阅读理解 For years I wanted a flower garden. I spent hours and days thinking of
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lower garden. I spent hours and days thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want
something that cost too much, and I"d have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn"t
grow on trees, you know."
Finally, all five children got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started
thinking again about having a garden.
I wasn"t sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on
a pretty poor, no-frills budget (预算).
Then, one spring morning, on Mother"s day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that
cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out of the window and there was a new tree,
planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on
all its branches. Then I put my glasses on-and I couldn"t believe what I saw. There was a money tree in
my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, tied all over the
tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note
attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin."
Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children
bought me tools, a trellis (绷架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden"s now very pretty, just like what I wanted. When I go out to
weed or tend my flowers, I don"t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they are
right there with me.
I live up in Michigan"s Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I"ll see next
spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes---every
time.
I"m still not sure that money grows
on trees. But I know love does. 1. By saying "Do you see a money tree outside?", the mother actually means _____.
A. Observation is the best teacher
B. Seeing is believing
C. The outsider sees the most of the game
D. It is not easy to gain money
2. The underlined word "no-frills" in the fifth paragraph is similar in meaning to _____.
A. wasteful
B. tight
C. deserted
D. helpful
3. From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the mother is _____.
A. divorced when she was young
B. not caring for her kids any longer
C. alone but not at all lonely
D. prouder with her garden than with her kids
4. The best title for the passage would probably be _____.
A. My flower garden
B. Marvin helps to realize my dream
C. Love in Michigan
D. Money grows on trees
答案
举一反三
"Mama, when I grow up, I"m going to be one of those!" I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing
Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my __1__ took on a vivid form and acted
as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was __2__ to more, my interests in the
world of dance __3__ varied but that little girl"s dream of someday becoming a __4__ in the company
never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream
a __5__; I became a member of the company __6__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely __7__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of
pleasant disbelief __8__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually __9__
to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely __10__. I remember shaking with
excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of __11__.
Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __12__ up the material
fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __13__ to detail (细节) and stress on practice
that set us __14__. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __15__ a busy show schedule of up to
five performances a day, I discovered a new __16__ of the words "hard work." What I thought were
my physical __17__ were pushed much further than I thought __18__. I learned to make each
performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __19__ of being a part of, not
only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __20__ that has inspired not only generations of little
girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow
their dreams.
| ( )1. A. hobby ( )2. A. connected ( )3. A. rarely ( )4. A. director ( )5. A. symbol ( )6. A. bouncing ( )7. A. lacks ( )8. A. while ( )9. A. Cared ( )10. A. motivated ( )11. A. challenges ( )12. A. put ( )13. A. Attention ( )14. A. apart ( )15. A. over ( )16. A. function ( )17. A. boundaries ( )18. A. necessary ( )19. A. talent ( )20. A. victory | B. plan B. expanded B. certainly B. trainer B. memory B. dating B. adds B. since B. Expected B. relaxed B. profits B. mix B. association B. aside B. by B. meaning B. problems B. perfect B. honor B. trend | C. dream C. exposed C. probably C. leader C. truth C. turning C. makes C. until C. Asked C. convinced C. advantages C. build C. attraction C. off C. with C. expression C. barriers C. proper C. potential C. tradition | D. word D. extended D. consistently D. dancer D. reality D. tracking D. brings D. when D. Decided D. astonished D. adventures D. pick D. adaptation D. back D. beyond D. usage D. efforts D. possible D. responsibility D. desire | |||||||||||
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| Peanuts to This Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. "What could be causing everyone to act this way?" Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip (掷) a coin. Heads-the commander, and tails-the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver. Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, "My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution." The whole world became quite! How could I know that she meant that George Washington? Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster"s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet! | ||||||||||||||
| 1. What did the author"s classmates think about his report? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Controversial. B. Ridiculous. C. Boring. D. Puzzling. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Why was the author confused about the task? | ||||||||||||||
| A. He was unfamiliar with American history. B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin. C. He forgot his teacher"s instruction. D. He was new at the school. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. The underlined word "burning" in Para. 3 probably means _______. | ||||||||||||||
| A. annoyed B. ashamed C. ready D. eager | ||||||||||||||
| 4. In the end, the author turned things around _______. | ||||||||||||||
| A. by redoing his task B. through his own efforts C. with the help of his grandfather D. under the guidance of his headmaster | ||||||||||||||
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| Wilderness "In wilderness(荒野) is the preservation of the world." This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed mirrors a heated debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved. As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The urge to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation(开发) brings to such landscapes(景观) is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform functions that humans need-the rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities. To Mr.Sauven, these "ecosystem services" far outweigh the gains from exploitation. Lee Lane, a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the opposing view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human presence, or indeed commercial and industrial exploitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for survival. While the ways of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some wildernesses contain them in abundance. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no further reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself, a characteristic worth valuing above all others. I look forwards to seeing these views taken further, and to their being challenged by the other participants. One challenge that suggests itself to me is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. And there is a practical question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm. This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously deserves much more serious thinking. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. John Sauven holds that_____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. many people value nature too much B. exploitation of wildernesses is harmful C. wildernesses provide humans with necessities D. the urge to develop the ecosystem services is strong | ||||||||||||||
| 2. What is the main idea of Para. 3? | ||||||||||||||
| A. The exploitation is necessary for the poor people. B. Wildernesses cannot guarantee better use of raw materials. C. Useful services of wildernesses are not the reason for no exploitation. D. All the characteristics concerning the exploitation should be treated equally. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. What is the author"s attitude towards this debate? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Objective. B. Disapproving. C. Sceptical. D. Optimistic. | ||||||||||||||
| 4. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? | ||||||||||||||
A.  B.  C.  D.  CP: Central PointP: PointSp: Sub-point(次要点)C: Conclusion | ||||||||||||||
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| He was put in a small ward(病房) with another patient in a hospital. The ward had nothing 1 a small window that 2 to the outside world. His roommate was allowed to 3 in bed because some medical instruments would take some liquid out of his lung every afternoon, 4 he could only lie in bed all day long His roommate"s bed was close to the 5 . Every afternoon, when sitting up by the window, his roommate would happily 6 him the ongoing scenes outside the window. His roommate"s vivid descriptions made him feel like seeing the 7 scene with his own eyes. Never ever had he been so 8 for a look at the world outside the window as he was now. On a slightly rainy evening, he didn"t feel satisfied with his 9 suddenly: Why could his roommate 10 the beautiful landscapes outside the window while he couldn"t? At midnight, he stared at the ceiling and 11 into thought. All of a sudden, his roommate began coughing 12 and wanted to call the nurse, but failed to 13 the button of the bell. He 14 to be sound asleep, but after second thoughts he wanted to 15 the bell button. In his 16 of seconds, he shockingly found that his roommate had stopped 17 . On his roommate"s death, he felt lonely, greatly miserable and guilty for not 18 his roommate. The doctor thought that he did not want to face a(n) 19 bed every day, so he promised to 20 another ward for him. Just the moment he was lifted onto the stretcher(担架), he spotted the scene outside the window-a pale wall. | ||||||||||||||
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