To this day, I don’t remember what the argument was about .I just remembered that it was a good one.

I really loved my parents .I gave them no trouble and in turn they helped me a lot. Best of all, I mostly had free use of our second car that I called The Dragon. But sometimes she needed it. And that’s what Mom and I were arguing about as we stood there at the front door of the condo(公寓租房) It was really the only thing she and I ever argued about .

That would explain why we were standing at the front door. I almost never used it because the back door was closer to where the cars were parked. So if I was it the front door, that meant I was coming in front having walked. But I’m not much of a walker .

Whatever we were arguing about, the words got heated enough to attract Dad’s attention, and he wandered over to the front door and stood behind Mom .That was sort of how it worked in our family .Mom was the one who would discipline the children and I don’t remember him ever refusing anything Mom had decided.

So mom and I was arguing and during argument I called my Mom a …No sooner had that word escaped, my lips but I felt the strong hand of my father against my cheek . It was the only time I can remember my father striking me. We all stood there ,staring at each other . Finally I looked my Dad directly in the eye.” I deserved that ,”I said.

I really believed that. Mom had kept telling me before : “You can choose your actions, but you can’t choose the results of your actions.” We make choices, which affect others, and they react. Recognizing that our choices have consequences is a good lesson that life teaches us.

1.Generally speaking, the author and his parents_____.

A. often had words with each other

B. got along well with each other

C. didn’t respect his mother at all

D. fought each other over the car

2.Who used The Dragon most of the time?

A. The author’s father.

B. The author’s mother

C. The author himself.

D. The author’s brothers.

3.The main purpose of Paragraph 3 is to mean that _______

A. the author hated outdoor activities

B. why the author stood at the front door

C. the author never used his walking machine

D. why the author was not much of a walker

4.What did his father often do when the author’s mother disciplined him?

A. He supported the author’s mother

B. He didn’t care about their argument

C. He worked as a fair judge

D. He had to protect the author

練習冊系列答案
相關習題

科目：高中英語 來源：寧夏銀川三沙源上游學校2016-2017學年高一第一學期期中檢測英語試卷 題型：七選五

Question: I have been learning English for about 7 years. 1. And I still can’t make myself understood in English. However, I love learning English. How can I learn English well? Please help me.

Answer: Many people have asked me this question. 2. Here I will give you several tips for learning English.

● 3.

First of all, you must want to learn. If you are not interested in learning English, no class will help you and no book will help you. So you have to be honest with yourself. Ask yourself, “Do I really want to learn English?” If you can’t answer “yes” to this question, it is better for you to set English aside until you’re ready and willing to learn.

● Set goals (目標).

To learn English well, you must set some goals. 4.It will also help you to see your progress. Ask yourself, “What are my goals? What areas would I like to improve?” Think about what your goals are, and review once in a while to see that you are making progress toward your goals.

● Practice, practice, and practice.

After you have set your goals, you have a better idea of what you need to practice. Just like the athlete whose goal is the Olympics must train daily, you as a language learner must practice language every day to make progress toward your goal. 5.

A. Want to learn.

B. I think it is not easy to learn it well.

C. Make friends with some Americans online.

D. Reading is a very good way to learn new words.

E. The answers are as different as the people asking the question.

F. The more you practice, the more progress you will make.

G. Having goals will help you remember what areas you want to work on.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2017-2018學年高中英語（牛津譯林版必修二江蘇卷） 單元綜合測評1 題型：任務型閱讀

At the beginning of the twentieth century，many people thought that the American family was falling apart.A century later，we know that this was not the case.However，although the family is still alive in the United States，its size and shape were very different 100 years ago.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s，there were mainly two types of families in the United States: the extended and the nuclear.The extended family usually includes grandparents，parents，and children living under the same roof.The nuclear family consists of only parents and children.

Today there are many different kinds of families.Some people live in “traditional” families，that is，a stay?home mother，a working father，and their own biological children.Others live in two?paycheck families，single?parent families，adoptive or foster families，blended families (where men and women who were married before marry again and combine the children from previous marriages into the new families)，childless families，and so on.

What caused the structure of the family to change? In the early 1900s the birthrate began to fall and the divorce rate began to rise.Women were suddenly choosing to go to college and take jobs outside the home.In the 1930s and 1940s，many families faced serious financial，or money problems during the Great Depression，when many people lost their jobs.During World War Ⅱ(1939－1945)，5 million women were left alone to take care of their homes and their children.Because many men were at war，thousands of these “war windows” had to go to work outside their home.

During the next ten years，the situation changed.There were fewer divorces，and people married at a younger age and had more children than the previous generation.It was unusual for a mother to work outside the home during the years when her children were growing up.Families began leaving cities and moving into single?family homes in the suburbs.The traditional family seemed to be returning.

In the years between 1960s and 1990s，there were many important changes in the structure of the family.From the 1960s to the early 1970s，the divorce rate doubled and the birthrate fell by half.The number of single?parent families tripled，and the number of couples living together without being married doubled again.In fact，the single?parent household，once unusual，has replaced the “traditional” family as the typical family in the States.If we can judge from history，however，this will probably change again in the twenty?first century.

The Changes of the American Family

Main comparisons

Contexts

Different 1.

There were two 2.types of families in the past， 3.，the extended and the nuclear.

Nowadays 4.types of families can be seen than before.

Changes

in different

5.

In the 1900s and 1940s

Many of the women had to work outside due to the

6.of money，thus causing the fall of

7. and the rise of divorce rate.

In the 1950s

Divorce rate slide and there were more children.The families tended to be 8.again.

In the years between 1960s and 1990s

Different types of families 9..Traditional families are no longer the typical ones in America.

A trend worth noting Author's opinion on changes

Judging from what has happened in the past，it is 10.that the present structure will experience changes again in the near future.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2017-2018學年高中英語（牛津譯林版必修二江蘇卷） 單元綜合測評1 題型：單項填空

—Alvin，are you coming with us?

—I'd love to，but something unexpected ________.

A. has come up B. was coming up

C. had come up D. would come up

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：黑龍江省肇東市2016-2017學年高一下學期期中考試英語試卷 題型：完成句子

1.With all his attention ___________ (fix) on the painting, he didn’t notice me come in..

2.The bowls never needed ___________ (wash), as the boys cleaned them with their spoons, trying to eat every bit of soup.

3.They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house__________(rebuild)

4.The patient___________ (send) to another hospital before we got there.

5.Food supplies in the flood –stricken area___________ (run) out. we must act immediately before there is nothing left.

6.The question___________ (discuss) now at the meeting is very important..

7.The government is taking _______________( measure) to bring down the prices of houses.

8.___________ (transport) goods by train can reduce pollution.

9.Great attention must be paid to ________ (develop) welfare, especially in the poor area.

10.The fires burned for three days, __________ (destroy) a total of 25, 000 buildings.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：遼寧省六校協(xié)作體2016-2017學年高二6月聯(lián)考英語試卷 題型：短文填空

The Tower Bridge is one of the twenty-seven bridges over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from1.the Tower Bridge got its name. It is a symbol of London.

It is recorded that the Tower Bridge2.(build) in 1894 and now it is one of the3.(famous) bridges in the world. It’s interesting that its middle part can be raised4.(let) big ships pass. It used to be raised about 50 times a day, but now it is raised only 4 to 5 times a week. If you are lucky enough to see the bridge with its two arms open high in the air, you’ll never forget it.

People often think the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge are5.the same age.6.in fact, the Tower of London was built 1000 years ago, while the latter only7.(have) a history of over 100 years.

The Tower Bridge was first painted chocolate brown. Later, it was painted red, white and blue. Its picture also appeared in the opening of the Summer Olympic Games8.(hold) in London in 2012.So come to visit the famous bridge. You’ll9.(sure) have a wonderful experience and it’ll leave you a lasting10.(impress).

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：山西省2017屆高三下學期模擬熱身英語試卷 題型：書面表達

假如你是李華，今年將要參加高考。你的老師和父母對你大學專業(yè)的選擇提出異議，為此你很苦惱。請你根據(jù)提示，用英語給你的美國筆友Bob寫一封郵件，談談你的想法，并征求筆友的建議。

1.父母的建議：法律專業(yè)（就業(yè)前景好）；

2.老師的建議：外語（充分發(fā)揮自己的語言天賦）；

3.你的想法：……

2．注意：1）詞數(shù)100左右；

2）可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3）信的開頭和結尾已經(jīng)給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Bob,

I am at a loss nowadays. ________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

I am looking forward to your advice.

Yours,

Li Hua

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：湖北省2017屆高三5月第三次模擬考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解

More cycling, better public transport and car bans… Places all over the world are taking a range of measures to lower traffic pollution.

Paris

Paris bans cars in many historic central districts on weekends, places odd-even(單雙日制的) bans on vehicles, makes public transport free during major pollution events and encourages car-sharing programs. A long section of the right bank of the river. Seine is now car-free and a monthly ban on cars has come into force along the Champs-Elysees.

The Netherlands

Politicians want to ban the sale of all petrol cars from 2025, allowing only electric of hydrogen vehicles. The new law will allow anyone who already owns a petrol car to continue using it. Most cities encourage bicycle use.

Freiburg

Freiburg in Germany has 500km of bike routes and a cheap and efficient public transport system. One town, Vauban, forbids people to park near homes and makes car-owners pay 18,000 for a space on the edge of town. In return for living without a car, people are offered cheaper housing, free public transport, and plentiful bicycle spaces.

Curitiba

The southern Brazilian city of two million people has one of the biggest and lowest-cost bus systems in the world. Nearly 70% of its people go to work by public transport and the result is pollution-free air and traffic-free streets.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen prioritizes(優(yōu)先考慮) bikes over cars and now has more cycles than people. The city calculates that one mile on a bike is worth $0.42 to society, while one mile in a car is a $0.2 loss. Large parts of the Danish capital have been closed to vehicles for decades.

1.What will happen in Paris during major pollution events?

A. Historic central districts won’t allow cars in.

B. People can take public transport free of charge.

C. Car-sharing programs will raise money publicly.

D. People must obey the old-even traffic restrictions.

2.From 2025, the Netherlands will ________.

A. put 500km of bike routes into full use

B. completely forbid the use of petrol cars

C. only allow the sale of electric or hydrogen vehicles

D. own the biggest and lowest-cost bus system in the world

3.What does Vauban forbid its people to do?

A. Park their cars around their homes. B. Sell or buy parking spaces.

C. Occupy bicycle spaces. D. Go to work by car.

4.Which of the following cities attach great importance to cycling?

A. Park and Curitiba. B. Paris and Freiburg.

C. Curitiba and Copenhagen. D. Freiburg and Copenhagen.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：山西省孝義市2017屆高三下學期考前熱身訓練英語試卷 題型：七選五

Smartphone stress: Are you a victim of ‘a(chǎn)lways on’ culture?

You are on holiday but secretly check your work emails the moment you wake up. You get anxious if there’s no Wi-Fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. 1. And you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you're not there. There are the typical signs of “always on” stress induced by smart phone addiction.

Work-life balance

Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was so worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends and he developed an app-Moment-to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time they're spending on the device and set up warnings if self-controlled usage limits are offended. 2.“Some time on your phone, some time off it, enjoying your loving family and friends around you.” And some employers are acknowledging that getting the work-life balance right isn't so easy. We need help.

“Always stressed”

3.You are not giving your body time to recover, so you're always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. 4. The fact that we can stay connected to the workplace wherever we are in the world is feeding deep-rooted insecurities.

Slowdown in decision

We know consume media for more hours than we sleep. 5. It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many are becoming less productive because they're overwhelmed by it all and feel they can never escape the office.

A. Moment’s goal is to promote balance in your life.

B. You get excited if you receive a text message or an e-mail from a friend.

C. This is leading to a sort of slowdown in decision and it is creating more stress in the workplace.

D. The negative impacts of this ‘a(chǎn)lways on’ culture are that your mind is never resting.

E. Physical and mental health can suffer.

F. Mobile phone companies argue that mobile connectivity is beneficial.

G. You are nervous if your phone is getting low on power.

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案