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With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.
“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“ None.”
“ Where did you go?”
“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“ What did you do?”
“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“ You just stood there?”
“ Didn’t sell a single one.”
“ My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel. It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
小题1:Why did the boy start his job young?
A.He wanted to be famous in the future. | B.The job was quite easy for him. |
C.His mother had high hopes for him. | D.The competition for the job was fierce. |
A.excited | B.interested | C.ashamed | D.disappointed |
A.She forced him to continue. | B.She punished him. |
C.She gave him some money. | D.She changed her plan. |
A.The early life of a journalist. |
B.The early success of a journalist. |
C.The happy childhood of the writer. |
D.The important role of the writer in his family. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A
解析
小题1:C 推理题。根据文章第一段第2行She wanted me to “make something” of myself和最后一段第1,2行My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people妈妈希望我能有所成就,不要像爸爸那样做普通工人。故C正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据“ My God, Russell!”说明妈妈对我第一天的工作很不满意。故D正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据倒数第二段最后一句Whenever I said no, she would scold me.可知妈妈迫使我坚持下去。
小题4:A 主旨大意题。文章讲述的是自己童年时卖报纸的经历。故A正确。
核心考点
试题【I began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wan】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Languages do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes, But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
“She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples.”
“I have seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit(精神实质) of the language and use it as the English speaker does.
小题1:From the passage we know that _______when we are learning English.
A.we shouldn’t put every word into our own language |
B.we should look up every word in the dictionary |
C.we need to put every word into our own language |
D.we must read word by word |
A.difficult to understand different sounds |
B.necessary to remember the word order |
C.important to master the rules in different ways |
D.easy to master the rules for word order |
A.the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words |
B.The order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence |
C.sometimes different order of words has a different meaning |
D.if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different |
A.is the same as “Only she likes apples.” |
B.is different from “Only she likes apples.” |
C.means “She likes fruit except apples.” |
D.means “She doesn’t like apples.” |
Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part,this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ (青少年)complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped.
In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrel on unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn’t matter what the topic is—politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg—the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong,for both wish to be considered an authority—someone who actually knows something—and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.
小题1:Why does the author compare the parent teen war to a border conflict?
A.Both can continue for generations. |
B.Both are about where to draw the line. |
C.Neither has any clear winner. |
D.Neither can be put to an end. |
A.The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict. |
B.The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict. |
C.The teens accuse their parents of misleading them. |
D.The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents. |
A.give orders to the other | B.know more than the other |
C.gain respect from the other | D.get the other to behave properly |
A.Causes for the parent-teen conflicts |
B.Examples of the parent-teen war |
C.Solutions for the parent-teen problems |
D.Future of the parent-teen relationship |
Academic Scholarships
Academic scholarships are also often referred to as merit (优点) scholarships, though a merit scholarship can mean anything that has some level of contest to it. These are fox; the students with the 4.0 GPAs, the years as a part of several extracurricular (课外的) activities and the well- rounded applications. They typically have the highest payouts and are considered very well- known as they are often national awards.
Athletic Scholarships
For students with strong academics (学业的) and physical skills, athletic scholarships are the way to go. There is practically a scholarship for every single sport, from volleyball to football; gymnastics to cheerleading. So, if you are good at anything physical, you should definitely pursue an athletic scholarship.
Scholarships for Minorities
There are also many scholarships for minorities available. Some of these are general and for "all minorities as a collective whole, while others are intended for individual ethnic (种族的) groups. It is also a good idea to apply for a minority scholarship if you are part of fully of a certain ethnicity. You will get to represent your culture and possibly win money -- what more could you ask for?
Scholarships for Women
As with the scholarships for minorities above, there are also scholarships specifically for women. Since colleges were dominated (主宰) by men for many years, scholarships have been created for strong, career-minded women that need assistance paying for college expenses. If you are female, it is strongly recommended you pursue a scholarship for women. Moreover, scholarships for women are typically available in just about any field. Be specific!
小题1:In the author"s opinion, ______.
A.most people are well - informed about scholarships |
B.most people think scholarships should go to the smartest students |
C.most people have some misunderstanding about scholarships |
D.most people deserve scholarships though not having applied for them |
A.Academic Scholarships | B.Athletic Scholarships |
C.Scholarships for Minorities | D.Scholarships for Women |
A.Academic Scholarships | B.Athletic Scholarships |
C.Scholarships for Minorities | D.Scholarships for Women |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
Many people do not understand how much water the human body needs, but many people do not drink enough, especially in the hot weather. Most people drink when they are thirsty but often need more water after exercises.
65 to 70 percent of the human body is water. Water is important in several different ways. Most people need five to seven liters(升) of water every day, but we needn’t drink this amount(量) because a lot comes from the food we have. If we don’t have enough water, however, we will feel tired and many become ill. Do you know what the best drink is? Yes, you are right. Cool water!
小题1:When do we need more water?________
A.In cold weather or after exercises. |
B.In hot weather or after exercises. |
C.Before breakfast, lunch and supper. |
D.When we feel tired or become ill. |
A.About three fourths of the human body is water. |
B.Nearly a half of the human body is water. |
C.Less than a half of the human body is water. |
D.Almost one fourth of the human body is water. |
A.Yes, because water is the most important |
B.No, because what we eat contains(包含)water |
C.Yes, because we can’t live without water |
D.No, because we are not thirsty |
A.Cool water is the best drink. |
B.Few people understand how much water the human body needs. |
C.All the people don’t realize water is the most important. |
D.When we feel tired or become ill, we never need any water. |
That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it as all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.
Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who speaks of her students “so passive” and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who"ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying "go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”
Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It"s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it"s for their own good. It"s time to start telling them no again.
小题1:Children are becoming more inactive in study because _______.
A.they watch TV too often | B.they have done too much homework |
C.they have to fulfill too many duties | D.teachers are too strict with them |
A.when everything can be taught at school |
B.when every child can be educated |
C.when children are permitted to receive education |
D.when children are allowed to do what they wish to |
A.parents should leave their children alone |
B.kids should have more activities at school |
C.it"s time to be more strict with our kids |
D.parents should always set a good example to their kids |
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