On Saturday, Feb 12, 2000, two things happened that changed my life.
First of all, my baby sister got married. She was 26 this day, and yet to me she was still my baby sister.
I was happy, but also sad. Gone were the days of me bossing(支使) her around. My bossy behavior had once earned me the nickname Lucy. If you’re a fan of Peanuts, then you can clearly imagine my behavior as an older sister.
At one point, I left the wedding reception to get some air. I went outside and walked to a nearby playground. I’m not sure how long I sat there before my sister came and joined me. We talked about how we were both grown up. As she wiped a tear from my eye, she lovingly said, “You’ll always be Lucy to me.” We hugged.
Then, my cousin Mike walked over to tell us that it was time to cut the cake, and the second thing that changed my life that day came to pass.
“Hey, did you guys hear that Charles Schulz died today?” he said casually – as if it were no big deal. Then he took my sister’s arm and they turned to head back to the reception hall. “Coming?” they asked. “In a minute,” I replied, and I sat back down on the bench, dizzy from what Mike had just told me.
How could Charles Schulz be dead? He was my creator! He was almost like a father to me!
I had lost so many things on that day. My innocence had slipped away like a thief in the night. It was gone before I could do anything about it, taking with it all the treasures that I had held in my heart. I felt myself grow up in an instant. I saw, for the first time, what I really was – a 30-year-old woman with a husband of my own, and soon, a child of my own.
I took a deep breath and stood up from the bench. I turned and headed back to the hall, hoping I hadn’t missed the cutting of the cake. It was the day that my sister grew wings of her own and left the nest – the day that Lucy died, and I was born.
小題1:Why did the author feel sad at her sister’s wedding?
A．She was afraid of change.
B．Her sister was getting ready to move far away from her.
C．Her wonderful childhood with her sister had become a thing of the past.
D．She had nobody to turn to for help with housework.
小題2:When the author’s cousin told her that Charles Schulz had died, she __________.
A．felt a great sense of loss
B．burst into tears
C．thought he was joking
D．got angry at him for his attitude
小題3:What is implied when the author says that “Lucy died, and I was born”?
A．The author has realized how her sister must have felt about her and decided to change.
B．Lucy no longer matters to the author.
C．The author doesn’t like the nickname Lucy anymore.
D．The author is no longer sad and ready to face the fact that she is an adult.
小題4:The best title of the passage can be __________.
A．Two things changing my life
B．My baby sister’s wedding
C．Not Lucy anymore
D．Not innocent anymore

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：文章介紹作者在一天中經(jīng)歷了兩件讓她難過的事情，但是她也通過這兩件事意識到自己已經(jīng)長大。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：I was happy, but also sad. Gone were the days of me bossing(支使) her around.可知在妹妹的婚禮上作者很難過，因?yàn)樗齻円黄鸲冗^的時光一去不復(fù)返了，選C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第六段的句子：I replied, and I sat back down on the bench, dizzy from what Mike had just told me. 可知當(dāng)作者的堂兄告訴她Charles Schulz死了，她覺得很失落，選A。
小題3:句意理解題：根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的句子：I felt myself grow up in an instant. I saw, for the first time, what I really was – a 30-year-old woman with a husband of my own, and soon, a child of my own.可知作者不再難過了，接受自己成年的事實(shí)，選D。
小題4:標(biāo)題確定題：文章介紹作者在一天中經(jīng)歷了兩件讓她難過的事情，但是她也通過這兩件事意識到自己已經(jīng)長大，Lucy就是代表她的不成熟，所以用Not Lucy anymore 是適合的標(biāo)題。選C
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21~40各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was         and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the          in my records. His beaming (歡笑的) face turned to         “You’re lowering my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in          ……”
He didn’t finish the          but it was obvious that his display of honesty was false. He thought he’d have it all—praise and the          grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade stand        all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being         in the future. And every time I tell this         , some people agree with this remark.
But I can’t see how I could give good          for worsening my mistake in grading by undermining (損害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to          an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest reflection of his          and it would have been         to other students. How could I possibly give a          a gift of an unearned grade?
I know voluntarily reporting an error in one’s favor is         , but, like          extra change, it’s the         thing to do. People with real honesty, hate to give up benefits as mush as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is reward enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps         the student’s grade did discourage him from being honest in the future, but bribing (賄賂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have         him even more. The duty to be honest is         right and wrong, not risks and rewards.
小題1:
A．wiseB．rightC．rigidD．a(chǎn)ngry
小題2:
A．fileB．noteC．nameD．grade
小題3:
A．griefB．shockC．happinessD．careless
小題4:
A．whetherB．whichC．ifD．what
小題5:
A．sentenceB．wordC．examD．lesson
小題6:
A．higherB．lowerC．moreD．less
小題7:
A．suchB．because C．soD．whether
小題8:
A．braveB．a(chǎn)dventurousC．honestD．successful
小題9:
A．manB．storyC．wayD．exam
小題10:
A．reasonB．causeC．excuseD．result
小題11:
A．makeB．findC．a(chǎn)voidD．correct
小題12:
A．reactionB．senseC．signD．knowledge
小題13:
A．unfairB．cruelC．toughD．funny
小題14:
A．peopleB．teacherC．studentD．worker
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)ctiveB．oftenC．unusualD．curious
小題16:
A．receivingB．returningC．earningD．paying
小題17:
A．manyB．wellC．badD．right
小題18:
A．lowering B．influencing C．protect ingD．separating
小題19:
A．ruinedB．encouragedC．improvedD．blamed
小題20:
A．inB．a(chǎn)fterC．a(chǎn)bout D．during

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