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2013-2014学年高考二轮复习训练:专题9 名词性从句英语试卷(解析版)
一、单项填空
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1. 难度:中等

________ you said at the meeting describes a bright future for the company.(2013·四川,6)

AWhen  BHow

CWhat  DThat

 

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2. 难度:中等

________makes the book so extraordinary is the creative imagination of the writer.

(2013·北京,31)

AThat BWhat

CWho DWhich

 

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3. 难度:中等

Experts believe________people can waste less food by shopping only when it is necessary.                                                                                                                                                          (2013·北京,33)

Awhy  Bwhere

Cthat  Dwhat

 

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4. 难度:中等

________I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents.(2013·天津,15)

AThat BWhich

CWhether DWhat

 

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5. 难度:中等

Do not let any failures discourage youfor you can never tell________close you may be to victory.                                                                                                                                            (2013·湖南,28)

Ahow  Bthat

Cwhich  Dwhere

 

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6. 难度:中等

Police have found________appears to be the lost ancient statue.(2013·新课标全国26)

Awhich  Bwhere

Chow  Dwhat

 

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7. 难度:中等

The only way to succeed at the highest level is to have total belief ________ you are better than anyone else on the sports field.                                                                                                                (2013·浙江,16)

Ahow  Bthat

Cwhich  Dwhether

 

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8. 难度:中等

It’s good to know________the dogs will be well cared for while we’re away.(2013·山东,30)

Awhat  Bwhose  Cwhich  Dthat

 

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9. 难度:中等

________ struck me most in the movie was the father’s deep love for his son.(2013·重庆,28)

AThat  BIt  CWhat  DWhich

 

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10. 难度:中等

It is by no means clear ________ the president can do to end the strike.(2012·新课标全国,24)

Ahow  Bwhich

Cthat  Dwhat

 

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11. 难度:中等

It doesn’t matter ________ you pay by cash or credit card in this store.(2012·山东,25)

Ahow  Bwhether

Cwhat  Dwhy

 

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12. 难度:中等

The notice came around two in the afternoon________the meeting would be postponed.                                                                                                                                                                        (2012·江苏,27)

Awhen  Bthat

Cwhether  Dhow

 

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13. 难度:简单

The limits of a person’s intelligencegenerally speakingare fixed at birthbut________he reaches these limits will depend on his environment.(2012·安徽,27)

Awhere  Bwhether

Cthat  Dwhy

 

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14. 难度:中等

I made a promise to myself________this yearmy first year in high schoolwould be different.(2012·浙江,4)

Awhether  Bwhat

Cthat  Dhow

 

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15. 难度:中等

It doesn’t matter________you turn right or left at the crossing—both roads lead to the park.                                                                                                                                                          (2012·天津,9)

Awhether  Bhow

Cif  Dwhen

 

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16. 难度:中等

As many as five courses are providedand you are free to choose ________ suits you best.                                                                                                                                                          (2012·陕西,20)

Awhatever  Bwhichever

Cwhenever  Dwherever

 

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17. 难度:中等

Jerry did not regret giving the comment but felt ________ he could have expressed it differently.                                                                                                                                            (2012·北京,24)

Awhy  Bhow

Cthat  Dwhether

 

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18. 难度:中等

It suddenly occurred to him________he had left his keys in the office.(2012·江西,25)

Awhether  Bwhere

Cwhich  Dthat

 

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19. 难度:中等

Scientists study ________ human brains work to make computers.(2012·四川,17)

Awhen Bhow

Cthat  Dwhether

 

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20. 难度:中等

I’m afraid he’s more of a talker than a doerwhich is ________ he never finishes anything.                                                                                                                                            (2011·山东,26)

Athat  Bwhen

Cwhere  Dwhy

 

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21. 难度:中等

________ caused the accident is still a complete mystery.

AWhat  BThat CHow  DWhere

 

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22. 难度:中等

I just wonder ________ that makes him so excited.

Awhy it does  Bwhat he does

Chow it is  Dwhat it is

 

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23. 难度:中等

Waterwhich seems so simple and commonis ________ makes life possible.

Awhat  Bthat

Cwhich  Dhow

 

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24. 难度:中等

I’d like to work with ________ is honest and easy to get on with.

Awho  Bwhoever

Cwhomever  Dno matter who

 

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25. 难度:中等

When you are readingmake a note of ________ you think is of great importance.

Awhich  Bthat

Cwhat Dwhen

 

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26. 难度:中等

Mr.Smith asked the boy a question________he could go to the concert with him.

Awhether  Bthat

Cwhat  Dif

 

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27. 难度:中等

A warm thought suddenly came to me ________ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday.

Aif  Bwhen

Cthat  Dwhich

 

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28. 难度:中等

There is much chance ________ Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race.

Athat  Bwhich

Cuntil  Dif

 

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29. 难度:中等

When asked ________ they needed mostthe kids said they wanted to feel important and loved.

Awhat  Bwhy

Cwhom  Dwhich

 

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30. 难度:中等

The reason ________ he didn’t come is ________ he was ill.

Awhythat  Bthatwhy

Cwhybecause  Dwhywhat

 

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31. 难度:中等

With his work completedthe businessman stepped back to his seatfeeling pleased ________ he was a man of action.

Awhich  Bthat

Cwhat  Dwhether

 

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32. 难度:中等

Nobody believed his reason for being absent from the class ________ he had to meet his uncle at the airport.

Awhy  Bthat

Cwhere  Dbecause

 

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33. 难度:中等

The shopkeeper did not want to sell for ________ he thought was not enough.

Awhere  Bhow

Cwhat  Dwhich

 

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34. 难度:中等

He noticed that the straight part of the dance was different in the afternoon from ________ it had been in the morning.

Athat  Bwhere  Cwhat  Dwhich

 

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35. 难度:中等

—Can we get everything ready by the weekend?

—It all depends on ________ we can get Mr.Green’s cooperation.

Athat  Bwhat  Cwhether  Dif

 

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36. 难度:中等

________ wants to stay in a hotel has to pay their own way.

AAnyone  BThe one

CWhoever DWho

 

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37. 难度:中等

The boss refused to sell the car for ________ he thought was not satisfactory.

Athat Bwhich  Chow  Dwhat

 

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38. 难度:中等

It makes little difference to me ________we go or stay.

Awhether  Bwhere  Cthat  Dhow

 

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39. 难度:中等

—The two people speak different languages and can not communicate with each other well.

—OhI see.That’s ________ misunderstanding occurs.

Awhen  Bwhat  Cthat  Dwhy

 

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40. 难度:中等

Before the sales startI make a list of ________ my kids will need for the coming season.

Awhy  Bwhat  Chow  Dwhich

 

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41. 难度:中等

—We were surprised to hear that the reason ________ she gave for her absence was ________ her mother was ill.

—Yes.We saw her mother was at the supermarket that morning.

Awhythat  Bwhichthat

Cthatbecause Dwhybecause

 

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42. 难度:中等

________ the football match will be played depends on the weather.

AIf      BWhether

CThat  DWhere

 

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43. 难度:中等

—How did you deal with the order?

—I handed it to ________ I think is in charge of sales.

Awho Bwhen

Cwhoever  Dwhomever

 

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44. 难度:中等

________ is known to us all is that the old workerfor ________ life was hard in the paststill works hard in his seventies.

AAswhom  BWhatwhose

CItwhose  DWhatwhom

 

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45. 难度:中等

Can you tell me________it was________your cellphone was lost?

Awherethat  Bwhichthat

Cthatwhere  Dwherewhich

 

二、完型填空
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46. 难度:中等

Body language is the quietsecret and most powerful language of allIt speaks ____ than words.According to specialistsour bodies send out more ____ than we realize.In factnon­verbal communication (非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really ____.And body language is particularly ____ when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化)Indeedwhat is called body language is so ____ a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed.And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.___different societies treat the ___ between people differently.Northern Europeans usually do not like having ____ contact (接触) even with friendsand certainly not with ____.People from Latin American countries____touch each other quite a lot.Thereforeit’s possible that in ____it may look like a Latino is ____ a Norwegian all over the room.The Latinotrying to express friendshipwill keep moving ____.The Norwegianvery probably seeing this as pushinesswill keep ____—which the Latino will in return regard as ___.

Clearlya great deal is going on when people ____.And only a part of it is in the words themselves.And when parties are from ____ culturesthere’s a strong possibility of ____.But whatever the situationthe best ____ is to obey the Golden Ruletreat others as you would like to be ____.                                                                                                                                                                                                    (2012·新课标全国)

1.A.straighter  Blouder

Charder  Dfurther

2.A.sounds  Binvitations

Cfeelings  Dmessages

3.A.hope  Breceive

Cdiscover  Dmean

4.A.immediate  Bmisleading

Cimportant  Ddifficult

5.A.well Bfar

Cmuch  Dlong

6.A.For example  BThus

CHowever  DIn short

7.A.trade  Bdistance

Cconnections  Dgreetings

8.A.eye  Bverbal

Cbodily  Dtelephone

9.A.strangers  Brelatives

Cneighbours  Denemies

10.A.in other words  Bon the other hand

Cin a similar way  Dby all means

11.A.trouble  Bconversation

Csilence  Dexperiment

12.A.disturbing  Bhelping

Cguiding  Dfollowing

13.A.closer  Bfaster

Cin Daway

14.A.stepping forward  Bgoing on

Cbacking away  Dcoming out

15.A.weakness  Bcarelessness

Cfriendliness  Dcoldness

16.A.talk  Btravel

Claugh  Dthink

17.A.different  BEuropean

CLatino  Drich

18.A.curiosity  Bexcitement

Cmisunderstanding  Dnervousness

19.A.chance Btime

Cresult Dadvice

20.A.noticed  Btreated

Crespected  Dpleased

 

三、阅读理解
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47. 难度:中等

Three Boys and a Dad

Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.Expecting a whole day to relaxhe was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months.“This will be like a walk in the park”he’d told his wife.“I’ll look after the kidsand you can go visit your mom.”

Things started wellbut just after eight o’clockhis three little “good kids”—MikeRandyand Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfastdaddy.”When food had not appeared within thirty secondsRandy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum.Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat(节拍)Mike chanted “Where’s my toastwhere’s my toast” in the background.Brad realised his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.

Life became worse after breakfast.Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head.Randy locked himself in the bathroomwhile Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants.Nobody could find clean socksalthough they were before their very eyes.Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes.Brad knew the talk show had already started.

By ten o’clockthings were out of control.Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter.Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils.Randythankfullyappeared to be reading quietly in the family roombut closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands.Brad realised that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.

At exactly 1117Brad called the daycare centre(日托所)“I suddenly have to go into work and my wife’s away.Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes”The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.(2012·陕西,B)

1.When his wife left homeBrad expected to________.

Ago out for a walk in the park

Bwatch TV talk show with his children

Cenjoy his first day off work

Dread the newspaper to his children

2.Which of the following did Randy do?

ADrawing on the wall.  BEating apple jam.

CFeeding the fish.  DReading in a room.

3.Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?

ABecause he wanted to clean up his house.

BBecause he suddenly had to go to his office.

CBecause he found it hard to manage his boys.

DBecause he had to take his wife back home.

4.This text is developed________.

Aby space  Bby comparison

Cby process  Dby time

 

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48. 难度:中等

Scientists in Israel have discovered a new way to test for water pollution by “listening” to what the plants growing in water have to say.

By shining a laser beam (激光束) on the tiny pieces of algae floating in the waterthe researchers said they hear sound waves that tell them the type and amount of contamination (致污物) in the water.

“It is a red lighttelling us that something is beginning to go wrong with the quality of water” said Zvy Dubinskyan aquatic biologist at Israel’s Bar Ilan University.“Algae is the first thing to be affected by a change in water quality.”“The secret” he said“is to measure the rate of photosynthesis (光合作用) in the algaemeaning the plant’s ability to transform light into energy.” During photosynthesisplants also release oxygen into the air.

Dubinsky’s technique is easy to perform because of the over­abundance of algae in the planet’s water.Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere comes from algae.A prototype tester that occupies about one square meter of a laboratory desktopshoots a laser beam at water samples to stimulate photosynthesis in the algae.But not all of the laser’s heat is used.Depending on the condition of the algae and the rate of photosynthesissome of the heat is shot back into the watercreating sound wavesDubinsky said.With a special underwater microphoneresearchers are able to analyze the strength of the sound waves and determine the health of the algae and the condition of the surrounding water.

“Algae suffering from lead poisoninglike waste discharged from battery and paint manufacturing plantswill produce a different sound than those suffering from lack of iron or exposure to other toxins” said researcher Yulia Pinchasov.She said that testing algae photosynthesis can determine water quality more accurately and easily than labor­intensive methods now used like chemical and radioactive carbon testing.

1.The underlined word “algae” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to a kind of________.

Ainstrument  Bplant

Cwood  Dpollutant

2.Why is the algae tested?

ABecause it floats on the water.

BBecause it can have photosynthesis.

CBecause it is the first to be polluted.

DBecause it can produce different sounds.

3.We can infer from the passage that________.

Aalgae can produce a loud sound when polluted

Balgae can die easily from pollution

Cphotosynthesis of the algae can only be caused by sunlight

Dphotosynthesis of the algae is related to water quality

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

AScientists Listen to Plants to Find Water Pollution

BA Prototype Tester Is Used to Determine Water Pollution

CThe Importance of Photosynthesis of the Algae

DThe Problem of Chemical and Radioactive Carbon Testing

 

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49. 难度:中等

Most people are aware that outdoor air pollution can damage their healthbut many do not know that indoor air pollution can also have significant health effects.Environmental Protection Agency studies indicate that indoor levels of pollutants may be 35 timesand occasionally more than 100 timeshigher than outdoor levels.These levels of indoor air pollutants may be of particular concern because most people spend about 90% of their time indoors.

There are many sources of indoor air pollution in any home.These include sources such as oilgascoalwoodand tobacco productsbuilding materialswet or damp carpetand furniture made of certain pressed wood productsproducts for household cleaning and maintenancepersonal careor hobbiescentral heating and cooling systems.

Immediate effects may show up after a single exposure (暴露) or repeated exposures.These include irritation of the eyesnoseand throatheadachesdizziness.Such immediate effects are usually short­term and treatable.Sometimes the treatment is simply removing the person’s exposure to the source of the pollutionif it can be identified.

The likelihood of immediate reactions to indoor air pollutants depends on several factors.Age and pre­existing medical conditions are two important influences.In other caseswhether a person reacts to a pollutant depends on individual sensitivitywhich varies tremendously from person to person.Some people can become sensitized to biological pollutants after repeated exposuresand it appears that some people can become sensitized to chemical pollutants as well.

Certain immediate effects are similar to those from colds or other viral (病毒性的) diseasesso it is often difficult to determine if the symptoms are a result of exposure to indoor air pollution.While pollutants commonly found in indoor air are responsible for many harmful effectsthere is considerable uncertainty about what concentrations or periods of exposure are necessary to produce specific health problems.People also react very differently to exposure to indoor air pollutants.Thereforefurther research is needed to better understand the effects of indoor air pollution and to find efficient ways to protect our health.

1.According to the first paragraphwhich of the following is NOT true?

APeople often fail to notice indoor air pollution.

BIndoor air pollution sometimes is more dangerous than outdoor air pollution.

COutdoor air pollution may not be so serious as indoor air pollution.

DIt is obvious that people have been paying more attention to indoor air pollution.

2.According to the authorwhich may NOT be the source of indoor air pollution?

ABuilding materials.  BWet carpet.

CCooling system.  DRefrigerators.

3. What does the underlined word “irritation” in the third paragraph probably mean?

ABad intention.  BMuch sensitivity.

CInjury.  DCarelessness.

4. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

AReactions of Pollution  BDanger from Home

CPollution Resources  DDifferent Pollutions

 

四、完型填空
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50. 难度:中等

One Monday morningnews got around in the schoolyard about a fire over the weekend.Soon Mr.Johnsonmy teachercame to explain that the Art class would be ____ due to the fire.He also warned us not to approach the Art room because it could be ____.

During the morning breakKirn and I decided to take a ____.A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch.At the appointed timeKirn and I ____ the Art roomignoring the consequence I would face ____ I got caught.We stood on tiptoes looking hard ___ the door windowtrying in vain to see ____ was forbidden.Suddenly a firm __ on our shoulders stopped us.

Turning aroundI found a teacher staring angrily at us.In those seconds millions of ___ flashed through my mind.My father would beat me hard.____ than thatmy mom might be so mad that she might not stop him.My spirits ____ even lower while realizing how ____ Mr.Johnson would be.

When Kirn and I were led back to our classroomI could found ____ to hide and wanted to melt into the ____.HoweverMr.Johnson had a different ___ to teach.

Slowlyhe bent down to look me in the ____and I was met with a look of concern rather than anger.He spoke softly as he explained why he was ____ in my decision to go where I may have got hurt.He cared more about my ____ than the fact that I’d broken a rule.My heart was ___ with regretand I discovered that he still loved me even after I disappointed him.The rest of the dayhe didn’t even mention it in class publicly___ did he tell my parents.It was the first time I felt the power of being given an unexpected second chance.

1.A.confirmed   Bexamined

Ccancelled  Dsuggested

2.A.useless  Bdangerous

Cchildish Dnaughty

3.A.test  Brisk

Ccheck  Dchance

4.A.reached Bsearched

Centered  Dcleaned

5.A.until  Bunless

Cas  Dif

6.A.over  Bwithin

Cthrough  Dacross

7.A.what  Bhow

Cwhy  Dwhich

8.A.word  Bhold

Ccry  Dorder

9.A.thoughts  Bfeelings

Csolutions  Dexcuses

10.A.Easier  BLess

CMore  DWorse

11.A.changed  Blifted

Csank  Dlost

12.A.strange  Bangry

Ckind  Dsad

13.A.somewhere  Banywhere

Cnowhere  Deverywhere

14.A.fire  Blaugh

Ctable   Dfloor

15.A.course  Blesson

Cknowledge  Dability

16.A.eye  Bhead

Chand  Dfeet

17.A.embarrassed  Bexcited

Cdisappointed  Dmoved

18.A.grade  Bhonesty

Cinterest   Dsafety

19.A.full  Bheavy

Crelaxed  Dempty

20.A.so  Bnor

Ceither  Dyet

 

五、阅读理解
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51. 难度:中等

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 motherSheila Solomon Klassboth gifted professional writersprove to be ideal co­writers as they examine their decades of motherhooddaughterhoodand 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 full­time careers; both have published booksarticlesand stories; each has three children; they both love to read.They also love to travel—in factthey often take trips together.But in truththe harder they look at their livesthe 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 educationshe has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished.Perrion the other handgrew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s.For Sheilawasting time or money is a crimeand luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxurybut has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.

Each writing in her own unmistakable voicePerri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and painsthe love and bitternessthe 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 householdseven though she knows it drives her mother crazy.Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and workingadmit long­hidden sorrowsand enjoy precious memories.

Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and togetherPerri and Sheila tell their mother­daughter story with honestyhumorenthusiasmand admiration for each other.A written account in two voicesEvery Mother Is a Daughter is a duet(二重奏) that produces a deepstrong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.                            (2013·湖北,B)

1.Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mother’s?

AThey both have gone through difficult times.

BThey have strong emotional ties with each other.

CThey have the same joys and painsand love and bitterness.

DThey both have experiences as daughtermother and writer.

2.The word “luxury” in Paragraph 3 means________.

Asomething rare but not pleasant

Bsomething that cannot be imagined

Csomething expensive but not necessary

Dsomething that can only be enjoyed by boys

3.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

AThe content of the book.

BThe purpose of the book.

CThe influence of the book.

DThe writing style of the book.

4.How are women’s lives explored in this book?

AIn a musical form.

BThrough field research.

CWith unique writing skills.

DFrom different points of view.

 

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52. 难度:中等

The way people hold to the belief that a fun­filledpain­free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness.If fun and pleasure are equal to happinessthen pain must be equal to unhappiness.But in factthe opposite is true.More often than notthings that lead to happiness involve some pain.

As a resultmany people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness.They fear the pain inevitably (不可避免地) brought by such things as marriageraising childrenprofessional achievementreligious commitment and self­improvement.

Ask a bachelor (单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying.If he is honesthe will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment.Certainlycommitment is quite painful.The single life is filled with funadventureand excitement.Marriage has such momentsbut they are not its most distinguishing (显著的) features.

Couples with infant (婴儿) children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three­day vacation.I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.

Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations.It liberates timenow we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness.It liberates moneybuying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless.And it liberates us from envywe now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

1.According to the authora bachelor doesn’t want to marry mainly because________.

Ahe is unwilling to take family responsibilities

Bhe believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single

Che finds more fun in dating than in marriage

Dhe fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement

2.Raising childrenin the author’s opinionis________.

Aa moral duty

Ba thankless job

Ca rewarding task

Da source of inevitable pain

3.To understand what true happiness is one must________.

Ahave as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime

Bmake every effort to liberate oneself from pain

Cput up with pain under all circumstances

Dbe able to distinguish happiness from fun

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

AHappiness often goes hand in hand with pain.

BOne must know how to attain happiness.

CIt is important to make commitments.

DIt is pain that leads to happiness.

 

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53. 难度:中等

Jack Benny was one of the most famous names in show business.He was born in ChicagoIllinoison February 14th,1894.His parentsMeyer and Emma Kubelskywere religious Jews.They had moved to the United States from Eastern Europe.Benny was a quiet boy.For much of the timehis parents were busy working in his father’s store.As a childBenny learned to play the violin.After finishing his schoolhe joined the Navy.He continued using his violin to perform for sailors.In one show he was chosen more for his funny jokes than for his skill with the violin.That experience made him believe that his future job was a comedian.

Benny developed a show personality that had all the qualities people dislike.He was known for being so stingy—he refused to spend any money unless forced to do so.On his shows Benny often spoke of his appearanceespecially his baby blue eyes.As he grew olderhe always claimed to be 39 years old.Benny rarely made jokes that hurt other people.Insteadhe would let the other actors on the show tell jokes about him.

In real lifehe was very giving and he was a person people liked having as their employer.Benny entered the new media of television in 1950.Five years laterhe dropped his radio programme to spend more time developing his television show.At first his appearances on television were rare.By 1960 the Benny Show was a weekly television programme.It continued until 1965.Benny appeared in about twenty films during his life.A few became popular.But most were not.In 1963 Benny returned to Broadway for the first time since 1931.

Benny received many awards during his lifetime.Perhaps the one honour that pleased him most was that his hometown of Waukeegan named a school for him.This was a special honour for a man who had never finished high school.

Benny continued to perform.He died of cancer in 1974.At his funeral his friend Bob Hope said“Jack Benny was stingy to the end.He gave us only eighty years.”

1.Benny was determined to be a comedian after he ______.

Aleft high school

Bjoined the Navy

Cperformed in a show for the sailors

Dleft the Navy for Broadway

2.The underlined word “stingy” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “________”

Aclever  Bmean

Coutgoing  Dhard­working

3. According to the texton Benny’s showshe ________.

Adeveloped a good personality

Bplayed the violin skillfully

Coften referred to his appearance

Dsaid funny things that hurt others

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Benny?

AHe did a good job in show business.

BHis first appearance on TV was very successful.

CMost of his films became well­known to Americans.

DHe treated all his awards as nothing.

 

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