When I decided to get married, my father decided to share some wisdom. “Lori, it is just as easy to love a rich man as it is to love a poor man, “ he said. My boyfriend didn’t have much money, but I loved him. “What?” I cried. “ How can you say that? I want to marry for love, NOT for money.” “ But why not marry someone you love who has money?” he asked. “Rich men are materialistic(物質主義的). I’d rather marry a poor man who loves me,” I said and he gave in.
And as we went on, with my family growing, I learned why my father put such importance on money. We had to cover the rent, car, electricity, food, and medical bills. We were under lot of pressure. The worries over whether we would be asked to move out or if we had the money to wash our clothes at the Laundromat this week made me question if I did the right thing by marrying a “poor” man.
I realized that I had entered the ranks of the poor. Not that I’d ever been rich. Most of my life, I considered us in the lower middle-class rank. We had a house of our own, food on the table, cars, clothes, and money for college. But now, as I listened to an apartment neighbour talk about her monthly “Mother’s Day” gift, I realized she was talking about her welfare check(政府發(fā)放的救濟金). And another young mother tried to “help” me out by connecting me with a friend who stole baby clothes from a department store. “ For a small cut,” she said, “ I could return my ‘purchase’(購買的東西)for cash.” It made me sick. How poor was I?
I had a college education but wasn’t using it. I insisted on not missing a minute of our children’s childhood and it came at a price. My husband was working as hard as he could and it wasn’t enough. But somehow we made it.
The kids grew. Today, we look back and see the great values gained by going through those hard years. My children are not materialistic. They never thought they were poor growing up because we always managed to give a little bit of food, money, or clothes to the “poor”. They were satisfied with the simple things in life that come free such as a beach day or a horse back ride from their dad.
We had our worries, but we still treasured our very favorite part of the day when we’d nest (棲息地)under the covers and talked about our future, the kids and how much we loved each other. Sure our financial(財政的) troubles caused a lot of fights, but we didn’t leave each other. We began to live a better life. We moved to a better community(社區(qū))with good schools for the kids. And soon, we’ll face a new challenge with wealth. But we’ll never give up.
My father died three years ago. Before he died, he knew I made the right choice. I’m proud of my decision.
【小題1】.The writer argued with her father because _________________.
A.she thought her father didn’t love her at all |
B.her father thought her boyfriend was too materialistic |
C.her father wanted her to marry a rich man while she didn’t |
D.she thought her father loved her boyfriend’s money more than him. |
A.she was often scolded(責罵)by her father |
B.she found her husband was irresponsible(不負責任的) |
C.he didn’t think her husband loved her deeply |
D.they lived a poor life with children to support |
A.often regretted not using her college education |
B.worked very hard in order to make more money |
C.had to steal baby clothes from a department store |
D.looked after her children as a professional (職業(yè)的,專業(yè)的)housewife |
A.Because the writer always gave them whatever they wanted |
B.Because the writer and her children often helped other people. |
C.Because the writer didn’t let her children play with their rich neighbours |
D.Because the writer let her children have a good life through receiving help from others. |
A.Women should always make a decision by themselves |
B.Listening to the old is important when people get married |
C.Money doesn’t matter as much as love in marriage |
D.Children don’t mind whether they have a poor family or not |
【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】C
解析試題分析:
【小題1】C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段3,4行But why not marry someone you love who has money?” he asked.說明爸爸想要我嫁一個有錢人。故C正確。
【小題2】.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段前4行And as we went on, with my family growing, I learned why my father put such importance on money. We had to cover the rent, car, electricity, food, and medical bills. We were under lot of pressure. The worries over whether we would be asked to move out or if we had the money to wash our clothes at the Laundromat this week說明生活中的種種壓力讓我不堪重負,有了嫁給窮人正確與否的疑問。故D說法正確。
【小題3】.D 推理題。根據(jù)第四段第二句I insisted on not missing a minute of our children’s childhood and it came at a price.說明我一直和孩子在一起,那么我放棄了工作做家庭主婦了。故D正確。
【小題4】B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段第2行because we always managed to give a little bit of food, money, or clothes to the “poor”.說明B正確。
【小題5】.C 主旨大意題。文章通過我的故事告訴大家在婚姻中。錢不如愛重要,只要有了愛就什么都有了。故C正確。
考點:考查情感類短文閱讀
點評:文章通過我的故事告訴大家在婚姻中。錢不如愛重要,只要有了愛就什么都有了。以推理題的考查為主,結合上下文提供的語境和信息進行簡單的概括和判斷再根據(jù)詞義關系推斷具體細節(jié)。
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Dec. 24, 1848
Dear Johnston,
Your request for eighty dollars, I do not think it best to satisfy now. At the various times when I have helped you a little, you have said to me, “We can get along very well again,” but in a very short time I find you in the same difficulty again. Now this can only happen by some fault in your behavior. What that fault is, I think I know. You are not lazy, and still you are an idler(游手好閑). I doubt whether since I saw you, you have done a good whole day’s work, in any other day. You do not very much dislike to work, and still you do not work much, merely because it does not seem to you that you could get much for it.
This habit of uselessly wasting time is the whole difficulty; it is vastly important to you, and still more so to your children, that you should break this habit. It is more important to them, because they have longer to live, and can keep out of an idle habit before they are in it, easier than they can get out after they are in.
You are now in need of some ready money; and what I suggest is, that you shall go to work hard, for somebody who will give you money for it.
Let father and your boys take charge of your things at home-prepare for a crop, and make the crop, and you go to work for the best money wages, or to pay back any debt you owe. And to secure you a fair reward for your labor, I now promise you that for every dollar you will, between this and the first of May, get for your own labor, I will then give you one other dollar. By this, if you hire yourself at ten dollars a month, from me you will get ten more, making twenty dollars a month for your work.
Now if you will do this, you will soon be out of debt, and what is better, you will have a habit that will keep you from getting in debt again. But if I should now clear you out, next year you will be just as deep in as ever. You say you would almost give your place in Heaven for $ 70 or $80. Then you value your place in Heaven cheaply, for I am sure you can with the offer I make you get the seventy or eighty dollars for four or five months’ work. You say if I furnish you the money you will deed(抵押) me the land, and if you don’t pay the money back, you will deliver possession-Nonsense! If you can’t now live with the land, how will you then live without it? You have always been kind to me, and I do not now mean to be unkind to you. On the contrary, if you will but follow my advice, you will find it worth more than eight time eighty dollars to you.
Affectionately
Your brother
A. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln wrote the letter to Johnston mainly to ________.
A. show his concern for him B. recommend him to save money
C. decline his request and motivate him D. introduce him a new job
What’s the problem with Johnston, according to Lincoln?
A. He was very lazy. B. He wasted time a lot.
C. He couldn’t get much from work. D. He disliked working.
In the letter Lincoln suggested that Johnston should ________.
A. keep himself from getting into trouble B. go to work hard for somebody
C. manage well the things at home D. keep the children out of the idle habit
If Johnston got one dollar for his work, Lincoln promised to _________.
A. reward him with labor B. pay off his debt
C. hire him at 10 dollars a month D. give him another dollar
In order to get 80 dollars from Lincoln, Johnston promised to ________.
A. take away his place in Heaven B. deed Lincoln the land
C. live without the land D. do good work every day
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Dec. 24, 1848
Dear Johnston,
Your request for eighty dollars, I do not think it best to satisfy now. At the various times when I have helped you a little, you have said to me, “We can get along very well again,” but in a very short time I find you in the same difficulty again. Now this can only happen by some fault in your behavior. What that fault is, I think I know. You are not lazy, and still you are an idler(游手好閑). I doubt whether since I saw you, you have done a good whole day’s work, in any other day. You do not very much dislike to work, and still you do not work much, merely because it does not seem to you that you could get much for it.
This habit of uselessly wasting time is the whole difficulty; it is vastly important to you, and still more so to your children, that you should break this habit. It is more important to them, because they have longer to live, and can keep out of an idle habit before they are in it, easier than they can get out after they are in.
You are now in need of some ready money; and what I suggest is, that you shall go to work hard, for somebody who will give you money for it.
Let father and your boys take charge of your things at home-prepare for a crop, and make the crop, and you go to work for the best money wages, or to pay back any debt you owe. And to secure you a fair reward for your labor, I now promise you that for every dollar you will, between this and the first of May, get for your own labor, I will then give you one other dollar. By this, if you hire yourself at ten dollars a month, from me you will get ten more, making twenty dollars a month for your work.
Now if you will do this, you will soon be out of debt, and what is better, you will have a habit that will keep you from getting in debt again. But if I should now clear you out, next year you will be just as deep in as ever. You say you would almost give your place in Heaven for $ 70 or $80. Then you value your place in Heaven cheaply, for I am sure you can with the offer I make you get the seventy or eighty dollars for four or five months’ work. You say if I furnish you the money you will deed(抵押) me the land, and if you don’t pay the money back, you will deliver possession-Nonsense! If you can’t now live with the land, how will you then live without it? You have always been kind to me, and I do not now mean to be unkind to you. On the contrary, if you will but follow my advice, you will find it worth more than eight time eighty dollars to you.
Affectionately
Your brother
A. Lincoln
【小題1】Abraham Lincoln wrote the letter to Johnston mainly to ________.
A.show his concern for him | B.recommend him to save money |
C.decline his request and motivate him | D.introduce him a new job |
A.He was very lazy. | B.He wasted time a lot. |
C.He couldn’t get much from work. | D.He disliked working. |
A.keep himself from getting into trouble | B.go to work hard for somebody |
C.manage well the things at home | D.keep the children out of the idle habit |
A.reward him with labor | B.pay off his debt |
C.hire him at 10 dollars a month | D.give him another dollar |
A.take away his place in Heaven | B.deed Lincoln the land |
C.live without the land | D.do good work every day |
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With their weakening bodies, advanced age or increasing pressure of work or study, people have been advised and usually persuaded to have health care products. Do you remember your first time to take a nutritional supplement(營養(yǎng)補充品)? What was your first impression?
Posted by Amy, Dec. 23, 2010 8:05 PM
Madeline on Dec. 24, 2010 7:25 PM
Years ago, as a young mom with two small children, I struggled to keep up with the demands of a busy life. One day, I woke up feeling so tired that I knew something had to change!
A friend gave me some Royal Jelly—an amazing substance(物質)from the beehive(蜂房). I was doubtful, but desperate…so I tried it! In time, I began to experience renewed energy and vitality(活力)like never before! Now, over two decades later, I travel all round the country, sharing my life-changing experience. I’m grateful for the energy to keep up and love to share this wonderful discovery with others.
Blanca on Dec. 25, 2010 7:02 PM
Ten years ago, when I was 73, my mind wanted to be busy and useful, but my body didn’t. I became tired and lethargic(無精打采的). That’s when my daughter Madeline tried to persuade me to try her special Royal Jelly. It made such a dramatic(巨大的)difference in her life, so she was sure it could help me too! Hesitating for 2 days, I gave in. She was right! I no longer felt worn out. I had a new, youthful zest(熱情)for life and I’ve been OK — thanks to Royal Jelly!
Lori on Dec. 25, 2010 10:27 PM
When my mom Madeline was introduced to Royal Jelly, it affected my life, too! Mom gave me some of her fantastic Royal Jelly. Boy, things did turn around! I had more energy and stamina(耐力)and was finally able to keep up with high school and, eventually, college activities. Today, I’m a busy mom in my mid-thirties with two active boys and a new business! I have enough energy to do it all! I’m glad I took my Mom’s advice.
【小題1】.
.From the text, we learn that ________________. .
A.Madeline became more than willing to take Royal Jelly at the very beginning |
B.Lori was grateful partly because Royal Jelly helped him to improve his studies |
C.Royal Jelly is a product that can help renew a person’s energy and vitality |
D.Amy has benefited from Royal Jelly so she posted a topic about the product |
A.She replied to the topic on Christmas Eve. |
B.She tried Royal Jelly without hesitation. |
C.She is now supposed to be in her seventies. |
D.She was the second one to reply to the topic. |
A.Lori and Blanca are Madeline’s grandchildren. |
B.Madeline is Blanca’s daughter and Lori’s mother. |
C.Blanca is Lori and Madeline’s great grandmother. |
D.They have no blood relationship but friendship. |
A.In a sports club. | B.On an Internet page. |
C.In a fiction. | D.In a travel magazine. |
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With their weakening bodies, advanced age or increasing pressure of work or study, people have been advised and usually persuaded to have health care products. Do you remember your first time to take a nutritional supplement(營養(yǎng)補充品)? What was your first impression?
Posted by Amy, Dec. 23, 2010 8:05 PM
Madeline on Dec. 24, 2010 7:25 PM
Years ago, as a young mom with two small children, I struggled to keep up with the demands of a busy life. One day, I woke up feeling so tired that I knew something had to change!
A friend gave me some Royal Jelly—an amazing substance(物質)from the beehive(蜂房). I was doubtful, but desperate…so I tried it! In time, I began to experience renewed energy and vitality(活力)like never before! Now, over two decades later, I travel all round the country, sharing my life-changing experience. I’m grateful for the energy to keep up and love to share this wonderful discovery with others.
Blanca on Dec. 25, 2010 7:02 PM
Ten years ago, when I was 73, my mind wanted to be busy and useful, but my body didn’t. I became tired and lethargic(無精打采的). That’s when my daughter Madeline tried to persuade me to try her special Royal Jelly. It made such a dramatic(巨大的)difference in her life, so she was sure it could help me too! Hesitating for 2 days, I gave in. She was right! I no longer felt worn out. I had a new, youthful zest(熱情)for life and I’ve been OK — thanks to Royal Jelly!
Lori on Dec. 25, 2010 10:27 PM
When my mom Madeline was introduced to Royal Jelly, it affected my life, too! Mom gave me some of her fantastic Royal Jelly. Boy, things did turn around! I had more energy and stamina(耐力)and was finally able to keep up with high school and, eventually, college activities. Today, I’m a busy mom in my mid-thirties with two active boys and a new business! I have enough energy to do it all! I’m glad I took my Mom’s advice.
1..
.From the text, we learn that ________________. .
A. Madeline became more than willing to take Royal Jelly at the very beginning
B. Lori was grateful partly because Royal Jelly helped him to improve his studies
C. Royal Jelly is a product that can help renew a person’s energy and vitality
D. Amy has benefited from Royal Jelly so she posted a topic about the product
2..
Which of the following is true of Blanca?
A. She replied to the topic on Christmas Eve.
B. She tried Royal Jelly without hesitation.
C. She is now supposed to be in her seventies.
D. She was the second one to reply to the topic.
3..
. What’s the relationship between the Royal Jelly takers?
A. Lori and Blanca are Madeline’s grandchildren.
B. Madeline is Blanca’s daughter and Lori’s mother.
C. Blanca is Lori and Madeline’s great grandmother.
D. They have no blood relationship but friendship.
4..
Where can we most probably read this text?
A. In a sports club. B. On an Internet page.
C. In a fiction. D. In a travel magazine.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010-2011學年湖北省武漢市武昌區(qū)高三上學期元月調研測試英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
Dec. 24, 1848
Dear Johnston,
Your request for eighty dollars, I do not think it best to satisfy now. At the various times when I have helped you a little, you have said to me, “We can get along very well again,” but in a very short time I find you in the same difficulty again. Now this can only happen by some fault in your behavior. What that fault is, I think I know. You are not lazy, and still you are an idler(游手好閑). I doubt whether since I saw you, you have done a good whole day’s work, in any other day. You do not very much dislike to work, and still you do not work much, merely because it does not seem to you that you could get much for it.
This habit of uselessly wasting time is the whole difficulty; it is vastly important to you, and still more so to your children, that you should break this habit. It is more important to them, because they have longer to live, and can keep out of an idle habit before they are in it, easier than they can get out after they are in.
You are now in need of some ready money; and what I suggest is, that you shall go to work hard, for somebody who will give you money for it.
Let father and your boys take charge of your things at home-prepare for a crop, and make the crop, and you go to work for the best money wages, or to pay back any debt you owe. And to secure you a fair reward for your labor, I now promise you that for every dollar you will, between this and the first of May, get for your own labor, I will then give you one other dollar. By this, if you hire yourself at ten dollars a month, from me you will get ten more, making twenty dollars a month for your work.
Now if you will do this, you will soon be out of debt, and what is better, you will have a habit that will keep you from getting in debt again. But if I should now clear you out, next year you will be just as deep in as ever. You say you would almost give your place in Heaven for $ 70 or $80. Then you value your place in Heaven cheaply, for I am sure you can with the offer I make you get the seventy or eighty dollars for four or five months’ work. You say if I furnish you the money you will deed(抵押) me the land, and if you don’t pay the money back, you will deliver possession-Nonsense! If you can’t now live with the land, how will you then live without it? You have always been kind to me, and I do not now mean to be unkind to you. On the contrary, if you will but follow my advice, you will find it worth more than eight time eighty dollars to you.
Affectionately
Your brother
A. Lincoln
1.Abraham Lincoln wrote the letter to Johnston mainly to ________.
A.show his concern for him |
B.recommend him to save money |
C.decline his request and motivate him |
D.introduce him a new job |
2.What’s the problem with Johnston, according to Lincoln?
A.He was very lazy. |
B.He wasted time a lot. |
C.He couldn’t get much from work. |
D.He disliked working. |
3.In the letter Lincoln suggested that Johnston should ________.
A.keep himself from getting into trouble |
B.go to work hard for somebody |
C.manage well the things at home |
D.keep the children out of the idle habit |
4.If Johnston got one dollar for his work, Lincoln promised to _________.
A.reward him with labor |
B.pay off his debt |
C.hire him at 10 dollars a month |
D.give him another dollar |
5.In order to get 80 dollars from Lincoln, Johnston promised to ________.
A.take away his place in Heaven |
B.deed Lincoln the land |
C.live without the land |
D.do good work every day |
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