The United States economy has dipped into economic recession (经济衰退). This caused
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The United States economy has dipped into economic recession (经济衰退). This caused discomfort and hardship in every level of society; but for many of the nation’s poor, discomfort and hardship turned into misery (苦难).
An increase in homelessness is probably the worst result of a nation’s financial disaster. About 3 million Americans were homeless because of a lack of affordable housing. Experts suggest that a family should spend no more than 30 percent of its income on housing. In fact, in some families housing costs make up 50 percent or more. An unexpected event, such as losing work or illness, can quickly push a family into homelessness.
An article in Time magazine tells a story of one such family. A young couple and their three children rented a two-bedroom apartment for about $350 a month. They could hardly go on with the husband’s $920-a-month take-home pay; so when their rent was raised to $500 a month, they could no longer make ends meet.
Another woman was found dead on a street in Washington D.C., the capital, and she died at a bus-stop across the street from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
People become homeless for different reasons. Some may not be able to pay for housing, because they have lost their job and cannot find another place they can afford. Others have mental diseases, or are addicted to drugs or alcohol, many of whom do not live with their family. And what’s more, there are not enough centers for shelter as the government doesn’t pay enough attention to this social problem.
People are making efforts to solve the problem. However, it will not be easy, because it is a personal and economical problem as well as a social problem.
小题1:The passage is mainly about __________ in the US.| A．ways of solving economic problems | | B．homeless people being taken good care of | | C．different reasons for economic recession | | D．economic recession leading to social problems |
小题2:In the passage the author supported his view by __________.| A．presenting specific figures | B．giving examples | | C．explaining in details | D．discussing different opinions |
小题3: One main result that economic recession has led to is __________| A．an increase of living costs | B．more and more deaths | | C．an increase of homeless people | D．less centers for poor people |
小题4:How many reasons why people become homeless are listed in the passage? |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：经济衰退造成社会各阶层的不适和苦难。很多人因此无家可归失业和疾病使一个家庭很快就没了家。政府有没有足够的避难所容纳那些人。解决这个问题并非易事。
小题1:段落大意题。根据文章的第一二行可知，美国的经济衰退造成社会各阶层的不适和苦难。故选D。
小题2:文章结构题。第二、三段举例说明人们无家可归的原因和惨状。选B（举例说明）。
小题3:细节理解题。根据An increase in homelessness is probably the worst result of a nation’s financial disaster.可知。无家可归的数量的增加可能是一个国家经济灾难最糟糕的结果。与经济衰退造成的最主要的结果导致了无家可归的人数的增加意思一致。所以选C。
小题4:细节理解题。根据文章最后一句话可知，无家可归的原因有三：个人原因、经济原因、还有社会问题。选B。 |
举一反三
Self-confidence is an attitude which allows individuals to have positive yet realistic views of themselves and their situations. Self-confident people trust their own abilities, have a general sense of control in their lives, and believe that，within reason, they will be able to do what they wish., plan., and expect. Having self-confidence does not mean that individuals will be able to do everything. Self-confident people have expectations that are realistic. Even when some of their expectations are not met，they continue to be positive and to accept themselves.
People who are not self-confident depend too much on the approval of others in order to feel good about themselves. They tend to avoid taking risks because they fear failure. They generally do not expect to be successful. They often put themselves down and tend to ignore compliments（赞美）paid to them By contrast，self-confident people are willing to risk the disapproval of others because they generally trust their own abilities. They tend to accept themselves；they don"t feel they have to conform in order to be accepted.
Many factors affect the development of self-confidence. Parents" attitudes are crucial to children"s feelings about themselves，particularly in children"s early years. When parents pro- vide acceptance, children receive a solid foundation for good feelings about themselves. If one or both parents are much to critical or demanding, or if they are overprotective and discourage children"s moves toward independence, children may come to believe they are unqualified or inadequate.
Surprisingly, lack of self-confidence is not necessarily related to lack of ability. Instead it is often the result of focusing too much on the unrealistic expectations or standards of others， especially parents and society. Friends" influences can be as powerful or more powerful than those of parents and society in shaping feelings of one"s self. Students in their college years reexamine values and develop their own identities and thus are particularly sensitive to the influence of friends.
小题1:Paragraph 1 mainly talks about____．| A．the sources of self-confidence | | B．the benefits of self-confidence | | C．the development of self-confidence | | D．the lack of self-confidence |
小题2:In Paragraph 2，the underlined word "conform" probably means“_______”．| A．refuse | B．separate | C．permit | D．obey |
小题3:According to the passage, self-confident people tend to____．| A．be practical | B．control others | | C．avoid risks | D．depend on others |
小题4:Which of the following can we learn about self-confidence according to the passage?| A．Self-confidence is usually the symbol of special abilities. | | B．Parents" protection prevents children"s self-confidence development. | | C．Parents and friends matter in building one"s self-confidence. | | D．College students are the least self-confident group in society. |
小题5:What might the author most probably continue to talk about in the following passage?| A．How we can become more acceptable. | | B．Lack of self-confident has many side effects. | | C．What self-confident children usually get from parents. | | D．What one should avoid in building self-confidence. |
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Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six - year – old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course.” she said.“Can we write him a letter?”
She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, “Yes.”My heart jumped. “How? Does the mailman go there?” I asked.
“No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.“Just wait, honey. You’ll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six - year - old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went out-side and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.“Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.”The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he’d persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on. I prayed to be a balloon.
小题1:When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.| A．believed it easy to do so | B．thought her a creative girl | | C．felt it hard to answer | D．found it easy to lie |
小题2: When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she __________.| A．jumped with joy | | B．was worried that it couldn’t be delivered | | C．started writing immediately | | D．became excited |
小题3: In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?| A．An incurable disease | | B．An unforgettable memory. | | C．The failures her father experienced | | D．The hard time her father had. |
小题4: What would be the best title for the passage?| A．An unforgettable experience | B．Fly to the heaven | | C．The strong red balloon | D．A great father |
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It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet ______. The loaded plates I carried ______ to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything ______. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream ______ a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father ______ at me as he handed my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve _____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ______. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “______!” Those few words of praise had ______ everything. Praise is like ______ to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And ______, while most of us are only too______ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are ______ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why-when one word of praise can bring such______?
It’s strange how mean we are about praising. Perhaps it’s ______ few of us know how to accept it. It’s ______ rewarding to give praise in areas in which______ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admired for a glorious picture, a cook for a ______ meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ______ just right? In fact, to give praise ______ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.
| 小题1: | | A．rested | B．hurt | C．broke | D．slipped |
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| 小题2: | | A．remained | B．looked | C．seemed | D．appeared |
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| 小题3: | | A．new | B．special | C．nervous | D．right |
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| 小题4: | | A．order | B．price | C．material | D．chair |
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| 小题5: | | A．stared | B．smiled | C．glanced | D．nodded |
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| 小题6: | | A．called on | B．looked after | C．passed by | D．thought of |
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| 小题7: | | A．arrived | B．continued | C．disappeared | D．developed |
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| 小题8: | | A．Oh | B．Well | C．Fine | D．Terrible |
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| 小题9: | | A．made | B．changed | C．found | D．improved |
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| 小题10: | | A．heat | B．warmth | C．snowstorm | D．sunlight |
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| 小题11: | | A．then | B．thus | C．therefore | D．yet |
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| 小题12: | | A．ready | B．doubtful | C．satisfied | D．disappointed |
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| 小题13: | | A．unable | B．unwilling | C．likely | D．anxious |
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| 小题14: | | A．attention | B．choice | C．pleasure | D．difficulty |
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| 小题15: | | A．because | B．when | C．what | D．where |
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| 小题16: | | A．finally | B．especially | C．silly | D．fortunately |
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| 小题17: | | A．effort | B．attempt | C．deed | D．feeling |
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| 小题18: | | A．daily | B．light | C．perfect | D．poor |
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| 小题19: | | A．done | B．sold | C．chosen | D．given |
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| 小题20: | | A．adds | B．leaves | C．offers | D．costs |
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My family and I used to live in Belgium, and, to me, life was great. Most of my relatives and friends lived there, so there was never a of aunts to spoil me or children to play with me.
My father is a journalist, there wasn"t much work for him in Belgium at that time. When I was eight, he he"d found a good job in London and that we were going to move there. I was - I didn"t realize I was leaving my friends behind and throwing myself into a different world. The excitement soon after we moved there.
our arrival in London, I had to start a new school and learn a new . I didn"t know things in fashion, either. For the six months I had extra lessons to learn English. This with cards and progressed towards books. I"m a learner ,so I soon caught up. It was fitting in with other in my school that took a bit more work.
For the first two years or so I was an outsider, no matter how much I tried to . This made me and sensitive - a perfect target for bullies. Thankfully, some of my classmates began to me, and they became a great help as they helped me to the things that made me a "foreigner". By the time I primary school, most people couldn"t believe I had moved to England only four years before. I was able to fit in, grasp the language and adapt to the culture.
Trying to fit in is my to anyone who has just moved from the homeland. or is planning to. "Fitting in" doesn"t mean completely yourself to be someone else ,but it does mean trying to learn the culture and language, ,which will make your life easier.
| 小题1: | | A．1ack | B．memory | C．reason | D．purpose |
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| 小题2: | | A．if | B．but | C．unless | D．because |
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| 小题3: | | A．realized | B．explained | C．learned | D．announced |
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| 小题4: | | A．shocked | B．excited | C．nervous | D．disappointed |
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| 小题5: | | A．formed | B．increased | C．disappeared | D．continued |
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| 小题7: | | A．art | B．history | C．science | D．language |
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| 小题8: | | A．latest | B．first | C．last | D．former |
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| 小题9: | | A．ended | B．assisted | C．started | D．stayed |
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| 小题10: | | A．quick | B．brave | C．lovely | D．happy |
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| 小题11: | | A．classes | B．grades | C．children | D．teachers |
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| 小题12: | | A．fit in | B．call in | C．bring in | D．give in |
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| 小题13: | | A．lazy | B．shy | C．responsible | D．optimistic |
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| 小题14: | | A．accept | B．change | C．blame | D．challenge |
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| 小题15: | | A．depend on | B．take up | C．refer to | D．leave out |
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| 小题16: | | A．left | B．began | C．had | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题17: | | A．nearly | B．specially | C．finally | D．hardly |
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| 小题18: | | A．advice | B．demand | C．choice | D．condition |
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| 小题19: | | A．sharing | B．keeping | C．finding | D．losing |
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| 小题20: | | A．simple | B．new | C．positive | D．recent |
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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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