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I moved from Chicago to Brooklyn in July of 2010,just in time to watch my mother die. Our parents were both gone now; I took with me as many things they had left behind as I could.
I was out walking one Saturday later that summer when something caught my eye - a pale green dress. Laid out on the pavement was stuff like earrings, glass candle-holders, books. Hanging on the fence behind were a few pairs of jeans and a green cotton dress.
The woman, the host o£ the stoop (门廊)sale, looked like she was getting rid of a past she didn’t need or want. A dress that was too big for her. A chest of drawers that took up too much space, space she needed, maybe, to heal ,recover, or grow.
I wasn’t planning on buying anything really, but now I needed to show her that I appreciated her things and I would give them a safe home. Then I had my first stoop sale —I paid her 20 dollars for her green cotton dress and her blue candle-holder,
From that day on, I became interested in stoop sales. Some of my favorite things are from someone else’s life. I find no joy in shopping at regular stores any more. I love trying to sniff out a memory from a bud vase or a drawer. It is comforting to know that someone has breathed and laughed inside a sweater before me.
A few weeks ago, I carried my mother’s dresses to a friend’s stoop. These were her best items ,which were once worn by the most important person in my life. For many hours, I watched from across the path people advancing the stoop, some leaving with Mom1S dress. I used to think that her stuff was as forever sacred (神圣的)as my memory of her, I know now that once I love a scarf or shirt too dearly,it needs to find a new home. Even that green dress is long gone by now.
小题1:The author took her mother*s dresses after her death because ______
A.she valued the things used by her mom
B.she didn’t want to throw them, away
C. she could sell them later
D. they were her mom’s best items
小题2:From the passage, we know that ______.
A. the things the author bought from the woman are too big
B. the author is fond of imagining others’ life experiences
C. the author will never shop at regular stores any more
D. the author still keeps most of her mom’s things
小题3:In the last paragraph ,the author tries to tell us that ______.
A her mom is the number one person in her life
B.  she didn’t really want to sell her mom’s dresses
C. she still thinks of her mother quite often
D. love doesn’t mean holding on to something tightly
小题4:It can be inferred that the author will ______.
A. not sell her own things at stoop sales
B.keep her mom in her mind in another way
C. be sad about all the memory of her mom
D. move to another city for a new life

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析

试题分析:本文讲述了在母亲去世后,作者开始爱上了逛旧货市场。她喜欢在旧物品中探寻它们主人曾经的故事。出售母亲的就物品时,希望这些物品以前见证过的欢笑或是感动就能得以延续,这是另类对母亲的怀念。
小题1:细节题:根据最后一段中“ These were her best items ,which were once worn by the most important person in my life.”这些衣服是她最好的东西,曾经是我生命中最重要的人穿的。故选A。
小题2:推理题:根据第五段中“Some of my favorite things are from someone else’s life”我最喜欢的东西中的一些来自别人的生活中,由此可知别人用过的东西是有故事的,会引人想象的。故选B。
小题3:推理题:阅读最后一段内容可知作者曾经认为还念母亲最好的方法就是保存好母亲的物品,现在她认为给母亲的遗物找到新家会更有意义。故选D。
小题4:推理题:阅读全文可知作者喜欢在旧物市场购物,喜欢想象物品背后主人的故事。出售母亲的就物品时,希望这些物品以前见证过的欢笑或是感动就能得以延续,这是另类对母亲的还念。故选B。
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My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this       .
One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and       . All the students were working        a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no        of stopping. I walked down the row and found        was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.
By this time the activity aroused my       , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on        I noticed she too was busy writing. “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” I felt it best not to       .
After another ten minutes, the students were        to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoebox. Then Donna      hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door. Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to       . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the        of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and        your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.
Donna delivered the eulogy (悼词). “Friends, we gathered here today to        the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is        by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in       . Amen!”
She turned the students        and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the        of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t” at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student        and said, “I Can’t,” Donna        pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.   
小题1:
A.jobB.projectC.observationD.course
小题2:
A.checked B.noticedC.watchedD.waited
小题3:
A.onB.withC.asD.for
小题4:
A.scenesB.sensesC.marksD.signs
小题5:
A.nobodyB.somebodyC.everyoneD.anyone
小题6:
A.curiosityB.suspectC.sympathyD.worry
小题7:
A.andB.orC.butD.so
小题8:
A.insertB.interruptC.talkD.request
小题9:
A.taughtB.shownC.forcedD.instructed
小题10:
A.addedB.wroteC.madeD.folded
小题11:
A.cryB.prayC.digD.play
小题12:
A.backB.bottomC.topD.edge
小题13:
A.dropB.raiseC.fallD.lift
小题14:
A.keepB.thankC.forgiveD.honor
小题15:
A.rememberedB.punishedC.removedD.replaced
小题16:
A.silenceB.heartC.peaceD.memory
小题17:
A.downB.upC.offD.around
小题18:
A.birthB.passingC.lossD.starting
小题19:
A.awokeB.remindedC.forgotD.apologized
小题20:
A.simplyB.hardlyC.seriouslyD.angrily

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Some time ago,I was diagnosed with breast cancer and reacted in the way most people would.The first thing came to mind was a “death sentence”.  However,I found out later it was truly “an awakening” for me,especially after being diagnosed with colon cancer a few years later,but still alive to tell about them both.I began to question God.Why was I chosen to suffer this double challenge?What had I done in life so bad to have this placed upon me?I was unhappy with the way I look and the intolerant pain I had to experience each day,but instead of sighing over my fate,I decided to look on the positive sides of it.
I knew that I was about to face a new beginning,new hope,do and see more with a whole new perspective on life.I also began thinking of the individuals that are no longer among us and how there will always be someone worse off than I am.Who am I to complain?I still have my life.
During my treatments,I experienced something of a miracle that I had to write down.I took that experience and turned it into a poem and I called it “Peace”.I took that poem along with many others I had composed during my breast cancer period and submitted them for publication.The book of poems was accepted and published under the title “True Simple Poems of Life,Faith and Survival”.
I continue to write and hope that my poetry may encourage other unfortunate people and my writing continues to give me strength.I"ve had another inspirational children"s book published called “If Only I Could Fly,Said Mattie­bee”.
I would never have become a writer,producing inspirational stories,if I had not gone through all that I did.I"m a true example that you can survive cancer,not once,but twice,providing that you catch it in time.It won"t all be easy,but you must have faith and allow that faith to direct your path.
I truly believe when you survive a terrible tragedy or a horrible disease like cancer,it"s for a reason—you have a purpose,and I want to live and find out exactly what that is for me.
小题1:How did the author feel about her disease at first?
A.Optimistic. B.Pessimistic.
C.Confident.D.Discontented.
小题2:When did the author begin to notice the positive sides of her tragedy?
A.After she was diagnosed with colon cancer.
B.After she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
C.After she wrote her first poem.
D.After she became a writer.
小题3:In the author"s opinion,________.
A.no one is luckier than her
B.God doesn"t treat everyone fairly
C.writing poetry is the best way to deal with cancer
D.being alive is lucky for her
小题4:We can know from the passage that ________.
A.the author developed breast cancer a few years after colon cancer
B.writing only helped the author alone
C.the author wrote stories as well as poems
D.If Only I Could Fly,Said Mattie­bee is a poem

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(2013·东北三省四市联合诊断考试)I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book.I just wanted to see how it ended ____ I was still in the middle of it. This habit ____ first my mom,then my friends, and ____ even my own daughter. Often my ____ wouldn"t be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were ____ as well.Then one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad, please just read a book one ___ at a time like everyone else!”
At times I didn"t ___ this bad habit to just books either.I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and ____ out what to do months and even years from now ____ enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the ____ of my life wasn"t done yet and that I had many pages ___ to go, I still couldn"t control my burning desire to write the ____ of it halfway through.Time and again, I would ____ jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it happened. Life,____,doesn"t work like that.It loves to ____ us,and you never know what new problems, changes, or opportunities each new day will ____.
Recently when I found myself living in the ____ again,I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time”. When I heard those words, I ____,turned the book of my life back to the ____ page, and thanked God for today.
Each of us has to ____ the book of life line by line,moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end.
小题1:
A.since B.forC.while D.because
小题2:
A.confused B.annoyedC.delighted D.embarrassed
小题3:
A.usually B.obviouslyC.accidentallyD.finally
小题4:
A.impatienceB.misunderstandingC.disappointmentD.disagreement
小题5:
A.sayingB.readingC.doing D.watching
小题6:
A.page B.copy C.chapter D.edition
小题7:
A.contributeB.devoteC.apply D.limit
小题8:
A.try B.figure C.let D.turn
小题9:
A.on the part ofB.other thanC.instead ofD.on the basis of
小题10:
A.book B.river C.picture D.play
小题11:
A.forgottenB.leftC.keptD.regretted
小题12:
A.feelings B.beginningC.ending D.comments
小题13:
A.consciously B.strangelyC.foolishly D.critically
小题14:
A.otherwiseB.moreoverC.therefore D.however
小题15:
A.surprise B.cheatC.satisfyD.frighten
小题16:
A.make B.bringC.take D.award
小题17:
A.present B.futureC.memory D.dream
小题18:
A.cheered B.criedC.lost D.smiled
小题19:
A.exciting B.hopefulC.favorite D.right
小题20:
A.writeB.reviewC.explainD.translate

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One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City,Calif.,to New Orleans.In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him.There was a time in the country when you"d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, “I don"t want to get involved” has become a national motto.
Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker.Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much.What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision.I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.
Does anyone stop any more? I wondered.I recalled Blanche DuBois"s famous line:“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”. Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the goodwill of his fellow Americans.What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him,carry him down the road?
The idea intrigued me.
The week I turned 37,I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life.So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny.It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar.I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head.My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina,a symbol of all the fears I"d have to conquer during the trip.
I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50­pound pack on my back and a  sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles:“America”.
For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles  across 14 states.As I traveled, folks were always warning me  about someplace else.In Montana they told me to watch out for  the cowboys in Wyoming; in Nebraska they said people would not  be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went.I was amazed by people"s readiness to help a stranger, even  when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests.
小题1:Why did the author drive past the young man in the desert without stopping?
A.Because he failed to notice this man.
B.Because he was driving too fast.
C.Because he thought the young man didn"t need help.
D.Because he was afraid of being tricked.
小题2:What was it that made the author upset?
A.Leaving the young man alone in the desert.
B.Being considered a fool.
C.Making the decision of not offering help so easily.
D.Keeping thinking about the young man.
小题3:The author decided to travel without a penny in order to ________.
A.find out how long he could survive without help
B.go through the great difficulty in surviving unexpected environment
C.find out whether strangers would offer help to him
D.figure out how strangers thought of his plan
小题4:In the passage,the author described his journey as a gamble because ________.
A.he was not so sure of the outlook of the journey
B.he had no money to give to strangers
C.he was sure of the coming sufferings
D.he wasn"t sure whether to make the journey
小题5:The following part might probably ________.
A.describe how he fooled strangers
B.describe how strangers went out of their way to help him
C.explain why people refused to help strangers
D.explain how he overcame his difficulties on the way

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Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family,and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck.I"m not going to say luck,talent,and circumstances don"t come into play because they do.Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence,and that"s just the reality of how life is.
However,to succeed in life,one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And,in addition to that,in order to get really good at something,one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising.To become great at certain things,it"ll require even more time,time that most people won"t put in.
However,to succeed in life,one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And,in addition to that,in order to get really good at something,one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising.To become great at certain things,it"ll require even more time,time that most people won"t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don"t enjoy what you do,it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don"t enjoy what you do,it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success,you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost.It"s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent,but thinking that way does you no good,and there"s a huge chance that you"re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do,if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out,almost to the point of addiction,and over a long period of time.If you"re not willing to put in the time and work,don"t expect to receive any rewards.Consistent, hard work won"t guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
小题1:Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.
A.the reasons for success
B.the meaning of success
C.the standards of success
D.the importance of success
小题2:Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ________.
A.work makes one feel pain
B.one tends to enjoy his work
C.one gives up his work easily
D.it takes a lot of time to succeed
小题3:What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A.Successful people like to show their great skills.
B.People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.
C.People need to achieve success at the cost of life.
D.It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.
小题4:What is the main theme of the passage?
A.Having a goal is vital to success.
B.Being good is different from being great.
C.One cannot succeed without time and practice.
D.Luck,talent and family help to achieve success.

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