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2014浙江高考一模冲刺卷英语试题答案【提优卷】(4)

2014-03-20 18:36:59


Somehow, my husband and I never dreamed that we would live through anything similar. However, as they say, history often repeats itself. In 1929, the stock market crashed in the month of October. The same thing happened in 2008. My husband, who had invested (投资) all our money in the market, was in a state of shock. Each day the news was more terrible.
“We’ve lost more than half of our wealth,” he told me.
I just stared at him. “How can that be?”
“I thought we had good, solid investments, but it seems I was wrong.”
“Well, we do have pensions (抚恤金),” I said. “Hopefully, they won’t be affected. Since we have never lived a high lifestyle to begin with, I don’t think we have to worry.”
“I did hope to leave our children and grandchildren a generous inheritance (遗产),” my husband said. He shook his head in disbelief.
“We’ll still be able to give gifts. Love is the most important gift anyway.” Our children are grown and we always try to be generous to them and our grandchildren.
“It just won’t be the same.”
“The world is always changing,” I said. “You never know what will happen. The main thing is not to get discouraged. As long as we have our health and can afford the necessities of life, there’s no reason to be upset. When you have your health, you can always earn more money.”
I hugged my husband and he kissed me in return.
“I guess you’re right,” he agreed. “We love each other. We have our health and enough money to live on comfortably. That’s all that matters.”
We had to move out of our house into an apartment. Since few people could afford a house in those hard days, we decided to offer it for considerably less than it would normally be worth. Even so, several buyers changed their mind days before closing. But finally, our home was sold.
As we shook hands with the new owners, I told them how fortunate they were.
“Not only are you getting a bargain in the price, but this house has good luck. We bought the house from a family who lived in it for nine years. They were a happy family, a husband, wife and five children. It was a cheerful house and we had a good feeling about it. We raised our children here as well.”
“That’s good to hear,” the young woman said with a smile. “We have two young children ourselves. And I believe in luck too.”
We nodded our heads in agreement, understanding each other.
“You’ll live only six houses from the best primary school in the town and your children won’t even have to cross a street,” I said. “Our children used to come home each day and have lunch with me.” 
“We like the woods in the back,” the young man told us. “We’re going to plant a large garden in the backyard.”
They seemed so young and happy and full of plans. My husband and I had to smile. At least some good was coming out of the economic difficulty. We no longer needed a house. It was good to know that another young family would now be living in what had been a happy, loving home for us. Also, the house needed work that we no longer had the energy to perform.
These may be tough times economically, but as for me, I intend to look forward, not back. As Shakespeare said in Macbeth, “what’s done is done and cannot be undone.” It’s the present and future that matter. We can learn from our mistakes and make our lives better.
55. In the first paragraph, the author described her husband’s family in order to tell us ______.
A. economic difficulty can change a family’s lifestyle
B. people have to sell their factories when the stock market crashes
C. everything can happen in today’s world
D. my husband’s family suffered a lot in the 1930s
56. What happened to the author’s family in 2008?
  A. Her husband invested all their money in the stock market.
  B. They had to live on pensions.
  C. They had to sell their house.
  D. They got most of their money lost in the stock market.
57. The author’s attitude towards her husband after hearing the bad news can be described as ______.
  A. angry but supportive     B. sincere and encouraging
  C. kind and sympathetic     D. forgiving but casual
58. In the author’s opinion what matters in life is ______.
  A. wealth and health    B. health and love    
C. money and work   D. house and children
59. By telling the new owners “this house has good luck”, the author intended to tell them _______.
  A. they had bought the house at a much lower price
  B. their children could go to school conveniently and safely
  C. they would live in the house happily
  D. they could plant a large garden in the backyard
60. Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
  A. Selling the House. B. Stock Market Crash
  C. What’s Done Can’t Be Undone. D. A Change in Lifestyle.
第二节:下面文章中有5处(第61—65题)需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题,并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. Raise children with multiple (多种的) languages
B. Adults prefer basic grammar points
C. Children learn languages faster
D. Learn two languages at the same time
E. Learn a language as an adult
F. Learn your native language
Language learning for young children
If you’ve ever tried to learn a second language as an adult, you probably know that it isn’t easy. You have to study hard. Cards, papers, hours of listening and speaking practice are a minimum (最低限度) for adult language learners. For children, however, learning a language, is much easier.

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