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(2013·高考湖北卷,B)Mothers and daughters go through so much-yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother,Sheila Solomon Klass,both gifted professional writers,prove to be ideal co­writers as they examine their decades of motherhood,daughterhood,and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped (重叠).
Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s:both have full­time careers;both have published books,articles,and stories;each has three children;they both love to read.They also love to travel-in fact,they often take trips together.But in truth,the harder they look at their lives,the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature.
A child of the Depression (大萧条),Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls.Starting with her college education,she has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished.Perri,on the other hand,grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s.For Sheila,wasting time or money is a crime,and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury,but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.
Each writing in her own unmistakable voice,Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains,the love and bitterness,the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together.Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork.Perri admits that she can’t sort out all the mess in the households,even though she knows it drives her mother crazy.Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working,admit long­hidden sorrows,and enjoy precious memories.
Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together,Perri and Sheila tell their mother­daughter story with honesty,humor,enthusiasm,and admiration for each other.A written account in two voices,Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep,strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.
小题1:Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mother’s?
A.They both have gone through difficult times.
B.They have strong emotional ties with each other.
C.They have the same joys and pains,and love and bitterness.
D.They both have experiences as daughter,mother and writer.
小题2:The word “luxury” in Paragraph 3 means________.
A.something rare but not pleasant
B.something that cannot be imagined
C.something expensive but not necessary
D.something that can only be enjoyed by boys
小题3:What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A.The content of the book.
B.The purpose of the book.
C.The influence of the book.
D.The writing style of the book.
小题4:How are women’s lives explored in this book?
A.In a musical form.
B.Through field research.
C.With unique writing skills.
D.From different points of view.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
解析
这是一篇记叙文,一对母女合作写了一本名叫“Every Mother Is a Daughter”的书。本文记叙了这对母女生活和写作中的快乐以及不同的生活经历。
小题1:解析:选D。细节理解题。第二段开头说,Perri惊讶地注意到,自己的生活几乎就是母亲生活的一面镜子:她们都有自己的全职事业,都出版了书籍、文章和小说,每个人都生了3个孩子,都喜欢看书,喜欢旅游。由此可知选D。
小题2:解析:选C。猜测词义题。第三段说母亲在Brooklyn成长,父母都觉得让女孩上学是luxury;后面提到对母亲来说,浪费时间或者钱是犯罪,luxury是难以想象的,而女儿Perri偶尔享受一下小小的luxury。从这些信息看,luxury不是“令人不愉快的”“难以想象的”“只有男孩能够享受的”,而是“昂贵而非必要的东西”。
小题3:解析:选A。主旨大意题。第四段提到,这对母女在书中描述把她们的生活连接到一起的那些快乐与痛苦,爱与恨,讲到母女交流抚养孩子的想法,一起享受珍贵的记忆等。从该段内容看,这是回顾这本书的内容,而不是写书的目的、书的影响或写作风格。
小题4:解析:选D。推理判断题。最后一段说,这本书是用两个人的声音在讲述,好比二重奏;第四段说她们每个人都用自己的不会被弄混淆的声音在轮流讲述。从这些信息看,这本书的写作风格是母女从不同的角度探索女性生活,而不是“用音乐形式(误解了二重奏的含义)”“通过野外研究(Perri父亲的工作)”“独特的写作技巧(本文没有谈到她们的写作技巧)”。
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(2013·高考四川卷,B)On a sunny day last August,Tim heard some shouting.Looking out to the sea carefully,he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12­year­old boys,Christian and Jack,rowed out a boat to search for a football.Once they’d rowed beyond the calm waters,a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water.The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore.But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.
“Everything went quiet in my head,”Tim recalls(回忆).“I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water.Every 500 yards or so,he raised his head to judge his progress.“At one point,I considered turning back,” he says.“I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.”After 30 minutes of struggling,he was close enough to yell to the boys,“Take down the umbrella!”
Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella.Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat.He took over rowing,but the waves were almost too strong for him.
“Let’s aim for the pier(码头),”Jack said.Tim turned the boat toward it.Soon afterward,waves crashed over the boat,and it began to sink.“Can you guys swim?”he cried.“A little bit,”the boys said.
Once they were in the water,Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier.Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs.Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys’faces.
“Are we almost there?”they asked again and again.“Yes,”Tim told them each time.
After 30 minutes,they reached the pier.
小题1:Why did the two boys go to the sea?
A.To go boat rowing.
B.To get back their football.
C.To swim in the open water.
D.To test the umbrella as a sail.
小题2:What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.The beach. B.The water.
C.The boat. D.The wind.
小题3:Why did Tim raise his head regularly?
A.To take in enough fresh air.
B.To consider turning back or not.
C.To check his distance from the boys.
D.To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.
小题4:How did the two boys finally reach the pier?
A.They were dragged to the pier by Tim.
B.They swam to the pier all by themselves.
C.They were washed to the pier by the waves.
D.They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.

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(2013·高考江西卷,A)The light from the campfire brightened the darkness,but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp (沼泽地) creeping into their bones.It was a strange place.Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack’s dare.They liked camping,but not near this swamp.
“So,”Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals.“How did this place get its name? ”
“Are you sure you want to hear it ? It’s a scary story,”warned Jack.
“Of course!”cried out Tom.“If there were anything to be scared of,you wouldn’t have chosen this place!”
“Ok,but don’t say I didn’t warn you,” said Jack,and he began his tale.
“Way back in time,a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here.He built that cottage over there to live in.In those days,the area looked quite different—it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal­clear river.After three hard years,Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops.He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.
“‘You are clearing too much land,’warned one old man.‘The land is a living thing.It will hit back at you if you abuse it.’”
“‘Silly fool,’said Dennis to himself.‘If I clear more land,I can grow more crops.I’ll become wealthier.He’s just jealous!’”
“Dennis continued to chop down trees.Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed.He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door.He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land.He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”
“What happened?”Martin asked.It was growing colder.He trembled,twisting his body closer to the fire.
“The land hit back—just as the old man warned,”Jack shrugged.“Dennis disappeared.Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater.His body was never found.”
“What a stupid story,”laughed Tom.“Plants can’t...”Before he had finished speaking,he screamed and fainted(晕倒).The other two boys jumped up with fright,staring at Tom.Suddenly,they burst out laughing.Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Tom’s face.It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.
小题1:The underlined word “dare”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.
A.courageB.assistance
C.instructionD.challenge
小题2:Why did Jack tell Tom and Martin the story?
A.To frighten them.
B.To satisfy their curiosity.
C.To warn them of the danger of the place.
D.To persuade them to camp in the swamp.
小题3:Why did Dennis ignore the warning of the old man?
A.The old man envied him.
B.The old man was foolish
C.He was too busy to listen to others.
D.He was greedy for more crops.
小题4:Why did Tom scream and faint?
A.He saw Dennis’s shadow.
B.He was scared by a plant.
C.His friends played a joke on him.
D.The weather became extremely cold.
小题5:What lesson can we learn from the story of Dennis?
A.Grasp all,lose all.
B.No sweat,no sweet.
C.It is no use crying over spilt milk.
D.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

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(2013·高考陕西卷,D)About 30 years ago,I left Cuba for the United States with my son.After getting settled finally in Brunswick,New Jersey,I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten.Several weeks later,my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.
In the teacher’s office,and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions:“Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)?Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”
Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? NO,no,it can’t be.What a helpless,lonely moment!I told him that Scola was a quiet,sweet little boy,instead.I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.
My son could not follow the teacher’s directions,he told me,and thus,Scola was disrupting the class,Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet?
He was angry;“Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”
No,I didn’t speak English at home,I replied.I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months,and I didn’t want him to forget his native language.Well,wrong answer!What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times? “Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country,never wanting to be a part of this society?”
Needless to say,I tried to tell him I was not one of “those people”.Then he told me the meeting was over,and I left.
As I had expected,my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over.He went on to graduate from college and got a job,earning close to six figures.He travels widely and leads a well­adjusted,contented life.And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)。
Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others;it teaches people about other cultures and other places—something very basic and obviously lacking in the“educator”I met in New Jersey.
小题1:The teacher asked the author to his office________.
A.to discuss Scola’s in­class performance
B.to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten
C.to find a language partner for Scola
D.to work out a study plan for Scola
小题2:What does the underlined word“disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Breaking B.Following
C.Attending D.Disturbing
小题3:The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as________.
A.critical     B.casual
C.positive D passive
小题4:This text is likely to be selected from a book of________.
A.medicine     B.education
C.geography D history
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(2013·高考新课标全国卷Ⅱ)Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker.He is not famous in sports or the arts.But people in the streets___him,especially those who are____.
For those people,he is “Gloves” Greenberg.How did he get that____?He looks like any other businessman,wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱).But he’s____.His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter,Mr.Greenberg does not____like other New Yorkers,who look at the sidewalk and ____the street.He looks around at____.He stops when he____someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he____,looking for more people with cold____.
On winter days,Mr.Greenberg____gloves.During the rest of the year,he____gloves.People who have heard about him____him gloves,and he has many in his apartment.
Mr.Greenberg ___ doing this 21 years ago.Now,many poor New Yorkers know him and___his behavior.But people who don’t know him are sometimes____ him.They don’t realize that he just wants to make them____.
It runs in the____.Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier.Michael Greenberg feels the____.A pair of gloves may be a____thing,but it can make a big difference in winter.
小题1:
A.know aboutB.learn from
C.cheer forD.look after
小题2:
A.oldB.busy
C.kindD.poor
小题3:
A.jobB.name
C.chanceD.message
小题4:
A.calmB.different
C.crazyD.curious
小题5:
A.actB.sound
C.feelD.dress
小题6:
A.cross overB.drive along
C.hurry downD.keep off
小题7:
A.carsB.people
C.street numbersD.traffic lights
小题8:
A.helpsB.chooses
C.greetsD.sees
小题9:
A.holds upB.hangs out
C.moves onD.turns around
小题10:
A.handsB.ears
C.facesD.eyes
小题11:
A.searches forB.stores up
C.gives awayD.puts on
小题12:
A.borrowsB.sells
C.returnsD.buys
小题13:
A.callB.send
C.lendD.show
小题14:
A.delayedB.remembered
C.beganD.enjoyed
小题15:
A.understandB.dislike
C.studyD.excuse
小题16:
A.sorry forB.satisfied with
C.proud ofD.surprised by
小题17:
A.smartB.rich
C.specialD.happy
小题18:
A.cityB.family
C.neighborhoodD.company
小题19:
A.honorB.pain
C.sameD.cold
小题20:
A.smallB.useful
C.delightfulD.comforting

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(2013·高考北京卷)Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter,a 13­year­old gymnast,is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills,Lola____for four hours a day,five days a week.At the state championships in March,she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive,____she is legally blind,born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动)constantly.She often sees double and can’t____how far away things are.
When she was little,her mom____that even though she couldn’t see____,she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the____right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more____for her than for some of her teammates,she has never quit.She doesn’t let her____stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest____is the balance beam.Because she has double vision,she often sees to beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eyes.“You have to____your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,”says Lola.
To be a top­level gymnast,one must be brave.The beam is probably the most____for anyone because it’s four inches wide.At the state competition,Lola didn’t fall____the beam.In fact,she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be____differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions,the judges don’t know about her vision____.She doesn’t tell them,because she doesn’t think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her____attitude.
Lola never thinks about____.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her____is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids____she grows up.
Lola is____of all her hard work and success.She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too.Her____for others is “just believe in yourself.”
小题1:
A.runsB.teaches
C.trainsD.dances
小题2:
A.sinceB.unless
C.afterD.though
小题3:
A.tellB.guess
C.assumeD.predict
小题4:A.suspected   B remembered   
C.imagined D.noticed
小题5:
A.deeplyB.well
C.aheadD.closely
小题6:
A.taskB.sport
C.eventD.show
小题7:
A.boringB.enjoyable
C.difficultD.satisfactory
小题8:
A.talentB.quality
C.natureD.condition
小题9:
A.doubtB.advantage
C.challengeD.progress
小题10:.
A.examineB.express
C.openD.trust
小题11:
A.fearfulB.harmful
C.unfairD.inconvenient
小题12:
A.toB.on
C.offD.against
小题13:.
A.greetedB.treated
C.servedD.paid
小题14:
A.pains B.stresses
C.injuriesD.problems
小题15:
A.positiveB.friendly
C.flexibleD.cautious
小题16:
A.defendingB.quitting
C.winningD.bargaining
小题17:
A.standardB.range
C.viewD.goal
小题18:
A.untilB.as
C.whenD.before
小题19:
A.proudB.tired
C.ashamedD.confident
小题20:
A.planB.advice
C.rewardD.responsibility

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