“Yes, I’ll be ready at nine in the morning. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” It
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“Yes, I’ll be ready at nine in the morning. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” It had not been an easy telephone call for Mrs. Robson to make. Her daughter had been very kind, of course, and had immediately agreed to pick her up and drive her to the station, but Mrs. Robson hated to admit that she needed help. Since her husband had died ten years before, she had always been proud of her independence. She had continued to live in their little house, alone.
On this evening, however, she was standing at her living-room window, staring out at the SOLD notice in the small front garden. Her feelings were mixed. Of course, she was sad at the thought of leaving the house, as it was full of so many memories. But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born. With the money from the sale of the house, she had bought a little apartment there. She turned from the living room window, and looked round at the walls. There was a small fish tank, with two goldfish in it. When asked why, her husband used to say, “It’s nice to have something alive in the room.” Since he had passed away, she had always kept some goldfish, had always had “something alive in the room.”
The next morning, as her train was pulling out of the station, Mrs. Robson called to her daughter, “Kate, you won’t forget to collect the goldfish, will you? The children will love them. It’s …” “I know,” Kate interrupted gently, “It’s nice to have something alive in the room.”
小题1:According to the passage, we know that Mrs. Robson _________. | A．was tired of living alone | | B．was not liked by her daughter | | C．did not like asking people for help | | D．did not want to be visited by her daughter |
小题2:Mrs. Robson was going to _______. | A．be in hospital | B．live with her daughter | | C．travel abroad alone | D．live where she was born |
小题3:The feelings of Mrs. Robson on her last night in the house were________.| A．sad and hopeful | B．regretful and excited | | C．sad and regretful | D．excited and hopeful |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A |
解析
文章向我们描述了一位即将回到出生地的老人的纠结之情。
小题1:推理题。根据第一段倒数第2行she had always been proud of her independence可知她喜欢独立，也就是不喜欢被别人帮助。
小题2:细节题。根据第2段4,5行spending her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born.。
小题3:推理题。离开了住了很多年的老房子感觉很难过，要来到出生地度过晚年，她又很期待。 |
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I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 21 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would 22 his taxi on the road. I 23 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 24 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 25 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 26 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 27 to be outside one evening two weeks 28 ,when the garage door was 29 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 30 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 31 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n）32 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 33 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a（n）34 .
We go to bed every night and 35 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 36 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 37 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 38 the social ladder—how much bigger and better a 39 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 40 we are than what we do!
| 小题1: | | A．window | B．garage | C．door | D．yard |
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| 小题2: | | A．park | B．stop | C．check | D．repair |
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| 小题3: | | A．knew | B．understood | C．asked | D．wondered |
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| 小题4: | | A．for | B．out of | C．without | D．from |
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| 小题5: | | A．business | B．national | C．personal | D．public |
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| 小题6: | | A．wasteful | B．meaningful | C．wonderful | D．plentiful |
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| 小题7: | | A．appeared | B．intended | C．expected | D．happened |
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| 小题8: | | A．later | B．more | C．ago | D．before |
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| 小题9: | | A．broken | B．fine | C．shut | D．open |
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| 小题10: | | A．once | B．before | C．when | D．until |
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| 小题11: | | A．far | B．deep | C．long | D．little |
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| 小题12: | | A．driver | B．engineer | C．father | D．son |
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| 小题13: | | A．called | B．made | C．elected | D．turned |
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| 小题14: | | A．experience | B．earning | C．life | D．position |
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| 小题15: | | A．stay up | B．wake up | C．stay home | D．go home |
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| 小题16: | | A．competition | B．performance | C．debate | D．party |
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| 小题17: | | A．family | B．company | C．team | D．whole |
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| 小题18: | | A．build | B．climb | C．stand | D．lay |
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| 小题19: | | A．house | B．garage | C．car | D．taxi |
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| 小题20: | | A．who | B．what | C．which | D．Where |
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Friendship is one of the basic bonds (纽带) between human beings. While the characteristics of friendship might vary from one country to another, people from all cultures not only enjoy friends but need them.
Many studies have shown that teenagers who have no friends often suffer from psychological disorders. It has been shown that teenagers, perhaps more than any other age group, need companionship and a sense of belonging. The negative consequences of loneliness have also been observed among the elderly. The death of a spouse often leaves a widow or a widower totally bereft (失去). If, however, they are surrounded by friends and relatives and if they are able to articulate（清楚表达） their feelings, they are more likely to recover from their grief.
“No man is an island.” In other words, we are all parts of society. We all need the love, admiration, respect and moral support of other people. If we are fortunate, our friends will provide us with all of these necessary aspects of life.
As most people observe, there are many levels of friendship. The degree or intensity of friendship varies depending on the personality of the individuals involved and the context of the relationships. Extroverts (性格外向者) enjoy being surrounded by many people whereas introverts（性格内向者）are perhaps content with fewer but more intense friendships.
Everyone is not equally open with all their friends. The degree of intimacy (密切) is determined by many factors. Close friends can be formed at any stage in one’s life but they are usually very rare. Not very many people have more than a few really close friends. Irrespective of the level of intimacy, all friendships are based on reciprocity（相互性）, honesty and a certain amount of love and affection.
小题1:The second paragraph implies that _____..| A．teenagers without friends will suffer from psychological problems | | B．a widow or a widower will die very soon without companionship | | C．human beings need companionship and a sense of belonging | | D．both A and B |
小题2:The degree of intimacy of friendship mainly depends on _____ .| A．age | B．belonging | C．personality | D．culture |
小题3:The author thinks that close friends _____ .| A．can be easily formed when one is young | | B．cannot be long-lasting | | C．are not rare for everyone | | D．are rare for most people |
小题4:The word “irrespective”(Last sentence, Para. 5) means _____ .| A．not respecting | B．dishonoring | C．regardless | D．Considering |
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When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 36 side is as much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to 37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society．If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 39 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 40 the title．Therefore, the scissors would 41 before they start, 42 halfway done when I find out the 43 result．
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 44 ．You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 45 up．
But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 46 ．Thus you are 47 in a difficult position and feel sad．How 48 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 49 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other．
In fact that is what 50 is like: we are often 51 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting．It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only 52 we get into another．The 53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind．I 54 remember a philosopher"s remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens in life．" So a casual 55 may not be a bad one．
| 小题1: | | A．front | B．same | C．opposite | D．either |
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| 小题2: | | A．get | B．keep | C．lead | D．bring |
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| 小题3: | | A．a report | B．news | C．a theory | D．advice |
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| 小题4: | | A．reduce | B．suffer | C．prevent | D．cause |
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| 小题6: | | A．use | B．stay | C．prepare | D．handle |
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| 小题8: | | A．satisfying | B．surprising | C．regretful | D．impossible |
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| 小题9: | | A．courage | B．strength | C．attention | D．patience |
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| 小题10: | | A．given | B．held | C．made | D．picked |
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| 小题11: | | A．near | B．alone | C．behind | D．about |
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| 小题12: | | A．caught | B．attracted | C．filled | D．struck |
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| 小题13: | | A．dares | B．deals | C．comes | D．does |
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| 小题14: | | A．goes | B．changes | C．progresses | D．improves |
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| 小题15: | | A．life | B．society | C．nature | D．study |
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| 小题16: | | A．supplied | B．faced | C．connected | D．fixed |
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| 小题17: | | A．before | B．after | C．until | D．as |
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| 小题18: | | A．following | B．next | C．above | D．former |
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| 小题19: | | A．almost | B．also | C．once | D．still |
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| 小题20: | | A．treatment | B．choice | C．action | D．remark |
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Normally when I pop in to see my parents, my mum bursts out of the house with a big smile. Not today. "Your brother," she says, "he"s showered twice this afternoon. Does he know how much it costs to run this house?" Are we limiting water now? I didn"t think the recession(萧条) had got that bad. My poor brother is a boomerang kid. Like 60 percent of guys immediately after university, he"s back at home. Graduating ￡15,000 in debt and faced with unpaid internships(实习期) or low wages thanks to the flooding of the market with graduates, a lot of twenty some things simply don"t have the necessary income or parental support to live independently.
Three years after getting their degree, most graduates are still not earning above the average salary. They have a near 50 percent tax burden, thanks to student loan repayments and council tax on top of income tax and national insurance. Unless you have parents who can afford to finance what is effectively a second home for them, returning to the parental nest is often the only affordable option.
The boomerang effect is becoming even more pronounced thanks to the recession. One in four of those losing their job during the downturn is under 25. Only 13 percent of final-year students have jobs. Home is the only place many are going: 111,000 16-29 year olds moved back home in 2008, five times the average of previous years.
Boomeranging is bad news. It poses serious problems for parents" finances. They"ve already supported their children through university, topping up loans with handouts, averaging ￡12,300 in total, to keep twenty somethings afloat. Now their retirement savings are being eaten away by continuously dependent children.
It’s bad for the returning kids too. Ambitious young people will be left frustrated, seeing their university peers from more wealthy backgrounds excel only because parents" money was there to support them through the initial period of poverty wages. Those living in rural areas are further disadvantaged by lack of access to cities where most new jobs are located. Half of all young people now feel they will not achieve their goals. Research by the Prince"s Trust reveals that one-quarter of all 16-25 year olds are regularly down or depressed. And depression does not help self-motivation, the very trait needed to seek out job opportunities.
小题1:In paragraph 1, the mother’s criticizing her son for showering too often shows _________. | A．the price of water has increased | | B．she thinks her son is selfish | | C．her son is an economic burden | | D．she wants to have a shower herself |
小题2:What is the boomerang mentioned in the passage? | A．A person earning low income. | | B．A person who has heavy tax burden. | | C．A youth who cannot get parental support. | | D．A youth returning to parents after graduation. |
小题3:According to the passage, which of the following does NOT contribute to the tax bill of most young graduates? | A．National insurance. | B．Income tax. | | C．Council income. | D．Student loans. |
小题4:Who is comparatively most affected by the recession according to the passage? | A．Those who haven’t completed their university studies. | | B．Those who are supported through by their parents. | | C．Those who can have access to the urban facilities. | | D．Those who were born into the well-off families. |
小题5:Which is the best title of the passage? | A．Global Recession | | B．Boomerang Kids | | C．Unemployment Rate | | D．Falling Incomes |
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In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue 1 . One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet （小鹦鹉）on my finger, I wanted to show Perky what the sky looked like. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my horror , Perky flew off. The enormous, blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue 2 and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all.
I told Kathy about Perky"s disappearance and I was anxious that she would blame me. But , unexpectedly, Kathy managed to 3 me. With fake optimism, she even tried to convince me that Perky would find a new 4 . But I was far too clever to 5 that such a thing was possible.
Decades later, I watched my own 6 growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the 7 of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the best of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed（宣称） to 8 the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. Then Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and ___9___that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
"The best thing about Sweetie Pie," he said, "was the 10 we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just 11 down and landed on my finger."
When I was finally able to 12 , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all 13 . It seems our two families had been 14 long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, "You were 15 ! Perky lived!"
| 小题1: | | A．lake | B．sky | C．parakeet | D．backyard |
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| 小题2: | | A．pleasure | B．sadness | C．treasure | D．sense |
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| 小题3: | | A．forgive | B．comfort | C．help | D．delight |
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| 小题4: | | A．parent | B．home | C．nest | D．fellow |
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| 小题5: | | A．imagine | B．suppose | C．doubt | D．believe |
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| 小题6: | | A．birds | B．happiness | C．worries | D．children |
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| 小题7: | | A．parents | B．birds | C．interests | D．games |
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| 小题9: | | A．announced | B．said | C．retold | D．hoped |
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| 小题11: | | A．floated | B．dived | C．settled | D．went |
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| 小题12: | | A．think | B．speak | C．interrupt | D．explain |
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| 小题13: | | A．came up | B．turned up | C．turned out | D．matched up |
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| 小题14: | | A．known | B．fastened | C．connected | D．introduced |
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| 小题15: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．silly | D．mad |
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