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"But, Maybelle, we"ve been walking to the library every" Monday for the last fifty years!"
She said," Why don"t you get Internet"? We can send each other emails."
So I had to get Internet. I called the local high school. They said they"d send me a good student to tell me all about computers and such.
Evil thing, this Internet. Makes you lose old friends, forces you to learn new complex ideas, even if you"re too old. But Maybelle said you have to be modern; otherwise, you"re dead.
The kid came the next day. Tall skinny black kid, by tile name of Arsenius, said his work would cost me.
I said, "All right. As long as I get Internet."
"You need a computer, then you need to get hooked up," he said.
"Let"s buy a computer and get hooked up, then."
"How much you want to spend?"
"Whatever it takes."
"How many rams you want?"
I wasn"t going to show him my ignorance, so I said, "Whatever it takes."
"Let"s go to the mall. You got a car?"
"In the garage."
When I opened the garage door, he gasped. Daddy"s car is still there, a"57 Chevy. I never drive it. Walk everywhere.
I said," Let"s walk. It"s only a mile or so."
He said," Let"s drive, or you will faint on me in this heat."
"Young man, I don"t faint, never have. We"re walking."
"I get paid by the hour," he said. "Walking will cost you a lot more. Also, you feel like carrying a computer a mile or so?"
小题1:What kind of person is Maybelle?
A.She always says what she means in an honest way. |
B.She no longer likes reading in her old age. |
C.She doesn"t want to be friends with the writer any mort. |
D.She doesn"t want to keep up with the time. |
A.Because the writer believes that one is never too old to learn. |
B.Because the writer thinks that it is better late than never. |
C.Because of the pressure from people of his age. |
D.Because of the convenience the Internet will bring. |
A.two | B.three | C.four | D.five |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
解析
小题1:推理题。根据第一段最后一句Maybelle is very direct like that, always has been.可知Maybelle非常直接,总是直接说出心中所想。
小题2:推理题。根据文章可知她的朋友因为有了电脑不愿意再陪她去图书馆,来之朋友的压力让她不得不上网。
小题3:细节题。Arsenius给出了三个理由:天气太热会晕倒;步行花费更多时间和金钱;我的全程搬着电脑。
核心考点
试题【Maybelle said she wouldn"t be coming with me to the library. I asked why, and sh】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The Yangtse Evening Post conducted the survey among 50 job seekers who were attending Sunday’s job fair in Jiangsu for graduate students.The survey showed graduates are becoming more realistic in their job search despite the job market becoming better.
The fair attracted more than 10,000 graduate students with 7,382 positions.
“The pressure of buying a house in Beijing is unbelievable,”said Wang Jian from Nanjiing Normal University,who acknowledged he had thought about finding a job in Beijing,Shanghai or Guangzhou,but in the face of huge pressures,he has no choice but to be “realistic”.
People can have a very comfortable life in Nanjing with a monthly salary of between 3,000 yuan($450)and 4,000 yuan,but in Shanghai,5,000 yuan a month can only help you survive and buying a house will remain a dream.
A student from Nanjing University of Science and Technology said he just turned down an offer from a Shanghai company of 7,000 yuan a month because“living costs in Shanghai are too high.”
An unnamed male student from Nanjing University said he will try first-tier cities only if he can get a high salary.“I would go to Beijing only if I can earn 200,000 yuan a year,”he said.
“Beijing,Shanghai and Guangzhou once had the advantages that other cities don’t have,but the high housing prices and living costs make young people barely able to breathe,”said Ren Leiming from the job service center of Jiangsu’s colleges and universities.
“First-tier cities have plenty of talents that make it hard for people to be outstanding,and if you go work in smaller cities you can become a dominant player at your position much more easily,”said Ren.
小题1:The majority of graduate students will give up trying to find jobs in the first-tier cities because .
A.it is not easy to find jobs there. |
B.home prices and living costs there are very high. |
C.they can’t make full use of their knowledge and skills there. |
D.monthly salaries there are low compared with those in other cities. |
A.There are more job opportunities offered now. |
B.The job markets are becoming more and more competitive. |
C.Many graduate students aren’t satisfied with the working conditions. |
D.Companies and enterprises have stricter rules to take in graduate students. |
A.in Shanghai,5,000 yuan a month can only help you buy a luxury house |
B.the fair attracted more than 10,000 graduate students and laid-off workers with 7,382 positions |
C.The Yangtse Evening Post conducted the survey among 50 personnel managers who were attending Sunday’s joh fair in Jiangsu for graduate students |
D.a student from Nanjing University of Science and Technology turned down an offer from a Shanghai company of 7,000 yuan a month |
A.people can’t achieve more in first-tier cities |
B.people can easily be outstanding in smaller cities |
C.he would rather go to first-tier cities than smaller cities |
D.talents are more welcome in first-tier cities than smaller ones |
Certainly, most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally(道德方面)right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.
First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil(恶行).
Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs.
Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence.
There is an opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think the local government department should help the beggars
It is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.
小题1:What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A.Moral deeds of people. |
B.Arguments on giving to beggars. |
C.Moral goodness of the giver. |
D.Religious activities of the church. |
A.People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village. |
B.Some people will not do what was morally right in the past. |
C.We don’t meet with those who need help any more. |
D.Now it is the government’s duty to help the beggars. |
A.Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars. |
B.Some beggars have no excuse for begging. |
C.Some beggars use the money to buy drugs. |
D.Some beggars need money for their children’s schooling. |
A.there is so much money wasted |
B.there are so many beggars |
C.the cases can be so different |
D.there are so many different arguments |
“People are afraid to spend now.” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring”. During the financial crisis (金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive things.
The crisis began last year. Experts (专家) think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders (国界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. Last week presidents from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.
小题1:This passage is probably taken from ___________.
A.a story book | B.a novel | C.a newspaper | D.an advertisement |
A.Because they think it’s unnecessary |
B.Because they don’t have the habit of spending money |
C.Because they worry about their future |
D.Because they don’t have any money |
A.when the financial crisis began |
B.when the financial crisis will end |
C.why some of the US banks closed |
D.whether the crisis has spread to other countries |
A.Ways to Save Money |
B.Financial Crisis facing the World |
C.Banks in the USA |
D.The USA Becoming Poor |
History really seems to matter here. Buttons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servants. For the mostly right-handed servants, having women’s shirts button from the left would be easier. On the other hand, having men’s shirts button form the right made sense, too. Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt.
Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning from the left is still the standard for them. Is it interesting? Actually, a standard, once set, resists change. At a time when all women’s shirts buttoned from the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacturer to offer women’s shirts that buttoned from the right. After all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switch. Besides, some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in public wearing shirts that buttoned from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing men’s shirts.
小题1:What is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry?
A.It has been followed by the industry for over 400 years. |
B.It fails to consider right-handed people. |
C.It woks better with men than with women. |
D.It is different for men’s clothing and women’s. |
A.They tended to wear clothes without buttons. |
B.They drew their swords from the left. |
C.They were mostly dressed by servants. |
D.They were interested in the historical matters. |
A.adopting men’s style is improper for women |
B.manufacturers should follow standards |
C.customs are hard to change |
D.modern women dress themselves |
A.examining differences | B.making comparisons |
C.analyzing causes | D.following the time order |
Parents who send their children abroad for a summer to study English usually believe that the native speaking environment, including the courses, teachers, and host families, can help their children to learn English better. This might be true if the students really study hard and they really get an all-English environment. But the fact is that, most of the time, the tour part is more important than the study part. Although these tours take place in foreign countries, students are rarely exposed in an all-English environment. You will find that, in the morning classes, Taiwanese students would like to stick together and speak Chinese with each other, even though there are some students from other countries. In the afternoon, the students go on a sightseeing excursion with their companions from Taiwan; they speak Chinese of course. In the evening, when students return to the host families, they would stay in their room and share the day with their roommate, another Taiwanese student. People who speak the same language with you is like a log(原木)in the ocean when living in a foreign country where you can not express yourself well, so that you would naturally stick with them. This is especially true with children.
Another unrealistic expectation parents have for these tours is that the experience of living abroad can make their children more independent and mature. However, maturity does not come overnight. It takes time and practice. The most important of all is that they need a good mentor(顾问). None of these exist in the study tours.
小题1:Which of the following is the most important thing for children who study in an English environment according to the writer?
A.Host families. | B.Hard work. | C.Courses. | D.Teachers. |
A.active | B.free | C.outgoing | D.grown-up |
A.Doubtful. | B.Negative. | C.Positive. | D.Neutral. |
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