The entire house was lit with lights. It was Meera"s wedding the next day. Seem
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The entire house was lit with lights. It was Meera"s wedding the next day. Seema walked to her daughter"s bedroom. Meera was not there, so she left the envelope on Meera"s bed and went away. When Meera came out of the bathroom, her eyes fell on the envelope. She picked it up and opened it. Sitting on the bed, she started to read it:
My darling daughter, I am so happy for you. My darling is getting married! To such a good man! At the same time, I am a little worried, too. The reason? You are going to a new house where everything is going to be new: the people, relationships and surroundings. Yes, you are smart and Vinod will be there with you to help, but I have a few things to say:
Accept Vinod"s parents as your parents. Remember that your mother-in-law will have her own understanding about you. So it is up to you to give her a good impression.
Earn respect from family members. If that means changing yourself a little bit and adapting to their customs, just do it. It will help you to settle into your new home.
Never compare your mother"s home and their home. It may not be appreciated.
The kitchen is one place where small fights can appear. It is your mother-in-law"s king- dom, so ask her permission if you want to cook something. If she offers help, accept it. This will help in building trust between you. Similarly, offer her your help when she is busy cooking. Thus, a new relationship will be born: one of respect and understanding.
Finally, respect your husband, as he is your life partner. Remember that a marriage requires trust, love and compromise (妥协).
I could have sat with you and told you, but I felt that writing all this down would make you understand better and I am sure you will give your whole heart to this relationship. Remember that both Papa and I are here for you always.
Love, Ma
小题1:Where was Meera when her mother went to her bedroom?| A．In the kitchen. | B． In Vinod"s house. | C． In the bedroom. | D． In the bathroom. |
小题2: What was Seema"s attitude towards Vinod?| A．Satisfied. | B．Cautious. | C．Doubtful. | D．Worried. |
小题3: According to the mother, the daughter should NOT_____ in the new family.| A． earn respect from family members | | B． accept Vinod"s parents as her parents | | C． compare her mother"s home and their home | | D．ask permission if she wants to cook something |
小题4:What will help if Meera wants to build trust with her mother-in-law, according to the mother?| A．Living with her. | | B． Cooking meals instead of her. | | C．Making compromises with her. | | D．Accepting her help in the kitchen. |
小题5:The mother wrote the letter mainly to teach her daughter ______.| A．how to respect her husband | | B．how to trust her mother-in-law | | C．how to adapt to her married life | | D．how to better understand her parents |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C |
解析
试题分析：文章是一封妈妈写给即将出嫁的女儿的信，信中告诉女儿怎么适应婚后的生活，怎么和公婆相处，怎么和丈夫相处，言辞恳切，非常感人。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：When Meera came out of the bathroom, her eyes fell on the envelope. 可知妈妈到她房间的时候，Meera在浴室里面，选D
小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子：To such a good man! 可知妈妈对Vinod很满意。选A
小题3:细节题：从第五段的句子：Never compare your mother"s home and their home. It may not be appreciated. 可知Meera到了新的家庭的时候，不能把自己的家和新家对比，选C
小题4:细节题：从第六段的句子：If she offers help, accept it. This will help in building trust between you. 可知获得婆婆的信任的方法是在厨房接受她的帮助，选D
小题5:主旨题：从全篇文章和最后一段的句子：but I felt that writing all this down would make you understand better and I am sure you will give your whole heart to this relationship. 可知妈妈写这封信是为了告诉女儿怎么适应婚后的生活，选C |
举一反三
There was a temple, in front of which stood an ancient banyan ( 菩提树 ). One ____
morning, a monk got up to____the courtyard and noticed the fallen leaves were everywhere. He couldn’t help worrying and stared at the tree to____. Suddenly he dropped the broom and rushed to his master’s room. He knocked at the door to request for____.
When the master caught sight of his worried____，he thought something must have taken place. He asked with ____,“Why are you in a panic？”
The young monk was full of____and questioned，“Master, you persuade us to struggle to____our moral character and grasp the truth. However, even though I learn them well, it is hard to avoid____. Till then, aren"t we just like the leaves in autumn or the deadwood in winter? And we will be buried by a handful of soil？”
Having heard it, the master pointed at the ancient banyan and____to him,“There is no____to worry about it. With winds blowing hard and the snow falling down heavily，the leaves in autumn and the deadwood in winter will climb back to the trees____and become the flowers in spring and grow up into the leaves in summer.”
“Why don"t I see it？”
“The____is that there isn"t any view in your heart, so you can"t see the bloom.”
Facing the dancing leaves and____they will be in bloom, you need to be optimistic. There are always some miseries which may____you when you are unprepared, but we don"t need to worry for the____of this day.
Treat life with the attitude of optimism, because it can not only____the pain and misfortune, but also bring a kind of____mood to you. As long as the____is in the heart, the paths full of the sweet smell of flowers are____.
| 小题1: | | A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
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| 小题2: | | A．take up | B．make up | C．bring up | D．clean up |
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| 小题3: | | A．sign | B．sigh | C．admire | D．cheer |
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| 小题4: | | A．interview | B．invitation | C．arrangement | D．description |
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| 小题5: | | A．expression | B．impression | C．attitude | D．behavior |
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| 小题6: | | A．excitement | B．anger | C．concern | D．courage |
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| 小题7: | | A．doubt | B．pride | C．respect | D．enthusiasm |
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| 小题8: | | A．change | B．develop | C．show | D．discover |
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| 小题9: | | A．danger | B．death | C．growth | D．accident |
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| 小题10: | | A．announced | B．suggested | C．explained | D．declared |
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| 小题11: | | A．wonder | B．choice | C．use | D．need |
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| 小题12: | | A．quickly | B．silently | C．badly | D．worriedly |
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| 小题13: | | A．result | B．answer | C．reason | D．course |
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| 小题14: | | A．imagining | B．realizing | C．demanding | D．designing |
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| 小题15: | | A．relieve | B．occupy | C．strike | D．abandon |
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| 小题16: | | A．beginning | B．arrival | C．harm | D．dream |
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| 小题17: | | A．agree | B．dissolve | C．compare | D．choose |
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| 小题18: | | A．disappointed | B．puzzled | C．satisfied | D．left |
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| 小题19: | | A．environment | B．view | C．point | D．sight |
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| 小题20: | | A．somewhere | B．everywhere | C．somehow | D．anyhow |
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During my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing to the Friday night dance and who I was taking. Although college was talked about, it was the least of my worries.
When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my older brother was graduating twelfth grade and going onto college. For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.” I remember not believe him then, but looking back…, he was right. Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult.
However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high school, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it off. I wasn"t ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be like . Studying was something I did only AFTER I nailed my half-time dance performance. I knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to commuity college (社区学院)and I didn’t worry about my SAT（美国大学入学考试）scores.
When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own college ,I started to wish I had done the same. My friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from class every day. It seemed exactly like high school. I hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didn’t I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus(大学校园)atmosphere instead of two.
My advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of time. Now I have graduate and I am working full time and I would do anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance!
小题1:Why didn’t the author worry about his SAT scores?
A．He wanted to go to community college.
| B．He had a gift for dance.
| C．He was well prepared for the exam.
| D．He believed his brother would help him.
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小题2:When in high school, the author .
A．drove to and from class every day
| B．buried himself in his study all the time
| C．enjoyed talking about future college life
| D．lived in the school except on holidays
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小题3:What did the author’s brother mean by “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.”?
A．He wished the author to have more dance.
| B．He advised the author to value the years.
| C．He encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone.
| D．He suggested the author aim at a community college.
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小题4:Talking of his high school years, the author feels .
A．regretful
| B．lonely
| C．angry
| D．pleased
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An older friend once gave me a piece of advice, “Enjoy the last few weeks of college,” she said, “since college is the best time of your life.”
This was not the first time I’d heard such a statement, but with graduation fast coming close, her words especially struck me. It seemed a bit disappointing to reach one"s life peak at only 22 years of age, but in her opinion, college had been one of the best times in my life so far. I made friends, took classes, and learned a great deal about myself. But I was also excited for the time after college—moving to a new city, starting a new job, and becoming a "real" person. I hoped that my great dreams were practical.
Then, last week I read a column in Real Simple Magazine called 100 Years of Attitude, in which women 100 years or older shared their life experiences and views. I noticed that none of them considered college as the "best" time of their life. Not all of them went to college, but still in most cases their teens and twenties were not the best times of their life. They said some of their favorite times were raising their children, traveling after retirement, and even enjoying their present time and age.
Enjoying one"s present time and age was a clear theme of the interviews. A piece of advice given by the women was about the importance of making the best of all situations. I think it more accurate than that of my friend; I can say with certainty that if I am lucky enough to make it to 100, I refuse to spend the last 80 years of my life plummeting (跌落) downhill, or even leveling off.
I am sure that our eagerness and devotion will make us college students live a meaningful life. We will not just look backwards or miss our college days. We will look forward in excitement about continued journey uphill.
小题1:Which of the following opinions does the writer agree with?| A．College is the best time of one’s life. | | B．Twenties were the best time of the old people. | | C．One should make the best of all situations. | | D．One should not look backwards at their college time. |
小题2:In the second paragraph, the writer wants to say ______.| A．her achievements in college would be the peak of her success | | B．she is looking forward to living as a “real” person in college | | C．she becomes more and more uneasy with graduation | | D．she is satisfied with the college life but is hopeful for the future |
小题3:The column the writer read is mainly about those old women’s ______.| A．best time of life at youth | B．life experiences and views | | C．different opinions about life | D．favorite time with best friends |
小题4:By saying “I refuse to spend the last 80 years of my life plummeting downhill, or even leveling off” (in Paragraph 4), the writer really means ______.| A．she will not spend the rest of her time at college | | B．she will not just obtain a college level certificate | | C．she will not be satisfied with what she has already accomplished | | D．she will not be content with the life in the future |
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I believe in leaving work at five o’clock. In a nation with such a strict work ethic(道德规范) , this is considered strange. Working only 40 hours a week? I just don’t know many people who punch out (打卡下班) at five o’clock anymore.
My father tried to teach me the importance of hard work, long hours and devotion to a career. But then there are the things he taught me unintentionally, like when he arrived home from work for the last time and crawled up the stairs.
My father, a self-employed sales trainer, was that sick, that tired. His body was wracked with liver cancer, and he suffered the effects of a diabetic ulcer（糖尿病）. Despite all this, he insisted on traveling a long way to give a lecture. He probably earned a lot of money that day, but he paid the price. He returned to the hospital soon afterwards and was dead within three months, aged just 58.
It’s been 10 years since I saw my father come home that night and since then, I’ve thought a lot about work. I’ve decided something: I will never crawl up the stairs exhausted. As much as I love my job as a newspaper reporter, I will never work myself into the ground, physically or emotionally. Not taking my work home didn’t come easily to me at first. After all, I am my father’s daughter. In college, I was the girl who sat on the library steps each morning, waiting for the doors to open. I even dreamt about schoolwork.
My dad once told me he was unable to just gaze at a sunset; he had to be doing something as he looked at it—writing, reading, playing chess. You could say he was a success: He was a published author, an accomplished musician, fluent in many languages. That’s an impressive list, but the thing is I want to gaze at sunsets. I don’t want to meet a deadline during them or be writing a column at the same time, or glance at them over the top of a book.
This raises the question: If I leave work at five o’ clock to watch the sunset, what are the consequences? Do I risk not reaching the top of my profession? Maybe, because honestly, knocking off after eight hours probably won’t earn me the best promotion. But hey, leaving work at five o’ clock means I eat dinner with my family. I get to hop on my bike and cycle through the streets of my hometown when there is no traffic.
And I get to take in a lot of sunsets. That’s got to be worth something.
小题1:Which of the following about the author’s father is true?| A．He set a good example to his daughter. | | B．He tried to force his values on his daughter. | | C．He gained much pleasure from his work. | | D．He achieved great success at the expense of his health. |
小题2:What does the author mean by saying “Not taking my work home did not come easily at first” in Paragraph 4?| A．There was so much work to do. | | B．All her colleagues took work home. | | C．She was educated to be a workaholic. | | D．She wanted a promotion in her work. |
小题3:What’s the author’s attitude toward promotion?| A．She doesn’t care about it at all. | | B．She is eager to get promoted | | C．She thinks it’s for the ambitious people | | D．Getting promoted at all costs is not worthwhile |
小题4: This text is developed________.| A．by giving examples | B．by making comparisons | | C．by describing process | D．by order of time |
小题5: What does the writer intend to tell us?| A．To praise his father’s diligence | | B．To ask us to take time off work to enjoy life | | C．To complain about the strict work ethic | | D．To stress the importance of hard work |
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Mom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you’ll feel happy.
Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness. In his recent book, Thanks!, Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point.
As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement, he admits gratitude may be difficult to express. He advises you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder. Second, recognize that the source of life’s goodness is more than just you. That source may be your mom, a friend, partner, child, colleague at work or play.
Gratitude is always other-directed, notes Emmons. You can be pleased or angry with yourself and feel guilty about doing something wrong, but you can never be grateful to or for yourself.
Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction; it should be a state of mind. To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy. To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger, hatred and bitterness—is easier. Also, too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after these are lost.
It’s crisis and chaos—danger, disease, disability and death—that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others. Yet it’s the way each of us begins life and ends it. It’s too bad that so many people waste those decades in between laboring under the illusion(幻觉) they are self-sufficient, says Emmons.
The abundance of voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his “groundbreaking” science to make his case for gratitude by including the inspirational writings of philosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religious and their respective scripture(经文). Taken together, these observations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the secret of life is “giving thanks for everything”.
To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! to keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-follow directions on how to practise and develop gratitude.
I’m not a reader or advocate of self-help books, but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients. The chance discovery led me to this book.
Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving, receiving and repaying. So I’ll pay attention to her professional advice and say: Thank you, professor Emmons.
小题1:. What is the text mainly discussed?| A．There are many ways of being thankful. | | B．Gratitude is important to happiness. | | C．Mom is great for her being thankful. | | D．Being thankful will keep you fit. |
小题2:. The author mentions Robert A. Emmons’ book Thanks! in order to prove that __________.
A. Professor Emmons supports mom’s study on psychology.
B. mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons.
C. Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist.
D. mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude.
小题3:. It will be easier for you to feel grateful when___________.| A．you live a comfortable life | | B．you receive gifts on your birthday | | C．you get help during your hard times | | D．you are congratulated on your success |
小题4: What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?| A．It is enough to thank others orally | | B．Whether you are thankful is always up to you | | C．Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere | | D．It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others. |
小题5: In the writer’s opinion, Emmon’s book Thanks! On gratitude is________.| A．one-side | B．reasonable | C．puzzling | D．helpful |
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