Henry Edwards Huntington was born in 1850 in Oneonta, New York. In 1872 he went to work for his uncle, one of the owners of the Central Pacific Railroad. Twenty years later, Huntington moved to San Francisco at his uncle’s request to share management of the Southern Pacific Railroad. On the way to San Francisco, he visited San Marino, and later bought it, which is home to his collections today.
In 1902, Huntington moved his business operations to Los Angeles, where he developed the street railway system that created the structure of the Los Angeles area. He greatly expanded the existing electric railway lines, creating an extensive inter-urban system providing the transportation necessary. Huntington’s business interests continued to grow particularly in the areas of water, power, and land development; at one time he served on as many as 60 corporate boards throughout the United States.
At the age of 60, he announced his decision to retire in order to devote time to his book and art collections and the landscaping of the 600-acre farm. In 1911 the large Beaux Arts building, in the charge of the architect Myron Hunt, was completed.
In 1913, Huntington married Arabella Duval Huntington. She shared his interests in collecting. As one of the most important art collectors of her generation, she was highly influential in the development of the art collection now shown in the former building.
In 1919, Henry and Arabella Huntington signed the agreement that conveyed their San Marino property and collections to a nonprofit educational trust, creating the Huntington, one of the world’s great cultural, research, and educational centers.  
Henry E. Huntington died in 1927, leaving his great treasures the Huntington, including the world-famous Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California to the public, which hosts more than 500,000 visitors each year.
小題1:What can you learn about Huntington from the first two paragraphs? 
A．He worked in many fields before he came to Los Angeles.
B．He built a house to store his art collection in San Marino.
C．He did a lot to the USA railway development.
D．He founded the Central Pacific Railroad.
小題2:What did Huntington do after his retirement?
A．He devoted himself to his personal interests.
B．He worked part time for non-profit business.
C．He was in charge of an educational center.
D．He shared his wife’s interests with her.
小題3:Which of the following can best describe Huntington?
A．An excellent artist.B．A talented architect.
C．An ambitious educator.D．A successful businessman.
小題4: This article is most probably taken from_______.
A．a(chǎn) science fictionB．a(chǎn) newspaper reportC．a(chǎn) novelD．a(chǎn) biography

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D 

試題分析：文章主要介紹了Henry Edwards Huntington一生做出的貢獻，他興趣廣泛，曾經(jīng)在鐵路交通，水利，能源領(lǐng)域做出重大的貢獻；退休后還致力于藝術(shù)收藏。
小題1:主旨大意題。第一段和第二段主要介紹Huntington早年為美國鐵路交通發(fā)展做出的重要貢獻，所以選擇C
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段he announced his decision to retire in order to devote time to his book and art collections and the landscaping of the 600-acre farm可知他在退休后致力于發(fā)展個人興趣，所以選A
小題3:主旨大意題。文章介紹的Huntington是個在鐵路交通，水利，能源，藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域都取得卓越成就的生意人，由此看來他是非常成功的，所以選D
小題4:推斷題。文章給出了Huntington的個人信息和基本成就，按照時間順序排列，可以推斷出這篇文章選自Huntington的個人簡介傳記。所以選D
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小題2:
A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．unlessC．becauseD．if
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A．forB．withC．a(chǎn)sD．like
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“The doctors couldn’t stop the bleeding,” Mrs. Smart said. Medical staff told Mrs. Smart to contact her family, which includes children in Western Australia. “It took two days for them to get here. We had to hope he hung on .” he did.
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B．no one believed that he could survive
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D．it didn’t take the doctors long to stop the bleeding
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C．Robinson’s influence on the literary world.
D．Robinson’s contributions to the environment.
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“Hey, young man, you’re       , you won’t need this soon, you’ll be able to sit in the chair.” the barber says.
“Wow,” says Tom, turning round to look at his dad. “Dad, Mr. Smith said I could be sitting in the chair soon, not just on the      !”
“So I hear,” his father replies. “I expect Mr. Smith will start       me more for your hair then.”
In the       Tom sees a little head sticking out of a long nylon cape. Occasionally he       glances at the barber as he works. He smells a(n)       of smelly sweat and aftershave as the barber moves around him, combing and cutting.
Tom feels like he is in another world,       except for the sound of the barber’s shoes rubbing on the plastic carpet and the       of his scissors. In the       from the window he could see through the window, a few small clouds moved slowly through the frame, moving to the       of the scissors’ click.
Sleepily, his eyes dropping to the front of the cape where his hair       softly as snow and he      sitting in the chair just like the men and older boys, the special       left leaning against the wall in the corner.
When Mr. Smith has      , Tom hops down from the seat.      , he sees his own thick,       hair mixed among the browns, greys and blacks of the men who have sat in the chair before him. For a moment he wants to reach down and       the broken blonde hair, to       them from the others, but he does not have time.
They reach the pavement outside the shop. “I tell you what, boy, let’s get some fish and chips to take home,       your mum from cooking tea,” says Tom’s dad.
Tom is excited and catches his dad’s hand. He is surprised to find, warming in his father’s palm, a handful of his own       .
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A．building up B．sending upC．bringing upD．shooting up
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A．deskB．board C．couchD．sofa
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A．payingB．blamingC．chargingD．a(chǎn)ccusing
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A．mirrorB．book C．shelfD．catalogue
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A．stealsB．discoversC．returnsD．transforms
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A．lack B．memoryC．mixtureD．expression
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A．helplessB．noiselessC．fearlessD．thoughtless
小題8:
A．controlB．directionC．effect D．click
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A．immigrationB．oppositionC．reflectionD．a(chǎn)ssumption
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A．falls B．coversC．meltsD．explodes
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A．persuadeB．saveC．excuse D．relax
小題20:
A．moneyB．tipC．fishD．hair

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the ____ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. ____ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were ____ she got it back and typed some more.
Debbie followed this ____ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, ____, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not ____ any income. We can’t do this anymore. We can’t survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was ____. Debbie knew, with all of the ____ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would ____ her no time to write.
Seeing her ____, her husband asked, “What’s wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a ____.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne ____ for a long time and then said.
So Debbie returned to her ____ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally ____. 
Debbie sold her first book after five years of ____. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has ____ more than 100 books, many of ____ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million copies of her books are in print.
And Wayne? His selfless ____ of his wife paid off. He got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. ____, Debbie’s kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. As adults, they ____ what Debbie gave them was far more important — persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.
小題1:
A．coffee B．bedside C．kitchen D．dressing
小題2:
A．Unless B．WhenC．ThoughD．Wherever
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)sleepB．a(chǎn)wake C．freeD．convenient
小題4:
A．standardB．suggestion C．traditionD．routine
小題5:
A．therefore B．however C．somehow D．a(chǎn)nyway
小題6:
A．making up B．cutting down C．finding out D．bringing in
小題7:
A．broken B．warm C．touched D．cold
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)bilities B．balances C．duties D．problems
小題9:
A．stop B．leave C．ensure D．permit
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)chievements B．behavior C．efforts D．sadness
小題11:
A．typist B．housewife C．writerD．designer
小題12:
A．doubted B．comparedC．delayed D．hesitated
小題13:
A．office B．dream C．state D．home
小題14:
A．paid off B．broke upC．came back D．cleared up
小題15:
A．challenging B．strugglingC．thinking D．a(chǎn)rguing
小題16:
A．collected B．published C．prepared D．translated
小題17:
A．themB．that C．it D．which
小題18:
A．support B．respect C．trust D．protection
小題19:
A．Surprisingly B．GratefullyC．Gradually D．Similarly
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)dmit B．realize C．wonder D．prove

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