It was about the third week in June last year. My 15yearold son had already settled into his summer routine:Go to ____ at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p.m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games ___ dinner. It was the middle of the ____ when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn"t ___ that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that ____ the next day, and a company that ____ teenagers to guard their pools. From that day I woke him up at 8 a.m. every day for him to ____ the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was ____ his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually ____ going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could ____ someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to ____ work for a living. Two weeks later, he had a ____ as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very ____ and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working fulltime at a pool. He says a lot of his ____ don"t have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn"t try ____ enough! Even if your kid is super ____ with finals and afterschool activities and doesn"t have time, you can ____ job information for him. Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie ____, or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring ___ for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the ____ to make sure he is never late.
小题1: | A.school | B.study | C.bed | D.work |
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小题2: | A.around | B.until | C.after | D.during |
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小题3: | A.night | B.noon | C.morning | D.afternoon |
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小题4: | A.watch | B.appreciate | C.notice | D.stand |
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小题5: | A.lasted | B.rested | C.started | D.developed |
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小题6: | A.hired | B.forced | C.persuaded | D.force |
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小题7: | A.give | B.attend | C.observe | D.help |
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小题8: | A.designed | B.ruining | C.enjoying | D.joining |
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小题9: | A.looking into | B.looking out of | C.looking down upon | D.looking forward to |
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小题10: | A.recognize | B.conduct | C.save | D.buy |
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小题11: | A.roughly | B.luckily | C.actually | D.suddenly |
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小题12: | A.job | B.problem | C.goal | D.reward |
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小题13: | A.slowly | B.seriously | C.calmly | D.quickly |
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小题14: | A.teachers | B.colleagues | C.students | D.friends |
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小题15: | A.hard | B.fast | C.early | D.directly |
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小题16: | A.clear | B.excited | C.busy | D.disappointed |
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小题17: | A.write down | B.think about | C.wait for | D.search for |
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小题18: | A.theatre | B.square | C.park | D.factory |
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小题19: | A.experts | B.foreigners | C.teenagers | D.villagers |
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小题20: | A.habit | B.schedule | C.tradition | D.determination |
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小题1:C 小题2:B 小题3:A 小题4:D 小题5:C 小题6:A 小题7:B 小题8:B 小题9:D 小题10:C 小题11:C 小题12:A 小题13:B 小题14:D 小题15:A 小题16:C 小题17:D 小题18:A 小题19:C 小题20:B |
文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。孩子的暑假怎么过呢?让他们自己尽情玩电脑游戏?作者从自己的实践出发,认为家长应该给孩子一定的指导和帮助,让他们过一个愉快而有意义的假期。 小题1:C 考察名词辨析。根据下文中的walk up at 1 p.m可知此处是指凌晨2点菜睡觉(go to bed),下午一点起床。故C正确。 小题2:B 考察连词用法。根据语境可知,他每天只玩游戏,一直到(until)吃晚饭的时候,故B正确。 小题3:A 考察名词。根据上文Go to___ at 21.m可知此处指我在半夜被他的电脑游戏声音弄醒了。故A正确。 小题4:D考察动词辨析。我再也不能忍受stand了,觉得应该给他找一份暑期工作,stand忍受,符合上下文语境。故D正确。 小题5:C考察动词辨析。根据第三段From that day I woke him up可知,此处救生员认证课程班第二天开课,A持续;B休息;C开始;D发展。故C正确。 小题6:A 考察动词辨析。一家公司雇佣(hire年轻人来照看游泳次,hire雇佣,符合语境。 小题7:答案:B 考查动词辨析。由第三段第四句中“He learned something about first aid...”可知,每天早上八点我叫醒儿子去参加(attend)这个班的学习。give给;attend参加;observe观察;help帮助。故B项正确。 小题8:B 考察动词辨析。起初他老抱怨我破坏了他的暑假。根据上文可知ruin符合语境,ruin破坏,enjoy享受。故B正确。 小题9:D考察动词短语辨析。A调查;B朝外看;C看不起;D期待。根据上文At first, he…but..可知一开始的时候,他总是抱怨,但是后来却期待去上课了。故D正确。 小题10:C 考察动词辨析。他真的能挽救落水者。Recognize认出;conduct引导;save挽救;buy购买;根据句义说明C正确。 小题11:C考察副词辨析。根据上文的actually可知,他也学到了一些关于如何真正地(actually)为了生存而工作的知识。A粗糙地;B幸运地;C事实上;D突然。根据句义说明C正确。 小题12:A 考察名词辨析。他得到了一份作为救生员的工作。A工作;B问题;C目标;D报酬。根据句义说明A正确。 小题13:答案:B 考查副词辨析。根据下文“never went to work late”可知,他工作认真,从不迟到。slowly缓慢地;seriously认真地;calmly平静地;quickly迅速地。take sth. seriously为固定搭配,意为“认真对待某事”。故B项正确。 小题14:D 考察名词。A老师;B同事;C学生;D朋友;根据下文because their mothers didn’t try…可知儿子的很多朋友都没有找到工作。故D正确。 小题15:答案:A 考查副词辨析。那是因为他们的妈妈们没有努力地(hard)尝试。hard努力地;fast快地;early早地;directly直接地。故A项正确。 小题16:C考察形容词辨析。根据下文中的doesn’t have time可知,此处指忙于busy with故C正确。 小题17:D 考察动词短语辨析。即使孩子很忙,家长也能为他找到一些工作的信息。A写下;B考虑;C等待;D寻找;根据句义说明D正确。 小题18:答案:A 考查名词在语境中的运用。根据语境可知,此处指冰激凌店、电影院(movie theatre)或夏令营。故A项正确。 小题19:C 考察名词在语境中的运用。此处指可以问问他们是不是雇佣青少年,与下文的your kids相呼应。故C正确。 小题20:答案:B 考查名词辨析。此处指留意时间表确保他永远不迟到。habit习惯;schedule时间表;tradition传统;determination决心。根据“to make sure he is never late”可知,B项正确。 |
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Have you ever asked yourself what makes people successful? If you look around and talk those who are very successful, you will see that they all ____ certain qualities which have proved ____ for their success. It is evident that successful people are those who act. When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that ____ is taken, not given. They ____ immediately what has to be done and then do it with ____, thus strengthening their reputation. Successful people are ____ about the things they do, especially when they ___ what they are doing. They are motivated by their own ___ and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard ____ when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work. They do not ____ failure. Failures and disappointments in life are ____. It is failure that teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and ____ and learn from each failure. They ___ with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those who ____ their achievement. Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it"s ____ the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect. By giving respect to others, they ____ respect for themselves. Another important ____ of successful persons is that they never complain. It"s better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it. To put it ____, take action and be enthusiastic. Do not be afraid to fail, ____ get up and start again. When you do so, success will be just ____ the corner.
小题1: | A.improve | B.raise | C.test | D.possess |
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小题2: | A.vital | B.individual | C.personal | D.mental |
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小题3: | A.devotion | B.responsibility | C.authority | D.administration |
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小题4: | A.sigh | B.show | C.weigh | D.hope |
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小题5: | A.pleasure | B.honor | C.adventure | D.behavior |
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小题6: | A.enthusiastic | B.characteristic | C.energetic | D.authentic |
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小题7: | A.bring in | B.believe in | C.call in | D.join in |
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小题8: | A.effort | B.satisfaction | C.condition | D.value |
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小题9: | A.just | B.right | C.only | D.even |
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小题10: | A.represent | B.expect | C.fear | D.want |
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小题11: | A.apparent | B.uncomfortable | C.unavoidable | D.urgent |
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小题12: | A.commitment | B.arrangement | C.movement | D.achievement |
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小题13: | A.progress | B.work | C.associate | D.celebrate |
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小题14: | A.congratulate | B.appreciate | C.attempt | D.choose |
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小题15: | A.especially | B.totally | C.naturally | D.really |
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小题16: | A.pay | B.receive | C.require | D.promise |
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小题17: | A.quality | B.identity | C.ability | D.reality |
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小题18: | A.honestly | B.firmly | C.shortly | D.deeply |
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It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days ____ from duty after working overtime for some time. ___, the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already ___. I thought I"d thumb a lift. I waited by the side of the ____ for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and ____ himself as Gordon. He said that ____ he couldn"t give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He"d been watching me and thought I must be ____ after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was ____, and he also offered to help me find a ____ home afterwards. When we arrived at Gordon"s ____, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown. Then I got married, but my husband didn"t believe in giving ____ a ride. This made me feel ____ when we"d pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could ____ offer them the lift they hoped for. Twentyfive years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I ____ an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to ____ a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the ____ I"d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the ____ up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and ____ some water and sweets. After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me,“You haven"t changed a bit, ____ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn"t ____ where I"d met him. He then told me he was Gordon. 小题1:A.off B.away C.out B.up
小题2: | A.Surprisingly | B.Hopefully | C.Unfortunately | D.Strangely |
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小题3: | A.started | B.left | C.delayed | D.arrived |
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小题4: | A.town | B.station | C.railway | D.highway |
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小题5: | A.considered | B.described | C.introduced | D.named |
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小题6: | A.when | B.once | C.although | D.unless |
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小题7: | A.tired | B.thirsty | C.angry | D.hungry |
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小题8: | A.careful | B.safe | C.young | D.suspicious |
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小题9: | A.lift | B.way | C.train | D.bicycle |
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小题10: | A.kitchen | B.shop | C.house | D.garage |
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小题11: | A.villagers | B.strangers | C.relatives | D.neighbours |
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小题12: | A.bad | B.nervous | C.excited | D.anxious |
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小题13: | A.ever | B.still | C.never | D.sometimes |
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小题14: | A.recognized | B.noticed | C.knew | D.observed |
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小题15: | A.offer | B.enjoy | C.demand | D.get |
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小题16: | A.support | B.debt | C.effort | D.favour |
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小题17: | A.pair | B.couple | C.group | D.team |
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小题18: | A.exchanged | B.shared | C.drank | D.brought |
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小题20: | A.remind | B.repeat | C.recommend | D.recall |
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Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday ____, but lacked ____ for the things that mattered most. She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to ___ their lives. “We had to decide what was really ____,” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to ____ with their threeyearold son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship. So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive ____ such as reading, cooking and going to the park. Then Shirley ____ her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that ____ “At your service, buy ____ a little time” and helped clients (客户) with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and ____ parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a ____,” she says, “I can spare time to take my son to the ____ or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are ____.” Shirley and her husband are ____ alone in wanting to ____ and live a satisfying life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples ____ that they lack time together. ____ does the time go? For most people, ____ and commuting (通勤) take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming ____ of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we have to gain ____ over life and have time for the pleasures.
小题1: | A.activities | B.services | C.demands | D.exercises |
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小题2: | A.time | B.strength | C.money | D.ability |
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小题3: | A.lead | B.simplify | C.adapt | D.consider |
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小题4: | A.comfortable | B.interesting | C.important | D.hard |
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小题5: | A.study | B.help | C.meet | D.play |
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小题6: | A.pleasures | B.places | C.tasks | D.goods |
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小题7: | A.found | B.received | C.took | D.quit |
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小题8: | A.read | B.wrote | C.showed | D.told |
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小题9: | A.us | B.yourself | C.children | D.herself |
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小题10: | A.attending | B.organizing | C.having | D.going |
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小题11: | A.life | B.result | C.balance | D.difference |
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小题12: | A.office | B.hospital | C.park | D.school |
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小题13: | A.gone | B.better | C.strong | D.obvious |
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小题14: | A.a bit | B.far from | C.much too | D.more than |
| 小题15:.A.keep pace | B.settle down | C.take off | D.slow down |
小题16: | A.expect | B.doubt | C.complain | D.imagine |
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小题18: | A.traveling | B.reading | C.shopping | D.working |
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小题19: | A.aware | B.afraid | C.proud | D.sure |
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小题20: | A.value | B.control | C.success | D.experience |
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Angelina Jolie says she has a really wonderful time with her partner Brad Pitt,who is an American actor and film producer—and that’s why they’re still together! Jolie ____ six children with the actor.She was ____ by America’s Parade magazine if their children are the ____ she and Brad stay together. “The children certainly tie us together,but a relationship won’t ___ if it’s only about the kids,” Jolie replied.“You also must be really interested in each other and have a really,really wonderful,____ time together.We do.Brad and I ____ being together.We enjoy it.We need it,and we____ find that special time.We keep connected.We talk about it.It’s very ____ to our family.If Brad and I are strong and happy,then our kids have happy ____ and that’s the best thing we can give them.Brad knows me completely,____ as I am,every part of me.He loves me.The kids love me.Hopefully I’m giving my children the ____ that they are deeply loved and deeply safe.At the same time we are hopefully ____ their individuality (个性) as they get to know who they are,and not getting in the way of that.That’s why they are six very strong individuals.” The Oscarwinning star showed ____ of helping her children develop their individuality is ____ them to develop their own identities (自我认同感),____ she admitted that she can’t ____ the recent controversy(争论) with Brad when she agreed that her daughter Shiloh could cut her hair short and ____ like a boy.For example,she usually wears a jacket instead of a skirt. Angelina added to ____,“She wants her hair cut like a boy and she wants to be ____ John for a while.Some kids wear caps and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her ___.”
小题1: | A.finds | B.teaches | C.raises | D.hires |
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小题2: | A.written | B.reported | C.stopped | D.asked |
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小题3: | A.reason | B.intention | C.purpose | D.result |
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小题4: | A.break | B.hold | C.lose | D.happen |
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小题5: | A.boring | B.disappointing | C.exciting | D.surprising |
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小题6: | A.love | B.avoid | C.hate | D.consider |
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小题7: | A.never | B.seldom | C.always | D.sometimes |
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小题8: | A.easy | B.different | C.far | D.important |
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小题9: | A.parents | B.classmates | C.relatives | D.neighbors |
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小题10: | A.mostly | B.only | C.exactly | D.simply |
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小题11: | A.knowledge | B.sense | C.sight | D.view |
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小题12: | A.changing | B.forming | C.encouraging | D.destroying |
| 小题13:.A.little | B.none | C.all | D.part |
小题14: | A.forcing | B.allowing | C.warning | D.refusing |
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小题15: | A.and | B.though | C.because | D.but |
| 小题16:.A.remember | B.explain | C.realize | D.understand |
小题17: | A.walk | B.dress | C.eat | D.think |
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小题18: | A.doctors | B.players | C.readers | D.reporters |
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小题19: | A.mistaken | B.called | C.recognized | D.made |
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小题20: | A.brothers | B.sisters | C.uncles | D.aunts |
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If you"re going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right. Mostly he said that after my halfhearted (不尽力的) ____ to weed the vegetable garden. For some reason, he knew that there were white roots still ____ deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the ____ again the next day with a spade dig deep and ____ the roots of our garden. As I tried to focus my attention to ____, Dad"s words kept echoing in my mind: “Do it right.” I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams in the company was ____. All of us were sad to see them go. They were good friends and ____, and we worried about them. And ____, at such times you always wonder: am I next? But as we watched them during the week they were given to ____, many of us noticed that they weren"t handling this in quite the way we expected them to. ____ none of them found another job, there was also no bitterness or ____ in their departure. I didn"t hear a negative word. I didn"t see any ____ or unhappy faces—at least, not from them. Instead, I saw grace. “It"s ____,” one of my colleagues whispered. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, and they ____ comforting me.” Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their ____. I don"t know if my departing friends ____ their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and ____ us. Lee, a man who has seen and ____ lots of layoffs during almost 40 upanddown, onagainoffagain years with the company, ____ nicely for all of us. “Now, that"s doing it right,” he said. Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling his ____.
小题1: | A.attempts | B.judgements | C.expectations | D.requests |
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小题2: | A.planted | B.buried | C.grown | D.stuck |
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小题3: | A.house | B.school | C.garden | D.company |
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小题4: | A.look forward to | B.come up with | C.fit in with | D.get down to |
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小题5: | A.watching | B.thinking | C.digging | D.working |
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小题6: | A.turned down | B.laid off | C.cut down | D.given up |
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小题7: | A.competitors | B.colleagues | C.directors | D.consultants |
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小题8: | A.frankly | B.naturally | C.equally | D.generally |
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小题9: | A.hurry up | B.turn up | C.pack up | D.come up |
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小题10: | A.Since | B.When | C.Unless | D.While |
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小题11: | A.sadness | B.puzzle | C.anger | D.delight |
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小题12: | A.tears | B.smiles | C.dangers | D.fears |
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小题13: | A.upsetting | B.exciting | C.disappointing | D.amazing |
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小题14: | A.objected to | B.insisted on | C.ended up | D.kept on |
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小题15: | A.birth | B.death | C.arrival | D.party |
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小题16: | A.view | B.recognize | C.choose | D.describe |
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小题17: | A.discouraged | B.warned | C.inspired | D.amused |
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小题18: | A.celebrated | B.witnessed | C.resisted | D.survived |
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小题19: | A.made up | B.summed up | C.picked up | D.speeded up |
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小题20: | A.disagreement | B.indifference | C.admiration | D.approval |
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