Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated(庆祝)in the United States
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Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated(庆祝)in the United States, England, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother’s day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts(礼物)of love to their mothers.
Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation(康乃馨)， while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother’s Day was held in Philadelphia(费城） on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.
In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And, in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast(广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, “Love is invaluable.”
On May 8, 1999, just the day before the Mother’s Day that year, a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing(罪恶轰炸). Her name is Shao Yanhuan, a heroic mother. All the Chinese will remember her forever.
小题1: Mother’s Day .| A．is a holiday for mothers | | B．is celebrated in the United Stated only | | C．falls on May 10 every year | | D．was given by Miss Anna Jarvis |
小题2:What was the date of the Mother’s Day in 1999?| A．May 7. | B．May 8. | C．May 9. | D．May 10 |
小题3:On Mother’s Day, people .| A．send some flowers to their mothers. | | B．wear a pink or red rose or carnation | | C．wear a white flower | | D．send gifts of love to their mothers |
小题4: the underlined word “invaluable” means “ ”.小题5:Maybe you’ve known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to?| A．Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother. | | B．A Chinese mother is the same as an American mother. | | C．The bombing cannot get away with the crime (难逃罪责). | | D．All of the above |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D |
解析
试题分析：本文叙述了母亲节的来历和意义。在母亲节这一天，许多人会送给自己的母亲充满爱的礼物。母亲节是美国费城的贾维斯小姐于1908年5月10日，为了纪念她的母亲而首次倡议的节日，从那以后，母亲节在世界各地深受欢迎。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第一段的 Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers.母亲节是母亲的节日。故选A。
小题2:推理判断题。根据最后一段的On May 8, 1999, just the day before the Mother’s Day that year,1999年5月8日是那年母亲节的前一天，可知1999年的母亲节是5月9日。故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第一段的On that day, many people send gifts(礼物)of love to their mothers.在那天，许多人送给他们的母亲爱的礼物。故选D。
小题4:词义猜测题。第四段的This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, “Love is invaluable.”but前面的句意为，这可能花不了他们多少钱，不值钱。but表示转折关系，所以后面的句意为但是很有价值，是无价的。故选B。
小题5:推理判断题。最后一段的a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing(罪恶轰炸). 和Her name is Shao Yanhuan, a heroic mother. 可知AC项意思正确。第四段的In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. 所以中国人在母亲节这一天为母亲做的事和美国人一样。因此B项意思正确。故选D。 |
举一反三
First, happy workers enjoy the daily activities of their jobs, and they look forward to the workday. Take Tony Hawk, for example. At age 14, he became a professional skateboarder. Now he is a businessman working on projects related to skateboarding—films and video games, but he still skates every day. He once said, “My youngest son’s pre-school was recently asked what their dads do for work. My son said, ‘I’ve never seen my dad do work.’” Tony agrees that his job doesn’t look like work. He has found a way to spend each day doing a job he enjoys.
Second, happy workers like the people they work with. Sally Ayote says, “I work with the coolest people in the world.” She and her group cook for almost 1,200 people in Antarctica. Most of these people are scientists who are doing research. Sally loves to sit and talk with them. She says, “There is no television here, no radio, so I get to know the scientists and what they’re studying.” Sally thinks she has a great job, and the best part about it is the people.
Third, happy workers know that their work helps others. Caroline Baron’s work helps people who have had to leave their home countries because of war or other dangers. She is a filmmaker who started an organization called FilmAid, which shows movies in refugee(难民) camps around the world. Caroline believes that movies can be very helpful in these camps. For one thing, entertaining movies let refugees forget their troubles for a little while. Movies can also teach important subjects like health and safety. For example, in one camp, thousands of refugees saw a movie about how to get clean water. Caroline knows that is helping other people, and this makes her feel proud and happy about her work.
Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron all get great satisfaction from their work. Tony Hawk says, “Find the thing you love. If you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous.” Joanne Gordon would agree. She encourages people to find something they enjoy doing, find people they like to work with, and find ways to help others. Then they can be proud of what they do, and they will probably be happy at work.
小题1:Who is the book, Be Happy at Work, written for?| A．Joanne Gordon herself. | | B．Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron. | | C．People who do not feel satisfied with their jobs. | | D．The workers who agree with the author’s ideas. |
小题2:Why did Tony Hawk’s son say, “I’ve never seen my dad do work.”?| A．Because Tony Hawk’s job doesn’t look like work. | | B．Because Tony Hawk always finds something enjoyable in his job. | | C．Because Tony helps people forget their troubles while skating. | | D．Because the best part about his job is to spend each day skating. |
小题3:Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron are good examples that show us ____________.| A．how to be a successful businessman | | B．how to help people in difficulties | | C．how to get along with the coolest people | | D．how to become a happy worker |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Some people believe that only a few kinds of jobs can really make people feel happy. | | B．The writer of the passage tells us that many different kinds of work can be enjoyable. | | C．The author of Be Happy at Work thinks that happiness at work is really important. | | D．Joanne Gordon believes that people will probably be happy at work when they are proud of what they do. |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Wranglers（争吵者） and Stranglers（扼***者）
Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin, who seemed to have amazing creative 36 talent. They were would-be poets, novelists, and essayists. They were extraordinary in their 37 to put the English language to its best use. These promising young men 38 regularly to read and critique (评论) each other"s work. And critique it they did!
These men were merciless with one another. They 39 the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces. They were heartless, tough, even mean in their 40 .The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the 41 of this special club called themselves the “Stranglers (扼***者)”.
In order to 42 , the women of literary talent in the university 43 to start a club of their own, one comparable to the Stranglers. They 44 themselves the “Wranglers (争论者)”.They, too, read their 45 one another. But there was one great difference. The criticism was much softer, more 46 , more encouraging. Sometimes, there was almost no criticism at all. Every effort, even the weakest one, was 47 .
Twenty years later an alumnus (男校友；男毕业生) of the university was making an exhaustive (详尽的；彻底的) 48 of his classmates" careers when he 49 a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. Of all the 50 young men in the Stranglers, no one had made a significant literary 51 of any kind. From the Wranglers had come six or more successful 52 , some of national renown (名望；声誉) such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who wrote The Yearling.
Talent between the two？Probably the same. Level of 53 ？Not much difference. But the Stranglers were strangled, while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an) 54 .The Stranglers 55 an atmosphere of argument and self-doubt. The Wranglers highlighted the best, not the worst.
| 小题1: | | A．architectural | B．artistic | C．literary | D．musical |
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| 小题2: | | A．strength | B．ability | C．performance | D．power |
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| 小题3: | | A．gathered | B．organized | C．challenged | D．collected |
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| 小题4: | | A．turned | B．translated | C．combined | D．divided |
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| 小题5: | | A．appreciation | B．criticism | C．assessment | D．judgment |
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| 小题6: | | A．leaders | B．organizers | C．members | D．arrangers |
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| 小题7: | | A．participate | B．practice | C．succeed | D．compete |
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| 小题8: | | A．determined | B．agreed | C．promised | D．dreamed |
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| 小题9: | | A．regarded | B．called | C．thought | D．recognized |
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| 小题10: | | A．works | B．letters | C．books | D．papers |
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| 小题11: | | A．fantastic | B．critical | C．positive | D．serious |
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| 小题12: | | A．required | B．spared | C．made | D．encouraged |
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| 小题13: | | A．experiment | B．study | C．analysis | D．judgment |
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| 小题14: | | A．reflected | B．resolved | C．explained | D．noticed |
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| 小题15: | | A．optimistic | B．confident | C．bright | D．honest |
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| 小题16: | | A．achievement | B．influence | C．contribution | D．improvement |
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| 小题17: | | A．engineers | B．writers | C．doctors | D．lawyers |
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| 小题18: | | A．courage | B．patience | C．education | D．skill |
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| 小题19: | | A．reward | B．favor | C．honor | D．lift |
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| 小题20: | | A．ruined | B．lightened | C．promoted | D．enjoyed |
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Pay-as-you-go In this form, a guest enters the park at little or no charge. The guest must then buy rides one by one, either at the attraction’s entrance or by buying ride tickets. The cost of the attraction is often based on its complexity (复杂性) or popularity. The park may allow guests to buy unlimited admissions to all attractions within the park. A pass is then shown at the attraction entrance to gain admission.
Disneyland opened in 1955 using the pay-as-you-go form. Initially, guests paid the ride admission fees at the attractions. Soon, the problems of dealing with so many coins led to the development of a ticket system that, while now out of use, is still part of the amusement-park vocabulary. In this new form, guests bought ticket books that contained a number of tickets, with “A,” “B” and “C.” Rides and attractions using an “A-ticket” were generally simple, with “B-tickets” and “C-tickets” used for the larger, more popular rides. Later, the “D-ticket” was added, then finally the now-famous “E-ticket,” which was used for the biggest rides, like Space Mountain. Smaller tickets could be traded up for use on larger rides. Disneyland, as well as the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, gave up this practice in 1982.
The advantages include:
guests pay for only what they choose to experience
attraction costs can be changed easily
The disadvantages include:
guests may get tired of spending money almost continuously
guests may not spend as much on food or souvenirs
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?| A．Attractions of amusement parks | | B．Admission fees of amusement parks. | | C．Admission principles of amusement parks | | D．Sources of income of amusement parks. |
小题2:According to the pay-as-you-go principle, guests _____.| A．don’t pay at the gate of the park | | B．must pay for each ride they take | | C．have to pay for all rides in the park | | D．needn’t pay after entering the park |
小题3:According to the passage, what is the meaning of the underlined word “Initially” in Paragraph 3?| A．Gradually. | B．At the beginning. | C．At last. | D．Commonly. |
小题4:What would be introduced following the passage?| A．The other admission principle | | B．Amusement parks’ earnings. | | C．Some other admission principles | | D．Users of the pay-as-you-go principle. |
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In India, 10-year-old Saviraj Sankpal founded a support group for the tiny minority of only children. Among other things, the group does volunteer work to counter the myth that they are not responsible. “People think we’re treated too kindly and ruined,” says Sankpal, a computer engineering student. “But I’d like to remind them how lonely it can get.”
Most only children, however, say they wish for sisters or brothers only when it comes to caring for aging, unhealthy parents. Britain’s David Emerson, coauthor of the book The Only Child, says that such a person bears a terrible burden in having to make all the decisions alone. Emerson knows from experience: After his father died, he chose to move his elderly mother from their family home, where she was vulnerable(易受攻击的) to house breakers, to a new one with more security. “The move was quite hard on her, and she might feel that I pushed her into it,” he says. “After all, I am left with that responsibility.”
In the future, more and more only children will likely face similar choices. With working mothers increasingly the rule, many families are finding they simply don’t have the time, money or energy to have more than one child. As only children become common, perhaps the world will realize that the charge made against them is unjust.
小题1:It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s attitude towards only children is . | A．critical | B．objective | C．hostile | D．unjust |
小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that only children’s parents should .| A．find a support group for their only children | | B．do volunteer work to help their only children | | C．let their only children make all the decision alone | | D．set good examples for their only children |
小题3:Emerson decided to move his elderly mother to a new house because he .| A．is the only one who cares about her | | B．doesn’t want to leave her alone | | C．wants to share the responsibility with her | | D．is worried about her safety |
小题4:It is quite usual now for a working mother to .| A．spend all her time and money on her only child | | B．be responsible for bringing up her only child | | C．have and bring up only one child | | D．devote all her energy to her job |
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Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in different cultural experiences. Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete. But three typical characteristics stand out in their reports: patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness of being unclear.
Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm when things do not go as one wants them to, or as one hopes they would, or even as one was sure they would. Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not.
A person with a sense of humor is less likely to take things too seriously and more ready to see the humor in his own reaction than a humorless person. The value of a sense of humor really needs to be paid more attention to.
“The awareness of being unclear” is a more difficult concept to understand than patience and a sense of humor. Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear as they are newcomers. That is, they do not know what is happening in a certain situation. Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know how some system or organization works, or they can’t be sure of different people’s roles in what is going on. “It’s like that I just got here from the moon,” a Chinese graduate student who newly arrived in the United States said. “Things are just so different here.”
小题1:The passage mainly tells us ______.| A．about some uneasy traveling experiences in foreign countries | | B．about the three main ways to communicate with foreigners | | C．about some typical characteristics in different cultural experiences | | D．how to show your characters to foreigners |
小题2:According to the passage, which characteristic should be focused on most?| A．The ability to keep cool. | B．The sense of humor. | | C．Patience. | D．The awareness of being unclear. |
小题3:“The awareness of being unclear” refers to “______” .| A．not knowing what is happening in a situation | | B．not understanding the local language well enough | | C．being aware that the situation is unclear | | D．not knowing how some system or organization works |
小题4:By what the Chinese graduate student said, we can learn that ______.| A．he is not used to the culture of America | | B．he went to the United States to study the moon | | C．he is a person with a sense of humor | | D．he has just returned from the moon |
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