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In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.
“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”
“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”
“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”
“No,” she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”
Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop, His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns. What’s more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful ；Otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.
I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（奖学金）.My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.
小题1:The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because .| A．his father graduated from the university | | B．his mother did not thinks it a great university | | C．his parents needed him to help support the family | | D．his parents did not have enough money for him |
小题2:The father started his small shop with the money from . | A．a local league | B．his university | | C．his relatives | D．his college friends |
小题3:Why did the mother renew her membership in the league? | A．To help with her husband’s business | | B．To raise money for her son | | C．To meet her long-forgotten friends | | D．To better manage her life |
小题4:According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn? | A．To get a well-paid job for himself | | B．To improve relations with his mother | | C．To go to his dream university | | D．To carry on with his father’s business |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C |
解析
文章讲述了一个意志坚定的男孩客服困难上大学的故事。
小题1:D 细节题。根据文章第4段we can’t afford to send you to college可知D正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据文章第7段Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop可知C正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据第7段She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people可知A正确。
小题4:C 推理题。根据文章可知他一直意志坚定的想要上大学。故C正确。 |
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I will probably remember one June day seven years ago for the rest of my life. My father had been complaining that my brother and I were watching too much TV, but we ignored him. Then one day we came home and the television was gone.
When I asked my father about the missing TV, he said watching television was a waste of time. Without it, we would have time for other things.
I decided he was wrong. Is there life without TV? How can we spend the week without all those shows and soaps? I was sure my life would be boring without TV, I used my best debating skills to argue with him, but he would not give in.
However, I found other ways to spend my time finally, Each day I ran around the street. This reminded me of my love for athletics, which I still enjoy. I joined Volunteers, and I built lasting friendships. Most importantly, I discovered an artistic world I never knew. I started taking art contests, and was shocked when I won. Then I took piano lessons. I began to like listening to AM radio, reading news magazines.
Living without TV has taught me how to manage my time, so that I can do many things in one day. I am proud to have learned I don’t need television.
Looking back, I think my father did the right thing. “You are smart. You could do anything that you put your heart to.” he used to say. He believed in us. His actions showed me a much more colorful side of life without TV and the value of having a goal and sticking to it.
小题1:My father was angry and took the television away because _______.| A．we asked him to do so | | B．my brother and I did not need it | | C．he needed some money | | D．my brother and I watched too much TV |
小题2:What did I do after the TV was missing?| A．I went to my friend’s house to watch TV. | | B．I stayed at home all day. | | C．I asked my father to buy a new television. | | D．I did many useful things. |
小题3:_______ is NOT what I did after the TV was missing?| A．Running around the street | | B．Sleeping day in and day out | | C．Listening to the radio | | D．Taking art contests |
小题4:The author mainly tells us that _______.| A．life without TV can be very colorful | | B．life would be boring without TV | | C．people can’t spend the week without shows and soaps | | D．watching television was a waste of time |
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As a single mother，I had to do two jobs，which kept me very busy.
Two months ago，I went to a _36__ with Alice. Since I __37__went out with her，she seemed very happy. Many parents were there with their children. I sat down on a bench，_38__Alice playing with other children. About half an hour later，a man of about forty years old came and _39__beside me. As I had to go back to work，I stood up and told Alice that we had to __40__.
“Can I stay here a little longer？”Alice pleaded.
“No，we must go now，”I said，__41__ Alice just didn’t move.
“Just ten more minutes，”she pleaded again，and I became _42__.
“Go now，”I__43__，and Alice started to cry.__44__ that，the man sitting on the __45__stood up and came to us.
“Why don’t you just let her__46__ten more minutes？”he asked. Then he told me a _47__.He used to be very busy，too. Every time his little son wanted to go out and play，he told him he was __48__.One day，his son went out and played __49__，and he didn’t come back again—he was hit by a _50__driver of a car. The father regretted what he had done to his son，but he never had the __51__to play with him again. Hearing the story，I __52__.I knelt down and said to Alice，“OK，ten more minutes，and Mom will play __53__you.”
__54__is all about making priorities(优先)．What are your priorities？Give someone you__55__ten more minutes of your time today.
| 小题1: | | A．park | B．school | C．sea | D．cinema |
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| 小题2: | | A．sometimes | B．often | C．usually | D．hardly |
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| 小题3: | | A．keeping | B．hearing | C．finding | D．watching |
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| 小题4: | | A．got off | B．sat down | C．broke in | D．turned up |
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| 小题7: | | A．sad | B．pleased | C．angry | D．excited |
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| 小题8: | | A．whispered | B．wished | C．begged | D．shouted |
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| 小题9: | | A．Knowing | B．Seeing | C．Hoping | D．Thinking |
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| 小题10: | | A．ground | B．chair | C．bench | D．stone |
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| 小题12: | | A．story | B．joke | C．way | D．lie |
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| 小题13: | | A．busy | B．lonely | C．boring | D．ill |
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| 小题14: | | A．suddenly | B．alone | C．happily | D．crazily |
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| 小题15: | | A．blind | B．kind | C．drunken | D．good |
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| 小题16: | | A．energy | B．interest | C．heart | D．chance |
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| 小题17: | | A．stayed up | B．took part | C．calmed down | D．came back |
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| 小题18: | | A．behind | B．with | C．for | D．under |
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| 小题19: | | A．Choice | B．Joy | C．Work | D．Life |
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| 小题20: | | A．appreciate | B．dislike | C．admire | D．love |
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As educators, we often never know the influence we have on our students. It is always wonderful to have ___35___ students visit us and share the successes they have achieved. And those glorious moments, when we can instantly see the influence we have on a student, fuel us to continue making connections hoping to ___36___ in the life of every child.
As a music teacher for twenty-seven years, I have always known that music ___37___ the soul. It can ___38___ all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the ___39___ for each child to find their light. I would like to share a story about it.
For a few years I was blessed with the opportunity to teach ___40___ students one afternoon a week. One of my most ___41___ students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa, who had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We ___42___ sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was “John the Rabbit.” It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students ___43___ twice while singing the repeating phrase, “Oh, yes!” Vanessa liked to ___44___ her hands together with mine and clap with me. We probably performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together. But she ___45___ said or sang a word.
One day late in the school year, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, looked me dead in the eye, clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words “Oh, yes!” I opened my mouth in ___46___ and for that moment I was the one who could not speak. When my heart ___47___ started beating again, I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also ___48___. Through music, we had made an awesome connection.
Several years later, I passed Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big ___49___ on her face and then clapped her hands twice, imitating the song we had ___50___ so many times in our music class. This precious little girl, ___51___ her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the ___52___ to learn and grow. It is up to us as educators to ___53___ the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s ___54___.
【题文1】A. late B. former C. recent D. present
【题文2】A. make it B. make sense C. make a mess D. make a difference
| 小题1: | | A．touches | B．saves | C．abandons | D．feels |
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| 小题2: | | A．get across | B．cut down | C．take over | D．break through |
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| 小题3: | | A．means | B．direction | C．process | D．companion |
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| 小题4: | | A．disabled | B．normal | C．outgoing | D．junior |
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| 小题5: | | A．awful | B．elegant | C．memorable | D．sensitive |
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| 小题6: | | A．partly | B．hardly | C．nearly | D．mostly |
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| 小题7: | | A．sang | B．whispered | C．yelled | D．clapped |
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| 小题8: | | A．strike | B．put | C．hit | D．shake |
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| 小题9: | | A．ever | B．never | C．still | D．even |
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| 小题10: | | A．horror | B．delight | C．astonishment | D．embarrassment |
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| 小题11: | | A．immediately | B．completely | C．slowly | D．finally |
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| 小题12: | | A．scared | B．breathless | C．speechless | D．clumsy |
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| 小题13: | | A．greeting | B．smile | C．expression | D．affection |
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| 小题14: | | A．performed | B．operated | C．trained | D．recorded |
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| 小题15: | | A．upon | B．through | C．from | D．beyond |
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| 小题16: | | A．desire | B．talent | C．ability | D．urge |
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| 小题17: | | A．discover | B．change | C．test | D．make |
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| 小题18: | | A．strength | B．dream | C．light | D．dignity |
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It’s 10:30 p.m., and 11-year-old Brandon Blanco is sound asleep at home. Suddenly, a loud noise wakes him up. Naturally, Brandon reaches for his cell phone. He blinks twice, and the message on the screen becomes clear: “R U awake?”
But the late-night text does not annoy Brandon. He gets frequent messages and calls, even after bedtime. And he can’t imagine life without them. “If I didn’t have a cell phone, I wouldn’t be able to talk to my friends or family as often,” he told the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Brandon’s use of technology doesn’t stop there. He also has a computer, a TV and three video-game consoles（控制台）in his room. With so many devices, it is no surprise that when he is not at school, he spends nearly every waking minute using one or more of these devices. Brandon is hardly alone. According to a recent study by TFK, kids aged 8 to 18 are spending more time than ever before using electronic devices. How much time? More than seven and a half hours a day on average, the study found. That’s about an hour more than just five years ago.
The jump is the result of a huge explosion in mobile devices, says Victoria Rideout, the lead author of the study. “These devices have opened up many more opportunities for young people to use media, whether it’s on the bus, on the way to school or waiting in line at the pizza parlor,” says Rideout.
Often, kids multitask, or use more than one device at a time. “If you’ve got a chance to do something on your computer and take a phone call and have the TV on in the background, why not?” Media expert Cheryl Olson says. Most experts agree technology has much to offer kids. But some worry the kids could be missing out on other activities like playing outside or hanging out with friends. “It’s a matter of balance,” says Olson.
Multitasking while doing homework is another concern. Some kids listen to music, watch TV or use the phone while doing their homework. “It’s important to make sure that you can stop and concentrate on one thing deeply,” says Rideout.
With new and exciting devices hitting stores every year, keeping technology use in check is more important than ever. “Kids should try,” adds Rideout. “But parents might have to step in sometimes.”
小题1:It can be learned from the text that _________. | A．many teenagers lack friends in their middle school | | B．kids have too many electronic devices to choose from | | C．Brandon feels annoyed about his late-night message | | D．Olson is against teenagers’ using mobile phones |
小题2:Which of the following is an example of multitasking?| A．Watching TV when using the computer. | | B．Talking on the phone when lying on the sofa. | | C．Playing video games after having lunch. | | D．Listening to loud music while relaxing. |
小题3:The underlined phrase “in check” in the last paragraph can be replaced by _________. | A．in order | B．in store | C．in control | D．in sight |
小题4:According to the text, Victoria Rideout would probably agree that kids should ______. | A．do homework while watching TV | | B．have less homework | | C．spend more time on homework | | D．do homework in a place without disturbance |
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The story happened years ago，when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to 1 my husband. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove 2 for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get 3 .
I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my 4 into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged 5 wandering around. Feeling 6 about that, I asked the lady. What 7 me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our 8 . She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a 9 place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.
I was very touched by their 10 . Being young, and probably naive to the potential 11 of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I 12 them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and 13 our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not 14 . Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can’t see their 15 it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.
| 小题1: | | A．desert | B．stop | C．join | D．save |
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| 小题2: | | A．slowly | B．quickly | C．safely | D．quietly |
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| 小题3: | | A．excited | B．bored | C．interested | D．refreshed |
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| 小题4: | | A．daughter | B．luggage | C．license | D．car |
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| 小题5: | | A．lady | B．man | C．couple | D．angel |
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| 小题6: | | A．angry | B．curious | C．jealous | D．terrible |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．worried | C．annoyed | D．upset |
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| 小题9: | | A．quiet | B．noisy | C．dangerous | D．safe |
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| 小题10: | | A．devotion | B．honesty | C．potential | D．consideration |
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| 小题11: | | A．stops | B．dangers | C．mistakes | D．changes |
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| 小题12: | | A．forgave | B．asked | C．thanked | D．blamed |
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| 小题13: | | A．reached | B．left | C．missed | D．passed |
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| 小题14: | | A．seen | B．forgotten | C．deserted | D．recognized |
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| 小题15: | | A．kindness | B．safety | C．faces | D．wings |
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