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(2015·湖南衡阳一联)There is an old Chinese proverb that states “One generation plants the trees；another gets the shade”metimes confusing.If close，the relationship can be similar to friendship.However，the mother and daughter relationship has unique characteristics that distinguish it from a friendship.These characteristics include the hierarchy(等级) and unconditional loveich preclude mothers and daughters from being best friends.
Marina，27 years old，says，“I love spending time with my mom，but I wouldn’t consider her my best friend.Best friends don’t pay for your wedding.Best friends don’t remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life！Best friends don’t tell you how wise they are because they have been alive at least 20 years longer than you.”This doesn’t mean that the mother and daughter relationship can’t be very close and satisfying. adult relationships are still troubled，many find them to be extremely rewarding.This generation of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in common which increases the likelihood of shared companionship.Mothers and daughters have always shared the common experience of being homemakers，responsible for maintaining and passing on family values and traditions.Today contemporary mothers and daughters also share the experience of the workforce and technology，which may bring them even closer together.
Best friends may or may not continue to be best friends，but for better or worse，the mother and daughter relationship is permanent，even if they aren’t speaking for some unfortunate reasons.The mother and child relationship is still closer than any other.There is not an equal relationship.Daughters should not feel responsible for their mother’s emotional well－being.It isn’t that they don’t care deeply about their mothers.It’s just that they shouldn’t be burdened with their mother’s well－being.her and daughter relationship is a relationship that is not replaceable by any other.Mothers never stop being mothers，which includes frequently wanting to protect their daughters and often feeling responsible for their happiness.Mother always “trumps” friends.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文。作者认为母女之间虽然有许多共同之处她们的关系也可以很亲密但不会成为________”．efit
D．change解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第一段最后两句“However(等级)and unconditional loveeclude mothers and daughters from being best friends.”可知母女关系的特性中包含的preclude”意为“妨碍”。故选B项意为“妨碍阻止”。A项意为“不同于……”；C项意为“受益有益于”；D项意为“改变变化”都不符合句意。 from the passage?
A．The mother and daughter relationship can be replaced by a best friend.
B．A mother’s love brings her and her daughter a close friendship.
C．The mother and daughter relationship goes beyond best friends’ friendship.
D．Marina has a troubled relationship with her mother.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“...a relationship that is not replaceable by any other.”可知母女之情是不可替代的故A项错误；根据第一段最后两句“Howeverstics that distinguish it from a friendship.These characteristics include the hierarchy(等级)and unconditional love可知由于母女关系的特性中包含的辈分差别所带来的不同程度的责任、义务和无条件的爱使得她们不会成为最好的朋友故B项错误；根据第二段第一句中“I love spending time with my mom”可知项错误；根据第四段第一句“Best friends may or may not continue to be best friends可知友谊关系可以不再但母女关系会永远存在下去。由此可知项正确即母女关系超越了友谊。r proves his statements mainly by________．解析：选B。写作手法题。通读全文可知文章第一段是中心段提出了作者的观点即母女关系不同于友谊。第二段引用Marina的观点说明这种不同性；第三至五段分别从母女关系中的共性因素、不同责任因素、母爱因素阐明了引起这种不同性的原因。故选B项意为“解释说明”。A项意为“列数据”；C项意为“引用名言”项意为“举例子”都不符合本other be a daughter’s best friend?
解析：选D。标题D项与文章中心一致。A、B、C三项都不是文章的主要内容。B
(2015·南阳一中二模) CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHATWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS？Every one of us gets so used to punctuation marks that not many of us give them a second thought.Actuallythey read，they just put pauses where they fit best.Also at this time，sentences switched directions.A sentence read from left to right.The next one read right to left，and then left to right again，etc..The ancient Romans sometimes punctuated like this：They·put ·something·that·can·separate·words·in·a·sentence.The word punctuation actually comes from this idea and the Latin word puncture：spaces and points.The spaces separated words while the points showed pauses in reading.Then in the 13th century(/) to indicate a short pause.Over time，that slash was shortened and curled，and it became the modern comma(逗号)．(感叹号) comes from the Latin word io.It means “exclamation of joy”．The question mark originally started out as the Latin word questiomeaning question.Eventually，scholars put it at the end of a sentence to show a question.
Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays.New marks are coming into existence，and old punctuation marks are used in new ways.Take for example the “interrobang”．This 1962 invention combines the question mark and exclamation mark for times when writers want both.For example，“She did what？”or “How much did you pay for that dress？”Obviously【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文主要介绍了英文标点符号的起源和发展。________．the use of punctuation marks can date back to ancient times
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后两句“The ancient Romans sometimes punctuated like this...The word punctuation actually comes from this idea and the Latin word puncture可推知标点符号的使用可以追溯到古代。故答案选D________．解析：选A。篇章结构题。文章第二、三、四段开头第一句都与时间有关由此可推知本文是按照时间顺序来写的。故答案选A。________． first started to use commas
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二、四句可知感叹号和问号都起源于拉丁语。故答案选B。punctuation marks.
C．Old punctuation marks need to be standardized.
D．Punctuation marks are still changing today.
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句“Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays.”和最后一句中的“but its invention shows that English is not yet finished with its punctuation”可知英语中的标点符号至今还在继续变D。C
(2015·临沂模拟)You signed up for soccer, ll.Do you deserve a trophy(奖杯)? should have to work for it.She suggests trophies go to the most improved player，or the one who contributed most to the team spirit，as well as to those who play the best.
“The trophy has to stand for something，”Dweck told TFK.“If we give a trophy to everyone，then the award has no value.”Dweck argues that giving kids trophies for particular reasons，such as improving in a sport，teaches kids that adults value hard work and trying our best.
Others say that there’s no harm in giving awards to all kids who play a sport，regardless of how they played or whether or not they improved.
“I think we should encourage kids’ participation in sports，” says Kenneth Barish, a psychology professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City.“A trophy is one way to encourage kids’ efforts.”
Barish argues that when we single_out only the best or even the most improved players with a trophy, we are teaching kids the wrong lesson.We are sending the message that winning is everything.“Winning is only part of the equation(等式) that only one soccer team wins the World Cup and only one football team wins the Super Bowl.For now, he thinks there’s nothing wrong with letting all kids who play a sport feel like winners.That means trophies for everyone.
【解题导语】 如果孩子参加体育比赛那么是不是每个人都该得到奖杯呢？文章就这个问题给出了两种不同的看法。9．According to Carol Dweck, which player should receive a trophy?
A．Tony, the most attractive player of the soccer team.
B．David, a soccer player who is both clever and funny.
C．Peter, who is ready to help his partners to score goals.
D．Jim, a soccer player who tries his best to win the game.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段可知斯坦福大学的心理学教授Carol Dweck认为获奖的运动员未必是最好的运动员。她认为进步最大的、对团队精神贡献最多的和表现最佳的运动员都应获奖。故C项正确。t.
D．It is necessary to encourage kids’ participation in sports.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第五段可知纽约市威尔康乃尔医学院的心理学教授Kenneth Barish认为我们应该鼓励孩子参加体育活动。颁发奖杯就是一种激励方式。________”． B．choose解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第六段可知认为当我们挑选出最佳球员或进步最大的球员并授予他们奖杯的时候我们给孩子传递了一个错误的信号：获胜就是一切。因此画线的短语“single out”意为“挑出”。
解析选B。文章结构题。本文的第一段为导语导入讨论的话题。第二、三段陈述了斯坦福大学的心理学教授Carol Dweck的主要观点：反对人人获奖。下文(第四段至第七段)陈述的是纽约市威尔康乃尔医学院的心理学教授Kenneth Barish的观点即赞成人人获奖。因此B项清晰地展示了本文的结构。