2014江苏省溧水县高考英语最后冲刺 阅读理解巩固(6)

C．a fulltime gardener with skillful hands

D．an ordinary man with doubts in his life

答案：B 推理判断题。根据文章中讲述父亲为防止作者在冬天情绪低落而为她种了番红花可知，他有爱心且心地善良；根据文章倒数第三段第三句中“remembering how he lived up to his faith”可知，父亲实践着自己的信仰。故答案选B。

7．What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Crocuses—My Source of Faith

B．Crocuses—Father's Surprise

C．A Pink Crocus—My Memory

D．Crocuses in Blossom—My Favorite

答案：A 标题概括题。根据文章最后一段第二句“The pink crocus bloomed for only a day, but it built my faith for a lifetime.”可知，作者在父亲为她种的番红花上找到了人生信仰。故答案选A。

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Dear Sir，

I was surprised to read your recent editorial on the question of students' part­time jobs. You appear to be making lots of general comments on the basis of just one unfortunate case (I assure you that not all young people who deliver newspapers are as foolish and dishonest as the two youths mentioned in your article, and one single­case is not strong enough in supporting a point as evidence. I think you wouldn't disagree with me at this point)．

The first point I would like to make is that there are many jobs teenagers can do which give them useful experience of the working world. They are brought into contact with a variety of people, often older, and are given experience of expressing themselves clearly and logically. Every young man will eventually be involved in social net work, and we can't expect them to act as a mature adult once they step out of school. I am thinking here of jobs such as travel guides and shop assistants. Part­time jobs are actually a kind of guiding that young people need before they play their role in real career.

Another argument for school children and college students having holiday or weekend jobs is that many parents need the financial assistance. If we take, for