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NEW YORK— Picking a Christmas tree takes most people a few minutes, or a couple of hours if they head for the woods. Dave Murbach needs 11 months.Almost every day of every year, Murbach’s thoughts turn to vision of a perfectly shaped evergreen tree that will take everyone"s breath away.
Murbach is the man responsible for finding the towering tree that makes more attractive Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center each Christmas season.
“I"m always looking for a tree,” the center"s chief gardener says. “I look for it even when I go to the beach in the summer. It" s like a homework assignment hanging over your head.”
And if he gets it wrong, there"s nothing hiding it.
“Every day it"s up, 400,000 people go by, and 2.5 million people watch the lighting celebration on television,”he says.
This year’s tree, a 74-foot Nomy spruce (云杉) from Richfield, Ohio, flown to New York on the world"s largest cargo plane, was lighted on December 2.
The arrival of the tree leads in the Christmas season in New York — a tradition dating back to 1931, when the workers building Rockefeller Center put up a small tree with ornaments (装饰品).
The search for the next year"s tree starts soon after the old tree is chopped up for wood chips and horse-jumping logs.
Murbach has three standards: The tree must be at least 65 feet high, at least 35 feet across and leaves dense (密集的) enough not to see through.
That"s not as simple as it sounds. Though forests are full of evergreens, few get enough sunlight or space to fill out. And branches in snow regions often break under the weight, making trees unbalanced.
Back at the office, he sorts through hundreds of letters from people offering their trees, many addressed simply to “Mr. Christmas Tree Man.”
Though there was occasional anxiety attack and sleepless night, Murbach knows the effect the tree has on people: “It"s for bringing people together, attempting to bring together people you love. That"s what I hope it sets off.” But Murbach says he"s always too worn out to celebrate Christmas.
小题1: Which is the correct order of the events in the passage?
a. Murbach’s thoughts turn to a perfectly shaped tree.
b. 2.5 million people watch the Christmas tree.
c. The tree is flown to New York.
d. It was lighted on December 2.
e. The tree is chopped up.
f. Murbach searches for the tree.
A.a, b, c, d, e, f | B.c, d, b, f, e, a |
C.c, d, e, b, a, f | D.a, f, c, d, b, e |
A.taking care of Christmas trees |
B.deciding on the perfect evergreens |
C.sorting the letters from people |
D.deciding the TV programs |
A.Because he wants everyone to be happy with his choice. |
B.Because he hopes to make everybody unable to breathe. |
C.Because he enjoys showing off. |
D.Because he wishes to attract people"s attention to himself. |
A.be evergreen |
B.have lots of space between their branches |
C.be tall enough not to see through |
D.be equally balanced |
A.A person always ignoring his family. |
B.A person full of love. |
C.A person devoted to his work. |
D.A person with great anxiety. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
试题分析:本文叙述了
Murbach对于工作的认真的态度,他为了曼哈顿的洛克菲勒中心展览的常青树,他花费了11个月的时间来寻找。他想要每一个人都对他的选择满意。小题1:细节理解题。根据第二段Almost every day of every year, Murbach’s thoughts turn to vision of a perfectly shaped evergreen tree that will take everyone"s breath away.可知应选a,故排除BC;根据第三段Murbach is the man responsible for finding the towering tree他去寻找树,应该排除A,故选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Dave Murbach needs 11 months. Murbach花费了很长的时间挑选常青树,故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据Murbach’s thoughts turn to vision of a perfectly shaped evergreen tree that will take everyone"s breath away.他希望每个人都满意他的选择,故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据And branches in snow regions often break under the weight, making trees unbalanced.
最好的树就是均衡发展,故选D。
小题5:细节理解题。根据短文的内容可知Murbach 对工作很忠诚的,故选C。
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试题【NEW YORK— Picking a Christmas tree takes most people a few minutes, or a couple 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.
Hank felt himself get cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror. For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be—a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.
Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room , and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.
When World War II came , he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.
小题1:Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ______.
A.he didn’t talk to them |
B.he kept away from them |
C.his arms touched the ground when he moved |
D.he couldn’t use his arms |
A.an average height for a fully grown person |
B.too tall for an average person |
C.too short for an average person |
D.none of the above |
A.did everything the other soldiers did |
B.did nothing the other soldiers did |
C.did some of the things the other soldiers did |
D.took some special training |
A.had no friends |
B.never saw himself as different from others |
C.was very shy |
D.was too proud to accept help from others |
I quickly 19 the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept 20 , Please help me. I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I 21 told her that everything would be okay, and 22 her to her house to see what was going on 23 the fire alarm.
She 24 that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently(反复无常的) for the past two hours, and that her 25 to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table, 26 it, and looked at the tire alarm.
After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes 27 causes it to make strange noises. She seemed 28 but was literally shaking out of fear. I asked her 29 she was okay, and she said she was 30 , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her 31 for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.
We then 32 and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay. and safe to sleep. She was so generous with 33 for being with her, but I thanked her for 34 me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n) 35 hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.
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Today. at twenty-seven, I have come to rediscover them in ways that my teenage mind would not allow — as adults and as friends with their own faults and weaknesses.
One night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me. Apparently my legal training had earned me some privileges in his eyes. I talked through the problem with Dad. analyzing the purposes of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies. He listened patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I am a simple man.”
Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct (解构) the building blocks of nature. Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people, much less the trouble of a conflicted teenager. It’s not in his nature to understand human desires.
And so, there it was — it was no one’s fault that my father held no interest in human lives while 1 placed great importance in them. We are at times born more sensitive, wide-eyed, and dreamy than our parents and become more curious and idealistic than them. Dad perhaps never expected me for a child. And I, who knew Dad as an intelligent man, had never understood that his intelligence did not cover all of my feelings.
It has saved me years of questioning and confusion. I now see my parents as people who have other relationships than just Father and Mother. I now overlook their many faults and weaknesses, which once annoyed me.
I now know my parents as friends: people who ask me for advice; people who need my support and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past clearly.
小题1:What was the author’s impression of her father when she was a teenager?
A.Friendly but irresponsible. |
B.Intelligent but severe. |
C.Cold and aggressive. |
D.Caring and communicative. |
A.She did not have a phone to a1l home. |
B.Her father did not care about her human journey. |
C.Her father was too busy to answer her phone. |
D.Her father couldn’t give her appropriate advice. |
A.he blamed her for impoliteness |
B.he rediscovered human nature |
C.he consulted with her about his problem |
D.he changed his attitude towards the author |
A.her father had too many faults and weaknesses |
B.her father was not as intelligent as she had thought |
C.her father was not good at interpersonal relationships |
D.her father placed too much importance in social activities |
A.My Parents as Friends |
B.My Parents as Advisors |
C.My Father — a Serious Man |
D.My Father — an Intelligent Scientist |
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a _40_ and we should treat him _41_ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42_ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is“ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
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One winter morning, an old couple around the age of 70, walked into a lawyer’s office to sign
a 36 after quarreling all their 45 years of marriage. The lawyer was very 37 , after having a chat with them, he got their 38 . They hung on because of their children, afraid that it might 39 their growth. Now, all they wanted was to lead their own life free from all these years of __40 from their marriage, so both agreed on a divorce.
The lawyer was having a hard time getting the papers done, but he still couldn’t understand why the old couple would want a divorce, suggesting a 41 together, just three of them. At the table, there was a silence of 42 . The first dish was roasted chicken. 43 , the old man took the drumstick for the old lady, “Take this, it’s your favorite. ” Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there was still a 44 , but the wife answered frowning. “This is where the problem 45 . You always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don’t you know that I hate 46 ?”
Little did she know that, over the years, her husband was trying all ways to 47 her; little did she know that drumsticks were her husband’s favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understood her at all; little did he know that she hated drumsticks even though all he wanted was the best for her.
That night, both of them were difficult to fall asleep. After hours, the old man couldn’t 48_ it any more, wanting to tell her himself, “I love you and I can’t live without you.” He picked up the phone to dial her number. Ringing never stopped. On the other side, she was upset, 49 to answer any phones. The next day, she received news that he had 50 , learning that he had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through her phone line.
51 enough, she had to clear his 52 in his apartment , only to find an insurance policy(保险单)dating from the day when they got married, and the beneficiary (受益人)was her. Together in that file there was this note: “To my dearest wife, I bought this policy for you, 53__ the amount is only $100, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I made when we got married, and I want you to know I will always be around by your side. I love you.” Tears __54 freely down her cheeks when the lady read it.
When you love someone, do let them know, for you 55 know what will happen the next minute.
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