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问答题Practice 5  This isn’t the sort of girl to let the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle go to her head. Even if she did, her family would bring her down to earth. “When I started at Capital the only thing my brothers asked was whether they’d get free records,” she

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Practice 5  This isn’t the sort of girl to let the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle go to her head. Even if she did, her family would bring her down to earth. “When I started at Capital the only thing my brothers asked was whether they’d get free records,” she remembers. “And my mum couldn’t even find the station on her radio.”  Margherita Taylor is very nice and very easy-going, but very much in control. She is so much a “Capital Radio girl” that you might think she is just doing a good job for the station’s publicity department, although you know what she’s saying really comes from the heart. She smiles a lot, laughs a lot and is generally a great advert for Capital.

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1.完形填空(30分)根据下列材料请回答 26~45 题:There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 16 you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only17 friends leave footprints (脚印).I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the 18 She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves19 with the cool 20 . In such a season, I liked walking alone on the roads covered with leaves, 21 to the sound of them.Autumn is a 22 season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 23 . But one day, the sound of a violin 24 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 25 in playing her violin.I had26 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been27 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.Leaves were still failing. Every day she played the violin at the comer of the building28 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 29 . 30 we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly31 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me."You must like wusic from the violin. " she said."Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked.Suddenly, a 32 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual."I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 33 me. " she said."In fact, it was your playing 34 gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered, "Let's be friends. "The girl smiled, and so did I. I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went down stairs to listen to her. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure(身影) of the girl. She is like a 35 --so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that makes the autumn beautiful.第 26 题A. withB. forC. againstD. to

2.BWhen Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as anaward-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says."I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up--again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."61. Why did Mary feel regretful?A. She didn't achieve her ambition.B. She didn't take care of her mother.C. She didn't complete her high school.D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.

3.The Extended FamilyMrs Sharp, a large, red-faced woman in her late sixties, has lived in Greenleas, a 'new town' in the countryside outside London, since 1958. Before that she lived in Bethnal Green, an area of inner London. She was moved to Greenleas by the local authorities when her old house was demolished.She came from a large family with six girls and two boys, and she grew up among brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins. When she married her boyfriend from school at eighteen, they went on living with her parents, and her first child was brought up more by her mother than by herself, because she always worked.As the family grew, they moved out of their parents' house to a flat. It was in the next street, and their life was still that of the extended family. "All my family used to live around Denby Street," said Mrs Sharp, "and we were always in and out of each other's houses." When she went to the shops, she used to call in on her mother to see if she wanted anything. Every day she would visit one sister or another and see a nephew or niece at the corner shop or in the market."You always knew 90% of the people you saw in the street everyday, either they were related to you or you were at school with them," she said.When her babies were born (she had two sons and a daughter), she said, "All my sisters and neighbours would help – they used to come and make a cup of tea, or help in some other way." And every Saturday night there was a family party. It was at Mrs Sharp's mother's house. "Of course we all know each other very well. You have to learn to get on with each other. I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business. She was forever asking questions and gossiping. But you had to put up with everyone, whatever they were like."1.Why did Mrs. Sharp have to move to Greenleas? ()A.Because she had to work there.B.Because she didn’t like the old place at all.C.Because her house in the downtown area was knocked down.2.When she got married, she lived ______.A.together with her parents all the timeB.together with her parents for some timeC.far away from her parents’ house3.Why did she know so many people? ()A.Because she was easy going.B.Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates.C.Because she was good at making friends with people.4.The sentence “I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business.” in the last Para. means ______.A.I had one neighbour who was always warm-hearted.B.I had one neighbour who was always ready to help us.C.I had one neighbour who always showed her interests in our private affairs.5.What does this passage mainly deal with? ()A.What the extended family is like.B.The relationship between Mrs Sharp and her neighbour.C.How Mrs Sharp brings her children up.

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更多“问答题Practice 5  This isn’t the sort of girl to let the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle go to her head. Even if she did, her family would bring her down to earth. “When I started at Capital the only thing my brothers asked was whether they’d get free records,” she ”相关问题
  • 第1题:

    B

    It was the first mow of winter -- an exciting day for every, child but not for most tether. Up until now, l had been able to dress myself for recess(课间休息), but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher at Princess Elizabeth School near Hamilton, Ontario, had been through first snow days ,many times in her long career, but I think struggled still remember this one.

    I managed to get into my wool snow pants. But I straggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At least my hat and matching scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots. In her calm, motherly voice she said, “By the end of winter, you will be able to put on own boots. ” I didn’t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence.

    I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected the adult to do an the work. After mush wiggling and pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.

    I announced,“They’re on the wrong feet. ”With the grace that only experience can bring,she struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again. Then I said,“These aren’t my boots. you know. ”As she pulled the offending boots from my feet,she still managed to look both helpful and interested. Once they were off. I said,“They are my brother’s boots. My mother makes me wear them,and I hate them!” Somehow,from long years of practice,she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying little girl. She pushed and shoved. less gently this time,and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet. With a great sigh of relief,seeing the end of her struggle with me,she asked,“Now,where are your gloves?’’

    I looked into her eyes and said. “I didn’t want to lose them. so I put them into the toes of my boots. ”

    60. According to the passage,the little girl got from her brother.

    A. the wool snow pants and the jacket B. the jacket and the boots

    C. the jacket and the hat D. the boots and the gloves


    正确答案:B

  • 第2题:

    B

    I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.

    Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.

    I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

    I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

    41. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.

    A. she uses English in foreign trade

    B. she is fascinated by languages

    C. she works as a translator

    D. she is a writer by profession


    正确答案:D

  • 第3题:

    I asked her if she would allow me to interview her,and she readily agreed.

    A: willingly
    B: suddenly
    C: firmly
    D: quickly

    答案:A
    解析:
    句意:我问她是否允许我进行采访,她欣然答应了。单词willingly意为“情愿地,乐意地”;suddenly意为“突然地”;firmly意为“坚决地,稳固地”;quickly意为“迅速地”。单词readily意思为“欣然地,很快”,和willingly的意思接近。故选A项。

  • 第4题:

    I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother."But the desk," she'd said again, "it's for Elizaheth."
    I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in acdou. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened.And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".
    As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she ebose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace-it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and l could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
    Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
    The passage shows that _______

    A.mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
    B.mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
    C.mother cared much about her daughter in words
    D.mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

    答案:A
    解析:
    由第二段最后一句“But she lived‘onthe surface”’和全文内容可知.作者的母亲表面上很冷漠,但心里充满了对作者的爱,正确答案是A。

  • 第5题:

    I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother."But the desk," she'd said again, "it's for Elizaheth."
    I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in acdou. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened.And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".
    As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she ebose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace-it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and l could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
    Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
    What's the best title of the passage?

    A.My Letter to Mother
    B.Mother and Children
    C.Mv Mother's Desk
    D.Talks hetween Mother and Me

    答案:C
    解析:
    文章的开头“I’velovedmymother’s desk…”以及后面的“Nowthe present ofher desk told.as she’dtie,verbeen ableto…”可知作者是托物思人.以表达自己对母亲的怀念之情,所以最佳标题应是C。

  • 第6题:

    I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother."But the desk," she'd said again, "it's for Elizaheth."
    I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in acdou. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened.And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".
    As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she ebose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace-it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and l could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
    Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
    The word "gulf" in the passage means _______

    A.deep understanding between the old and the young
    B.different ideas between the mother and the daughter
    C.free talks between mother and daughter
    D.part of the sea going far in land

    答案:B
    解析:
    从“I was”too emotional’.But she lived‘oil the surface”’可知此词是指两人之间不同的看法和观点,应选B。

  • 第7题:

    Mrs.Peters stopped playing the piano when she began to work.She had lived in a very small?flat,and there had been no room for a piano.But when she married,she had a new flat which was?big enough for one.So she decided to get one and her husband agreed and helped her.She saved?some money,and her parents gave her a generous amount of money for her birthday.Then she went?to a shop and said,"I′ll choose whichever piano does not cost too much and fits into my living room."
    When she had paid for the piano,the shop assistant asked her if she would like him to get it?tuned(调音)evey few months.Mrs.Peters agreed.
    A few months later she heard from the shop that a man was coming to tune the piano at ten that?morning.Now she had not cleaned the house yet,so it was dusty and untidy.Mrs.Peters hated having?even the least amount of dirt,and felt ashamed whenever strange people saw her house like that.So she had to hurry..to clean everything carefully.It meant a lot of effort,and it made her hot and tired,but anyhow,by the time the man arrived,everything was finished.
    She opened the door,and the man was standing there with a big dog.!"Good morning,"the man said politely,"Will it disturb you if I bring my dog in,please?I′m blind,and he leads me wherever?I go.

    Mrs.Peters had wasted her time getting everything clean as__________

    A.the dog would dirty the house
    B.the piano tuner could see nothing in the house
    C.the dog disturbed Mrs.Peters
    D.the piano tuner always took the dog

    答案:B
    解析:
    【考情点拨】推理判断题。【应试指导】文中讲到,彼得斯夫人精心打扫房间,是因为当陌生人来访时,如果房间很脏、很乱,她会感到很难堪的。而当钢琴调音师到来时,她才知道这是一位盲人,根本看不到房间是否干净。

  • 第8题:

    Mrs.Peters stopped playing the piano when she began to work.She had lived in a very small?flat,and there had been no room for a piano.But when she married,she had a new flat which was?big enough for one.So she decided to get one and her husband agreed and helped her.She saved?some money,and her parents gave her a generous amount of money for her birthday.Then she went?to a shop and said,"I′ll choose whichever piano does not cost too much and fits into my living room."
    When she had paid for the piano,the shop assistant asked her if she would like him to get it?tuned(调音)evey few months.Mrs.Peters agreed.
    A few months later she heard from the shop that a man was coming to tune the piano at ten that?morning.Now she had not cleaned the house yet,so it was dusty and untidy.Mrs.Peters hated having?even the least amount of dirt,and felt ashamed whenever strange people saw her house like that.So she had to hurry..to clean everything carefully.It meant a lot of effort,and it made her hot and tired,but anyhow,by the time the man arrived,everything was finished.
    She opened the door,and the man was standing there with a big dog.!"Good morning,"the man said politely,"Will it disturb you if I bring my dog in,please?I′m blind,and he leads me wherever?I go.

    It meant a lot of effort,and it made her hot and tired.Here"it"refers to__________

    A.hating dirt
    B.cleaning everything
    C.waiting for the man
    D.feeling ashamed of the dirty and untidy house

    答案:B
    解析:
    【考情点拨】词语理解题。【应试指导】根据上下文可知,此句中“it”指前一句所做的事情,即clean everything carefully。

  • 第9题:

    Mrs.Peters stopped playing the piano when she began to work.She had lived in a very small?flat,and there had been no room for a piano.But when she married,she had a new flat which was?big enough for one.So she decided to get one and her husband agreed and helped her.She saved?some money,and her parents gave her a generous amount of money for her birthday.Then she went?to a shop and said,"I′ll choose whichever piano does not cost too much and fits into my living room."
    When she had paid for the piano,the shop assistant asked her if she would like him to get it?tuned(调音)evey few months.Mrs.Peters agreed.
    A few months later she heard from the shop that a man was coming to tune the piano at ten that?morning.Now she had not cleaned the house yet,so it was dusty and untidy.Mrs.Peters hated having?even the least amount of dirt,and felt ashamed whenever strange people saw her house like that.So she had to hurry..to clean everything carefully.It meant a lot of effort,and it made her hot and tired,but anyhow,by the time the man arrived,everything was finished.
    She opened the door,and the man was standing there with a big dog.!"Good morning,"the man said politely,"Will it disturb you if I bring my dog in,please?I′m blind,and he leads me wherever?I go.

    One morning,__

    A.a man was coming to repair her piano
    B.Mrs.Peters received a telephone call from the shop
    C.the piano was sent to her house at 10 o'clock
    D.Mrs.Peters was going to clean the house

    答案:B
    解析:
    【考情点拨】推理判断题。【应试指导】文章第三段第一句指出,几个月后,商店里说有一个人当天上午十点将来给钢琴调音。只有B符合题意。

  • 第10题:

    共用题干
    A Heroic Woman

    The whole of the United States cheered its latest hero,Ashley Smith,with the Federal
    Bureau of Investigation saying it was planning to give a big reward to her for having a brave
    heart and wise mind.
    _______(1)She was moving into her apartment in Atlanta,Georgia early on the
    morning of March 12,when a man followed her to her door and put a gun to her side.
    "I started walking to my door,and I felt really,really afraid,"she said in a TV
    interview last week.The man was Brian Nichols,33.He was suspected of killing three
    people at an Atlanta courthouse(法院)on March 11 and later of killing a federal agent.
    __________(2)
    Nichols tied Smith up with tape,but released her after she repeatedly begged him not
    to take her life."I told him if he hurt me,my little girl wouldn't have a mummy,"she said.
    In order to calm the man down,she read to him from"The Purpose-Driven Life",a best-
    selling religious book.He asked her to repeat a paragraph"about what you thought your
    purpose in life was一what talents were you given"._________(3)
    "I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his trust,"Smith said.
    Smith said she asked Nichols why he chose her."He said he thought I was an angel
    sent from God,and we were Christian sister and brother,"she said. "And that he was
    lost,and that God led him to me to tell him that he had hurt a lot of people."________
    (4)She said Nichols was surprised when she made him breakfast and that the two of them
    watched television coverage(报道)of the police hunt for him. "I cannot believe that's
    me,"Nichols told the woman.Then,Nichols asked Smith what she thought he should do.
    She said,"I think you should turn yourself in.If you don't,lots more people are going to
    get hurt."
    Eventually,he let her go._________(5)A US $60,000 reward had been posted
    for Nichols' capture. Authorities said they did not yet know if Smith would be eligible(有资
    格的)for that money.

    _________(5)
    A:The local police were searching for him.
    B:Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter.
    C:Smith tried very hard to kill Nichols.
    D:She even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed her to leave.
    E:And the two of them discussed this topic.
    F:Then she called the police.

    答案:F
    解析:

  • 第11题:

    Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer (扫盲志愿者). The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result, if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together, learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence, which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself, too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. I once could not read.()

    • A、True
    • B、False
    • C、Not Given

    正确答案:C

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    When I asked my sister to turn down her radio, she made it even louder. I could not understand why she acted so _____.
    A

    docilely

    B

    obstinately

    C

    perversely

    D

    pliablely


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    perversely任性地。docilely温顺地。obstinately固执地,顽固地。pliablely易弯地。

  • 第13题:

    Christine was just a girl in one of my class. I never knew much about

    Her except for that she was strang . she didn’t talk many .her hair was black

    and purple, and she worn black sports shoes and a black sweater ,although in the

    summer .she was ,infact, rather attractively, and she never seemed ^care what

    the rest if us thought about her .like the rest of my classmate ,I didn’t really

    want to get closest to her . it was only when we did their chemistry projiect

    together that I begin to uanderstand why christine dressed the way she did .

    __________


    正确答案:

  • 第14题:

    Passage Three

    My husband and children feel very happy to live here. They can't see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who aren't good. They can't see that our neighbors have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I decided that my children must get out of this. The money that we've saved isn't nearly enough.

    The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down upon the poor The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldn't eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer (下水道). Why? Is it only because they have money? There is more to happiness than money in the world, isn't there?

    Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isn't rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. She can read your mind. I'd like to see the children will be like Miss Jackson when they grow up.

    44. This passage suggests that the writer______.

    A. is easy to get along with

    B. is never pleased with her neighbors

    C. is unhappy with the life they are living

    D. is good at observing and understanding people


    正确答案:C
    参见第一段。

  • 第15题:

    I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother."But the desk," she'd said again, "it's for Elizaheth."
    I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in acdou. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened.And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".
    As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she ebose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace-it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and l could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
    Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
    What did mother do with her daughter's letter asking forgiveness?

    A.She had never received the letter.
    B.For years, she often talked about the letter.
    C.She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
    D.She read the letter again and again till she died.

    答案:D
    解析:
    根据最后一段“…a photo of my father and a on.Page letter,foldedand refoldedmanytimes.”可知应选D。

  • 第16题:

    I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother."But the desk," she'd said again, "it's for Elizaheth."
    I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in acdou. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened.And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".
    As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she ebose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace-it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and l could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
    Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
    The writer began to love her mother's desk

    A.after mother died
    B.before she became a writer
    C.when she was a child
    D.when mother gave it to her

    答案:C
    解析:
    根据全文第一句I veloved my mother's desk sincel was just tall enoughto see above thetop of it as mother sat doing letters.”可知,作者当时还是个小菝子,故选C。

  • 第17题:

    根据下列内容,回答186-190题。
    I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mothersat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I de-cided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during herfinal illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother."But the desk," she'd said a-gain, "it's for Elizabeth."
    I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. Butas a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened.
    And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".
    As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy fami-ly. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she didforgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disap-pointment, then little interest and, finally, peace--it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't besure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and ! could stop try-ing to make her into someone she was not.
    Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased thatwriting was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--a photoof my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letterasks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
    The writer began to love her mother's desk__________.

    A.after mother died
    B.before she became a writer
    C.when she was a child
    D.when mother gave it to her

    答案:C
    解析:
    根据全文第一句“I’ve loved my mother’s desk since l was just tall enough to see above thetop of it as mother sat doing letters.”可知,作者当时还是个小孩子,故选C。

  • 第18题:

    共用题干
    A Heroic Woman
    The whole of the United States cheered its latest hero,Ashley Smith,with the Federal Bureau of investigation saying it was planning to give a big reward to her for having a brave heart and wise mind.
    ______(46)She was moving into her apartment in Atlanta,Georgia early on the morning of March 12,when a man followed her to her door and put a gun to her side."I started walking to my door,and I felt really,really afraid,"she said in a TV interview last week.The man was Brian
    Nichols , 33 . He was suspected of killing three people at an Atlanta courthouse(法院)on March 11 and later of killing a federal agent.______(47)
    Nichols tied Smith up with tape,but released her after she repeatedly begged him not to take her life."I told him if he hurt me,my little girl wouldn't have a mummy",she said.In order to calm the man down,she read to him from"The Purpose-Driven Life",a best-selling religious book.He asked her to repeat a paragraph about"what you thought your purpose in life was,what talents were you given.______(48)
    "I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his trust."Smith said.
    Smith said she asked Nichols why he chose her. He said he thought"I was an angel sent from God,and we were Christian sister and brother",she said,"And that he was lost,and that God led him to me to tell him that he had hurt a lot of people."______(49)She said Nichols was surprised when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched television coverage(报道) of the police hunt for him."I cannot believe that's me."Nichols told the woman.Then,Nichols asked Smith what she thought he should do.She said,"I think you should turn yourself in.If you don't,lots more people are going to get hurt."
    Eventually,he let her go.______(50)A US $ 60,000 reward had been posted for Nichols' capture. Authorities said they did not yet know if Smith would be eligible(有资格的)for that money.

    ______(50)
    A: The local police were searching for him.
    B: Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter.
    C: Smith tried very hard to kill Nichols.
    D: She even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed her to leave.
    E: And the two of them discussed this topic.
    F: Then she called the police.

    答案:F
    解析:
    史密斯是一位单身母亲,26岁,有一个女儿。由于第二段的句子反复提到了她,因此,段落第一句应该是对于她的姓名和身份的说明。


    根据本文第二段最后事实的陈述,他连杀4个人,因此可以判断当地警察正在搜捕他,所以选A。


    然后他们两人讨论这个话题。前句提到了“读书”和“什么是生活的目的,你具有什么才能”等问题,因此,之后街接就这个话题的讨论。


    她甚至在被允许离开之前,为这个人做早饭。第五段选项之后的句子提到早饭的事情。因此,这里本句话的意思是应该相互街接。


    最后一段第一句:最后,他放了她。后来,她报了警。

  • 第19题:

    When I was about 12 1 had an enemy,a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.Week by week her list grew:I was skinny,I wasn't a good student,I was boyish,I talked too loud,and so on.I put up with her as long as I could.At last,with great anger,I ran to my father in tears.
    He listened to my outburst quietly.Then he asked,"Are the things she says true or not?"
    True?I wanted to know how to strike back.What did truth have to do with it?
    "Mary,didn't you ever wonder what you are really like?Well,you now have that girl's opinion.Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true.Pay no attention to the other things she said."
    I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true.Some of them I couldn't change(like being skinny),but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change.
    For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
    I brought the list back to Daddy.He refused to take it.
    "That's just for you,"he said."You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself,once you hear it.But you've got to learn to listen,not to close your ears in anger or hurt.When something said about you is true you'll know it.You'll find that it will echo inside you."
    Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments.

    What did the girl do when she could no longer bear her enemy?

    A.She turned to her fathe
    B.She cried to her heart's conten
    C.She tried to put up with her agai
    D.She tried to be her frien

    答案:A
    解析:
    通过上下文可知。

  • 第20题:

    Mrs.Peters stopped playing the piano when she began to work.She had lived in a very small?flat,and there had been no room for a piano.But when she married,she had a new flat which was?big enough for one.So she decided to get one and her husband agreed and helped her.She saved?some money,and her parents gave her a generous amount of money for her birthday.Then she went?to a shop and said,"I′ll choose whichever piano does not cost too much and fits into my living room."
    When she had paid for the piano,the shop assistant asked her if she would like him to get it?tuned(调音)evey few months.Mrs.Peters agreed.
    A few months later she heard from the shop that a man was coming to tune the piano at ten that?morning.Now she had not cleaned the house yet,so it was dusty and untidy.Mrs.Peters hated having?even the least amount of dirt,and felt ashamed whenever strange people saw her house like that.So she had to hurry..to clean everything carefully.It meant a lot of effort,and it made her hot and tired,but anyhow,by the time the man arrived,everything was finished.
    She opened the door,and the man was standing there with a big dog.!"Good morning,"the man said politely,"Will it disturb you if I bring my dog in,please?I′m blind,and he leads me wherever?I go.

    Mrs.Peters was soon able to buy a piano because__________.

    A.her parents gave her all the money for it
    B.she saved enough money for it
    C.her husband gave her the money
    D.she saved some money and her relatives gave her the rest

    答案:D
    解析:
    【考情点拨】事实细节题。【应试指导】文章第一段第五句指出,Mrs.Peters节省了一些钱,父母在她生日时给了她一笔钱。因此,两项钱加在一起,才能买一台钢琴。

  • 第21题:

    共用题干
    A Heroic Woman

    The whole of the United States cheered its latest hero,Ashley Smith,with the Federal
    Bureau of Investigation saying it was planning to give a big reward to her for having a brave
    heart and wise mind.
    _______(1)She was moving into her apartment in Atlanta,Georgia early on the
    morning of March 12,when a man followed her to her door and put a gun to her side.
    "I started walking to my door,and I felt really,really afraid,"she said in a TV
    interview last week.The man was Brian Nichols,33.He was suspected of killing three
    people at an Atlanta courthouse(法院)on March 11 and later of killing a federal agent.
    __________(2)
    Nichols tied Smith up with tape,but released her after she repeatedly begged him not
    to take her life."I told him if he hurt me,my little girl wouldn't have a mummy,"she said.
    In order to calm the man down,she read to him from"The Purpose-Driven Life",a best-
    selling religious book.He asked her to repeat a paragraph"about what you thought your
    purpose in life was一what talents were you given"._________(3)
    "I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his trust,"Smith said.
    Smith said she asked Nichols why he chose her."He said he thought I was an angel
    sent from God,and we were Christian sister and brother,"she said. "And that he was
    lost,and that God led him to me to tell him that he had hurt a lot of people."________
    (4)She said Nichols was surprised when she made him breakfast and that the two of them
    watched television coverage(报道)of the police hunt for him. "I cannot believe that's
    me,"Nichols told the woman.Then,Nichols asked Smith what she thought he should do.
    She said,"I think you should turn yourself in.If you don't,lots more people are going to
    get hurt."
    Eventually,he let her go._________(5)A US $60,000 reward had been posted
    for Nichols' capture. Authorities said they did not yet know if Smith would be eligible(有资
    格的)for that money.

    _________(2)
    A:The local police were searching for him.
    B:Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter.
    C:Smith tried very hard to kill Nichols.
    D:She even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed her to leave.
    E:And the two of them discussed this topic.
    F:Then she called the police.

    答案:A
    解析:

  • 第22题:

    Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer (扫盲志愿者). The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result, if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together, learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence, which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself, too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. Jane could not recognize items by their labels.()

    • A、True
    • B、False
    • C、Not Given

    正确答案:B

  • 第23题:

    Once there was a little girl who came to live in an orphanage (孤儿院). As Christmas time was drawing near, all of the other children 11 telling the little girl about the beautiful Christmas tree that would appear in the hall downstairs on Christmas morning. After their usual 12 , each child would be given their only Christmas gift, a small orange. The headmaster of the orphanage was very 13 with the kids. So on Christmas Eve, when he 14 the little girl slipping down the stairs to peek(偷看)at the much-heard-of Christmas tree, he 15 that the little girl would not receive her Christmas orange because she had been so curious as to disobey the rules. The little girl ran back to her room 16 , crying at her terrible fate. The next morning as the other children were going down for breakfast, the little girl stayed in her bed. She couldn’t 17 the thought of seeing the others receive their gift while there would be 18 for her. Later, as the children came back upstairs, the little girl was surprised to be handed a napkin (餐巾). As she carefully opened it, there, to her 19 , was an orange all peeled and sectioned (分瓣). “ How could this be? ” she asked. Then, she realized how each child had taken one section from their orange for her so that she, too , would have a Christmas orange. What an example of the true meaning of Christmas those orphan children showed that morning! How I 20 the world would show the same kind of concern for others, not only at Christmas, but throughout the year! 请在20处填上正确答案()

    • A、wonder
    • B、think
    • C、wish
    • D、feel

    正确答案:C