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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.schoolB.study
C.bedD.work
小题2:
A.aroundB.until
C.afterD.during
小题3:
A.nightB.noon
C.morningD.afternoon
小题4:
A.watchB.appreciate
C.noticeD.stand
小题5:
A.lastedB.rested
C.startedD.developed
小题6:
A.hiredB.forced
C.persuadedD.force
小题7:
A.giveB.attend
C.observeD.help
小题8:
A.designedB.ruining
C.enjoyingD.joining
小题9:
A.looking intoB.looking out of
C.looking down uponD.looking forward to
小题10:
A.recognizeB.conduct
C.saveD.buy
小题11:
A.roughlyB.luckily
C.actuallyD.suddenly
小题12:
A.jobB.problem
C.goalD.reward
小题13:
A.slowlyB.seriously
C.calmlyD.quickly
小题14:
A.teachersB.colleagues
C.studentsD.friends
小题15:
A.hardB.fast
C.earlyD.directly
小题16:
A.clearB.excited
C.busyD.disappointed
小题17:
A.write downB.think about
C.wait forD.search for
小题18:
A.theatreB.square
C.parkD.factory
小题19:
A.expertsB.foreigners
C.teenagersD.villagers
小题20:
A.habitB.schedule
C.traditionD.determination

答案

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
解析
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。
核心考点
试题【It was about the third week in June last year. My 15­year­old son had already se】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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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.improveB.raise
C.testD.possess
小题2:
A.vitalB.individual
C.personalD.mental
小题3:
A.devotionB.responsibility
C.authorityD.administration
小题4:
A.sighB.show
C.weighD.hope
小题5:
A.pleasureB.honor
C.adventureD.behavior
小题6:
A.enthusiasticB.characteristic
C.energeticD.authentic
小题7:
A.bring inB.believe in
C.call inD.join in
小题8:
A.effortB.satisfaction
C.conditionD.value
小题9:
A.justB.right
C.onlyD.even
小题10:
A.representB.expect
C.fearD.want
小题11:
A.apparentB.uncomfortable
C.unavoidableD.urgent
小题12:
A.commitmentB.arrangement
C.movementD.achievement
小题13:
A.progressB.work
C.associateD.celebrate
小题14:
A.congratulateB.appreciate
C.attemptD.choose
小题15:
A.especiallyB.totally
C.naturallyD.really
小题16:
A.payB.receive
C.requireD.promise
小题17:
A.qualityB.identity
C.abilityD.reality
小题18:
A.honestlyB.firmly
C.shortlyD.deeply
小题19:
A.soB.and
C.orD.but
小题20:
A.inB.at
C.withinD.around

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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.SurprisinglyB.Hopefully
C.UnfortunatelyD.Strangely
小题3:
A.startedB.left
C.delayedD.arrived
小题4:
A.townB.station
C.railwayD.highway
小题5:
A.considered B.described
C.introducedD.named
小题6:
A.whenB.once
C.althoughD.unless
小题7:
A.tiredB.thirsty
C.angryD.hungry
小题8:
A.carefulB.safe
C.youngD.suspicious
小题9:
A.liftB.way
C.trainD.bicycle
小题10:
A.kitchenB.shop
C.houseD.garage
小题11:
A.villagersB.strangers
C.relativesD.neighbours
小题12:
A.badB.nervous
C.excitedD.anxious
小题13:
A.everB.still
C.neverD.sometimes
小题14:
A.recognizedB.noticed
C.knewD.observed
小题15:
A.offerB.enjoy
C.demandD.get
小题16:
A.supportB.debt
C.effortD.favour
小题17:
A.pairB.couple
C.groupD.team
小题18:
A.exchangedB.shared
C.drankD.brought
小题19:
A.evenB.only
C.thusD.just
小题20:
A.remindB.repeat
C.recommendD.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.activitiesB.services
C.demandsD.exercises
小题2:
A.timeB.strength
C.moneyD.ability
小题3:
A.leadB.simplify
C.adaptD.consider
小题4:
A.comfortableB.interesting
C.importantD.hard
小题5:
A.studyB.help
C.meetD.play
小题6:
A.pleasuresB.places
C.tasksD.goods
小题7:
A.foundB.received
C.tookD.quit
小题8:
A.readB.wrote
C.showedD.told
小题9:
A.usB.yourself
C.childrenD.herself
小题10:
A.attendingB.organizing
C.havingD.going
小题11:
A.lifeB.result
C.balanceD.difference
小题12:
A.officeB.hospital
C.parkD.school
小题13:
A.goneB.better
C.strongD.obvious
小题14:
A.a bitB.far from
C.much tooD.more than
小题15:.
A.keep paceB.settle down
C.take offD.slow down
小题16:
A.expectB.doubt
C.complainD.imagine
小题17:
A.HowB.When
C.WhereD.Why
小题18:
A.travelingB.reading
C.shoppingD.working
小题19:
A.awareB.afraid
C.proudD.sure
小题20:
A.valueB.control
C.successD.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.raisesD.hires
小题2:
A.writtenB.reported
C.stoppedD.asked
小题3:
A.reasonB.intention
C.purposeD.result
小题4:
A.breakB.hold
C.loseD.happen
小题5:
A.boringB.disappointing
C.excitingD.surprising
小题6:
A.loveB.avoid
C.hateD.consider
小题7:
A.neverB.seldom
C.alwaysD.sometimes
小题8:
A.easyB.different
C.farD.important
小题9:
A.parentsB.classmates
C.relativesD.neighbors
小题10:
A.mostlyB.only
C.exactlyD.simply
小题11:
A.knowledgeB.sense
C.sightD.view
小题12:
A.changingB.forming
C.encouragingD.destroying
小题13:.
A.little B.none
C.allD.part
小题14:
A.forcingB.allowing
C.warningD.refusing
小题15:
A.andB.though
C.becauseD.but
小题16:.
A.rememberB.explain
C.realizeD.understand
小题17:
A.walkB.dress
C.eatD.think
小题18:
A.doctorsB.players
C.readersD.reporters
小题19:
A.mistakenB.called
C.recognized D.made
小题20:
A.brothersB.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.attemptsB.judgements
C.expectationsD.requests
小题2:
A.plantedB.buried
C.grownD.stuck
小题3:
A.houseB.school
C.gardenD.company
小题4:
A.look forward toB.come up with
C.fit in withD.get down to
小题5:
A.watchingB.thinking
C.diggingD.working
小题6:
A.turned downB.laid off
C.cut downD.given up
小题7:
A.competitorsB.colleagues
C.directorsD.consultants
小题8:
A.franklyB.naturally
C.equallyD.generally
小题9:
A.hurry upB.turn up
C.pack upD.come up
小题10:
A.SinceB.When
C.UnlessD.While
小题11:
A.sadnessB.puzzle
C.angerD.delight
小题12:
A.tearsB.smiles
C.dangersD.fears
小题13:
A.upsettingB.exciting
C.disappointingD.amazing
小题14:
A.objected toB.insisted on
C.ended upD.kept on
小题15:
A.birthB.death
C.arrivalD.party
小题16:
A.viewB.recognize
C.chooseD.describe
小题17:
A.discouragedB.warned
C.inspiredD.amused
小题18:
A.celebratedB.witnessed
C.resistedD.survived
小题19:
A.made upB.summed up
C.picked upD.speeded up
小题20:
A.disagreementB.indifference
C.admirationD.approval

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