Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧).It’s fun to come home.

Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧).It’s fun to come home.

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Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧).It’s fun to come home.It looks the same.It smells the same.You’ll realize what’s changed is you.Home is where we can remember pain,love,and some other experiences:We parted here;My parents met here;I won three championships here.
If I close my eyes,I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home.I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass­top wooden table.To the right of the living room is my first bedroom.It’s empty,but it’s where my earliest memories are.
There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays,and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn’t want to wear the skirt my mother made for me.I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong.If I sit at this table,I can see my favorite room in the house,my parents’ room.It is simple:a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side.Their bed is my safe zone.I can jump on it anytime-waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.
I’m lucky because I know my first home still exists.It exists in my mind and heart,on a physical property(住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles.It is proof I lived,I grew,and I learned.
Sometimes when I feel lost,I lie down and shut my eyes,and I go home.I know it’s where I’ll find my family,my dogs,and my belongings.I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I’ll be blamed by Mom.But I don’t mind,because I want to hear her say my name,which reminds me I’m home.
小题1:Why does the author call her parents’ bed her “safe zone”(Paragraph 3)?
A.It is her favorite place to play.
B.Her needs can be satisfied there.
C.Her grandparents’ photos are lined on each side.
D.Her parents always play together with her there.
小题2:What can be learned from the passage?
A.The old furniture is still in the author’s first bedroom.
B.The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.
C.The author’s favorite room in her first home is the dining room.
D.Many people of the author’s age can still find their first physical homes.
小题3:Sometimes when she feels lost,the author will________.
A.open the window at night
B.lie down in bed to have a dream
C.try to bring back a sense of home
D.go to Los Angeles to visit her mom
小题4:What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A.To express how much she is attached to her home.
B.To declare how much she loves her first house.
C.To describe the state of her family.
D.To look back on her childhood.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
解析
本文是一篇记叙文。全文记叙了作者对家的怀念和依恋。
小题1:解析:选B。细节理解题。由第三段最后两句Their bed is my safe zone.I can jump on it anytime-waking...until the morning.可知,她的需要能在那儿得到满足,所以B项符合题意。A、D两项文中都没得到,而C项只是对房间摆设的介绍,而不是题***原因,所以这三项均可排除。
小题2:解析:选B。细节理解题。文章第一段讲到,作者回到了她的第一个家,以及倒数第二段中的...on a physical property(住宅)on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles.可知,作者现在仍然能够参观她在洛杉矶的第一个家,故B项正确。由第二段的最后两句可知,作者的第一个卧室里面空了,所以A项错误;由第三段中的If I sit at this table,I can see my favorite room in the house,my parents’ room.可知,作者最喜欢的房间是父母的房间,而不是餐厅,故C项错误;D项文中没有提及。
小题3:解析:选C。细节理解题。由最后一段可知,当作者感到迷茫的时候,她会躺下,闭上眼睛,然后想象着回家的情景。所以C项“尽量找回一种家的感觉”符合题意。A项只是作者想象情景中的一个片段;B项“躺在床上做一个梦”,其实作者并不是真的做梦;D项“去洛杉矶看她的妈妈”文中没有提及。
小题4:解析:选A。推理判断题。通读全文可知作者写本文的目的是想表达自己对家的依恋之情。而B、C、D三项只是对文章内容的表述,不是写本文的目的。故选A项。
举一反三
In a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question and answers are interesting.
One morning, I got into three different taxis and announced,“Well,it"s my first day back in New York in seven years.I"ve been in prison.”Not a single driver replied,so I tried again.“Yeah,I shot a man in Reno.”I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, but nobody asked.The only response came from a Ghanaian driver,“Reno? That is in Nevada?”
Taxi drivers were uniform sympathetic when I said I"d just been fired.“This is America,”a Haitian driver said.“One door is closed.Another is open.”He argued against my plan to burn down my boss" s house.A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope;he refused to take me to the middle of the George Washington Bridge—a $20 trip.“Why do you want to go there? Go home and relax.Don"t worry.Take a new job.”
One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask and holding a stuffed pillowcase with the word “BANK” on it, I tried calling a taxi five times outside different banks.The driver picked me up every time.My ride with a Haitian driver was typical of the superb assistance I received.
“Let"s go across the park,” I said.“I just robbed the bank there.I got $25,000.”
“$25,000?” he asked.
“Yeah,you think it was wrong to take it?”
“No, man.I work 8 hours and I don"t make almost $70.If I can do that,I will do it too.”
As we approached 86th and Lexington, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.
“Hey,there is another bank,”I said,“Could you wait here a minute while I go inside?”
“No,I can"t wait.Pay me now.” His unwillingness may have had something to do with money—taxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too low—but I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber can"t expect unconditional support.
小题1:From the Ghanaian driver"s response, we can infer that________.
A.he was afraid of the author
B.he thought the author was crazy
C.he looked down upon the author
D.he was indifferent to the killing
小题2:Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to take the author to the middle of the George Washington Bridge?
A.Because he was able to help the author to find a new job.
B.Because he wanted to go home and relax.
C.Because he thought that the author would commit suicide.
D.Because it was far away from his home.
小题3:In the author"s opinion, the driver"s unwillingness to wait outside the Chemical Bank indicates________.
A.the driver thought it wrong to support a taxi rider unconditionally
B.the driver was frightened and wanted to leave him as soon as possible
C.the driver did not want to help a suspect to escape from a bank robbery
D.the driver thought that the rate for waiting time was too low
小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE about New York taxi drivers?
A.They are ready to help you do whatever you want to.
B.They are sympathetic with those who are out of work.
C.They refuse to pick up those who would kill themselves.
D.They work only for money.
小题5:The passage mainly discusses________.
A.the way to please taxi riders
B.the way to deal with taxi riders
C.taxi drivers" attitude to riders in personal trouble
D.taxi drivers" attitude to troublesome taxi riders

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Tears went out of my eyes when I talked to my parents on the phone. What were they doing when I       them? This is what I want to know most. I had supper at five in the dining room. There is no need for me to cook and wash the dishes.       , now it is the        time for my parents. Dad works from seven in the morning to nine in the evening.       , all of the housework is        to my mum alone. She also has to work in the vineyard(葡萄园)        her own job.
Every day she        at 4 o’clock in the morning, and then works till dark. One day I called her at 7:30 in the evening. She told me she was        in the vineyard and hadn’t had supper yet. Tears ran down my cheeks. 
Dear mum, I’ll study hard in the university because I am your       . I’ll look after myself because I am        to you. I promise you so much but I        want you to promise me you will tend yourself and Dad because you are like my blood. I cannot        without you.
Mum has ever said that the happiest time for Dad and her is when my sister and I come home. We play cards in the room, watch TV or do        else we like, with Dad and Mum        delicious food in the kitchen. It is        the happiest time for me. I could        all the difficulties and unhappiness. The        thing to do is to enjoy the time with my parents.
       , sometimes, doesnt need many words. Love your parents as they love you. Give them a        and tell them you        them.
小题1:
A.missedB.metC.calledD.saw
小题2:
A.HoweverB.IndeedC.InsteadD.Anyway
小题3:
A.happiestB.busiestC.hardestD.easiest
小题4:
A.ActuallyB.ThereforeC.GenerallyD.Unfortunately
小题5:
A.passedB.handedC.returnedD.left
小题6:
A.butB.exceptC.withoutD.besides
小题7:
A.wakes upB.gets upC.comes homeD.gets back
小题8:
A.yetB.alreadyC.evenD.still
小题9:
A.wishB.expectationC.hopeD.desire
小题10:
A.importantB.necessaryC.onlyD.single
小题11:
A.justB.everC.neverD.seldom
小题12:
A.workB.studyC.playD.live
小题13:
A.anythingB.everythingC.somethingD.nothing
小题14:
A.eatingB.enjoyingC.preparingD.having
小题15:
A.tooB.alsoC.eitherD.neither
小题16:
A.avoidB.escapeC.forgetD.hide
小题17:
A.veryB.lastC.onlyD.best
小题18:
A.RestB.PlayC.LoveD.Work
小题19:
A.giftB.prizeC.presentD.call
小题20:
A.rememberB.missC.enjoyD.have

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Starting a new book is a risk, just like falling in love. You have to ____ to it. You open the pages knowing a little bit about it, maybe from the back or from a blurb(宣传信息)on the front. But who ____, right? Those bits and pieces aren’t always right.
Sometimes people ____ themselves as one thing and then when you get deep into it you realize that they’re something completely different. Either there was some good marketing ____ to a terrible book, or the story was only explained in a(n) ____ way and once you reach the middle of the book, you realize there’s so much more to this book than anyone could ever have told you.
You start off slow. The story is beginning to ____. You’re unsure. It’s a big commitment reading this tome(巨著). Maybe this book won’t be that great but you’ll feel ____ about putting it down. Maybe it’ll be so awful you’ll set it down immediately and never pick it up again. Or maybe you’ll come back to it some night, drunk or lonely—needing something to ____ the time, but it won’t be any better than it was when you first started reading it.
Maybe you’re ____. You’ve read tons of books before. Maybe you’ve taken some time off from reading because the last few books you read just weren’t ____ it. Do they even write new, great works of literature anymore? Maybe it’s a once in a lifetime feeling and you’re never going to find it again.
Or something ____ could happen. Maybe this will become your new favorite book. There’s always a possibility, right? That’s the ____ of risk. You ____ your time and your brain power in the words and what you get back is a new understanding and pure wonder.
How could someone possibly know you like this? Some stranger, some author, some character. It’s like they’re seeing inside your ____. This book existed inside some book store, on a shelf, maybe handled by other people and really it was just ____ for you to pick it up. It was waiting to speak to you. To say, “You are not ____.”
You just want more of the story. You want to keep reading, maybe everything this author has ever ____. You wish it would never end. The closer it gets to the smaller side of the pages, the  ____ you read, wanting to savor(品味) it all. This book is now one of your favorites forever. You will always wish you could go back to ____ having read it and pick it up fresh again, but also you know you’re better for having this close, inside you, ____ your heart and mind.
Reading a book is just like falling in love. Once you get in deep enough, you know you could never put this book down.
小题1:
A.contribute B.commitC.subscribe D.react
小题2:
A.tellsB.caresC.writesD.knows
小题3:
A.advertiseB.believeC.behaveD.mistake
小题4:
A.attached B.comparedC.usedD.related
小题5:
A.artificialB.superficialC.theoreticalD.confidential
小题6:
A.repeatB.changeC.conflictD.unfold
小题7:
A.worried B.contentC.guiltyD.serious
小题8:
A.fill B.spareC.saveD.take
小题9:
A.worn outB.run outC.given outD.made out
小题10:
A.likeB.worthC.beyondD.beneath
小题11:
A.excitingB.familiarC.rareD.tough
小题12:
A.price B.beautyC.dangerD.style
小题13:
A.balanceB.wasteC.harvestD.invest
小题14:
A.soulB.bookC.bodyD.eyes
小题15:
A.askingB.lookingC.standingD.waiting
小题16:
A.aloneB.yourselfC.busy D.crazy
小题17:
A.devotedB.agreedC.writtenD.enjoyed
小题18:
A.slowerB.fasterC.moreD.less
小题19:
A.alwaysB.everC.onceD.never
小题20:
A.coveringB.breakingC.separatingD.blocking

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How do you design a pay plan that motivates people to do their best work? A new study by three Harvard researchers suggests a novel answer: Shortly after you hire new workers, give them a raise.
"Previous research has shown that paying people more than they expect may elicit reciprocity(相互作用) in the form of greater productivity," notes Deepak Malhotra, a Harvard business-administration professor who worked on the study. What he and his colleagues found, however, was that the connection between more pay and extra effort depends on presenting the increase "as a gift—that is, as something you"ve chosen to do purely as a nice gesture, with no strings attached."
Malhotra and his team studied 267 people hired by oDesk, a global online network of freelancers, to do a one-time data-entry project for four hours. All of the new hires were people in developing countries, for whom hourly wages of $3 and $4 were higher than what they had been making in previous jobs.
The researchers split the group up into three equal parts. One group was told they would earn $3 an hour. A second group was initially hired at $3 an hour but, before they started working, they got a surprise: The budget for the project had expanded unexpectedly, they were told, and they would now be paid $4 an hour. The third group was offered $4 an hour from the start and given no increase.
Even though the second and third groups were eventually paid the same amount, the second group worked harder and produced more—about 20% more—than either of the other two. People in the second group also showed the most stamina, maintaining their focus all the way through the assigned task and performing especially well toward the end of the four hours. Interestingly, the more experienced employees in the high-performing group were the most productive of all, apparently because their previous work experience led them to appreciate the rarity of an unexpected raise.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Malhotra points out that higher pay, in and of itself, didn"t promote productivity: People who made $4 an hour from the beginning worked no harder than those who were hired at $3 and were then paid $3.
To get the most impact from their pay plans, he adds, companies might consider not only what to pay new hires, but when to pay it.
"The key thing is how you present [the reason for an increase]," he says. Doling out extra money could promote productivity most "if you make it clear that the pay raise is something you"re choosing to do just because you can. Our theory is that people will reciprocate. If you do something nice, they"ll do something nice back."   
小题1:Which of the following is true about the research?
A.None of the participants earned more than $4 an hour in previous jobs.
B.89 of the participants got a $1 wage raise for their high productivity.
C.It was so important that the budget for it was increased in the process.
D.Stamina shown in it was positively related to the amount of money paid.
小题2:What does the underlined word “stamina” most probably mean?
A.The quality of being intelligent or clever.
B.The quality of doing something difficult or dangerous.
C.The physical or mental energy needed to do a tiring activity for a long time.
D.A particular method of doing an activity, usually involving practical skills.
小题3:Why did the second group produce more than the other two groups?
A.Because they thought they were better paid than the other groups.
B.Because they were experienced employees from developing countries.
C.Because an unexpected raise reminded them of their previous work.
D.Because they felt they were nicely treated and tried best to repay it.
小题4:What can we infer from this passage?
A.No pains, no gains.
B.It matters not what we give but how.
C.Honesty is the best policy.
D.Actions speak louder than words.

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Now, I want to start with a question: When was the last time you were called childish? For kids like me, being called childish can be a frequent occurrence. Every time we make irrational(不理智的) demands, exhibit irresponsible behavior, or display any other signs of being normal American citizens, we are called childish. ___________A____________. After all, take a look at these events: imperialism(帝国主义)and colonization(殖民主义), world wars, George W. Bush. Ask yourself: Who"s responsible? Adults.
   Now, what have kids done? ___________B____________. Well, Anne Frank touched millions with her powerful account of the Holocaust (大屠***), Ruby Bridges helped end segregation(隔离) in the United States, and, most recently, Charlie Simpson helped to raise 120,000 pounds for Haiti on his little bike. So, as you can see evidenced by such examples, age has absolutely nothing to do with it. We are called childish so often by adults that we should abolish this age-discrimination when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.
   Then again, who"s to say that certain types of irrational thinking aren"t exactly what the world needs? Maybe you"ve had grand plans before, but stopped yourself, thinking: That"s impossible or that costs too much or that won"t benefit me. For better or worse, we kids aren"t hampered as much when it comes to thinking about reasons why not to do things. ___________C____________. Kids can be full of inspiring aspirations and hopeful thinking, like my wish that no one went hungry or that everything were free kind of utopia(乌托邦). How many of you still dream like that and believe in the possibilities? Sometimes a knowledge of history and the past failures of utopian ideals can be a burden. On the other hand, we kids still dream about perfection. ___________D____________. And that"s a good thing because in order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.
Now, our inborn wisdom doesn"t have to be insiders" knowledge. Kids already do a lot of learning from adults, and we have a lot to share. I think that adults should start learning from kids. Now, I do most of my speaking in front of an education crowd, teachers and students, and I like this analogy. It shouldn"t just be a teacher at the head of the classroom telling students to do this, do that. The students should teach their teachers. Learning between grown ups and kids should be reciprocal. The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it. Now, if you don"t trust someone, you place restrictions on them, right. If I doubt my older sister"s ability to pay back the 10 percent interest I established on her last loan, I"m going to withhold her ability to get more money from me until she pays it back.
True story, by the way. Now, adults seem to have a prevalently restrictive attitude towards kids from every "don"t do that," "don"t do this" in the school handbook, to restrictions on school internet use. Kids have no, or very little, say in making the rules, when really the attitude should be reciprocal(相互的), meaning that the adult population should learn and take into account the wishes of the younger population.
Adults, you need to listen and learn from kids. The world needs opportunities for new leaders and new ideas. Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed. Are you ready to make the match?  
小题1:Where should the sentence “This really bothers me.” be put in the passage?
A. In blank A.                          B. In blank B.     
C. In blank C.                      D. In blank D.
小题2:What does the speaker think is the root cause why adults call kids childish?
A.That kids like being called that way.
B.That adults are more irresponsible than kids.
C.That kids often make irrational demands.
D.That adults are driven by age-discrimination against kids.
小题3: Which of the following least explains kids’ advantage over adults based on the speaker?
A.Younger age.B.Irrational thinking.
C.Knowledge of history.D.Excess restrictions.
小题4:What is the best title of this passage?
A.Don’t Be Childish again, Adults!
B.Time to Listen and Learn from Us!
C.Don’t Do That, Don’t Do This!
D.We Are Not Young Any More!

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