On a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.
Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related to each other. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.
Mom creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders(给食器) out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.
I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions (蒲公英) to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.
I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.
Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.
1.. Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?
A. Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day.
B. To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists.
C. To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.
D. Because her mother shows her how to be friendly to nature on Mother’s Day.
2.. Which of the following is NOT related to Mom’s “green life”?
A. Rescuing a beetle from a certain tragedy.
B. Saving glass jars, empty cheese containers.
C. Setting a caught spider free in the garden
D. Picking dandelions on busy streets.
3.. We can infer from the article that ______.
A. the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well
B. the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard
C. the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy life
D. the author’s mother used to lecture her to protect the environment.
4.. What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A. Tomatoes make the author think of her mother.
B. The author likes eating tomatoes planted by herself.
C. Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment.
D. The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching.
5.. The writer’s attitude towards her mom’s behavior changed in the order of ______.
A. understanding — critical — approving
B. approving — doubtful — negative
C. negative — understanding — approving
D. doubtful— critical— positive
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On a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.
Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related to each other. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.
Mom creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders(给食器) out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.
I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions (蒲公英) to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.
I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.
Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.
1.. Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?
A. Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day.
B. To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists.
C. To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.
D. Because her mother shows her how to be friendly to nature on Mother’s Day.
2.. Which of the following is NOT related to Mom’s “green life”?
A. Rescuing a beetle from a certain tragedy.
B. Saving glass jars, empty cheese containers.
C. Setting a caught spider free in the garden
D. Picking dandelions on busy streets.
3.. We can infer from the article that ______.
A. the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well
B. the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard
C. the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy life
D. the author’s mother used to lecture her to protect the environment.
4.. What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A. Tomatoes make the author think of her mother.
B. The author likes eating tomatoes planted by herself.
C. Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment.
D. The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching.
5.. The writer’s attitude towards her mom’s behavior changed in the order of ______.
A. understanding — critical — approving
B. approving — doubtful — negative
C. negative — understanding — approving
D. doubtful— critical— positive
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My mother spent her childhood with her father on their farm in the US. She learned how to mend fences, plow fields, and make cheese. And she learned farm life doesn't offer ______ rewards, but if you stick with it, the effort and the long days ______.
My grandpa spent his later years living on a comer of the ______, named Cherry Ridge, where they ______ riding horses together every Saturday before he died in 2012.
Since that time, the farm has ______ into Cherry Ridge Therapeutic Learning Programs, a center for learning, horseback riding and companionship.
"I am a 'road scholar', learning in an experiential way," Mom told me. "I feel I was ______ with eyes to see the needs of a(n) ______ spirit," she added. She has partnered with a ______ called Working to Empower Students Together (WEST), which helps young people with learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral challenges, or unstable home environments.
Mom's latest project, the Farm Day Grief Camp, was ______ out of her grieving after the ______ of my grandpa.
"I'm an adult woman who lost my ______ only six years ago," Mom said. "There is nothing ______ than nature and animals to help with the ______ process." The camp's first visitors were five kids mourning the loss of a 7-year-old who died of cancer. ______ included painting and recalling the child's favorite things; and a balloon launch they called Sentiments to Heaven.
"Each camper wrote one thing they wished they could ______ with their departed(去世的)loved one on their ______," Mom-said. Children living with physical disabilities are also ______ at Cherry Ridge. Recently, a student in a wheelchair smiled ear-to-ear as he led the farm's mini horses around.
Mom's vision ______ children, ensuring the lessons she learned on the farm will be ______ for years to come. I know my grandpa would be ______.
1.A. good B. real C. different D. instant
2.A. run out B. come back C. go by D. pay off
3.A. farm B. school C. town D. country
4.A. imagined B. avoided C. enjoyed D. missed
5.A. developed B. divided C. looked D. bumped
6.A. unable B. confused C. gifted D. annoyed
7.A. happy B. curious C. determined D. hurt
8.A. course B. program C. game D. product
9.A. born B. ready C. found D. grown
10.A. illness B. trouble C. loss D. failure
11.A. mom B. dad C. husband D. child
12.A. better B. worse C. easier D. stranger
13.A. learning B. thinking C. relaxing D. grieving
14.A. Trainings B. Activities C. Methods D. Rules
15.A. share B. agree C. play D. provide
16.A. painting B. balloon C. door D. book
17.A. reliable B. upset C. cautious D. welcome
18.A. protects B. challenges C. inspires D. questions
19.A. abandoned B. changed C. preserved D. recognized
20.A. worried B. proud C. thankful D. surprised
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For much of my childhood, my mother filled in the evening hours doing something for someone else. Sometimes she knitted ( 编织 ) hats for babies, and at other times, she cooked chicken soup for sick neighbors. Therefore, I wasn't surprised when one evening my mother announced she had undertaken a new project.
“I am going to telephone seniors,” said my mother. “Every night? But you don't even know these people.” “It doesn't matter,” she said. “What's important is that I listen.” I was sixteen years old and couldn't understand why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to strangers. She had friends and my two older sisters to call if she felt lonely. “They will talk your ear off. Some people didn't even stop to catch breath.” I said.
My attitude didn't decrease my mother's enthusiasm for the project. That evening, she settled on the sofa and dialed. For a while, I listened as she asked the woman on the other line about her day and what she had eaten for dinner. When she finished the call, I said, “Why do you care whether she had cookies or rice pudding for dessert?” My mother grasped one of my hands and gave it a slight squeeze. “I'm the only person she talked to today.”
It took me more than thirty years to fully understand the significance of that statement. Now, as my mother is nearing eighty, I find myself thinking about those nightly calls she used to make. I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes I'm the only person she speaks to all day. I ask her what she cooked for dinner, but mostly I just listen as she recounts a walk she took, or how her dog Lucky stole foods from the refrigerator. I realize that my mother's calls were lifelines that ensured housebound seniors remained connected to the world. Without her, their world would have been empty.
1.Why wasn’t the writer surprised about her mother's decision to undertake a new project? (no more than 9 words)
_____________________
2.What's the mother's purpose of calling the seniors and listening? (no more than 8 words)
_____________________
3.What does the underlined sentence “They will talk your ear off.” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? (no more than 10 words)
_____________________
4.What was the author’s attitude towards her mother’s new project thirty years later according to the last paragraph ? (no more than 9 words)
_____________________
5.What do you think of the author’s mother? And why? (no more than 20 words)
_____________________
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For much of our life, my mother and I hated each other. I spent most of my childhood ______ with her – or trying to avoid her, as well as her bitterness, unhappiness and endless smoking. I learned how to defend myself with ______ designed to hurt her. In turn, she vowed(发誓) I would have a ______ who would feel the way about me that I felt about her.
Many years later when my husband and I decided to have a child, I was ______ to have a girl. I couldn’t ______ the thought of a daughter who might not love me – or who would want to ______ me. As soon as I became pregnant, I was convinced I was having a boy. In the delivery room, on my doctor putting my baby into my arms, I couldn’t wait to tell my mother I had a ______, while “he” was a girl. At that moment, I couldn’t imagine wanting anyone but her.
____I couldn’t forget my mother’s teasing(耻笑的) vow, even after she died, I felt a little relived about it.______ my daughter got older, whenever we argued, I worried we were ______ the same awful path that my mother and I had gone down.
Last summer, my daughter ______ 18, the same age when my mother threw me out of her apartment for ______. However, I was with her, planning for her first year at college. When my husband and I dropped her off at her school in New York, I finally ______ to her my biggest fear that we would end up like me and my mother. “That will never happen.” she _______ me, kissing me goodbye. Six weeks later, my husband and I returned to the campus. I ______ myself arguing with my daughter about her messy room, not using the library and her mistake of choosing the room near the bathroom. I couldn’t stop myself. And then ______ came: “You’re just like your mother,” my daughter screamed. “I hate you.” And then she ______.
I finally heard the words I had always dreaded. But maybe that was because I ______ them. I had always worried the bond I shared with my daughter would ______. Later that evening, we picked my daughter up to a restaurant. We ate ______. But when we separated, I hugged her. The next morning, she called telling she loved me. There wasn’t anything to be afraid of anymore. There was just a relationship we should work on with each other.
1.A.fighting B.playing C.sharing D.communicating
2.A.weapons B.activities C.actions D.words
3.A.husband B.daughter C.child D.friend
4.A.uncertain B.unlucky C.afraid D.willing
5.A.have B.afford C.hold D.bear
6.A.love B.obey C.escape from D.keep from
7.A.daughter B.son C.baby D.life
8.A.But B.Furthermore C.And D.Or
9.A.When B.As C.While D.With
10.A.in B.on C.at D.along
11.A.became B.grew C.turned D.went
12.A.all B.nothing C.my good D.good
13.A.admitted B.informed C.presented D.told
14.A.reflected B.referred C.pardoned D.promised
15.A.wanted B.asked C.found D.forced
16.A.they B.she C.it D.that
17.A.stormed away B.gave away C.looked away D.walked away
18.A.deserved B.demanded C.equaled D.appreciated
19.A.break B.tear C.last D.crash
20.A.in vain B.in brief C.in general D.in silence
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank.There I would 36 the peace and quiet, watch the water rush 37 and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of 38 in the trees.I would also watch the bamboo trees 39 under pressure from the wind and watch them 40 gracefully to their original position after the wind had 41 .
When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back to its original position, the word "resilience" comes to mind.When used in 42 to a person, this word means the ability to readily 43 from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's 44 .
Have you ever felt like you are at your 45 point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.
During the 46 you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health.You felt emotionally drained(枯竭), 47 exhausted and you most likely stood 48 physical symptoms.
Life is a 49 of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments.The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy 50 that take you close to your breaking point, bend, 51 don't break.Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
A measure of hope will take you 52 the unpleasant ordeal (考验).With 53 for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be.The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to 54 if the final result is worth having.
If life gets 55 and you are at your breaking point, show resilience.Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don't break!
1. A.see B.hear C.touch D.enjoy
2. A.smoothly B.downstream C.uphill D.peacefully
3. A.fruits B.branches C.leaves D.roots
4. A.bend B.move C.fall D.decline
5. A.go B.turn C.return D.suffer
6. A.died away B.died off C.died down D.died out
7. A.honor of B.reward to C.favor of D.reference to
8. A.escape B.suffer C.come D.recover
9. A.emotions B.mind C.body D.thoughts
10. A.starting B.breaking C.standing D.tiring
11. A.practice B.experiment C.experience D.victory
12. A.possibly B.mentally C.terribly D.probably
13. A.unpleasant B.unreasonable C.exciting D.good
14. A.result B.change C.mixture D.wonder
15. A.moments B.events C.adventures D.changes
16. A.however B.but C.though D.and
17. A.away B.through C.apart D.out
18. A.idea B.search C.imagination D.hope
19. A.get stuck B.look into C.depend on D.deal with
20. A.tough B.wrong C.acceptable D.cozy
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One Saturday afternoon,my mother was driving home. On the halfway, after_____ her credit card to buy something at the store near the gas station, she put her wallet on the top of the car just for a moment to_____ my phone call. And then_____, she forgot and drove off. When arriving home, she realized that and thought that the_____ of getting it back was small.
She was so_____ surprised when she found a_____ on the door from a person who said he and his friend found her wallet a few hours earlier. Patrick and Catherine saw the wallet in the middle of the road a few_____ from the gas station. They stopped their car to_____. It was filled with all the things one usually kept in a wallet, including some_____ and other cash. However,no phone number,_____this, they managed to get a(an)_____from my mother's driving license, and without hesitation, they decided to drive to our home to_____it.
When my mother went to get the wallet she was so_____ and grateful. She_____ to give them some money as a(n)_____ of gratitude, but they refused, saying that they were just glad to_____ my mother help.
They were naturally_____ , and they had a firm_____ in the Golden Rule as well. They drove over to my house because they realized the unpleasant and upset experience that the loss of a wallet and all its contents could_____. I think they were really_____ and helpful.
1.A. pulling out B. applying for C. paying for D. making out
2.A. make B. answer C. hear D. send
3.A. Carefully B. Ridiculously C. Obviously D. Deliberately
4.A. amount B. expectation C. thought D. chance
5.A. curiously B. joyfully C. willingly D. strangely
6.A. sign B. signal C. note D. postcard
7.A. stops B. hours C. squares D. blocks
8.A. pick it up B. look it up C. take it up D. put it up
9.A. pictures B. envelopes C. bills D. napkins
10.A. Instead of B. Despite C. Without D. Beneath
11.A. number B. photograph C. address D. index
12.A. get B. check C. exchange D. return
13.A. upset B. relieved C. fortunate D. warm﹣hearted
14.A. intended B. advised C. demanded D. instructed
15.A. feeling B. mood C. present D. expression
16.A. offer B. share C. trust D. seek
17.A. honest B. selfish C. frank D. creative
18.A. courage B. faith C. support D. devotion
19.A. fulfill B. ignore C. value D. cause
20.A. ambitious B. civilized C. polite D. considerate
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I often think of my childhood, during ________I lived on my uncle’s farm.
A. which B. when C. where D. who
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The photo of my brothers and me __________ my childhood.
A.calls for | B.calls on | C.calls up | D.calls in |
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"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood. The happy childhood is hardly worth your while. "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood. And worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." That was Frank McCourt reading the opening lines of his book Angela's Ashes, released in nineteen ninety-six.
This Irish American author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Angela's Ashes that recorded his poor upbringing, died of cancer on Sunday, The New York Times reported. He was 78.
Born in New York City, he was the eldest of seven children born to Irish immigrant parents. Angela's Ashes was a memoir that captured an irresponsible, drunkard father with a gift for story-telling. When not drunk, his father was absent, turning his back on a family so poor, McCourt wrote, that they were reduced to burning the furniture in their rented hut to keep warm. His mother struggled to raise her many children after his father left the family.
Already struggling when the Great Depression hit, the family moved back to Limerick, where they slipped ever deeper into poverty in the 1930s.
Three of McCourt's siblings died of diseases worsened by hunger and the wretchedness of their surroundings. McCourt himself almost died of typhoid(伤寒的) fever as a child.
In Angela's Ashes, he wrote of hunger, a home flooded with rainwater and the unbearable humiliation of seeking handouts from charities in the Irish city. But he told the story in a way that is expressive, warm and light-hearted.
Frank McCourt left Ireland at the age of nineteen to return to New York City where he was born. He earned a degree in- English education and taught creative writing for nearly thirty years. After retiring in nineteen eighty-seven, he decided to write about his childhood. "Angela's Ashes" became a huge success and brought McCourt a 1997 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and other honors. Millions of copies of the book were sold worldwide and it was adapted into a 1999 movie starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle.
1.What's the text mainly about?
A.A brief introduction to Frank McCourt and one of his works.
B.A literary review on Frank McCourt's book Angela's Ashes.
C.An account of Frank McCourt's miserable childhood.
D.A comment on Frank McCourt's life experience.
2.By saying "The happy childhood is hardly worth your while", the writer really means that .
A.a lot of readers don't deserve happy childhood
B.his childhood is not worth of others' sympathy
C.his childhood is mixed with happiness and misery
D.smooth childhood surely will not draw readers' attention
3.From the passage, we know Frank McCourt's father is .
A.humorous and trustworthy B.alcohol-addicted but loves his family
C.poor but warm-hearted D.irresponsible but gifted in telling stories
4.What does the underlined word "handouts" mean in the 6th paragraph?
A.Reliefs. B.Compensations.
C.Leaflets. D.Teaching materials.
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John was part of my childhood growing up in the 1970s and a link to sunny, fun-filled days spent on the beach at Bangor in Northern Ireland where we went for our summer holidays. To many, he was a mystery. Every afternoon John would wander to the end of the pier (码头) where he fed the seagulls and delighted in the sound of their excited cries as they flew around his head.
Often I asked my family questions regarding John. Eventually I gave up as no one could tell me anything about him. As I grew up, my visits to the beach became less frequent, and my memories of John buried in a child's imagination.
Last year memories came flooding back as I walked along the coastline, where I noticed a lady feeding the seagulls on the pier, and I decided to introduce myself. Then I came to know that the lady was John's daughter, and after John left this world she carried out the ritual, which had held such importance for her father.
In some strange way I felt we shared a bond, each needing to remember. In return, Lucy told me of John's life, his days in the British Navy during World War I and how he almost lost hope when his ship was attacked by a German U-boat in the North Sea and he found himself in a lifeboat with five others.
Close to death, he thought he heard the sound of wings. He put up his hands, only to catch a seagull that had landed on the side of the boat. The seagull saved the lives of the six men as it was used to catch fish, which kept them alive until they reach land. This period of John's life was one he never talked about. But the ritual he first performed as a young man remained a part of him until he died.
Now I visit Lucy as often as I can, just to chat or very often walk along the beach to the pier end. We enjoy the comfortable silence, each lost in special memories.
1.Seeing John feeding the seagulls, the author might feel ______.
A.proud B.worried
C.curious D.guilty
2.The underlined word ''ritual" in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A.law B.tradition
C.interest D.procedure
3.We can infer from the text that John ______.
A.once served in both World Wars B.was a man with a grateful heart
C.spent his childhood in Bangor D.joined the navy in the 1970s
4.What does the author mainly tell us in the text?
A.Her thanks to a seagull that saved her life.
B.The story of how she made friends with a lady.
C.Her childhood spent on the beach at Bangor.
D.Her memories of a man who fed seagulls.
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