Children today would rather toy with new technologies. The role of children has
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Children today would rather toy with new technologies. The role of children has changed as well as that of teens. The world has truly evolved (进化）throughout the years.
Today，a typical day in the life of a five year old is entirely different from what it once was. A few decades ago children used to work. They did the kind of work parents do today. Today there are shows on which children are putting pounds of makeup on and have flashing things all over their bodies. This makes a child want to paper over all of their imperfections. They think they have to look perfect all the time.
Teens have changed as well. My grandma got married when she was thirteen. Girls who had an arranged marriage had no time to play because they were expected to cook, clean，take care of the kids, and do housework every single day. Today，we go to school every morning, maybe participate in some after-school activities, and possibly go to work for extra cash. Then we go home and do homework, and eat. After all of this we have to find the time to socialize by texting, talking on the phone, or logging on to social networking sites. We enjoy ourselves a lot.
The generation before us complains about how they did not have the things we have now. They say we are not appreciative and do not value life or just do not care about our futures anymore. Let"s make a change! The youth have the power to work on whatever they believe in and make a difference in the world. Take advantage of your resources. It is never too late to make a positive change in our world.
小题1:The role of children and teens has changed mainly because _____.| A．new technologies are developing and widely used | | B．they don"t have to work hard as their parents did | | C．their world has truly evolved | | D．they look perfect all the time |
小题2:The underlined phrase (in the 2nd Para. ) probably means to _____.| A．put up with | B．make up for | C．put aside | D．cover up |
小题3:We can learn from the text that nowadays teenagers _____.| A．do housework as their parents did | | B．are having a social life in richer ways | | C．are seldom satisfied with what they have | | D．don"t appreciate and value life |
小题4:The author"s attitude towards changes of teen’s life is _____.| A．critical | B．neutral | C．optimistic | D．complaining |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C |
解析
试题分析：本文讲述了现在的孩子们的生活随着科技的发展，发生了很重大的变化。作者对这种变化是抱着乐观的态度的，他认为年轻人应该去用自己的方式去改变这个世界，对世界要有积极的态度。
小题1:推断题。从第一自然段及第三自然段可知，现在的孩子们和青少年与十年前的不一样了，科学技术的发展及其广泛的运用是主要原因。故选A。
小题2:推断题。Today there are shows on which children are putting pounds of makeup on and have flashing things all over their bodies. This makes a child want to paper over all of their imperfections.从这两句可知，现在的孩子们花重金化妆，打扮，是为了掩盖他们的缺陷。故选D。
小题3:推断题。从第三自然段After all of this we have to find the time to socialize by texting, talking on the phone, or logging on to social networking sites. We enjoy ourselves a lot.可知，现在的青少年社交的方式更多了，通过短信、电话、网络等等。故选B。
小题4:推断题。从最后一段Let"s make a change! The youth have the power to work on whatever they believe in and make a difference in the world. Take advantage of your resources. It is never too late to make a positive change in our world.可知作者认为年轻人有权力来做他们想做的事情，来改变这个世界。所以作者对年轻人生活的改变态度是乐观积极的。故选C。
点评：文章重在理解作者的感情基调，从全文来看，本文大部分在讲现在孩子的生活与以往的不一致，讲到了对这种现象人们的一些看法。最后作者话锋一转，表达出了自己截然相反的意见，由此可见对于议论文的文章重在把握作者的感情色彩，答题时不断提醒自己作者在讲什么，作者的是在褒义还是在贬斥，这一点非常重要。 |
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The first event of my life to be printed into my memory occurred when I was three. My mother stands, working in the 41 and then glances at me with a 42 smile. Two feet down the table, I knock on a chair with a bowl and a spoon, 43 my own invisible (无形的) powder. We wear 44 dresses, mine the leftover 45 from hers, sky blue — mommy’s favorite color. I am her shadow.
However, by 14 I could not 46 my mother. All that I heard every day was NO. I wanted to dye my hair and she said no. I wanted to 47 late with my friends and she said no. I didn’t understand why she said no. She was trying to 48 me from aches and pains and mistakes 49 in her teens. Several years later, I finally understood her, but it was too late. She became ill. I cried and 50 , “Don’t take her, God, please! She is my mother, my mommy, ma, the woman who gave me life. All my years, 51 the hard times and the good, she has been there, 52 to me forever by an invisible umbilical cord (脐带) that lasts longer after birth.”But this cord, this love could do nothing to stop the cancer from 53 .
A few years later 54 I myself lay in the hospital bed, my newly born daughter was 55 in my arms. I cried and smiled and prayed. Please help me to 56 her into a wonderful girl. And looking down 57 her eyes, I could see the message they held, “Your 58 would be proud.”
I stand in the kitchen now, and these thoughts flashed through my mind. I glance at my young daughter. A 59 feeling rushes through my soul as I take in the familiar 60 .
I am my mother’s shadow.
| 小题1: | | A．dining room | B．kitchen | C．sitting room | D．garden |
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| 小题2: | | A．loving | B．lively | C．lovely | D．horrible |
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| 小题3: | | A．preparing | B．mixing | C．cooking | D．eating |
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| 小题4: | | A．matching | B．similar | C．different | D．same |
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| 小题5: | | A．material | B．clothes | C．dress | D．clothing |
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| 小题6: | | A．agree | B．stand | C．know | D．realize |
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| 小题7: | | A．keep up | B．stay out | C．stay up | D．keep on |
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| 小题8: | | A．protect | B．warn | C．save | D．stop |
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| 小题9: | | A．watched | B．liked | C．heard | D．experienced |
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| 小题10: | | A．screamed | B．said | C．shouted | D．prayed |
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| 小题11: | | A．on | B．in | C．through | D．within |
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| 小题12: | | A．concerned | B．shared | C．connected | D．joined |
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| 小题13: | | A．growing | B．spreading | C．escaping | D．moving |
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| 小题14: | | A．as | B．before | C．since | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．thrown | B．given | C．placed | D．taken |
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| 小题16: | | A．raise | B．support | C．bring | D．change |
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| 小题17: | | A．for | B．through | C．up | D．into |
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| 小题18: | | A．daughter | B．children | C．mother | D．friends |
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| 小题19: | | A．warm | B．strange | C．painful | D．exciting |
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| 小题20: | | A．saying | B．sign | C．scene | D．paint |
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Roy died at an old age with many memories. His life was full of both good and bad memories, but he 26 to remember mostly the good. The bad memories that broke his heart and that he 27 with friends, involved the big war－World War II. So many things about his war experience he remembered 28 great detail.
Roy survived the attack on Normandy－he was part of the second wave that landed. He 29 with him the memories of water mixed with the blood of fallen soldiers. He experienced 30 , sweat, blood, fire and salt water just to get to the beach. In terror-filled moments that would forever change his life and the history of our world, his life was robbed of innocence（天真） 31 the realities of war engulfed（吞噬）him.
Not too many months later, he found himself cold and 32 . Close to being completely 33 from air supplies（供给）because of the weather, Roy and his fellows hung on to what little hope they could have. Then Christmas morning came, the weather cleared long enough for supplies to be 34 and word to spread that other troops would soon be there.
Many of the young men who began with Roy did not make it home 35 . They gave their lives to fighting against the Nazi. Those who did survive would never be the same. Many of them were the most patriotic（爱国的）people you would 36 meet, but most of them 37 war. They had experienced it. They knew its final realities－things got blown up while people were killed, and robbed of their beloved ones.
It is Memorial Day in the United States today. We all pray for an end for the world’s need for young men and young women to be placed in harm’s way. We also need to remember those who paid the huge 38 of wars－costs not counted in dollars, but in lost lives, broken hearts, forgotten innocence, broken families, and terrible memories. And as we remember to 39 those who paid this awful price, we also remember in hopes to see an end to war itself.
Please, in their honor, don’t forget their sacrifices（牺牲）. Please, for our world’s sake, don’t forget to pray for 40 .
| 小题1: | | A．refused | B．chose | C．promised | D．planned |
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| 小题2: | | A．shared | B．lost | C．fought | D．valued |
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| 小题4: | | A．took | B．got | C．brought | D．carried |
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| 小题5: | | A．fear | B．disappointment | C．excitement | D．courage |
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| 小题7: | | A．sad | B．lonely | C．wounded | D．hungry |
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| 小题8: | | A．cut off | B．kept away | C．left behind | D．put down |
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| 小题9: | | A．taken | B．sent | C．dropped | D．shipped |
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| 小题10: | | A．healthy | B．strong | C．alive | D．safe |
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| 小题11: | | A．never | B．ever | C．already | D．yet |
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| 小题12: | | A．hated | B．liked | C．experienced | D．missed |
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| 小题13: | | A．money | B．efforts | C．attention | D．costs |
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| 小题14: | | A．find | B．help | C．honor | D．understand |
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| 小题15: | | A．luck | B．life | C．peace | D．happiness |
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I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to meet me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, scared to look at each other.
Soon, we lost the shyness and started playing with each other, bike riding to each other’s house and having sleepovers. In 7th grade she was going through family problems. However, every summer we would always sit at each other’s house and watch movies on TV and talk about all the boys we liked.
It was last year when I noticed the problem. She suffered from clinical depression（抑郁症）, and had to go to a hospital during the day. I was very sorry for her at first. But with the late night calls, and meeting each other halfway up the street at midnight, we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend left her, and I knew I still cared about her like a sister.
Yesterday she came to me and said this. “I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me from cutting myself; the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my problems. You didn’t know this but I was trying to kill myself that very night you called me and I was crying. I owe you so much, and you didn’t even know you were helping me. ”
We both cried. And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never give up your friends. Even if they aren’t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need someone there. If you leave them, you will only be very sorry. So if friends need you, and you care for them, you should be always there for them.
小题1:Why did the two girls hide behind their family members when they first met?| A．Because they were playing a game. | | B．Because they didn’t like each other. | | C．Because they quarreled before. | | D．Because they were both shy. |
小题2:What would have happened to her friend if the author had not cared about her?| A．She would have lost her new best friend. | | B．She would have killed herself that night. | | C．She would have run away from her family. | | D．She would have stayed in hospital for a long time. |
小题3:What lesson does the author learn from the story?| A．Always care for your friends. | | B．Don’t care about others’ opinions. | | C．Never owe your friends too much. | | D．Try to be as cool as others. |
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For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!
Lydia M. Child
When I was a little girl, my father had a time-honored tradition. Following my bedtime story, he would give me a nose 36 , and whisper the most wonderful words into my ear. “Michelle, of all the little girls in the whole wide world . . .” he would pause.
“ Yes, Daddy?”
“ How did your mommy and I get so 37 to get the best one?”
38 he had time to finish, I would say, “You got me!” And then he would continue , “The best little girl in the whole wide world, and we got you.” He would end with a bear hug and 39 kiss to my forehead.
Years passed and my father never missed a night, even when I thought he should have. After my basketball team was 40 , he came into my room.
“ Michelle, of all the basketball players in the whole wide world,” he paused.
“ Yes, Daddy?” I stared at the floor.
“ How did your mom and I get so lucky to get the best one?”
“ You didn’t.”
“ Of course we did, Michelle. We have you.”
After I 41 from college, I became engaged. My father never missed a night to call or leave a message 42 me how special I was to him. I even wondered if he would continue calling after I got 43 , but he didn’t. The daily calls I had taken for granted all my life ended the day he died from cancer, only weeks before my wedding. I deeply missed 44 the days with my father.
Standing behind the white church doors, I waited for the wedding march to begin. Before we walking down the aisle, my brother 45 inside his pocket and handed me an ivory napkin. Inscribed (题写) were the words:
Of all the precious 46 in the whole wide world, how did Mark get so lucky to marry the best one? He married you, Michelle, and he is so lucky! I am so proud of you, my little girl.
Love,
Dad
Without doubt , it was the best wedding gift I 47 , One I would never forget. My father showered me with his gifts every day of his life. How did I get so lucky?
| 小题1: | | A．bite | B．kiss | C．touch | D．beat |
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| 小题2: | | A．fortunate | B．unlucky | C．angry | D．calm |
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| 小题3: | | A．Since | B．After | C．When | D．Before |
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| 小题4: | | A．other | B．either | C．another | D．each |
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| 小题5: | | A．won | B．lost | C．gained | D．defeated |
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| 小题6: | | A．entered | B．graduated | C．drove | D．returned |
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| 小题7: | | A．criticizing | B．warning | C．reminding | D．encouraging |
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| 小题8: | | A．excited | B．depressed | C．divorced | D．married |
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| 小题9: | | A．washing | B．sharing | C．forgetting | D．cutting |
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| 小题10: | | A．reached | B．went | C．jumped | D．fell |
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| 小题11: | | A．wives | B．daughters | C．mothers | D．kids |
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| 小题12: | | A．bought | B．sold | C．received | D．sent |
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“The more you learn, the more you earn,” said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma(证书) , at the age of 35 ! Although Cyndi made it without a high school degree, most people don"t. In the USA today, about 75% of jobs need some education or technical training further than high school. The lowest wage earners in the USA are those without high school degrees; college graduates(毕业生) outearn those without a college education. People with master"s degrees（硕士学位）outearn those with only a bachelor (学士学位); and the highest incomes of all are earned by people with advanced professional or academic degrees. These generalizations explain why most of young Americans go to college. However, despite the averages, more diplomas don"t always mean more money. Many skilled blue-collar workers, salespeople, business executives, and entrepreneurs(企业家)outearn college professors and scientific researchers. And great athletes and entertainers outearn everyone else!
小题1:Cyndi Lauper ______. | A．had been studying in high school before she was thirty-five | | B．wasn"t clever because she graduated from high school too late | | C．got her high school diploma when she was already thirty-five | | D．didn"t like studying |
小题2:According to the passage,______. | A．high school diploma and high school degree are the same thing | | B．people can"t get both high school diploma and degree | | C．people must get both high school diploma and degree | | D．people can get both high school diploma and degree or either |
小题3:Why do most American young people go to college? | A．Because their parents force them to go to college. | | B．Because they can"t get a job if they don"t go to college. | | C．Because the situation of the society make them go to college. | | D．Because they like studying. |
小题4:What may the underlined word “outearn” mean? | A．Earning more money. | B．Earning less money. | | C．Earning no money. | D．Working better. |
小题5:Which of the following is right? | A．If you don"t have a diploma, you can"t earn money. | | B．Those who have diplomas always earn more money than those who don"t have diplomas. | | C．Less diplomas always mean less money. | | D．Great athletes may earn more money than other people. |
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