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阅读理解。
     'USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?' We often hear such discussions. As China opens its
door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
     It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be
improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
     But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time
learning another language.     
     Students must also learn to live without parents' care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't had to
do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean
of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study
well. 
     Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden (负担) to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost
of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
     We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China.
Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training
hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic
Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.
Title: Studying at 1________ or abroad
Phenomenon (现象) Studying abroad has become a 2________ for Chinese students.
Advantages◆ It is helpful to the future 3________ of Chinese students.
◆ It helps to 4________ foreign language skills.
◆ It enables Chinese students to find jobs more 5________.
6________ ◆ It 7________ Chinese students too much time to learn a
    foreign language.
◆ It's hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad
   8________ parents' care.
◆ Parents may be under pressure (压力) because the cost of
     studying abroad is very 9________.
Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be 10________ by
describing Liu Xiang's example.
答案

1. home   2. dream   3. development   4. improve   5. easily

6. Disadvantages  7. takes   8. without   9. high   10. successful

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阅读下面的文字,完成下面问题。

向东还是向西

连俊超

  胡小兵停下车向后张望,他的女人拖着一捆竹板艰难地走着。胡小兵看到了那女人脸上的汗水,他朝女人喊着:“你等着!”

  胡小兵跑到女人身边,说:“给我!”女人继续迈着沉重的脚步,那捆竹板在地上划得唰唰响。女人说:“我行!”胡小兵提高了嗓门:“给我!”女人停了下来。胡小兵抱过竹板就走,他说:“不让我拉,非得让你抱着走,这么沉你抱得动吗?”女人跟上,用毛巾在他脸上擦了一下。女人说:“竹板太长了,车上那么多水泥,不能再放东西了。”

  胡小兵把那捆竹板拖到板车旁边,说“歇两分钟。”然后他点了一支烟。他抬头看了看天,骂道:“他妈的,这老天爷太狠了,弄这么毒辣的太阳!”女人说;“还得往南”走一里路,正顶着日头!。胡小兵扔掉烟头说:“走吧,把竹板放到车上,你扶着。”女人没照办。女人说:“这些水泥拉回去你就得喊得半夜腿疼,别逞能了!”女人知道,往南走一里路,就是东西大街,沿大街往东走两百米就是工地了。

  女人跟在车后,歪着腰胯,用屁股顶着那捆竹板,像企鹅一样一走一摇摆。胡小兵不时回头看一眼女人,想喊一句什么,却什么也喊不出。他张大了嘴巴,仍感到像被人掐了脖子一样呼吸艰难。胡小兵脱了短袖,把深红色的上身毫无保留地展示给了大阳。大阳便在胡小兵的脸颊、臂膀、背上镶嵌了无数个小太阳。胡小兵伸长了脖子,像一头老牛似地蹬着地 面,每一步都恨不得把水泥路踩出一个坑来

   一阵凉风很及时地取代阳光充斥着大街小巷。胡小兵往天上一看,不好,要下雨!胡小兵回头对女人喊:“我得赶紧把水泥拉回去,淋了就完了!”汗水把女人几缕头发粘在脸上。她点了点头,说了句只有她自己听到的话。胡小兵顾不得腿酸痛了。要是一车水泥被大雨淋 了,他的工钱也就得像汗水一样蒸发掉了。

  东西路就是他的目标。胡小兵感到有雨水很不客气地落在脸上,他慌了,可身后的板车并没有慌张,它仍是慢悠悠地爬行,任凭胡小兵怎么用力它就是意识不到问题的严重性。更多的雨点飞身而下,像工地的碎块一样密集,它们挡住了胡小兵的视线。胡小兵把一小块塑料布盖在了水泥袋上。他恨不得抓起行人,把他们的衣服也脱下来盖在水泥袋上。

  东西路口模糊的红绿灯出现了,胡小兵冲了过去。那时,一辆三轮车比胡小兵更加匆忙地往前冲,把正在拐弯的胡小兵给挂倒了。三轮车没给胡小兵叫喊的机会,它很快就把自己藏进了雨雾里。胡小兵向身后的女人叫了一声。女人丢下竹板飞奔过来,撩起胡小兵的裤管,女人看到了胡小兵左腿上像嘴巴一样的伤口。   

  女人说:“赶紧去医院,就在西边不远。”   

  胡小兵说:“扶我起来!”胡小兵抓住了板车的把手,说:“你在后边推着,赶紧把水泥弄到工地上,淋透就完了!快!”

  雨水早已把他们身上的汗水冲刷得干干净净,并企图把这个世界也冲刷一遍。女人站着没动,她突然带着哭腔喊道;“快去医院吧,就在西边不远严!”

  胡小兵看了一眼自己的左腿,鲜红的血从裤管里流了出来。胡小兵吼道:“水泥快被淋着了!快给老子推车,往东两百米就是工地!”然后他拖着左腿拉起了板车。女人跑过来,在板车后面用足了力,女人咬紧了嘴唇,”这样一来,泪水再多,也无法流进她的嘴里了。

1.文中画线的句子分别运用了哪一种表现手法?请简述其作用。

①胡小兵伸长了脖子,像十头老牛似地蹬着地面,每一步都恨不得把水泥路踩出一个坑 来。

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②身后的板车并没有慌张,它仍是慢悠悠地爬行,任凭胡小兵怎么用力它就是意识不到问题的严重性。

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2.小说以“向东还是向西”为题有哪些意蕴?试作简要阐述。

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3.小说中多次出现对天气的交代或描写的文字,试简析其作用。

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4.小说是怎样正面刻画人物性格的?请从多角度举例简要阐述。

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