科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Misery and setbacks are not always as terrible as one imagines. Hard times can offer new ways of looking at life that would otherwise never be known. And, if you are a writer, this can be the source of much of your success.
Popular British author, Charles Dickens' (1812-1870)family could hardly make ends meet. They could only afford to send one of their six children to school. Dickens was not that child. His parents chose to send a daughter, who had a talent for music, to an academy. Then at the age of 12, Dickens' life took another turn for the worse.
His father, a clerk, was placed in prison for unpaid debts. And, being the oldest male left at home, Dickens took up work at a factory. His horrible experience there became the fuel for his future writing. His father was freed three months later and inherited a small amount of money. Dickens was then sent to school.
From 1836 to 1837, he wrote a monthly series of stories. Thus the Pickwick Papers, came into being, which brought fame to the 23-year-old man.
Throughout his career, Dickens covers various situations in his novels. He wrote about the miserable lives of the poor in Oliver Twist, the French Revolution in Tale of Two Cities, and social reform in Hard Times. He also wrote David Copperfield, a book thought to be modeled on his own life.
“I do not write bitterly or angrily: for I know all these things have worked together to make me what I am,” he once said. His difficult childhood did indeed shape the person he became, as well as his writing career. There are shades of young Dickens in many of his most beloved characters, including David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.
Like the author, all these characters come from poor beginnings and are able to rise above their setbacks and achieve success. “Minds, like bodies, will often fall into an ill-conditioned state from too much comfort,” he once wrote. On June 9th, 1870, aged 58, Dickens died, leaving one unfinished work.The words on his tombstone read: “He was a sympathizer to the poor, the suffering and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world.”
The book that first called public attention to Dickens was ______.
A.the Pickwick Papers B.Oliver Twist
C.Tale of Two Cities D.David Copperfield
The phrase “shades of” in bold means “_____”.
A.various shapes of B.situations of
C.different experiences of D.reminders of
How did Dickens see his childhood?
A.He felt grateful for it.
B.He felt it a pity that things weren’t in his favor.
C.He loved writing about it.
D.He chose to forget the bitterness about it.
From the story, we can see Dickens’ attitude towards an easy life is ______.
A.to enjoy it B.to hate it
C.not to abandon yourself to it D.to work hard for it
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年甘肅省武威市第六中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期期中測試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:完型填空
完形填空(共20小題;每小題1分,滿分20分)
I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings---love for a dog.
For at least ten years my __36 _ had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the idea _37_ . We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule 38_ one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy 39_ we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the 40 of a Formula 1 (一級方程式賽車). In several minutes he ran over all the house, 41 from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the 42 , where my wife washed him with motherly 43 . From that day on, the invisible(看不見的) _44 for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to 45 that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had _ 46 for him with greater care than those for me---he didn’t 47 look at.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom _ 48_ one evening, when, tired from work, I 49 the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, 50 me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the 51 which had disturbed(干擾)his sleep. I meekly(乖乖地) 52 that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not 53 . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes _ 54 .
Now we finally know who’s the_ 55 at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011屆重慶八中高二上學(xué)期第二次月考英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people.Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are concerned with their own appearance and actions too much.Negative thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people unfavorably.A person's self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions.In general, the way people think about themselves has a deep effect on all areas of their lives.
Shy people, who have low respect, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others.They need faith that they are doing "the right thing".Shy people are very sensitive to criticism.It makes them feel inferior(自卑).They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praise.A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this one: "You're just saying that to make me feel good, I know it's not true.” It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.
Can shyness be completely got rid of, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determination since shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self respect.It is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths.Each one of us has his or her own characteristics.We are interested in our own personal ways.The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our chances for a rich and successful life.
【小題1】The first paragraph is mainly about______.
A.the cause of shyness | B.the effect of shyness on people |
C.the feelings of shy people | D.the questions in the minds of shy people |
A.harmful to people | B.a(chǎn) weak point of shy people |
C.the cause of unhappiness | D.a(chǎn) good characteristic |
A.They are pleased by it. |
B.They feel it is not true. |
C.They arevery sensitive to it. |
D.They feel they are worthy of it. |
A.block our chances for a successful life |
B.help us to live up to our full development |
C.enable us to understand ourselves better |
D.have nothing to do with lack of self respect |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年遼寧省丹東市高三下學(xué)期第一次診斷性測試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are over concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people unfavorably. Adperson’s self concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a deep effect on all areas of their lives. Shy people ,have low self-esteem(自尊), are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance(再保證,放心) that they are doing “the right thing”. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism. It makes them feel inferior(自卑).They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praise . A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this one:” You’re just saying that to make me feel good .I know it's not true.” It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. Can shyness be completely got rid of ,or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determination. It is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths, for example, not fair for them to label themselves inferior because they have to be realistic. Living on the impossible leads to absence of inferiority. Each one of us has his or her own characteristics. We are interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves. the easier it becomes to live up to our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.
1.The first paragraph is mainly about ________.
A.the thoughts of shy people
B.the cause of shyness
C.the effect of shyness on people
D.the questions in the minds of shy people
2.According to the wirter, self-awareness is _________.
A.harmful to people B.a(chǎn) weak point of shy people
C.the cause of unhappiness D.a(chǎn) good characteristic
3.What is the shy people's reaction to praise?
A.They are pleased by it B.They feel it is not true
C.They are very sensitive to it D.They feel they are worthy of it
4.We can learn from the passage that shyness can _________.
A.help us to live up to our full development
B.enable us to understand ourselves better
C.block our chances for a successful life
D.have nothing to do with lack of self esteem
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科目:高中英語 來源:福建省2010屆高三考前模擬考試英語試卷 題型:填空題
第二卷(兩部分共35分)
第四部分:寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分35分)
第一節(jié):短文填詞(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)
閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)以下要求:1)漢語提示;2)首字母提示;3)語境提示,在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z單詞,并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對應(yīng)的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確、拼寫正確
My father is an ordinary-looking farmer, already in his forties.
Though he has never gone to school, he knows ________(知識)is 76.____________
very important. In order to make me r_______ better education, he 77. ____________
worked extremely hard, s_________ money coin by coin to send 78. ____________
me to the town to study. ____ a result, he looks older than he really 79. ____________
_____. For him, my school work is the most important. Once when 80. ____________
I got first in the exam, he was so d__________ that he drank a lot. I 81. ____________
didn’t know if he got d_______. All I could remember was what he 82. ____________
said.“Although I am poor, I never mind. I am ______(驕傲) of you.” 83. ____________
I could hardly hear _________ he said next because I was crying. I 84. ____________
swore I must study hard and offer my father a ________(舒適) life. 85. ____________
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