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Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related to each other. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.
Mom creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders(给食器) out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.
I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions (蒲公英) to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.
I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.
Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.
小题1:. Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?
A.Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day. |
B.To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists. |
C.To stress how much her mother cares about the environment. |
D.Because her mother shows her how to be friendly to nature on Mother’s Day. |
A.Rescuing a beetle from a certain tragedy. |
B.Saving glass jars, empty cheese containers. |
C.Setting a caught spider free in the garden |
D.Picking dandelions on busy streets. |
A.the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well |
B.the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard |
C.the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy life |
D.the author’s mother used to lecture her to protect the environment. |
A.Tomatoes make the author think of her mother. |
B.The author likes eating tomatoes planted by herself. |
C.Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment. |
D.The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching. |
A.understanding — critical — approving |
B.approving — doubtful — negative |
C.negative — understanding — approving |
D.doubtful— critical— positive |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
试题分析:在本文中作者通过回忆,讲述了母亲绿色环保而且节俭的生活方式。怀着一颗热爱大自然,热爱一切的心,母亲用自己一言一行影响着作者。多年后,作者从小时候对母亲的不理解,变得逐渐认同了母亲的做法,继而身体力行的过起了“绿色”的生活。
小题1:C推理判断题。根据文章第二段Though 。。。My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment.可知母亲一直过着环保节俭的生活,由此推断作者说母亲节和地球日有关系是为了强调母亲对环境的关注,所以C为正确选项。
小题2:D细节理解题。从文中my mother would 。。。 or rescue a beetle from tragedy;mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.;以及Spiders 。。。will be set loose in the garden. 可知A、B、C选项内容和green life有关,故D为正确选项。
小题3:A推理判断题。从文中because I was taught so well by example。She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and 。。可知母亲.用自己的行动在影响着孩子们。而文中I am slowing down and 。。。 it is out of my concern for the planet itself.也说明了作者也要像母亲一样要去身体力行的去影响孩子们。所以A选项正确。
小题4:D推理判断题。从文章内容可知作者开始和母亲一样去关注环境,保护环境。所以当她品尝自己“绿色天然的”劳动果实时,内心对母亲是心怀感激的。所以D选项正确。
小题5:C推理判断题。从文章第一段。。。sat impatiently in the car.,和下文中的because I was taught so well by example.以及倒数第二段中作者的做法I am slowing down 。。I’ve begun to save 。。。可以看出作者对母亲做法的态度转变,从不耐烦,到理解,最后到效仿的一个过程,所以正确选项为C。
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试题【On a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull ove】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Scott was the oldest of my four children. He was 33 years old and a successful assistant principal at SamRayburn Hifht School in Pasadena, Texas. He and his wife Carolyn were busy raising four active children. Scott was 6’2’’, weighed 200 pounds and had never been sick a day in his life.
A few month earlier a mole(痣)on his neck had changed color. “Dr.Warner called,” Scott said that spring morning. “It’s melanoma.(黑素瘤)” I tried to comfort him, naming all the people I knew who had survived skin cancer. Yet, I felt small tentacles of fear begin to wrap around my chest.
Our next stop was MDAnderson, the famous cancer hospital in Houston. Scott had surgery at the end of May and was scheduled for radiation treatments over the summer recess. “There is an 80 percent chance it won’t reoccur,” the doctors said. At the end of summer, all his tests came back negative and Scott was back at school in the fall. However, in December, Scott discovered a lump on his neck. It was examined and the result came back “malignant.(恶性的)” We now realized that Scott fell into the 20 percent category. I could feel the tentacles tightening around my chest. He entered the hospital for an aggressive treatment, a combination of interferon and interleukin.
After five months of treatment, he had radical surgery on his neck. The test results were encouraging, only three of the 33 lymph nodes(淋巴结) removed were malignant. We were very hopeful.
For the next six months, Scott’s follow-up visits went well. Then in October, X-ray revealed a spot on his lung. The spot was removed during surgery and the doctors tried to be optimistic. It was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback brought.
In January, he was diagnosed as having had a “disease explosion.” The cancer had spread to his lungs, spine and liver and he was given three to six months to live. There were times during this period when I felt like I was having a heart attack. The bands constricting my chest made breathing difficult.
When you watch your child battle cancer, you experience a roller coaster of emotions. There are moments of hope and optimism but a bad test result or even an unusual pain can bring on dread and panic.
Scott was readmitted to the hospital for one last try with chemotherapy. He died, quite suddenly, just six weeks after his last diagnosis. I was completely destroyed. I had counted on those last few months.
The next morning I was busy notifying people and making funeral arrangements. I remember having this nagging feeling that something was physically wrong with me. It took a moment to realize that the crushing sensation in my chest was gone. The thing every parent fears the most had happened. My son was gone. Of course, the fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow.
After you lose a child, it is so difficult to go on. The most minimal tasks, combing your hair or taking a shower, becoming monumental. For months I just sat and stared into space. That spring, the trees began to bloom; flowers began to pop up in my garden. Friendswood was coming back to life but I was dead inside.
During those last weeks, Scott and I often spoke about life and death. Fragments of those conversations kept playing over and over in my mind.
“Don’t let this ruin your life, Mom.”
“Make sure Dad re models his workshop.”
“Please, take care of my family.”
I remember wishing I could have just one more conversation with him. I knew what I would say, but what would Scott say? “I know how much you love me, Mom. So just sit on the couch and cry.” No, I knew him better than that. Scott loved life and knew how precious it is. I could almost hear his voice saying, “Get up Mom, Get on with your life. It’s too valuable to waste.”
That was the day I began to move forward. I signed up for a cake decorating class. Soon I was making cakes for holidays and birthdays. My daughter-in-law told me about a writing class in Houston. I hadn’t written in years, but since I was retired I decided it be time to start again. The local college advertised a Life Story Writing class that I joined. There I met women who had also lost their children. The Poet Laureate of Texas was scheduled to speak at our local Barnes and Noble. I attended and joined our local poetry society. I never dreamed that writing essays and poems about Scott could be so therapeutic. Several of those poems have ever been published. In addition, each group brought more and more people into my life..
I don’t believe you ever recover from the loss of a child. Scott is in my heart and mind every day. However, I do believe you can survive.
Scott fought so bravery to live and he never gave up. He taught me that life is a gift that should be cherished, not wasted. It has taken years to become the person I am today. The journey has been a difficult, painful process but certainly worth the effort and I know that my son would be proud.
小题1:How old was Scott probably when he died?
A.33 | B.35 | C.37 | D.40 |
A.It implies that Scott’s mother was likely to have a heart attack. |
B.It implies that there was something wrong with Scott’s mother’s chest. |
C.It implies that Scott’s mother was very upset and panic because of Scott’s severe illness. |
D.It implies that the cancer had spread to her chest just like her son. |
A.It was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback brought. |
B.She felt a wave of fear. |
C.She felt a feeling of fear begin to wrap around her chest. |
D.The fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow. |
A.considerable | B.humorous | C.determined | D.sensitive |
A.it takes a long time to make a person recover from the shock of losing a child |
B.Scott is proud of his mother |
C.life is full of happiness and sorrow. |
D.We’d better make our life count instead of counting your days. |
A.Life is valuable | B.Grieving and Recovery |
C.Love and sorrow | D.Alive or dead |
I was so impressed that I approached the manager. I explained to her that I often visit the deli counter and I have never been greeted with such kindness. She agreed with me that he was a wonderful person and she thanked me for sharing my feelings with her.
As I was walking away,I could hear her approaching the young man with,“I just got a wonderful compliment(praise) about you.” I couldn"t hear everything she was saying,but I knew that she did thank him. I couldn"t help but smile!
Later I had to pass by the deli counter to get onions. There was no one there,except the diligent young man. He didn"t say anything,he just smiled at me. I realized that I hadn"t done a huge deed that day,but that small deed made a small difference to someone.I love seeing people smile. I just received my smile cards and I wish I had one with me that day. Maybe I will drop one off at the deli a different day! It"s amazing how good I felt after that.
So,friends,the next time you are in a grocery store,retail store,restaurant,or anywhere that someone is working hard,letting them know in some way can mean so much. I hope you get a smile out of it like I did!
小题1: The passage is mainly about .
A.friendship between the writer and a young man |
B.the power of a simple compliment |
C.a grocery store |
D.a diligent assistant |
A.the young man was very busy |
B.the young man was concerned about so many customers |
C.the writer was warmly greeted by a young man |
D.the young man acted very kind all the time |
A.thank him |
B.say hello to him |
C.complain about the service |
D.praise the young man |
A.smile to others at the deli one day |
B.give one card to the young man one day |
C.drop in at the deli one day |
D.go to the deli for a job one day |
A.Praising others" hard work means nothing. |
B.Helping others is always rewarding. |
C.We should never hesitate to praise hard-working persons. |
D.Not all good deeds deserve praise. |
It was at a concert that I happened to find David. He was holding his head at a strange as if he were stating down at something. Then the truth struck me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers was his daughter being born. Then the world went .
Bad luck is no stranger to this 44-year-old man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to 11-year-old David to the care of the state.
Things seemed always to go from bad to . Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the of a truck. David was not hurt. The dog .
But David does not feel sorry for himself. "These are just little obstacles (障碍) you have to in your life," he said.
He has to make a daily two-hour trip to his working place -- the X-ray department of an _ room.
It was a hard job to . Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop ran by the Lighthouse, an organization to help blind people. He wanted a job of developing X-ray film, something , not just he, must do in the dark, including people with eyesight. The Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result, they offered to pay his first three months" salary.
David works alone in a dark room that of chemicals. He cannot wear gloves. , he could not feel. Since this is an emergency room, lives can be put or out of danger. His directress says she trusts him 100 percent.
He makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation (动机) goes money. "By working, I can actualize my own . That"s the most important!" he said.
What a shining example for us to !
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He greeted us every day with his smiling face. He us in going to the bank, in buying our groceries, in telling us to buy almost everything. He told us he is our big brother.
, We watched the match in a coffee shop. During the first get-together, he us that we’re lucky—my husband and I are in this foreign land. He said he has been for eight years now because he rarely sees his family, they are in his home country.
During the second get-together, he told us that we are his family. He said that he loves us and that he will us because he has been given a of 45 days to go back to his home country. That night, he spoke these words which a great impact in my life: “You changed my life…”
That night deep in our hearts we were by our friend’s words. We texted him upon reaching home, him for being a Big Brother to us in the foreign land. We told him that we feel safe in going out when we are with him, to which he , “You are my family here.”
On the first week of October, we’re going to him back from his vacation. We’ll watch the football match again in that shop that holds dear memories.
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The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact,he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson,he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it. The problem was that he didn"t know how to spell. So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while,he shortened that term to “OK”.
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born,Kinderhook,New York. Van Buren"s friends organized a club to help him become president. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club,and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”.
小题1:The author ________.
A.believes both of the stories |
B.doesn"t believe a word of the stories |
C.is not sure whether the stories are true |
D.is telling the stories just for fun |
A.couldn"t draw up any documents at all |
B.wasn"t good at reading,writing or spelling |
C. often had his assistants sign documents for him |
D.didn"t like to read important papers by himself |
A.was approved of by President Jackson |
B.was the title of some official documents |
C.was first used by President Jackson |
D.was an old way to spell “all correct” |
A.was the short way to say “Old Kinderhook Club” |
B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born |
C.was the name of Van Buren"s club |
D.was used to call Van Buren"s supporters in the election |
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