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1、 阅读与理解练习题及答案 Passage 1 My mother raised me as best as she could，taking on odd jobs in the neighborhood for moneyStill without a father to tell me how to act and what was expected of me，I felt lost1 wandered for years and got involved with tough guys on the East Side of New YorkThey would fight madly
2、 over a dropped coinThey would steal to get what they wantedI wanted to be like them It was lucky for me that I left the city and entered a world of discipline，after following my mothers adviceDuring three years of military service，I had time to rethink my life，and my thoughts often ran to my mother
3、I realized suddenly just how much of a heartache I must have been to her，how little I had noticed her sufferingWhen my father left this worldmy mother was completely aloneTo support us，my mother cleaned apartments and took in washing and ironing from the neighborsAnd as she worked hard at this labor
4、，she kept her head highEach week she would bring a pile of books home from the library and read to usMy mother had wanted nothing more，than for me to turn into an honest responsible manBut I had acted against her. Finally，almost too late l had the sense to feel shame Ten years passed and I returned
5、to the apartment On the East SideI knew I wouldnt fall back in with the wrong people，although I still wasnt sure where I was headingMy mother,I could tellwas worried about meIn my neighborhood, to become a police officer or a firefighter was a mark of significant social success and achievement. For
6、me it was an opportunity for a real start in life. I wondered if I was up to itbut I knew that it was time to tryWhen I found myself in the big hall raising my hands to take the firefighters oath (誓言)of office，my mother was sitting a few rows behind with a smile of reliefShe knew that at last I was
7、off on lifes road and moving steadilyHer smile said，“My job is finally done” 1From this story，we may guess that the East Side of New York must be a_C_area Acommercial Brich Cpoor Ddistant本题考判断能力。从作者对自己经历的叙述，可以判断他生活在穷人区，所以答案为c。 2The author used to behave himself_D_. A. oddly Btoughly Cremarkably Dbad
8、ly本题考概括能力。第一段和第二段都表明作者曾经跟坏人混在一起，所以答案为D。 3From the context，we understand that “odd jobs”in the first paragraph refer to jobs_B_ Aof cleaning,washing and ironing C. which one can make extra money With Bwhich are not regular or fixed Dwith house work本题考根据上下文猜测词语的能力。odd jobs指的是“零活，打零工”，第二段中所说washing等是举例
9、，所以答案为B。4In the first sentence of the,second paragraphthe author says“It was lucky for me that.”The lucky experience he talks about here is his experience of_A_ A. the three years of military service Bleaving a world of discipline Cleaving the city and his mother Dremembering the books his mother re
10、ad to her children本题考推理能力。作者说幸运，显然是指后面一句提到的三年军队生活经历，因此答案为A。5. What is not true according to the passage? B AAfter her husband died，his mother did all available jobs to support the family BThe author was surprised that he was accepted as a firefighter C. The author finally realized that his mother al
11、ways wanted him to be an honest and responsible man DIn face of poverty，his mother never lowered her headShe bravely struggled on本题考概括和判断能力。A，C，D各条内容在文中都有叙述，作者对自己的前途虽然没有把握，但对自己去争取一个新的生活还是充满信心，所以答案为B。参考译文：母亲通过在附近打零工挣点钱，尽她最大的能力把我抚养大。但是没有父亲告诉我应该怎么做，我应该期待什么.我迷茫了.几年来我一直在彷徨，并混入了纽约贫民区的一帮凶悍的青年。他们可以为了一枚掉了的硬币
12、疯狂打架，他们会用偷的形式获得他们想要的，我想和他们一样。幸运的是，离开了城市之后，通过遵循母亲的指导我进入了一个有序的世界，三年的军役生活让我重思我的生活。我的思绪常常飘到母亲那里。突然间我认识到我带给了她多大的麻烦，而我却很少注意到他的痛苦。自从父亲不在后，母亲非常孤独。为了抚养我们，母亲为邻居打扫房间，洗、熨衣服。虽然她以这种工作拼命挣钱，却始终保持很高的思想觉悟。每周她都会从图书馆买一大堆的书回家，读给我们听。母亲只想让我做一个负责任的人，其它再别无所求。但是我却与他唱反调。最后我才觉得有愧于她，但几乎太晚了。十年过去了，我又回到了贫民区的那个家。尽管我不确定我未来的人生路该往哪去，但
13、是绝不会再和那些家伙混在一起。我能够感觉出母亲为我担心。我的邻居们认为，能做一名警官或是消防员就代表着社会上的成功。而对我来说那就是新生活开始的机会。我想知道我能否等到那一刻，可是我知道现在应该试一试了。我不知道是否能达到这个标准，但我知道这是该尝试的时候了。当我站在大厅里举起我的手作为作消防员就职宣誓时，我的母亲就坐在后几排，如释重负。她知道我最终走上了生活的道路并稳定下来了，她的微笑告诉我：“我的任务完成了。” Passage 2 PALO ALTO，California“Switching off the television may help prevent children from
14、 getting fatter，even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise”US researchers said last week A study of 192 third and fourth graders，generally aged eight and nine，found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds(09kg)less
15、over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet “The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity，”said Thomas Robinson，a pediatrician(儿科专家)at Stanford University “American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing video games，and rates of childhood being very fat have double
