My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ____ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ____ to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ____ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn"t talk the way ____ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert (警觉的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor ____ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___. My writing was not at the ____ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were ____.
My mother ____ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH. D. , decided to ____ the situation early in my development. She didn"t want me to ____. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ____ me. She spent hours every day ____ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ____ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ____ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ____ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ____ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ____ and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ____ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.
| 小题1: | | A．everything | B．nothing | | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题2: | | A．mind | B．brain | | C．feelings | D．work |
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| 小题3: | | A．smoothly | B．strongly | | C．frequently | D．easily |
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| 小题4: | | A．average | B．ordinary | | C．normal | D．common |
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| 小题6: | | A．hear | B．write | | C．read | D．understand |
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| 小题7: | | A．level | B．length | | C．speed | D．degree |
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| 小题8: | | A．problems | B．excuses | | C．worries | D．duties |
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| 小题9: | | A．suffered | B．observed | | C．removed | D．tolerated |
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| 小题10: | | A．study | B．find | | C．change | D．keep |
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| 小题11: | | A．fight | B．struggle | | C．strike | D．challenge |
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| 小题12: | | A．interrupted | B．disturbed | | C．terrified | D．troubled |
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| 小题13: | | A．teaching | B．giving | | C．supporting | D．reminding |
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| 小题14: | | A．Without | B．Except | | C．Besides | D．Beyond |
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| 小题15: | | A．information | B．advice | | C．promise | D．expectation |
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| 小题16: | | A．before | B．though | | C．because | D．unless |
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| 小题17: | | A．set up | B．gave up | | C．pushed up | D．looked up |
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| 小题18: | | A．rich | B．famous | | C．successful | D．powerful |
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| 小题19: | | A．training | B．grades | | C．experiments | D．abilities |
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| 小题20: | | A．woman | B．doctor | | C．sister | D．teacher |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:D |
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作为一名教师和哲学博士，妈妈对残疾的儿子尽心尽力，帮助“我”克服生活中的种种困难，树立积极的生活态度，最终使“我”有所作为。
小题1:D 考察代词辨析。A一切事物；B无事；C任何事；D某事，重要的人或物；有语境可知妈妈认为我终将会有所作为。此处与文章最后一句中相呼应。故D正确。
小题2:答案：A 考查名词在语境中的运用。句意为：妈妈让我知道了只要我专心于某件事，就一定能成功。put one"s mind to意为“全神贯注于……”符合语境。故A项正确。
小题3:D考察副词辨析。A平稳地；平滑地；B坚强地；C频繁地；D容易地；根据下文的I had problems with…可知此处是指其他人很容易就完成的事情，我必修很努力去做。故D正确。
小题4:C 考察形容词辨析。A平均的；B一般的；C正常的；D普通的；句义：我不能喝正常孩子一样说话。故C正确。
小题5:C 考察副词辨析。句义：即使有老师的帮助，我的阅读能力也很差。故C正确。
小题6:D 考察动词辨析。根据第二段第二句可知，我说话很难懂，故D正确。
小题7:答案：A 考查名词辨析。level水平；length长度；speed速度；degree程度，等级。句意为：我的写作没有达到本该有的水平。故A项正确。
小题8:A 考察名词辨析。A问题；B借口；C担忧；D责任。联系语境可知，就连那些很简单的事情，比如，分辨左右，弹手指灯，对我来说都是问题，A正确。
小题9:B 考察动词辨析。Suffer遭受；observe观察；遵守；remove移动；D忍受；此处指妈妈看到了我做面临的挑战。故B正确。
小题10:答案：C 考查动词辨析。句意为：作为一名哲学博士，妈妈决定要尽早改变我的这种情况。根据下文内容可知，妈妈一直没有放弃“我”，而是一直在帮助“我”改变这种情况。故C项正确。
小题11:B 考察动词辨析。A斗志；B挣扎；C打击；D挑战；根据上下文语境可知妈妈要帮助我改变这个情况，但是她不想让我如此挣扎。故B正确。
小题12:D 考察动词辨析。A打断；B打扰；C使…害怕；D麻烦；句义：过了一段时间以后，我们确实克服了所有那些让我烦恼的问题。故D正确。
小题13:答案：A 考查动词辨析。句意为：妈妈决定帮助我学习，她每天花几个小时教我听需要知道的所有事情。故A项正确。
小题14:A 考察介词辨析。根据语境可知没有妈妈，我不会达到现在的水平。故A正确。
小题15:B 考察名词辨析。A信息；B建议；C诺言；D期望；根据下文的She told me what to do…可知妈妈在生活上给我建议，故B正确。
小题16:C 考察连词辨析。建议：由于妈妈知道我能行，因此她的期望值往往很高。根据空前空后两句话的逻辑关系，可知C正确。
小题17:答案：B 考查动词短语辨析。set up建立；give up放弃；push up提高；look up仰望。句意为：不允许自己的儿子无能。她从来都没有放弃过我，直到今天她还告诉我：教育是必需的。故B项正确。
小题18:C 考察形容词辨析。A富有的；B著名的；C成功的；D强大的；句义：如果我继续跟着他的指导，我一定会成为一个很成功的人。故C正确。
小题19:答案：B 考查名词辨析。training培训；grade成绩；experiment实验；ability能力。句意为：她鼓励我要努力学习，提高成绩，考上大学。故B项正确。
小题20:D考察名词在语境中的运用。句义：她利用他作为老师的天赋帮助了一个孩子—她自己的孩子。可知妈妈自己是一个老师。故D正确。 |
核心考点
试题【My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. 】；主要考察你对
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I am a journalist in America.When reporting a story，I sometimes need to find a ____ kind of person—someone who has recently switched banks，or who is ____ cancer，or who owns both a Chevy pickup and Toyota sedan.
At such moments，I ____ my brother Keith，a telecommunication worker in eastern Kansas.Usually he says，“I know just the guy.”
His contacts are so diverse in large part ____ he is offline.At age 52，he’s ____ sent an email，surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to ____ his attention when he is shopping，he is ____ to make a friend or two before ____.Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project—how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove—he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their ____，and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their ____ of health problems，banking habits and newcar ____.
“I like talking to people，” he says.“I do not ____ nowadays people send each other emails instead of talking while they’re in the ___ room.”
My older brother ____ considers himself as an oldfashioned man and the Internet ____ are making him more so，too.As a(n) ____ to the Web，my brother belongs to one of the nation’s fastestdecreasing ____.
During the first half decade of the 21st century，the proportion of Internet users ____ slowly，to 59% of adult Americans from just over 50%，according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project.____ in the second half of the decade，that growth skyrocketed(猛升) and now nearly 80% of adult Americans use the Internet.At that pace，the offline Americans will no longer ____ in the coming decade.
| 小题1: | | A．rich | B．friendly | | C．brave | D．particular |
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| 小题2: | | A．battling | B．avoiding | | C．curing | D．developing |
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| 小题3: | | A．appoint | B．call | | C．miss | D．search |
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| 小题4: | | A．when | B．until | | C．unless | D．because |
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| 小题5: | | A．ever | B．frequently | | C．never | D．seldom |
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| 小题6: | | A．divide | B．receive | | C．pay | D．gain |
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| 小题7: | | A．willing | B．likely | | C．anxious | D．clever |
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| 小题8: | | A．settling down | B．using up | | C．setting off | D．checking out |
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| 小题9: | | A．advice | B．plan | | C．example | D．gesture |
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| 小题10: | | A．lesson | B．speech | | C．talk | D．lecture |
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| 小题11: | | A．displays | B．purchases | | C．exchanges | D．repairs |
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| 小题12: | | A．imagine | B．predict | | C．understand | D．recommend |
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| 小题13: | | A．big | B．new | | C．same | D．special |
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| 小题14: | | A．sometimes | B．recently | | C．once | D．always |
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| 小题15: | | A．values | B．trends | | C．techniques | D．benefits |
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| 小题16: | | A．stranger | B．user | | C．owner | D．beginner |
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| 小题17: | | A．workers | B．races | | C．minorities | D．teams |
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| 小题18: | | A．increased | B．developed | | C．varied | D．moved |
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| 小题20: | | A．change | B．exist | | C．last | D．work |
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It’s a great sunny day，so it’s time to get out and enjoy the weather.Many of us would like to，but we have projects due，tasks that need to be done，people that we need to see，and money that needs to be made.
What if your company gave you that time off as compensation for the great effort that you gave to the team to finish a project on time？See，when it comes to teamwork，the main focus is for the team to work together.In a “winning” team there is an equal balance of people who have unique strengths and weaknesses.
Take the example of the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s.Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player to play the game，but did they win a championship every year when Michael had played？No.It took a (Dtype) Michael Jordan to lead the team and control the outcome.It took a(n) (Itype) wild and energetic Dennis Rodman to keep the team fun and interesting.It took (Stypes) Scottie Pippin，Bill Cartwright，and John Paxson to support the team.And it took the (Ctype) analytical mind of Coach Phil Jackson to create a foundation for the players to play on.In the end they，the Chicago Bulls，were able to win six championships within eight years.
What is your team made up of？All Jordans？All Jacksons？All Rodmans？Or all Pippins，Cartwrights and Paxsons？It is you who can choose who’s on your team.Try finding the right people for the right job，and you will have a “winning” team every time!
小题1:We can infer from the first paragraph that________.| A．we need to finish the task | | B．we are eager to make more money | | C．we are all very busy every day | | D．we often go out and enjoy the fine weather |
小题2:The underlined word “compensation” in the second paragraph means “________”．| A．reward | B．present | | C．money | D．duty |
小题3:According to this passage，a winning team is made up of________.| A．a group of people who are tall and strong | | B．a group of people who don’t have weaknesses | | C．a group of people who don’t quarrel with each other | | D．a group of people whose strengths and weaknesses can get to balance |
小题4:What would be the best title for this passage?| A．Working Is Happy | | B．The Story of the Chicago Bulls | | C．Good Choice | | D．Working Together for a Team |
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The way people hold to the belief that a funfilled，painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness.If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness，then pain must be equal to unhappiness.But in fact，the opposite is true.More often than not，things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
As a result，many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness.They fear the pain inevitably (不可避免地) brought by such things as marriage，raising children，professional achievement，religious commitment and selfimprovement.
Ask a bachelor (单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying.If he is honest，he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment.Certainly，commitment is quite painful.The single life is filled with fun，adventure，and excitement.Marriage has such moments，but they are not its most distinguishing (显著的) features.
Couples with infant (婴儿) children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a threeday vacation.I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations.It liberates time：now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness.It liberates money：buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless.And it liberates us from envy：we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
小题1:According to the author，a bachelor doesn’t want to marry mainly because________.| A．he is unwilling to take family responsibilities | | B．he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single | | C．he finds more fun in dating than in marriage | | D．he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement |
小题2:Raising children，in the author’s opinion，is________.| A．a moral duty | | B．a thankless job | | C．a rewarding task | | D．a source of inevitable pain |
小题3:To understand what true happiness is one must________.| A．have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime | | B．make every effort to liberate oneself from pain | | C．put up with pain under all circumstances | | D．be able to distinguish happiness from fun |
小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?| A．Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain. | | B．One must know how to attain happiness. | | C．It is important to make commitments. | | D．It is pain that leads to happiness. |
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Who give us life，raise us and are our constant support and wellwishers？Our mothers.That’s why millions of people across the world take Mother’s Day as an opportunity to express thanks and send best wishes to their moms.
However，the celebration of Mother’s Day is not the recent thing that many believe it to be.It was the ancient Greeks who started the tradition by celebrating their annual spring festival in honor of Rhea，the mother of many gods and goddesses.
Later，in the 1600s，Mothering Sunday came to be celebrated in England.On the fourth Sunday of Lent (大斋期)，children brought flowers and special fruitcakes to show their respect for their mothers.It may be the root of the modern Mother’s Day.
Thanks to the great efforts of Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis，Mother’s Day became an official festival in the US.It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.Later，many countries began to celebrate this day as Mother’s Day.
Today，Mother’s Day is an international festival honoring mothers.It is celebrated all over the world in different ways.In Western countries，the most common way is to treat mothers with breakfast in bed.Kids often allow their mothers to sleep till late in the morning while they prepare her favorite breakfast with their fathers.Some also make handmade gifts or buy beautiful carnations (康乃馨)．It is the day when you acknowledge your mothers contribution in your life and pay a tribute (礼品) to her，often with flowers and gifts.It complements Father’s Day，the celebration honoring fathers.
Today，Mother’s Day is a day celebrated on various days in many places around the world.
小题1:Why do people across the world celebrate Mother’s Day?| A．Because they want to express thanks and send best wishes to their mothers. | | B．Because they want to express thanks and send best wishes to Rhea. | | C．Because Mother’s Day is an official festival in the US. | | D．Because Mother’s Day is an international festival. |
小题2:The modern Mother’s Day came from________.| A．Greece | B．England | | C．America | D．China |
小题3:From the passage we can learn that________.| A．Rhea is the mother of many gods and goddesses of England | | B．many people wrongly believe Mother’s Day has a short history | | C．in America Mother’s day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent | | D．on Mother’s day fathers have to get up early to prepare breakfast |
小题4:The passage mainly wants to tell us________.| A．how to celebrate Mother’s day | | B．what to do on Mother’s day | | C．the historical change of Mother’s day | | D．the meaning of Mother’s day |
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When I was a small child，during the war，we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village.One day，on the road，I found the ____ pieces of a mirror.There was a motorcycle accident.
I ____ to find all the pieces and put them ____，but it was not possible，so I used only the ___ piece and I made it round.I could ____ with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the ____ that I could reflect light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in ____ holes and some other dark places.It became a game for me to ____ light into the darkest places I could find.
I ____ the little mirror，and，as I grew up，I would take it out ____ I had nothing to do and ____ the game.As I became a man，I grew to realize that this was not ____ a child’s game but a metaphor(暗喻) for what I might ____ my life.I came to ____ that I am not the light or the source of light.But light—truth，understanding，knowledge—is there，and it will shine in many dark places ____ I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose ____ design and shape I do not know.___，with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this ____—into the black places in the ____ of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do the same.This is what I am about.This is the ____ of my life.
| 小题1: | | A．broken | B．wasted | | C．painted | D．sharpened |
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| 小题2: | | A．pretended | B．tried | | C．demanded | D．hated |
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| 小题3: | | A．back | B．down | | C．together | D．aside |
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| 小题4: | | A．lightest | B．longest | | C．hardest | D．largest |
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| 小题5: | | A．talk | B．play | | C．deal | D．share |
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| 小题6: | | A．suggestion | B．fact | | C．decision | D．reason |
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| 小题7: | | A．deep | B．big | | C．bright | D．empty |
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| 小题8: | | A．attract | B．show | | C．get | D．bring |
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| 小题9: | | A．kept | B．cut | | C．used | D．mended |
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| 小题10: | | A．until | B．before | | C．when | D．after |
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| 小题11: | | A．watch | B．continue | | C．remember | D．change |
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| 小题12: | | A．just | B．wholly | | C．really | D．even |
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| 小题13: | | A．get from | B．owe to | | C．tell about | D．do with |
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| 小题14: | | A．announce | B．doubt | | C．understand | D．expect |
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| 小题15: | | A．so that | B．now that | | C．even if | D．only if |
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| 小题16: | | A．whole | B．unique | | C．special | D．other |
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| 小题17: | | A．Otherwise | B．However | | C．Besides | D．Therefore |
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| 小题18: | | A．country | B．village | | C．world | D．city |
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| 小题19: | | A．hands | B．brains | | C．eyes | D．hearts |
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| 小题20: | | A．way | B．standard | | C．quality | D．meaning |
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