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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
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F . Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, w as once a student of St.Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary :“ My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”
This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925,which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection lf short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940. while his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.
56. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage ?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
57. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?
a. He became addicted to drinking.
b. He studied at St.Paul Academy.
c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.
e. He failed to reorder his life.
f. He joined the army and met Zelda.
A.f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a
58. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .
A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.
B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army
C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down
D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital
59. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .
A. Zelda’s personal life
B. Zelda’s illness and treatment
C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham
D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have 36 a lot of attention throughout her political career.
Condoleezza Rice, 37 as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as 38 citizens in the south. Although slavery was 39 in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the 40 of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination 41 black people, her parents told her she could become? 42 she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were 43 for her.
Rice was a gifted student with a 44 for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the 45 of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was 46 by political? scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Rice 47 her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University, 48 her career developed quickly. She 49 on George H. Bush's national security council(顧問) in 1989.Later she 50 to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first 51 provost after two years.
In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world, 52 George W. Bush's national security advisor. She has drawn international 53 in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American 54 .
She held this position until 2005,when 55 Secretary of State.
36.A. directed B. turned C. paid D. attracted?
37.A. known B. Considered C. Seen D. accepted?
38.A. respectful B. equal C. different D. noble?
39.A. finished B. Stopped C. Prevented D. ended?
40.A. difference B. disagreement C. separation D. division?
41.A. against B. to C. with D. towards?
42.A. whoever B. whomever C. whatever D. whichever?
43.A. desiring B. waiting C. preparing D. longing?
44.A. talent B. interest C. hobby D. favourite?
45.A. purpose B. goal C. intention D. attention?
46.A. effected B. affected C. impressed D. influenced?
47.A. changed B. postponed C. cancelled D. exchanged?
48.A. which B. where C. when D. that?
49.A. acted B. waited C. served D. called?
50.A. paid a visit B. showed concern C. attended D. returned?
51.A. black B. white C. capable D. efficient?
52.A. turning B. holding C. becoming D. taking?
53.A. praise B. approval C. criticism D. attention?
54.A. politics B. history C. culture D. government?
55.A. elected B. invited C. appointed D. succeeded??
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
WHEN an Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at former US President George W.Bush at a news conference last December,the president’s bodyguards quickly moved to protect him.
Those bodyguards were from the US Secret Service.Their job is to protect the president.Now America’s first black president Barack Obama also has the same people at his side.Here are some details about these mysterious men and women.?
History?
◇The Secret Service is known today for protecting public officials and their families.
However,when it began in 1865,it was started to protect money.A third to a half of all US money during the Civil War was fake (假的).President Abraham Lincoln created the United States Secret Service to find those responsibly.?
◇The first 25 presidents had no special protection.That changed after President William Mckinley was murdered in 1901.?
Who gets protection?
About 30 people get full-time protection in the United States (more in an election year).
Included are:?
◇Presidents and vice-presidents and their wives,for up to 10 years after leaving office,and their children up to age 16.Anyone can decline protection after leaving office.Richard Nixon did.? ◇Candidates for president and vice-?president,their wives and children at a cost of $500,000 a month for 30-plus special agents (特工).?
◇The Secretary of State,National Security Adviser and others.The Secret Service also protects 80 to 200 visiting foreign political leaders every year.?
Getting around?
Rules for president
◇Limousines (豪華轎車) that can withstand a missile are used.?
◇Entering and exiting are never done on a street.?
◇Exact travel plans are kept secret.?
◇Bulletproof reading stands for speeches are used.
Agent’s task
◇Teach the president how to wave and move.
◇Test his food for poison.?
◇Use special radio channels for the police and the Secret Service.?
◇Use X-ray checks before allowing entry to secure areas,and search bags.?
◇Check lists of hundreds of people known to be dangerous.?
◇Keep files on thousands of people who have made even vague threats.?
◇Be part of counter-sniper (反狙擊) teams.
What’s the purpose of writing the passage??
A. To tell us how to be a bodyguard.?
B.To introduce the US Secret Service to us.?
C.To give us some information about US
presidents.?
D.To inform us of the incident at a news
conference. ?
Which is the special agent’s task according to
the US Secret Service??
A. Have dinner with the president’s family.?
B.Teach the president to behave politely in
public.?
C.Keep a record of possible murderers.?
D.Check people carrying bags with X-ray.
What do you know about the US Secret
Service from the passage??
A. It is made up of 30 people.?
B.It protects only US presidents.?
C.It is responsible for the safety of all
Americans.?
D.It was created to protect money.
Which of the following can be inferred from
the passage??
A. The bodyguards from the US Secret
Service have no privacy.?
B.The US Secret Service bodyguards’ job is
full of challenges.?
C.No one knows the exact travel plan of
presidents.?
D.Every president in American history has a
bodyguard. ?
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have 36 a lot of attention throughout her political career.
Condoleezza Rice, 37 as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as 38 citizens in the south. Although slavery was 39 in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the 40 of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination 41 black people, her parents told her she could become? 42 she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were 43 for her.
Rice was a gifted student with a 44 for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the 45 of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was 46 by political? scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Rice 47 her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University, 48 her career developed quickly. She 49 on George H. Bush's national security council(顧問) in 1989.Later she 50 to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first 51 provost after two years.
In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world, 52 George W. Bush's national security advisor. She has drawn international 53 in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American 54 .
She held this position until 2005,when 55 Secretary of State.
36.A. directed B. turned C. paid D. attracted?
37.A. known B. Considered C. Seen D. accepted?
38.A. respectful B. equal C. different D. noble?
39.A. finished B. Stopped C. Prevented D. ended?
40.A. difference B. disagreement C. separation D. division?
41.A. against B. to C. with D. towards?
42.A. whoever B. whomever C. whatever D. whichever?
43.A. desiring B. waiting C. preparing D. longing?
44.A. talent B. interest C. hobby D. favourite?
45.A. purpose B. goal C. intention D. attention?
46.A. effected B. affected C. impressed D. influenced?
47.A. changed B. postponed C. cancelled D. exchanged?
48.A. which B. where C. when D. that?
49.A. acted B. waited C. served D. called?
50.A. paid a visit B. showed concern C. attended D. returned?
51.A. black B. white C. capable D. efficient?
52.A. turning B. holding C. becoming D. taking?
53.A. praise B. approval C. criticism D. attention?
54.A. politics B. history C. culture D. government?
55.A. elected B. invited C. appointed D. succeeded??
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011湖北天門市高考模擬試題二 題型:單項(xiàng)填空
It’s a major for Obama and his national security team, to fulfill the goal once voiced by Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, to bring to justice the mastermind (設(shè)計(jì)者)of the 9-11 attacks.
A. anecdote B .accomplishment C. negotiate D. campaign
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