—James should give up the idea of winning everyone’s respect and focus on his own work.
—_______. How did you know that?
A. You are not getting it
B. Exactly—one step at a time
C. You make it sound so easy
D. Thank you for bringing it to my attention
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學年浙江衢州第一中學高二上期末英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs—what do they have in common? They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site badoo. com, they all best illustrate(舉例說明) the word “cool”.
But just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”? Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd.
Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy(哲學). “Cool” relates to ideas of grace(優(yōu)雅) under pressure.
“In Africa, ” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life. ”
The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World War Ⅱ. “Post-war ‘cool’ was in part an expression of war-weariness (厭戰(zhàn)情緒) . . . it went against the strict social rules of the time, ” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules: Anatomy of an Attitude.
But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities(權威). He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies(欺凌弱小者). In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years.
Today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics (體育運動) stars. Often in movies about schools, students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die.
But many teenagers also think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.
“Call it the Harry Potterization of America —a time when being smart is the new cool, ” writes journalist Joe Sunnen.
1.Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.
A. introduce the topic
B. draw our attention
C. tell us what they have in common
D. tell us what is “cool”
2.If you were considered “cool” in Africa in the 15th century, you ________.
A. thought and acted differently from the majority
B. had a calm and quiet attitude towards life
C. didn’t observe rules and authorities
D. had all kinds of “bad” manners
3.The heroes in Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who ________.
A. do very well in their studies
B. are very skilled at sports
C. are good at chess and other thinking games.
D. have supernatural powers like Harry Potter
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?
A. It is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd.
B. “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century.
C. Disobeying one’s parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowadays.
D. Getting the first place in an exam can also be considered “cool”.
5.What does the article mainly talk about?
A. The origin of the word “cool”.
B. The kinds of people who are “cool”.
C. The changing meaning of the word “cool”.
D. How to be a “ cool” person.
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學年福建龍巖市一級達標校高二上期末質檢英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
Only by imagining and creating ______ a difference in the future.
A. can make B. you could make
C. could make D. can you make
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學年浙江杭州蕭山區(qū)第三高級中學高三上階段考試2英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Occasionally, my father came back drunk. Late at night, he beat on the door, pleading to my mother to open it .He was on his way home from drinking, gambling, or some combination thereof, misspending money that we could have used and wasting time that we desperately needed.
It was the late-1970s. My parents were separated. My mother was now raising a group of boys on her own. My father spouted off about what he planned to do for us, buy for us. In fact, he had no intention of doing anything. As a father who was supposed to love us, in fact, he lacked the understanding of what it truly meant to love a child—or to hurt one. To him, this was a harmless game that kept us excited and begging. In fact, it was a cruel, corrosive lie. I lost faith in his words and in him. I wanted to stop caring, but I couldn’t.
Maybe it was his own complicated relationship to his father and his father’s family that caused him cold. Maybe it was the pain and guilt associated with a life of misfortune. Who knows. Whatever it was, it stole him from us, and particularly from me.
While my brothers talked about breaking and fixing things, I spent many of my evenings reading and wondering. My favorite books were a set of encyclopedias(百科全書) given by my uncle. They allowed me to explore the world beyond my world, to travel without leaving, to dream dreams greater than my life would otherwise have supported. But losing myself in my own mind also meant that I was completely lost to my father. Not understanding me, he simply ignored me—not just emotionally, but physically as well. Never once did he hug me, never once a pat on the back or a hand on the shoulder or a tousling of the hair.
My best memories of him were from his episodic attempts at engagement with us. During the longest of these episodes(插曲), once every month or two, he would come pick us up and drive us down the interstate to Trucker’s Paradise, a seedy, smoke-filled, truck stop with gas pumps, a convenience store, a small dining area and a game room through a door in the back. My dad gave each of us a handful of quarters, and we played until they were gone. He sat up front in the dining area, drinking coffee and being particular about the restaurant’s measly offerings.
I loved these days. To me, Trucker’s Paradise was paradise. The quarters and the games were fun but easily forgotten. It was the presence of my father that was most treasured. But, of course, these trips were short-lived.
It wasn’t until I was much older that I would find something that I would be able to cling to as evidence of my father’s love.
When the Commodore 64 personal computer debuted, I convinced myself that I had to have it even though its price was out of my mother’s range. So I decided to earn the money myself. I mowed every yard I could find that summer for a few dollars each, yet it still wasn’t enough. So my dad agreed to help me raise the rest of the money by driving me to one of the watermelon farms south of town, loading up his truck with wholesale melons and driving me around to sell them. He came for me before daybreak. We made small talk, but it didn’t matter. The fact that he was talking to me was all that mattered. I was a teenager by then, but this was the first time that I had ever spent time alone with him. He laughed and repeatedly introduced me as “my boy,” a phrase he relayed with a sense of pride. It was one of the best days of my life.
Although he had never told me that he loved me, I would cling to that day as the greatest evidence of that fact. He had never intended me any wrong. He just didn’t know how to love me right. He wasn’t a mean man. So I took these random episodes and clung to them like a thing most precious, storing them in my mind for the long stretches of coldness when a warm memory would prove most useful.
It just goes to show that no matter how friendless the father, no matter how deep the damage, no matter how shattered the bond, there is still time, still space, still a need for even the smallest bit of evidence of a father’s love.
“My boy.”
1.From the passage, the father was_____ in the writer’s memory.
A. selfish and cruel B. proud and cold
C. imperfect but loving D. shy but thoughtful
2.The writer used not to feel Father’s true love because______ .
A.father showed his love but had no good way to express himself to his children
B.he just lost himself in his own mind without getting close to his father
C.father was too busy so unable to communicate with his children enough
D. he had a prejudice(偏見) and was too stubborn to feel it
3.The underlined phrase “cling to” can be replaced by __________.
A.catch hold of B. depend on
C. stick to D. keep
4.From the last parts (para7-11), we can infer that ______ .
A.father liked to show off his family before others
B.I couldn't understand Father’s love unless he expressed to me
C.father intended to show a loving father he was but failed.
D.I would definitely treasure all the small love from father
5.What’s the right order of the episodes?
1. His dad agreed to help him.
2. The Commodore 64 personal computer was just on sale.
3. The writer decided to buy it and earn the money himself.
4 His dad drove the writer to one of the watermelon farms south of town, loaded up his truck with wholesale melons and drove the writer around to sell them.
5. The writer didn’t have enough money.
A. 23541 B. 23514 C.32541 D. 32514
6.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Remembrances of my father B. Father and son
C. My boy D. The past days
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學年浙江杭州蕭山區(qū)第三高級中學高三上階段考試2英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, ________ uses it differently.
A. all of which B. each of them
C. all of them D. each of which
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學年浙江杭州蕭山區(qū)第三高級中學高三上階段考試2英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
Easy ________ by car, bus, train, bike or on foot, Warwick Castle is surrounded by historic buildings and many attractions.
A. reaching B. reached
C. to reach D. to be reached
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學年山東棗莊第十六中學高三上期中英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
In many cities of China, if an ambulance is_______ in a traffic jam, police will respond to the emergency.
A.held up B.held back
C.held down D.held out
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學年福建福州第八中學高三畢業(yè)班第六次質檢英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
With alcohol and drugs _______ out of their life, the post-1990s young people now tend to develop healthier hobbies.
A. kicked B. to kick
C. having kicked D. Kick
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互聯(lián)網違法和不良信息舉報平臺 | 網上有害信息舉報專區(qū) | 電信詐騙舉報專區(qū) | 涉歷史虛無主義有害信息舉報專區(qū) | 涉企侵權舉報專區(qū)
違法和不良信息舉報電話:027-86699610 舉報郵箱:58377363@163.com