The advertisement appeared in my e-mail—“1-800-Flowers: Mother’s Day Madness —for just $39.99！” I almost clicked on it, forgetting that those services would not be needed this year. My mother, Margaret Feiddman, died at the age of 89, and so this is my first Mother’s Day without my mom.
In my childhood, my mom appeared to be a typical suburban housewife of her generation. She sewed many of my sisters’ clothes, including both of their wedding dresses and boy’s suits for me. And on the side, she won several national bridge tournaments(桥牌锦标赛).
My mom left many indelible marks on me. The first was to never lose heart and to be independent. My dad died suddenly when I was 19. My mom worked hard for a couple of years. But in1975, I won a scholarship to study in Britain and my mom surprised us all by announcing that she decided to go with me. When I met difficulties, she always said: “You’re a man, so never lose heart, never be knocked down, and try your best to pursue(追求) your dreams.”
My mom’s other big influence on me is a sense of optimism. She had taken her knocks. But every time life knocked her down, she got up and kept on marching forward, encouraged by the saying that pessimists(悲观者) are usually right, optimists are usually wrong, but most great changes are made by optimists.
How I wish to listen to my mother’s words, and give my best regards on this Mother’s Day, but I have no chance now! My best friends, treasure(珍惜)your mother’s love!
小题1:The author mentioned the advertisement to ___.| A．show he’s tired of the advertisements | | B．explain he missed his mother very much | | C．make you believe that he was very kind | | D．urge the readers to buy the present for their mothers |
小题2:What experience of the author’s mother surprised the author?| A．That she volunteered to go to Britain with her son. | | B．That she gained knowledge all by herself. | | C．That she did all the housework by herself. | | D．That she won several national bridge tournaments. |
小题3:What dose the underlined word “indelible” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?| A．be out of control | B．be easy to remember | | C．be destroyed easily | D．be impossible to forget |
小题4:We can know about the author’s mother that_____.| A．She encouraged the author to pursue his dreams | | B．she felt very lonely in her late life | | C．She never received a present from her children | | D．she passed away before the author’s father |
小题5:Which can be the best title for the passage?| A．My Great Mother | B．Mother and I | | C．Treasure Mother’s Love | D．Mother’s Day Madness |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C |
试题分析：本文讲述了我的母亲对我的巨大的影响，也表现出我对母亲的思念之情。
小题1:B 推理题。根据文章第一段I almost clicked on it, forgetting that those services would not be needed this year. My mother, Margaret Feiddman, died at the age of 89, and so this is my first Mother’s Day without my mom.说明他举这个例子就是为了说明自己对母亲的思念，故B正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据第三段2,3行But in1975, I won a scholarship to study in Britain and my mom surprised us all by announcing that she decided to go with me.说明她决定和我在一起的决定让我很惊讶，故A正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据My mom left many indelible marks on me. The first was to never lose heart and to be independent.说明妈妈给我留下了很多巨大的影响和痕迹，故该词是指D项正确。
小题4:A 细节题。根据文章第三段最后2行“You’re a man, so never lose heart, never be knocked down, and try your best to pursue(追求) your dreams.”说明A正确。
小题5:C 主旨大意题。通过文章3,4段告诉我们妈妈对我的一生有很大的影响，同时也表现出我对妈妈的爱和思念，故C正确。
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In March 1987, I started a new magazine called Creating Excellence. It was a very proud moment for me. I’d worked hard for over a year to create it, and the premiere issue (首次发刊) was a real success.
Shortly after we mailed 25,000 copies, I received one in the mail. But this one wasn’t as beautiful as the ones we’d sent out. It was marked in red ink correcting the grammatical errors (语法错误) in it. A talented editor had read the issue carefully and found more errors than I could have imagined.
I felt abashed. A magazine called Creating Excellence should be perfect in its content (内容). The stories were good, but the errors this woman had found showed that we were far from being excellent.
At first, I was upset with my editor for not having caught more mistakes, and also upset with the woman who seemed to have taken pleasure in pointing them out. Later, I was upset with myself for not having employed a better editor.
Then I realized that I had to face up to my mistakes. I called the woman who had shown me that we were not so excellent. I thanked her for taking the time to read our magazine so carefully. As painful as it was, I accepted responsibility for it.
Then I offered her the job of editing our publication. The result was a great improvement in it; we could now be very proud of our magazine.
From this I learnt that an upsetting moment could be an opportunity to see the truth, and accepting responsibility could help to prevent one making the same mistakes for a second time, and to make "excellence" a reality.
小题1:From the first paragraph we learn that _____.| A．the author put little effort into his first magazine | | B．the author’s job was selling magazines | | C．the author was very satisfied with his work | | D．the author experienced a total failure |
小题2:What does the underlined word "abashed" mean?| A．excited. | B．embarrassed. | C．interested. | D．exhausted. |
小题3:What do we learn about the woman who had found the errors in the magazine?| A．She was causing trouble on purpose. | | B．She liked pointing out the errors of others. | | C．She contributed a lot to the success of the premiere issue. | | D．She ended up joining the magazine. |
小题4:What do we learn from this passage?| A．Pride is the biggest enemy of success. | | B．Success is behind many failures. | | C．Picking holes in something can help you find a job. | | D．Accepting responsibility for one’s errors can lead to real excellence. |
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When Cathleen Gardiner’s twins were born 17 years ago, doctors told her that they were a pair in a million. One had Down syndrome(低能综合症), while the other did not. Here, Cathleen tells their touching story.
Since Sean was born 17 years ago, I have always thought that he is just as wonderful as his brother and sister. Though he had a disability(残疾), we have never viewed him as a burden. He has always been a blessing. The doctors explained that though they were twins, they came from two different eggs. Lisa could walk at 11 months old, while Sean didn’t take his first steps till he was three. By two, Lisa was talking a lot, but Sean wasn’t able to speak until he was nearly four.
For the first five years of his life, Sean needed a great deal of care. Looking after him was my full-time job, though I also worked as a technical adviser in a computing company. We never treated them differently. We gave them the same toys and spoke to them in the same way. We encouraged Sean to keep up with Lisa, even though he never could, and we would help him develop his abilities. We sent them to the same primary school even after doctors advised us that Sean should go to a school for the disabled.
We had to explain to Lisa that he wouldn’t learn as quickly as she would. She told us that she’d help him with his school work. Having a non-disabled twin has really helped Sean develop. The love they share has given him a great deal of support. Now Sean and Lisa are both about to finish high school. I don’t think he would have done nearly as well today without Lisa’s help.
小题1:At least how many children does Mrs. Gardiner have?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．One. |
小题2:Mrs. Gardiner and her husband regarded Sean as _______. | A．a boy making others touched | B．a normal child without disabilities | | C．a special gift | D．a burden of their family |
小题3:The third paragraph mainly tells us that _______. | A．the couple treated the twins equally | | B．Cathleen did all she could to look after Sean | | C．the couple didn’t follow the doctor’s advice | | D．the couple encouraged Sean to grow up |
小题4:This passage tells us that _________.| A．love can do wonders | B．nobody is foolish or clever | | C．being stupid doesn’t matter | D．all men are born equal |
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When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 16 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 17 . All day, I seem to remember, I 18 on the sands with strange 19 children. We made houses and gardens, and 20 the tide（潮汐） destroy them. When the tide went out, we 21 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the 22 seemed to shine always brightly 23 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 24 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 25 in one’s pockets or good places where one could 26 ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 27 is much the same as it was. I 28 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 29 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 30 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 31 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 32 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 33 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 34 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 35 on too many ices…
| 小题1: | | A．teacher | B．parents | C．nurse | D．younger sister |
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| 小题2: | | A．sea | B．lake | C．mountain | D．river |
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| 小题3: | | A．played | B．slept | C．sat | D．stood |
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| 小题4: | | A．moving | B．exciting | C．anxious | D．nervous |
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| 小题5: | | A．made | B．brought | C．watched | D．heard |
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| 小题6: | | A．rolled | B．jumped | C．turned | D．climbed |
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| 小题9: | | A．exploring | B．examining | C．repairing | D．measuring |
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| 小题10: | | A．sweets | B．sand | C．ice-creams | D．money |
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| 小题12: | | A．house | B．holiday | C．garden | D．tide |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．almost | C．still | D．perhaps |
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| 小题14: | | A．waves | B．tides | C．hands | D．feet |
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| 小题15: | | A．destroy | B．fix | C．use | D．build |
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| 小题16: | | A．But | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题17: | | A．wonder | B．feel | C．understand | D．believe |
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| 小题18: | | A．strong | B．weak | C．young | D．old |
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| 小题19: | | A．children | B．boys | C．girls | D．grown-ups |
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| 小题20: | | A．happy | B．tired | C．sad | D．sick |
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In 1986, when Monty Reed was a member of the Army Rangers (黑鹰突击 队), he had an accident. "It was a night jump, and we were jumping low," he recalls. "We were training. Somebody got too close to my parachute (降落伞)."The parachute below blocked Reed’s air and his parachute failed to open. Reed crashed a hundred feet to the ground, breaking his back in five places.
The next morning, Reed could not move. "Doctors said it was likely that I would never walk again." Reed stared out of his hospital window, wondering what the future would be like. It was the saddest moment of his life. "The experts are telling me my body doesn’t work! What am I supposed to do?" he thought.
To distract (转移注意力) himself, he picked up a book: Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. The science-fiction describes a set of man-made muscles that would allow people to carry 2,000 pounds. He thought that if he could build something like that, it might be able to lift him out of his wheelchair. So he began his project and finally succeeded in building a set of robot legs. Several years later, he made an amazing recovery and was able to get up and walk away from his wheelchair. He even jumped out of an airplane again to celebrate.
Reed wanted to do something for others with the second chance that life had given him. He has now perfected the robot legs that can get the injured, the elderly and the paralyzed (瘫痪的) out of their wheelchairs. Now he has started his own company to make the legs. "I’ve seen them compete in marathons and go swimming and mountain climbing," he said. "So never give up!"
小题1:Monty had an accident in 1986 because_______. | A．his feet hit the ground too hard | | B．his parachute was under another person’s | | C．another person’s parachute stopped his from opening | | D．he was training to jump at night |
小题2:Monty started to read Starship Troopers to ______.| A．create a new kind of wheelchair for himself | | B．discover how to make man-made muscles | | C．learn how to jump out of an airplane | | D．stop himself from thinking about his pain |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE about Monty?| A．He didn’t lose heart in the face of difficulty. | | B．He is fond of reading science fiction. | | C．He spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. | | D．He didn’t believe what the doctors said. |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that Monty’s goal is to ______. | A．become a famous writer like Robert Heinlein | | B．return to the Army Rangers and continue with his jumps | | C．compete in games and marathons and go swimming | | D．help more patients in wheelchairs to recover |
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When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.
When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and again, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.
I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.
The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.
小题1:What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?| A．To build a forest. | B．To save more lives. | | C．To make a lot of money. | D．To study plants. |
小题2:One of Dr. Gibbs’ theories about planting was that ______.| A．he often talked to the trees | B．he kicked the trees heavily | | C．he never watered the trees | D．he buried the leaves around the roots |
小题3:What does the writer mainly want to tell us?| A．Trees are not as weak as we think. | | B．We should listen to others’ advice. | | C．Difficulty is necessary for growth. | | D．Planting trees is good for the environment. |
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