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1.1) Since her baby died, Auntie has been sode () that she cried all day and all night.

2) Many soldiers held the thought that they had ceased to be themselves after they came back from the war.

3) Her sad news Philip all day because they were very good friends when they were young.

4) She was so sad that even a trip to the seashore could not bring her out of her ()

5) My grandmother did not like reading newspapers nowadays, for she thought that there was only () news every day

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2.[单选题]Which of the following is true about the writer as a mother? ( ) A She was impatient and even bad-tempered with her children. B She became the kind of mother she had wished to be. C She sacrificed all her happiness for her children. D She was indulgent and spoiled her children.

3.Though she is ____ with blindness and poverty, she still manages to take good care of her three children.

4.The most（） memory for her was the day she went back to the town, only to find that the school and the beautiful grounds she remembered had all vanished. 选项：A、PoignantB、ContrapuntalC、MiniatureD、Disordered

5.Why doesn’t the mother have a full-time job now? () A: Because she has to raise her children. B: Because she can’t manage both her children and a job well. C: Because she can’t find a job now. D: Because children are more important to her.

6.Why does the narrator feel like a simpleton?选项： A:Because she is from countryside and doesn’t know much about city life; B:Because she is intimidated by Nina’s sophisticated experience; C:Because she has only focused on her study all her life; D:Because she is threatened by Nina’s money

7.Why does the narrator feel like a simpleton? 选项： A:Because she is from countryside and doesn’t know much about city life; B:Because she is intimidated by Nina’s sophisticated experience; C:Because she has only focused on her study all her life; D:Because she is threatened by Nina’s money

8.In the Indra Nooyi video, she says she was surprised that about the advice her two daughters gave to her when she asked them if she should quit her job. What was their advice?选项： A:Follow your dream and keep your job B:Become a teacher and help poor children C:Stay home and take care of us D:Go back to India and start a company E:Go back to India and become a spiritual guru

9.The _______________（day） care of the children takes most of her time.

10.What can we learn about the daughter or the Ne rend from the passage? 选项： A: She is a smart but emotionally challenged teenager. B: She has not lived an independent life even at age 28. C: She has moved back home because she can't find a job. D: She is an unusual woman who still lives with her parents.

11.How did Natalie help the survivors? 选项： A:She gave her toys to the kids B:She took care of younger children C:She called on the White House to help D:She built an information sharing platform

12.What will the woman do on Valentine's Day? 选项： A: She will hold a huge party. B: She will stay with her boyfriend. C: She will celebrate Valentine's Day alone. D: She will have dinner at her grandparents' house.

13.Why is Doree unable to respond to small things that make people happy?选项： A:Because she suffers from PTSD (Post-traumatic syndrome disorder); B:Because she is uprooted from her hometown; C:Because she has divorced her husband; D:Because she has lost her job

14.[单选题]er">Passage Two I've known the mother sitting in front ofme at this parent-teacher conference for years, and we have been through a lottogether. I have taught three of her children, and I like to think we've evenbecome friends during our time together. She's a conscientious mother whoobviously loves her children with all of her heart. I've always been honestwith her about their strengths and weaknesses, and I think she trusts me totell her the truth .But when she hits me with the concern that's been botheringher for a while, all I can do is nod, and stall for time. "Marianna's grades are fine; I'm notworried about that, but she just doesn't seem to love learninganymore."She's absolutely right. I'd noticed the same thing about herdaughter over the previous two or three years, and I have an answer, rightthere on the tip of my tongue, for what has gone wrong. The truth-for this parent and so manyothers-is this: Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love oflearning at the altar of achievement, and it's our fault. Marianna's parentsher teachers, society at large-we are all implicated in this crime againstlearning .From her first day of school, we pointed her toward that altar andtrained her to measure her progress by means of points, scores, and awards. Wetaught Marianna that her potential is tied to her intellect, and that herintellect is more important than her character. We taught her to come homeproudly bearing As, championship trophies, and college acceptances, and weinadvertently taught her that we don't really care how she obtains them. We taughther to protect her academic and extracurricular perfection at all costs and thatit's better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk marring that perfectrecord. Above all else, we taught her to fear failure. That fear is what has destroyedher love of learning. Marianna is very smart andhigh-achieving, and her mother reminds her of that on a daily basis. However,Marianna does not get praised for the diligence and effort she puts intosticking with a hard math problem or convoluted scientific inquiry. If thatanswer at the end of the page is wrong, or if she arrives at a dead end in herresearch, she has failed-no matter what she has learned from her struggle. Andcontrary to what she may believe, in these more difficult situations she islearning. She learns to be creative in her problem-solving. She learnsdiligence. She learns self-control and perseverance. But because she is scaredto death of failing, she has started to take fewer intellectual risks. What can we learn from Paragraph 4? A Teachers usually stimulate their students to face new challenges B Children will never learn anything if they fail in their scientific inquiry. C Marianna never wins praise for the effort she puts into problem-solving. D Parents usually encourage their kids to solve the problems independently

15.She took care of the blind man as though he _____ her old father. 选项： A: had been B: were C: was D: is

16.[单选题]Passage Two I've known the mother sitting in front ofme at this parent-teacher conference for years, and we have been through a lottogether. I have taught three of her children, and I like to think we've evenbecome friends during our time together. She's a conscientious mother whoobviously loves her children with all of her heart. I've always been honestwith her about their strengths and weaknesses, and I think she trusts me totell her the truth .But when she hits me with the concern that's been botheringher for a while, all I can do is nod, and stall for time. "Marianna's grades are fine; I'm notworried about that, but she just doesn't seem to love learninganymore."She's absolutely right. I'd noticed the same thing about herdaughter over the previous two or three years, and I have an answer, rightthere on the tip of my tongue, for what has gone wrong. The truth-for this parent and so manyothers-is this: Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love oflearning at the altar of achievement, and it's our fault. Marianna's parentsher teachers, society at large-we are all implicated in this crime againstlearning .From her first day of school, we pointed her toward that altar andtrained her to measure her progress by means of points, scores, and awards. Wetaught Marianna that her potential is tied to her intellect, and that herintellect is more important than her character. We taught her to come homeproudly bearing As, championship trophies, and college acceptances, and weinadvertently taught her that we don't really care how she obtains them. We taughther to protect her academic and extracurricular perfection at all costs and thatit's better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk marring that perfectrecord. Above all else, we taught her to fear failure. That fear is what has destroyedher love of learning. Marianna is very smart andhigh-achieving, and her mother reminds her of that on a daily basis. However,Marianna does not get praised for the diligence and effort she puts intosticking with a hard math problem or convoluted scientific inquiry. If thatanswer at the end of the page is wrong, or if she arrives at a dead end in herresearch, she has failed-no matter what she has learned from her struggle. Andcontrary to what she may believe, in these more difficult situations she islearning. She learns to be creative in her problem-solving. She learnsdiligence. She learns self-control and perseverance. But because she is scaredto death of failing, she has started to take fewer intellectual risks. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that______ A the teacher is really worried about Marianna's grades B the mother has been a friend of Marianna's teacher for 2 or years C the mother has noticed her daughter's poor performance in her study D the teacher knows the reason why Marianna lost her love for learning

17.【单选题】Andrea is looking after the children. A. She can see the children. B. She is taking care of the children. C. She is looking at the children. D. The children are in front of her.