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The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
From its opening lines – “ ‘You my lucky piece,’ Grandma says.... Her hand is wrapped around mine” – Heidi W. Durrow pulls us into her first novel, a moving story encircling us as firmly as that protective grandmotherly grip.
When we meet Rachel Morse, the daughter of an African-American GI and a Danish woman, she is just moving into the Portland, Oregon., home of her strong-minded paternal grandmother and her warm, classy Aunt Loretta. We soon learn that Rachel has survived a fall from a nine-story apartment building in which her mother, brother, and baby sister all died. Three months earlier, Rachel’s mother had left her alcoholic husband in Germany, following her “orange-haired” lover to Chicago. But Nella hadn’t been prepared for boyfriend’s drinking and racism, or for the looks and questions she gets as the mother of three brown children.
Rachel’s “new-girl feeling” in her grandmother’s home goes beyond her recent tragedy. Having grown up with a Scandinavian mother in the more colorblind society of an overseas Army base, this is her first time in a mostly black community. Her light-brown skin, “fuzzy” hair, and blue eyes raise questions about her racial identity that are entirely new and puzzling to her.
Starting sixth grade in her new school, Rachel notes, “There are fifteen black people in the class and seven white people. And there’s me. There’s another girl who sits in the back. Her name is Carmen LaGuardia, and she has hair like mine, my same color skin, and she counts as black. I don’t understand how, but she seems to know.” Several years later, in high school, her status remains uncertain. “They call me an Oreo. I don’t want to be white. Sometimes I want to go back to being what I was. I want to be nothing.”
Winner of the Bellwether Prize, created by Barbara Kingsolver to celebrate fiction that addresses issues of social injustice, “The Girl Who Fell From the Sky” comes at a time when bi-racial and multicultural identity – so markedly represented by President Obama – is especially topical.
But set in the 1980s and focusing on one unusually sympathetic girl overcoming family tragedy and feeling her way through racial tensions, Durrow’s novel surpasses topicality.
Like Rachel, Durrow is the light-brown-skinned, blue-eyed daughter of a Danish mother and an African-American father enlisted in the Air Force. With degrees from Stanford, Columbia Journalism School, and Yale Law School, it’s no wonder she gives her heroine discipline and brains.
Rachel’s life, however, is clearly not Durrow’s. No, there’s alcohol and drug addiction; deaths by fire, trauma, and infection. There are mothers who lose their children, and a saintly drug counselor who loses his beloved girl-friend. Through it all, what makes Durrow’s novel soar is her masterful sense of voice, her assured, delicate handling of complex racial issues – and her heart.
After hearing the blues music for the first time, Rachel feels what her mother called hyggeligt – “something like comfort and home and love all rolled into one.” She wonders what might have happened if her mother had known about such soulful music, “that sometimes there’s a way to take the sadness and turn it into a beautiful song.”
This, of course, is precisely what Durrow has done in this powerful book: taken sadness and turned it into a beautiful song.
60. What should be the direct cause of Rachel coming to Portland, Oregon?
A. Her mother left her alcoholic father.
B. A deadly tragedy happened to her family.
C. Her grandmother wants her to come and stay with her.
D. There was too much racism where she used to live with her mother.
61. Durrow’s life is different from Rachel’s in that _____________.
A. Durrow has to struggle through her life, depending on herself.
B. Durrow is troubled in her life by racism, living in a poor neighborhood.
C. Durrow has come through life much easier, with a better family background.
D. There’s alcohol and drug addiction in Durrow’s suffering-laden neighborhood.
62. Why does the writer of the book review mention President Obama in this writing?
A. To show the progress in America’s black community.
B. To highlight the racial harmony in the United States.
C. To indicate Obama’s influence in helping Durrow win the Bellwether Prize.
D. To remind readers of the background when the novel was written and won the Bellwether Prize.
63. The blues music Rachel hears is, deep at the bottom of her heart, most suggestive of ______.
A. bravery B. hope C. sadness D. beauty
答案
60---63 BCDB
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试题【The Girl Who Fell From the SkyFrom its opening lines – “ ‘You my lucky piece,’ G】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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第四部分:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
You probably already know that you can lose weight by limiting those foods that add pounds as well as to cut back on portion sizes. But if you’re an emotional eater, you’ll still turn to food if you don’t deal with your feelings.
What is Emotional Eating?
Basically, emotional eating is eating for reasons other than hunger. In other words, rather than reaching for food because your body tells you it needs food, you are addicted because your emotions need to be satisfied. Instead of the gradual urge you get when you’re physically hungry, emotional eating strikes you suddenly. While you can usually wait to eat because you’re physically hungry, you feel an immediacy to fill an emotional emptiness. Instead of filling the empty space with healthy choices, emotional eaters use food for comfort. For women, it’s usually ice cream or chocolate, while men reach for steak and French fries.
Emotional Eating Leaves You Feeling Guilty
Besides blow up your stomach, emotional eating does harm to your mind. When you eat for physical reasons you don’t feel guilty. But when you grab for food when you’re not even hungry, just because you’re feeding your emotions, you feel guilty afterward.
Recognizing the “Red Lights” with “HALT”
A good rule of thumb when you’re lured(诱惑)into emotional eating is to remember to HALT. Besides being reminded to halt before you do any damage, remember what HALT represents.
“H” is for hungry---Sometimes you can feel physical hunger when you’re on the point of an emotional eating. But rather than reaching for those comfort foods loaded with fats, and sugar, make better choices such as proteins, fruits and vegetables.
“A” is for anxious---It’s easy to fall into emotional eating when you’re worried and tense. Rather than turning to food, do whatever works to calm your nerves. Call a friend, pray, or keep a record of your feelings. Just don’t reach into the fridge.
“L” is for lonely---Too often emotional eaters use food for companionship. Instead of comforting yourself with food, join a group of caring people who understand your problem. Twelve-step groups such as Overeaters Anonymous are excellent for connecting with others who struggle with your the same food addictions as you do. Not only will you receive tools for recovery, but you’ll also realize you’re not alone.
“T” is for tired---When exhausted, either physically or emotionally, emotional eaters turn to food. Instead, get some rest or eat something good for you.
Breaking the Addiction
Often emotional eaters aren’t even aware that they’re overeating because something is troubling them. What’s more, when they realize they’re eating because their emotions are running wild, sometimes they don’t even know why they’re upset. Whenever you feel the temptation to eat out of your emotions, replace it with constructive activities such as calling a friend, walking your dog, gardening or exercising...
Most importantly, find out the reason(s) why you overeat. It’s not so much what you eat, but what’s eating you. Unless you get to the root of why you overeat you won’t conquer your food addiction.
Emotional Eating
Definition and symptoms | Eating for reasons other than hunger Reaching for food not because of (71)_______ needs, but because of addiction or emotional needs Getting (72)______ suddenly instead of the gradual urge from hunger Turning to unhealthy food (73)_______ ice cream and chocolate, or steak and French fries |
Bad (74)_______ | ★ Blowing up your stomachs and adding pounds ★ Give you a (75)________ of guilt |
Possible causes | Being worried and tense Feeling (76)__________ Being exhausted |
Suggestions | (77)_________ healthy foods such as protein, fruits and vegetables, if you can"t help it. Turn to constructive activities, for example, calling a friend, praying, (78)_______ down your feelings and so on. Join groups of caring people or connect yourself with people who (79)_______ this problem with you. Get more rest. (80)_______ all, find your particular problem in your case so you can finally conquer emotional eating. |
February 24,2008 saw thieves break into the showroom of an Italian jeweler liked by Hollywood stars and stole things worth up to 10 million dollars while its owners were in Los Angeles hosting a party to celebrate the Oscars.
The robbery,which took place at the Damiani showroom in Milan’s fashion district that morning,was compared later with the“perfect scenes”in films such as Ocean’s Eleven and The Italian Job.
The thieves had spent more than a month digging a tunnel from a disused cellar(地下室)in a building joined to the showroom.The digging had been heard for weeks but was thought to be part of continuing building works next door. The four thieves,dressed in balaclavas,sunglasses and fake uniforms of the Guards, used an inside stair to reach the first floor,thus avoiding alarms(警报器) and video cameras.
The showroom had been opened for a private viewing and there were five employees inside,including a cleaning lady and a member of the staff,as well as the manager. The thieves said they were there to check the accounts(账目),then knocked down the staff,tied them up with ropes,covered their mouths with tape and locked them in the washroom. They then helped themselves to jewelry and left the way they had come.
The entire operation had taken little more than 40 minutes.The employees managed to free themselves and raise the alarm,but by then the thieves were long gone.The police said that they were looking into whether the robbers had“inside assistance”that had helped them to avoid the alarms and cameras.
45.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A.A perfect robbery B.10 million of Jewelry Stolen
C.The Italian Thieves D.An Italian Jeweler
46.Why didn’t the thieves appear in the cameras? Perhaps because .
A.there was something wrong with the cameras then
B.the thieves entered the showroom through an inside stair
C.the employees were too frightened to open the cameras then
D.the cameras didn’t work with the uniforms of the guards
47.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.The Italian jeweler was popular with some famous American film stars.
B.The thieves went into a disused tunnel into the showroom.
C.When the robbery took place,there was no one in the showroom.
D.One of the jeweler employees must have helped the robbery secretly.
48.We can learn from the passage that
A.The items were so dear that no one could afford to buy one.
B.The thieves left the showroom from where they came into it.
C.The most valuable jewels survived the robbery.
D.The jeweler had to close down because of the showroom robbery.
While I was waiting outside my wife’s office building for her to get out of work, I saw a beggar coming my way from across the parking lot.
“I hope he doesn’t ask me for any money,” I thought.
He didn’t.He came and sat in front of the bus stop, but he didn’t look like he could have enough money to ride the bus. After a few minutes he spoke. “That’s a pretty car,” he said, pointing to my car. He was ragged (衣衫褴褛), but he had an air of dignity(尊严) about himself.
I gave him a smile and continued cleaning my car.
He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected asking for money never came. As the silence between us widened, it seemed that a voice inside me said, “Ask him if he needs any help.”
“Do you need any help?” I asked.
He answered in three simple but meaningful words that I shall never forget. We often look for wisdom in great men and women, and we expect it from those of higher learning and achievements. I expected nothing but a dirty hand from him, but he said three words that shook me.
“Don’t we all?” he said.
I was feeling high, successful and important above a beggar in the street, until those three words hit me like a shot.
Don’t we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for a bus fare or for a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only for a bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have achieved, you need help, too. No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help.
53. The story happened _________.
A. outside an office building B. in front of a store
C. near a post office D. on a bus
54. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. The writer was waiting for his wife to get out of work.
B. He thought the beggar would ask him for money.
C. The beggar kept silent and didn’t ask him for money.
D. The writer was shocked by the three simple words.
55. “I was feeling high, successful and important above a beggar in the street.”means__________.
A. I thought I was better in any way than the beggar
B. I felt the beggar is as good in some ways as I am
C. I felt I liked the beggar very much
D. I thought U should respect the beggar
56. The best title of the passage is _________.
A. The Story of a Beggar B. Everyone Needs Help
C. Life as a beggar D. A kind behavior
第五部分:补全对话(每题一分 共5分)
Jone: Do you mean to tell me you are not interested in spoken English?
Jack: ___61____
Jone: Why not?
Jack: ___62____
Jone: I’m sorry I can’t agree with you. Spoken English is very important if you want to really learn English well.
Jack: ___63____
Jone: Did you go to the English Corner last night?
Jack: ___64____
Jone: What a pity that you didn’t join them! Why don’t you start practicing it? If you keep on speaking English for some time, maybe you’ll change your mind. Why not try?
Jack: ___65____
A. I think it’s of no use. |
B. Yes, I do. |
C. No, I don’t think so. |
D. Yes, but I didn’t speak a word. |
F. Yes, I tried my best to talk with others.
G. Maybe you are right and I’ll try tomorrow.
第II 卷(共35分)
第一部分任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格中填入最适当的单词。每空格1个单词。
Homework is a great way for kids to develop independent, lifelong learning skills, so here are some general homework tips for parents:
● Make sure your child has a quiet, well-lit place to do homework.
Avoid having your child do homework with the television on or in places with other distractions, such as people coming and going.
● Make sure the materials your child needs, such as some paper, pencils and a dictionary, are available.
Ask your child if special materials will be needed for some projects and get them in advance.
● Help your child with time management.
Establish a set time each day for doing homework. Don’t let your child leave homework until just before bedtime. Think about using a weekend morning or afternoon for working on big projects, especially if the project involves getting together with classmates.
● Be positive about homework.
Tell your child how important school is. The attitude you express about homework will be the attitude your child acquires.
● When your child asks for help, provide guidance, not answers.
Giving answers means your child will not learn the material. Too much help teaches your child that when the going gets rough, someone will do the work for him or her.
Cooperation with the teacher. It shows your child that the school and home are a team. Follow the directions given by the teacher.
● Reward progress in homework.
If your child has been successful in homework completion and is working hard, celebrate that success with a special event (e.g. pizza, a walk, a trip to the park) to reinforce the positive effort.
Title: (76) ____________ for parents on their children’s homework
Right things to do | Basic requirements | |
(77) ___________ for homework | A separate room | ◆Quiet and well-lit ◆(78) _________ TV or other distractions |
Materials for homework | Things__________ (79) | ◆Some paper ◆Some pencils ◆A dictionary ◆Special materials for some projects ahead of (80) ____________ |
Time management | (81) _______ homework | A set time each day |
Weekend homework | A whole morning or afternoon | |
Attitudes to homework | (82)_________ of homework | ◆(83)_________ by parents ◆Accepted by children |
(84)_________ from parents | Dos & don’ts | ◆Provide guidance ◆Cooperate with the teacher ◆Follow the teacher’s directions ◆Don’t give answers |
(85) __________ | Successful homework | Reward the child with a special event: ◆Their favorite food ◆Their favorite activity |
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