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I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents ______ the necessities of life but they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “ If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself.” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t ______ them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.
When I ______ from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S.C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily ______. These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully ______ discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t ______ whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the ______ of the company.
I went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academic and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I ______ most was the consulting(咨询) meetings I ______ with the family members of the men and women in my ______, trying to help them deal with the long periods of ______. These proved popular and word of them spread. Before long I was being asked to give encouraging ______ to business groups, educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real ______, and my life is still guided by the ______ lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to ______ it.
小题1:
A.providedB.gotC.madeD.bought
小题2:
A.payB.findC.produceD.afford
小题3:
A.cameB.returnedC.escapedD.graduated
小题4:
A.drillsB.tasksC.exercisesD.reports
小题5:
A.includedB.askedC.requiredD.met
小题6:
A.matterB.meanC.existD.work
小题7:
A.goodB.staffC.rest D.right
小题8:
A.tookB.hatedC.enjoyedD.did
小题9:
A.endedB.beganC.continuedD.held
小题10:
A.chargeB.situationC.positionD.choice
小题11:
A.lessonsB.meetingsC.trainingD.separation
小题12:
A.giftsB.descriptionsC.speechesD.performances
小题13:
A.vacationB.placeC.jobD.travel
小题14:
A.importantB.bitterC.normalD.difficult
小题15:
A.gainB.achieveC.showD.match

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:B

试题分析:本文讲述了一个贫穷的小男孩成长为海军军官的故事,表达了他对军营的热爱,因为军营教会他纪律、友谊设定目标努力完成的骄傲。
小题1:考查动词。Provided提供;got得到;made制作;bought买。根据下文中的“they couldn’t give much more”可判断出作者的父母亲提供生活必需品。故选A。
小题2:考查动词。Pay付清;find找到;produce生产;afford花费得起。afford指时间或经济能力可以“花费得起,经受得住”,须与情态动词can,could或be able to搭配。根据上文中的“they couldn’t give much more”可判断出“买不起”。故选D。
小题3:考查动词。 Came来;returned返回;escaped逃走;graduated毕业。根据下文中的from high school可判断出当作者在高中毕业时,参加了海军。故选D。
小题4:考查名词。Drills演习;tasks任务;exercises练习;reports报告。根据下文中的“These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock battles.”可判断出在海军的生活,集中在完成日常工作中,task意为“任务”,一般指分派的工作任务,也指自己要求做的工作,可指体力劳动或脑力劳动,多含困难和辛苦的意味。故选B。
小题5:考查动词。Included包括;asked请求;required要求;met满足。require意为“需要,要求;命令”,指按规章、惯例或需要,要求对方做某事或履行某种义务,往往认为有权力提出要求,含有强制、命令的意味。根据部队的实际情况和其宾语可判断出,完成这些任务需要纪律。故选C。
小题6:考查动词。Matter关系重要;mean意味着;exist存在;work工作。根据下文中的“everyone worked together”可判断出无论你是黑人、白人或亚洲人都没有关系。故选A。
小题7:考查名词。 Good利益;staff职员;rest剩余人员;right权利。根据上文的内容可判断出大家在一起为整个团体的利益而工作。故选A。
小题8:考查动词。 Took拿;hated讨厌;enjoyed享受...之乐;did做。根据下文中的“These prove popular and word of them spread.”可判断出作者最喜欢做咨询工作,因为只有喜欢才能把工作做好。故选C。
小题9:考查动词。Ended了结;began开始;continued继续;held举行,开(会)。“I held with the family members of the men and women...”是定语从句,作meeting的定语,表示与男女家庭成员在一起举行的咨询会。故选D。
小题10:考查名词。Charge掌控;situation情况;position处境;choice挑选。in my charge意为“归我负责,主管”,表示由作者负责的男女家庭成员。故选A。
小题11:考查名词。Lessons课程;meetings会议;training 训练;separation分离。根据上文的内容可判断出作者帮助那些长期分离的夫妻。故选D。
小题12:考查名词。Gifts赠送;descriptions记述;speeches演讲;performances演出。根据上文中的“...meeting I held with the family members of men and women in my charge”可判断出作者给全国的商业团体、教育工作者和年轻人作鼓励他们的演讲。故选C。
小题13:考查名词。Vacation假期;place地方;job工作;travel旅行。根据上文的内容可判断出作者把预定野营作为自己的真正的工作。故选C。
小题14:考查形容词。Important重要的;bitter厉害的;normal平常的;difficult困难的。根据上文的内容可判断出作者先是在海军服役,后又做咨询工作,这些工作给作者很大的教育。故选A。
小题15:考查动词。Gain增加;achieve完成;show显示;match是相配。根据句意:努力工作完成任务。achieve意为“完成,做到,获得(胜利等),达到(目的),实现”,指克服困难之后取得成功、成就或实现预期的目的,强调结果。故选B。
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Most people will praise many technological gadgets(小装置) that they use in their everyday lives. Technology is developing at a very fast rate, and what most people did not even think could be real a few years ago is now becoming a reality. Although many will use and advertise modern technology for many of its achievements and advancements, what many don’t realize is that it has affected and continues to affect society and people in general in a negative way.
Newspaper companies, as we all know, have been hit very hard by the advancements in technology. Big newspapers have been forced to either lay off a percentage of their work force or shut down altogether because news is readily available for free on the Internet. Music does not have to be purchased at a music store any more because MP3 files are readily available on the Internet as well, thus causing big music store chains to shut their doors for good. The movie industry has also been hit hard because DVD sales have decreased since people can pay for and download their favorite movies online.
Technology has its benefits, but when you take a look at how people communicate with one another, you will quickly see that it has a negative impact. Modern technology has allowed people to communicate with just about anyone they want to at any given time. The fact remains that people do not interact personally with one another as often as they used to. This has created a barrier for face-to-face communication among people because they no longer have to hold a meeting in an office or they no longer have to call friends or family members together to wish them a happy birthday or congratulate them on their recent success.
As a result, people don’t feel the urgent need to step outside of their home to find entertainment, such as participating in a dynamic game of basketball with friends, meeting a friend at a coffee shop, etc.
小题1:The first paragraph is mainly to tell us that _____.
A.technology is developing rapidly
B.many dreams have come true.
C.technology benefits us a lot
D.technology has its disadvantages
小题2:The author shows us the negative effects of the technology by _____.
A.telling some storiesB.giving some examples
C.listing some figuresD.doing some experiments
小题3:What does he underlined word “interact” in the third paragraph probably mean?
A.argueB.consultC.communicateD.work
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.The negative effects of advancing technology
B.The benefits of the modern technology
C.The development of the modern technology
D.The social problems caused by the technology

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