I knocked at the door and was delighted when a pleasant man opened the door but listened to my story carefully. 查看更多

 

题目列表(包括答案和解析)

 I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop  36 me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very  37 to earn my own pocket money and my parents  38 interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it  39 . They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the  40 , I would become more mature and  41  about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

  Like many  42 parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they  43 a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around  44 . My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great  45 for me. In the end, my father won the  46 on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins  47 through the country who could  48 shelter and help if I needed them.

  Three years later, my younger brother decided to  49 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not  50 to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n)  51 year working his way on trains and ships to  52 passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

  These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly  53 . Most parents start  54 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have  55 the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

  36. A. taught     B. allowed    C. treated     D. hired

  37. A. anxious    B. content    C. proud      D. hopeful

  38. A. never     B. ever      C. always     D. even

  39. A. quickly    B. foolishly   C. seriously    D. honestly

  40. A. work      B. mistakes    C. others     D. books

  41. A. strict     B. reasonable   C. polite     D. responsible

  42. A. American    B. Japanese    C. Chinese     D. British

  43. A. helped     B. supported   C. shared     D. worried

  44. A. Asia      B. Africa     C. Europe     D. Oceania

  45. A. journey    B. experience   C. chance     D. possibility

  46. A. argument    B. game      C. discussion   D. plan

  47. A. send out    B. give out    C. carry out    D. spread out

  48. A. promise    B. afford     C. provide     D. serve

  49. A. leave     B. make      C. take      D. prepare

  50. A. angry     B. eager     C. sorry      D. sad

  51. A. unusual    B. hard      C. strange     D. busy

  52. A. accept     B. earn      C. find      D. search

  53. A. welcome    B. fit      C. necessary    D. common

  54. A. bringing    B. forcing    C. pushing     D. protecting

  55. A. selected    B. admired    C. afforded    D. left

查看答案和解析>>

He gave me the phone number in order ______ contact him when we are in need of help.

  A. to   B. of me to  C. for me to   D. that I

查看答案和解析>>

Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked!
Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
  Having stopped laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasn't sure what to do. After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.
  Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate's sake , even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate's safety seemed admirable. I couldn't do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.
  Since then, I've used that butterfly’s courage as an inspiration and to remind myself that good things are worth fighting for.
【小题1】The writer changed his direction while walking down a path because he want__________.

A.To get close to a butterfly. B.To escape a sudden attack.
C.To look over the bad situation.D.To avoid getting his shoes dirty.
【小题2】What made the man feel funny?
A.Making the attacker pause.B.Being stepped on by his mate.
C.Discovering the angry butterfly.D.Being attacked by a butterfly.
【小题3】Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?
  A. careless   B. amusing    D. aggressive      D. courageous
【小题4】From this experience the man learned_____.
A.how he should deal with attacks
B.how to deal with challenges in his life
C.people should protect butterflies
D.people should show sympathy to the weak

查看答案和解析>>

完形填空

  When I was growing up,I was embarrassed(局促不安)to be seen with my father.He was severely crippled(破的)and very short,and when we  1  walk together,his hand on my arm for  2 ,people would  3 .I would inwardly squirm(局促不安)at the unwanted attention.But as we started out,he always said,“You set the pace.I will try to adjust to(适应)you.”

  Our usual walk was  4  the subway, 5  was how he got to work.He went to work,and, 6  bad weather,he always never  7  a day.

  When snow or ice was on the ground,it was impossible for him to walk,even with help. 8  my sister or would  9  him through the streets on a child's sleigh(雪撬)to the subway entrance.

  He never talked about himself as an object of pity, 10  did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able.What He  11  in others was a“ good heart,”and if he found one,the owner was good enough for him.Now that I am older,I believe that is a  12  standard by which to judge people, 13  I still don't know exactly what a“good heart”is.But know the times don't have  14  myself.

  Unable to engage in many activities,my father still tried to take part in some may.

  When a local sandlot baseball team found itself without a manager,he  15  it going.I now know he  16  some things indirectly through me.When I played ball,he“ played”too.

  He had been  17  many years now,but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my un-willingness  18  with him during our walks.If he did,I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was,how I regretted it.I think of him when I get unhappy with something unimportant,when I am envious of another's good  19 ,when I don't have“good heart.”At such times I put

my hand on his arm to  20  my balance,and say,“You set the pace.I'll try to adjust to you.

1.

[  ]

A.would
B.need
C.were used to
D.could

2.

[  ]

A.pleasure
B.balance
C.advice
D.good

3.

[  ]

A.glance
B.see
C.notice
D.stare

4.

[  ]

A.outside or inside
B.round
C.to and from
D.past

5.

[  ]

A.that
B.where
C.which
D.what

6.

[  ]

A.because of
B.according to
C.instead of
D.in spite of

7.

[  ]

A.missed
B.escaped
C.enjoyed
D.lost

8.

[  ]

A.At one time
B.At a time
C.At such times
D.At times

9.

[  ]

A.lead
B.show
C.bring
D.pull

10.

[  ]

A.how
B.nor
C.so
D.not

11.

[  ]

A.looked around
B.looked down
C.looked on
D.looked for

12.

[  ]

A.high
B.low
C.proper
D.strict

13.

[  ]

A.as though
B.even though
C.in case
D.no matter

14.

[  ]

A.it
B.them
C.that
D.one

15.

[  ]

A.kept
B.made
C.helped
D.watched

16.

[  ]

A.employed in
B.interested in
C.joined in
D.served in

17.

[  ]

A.died
B.gone
C.left
D.lost

18.

[  ]

A.being seen
B.having been seen
C.seen
D.to be seen

19.

[  ]

A.house
B.father
C.friend
D.fortune

20.

[  ]

A.regain
B.receive
C.repay
D.reuse

查看答案和解析>>

  It's 7 am Kyoto (东京), Japan, and the taxi company has just called a second time to say they can't find my house.  1  I tell him directions. even a blind person can  2  , look impatiently at my watch, and wait. Only two hours remain until my  3  leavesand it's an hour-and-a-half trip to Osaka airport.

  The telephone rings  4  .“Terribly sorry,”begins the clerk. Then I  5  what's happened: flooded with  6  , the company is too busy. I've heard this happens when the weather gets  7  . I shout into the  8  that I have a plane to catchI must be in Seoul  9  and I'll meet the  10  a few hundred meters away on a bridge over the Kamo River.

  Standing in the heavy  11  , I look up and down. No  12  From the other direction a white car comes up, then stops. A young man opens the door, signing to me to  13  . Shaking with cold and  14  , I climb inside.

  In the most  15  Japanese, the man explains to me that he is the person with whom I have spoken  16  this morning. He apologizes again and again, but does not explain why a taxi could  17  except to say they are“very, very busy”this morning.

  A few hours later, seated into my seat as the storm-delayed 727  18  , I open the  19  . My eyes wander to the headline (标题) of a short article:“Taxi Strike Begins this Morning in  20  .”

1.

[  ]

A.For the first time
B.Once again
C.Several times
D.Many times

2.

[  ]

A.see
B.feel
C.touch
D.follow

3.

[  ]

A.car
B.ship
C.taxi
D.flight

4.

[  ]

A.again
B.too
C.a second time
D.no more

5.

[  ]

A.am pleased with
B.am surprised at
C.realize
D.am terrified at

6.

[  ]

A.calls
B.rain
C.roads
D.buses

7.

[  ]

A.fine
B.cloudy
C.sunny
D.bad

8.

[  ]

A.clerk's ear
B.phone
C.speaker
D.company

9.

[  ]

A.at noon
B.by noon
C.by afternoon
D.in the evening

10.

[  ]

A.plane
B.clerk
C.car
D.taxi

11.

[  ]

A.wind
B.crowds
C.rain
D.clouds

12.

[  ]

A.taxi
B.car
C.bus
D.plane

13.

[  ]

A.get on
B.get off
C.get out
D.get in

14.

[  ]

A.wind
B.anger
C.hunger
D.illness

15.

[  ]

A.rude
B.polite
C.pleasant
D.impatient

16.

[  ]

A.three times
B.twice
C.only once
D.four times

17.

[  ]

A.push me aside
B.not pick me up
C.put away
D.put off

18.

[  ]

A.lands
B.drivers
C.starts
D.takes off

19.

[  ]

A.book
B.magazine
C.newspaper
D.window

20.

[  ]

A.Japan
B.Kyoto
C.Osaka
D.Seoul

查看答案和解析>>


同步练习册答案