About this time every year, I get very nostalgic(怀旧的). Walking through my neighb

About this time every year, I get very nostalgic(怀旧的). Walking through my neighb

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About this time every year, I get very nostalgic(怀旧的). Walking through my neighborhood on a fall afternoon reminds me of a time not too long ago when sounds of children filled the air, children playing games on a hill, and throwing leaves around in the street below. I was one of those children, carefree and happy. I live on a street that is only one block long. I have lived on the same street for sixteen years. I love my street. One side has six houses on it, and the other has only two houses, with a small hill in the middle and a huge cottonwood tree on one end. When I think of home, I think of my street. Only I see it as it was before. Unfortunately things change. One day, not long ago, I looked around and saw how different everything has become. Life on my street will never be the same because neighbors are quickly grown old, friends are growing up and leaving, and the city is planning to destroy my precious hill and sell the property to contractors.
It is hard for me to accept that many of my wonderful neighbors are growing old and won’t be around much longer. I have fond memories of the couple across the street, who sat together on their porch swing almost every evening, the widow next door who yelled at my brother and me for being too loud, and the crazy old man in a black suit who drove an old car. In contrast to those people, the people I see today are very old neighbors who have seen better days. The man in the black suit says he wants to die, and another neighbor just sold his house and moved into a nursing home. The lady who used to yell at us is too tired to bother any more, and the couple across the street rarely go out to their front porch these days. It is difficult to watch these precious people as they near the end of their lives because at once I thought they would live forever.
The “comings and goings” of the younger generation of my street are now mostly “goings” as friends and peers move on. Once upon a time, my life and the lives of my peers revolved around home. The boundary of our world was the gutter at the end of the street. We got pleasure from playing night games or from a breathtaking ride on a tricycle. Things are different now, as my friends become adults and move on. Children who rode tricycles now drive cars. The kids who once played with me now have new interests and values as they go their separate ways. Some have gone away to college like me, a few got married, two went into the army, and one went to prison. Watching all these people grow up and go away makes me long for the good old days.
Perhaps the biggest change on my street is the fact that the city is going to turn my precious hill into several lots for now homes. For sixteen years, the view out of my kitchen window has been a view of that hill. The hill was a fundamental part of my childhood life; it was the hub of social activity for the children of my street. We spent hours there building forts, sledding, and playing tag. The view out of my kitchen window now is very different; it is one of tractors and dump trucks tearing up the hill. When the hill goes, the neighborhood will not be the same. It is a piece of my childhood. It is a visual reminder of being a kid. Without the hill, my street will be just another pea in the pod.
There was a time when my street was my world, and I thought my world would never change. But something happened. People grow up, and people grow old. Places changes, and with the change comes the heartache of knowing I can never go back to the times I loved. In a year or so, I will be gone just like many of my neighbors. I will always look back to my years as a child, but the place I remember will not be the silent street whose peace is interrupted by the sounds of construction. It will be the happy, noisy, somewhat strange, but wonderful street I knew as a child.
小题1:The writer calls up the memory of the street _____________.
A.every year when autumn comes
B.in the afternoon every day
C.every time he walks along his street
D.now that he is an old man
小题2:The writer finds it hard to accept the fact that _____________.
A.many of his good neighbors are growing old
B.the lady next door who used to yell at him and his brother is now a widow
C.the life of his neighbors has become very boring
D.the man in his black suit even wanted to end his own life
小题3:The writer thinks of the past all the more when he sees those who had grown up with him _____________.
A.continue to consider home to be the center of their lives
B.leave the neighborhood they grew up in
C.still enjoy playing card games in the evenings
D.develop new interests and have new dreams
小题4:The biggest change on the writer"s street is _____________.
A.removing the hill to make way for residential development
B.the building of new homes behind his kitchen window
C.the fact that there are much fewer people around than in the past
D.the change in his childhood friends" attitude towards their neighborhood
小题5:What does the writer mean by saying “my street will be another pea in the     pod”?
A.his street will be very noisy and dirty
B.his street will soon be crowded with people
C.his street will have some new attractions
D.his street will be no different from any other street
小题6:Which could be a good title for the passage?
A.The Past of My Street will Live Forever
B.Unforgettable People and Things of My Street
C.Memory Street Isn"t What It Used to Be
D.The Big Changes of My Street

答案

小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
解析
文章讲述的是给我留下美好记忆的那条街道就要发生巨大的变化,而引起我的怀旧之情。
小题1:A 细节题。根据第一段1,2行about this time every year, I get very nostalgic(怀旧的). Walking through my neighborhood on a fall afternoon reminds me of a time not too long ago可知是在秋天的下午我会回忆起那些古老的街道。故A正确。
小题2:A 推理题。根据文章第二段可知现在这条街道上发生的事情让人厌倦,熟悉的人和事物都在变老,故A正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据第三段最后4行he kids who once played with me now have new interests and values as they go their separate ways. Some have gone away to college like me, a few got married, two went into the army, and one went to prison. Watching all these people grow up and go away makes me long for the good old days.可知B正确。
小题4:A 细节题。根据第四段第一行Perhaps the biggest change on my street is the fact that the city is going to turn my precious hill into several lots for now homes.可知A正确。
小题5:D 推理题。根据第四段3,4行The hill was a fundamental part of my childhood life; it was the hub of social activity for the children of my street.可知这座山是这个街道与别的街道最大的差别,现在这座山要变成居住地了,那么这条街道和别的街道也就一样了。故D正确。
小题6:C 主旨大意题。文章讲述的是给我留下美好记忆的那条街道就要发生巨大的变化,而引起我的怀旧之情。故C正确。
举一反三
On May 23,1989, Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad , New Mexico.She hadn’t seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks .Stefania was in a research program, and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms (节奏)。In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave ,30 feet in depth.
During her time in the cave, Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice.Her living place had been very comfortable ,but there had been nothing to feel her the time .She’d had no clock or watches , no television or radio.There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21℃
小题1:Stefania stayed in the cave for a long time because___________.
A.she was asked to do research on mice
B.she wanted to experience loneliness
C.she was the subject of a study
D.she needed to record her life
小题2:What is a cause for the change of Stefania’s body clock?
A.Eating fewer hours
B.Having more hours of sleep
C.Lacking physical exercise.
D.Getting no natural light.
小题3:Where does the text probably come from?
A.A novel.B.A news story.
C.A pet magazine .D.A travel guide.

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A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper.
“Last week, ” he said,  “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As
it was a present,  I spent twice its worth in advertising,  but didn’t get it back. ”
“How did you write your advertisement? ” asked one of the listeners,  a merchant.
  “Here it is, ” said the man,  taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read,  “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening,  a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street. ”
“Now, ” said the merchant,  “I often advertise,  and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again,  and if it fails,  I’ll buy you a new one. ”
  The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote:  “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble,  he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known. ”
  This appeared in the newspaper,  and on the following morning,  the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors,  and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake,  and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
小题1:The result of the first advertisement was that____ .
A.the man got his umbrella back
B.the man wasted some money advertising
C.nobody found the missing umbrella
D.the umbrella was found somewhere near the church
小题2:The merchant suggested that the man should___ .
A.buy a new umbrella
B.go on looking for his umbrella
C.write another and better advertisement
D.report the police
小题3:“. . . if it fails,  I’ll buy you a new one” suggested that the merchant____ .
A.was quite sure of success
B.wanted to buy him a new umbrella
C.didn’t know what to do
D.was rich enough to buy one
小题4:The story is mainly about _____.
A.a useless advertisement
B.how to make an effective advertisement
C.how the man lost and found his umbrella
D.what the merchant did for the umbrella owner

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My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would__36__ the correct answer. When I was young,I thought__37__ was very important to us as humans,so I said,“My ears,Mummy.” She said,“No. Many people are __38__.But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first __39__,I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her,“Mummy,it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and said,“You are __40__ fast,but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”
__41__ the years,Mother asked me a couple more __42__ and always her response to my answer was,“No,but you are getting __43__ every year,my child.” Then last year,my grandpa  __44__.Everyone was heartbroken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our __45__ to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me,“Do you know the most important body part yet,my dear?”
I was__46__ when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a __47__   between her and me. She saw the __48__ on my face and told me,“This question is very important. It shows that you have really__49__ your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said,“My dear,the most important body part is your  __50__.”I asked,“Is it because they hold up your head?” She replied,“No,it is __51__ on them a crying friend or a loved one can rest his or her head. I only hope that you have enough __52__ and friends and that you will have a shoulder to cry  __53__ when you need it.” Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a __54__ one. It is sympathetic to the pain of __55__.
小题1:
A.noticeB.believe inC.doubtD.guess at
小题2:
A.loveB.healthC.soundD.sight
小题3:
A.blindB.deafC.invisibleD.thoughtful
小题4:
A.discoveryB.decisionC.attemptD.suggestion
小题5:
A.learningB.thinkingC.growingD.changing
小题6:
A.BeforeB.TillC.BeyondD.Over
小题7:
A.waysB.thingsC.questionsD.times
小题8:
A.strongerB.tallerC.smarterD.nicer
小题9:
A.leftB.got illC.diedD.got wounded
小题10:
A.dutyB.turnC.pityD.chance
小题11:
A.shocked B.satisfiedC.interestedD.excited
小题12:
A.gameB.testC.matchD.secret
小题13:
A.worryB.puzzlementC.regretD.pain
小题14:
A.enjoyedB.foundC.dislikedD.lived
小题15:
A.shouldersB.feetC.handsD.hair
小题16:
A.howB.becauseC.whyD.whether
小题17:
A.respect B.favorC.loveD.fun
小题18:
A.byB.onC.aboveD.for
小题19:
A.valuableB.usefulC.selfishD.precious
小题20:
A.othersB.the deafC.GrandpaD.the blind

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My husband can plan wonderful surprise celebrations for me.Recently,however,I told him I didn’t want him to plan one for my upcoming birthday.
“Why?” he asked.
“I am embarrassed being the center of attention,”  I quickly explained.
Later,I began to think more deeply about this reason. Then I remembered the surprise celebration I had planned for my friend Nancy on her 60th birthday. We  were roommates on a three­week tour following the Silk Road on those famous steppes  (大草原)—and through the  mountains—of central Asia.
That  afternoon  we  had  arrived  at  our  hotel  in Samarkand,Uzbekistan. The young man at the hotel desk told me about a bakery about 10 minutes away. After giving me detailed directions,he added,“Your nose will let you know when you arrive there.”
The temperature was 40 ℃.Soon,my_olfaction proved to be an unfailing guide. Outside the bakery,a delicious smell greeted me.
There were several kinds of breads,cookies,and cakes on display. There were also beautiful iced cakes. I chose a cake topped with powdered sugar.
Later at the Karim Bek Restaurant,Nancy didn’t see the young waiter walk up the steps with the cake.When I began singing“Happy Birthday,”everyone at our table—except Nancy—joined in.
It took her a moment to realize what was happening. Then the grinning (咧嘴笑的)  guest of honor thanked me,blew out the candles on the cake,and ate three pieces of it.
Today,after reliving this experience in my mind,I told my husband to ignore my request.I now understand what a surprise party is about:It is not about having a surprise party but rather the delight in giving it. That is what brings the satisfying joy.
小题1:Why did the author go to the bakery?
A.To get some bread for her journey.
B.To experience the local taste in Samarkand.
C.To buy a birthday cake for her friend.
D.To eat some iced cakes to cool herself down.
小题2:The underlined words “my olfaction” in Paragraph 7 most probably refer to________.
A.the waiter at the hotel
B.the author’s sense of smell
C.the author’s friend
D.the author’s map
小题3:The party held at the Karim Bek Restaurant was________.
A.very successfulB.a little simple
C.quite boring D.too noisy
小题4:From the last paragraph we learn that now the author________.
A.becomes less interested in surprise parties
B.thinks surprise parties are embarrassing
C.enjoys giving others surprises
D.realizes the true meaning of surprise parties
小题5:From the passage,we can NOT infer that________.
A.the author’s birthday is coming
B.the author’s husband loves her very much
C.the author and Nancy have been roommates for three weeks
D.the author has already spent her 60th birthday

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After a very busy afternoon,as I walked into my house,I heard the phone ringing. It was my friend Lydia,upset over an argument with her husband. My usual approach is to offer advice,but this time,exhausted from chores,I simply sat down in a chair and listened to my friend’s frustration  and sadness. Without the disturbance of judgment or the desire to comfort her,I stayed totally quiet while she talked. Eventually Lydia’s depression eased and we said our goodbyes. The next day she phoned to thank me. “I’m so grateful for the way you helped me through this,”she said.
At first I was surprised. After all,I had done nothing except be there for her. But after I had my own venting (发泄的)  experience with another friend later that evening,I realized that my focused silence had some value. In fact,most relationship experts agree that talk is cheap;it’s listening that’s rare and valuable It allows you not only to hear what the other person is saying,but also to have a clear understanding of her thoughts and feelings. And for the speaker,that level of understanding translates into concern and respect.
Unfortunately,listening isn’t as easy as it sounds. Thanks  to  schedules  filled  with  family and work,multitasking has become a barrier (障碍) to listening. My tiredness may have been the only thing stopping me from folding  laundry or checking my e­mail while Lydia talked that afternoon.
Another barrier to listening is our listening system:Most of us take in only about half of what’s being said during a conversation,according to the International Listening Association. Research shows that we speak at 125 to 150 words per minute,yet think at 500 words a minute. Therefore,because we think much more quickly than we  speak,it is easy for us to lose our concentration when  listening to speakers.
While it can be hard to focus at times,it’s a skill worth developing. With a little practice  (employing some techniques),you can become a better listener.
小题1:Why didn’t the author give any advice to Lydia that afternoon?
A.Because she thought her keeping silence was better for Lydia.
B.Because she didn’t know how to comfort Lydia.
C.Because she was too tired to talk to Lydia.
D.Because she couldn’t cut in while Lydia was talking.
小题2:In Paragraph 2,the author mainly talks about________.
A.the importance of listening
B.the importance of venting anger
C.her own listening experience
D.her own venting experience
小题3:The author uses the result of the research in Paragraph 4 to mainly show that________.
A.we think much more quickly than we speak
B.we can only understand about half of what we hear
C.there is not much thinking time available while we are listening
D.we lose our concentration easily while we are listening
小题4:What will be discussed following the passage?
A.Why listening is valuable.
B.What we should do while listening.
C.How to become a good listener.
D.How to stop drifting off while listening.
小题5:The first paragraph serves as a(n)________.
A.explanation B.introduction
C.commentD.background

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