of kindness.
小题1:The moment the author found the car missing, he thought ______.
A．it was stolen by a strangerB．it was towed by the police
C．he placed it in a wrong placeD．he should rent another one
小题2:We can infer that DMV is ______.
A．an office for licenseB．a towing place
C．a renting placeD．a parking lot
小题3:Why did the author put some chocolates on his colleagues’ desks?
A．His colleagues were fond of chocolates.
B．He wanted to thank his colleagues.
C．He was touched and hoped to cheer others.
D．He wanted to do his colleagues a favor.
小题4:The author writes about his experience ______.
A．to criticize the person stealing his cars
B．to praise the rental place at Enterprise
C．to tell us a surprising but moving story
D．to encourage people to do acts of kindness

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Which is safer --- staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low．However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home．
The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby．It is this that makes chemical accidents so newsworthy．Fortunately, they are extremely rare．The most famous ones happened at Texas City （1947）, Flixborough （1974）, Seveso （1976）, Pemex （1984） and Bhopal （1984）．
Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small．No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough．The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed．The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552．The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal．
Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger．Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate, which is safe unless stored in a great quantity．The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production  going during essential repairs．The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep．When the poisonous gas drifted over the town , local leaders were incapable of taking effective action．The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb．The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks．Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode．Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died．
小题1:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Working at the office is safer than staying at home．
B．Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office．
C．Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry．
D．Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air．
小题2:Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because       .
A．they are very rare
B．they often cause loss of life
C．they always occur in big cities
D．they arouse the interest of all the readers
小题3:According to the passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened in_________．
A．Texas city B．Flixborough
C．Seveso D．Mexico City
小题4:From the passage we know that “ammonium nitrate” is a kind of _____．
A．natural gas, which can easily catch fire
B．fertilizer, which can"t be stored in a great quantity
C．poisonous substance, which can"t be used in overcrowded areas
D．fuel, which is stored in large tanks
小题5:From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that _____．
A．to avoid any accident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry
B．the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry
C．all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures had been taken
D．natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe

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I was brought up in the British, stiff upper lip style. Strong feelings aren’t something you display in public. So, you can imagine that I was unprepared for the outpouring of public grief(悲伤) at a Chinese funeral.
My editorial team leader died recently after a short illness. He was 31. The news was so unexpected that it left us all shocked and upset. A female colleague burst into tears and cried piteously at her desk. Somehow we got through the day"s work. The next day was the funeral.
Our big boss stepped forward to deliver a eulogy and was soon in tears. She carried on, in Chinese of course, but at the end said in English: "There will be no more deadlines for you in heaven." Next came a long-term colleague who also dissolved in tears but carried on with her speech despite being almost overcome by emotion. Then a close friend of the dead man paid tribute(哀悼), weeping openly as he spoke. Sorrow is spreading. Me and women were now sobbing uncontrollably. Finally, the man"s mother, supported between two women, addressed her son in his coffin. At one point, the mother almost collapsed and had to be held up. We were invited to step forward to each lay a white rose on the casket. Our dead colleague looked as if he was taking a nap. At the end of the service I walked away from the funeral parlor stunned at the outpouring of emotion.
In the UK, families grieve privately and then try to hold it together and not break down at a funeral. Here in China it would seem that grieving is a public affair. It strikes me that it is more cathartic to cry your eyes out than try to keep it bottled up for fear of embarrassment, which is what many of us do in the West.
Afterwards, a Chinese colleague told me that the lamenting at the funeral had been restrained(克制) by Chinese standards. In some rural areas, she said, people used to be paid to mourn noisily. This struck me like something out of novel by Charles Dickens. But we have all seen on TV scenes of grief-stricken people in Gaza and the West Bank, in Afghanistan, Iraq and the relatives of victims of terrorist bombings around the world. Chinese grief is no different. I realized that it"s the reserved British way of mourning that is out of step with the rest of the world.
It was our newspaper"s production day. We were bussed back to the office to resume work. No more deadlines for our former colleague, but we had to pull together to put the newspaper to print. The boss invited the team to go out for dinner after work. We relaxed, smiled, joked. There was no mention of the funeral or our poor colleague. Enough sorrow had been shed already. We needed a break.
小题1:The underlined words “stiff upper lip style” mean “      ”.
A．cold-bloodedB．warm-hearted
C．self-controlledD．light-hearted
小题2:At the funeral,         .
A．five individuals made speeches
B．the boss’s speech was best thought of
C．everyone was crying out loudly
D．the writer was astonished by the scene
小题3:According to the writer, people in the West     .
A．are not willing to be sad for the dead
B．prefer to control their sadness in public
C．cry their eyes out at the public funeral
D．have better way to express sadness
小题4:It is implied that        .
A．the English might cry noisily for the dead in Dickens’ time
B．Chinese express their sadness quite unlike other peoples
C．victims of terrorist bombings should be greatly honored
D．English funeral culture is more civilized than the others
小题5:This passage talks mainly about          .
A．an editor’s deathB．bad funeral customs
C．western ways of griefD．cultural differences

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