Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧). It"s fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You"ll realize what"s changed is you. Home is where we ran remember pain, live, and some other experiences; We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.
If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It"s empty, but it"s where my earliest memories are.
There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn"t want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents" room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime - waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.
I"m lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property(住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.
Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it"s where I"ll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I"ll be blamed by Mom. But I don"t mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I"m home.
小题1:Why does the author call her parents" bed her "safe zone"(Paragraph 3)?| A．It is her favorite place to play. | | B．Her needs can be satisfied there. | | C．Her grandparents" photos are lined on each side. | | D．Her parents always play together with her there. |
小题2:What can be learned from the passage?| A．The old furniture is still in the author"s fist bedroom. | | B．The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles. | | C．The author"s favorite room in her first home is the dining room. | | D．Many people of the author"s age can still find their first physical homes. |
小题3:Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _______.| A．Open the window at night | | B．lie down in bed to have a dream | | C．try to bring back a sense of home | | D．go to Los Angeles to visit her mom |
小题4:What is the author"s purpose of writing this passage?| A．To express how much she is attached to her home. | | B．To declare how much she loves her first house. | | C．To describe the state of her family. | | D．To look back on her childhood. |
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小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A |
【文章大意】：本文属于散文题材，表现了作者对家的依恋。小时候，家对于作者来说是自己快乐童年的地方，在家里，自己可以得到最大的满足；长大之后，家已经搬迁到了作者的心里，每当作者迷茫和疲惫的时候，总会闭上双眼，感受和回味家的温暖。
小题1:根据文章第三段最后两句Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime - waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.可以推测出在她父母的床上，作者可以做自己喜欢的事情，因此选B。
小题2:根据文章第四段I"m lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property(住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.可以得出作者孩提时代住的房子还在，因此选B。
小题3:根据文章最后一段第一句Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home.可以得出作者不是真正的回家，而是在脑子里回味家的味道，因此选C。
小题4:根据文章第一段第一句Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧).以及最后一段第一句Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home.可以推断出作者对家很依恋。 |
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试题【Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia(怀旧). It"s fun to come home】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday” which was to make us more 36 the problem faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ 37 a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some member 38 chose the wheel chair. Other wore sound-blocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩).
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a 39 experience, I had never considered before how 40 it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down my 41 made the chair begin to roll. Its wheel were not 42 . Then I wondered where to put my 43 , It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into 44 , I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of 45 for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary(临时的) 46 .
I tried to find a 47 position and thought it might be restful, 48 kind of nice to be 49 around for a while. Looking around, I 50 would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I 51 the heavy wheels, I came to know that controlling the 52 of the wheelchair as not going to be 53 task,
My wheelchair experiment was soon 54 . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the 55 , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
| 小题1: | | A．curious about | B．aware of | C．interested in | D．careful with |
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| 小题2: | | A．cure | B．adopt | C．prevent | D．analyze |
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| 小题3: | | A．inserted | B．strangely | C．as usual | D．like me |
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| 小题4: | | A．learning | B．working | C．satisfying | D．relaxing |
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| 小题5: | | A．convenient | B．awkward | C．boring | D．exciting |
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| 小题6: | | A．height | B．force | C．skill | D．weight |
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| 小题7: | | A．locked | B．repaired | C．powered | D．grasped |
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| 小题8: | | A．hands | B．feet | C．keys | D．handles |
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| 小题9: | | A．place | B．action | C．play | D．effect |
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| 小题10: | | A．operation | B．communication | C．transportation | D．production |
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| 小题11: | | A．exploration | B．education | C．experiment | D．entertainment |
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| 小题12: | | A．flexible | B．safe | C．starting | D．comfortable |
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| 小题14: | | A．shown | B．pushed | C．driven | D．guided |
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| 小题15: | | A．realized | B．suggested | C．agreed | D．admitted |
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| 小题16: | | A．lifted | B．turned | C．pressed | D．seized |
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| 小题17: | | A．path | B．position | C．direction | D．way |
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| 小题18: | | A．easy | B．heavy | C．major | D．extra |
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| 小题19: | | A．forgotten | B．repeated | C．conducted | D．finished |
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| 小题20: | | A．weaknesses | B．anxieties | C．challenges | D．illnesses |
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The baby monkey is much more developed at birth than the human baby. Almost from the moment it is born, the baby monkey can move around and hold tightly to its mother. During the first few days of its life the baby will approach and hold onto almost any large, warm, and soft object in its environment, particularly if that object also gives it milk. After a week or so, however, the baby monkey begins to avoid newcomers and focuses its attentions on “mother” ---- the real mother or the mother-substitute(母亲替代物）.
During the first two weeks of its warmth is perhaps the most important psychological（心理的） thing that a monkey mother has to give to its baby. The Harlows, a couple who are both psychologists, discovered this fact by offering baby monkeys a choice of two types of mother-substitutes ---- one covered with cloth and one made of bare wire. If the two artificial mothers were both the same temperature, the little monkeys always preferred the cloth mother. However, if the wire model was heated, while the cloth model was cool, for the first two weeks after birth the baby monkeys picked the warm wire mother-substitutes as their favorites. Thereafter they switched and spent most of their time on the more comfortable cloth mother
Why is cloth preferable to bare wire? Something that the Harlows called contact（接触的） comfort seems to be the answer, and a most powerful influence it is. Baby monkeys spend much of their time rubbing against their mothers’ skins, putting themselves in as close contact with the parent as they can. Whenever the young animal is frightened, disturbed, or annoyed, it typically rushes to its mother and rubs itself against her body. Wire doesn’t“rub”as well as does soft wire cloth. Prolonged（长时间的）“contact comfort” with a cloth mother appears to give the babies confidence and is much more rewarding to them than is either warmth or milk.
According to the Harlows, the basic quality of a baby’s love for its mother is trust. If the baby is put into an unfamiliar playroom without its mother, the baby ignores the toys no matter how interesting they might be. It screams in terror and curls up into a fury little ball. If its cloth mother is now introduced into the playroom, the bay rushes to it and holds onto it for dear life. After a few minutes of contact comfort, it obviously begins to feel more secure. It then climbs down from the mother-substitute and begins to explore the toys, but often rushes back for a deep embrace（拥抱）as if to make sure that its mother is still there and that all is well. Bit by bit its fears of the new environment are gone and it spends more and more time playing with the toys and less and less time holding on to its “mother.”
50. Psychologically, what does the baby monkey desire most during the first two weeks of its life?
A. Warmth B. Milk C. Contact D. Trust
小题1:After the first two weeks of their life, baby moneys prefer the cloth mother to the wire mother because the former is __. | A．larger in size | B．closer to them | | C．less frightening and less disturbing | D．more comfortable to rub against |
小题2:What does the baby monkey probably gain from prolonged “contact comfort”?| A．Attention | B．Softness | C．Confidence | D．Interest |
小题3:It can be inferred that when the baby monkey feels secure,_____________.| A．it frequently rushes back for a deep embrace when exploring the toys | | B．it spends more time screaming to get rewards | | C．it is less attracted to the toys though they are interesting | | D．it cares less about whether its mother is still around |
小题4:The main purpose of the passage is to______________.| A．give the reasons of the experiment | | B．present the findings of the experiment | | C．introduce the method of the experiment | | D．describe the process of the experiment |
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When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的).
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated (复杂的).
My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband come home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this what satisfied her.
We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have. We’re so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to—it’s about how we see what happens to us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing for what we don’t have , but enjoying what we do possess.
小题1:As people grow older, they ____.| A．feel it harder to experience happiness | | B．associate their happiness less with others | | C．will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness | | D．tend to believe responsibility means happiness |
小题2:What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?| A．She cares little about her own health. | | B．She enjoys the freedom of traveling. | | C．She is easily pleased by things in daily life. | | D．She prefers getting pleasure from housework. |
小题3:What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?| A．Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness. | | B．Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’s case. | | C．Grandma often found time for social gatherings. | | D．Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life. |
小题4:People who equal happiness with wealth and success ______.| A．consider pressure something blocking their way | | B．stress their right to happiness too much | | C．are at a loss to make correct choices | | D．are more likely to be happy |
小题5:What can be concluded from the passage?| A．Happiness lies between the positive and the negative | | B．Each man is the master of his own fate. | | C．Success leads to happiness. | | D．Happy is he who is content. |
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There is a virtue (美德)in China－Respecting the 36 and care for the young”. About the above two aspects, we will discuss the former one in this passage.
Why should we 37 the old? because they are ahead of us in age, in wisdom and in experience. Our elders have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us 38 everything to their kindness and love.
When we show them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or 39 them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of 40 our own love and gratitude to them. 41 , elders have also been through all the years you are 42 and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is 43 that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always 44 with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human 45 . However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their 46 .
With changing times and 47 influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should 48 express their views and if there are arguments, they should not 49 their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately 50 their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are 51 to give up their places to older people. This is not a 52 of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear 53 , or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a 54 disadvantage.
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become 55 that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.
| 小题1: | | A．grandpas | B．friends | C．fathers | D．old |
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| 小题2: | | A．look forward | B．contribute | C．loved | D．respect |
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| 小题3: | | A．exhibit | B．owe | C．explain | D．point |
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| 小题4: | | A．accepting | B．showing | C．devoting | D．greeting |
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| 小题5: | | A．describing | B．expressing | C．sending | D．suggesting |
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| 小题6: | | A．Though | B．Besides | C．Therefore | D．However |
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| 小题7: | | A．going through | B．experiencing with | C．suffering from | D．worrying out |
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| 小题8: | | A．possibly | B．maybe | C．likely | D．probably |
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| 小题9: | | A．disagreed | B．quarreled | C．liked | D．dealt |
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| 小题10: | | A．society | B．company | C．community | D．school |
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| 小题11: | | A．fact | B．experience | C．emotion | D．information |
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| 小题12: | | A．environmental | B．especially | C．cultural | D．good |
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| 小题13: | | A．indifferently | B．quickly | C．silently | D．quietly |
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| 小题14: | | A．raise | B．rise | C．rouse | D．arise |
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| 小题15: | | A．give in | B．get out | C．send out | D．give up |
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| 小题16: | | A．forced | B．expected | C．needed | D．reminded |
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| 小题17: | | A．question | B．doubt | C．wonder | D．challenge |
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| 小题18: | | A．suffering | B．discomfort | C．trouble | D．upset |
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| 小题19: | | A．slight | B．light | C．heavy | D．serious |
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| 小题20: | | A．wander | B．living | C．aware | D．sensitive |
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This Mother’s Day will be the 8th year I have spent without my own mother. She passed away less than a month before Mother’s Day in the year 2000. She had been ill for almost two years, and I didn’t cry when she died, or at her funeral, but on that first Mother’s Day without her. On that day, I realized that this person I loved and depended on was gone forever.
She still lives in family memories, in the thoughts of her friends and co-workers, in the values she had instilled(灌输) in her children, and in the lovely flower gardens that she had so carefully tended.
She loved her gladioli and irises. Each fall she would dig the bulbs out of the soil and carefully wrap them in paper. The bulbs would be stored until the following spring when they would be replanted. It seemed like a lot of effort to me, but each year her flower garden was more glorious than the year before. She put the same hard work into caring for her family, instilling in her children a sense of justice and fair play, compassion, and strong moral values so that we blossomed.
Share anecdotes about your mother’s life at your Mother’s Day party. Too often, we avoid speaking of those loved ones who have passed away, fearful that we will unearth sad feelings. It doesn’t have to be that way. Sharing fond memories and stories of the life we shared with her can be a healing process that binds（捆绑）the family together.
My mother passed away when her oldest grandchild was only eight years old. Children will enjoy sharing pictures and stories of the grandmother they may have never known or have little memory of. Sharing anecdotes to pass on to the next generation will give children a feeling of family history and continuity, and may be one of the best ways to honor our mothers and grandmothers who have gone before us.
小题1:What does the underlined words “passed away” ( in Paragraph 1)mean?| A．died | B．continued | C．started | D．lasted |
小题2:On the first Mother’s Day after mum died the author realized_______ .| A．mum had been dead for a long time | B．mum had suffered a lot from the illness | | C．it was true that mum had been dead | D．it was impossible to depend on mum |
小题3:From the third paragraph we can infer that mum_______ .| A．loved her gladioli and irises | B．showed kindness to all her children | | C．taught the children to plant patiently | D．had a good influence on the author |
小题4:At the Mother’s Day party people don’t mention their lost mums only because_______ .| A．they are simply afraid of causing sad feelings | | B．they have forgotten their mums completely | | C．they don’t love their mums any longer | | D．they think their mums have passed away |
小题5:In order to show honor to our mothers and grandmothers we can _____ .| A．spend the Mother’s Day with our children | | B．share the stories of them with the children | | C．hold the Mother’s Day party every year | | D．plant beautiful flowers in the family garden |
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