科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society -a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.
“My grandmothers didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,” said Emils Comette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.
While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers (生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.
If you take into consideration feminism (女權(quán)主義), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的). In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple (紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.
“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.
“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “We’re a ladies’ play group. It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.
The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means __________.
A.one branch of an organization B.a(chǎn) written agreement of a club
C.one part of a collection of poems D.a(chǎn) period in a society’s history
From the text, we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who
A.have gradually become more noticeable
B.a(chǎn)re worried about getting old too quickly
C.a(chǎn)re enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend
D.tried living a different life from their parents when they were young
DIt could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are .
A.interested in raising money for social work
B.programmers who can plan well for their future
C.believers in equality between men and women
D.good at cooking big meals and taking care of others
Who set up the Red Hat Society ?
A.Emily Cornette . B.Ellen Cooper .
C.Jenny Joseph . D.Joe Heywood .
Women join the Red Hat Society because .
A.they want to stay young
B.they would like to appear more attractive
C.they would like to have fun and live for themselves
D.they want to be more like their parents[來
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012屆黑龍江省哈爾濱市第六中學(xué)高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:完型填空
The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. 36 to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving , she had collected only $49. I said, “ You 37 have your pick from my bicycle 38 ”. “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old. ” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 39 choose.
As Christmas 40 near, Emily and I went bike shopping . As we left one store, she 41 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” She asked. “Sorry, Em, I’m out of 42 . ”
Throughout December, Emily continued to work hard. Then one day, she made a 43 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very 44 .
45 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 46 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 47 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow. Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 48 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 49 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 50 , sir . Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 51 away one chance to win a girl’s mountain bike. ”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 52 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 53 a little girl for a sacrifice 54 her year--while giving her dad a lesson in the 55 .
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學(xué)年江蘇省重點中學(xué)高二5月質(zhì)量檢測英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Dear Teresa Silva,
The official of the university has reported to us that you are an English major who meets the high standards for membership in Sigma Tau Delta. As is known, Sigma Tau Delta was founded in 1924 at Dakota Wesleyan University. It is an international collegiate honor society for students of English. It presently has over 850 chapters in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. Over 9,000 new members are admitted into the organization annually.
Sigma Tau Delta’s purpose is to promote literature and writing and to advance the study of the written word. Members gather annually in the spring at the international meeting to present papers and share experiences and ideas within the English subject. The Society offers tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships, awards, as well as publication chances in its journals The Rectangle and The Sigma Tau Delta Review.
It is our pleasure if you can complete the application for Sigma Tau Delta membership. If you would like to be included in this spring’s induction (入會) ceremony, please complete the application form, and include amount to cover both local and international fees. Your completed form must be received by date to be considered for the upcoming induction ceremony.
We congratulate you on your outstanding academic record and hope you will join us as a Sigma Tau Delta member. If you want to get more information, please visit our website www.sigmataudelta.org, or give us a call. The phone number is 583-2864.
Sincerely,
Emily Lister
【小題1】According to the passage, Sigma Tau Delta ______.
A.deals with language learning |
B.opens its door to all the students of English |
C.changes its members every year |
D.mainly takes charge of scientific publications |
A.meet all the chapter leaders |
B.receive tens of thousands of dollars |
C.share experiences and views |
D.choose a particular subject as a major |
A.introduction | B.congratulation | C.thanks | D.invitation |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學(xué)年福建省福州八中高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Dear Teresa Silva,
The official of the university has reported to us that you are an English major who meets the high standards for membership in Sigma Tau Delta. As is known, Sigma Tau Delta was founded in 1924 at Dakota Wesleyan University. It is an international collegiate honor society for students of English. It presently has over 850 chapters in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. Over 9,000 new members are admitted into the organization annually.
Sigma Tau Delta’s purpose is to promote literature and writing and to advance the study of the written word. Members gather annually in the spring at the international meeting to present papers and share experiences and ideas within the English subject. The Society offers tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships, awards, as well as publication chances in its journals The Rectangle and The Sigma Tau Delta Review.
It is our pleasure if you can complete the application for Sigma Tau Delta membership. If you would like to be included in this spring’s induction (入會) ceremony, please complete the application form, and include amount to cover both local and international fees. Your completed form must be received by date to be considered for the upcoming induction ceremony.
We congratulate you on your outstanding academic record and hope you will join us as a Sigma Tau Delta member. If you want to get more information, please visit our website www.sigmataudelta.org, or give us a call. The phone number is 583-2864.
Sincerely,
Emily Lister
【小題1】According to the passage, Sigma Tau Delta ______.
A.deals with language learning |
B.opens its door to all the students of English |
C.changes its members every year |
D.mainly takes charge of scientific publications |
A.meet all the chapter leaders |
B.receive tens of thousands of dollars |
C.share experiences and views |
D.choose a particular subject as a major |
A.introduction | B.congratulation | C.thanks | D.invitation |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2014屆河南靈寶第三高級中學(xué)高二上第一次質(zhì)量檢測英語試卷(解析版) 題型:書面表達
假如你是李華,你的小侄女在你家與你度過了一個開心的暑假。請用英語寫一封信向你的美國筆友Emily介紹一下你的小侄女,與她分享這段快樂時光。
寫作內(nèi)容:
1. 小侄女的年齡,相貌;
2. 你家人與她的相處;
3. 你和她一次開心的經(jīng)歷;
注意:1. 可適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫;
2. 參考詞匯:小侄女 little niece;
3. 信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,但不計入總詞數(shù);
4. 詞數(shù):120左右。
Dear Emily,
How are you? Thanks for your last letter.
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I hope you can share some interesting stories with me. Look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
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