外研版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 3 Family matters精品课后复习题

这是一份外研版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 3 Family matters精品课后复习题，共17页。

At the time, blgging was just a pipe dream. I’d already published articles and persnal essays in several natinal magazines — but my byline (署名) was hardly a husehld name. A weekly clumn wuld change that, at least lcally. Befre lng, I had established a faithful Sunday readership, including a grup f admiring fans wh wuld stp t chat at the pst ffice r the supermarket.
“If yu’re ging t write abut me, yu had better get it right r dn’t publish it,” My sn, in grade schl at the time, explded after I wrte abut the time I discvered a sda pp can under his bed. The clumn, which had unkindly trashed the husekeeping habits f little bys, described hw I felt when I discvered that ne f the pp cans hsted a clny f hneybees. Fr entertainment value, I’d stretched the facts a bit, implying that my sn was keeping the bees as pets.
“I wish yu’d quit writing abut me,” he shuted, fighting tears as he ran upstairs. “I dn’t want t ruin yur jb, but that’s just hw I feel!” He knew he had psed a serius dilemma. The faithful readership had made it clear that the “kid clumns” were my best stuff, and they wanted mre.
Frm the start, I avided ht-buttn tpics (热点话题) in favr f tender family life. I published what mst jurnalists wuld cnsider safe r sft material, knwing full well that my sn had t face the challenge at schl while I hid behind a desk at hme.
And s, after ur tearful talk, I agreed t a temprary ban n the kid clumns. After years f teaching my sn the imprtance f respecting bundaries, I’d finally learned t respect his.
1．Why did the writer feel glad fr a weekly clumn?
A．She culd write blgging n the life styles.
B．She might earn mre mney t supprt kids.
C．She culd becme well knwn fr her writing.
D．She achieved her dream f a jurnalist career.
2．When writing Sam’s bees, the writer ________.
A．cmplained abut the husekeeping habits f kids
B．didn’t want t publish it at first
C．supprted her sn t keep bees as pets
D．made up sme facts t attract readers
3．Accrding t the text, the writer’s clumns ________.
A．wn a lt f faithful readersB．included ht tpics f kids
C．recrded her sn’s life in detailsD．encuraged Sam t face life bravely
4．What lessn did the writer learn frm her writing clumns?
A．The best stries must be shared early.
B．We shuld respect the bundaries f thers.
C．The writing n a childhd shuld be exact.
D．Sft materials were needed fr a kid clumn.
（2022春·广东江门·高一江门市新会第一中学校考期中）When I was 8 years ld, I decided t run away frm hme after a quarrel with my mther. With my suitcase packed and sme sandwiches in a bag, I started fr the frnt dr.
My mm asked where I was ging. “I’m leaving hme,” I said. “What’s that yu’re carrying?” she asked.
“Sme clthes and fd,” I replied.
“If yu want t run away, that’s all right,” she said. “But yu came int this hme withut anything and yu can leave the same way.”
I threw my suitcase and sandwiches n the flr and started fr the dr again.
“Wait a minute,” Mm said. “Yu didn’t have any clthes n when yu arrived, and I want them back.”
This infuriated me. I tre my clthes ff — shes, scks, underwear and all — and shuted, “Can I g nw?”
“Yes,” my mm answered, “but nce yu clse that dr, dn’t expect t cme back.”
I was s angry that I shut the dr frcefully and stepped ut f my hme. Then I nticed dwn the street tw neighbr girls walking tward ur huse. I was s shy that I saw the big spruce (云杉) tree in ur yard and jumped under the lw-hang ng branches (树枝). A pile f dried-up brwn needles (针状物) were beneath the tree, and yu can’t imagine the pain thse sharp needles caused t my bdy.
After I was sure the girls had passed by, I ran t the frnt dr and kncked at it ludly.
“It’s Billy! Let me in!”
The vice behind the dr answered, “Billy desn’t live here anymre. He ran away frm hme.”
Lking behind me t see if anyne else was cming dwn the street I said, “Mm! I’m srry. I’m still yur sn. Let me in!”
The dr pened and Mm’s smiling face appeared. “Did yu change yur mind abut running away?” she asked.
“What’s fr supper?” I smiled back.
5．When the authr was leaving hme, his mther rdered him t .
A．stay at hmeB．take sme sandwiches
C．leave everything behindD．check his suitcase carefully
6．Which f the fllwing can best describe the authr’s mm?
A．Selfish and prud.B．Strict but lving.
C．Kind and helpful.D．Wise but impatient.
7．The underlined wrd “infuriated” prbably means “ ”.
A．surprisedB．warnedC．encuragedD．angered
8．The last sentence “What’s fr supper?” mainly shws that the authr .
A．felt very hungry at that time
B．changed his plan t leave hme
C．wished t eat smething befre leaving
D．wanted t knw what his mther prepared fr supper
（2023春·广东惠州·高一统考期中）Fllwing Christmas dinner, my family was relaxing arund the kitchen table. We were discussing the delicius meal we had just had. Dad had risen frm his chair and was standing nearby.
My nephew began playing with his new basketball arund the table. Upn nearing Dad, he stpped. With shaking, wrinkled hands, Dad had reached ut fr the ball. He did nt speak, and the by lked at us in cnfusin. After a few secnds, he carefully passed the ball t Dad. I watched my father clsely t see what he wuld d. A playful smile appeared n his face. Hlding the ball and reaching frward, Dad bunced it n the flr and then caught it.
This actin was repeated. Smiling with satisfactin, he then turned twards us. Gently tssing (投掷) the ball away, Dad began a game f catch.
The ball cntinued t be passed thrugh pairs f utstretched hands. Cries f “Over here!” rang thrugh the warm kitchen. Dad’s active participatin in this game was remarkable t me, since he had dementia (痴呆). This disease had rbbed (剥夺) him f many memries and the recgnitin f peple, places and pints in time. Despite this, Dad clearly recgnized the ball and what he culd d with it.
In my yunger years, playing with Dad was nt ften. He wrked hard and prvided fr us, but never shwed nr shared much emtin. His favrite game was chess, which he nce taught me hw t play. But after his illness, cnnecting mments between father and sn had been few befre he tk the basketball.
I’m nt sure hw lng we played the game. Watching the clck was nt imprtant. Dad happily led us until he began t tire. I knw that that mment will certainly last frever. This Christmas, Dad gave me a special memry—ne that I will always treasure.
9．Hw did the authr’s nephew react t Dad’s request in the beginning?
A．He bserved Dad carefully.B．He invited Dad t the game.
C．He cheered fr Dad’s recvery.D．He hesitated t pass the ball.
10．Why did father’s active participatin in the game surprise the authr?
A．It was the first time he had taken part in such a game.
B．He was able t recgnize his family members clearly.
C．He culd recgnize the ball and react accrdingly.
D．He culd have a rest and relax by playing the ball game.
11．What can we learn abut the authr’s father?
A．He wrked hard and liked t share his feelings with his family.
B．His sickness made it difficult fr him t recgnize peple.
C．He taught the authr hw t play basketball and the game f catch.
D．When the authr was yung, he spent a lt f time playing with him.
12．What is the main idea f the text?
A．Small hliday mments add up t lasting memries.
B．A Christmas dinner will be remember frever.
C．The disable peple shuld never give up.
D．Cmmunicatin with family is very imprtant.
（2023春·江西上饶·高一校联考期中）The mm had died when the rescuers fund her after the terrible earthquake. She was cvered by a destryed huse. Thrugh gaps (缝隙) f thse ruins, the rescuers culd see her last psture (姿势). It was smething like an ancient persn wh was kwtwing (叩头), but it just lked strange because she was ut f shape by pressure.
The rescuers cnfirmed her death by tuching her thrugh the gaps f the ruins. They shuted at the ruins again and again, kncked the bricks using varius tls, but n reply inside.
Then the rescuing team went t the next building. Suddenly the leader ran back, calling “Cme here.” He came t the bdy, put his hands under the wman, feeling and tuching, then shuted ludly and gladly, “There is smene, a baby, still living.”
Thrugh sme effrts, rescuers cleaned up the ruins which blcked her. Under her bdy lay her baby, wh was cvered by a small red quilt (棉被). He was abut 3 r 4 mnths’ ld. Since well prtected by his mther’s bdy, he was safe. He was in a deep sleep when the rescuer carried him ut, and his lvely and peaceful face warmed everyne arund him. The dctr, alng with the rescuing team, tk the baby ut f the quilt t check if the baby was all right, and he fund there was a mbile phne in the quilt. The dctr lked at the screen; a written message was already there: “My dear baby if yu culd live, dn’t frget hw much I lve yu.” As a dctr, he experienced much f this type f separatin; but at this mment, he cried. The mbile phne was passed, and every persn wh saw this message shed (流出) tears.
13．When the rescuers fund the mm, she________.
A．was using her mbile phne t ask fr helpB．begged the rescuers t save her baby first
C．was struggling with the pressureD．didn’t have the nrmal shape
14．When the baby was rescued, he________.
A．was smiling a ltB．was fast asleep
C．was listening carefullyD．was frightened t death
15．After seeing the wrds n the mbile phne, peple was________.
A．MvedB．ExcitedC．ExcitedD．tired
16．The passage is mainly abut________.
A．a stry f saving a mther and her babyB．the disaster f a terrible earthquake
C．the great lve f a mther in the earthquakeD．the rescuers’ hard wrk after an earthquake
（2023春·北京·高一北京师大附中校考期中）Ryuichi Sakamt, the Japanese cmpser wh died n March 28, 2023, was a talented musician. Fr many, his cmbinatin f nisy ntes and jyus nes made him timeless and avant-garde (前卫的). But fr me, Sakamt was first and fremst a creatr f cmplex emtins.
Befre I learned t lve Sakamt, my mther lved him. After her days studying textiles (纺织) at a wmen’s cllege in ur hmetwn f Nagya, Japan, she wuld cme hme and play the Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence theme ver and ver. When she sat at her pian bench, she was trying t mld herself int the mst attracting wman that she culd be. Still, her childhd desire fr a bigger life never died. Years later, when she played it again n that same pian, nw transprted t ur Chicag hme, her hands wuld crash dwn n Sakamt’s drumming and upset bridge. It seemed that she buried herself in her yunger dream and at the same time gt lst in the reality f living away frm her hme and family. Bth the jy f a fulfilled dream and the srrw f its harsh realities mixed in Sakamt’s scre, pervading (弥漫) ur living rm.
Fllwing in my mther’s ftsteps, I t learned t play Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. I played it in an pen music rm at cllege, where I was quite depressed under the gaze f strangers as well as excited abut becming my wn adult. I played Sakamt again in my then-byfriend’s grandparents’ sitting rm, the piece nw reflecting my struggle t see hw my Japanese and American self culd fit int this white family, even thugh I was in lve.
Sakamt’s genius fr telling the cntradictins (矛盾) f existence arises again and again. I’m still playing Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, nw at the electric pian in my living rm, as I puzzle thrugh becming a new mther, frightened and thrilled at the same time. Maybe smeday my daughter will play Sakamt’s music, and it will help her understand her life t.
17．The authr lves Sakamt fr_________.
A．his Japanese identity
B．his talent as a cmpser
C．his way t cmbine ntes
D．his creatin f mixed emtins
18．Hw did the authr’s mther feel when she played Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence in Chicag?
A．Cntented with her current life.
B．Jyful and srry at the same time
C．Annyed with the difficult bridge
D．Lnely and upset away frm hme.
19．What is this passage mainly abut?
A．The life and accmplishments f Ryuichi Sakamt.
B．The challenges f being a Japanese-American wman.
C．Cntradicting emtins arused by Sakamt’s music.
D．A mther and daughter’s shared lve fr playing the pian.
（2021秋·河北唐山·高一统考期中）In my hmetwn, Oklahma, the dirt ges everywhere. When my sister, Faye, and I walk t schl, we cver ur muths s we dn’t breathe in the dirt. Mama says all the dust is due t the drught(干旱).
Last Sunday, there was n dirt in the air, nly bright spring sunshine and a clear blue sky. After church, Papa went t the field t check n the cattle while Mama started dinner. Faye and I played in the yard. Then the temperature suddenly drpped, and Mama shuted frm the huse, “Iris, yu and Faye get inside, real quick nw!”
I lked t the west and saw a huge black clud f dust. “Faye, g with Mama!” I shuted. “I will warn Papa.” Cvering my face with ne hand, I struggled my way tward ur family car and gt in. The strm hit s fast that the day turned int night in an instant. Papa was still ut there! I needed t help him find the car. I turned n the frnt lights, but wuld Papa see them in the thick darkness? I pushed the hrn (喇叭) again and again, hping Papa wuld hear it.
Suddenly, t my great surprise and relief, Papa’s face appeared at the windw. He pened the dr and climbed nt the seat next t me. After Papa shut ff the car’s lights, we huddled tgether in the darkness fr hurs. I wrried the dirt wuld bury us.
Finally, the wind subsided and the dust began t settle. We gt ut and reached the frnt prch just as Mama and Faye came ut frm the huse.
“I’m safe thanks t Iris,” Papa said. “The car’s hrn led me t shelter.”
“I’m s prud f yu,” Mama said t me.
Tears f jy streamed dwn my dirty checks because ur family had survived the hrrible strm.
20．When the strm came, Iris went t the car t_____.
A．help her papa stay away frm the strmB．turn t her papa fr help
C．send the car fr her papa t driveD．tell her papa abut her safety
21．Hw did Iris feel when he and his father were waiting in the car?
A．Surprised.B．Happy.C．Wrried.D．Prud.
22．What des the underlined wrd “subsided” in paragraph 5 prbably mean?
A．gt upB．came alngC．went nD．died dwn
23．What is the best title fr the text?
A．Lve fr PapaB．Drught in Oklahma
C．Rescue n black SundayD．Papa trapped in the strm
（2023秋·安徽滁州·高一校考阶段练习）It feels like every time my mther and I start t have a cnversatin, it turns int an argument. We talk abut smething as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mther will push the cnversatin int Wrld War 3. She’ll talk abut my lack f bright future because I dn’t plan t be a dctr. And much t her disappintment, I dn’t want t d any jb related t science, either. In fact, when I was pushed t say that I planned t majr (主修) in English and cmmunicatins, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t yu be like my c-wrker’s sn?” she bemans all the time. Her cwrker’s sn received a fur-year schlarship and is nw earning 70,000 dllars a year as an engineer. I dn’t knw what t answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed c-wrker’s sn. I can’t be like him. I am the type f the persn wh lved t help ut in the cmmunity, write until the sun ges dwn, and mst f all, wants t achieve a career because I lve it, nt because f a fame r salary.
I understand why my mther is wrried abut my future majr. I’ve seen my mther struggle t raise me n her small salary and wrk lng hurs. She leaves the huse arund 6:30 am and usually cmes hme arund 5 pm r even 6pm. Hwever, I want her t knw that by becming a dctr, it desn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather fllw my dreams and create my wn future.
24．Which f the fllwing tpics d the writer and his mther ften talk abut?
A．The writer’s studies.B．Wars arund the wrld.
C．Dinner plans.D．The writer’s future jb.
25．We can infer frm Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mther ____.
A．desn’t think the writer shuld be a dctr
B．desn’t want the writer t majr in English
C．gets alng very well with the writer
D．desn’t think wrking in the scientific field is a gd idea
26．The underlined wrd “bemans” in Paragraph 2 mst prbably means “_____”.
A．agreesB．shutsC．smilesD．cmplains
27．Which f the fllwing statements is prbably TRUE abut the writer?
A．He wants t be like his mther’s c-wrker’s sn.
B．He wants t find a jb in his cmmunity in the future.
C．He wants t d smething he really likes in the future.
D．He desn’t think his mther’s c-wrker’s sn is perfect.
（2023秋·安徽滁州·高一校考阶段练习）At times my mm has been uncmfrtable seeing these qualities in me. Fr example, when I was 12, I went t Puert Ric all by myself t stay with my grandmther fr the summer. My mm was very nervus abut it. She kept telling me hw things were different in Puert Ric, t always put n sunglasses and wear sunscreen, nt t walk away frm my grandmther, and ther warnings. She helped me pack everything and did nt leave the airprt until she saw my plane take ff.
Althugh she was wrried abut me, she let me g n my wn. As I mved int my teens, she cntinued t give me space t grw and learn, even when it might have been difficult fr her.
When I reached my senir year, I decided t mve away fr cllege. Once again I fund that I differed frm my friends: while many f them wanted t clse t hme, I culdn’t wait t be ut in the wrld n my wn. While my mm may nt have been happy at the thught f my ging away, she was supprtive and excited fr me.
One big thing I realized during my senir year, as my mm allwed me mre freedm, was that she believes in me and trusts me. That means a lt. Mst f my life, and especially when I was little, the main persn I tried t impress in my schlwrk r ther things was my mther. I knew she expected nthing but the best frm me. Smetimes it was hard t live up t her standards (标准): getting a single B n my reprt card wuld make her feel bad because I knew she wanted me t have all A’s.
I knw that her high standards have helped me stay fcused n what is imprtant, like educatin, and made me wh I am. I am thankful fr her supprt and invlvement in my life. She is the strngest wman I knw and that’s why I am s strng and independent.
28．When the authr decided t g t Puert Ric, his mther ______ .
A．wrried abut his safety
B．wanted t g with him
C．didn’t allw him t d s
D．asked his grandmther fr advice
29．The authr decided t mve away fr cllege t ______ .
A．be different frm his friends
B．make his mther unhappy
C．keep away frm his mther
D．be independent in the utside wrld
30．We can learn frm the third paragraph that the authr’s mther ______ .
A．was t prud f him
B．had a high expectatin f him
C．used t expect nthing frm him
D．cared little abut his learning
31．In the passage, the authr mainly wants t tell us ______ .
A．his lng way t becming independent
B．his gd relatinship with his mther
C．the imprtance f a mther’s trust and supprt
D．his mther’s deep lve fr him
参考答案：
1．C 2．D 3．A 4．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述作者通过写专栏明白了人与人之间，即使是家人，也要懂得尊重对方。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段中“At the time, blgging was just a pipe dream. I’d already published articles and persnal essays in several natinal magazines — but my byline(署名) was hardly a husehld name. A weekly clumn wuld change that, at least lcally.(当时，写博客只是一个白日梦。我已经在几家全国性杂志上发表过文章和个人随笔，但我的署名并不是家喻户晓。每周的专栏将改变这种状况，至少在当地)”可知，作者通过写这个专栏可以更加出名，所以感到很高兴，故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Fr entertainment value, I’d stretched the facts a bit, implying that my sn was keeping the bees as pets.(出于娱乐目的，我把事实夸大了一点，暗示我儿子把蜜蜂当宠物养)”可知，作者在写Sam的蜜蜂时，编造了一些事实来吸引读者，故选D。
3．细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Befre lng, I had established a faithful Sunday readership, including a grup f admiring fans wh wuld stp t chat at the pst ffice r the supermarket.(没过多久，我就有了忠实的周日读者群，其中包括一群仰慕我的粉丝，他们会在邮局或超市停下来聊天)”和第四段中“The faithful readership had made it clear that the ‘kid clumns’ were my best stuff, and they wanted mre.(忠实的读者明确表示，‘儿童专栏’是我最好的东西，他们想要更多)”可知，作者的专栏内容吸引了一批忠实的读者，故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“After years f teaching my sn the imprtance f respecting bundaries, I’d finally learned t respect his.(多年来，我一直教导儿子尊重界限的重要性，现在我终于学会了尊重他的界限)”可知，作者通过写专栏内容，尤其是涉及儿子的内容，明白了我们要尊重他人的界限，故选B。
5．C 6．B 7．D 8．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己八岁的时候一次离家出走的经历，当作者说要离家出走的时候，妈妈没有直接阻拦他，而是让他留下所有东西，作者脱下了所有衣服，刚出门就不得已转身回家，放弃了离家出走的计划。
5．细节理解题。根据第四段““If yu want t run away, that’s all right,” she said. “But yu came int this hme withut anything and yu can leave the same way.””（“如果你想离家出走，没关系，”她说。“但是你进来的时候什么都没有，离开的时候也一样。”）可知，当作者离家出走的时候，他的妈妈要求他把所有东西留下。故选C项。
6．推理判断题。根据倒数第四段“The vice behind the dr answered, “Billy desn’t live here anymre. He ran away frm hme.””（门后的声音回答说：“比利不再住在这里了。他离家出走了。”）和倒数第二段“The dr pened and Mm’s smiling face appeared. “Did yu change yur mind abut running away?” she asked.”（门开了，妈妈的笑脸出现了。“你改变要离家出走的主意了吗？”她问。）可知，当作者跑回家的时候，作者的妈妈没有立刻让他回家，等到他道完歉后，她才笑着让他回家。由此推知，作者的妈妈既严格，又很慈爱。故选B项。
7．词义猜测题。根据第七段“This infuriated me. I tre my clthes ff — shes, scks, underwear and all — and shuted, “Can I g nw?””（这……了我。我脱下衣服——鞋子、袜子、内衣和所有的东西——喊道：“我现在可以走了吗？”）可知，作者妈妈的话让作者脱下所有东西，大声喊叫，这是生气的表现。由此推知，infuriate的意思是“使……生气，激怒”，与anger意思一致。故选D项。
8．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“The dr pened and Mm’s smiling face appeared. “Did yu change yur mind abut running away?” she asked.”（门开了，妈妈的笑脸出现了。“你改变要离家出走的主意了吗？”她问。）和最后一段““What’s fr supper?” I smiled back.”（“晚饭吃什么？”我也笑了。）可知，对妈妈的问题，作者委婉地询问晚饭吃什么。由此推测，作者已经改变了离家出走的想法。故选B项。
9．D 10．C 11．B 12．A
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章描述了圣诞晚餐后，作者患有痴呆症的父亲伸手向作者的侄子要篮球玩，一家人陪着他投掷、传递篮球的温馨场面，令作者回忆起以往，同时也会永远铭记这个难忘的圣诞夜。
9．推理判断题。根据第二段的“Upn nearing Dad, he stpped. With shaking, wrinkled hands, Dad had reached ut fr the ball. He did nt speak, and the by lked at us in cnfusin. After a few secnds, he carefully passed the ball t Dad.(快到爸爸身边时，他停了下来。爸爸的手颤抖着，满是皱纹，他伸手去拿球。他没有说话，男孩困惑地看着我们。几秒钟后，他小心翼翼地把球传给爸爸。)”可知，作者的侄子一开始对父亲的要求的反应是很犹豫，故选D。
10．推理判断题。根据第四段“Dad’s active participatin in this game was remarkable t me, since he had dementia (痴呆). This disease had rbbed (剥夺) him f many memries and the recgnitin f peple, places and pints in time. Despite this, Dad clearly recgnized the ball and what he culd d with it.(爸爸对这个游戏的积极参与对我来说是非同寻常的，因为他患有痴呆症。这种疾病夺走了他的许多记忆和对人、地点和时间点的认识。尽管如此，爸爸还是清楚地认出了这个球，知道他可以用它做什么。)”可知，父亲在游戏中的积极参与让作者感到惊讶是因为作者爸爸有痴呆症，但是他能识别球并做出相应的反应，故选C。
11．细节理解题。根据第四段“Dad’s active participatin in this game was remarkable t me, since he had dementia (痴呆). This disease had rbbed (剥夺) him f many memries and the recgnitin f peple, places and pints in time. (爸爸对这个游戏的积极参与对我来说是非同寻常的，因为他患有痴呆症。这种疾病夺走了他的许多记忆和对人、地点和时间点的认识。)”可知，作者父亲的病使他很难认出人来。故选B。
12．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段的“I’m nt sure hw lng we played the game. Watching the clck was nt imprtant. Dad happily led us until he began t tire. I knw that that mment will certainly last frever. This Christmas, Dad gave me a special memry—ne that I will always treasure.(我不确定我们玩了多久。看时钟并不重要。爸爸高高兴兴地领着我们，直到他开始累了。我知道那一刻一定会永远持续下去。这个圣诞节，爸爸给了我一个特别的回忆——一个我将永远珍惜的回忆。)”可知，本文主要讲的是作者的爸爸虽然有痴呆，但是在圣诞节他和作者的侄子玩儿球的经历成为作者永恒的回忆，因此本文主旨是A选项“Small hliday mments add up t lasting memries.(小小的假期时刻累积起来就是永恒的回忆。)”，故选A。
13．D 14．B 15．A 16．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在地震中，一位伟大的母亲用自己的身躯为孩子撑出一个庇护所的感人故事。
13．细节理解题。根据第一段“but it just lked strange because she was ut f shape by pressure.”（但看起来很奇怪，因为她被压得变形了。）可知，当救援人员找到这位母亲时，她已经被倒塌的房子压的变形了，失去了正常的形态。故选D项。
14．细节理解题。根据最后一段“He was in a deep sleep when the rescuer carried him ut, and his lvely and peaceful face warmed everyne arund him.”（当救援人员把他抱出来时，他正在熟睡中，他可爱而平静的脸温暖了周围的每个人）可知，当婴儿被救出时，他正在熟睡。故选B项。
15．细节理解题。根据最后一段“The dctr lked at the screen; a written message was already there: “My dear baby if yu culd live, dn’t frget hw much I lve yu.” As a dctr, he experienced much f this type f separatin; but at this mment, he cried. The mbile phne was passed, and every persn wh saw this message shed (流出) tears.”（医生看着屏幕；上面已经写着：“我亲爱的孩子，如果你能活下来，别忘了我有多爱你。”作为一名医生，他经历了很多这种类型的分离；但就在这时，他哭了。手机传给了每个人，每个看到这条消息的人都流下了眼泪）由此可知，看到手机上的文字后，人们被感动了。故选A项。
16．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了在地震中，一位伟大的母亲用自己的身躯为孩子撑出一个庇护所的感人故事。所以本文的主题是地震中伟大的母亲。故选C项。
17．D 18．B 19．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要通过讲述作者及其母亲对日本作曲家Ryuichi Sakamt音乐的喜爱，介绍了其音乐引起的矛盾的思想情感。
17．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“But fr me, Sakamt was first and fremst a creatr f cmplex emtins. (但对我来说，Sakamt首先是一个复杂情感的创造者。)”可知，作者喜欢Sakamt是因为他是复杂情感的缔造者。故选D项。
18．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Years later, when she played it again n that same pian, nw transprted t ur Chicag hme, her hands wuld crash dwn n Sakamt’s drumming and upset bridge. It seemed that she buried herself in her yunger dream and at the same time gt lst in the reality f living away frm her hme and family. Bth the jy f a fulfilled dream and the srrw f its harsh realities mixed in Sakamt’s scre, pervading (弥漫) ur living rm. (多年以后，当她再次在那架钢琴上演奏这首歌时，她的手会在Sakamt的击鼓和翻倒的桥面上崩溃。她似乎把自己埋在了年轻时的梦想中，同时又迷失在了远离家乡和家人的现实中。梦想实现的喜悦和残酷现实的悲伤交织在Sakamt的乐谱中，弥漫在我们的客厅里。)”可知，作者的母亲在芝加哥弹奏这首乐曲时，似乎将自己满葬在年轻的梦想中，同时迷失在远离家乡的现实中，由此可知，这种复杂的情感中既有实现梦想的快乐，又充斥着远离家乡的悲痛。故选B项。
19．主旨大意题。根据首段中的“Fr many, his cmbinatin f nisy ntes and jyus nes made him timeless and avant-garde (前卫的). But fr me, Sakamt was first and fremst a creatr f cmplex emtins.”可知，Sakamt是复杂情感的缔造者，也是作者喜欢他乐曲的原因，结合下文中介绍的作者及母亲在演奏Sakamt乐曲时的矛盾又复杂的情感感受可知，本文主要关于由Sakamt音乐唤起的矛盾的情感。故选C项。
20．A 21．C 22．D 23．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在暴风雨中，通过按汽车喇叭帮助父亲躲过了暴风雨的故事。
20．推理判断题。根据第三段“The strm hit s fast that the day turned int night in an instant. Papa was still ut there! I needed t help him find the car. I turned n the frnt lights, but wuld Papa see them in the thick darkness? I pushed the hrn (喇叭) again and again, hping Papa wuld hear it.( 暴风雨来得如此之快，以至于白天瞬间变成了黑夜。爸爸还在外面!我得帮他找到车。我打开车头灯，但是爸爸在黑暗中会看到它们吗?我一次又一次地按喇叭，希望爸爸能听到)”可知，当暴风雨来的时候，Iris到车上是要帮助父亲躲避暴风雨，故选A项。
21．推理判断题。根据第四段“After Papa shut ff the car’s lights, we huddled tgether in the darkness fr hurs. I wrried the dirt wuld bury us.( 爸爸关掉车灯后，我们在黑暗中挤在一起几个小时。我担心泥土会掩埋我们)”可知，我和爸爸在黑暗中挤在一起几个小时，担心泥土会掩埋我们，可推理出作者和爸爸在车上等待的时候，他们感到担心，故选C项。
22．词义猜测题。根据第五段划线词下文“the dust began t settle. We gt ut and reached the frnt prch just as Mama and Faye came ut frm the huse.( 尘埃开始落下。就在妈妈和费伊从房子里出来的时候，我们下车到达了前廊)”可知，尘埃开始落下，而且妈妈和费伊从房子里出来，可推理出暴风雨已经过去了，风停了，划线词的含义应为“逐渐平息”，故选D项。
23．主旨大意题。根据第二段“Last Sunday, there was n dirt in the air, nly bright spring sunshine and a clear blue sky.( 上周日，空气中没有泥土，只有明媚的春日阳光和晴朗的蓝天)”、第三段“I lked t the west and saw a huge black clud f dust(我向西看去，看到一团巨大的黑色尘埃云)”、第三段“I pushed the hrn (喇叭) again and again, hping Papa wuld hear it.( 我一次又一次地按喇叭，希望爸爸能听到)”、第四段“After Papa shut ff the car’s lights, we huddled tgether in the darkness fr hurs. I wrried the dirt wuld bury us.( 爸爸关掉车灯后，我们在黑暗中挤了几个小时。我担心泥土会掩埋我们)”以及第五段“Finally, the wind subsided and the dust began t settle. We gt ut and reached the frnt prch just as Mama and Faye came ut frm the huse(最后，风停了，灰尘开始沉淀下来。就在妈妈和费伊从房子里出来的时候，我们下车到达了前廊)”可知，故事发生在乌云密布的周日，作者在暴风雨到来的时候跑进汽车按响喇叭，帮助爸爸成功躲过暴风雨，所以本文最佳标题应为“黑色的周日救援”，故选C项。
24．D 25．B 26．D 27．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者的母亲谈话时总是会将话题转到作者未来的职业上，她希望作者以后能当医生，因为作者计划主修英语和传播学而为作者焦虑，作者理解母亲的想法，但是想追随自己的梦想，做自己想做的事。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段“She’ll talk abut my lack f bright future because I dn’t plan t be a dctr. (她会说我前途渺茫，因为我不打算当医生。)”可知，作者母亲经常和作者谈到作者未来的工作，故选D项。
25．推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句“And much t her disappintment, I dn’t want t d any jb related t science, either. In fact, when I was pushed t say that I planned t majr (主修) in English and cmmunicatins, she nearly had a heart attack. (令她失望的是，我也不想做任何与科学有关的工作。事实上，当我被迫说我打算主修英语和传播学时，她差点心脏病发作。)”可知，作者妈妈不赞成作者主修英语。故选B项。
26．词句猜测题。根据第一段最后一句“In fact, when I was pushed t say that I planned t majr (主修) in English and cmmunicatins, she nearly had a heart attack. (事实上，当我被迫说我打算主修英语和传播学时，她差点心脏病发作。)”可知，母亲对作者要选的主修专业很不满意，而划线词前的句子“Why can’t yu be like my c-wrker’s sn? (你为什么不能像我同事的儿子那样？)”，后一句“Her cwrker’s sn received a fur-year schlarship and is nw earning 70,000 dllars a year as an engineer. (她同事的儿子获得了四年的奖学金，现在是一名工程师，年薪7万美元。)”可知，作者的妈妈认为同事的儿子选对了专业，参加工作时才能多赚钱，因此作者在学业和未来的工作方面的计划令作者母亲很头疼，经常抱怨。由此猜测划线词bemans意为“抱怨”，与cmplain(抱怨)同义。故选D项。
27．细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后两句“Hwever, I want her t knw that by becming a dctr, it desn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather fllw my dreams and create my wn future. (然而，我想让她知道，成为一名医生并不意味着我就会成功。我宁愿追随我的梦想，创造我自己的未来。)”可知，作者想在未来做一些他真正喜欢的事情。故选C项。
28．A 29．D 30．B 31．C
【导语】本文是记叙文。作者的妈妈一直都在为作者担心，但是，她并没有因为担心儿子而过多地干预作者的决定。相反，母亲支持作者，对作者严格要求，并抱有很高的期望。作者把自己的成功都归功于妈妈的谆谆教导。
28．细节理解题。根据第一段的 “I went t Puert Ric all by myself t stay with my grandmther fr the summer. My mm was very nervus abut it. (我一个人去了波多黎各，和我的祖母一起度过夏天。我妈妈对此非常担心)”可知，作者的妈妈对作者决定独自去Puert Ric是非常担心的。故选A。
29．推理判断题。根据第三段的“When I reached my senir year, I decided t mve away fr cllege. Once again I fund that I differed frm my friends: while many f them wanted t clse t hme, I culdn’t wait t be ut in the wrld n my wn.(当我读高三时，我决定离开学校去上大学。我再一次发现我和我的朋友不一样：虽然他们中的许多人都想离家近一点，但我迫不及待地想独自一人走出这个世界)”和最后一段的“She is the strngest wman I knw and that’s why I am s strng and independent.(她是我认识的最坚强的女人，这就是为什么我如此坚强和独立)”推知，作者离开家去上大学是为了在外面的世界独立地生活。故选D。
30．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“I knew she expected nthing but the best frm me. Smetimes it was hard t live up t her standards (标准): getting a single B n my reprt card wuld make her feel bad because I knew she wanted me t have all A’s.(我知道她只是希望我做到最好。有时很难达到她的标准：在我的成绩单上只得到一个B会让她感觉很糟糕，因为我知道她希望我得到所有的A)”可知，作者母亲对他期望很高，故选B。
31．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“One big thing I realized during my senir year, as my mm allwed me mre freedm, was that she believes in me and trusts me. That means a lt.(在高三的时候，当我妈妈给我更多的自由时，我意识到一件大事，那就是她相信我，信任我。这意味着很多)”和最后一段的“I am thankful fr her supprt and invlvement in my life. She is the strngest wman I knw and that’s why I am s strng and independent.(我感谢她对我生活的支持和参与。她是我认识的最坚强的女人，这就是为什么我如此坚强和独立)”可推断，通过这篇文章作者想要告诉我们自己的成功都归功于妈妈的信赖和支持，即妈妈的信赖和支持的重要性。故选C。