During my elementary school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany's mom.
Tiffany's mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. Her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. I really admired Tiffany. My mom didn't give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave myself. I was annoyed with her.
Whenever I didn't get what I wanted, I would complain to my mom, Tiffany's mom would give her that! I wish she were my mom. "Every time, my morn would calmly say "Poor Tiffany". I couldn't understand her. "She shouldn't be feeling sorry for Tiffany!" I thought. "She should be feeling sorry for me."
One day, I couldn't help saying to Mom, "Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her? " I burst into tears.
My mom sat down next to me and said softly. "Yes, I do feel sorry for her. I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught. "
I looked up at her. "What are you talking about?"
Mom said with care, "One day she will really want something. Maybe she'll find out that she can't have it. Her mother won't always be around to give her money, and what's more, money can't buy everything. "
She continued, "I have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want. You'll know how to look for bargains and save money, but she won't. You'll understand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she won't. When Tiffany is a grown woman, she'll wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one you've got. Life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food. "
It took some time, but I eventually understood my mom's words. Now I am a happy and successful woman.
小題1:During the author's elementary school years, she        .
A．wished that her mom were as good as Tiffany's
B．went to school with Tiffany every day
C．usually compared her lesson with Tiffany's
D．sometimes gave lots of money to Tiffany
小題2:Why did the author's mom always say "Poor Tiffany"?
A．She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor.
B．She wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.
C．She thought that Tiffany was spoiled by her mother.
D．She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany.
小題3:What do we learn about the author's mother?
A．She was strict and taught the author to be independent.
B．She cared for other people's children more than her own.
C．She thought that life lessons were as important as money.
D．She was so poor that she couldn't give the author much money.
小題4:What can we infer from the passage?
A．The author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past.
B．The author's mother felt sorry for Tiffany.
C．Tiffany's mother took the author's mother's advice.
D．The author is thankful to her mother now.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：文章講述作者由反感母親對自己嚴格對待到慢慢接受并珍視的故事。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從文章第一段的句子：I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany’s mom.  可知在作者小學的時候，她希望自己的媽媽能和Tiffany 的媽媽一樣好，選A。
小題2:細節(jié)題：從文章倒數(shù)第三段的句子; One day she will really want something. Maybe she’ll find out that she can’t have it. Her mother won’t always be around to give her money,可知作者的媽媽總是說“Poor Tiffany”，因為她認為Tiffany被她媽媽寵壞了，選C。
小題3:推理題：從文章第二段的句子：My mom didn’t give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave myself. 和倒數(shù)第二段的句子;可知作者的媽媽很嚴格，教孩子要獨立，選A。
小題4:推理題：從文章最后一段的句子：It took some time, but I eventually understood my mom’s words. Now I am a happy and successful woman.  可知作者現(xiàn)在很感激媽媽，選D。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I_____an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against _____of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not ______ have scored more than 80. ____, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him -- and he always _____ it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man____questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a _____. In a world where I have to work with my ____, I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man_____.He had a habit of telling ____. One time he said, "Doe. a deaf-and-dumb (聾啞) man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ______ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He ______ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk ______ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doe. the______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. ______ do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his ______ and asked for them. I've been ______ that on all my customers today, but I knew ______ I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Dr. I knew you couldn't be very______.
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
小題1:
A．failedB．wroteC．receivedD．chose
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)n averageB．a(chǎn) totalC．a(chǎn)n examD．a(chǎn) number
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．possiblyC．certainlyD．frequently
小題4:
A．ThenB．ThusC．Therefore D．Yet
小題5:
A．fixedB．checkedC．droveD．changed
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)nsweredB．practisedC．designedD．tried
小題7:
A．teacherB．doctorC．winnerD．fool
小題8:
A．brainsB．effortC．handsD．a(chǎn)ttention
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)gainB．a(chǎn)s usualC．tooD．a(chǎn)s well
小題10:
A．liesB．jokesC．newsD．tales
小題11:
A．boughtB．testedC．foundD．needed
小題12:
A．cuttingB．hammering C．wavingD．circling
小題13:
A．noddedB．raisedC．shookD．turned
小題14:
A．broughtB．packedC．sentD．sold
小題15:
A．cleverB．otherC．rightD．next
小題16:
A．WhatB．HowC．WhoD．Which
小題17:
A．imagination B．handC．voiceD．information
小題18:
A．tryingB．provingC．practising D．examining
小題19:
A．for sureB．a(chǎn)t onceC．in factD．right now
小題20:
A．clearB．sillyC．slowD．smart

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