Mothers and daughters go through so much—yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co-writers as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped (重叠).
Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s: both have full-time careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travel—in fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature.
A child of the Depression (大萧条), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful in trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.
Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits that she can’t sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit long-hidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.
Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.
【小题1】Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mother’s?
A.They both have gone through difficult times. |
B.They have strong emotional ties with each other. |
C.They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness. |
D.They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer. |
A.something rare but not pleasant |
B.something that cannot be imagined |
C.something expensive but not necessary |
D.something that can only be enjoyed by boys |
A.The content of the book. | B.The purpose of the book. |
C.The influence of the book. | D.The writing style of the book. |
A.In a musical form. | B.Through field research. |
C.With unique writing skills. | D.From different points of view. |
【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
解析试题分析:文章大意:文章中写到母女的生活经历,思想感情,对社会的理解可以知道,作者是从不同的角度去描述妇女的生活。
【小题1】D细节理解题。根据文章第二段:both have full-time careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travel—in fact, they often take trips together. 可知答案。故D正确。
【小题2】C词义推测题。由第三段第一句话“A child of the Depression (大萧条), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls.” 可得知教育在经济大萧条时期,教育是很昂贵的投资。(重男轻女思想)所以对于女孩来说就不是一项必需的事情。故C正确。
【小题3】A推理判断题。根据本段的意思,特别是文章的第一句:Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness,·····可知。他们写作的内容。根据本段的意思,特别是文章的第一句:Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness,·····可知。他们写作的内容。故A正确。
【小题4】D推理判断题。根据文章的最后一段:Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.关键词:separately and together, ···with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other可理解得出她们从不同的角度来揭示女性的生活。故D正确。
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【小题1】The event “Leap Into a Good Book”________.
A.was mainly held by Learn to Read |
B.targeted functionally literate parents |
C.was attended by about 30 volunteers |
D.was held to enjoy reading in summer |
A.has skills below a seventhgrade level |
B.has never got school education |
C.has no ability to recognize English words |
D.can’t fill out a job application |
A.was attending the oneonone tutoring |
B.was a schoolleaver |
C.was having a good time there |
D.read books with her parents |
A.make parents able to help their children |
B.educate children how to use words |
C.offer some services for families in life |
D.offer a good place for children |
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【小题1】What is the popular image of the teenagers today?
A.They worry about school. |
B.They dislike living with their parents. |
C.They have to be locked in to avoid troubles. |
D.They quarrel a lot with other family members. |
A.share family responsibility |
B.cause trouble in their families |
C.go boating with their family |
D.make family decisions |
A.go to clubs more often with their children |
B.are much stricter with their children |
C.care less about their children’s life |
D.give their children more freedom |
A.may be a false belief |
B.is common nowadays |
C.existed only in the 1960s |
D.resulted from changes in families |
A.Negotiation in family. |
B.Education in family. |
C.Harmony in family. |
D.Teenage trouble in family. |
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阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项(A. B. C和D) 中,选出最佳选项。
Is veg food healthier than non-veg food? I feel this is a very common topic that people speak on.Please give me your opinions on this topic. | ||
Rao 12-18-08 | So far as veg food is concerned, it is also proved to be a healthy and nutritious diet, but has very few items which can provide us with proteins, but if you see non-veg food like eggs, chicken, and many more, such foods have a large content of proteins in them. | |
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A.It damages our immune system. | B.It has few nutrients. |
C.It contains too much omega | D.It is lacking in protein. |
A.have the same teeth structure as plant-eating animals |
B.believe that veg foods are good for their teeth |
C.belong to the plant-eating animal family |
D.can adapt to the living conditions like plant-eating animals |
A.To have a saily veg+ meat diet. |
B. Not to eat non-veg food every day. |
C.To eat digestible food every day. |
D.Not to eat food without protein. |
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Book sales in the US have been flat in recent years and are expected to stay that way, which, experts think, results from competition from the Internet and other media, and the unsteady economy.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us ______.
A.the number of Americans who read books last year dropped |
B.the book sales in the US have been dropping in recent years |
C.the reasons why one in four Americans read no books last year |
D.about region differences in the number and kind of books read last year |
A.Older men with college degrees from the South. |
B.Older women with college degrees from the South. |
C.Younger educated men from the Midwest. |
D.Younger educated women from the West. |
A.Religious works. | B.Popular fiction. |
C.Poetry. | D.History. |
A.①②③ | B.②③⑤ | C.①③⑤ | D.②③④ |
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Welcome to your future life!
You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people your age could live to be 150, so at 40, you’re not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging(抗衰老的) treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age!
You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain particles(粒子) much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change your clothes’ color or pattern.
You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says,“ You shouldn’t drink that!” Your fridge has read the chip (芯片) that contains information about the milk , and it knows the milk is old . In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.
It’s time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve. Such “smart technology” is all around you.
So will all these things come true? “For new technology to succeed,” says scientist Andrew Zolli ,”it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example—what will be the next?
【小题1】We can learn from the text that in the future__________.
A.people will never get old |
B.everyone will look the same |
C.clothes will be able to change their pattern |
D.red will be the most popular color |
A.Milk will be harmful to health. |
B.More drinks will be available for sale. |
C.Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer. |
D.Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information. |
A.Nothing can replace the Internet. |
B.Fridges will know what people need. |
C.Jacket sleeves can be used as a guide. |
D.Cars will be able to drive automatically. |
A.Future technology in everyday life. |
B.Food and clothing in 2035. |
C.Medical treatments of the future. |
D.The reason for the success of new technology. |
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Harbin lies in the north of China where winter temperatures can drop to -40℃, demanding a six-month heating season. Daily particulate levels of more than 40 times the World Health Organization recommended maximum level were reported in parts of Harbin. The smog remained till 23 October, when almost all monitoring stations in Heilongjiang, Jilin,and Liaoning Provincesreported readings above 200μg/m³forPM2.5. PM2.5 is the amount of particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter in the air, with the WHO recommending a maximum 24-hour mean (平均值) of 25 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m³). On the morning of 25 October, PM2.5 measurements in Harbin had fallen to an average of 123μg/m³.
All highways in the surrounding Heilongjiang Province were closed. In Harbin, all primary and middle schools were closed for three days and authorities stopped flights at the airports. Hospitals reported a 23 percent increase in admissions for breathing problems. However, this smog will have no influence on Harbin Ice Festival events later in December 2013.
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【小题1】One cause of the heavy smog in the northeastern Chinese cities may be _____.
A.the lasting cold weather |
B.farmers’ burning of forests |
C.too much strong wind |
D.the start-up of heating system |
A.Harbin Ice Festival would be cancelled |
B.highways in Heilongjiang were free of charge |
C.all flights at the airport were cancelled |
D.doctors in hospitals were kept from working |
A.October 20 | B.October 23 | C.October 25 | D.October 28 |
A.Forbidding people to own their private cars. |
B.Advocating people having one meal a day. |
C.Using natural gas to cook instead of coal. |
D.Encouraging family’s coal-fired heating. |
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How many of us have heard that question, "Where was GOD when the World Trade Center(世贸中心) and the Pentagon(五角大楼) were attacked?" Well, I know where my GOD was the morning of September 11, 2001, and He was very busy!
He was trying to discourage anyone from taking these flights. Those four flights together held over 1000 passengers and there were only 266 aboard.
He was on 4 commercial flights giving frightened passengers the ability to stay calm. Not one of the family members who were called by a loved one on one of the hijacked(被劫持的) planes said that passengers were screaming in the background. On one of the flights he was giving strength to passengers to try to overtake the hijackers.
He was busy trying to create obstacles(阻碍) for employees at the World Trade Center. After all, only around 20,000 were at the towers when the first jet hit. Since the buildings held over 50,000 workers, this was a Miracle in itself. How many of the people who were employed at the World Trade Center told the media that they were late for work or they had traffic delays.
He was holding up 2-110 story buildings so that 2/3 of the workers could get out. I was so amazed that the top of the towers didn't fall when the jets crashed. And when they did fall, GOD made them fall inward, as many more lives would have been lost.
So when anyone asks, "Where was your GOD on September 11," you can say "everywhere"! And yes, although this is without a doubt the worst thing I have seen in my life, I see God's miracles in every bit of it. I can't imagine going through such a difficult time and not believing in GOD – life would be hopeless. So shines a good deed in a weary world!
【小题1】In what way the author tried to prove his point in the passage?
A.By telling a story. | B.By giving examples. |
C.By answering questions. | D.By performing experiments. |
A.There were three planes together hijacked in the attack. |
B.The passengers on the planes were not frightened at all. |
C.Many people working at WTC were delayed by traffic jams on Set. 11. |
D.Many more people were killed in the buildings than we could imagine. |
A.something funny | B.something important |
C.something reliable | D.something unbelievable |
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The National Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London.It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13thcentury religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance
Layout:
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13thto 15thcentury paintings,and artists include Duccio,Uccello,Van Eyck,Lippi,Mantegna,Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16thcentury paintings,and artists include Leonardo da Vinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,Titian and Veronese.
The North Wing houses 17thcentury paintings,and artists include Caravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,Van Dyck,Veláazquez,Claude and Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18thto early 20thcentury paintings,and artists include Canaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free,but charges apply to some special exhibitions.
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations:Charing Cross (2minute walk),Leicester Square (3minute walk),Embankment (7minute walk),and Piccadilly Circus (8minute walk).
【小题1】In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?
A.The 13th. | B.The 17th. |
C.The 18th. | D.The 20th. |
A.In the East Wing. |
B.In the main West Wing. |
C.In the Sainsbury Wing. |
D.In the North Wing. |
A.Embankment. | B.Leicester Square. |
C.Piccadilly Circus. | D.Charing Cross. |
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