My mother never let herself get down. No matter how bad things were, she stayed cheerful.

第1题

When her mother died, the heartbroken German Jewish young woman told Mary Elizabeth F

rye that she never had the chance to "stand by my mother's grave and shed a tear", Frye found herself composing a piece of verse on a brown paper shopping bag.()

此题为判断题(对，错)。

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第2题

In my opinion, you’d better have a good rest.______________.

A. I’ll take your advice.

B. Let me see.

C. I’m afraid so.

D. Never mind

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第3题

There is an old saying that husbands and wives start to look and behave like each other after a time. I don't know if this was true of my mother and father.Both of my parents had brown hair and brown eyes and low voices. My father,(), was eight years older than my mother andtaller and thinner. He was built as straight as an arrow. My mother was shorter and had a rounder and fuller face and she looked as soft as a pillow.

My mother was quieter and talked less than my father did. She was also a much more patient person than my father. My father was more experienced in life. He was () to doing everything quickly. My mother, on the other hand, worked and spoke more slowly.

They were fond of nature and sports, such as walking, gardening and swimming. They were both () in reading and music, but my father preferred history books, while my mother liked to read romantic novels. In music, their types were similar, and they were never proud of listening to it. Most of the time they were in agreement on bringing () their children.They both believed in giving them love and neither one believed in punishing them physically. At times, their personalities were very much alike, but at other times, they seemed very (). Perhaps that is why none of their children knows which parent he looks or behaves like.

1.

A.however

B.interested

C.up

D.used

E.different

2.

A.however

B.interested

C.up

D.used

E.different

3.

A.however

B.interested

C.up

D.used

E.different

4.

A.however

B.interested

C.up

D.used

E.different

5.

A.however

B.interested

C.up

D.used

E.different

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第4题

In the late 1920s my mother ran away from home to marry my father.Marriage,if not run

ning away,was expected of 17-year-old girls.By the time she was 20,she had 2 children and was pregnant with a third.5 children later,I was born.And this is how I came to know my mother:she seemed a large,soft,loving-eyed woman who was rarely impatient in our home.Her quick,violent temper was on view only a few times a year,when she battled with the white landlord who had the misfortune to suggest to her that her children did not need to go to school.She made all the clothes we wore,even my brothers' overalls.She made all the towels and sheets we used. She spent the summers canning vegetables and fruits.She spent the winter evenings making quilts enough to cover all our beds.During the "working" day,she labored beside-not behind-my father in the fields.Her day began before sunup,and did not end until late at night.There was never a moment for her to sit down,undisturbed,to unravel her own private thoughts;never a time free from interruption-by work or the noisy inquiries of her many children.And yet,it is to my mother-and all our mothers who were not famous-that I went in search of the secret of what has fed that muzzled and often mutilated,but vibrant,creative spirit that the black woman has inherited,and that pops out in wild and unlikly places to this day.

It seems to the narrator that it would be really good if ()

A、the mother worked from sunup till night

B、the mother worked side by side with her husband

C、the mother made all things that the family needed

D、the mother could have some time to think undisturbed

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第5题

Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them

and a child rarely dislikes food【C1】______it is badly cooked.

The【C2】______a meal is cooked and served is most important and an【C3】______served meal will often improve a child's appetite. Never ask a child【C4】______he likes or dislikes a food and never【C5】______likes and dislikes in front of him or allow【C6】______else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother【C7】______vegetables in the child's hearing he is【C8】______to copy this procedure. Take it【C9】______granted that he likes everything and he probably【C10】______. Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a【C11】______dislike. At meal times it is a good【C12】______to give a child a small portion and let him【C13】______back for a second helping rather than give him as【C14】______as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child【C15】______meal times, but let him get on with his food, and do not【C16】______him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will【C17】______learn to swallow his food【C18】______he can hurry back to his toys. Under【C19】______circumstances must a child be coaxed(哄骗)【C20】______forced to eat.

【C1】

A．if

B．until

C．that

D．unless

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第6题

听力原文：W: Do you like the dress？M: I love it.W: I designed it myself.M: It's beautiful.W

听力原文：W: Do you like the dress？

M: I love it.

W: I designed it myself.

M: It's beautiful.

W: Are you ready？ We're supposed to be there before the guests arrive.

M: I know. I know. Help me with this tie, will you？ Honey, I'm scared to death.

W: But this is what you've been working for all these years, you really deserve it.

M: No, no. I worked to put together a book of photographs. This is show business.

W: Well, it's all part of the same job. Just relax and enjoy it.

M: You're right. I earned this, and I'm going to enjoy it. Just a minute, as soon as I recover from my nervous breakdown.

W: What are you afraid of？

M: Everything. A critic was there this morning. He probably hates my work. I have to sign copies of my book for a lot of people I never met before. Oh, my new shoes hurt my feet...

W: You're going to be a great success. Are you ready？

M: As soon as I get these buttons on.

W: Let me help. Morn and Dad are already on their way down to the gallery. There! You look very attractive.

M: Thank you. Well, I suppose I've run out of excuses.

W: Mm-hmm. Let's go...

M: Oh, one minute. Before we go to the gallery, I just want to tell you that I never could have done this book without your help and your love. I appreciate it.

W: Thanks. Now, no more putting off, ok？ Let's go.

(23)

A．Colleagues.

B．Husband and wife.

C．Mother and son.

D．Classmates.

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第7题

听力原文：I will never forget the greeting that my family received in Iran in the spring of

听力原文： I will never forget the greeting that my family received in Iran in the spring of 1986. My father, Iranian by birth, took my mother, a native Washingtonian, my two brothers and me, aged two, four, and five respectively, to live in Tehran where he had just accepted employment. Showers of hugs and kisses descended upon us from relatives whom I had never met.

During our time in Iran, we spent a great deal of time with our relatives and friends. The family unit forms a significant part of Iran life, perhaps because there were so few material possessions for most of them. Through my relatives, I experienced overwhelming affection, true caring, and unceasing generosity. Although their houses were small and their work was burdensome, there was always time to prepare enormous meals and the space to make all their relatives comfortable. To them nothing was more important than being surrounded by the people they loved and who loved them. Because of my youth in Iran, as a young woman about to leave home to go to college I can now appreciate the support system with which my family has provided me. They have given me confidence and stability. I have learned to cherish their presence and the love that they have always given me. Iran taught me to be thankful for what I am, and not for what I have. That joyful and fatalistic acceptance of whatever life holds which I found in Iran has shaped me into the person I am today. The Iranian people, their unqualified and unselfish generosity, their optimism, and their joy for life will always remain a part of me. I will never forget my eight years in my father's country, which will always be mine as well.

(33)

A．At the age of two.

B．At the age of four.

C．At the age of five.

D．At the age of eight.

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第8题

听力原文： When little Midori was two years old, she often Climbed onto the piano bench and

reached for the violin that belonged to her mother, a 38-year-old professional musician.

"Please don't touch my violin, Midori," her mother scolded. The violin was, after all, worth more than $ 20 000. A professional musician never owns inexpensive musical instruments.

But Midori persisted; she longed to handle the graceful instrument that made beautiful sounds. Finally, on her third birthday, Midori was handed a package: a tiny violin, about half the normal size. That was Midori's first violin.

Almost from the moment Midori was born, her mother knew she was sensitive to music. For several years mother and daughter practiced together day after day. She-was eager to learn. She loved music from the bottom of her heart. Failure often led to tears ,though she never once turned from the instrument. She just could not stop her love for music. Instead, she persisted until the problem was overcome.

One day Johnson, an American musician, heard Midori playing the violin. He couldn't believe she was just eight years old. "She must make a tape and I will take it to the United States, "the musician said.

A famous American violin teacher heard the tape. He, too, had difficulty believing his ears. The playing was absolutely astonishing. He immediately accepted her as a pupil and recommended her for a full scholarship. In 1982 ,Midori and her mother moved to Neat York city, leaving behind a comfortable life in Japan.

(33)

A．She is a housewife.

B．She is a teacher.

C．She is a singer.

D．She is a musician.

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第9题

听力原文：M: I want to do something tonight for a change; let's go to the movies.W: In this

听力原文：M: I want to do something tonight for a change; let's go to the movies.

W: In this heat？ Are you joking？

M: We can go to an outdoor movie. Do you think I'd suggest an indoor one in the middle of the summer in San Diego？

W: I'd rather go out for a meal. The outdoor movies are so uncomfortable.

M: Why don't we do both at the same time？ We could pick up some take-away food and eat it in the movie.

W: That sounds like fun. But they never show any good films in the summer. At least not any of the new ones. All you get is the old classics. It's just what we've seen half a dozen times.

M: But that's why they're classics. They're worth seeing again and again.

W: Another objection to outdoor movies is that you can never hear properly. You hear all the traffic from outside.

M: Well, we can find a foreign film with printed translation at the bottom of the screen, then you don't need to hear the sound. I think it would be fun to sit watching an old film and eating a meal at the same time.

W: Last time I went to an outdoor movie, I bought a bar of chocolate to eat as I went in. It was a horror film and I was so shocked I just sat there holding my bar of chocolate until the interval when I found it had melted in my hand and run all down my dress. That was an expensive evening out.

M: Well, we don't go and see a horror film, darling t and take-away meals don't melt.

(20)

A．Their favorite movies

B．Jokes for entertainment.

C．Pastime for the night.

D．Their eating habits.

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第10题

听力原文：W: Let's go in here and order some coffee while we look at your pictures.M: Good

听力原文：W: Let's go in here and order some coffee while we look at your pictures.

M: Good idem We'd both like coffee, please. OK, here's one of Ed's, my roommate. I took this picture right after we had arrived at the school this fall. We had just met, in fact. And this was our room of the dormitory while we were unpacking all our things. What a mess !

W: You certainly had a lot of boxes. How did you ever find room for everything？

M: In the beginning, we thought we'd never get all arranged but now we are very comfortable. Lucky for me, Ed keeps his things neat.

W: Do you like living in the dormitory？

M: It's not bad. Sometimes Ed turns his radio up too loud and makes too much noise. Then I get angry. Sometimes I leave my books lying around and he gets angry. But usually we get along. Here's a picture of him taken when we went to visit my family during vacation.

W: And this last one？

M: That's my dog Spot.

(20)

A．The man's brother.

B．The man's roommate.

C．A neighbor.

D．A photographer.

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