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B
My House
My mother moved a lot when she was growing up on account of Grandpa being in the army. She hated having to adjust to new schools and make new friends. That’s why I thought she was joking when she put forward the idea of moving. But she was completely serious. “For just the two of us,” my mother said, “an apartment in the city will suit our needs much better.” Personally, I think she’s lost her mind. I guess I can understand why she would want to move, but what about me and what this house means to me?
I suppose if you looked at my house, you might think it was just another country house. But to me it is anything but standard. I moved into this house with my parents ten years ago. I can still remember that first day like it was yesterday. The first thing I noticed was the big front yard. To me it seemed like an ocean of grass—I couldn’t wait to dive in. The backyard was full of gnarled (扭曲的, 粗糙的) and scary trees that talk on windy nights. But I grew to like them and the shadows they cast in my room. My father and I even built a small tree house, where I often go to remember all the wonderful times we had before Father’s death.
This house is special—maybe only to me—but special nevertheless. It’s the little seemingly insignificant things that make this house so special to me: the ice-cold tile floors that make me tremble on midnight snack runs; the smell of my father’s pipe that still exists; the towering bookcases of my mother; the view outside my bedroom window.
This house holds too many memories, memories which would be lost if we gave it up.
59. Why did the author’s mother decide to move?
A. Because she hated the countryside.
B. Because Grandpa was on constant move.
C. Because Dad’s death made her lose her mind.
D. Because she thought a city flat more fit for them.
60. What impressed the author when she first moved into the house?
A. The tree house. B. The big trees.
C. The cold floors. D. The green grass.
61. How did the author let us feel that the house was special to her?
A. By arguing whether the house was standard.
B. By explaining why the house suited their needs.
C. By describing the small things related to her house.
D. By comparing the differences between country and city life.
62. The author describes the house with ______.
A. affection B. responsibility C. commitment D. enthusiasm
答案
59.D 60.D 61.C 62.A
解析
核心考点
试题【BMy House My mother moved a lot when she was growing up on account of Grandpa be】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Most of us don’t like to think too much about rubbish. 71 . However, household waste is a major contributor to our planet’s waste problem. Like it or not, it needs to be managed if we are to have a brighter green future.
When it comes to being responsible for our own rubbish, the best way to approach it is by following the three golden rules of waste management, or the ‘3 Rs’—Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
“The order is important. 72 ,” says Eugene Tay, Director of Green Future Solutions in Singapore. “Recycling still affects the environment and should be done last after reduce and reuse.”
But, when our efforts to reduce and reuse still result in an overflowing rubbish bin, the advantages of recycling cannot be ignored. “ 73 ,” says Amy Ho, Managing Director of World Wide Fund For Nature in Singapore. “The damage to our environment could then be slowed down as a result.”
In fact, by recycling just one plastic bottle, you are saving not just the material to make a new one, but you also stop it from getting thrown into a landfill (垃圾掩埋场) for up to 700 years—and that’s before it even starts to rot. 74 .
Recycling is so important that we really have no excuse not to do the simplest of household tasks that will make a difference.
“ 75 ,” says Ho. “Starting with recycling grey water for gardening purposes, to recycling materials such as glass, paper and iron—it all reduces the use of raw materials.”
A.We put it in the bin and don’t think too far beyond that |
B.The collective action of individuals can make a significant effect |
C.It’s important for every household to make good use of grey water |
D.Waste reduction and reuse is usually the best way to decrease waste |
F. Recycling reduces the use of raw materials and so protects our natural resources
G. Recycling just 10% plastic bottles would keep 90 million kilograms of plastic out of landfills
III. 完形填空 20%(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36 ~ 55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An 80-year-old man was sitting in his house beside his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow landed in front of the window. The father 36 his son, "What is that?" The son replied, "It is a crow." 37 a few minutes, the father asked his son a second time, "What is that?" The son said "I just 38 you that it’s a crow." After a little 39 , the
father again asked his son, "What is that?" That time a(n) 40 tone could be heard in the son’s 41 . "It’s a crow, a crow!"
A little later, the father went to his room and 42 with an old diary which he had 43 for many years. After opening the right page, he asked his son to 44 it. When the son read it, tears came to his eyes." Today my 45 was sitting with me on the sofa.
When a crow was 46 by the window, my son asked me 23 times what it was, and I 47 to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him 48 each time he asked me the same question. I did not feel 49 answering the same question." If your 50 become old, don’t treat them or look 51 them as a burden(累赘). Instead be warm and 52 to them. From today on say this to yourself, "I want to 53 my parents happy forever, for they have 54 for me ever since I was born, and they have always showed their 55 love to me."
36. A. demanded B. asked C. commanded D. tested
37. A. Before B. During C. After D. Within
38. A. told B. reminded C. called D. consulted
39. A. sigh B. doubt C. breath D. while
40. A. sad B. angry C. pitiful D. gentle
41. A. face B. mind C. voice D. pace
42. A. came up B. came out C. came back D. came on
43. A. kept B. gathered C. collected D. searched
44. A. tear B. read C. write D. recite
45. A. son B. daughter C. brother D. father
46. A. lying B. wiping C. sitting D. spying
47. A. required B. repeated C. recalled D. replied
48. A. lovingly B. carefully C. deeply D. lightly
49. A. puzzled B. worried C. amazed D. annoyed
50. A. parents B. relatives C. families D. teachers
51. A. up B. upon C. down D. into
52. A. wise B. kind C. strict D. generous
53. A. send B. pray C. own D. see
54. A. frightened B. hunted C. cared D. waited
55. A. pleasant B. limited C. useful D. Selfless
IV. 阅读理解 30%
阅读下列短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
When Cathleen Gardiner’s twins were born 17 years ago, doctors told her that they were a pair in a million. One had Down syndrome(低能综合症), while the other did not. Here, Cathleen tells their touching story.
Since Sean was born 17 years ago, I have always thought that he is just as wonderful as his brother and sister. Though he had a disability(残疾), we have never viewed him as a burden. He has always been a blessing. The doctors explained that though they were twins, they came from two different eggs. Lisa could walk at 11 months old, while Sean didn’t take his first steps till he was three. By two, Lisa was talking a lot, but Sean wasn’t able to speak until he was nearly four.
For the first five years of his life, Sean needed a great deal of care. Looking after him was my full-time job, though I also worked as a technical adviser in a computing company. We never treated them differently. We gave them the same toys and spoke to them in the same way. We encouraged Sean to keep up with Lisa, even though he never could, and we would help him develop his abilities. We sent them to the same primary school even after doctors advised us that Sean should go to a school for the disabled.
We had to explain to Lisa that he wouldn’t learn as quickly as she would. She told us that she’d help him with his school work. Having a non-disabled twin has really helped Sean develop. The love they share has given him a great deal of support. Now Sean and Lisa are both about to finish high school. I don’t think he would have done nearly as well today without Lisa’s help.
56. At least how many children does Mrs. Gardiner have?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. One.
57. The third paragraph mainly tells us that _______.
A. the couple treated the twins equally
B. Cathleen did all she could to look after Sean
C. the couple didn’t follow the doctor’s advice
D. the couple encouraged Sean to grow up
58. All of the following statements are true except_________.
A. Sean couldn’t develope so well without his parents’great effort.
B. As a twin sister,Lisa gave Sean a lot of help.
C. As a mother of a disabeled child,Cathleen must have suffered a lot.
D. Cathleen loved Sean more than Lisa because of his disability.
59. This passage tells us that _________.
A. love can do wonders B. nobody is foolish or clever
C. being stupid doesn’t matter D. all men are born equal
A moment beginning in 1840 to set aside park land on New York City’s Manhattan Island has successful result in 1856 with the purchase of 840 acres of rocky and swampy (沼泽) land, bought with about $ 5 million in state funds. Olmsted’s chance meeting with a project organizer led to his applying for the job of park manager. In 1857 Olmsted was appointed manager of the proposed park, and the clearing of the site began.
Calvert Vaux, a British architect, asked Olmsted to collaborate with him on a park design, and Olmsted agreed. Vaux saw the park as a work of art, while Olmsted saw the park as a place for people to escape the noise of the city. Together they invented a plan that would give the persons and animals living in the city a quiet, green park and would also preserve and increase the good qualities of the natural features of the land. The commissioners voted in favor of Vaux and Olmsted’s plan, and in 1858, the two became the official designers of New York City’s Central Park.
It took millions of cartloads of topsoil to build Central park’s gentle slopes, shady glens, and steep, rocky ravines. Five million trees were planted, a water – supply system was laid, and bridges, arches, roads and paths were constructed. The park officially opened in 1876, and today, well over a century later, people still escape the noise of the city in Olmsted and Vaux’s great work of art.
53.What is the text mainly about?
A.A history of the planning of Central park.
B.An engineering plan for Central Park.
C.A biography of Frederick Law Olmsted.
D.A guided walking tour of Central park.
54.Olmsted became manager of Central Park because of .
A.his friendship with Calvert Vaux
B.his hard work in clearing the land
C.his winning a design competition
D.a chance meeting with one of the park’s organizers
55.The underlined word “collaborate” in the third paragraph means .
A.disagree B.comment C.vote D.work together
56.Which of the following is true about Central Park?
A.It is out of date nowadays.
B.The designers came from the same country.
C.It is an old park in America.
D.It is only for people who can well afford it.
61.Laurie Scott and her husband have just moved to Las Vegas. They are looking for a way to get connected and involved in the community. Since their son is far away from home in college, they really want a member at their house to fight off the loneliness.
62.Kate So is a teacher of 38 years who also practiced law early in her career. She enjoyed being with children, so she left law and courts behind her and became a teacher. Now she wants to use her special knowledge to protect and help those abused children.
63.As a successful real estate agent, Molly Morris is now looking for a place to get involved with local youth and inspire others in her community, but also ones that encourage her to learn and grow on her own.
64.Being a victim of home violence herself, Pasty Wincher wants to provide services to those women who suffer from the same misfortune. She wants to use her own experience to tell them how to protect themselves and create their own happiness.
65.As a busy communications major at Northern Illinois University, it isn’t easy for Joy Perryman to find a volunteer opportunity that would work out. However, she is anxious to use her energy and major related skills to help where she could.
A B
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