2014年职称英语考试综合类阅读理解模拟练习题及答案(11)
<p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="knit">knit</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="knitting">knitting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feminism">feminism</span>, <span word="consumerism">consumerism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="gadgetry">gadgetry</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="homely">homely</span> <span word="accomplishments">accomplishments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="obsolete">obsolete</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="knitted">knitted</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="socks">socks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="wool">wool</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="skates">skates</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>.</p><p> <span word="Knitting">Knitting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>, <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neglected">neglected</span>, <span word="dog">dog</span>-<span word="eared">eared</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="snowflake">snowflake</span> <span word="design">design</span>, <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="Germantown">Germantown</span> <span word="knitting">knitting</span> <span word="worsted">worsted</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="feverishly">feverishly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stocking">stocking</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sew">sew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sleeves">sleeves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weave">weave</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ends">ends</span>.</p><p> <span word="Knitting">Knitting</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="patience">patience</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="going">going</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reward">reward</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temper">temper</span> <span word="tantrum">tantrum</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stitches">stitches</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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