Mothers and daughters go through so much—yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother，Sheila Solomon Klass，both gifted professional writers，prove to be ideal co­writers as they examine their decades of motherhood，daughterhood，and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped(重疊)．
Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s: both have full­time careers; both have published books，articles，and stories; each has three children; they both love to read.They also love to travel—in fact，they often take trips together.But in truth，the harder they look at their lives，the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature.
A child of the Depression(大蕭條)，Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls.Starting with her college education，she has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished.Perri，on the other hand，grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s.For Sheila，wasting time or money is a crime，and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury，but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.
Each writing in her own unmistakable voice，Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains，the love and bitterness，the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together.Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork.Perri admits that she can’t sort out all the mess in the households，even though she knows it drives her mother crazy.Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working，admit long­hidden sorrows，and enjoy precious memories.
Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together，Perri and Sheila tell their mother­daughter story with honesty，humor，enthusiasm，and admiration for each other.A written account in two voices，Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet(二重奏) that produces a deep，strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.       (2013·湖北，B)
小題1:Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mother’s?
A．They both have gone through difficult times.
B．They have strong emotional ties with each other.
C．They have the same joys and pains，and love and bitterness.
D．They both have experiences as daughter，mother and writer.
小題2:The word “l(fā)uxury” in Paragraph 3 means________.
A．something rare but not pleasant
B．something that cannot be imagined
C．something expensive but not necessary
D．something that can only be enjoyed by boys
小題3:What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A．The content of the book.
B．The purpose of the book.
C．The influence of the book.
D．The writing style of the book.
小題4:How are women’s lives explored in this book?
A．In a musical form.
B．Through field research.
C．With unique writing skills.
D．From different points of view.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

小題1:　D
解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段的第一句話“Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s: both have full­time careers; both have published books，articles，and stories; each has three children; they both love to read.”可知Perri認(rèn)為她和她母親有很多相似的經(jīng)歷，故選D項。
小題2:C
解析　詞義猜測題。文章第三段第一句話“A child of the Depression(大蕭條)，Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls.”由經(jīng)濟(jì)大蕭條期間這個時間背景可推知，對于女孩子來講接受教育被認(rèn)為是昂貴而沒必要的；本段最后對Sheila和Perri消費(fèi)觀念的對比也可推知C項正確。
小題3:　A
解析　段落大意題。由第四段第一句“Each writing in her own unmistakable voice，Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains，the love and bitterness，the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together.”及最后一句“Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working，admit long­hidden sorrows，and enjoy precious memories.”以及第五段內(nèi)容可知本段是她們所寫的書的內(nèi)容，故選A項。
小題4:　D
解析　推理判斷題。由文章最后一段第一句話“Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together...”可知該書是她們從不同的觀點來探索女性的生活。
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In the United States most of the virtual water used comes from American sources .In China even less of the water associated with its products
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Employers want people who are skilled, enthusiastic and devoted．So these are the qualities that any reasonably intelligent job applicant will try to show no matter what his or her actual feelings are．In response, employers are increasingly using the questions which try and show the applicant’s true personality．
The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called the Kiersey Temperament Sorter．It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems, rather than what they know．This is often called aptitude (天資) test．
According to Mark Baldwin of Alliance, many job applicants in China are finding this type of questions difficult．“When a Chinese fills out an aptitude test, he or she will think there is a right answer but they may fail because they try to guess what the examiner wants to see．”
This is sometimes called the prisoner’s dilemma(窘境)．Applicants are trying to act cleverly in their own interest, but they fail because they don’t understand what the interviewer is looking for．Remember that in an aptitude test, the correct answer is the honest answer．
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C．To advise you how to find a good job．
D．To describe an aptitude test．
小題2:According to the writer, in an aptitude test, Chinese job applicants should ________.
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B．offer a complete answer
C．learn to tell what they really think
D．find out what the examiner wants to know
小題3:From the passage we know that ________．
A．job applicants are always trying to show their actual feelings
B．a(chǎn)pplicants should not act as cleverly as possible
C．more Chinese applicants fail to find a job
D．a(chǎn)ptitude test is becoming world-wide popular

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