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We all stood there just inside the door of the Wal-Mart.We waited, some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up their hurried day.I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world.
Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance (昏昏欲睡) we were all caught in."Mom, let"s run through the rain," she said.
"No, honey.We"ll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied.
This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let"s run through the rain."
" We"ll get wet totally if we do," Mom said.
"No, we won"t, Mom.That"s not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tore at her Mom"s arm.
"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"
"Don"t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"
The entire crowd stopped dead silent.I dare say you couldn"t hear anything but the rain.We all stood silently. No one came or left in. the next few minutes,Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.
Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly.Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child"s lifetime when innocent trust can be developed so that it will bloom into faith."Honey, you are absolutely right.Let"s run through the rain.If get wet, well maybe we just need washing," Mom said.Then off they ran.
We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and they held their shopping bags over their heads just in case.They got soaked.But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.And yes, I did.I ran.I got wet.I needed washing.
You may lose your material possessions, your money and even your health, but no one can ever take away your precious memories.So don"t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories.
小题1:Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "affirmation"?
A.happiness | B.approval | C.disagreement | D.love |
A.Her husband was cured of his cancer. |
B.She was strong-willed and considerate. |
C.She was in despair and pretended to forget what she said. |
D.Her daughter completely understood the situation her family was in. |
A.The mother should not tell her child about the family misfortune. |
B.Parents should act more bravely than their children. |
C.Parents should grasp every opportunity to influence their children to grow well. |
D.Children should learn to show gratitude and understanding to their parents. |
A.Run Through the Rain | B.Be a Determined Mother |
C.Wait in the Rain | D.Have a Wonderful Experience |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
解析
试题分析:
小题1:B 推理题。根据文章前一段If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!可知妈妈对女儿这样讲。现在女儿要证明这一点。所以这是一个确认这一说法的时刻。故该词指确认的意思,所以B正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据"Honey, you are absolutely right.Let"s run through the rain.If get wet, well maybe we just need washing," Mom said.Then off they ran. 根据这位母亲所说内容,我们可以知道她非常的体贴,考虑得很周到,她知道女儿的想法,同时她面对丈夫的癌症,还能以这样的心态,也说明她很坚强。故B正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据文章最后一句So don"t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories.说明父母亲要抓住各种机会来教育子女,让这样的时刻在子女的脑海里留有教育的痕迹。故C正确。
小题4:A 主旨大意题。本文讲述了一对母女在沃尔玛外面躲雨的时候的一段对话和行为。通过她们在雨中奔跑的行为告诉我们要抓住机会来教育自己的子女,让他们对生活有信心和勇气。故A项内容和文章较为契合。
点评:本文讲述了一对母女在沃尔玛外面躲雨的时候的一段对话和行为。通过她们在雨中奔跑的行为告诉我们要抓住机会来教育自己的子女,让他们对生活有信心和勇气。集中考查了推理题,要求考生能根据题干和选项的设置结合文章上下文语义的串联来选择合适要求的选项,所选有据,切记主观。
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试题【She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart.She must have been 6 years old, t】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education.
In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.
But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills.
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example, encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.
However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to 19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.
“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the Summer job experience, they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job,”said Michael, a researcher in the US.
小题1:According to Robert Schwartz,_________.
A.there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the US |
B.students should get contact with the working world at high school |
C.education reform should focus on students’performance in exams |
D.teenagers in the US can’t miss out on the summer job experience |
A.Arguments about recent US education reform. |
B.Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers. |
C.The lack of career-based courses in US high schools. |
D.Advice for American high school leavers. |
A.discouraging | B.interesting | C.creative | D.unbearable |
Let"s do the math first: you walk into a coffee shop and see two deals for a cup of coffee. The first deal offers 33 percent extra coffee. The second takes 33 percent off the regular price. What"s the better deal? Well, they are about the same, you"d think. And you"d be wrong. The deals appear to be equal, but in fact, they are different. Here"s the math: Let"s say the standard coffee is 10 yuan and let"s divide the amount of coffee into three portions(部分). That makes about 3.3 yuan per portion, The first deal gets you 4 portions for 10 yuan (2.5 yuan per portion) and the second gets you 3 portions of coffee for 6.6 yuan (2.2 yuan per portion) and is therefore a better deal.
In a new study published by the Journal of Marketing, participants were asked the same question, and most of them chose the first deal, the Atlantic website reported. Why? Because getting something extra for free feels better than getting the same for less. The applications of this view into consumer psychology(心理) are huge. Instead of offering direct discounts, shops offer larger sizes or free samples.
According to the study, the reason why these marketing tricks work is that consumers don"t really know how much anything should cost, so we rely on parts of our brains that aren"t strictly quantitative.
There are some traps we should be aware of when shopping. First of all, we are heavily influenced by the first number. Suppose you are shopping in Hong Kong. You walk into Hermes, and you see a 100,000 yuan bag. "That"s crazy." You shake your head and leave. The next shop is Gucci, a handbag here costs 25,000 yuan. The price is still high, but compared to the 100,000 yuan price tag you just committed to your memory, this is a steal. Stores often use the price difference to set consumers" expectation.
Another trap we often fall to Is that we are not really sure what things are worth. And so we use clues(暗示) to tell us what we ought to pay for them. US economist Dan Ariely has done an experiment to prove this. According to the Atlantic, Ariely pretended he was giving a lecture on poetry. He told one group of students that the tickets cost money and another group that they would be paid to attend. Then he informed both groups that thelecture was free. The first group was anxious to attend, believing they were getting something of value for free. The second group mostly declined, believing they were being forced to volunteer for the same event without reward.
What"s a lecture on poetry by an economist worth? The students had no idea. That"s the point. Do we really know what a shirt is worth ? What about a cup of coffee? What"s the worth of a life insurance.policy? Who knows? Most of us don"t. As a result, our shopping brain uses only what is knowable: visual(祝觉的) clues, invited emotions, comparisons, and a sense of bargain. We are not stupid. We are just easily influenced.
小题1:The first paragraph of the passage is intended to
A.ask a question | B.introduce a topic |
C.give some examples | D.describe a phenomenon |
A.consumers usually fall into marketing traps |
B.consumers" expectation is difficult to predict |
C.consumers" purchasing power is always changing |
D.consumers rely on their own judgment when shopping |
A.The first number has little influence on which item should be bought. |
B.Consumers never use visual clues to decide how much should be paid. |
C.Getting something extra for free is better than getting the same for less. |
D.Consumers never rely on parts of the brains that aren"t strictly quantitative. |
A.showing price differences | B.offering larger sizes |
C.providing free samples | D.giving direct discounts |
A.Ariely"s free lecture enjoyed popularity among students. |
B.The students actually didn"t know what the lecture was worth. |
C.The second group was willing to be volunteers without reward. |
D.The first group was eager to find out the value of Ariely"s lecture. |
International Left-Handers’ Day is August the thirteenth. The International Left-Handers Day, Web site says the Left-Handers Club started the holiday in 1992. It wanted left-handers around the world to celebrate. And it wanted to bring attention to the everyday problems of people who use their left hands.
One of these problems is difficulty using equipment and tools, like scissors. In general, most tools and equipment are made for people who are right-handed. The Left-Handers Club tries to educate designers and producers to consider the safety of left-handed people when producing their products.
Another problem is that many people have considered it bad to be left-handed. Some teachers and parents have tried to force children who used their left hands to use their right ones instead.
Scientists do not really know why some people are left-handed. They have believed the reason is genetic.They say the gene(基因) increases the chance of being left-handed. It appears to play an important part in deciding which part of the brain controls different activities. In right-handed people, the left side of the brain usually controls speech and language. The right side controls feelings. However, the opposite is often true in left-handed people.
Scientists believe the gene is responsible for this. The gene showed a link with left-handedness in nine to twelve percent of the population.
About ten percent of people around the world are left-handed.
小题1:International Left-handers’ Day aims to(目的是) bring attention to_________.
A.the right-handers |
B.the everyday problems |
C.the people who have some difficulty using equipment and tools |
D.the everyday problems of people who use their left hands |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
A.habits | B.genetics | C.parents | D.birthplaces |
A.About 9% | B.About 12% | C.About 9.12% | D.About 10% |
I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden 38 feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her 39 , whether it was 40 in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing 41 and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and 42 it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I 43 us up. Nora was 44 about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 45 our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 46 myself to leave the house. On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn 47 . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? 48 , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She 49 us right over.
The building was in a sad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. 50 inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a(n) 51 “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities, I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have opportunity to do something 52 that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and 53 clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve 54 her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has 55 more?
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Researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Hawaii did the new study. The New England Journal of Medicine published the findings. The eight-year research studied more than 180,000 people. They included present and former smokers and people who never smoked. Almost 2,000 people in the study developed lung cancer.
Researchers say genetics might help explain the racial and ethnic differences. There could be differences in how people"s bodies react to smoke. But environmental influences, including the way people smoke, could also make a difference.
African-Americans and Latinos in the study are reported smoking the fewest cigarettes per day. Whites are the heaviest smokers. But the scientists point out that blacks have been reported to breathe cigarette smoke more deeply than white smokers. This could fill their lungs with more of the chemicals in tobacco that cause cancer.
Scientists know that some diseases effect different groups differently. And some drug companies have begun to develop racially targeted medicines. Last June, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved a drug designed to treat heart failure in black patients. The name is BiDil. The agency called it "a step toward the promise of personalized medicine."
小题1:Which of the following orders is from higher to lower risk of having lung cancer?
A.Whites—Native Hawaiians |
B.Africans—Americans—Latinos |
C.Asians—Native Hawaiians |
D.Africans—Americans—Native Hawaiians |
A.the larger amount of smoking than white people |
B.the living style or habit of the blacks |
C.the depth of cigarette smoke into their lungs |
D.the physical strength to react to cigarette smoke |
A.heavy smokers in America | B.the black and white people |
C.the Asians and Hawaiians | D.smokers and non-smokers |
A.explain different races react to some diseases differently |
B.tell the readers that racial differences exist in smokers |
C.show a big step people have taken in the medicine area |
D.support the idea that it is easy for blacks to have cancers |
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