The Quiet Hero 沉默的英雄
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll 1 that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I 2 to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t 3 my waitress’ salary to buy.
But what 4 kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were 5 impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I 6 I had done for them. I just hoped they ___7 .
As I walked into the 8 quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase 9 a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly 10 of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It 11 :
She took a day off from her busy 12 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early 13 he could see his hero take batting practice. 14 their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was 15 his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to 16 his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy 17 one in the morning…
It took me long enough to 18 it, but I finally know who the 19 hero is. Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a 20 Mother’s Day, after all.
A. admit B. adopt C. deny D. refuse
A. intended B. liked C. tended D. hesitated
A. stress B. spare C. strengthen D. spend
A. poor B. great C. faithless D. pretty
A. merely B. usually C. never D. often
A. wished B. hoped C. expected D. desired
A. supported B. understood C. approved D. disgusted
A. 1iving-room B. kitchen C. bed loom D. study
A. including B. containing C. possessing D. pinning
A. handwriting B. description C. tone D. scratch
A. wrote B. recorded C. memorized D. read
A. event B. content C. schedule D. circumstance
A. or B. for C. but D. so
A. At B. In C. On D. By
A. impressed B. printed C. presented D. pressed
A. buy B. abandon C. get D. swap
A. before B. until C. after D. when
A. see B. hear C. realize D. tell
A. actual B. true C. imaginary D. visual
A. sad B. bitter C. happy D. exciting
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【小題2】C
【小題3】B
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【小題5】C
【小題6】A
【小題7】B
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【小題10】A
【小題11】D
【小題12】C
【小題13】D
【小題14】C
【小題15】B
【小題16】C
【小題17】B
【小題18】C
【小題19】B
【小題20】C
年少的時候,我們心目中可能有各種各樣的英雄形象,讓我們激動、崇拜并仿效;等我們慢慢長大,才發(fā)覺真正的英雄其實就在我們身邊,他(她)們默默無聞,無私奉獻(xiàn),就像文章中這位母親。
【小題1】該句句意為“但我承認(rèn)2000年那個星期天對我而言苦樂參半。”
【小題2】作為單身母親,我總是不由自主想到自己的缺點。tend to do意為“傾向于”。
【小題3】服務(wù)員收入微薄,孩子們想要的很多東西我都不能勻出錢去買。share勻出。
【小題4】從下文內(nèi)容可知,孩子們給母親過了一個美好的母親節(jié),他們是偉大的孩子。
【小題5】該句句意為“他們從不無理地抱怨!
【小題6】但作為母親,有多少事情我想為他們做卻做不到啊。wish后面的賓語從句用虛擬語氣,表示難以實現(xiàn)的愿望。
【小題7】我只是希望孩子們能夠理解(我的無奈)。
【小題8】從后面的to start breakfast可知,我悄悄走進(jìn)廚房。
【小題9】花瓶里裝著一打紅玫瑰,表示容器中裝有什么東西,只能用contain。
【小題10】從下文內(nèi)容可知,18歲的兒子給母親寫了一封短信,所以此處指的是字跡。
【小題11】該句句意為“短信的內(nèi)容是”,read在此處意為“內(nèi)容如下”。
【小題12】母親的時間表安排的很滿,但還是請了一天假帶兒子去見兒子心目中的英雄。
【小題13】根據(jù)句意可知上下文之間是因果關(guān)系,所以用并列連詞so。
【小題14】on與名詞或動名詞連用,表示“一……就……”。
【小題15】T恤衫上印著兒子崇拜的英雄的形象。
【小題16】比賽后,兒子當(dāng)然要索取英雄的簽名。
【小題17】母親一直陪伴著兒子直到凌晨一點鐘。until引導(dǎo)時間狀語。
【小題18】該句句意為“我過了很長時間才意識到,誰是真正的英雄。”
【小題19】true真正的;actual實際的;imaginary想象的;visual視覺的。
【小題20】懂事的兒女讓母親感到欣慰,自然這是一個快樂的母親節(jié)。
科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學(xué)年吉林省長春二中高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
For many years, Hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel. People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. Their dreams always include at least one scene of a sunset over the ocean. In the tropical(熱帶的) lands, the sun drops, like a ball of golden fire, into the sea, and it droops so quickly that you can almost see it move. The sun leaves behind a glow that lights the skies and shines in the quiet water.
People often have a quiet, peaceful time ---perfect for a leisurely(悠閑的) walk along the water. This scene is not too different from the dramatic(令人神往的) beauty that greeted the first strangers to these islands centuries ago. They were Polynesian people who came from Tahiti in canoes not much bigger than small boats.
They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees, but there were no giant hotels like the ones we see nowadays. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper hotels were only built in the last 25 years. Now jet planes make it possible to fly to for a weekend from Tokyo. Wherever the people come from, they really want to see the original beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountain called Diamond Head which is almost hidden by the tall hotels.
【小題1】Hawaii is a name _____.
A.given by people who like to travel |
B.a(chǎn)ttracting a lot of travelers |
C.with a magic story behind it |
D.liked by both the Japanese and Americans |
A.to swim in the quiet water |
B.to see the tropical plants |
C.to see the sunset |
D.a(chǎn) leisurely walk along the beach |
A.White sand beaches. |
B.Waving palm trees. |
C.Tall hotels. |
D.The Diamond Head Mountain. |
A.the scenery nowadays is not too different from the original beauty. |
B.it's not quite easy to see the original beauty, because some of the scenery is almost hidden by tall hotels. |
C.it is easy to see the original beauty, but only by taking jet airplanes. |
D.it is not easy to see the original beauty because things have completely changed in the last 25 years. |
A.Islands Scenery. |
B.Hawaii A Magic Name. |
C.Traveling In Hawaii. |
D.The Dramatic Beauty. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:湖北省孝感高中2009-2010學(xué)年度高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light,hesitand(猶豫的)knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.
“Who’s it?”he wondered. Terry didn’t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice,“Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.”“NO,”answered Terry rudely. He shut the door.“What a nuisance!”he grumbled(嘟囔)over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What’ll be the next? How bothering!”
He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said,“Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred(使模糊)by his cold mind.
63.Terry decided to move to another city because___________.
A.he wanted to earn more money there
B.he found it more challenging to live in a new place
C.he didn’t like the place where he lived
D.he thought he should change his job
64.Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought_________.
A.the neighbor would often borrow things from him later
B.he had no friends in the new city
C.she was too young to play with candles
D.he was cheated at that time
65.It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be_________.
A.cold and harsh B.lazy and negative
C.friendly and kind D.crazy and rude
66.What would be the best title for this passage?
A.Help others to help yourself B.Light the candle in your heart
C.Terry’s good neighbor D.God bless you
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學(xué)年黑龍江省哈爾濱市第六中學(xué)高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語卷 題型:完型填空
Blogs allow readers to post comments. There were millions of blogs out there, so I 36 expected anyone to read mine, 37 respond. But almost immediately they did. Twelve messages were 38 after my first entry. I went to the library five times that day—each time there were more.
The next morning I couldn’t wait to get up and hurry to the library. 39 I told my story. It gave structure and a purpose to my day.
For so long I’d been unable to 40 in the real world, afraid of rejection or pity or scorn(輕蔑). 41 here it was safe. This 42 with people on the other side of the screen, many on the other side of the world, was 43 me back to life again.
One particularly cold Tuesday I opened my 44 to see, among emails from bloggers 45 how I was surviving the snow, one saying: “New York Times Journalist Trying to Contact You.” Ian Urbina had discovered my blog 46 when researching an article on people living in their 47 in the U.S. exchanged emails and later he called me up. I hadn’t spoken to 48 for months but, as rain streamed down the glass 49 , the words came. I had been living in the car for almost nine months.
The article 50 on the front page. I didn’t know until I opened my computer. There were emails from people around the world. For almost a year on one had known I 51 existed but now here were hundreds wishing me well. They said they were 52 for me.
Now every time I pressed “Check Mail”, there were more messages. I watched the numbers of the visitors counter on my blog 53 by the hundreds. These were people at their computers all over the world. I felt as of I was viewing a miracle unfold(展開).
Over the next week, in libraries and in the car 54 under lamp posts at night, I wrote my papers. I had notepaper spread 55 the dashboard(儀表盤). And every morning in the quiet of the lane, I wrote for my life.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年四川省昭覺中學(xué)高二10月月考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:完型填空
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 1 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 2 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication (非言語交際) makes up about 50% of what we really 3 . And body language is particularly 4 when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化). Indeed, what is called body language is so 5 a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 6 , different societies treat the 7 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 8 contact (接觸) even with friends, certainly not with 9 .
People from Latin American countries, 10 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in 11 , it may look like a Latino is 12 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving 13 . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 14 -which the Latino will in return regard as 15 _ .
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 16 . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 17 cultures, there’s a strong possibility of 18 . But whatever the situation, the best 19 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 20 _.
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科目:高中英語 來源:湖北省2009-2010學(xué)年度高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light,hesitand(猶豫的)knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.
“Who’s it?”he wondered. Terry didn’t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice,“Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.”“NO,”answered Terry rudely. He shut the door.“What a nuisance!”he grumbled(嘟囔)over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What’ll be the next? How bothering!”
He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said,“Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness(刻。﹚ith other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred(使模糊)by his cold mind.
63.Terry decided to move to another city because___________.
A.he wanted to earn more money there
B.he found it more challenging to live in a new place
C.he didn’t like the place where he lived
D.he thought he should change his job
64.Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought_________.
A.the neighbor would often borrow things from him later
B.he had no friends in the new city
C.she was too young to play with candles
D.he was cheated at that time
65.It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be_________.
A.cold and harsh B.lazy and negative
C.friendly and kind D.crazy and rude
66.What would be the best title for this passage?
A.Help others to help yourself B.Light the candle in your heart
C.Terry’s good neighbor D.God bless you
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