阅读理解。 I received pictures of my daughter floating (漂浮) on a lake in Californ
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| 阅读理解。 |
I received pictures of my daughter floating (漂浮) on a lake in California. Right there under the sun
during the hottest time of the day, she has only her swimsuit to cover her.
When I showed it to my students, it was as if I had shown them scenes from a horror (恐怖) movie.
"But she will get dark," they said.
"That"s what she wants," I told them. "We think darker skin (肤色) is beautiful."
They looked at me in disbelief. It was as if I came from the moon.
For years, American girls spend their summer trying to get as tanned (晒黑) as possible. In China,
on the other hand, girls use umbrellas all year round.
What in the world is going on?
The pale skin we think looks unattractive (不漂亮) is what Asian women want. Both groups want
to meet their culture"s standard (标准) of beauty.
In the US, if you can afford to go on vacation in the summer, you head for a river, a lake or a beach,
where you try to get as much sun as possible. If you are rich you take a winter vacation in some sunny
spot. Your winter tan shows your wealth.
In China, once upon a time, the few wealthy were the ones who didn"t have to work out in the hot
sun. So the whiter the skin, the richer the woman. The folk opera performers who play these ladies wore
lots of white makeup (妆容). The tradition survives to this day.
So it comes naturally that none of my students wishes to follow the Western ways in this regard.
But now I am noticing that a new business - the tanning booth (美黑店) - started up in China. I
admire those brave enough to define(给…下定义)their own idea of beauty, but I do wonder what their
grandmothers would have to say to them about it! |
| 1. The students were shocked at the picture the writer showed them because ______. |
A. they thought it shameful for a girl only to wear a swimsuit
B. the writer"s daughter was wearing very little while out in the sun
C. it is dangerous for a girl to be out on a lake alone
D. with the powerful sunlight the writer"s daughter would have got a suntan |
| 2. According to the article, which kind of woman meets the American standard of beauty? |
A. Women with blond hair.
B. Women with a slim figure.
C. Women with tanned skin.
D. Women with pale skin. |
| 3. In the US a winter tan usually means the person _____. |
A. is hard-working
B. doesn"t have to work
C. has a lot of money and spare time |
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| 阅读理解。 |
When I was fifteen months old, I fell on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to blind it. And
as I grew, this sightless eye, in so many ways controlled me that I walked with my face looking at the floor so people would not see the ugly me.
Yet Mama would hold me in her arms, feel my hair gently and say, "If you hold your head up high, it
will be OK. And people will see your beautiful soul." She continued this message whenever I wanted to
hide.
As a little child, I thought Mama meant, "Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something
because you are not looking." As a teenager, I found that my mama"s words helped me begin to realize
that by letting people look at my face, I let them recognize the intelligence and beauty behind my eyes.
In high school I was successful both academically and socially. I was even elected class president, but
inside me I still felt like a freak (畸形人). When things got really bad, I would cry to my mama and she
would look at me with loving eyes and say, "Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside."
When I met the man who became my partner for life, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he
told me I was beautiful inside and out. Mama"s love and encouragement were the spark that gave me the
confidence to overcome my own doubt.
"Hold your head up high" has been heard many times in my home. Now, I"m a mother, too. Each of my children has felt its invitation. The gift my mama gave me lives on in another generation. |
| 1. What is TRUE of the writer"s eyes? |
A. She was blind in one eye when she was born.
B. Her blindness was caused by a traffic accident.
C. She became blind in one eye because of a fall.
D. She lives unhappily because of her blindness. |
| 2. When the writer was a high school student, she ______. |
A. was proud of her beauty that was inside
B. was active in taking part in social activities
C. was filled with doubts and worries about her sightless eye
D. was good at her study but sometimes lacked confidence |
| 3. What does the underlined word "invitation" mean? |
A. encouragement
B. advantage
C. warmth
D. weight |
| 4. What"s the author"s purpose in writing the passage? |
A. To show the power of confidence.
B. To express her gratitude (感激之情) to her mom.
C. To explain how to build confidence.
D. To inspire people to face difficulties |
| 阅读理解。 |
I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was
having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I responded with an
immediate"Yes!". As I planned the meal in my head, I thought of how many times over the years I had
been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.
But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother
died, our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community
stopped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her small way of trying to ease our pain.
Later in my life, when I was on bed rest during my pregnancy (***) with twins, women of the
church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter, and brought
lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital, my husband would bring cooked meals
to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter!
Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls. When you hear people
talking about their favorite holidays, it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food. I know
that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is truly a gift I look
forward to preparing and delivering to someone in need. |
| 1. The author has received lots of food from others because. |
A. she is poor at cooking
B. she is a church member
C. she is popular with others.
D. she has given others food |
| 2. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author. |
A. had to stay in bed for several weeks
B. knew the family in need very well
C. was glad to be able to lend a hand
D. was tired of preparing food |
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE about the author? |
A. Her mother died when she was in hospital.
B. She didn"t get enough food during her pregnancy.
C. She received food as well as comfort in her hard times.
D. She thinks offering food is the best way to show love. |
| 4. What do we know about the author"s family? |
A. Her family is too poor to buy enough food.
B. Her family lives not far away from a church.
C. Her husband is not good at cooking.
D. She has a babysitter taking care of her twins. |
| 完形填空。 |
It happened when I was a little girl. I can remember neither the beginning nor the end, but whenever I
1 it, tears flow down my face.
When I was young, my family led a(n) 2 life in the country. As you can imagine, many country roads
are difficult to walk on. One 3 we were visiting some relatives and the 4 was very bad. It began to 5 on
our way back home. Dad carried me on his 6 . Mom gave her overcoat to my 7 . We walked together
through the rain for more than an hour.
I was fat at that time and Dad must be 8 to hold me for such a long time. He almost 9 down many
times. In hope of 10 my father"s burden, I tried to carry myself, 11 I achieved nothing since I was just a
little kid.
When we arrived home, the inside of our house was 12 with rain water. The rain had come 13 our
leaky (有裂缝的) roof and water was everywhere. Mom put bowls all around the house to try to 14 the
rain. Then she put me and my elder brother to 15 , carefully placing us on the remaining 16 place. I fell
asleep soon. When I opened my eyes, I found Dad and Mom were 17 in chairs, both having caught bad
colds.
This is my very earliest 18 . Though the evening has long passed, and now we live a happy life, I won"t
forget the rain we 19 together. The rain, that evening, and especially my parents" 20 , will stay in my mind
forever. |
( )1. A. deal with
( )2. A. hard
( )3. A. morning
( )4. A. food
( )5. A. blow
( )6. A. arm
( )7. A. brother
( )8. A. worried
( )9. A. fell
( )10. A. taking
( )11. A. so
( )12. A. buried
( )13. A. under
( )14. A. catch
( )15. A. ground
( )16. A. dry
( )17. A. quarreling
( )18. A. visit
( )19. A. got stuck
( )20. A. wishes | B. think of
B. unhappy
B. noon
B. drink
B. thunder
B. back
B. sister
B. tired
B. looked
B. moving
B. and
B. covered
B. over
B. welcome
B. floor
B. clean
B. sleeping
B. excitement
B. got away
B. words | C. lead to
C. interesting
C. afternoon
C. traffic
C. rain
C. bike
C. friend
C. angry
C. turned
C. lifting
C. but
C. mixed
C. in
C. greet
C. bed
C. beautiful
C. laughing
C. opportunity
C. went through
C. love | D. suffer from
D. rich
D. evening
D. weather
D. snow
D. car
D. relative
D. lazy
D. ran
D. reducing
D. instead
D. crowded
D. through
D. expect
D. ceiling
D. warm
D. eating
D. memory
D. went by
D. education | | 完形填空。 | It was on a winter morning, near Oxford, Maryland, that I set the breakfast table beside the huge
window, which _1_ the Tred Avon River.The snow decorated the shore in white.For a moment I stood
quietly against the bookcase, appreciating what the night"s snow had _2 . 3 I leaned forward and
peered (盯着看) close to the frosted window."It really is!" I cried out loud."There is a goose out there!
" I _4_ to the bookcase and pulled out a pair of binoculars (望远镜).Into their sights came the 5_ of a
large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its _6_ frozen to the ice.Then from the
dark sides, I saw a line of swans.They crossed 7 the west of the broad river, moving _8_ to the east.
As I _9_, the leader swung to the right, and then the white _10_ of birds become a white circle.It floated
from the top of the sky downward.At last, as easy as feathers coming to earth, the circle _11 the ice.
The swans _12_ the frozen goose! Amazingly, those bills (啄) began to work on _13 .The long necks
were lifted and curved down, _14_. It went on for a long time.At last, the goose was free and _15_ its
big webbed (有蹼的) feet slowly.The goose _16 its wings as far as they would go.The swans took
off and _17 on their eastward journey, in perfect formation, to their secret destination._18_ them, rising
with incredible speed and joy, the goose moved into the sky.I watched them _19 they disappeared over
the tips of the farthest trees.Only then did I realize that tears were running down my cheeks.This is a true
story.I do not try to interpret it here.I just often 20 it in the bad moments, and tell myself, "If so for birds, why not for man?" | ( )1. A. undertook
( )2. A. destroyed
( )3. A. Finally
( )4. A. rushed
( )5. A. figure
( )6. A. head
( )7. A. along
( )8. A. steadily
( )9. A. watched
( )10. A. block
( )11. A. skated on
( )12. A. threatened
( )13. A. the ice
( )14. A. one after another
( )15. A. washing
( )16. A. enlarged
( )17. A. started
( )18. A. Behind
( )19. A. after
( )20. A. write about | B. overlooked
B. covered
B. Unwillingly
B. returne
B. shadow
B. body
B. from
B. wildly
B. expecte
B. mass
B. landed on
B. attacked
B. their feather
B. side by side
B. protecting
B. spread
B. carried
B. In front of
B. althoug
B. keep up | C. witnessed
C. painted
C. Disappointedly
C. advanced
C. cry
C. feet
C. around
C. highly
C. predicted
C. dot
C. fell down to
C. surrounded
C. the river
C. now and then
C. moving
C. lifted
C. repeated
C. Along with
C. unless
C. think of | D. passed
D. hidden
D. Suddenly
D. reached
D. baby
D. beak
D. in
D. closely
D. feared
D. line
D. broke into
D. killed
D. the shore
D. again and again
D. warming
D. threw
D. stopped
D. Including
D. until
D. tell from | | 阅读理解。 | I wear what I feel is comfortable and convenient. Decades ago, my 10-year-old Italian nephew asked me for jeans from Canada when I visited.
Upon seeing them, he claimed they were not Levis. "What does Levis mean?" I asked naively.
Later, I was preparing to come to China when my Sichuan friend ordered jeans for her daughter.
"You mean Levis, I guess?" "No, Benetton," she said.
Living in China I realize the effect brands have on people here. Once I bought a pair of sandals
because I needed sandals. Many people told me, "Wow! You wear them? You have money!" I didn"t
know why they thought 150-yuan ($22) sandals were for wealthy people. I had never heard that brand
name (which I can"t remember) before.
While visiting my family in Canada, we were talking about fake products(假冒商品) in China. As a
writer, I don"t accept that readers pirate(盗版) my books and I would consider myself a thief if I ever
buy them. A young relative asked, "What about your purse?"
"What"s the problem with my purse?" I countered.
"It"s a Yves Saint-Laurent; do you mean you paid the full price?"
"How can you think I bought a YSL? I bought it because of size, color and price."
She picked up the purse and pointed to the steel YSL on it. Believe it or not, I had not noticed it till
then.
When Pearl Market used to sell watches, I happened to need one and went there for the large choice
they offered. What I wanted was a watch to see the time, I insisted.
They had no Chinese brands, only Cartier, Citizen, Seiko, Rolex. Having refused several ming pai
copies, I was leaving without buying when I saw a black one.
"Diesel, what a strange name for a watch," I thought. Wasn"t diesel something that went into a gas
tank? The business deal went quickly; I offered 35 yuan and left with the watch. | | 1. What"s the author"s attitude towards fake products? | A. He thinks they are of good quality.
B. He supports fake products.
C. He believes they are symbols of status.
D. He is strongly against fake products. | | 2. Why did the author go to Pearl Market to buy a watch? | A. Because the watches here were cheaper.
B. Because there were many famous brands.
C. Because he might make a better choice here.
D. Because he wanted to buy a fake watch. | | 3. What point does the author want to make in the passage? | A. Brands don"t always tell the truth.
B. Fake products should be banned.
C. Following fashion makes much sense.
D. True beauty comes from one"s actions. | 最新试题
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