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When I was nine, Lili quitted her job and started her own business. She said she didn’t want to stay at home and work as a housewife: “It’s a waste of life.” Lili became so busy that she spent less and less time with me. She didn’t help me with my schoolwork. It was, in her words, “so that you can develop your independence”. We quarreled because she rarely showed up at parents’ meetings.
Like mother, like daughter. I have many things in common with Lili. I want everything to be under control. I want to be perfect and I don’t expect other people to help me. I push myself hard to achieve my goals.
After I started to go to high school, Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.
In biology class I began to be depressed. When the teacher showed us a picture of a butterfly, I was scared and screamed. I had a vision of thousands of butterflies flying toward me.
That night I told Lili about it. The next morning, I saw that she had red eyes with black circles around them.
She took me to see a therapist (治疗师). Three hours later, the therapist told Lili that my life was like a wheel spinning (旋转) faster and faster and that was the reason for what had happened to me. I only realized it when my body couldn’t stand the pressure anymore. At these words, Lili burst into tears. “It’s all my fault, she’s just a kid and I didn’t have time to take care of her….” To be honest, I had never seen Lili cry before.
After that, Lili began to spend more time at home, cooking and dragging me to do sports. I realized she was the one who would always be there when I was in real trouble. No mom is perfect, but she is the one who really cares about her kid.
小题1:Lili quitted her job and started her own business because _________.
| A．she wanted to make more money | B．she was not willing to look after me |
| C．she didn’t want to waste her life | D．she likes keeping busy |
| A．she began to spend less and less time with me |
| B．she didn’t help me with my schoolwork. |
| C．she seldom attended the parents’ meetings in my school. |
| D．Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other. |
| A．Most women don’t want to be a housewife. |
| B．Most children want their mothers to accompany them at home. |
| C．We need to understand our mothers’ busy life. |
| D．Although mothers are not perfect, they all love the children |
| A．Lili is a quiet, strong-willed woman. |
| B．Lili began to spend more time at home after visiting the therapist. |
| C．I was scared and screamed in biology class because I hate butterflies. |
| D．I only realized my life was like a wheel when my body couldn’t stand the pressure anymore. |
| A．Mom Does Care. | B．A Busy but Successful Mother. |
| C．Change From Mother to Businessman. | D．A Student’s Opinion on Mother. |
答案
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
解析
小题1:C 原因题。询问母亲开始自己的生意的原因，文章中给出的原因是She said she didn’t want to stay at home and work as a housewife: “It’s a waste of life.”说明母亲是不想要浪费生命，故选择C
小题1:C 原因题。询问母女两争吵的原因，文章第二段提到We quarreled because she rarely showed up at parents’ meetings.说明他们争吵的原因是因为母亲没有出席家长会，故选择C
小题1:D 主旨大意题。文章要告诉我们的最重要的道理是No mom is perfect, but she is the one who really cares about her kid.即没有完美的母亲但是她们都爱自己的孩子，选择D
小题1:C 细节反选题。文章中提到作者在生物课上尖叫的原因时这样说my life was like a wheel spinning (旋转) faster and faster and that was the reason for what had happened to me说明原因并非是作者害怕蝴蝶而是因为压力太大。故选择C
小题1:A 主旨大意题。文章主要的内容由最后一句话可以总结，即No mom is perfect, but she is the one who really cares about her kid.故选择A
核心考点
试题【She is quiet, soft-spoken and has a kind face and a strong heart. She is my mom,】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note----“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”----and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, I saw an old milk box in the countryside. I took it home and planted it on the back porch （门廊）. Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
小题1:Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer____.
| A．to show his magical power |
| B．to pay for the delivery |
| C．to satisfy his curiosity |
| D．to please his mother |
| A．The milkman’s magic power |
| B．The milkman’s kindness to me |
| C．The note to change an order |
| D．The home delivery service |
| A．He wanted to have tea there. |
| B．He was a respectable person. |
| C．He was treated as a family member. |
| D．He was fully trusted by the family. |
| A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now. |
| B．It has been driven out of the market. |
| C．Its service is getting poor. |
| D．It is forbidden by law. |
| A．He missed the good old days. |
| B．He wanted to tell interesting stories. |
| C．He missed it for his milk bottles. |
| D．He planted flowers in it. |
Those who can afford it often get someone to design and make their clothing. Such clothing is called custom-made. The person who makes it measures the customer, and then sews it so that it fits perfectly. Alterations are not needed. Custom-made clothing is largely sewn by hand, has better quality, better material, and is of the style you have chosen. Of course, it costs much more than ready-to-wear clothing. You need to pay the difference for the special fitting and better skill that you are receiving. This often means that you spend double or more than you would for a ready-made garment.
Custom-made clothing is not always that much better than ready-made clothing. It costs more partly because only one garment has been made, just for you. Companies that produce ready-made products make thousands of garments at a time. This means they can buy large quantities of material. Workers cut each size by the hundreds. Companies work out ways to make the garments quickly by machine and pay workers according to their skill. Thus they can sell the finished products at a low price while still making money. Most of the clothing sold in the United States is made in this way. Customers gain from the lower prices which are made possible by mass production. It may or may not give them high quality.
小题1: According to the passage, people who buy ready-made clothing ______.
| A．wish to make alternations | B．will spend less money |
| C．want to make it better | D．can fit into the sizes |
| A．specially made | B．fashionably designed |
| C．chosen by few people | D．made with difficulties |
| A．It is of poor quality. | B．It suits all people. |
| C．It is labor-saving to make it. | D．It takes more time to make it |
| A．to explain why custom-made clothing costs more |
| B．to show the advantages of mass production |
| C．to tell readers how to make money from ready-made clothing |
| D．to provide information about different kinds of clothing |
Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangers and anyone who will listen.
Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde group and Wharton school.
“Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers.” Said Paula Courtney, president of the Verde group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”
On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four other, and will no longer visit the specific store for every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative reviews. The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers.
According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most problems. Ranked second and third were grocery and electronics customers.
The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered(塞满了的) shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople.
During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved the parking problems by getting moonlighting local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty peaking spaces. This guidance got rid of the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.
Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions. Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers.
“Retailers who’re responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who aren’t so friendly.” Said professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”
Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.
小题1:Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?
| A．Few customers believe the service will be improved. |
| B．Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them. |
| C．Customers have no easy access to store managers. |
| D．Most customers won’t bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experiences. |
| A．can find their cars easily after shopping | B．won’t have trouble parking their cars |
| C．can stay longer browsing in the store | D．won’t have any worries about security |
| A．Design of the store layout. | B．Hiring of efficient employees. |
| C．Manners of the salespeople. | D．Huge supply of goods for sale. |
| A．voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directly |
| B．shop around and make comparisons between stores |
| C．settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic way |
| D．put pressure on stores to improve their service |
Not only have more and more women entered the labor market over the years, but the depression has been harder on men. In October the unemployment rate for men was almost eleven percent compared to eight percent for women.
Industries that traditionally use lots of men have suffered deep cuts. For example, manufacturing and building lost more jobs last month. But health care and temporary employment services have had job growth. Both of those industries employ high percentages of women.
Thirty years ago, women earned sixty-two cents for every dollar that men earned. Now, for those who usually work full time, women earn about eighty percent of what men earn. And women hold fifty-one percent of good-paying management and professional jobs.
Yet a study released Thursday said men still hold about nine out of every ten top positions at the four hundred large companies in California. The results have remained largely unchanged in live years of studies from the University of California, Davis.
Also, a new research paper in the journal Sex Roles looks at the experiences of women who are the main earners in their family. Rebecca Meisenbach at the University of Missouri in Columbia interviewed fifteen women. She found they all valued their independence and many enjoyed having the power of control, though not all wanted it.
But they also felt pressure, worry and guilt. Partly that was because of cultural expectations that working women will still take care of the children. Also, men who are not the main earners may feel threatened.
The job market continues to suffer the effects of last year’s financial crash. Now, a judgment has been reached in the first case involving charges of criminal wrongdoing on Wall Street.
Last week, the government lost its case against two managers at Bear Stearns, the first investment bank to fail last year. A jury found Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin not guilty of lying to investors.
The hedge funds they supervised lost their value in two thousand seven. But jurors said there was no clear evidence that they meant to mislead investors.
The Justice Department continues to investigate other companies.
小题1:Why is the unemployment rate for men higher.
| A．Because there are more men workers in industries. |
| B．Because many industries mainly employing men now don’t need so many workers. |
| C．More and more women take the place of men. |
| D．Because health care and temporary employment services don’t employ men. |
| A．women haven’t got complete equality as men |
| B．only by becoming the main earners in their family can women gain a high position |
| C．all women now value independence and the power of control |
| D．taking care of children is now shared by men and women |
| A．Men hate that women earn more money. |
| B．It is commonly believed that women should take care of children. |
| C．The job market has recovered from the effect of the financial crisis. |
| D．Now women working full time earn more than men. |
| A．They contributed to the financial crash. | B．They led a corrupt life. |
| C．They lied to investors. | D．A jury found them misleading investors. |
小题1:If someone has an accident in the afternoon, you should ____________.
| A．Phone 37499 | B．Ensure no one enters the danger area |
| C．Report to the Police station at J J Thomson Ave | D．Call an ambulance on 1-999 |
| A．In the Assembly area | B．At the Fire station |
| C．At the University | D．At Turner Hospital |
| A．go to the Assembly area | B．phone the Fire brigade on 37499 |
| C．use the red ‘break glass boxes’ | D．make sure the fire alarms aren’t being tested |
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