It is official: Jim Parsons is the new poster child for geekdom.
The actor, who recently won his first Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper on the hit television show The Big Bang Theory, is the hotness right now.
Parsons is a big hit on the Web as a trending topic on Twitter and has a devoted fan base who spread their adoration via Facebook and fan sites.
Parsons is considered by many to be a central part of the sleeper success that has been The Big Bang Theory. The sitcom about two brilliant physicists and their group of friends started out slowly building buzz when it first appeared on CBS in 2007.
Since then, the show has grown into a big success for the network, even raking in fans abroad with its international distribution. In May, The New York Times reported that Warner Bros., which produces and distributes the show, had entered into “what is believed to be one of the most profitable TV deals ever” with TBS and local Fox stations.
Audiences just can’t seem to get enough of the character of Sheldon Cooper, who is as socially dysfunctional as he is bright. Admirers take to Facebook fan pages to post their favorite Sheldon quotes, including: “I’m not insane (crazy), my mother had me tested!” and “They were threatened by my intelligence and too stupid to know that’s why they hated me.”
Fans can visit Jim Parsons Online, and there is even a site, SheldonShirts.com, dedicated to the many shirts worn by the character, complete with links to where to buy them. Mary Waring created the site because of her husband’s interest in Sheldon Cooper’s shirts. And with his character’s nerdy character and addiction to all things “Star Trek,” Parsons is also a hit with  fan boys and fan girls.
小題1:The underlined phrase “raking in” means ___________.
A．earning the support of
B．making fun of
C．classifying
D．comforting
小題2:Where are you most likely to find this passage?
A．In a biography.
B．In a magazine.
C．In a talk-show program.
D．In a textbook.
小題3:What we can infer from the passage?
A．Parsons was dreaming about the success before the comedy.
B．Mary Waring was interested in Sheldon Cooper’s shirts so she set up a website.
C．Before The Big Bang Theory, Parsons was not very popular.
D．Sheldon Cooper is a character who is intelligent as well as sociable.
小題4:What is the suitable title of the passage?
A．The Big Bang Theory Catching our Eyes
B．Sheldon Cooper Adored by Vast Audiences
C．Jim Parsons: Hot on Web
D．“Star Trek” loved by boys and girls
小題1:A小題1:B小題1:C小題1:C
略
練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

（2010?江蘇模擬）
I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here’s what I wanted to tell you today：Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger pay-check…
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It is so easy to existinstead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, and something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this：Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
小題1: It can be inferred from the passage that_____.
A．the author is a success in personal life
B．the author didn’t try her best to work well
C．the author spent all her time caring for her children
D．the author likes traveling very much
小題2:How did the author form her view of life?
A．Through social experience.B．By learning from her friends
C．Through an unfortunate experienceD．From her children and husband.
小題3: By the underlined sentence “ It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to_____.
A．make a living rather than live a real life
B．work rather than enjoy life
C．waste a lot in life
D．forget the most important lessons in life
小題4: What’s the author’s attitude towards work?
A．Do it well to serve others.
B．Earn enough money to make life better.
C．Try your best to get higher position and pay.
D．Don’t let it affect your real life.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分 30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   36  his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   37  for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   38   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   39  the old gardener was blind.40  , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t  41 in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you  42  reasons. First I was a   43  when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   44  them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s  45  .
“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   46  .
“Yeah, it’s   47 that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   48  them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good  49  . In the meantime, it also   50  a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man’s  51  astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and  52  them as a link of minds so as to make   53  enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？
I believe every flower has   54  with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55  to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
小題1:
A．lovingB．wateringC．tendingD．planting
小題2:
A．stopB．stayC．liveD．run
小題3:
A．keptB．droppedC．fallenD．lost
小題4:
A．realizedB．noticedC．feltD．thought
小題5:
A．ExcitedB．FrightenedC．ShockedD．Satisfied
小題6:
A．feelB．seeC．hearD．eat
小題7:
A．oneB．twoC．threeD．four
小題8:
A．gardenerB．teacherC．farmerD．painter
小題9:
A．tasteB．plantC．touchD．a(chǎn)ppreciate
小題10:
A．itB．meC．themD．you
小題11:
A．with pleasureB．in surpriseC．with hopeD．in anger
小題12:
A．trueB．possibleC．a(chǎn) pityD．a(chǎn) shame
小題13:
A．putB．turnC．getD．knock
小題14:
A．mindB．lifeC．futureD．mood
小題15:
A．introducesB．offersC．standsD．leaves
小題16:
A．wordsB．behaviorC．storyD．a(chǎn)ttitudes
小題17:
A．treatsB．a(chǎn)ctsC．worksD．serves
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)nybodyB．somebodyC．everybodyD．nobody
小題19:
A．earsB．soulC．eyesD．heart
小題20:
A．refusingB．tryingC．pretendingD．Failing

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）
　　閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從下列各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中, 選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Last summer Tom and his friends George and Bill wanted to take a vacation. But they did not have much __26__.They decided that a ___27____ mountain climbing expedition(探險(xiǎn)；郊游)was the only trip they could ___28____.Since each of them was ____29____ to climbing，the vacation would be a lot of fun. Tom made all the plans. He ____30_____ that they should share the expenses for food and gas equally and that each one should bring some ____31____ clothes because the weather at ____32____ altitudes is usually cold. The boys were not in a hurry，so they climbed ____33____ the first day. The weather was __34__，and they enjoyed the fresh __35__ as they climbed up a narrow path.
Tom expected the weather to stay nice，but late in the afternoon there was a __36__.The boys rushed toward a cave and decided to camp there that night.
When the sun rose the next morning，they continued __37__.As the boys went higher，the climbing became more __38__，and by late that afternoon the trip appeared endless. When they finally reached the __39__ of the mountain，they saw a beautiful sight. The colors of the sunset were yellow，red，and gold. The boys relaxed and enjoyed the view. The farms and fields of wheat and corn below appeared very small. In the distance，they could see trees，hills and valleys. They __40__ a week in the mountains. They really had great fun.　　
小題1:.
A．time B．moneyC．costD．fare
小題2:
A．shortB．long C．freeD．pleasant
小題3:
A．takeB．haveC．a(chǎn)fford D．go
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ccustomedB．likedC．fondD．interested
小題5:
A．said B．thought C．suggested D．wanted
小題6:
A．moreB．extraC．beautiful D．expensive
小題7:
A．lowB．high C．mountainousD．top
小題8:
A．usuallyB．casually C．quicklyD．happily
小題9:
A．pleasantB．pleaseC．hotD．cold
小題10:
A．rainB．a(chǎn)irC．view D．plants
小題11:.
A．sunshineB．wind C．storm D．cloud
小題12:
A．climbingB．campingC．cyclingD．hunting
小題13:
A．easyB．excitingC．tiredD．dangerous
小題14:
A．sideB．middleC．footD．top
小題15:
A．tookB．restedC．spentD．walked

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Peggy Hilt wanted to be a good mother. But day after day, she got out of bed feeling like a failure. No matter what she tried, she couldn’t connect with Nina, the 2-year -old girl she’d adopted from Russia as an infant （幼兒). The preschooler （學(xué)齡前兒童）pulled away whenever Hilt tried to hug or kiss her. Nina was physically aggressive with her 4-year-old sister, who had been adopted from Ukraine, and had violent tantrums（發(fā)脾氣). Whenever Hilt wasn’t watching, she destroyed the family’s furniture and possessions. “Every day with Nina had become a struggle,” she recalls now.
As the girl grew older, things got worse. Hilt fell into a deep depression. She started drinking heavily, something she’d never done before. Ashamed, she hid her problem from everyone, including her husband.
On the morning of July 1, 2005, Hilt was packing for a family vocation, all the while swallowing one beer after another and growing increasingly angry and impatient with Nina’s deeds. “Everything she did just got to me,” Hilt said. When Hilt caught her reaching into her diaper（尿布）and smearing feces（糞便）on the walls and furniture, “a year and a half of frustration came to a head,” Hilt says. “I snapped（崩潰). I felt this uncontrollable rage.”
Then Hilt did something unthinkable. She grabbed Nina around the neck, shook her and then dropped her to the floor, where she kicked her repeatedly before dragging her up to her room, punching her as they went. “I had never hit a child before,” she says. “I felt horrible and promised myself that this would never happen again.” But it was too late for that. Nina woke up with a fever, and then started throwing up. The next day she stopped breathing. By the time the ambulance got the child to the hospital, she was dead.
Hilt is now serving a 19-year sentence for second-degree murder in a Virginia prison. She and her husband divorced, and he is raising their other daughter. She realizes the horror of her crime and says she isn’t looking for sympathy. “There is no punishment severe enough for what I did,” she told NEWSWEEK in an interview at the prison.
小題1: This story mainly tells us __________.
A．a(chǎn) cruel mother who killed her daughter
B．a(chǎn) social problem of adoption
C．a(chǎn) family problem in Western countries
D．a(chǎn)n unlucky child’s fortune
小題2:How did Hilt let out her depression at the beginning?
A．By hitting her adopted girl.
B．By showing her more love.
C．By drinking heavily.
D．By hugging and kissing her.
小題3: What does the underlined sentence in Para.4 mean?
A．It was too late to hit the girl in order to make her good.
B．It was too late to save the girl’s life.
C．It was too late to regret hitting the girl.
D．It was too late to regret adopting the girl.
小題4:“NEWSWEEK” in the last sentence of this text refers to a __________.
A．magazineB．journalistC．bookD．policeman
小題5: Why do some adoptions go so wrong？
A．It’s the kid’s fault.B．It’s the mother’s fault.
C．It’s the fault of the society.D．The writer doesn’t mention the reason.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Gyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create English words to reflect novel phenomenon in society.
"Gelivable", combining pinyin of Chinese characters Geili (giving strength) with the English suffix for adjectives, literally means "giving power" or "cool". Similarly, "Hengelivable" means "very cool", and "ungelivable" means "dull, not cool at all". "Antizen" referred to the group of college graduates who, earning a meager salary and living in small rented apartments, are like the tiny and laborious ants.
David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University said it’s very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words. “English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences,” he said. Chinese words and expressions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was “Suan Ni Hen”. This three-charessions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was “Suan Ni Hen”. This three-character expression, which originally meant “you win” with the first character carrying the same pronunciation as garlic in Chinese, is used to satirize（諷刺）high garlic and food prices this winter.
Chinese people use the character “bei” before a verb to show a passive voice, and it is used by netizens to show the helplessness in front of false conclusions and fake media reports. For instance, “zisha” means “suicide” while “beizisha” means “be officially presumed to have committed suicide”, and xiaokang means “fairly comfortable life” while “beixiaokang” means “be said to be living a fairly comfortable life”.
Wu Zhongmin, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, saw the phenomenon of word creation as a natural response of young people to social issues. “Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people’s distances,” he said.
小題1:The passage mainly tells us that           .
A．cyber language is popular among all people
B．cyber language is of great fun
C．cyber language needs to be taught at coolege
D．cyber language in China is popular for it’s relation with society
小題2:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Ungeilivable means “dull, not cool at all”.
B．Antizens live in small rented apartments with small salaries.
C．Suan Ni Hen refers to the highest food prices ever.
D．Beixiaokang means “be said” to be living a comfortable life.
小題3:What can we infer from the phenomenon of word creation?
A．It’s getting more difficult to understand cyber language.
B．Young people are more likely to respond to nature.
C．Social phenomena are more easily reflected in cyber language.
D．The best way to create new cyber words is to combine Chinese and English.
小題4:Chinese netizens created English words by         .
A．combining pinyin of Chinese characters with the English suffix
B．using the character carrying the same pronunciaton
C．combining Chinese characters with the English
D．putting the character “bei” before an English word

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I approached her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an old woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, struggling to put socks on her swollen(腫脹的)feet. I entered, spoke quickly to the nurse and examined her chart. She was getting better.
I looked down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I said something like this:“ How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they’re better today. The nurse mentioned you were anxious to see your son who’s visiting you today. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.”
She stopped me with a serious voice, as if she was giving an order. “ Sit down，Doctor．This is my story，not your story. ”
I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that her health problems really had something to do with it. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen．
Later on, I often thought of what that woman taught me. Everyone has a story and each story is different. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander without a clear conclusion. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard—without interruption or judgment．
小題1: The writer went to visit the older woman to    .
A．1isten to her storyB．tell her good news
C．help her put on her socksD．see if she was getting better
小題2:What problem did the old woman have?
A．She ate too much sugar．
B．She had high blood pressure．
C．She had too many visits.
D．She liked telling others stories．
小題3:The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to the older woman’s    .
A．not having seen her son for longB．having no one to look after her
C．serious voice when giving ordersD．struggling to put socks on her feet
小題4:What does the story mainly tell us?
A．Everyone should learn to listen to others.
B．Children had better stay with their parents．
C．We all have a story and each one is different.
D．Older women are good at telling their stories.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

"What’s in a name?”According to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet，there is not too much.“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. "But Shakespeare may have been wrong. In most cultures，names matter a great deal.
Americans choose names for their children with care. Parents usually think about the impression a name gives，not its meaning. Most Americans would consider a “Jennifer” more attractive than a“Bertha"，for example. The last name，or，surname，must also be considered when choosing a first and middle name. A name like Lester Chester Hester would sound poetic，but odd. Parents would avoid names that remind them of people they don’t like. On the other hand，people might name their children after a respected elderly relative or even a famous person. The popularity of certain names can change with each new generation. Names that were once common，like Fanny or Elmer，sound old-fashioned today. But other names—like John and David，Mary and Sarah—have stood the test of time and continue to be favorites.
People in Ameica don’t always call their friends and relatives by their given names. Instead，they often use nicknames. Sometimes nicknames are short forms of a longer name. For instance，a girl named Elizabeth may be called Lisa，Beth or Betsy. As children grow up，they may decide for themselves which nickname they wish to be called.
Some people just go by the initials of their first and middle names，like B. J, or R. C. And of course，people may call their children or their sweethearts other special nicknames. Often they have a “sweet” flavor，like Honey or Sugar. What’s in a name? A world of significance. So if you’re choosing an English name for yourself，take care to choose a good one. A made—up name could sound strange to native English speakers. And a translation of your Chinese name may not make an appropriate name，either. But a good name can leave a positive and lasting impression.  As an American politician once said，“In real life，unlike in Shakespeare，the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears.”
小題1:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．People change names in order to be popular with the new generanon.
B．Names will change by themselves in order to be popular.
C．Some names may no longer be popular among the new generation.
D．No names can stand the test of time.
小題2:When choosing names，you should stick to the following principles EXCEPT that
A．the impression a name gives is more important than its meaning
B．you can name after a well-known person
C．surname should be paid attention to
D．you can create a name that is special
小題3:The author will name a newly born baby girl________.
A．BerthaB．FannyC．YunyunD．Elizabeth
小題4:What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Names have great significance to Americans.
B．Names change when time goes by.
C．Chinese people should be careful when choosing their English names.
D．Roses smell sweet by any other name.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Half a century ago, during the Sino-Japanese War, I was a student at National Southwest Associated University at Kunming in southern China, Lectures were often accompanied by the pitter-patter of rain on the tin roofs of the classrooms; that mud floors were full of holes; and wind blew through paneless windows. As for the library, it was a bare skeleton. A good reference book was used for years and journals usually arrived after a couple of years’ delay.
But despite such hardship, I had the best of my student days in Kunming. Although we were short of research materials, we were uncompromising（堅(jiān)定的）in our pursue of knowledge and truth. I spent six years at Southwest and obtained my first and second degrees in physics here. I still value those days fervently. In fact it was at Southwest that I first came across Reader’s Digest. To me, the magazine’s insistence on perfection both in style and accuracy—as well as its celebration of life even in the face of hardship—is similar to the values I learned at Southwest.
Later, I went to the United States to study under Enrich Ferimi, the famous physicist who directed the world’s first nuclear chain reaction. One of the first things Ferimi emphasized to me was that physics shouldn’t be so overwhelming（壓倒性的）that it is beyond the average man. Physics research, he said, should be connected with our daily lives and physicists should devote most of their efforts to solving practical problems. I couldn’t agree more. Indeed, I think this simple, close-to-life.
Approach applies other attempts too. Reader’s Digest is highly informative, but it is easy to read, and easy to understand, never exaggerating or mystifying. This truthful, down-to earth quality is what I treasure now.
小題1:What is the author?
A．A soldierB．A teacherC．An editorD．A physicist
小題2: Which of the following is NOT true of the National Southwest Associated University?
A．The mud floors of the classrooms were uneven.B．Its classroom windows had no glass.
C．The only thing its library had was a skeleton.
D．It was short of research materials.
小題3: What was the first thing Ferimi emphasized to the author?
A．Physics research should be related to daily lives.
B．Physics should not be considered as the most important course.
C． Theoretical problems need solving first.
D．The results of physics research could be used in the national defense.
小題4: What does the author think of Reader’s Digest?
A．It is far from perfect in style or accuracy.
B．It devotes its efforts to solving practical problems.
C．It gives much information.
D．Its language is simple, but beautifully written.

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案