阅读理解。 A letter to Edward, a columnist
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A letter to Edward, a columnist (报刊专栏作家) Dear Mr Expert: I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home. I always Promised myself that I"d get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I"m really proud of the independence I"ve achieved. Here"s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine-so much so that they make mine theirs. It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever. I enjoy having my friends here sometimes-it makes the place feel comfortable and warm-but this is my home, not a party house. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can"t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy (隐私)? Joan Edward"s reply to Joan Dear Joan: If your family didn"t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now. And if you"ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere (气氛), you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with-or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it"s okay to put your own needs first from time to time. Be clear about the message you want to send. For example, "I really love your company but I also need some privacy. So please call before you come over." |
1. We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward _____. |
A. lives away from her parents B. takes pride in her friends C. knows Mr Expert quite well D. hates her parents very much |
2. We can infer from the first letter that _____. |
A. Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy B. Joan"s friends visit her more often than she can accept C. Joan doesn"t like the parties at all D. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over |
3. According to Mr Expert, why can"t Joan tell her friends her feelings? |
A. She is afraid of hurting her friends. B. She does not understand true friendship. C. Her family experience stops her from doing so. D. She does not put her needs first. |
4. The underlined word "conflict" in the second letter means _____. |
A. dependent life B. fierce fight C. bad manners D. painful feeling |
5. The second letter suggests that Mr Expert _____. |
A. is worried about Joan"s problem B. warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends C. advises Joan on how to refuse people D. encourages Joan to be brave enough |
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1-5: ABCBC |
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My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn"t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend"s house. Though I knew I wouldn"t tell her about my parents" situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on. I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I"d stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, "Great opportunity." "What is?" I asked. "To talk, you and I," he said. "To hold a private little meeting about what we"re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we"re going to do with ourselves now that we"re in the situation we are in." "But we can"t do anything about it, Grandpa," I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same "boat" as I was . And that"s how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feeling and fears of life---from how fast things change, to how they sometimes don"t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talked about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be. Suddenly, the lights all came back on. "Well," he said, " I guess that means you"ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!" |
1. I wished to get out of the house because _______. |
A. I was angry about my parents" quarrel B. I found nobody to share my feelings with C. I wanted to escape from the dark house D. I planned to tell my friend about my trouble |
2. Grandpa was happy to see me because _______. |
A. he could discuss the problem with me B. he had not seem me for a long time C. he was afraid of darkness D. he felt quite lonely |
3. What can be inferred from the passage? |
A. The grandchild was eager to leave. B. They would have more chats. C. The lights would go our again. D. It would no longer be dark. |
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In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied (依赖) on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: " I may have lost, but it doesn"t matter because I really didn"t try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one"s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being… Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a …meaning in competition. |
1. What does this passage mainly talk about? |
A. Competition helps to set up self-respect. B. Opinions about competition are different among people. C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development. D. Failures are necessary experience in competition. |
2. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage? |
A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty. C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts. |
3. The underlined phrase "the most vocal" in Paragraph 3 means ________. |
A. those who try their best to win B. those who value competitionj most highly C. those who are against competition most strongly D. those who rely on others most for success |
4. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a "desire to fail"? |
A. One"s worth lies in his performance compared with others. B. One"s success in competition needs great efforts. C. One"s achievement is determined by his particular skills. D. One"s success is based on how hard he has tried. |
5. Which point of view may the author agree to? |
A. Every effort should be paid back. B. Competition should be encouraged. C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter. D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition. |
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Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you 1 do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks (网络) have become a 2 for many people to shop without 3 having to leave their homes. Some shoppers are 4 of department stores and supermarkets- 5 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes 6 of finding anything they want to buy. They"d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 7 a friendly announcer describe a product 8 a model shows it. And they can 9 around the clock, buying something 10 by making a phone call. Department stores and even mail-under companies are 11 to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy 12 their own TV channels (频道) to encourage TV shopping in the future. 13 can ask questions about products and place 14 , all through their TV sets. Will shopping by television 15 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. 16 many people find shopping at a 17 store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 18 or try on dresses they want to buy. That"s 19 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 20 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace (取代) it. |
( )1. A. must ( )2. A. programme ( )3. A. ever ( )4. A. proud ( )5. A. fighting ( )6. A. sense ( )7. A. see ( )8. A. until ( )9. A. shop ( )10. A. suitably ( )11. A. nervous ( )12. A. putting up ( )13. A. Guests ( )14. A. orders ( )15. A. lastly ( )16. A. Then ( )17. A. general ( )18. A. design ( )19. A. how ( )20. A. exist | B. should B. way B. never B. fond B. striking B. doubt B. watch B. since B. wait B. cheaply B. lucky B. making up B. Assistants B. goods B. finally B. Yet B. popular B. make B. why B. practise | C. shall C. reason C. still C. tired C. treating C. hope C. let C. if C. turn C. simply C. equal C. setting up C. Managers C. books C. especially C. However C. real C. wear C. what D. follow | D. can D. purpose D. once D. careful D. stopping D. feeling D. notice D. while D. deliver D. hardly D. eager D. looking up D. Customers D. answers D. fortunately D. Therefore D. true D. touch D. when D. appear | 阅读理解。 | When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly ad possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk (冒…危险) being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up. "Storm chasing (追逐) " is becoming an increasingly popular hobby (喜好), especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and wits for it to develop. Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season. Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. "Storm chasing is 95% driving," says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. "Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers." However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. "When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life," says Jasper Morley."Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth." | 1. For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to _____. | A. head straight for the center of the storm B. get into the car for safety C. wait patiently for the storm to develop D. collect information about a coming storm | 2. Beginners of storm chasing are advised _____. | A. not to drive in a heavy rain B. to do it in an organized way C. not to get too close to a storm D. to spend more time on it in summer | 3. By saying "it is all worth it" in the last paragraph, the author means that _____. | A. storm chasing costs a lot of money B. storm chasing is worth hours of waiting C. efforts in storm chasing are well paid D. a storm presents the greatest show on Earth | 4. What can we learn from the text? | A. Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment B. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms. C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world/ D. Storm chasing is only fit for young people. | 阅读理解。 | Childhood was an illusion (错觉) and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, Imean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless."Are we there yet, Daddy?" Funfairs (游乐场) were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. Rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. Being a grown-up yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. Every sound was louder, every game was grander, every pain unbearable. As I"ve grown old, life has become smaller. Tastes have bulled. Surprises have lurned into shocks. Days go by unnoticed. How can I regain childhood when it was an illusion? I have only one repeatable and wonderful way and even in this way I can regain only part of that larger world. I can play upon the stage like a child and make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though I"m a sixty-one-year-old man, I can almost catch the colors and sounds and stillness of those bigger years when I was little. | 1. How does the author feel about his childhood? | A. It was endless. B. It was unpleasant. C. He is glad that it is over. D. He misses it as a grown-up | 2. The author thinks that everything was bigger in childhood because _____. | A. children could not make proper judgments B. children were curious and eager about life C. things appeared really big in children"s eyes D. to grow up seemed so long for children | 3. The world seems to have become smaller to the author because _____. | A. life is disappointing B. time goes by too fast C. he has had too many surprises D. foods no longer taste delicious | 4. The author enjoys playing on the stage so as to _____. | A. act like a child B. live an unusual life C. make the crowd laugh D. regain his childhood |
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