Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his now place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult(成年人)I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boy friends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的)air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
小题1:Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?| A．He was silent most of the time | B．He was too proud of himself | | C．He did not love his children | D．He expected too much of her |
小题2:When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel .| A．nervous | B．sorry | C．tired | D．safe |
小题3:What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?| A．More critical | B．More talkative | | C．Gentle and friendly | D．Strict and hard-working |
小题4:The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to .| A．the author’s son | B．the author’s father | | C．the friend of the author’s father | D．the cafe owner |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B |
试题分析：文章讲述作者过去一直以为爸爸是个严厉、苛刻的人，和他相处时，总是感到惧怕和紧张，但是在到了Tucson，和爸爸接触之后才看到爸爸友善的一面。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A‟s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as „successful‟as he was. ”可知，作者小时候怀恨爸爸是因为爸爸对她要求很高。选D
小题2:推理判断题。根据第二段中“Whenever I went out with him on weekends，I used to struggle to think up things to say，feeling on guard.”可知每次和父亲一起外出度周末，她都非常紧张。on guard为固定短语，意为“警戒”。选A
小题3:推理判断题。根据文章第三段和第四段的描述可知，作者的爸爸其实也很温和、友善。从第三段结尾的几个反问句可以知道。第四段中作者感到和爸爸成了朋友。选C
小题4:推理判断题。文中的new friend指的是作者的爸爸。作者以前一直以为爸爸是个严厉、苛刻的人，和他相处时，总是感到惧怕和紧张，但是在到了Tucson，和爸爸接触之后才看到爸爸友善的一面，所以作者感到她有了一个新朋友，选B
点评：文章基本上是考查推理题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找相关信息句，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较，在准确理解细节的前提下进行推理，不能被表面所干扰，最后确定最佳答案。 |
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试题【Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Ari】；主要考察你对
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Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone as a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wish is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S, Coast Guard to become a freelance writer(自由撰稿者), I had no hope at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
小题1:The writer wrote the passage to ________.| A．warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience | | B．advise young people to give up their ideas of becoming a professional writer | | C．show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to dream of wealth and fame | | D．encourage young people to gain a writing career |
小题2:What can be concluded from the passage?| A．Real writers often find their works interesting and rewarding. | | B．A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort. | | C．Famous writers usually live in poverty and loneliness. | | D．The chances for a writer to become successful are small. |
小题3:The underlined part “people who die wondering. What if?” refers to “those _______.”| A．who think too much of the dark side of life | | B．who regret giving up their careers halfway | | C．who think a lot without making a decision | | D．who are full of imaginations even upon death |
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?| A．how to be a writer | B．how to earn fame | | C．how to write well | D．how to keep dreaming |
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I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she had 36 was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a 37 one. The lady 38 to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID 39 the deal could not take place.
I went to the 40 with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started 41 her of asking the first 42 person she saw to help her. Although that was 43 , I didn’t understand why it 44 . After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to 45 an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no 46 to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not 47 she purchased the item.
“ 48 I, a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be 49 the privilege — as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he 50 to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I 51 when the woman asked for my help, but 52 in my head I asked myself, “Why not? What valid 53 do I actually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its 54 . The woman looked poor, but she 55 _ the same treatment as anyone else does.
| 小题1: | | A．purchased | B．shown | C．lost | D．mended |
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| 小题2: | | A．same | B．popular | C．similar | D．different |
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| 小题3: | | A．managed | B．wanted | C．refused | D．promised |
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| 小题5: | | A．counter | B．department | C．market | D．window |
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| 小题6: | | A．warning | B．informing | C．reminding | D．accusing |
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| 小题7: | | A．fair | B．familiar | C．impossible | D．random |
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| 小题8: | | A．wrong | B．true | C．reasonable | D．meaningful |
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| 小题9: | | A．mattered | B．happened | C．passed | D．worked |
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| 小题10: | | A．leave | B．pay | C．find | D．obtain |
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| 小题11: | | A．request | B．place | C．way | D．need |
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| 小题12: | | A．answer | B．prove | C．support | D．admit |
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| 小题13: | | A．Unless | B．And | C．Instead | D．If |
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| 小题14: | | A．ordered | B．asked | C．denied | D．given |
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| 小题15: | | A．agreed | B．prepared | C．failed | D．remembered |
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| 小题16: | | A．struggled | B．wondered | C．hesitated | D．nodded |
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| 小题17: | | A．totally | B．gradually | C．hardly | D．quickly |
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| 小题18: | | A．feelings | B．goals | C．reasons | D．ideas |
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| 小题19: | | A．design | B．cover | C．content | D．price |
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| 小题20: | | A．deserved | B．required | C．received | D．appreciated |
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完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___35___, she said she would go. This ___36___ be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he felt ___37___of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that ___38___nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___39___why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___40___by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and ___41___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___42___of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked___43___, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was___44___afraid to go in because the fire was___45___, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked___46___ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. This scar will be___47___, but to this day, I have never ___48___what I did.
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great___49___of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
| 小题1: | | A．enjoyment | B．disappointment | C．surprise | D．excitement |
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| 小题2: | | A．would | B．could | C．should | D．must |
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| 小题3: | | A．sick | B．ashamed | C．afraid | D．tired |
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| 小题4: | | A．included | B．passed | C．covered | D．shaded |
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| 小题5: | | A．talk about | B．think about | C．care about | D．hear about |
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| 小题6: | | A．impressed | B．surprised | C．excited | D．comforted |
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| 小题7: | | A．hid | B．protected | C．separated | D．escaped |
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| 小题8: | | A．understanding | B．reminding | C．hearing | D．learning |
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| 小题9: | | A．carefully | B．seriously | C．nervously | D．anxiously |
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| 小题11: | | A．out of control | B．under control | C．in control | D．over control |
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| 小题12: | | A．helpless | B．hopeless | C．senseless | D．useless |
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| 小题13: | | A．ugly | B．lasting | C．serious | D．frightening |
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| 小题14: | | A．forgot | B．recognized | C．considered | D．regretted |
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| 小题15: | | A．honor | B．sense | C．happiness | D．pride |
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One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 36 you can just wait until we make a quick 37 at the grocery store（杂货店）. I have something 38 to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we 39 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to 40 your question.” I put one apple of each 41 on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a 42 look on her face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 43 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 44 , some of the apples may not 45 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was 46 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 47 them back on the table, but 48 a different place.
“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I 49 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 50 . See if that helps you 51 which one is which. ”
She took 52 , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are 53 like apples! They are all different, but once you 54 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally 55 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
| 小题1: | | A．although | B．so | C．because | D．if |
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| 小题2: | | A．stop | B．start | C．turn | D．stay |
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| 小题3: | | A．expressive | B．encouraging | C．informative | D．interesting |
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| 小题4: | | A．bought | B．counted | C．saw | D．collected |
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| 小题5: | | A．check | B．mention | C．answer | D．improve |
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| 小题6: | | A．size | B．type | C．shape | D．class |
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| 小题7: | | A．worried | B．satisfied | C．proud | D．curious |
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| 小题8: | | A．ordinary | B．normal | C．different | D．regular |
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| 小题9: | | A．outside | B．whole | C．table | D．inside |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．even | C．only | D．ever |
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| 小题11: | | A．examining | B．measuring | C．drawing | D．packing |
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| 小题12: | | A．keeping | B．placing | C．pulling | D．giving |
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| 小题14: | | A．mustn’t | B．can’t | C．shouldn’t | D．needn’t |
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| 小题15: | | A．each one | B．each other | C．the other | D．one another |
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| 小题16: | | A．admit | B．consider | C．decide | D．believe |
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| 小题17: | | A．big bites | B．deep breaths | C．a firm hold | D．close look |
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| 小题18: | | A．just | B．always | C．merely | D．seldom |
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| 小题19: | | A．put away | B．get down | C．hand out | D．take off |
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“The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.
A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy, they first make them mad.” “Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.” “Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness makes error a fault.”
To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “begins with foolishness and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.
Self-control is man’s last and greatest victory.
If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking too.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the passage?| A．Self- control is important for a man | | B．We should learn to be strong. | | C．A man who keeps cool won’t lose any game. | | D．The great heroes in history knew how to control themselves. |
小题2:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．If you are mad, the gods will fail you. | | B．If you lose your temper first, gods will fail you first. | | C．If you can’t control yourself, you will be crazy. | | D．If the gods want to fail you, they will make you mad first. |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true, according to passage?| A．The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself. | | B．You will make a small mistake serious if you don’t keep cool. | | C．You must measure a man’s strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him. | | D．Anger begins with foolishness and ends with regret. |
小题4:Which of the following can’t help you avoid anger, according to the passage?| A．Being calm in arguing | | B．Checking your temper or anger by speaking low. | | C．Keeping your mouth shut | | D．Trying to make the other angry first. |
小题5:If a man lacks self-control,______________________________| A．He will always be controlled by all the people all the time. | | B．He will began with foolish everything every day and lack the strength. | | C．Moral strength and nerve of character will lack as well. | | D．He will have power of gover himself. |
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