It was a bright spring afternoon when Fieda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work -36 up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was 37 jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just 38 . a pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’ 39 was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had 40 happened. I felt sorry for her. but I also felt a sense of 41 .
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had 42 an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just 43 I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉)dirt stuck to their wooden floor, 44 that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was 45 than that, for I felt I had become a part of their 46 .Freda stayed at home with the kids, 47 I would often see her in the morning 48 them to school. And I’d be there when they 49 home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had 50 them grow up. Now I was tired, but the 51 thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the 52 of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I 53 them? As a matter of fact, I’m 54 an employee - the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted 55 of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.
36.A.stepping B.coming C.jumping D.moving
37.A.hanging B.making C.wearing D.changing
38.A.cleaned B.washed C.swept D.brushed
39.A.duty B.money C.work D.pay
40.A.already B.seldom C.never D.yet
41.A.regret B.surprise C.fear D.loss
42.A.started B.developed C.improved D.broken
43.A.why B.what C.that D.which
44.A.but B.and C.or D.for
45.A.less B.least C.more D.most
46.A.life B.story C.activity D.experience
47.A.as B.so C.since D.however
48.A.taking B.bringing C.meeting D.calling
49.A.left B.returned C.went D.marched
50.A.found B.noticed C.watched D.realized
51.A.possible B.great C.proper D.strange
52.A.meaning B.nature C.result D.importance
53.A.for B.to C.with D.at
54.A.hardly B.certainly C.probably D.merely
55.A.member B.person C.relative D.companion
Why do young adult children become independent so much later than they did in 1970,when the average age of independent living was 21? Why have reduced class sizes and increased per-pupil expenditures (花销)not higher academic achievement levels? Why is the mental health of today’s kids so poor when with that of children in the 1960s and before? Why do today’s become defensive when told by teachers that their children have misbehaved in school?
The answer in two words: parental . Those two words best summarize the between “old” child raising and new, post-1960s parenting. Then, the overall philosophy was that parents were not to be involved with their kids. They were available crisis, but they stood a (an) distance from their kids and allowed them to experience the benefits of the trial-and-error process. It was the child’s ,back then, to keep his or her parents from getting involved. That was children learned to be responsible and determined.
Today’s parents help their kids with almost everything. These are parents who are when it comes to an understanding of their purpose in their kids,lives. Their involvement leads them to personalize everything that happens to their kids; , the defensiveness. But given that schools and mental health professionals have been pushing parent involvement for nearly four decades, the confusion and defensiveness are .
University researchers analyzed three decades of data relating to parent participation in children’s academics. Their conclusions what I’ve been saying since the 1980s: parental help with homework a child’s academic achievement and is not reflected on standardized tests.
Parents who manage a child’s social life interfere with the of good social skills. Parents who manage a child’s after-school activities grow kids who don’t know how to their own free time. Parents who get involved in their kids, with peers grow kids who don’t know how to avoid much less trouble.
These kids have anxieties and fears of all sorts and don’t want to leave their . And their parents, when the time comes, don’t know how to being parents. You can imagine what will become of their future.
A.counted on B.resulted in C.touched on D.taken in
A.associated B.linked C.compared D.matched
A.parents B.adolescents C.psychologists D.youths
A.assistance B.protection C.involvement D.preference
A.differences B.similarities C.choices D.relations
A.slightly B.passively C.highly D.fairly
A.in case of B.in spite of C.in view of D.in fear of
A.equal B.safe C.long D.short
A.fault B.turn C.job D.attitude
A.when B.how C.why D.what
A.confused B.disappointed C.amazed D.satisfied
A.however B.still C.yet D.thus
A.unreasonable B.changeable C.understandable D.avoidable
A.confirmed B.convinced C.realized D.reflected
A.decides B.lowers C.helps D.stimulates
A.appearance B.performance C.establishment D.development
A.value B.devote C.fill D.save
A.communication B.conflicts C.cooperation D.competitions
A.home B.school C.career D.profession
A.start B.ignore C.consider D.stop
Leaving for work one morning, I noticed that my newspaper hadn’t been delivered yet. Since I always took it to work, it me that I would have to stop at the store and pick one up. I was already running late, but figured I could make it if I hurried. It was putting me in a mood.
As I pulled into the parking lot of the to get a newspaper, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to be with his wheelchair. “I’m sure he’s all right”, I thought, “or if he’s not, someone else will help him.”
by the customers and cars that were passing him by, I guessed they were thinking the thing. I got out and walked over to see what the was.
“Is there anything I can do?” I asked. I noticed he wasn’t able to , and was still struggling with the wheelchair.
I at the wheelchair and noticed that the clamp(夹锁) holding the electronic keyboard and chair controls had loosened, causing the equipment to slip down, out of his reach.
I pulled it back into . His hand pulled over to the keyboard and he hit a single key. An electronic voice said, “Thank you.”
I felt a wave of gratitude come over me. I was truly blessed to have the physical that allowed me to live a normal life. The young man helped me gain a new way of thinking in life.
A.annoyed B.ignored C.permitted D.avoided
A.guilty B.curios C.bad D.good
A.office B.store C.library D.station
A.comparing B.living C.struggling D.playing
A.Judging B.Waiting C.Attracted D.Interrupted
A.particular B.happy C.same D.strange
A.accident B.trouble C.comment D.surprise
A.share B.deliver C.move D.speak
A.look up B.look down C.come down D.hold up
A.gradually B.luckily C.suddenly D.obviously
A.space B.form C.place D.shape
A.gratitude B.attitude C.manner D.ability
Since my childhood, I always dreamed of becoming a full - time writer. Two years after my graduation, I my job and made up my mind to realize my .
No one could tell me I would succeed or not. I rented a cold storage room in a building, set up a used desk and to write. I had too many things to write and I had to write because the was full of my heart.
After a year or so, however, I began to doubt myself. I found it to earn my living by selling what I wrote. I can’t remember how many times my novels were during that year. But I to put my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of . I believed anyone with a dream must learn to struggle for the .
During the most difficult period of my life, one of my classmates came to see me and tried to __ me, “Yun, come to our company, and we will you 2,000 yuan a month.” 2,000 yuan was really a big at that time. It would enable me to live . As the money were dancing in my , something cleared my senses. Hadn’t I dreamed of being a writer? A full - time writer.
“Thanks, but no,” I said , “I’m going to stick to writing.”
Again and again, I said to myself, “I will be . People will love my novels.”
Finally my first novel was in 1991. I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever .
Twenty years have passed, but the effect it had on my life has lasted. Now I often the time working in that cold storage room. I will say, “Anyone with a dream, courage and persistence will be successful.”
A.Attained B.quit C.paused D.seized
A.Project B.glory C.dream D.liberty
A.Whether B.What C.that D.when
A.gave away B.settled down C.put down D.took over
A.principle B.justice C.career D.enthusiasm
A.difficult B.changeable C.permanent D.Skeptical
A.adjusted B.attacked C.registered D.rejected
A.pretended B.determined C.waited D.agreed
A.anxiety B.prejudice C.failure D.opportunity
A.Intelligence B.fantasy C.reputation D.goal
A.persuade B.donate C.inform D.require
A.Sponsor B.Assist C.pay D.earn
A.account B.money C.scale D.fortune
A.steadier B.handier C.better D.happier
A.hand B.head C.table D.wallet
A.doubtfully B.eagerly C.firmly D.consciously
A.successful B.lucky C.creative D.confident
A.sold B.advocated C.published D.allocated
A.experienced B.adopted C.associated D.deposited
A.understood B.recalled C.reminded D.Assumed
My family suffered a lot three years ago when my father died in a car accident. It my mother, two younger brothers and me alone.
At that time, I was in a senior high school. As the eldest son, I had no choice but to of school and work in a factory. Life went on without any wonder. I dared not ask for more and just thought about my two brothers. However, it wasn’t easy, for I couldn’t their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to nigh t without rest. I also had to look after my sick mother. I wanted to go back to school, but it seemed to be an impractical idea, since I needed to work to support my family.
A thread of appeared during those gloomy (阴暗的)days. It was a rainy dusk when I went outside into the rain and walked in the street. Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head, and found that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I heard a deep voice say, “Why not without an umbrella?” It was a one-legged man, “If you run, you won’t get so wet.” His words me deeply. Without my father’s protection, was I only a slave to fate﹙命运﹚?
While walking with him in the rain, I knew that his dream was once by an accident. He was glad that he didn’t lose and still “ran” on the road of life. Facing this guy, I had no pity, but admiration.
Inspired by his , I went to a city in the south and became an insurance representative. After two years’ “running”, I got somewhere and my family situation became better . I went back to school and eventually succeeded in being admitted to a university.
Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the season of your life, there will be a bright sky ahead of you.
A.left B.carried C.had D.forced
A.take out B.drop out C.make out D.jump out
A.bringing in B.taking away C.bringing up D.taking over
A.receive B.realize C.manage D.afford
A.chance B.need C.hope D.money
A.drive B.walk C.travel D.run
A.shocked B.puzzled C.discouraged D.hurt
A.burnt B.accepted C.ruined D.discovered
A.face B.heart C.sight D.control
A.images B.achievements C.signs D.remarks
A.simply B.gradually C.normally D.immediately
A.rainy B.cloudy C.sunny D.windy
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I think I’m one of the luckiest people in the world because of the time I’m able to spend with young people who are not afraid to show their excitement and zest for life. , I would prefer a person with passion and enthusiasm to a person with and talent any day of the week. You can teach and develop skills, you cannot develop a love of life and an optimistic attitude. These are of a person and appear at all times during work or play. Furthermore, they are traits that one is born with and they will never them.
As a and an Independent Education and Career Planning Advisor, I too many children and young adults who are on a road to despair unless someone can find a way to change their attitude towards and indeed life itself!
, society has turned out too many children and young that are unwilling to put much or thought into their work. Whenever I come across such people— or old, I’m reminded of a boy who went with his mother on a blueberry picking hike into the . The boy filled his mostly with moss(苔藓) and then covered the moss with a thin layer of blueberries so that it looked . But the next morning, he found the blueberry pie which his mother for him was moss.
So , whether you are in school or , if you have enthusiasm and if you are to put in consistent effort along with passion, you will receive the . If, on the other hand, you are and prefer to take short-cuts, you should not expect to achieve the same results.
A.Obviously B.Personally C.Luckily D.Quickly
A.skills B.ideas C.kindness D.courage
A.or B.for C.but D.if
A.choices B.requests C.appearances D.characters
A.use B.deserve C.lose D.cherish
A.journalist B.doctor C.colleague D.teacher
A.search for B.come across C.care about D.depend on
A.learning B.donating C.speaking D.greeting
A.Eventually B.Unfortunately C.Hopefully D.Perfectly
A.equipment B.information C.effort D.possession
A.innocent B.young C.poor D.stupid
A.woods B.corner C.park D.market
A.mouth B.pan C.basketball D.hand
A.delicious B.beautiful C.clean D.full
A.collected B.baked C.kept D.bought
A.promise B.guess C.remember D.look
A.in danger B.in distance C.in hospital D.at work
A.willing B.confident C.proud D.careful
A.crop B.trust C.votes D.rewards
A.lazy B.busy C.curious D.stubborn