George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school
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George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school today, you had no idea how I was feeling.
You were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.
Because you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked（眨眼）, and your siblings（兄弟姐妹） were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, the shining prizes of career advancement and a double income had lost their brightness. A splash（溅水）in the pool with you in your bright red boots or "just one more" rereading of your favorite book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn"t go to preschool and I hope that doesn"t hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.
I have to admit that in my mind’s eye, an image of myself while you"re in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted（爆发） between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.
Maybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you"ll feel something warm on your cheek.
小题1:What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph?| A．She gave up the job with a big salary and prizes. | | B．She could only recall her good job at home now. | | C．Many good jobs with better pay attracted her but she didn’t take them. | | D．Compared with bringing up the baby, work seemed to fade to her. |
小题2:Which statement is NOT TRUE about George"s family according to the letter?| A．George"s parents gave birth to three children. | | B．The Georges is a double income family. | | C．They recycled soda cans. | | D．The children had more arguments during the summer. |
小题3:The passage tries to show us ________.| A．how excited a child will be on his first day to school | | B．how deeply a mother loves her child | | C．how many efforts a mother has made to raise a child | | D．how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B |
解析
文章通过深沉的笔触描写了妈妈对孩子的深深的爱！
小题1:推理题。根据上文可知抚养孩子给我带来很多的快乐，相对于这些快乐来说，工作以及薪水对我已经没有吸引力了。
小题2:推理题。由文章可知这个家庭里的妈妈并没上班，而是在家照顾孩子，那么就不是一个双份收入的家庭。
小题3:主旨大意题。文章全文都反应出母亲对孩子深深的爱。 |
举一反三
Always Changing
Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough 36 someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining 37 professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional 38 . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re 39 for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线)balls 40 us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to 41 the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change 42 to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that“survivability depends upon 43 .”And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be 44 in four words:“Go with the flow.”
I’m not exactly sure , but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of 45 —both good and bad . No matter how excellent your skill , there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no 46 . The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to 47 adjustments should the need arise-as it almost 48 does.
That doesn"t mean you don"t keep trying to make all your 49 come true．It just means that when things come up that aren"t 50 in your plan，you work around them—and then you move on。
“Change，indeed，is painful， 51 ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has 52 .”
we"re going to miss Mark. But rather than stay on the 53 of our parting，we"ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future－for him，and for us．And then we"ll go out and 54
everything we can to make that future happen． 55 our plans change--again.
| 小题1: | | A．know | B．greet | C．imagine | D．recognize |
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| 小题2: | | A．extra | B．good | C．correct | D．precise |
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| 小题3: | | A．agreement | B．destination | C．experience | D．opportunity |
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| 小题4: | | A．pleased | B．pity | C．anxious | D．curious |
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| 小题6: | | A．provide | B．use | C．change | D．try |
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| 小题7: | | A．produce | B．determine | C．protect | D．preserve |
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| 小题8: | | A．habit | B．communication | C．belief | D．adaptability |
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| 小题9: | | A．summed up | B．held up | C．made up | D．put up |
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| 小题10: | | A．accidents | B．records | C．events | D．problems |
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| 小题11: | | A．difference | B．control | C．power | D．trouble |
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| 小题13: | | A．always | B．never | C．already | D．seldom |
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| 小题14: | | A．decisions | B．promises | C．dreams | D．solutions |
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| 小题15: | | A．eventually | B．exactly | C．immediately | D．surprisingly |
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| 小题16: | | A．yet | B．also | C．even | D．still |
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| 小题17: | | A．future | B．parting | C．attempt | D．hope |
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| 小题18: | | A．complaint | B．attention | C．sadness | D．sympathy |
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| 小题19: | | A．do | B．demand | C．face | D．seize |
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| 小题20: | | A．Until | B．Before | C．If | D．After |
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Eye See You
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing _36_, children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were _37_ wherever they could find _38_. I was a mid-year _39_. The previous _40_ said he could no longer manage these children and _41_ without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he _42_. I sat down _43_ in my chair and began reading their _44_ softly. After each name, I _45_, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a _46_ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began _47_ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a _48_ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were _49_, boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every _50_ while I was writing on the board. They soon became _51_ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair _52_. At first they did not believe me. _53_ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical _54_. I never told them differently. Why _55_ a good thing?
| 小题1: | | A．softly | B．clearly | C．loudly | D．peacefully |
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| 小题2: | | A．speaking | B．laughing | C．standing | D．dancing |
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| 小题3: | | A．space | B．music | C．partner | D．joke |
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| 小题4: | | A．representative | B．replacement | C．reference | D．reward |
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| 小题5: | | A．teacher | B．headmaster | C．director | D．leader |
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| 小题6: | | A．retired | B．remained | C．resigned | D．returned |
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| 小题7: | | A．went | B．came | C．left | D．disappeared |
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| 小题8: | | A．angrily | B．restlessly | C．indifferently | D．quietly |
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| 小题9: | | A．names | B．faces | C．figures | D．minds |
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| 小题10: | | A．prepared | B．prayed | C．protected | D．preferred |
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| 小题11: | | A．board | B．mirror | C．cross | D．picture |
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| 小题12: | | A．noting | B．copying | C．writing | D．drawing |
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| 小题13: | | A．difficult | B．different | C．distant | D．direct |
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| 小题14: | | A．dated | B．written | C．worked | D．set |
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| 小题15: | | A．make | B．move | C．matter | D．mind |
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| 小题16: | | A．pleased | B．puzzled | C．known | D．worried |
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| 小题17: | | A．covered | B．hooked | C．hung | D．displayed |
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| 小题19: | | A．view | B．scene | C．eyes | D．vision |
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| 小题20: | | A．mix up | B．bring up | C．mess up | D．burn up |
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We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own 31 .
The carpenter I 32 to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n) 33 first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck 34 to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony 35 .
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused 36 at a small tree, 37 tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door, he underwent a(n) 38 transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he 39 his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
The next day my 40 drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t 41 having troubles on the job, but the troubles don’t 42 to the house with my family. So I just 43 them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”
“ 44 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 45 as I remember the night before.”
Putting 46 around our problems is a really good idea --- it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who can’t do anything about our problems. Why 47 them if they can’t help us?
So, plant yourself a trouble tree outside and use it 48 you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to 49 your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be 50 that they’re not as heavy as they were the night before.
| 小题1: | | A．unhappiness | B．mistakes | C．helplessness | D．carelessness |
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| 小题2: | | A．informed | B．hired | C．trusted | D．recommended |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoyable | B．smooth | C．rough | D．dull |
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| 小题4: | | A．intended | B．desired | C．hesitated | D．refused |
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| 小题5: | | A．amazement | B．astonishment | C．embarrassment | D．silence |
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| 小题6: | | A．regularly | B．unusually | C．briefly | D．directly |
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| 小题7: | | A．cutting | B．damaging | C．watching | D．touching |
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| 小题8: | | A．exciting | B．amazing | C．confusing | D．annoying |
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| 小题9: | | A．hugged | B．greeted | C．thanked | D．waved |
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| 小题10: | | A．preference | B．sufferings | C．curiosity | D．doubt |
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| 小题11: | | A．avoid | B．consider | C．continue | D．stand |
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| 小题12: | | A．lack | B．belong | C．exist | D．stay |
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| 小题14: | | A．Sad | B．Terrible | C．Funny | D．Ridiculous |
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| 小题15: | | A．many | B．few | C．good | D．light |
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| 小题16: | | A．defence | B．boundaries | C．sympathy | D．secret |
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| 小题17: | | A．burden | B．equip | C．expose | D．entertain |
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| 小题18: | | A．however | B．whenever | C．wherever | D．whatever |
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| 小题19: | | A．so long as | B．now that | C．even if | D．in case |
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| 小题20: | | A．shameful | B．proud | C．astonished | D．grateful |
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It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor．On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life．" At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave．"
As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague"s words no longer existed．When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher．It obviously isn"t the money．Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change．He was working at Nintendo Corporation．His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade．With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired．I thanked him, but declined his kind offer．
A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework．She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away．As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher．
Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication （奉献） and a deeper sense of satisfaction—I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．
小题1:Hearing his colleague"s description of graduation for the first time, the author __________．| A．quite agreed with his colleague | | B．was very puzzled | | C．thought it very funny | | D．was very sad |
小题2:The computer science student called up the author because he___________．| A．wanted to inform the author of his present job | | B．tried to persuade the author to work with him | | C．wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction | | D．thought the author wasn"t fit to be a teacher |
小题3:The underlined part “blue hats and gowns” refers to___________．| A．university colleagues | B．graduates" clothes | | C．life memories | D．decorations in the hall |
小题4:The author wrote this passage to __________．| A．express his devotion to being a teacher | | B．compare two different graduation ceremonies | | C．talk about the meaning of graduation | | D．give advice on how to be a good teacher |
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Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.
It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
小题1:In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.| A．what to do in our life | | B．where to go with other persons | | C．how to treat our life | | D．how to get on well with other persons |
小题2:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?| A．If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return. | | B．We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday. | | C．It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be cheated. | | D．If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget the person. |
小题3:If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.| A．you shouldn’t do what will hurt other people | | B．you should put on other people’s shoes | | C．you should believe in other people | | D．you should depend on your imagination |
小题4:In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.| A．can accept the suggestions made by others | | B．can live happily and forget the past | | C．does good to other people and is respected and loved by them | | D．has made a lot of money for himself before he dies |
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