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theonlypersonyourelyon 2 withyourhopes,dreams,andwishes.Butforme,thiswasnotthecase.
Mymothersufferedfrom 3 problemsthatwouldkeepherinbedfordays,leavingmetocareforherandlookaftermyself.Thissituation 4 metogrowupmuchfaster.WhileIknewmymotherwassick,Ifeltdeepdownthatwecould 5 itandeverythingwouldbeokay.6 ,in1997everythingwentterriblywrong,andmylifechangedforever.
Adoptionisa 7 wordtoafive-year-old,butwhenIrealizedthatmyownmotherhadsignedmeoverto 8 ,Ifeltitwastheworstbetrayal(背叛).Isufferedfromshock,anger,andconfusionasIattemptedtoadjusttomynewfamily.NolongercouldI 9 anyonesincethepersonIhadlovedmorethanallelsehadabandonedme.Hearingpeopletellmethatshediditinmybestinterest,Ifeltevenmore 10 .Icouldnotforgiveherandalways 11 howshecouldrejectmelikeanoldsofa.
However,themoreIgotolder,themoreIbegantounderstandhow 12 oursituationhadbeen.Wehadbeen 13 onboxesofnoodles,andatonepointwe 14 livedinourcar.Iwasoncepassedfromdrug-addictedcousinstomentallyunstableneighborsasmymother 15 totryandsavemefromwhatourliveswerebecoming 16 eachdaypassed.
OnlyrecentlyhaveIbeguntounderstand 17 mymothergavemetostrangers.18 shereallydidsaveme.Shelovedmemorethananything,soshewantedmetohavea 19 inlife,oneshecouldnolongerofferme.Inowknowmylifehasbeenaspecial 20 onlybecauseshewasselflessenoughtogivemeup.
【文章大意】作者叙述了自己小时候被送人,开始怨恨母亲,慢慢随着年龄的增长越来越深刻地理解自己的母亲。
每一个母亲都会无私地为孩子的未来着想,感恩母亲,是母爱成就了孩子的未来。
1.A.hostess B.competitor
C.providerD.candidate
【解析】选C。
词义辨析题。
根据下文的friend,andnurse判断应是供应者。
故选C。
2.A.mainlyB.completely
C.graduallyD.occasionally
【解析】选B。
根据前文的relyon,此处是“完全地依赖的唯一的人”。
故选Bcompletely完全地。
3.A.moral B.physical C.social D.legal
上下逻辑题。
根据下文的keep和lookaftermyself判断有“身体上的(physical)”问题。
4.A.forcedB.inspired
C.allowedD.convinced
【解析】选A。
根据前文,母亲的身体不好,我要照顾她和自己,这种遭遇就迫使我(force)我更快地长大。
inspire鼓舞;
allow允许;
convince使确信。
5.A.sticktoB.escapefrom
C.decideonD.getthrough
【解析】选D。
根据前文的mymotherwassick判断是“克服(getthrough)”,故选D。
stickto坚持;
escapefrom逃脱;
decideon选定,决定做。
6.A.OtherwiseB.Meanwhile
C.HoweverD.Therefore
语法结构题。
根据空前后的转折关系判断选C。
7.A.familiarB.negativeC.simpleD.foreign
adoption收养,对于一个五岁的孩子来说,收养是个外来词。
8.A.strangersB.cousins
C.friendsD.neighbors
根据前文的adoption判断是陌生人来收养这个五岁的孩子。
9.A.understandB.support
C.trustD.praise
根据前文的Isufferedfromshock,anger,andconfusionasIattemptedtoadjusttomynewfamily和下文的我爱的人都抛弃了我,故我再也没有人可以信任(trust)可知选C。
10.A.worriedB.innocentC.scaredD.bitter
“听到人们说她是为我好,我感觉甚至更痛苦(bitter)。
”故选D。
11.A.imaginedB.wondered
C.rememberedD.questioned
根据前文的couldnotforgiveher判断选B。
12.A.ridiculousB.urgent
C.desperateD.complex
根据前文的older,作者随着年龄的增长越来越理解当时的处境是多么让人绝望(desperate)。
13.A.focusingB.workingC.actingD.surviving
根据下文的noodles判断是survive。
14.A.alsoB.evenC.stillD.yet
此处描述当时处境的恶劣,甚至(even)住在汽车里。
15.A.foughtB.learnt
C.hesitatedD.tended
根据下文的tryandsave判断应是抗争(fight)。
16.A.tillB.beforeC.asD.once
随着(as)日子一天天过去。
17.A.howB.whyC.thatD.what
直到最近我才理解母亲为什么把我给了陌生人。
18.A.InthelongrunB.Timeandagain
C.ForquiteawhileD.Allatonce
短语辨析题。
根据句意:
从长远来看,她确实救了我。
故选A。
inthelongrun从长远来看;
timeandagain多次,常常;
forquiteawhile好久;
allatonce立即。
19.A.challengeB.goal
C.rewardD.chance
作者的母亲将作者送给别人就是为了给孩子一个机会,一个她不能提供的机会。
20.A.giftB.factC.testD.deal
根据下文的selfless判断应是我的生活是一份特殊的礼物。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
DennisSinar,51,adoctorfromNewYork,isquicktoexplainwhyhetookayear-longbreakfromhisjob.“Iwasprettyburnedoutafterpracticingmedicinefor26years.Ineededarecharge.”Sohetooka“gapyear”,fromJuly2011toJune2012,toexplorethingslikeancientbuildings,antiquerestoration,archaeologyandtraditionalEasternmedicine,inlocationsincludingAlaska,NepalandRomania.
“Takingabreakfromworkisanexcellentwayforadultstogointoanewcareerorrefreshanoldone,”saidHollyBull,presidentofPrinceton,N,J.“Inrecentyears,mid-careerbreakshavebeengainingmoreinterest,”shesaid.AreportonadultgapyearspublishedthisyearbyamarketresearchcompanyalsodescribedthepotentialAmericanmarketforgapyearsasa“sleepinggiant.”
“Agapyearisachallengefortheolderindividualtostepoutofacomfortzoneandtakearisk.Ienjoyedthatsidemost.”saidDr.Sinar,whokeptadailyblogabouthisexperience.HistimestudyingEasternmedicine“assuredthereasonsIwentintohealthcare,”saidDr.Sinar,whoreturnedtopracticemedicineathisoldjob,althoughheworksfewerdays.“Iusethoseexperiencestoprovidemypatientswithmorecare,”headded.“AndIlistenbetterthanIdidbefore.”
GeorgeGarritan,chairmanoftheDepartmentofLeadershipandHumanCapitalManagementatNewYorkUniversity,certainlyagreeswithDr.Sinar.Hesaidagap-yearexperiencecouldbeworthwhileforemployeesandcompanies.Foremployees,investinginthemselvesandimprovingskillsetsisamovethatwillbenefitthroughouttheircareer.Headdedthatreturningemployeesfeelrefreshedandhavegivenmorethoughttotheircareer.Forcompanies,offeringunpaidleavesmakesgoodsenseforattractingandkeepingtalentedemployees.
【文章大意】这是一篇议论文。
主要介绍成年人放弃眼前的工作,而进行休假,培养其他方面的兴趣,作者应用多方面的资料证实工作间隔年是值得的。
1.Dr.Sinartookagapyearbecausehe______.
A.hadlosthisoldjob
B.wantedtorefreshafter26years’work
C.hadadesirefortravelling
D.becameinterestedinhistoricalresearch
推理判断题。
根据第一段中Dr.Sinar所说的话进行推断:
26年的工作以后,他想重新开始新的生活。
2.Thephrase“sleepinggiant”(inthe2ndparagraph)indicatesthat______.
A.it’stooearlyforpeopletoaccepttheconceptionofgapyear
B.theeffectofgapyearpolicyremainstobeseen
C.it’sdifficulttoforeseethegapyearmarket
D.moreAmericanpeoplewillacceptthegapyearpolicy
细节理解题。
在文中找到对应信息Inrecentyears,mid-careerbreakshavebeengainingmoreinterest可知更多的美国人接受间隔年的策略。
3.What’sGeorgeGarritan’sattitudetowardthe“gapyear”?
A.Positive.B.Doubtful.
C.Uninterested.D.Uncertain.
根据文章最后一段的Hesaidagap-yearexperiencecouldbeworthwhileforemployeesandcompanies可知GeorgeGarritan对间隔年的态度是支持的。
positive积极的,支持的;
doubtful怀疑的;
uninterested不感兴趣的;
uncertain不确定的。
4.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Howanadultplansamid-careergapyear.
B.Whyagapyearisworthwhileforadults.
C.Whetheragapyearispopularwithadults.
D.Whyagapyearischallengingforindividuals.
主旨大意题。
通读全文,可知文章重在阐述间隔年对成年人来说是值得的。
Ifyouweregivenachancetochooseyourfavoritelifemetaphor(比喻),whatwoulditbe?
DoyouagreewithForrestGump’smotherthatlifeis“aboxofchocolates”because“youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget”?
Ordoyoupreferthephrasefromthe1930’ssongthat“lifeisjustabowlofcherries(樱桃)”?
Thoughsimplystated,eachconveysaverydifferentview.A“box”impliesmystery,becausewedon’tknowwhatisinaclosedbox.Meanwhile,a“bowl”ofcherriesiscompletelyinview.
Formanycenturies,themetaphoroflifethatprobablyburstintomostpeople’smindwastheonesuggestedbyShakespeare:
“Alloflifeisastage...”Onthatstage,wetakesevenroles.Morerecently,psychologistErikEriksontookuptheideaoflifeasastage.Eriksonregardeddevelopmentasa“powerfulunfolding”inwhichwearedrivenfromonestagetothenextasourbodies,minds,andsocialrolesdevelop.
Stagemetaphorsfitwithmanyofourcommon-senseideasaboutchange,buttheproblemwiththestagemetaphoristhatitisn’tparticularlyaccurate.Noneofthestudiesthattrytoclarifytheuniversalityofadultlifestagesactuallystudiedpeopleastheydevelopedovertime.Allofthemwerebasedonperformancesoftheirsamples(样本)atonepointintime.People’sactuallivesdon’tfitintothesestagemetaphors.Theydon’tautomaticallytransformwhenpeoplereachacertainage.Instead,people’sreallivesaremessy,unpredictable,andfullofsurprises.
Today,I’dliketofocusonanevenlongerstudy,an80-yearstudywhichisthesubjectofarecentbookbyHowardFriedmanandLeslieMartin.Theirfinalchaptersummarizesthe“manychangesofhealthyandunhealthypathways”thattheirparticipantstookoverthecourseoftheirlives.AsIdiscoveredinmyresearch,thepathwayprovidesaperfectmetaphorofhumandevelopment.Wedon’tallgodownthesameroadmarkedwiththesamesignpostsbasedonage.Peopletravelthroughdiverseroutesastheytracktheyearsofadulthood.FriedmanandMartinusehealthandlonglifeastheirmeasure;
I’veusedsenseofachievement.Inbothcases,weareinperfectagreementinevaluatingdevelopmentnotaccordingtoagebut“thekeyfeaturesoflife”.
ThepathsthatFriedmanandMartindescribeseizethechangesthatcharacterizepeopleastheyage.Someexamplesare“TheHighRoad”(reliable,fullofplans);
“NotEasyStreet”(exposedtohighstressthroughoutlife),“CatastropheLane”(adownwardlytwistylife);
“HappyTrailstoYou”(cheerful,s