Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”
Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.
【小題1】We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.
A.a(chǎn) conductor | B.a(chǎn) thief | C. a worker | D.a(chǎn)n umbrella maker |
A.his ticket | B.his drawing | C.his bag | D.his umbrella |
A.Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown. |
B.Because it was much like his own umbrella. |
C.Because he thought the woman would not notice it. |
D.Because he was lost in thought. |
A.surprised | B.fortunate | C.a(chǎn)ngry | D.sad |
A.He picked them on the train. |
B.He bought them in London. |
C.He brought them from his small town. |
D.He stole them from four women. |
【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】B
解析試題分析:本文敘述了布朗先生曾經(jīng)在工廠里工作,有一天他被派到首都去做重要的生意,他的妻子和女兒都要他從首都給他們各自買來一把傘,在去倫敦的火車上他看見車上對面坐的婦女的傘很漂亮,于是一直想著別忘了買傘,結(jié)果下車時,他錯拿了那個婦女的傘就下車了。巧的是,他回來又和這個婦女作在一起,帶著他買來的四把傘。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的句子:Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town.可知他是一個工人,故選C。
【小題2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的句子:he drew an umbrella on his hand.可知是他畫了一張畫,后來給丟了,it指的是他的畫,故選B。
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的句子:The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it.可以推出他是沉思,故選D。
【小題4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的句子:Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.她感覺她很幸運,故選B。
【小題5】推理題。根據(jù)Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself.可以推知他是在倫敦買的,故選B。
考點:故事類短文閱讀。
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引誘) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.
【小題1】It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ________.
A.build glass-houses in his free time |
B.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup |
C.win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color |
D.grow a rose with the longest name. |
A.throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-house |
B.throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school |
C.be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses |
D.play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses |
A.a(chǎn)t times when school-boys were walking near them |
B.a(chǎn)ll the school day when there were no boys about |
C.where he could not be seen by the boys passing |
D.in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day |
A.be on watch in his free time | B.a(chǎn)sk the headmaster for help |
C.pick up all the stones around his garden | D.do all the above |
A.write some words on the glass |
B.put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses |
C.give the boys something else to throw stones at |
D.send for policemen |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s greatest post-war prime minister, died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke (a disease related to blood vessels in the brain), her family announced on 8 April 2013. Her son, Sir Mark, and daughter Carol confirmed her death that morning. zxxk
Margaret Thatcher, daughter of a businessman and mayor of Grantham, was educated at the local grammar school, and at Oxford, where she got a degree in chemistry, and upon graduation she worked for four years as a research chemist. She then qualified as a lawyer in 1954.
As Miss Margaret Roberts, she stood twice in parliamentary (國會的) elections for the Conservative Party (保守黨), before being elected (after her marriage) to the House of Commons in 1959.
When the Conservatives returned to office in June 1970, she was appointed secretary of state for education and science. After the Conservatives lost power in 1974, she was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet (內(nèi)閣), and was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1975.
Baroness Thatcher became prime minister on 4 May 1979 and went on to earn the nickname “the Iron Lady”, becoming known for her strong responses to the political and economic crisis, which Thatcher’s supporters think are good for Britain, while her opposers argue that her policies destroyed British manufacturing.
Lady Thatcher governed Britain from 1979 to 1990. She will go down in history not only as Britain’s first female prime minister, but as the woman who changed Britain’s economy in addition to being an awesome rival on the international stage. zxxk
Lady Thatcher was the only British prime minister to leave behind a set of ideas about the role of the state which other leaders and nations try to copy and apply.
【小題1】How old was Lady Thatcher when she became prime minister?
A.64 | B.53 | C.87 | D.45 |
A.Because she was the first female prime minister in Britain. |
B.Because she took strong measures to deal with the crisis. |
C.Because she was strong enough to live a long life. |
D.Because her supporters credited (歸功于) her with developing the British economy. |
A.She died of a heart attack on 8 April 2013. |
B.She left behind many ideas about the role of the state. |
C.Not all the people are in favor of her policies. |
D.She governed Britain for 11 years. |
A.e-c-b-d-a | B.c-e-d-b-a |
C.b-c-e-d-a | D.c-e-b-d-a |
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It had been a difficult move. I’d left my family and friends in Indiana, the beloved state where I’d lived most of my life. My new home in Florida was thousands of miles away from anything I knew. It was hot—all the time. Jobs were hard to come by, but I was up for almost any challenge.
At last, I taught in a special school where students have severe learning and behavioral difficulties.
Another teacher and I had spent weeks teaching the children appropriate behavior for public outings. Unexpectedly, only a few students, including Kyle, had not earned the privilege of going. He was determined to make his disappointment known.
In the corridor(走廊) between classrooms, he began screaming, cursing, spitting, and swinging at anything within striking distance. Once his outburst died down, he did what he’d done when he was angry at all his other schools, at home, even once at a juvenile detention(拘留)center. He ran.
People watched in disbelief as Kyle dashed straight into the heavy morning traffic in front of the school.
I heard someone shout, “Call the police!”
But I ran after him.
Kyle was at least a foot taller than me. And he was fast. His older brothers were track stars at the nearby high school. But I could run long distances without tiring. I would at least be able to keep him in my sight and know he was alive.
After several blocks of running directly into oncoming traffic, Kyle slowed his pace.
He took a sharp left. Standing next to a trash bin, Kyle bent over with his hands on his knees. I must have looked ridiculous. But his was not a look of fear. I saw his body relax. He did not attempt to run again. Kyle stood still and watched me approach. I had no idea what I was going to say or do, but I kept walking closer.
He opened his mouth to speak when a police car pulled up, abruptly filling the space between Kyle and me. The school principal and an officer got out. They spoke calmly to Kyle, who willingly climbed into the back of the vehicle. I couldn’t hear what was said, but I didn’t take my eyes off Kyle’s face, even as they drove away.
I couldn’t help but feel that I had failed him, that I should have done or said more, that I should have fixed the situation.
I shared my feelings with a speech therapist who was familiar with Kyle’s history. “No one ever ran after him before, Rachel,” she said. “No one. They just let him go.”
Things changed the day he ran and I ran after him, even though I didn’t have the right words, even though I wasn’t able to save him from the mess he was in. It was the day I didn’t throw my hands in the air and decide he was too fast, a waste of time and effort , a lost cause. It was the day my mere presence was enough to make a profound difference.
【小題1】From the passage we know that _____.
A.the author left her family to Florida because jobs were hard to come by in Indiana. |
B.students were allowed to go out after they passed some specific tests. |
C.the author worked in a school where students were excellent. |
D.no teacher had ever run after Kyle before except the author . |
A.He had some behavioral difficulties and once moved from one detention to another. |
B.He used to run out to let out his anger when he was in school,home or juvenile detention. |
C.Different from his brothers, he learned in a special school while not a normal high school. |
D.He was moved by his teacher who treated him with more patience and understanding. |
A.①⑤②⑥③⑦④ | B.①⑤②④⑥⑦③ |
C.⑤④②⑥③⑦① | D.①②⑥⑦③④⑤ |
A.Kyle, a Boy with Learning and Behavior Difficulties. |
B.The Teacher Who Ran. |
C.A School with Special Students. |
D.A Terrible Conflict. |
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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. Over one hundred people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King’s baker(面包師)in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window into the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(面包房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o’ clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Pauls and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, write about the fire, “People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat .”
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑師), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the mew St Pauls.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
【小題1】The fire began in_________ .
A.a(chǎn) hotel | B.the palace | C.Pudding Lane | D.Thames Street |
A.home | B.children | C.wife and husband | D.wife and children |
A.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. |
B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. |
C.To show that poor people suffered most. |
D.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. |
A.The soldiers came to help. |
B.All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. |
C.People managed to get enough water from the river. |
D.Houses standing in the path of the fire were destroyed according to the King’s order. |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Baseball (棒球) Match
Mr. Jenkins works in a middle school. There he teaches his students English. He works hard and is very busy. After supper, when his family watch TV, he always reads some newspapers in his room. At times Robert comes in and asks him to tell him a story. He likes his little son and does all what the boy wants.
One Sunday Mrs. Jenkins was doing some housework and Mr. Jenkins was reading a newspaper.
Robert came in but he didn’t say anything. About ten minutes later the boy showed a newspaper to him and called out, “There will be a baseball match tonight, Dad!”
Mr. Jenkins was surprised. He said to himself, “The boy is only three years old. How can he read the newspaper?”
He held up the newspaper and began to look for the news. But he couldn’t find it. At last the boy showed him an exclamation mark on the newspaper.
【小題1】Mr. Jenkins is a ______.
A.doctor | B.teacher | C.driver | D.farmer |
A.he’s very busy at school |
B.he works hard at school |
C.he wants to teach his son |
D.he wishes his family to listen to him |
A.逗號 | B.冒號 | C.句號 | D.感嘆號 |
A.a(chǎn) baseball match | B.a(chǎn) piece of good news |
C.a(chǎn) today's newspaper | D.a(chǎn)n exclamation mark |
A.there was a baseball match |
B.his son bought a newspaper for him |
C.his little son learned to read |
D.his little son learned to write |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
For a lang time,a boy wonder why his next-desk-pal was always the first in the class , whereas he could only rank the 21st.
At home,he asked his mom:“Am I more stupid than other kids? How can I alwasys fall behind? I just can’t come with an answer.”Mom was aware that her son’s selfrespect had been damaged by the ranking system,but she didn’t know what to say to help.
She tended to say that intelligence differs and that yes,her son’s friend really was the smarter boy.But that would so upset her son .Thank goodness she resisted the temption (誘惑)to say it .
Her son and his friend went on to high school that year,but despite trying as hard as he could,her son’s friend still outdid him.But she was proud of her boy for his hard work, sincerely proud,It was aroud this time that she decided to take him on a trip to the seaside,On the trip,she at last found an answer for him.
Today her son no longer care about rankings.He doesn’t have to,for he himself is now the top of the class at the national unversity he attands,After university his Teachers and peers fully expect him to have promising career.
Invited to speak to his old high school, he mentioned a valuable childhood experience. It concerned that holiday his mother had prepared for them: “Once, on a trip to the sea, my mother and I were lying on the beach. She pointed to the sea and said to me: Do you see the seabirds fighting for food out there? When a wave comes near, the little birds rise quickly. The clumsy(笨拙的)seagulls are far slower and have to struggle to get away from the wave. But these clumsy birds prove to have the biggest, strongest wings, which allow the bird to travel the furthest. When the season changes, they leave for foreign shores, leaving the little birds behind. Son, I have a feeling that you are one of those seagulls.”
【小題1】The story convey the message that.________.
A.competion between students is good for society |
B.only rankings show intelligence of a child |
C.chilren take competion among them to heart |
D.parents should build up chilren’s self-respect |
A.decided to help with her son’s homework |
B.saw the negative effects of the ranking system |
C.knew her son was weak in his study |
D.felt sorry for her son’s bad behavior |
A.the mother was cafeful to protect her son’s self-respect |
B.the mother was not strong enough to face the truth |
C.the son knew intelligence didn’t mean anything |
D.the son would forget his rankings soon after leaving high school |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
I was riding my special motorbike this past weekend and stopped at a convenience store. As I was getting my wheelchair off the back, a man watched me from his car and I noticed a wheelchair in his back seat. We spoke for a moment and I asked him about the wheelchair. He answered that it was for his daughter. “Well, do you think she would like to go for a ride on my motorbike with me?” I asked. He seemed shocked that a total stranger would ask him this. He thought about it for a second and said, “OK, as long as I can follow you.”
He introduced me to Amy and he sat her on my back seat. Her father followed me for a few miles and she talked non-stop about what she wanted for Christmas.
As we came back to the convenience store, she said, “This ride is the best Christmas present I could ever receive. I have been in a wheelchair my whole life and didn’t know I could do this.” I told her about some of the other things I do (ski, travel the world by myself, etc.). As her father was taking her off my bike, she turned to him and said, “Oh Daddy, I’m going to be OK. Mr. Bryant does all kinds of things, and I will too.” Her father turned away as a tear of joy rolled down his cheek. He hugged me and said, “I was sitting here praying for a gift for Amy that would encourage her. She often felt that her life was dull compared to other children. God answered my prayer just now. Now I pray that God will bless you for your gift to Amy today.” I believed what he said. Being kind and thoughtful to others, we can be an answer to prayer.
【小題1】How did the father feel at first when the author invited his daughter for a ride?
A.He felt surprised because he didn’t know the author. |
B.He was happy because his daughter could gain excitement. |
C.He was moved because the author was willing to help his daughter. |
D.He felt nervous because he was worried about his daughter’s safety. |
A.He was a disabled man. |
B.He usually drove too fast. |
C.He worked in a convenience store. |
D.He often helped people who were in trouble. |
A.used to be a completely healthy person |
B.was not allowed to do some fierce sports |
C.usually felt sad about life due to her disability |
D.was unwilling to communicate with a stranger |
A.The motorbike. | B.The wheelchair. | C.The blessing. | D.The ride. |
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One day an out of work mimic(滑稽演員) is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he starts to draw the crowd,a zoo keeper grabs him and drags him into his office. The zoo keeper explains to the mimic that the zoo's most popular attraction,a gorilla(大猩猩),has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mimic a job to dress up as the gorilla until they can get another one. The mimic accepts.
So the next morning the mimic puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes. He discovers that it's a great job. He can sleep all he wants,play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mimic. However,eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires of just swinging on wires. He begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience,he climbs to the top of his cage,crawls across a partition(隔離物),and dangles from the top to the lion's cage. Of course,this makes the lion very angry,but the crowd loves it.
At the end of the day the zoo keeper comes and gives the mimic a raise for being such a good attraction. Well,this goes on for some time-the mimic keeps taunting the lion,the crowds grow larger,and his salary keeps going up. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over the angry lion he slips and falls. The mimic is terrified.
The lion gathers itself and prepares to attack. The mimic is so scared that he begins to run round and round the cage with the lion close behind. Finally,the mimic starts screaming and yelling,“Help me,help me!”But the lion is quick and attacks. The mimic soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says,“Shut up,you idiot!Do you want to get us both fired?”
【小題1】The mimic visits the zoo to________.
A.take care of the dying gorilla | B.beg some money from the zoo keeper |
C.a(chǎn)sk for a job there | D.perform and earn some money there |
A.it is more expensive to hire a real gorilla |
B.the real gorilla died but the keeper does not want to lose its visitors |
C.he likes the mimic's performance |
D.he wants to help the mimic who is out of work |
A.He likes it because he has enough freedom in the job. |
B.He likes it but he prefers to working as a mimic. |
C.He doesn't like it for people do not respect him. |
D.He doesn't like it because he gets little pay. |
A.he finds it more interesting to climb the cage |
B.he wants to play with the lion |
C.he wants to attract the attention of his audience |
D.he has never seen a lion before |
A.The mimic and his job | B.The mimic and his success |
C.The actor and the mimic | D.The mimic and his animals |
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