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Mothers and daughters go through so much—yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co-writers as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and thewonderful ways their lives have overlapped (重叠).

Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother's: both have full-time careers;both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travel—in fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature.

A child of the Depression (大萧条), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything she's ever accomplished.Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.

Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits that she can't sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit long-hidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.

Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.

阅读试题

55. Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mother's?

A. They both have gone through difficult times.
B. They have strong emotional ties with each other.
C. They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness.
D. They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer.

56. The word "luxury" in Paragraph 3 means ______.

A. something rare but not pleasant
B. something that cannot be imagined
C. something expensive but not necessary
D. something that can only be enjoyed by boys

57. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A. The content of the book.
B. The purpose of the book.
C. The influence of the book.
D. The writing style of the book.

58. How are women's lives explored in this book?

A. In a musical form. 　
B. Through field research.
C. With unique writing skills.
D. From different points of view.

参考译文

妈妈和女儿经历了那么多，然而母女俩上一次坐下来合写一本有关这一切的书是什么时候呢？佩里·克拉斯和她的母亲希拉·所罗门·克拉斯，在她们研究彼此几十年的母女生活以及她们生活重叠的奇妙方式时，我们发现这两位天才的职业作家是最理想的合著者。

佩里惊奇地写到她自己的生活是如何反映她母亲的生活的:她们都有全职工作，都出版过书籍，发表过文章和故事，她们都有三个孩子，他们都喜欢阅读。她们也都喜欢旅行，事实上，她们经常一起去旅行。但事实上，她们把她们的生活看得越艰难，他们就越能认识到她们在境遇和本性上的巨大差异。

作为大萧条时期的孩子，希拉由她在布鲁克林的父母抚养长大，而她的父母认为教育对于一个女孩子而言是一种奢侈。大学伊始，她就争取一切她曾可以取得的成就。而另一方面，佩里成长于19世纪六七十年代享有特权的新泽西郊区。对于希拉而言，浪费时间和金钱是一种犯罪，而奢侈更是不可思议的事，相反，佩里喜欢偶尔的小奢侈，但尚未成功地说服她妈妈享受哪怕是她喜欢的最小的东西。

每件事都用她自己准确无误地表达记下，佩里和希拉轮流地探索快乐与痛苦，友爱与苦涩以及小麻烦与永久尊重，这一切总是把她们俩结合在一起。希拉描述佩里在她丈夫做田野调查研究的特立尼达的一个小镇冒险的事。佩里承认她不能解决所有的家庭困境，尽管她知道这会让她母亲发疯。她们还一起比较她们对抚养孩子和工作的想法，并承认隐藏已久的悲伤，一起享受宝贵的回忆。

深入研究她们在一起以及各自独立的生活，佩里和希拉用诚实、幽默、热情而又彼此钦佩的语调讲述了她们母女的故事。《每个母亲都是女儿》这本书里包含着两种表达，它有着所有母亲和女儿都会认可的经历，（就像）是一曲声音低沉而强烈的二重奏。

答案解析

55. D 考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句习可知，Perri发现自己的生活反射了妈妈的生活：她们都有自目己的事业，都出版了书籍、文章和小说，都生了三个孩子，都喜欢看书和旅游。由此可知选D。

56. C 考查词义猜测。根据第三段可知，Sheila生长在Brooklyn，她的父母都觉得让女孩儿上学是luxury；对Sheila来说，浪费时间或者金钱是犯罪，luxury是难以想象的，而女儿Perri则可以偶尔享受一下小小的luxury。从这些信息来看，luxury 是指"昂贵但不必要的东西"。

57. A 考查段落大意。根据第四段可知知，这对母女在书中描述了把她们的生活连在一起的那些快乐与痛带，爱与恨，讲到了母女两人交流抚养孩子的看法，一起享受珍贵的回忆等。这是这本书的内容，而不是该书的目的、影响或写作风格。

58. D 考查推理判断。根据最后一段可知，这本书是用两个人的声音在讲述，好比二重奏；根据第四段可知，她们用自己的不会被混淆的声音在轮流讲述。从这些信息看，这本书的写作风格是母女两人从不同的角度探索女性生活，而不是“用音乐形式（误解了二重奏的含义）、通过野外研究（Perri父亲的工作）或独特的写作技巧（本文没有谈到她们的写作拄技巧）”。