高考英语阅读之日常生活类特训

10/1010/1010/10高考英语阅读之日常生活类特训〔一〕Sometimespeoplecalleachother“scaredy-cat〞,buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthisexpression?Whenacatisfrightened,itsheartstartsbeatingfaster,itsmusclesgettense,andtherearechangesinthechemicalsinitsblood-stream.Althoughthecatdoesn’trealizethis,itsbodyisgettingreadyforaction.Ifthedangercontinues,thisanimalwilldooneofthetwothings.Itwilldefenditself,oritwillrunawayasfastasitcan.Somethinglikethisalsohappenstopeople.Whenweareexcited,angry,scared,orarousedbyotheremotions,ourbodiesgothroughmanyphysicalchanges.Ourheartsbeatfaster,andourmusclesgettense.Allofthesechangesmakeusmorealertandreadytoreact.We,too,getreadytodefendourselvesorrun.Humanbeings,however,haveaproblemthatanimalsneverface.Ifwegivewaytoourfeelings,wecangetintotrouble.Haveyoueversaidsomethinginanger—orhitsomebodyandregretteditlater?Haveyouevershoutedatateacher,toldsomebodyyouwerelonely,orsaidyouwereinlove,andthenwishedlateryouhadkeptyourmouthshut?Itisn’talwayswisetoexpressyourfeelingsfreely.Doesthismeanthatit’ssmarteralwaystohideourfeeling?No!Ifyoukeepfeelingsofanger,sadness,andbitternesshiddenawayorbottledupinside,yourbodystaystense.Physicalillnessescandevelop,andyoucanfeelchurnedupinside.Itcanactuallybebadforyourhealth.Feelingthatyoukeepallbottledupinsidedon’tjustgoaway.It’sasifyouboughtsomebananasandstucktheminacupboard.Youmightnotbeabletoseethem,butbeforelongyou’dsmellthem.Andifyouopenthecupboard,chancesareyou’dseelittlefruitflieshoveringalloverthem.They’dberotten.Youcantrytotreatemotionsasiftheywerebananasinthecupboard,youcanhidethemandyoucanpretendtheydon’texist,butthey’llstillbearound.Andatlastyou’llhavetodealwiththem,justlikethosebananas.1.Itismentionedinthepassagethathumanbeingsgetintotroublebecausethey______.A.arenotasalertasanimalsB.sometimescan’tcontroltheirfeelingsC.alwaysdosomethingwrongtootherpeopleD.don’tpayattentiontotheirphysicalchanges2.Theunderlinedwords“churnedup〞inthe5thparagraphmean“〞.A.veryshockedB.beatenheavilyC.veryfrightenedD.disturbedbadly3.Theauthorwantstotellusinthelasttwoparagraphsthat______.A.you’llnotcompletelygetawayfromyourfeelingsB.youshouldtreatemotionsasbananasinacupboardC.feelingwillgraduallydisappearwhenyouholdtheminD.itisgoodforyourhealthtokeeppleasantfeelingsinside4.Theauthorwritesthisarticleinorderto______.A.tellusthatitisn’tgoodtokeepfeelingsinsideB.giveussomeadviceonhowtoexpressourfeelingsC.makeusdealwithfeelingsinawisewayD.makeusknowthatitisn’talwayswisetoexpressourfeelingsfreely〔二〕

“SowhatisQuintura?〞youmayask.“IlikethesearchengineIcurrentlyuse,MyFavoriteSearchEngine.WhydoIneedanythingelse?MyFavoriteSearchEngineknowseverythingabouteverysubjectIaminterestedinandIcanaccessalloftheinformationavailableontheWebwithMyFavoriteSearchEngine.〞“Oh,yes!〞weanswer.“Indeed!Wehavenodoubtthatyouhavechosenthebestsearchengineforyourownsearchpurposes!Wedon’twantyoutopartwithyourfavorite─Yahoo,MSNorGoogle.〞However,whatifyouthinkaboutsearchinginadifferentway.Haveyoueverrakedthroughthepapercardindexofabiglibrary?Youhavetofindthenecessaryletter(ortheircombination),takethecorrectdrawer,andstartsortingthroughthecards.Ringanybells?Aftermuchtimeandeffort,finallyyoufindthelong-awaitedcard!Ofcoursewebsearchenginestakeawaythelaborioustaskofsifting(筛选)throughpaperindexcards.Andifyouknowthebook’sexactauthorandtitle,eithersearchiseasy─ontheweborinalibrary.Butwhatifyouknowonlyyourgeneralsearchscope?Neithertheauthor’snamenorthebooktitle.Inalibrary,theonlywayoutistoaskalibrarian.Butontheweb,whatdoyoudo?Youareonyourown.Untilnow,Quinturaistheveryknow-alllibrarian!Imagineaconversationbetweenyouandthesearchengineyouusemostoften,MyFavoriteSearchEngine(MFSE).You:Ineedsomebooksonphysics.MFSE:Noproblem.Wehavealotofgoodliterature.You:Oh...somanyofthem!MFSE:Youaskedforbooksonphysics,here,I’vefoundsomemore.You:No,Ineedonlyonebranchofphysics.MFSE:ButIhaveallthebranches!Thousandsofbooks.Choosewhateveryouwant.You:ButIneedthebranchonsolidmovement:acceleration,frictionandsoon.MFSE:Heretheyare.Booksonphysics...NowimaginebeginningthesameconversationwithQuintura(Qu).You:Ineedsomebooksonphysics.Qu:OK!Wehavealotofgoodliterature;whatbranchofphysicsdoyouneed?You:Branch?I’mnotsureofitsname.Qu:Whatisyourbranchabout?You:Solidmovement:acceleration,frictionandsoon.Qu:Let’ssee.Hereismechanics!Pleasenotethislistofbooks,ourvisitorsmostlyaskforthesebooksonmechanics.You:Thankyou.1.Quinturaisthenameof.A.awebsearchengineB.awell-knownwebsiteC.abiglibraryD.alibrarian2.Whatisthepurposeofthewriter’stalkingaboutthepapercardindexofabiglibrary?A.Totellushowtofindyourbookinabiglibrary.B.Toremindyouofyourschoollife.C.Toadviseyoutothinkaboutsearchinginadifferentway.D.Toprovethepapercardindexisworsethanwebsearchengines.3.Inthewriter’sopinion,ifyouknowonlyyourgeneralsearchscopeyou’dbetteruse.A.QuinturaB.YahooC.MSND.MFSE4.Fromthetwoconversationswecanlearn.A.MFSEcanprovideyouwithmorebooksthanQuinturaB.MFSEalwaysoffersyousomeuselessinformationC.QuinturacanhelpyoufindwhatyouaresearchingformorequicklythanMFSED.QuinturacanofferyoumoreinformationthanMFSE〔三〕Wedon’tknowhowdifferentourlifeinthefuture.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship.Intheyear2050,wewillusecomputersalmosteveryday,wewillbemakingnewfriendsthroughtheInternetevenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway.Itwillbemuchfasterandeasierforus.Ontheotherhand,ourrelationshipswithpeoplewon’tbeasimportantastheyaretodaywewillfeelalittlelonely.Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050.Forexample,theywillbeusedbythechildrenatschooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inaddition,therewillbemoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilarroleascomputers,likerobotswhichwilldothehouseworkforus.Spendingholidayswillalsobecompletelydifferent.Travelingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillbeavailableforeveryone.Meansoftransportwill,ofcourse,change,too.Wewillbeusingsolar-poweredcars,whichwillbemuchenvironmentallyfriendly.Wecouldexpectthatthefastereconomicdevelopmentwouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment.Butitisn’ttrue.Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.Scientistswillprobablyfindcuresformanydangerousdiseases,likecancerorAIDS.Therefore,oursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinbettercondition.Althoughwecannotpredicttheexactchangeswhichwillbemadeintheworld,weoftenthinkaboutthem.Weworryaboutourandourchildren’sfuture;wehaveexpectation,hopesaswellasfears.ButIthinkweshouldberathersanguineaboutourfuture.Weshouldbehappyandbelievegoodthingswillhappen.

1.Theunderlinedword“sanguine〞inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans______________.

A.disappointed

B.surprised

C.curious

D.optimistic2.Accordingto

thepassage,whichofthefollowingwillhappenin2050?

A.Itwillnotbedifficultforpeopletotraveltootherplants.

B.Ourenvironmentwillbemuchpollutedwithagrowingnumberofcars.

C.Thewayofspendingholidayswillbethesameasthatoftoday

D.Therelationshipbetweenpeoplewillbemoreimportantthantoday.3.Thethirdparagraphmainlytells__________.

A.thatcomputerswilldoallthethingsforhumanbeing

B.howpeoplewilluserobotstodohousework.

C.thatmachineslikecomputerandrobotswillhelppeoplealot.

D.howpeoplewillusecomputertocommunicatewitheachother.4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whathightechnologywillappearintheyear2050.

B.Whatourlifewillbelikeintheyear2050.

C.Howpeoplewillcommunicateintheyear2050.

D.Howpeoplewilltravelandspendtheirholidaysintheyear2050.〔四〕Thehostpouredtheteaintothecupandplaceditonthesmalltableinfrontofhisguests,whowereafatheranddaughter,andthecoveronthecup.Apparentlythinkingofsomething,hehurriedintotheinnerroom,leavingthethermos(热水瓶)onthetable.Histwoguestsheardacupboardopening.Theyremainedsittinginthesittingroom,theten-year-olddaughterlookingattheflowersoutsidethewindow,thefatherjustabouttotakehiscup,whenthecrashcame,rightthereinthesittingroom.Somethingwashopelesslybroken.Itwasthethermos,whichhadfallentothefloor.Thegirllookedoverhershoulder,shocked,staring.Itwasmysterious.Neitherofthemtouchedit,notevenabit.True,ithadn’tstoodsteadilywhentheirhostplacedinonthetable,butithadn’tfallenthen.Theexplosioncausedthehosttorushback.Gawkingatthesteamingfloor,thehostsaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter!Itdoesn’tmatter!〞Thefatherstartedtosaysomething.Thenhesaidsoftly,“Sorry,Itoucheditanditfell.〞“Itdoesn’tmatter,〞saidthehost.Whentheyleftthehouse,thedaughtersaid,“Daddy,didyoutouchit?〞“No,butitstoodsoclosetome.〞“Butyoudidnottouchit.Isawyourreflectioninthewindowglass.〞Thefatherlaughed.“Whatwouldyougiveasthecauseofitsfall?〞“Thethermosfellbyitself.Thefloorisnotsmooth.Daddy,whydidyousaythatyou…〞“Thatwon’tdo,girl.ItsoundsmoreacceptablewhenIsayIknockeditdown.Therearethingswhichpeopleacceptlessthemoreyoudefend.Thetruerthestoryyoutell,thelesstrueitsounds.〞Thedaughterwaslostinsilenceforawhile.Thenshesaid,“Canyouexplainitonlyinthisway?〞“Onlyinthisway,〞herfathersaid.1.Whichstatementisapossiblethemeofthisstory?

A.Peopleshouldtaketheblameforwhatthedidn’tdo.

B.Peoplerarelytellthetruth.

C.Ifyoudefendyourself,peoplewillbelieveyou.

D.Youcan’talwaysmakepeoplebelievethetruth.2.Theunderlinedphrase“Gawkingat〞probablymeans__________________.

A.staringatwithanger

B.lookingatcurious

C,lookingatinadullway

D.glancingathopelessly3.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatthefather________________.

A.didn’tknowthehostwell

B.didn’tthinkthehostwouldbelievethetruth

C.wassorrythathetoldthetruth

D.feltsatisfiedthathedidn’ttellthetruh4.Fromthestoryweknowthatthedaughter___________.

A.thoughtherfathershouldtellthetruth

B.didn’tknowwhythethermosfell

C.glancingathopelessly

D.lookingatinadullway〔五〕Oncewegothome,therewasbarelytimetoenjoyourpresents.Wehadtogoofftoourgrandparents'houseforourannualChristmasdinner.Aswedrovedownthehighwaythroughtown,Inoticedthatthefamilywasthere,standingoutsidetheclosedgasstation.Myfatherwasdrivingveryslowlydownthehighway.Thecloserwegottotheturnoffformygrandparents'house,theslowerthecarwent.Suddenly,myfatherU-turnedinthemiddleoftheroadandsaid,"Ican'tstandit!""What?"askedmymother."It'sthosepeoplebackthereatthegasstation,standingintherain.They'vegotchildren.It'sChristmas."Whenmyfatherpulledintotheservicestation,Isawthattherewerefiveofthemtheparentsandthreechildren-twogirlsandasmallboy.Myfatherrolleddownhiswindow."MerryChristmas,"hesaid."Howdy,"themanreplied."You’rewaitingonthebus?"myfatherasked.Themansaidthattheywere."Well,thatbusisn'tgoingtocomealongforseveralhours,andyou'regettingwetstandinghere.Winborn'sjustacouplemilesuptheroad.They'vegotashedwithacoverthere,andsomebenches,"myfathersaid."Whydon'ty'allgetinthecarandI'llrunyouupthere."Themanthoughtaboutitforamoment,andthenhebeckonedtohisfamily.Theyclimbedintothecar.Theyhadnoluggage,onlytheclothestheywerewearing.Oncetheysettledin,myfatherlookedbackoverhisshoulderandaskedthechildrenifSantahadfoundthemyet.Threeglumfacesmutelygavehimhisanswer."Well,Ididn'tthinkso,"myfathersaid,winkingatmymother,"becausewhenIsawSantathismorning,hetoldmethathewashavingtroublefindingall,andheaskedmeifhecouldleaveyourtoysatmyhouse.We'lljustgogetthembeforeItakeyoutothebusstop."Allatonce,thethreechildren'sfaceslitup,andtheybegantobouncearoundinthebackseat,laughingandchattering.Whenwegotoutofthecaratourhouse,thethreechildrenranthroughthefrontdoorandstraighttothetoysthatwerespreadoutunderourChristmastree.ThatwastheChristmaswhenmysistersandIlearnedthejoyofmakingothershappy.Whentheyleft,myfatherreachedintohispocketandpulledouttwodollars,whichwasallhehadleft.Hepressedthemoneyintotheman'shand.Themantriedtogiveitback,butmyfatherinsisted.“Takeit.I'vebeenbrokebefore,andIknowwhatit'slikewhenyoucan'tfeedyourfamily."WeleftthemthereatthebusstopinWinborn.Aswedroveaway,IwatchedoutthewindowaslongasIcould,lookingbackatthelittlegirlhugginghernewdoll.1.Forthemajority,whatthestoryimpressesmostonusis______________.

A.father’skindoffertothefamilyintherain

B.mother’sgenerositytogiveallourChristmaspresentsaway

C.thatmysisterandIhadnoalternativeastomyparents’decision

D.thatthefamilywhogothelpseemedtobeindifferent2.Thewriterdidn’tgettheChristmaspresents,buthe/shewashappy.Thereasonwas_______.

A.his/herparentstaughthis/heragoodlesson

B.theylearnedthejoyofmakingothershappy

C.theywouldgetanotherpresentssomewhereelse

D.theywerelikelytogetmorepresentsfromothers3.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthestorythat___________.

A.onlyyouhelpothersheartandsoulcanyoufeelmorehappy

B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves

C.Presentrosetootherswithfragrancelingeringathand.

D.

Happinesstakesnoaccountoftime4.Afterreadingthestory,youwillhavethefeelingof______________________.

A.greathappiness

B.lightsadness

C.littlesorrow

D.somewarmth〔六〕Thisisnotatypicalsummercamp.MichellePawlawandeightotherteenagegirlsareparticipatinginthethree—daycampofferedbytheArlingtonCountyFireDepartmentlocatedjustoutsideWashington.FirefighterClareBurleyisinchargeoftheprogram,whosaidthepurposeistotrytogetyoungwomeninterestedinconsideringthefireserviceasacareer.Thefree-of-charge,overnightcampisdesignedtoletthegirlsexperiencewhatfirefightersdotoprotectthecommunity.Thatincludessomerigorousactivitiessuchasmovingafirevictim.“Ididn’tthinkIcouldpullthat170poundbodywithafriend,butIwasactuallyabletodoit.〞shesaid.Theytakeclassesandlearnhowtoclimbtheladderonafiretruck,operateemergencytoolsandrescueaninjuredperson.Theyalsodotheirshareofcleaningthefirehouseandtheequipment.“EveryweekwithoutfailonaSaturday,thejobistowashalltheequipment.Andwewantedthegirlstoseethisiswhatwedo.Thisisatypicaldayinafirehouse,〞shesaid.Firefightingisstillamale-dominatedservice,butBurleysayswith22womenonitsforceof320theArlingtonCountyFireDepartmentisabovethenationalaverageof4.5percent.Shejoinedthedepartmentsevenyearsago.“Wedoeverythingthattheguysdotothesamestandard.Wearetestedtothesamestandard.Weareexpectedtooperateatthesamestandard,〞shesaid.Mostofthegirlssaytheyhadneverthoughtaboutbecomingafirefighter.butthecampwasagreatlearningexperience.〞Ithinkitisdefinitelynotajobthatonlymencando.Womencandoitjustaswellasmencan,〞saidMichellePawlaw.1、What’sthepurposeofthesummercamp?A.Totellthegirlshowtoputfirefightingknowledgeintopractice.B.Toteachthegirlswhattodowhencaughtinfire.C.Toprovidethegirlswithatypicalsummercamp.D.Toattractmoregirlstotakefirefightingasacareer.2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5？A.ArlingtonCountyFireDepartmentisintheleadinemployingwomenfirefighters.B.ArlingtonCountyFireDepartmentisthefirsttoemploywomenfirefighters.C.Moreandmorewomenarereadytojointhefiredepartment.D.Nowomeneverwanttoperformthefirefightingservice.3、WhatcanweinferfromMichelle’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Shehasdeterminedtojointhefirefightersinthefuture.B.Shewillpersuadeherfellowstudentstojoininthecamp.C.Sherealizesthatwomencanalsobegoodfirefighters.D.Shedecidesthatshe’lljoininthecampagainlater.4、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesummercampaccordingtothepassage?A.Americanfiredepartmentsoftenholdsuchevents.B.ItisofferedbyArlingtonCountyFireDepartment.C.Thegirlsspenttheirnightinthesummercamp,whichlasted3days.D.ItisverypopularamongAmericangirlstudents.〔七〕Facebook(脸谱网)friendscannotreplacetherealthing,saypsychologists(心理学家).Peoplearehappierandlaugh50%morewhentheytalkfacetofacewithfriendsorviawebcam(webcamera)thanwhentheyusesocialnetworkingsites,astudyhasfound.Dr.Roberts,afamouslecturerattheUniversityofChester,saidsuchwebsitesdon'tappeartohelpmaketruefriendships.Basedontwoquestionnaires(调查表),hefoundtherewasnolinkbetweenFacebookuseandpeoplewithlargergroupsoffriends.Dr.Roberts,whoseworkwillbepresentedattheBritishPsychologicalSocietyconferenceinHarrogate,said,"Thebottomlineconclusionisthatourrelationshipsarenotdependentonthequantityofcommunication.Theydependonquality,andevenSkype(一种网络即时语音沟通工具)isbetteratincreasingthequalityofourcommunicationthantimeonFacebook."Eventalkingonthephoneortextingdoesnotmakepeoplefeelasgoodassharingasmile,theresearchsays.Thestudiessuggestquality,notquantity,ofcommunicationisthemostimportantforkeepingfriendsforlife.Peoplefindthemostsatisfyingrelationshipscomefromasmallnumberofclosefriends,withanouter"ring"of10significantothers.Withthesepeople,itdoesn'tmatterwhattypeofsocialmediayouuseforcommunication.Butpeoplewhowantto"contacttheworldatlarge"usingFacebookcanbedisappointedbecausetheyspreadthemselvestoothinly,claimresearchers.Inathirdstudy,Dr.RobertsaskedpeopletocommunicatewithfriendsfacetofaceorviaSkypeandkeepa14-daydiary.Thiswascomparedwithcommunicatingviaphone,textmessagesorsocialnetworkingsites.PeoplecommunicatingfacetofaceonSkypewere50%morelikelytolaugh,andtheyratedthemselvesassignificantlyhappier.1.Dr.Roberts'sfindingthattherewasnoconnectionbetweenFacebookuseandpeoplewithmanyfriendswas________.A.basedonquestionnaires

B.basedonconversationsC.throughinstantmessages

D.throughsocialmedia2.Whatistheideaofthefourthparagraph?A.Mostpeoplecontacteachotheronline.B.Keepingafriendforlifeisnoteasy.C.Thequalityofcommunicationisimportant.D.SkypeisbetteratunderstandingusthanFacebook.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefifthparagraphprobablysuggest?A.Theyaretooexcitedtoexpressthemselves.B.Theylimittheirsocialcircletoasmallrange.C.Theyspreadtheirinformationatalowspeed.D.Theylackinformationtointroducethemselves.4.WhatisDr.Roberts'sattitudetowardstheuseofFacebook?A.Positive.

B.Casual.

C.Responsible.

D.Unsupportive.〔八〕Isuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightened.Lookingdown,Iimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrong,andrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwater,anditwasalife-and-deathstruggle.Hercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldget,holdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwater,andkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother’sbodyandwasgone.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunkagainsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffort,shepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock.Justatthismoment,shefellbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddown,itwouldbecertaindeath.Iknew,aswellasshedid,thattherewasonespotwhereshecouldgetupthebank,butitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalf.WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonext,Iheardthesoundofamother’slove.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecould,roaring(吼叫)allthetime,buttohercalfitwasmusic.1.Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw.A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriverB.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherockC.thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwaterD.MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater2.HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefast-flowingwater?A.Byputtingitonasafespot.

B.Bypressingitagainstherbody.C.Bytakingitawaywithher.

D.Bycarryingitonherback.3.Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant’sroaring?A.Itwasagreatcomfort.B.Itwasasignofdanger.C.Itwasacallforhelp.D.Itwasamusicalnote.4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AMother’sLoveB.ABraveActC.ADeadlyRiverD.AMatterofLifeandDeath〔九〕Aswedrovealong,myspiritswentupagain,andIturned,withpleasure,tothethoughtofthenewlifewhichIwasentering.ButthoughitwasnotfarpastthemiddleofSeptember,theheavycloudsandstrongnorth-easterlywindcombinedtomakethedayextremelycold;andthejourneyseemedaverylongone,sothatitwasnearlyoneo’clockbeforewereachedtheplaceofourdestination.Yetwhenweenteredthegateway,myheartfailedme,andIwisheditwereamileortwofartheroff.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeImuststandalone:therewasnoretreatingnow.Imustenterthathouse,andintroducemyselfamongitsstrangepeople.Buthowwasittobedone?True,Iwasnearnineteen;but,thankstotheprotectingcareofmymotherandsister,Iwellknewthatmanyagirloffifteen,orunder,wasgiftedwithamorewomanlyaddress,andgreatereaseandself-possession,thanIwas.Yet,anyway.Iwoulddoverywell,afterall;andthechildren,ofcourse,Ishouldsoonbeateasewiththem."Becalm,becalm,whateverhappens,"Isaidwithinmyself;andtrulyIwassofullyoccupiedinsteadyingmynervesandkeepingdowntherebelliousbeatofmyheartthatwhenIwasadmittedintothehallandintothepresenceofMrs.Bloomfield,Ialmostforgottoanswerherpolitegreeting;anditafterwardsstruckmethatthelittleIdidsaywasspokeninthetoneofonehalf-deadorhalf-asleep.Withduepoliteness,however,sheshowedmemybedroom,andleftmetheretotakealittlerefreshmentforalittlewhileandledmeintothedining-room.Somebeefsteaksandpotatoesweresetbeforeme;andwhileIdineduponthese,shesatopposite,watchingme(asIthought)andtryingtokeepsomethinglikeaconversation—consistingchieflyofcommonplaceremarks.Infact,myattentionwasalmostwhollyabsorbedinmydinner:notfromappetite,butfromthetoughnessofthebeefsteaks,andthenumbnessofmyhands.“Ihavehadsolittletimetoattendtotheireducationmyself,butIthinktheyarecleverchildren,andverywillingtolearn,especiallythelittleboy;heis,Ithink,thefloweroftheflock—agenerous,noble-spiritedboy,onetobeled,butnotdriven,andremarkableforalwaysspeakingthetruth.〞“HissisterMaryAnnwillrequirewatching,〞continuedshe,“butsheisaverygoodgirlonthewhole,thoughIwishhertobekeptoutofthenurseryasmuchaspossible,assheisnowalmostsixyearsold,andmightacquirebadhabitsfromthenurses.Ihaveorderedherbedtobeplacedinyourroom,andifyouwillbesokindastolookafterherwashinganddressing,andtakechargeofherclothes,sheneedstohavenothingfurthertodowiththenurserymaid.〞IrepliedIwasquitewillingtodoso;andatthatmomentthechildrenenteredtheroom.TomBloomfieldwasawell-grownboyofseven.Marywasatallgirl,forherageofsix,somewhatdarklikehermother.ThesecondsisterwasFanny,averyprettylittlegirl,lookinglittleyoungerthanMary.TheremainingonewasHarriet,alittlebroad,fat,merry,playfulthingofscarcelytwo,whomIhadmoredesireforthanalltherest—butwithherIhadnothingtodo.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribeshowthewriterfeltwhensheenteredMrs.Bloomfield'shome?A.Shewasnervous,dissatisfiedwithhermannersbutstillconfident.B.Shewascold,hungrybuteagertoseeallthechildreninthefamily.C.Shewasfrightened,nervousandregretfulaboutherdecision.D.Shewascalm,confidentandveryhappywithallthefamily.2.WhatjobwouldthewritertakeinMrsBloomfield'shome?A.Anurserymaid.B.Ahousecleaner.C.Ahomecook.D.Afamilyteacher.3.WhichofthefollowingwasTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriterhadsomedifficultywithherlunchbecauseofthetoughfoodandthecold.B.Thedeliciousfoodtookthewriter'sattentionawayfromMrs.Bloomfield’swords.C.Allthechildrenwerewelleducatedbeforethew