When my parents were alive，they were not very rich．Yet they helped their two older     time after time．When Daddy passed away，his notebook showed debts      from several of his children．I was not among them．I      borrowed money and when I did，I set a repayment plan and     to it．It was a matter of       with me．I couldn’t stand owing my parents-or anyone else-mmoney because I watched them     to help out my older sisters when they were in financial difficulties themselves．

These days，after the death of my parents，I am one of those people who can be      to for help when they need it．Just as I can’t stand     other people money，I can’t stand saying no to whoever needs help．I don’t     helping others，but I would be more than glad if they would make a(n)     to handle things themselves，perhaps by doing some     planning-like planning not to speend money they don’t have!

Being ready to help others is a     ，but sometimes the result will be     to what you expect．I     remember as a child what my father always said， “If at first you don’t succeed，try，try again!” Helping my children too often has     them from learning to keep trying．Use your    ：who among my children will     to walk if I supply the money to buy a car? Helped often，my children lost gradually the ability to     problems themselves．

    In most       ，when people find you can      help，they will ask you more and more．That's human，you know．

1.A．sons       B．daughters      C．brothers      D．sisters

2.A．a(chǎn)bsent     B．a(chǎn)part       C．due     D．different

3.A．a(chǎn)lways     B．seldom     C．often    D．never

4.A．stuck      B．a(chǎn)ttached    C．a(chǎn)greed   D．belonged

5.A．pleasure    B．courage    C．pride    D．sorrow

6.A．struggle    B．happen     C．intend   D．move

7.A．referred    B．turned      C．seen    D．a(chǎn)ttended

8.A．cheating    B．donating    C．1ending D．owing

9.A．enjoy      B．mind       C．1ike    D．miss

10.A．comment   B．mess       C．excuse   D．effort

11.A．financial   B．flexible     C．typical   D．particular

12.A．deed      B．deal        C．virtue    D．task

13.A．contrary   B．essential    C．potential  D．necessary

14.A．can       B．may       C．shall      D．must

15.A．banned    B．protected   C．prevented  D．freed

16.A．a(chǎn)Hn      B．leg        C．body      D．head

17.A．wait      B．urge       C．threat     D．choose

18.A．solve     B．a(chǎn)ssess     C．seek       D．a(chǎn)nalyse

19.A．a(chǎn)ffairs    B．choices    C．cases      D．events

20.A．obtain    B．a(chǎn)ttain     C．provide     D．prefer

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：遇到問題應(yīng)該自己努力想辦法去解決，如果一個人總是在困難時候有人幫助，那么他或者她往往會養(yǎng)成一種依賴心理，從而失去自己解決問題的能力。在本文中作者通過回憶自己和父母對姐姐們的幫助向讀者說明了這個道理。

1.B名詞辨析。A．兒子； B．女兒 ；C．兄弟；D．姐妹。根據(jù)第一段I was not among them和第一段末句I watched them 26 to help out my older sisters ….可以判斷父母時不時的去幫助他們的女兒，也就是作者的姐姐，所以答案選B．

2.C形容詞辨析。A．缺席的 ； B．分開的；C．到期的； D．不同的。根據(jù)空前debts可知父母在本子上記錄的是她們到期應(yīng)繳的欠款，答案選C。

3.B副詞辨析。A．總是；B．幾乎不 ；C．常常；D．從不。根據(jù)下文的講述可知作者很少借錢，如果借錢了也要制定好償還計劃，答案選B。

4.A動詞辨析。A．卡住； B．貼上，附帶； C．同意 D．屬于。由前句I set a repayment plan 可以判斷作者制定好償還計劃后會始終堅持，stick to 堅持，其他不符合語境，答案選A。

5.C名詞辨析。A．快樂； B．勇氣 ；C．驕傲 ；D．難過。通過和上文作者姐姐的對比可知作者很少會陷入債務(wù)中，也從來不會因?yàn)閭鶆?wù)問題而拖累父母，所以在作者看來這是值得驕傲的事情，選C。

6.A動詞辨析。A．斗爭，奮斗；B．發(fā)生； C．打算；D．移動。根據(jù)上下文可知父母在自己也存在經(jīng)濟(jì)問題時還要努力去幫孩子還債，所以A選項(xiàng)正確。

7.B動詞辨析。A．提及，參考； B．轉(zhuǎn)向 ；C．看見； D．參加，照顧。從上下文可知作者自己很少陷入財政問題，所以父母去世后，姐姐們會找他幫忙，turn to sb for help“找人求助”，答案選B。

8.D動詞辨析。A．欺騙； B．捐贈；C．借出；D．欠。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容I couldn’t stand owing my parents-or anyone else-money可知作者不愿意欠別人錢，故答案選D。

9.B動詞辨析。A．享受；B．介意；  C．喜歡 ；D．想念。根據(jù)前句I can’t stand saying no to whoever needs help．可知作者愿意幫助別人，所以選B。句意：我不介意幫助別人，但是……

10.D名詞辨析。A．評論 ； B．混亂 ；C．借口； D．努力。根據(jù)上下文可知雖然作者不介意幫助姐姐們，但是還是希望她們自己能處理好財務(wù)問題，固定短語：make an effort to do sth“努力去做”，答案選D。

11.A形容詞辨析。A．財政的，金融的 ； B．靈活的； C．典型的；  D．尤其。根據(jù)上文以及破折號后面like planning not to spend money they don’t have可以判斷作者指的是在錢方面的問題，故A選項(xiàng)正確。

12.C名詞辨析。A．美德，品德； B．交易； C．美德；D．任務(wù)。從情理可知幫助別人是一種美德，答案選A。

13.A形容詞辨析。A．相反的； B．基本的；C．潛在的D．必要的。前句說幫助別人是美德，但是作者話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，由此判斷幫助別人的結(jié)果可能不是想象的那樣，be contrary to “與……相反”，答案選A。

14.A動詞辨析。A．能  B．可以  C．應(yīng)該  D．必須。根據(jù)語境可知此處強(qiáng)調(diào)還記得的、能夠想起的事情，所以選A。

15.C動詞辨析。A禁止；B．保護(hù)； C．阻止； D．釋放。如果一個人不成功，要不斷地去努力，但是別人過多的幫助會讓他們不再去努力，從而滋養(yǎng)了他們的惰性，由此可知答案選C，prevent sb from doing sth “阻止某人做某事”，其他不符合語境。

16.D名詞辨析。A．胳膊 B．腿； C．身體D．頭。根據(jù)冒號后面的話可知此處是作者想到的事情，固定短語“use one’s head “動腦筋，”答案選D。

17.D動詞辨析。A．等待 B．催促，敦促； C．威脅；  D．選擇。根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可以判斷作者認(rèn)為給予一個人太多的幫助會助長人的懶惰，由此判斷作者借用“有人給錢買車誰還會走呢”來說明這個道理，wait to do sth “等著做某事”答案選A，。

18.A動詞辨析。A．解決； B．評定，評估； C．尋找； D分析。由上文判斷一個人如果遇到問題總是等著別人幫助解決，從而自己就會失去解決問題的能力，答案選A。

19.C名詞辨析。A．事務(wù)； B．選擇； C．案例，情況 D．事件。由語境可知此處指一種普遍存在的情況，固定短語：in most case“在大多數(shù)情況下”，答案選C。

20.C動詞辨析。A．獲得； B．獲得，得到； C．提供； D．更喜歡。從上文內(nèi)容可知此處是作者針對姐姐們的問題發(fā)表看法，所以此處指提供幫助，句意：在大多數(shù)情況下，如果人們發(fā)現(xiàn)你能提供幫助，那么他們會對你要求越來越多。

考點(diǎn)：考查故事類短文閱讀。

 

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All told, a review of the odds of other events happening confirms that there just aren’t many events that occur with less frequency than your winning the Mega Millions jackpot. Look at the graph below, you may understand some:

In many ways, it’s like the lottery, something that features often on television and about which people fantasize, but that rarely happens.
So, when you watch, along with my Pa, to see if your lucky number is drawn this evening, keep in mind three things: that your number almost certainly won’t come up; that you are still going to have fun; and that, finally, a lot of other things are more likely to happen—but getting eaten by a shark isn’t one of them

  1. 1.

    It can be learned from the article that ________

    1. A.
      the Mega Millions jackpot is the last lottery to win in the world
    2. B.
      a judge in that country can’t talk about lottery because it is illegal
    3. C.
      the writer doesn’t buy lottery, for he never hopes to become rich
    4. D.
      In spite of little possibility, a lot of people spend money on lottery
  2. 2.

    The function of the graph is to ________

    1. A.
      show chances that those things take place are fewer
    2. B.
      support the writer’s arguments on the lottery tickets
    3. C.
      indicate no one can win the Mega Millions jackpot
    4. D.
      say shark attack death will seldom happen this year
  3. 3.

    Which of the following do you think the writer would probably agree with?

    1. A.
      If one has mathematical odds, he can win the prize more easily
    2. B.
      Only those who have irrationality buy hundreds of lottery tickets
    3. C.
      The Mega Millions jackpot is very popular in the writer’s country
    4. D.
      Winning lottery is a shortcut to achieve the dream of being rich
  4. 4.

    The underlined phrase “at play” in the 7th paragraph most probably means ________

    1. A.
      effective
    2. B.
      ridiculous
    3. C.
      contradictory
    4. D.
      astonishing
  5. 5.

    What do you think is the best title?

    1. A.
      The Popular Mega Millions Jackpot
    2. B.
      Lottery is Merely a Trick
    3. C.
      Mega Million is Like a Shark Attack
    4. D.
      Be rich, Buy Lottery Soon

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