________ of talking about the same problem over and over again, he suggested bringing the meeting to an end.

    A. Tiring    B. Tired    C. Having tired    D. Tiring himself

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科目：高中英語 來源：設(shè)計(jì)必修1英語(人教版) 人教版 題型：050

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　　We learned something was happening when one of the ship’s officers came up to the chief engineer, who was sitting at the table, and spoke to him in a low voice．The chief engineer got up at once, and with a short excuse, left the dining-room．We thought that there had been an accident or that a fire had broken out．We soon noticed that the ship was slowing down, and then, with a sudden violent motion, it began to turn around, some of the passengers stopped eating and rushed up to the deck．Others crowded around the ship windows and we finally joined the watchers．

　　It turned out that one of the sailors had seen a man in the ocean some distance from the ship．The captain had then ordered the ship to be turned around at once．A lifeboat had already been lowered into the water．In it were four sailors, an officer and the ship’s doctor．About two hundred yards away, the man was seen holding on something that looked like a broken part of a small fishing boat．

　　The lifeboat finally reached the man, who was then pulled into the boat．Why, then, was the man floating on the ocean?He had missed the ship and decided to try to catch it in his fishing boat, and he made it!

(1)

Why did the officer whisper(低聲說)to the chief engineer?Because ________．

[　　]

A．

there was something he didn’t want the others to learn

B．

the passengers didn’t like any noise when they are eating

C．

no one was allowed to speak louder than a whisper

D．

he had got the habit of talking in a low voice

(2)

Later it became known that ________．

[　　]

A．

there had been an accident on the ship

B．

a fire had broken out

C．

a man was seen in the ocean in the distance

D．

the ship slowed down for a violent motion

(3)

What did the passengers do when they learned the news?

[　　]

A．

All of them went on eating．

B．

They could do nothing but stand on the ship and watch．

C．

Four of them went to save the man in the lifeboat．

D．

Hearing the news they stopped to eat at once．

(4)

Why was the man floating on the ocean?

[　　]

A．

He carelessly fell into the water from his boat．

B．

He was swimming with the help of his fishing boat．

C．

He fell into the water while he was fishing．

D．

He tried to catch the ship that he had missed in his fishing boat．

(5)

In the story the last sentence “and he made it”means ________．

[　　]

A．

he made the fishing boat himself

B．

it was he who had made all this trouble for the passengers

C．

he finally succeeded

D．

he made this joke

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Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets．But for all the progress, people still don’t know one another very well.

That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”－events where individuals pair with persons they don’t know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”

Mr．Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.

The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives．The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”

As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain．Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another．“We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says．“But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogs…who do have generations of human interactions.”

The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer．The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom with for hours．But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking. They would be ‘intimate’, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.

“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up．“What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”

Some said they felt “l(fā)iberated” to talk on sensitive topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”

What can the “conversations” be best described as?

    A. Deep and one-on-one.                B. Sensitive and mad.

    C. Instant and inspiring.                   D. Ordinary and encouraging.

In a “feast of conversations”, participants ________.

    A. pair freely with anyone they like

    B. have a guided talk for a set of period of time

    C. ask questions they themselves would not answer

    D. wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features．

In paragraph 6, “they would be ‘intimate’” is closest in meaning to “________”.

    A. they would have physical contact B. they would have in-depth talk

    C. they would be close friends        D. they would exchange basic information

According to Zeldin, what prevents many people thoroughly knowing one another?

    A. Loneliness or routines.          B. Shallow conversations.

    C. Unwillingness to think.          D. The fear for awkward moment.

From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is _________.

    A. an attempt to promote thinking interaction

    B. one of the maddest activities ever conducted

    C. a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideas

    D. an effort to give people a chance of talking freely

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Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933) was the thirtieth president of the United States. He looked down on a person as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of others people’s actions and private lives because he had no time for small talks. The following two incidents clearly show how Collidge treasured silence.

When he was vice president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to participate (參加) in Washington’s social life, especially the many dinner parties. As be ignored the art of conversation, he couldn’t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the former President Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, a very brilliant conversationalist (談話者), began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to a wake the interest on the part of the vice president were unproductive. Finally, being shamed into anger, she said, “I’m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored.”

Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”

Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Collidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. “Oh, Mr. President,” she spoke with too much enthusiasm, “you are always so quiet. I made a bet (打賭) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”

President Collidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect          .

       A．who liked to talk about the affairs of others

       B．who never talked about anything serious

       C．who often spoke insincerely

       D．who talked much but did little

The hostesses thought Collidge was unfriendly because        in her eyes.

       A．he treated women coldly and rudely

       B．he paid no attention to conversational skills

       C．he was too serious to please any women

       D．he was pretty easy and quick to get angry

Mrs. Longworth got shamed and angry because         .

       A．the vice president took part in too many dinner parties

       B．the vice president didn’t lift his eyes from his plate

       C．the vice president didn’t speak exactly and clearly

       D．the vice president didn’t react to all her efforts

The underlined sentence “Well, a man has to eat somewhere” probably means        .

      A．Mr. Coolidge didn’t want to talk with Mrs. Longworth at all

       B．Mr. Coolidge had really got tired of so many social dinners

       C．Mr. Coolidge was unhappy with the dinner he was eating that day

       D．Mr. Coolidge was really hungry and had to find something to eat

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After we meet people, it is up to us to make them our friends．Let us stop a moment and consider what really makes a friend. The major qualities like faithfulness, devotion, friendliness，flash through our minds. But it is the large number of very small particular qualities that make up one’s whole character, such as cheerfulness, friendliness and punctuality. After all, “to make a friend, be a friend” is not such a big and difficult order. There are particular favorable qualities, which attract others to us, and some fundamental psychological do’s and don’ts．

    If you are in the presence of a shy person, talking and asking casual questions may bring him out of his shell. Think of what would be most acceptable to the other person for you to talk, or to listen. Either way, the goal is to make yourself pleasant．

    Always remember to listen, but listen intelligently. To have anyone “hang on our words” is the most unnoticeably clever way in the world to please somebody．For a few extremely happy seconds we are the center of attraction，but when it is our turn to be audience，let us remember how we felt as the actor，and let’s be genuinely interested in what the other fellow is saying．

    Other people will like us, if we like them. If you want friends, keep your mind and heart open to friendship. Be alive to the other person’s world．

This passage is mainly about________.

      A. the way of talking to a shy person

      B. some favorable qualities to be a psychologist

      C. how to make yourself attractive to listeners

      D. how to make a friend and be a friend

The underlined part “bring him out of his shell” in the second paragraph most probably means________.

      A. make him become active                B. make him feel more nervous

      C. help him understand the question better    D．help him listen intelligently

According to the passage，an important way in making friends is to________.

      A. attract them       B. be attracted      C. listen attentively     D. talk widely

Of the qualities in a friend，which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

      A. Faithfulness.      B. Devotion．      C. Punctuality.         D. Unselfishness.

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011屆安徽省名校高三上學(xué)期第一次聯(lián)考英語卷 題型：完型填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C和D中，選出空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Tips to keep a hearty conversation flowing
On holidays we typically gather with our nearest and dearest. But    36   can be made, maintained and broken through the ways we talk to our loved  _37___, according to Deborah Tannen, a George-town University professor in linguistics（語言學(xué)）. She has suggestions   as to  how we can  38    communications at our festival dinner tables. Let’s take a look.
＊A  round dinning table is best for promoting a     39    conversation because
everyone   40     each other.
＊Avoid _41_ grandparents at the ends of a rectangular(長方形的) table, even though it is the traditional place of __42__. Elderly people may feel lonely there if they are unable to hear or keep __43__ a conversation.
＊__44__ prefer to face each other and make eye contact when they talk. In contrast, men tend to look around at other things. “Guys may be more   45    keeping gazing on the TV,” says Tannen. “They’ll still be _46__, though.”
＊Be aware that people have different ways of talking. Each person has a different __47__ of tone, rhyme, timing and how _48__ of a pause is normal in a conversation. Watch for people who seem left __49__. If you feel you are doing all the talking, hold back to give others a 50  .If you feel you aren’t getting a chance to speak, try pushing yourself to start  51    .
＊People sometimes get upset on big festivals _52 they stay too long in the apartment. Some families find that gatherings go more __53__ if they plan for some fun _54___. So why not get a breath of fresh air? Going to a park for a walk or taking a trip to the zoo may be more__55__ than just sitting around inside.

【小題1】
A．demandsB．relationshipsC．victoriesD．mistakes
【小題2】
A．onesB．thoseC．othersD．them
【小題3】
A． bother B．delay C． damageD．improve
【小題4】
A．lively B．shortC． calmD．dull
【小題5】
A．scoldsB．blamesC．facesD．a(chǎn)nnoys
【小題6】
A．checking B．hidingC．seatingD．hurting
【小題7】
A．pity B．sorrowC．intelligenceD．honor
【小題8】
A．up withB．offC． away fromD． out of
【小題9】
A．Grown-upsB．MenC．PeopleD．Women
【小題10】
A．surprisedB．relaxed C．encouraged D．upset
【小題11】
A．thinkingB．doubting C．listeningD．looking
【小題12】
A．matterB．senseC．direction D．point
【小題13】
A． oftenB． longC． soonD． far
【小題14】
A． outB． behindC． overD． off
【小題15】
A．rewardB．giftC．handD．chance
【小題16】A. talking       B  singing       C.  dancing       D. playing
【小題17】
A．until B．ifC．thoughD．since
【小題18】
A．naturallyB．coldlyC．quicklyD．smoothly
【小題19】
A．indoorsB．outsideC．insideD．everywhere
【小題20】
A．a(chǎn)bstractB．bitterC．enjoyableD．cruel

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