_____________. “I have found my place in the market. People love the individuality and I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing a nondescript. shape turn into something almost lifelike,” he says.［A］Graham has become increasingly busy, supplying flat-packed
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_____________. “I have found my place in the market. People love the individuality and I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing a nondescript. shape turn into something almost lifelike,” he says.
［A］Graham has become increasingly busy, supplying flat-packed weathervanes to clients worldwide.
［B］Graham decided to concentrate his efforts on a weathervane business. He had served an apprenticeship as a precision engineer and had worked in that trade for 15 years when he and his wife, Liz, agreed to swap roles—she went out to work as an architectural assistant and he stayed at home to look after the children and build up the business.
［C］Last month, a local school was opened with his galleon ship weathervane hoisted above it.
［D］“For centuries, weathervanes have kept communities in touch with the elements, signaling those shifts in wind direction that bring about changes in the weather,” he explains.
［E］Graham has no plans for expansion, as he wants to keep the business as a rural craft.
［F］Graham has now perfected over 100 original designs. He works to very fine detail, always seeking approval for the design of the silhouette from the customer before proceeding with the hand-cutting.
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第1题：
--My mother is preparing my favorite dishes, Go with me and have a taste, okay?
--_______. And I’ll be glad to meet your parents.
A．I think soB．I’d love toC．I’m sureD．I hope so
正确答案：A
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第2题：
请阅读短文。
Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made.Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-clear memory of dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil, reading about other people's observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do notmake a scientist; one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a qualityI lack. A scientist can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he
查看材料A．just rends about other people's observations and discoveries
B．comes up with solution in most natural ways
C．has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic
D．lacks some of the qualities required of scientist答案：D解析：由最后一段“one ofthe outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline．A quality I lack．”可知，D项正确。 -
第3题：
Do you have any idea what you would like to be and do after graduation? A lot of people don′! begin thinking about careers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is too late.
When people are trying to decide what they want to do, it helps to know something they love. Ever since I was little, I′ve always been doing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls and progressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to do this and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances and other big events.
I have been thinking about what I would like to do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered that I might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist and asked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what she would recommend I do. I considered her advice and then did more research.
I used Aveda′ s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. I found their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years, I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not only offers cosmetology, but also massage therapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州), so I plan to apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highly recommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in hair care, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyone there is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinking about what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitely pursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
We know from the text that a cosmetologist is ___________.A.a chemist working at college
B.a person who works in the institute
C.a doctor in a hospital
D.a person doing all types of body care for people答案：D解析：推断题。通过全文作者的描述，比如“It helps students become future industry leaders in hair care，skin care，makeup and total body wellness”等可知答案为D。 -
第4题：
Do you have any idea what you would like to be and do after graduation? A lot of people don′! begin thinking about careers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is too late.
When people are trying to decide what they want to do, it helps to know something they love. Ever since I was little, I′ve always been doing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls and progressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to do this and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances and other big events.
I have been thinking about what I would like to do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered that I might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist and asked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what she would recommend I do. I considered her advice and then did more research.
I used Aveda′ s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. I found their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years, I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not only offers cosmetology, but also massage therapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州), so I plan to apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highly recommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in hair care, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyone there is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinking about what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitely pursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
Why does the author think it′s too late for people to start thinking about careers in junior or senior year?A.Because he/she began to think about them when very young.
B.Because many people are too old to learn.
C.Because a lot of people can't grasp the opportunity.
D.Because many people have little they love.答案：A解析：推断题。根据第二段可知，作者很小的时候，就开始想这个问题了。 -
第5题：
When I opened the first "Body Shop" in 1976, what I wanted to do was to earn （挣） enough money to feed my children. Today the "Body Shop" is a great company growing fast all around the world. In the years since we began, I have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, because I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run a successful business without giving up what you really believe in.
It's not an ordinary business book. It is not just about my life, either. The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun, and can be run with love and do good. In business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of my family and to feel excited by something unusual. I have always wanted the people who work for the "Body Shop" to feel the same way.
Now this book sends these ideas out into the world, and makes them public. I'd like to think there are no limits （界限） to our "family", and no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I hope you do, too.
What is the writer's main purpose （目的） in writing this text?A. To tell the reader her life story.
B. To tell people how she brought up her children.
C. To let people know how rich she was.
D. To introduce her ideas to the reader.答案：D解析： -
第6题：
共用题干
Knitting
My mother knew how to knit（编织）,but she never taught me. She assumed, as did many women of her generation,that knitting was no longer a skill worth passing down from mother to daughter. A combination of feminism（女权主义）and consumerism（消费主义）made many women feel that such homely accomplishments were now out of date.My Grandmother still knit-ted,though,and every Christmas she made a pair of socks for my brother and me,of red wool. They were the ones we wore under our ice skates（冰鞋）,when it was really important to have warm feet.
Knitting is a nervous habit that happens to be productive.It helped me quit smoking by giving my hands something else to do .It is wonderful for depression because no matter what else happens,you are creating something beautiful.Time spent in front of the television or just sitting is no longer time wasted.
I love breathing life into the patterns.It's true magic,finding a neglected,dog-eared old book with the perfect snowflake design,buying the same Germantown wool my grandmother used, in the exact blue to match my daughter's eyes,taking it on the train with me every day for two months,working enthusiastically to get it done by Christmas,staying up late after the stockings are filled to sew in the sleeves and weave in the ends.
Knitting has taught me patience.I know that if I just keep going,even if it takes months, there will be a reward.When I make a mistake,I know that anger will not fix it,that I just have to go back and take out the stitches（针脚）between and start over again.
People often ask if I would do it for money,and the answer is always a definite no.In the first place,you could not pay me enough for the hours I put into a sweater. But more important, this is an activity I keep separate from such considerations.I knit it to cover my children and oth-er people I love in warmth and color. I knit to give them something earthly that money could never buy.
Knitting gives my life an alternative rhythm to the daily deadline.By day I can write about Northern Ireland or the New York City Police Department and get paid for it,but on the train home,surrounded by people with laptops,I stage my little rebellion.I take out my old knitting bag and join the centuries of women who have knitted for love.According to the passage,which of the following statements about knitting is NOT true?
A: Knitting helps one get rid of bad habits.
B: Knitting helps one get free from a bad mood.
C: Knitting requires patience.
D: Knitting is a profit-making business.答案：D解析：第一段第三句明确提供了此问题的答案，只是变换了表达方法即把“made many Women feel”改为“were influenced by”而已。C项和D项都不全面，A项文章没提到，而且答非所问。
第一段最后一句间接提示了本问题的答案。他们把祖母为他们织的毛袜子穿在冰鞋里，难道不是去滑冰吗？
即使不知道“quit”这个词的词义，也可以从该句子猜到：如果两只手都有别的事干，还能去抽烟吗？ 另外，运用排除法也可以找到答案：speed up意为“加速”，slow down意为“减慢”,build up意为“树立，建立”，这些在这里与smoking连用显然不通，只有quit 才合适。to quit = to stop , cease , discontinue or to give up。
选项D在短文第五段尤其第一句作者已明确说“编织不是为了挣钱”；选项A在短文第二段第二句得到证实（"It helped me quit smoking")；选项B在短文第二段第三句已得到证实（"it is wonderful for depression")；选项C在短文第四段尤其第一句也得到证实（"knitting has taught me patience")。因此只有选项D与原文不符，是最佳答案。
短文第二段第四句说“在电视机前度过的时间或闲坐不再是浪费时间”，证明选项 B是正确的；短文最后一段说“编织改变了我一天的安排，它使我的生活换了个样”，可见编织丰富了她的生活，证明选项C是正确的；短文第五段最后两句作者说“我编织是为了让我的孩子和我所爱的人穿起来暖和而且绚丽多彩，我编织所给予他们的是世间用金钱所绝对买不到的东西”，可见选项D也是正确的；只有选项A说“为了省钱”是短文中没有提到的，面且从文章来判断，也绝不是作者编织的目的，故应是最佳答案。 -
第7题：
共用题干
Knitting
My mother knew how to knit（编织）,but she never taught me. She assumed, as did many women of her generation,that knitting was no longer a skill worth passing down from mother to daughter. A combination of feminism（女权主义）and consumerism（消费主义）made many women feel that such homely accomplishments were now out of date.My Grandmother still knit-ted,though,and every Christmas she made a pair of socks for my brother and me,of red wool. They were the ones we wore under our ice skates（冰鞋）,when it was really important to have warm feet.
Knitting is a nervous habit that happens to be productive.It helped me quit smoking by giving my hands something else to do .It is wonderful for depression because no matter what else happens,you are creating something beautiful.Time spent in front of the television or just sitting is no longer time wasted.
I love breathing life into the patterns.It's true magic,finding a neglected,dog-eared old book with the perfect snowflake design,buying the same Germantown wool my grandmother used, in the exact blue to match my daughter's eyes,taking it on the train with me every day for two months,working enthusiastically to get it done by Christmas,staying up late after the stockings are filled to sew in the sleeves and weave in the ends.
Knitting has taught me patience.I know that if I just keep going,even if it takes months, there will be a reward.When I make a mistake,I know that anger will not fix it,that I just have to go back and take out the stitches（针脚）between and start over again.
People often ask if I would do it for money,and the answer is always a definite no.In the first place,you could not pay me enough for the hours I put into a sweater. But more important, this is an activity I keep separate from such considerations.I knit it to cover my children and oth-er people I love in warmth and color. I knit to give them something earthly that money could never buy.
Knitting gives my life an alternative rhythm to the daily deadline.By day I can write about Northern Ireland or the New York City Police Department and get paid for it,but on the train home,surrounded by people with laptops,I stage my little rebellion.I take out my old knitting bag and join the centuries of women who have knitted for love.The word"quit" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to______.
A: "give up"
B: "speed up"
C: "slow down"
D: "build up"答案：A解析：第一段第三句明确提供了此问题的答案，只是变换了表达方法即把“made many Women feel”改为“were influenced by”而已。C项和D项都不全面，A项文章没提到，而且答非所问。
第一段最后一句间接提示了本问题的答案。他们把祖母为他们织的毛袜子穿在冰鞋里，难道不是去滑冰吗？
即使不知道“quit”这个词的词义，也可以从该句子猜到：如果两只手都有别的事干，还能去抽烟吗？ 另外，运用排除法也可以找到答案：speed up意为“加速”，slow down意为“减慢”,build up意为“树立，建立”，这些在这里与smoking连用显然不通，只有quit 才合适。to quit = to stop , cease , discontinue or to give up。
选项D在短文第五段尤其第一句作者已明确说“编织不是为了挣钱”；选项A在短文第二段第二句得到证实（"It helped me quit smoking")；选项B在短文第二段第三句已得到证实（"it is wonderful for depression")；选项C在短文第四段尤其第一句也得到证实（"knitting has taught me patience")。因此只有选项D与原文不符，是最佳答案。
短文第二段第四句说“在电视机前度过的时间或闲坐不再是浪费时间”，证明选项 B是正确的；短文最后一段说“编织改变了我一天的安排，它使我的生活换了个样”，可见编织丰富了她的生活，证明选项C是正确的；短文第五段最后两句作者说“我编织是为了让我的孩子和我所爱的人穿起来暖和而且绚丽多彩，我编织所给予他们的是世间用金钱所绝对买不到的东西”，可见选项D也是正确的；只有选项A说“为了省钱”是短文中没有提到的，面且从文章来判断，也绝不是作者编织的目的，故应是最佳答案。 -
第8题：
I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other. The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water. Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships. As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.From the passage we know that （）.
- A、the author complains about her parents" being too understanding
- B、the author has been studying marriages for more than 20 years
- C、people divorced mainly because they didn"t love each other
- D、some people divorced because they couldn"t understand each other
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第9题：
单选题I have not found my stowage plan yet; in fact，I am not sure（）I could have done with it.Awhether
Bwhat
Cwhy
Dwhen
正确答案： A解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
单选题I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other. The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water. Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships. As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.If we are to understand our partners, we should firstly （）.Ahave willingness to do so
Bhave love for them
Cget into connection with them
Dcare about them
正确答案： A解析： [解析] 事实细节题。题干的大意是：如果要理解我们的同伴，我们首先应该______。从文章第二段第四、五句可知，有理解的意愿是首要的，故选A。 -
第11题：
单选题I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other. The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water. Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships. As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.Which of the following statements is true according to the passageAUnderstanding is more important to parenting relationship than to other intimate relationships.
BUnderstanding is less important than love as far as marriage is concerned.
CUnderstanding is more important than love to some degree.
DUnderstanding is more often neglected in parenting relationship.
正确答案： B解析： [解析] 事实细节题。题干的大意是：根据文章下列那句话是正确的根据文章第一段第一句话可知，C选项是正确的。 -
第12题：
单选题—______ you come with me to Lang Lang’s piano concert this evening?—I’d love to, but I have to study for my math test.AShould
BMay
CMust
DCan
正确答案： C解析：
句意：—今晚你能和我一起去听郎朗的钢琴演奏会吗? —我很想去，但是我得准备我的数学考试。本题考查情态动词的用法。结合语境可知D项can“能够”为正确选项。should应该。may可能。must必须。 -
第13题：
Would you like me to help you make a plan for the summer vacation?().
A. No, I already have my plans.
B. I'd love to, but I'm busy today.
C. I'm ill, so I shouldn't go out.
参考答案：A
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第14题：
Do you have any idea what you would like to be and do after graduation? A lot of people don′! begin thinking about careers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is too late.
When people are trying to decide what they want to do, it helps to know something they love. Ever since I was little, I′ve always been doing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls and progressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to do this and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances and other big events.
I have been thinking about what I would like to do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered that I might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist and asked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what she would recommend I do. I considered her advice and then did more research.
I used Aveda′ s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. I found their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years, I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not only offers cosmetology, but also massage therapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州), so I plan to apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highly recommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in hair care, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyone there is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinking about what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitely pursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
The author plans to apply to the institute in Minneapolis NOT because ___________.A.the people there are good to others
B.some people advise him/er to do so
C.the institute is free of charge
D.the institute is helpful to his/her future答案：C解析：细节题。根据“I used Aveda’s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit(贷款)I would need from high school to apply．"可知，作者并不是免费求学的。 -
第15题：
--Have you found the information about famous people__________ you can use for the report?
--Not yet. I′ ll search some on the Internet.A.which
B.whom
C.what
D.who答案：A解析：考查引导定语从句的关系词。第一句的意思是“你找到你要用在报告上的名人的信息了吗?”该句是一个定语从句。关系代词修饰先行词information，在从句中作use的宾语，所以由which引导。 -
第16题：
When I opened the first "Body Shop" in 1976, what I wanted to do was to earn （挣） enough money to feed my children. Today the "Body Shop" is a great company growing fast all around the world. In the years since we began, I have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, because I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run a successful business without giving up what you really believe in.
It's not an ordinary business book. It is not just about my life, either. The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun, and can be run with love and do good. In business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of my family and to feel excited by something unusual. I have always wanted the people who work for the "Body Shop" to feel the same way.
Now this book sends these ideas out into the world, and makes them public. I'd like to think there are no limits （界限） to our "family", and no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I hope you do, too.
What would someone learn from this text?A. How to make a lot of money.
B. How to write a book about business.
C. What the book is about.
D. What the writer's family is like.答案：B解析： -
第17题：
My daughter was leafing through some old photo albums the other day when she laughed and pulled out an old picture to show me. There I was a skinny 12 year old with thick, bushy, brown hair. l looked down at the picture and smiled. Only one thought was on my mind: "If only I knew then what I know now. If I knew then what I know now: I would have danced more, laughed more, and sang more no matter who was watching. I would have not cared a bit what other people thought of me.
I would have cared a whole lot more, however, about what God thought of me. I would have been fearless in showing my love, sharing my joy, and living my life.
Of all the four ideas, which won ' t the author agree with?A. One should not care what other people think of him/her.
B. One should show his/her love bravely.
C. One should only care what God thinks of him/her.
D. One should do anything regardless of who is watching.答案：C解析：细节题。根据文章二段第二句“1 would have cared a whole lot more，however，about what God thought of me. ”可以知道作者的观点是会更多的去在乎上天的安排，而不是C 选择中的“only”只在乎上天的安排。所以选择C。 -
第18题：
共用题干
Knitting
My mother knew how to knit（编织）,but she never taught me. She assumed, as did many women of her generation,that knitting was no longer a skill worth passing down from mother to daughter. A combination of feminism（女权主义）and consumerism（消费主义）made many women feel that such homely accomplishments were now out of date.My Grandmother still knit-ted,though,and every Christmas she made a pair of socks for my brother and me,of red wool. They were the ones we wore under our ice skates（冰鞋）,when it was really important to have warm feet.
Knitting is a nervous habit that happens to be productive.It helped me quit smoking by giving my hands something else to do .It is wonderful for depression because no matter what else happens,you are creating something beautiful.Time spent in front of the television or just sitting is no longer time wasted.
I love breathing life into the patterns.It's true magic,finding a neglected,dog-eared old book with the perfect snowflake design,buying the same Germantown wool my grandmother used, in the exact blue to match my daughter's eyes,taking it on the train with me every day for two months,working enthusiastically to get it done by Christmas,staying up late after the stockings are filled to sew in the sleeves and weave in the ends.
Knitting has taught me patience.I know that if I just keep going,even if it takes months, there will be a reward.When I make a mistake,I know that anger will not fix it,that I just have to go back and take out the stitches（针脚）between and start over again.
People often ask if I would do it for money,and the answer is always a definite no.In the first place,you could not pay me enough for the hours I put into a sweater. But more important, this is an activity I keep separate from such considerations.I knit it to cover my children and oth-er people I love in warmth and color. I knit to give them something earthly that money could never buy.
Knitting gives my life an alternative rhythm to the daily deadline.By day I can write about Northern Ireland or the New York City Police Department and get paid for it,but on the train home,surrounded by people with laptops,I stage my little rebellion.I take out my old knitting bag and join the centuries of women who have knitted for love.Which of the following is NOT the writer's purpose of knitting?
A: To save money．
B: To make full use of her leisure time.
C: To enrich her life.
D: To show her love for the family.答案：A解析：第一段第三句明确提供了此问题的答案，只是变换了表达方法即把“made many Women feel”改为“were influenced by”而已。C项和D项都不全面，A项文章没提到，而且答非所问。
第一段最后一句间接提示了本问题的答案。他们把祖母为他们织的毛袜子穿在冰鞋里，难道不是去滑冰吗？
即使不知道“quit”这个词的词义，也可以从该句子猜到：如果两只手都有别的事干，还能去抽烟吗？ 另外，运用排除法也可以找到答案：speed up意为“加速”，slow down意为“减慢”,build up意为“树立，建立”，这些在这里与smoking连用显然不通，只有quit 才合适。to quit = to stop , cease , discontinue or to give up。
选项D在短文第五段尤其第一句作者已明确说“编织不是为了挣钱”；选项A在短文第二段第二句得到证实（"It helped me quit smoking")；选项B在短文第二段第三句已得到证实（"it is wonderful for depression")；选项C在短文第四段尤其第一句也得到证实（"knitting has taught me patience")。因此只有选项D与原文不符，是最佳答案。
短文第二段第四句说“在电视机前度过的时间或闲坐不再是浪费时间”，证明选项 B是正确的；短文最后一段说“编织改变了我一天的安排，它使我的生活换了个样”，可见编织丰富了她的生活，证明选项C是正确的；短文第五段最后两句作者说“我编织是为了让我的孩子和我所爱的人穿起来暖和而且绚丽多彩，我编织所给予他们的是世间用金钱所绝对买不到的东西”，可见选项D也是正确的；只有选项A说“为了省钱”是短文中没有提到的，面且从文章来判断，也绝不是作者编织的目的，故应是最佳答案。 -
第19题：
I have been hearing-impaired in my life since I was five years old.Putting on hearing aids in the?morning has been just as（21）as brushing my teeth.However I never believed that it should limit?my（22）in any way.
During my 17 years I have met many people who don′t know about（23）disabilities and deal?with（24）by stereotyping（对某人有固定的看法）inc.My teacher would not let me sit past the?second row because they（25）I would not be able to hear.People tend to speak（26）than nor-mal when they see my thick plastic hearing aids in my ears.However,my hearing disability has made?me a stronger person.Because I wear hearing aids I have to prove that I am not（27）or mentally?limited.I have to work harder and earn top grades in school to earn the（28）of my teachers.In?shorts,I′ve had to run faster,catch better and score more points to prove I am not physically（29）.
I don′t fit in with people who are deaf and（30）as a way to communicate.I consider myself no?difference from anyone else.And I am not"half deaf"with my hearing aids（31）；I can hear just?as well as anyone else.
In my struggle to prove I am（32）to my non-disabled peers（同龄人）I have made myself?better than the average teenager.I won the all-star（33）on my softball team.I have made myself a（34）through my published poetry and articles.
Instead of giving up,I have proven that I can do anything I want.I truly believe I would not be?the（35）person I am today if I did not have a hearing disability.
第（34）题选A.doctor
B.player
C.lawyer
D.writer答案：D解析：句意为：“我通过发表诗歌和文章把自己培养成一名作家。” -
第20题：
I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other. The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water. Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships. As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.If we are to understand our partners, we should firstly （）.
- A、have willingness to do so
- B、have love for them
- C、get into connection with them
- D、care about them
正确答案:A -
第21题：
单选题I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other. The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water. Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships. As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.From the passage we know that （）.Athe author complains about her parents" being too understanding
Bthe author has been studying marriages for more than 20 years
Cpeople divorced mainly because they didn"t love each other
Dsome people divorced because they couldn"t understand each other
正确答案： B解析： [解析] 事实细节题。题干的大意是：从文章中我们可以知道______。从文中第一段最后一句所提供的信息可知，选项D“一些人离婚是因为他们不能够理解彼此”正确。 -
第22题：
单选题I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other. The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water. Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships. As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.In this passage, the expression "walk in the shoes of" is similar in meaning to （）.Abefriend
Bunderstand
Clove
Dcare about
正确答案： D解析： [解析] 词语理解题。题干的大意是：在文章中，短语“walk in the shoes of”意思接近干______。“walk in the shoes of”的字面意思是“穿着……的鞋走路，”引申意为“感同身受”，即understand，故选B。 -
第23题：
单选题I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other. The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water. Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships. As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.Why are we unable to understand the others sometimesABecause we are caring the others too much.
BBecause it is quite difficult to understand the others.
CBecause we believe we are always right.
DBecause the others have done something wrong.
正确答案： A解析： [解析] 事实细节题。题干的大意是：有时候为什么我们不能够理解他人从文中第三段第二句话可知，我们总是认为自己是正确的，以至于有时候不能理解他人。故选C。