2023-2024英语周报广东专版答案rx版高二第一期

2023-2024英语周报广东专版答案rx版高二第一期

It was the Year from Hell-September 1993 to September 1994-the dog died, my marriage of 24 years ended, and my house burned down. I had moved into a new rented house with my youngest son, after my husband and I split up. We’d been in the house just six weeks. I went to a dinner party one night, and as I drove home, I saw helicopters hovering in the general vicinity of my new home. Smoke was billowing into the sky, and sirens were wailing. As I got closer, I thought, Wouldn’t it be awful if that was my house? Then I turned the corner, and sure enough, it was my house.

I was devastated. It had been such a horrible year, and now everything I owned had gone up in smoke. Mementos, baby pictures, family keepsakes, clothes, furniture-everything was destroyed. My marriage was gone, my dog was gone, my home was gone, and all my worldly possessions, except my car and the clothes on my back, were gone too.

My son and I stayed with a friend for a couple of nights. Then my friend Gail heard about the fire, called me up, and said, “Come move into my house. I have seven bedrooms and five bathrooms-plenty of space for you and your son.” It was a sprawling ranch house on a double lot in La Jolla, with an ocean view, to boot. Gail had three kids at home, but there was still plenty of room for me and my son, Sutton. Her offer was a godsend. Little did I know that her offer of a temporary place to stay would turn into a living arrangement that lasted two and a half years.

Gail and I had a lot in common. We had both been raised Catholic and our unconscious minds had been programmed the same way-we saw ourselves as good little Catholic girls who were gonna stay married forever. But both of our husbands decided they didn’t want to be married anymore, and so here we were, two single mothers, dazed, confused, and in a fog. We had followed the rules… why were we not happy? Gail and I spent the next couple of years sorting out a lot of things together.

After we moved in, I soon began to look for a permanent place to live. After a few weeks, Gail said, “Please don’t leave. I’ve never had so much freedom!” Having me in the house meant someone to help take care of her kids, someone to share cooking and gardening, and someone to share day-to-day life. She loved having me there, and I loved being there. So we stayed.

It was an important chapter in my life. Gail and I gardened together, talking back and forth as we worked in the soil. We both needed time to heal from our divorces, time to sort out the confusion, time to get some clarity on the past and some focus on the future. It was a time of deeper insight and spiritual growth for both of us. Over time, I grew to realize how strong I really was, how even-tempered, and how I really could get my act together and go on with my life.

Gail’s generosity was more than anyone could ever ask or expect from a friend. She gave me a safe haven in which to mourn and heal and grow into the next chapter of my life. She showed her love in countless ways. I am eternally grateful to have a friend like Gail.

I’m also grateful for the lessons I learned from the fire and the other losses that came so suddenly, so fast. Much to my surprise, I found gratitude among the ashes. I was tested sorely-literally trial by fire. But, like a phoenix, I rose from the ashes strong and whole. I would not be the person I am today if not for that Year from Hell.

1.Why did the writer say Sep 1993 to Sep 1994 was the Year from Hell?

A、She got divorced from her husband

B、Both of her houses were burned down

C、She met some misfortune one after another

D、Her dog was killed in the big fire

2.What did the writer and Gail have in common?

A、Both of them had one son

B、Both of them believed in the same faith

C、Both of them lost the home

D、Both of them decided to divorce

3.How did the writer spend the days with Gail?

A、She looked after the 4 kids alone

B、She planted some flowers with Gail

C、She shared the same bedroom with Gail

D、They did some cleaning together

4.which is the right order of the following events?

①、She wanted to find a permanent house

②、She shared cooking with Gail

③、She went to a dinner party one night

④、She stayed with a friend for a couple of days

⑤、She lost her dog

A、③⑤④①② B、④①⑤③② C、 ③④②⑤① D、①③⑤④②

5.What is the best title for the text?

A、Generosity from a friend

B、Recover from the pain

C、The Year from Hell

D、Gratitude among the ashes

2023-2024英语周报广东专版答案rx版高二第一期试题答案

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：作者在一段时间发生了很多不幸的事情，在走投无路的时候，得到朋友Gail的无私的帮助，作者非常感激她，感到自己也越来越坚强。

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考点：考查故事类短文

A daughter thought life was unpromising(无前途的) to her and complained to her father about it. She did not know how she was going to and wanted to give up. She was of fighting and struggling. It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one .

Her father, a cook, took her to the . He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high

. Soon the pots came to the . In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

The daughter sucked her teeth and waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another. Turning to her he asked, “Darling, what do you see?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.

He brought her closer and asked her to

the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She smiled she tasted its rich flavor. She humbly asked, “What does it mean, Father?”

He explained that each of them had faced the same , boiling water, but each differ-

ently. The carrot went in and hard. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it and became weak. The egg had been . Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, . After they were in the boiling water, they had the water.

“Which are you?” he asked his daughter. “When adversity(逆境) knocks on your door, do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”

1. A. make outB. make it

C. make upD. make through

2.A. typicalB. conscious

C. tiredD. warned

3. A. raisedB. arose

C. disappearedD. faded

4.A. roomB. market

C. kitchenD. grocery

5. A. shelfB. temperature

C. fireD. table

6. A. boilB. cool

C. hotD. smoke

7. A. happilyB. calmly

C. casuallyD. impatiently

8. A. lightsB. burners

C. tapD. water

9. A. seeB. carryC. feelD. fetch

10. A. shellB. packC. bagD. cover

11. A. sinceB. asC. beforeD. if

12. A. occasionB. point

C. varietyD. adversity

13. A. reflectedB. answered

C. abandonedD. reacted

14.A. stableB. weak

C. strongD. sensitive

15. A. softenedB. widened

C. shortenedD. sharpened

16. A. half-doneB. easily-broken

C. easily-gotD. hard-boiled

17. A. overB. forC. throughD. on

18. A. howeverB. otherwise

C. besidesD. moreover

19.A. meltedB. absorbed

C. pollutedD. changed

20. A. whatB. howC. whenD. why

2023-2024英语周报广东专版答案rx版高二第一期试题答案

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

1.B make it设法做到，获得成功，与后面的and wanted to give up相照应。make out辨认出；make up构成；make through通过。

2.2】C be tired of对……厌倦/厌烦。typical典型的；conscious有意识的。

3.3】 B arise出现。句意：似乎一个问题刚解决另一个就会出现。raise提升；fade消退；disappear消失。

4.4】 C 由后文可知他们应该是进了厨房。

5.5】 C a high fire旺火。

6.6】 A 由前文可知此处意为锅里的水开了。

7.7】 D 由后文asking repeatedly what he was doing可知女儿此时已经不耐烦了(impatiently)。

8.8】 B turn off the burners关掉炉火。

9.9】 C 由后文…they were soft可知此处为“感觉”。

10.0】A put off the shell意为“剥去蛋壳”。

11.1】 B as在此处引导一个时间状语从句。

12.2】 D 此处这位父亲把开水比作不幸、灾难(adversity)。

13.3】 D react起反应，符合语境。

14.4】 C strong and hard强硬，与下一句中的weak相对应。

15.5】A soften变软，符合语境。

16.6】 B easily-broken易碎的。

17.7】 C through此处意为“经由，凭借”。

18.8】 A however可是，然而，表转折。

19.9】 D 句意：咖啡豆改变了水。

20.20】B 句意：当灾难降临在你的头上时，你会怎么反应呢？

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