题目
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Fortunately he had a strong—willed caring mother. John remembered that his mother told him many times, “Son, you can be anything you want really to be if you just believe.” She told him not to depend on others, including his mother. “You have to learn success” she said. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard.”
These words, came from a woman with less than a third grade education. She also knew that believing and hard work don’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough to take her son, who was then 15, to Chicago.
Chicago in 1933 was not the promised land that black southerners were looking for. John’s mother and stepfather could not find work. But here John could go to school, and here he learned the power of words--as an editor of the newspaper and yearbook at Du Sable High School. His wish was to publish a magazine for blacks.
While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by “Nothing beats a failure but a try.” She also let him pawn(典当) her furniture to get the $ 500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.
It is natural that difficulties and failures followed john closely until he become very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind:” Son, failure is not in your vocabulary!” Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America--worth $150 million.
小题1: What does the story mainly want to show us?
A.The key to success for blacks. |
B.The mental support John’s mother gave him. |
C.The importance of a good education. |
D.How John H. Johnson became successful. |
A.Because his father died when John was very young. |
B.Because life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown. |
C.Because John needed more education badly. |
D.Because there were no schools for Negroes in their hometown. |
A.John’s mother didn’t believe in or depend on others. |
B.John’s mother believed one would succeed without working hard. |
C.John’s mother thought one could be whatever one wanted to be. |
D.John’s mother thought no one could succeed without working hard. |
A.No failure can be beaten unless you try. |
B.If you try, you would succeed. |
C.A try is always followed by a failure. |
D.A failure is difficult to beat, even if you try. |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析
小题1:本篇文章给我们塑造了一个倔强的黑人妈妈的形象,不幸的男孩出生在一个幸福的家庭,但幸运的是有一个坚强的妈妈,让其有自信心,让其受教育,带其离开家到他乡求发展,在其事业中鼎立相助。文章最后的话揭示了中心。
小题2:他妈妈决定去芝加哥,不是因为生活对他来说太艰苦了而无法生存,从第三段最后一句话可以看出,他妈妈当厨师并努力挣钱是因为他需要上学,而当地不允许黑人上学,这才是主要原因。
小题3:本题是细节判断题。第二段最后一句话说:努力的人并非都能成功,但成功人士都很努力。作者用了一个“only” 作了界定。
小题4: A是字面意思。结合当时的场景,他母亲说的应该是鼓励他尝试的话,故选B。
核心考点
试题【John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1981. His father 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
One day when we passed the flower lady with Lily, the flower lady smiled at her and said, “Come here. I have something for you.” She handed her a beautiful flower. Lily dropped the stem and held on to that flower until we came back home. We placed it in water and enjoyed the beauty of that flower along with the feelings of warmth and kindness from the flower lady.
My neighbors would run to her to get a bouquet of flowers whenever they wanted to, and I used to give directions(为人指路) using the flower lady. I would say, “Walk for three blocks. You’ll see the flower lady. Turn right at that street.”
My mom visits me each year. On her first summer visit this year, she looked at me and asked, “Where’s the flower lady?”
I had no idea. The flower lady had been an icon(偶像) for me for 16 years, but now she wasn’t there any more.
I went on a search and soon found her in another spot, at the Harbor Loop. I was glad to see her and I had to tell her that she was missed!
I have a garden which I admire very much now. Every time I see those bright colors when I come home after a day of work, I remember the generosity of a dear old lady whom I only know as the flower lady.
56. When the flower lady gave Lily a flower, Lily _____.
A. accepted it happily
B. paid for it and walked home quickly
C. accepted it and forgot that other people were laughing at her
D. felt sorry for not being able to pay for it
57. Why did the author give directions using the flower lady?
A. Because the flower lady used to give her daughter many flowers.
B. Because she felt grateful for the flower lady’s generosity and warmth.
C. Because her neighbors usually bought flowers from the flower lady.
D. Because the flower lady ran the flower shop with her and her mother.
58. From the passage, we know that _____.
A. it was the flower lady who taught the author how to grow flowers
B. the author didn’t know the flower lady’s address or name
C. the flower lady used to sell flowers in one place all the time
D. the flower lady might keep on offering the author flowers
59. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Stick Girl B. Beautiful Flowers C. The Flower Lady D. Buying Flowers
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time,both deserving your attention.You can only take up one of them,the other has to wait or be given up.But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left behind.Thus you are caught in a fix and feel sad.How come that nice opportunities and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once?It may happen that your life changes dramatically on your preference of one alternative to the other.
In fact that is what life is like:we are often faced with the two opposite aspects of a thing which are both desirable like newspaper cutting.It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only after we are engaged in another.The former may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind.I still remember a philosopher’s remarks:“When one door shuts,another opens in life.” So a casual or passive choice may not be a bad one.
Whatever we do in our lifetime,wherever life’s storm tosses us,there must be something we can achieve,some shore we can land,that opens up new vistas to us.Don’t forget God always keeps an alternative door open for every one.While the front door is closed,there must be another open for you.
小题1:When the writer finds a good article in reading newspapers,______.
A.he is always glad to cut and keep it |
B.he is always hesitant to cut and keep it |
C.he often has a desire to cut and keep it |
D.he often finds it difficult to decide which side to cut and keep |
A.he fails to choose a good essay |
B.he fails to cut the two essays on both sides well |
C.he finds the essay on the opposite side is better |
D.he finds that he just keeps the text without the subject |
A.You’re trapped in a trouble. |
B.You find it difficult to fix something. |
C.You are trapped in a situation where you can’t decide which choice is better. |
D.You have so many opportunities that you don’t know which to choose. |
A.Paper Cutting | B.Two Opposite Sides |
C.Difficult Choices | D.Another Door |
Grown-ups can hardly find children’s game exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple game again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinary afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught.
It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.
小题1:What is true about children when they play games?
A.They can stop playing any time they like. | B.They can test their personal abilities. |
C.They want to pick a better team. | D.They don’t need rules. |
A.play | B.wait for his turn |
C.be confident in himself | D.be popular among his playmates |
A.They are not interested in games |
B.They find children’s games too easy |
C.They don’t need a reason to play games |
D.They don’t understand children’s games |
A.Because he can be someone other than himself. |
B.Because he can become popular among friends. |
C.Because he finds he is always lucky in games. |
D.Because he likes the place where he plays a game. |
A.children should make better rules for their games |
B.children should invite grown-ups to play with them |
C.children’s games can do them a lot of good |
D.children play games without reasons |
They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules(骡子) or by air. We chose the first. Up early; my husband and I and our three children couldn’t wait to get started. We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.
As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn’t help noticing that the other tourists weren’t like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed, As the sun rose higher, Arizona’s famous heat seemed to roast(烘烤) us. There was no shade and our legs were aching. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time we finally got back, our legs were like jelly.
The next day, after we’d had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for another view of the Canyon – by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.
We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But the smiles on our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed(翻转) the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, “STOP, TAKE US BACK!” When we finally arrived back on land, once again our legs were like jelly. We hardly spoke as we drove back.
As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the mules, but personally I’d suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like National Geographic. That way, you can see the Canyon, without fear or tiredness.
小题1:Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?
A.They made a careful preparation before the trip |
B.They children were more joyful than their parents. |
C.Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected. |
D.The summer heat prevented them from enjoying the view. |
A.we were weak | B.we were unhappy |
C.we were dissatisfied | D.we were disappointed |
A.It proved to be frightening. | B.It was more comfortable |
C.It turned out to be exciting | D.It made each of them tired. |
A.experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best way |
B.one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon. |
C.the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion. |
D.the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident. |
As nanny(保姆), cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores(家务活) which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost €349.
At over €18,000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison officers, and social worker. Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into a even higher pay league. According to a stud, she earns €457 a week – at nearly €24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.
Researchers put a price on each chore, then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on housework – with looking after the children (17.9hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.9 hours each) the most time-consuming(费时).
A wife with a part-time job still works and average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace. The good news is that these hours sharply as children get older. While the average mother with child under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.
Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said, “Paying the housewives may not be practical, but the government should recognize the value of housework, perhaps through the tax. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t understand this. For example, my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the kitchen – that’s the real test.”
小题1:Who earns most according to the text?
A.A social worker. | B.A fireman. |
C.A gardener. | D.A teacher. |
A.takes more time than doing any other housework |
B.means more duties than being a teacher |
C.requires the mother to be well-educated |
D.prevents the mother from working outside |
A.66 hours a week | B.71 hours a week |
C.80 hours a week | D.90 hours a week |
A.housework is no easy job |
B.her husband has no time to clean the kitchen |
C.a housewife needs to be paid for cleaning |
D.the kitchen is hard to clean |
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