My husband and I both work at home. We have four children, so the times when I am 36 in the house are few. Like many work-at-home moms, when I do get a 37 to be by myself, I fill that time with more 38 , whether it’s related to my career or taking care of the housework. Most of the time, I don’t mind. 39 , I wanted this job as wife and mother, and I knew from the start that it often 40 putting others’ needs before my own. But, other times, I can’t help but feel a little 41 because I seldom had any plans for myself, and everyone knew it. My life 42 on my family, but they seldom appreciated this, which often 43 me a lot.
One day, when the kids were at school, I 44 for the movie theater-alone, I’d 45 been to the movies alone before, so I was a little nervous. Would I look pitiful going to the theater by myself? Was I being ridiculous(荒唐可笑) by seeing a movie 46 so much work waited for me at home? I 47 myself to swallow these 48 and bought myself a ticket. And then I walked into the theater with my 49 held high and enjoyed every minute of the movie. I laughed and felt my good spirits 50 for a couple of hours, I was 51 wife or mother. I was just myself.
From that point on, I 52 that Fridays would be mine, 53 for a couple of hours. Some Fridays, I head to(前往) the beach with a good book. Other Fridays, I go shopping, 54 up a little fast food or some clothes just for myself. I really 55 my Fridays after a long week of caring of my family.
| 小题1: | | A．busy | B．alone | C．tense | D．brave |
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| 小题2: | | A．chance | B．way | C．purpose | D．fortune |
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| 小题4: | | A．So far | B．From then on | C．As a result | D．After all |
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| 小题5: | | A．practiced | B．advised | C．meant | D．considered |
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| 小题6: | | A．happy | B．excited | C．angry | D．nervous |
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| 小题7: | | A．centred | B．insisted | C．depended | D．knocked |
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| 小题8: | | A．moved | B．bothered | C．amused | D．scared |
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| 小题9: | | A．applied | B．waited | C．longed | D．headed |
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| 小题10: | | A．ever | B．also | C．never | D．instead |
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| 小题11: | | A．if | B．when | C．unless | D．until |
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| 小题12: | | A．forced | B．allowed | C．ordered | D．taught |
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| 小题13: | | A．answers | B．efforts | C．thoughts | D．results |
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| 小题14: | | A．hands | B．head | C．legs | D．ticket |
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| 小题15: | | A．leave | B．happen | C．return | D．weaken |
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| 小题16: | | A．everybody’s | B．somebody’s | C．anybody’s | D．nobody’s |
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| 小题17: | | A．expressed | B．declared | C．agreed | D．decided |
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| 小题18: | | A．at least | B．at last | C．in all | D．in time |
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| 小题19: | | A．making | B．picking | C．taking | D．bringing |
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| 小题20: | | A．come up with | B．break away from | | C．look forward to | D．pay attention to |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:B
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文章讲述的是作者在家里工作，工作的重心就是这个家庭，后来她决定给自己一定的调整，把每周五留给了自己，找到了属于自己的时间。
小题1:上下文，作者夫妻双方都在家里，而且家里还有四个孩子。因此单独一个人的时候非常少。
小题2:句意理解，我也有单独一个人的机会，但是我把那时间用来做更多的工作，无论是与职业有关还是与照顾家人有关。
小题3:同上，根据后面的whether it’s related to my career or taking care of the housework可知
小题4:词组，so far到目前为止 From then on从那时起 As a result结果 After all毕竟，句意为，毕竟我愿意这份妻子兼任妈妈的工作，并且我从一开始就知道，这意为着别人的需求要高于我自己的
小题5:同上
小题6:上下文，根据后面的 because I seldom had any plans for myself可知，我没有自己的安排，所以有时候会有点生气，根据下文的but they seldom appreciated this也可以看出
小题7:上下文，根据上文的内容可知，作者的生活就围绕着家庭这个中心。
小题8:句意理解，他们却对此并不感激，这让我很恼怒。
小题9:上下文，根据句意可知，作者要去电影院，她从来没有一个人去过，所以有点紧张
小题10:同上
小题11:句意理解，当有很多工作等我去做的时候，我一个人去看电影，这是不是有点荒谬？
小题12:根据后面的bought myself a ticket可知，作者还是决定去看电影了，所以此处意为我强迫我自己把这些想法都抛开（吞掉)
小题13:同上指的是对自己做法的怀疑的一些想法
小题14:句意理解，她说服了自己，因此是头高昂着进去了
小题15:上下文，上文讲到的是自己很生气，现在自己好的情绪又回来了
小题16:上下文，根据后面的I was just myself可知，她此处意为我不是谁的妻子，也不是谁的母亲，我就是我自己（我要我自己的生活）
小题17:从按天起，我决定每周五就是属于我自己的，至少也是几个小时。declare用于官方的
小题18:同上，at least意为至少at last 最后 in all总计 in time最后，及时
小题19:词组，此处pick up意为快速吃点东西
小题20:根据后面的after a long week of caring of my family可知，在一整个星期的繁忙工作后，我非常期待这个星期五的到来。 |
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When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. __36__the move, my father __37__us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not __38__ that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we′re__39__ to Arizona.”
The words, so small, didn"t seem__40__enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country.1 watched the __41__change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that __42__ mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and __43__ into our new home.
__44__ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I _45_explored our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring __46__ and saw a new kind of cactus（仙人掌）. I crouched（蹲）down for a closer look. “You"d better not __47__ that”
I turned around to see an old woman.
“Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, __48__,new to the entire state．
“My name is Ina Thorne.” Have you got used to life in the __49__? It must be quite a __50__ after living in Boston.”
How could I explain how I __51__ the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.
“It’s vastness,” she offered. “That vastness __52__ you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert—you can __53__ how little you are in comparison with the world. __54__, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my __55__ would change with just a few simple words.
“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow?” Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch.”
| 小题1: | | A．During | B．Until | C．Upon | D．Before |
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| 小题2: | | A．gathered | B．warned | C．organized | D．comforted |
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| 小题3: | | A．hoping | B．admitting | C．realizing | D．believing |
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| 小题4: | | A．going | B．moving | C．driving | D．flying |
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| 小题5: | | A．good | B．simple | C．big | D．proper |
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| 小题6: | | A．picture | B．ground | C．scene | D．area |
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| 小题7: | | A．suggested | B．solved | C．discovered | D．explained |
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| 小题8: | | A．settled | B．walked | C．hurried | D．stepped |
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| 小题10: | | A．bitterly | B．easily | C．proudly | D．eagerly |
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| 小题11: | | A．as well | B．as usual | C．right away | D．on time |
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| 小题13: | | A．of course | B．in fact | C．after all | D．at least |
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| 小题14: | | A．desert | B．city | C．state | D．country |
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| 小题15: | | A．luck | B．doubt | C．shock | D．danger |
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| 小题16: | | A．found | B．examined | C．watched | D．reached |
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| 小题18: | | A．prove | B．guess | C．sense | D．expect |
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| 小题19: | | A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Therefore | D．Meanwhile |
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| 小题20: | | A．idea | B．life | C．home | D．family |
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As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __1__for her father.
She __2__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __3__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __4__ you over in their hurry in order to __5__ something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __6__. "They are __7__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __8__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __9__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(烟斗) on sale and the __10__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(犹豫) for long, although her father __11__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __12__ to please him.
When she got home, with her small but __13__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __14__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __15__that she could not say a single word.
| 小题1: | | A．suit | B．card | C．thing | D．gift |
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| 小题2: | | A．believed | B．wished | C．thought | D．considered |
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| 小题3: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．always | D．rarely |
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| 小题4: | | A．turned | B．hit | C．brought | D．knocked |
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| 小题5: | | A．watch | B．find | C．grasp | D．sell |
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| 小题6: | | A．time | B．show | C．board | D．duty |
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| 小题7: | | A．real | B．cheap | C．poor | D．exact |
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| 小题8: | | A．hope | B．ask | C．force | D．persuade |
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| 小题9: | | A．experience | B．things | C．books | D．school |
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| 小题10: | | A．money | B．cigarette | C．shapes | D．shop |
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| 小题11: | | A．always | B．nearly | C．only | D．never |
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| 小题12: | | A．hardly | B．impossibly | C．possibly | D．certainly |
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| 小题13: | | A．cheap | B．well-chosen | C．expensive | D．ready-made |
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| 小题14: | | A．excitement | B．anger | C．sadness | D．disappointment |
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| 小题15: | | A．glad | B．happy | C．surprised | D．excited |
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It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War 3. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her coworker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loved to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of a fame or salary.
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
小题1:Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?| A．the writer’s studies | B．wars around the world | | C．dinner plans | D．the writer’s future job |
小题2:We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother _____.| A．doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor | | B．doesn’t want the writer to major in English | | C．gets along very well with the writer | | D．doesn’t think working in the scientific field is a good idea |
小题3:The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”.| A．disagrees | B．shouts | C．smiles | D．complains |
小题4:Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?| A．He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son. | | B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future. | | C．He wants to do something he really likes in the future. | | D．He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect. |
小题5:We can know from the last paragraph that ____. | A．the writer’s mother works very hard for the family | | B．the writer doesn’t know what his future will be like | | C．the writer doesn’t think being a doctor is a good job | | D．the writer sometimes thinks his mother’s advice is very good |
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One day a famous actor had just got into the train with all his luggage when a young man came and 31 down in the seat opposite him. The young man took out a 32 and began to read it, 33 the actor tried to get some 34 in his corner of the carriage.
When he opened his eyes, he 35 that the young man was looking at him with his 36 open, his book forgotten. The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again, 37 every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same excited look .At last, he gave up the attempt(企图) to sleep, took out a newspaper, put it 38 in front of him and began to read. The young man tried several times to get into conversation with the actor, but 39 .
After a long period of silence the young man said again, “I’m George P. Anderson of Willington, Vermont.” This time the actor put his 40 down and said, “So am I.” That was the end of the conversation.
| 小题2: | | A．newspaper | B．magazine | C．book | D．letter |
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| 小题3: | | A．when | B．because | C．as | D．while |
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| 小题4: | | A．drink | B．help | C．food | D．sleep |
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| 小题5: | | A．found | B．thought | C．felt | D．expected |
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| 小题6: | | A．book | B．mouth | C．arms | D．shirt |
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| 小题7: | | A．but | B．therefore | C．so | D．however |
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| 小题9: | | A．failed | B．succeeded | C．missed | D．refused |
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| 小题10: | | A．paper | B．luggage | C．feet | D．hands |
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Now we can see a man and his wife at the breakfast table. They are not speaking to each other. They haven’t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years. The husband is reading his newspaper. We can’t see his face. The wife looks very worried as she gets a cup of tea ready for him. Today she is using a new kind of tea for the first time. The husband picks up his cup. He isn’t interested. He tastes his tea. Suddenly he puts down his newspaper. Something is different! Can it be the tea? He takes another taste. It’s wonderful. He smiles. He looks at his wife and says in surprise, “Doris, when did you cut your hair?” Doris is pleased. She answers, “Two months ago.” Doris asks, “ Herbie , when did your hair begin to become white?” He answers, “A long time ago.” Doris says, “We have been together for many years, but we never cared about each other.” Now they aren’t worried any longer. Breakfast is different. Has a new kind of tea changed their lives?
小题1:This story happens______________________.| A．before breakfast | B．after breakfast | | C．at home | D．in a teahouse |
小题2:In the passage, we can see ________________________.| A．Doris is drinking tea | B．Herbie likes the new kind of tea | | C．Doris is reading a newspaper | D．Herbie is very young and good-looking |
小题3:Herbie and Doris lived ______________ before this day.| A．a wonderful | B．an unhappy | | C．an enjoyable | D．a friendly |
小题4:Which of the following statements is true?| A．They are good friends. | B．They have just got married. | | C．They like to talk about their hair. | D．They are no longer young. |
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