UNIT4PYGMALIONLANGUAGEPOINTS作业

1、Unit 4 PygmalionI .完形填空I remember receiving my favorite bear for Christmas one year when I was little.This event always in my mind over the years and I believe that part of this memory is because of a2 that I asked of my parents.You see, our family was quite large and there always wasn*t a lot of mo

2、ney to buy a lot for each child on Christmas.But, we 3 went without anything.So, on this 4 Christmas morning, I was lucky enough to get a bear-one that I had sometime ago and told my parents how much I liked it.And, that bear was what I got.After all my siblings had 7 opening their gifts, I noticed,

3、 I guess for the first time, that my parents didnt have any gifts to open at all.So, I 8 my mother, and asked, “ Mom, where are yours and Dad*s gifts?”She looked at me for a moment and then simply said, “ We would rather you kids have 9we don*t need anything except IQ of you are right here with us.

4、11 , as achild, I did not really 12 her answer but as the years passed and especially as a(n) 13 , I know exactly what she meant.Throughout life, there are many 14 that cross back into our consciousness.Some of these memories 15 to provide us with a guiding light to how we behave and react, some mem

5、ories appear as a fog without anything 16 at all.The memory of that bear, however, always 17 my thinking about giving to others and not expecting or wanting anything 18.A great part of life is, in my mind, to 19 good memories for others and, at the same time, the creation of these memories for other

6、s makes me feel 20 and brings a special meaning to what life should be.在圣诞节，作者看到父母没有礼物，于是就询问为什么，母亲的答复是：你们就是我最 好的礼物。小时候的这一幕成为作者生活中的指路明灯。1. A.happenedB. struckC. struggledD. disappeared答案：B解析： 根据首句力 remember receiving my favorite bear for Christmas one year when I was little.”可知，这个事件时常出现(struck)在作者的脑海

7、里。strike in onds mind“某人脑海中出 现2 . A.problem2 . A.problemsuggestiondiscoveryD. question答案：D解析：联系第二段最后的“Mom, where are yours and Dad gifts? ”说明是因为作者询问 的一个问题(question)。. A.alwaysB. oftenC. neverD. usually答案：c解析：由But可知虽然作者家庭条件不算太好，但孩子们从来都没有(never)得不到礼物。. A.particularB. generalC. ordinaryD. curious答案：A解析

8、：作者得到了自己心仪已久的熊，所以是一个特别的(particular)圣诞节的早晨。. A.offeredB. boughtC. acceptedD. spied答案：D解析：这个小熊是作者好久以前就看好(spied)的，所以得到它感到很幸运。A.evenB. justC. alsoD. still答案：B解析：作者曾经告诉父母喜欢那个小熊，所以说它正好(just)是作者想得到的。. A.admittedB. avoidedC. finishedD. delayed答案：c解析：根据下文中的“I noticed, I guess for the first time, that my pare

9、nts didnt have any gifts t。open at all可知，作者他们已经翻开了礼物。选项中finished是“完成”之意。. A.turned toB. lived withC - calmed downD. depended on答案：A解析：看到父母没有礼物翻开，所以作者转向(turned to)妈妈询问。A.telephonesB. photographsC. booksC. booksD. gifts答案：D解析：根据上文的“After all my siblings had 7_opening their gifts”可知，此处指孩子们 都有礼物(gifts)。

10、A.someB. allC. manyD. most答案：B解析：联系第二段第一句可知，父母不需要任何东西，只要孩子们都(all)在就够了。A.ObviouslyB. FortunatelyC. InterestinglyD. Hopefully答案：A解析：作者当时还是一个孩子，所以很明显(obviously)不明白这种回答。A.believeB. realizeC. understandD. remember答案：c解析：下文的“but as the years passed and especially as a(n) 13 , I know exactly what she meant

11、”说明当时作者并不明白(understand)。A.teacherB. parentC. driverD. officer答案：B解析：许多年过去了，结合家庭关系，再联系生活常识可知，此处指作为一位家长 (parent)。A.messagesB. promisesC. evidencesD. memories答案：D解析：根据下文的“Some of these memories”可知，我们都有许多回忆(memories)会划过 我们的意识。A.agreeB. manageC. serveD. hesitate答案：c解析：有些回忆起着引导我们的行为和举止的作用。A.harmfulB. mean

12、ingfulC. powerfulD. successful答案：B解析：和前句的意思进行比拟，可以推知此处指没有什么有意义的(meaningful)事情。A.guidesB. removesC. controlsD. preserves答案：A解析：联系上文中的Some of these memories 15 to provide us with a guiding light to how we behave and react”可知，那只熊的记忆引导(guides)着作者后来的思想方向。. A.in orderB. in reliefC. in silenceD. in return答案：D解析：这个记忆引导作者总是想着给予别人，且不求回报(in return)。A.collectB. createC va