题目
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that life is too short not to live a little.
At high school, the pressure of trying to get excellent grades can be very great. Sometimes it seems like I
live at school! When I am home all my time is spent doing homework in my room.
I have a younger sister. We used to see a lot of each other, but after I graduated from the school she
attends, I see less and less of her.
Then one day I came home to an empty house and found a note from my mom saying that my sister was
at her friend"s and would be dropped off (送回).
At five o"clock I saw my sister walking toward the door with her friend and her friend"s father. I heard
them talking.
"Is anyone home?" the father asked.
"Just my mean big sister, and she"s probably in her room as always,"my sister replied. I couldn"t believe it.
I opened the door, thanked the father for bringing her home, shut the door and started to cry.
A huge fight followed and it ended with me driving my sister to her room. When my mom got home, I told
her what had happened, and I realized what was worse than the fight was that I really hadn"t been a good big
sister… I had lost track of what was important, what really mattered.
I had fallen into a whirlpool of competition, and it took my sister"s honest observation to show me that the
grades I got didn"t matter to everyone-certainly not to her. All that matters to her is that I"m her big sister, and
that"s what matters to me, too.
B. to enjoy the pleasure of life
C. to take our time in daily life
D. to live like rich people
B. Peaceful and comfortable.
C. Busy and competitive.
D. Wild and empty.
B. Because she didn "t do well in her schoolwork.
C. Because she always fought with her sister at home.
D. Because she didn"t care more about her sister.
B. Winning at school can win you respect from others.
C. One shouldn " t compete with one " s sister for parents" love.
D. There is no end in looking for what really matters.
答案
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试题【阅读理解。 People constantly focus on wealth and winning as the most important pa】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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had a 1 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 2 . Not knowing
we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was 3 . I"ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn"t 4 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family
party. But the big 5 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 6 .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 7 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved
$120 for 8 to share by all five of us.
The big 9 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 10 them to look for gifts of about four dollars
each. Then everyone scattered (散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 11 back at the "Santa"s
Workshop".
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 12 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusuall
y 13 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies-fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn"t say
anything 14 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 15 to be angry again. This is
what she told me.
"I was looking 16 thinking of what to buy, and I 17 to read the little cards on the"Giving Trees." One was
for a little girl, four years old, and all she 18 for Christmas was a doll (玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the
tree and 19 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn"t have anything."
I never felt so 20 as I did that day.
| ( )1. A. roof ( )2. A. little ( )3. A. busy ( )4. A. effort ( )5. A. improvement ( )6. A. shopping ( )7. A. the other ( )8. A. toys ( )9. A. day ( )10. A. forced ( )11. A. draw ( )12. A. including ( )13. A. quiet ( )14. A. since ( )15. A. waiting ( )16. A. out ( )17. A. forgot ( )18. A. wanted ( )19. A. made ( )20. A. angry | B. hat B. less B. serious B. room B. problem B. travelling B. each other B. clothes B. chance B. reminded B. stay B. besides B. excited B. after B. ready B. over B. stopped B. did B. searched B. rich | C. sky C. enough C. strict C. time C. surprise C. parties C. one by one C. presents C. cheque C. invited C. move C. except C. happy C. while C. hoping C. forward C. failed C. got C. bought C. patient | D. star D. more D. kind D. money D. excitement D. greetings D. every other one D. bills D. tree D. begged D. meet D. regarding D. ashamed D. until D. afraid D. around D. hated D. played D. fetched D. bitter | ||||||||||||||||
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| In Britain, in a population of 60 million, there are 13 million grandparents, many of whom live alone a long way from their grandchildren.The loneliness of these older people has become an issue that schools are trying to teach children about. On a popular teacher"s website, there is a classroom activity to help make children aware of the implications of the different generations of the same family living far from each other. It"s a story about Mrs. Eiderdown, an elderly lady whose grandchildren have moved to Australia with their parents. She lives alone and rarely sees her family. First of all, the children speculate about Mrs. Eiderdown"s life. What does she have for breakfast? what does she do all day?how does she feel about her life? One day, Mrs. Eiderdown decides that she wants a pet to keep her company and puts an advertisement in a local shop window. Then she waits at home to see if anyone will answer her advertisement. A tall thin man rings her doorbell. he is holding a cardboard box. Mrs. Eiderdown chats with the man for ten minutes before she realizes that she hasn"t looked in-side the box to see what the pet is. She can hear a his-sing sound. The children guess what is in the box (a snake). Mrs. Eiderdown thanks the man but says she doesn"t think the snake is a good idea. The next time the doorbell rings, there"s a lady on the doorstep, also carrying a cardboard box. In the bottom of the box, Mrs. Eiderdown sees something black and hairy with eight legs. Again, the children say what they think it is (a spider). Mrs. Eiderdown thanks the lady for her kindness but says that a spider is not the sort of pet she has in mind. At last, the little girl next door brings her a dog.Mrs. Eiderdown"s life improves a lot because of the dog. more importantly, of course, the little girl, whose own granny lives a long way away, starts to visit Mrs. Eiderdown more often. This interactive classroom idea has led to a greater awareness among children about the possible loneliness of older people who live quite near them. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. What"s the main idea of the passage? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. children get to know about the trouble of the elderly B. neighbors help select pets for Mrs. Eiderdown C. society helps the lonely people in the UK D. school send pets to the lonely elderly | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. When Mrs. Eiderdown advertised for a pet, ________. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. she was offered a frightening, hissing dog B. her neighbour"s daughter gave her a lovely dog C. a thin woman wanted to give her a large spider D. a man brought her a snake and a spider in a box | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. they talk about how she feels about being old B. they try to experience her loneliness C. they try to imagine how she lives D. they write about her life story | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. What can we infer from the passage? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. the little girl often visits her own granny B. the people who offer pets are lady"s neighbors C. the farther the elderly live, the lonelier they feel D. the little girl begins to care more about Mrs. Eiderdown | |||||||||||||||||||
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| In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 1 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 2 the mother would"t return to her eggs and she 3 to take them home. There she carefully 4 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 5 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 6 . Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 7 ,to these young geese, the girl was their mother. As they 8 ,the girl was able to 9 her birds to run across the grass, but she could"t teach them to 10 . the girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 11 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 12 :She would pilot a plane to guide them in 13 . She asked her father for a plane and she assembled (组装)a small aircraft for her. Caring about 14 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did"t 15 or follow him, and 16 slept in the grass. One day, the girl 17 into the plane, started it and soon left the 18 .Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 19 flapped (拍打)their wings and 20 .she flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following. | |||||||||||||||||||
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