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Alicewasbeginningtogetverytiredofsittingbyhersisteronthebankandofhavingnothingtodo.Onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothebookhersisterwasreadingbutithadnopicturesorconversationsinit.WhatistheuseofabookthoughtAlicewithoutpicturesorconversation?Soshewasconsideringinherownmindaswellasshecouldforthehotdaymadeherfeelverysleepyandstupidwhetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chain花环wouldbeworththetroubleofgettingupandpickingthedaisieswhensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranclosebyher.TherewasnothingsoVERYremarkableinthat;nordidAlicethinkitsoVERYmuchoutofthewaytoheartheRabbitsaytoitselfOhdear!Ohdear!Ishallbelate!whenshethoughtitoverafterwardsitoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohavewonderedatthisbutatthetimeitallseemedquitenatural;butwhentheRabbitactuallyTOOKA.WATCHOUTOFITSWAISTCOAT—POCKETandlookedatitandthenhurriedonAlicestartedtoherfeetforitflashedacrosshermindthatshehadneverbeforeseenarabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocketorawatchtotakeoutofit.Burningwithcuriositysheranacrossthefieldafteritandfortunatelywasjustintimetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-holeunderthehedgE.InanothermomentdownwentAliceafteritneveronceconsideringhowintheworldshewastogetoutagain.Therabbit-holewentstraightonlikeatunnelforsomewayandthendippedsuddenlydownsosuddenlythatAlicehadnotamomenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforeshefoundherselffallingdownaverydeepwell.Eitherthewellwasverydeeporshefellveryslowlyforshehadplentyoftimeasshewentdowntolookaboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingtohappennext.Firstshetriedtolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewascomingtobutitwastoodarktoseeanything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewellandnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsandbook-shelves;hereandthereshesawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabeledORANGEMARMALADEbuttoherdisappointmentitwasempty;shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearofkillingsomebodysoshemanagedtoputitintooneofthecupboardsasshefellpastit.Well!thoughtAlicetoherselfaftersuchafallasthisIshallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs.Howbravethey’llallthinkofmeathome!WhyIwouldn’tsayanythingaboutitevenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!’WhichwasverylikelytruE.Downdowndown.WouldthefallNEVERcometoanend!ByLEWISCARROLL67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhyAliceranaftertherabbit?A.Becausesheheardtherabbitspeaktoher.B.Becauseshewastiredofsittingtherewithnothingtodo.C.Becauseshenoticedtherabbithadawaistcoat-pocket.D.Becauseshesawtherabbittakeawatchout.68.Alice’sadventuremainlyhappened_________.A.inherfamilygardenB.inarabbit-holeC.ontheriverbankD.aroundahedge69.AsAlicefelldownthewellshefeltrather________.A.disappointedB.proudC.afraidD.relaxed70.Fromwhichsentencecanwejudgethisisafairytale?A.Ihavenothingtodobutmakeadaisy-chain.saidAlicE.B.THEORANGEMARMLADEisemptysaidAlicedisappointedly.C.Ohdear!Ohdear!Ishallbetoolate!theRabbitsaidtoitself.D.ThehotdaymadeherfeelverysleepyandstupiD.
上海市崇明中学2009届高三5月高考模拟考试B.篇SusanSontag1933—2004wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliteraturE.Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorallynecessarytoknoweverything—toreadeverybookworthreadingtoseeeverymovieworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30spublishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReviewsheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturelifetryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliteraturefilmandart.WithgreateffortandseriousjudgmentSontagwalkedatthelatestedgesofworldculture.SeriousnesswasoneofSontag’slifelongwatchwords格言butatatimewhenthebarriersbetweenthewell-educatedandthepoor-educatedwereobviousshearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasureofpopculturE.InNotesCampthe1964essaythatfirstmadehernamesheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle-knownsetofdifficultunderstandingsthroughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmorefamous.NotesonCampshewroterepresentsavictoryof‘form’over‘content’‘beauty’over‘morals’.Byconviction信念shewasasensualist感觉论者butbynatureshewasamoralist伦理学者andintheworksshepublishedinthe1970sand1980sitwasthelattersideofherthatcameforwarD.InIllnessasMetaphor—publishedin1978aftershesufferedcancer—shearguedagainsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities被压抑的性格aconceptthateffectivelyblamedthevictimforthediseasE.Infactre-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonghabit.InAmericaherstoryofa19thcenturyPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyinCaliforniawontheNationalBookAwardin2000.Butitwasasatirelessall-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfamE.SometimessheoncesaidIfeelthatintheendallIamreallydefendingistheideaofseriousnessoftrueseriousness.Andintheendshemadeustakeitseriouslytoo.68.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1meansSontag______.A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallifeB.developedworldliteraturefilmandartC.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldcultureD.keptpacewiththenewestdevelopmentofworldculture69.Shefirstwonhernamethrough_______.A.herstoryofaPolishactressB.herbookillnessasMetaphorC.publishingessaysinmagazineslikepartisanReviewD.herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstandings70.SusanSontag’slastingfamewasmadeupon_______.A.atirelessall-purposeculturalviewB.herlifelongwatchword:seriousnessC.publishingbooksonmoralsD.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing71.FromtheworksSusanpublishedinthe1970sand1980swecanlearnthat_______.A.ShewasmoreamoralistthanasensualistB.ShewasmoreasensualistthanamoralistC.ShebelievedrepressedpersonalitiesmainlyledtoillnessD.Shewouldliketore-examineoldpositions
AwomannamedEmilyrenewingherdriver’slicenseattheCountyClerk’sofficewasaskedtostateheroccupation.Shehesitateduncertainhowtoclassifyherself.WhatImeanisexplainedtherecorderdoyouhaveajoborareyoujustaOfcourseIhaveajobsaidEmily.I’mamother.Wedon’tlist‘mother’asanoccupation‘housewife’coversitsaidtherecorder.OnedayIfoundmyselfinthesamesituation.TheclerkwasobviouslyacareerwomanconfidentandpossessedofahighsoundingtitlE.Whatisyouroccupation?sheaskeD.Thewordssimplypoppedout.I’maResearchAssociateinthefieldofChildDevelopmentandHumanRelations.Theclerkpausedballpointpenfrozeninmidair.IrepeatedthetitleslowlythenIstaredwithwonderasmystatementwaswritteninboldblackinkontheofficialquestionnairE.MightIasksaidtheclerkwithnewinterestJustwhatyoudointhisfield?CoollywithoutanytraceofpanicinmyvoiceIheardmyselfreplyIhaveacontinuingprogramofresearchwhatmotherdoesn’tinthelabandinthefieldnormallyIwouldhavesaidindoorsandout.Ofcoursethejobisoneofthemostdemandinginthehumanitiesanymothercaretodisagree?andIoftenwork14hoursaday24ismorelikeit.Butthejobismorechallengingthanmostcareersandrewardsaremoreofasatisfactionratherthanjustmoney.Therewasanincreasingnoteofrespectintheclerk’svoiceasshecompletedtheformstoodupandshowedmeout.AsIdroveintoourdrivewaybuoyedup受鼓舞bymyglamorousnewcareerIwasgreetedbymylabassistants---ages137and3.UpstairsIcouldhearournewexperimentalmodela6montholdbabyinthechild-developmentprogramtestingoutanewvocalpattern.Ifeltproud!Ihadgoneontheofficialrecordsassomeonemoredistinguishedandindispensable不可缺少的tomankindthanjustanothermother.MotherhoodWhatagloriouscareer!Especiallywhenthere’satitleonthedoor.56.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationbetweenthewomanandtherecorderatthebeginningofthepassage?A.TherecorderwasimpatientandrudE.B.Thewomanfeltashamedtoadmitwhatherjobwas.C.TheauthorwasupsetaboutthesituationthatmothersfaceD.D.Motherhoodwasnotrecognizedandrespectedasajobbysociety.57.Howdidthefemaleclerkfeelatfirstwhentheauthortoldheroccupation?A.curiousB.indifferentC.puzzledD.interested58.Whydidthewomanclerkshowmorerespectfortheauthor?A.Becausetheauthorcaredlittleaboutrewards.B.Becauseshethoughttheauthordidadmirablework.C.Becausesheadmiredtheauthor’sresearchworkinthelaB.D.Becausethewriterdidsomethingshehadlittleknowledgeof.59.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toshowhowyoudescribeyourjobaffectsyourfeelingstowardit.B.Toarguethatmotherhoodisaworthycareeranddeservesrespect.C.ToshowthattheauthorhadagranderjobthanEmily.D.Toshowthatbeingamotherishardandboringwork.
09·天津B.篇Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke唤起anemotionavisualimageacomplexideaorasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCaliforniaI’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.LikeothersIhavedescribedittopeopleasbrokenEnglish.Butfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthanbrokenasifitweredamagedandneededtobefixedasifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsusedlimitedEnglishforexamplE.Buttheyseemjustasbadasifeverythingislimitedincludingpeople’sperceptions认识ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.IknowthisforafactbecausewhenIwasgrowingupmymother’slimitedEnglishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatisbecausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstoresatbanksandatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriouslydidnotgivehergoodservicepretendednottounderstandherorevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotodayIbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:theEnglishsheusedwithmewhichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedasbrokenandwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChineseherinternal内在的languageandforthatIsoughttopreservetheessencebutneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure:Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow;herintentionherfeelingstherhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.41.BysayingLanguageisthetoolofmytradetheauthormeansthat______.A.sheusesEnglishinforeigntradeB.sheisfascinatedbylanguagesC.sheworksasatranslatorD.sheisawriterbyprofession42.Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother’sEnglishas______.A.impoliteB.amusingC.imperfectD.practical43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A.AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish.B.Theauthor’smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.C.Theauthor’motherhadpositiveinfluenceonher.D.BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.44.Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother’sEnglishis_____.A.wellstructuredB.intheoldstyleC.easytotranslateD.richinmeaning45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thechangesoftheauthor’sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.B.Thelimitationoftheauthor’sperceptionofhermother.C.Theauthor’smisunderstandingoflimitedEnglish.D.Theauthor’sexperiencesofusingbrokenEnglish.
湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第二次联考A.AsChina’swomen’sgymnasticsteamenjoyedthegloryofwinningthecountry’sfirstteamOlympicgoldmedalatthe2008BeijingOlympicGamestheyounggymnaststooktheopportunitytoremindtheworldthattheyareoldenoughtocompete.WeeksbeforetheBeijingGamessomeinternationalmediaraisedquestionsabouttheagesofsomeofthemembersofChina‘sgymnasticsteamparticularlyHeKexinandJiangYuyuan.Theysaidthegirlsmightbeyoungerthan16.theminimumagefortheOlympics.ButtheChineseGymnasticsAssociationquicklyprovidedcopiesofthegymnasts’IDcardsandpassportsprovingtheyareindeedoldenoughtocompete.Inthefinal.HeKexiagaveacleanperformanceonherfavoriteunevenbars高低杠earningthesecondhighestscore.afterfallingfromthebarsduringqualification.AlthoughIfelldowninthequalificationIbecamemoreconfidenttodaytomakeupformymistake.andIfinallymadeit.Shesaid.ItwasagreatmomentforheadcoachLuShanzhen.Ourteammadehistorytodayandprovedtotheworldthatwearethebest.thecoachsaid.ThegoldmedalisnotonlyforthegymnasticsteambutalsoforthewholeChinesedelegationattheBeijingGames.’’Thecoachowedtheteam’ssuccesstoaseriesofreforms.TheChineseteamusedtotraina1ot.butcompetedlesswhichledtopoorresultsininternationalcompetitions.ToimprovetheirabilitytocompeteandtostrengthentheirpsychologicalpowertheChineseteamsentmoreteammemberstocompeteabroadsotheycouldbringacompetitivespiritbacktotheteam.AllsixgymnastsintheOlympicteamfinalwereselectedfromfiercecompetitionandtheyprovedthemselvestoday.61.BeforetheBeijingGamesstartedsomeinternationalmediadoubtedwhether.A.ChinesewomengymnastscouldwintheteamgoldmedalB.HeKexinwouldfallfromthebarsduringqualificationC.ChinesewomengymnastscouldmakehistoryattheBeijingGamesD.someChinesewomengymnastswereoldenoughfortheGames62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Theinternationalmedia’sdoubtsprovedtobetrue.B.HeKexin’sfallinthequalificationhadnobadeffectonherperformanceinthefinalcompetition.C.Chinesewomengymnasts’successattheBeijingGamesprovedthatthereformsdidwork.D.Eachteamismadeupof6memberstocompetefortheteamgoldmedalinwomengymnastics.63.IntheopinionofLuShanzhenthekeytoachievingsuccessforathletesisto.A.practiceharderthaneverB.experiencemorecompetitionsabroadC.havestrongpsychologicalpowerD.haveacompetitivespirit64.Themainpurposeofthetextisto.A.tellastoryB.provideevidenceC.giveareportD.compareopinions
Ihadlookedforwardtothisdayforalongtime.FinallyIKirstySturartwouldstandonthetopofMontBlancthehighestmountaininEurope.AlthoughIclimbedofteninmynativeScotlandthiswasmyfirsttriptotheAlps.Mycompanions—JeanPierreMauriceGautierandMarySargent—andIleftourcampearlyandplannedtoreachthetopbylatemorning.Aswenearedthetoplargecloudsgatheredanditbegantosnow.Wefoundshelteranddecidedtowaitforthesnowtostop.Afterthreehourshoweverwedecidedtogobackandtryagainthenextday.Westarteddownthemountaininthethicksnow.JeanPierreforgothissunglassesandwentbacktolookforthem.Ashewasreturningtoushestartedtofall.Hisfallstartedanavalanche雪崩anditwasfallingtowardsus!Iwassweptawaybytheheavysnow.JeanPierrehurrieddowntome.AreyouOK?heasked.IthinkIbrokemylegIanswered.I’dbetterradioforhelp!hesaid.Wherearetheothers?Wecouldn’tseeMauriceorMaryanywhere.JeanPierrecalledtheemergencyradionumberandthepolicesaidtheywouldsendhelprightaway.Itseemedlikehoursbutonlyminuteslaterweheardthewelcomesoundofahelicopter.Thehelicoptercouldn’tlandonthemountainsidesotheyloweredtwomentwodogsandastretcher担架.OnemanrantomebutItoldhimtosearchfortheothers.Thedogsweretrainedforavalancherescueandsoonbegantodigcrazilyinthesnow.BernardotheleaddogfoundMary’sscarfandledtherescuerstoher.Mauricewasnearby.Themengaveushotdrinksandwarmblanketsandthenpreparedtoliftusintothehelicopter.Twomeninsidethehelicopterpulledusupwiththeropes.Iwentfirstonthestretcher.OnceweweresafelyinsidethehelicopterflewtothehospitalinChamonix.Ourpoorrescuersandtheirdogshadtoclimballthewaybackdownthemountain.Laterwewouldfindthesebravemenandthankthemforsavingourlives.56.Whatpreventedtheclimbersfromreachingthetop?A.Theterribleweather.B.Thelossofthesunglasses.C.Theinjuryoftheteammembers.D.Theunexpectedheightofthemountain.57.Howdidthewriterbreakhisleg?A.Theroadwascoveredwithsnow.B.Hiscompanionknockedintohim.C.Theheavycloudsblockedhisview.D.Theavalanchecausedafallforhim.58.Howdidthewriterfeelwhilewaitingforhelp?A.Anxious.B.Crazy.C.Sorry.D.Annoyed.59.Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A.Marywastheleaderoftheteam.B.Theteamwasupsetabouttheirfailure.C.Itwasseveralhoursbeforetherescueteamarrived.D.ThewriterwasexcitedthinkingofclimbingMountBlanc.
湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第一次联考A.LastweekBillGatesretiredfromfull-tine.rimeworkattheworld’sbiggestcomputersoftwarecompanyMicrosoft.HewillremainchairmanofthecompanyheestablishedwithPaulAlleninnineteenseventy-five.MisterGatesleavesMicrosoftatatimeofchangeinthecomputingindustry.MicrosoftgrewatatimewhenpersonalcomputersorPCswerereplacingbigmainframecomputersasthemaincomputingtools.HeshowedthathugeprofitscouldbemadeinsoftwareasPCsincreasinglywerefoundoneverydeskandineveryhome.EarlyonMicrosoftunderstoodtheimportanceofthenetworkeffect.Thatis.softwareisthekindofproductthatincreasesinvalueasmorepeoplebuyanduseit.NowfreeInternetsoftwarethreatenstoreplacePC-basedsoftware.DeviceslikesmartphonesconnectpeopletotheInternet.Googlehasbecomea1eaderinInternetWebsearchingandadvertising.Microsofthasstruggledtochangewiththenewcomputerenvironment.ItseffortstosellmusicanditslatestoperatingsystemVistahavenotbeenbigsuccesses.AndanattemptthisyeartobuyYahooforoverforty-sevenbilliondollarsfailed.InthelastseveralyearsBillGateshasslowlygivencontrolofMicrosofttoothers.IntwothousandhegavethejobofchiefexecutiveofficertoSteveBallmerafriendofhissincetheiryearsatHarvardUniversity.MisterBallmerhasbeenwithMicrosoftsincenineteeneighty.StillitishardtooverestimatetheinfluenceofBillGatesoncomputing.HedevelopedthebusinessmodelthatputtheWindowsoperatingsystemonaboutninetypercentoftheworld’sonebillionPCs.Microsoftnowhasalmostninetythousandemployees.Atfifty—twoyearsoldBillGatesiscurrentlythethirdrichestmanintheworld.Heisworthaboutfifty-eightbilliondollars.HeremainsMicrosoft’sbiggestshareholder.MisterGateswillnowspendmostofhistimeworkingathischarityorganizationtheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Thefoundationistheworld'slargestcharitywithoverthirty-sevenbilliondollars.Itprovidesmoneyforhealtheducationandotherprojectsmostlyindevelopingcountries.61.BillGatesretiredfromfull-timeworkinMicrosoftbecause.A.hehadearnedenoughmoneyB.GooglethreatenedMicrosoft’sleadingplaceC.PCswereoutoffashionD.ofareasonthatwasnotmentioned62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutBillGates?A.BillGatessetupMicrosoftonhisownin1975.B.BillGatesfailedtobuyYahoo.C.BillGateswasthechiefexecutiveofficerwhenheretired.D.BillGatesistherichestmallintheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.63.Microsoftgrewatatimewhen.A.‘smartphones’connectpeopletoInternetB.VistawasputintomarketC.PersonalComputerswereoneverydeskandineveryhomeD.Computersbecamethemaincomputingtools64.Microsoft’s’networkeffect’probablymeans.A.themorepeopleusePCsthemoresoftwaretheywillbuyB.themorepeopleuseInternetthemoremoneyMicrosoftcanmakeC.thebetterproductthemorevalueD.thelateroperatingsystemthebettersoftware
Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930sIalwayswantedtoflyaplanebutbackthenitwasalmostunheardofforawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.AroundthattimeItoldmyhusbandthatIwantedtoskydivE.SowhenourretirementcommunityannouncedthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohaveIdecidedtowriteaboutmydream.IntheessayIwroteaboutmydesiretoskydivestatingGeorgeBrushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.A.yearwentbyandIheardnothing.ButthenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit.InspiredbythisIdecidedtorealizemydreameventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.OnJune112009nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplanE.MyinstructorJayguidedmethroughtheexperiencE.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadeverbeeninbutIwasn’tfrightened—IwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperiencE.Whenwereached13000feetJayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplanE.WhenwefirsthittheairthewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathE.ForasecondIthoughtWhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute降落伞thenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.BeingupinthecloudsandlookingattheviewbelowwasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt—muchbetterthanthehotairballoon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.SkydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylifE.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethatyoudon’tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsolD.Ifthere’ssomethingyouwanttoexperiencelookintoit.Ifit’ssomethingthatispossiblemakeithappen.31.Whathappenedtotheauthorin2001?A.SheflewanairplanE.B.Sheenteredacompetition.C.ShewentonahotairballoonridE.D.Shemovedintoaretirementcommunity.32.TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto.A.makeherargumentpersuasiveB.showheradmirationforhimC.comparetheirhealthconditionD.buildupherownreputation33.Howdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?A.ExciteD.B.Regretful.C.Nervous.D.ScareD.34.Whatdidtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?A.Thebeautifulclouds.B.Thewonderfulview.C.ThecompanyofJay.D.Theone-minutefreefall.35.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Impossibleisnothing.B.A.dreammadecometruE.C.Anunforgettableskydiving.D.IWentSkydivingat84!
Ihadanexperienceoncewhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewayspeoplemadeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuaryIofficiated主持attwofuneralsfortwoelderlywomen.Bothdiedanaturaldeath.Atthefirsthomethesonofthedeceased已故womansaidIfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnowshewouldbealivetoday.It’smyfaultthatshedieD.AtthesecondhomethesonsaidIfonlyIhadnotinsistedhergoingtoFloridashewouldbealivetoday.ThatlongairplaneridewasmorethanshecouldtakE.Itismyfault.Whenthingsdon’tturnoutaswewouldlikethemtowetendtoassumethathadwedonethingsdifferentlythestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Anytimethereisadeaththesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadtheybelievethattheoppositecourseforexamplekeepingmotherathomewouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterallhowcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?Thereseemtobeelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilty.Thefirstliesinourbeliefthattheworldmakessense---thereisareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thesecondisthethoughtthatwearethecauseofwhathappensespeciallythebadthingsthathappen.TherootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhooD.A.babycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneedsandthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandcallstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecriesandsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungrypeoplefeedhimandwhenheiswetpeoplechangehim.Veryoftenwedonotcompletelyabandonthatchildishthoughtthatourwishescausethingstohappen.72.Whatistrueaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?A.TheybothdiedofoldagE.B.Theydiedfromhardwork.C.Theywere’taccustomedtothechangeinlifE.D.Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.73.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathoftheirlovedonesbecause______.A.theycannotfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirsorrowB.theybelievethattheyareresponsibleforwhathashappenedC.theydon’tknowthatnaturalcourseofeventsD.theydon’tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirection74.TheunderlineparttheworldmakessenseinParagraph3probablymeansthat____.A.everythingintheworldisplannedinadvanceB.theworldcanbeunderstoodindifferentwaysC.there’sanexplanationforeverythingintheworldD.wehavetobewiseinordertounderstandtheworld75.Peoplehavebelievedsinceearlychildhoodthat______.A.everybodyisattheircommandB.lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmysteryC.everystoryshouldhaveahappyendingD.theirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappens
BackintheolddayswhenIwasachildwesataroundthefamilyroundtableatdinnertimeandexchangedourdailyexperiences.Itwasn’tveryorganizedbuteveryonewasrecognizedandallthenewsthathadtobetoldwastoldbyeachfamilymember.Welistenedtoeachotherandtheinterestwasnotput–on;itwasreal.Ourfamilywasaunitandwesupportedeachotherandnurturedeachotherandlikedeachotherand----wewereevenwillingtoadmit----welovedeachother.Todaythefamilyroundtablehasmovedtothelocalfast–foodrestaurantandtalkisnoteasymuchlessencourageD.Grandmawhousedtoliveupstairsisnowthevoiceonlongdistanceandtheworkingparentisfartoobeatendowneachdaytospendeveningrelaxationtimelisteningtothesandboxexperienceofaneagerfour–year–olD.SofamilyconversationisasextinctasmyoldtoysandparentalquestionssuchasWhathaveyoubeendoingBobby?havebeenreplacedbyI'mbusygowatchtelevision.AndwatchTVtheydo;countthembythemillions.Butit’susuallynotchildren’stelevisionthatchildrenwatch.Saturdaymorningthechildren’shouramountstoonlyabout8percentoftheirweeklyviewing.Wherearetheytobefound?WatchingadulttelevisionofcoursefromtheMatchGameinthemorningtotheafternoonatGeneralHospitalfromthemuggingsandbattlesontheeveningnewsrightthroughthefamilyhourandpastintoStarskyandHutch.That’swhereyoufindourkidsoverfivemillionofthemat10p.m.notfewerthanamillionuntilaftermidnight!Allofthisisdonewithparentalpermission.TelevisionusedwellcanprovideenrichingexperiencesforouryoungpeoplebutwemustuseitwithsomesensE.Whenthecarpetiscleanweturnoffthevacuumcleaner.Whenthedishesarecleanthedishwasherturnsitselfoff.Notsothetelevisionwhichisonfromthesuninthemorningtothemoonatnightandbeyond!ParentsmustexercisesomecontrolandshowsomeconcernabouttheculturalinfluenceonthechildwhenaprogramnotintendedforthatchildisvieweD.Parentsneedtointervene干涉.Noninterventionmaybeawisepolicyininternationalaffairsbuttheresultsofparentalnoninterventionwillnotbewiseatall.60.TheWorkingparentisnotwillingtolistentoherhisfour–year–oldchildtalkingabouthissandboxgamesbecausesheheis____.A.boringB.verytiredC.busyD.angry61.Accordingtothewritertheresponsibilityforthekid’swatchingadulttelevisionandwatchingitforalongtimeshouldbeundertakenby____.A.thetelevisionstationsB.thesocietyC.TVprogramsD.theirparents62.Ifweusetelevisionwithsome____televisioncanprovideouryoungpeoplewithmuchknowledgE.A.instructionofexpertsB.judgmentofourownC.directionofengineersD.indicationofteachers
衡阳市八中2008届高三模拟试题A.篇SacagaweatheonlywomanontheLewisandClarkexpeditionintotheAmericanWestwasthedaughterofaShoshonechief.Aroundtheageof12SacagaweawascapturedbyHidatsaIndiansanenemyoftheShoshones.ShewasthensoldtoaFrench-CanadiantrappernamedToussaintCharbonneauandbecameoneofhiswives.InNovember1804anexpeditionledbyMeriwetherLewisandWilliamClarkarrivedtherE.OftencalledtheCorpsofDiscoverytheexpeditionplannedtoexplorenewlyacquiredwesternlandsandfindaroutetothePacificOcean.LewisandClarkhiredCharbonneautoserveasinterpreterontheirexpedition.EventhoughshewaspregnantwithherfirstchildSacagaweawaschosentoaccompanythem.Shewaskilledatfindingeatableplants.Whenaboatshewasridingonturnedovershewasabletosavesomeofitsgoodsincludingimportantdocumentsandsupplies.Shealsoservedasasymbolofpeace---agrouptravelingwithawomanandachildweretreatedwithlesssuspicionthanagroupofmenalonE.Sacagaweaalsomadeamiraculousdiscoveryofherownduringthetripwest.WhentheymetagroupofShoshoneIndiansshesoonrealizedthatitsleaderwasactuallyherbrotherCameahwait.ItwasthroughherthattheexpeditionwasabletobuyhorsesfromtheShoshonetocrosstheRockyMountains.AfterreachingthePacificcoastinNovember1805theyremainedthereuntilMarchofthefollowingyear.SacagaweaherhusbandandhersonremainedwiththeexpeditiononthereturntripeastuntiltheyreachedtheMandanvillages.AndforhercontributiontotheCropsofDiscoveryshewasevenfeaturedonadollarcoinissuedin2000bytheUSMint.56.Thetextismainlyabout_______.A.thewholelifeofSacagaweaB.thedifficultiestheCorpsofDiscoverymetC.AmericanhistoryinexplorationD.Sacagawea’scontributiontotheCorpsofDiscovery57.What’soneofthepurposesoftheCorpsofDiscovery?A.TodrivetheIndiansawayB.ToexploretheRockyMountainsC.TofindhowtoreachthePacificD.TolookforSacagaweaforhelp58.DuringtheexpeditionwhatexcitedSacagaweamostwasthatshe______.A.boughthorsesforLewisandClarkB.savedimportantdocumentsandsuppliesC.wasconsideredasasymbolofpeaceD.reunitedwithherbrotherCameahwait59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.SacagaweaisstillhighlyhonoredbyAmericansB.Sacagawea’shusbandwasunfamiliarwiththeWestC.SacagaweastayedonthePacificcoastforhalfayearD.Sacagawea’shusbanddidlittlefortheexpedition
安徽省利辛二中2010届高三上学期第四次月考C.S.H.EisgoingtosingattheCCTVannualSpringFestivalPartyisthattrue?criedoutPengWeiyeasenior2girlinShanghaianddie-hardS.H.E.fan.AftercheckingitontheInternetPengquicklyphonedfriendstospreadthenews.ForfanslikeherS.H.E.’sperformanceisperhapstheonlypartoftheoldfashionedeveningtogetexcitedabout.TheTaiwanesebandismadeupofSelinaHebeandEllA.Theirnamecomesfromthefirstletterofeachofthesinger’sEnglishnames.LastweekS.H.EannouncedtheywouldperforminLastVegasUSoverChristmasandtheninGuangzhouonjanuary15.AttheirShanghaishowonOctober30hundredsofparentswaitedoutsidetheHongkouStadium.InsidethousandsofteenagerssangcriedandshoutedasthebandperformeD.Ilovetheirmusichealthyimageandeverythingrelatedtothem.ThankGodalthoughmyparentsdoesn’tunderstandwhyIlovethemsomuchtheystillboughtmeaticketforthatshowsaidPengabouttheShanghaiperformances.ItisnotjustonthemainlandthatthethreegirlshavemadeaudiencesmuchexciteD.InthepastyearthebandhaspassedthroughTaiwanHongKongandevenSigaporeandMalaysiA.WhenthethreehighschoolgirlsenteredasingingcontestsinTaiwanin2000noneofthemeverdreamedofbeingasuperstar.Wehadnevermetbeforeandwedidn’ttalkatallatthebeginningrecalledEllA.WhenaskedaboutthesecretoftheirsuccesshesaidOuraveragelooksandnot-so-expensiveclotheskeepupclosetoourfans.Wearehappytobethegirlsnextdooryoursingingsisters.It’sreallyamagicaljourneyfromday-dreaminghighschoolgirlstosingersperformingonthesamestageasouridols偶像.Nothingbutmagical.hesaiD.64.WhywasPengWeiyeasenior2girlssoexcited?AS.H.Ebandwillgettheoldfashionedeveningexciting.BS.H.EwillperforminLasVegasoverChristmasCHerparentsboughtheraticketforS.H.E.’sShanghaishowDS.H.E.willperformontheCCTVSpringFestivalEveningParty65HowdidtheTaiwanesebandgetthename?ATheirfansgavethenametothem.BTheiridolshadadeepinfluenceonthemCA.singingcontestgavetheirideaofthebandnameDThefirstlettersofSelinaHebeandEllaformthebandname66WhatdoyouknowaboutPengWeiye?AShestayedoutsidetheHongkouStadiumtolistentoS.H.E.’sperformanceBShewillwatchtheperformanceinGuangzhouonjanuary15.CShepayscloseattentiontoeverythingaboutS.H.EDShewasgratefulthatherparentsunderstoodandsupportedher67WhichdoyouthinkisNOTthereasonforS.H.E‘spopularityamongtheirfans?ATheirmusicandtheirhealthyimageBTheycanmakeaudiencemuchexcitedCTheirsuccessmeetstheirfan’sdaydreamofbecomingother’sidolsDTheiraveragelooksandnot-so-expensiveclotheskeepupclosetotheirfans
山东省青岛市2010届高三上学期期中考试B.SupermanSpider-ManBatmanandIronMan....Thereisnoshortageofsuperheroes.YoufindthemincomicbooksontheTVandthebigscreen.Inasurveyoffansbythesci-fi科幻andfantasywebsiteSFX.co.ukBatman70yearsoldthisyearwasvotedBritain'sfavoritesuperhero.Unlikemanycrime-fightingsuperheroesBatmanhasnospecialpowers.Hecan'tflylikeSupermanorshootasticky粘性的weblikeSpider-Man.BruceWayneisborntoawealthyGothamCitybusinessfamily.Howeverwhenhisparentsaremurderedhislifechangescompletely.Waynefeelsangerattheirdeathsandguiltythathedidnotpreventthem.Hetravelsaroundtheworldlearninghowtofight.UponreturningtoGothamhecreatesadisguise伪装toenablehimtofightcrimewithoutbeingrecognizeD.AchildhoodfearofbatsleadshimtochoosetodressasonE.Hisideaisthatthroughthebatpersona角色hecanprovetohimselfthathehasovercomehischildhoodfears.WayneistheCEOofthecompanyheinherits继承fromhisfather.Heseemstolivethelifestyleofamillionaireplayboy.Butthisisaruse计策.Heworkshardattheimagetoallowhimselfthefreedomheneedstodohisworkasacrimefighter.BruceWayneplayboyisthedisguise;Batmanistherealperson.Wayneisnotabornsuperhero.InsteadheisarealcomplexpersonsaidDaceGoldereditorofthewebsitE.Heisthemostrealisticofallthesuperheroes.Iamparticularlyinterestedintheemotionalprocessbywhichaboybecomesahero.Hissuperheroqualitiescomefromwithin.61.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.HowBruceWaynedevelopsintoasuperhero.B.Howtoovercomechildhoodfears.C.Whatmakesasuperhero.D.WhysuperheroesenjoygreatpopularityinBritain.62.Batmandiffersfromothersuperheroesinthat.A.hewasnotabornsuperheroB.hehadanunhappychildhoodC.hedoesn'thaveanyspecialpowersD.hedoeshisbesttofightcrime63.BruceWaynedecidestodresslikeabatbecauseof.A.hiscuriosityaboutbatsB.hischildhoodfearofbatsC.hisparents'suddendeathD.hisunusualtravelexperiences64.WhydoesWaynelivelikeaplayboy?A.Heprefersthelifestyleofaplayboy.B.Hedoesn'tknowhowtorunacompany.C.HelovesfreedommorethananythingelsE.D.Heneedstodisguisehiscrimefightingactivities.65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutBatman?A.BatmanisabornsuperheroB.HehasspecialpowersC.Theturningpointofhislifeisduetohisparents'suddendeathD.Heactuallylivesthelifestyleofamillionaireplayboy
BillFultondoesn’t’trememberlosinghiswalletbutitsreturnhelpedhimrememberthepast.Theleatherstayedsmoothandthecowboydesignunblemished完美无缺的.Andwhenhelookedinsidethecontentsbroughtbackmemoriesfrom1946whenheapparentlydroppedthewalletbehindthebalconybleachers露天看台intheBakerMiddleSchoolgym.Fulton’sSocialSecurityCardandbicyclelicensebearingtheaddresswherehelivedduringhisteenageyearswerepositionedintheirrespectivecompartmentsapparentlyuntouchedsincetheyearafterWorldWarIlendeD.WorkerNathanOsbornefoundthewallet—alongwitholdhomeworklostlibrarybooksanda1964talentshowprogram—whileremovingthebleachersforrenovationsonJune17.ItwasbroughttoFulton’sdoorthefollowingdaybyMelanieTrindletheBakerMiddleSchoolsecretary.MiddleSchoolPrincipalMindiVaughansaidthebrownpinebleacherswereconnectedtothegymbalcony’sbrickwallandhadremainedinthesameplacesincetheschoolknownastheHelenM.StackBuildingopenedin1936.Fulton78saidheprobablylostthewalletwhilecheeringfortheBakerHighbasketballteamwithagroupoffriends.FultonsaidthebicycleIDwasneededbecausehedeliveredmedicineforRodamarDrug.HewassurprisedhoweverthathisbicycleIDwasn’tinsidE.HesaidhealwayskeptittherE.ButratherthanfocusonwhatwasinsidethewalletFultonsaidtherecoveryhasledhimtoreflectonhislife—onethattookhimtotheKoreanWarandBerlinbeforethereturntoBakerCity.HeworkedatEllingsonLumberCompanyfor30yearsfromMarch1964toApril1994.SincehisretirementFultonhasenjoyedspendingtimewithhis11yearoldblackdogSmokey.Thetwooftenhikethenearbymountains.Trindle’sknockonthedoorwalletinhandinducedaslightrippleinhislifepromptinghimtoconsiderthetimeshehadn’tthoughtaboutinmanyyears.WheredidallthetimesgoFultonsaidwithadeepsigh.It’shardtobelievethatthetimeshavegonesofast.66.Whenthewalletwasfoundit________.A.hadjustlostcolorB.wasstillingoodconditionC.wasjustrepairedD.wasalittledamaged67.ThewalletwasimportanttoFultonbecause________.A.itcalleduphismemoriesofthepastB.itcouldhelphimtofindhisstudentIDC.hecouldgethisbicycleIDbackD.itmadehimthinkofhisschooldays68.Fultonlostthewalletwhen________.A.hewasdoinghishomeworkonthebalconybleachersB.hewasremovingthebleachersforrenovationsonJune17C.hewaswatchingabasketballmatchwithhisfriendsD.hewasdoingsomeexerciseintheBakerMiddleSchoolgym69.AfterheretiredFulton________.A.quitemissedhispastlifeB.livedahardlifebyraisingdogsinthemountainsC.oftenregrettedlosinghiswalletD.livedapeacefulandpleasantlife70.WhichofthefollowingmaybestdescribesFulton’sfeelingwhenthewalletwasreturned?A.Thankful.B.OverjoyeD.C.SurpriseD.D.Doubtful.
湖北省宜昌市一中2009届高三5月仿真模拟考试A.篇Here’sanunusualstoryadiamondringwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.ThemagicianLiuQiandiscovereditinfrontofanaudienceofmillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGala.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturies-oldartofmagicfashionableonceagainandmadehimthehottestmagicianinChina.AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwanLiuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStatesJapanSouthKoreaandtheUK.Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagic.Liuisknownforhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship演出技巧.It’sactuallythinkingratherthanone’scontrollingskillsthatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.WethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreativelytomakethemappearmoreinterestingLiusaiD.LiuQian’ssuccessdatedbacktohischildhood.Bornin1976inTaiwanhefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsold.Attheageof12hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContestwhichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagicianDavidCopperfield.YetLiuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateurmagicianinhissparetime.Howeverhisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.Torefinehisperformingskillshehasperformedonstreetsroadsandfieldsforpassers-bypolicemenandfarmers.Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.WehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowdsLiusaid.51.Thestoryisabout______.A.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagicianB.whypeoplelovemagicC.whatmagictricksareD.howfashionablemagicis52.Peoplelovetowatchmagicbecause___________________.A.theycan’tfigureoutthesecretofmagicB.itarousestheircuriosityC.theylovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappenD.itisacenturies-oldart53.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonwhyLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?A.Hewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewasyoung.B.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.C.Hebecameallamateurmagicianinhissparetime.D.Hecouldn’tfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.54.Fromthestoryweknowthat_______________.A.LiuQiancompetedinmanymagiccompetitionsB.LiuQianofteninvitesaudiencestobeinhismagicshowC.LiuQianperformsonstreetsinordertoincreasehisfameD.LiuQiandoesstreetshowtomakemoney
05·上海D.篇Equippedonlywithapairofbinoculars双筒望远镜andreadytospendlonghourswaitinginallweathersforapreciousglanceofararebullfinch红腹灰雀.Britain’sbirdwatchershadlongbeensupposedtobeloversofaminoritysport.Butnewfiguresshowbirdwatchingisfastbecomingapopularpastimewithalmostthreemillionofusabsorbedinourflutteringfeatheredfriends.DevotedbirdwatchersthosepreparedtotravelthousandsofmilesforasightingofarareSiberianbirdarefastbeingjoinedbyanewbreedoffollowerwhoseinterestissatiatedbywatchingafewfinches雀科鸣鸟onaSundaywalkorputtingupabird-boxinthebackgarden.AlmostthreemillionUKbirdwatchersiscertainlypossibleifyouincludeeveryonewithonlyacasualinterestStephenMosssaidinhisnewlypublishedbook—ABirdintheBush:aSocialHistoryofBirdwatching—whichrecordsthepursuitfromtherichVictorianEnglishman’sloveofshootingrarebirdstothelessoffensiveobservationaltendenciesofbirdwatcherstoday.TelevisionwildlifeprogrammeshavehelpedtofuelthenewtrenD.LastsummerBBC2’sBritainGoesWildwasasurprisesuccess.Itpulledinthreemillionviewersandledtobird-housessellingoutacrosstheUKas45000peoplepromisedtoputupabox.Birdwatchers’networkingsystemfirstcametotheattentionofthenationin1989whenabirdwatchercaughtsightofthefirstVermivorachrysoptera—agolden-wingedsongbirdfromNorthAmerica—tobeseeninBritain.HeputamessageoutonthenetworkserviceBirdlineandnextday3000birdwatchersprovedthefullpullofatrulyrarebirdastheyvisitedtheTescocarparkinKentwhereithadsettleD.Todaybirdwatcherscanlogontowww.birdlinE.co.ukorhavenewsofthelatestsightingstextedtotheirphones.Multimillion-poundspendingonbinocularsbirdfoodandboxespointtotheincreasingnumbersofbirdwatcherssaidDavidCromacktheeditorofBirdWatchingmagazineThenumberofpeopleinvolvedissobigthattheyhavegreatpotentialtoinfluencegovernmentdecisionsaffectingtheenvironment.76.Thewordsatiatedinparagraph2canbestbereplacedby_______.A.affectedB.sharedC.satisfiedD.narrowed77.WhathappenedafterthemessageofseeingaVermivorachrysopterawasputonthenetwork?A.BirdwatchershelpedtherarebirdsettleinKent.B.LargenumbersofbirdwatcherswenttoviewthebirD.C.Manybirdwatchersloggedontothewebsitefordetails.D.BirdwatchersshowedtheirdeterminationtoprotecttherarebirD.78.WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbetrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Televisionwildlifeprogrammesstartedthepopularpastimeofbirdwatching.B.Thenetworkservicehascontributedtotherapiddevelopmentofbirdwatching.C.BirdwatchinginBritainwaslongconsideredasportwithasmallgroupoffollowers.D.Thecurrentsituationofbirdwatchingmaypromotetheprotectionoftheenvironment.79.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout________inUK.A.thehistoryofbirdwatchingB.agrowingpassionforbirdwatchingC.theimpactofmediaonbirdwatchingD.birdwatchingasapopularexpensivesport
TheManBookerPrizeforFictionisawardedeveryyearforanovelwrittenbyawriterfromtheCommonwealthortheRepublicofIrelandanditaimstorepresenttheverybestincontemporaryfiction.TheprizewasoriginallycalledtheBooker-McConnellPrizewhichwasthenameofthecompanythatsponsoreditthoughitwasbetter-knownassimplytheBookerPrize.In2002theManGroupbecamethesponsorandtheychosethenewnamekeepingBooker.PublisherscansubmitbooksforconsiderationfortheprizebutthejudgescanalsoaskforbookstobesubmittedtheythinkshouldbeincludeD.FirstlytheAdvisoryCommitteeformedbysponsorsgiveadviceiftherehavebeenanychangestotherulesfortheprizeandselectthepeoplewhowilljudgethebooks.ThejudgingpanelgroupchangeseveryyearandusuallyapersonisonlyajudgeoncE.Greateffortsaremadetoensurethatthejudgingpanelisbalancedintermsofgenderandprofessionswithintheindustrysothatawriteracriticaneditorandanacademicarechosenalongwithawell-knownpersonfromwidersociety.Howeverwhenthepanelofjudgeshasbeenfinalizedtheyarelefttomaketheirowndecisionswithoutanyfurtherinvolvementorinterferencefromtheprizesponsor.TheManBookerjudgesincludecriticswritersandacademicstomaintaintheconsistentqualityoftheprizeanditsinfluenceissuchthatthewinnerwillalmostcertainlyseethesalesincreaseconsiderablyinadditiontothe£50000thatcomeswiththeprizE.Worth£60000tothewinnertheManBookerInternationalPrizeisawardedeverytwoyearstoalivingauthorwhohaspublishedfictioneitheroriginallyinEnglishorwhoseworkisgenerallyavailableintranslationintheEnglishlanguagE.Thewinnerischosensolelyatthemercyofthejudgingpanel;therearenoopinionsfrompublishers.TheManBookerInternationalPrizereflectsandreinforcestheannualManBookerPrizeforFictioninthatliteraryexcellencewillbeitssolefocus.TheManBookerInternationalPrizeissignificantlydifferentfromtheannualManBookerPrizeforFictioninthatithighlightsonewriter’soverallcontributiontofictionontheworldstagE.Inseekingoutliteraryexcellencethejudgesconsiderawriter’sbodyofworkratherthanasinglenovel.63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.bookscanbesubmittedbywritersB.thejudgingpaneldoesn’tincludewomenC.thejudgingpaneladvisesonchangestotherulesD.thesponsorsareinvolvedinchoosingthejudges64.Theconsistentqualityoftheprizeisguaranteedby_______.A.theprizemoneyB.thegenderofthejudgesC.themake-upofthepanelofjudgesD.bytheincreaseinsalesofthewinner65.TheManBookerPrizeforFictionisquitedifferentfromtheManBookerInternationalPrizeinthat_______.A.itfocusesonasinglenovelB.ithighlightsanauthor’soverallworkC.itoffersmuchlessmoneytothewinnerD.itisnamedafterthecompanythatsponsoredit66.Thispassagesuggeststhatbothprizesmentionedinit_______.A.arenotawardedtowomenwritersB.benefittheEnglishliteraturegreatlyC.areawardedonlytotheEnglishwritersD.aimtopromotebooksalesinthemarket
InrecentyearsIsraeliconsumershavegrownmoredemandingasthey'vebecomewealthierandmoreworldly-wisE.Foreigntravelisanationalpassion;thissummeraloneonein10citizenswillgoabroaD.ExposedtohigherstandardsofserviceelsewhereIsraelisarereturninghomeexpectingthesamE.Americanfirmshavealsobegunarrivinginlargenumbers.ChainssuchasKFCMcDonald'sandPizzaHutaresettinganewstandardofcustomerserviceusingstrictemployeetrainingandconstantmonitoringtoensurethefriendlinessoffrontlinestaff.EventheAmericanhabitoftellingdepartingcustomerstoHaveanicedayhascaughtonalloverIsrael.Nobodywakesupinthemorningandsay'Let'sbenicer'saysItsikCohendirectorofaconsultingfirm.Nothinghappenswithoutcompetition.Privatizationorthethreatofitisamotivationaswell.Monopolies垄断者thatuntilrecentlyhavebeenfreetotaketheircustomersforgrantednowfearwhatMichaelPerryamarketingprofessorcallstherevengeful报复的consumer.WhenthegovernmentopenedupcompetitionwithBezaqthephonecompanyitsinternationalbranchlost40%ofitsmarketshareevenwhileofferingcompetitiverates.SaysPerryPeoplewantedrevengeforalltheyearsofbadservicE.Theelectriccompanywhosemonopolymaybeshort-livedhassuddenlystoppedrequiringuserstowaithalfadayforarepairman.Nowappointmentsarescheduledtothehalfhour.ThegracelessEIAlAirlineswhichisalreadyatauction拍卖hasretraineditsemployeestoemphasizeserviceandisboastingabouttheresultsinanadcampaignwiththesloganYoucanfeelthechangeintheair.Forthefirsttimepraiseoutnumberscomplaintsoncustomersurveysheets.76.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.customerserviceinIsraelisnowimprovingB.wealthyIsraelicustomersarehardtopleaseC.thetouristindustryhasbroughtchainstorestoIsraelD.Israelcustomerspreferforeignproductstodomesticones77.Intheauthor'sviewhigherservicestandardsareimpossibleinIsrael________.A.ifcustomercomplaintsgounnoticedbythemanagementB.unlessforeigncompaniesareintroducedingreaternumbersC.ifthere'snocompetitionamongcompaniesD.withoutstrictroutinetrainingofemployees78.IfsomeoneinIsraeltodayneedsarepairmanincaseofapowerfailure_________.A.theycanhaveitfixedinnotimeB.it'snolongernecessarytomakeanappointmentC.theappointmenttakesonlyhalfadaytomakeD.theyonlyhavetowaithalfanhouratmost79.TheexampleofElAlAirlinesshowsthat______________.A.revengefulcustomersareathreattothemonopolyofenterprisesB.anadcampaignisawayoutforenterprisesinfinancialdifficultyC.agoodsloganhasgreatpotentialforimprovingserviceD.staffretrainingisessentialforbetterservice
ElenaKaganhasreachedalifelonggoal:becomingaJusticeontheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.TheUSSenateconfirmedKaganonThursdaybyavoteof63-37.ShereplacesJusticeJohnPaulStevenswhoretiredinJunE.Kaganwilltakeasacredoath誓言toupholdtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesonSaturdayataswearing-inceremony.ThenewJusticewillbringthenumberofwomensittingonthenation’shighestcourttothreE.KaganjoinsJusticesRuthBaderGinsburgandSoniaSotomayor-allthreeNewYorkers.KaganisthefourthwomaninhistorytositontheSupremeCourt.JusticeSandraDayO’ConnorwasthefirstfemaleJusticE.ShewasappointedbyPresidentRonaldReaganandservedfrom1981to2006.Kaganwhois50yearsoldisthesecondJusticeappointedbyPresidentBarackObamA.HeappointedJusticeSotomayorin2009.ObamatoldreportersonThursdaythatKaganwillmakeanoutstandingJusticewhounderstandsthatherrulingsaffectpeoplE.HealsonotedthattheadditionofanotherwomantotheSupremeCourtmarksasignofprogressforthecountry.ObamaandKaganwillcelebrateherconfirmationwithaceremonyattheWhiteHousetoday.Kaganhasspentmostofheradultlifeworkingwiththelaw.SheservedinPresidentClinton’sadministrationasalegaladviserwastheheadofHarvardLawSchoolanduntilherconfirmationThursdaywastheUSSolicitorGeneral-oneofthemostpowerfullawyersinthefederalgovernment.KaganwasborninNewYorkCity.ShegrewupinanapartmentontheUpperWestSideofManhattanthestrong-willedindependentmiddlesistersandwichedbetweentwobrothers.Kagan’smotherwasapublicschoolteacherwhotaughtfifthandsixthgrades.Herfatherwasalawyer.ThenewJusticeonceworeajudge’srobeinapictureforherhigh-schoolyearbook.Nowshe’llbewearingrealonesassheandtheothereightJusticesdecidesomeofthemostimportantlegalcases.71Whatcanweinferaccordingtoparagraph1?A.ElenaKaganhasbecometheonlyfemaleJusticeofAmericA.B.It’sKagan’sdreamtobeaJusticeontheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.C.KaganachievedthispositionintheelectionbybeatingJohnPaulStevens.D.ItwilltakealongtimeforKagantobecomeaJusticeontheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.72WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.TotaketheplaceofanoldJusticeaJusticewaselectedbytheSenatE.B.TherewillbefourwomenworkingintheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.C.Kaganwilltakeasacredoathbeforetakinginpartintheelection.D.NoonebutaNewYorkercanbeaJusticeoftheSupremeCourt.73WhatcanweinferfromObama’swords?A.HewillappointmorewomenJusticestotheSupremeCourt.B.HeappointedKaganasshehaddoneagoodjobbeforE.C.ThereismuchtobeimprovedontheSupremeCourt.D.HeissureKaganwillbeexcellentinhernewwork.74Whatisthemainideaofparagraph5?A.Kaganisabornlawyer.B.ItisaboutKagan’sbiography.C.Kagan’scharacterisfitforherjoB.D.KaganhasworkedfortwoPresidents.75Thistextmustbetakenfrom_____.A.astorybookB.atextbookC.anewspaperD.abiographyoffamouspeople
Awell－dressedmancameintoafamousjewelryshop.Heexplainedthathewishedtobuyapearl珍珠forhiswife'sbirthdayandthatthepricedidn'tmattersincebusinesshadbeenverygoodforhimthatyear.Afterexamininganumberofbeautifulandvaluablepearlshechoseaniceblackonethatcost$5000.Hepaidforthepearlshookhandswiththejewellerandleft.Afewdayslaterthemanreturnedandsaidhiswifehadlikedthepearlsomuchthatshewantedanotheronejustlikeit.Ithadtobeexactlythesamesizeandquality质量asshewantedapairofearrings耳环madE.Canyougivemeanyadviceonhowtogetsuchapearl?saidtheman.ThejewellerrepliedIwouldsayit'snearlyimpossibletofindanexactonelikethatpearl.Therichmanaskedthejewellertoadvertise登广告inthenewspapersandoffered$25000forthematchingpearl.Manypeopleansweredthead广告butnobodyhadapearlthatwasjustright.Justwhenthejewellergaveuphopealittleoldladycamein.Tohissurpriseshepulledthewonderfulpearlfromherhandbag.Idon'tliketosellitshesaidsadlyIinherited继承itfrommymotherandmymotherinheriteditfromhers.ButnowIreallyneedthemoney.ThejewellerwasquicktopayherbeforeshechangedherminD.Thenhecalledtherichman'shoteltotellhimthegoodnews.TherichmanhoweverwasnowheretobefounD.1.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanguessthatthejewellerconsiderthewell－dressedmanwas________.A.anhonestjewellertomakefriendwithB.aclevercheatwithalotofmoneyC.arichbusinessmanandagoodhusbandD.apoorgentlemanwhospentmoneylikewater2.Hepaid$5000forthepearlwithoutbargaining________.A.becausehelovedhiswifeverymuchB.inordertogetitasquicklyaspossibleC.sincehisbusinesshadbeensuccessfulD.soastomakethejewellerbelievehim3.Boththemanandthejewellerthoughtit________.A.possibletofindanexactonelikethatpearlB.difficulttogetthematchingpearlC.impossibletoadvertiseinthenewspaperD.easytobuyasimilarpearl4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThepeoplewhoansweredtheadwantedtoselltheirpearlsatahighpricE.B.Thewomanwasthewell－dressedman'swifE.C.Thejewellerwasluckyenoughtobuythelittleoldlady'spearl.D.Therichmandidn'tknowthelittleoldlady.5.Thejewellercouldnotfindtherichmananywherebecausehe________.A.hadmovedtoanotherhotelB.wasbusydoingbusinesswithothersC.hadescapedwith$20000D.hadtoldthewrongtelephonenumber
10·辽宁B.篇Ihateddinnerparties.ButIdecidedtogivethemanothershotbecauseI'minLondon.AndmyfriendMalleryinvitedmE.AndbecausedinnerpartiesinLondonareverydifferentfromthosebackinNewYork.There'I’mhavingadinnerparty'means:I'mbookingatablefor12atarestaurantyoucan'taffordandwe'llbesharingthechecqueevenlynomatterwhatyoueat.WorseinManhattanthereisalwayssomeonewholeavesbeforethebillarrives.They'llthrowdowncashhalfofwhattheyoweandthenpeoplelikemewhodon’tdrinkenduppayingevenmorE.ButifItrytousethesametrickthehostesswillshout:Whereareyougoing?Andit'snotlikeIcansayIhavesomewheretogo:everyoneknowIhavenowheretogo.ButinLondondinnerpartiesareinpeople'shomes.Notonlythattheguestsareaninterestingmix.ThelasttimeIwenttoonetheguestswerefromFranceIndiA.DenmarkandNigeria;itwaslikeagatheringattheUnitedNationsinNewYork.Themixislessstriking.It'slikeagatheringatBloomingdale'sawell-knowndepartmentstorE.ForNewYorkerstalkingaboutotherpartsoftheworldmeansBrooklynandQueensinNewYork.ButatMallery'swhenIsaidthatIhadbeentoMyanmarrecentlypeopleknewwhereitwas.InNewYorkpeoplewouldthinkitwasausualnewclub60.WhatdoesthewordshotinParagraph1probablymean?A.ChoicE.B.TryC.StylE.D.Goal61.WhatdoesthewriterdislikemostaboutdinnerpartiesinNewYork?A.ThereisastrangemixofpeoplE.B.TherestaurantsareexpensivE.C.ThebillisnotfairlyshareD.D.Peoplehavetopaycash62.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthepartiesinLondon?A.A.bitunusualB.Fulloftricks.C.Lesscostly.D.Moreinteresting.63.Whatistheauthor'sopinionofsomeNewYorkersfromherexperienceA.Easy-going.B.Self-centreD.C.Generous.D.ConservativE.
08·全国ⅠE.篇EdwardWilsonisAmerica’sifnottheworld’sleadingnaturalist.InTheFutureofLifehetakesusonatouroftheworld’snaturalresources资源.Howaretheyused?Whathasbeenlost?Whatremainsandisitabletocontinuewiththepresentspeedofuse?Wilsonalsopointsouttheneedtounderstandfullythebiodiversity生物多样性ofourearth.Wilsonbeginswithanopenlettertothepioneerinenvironment环境protectionHenryDavidThorean.Hecomparestoday’sWaldenPondwiththatofThorean’sday.Wilsonwillusesuchcomparisonsfortherestofthebook.Theproblemisclear:manhasdonegreatdamagetohishomeovertheyears.Cantheearthwithhumanhelpbemadetoreturntobiodiversitylevelsthatwillbeabletosupportusinthefuture?BiodiversityWilsonarguesisthekeytosettlingmanyproblemstheearthfacestoday.Evenouragriculturalcropscangainadvantagesfromit.Amerehundredspecies物种arethebasisofourfoodsupplyofwhichbuttwentycarrytheloaD.Wilsonsuggestschangingthissituationbylookingintotenthousandspeciesthatcouldbemadeuseofwhichwillbeawaytoreducetheclearingofthenaturalhomesofplantsandanimalstoenlargefarmingareas.AttheendofthebookWilsondiscussestheimportanceofhumanvaluesinconsideringtheenvironment.Ifyouaretocontinuetoliveontheearthyoumaywellreadandactontheideasinthisbook.72.WelearnfromthetextthatWilsoncaresmostabout.A.theenvironmentforplantsB.thebiodiversityofourearthC.thewasteofnaturalresourcesD.theimportanceofhumanvalues73.Howmanyspeciesaremostimportanttoourpresentfoodsupply?A.Twenty.B.Eighty.C.OnehundreD.D.TenthousanD.74.Wilsonsuggeststhatonewaytokeepbiodiversityisto.A.learnhowtofarmscientificallyB.buildhomesforsomedyingspeciesC.makeitclearwhattoeatD.usemorespeciesforfood75.Wecaninferthatthetextis.A.adescriptionofnaturalresourcesB.aresearchreportC.abookreviewD.anintroductiontoascientist
安徽省芜湖一中2008年高三5月最后一模A.篇ManypeoplecouldnotforgetthebuautifuldanceduringtheCCTVSpringFestivalGalA.Thedancewasperformedby20disabledgirls.Theycan’thearorspeak.ButtheirperformanceisrememberedbymanypeoplE.TheleadingdancerofthedanceisTaiLihuA.Sheis28yearsolD.Sheisverybeautiful.TaiLihuawasbornhealthy.Whenshewastwoyearsoldshelostherhearingbecauseofafever.Notlongafterthatshebecamemutetoo.Fromthenonherworldwassilent.Butshedidn’tknowthisatfirst.Atfiveyearsoldwhensheplayedagameaboutsoundswithherschoolmatesshediscoveredthatshewasdifferentfromtheothers.Shewasverysadaboutit.Herfatherwenttomanyplacestolookforbesttreatmentsforherillness.ButnothingworkeD.Whenshewassevenyearsoldshewenttoaschoolfordeafandmutechildren.Inthatschoolshedidwellinherstudies.HerteachersaidsheusedhermindmorethantheothersandwasgoodatexpressingherfeelingthroughdancE.ShealsobegantolovedancE.ShethoughtshecouldusedancetoexpresswhatshethoughtaboutlifE.Whenshewas15yearsoldshebegantolearntodancE.Atfirstshecouldn’tdancewell.Butshedidn’tstop.Sheworkedharderthantheothers.Shealsospentmoretimelearning.Hereffortsmadeheraverygooddancer.ShehasbeentomanycountriestoperformandmanyforeignerslikeherstylE.Shenowlivesahappylifewithherfamily.56.Fromthepassageweknow.A.TaiLihuawasfounddeafandmutebyherfatherwhensheplayedagamewithherclassmatesB.TaiLihuadancedverywellatthebeginningoflearningtodanceC.TaiLihuanevergaveupwhenshewasintroubleD.TaiLihua’sparentsdidn’ttakegoodcareofher57.WhichistherightorderoftheeventstoTaiLihua?a.ShedancedduringtheCCTVSpringFestivalGalA.b.Shewasahealthygirl.c.ShebegantolearntodancE.d.Shelostherhearing.e.Shewenttoaschoolfordeafandmutechildren.f.Shecouldn’tspeak.g.Shefoundshewasdifferentfromtheothers.A.abdfgceB.badfegcC.bdfegcaD.bdfgeca58.PeoplecouldnotforgetTaiLihuabecause.A.shewasbornmuteanddeafandgoodatdancingB.sheusedhermindmorethantheothersandcouldusedancetoexpresswhatshethoughtaboutlifeC.shehasbeentomanycountriesandnowlivesahappylifeD.thoughmuteanddeafsheisbeautifulandhardworkingandgoodatdancing59.Thebesttitleofthestoryis.A.ApoorgirlB.AdancerinthesilentworldC.AbeautifuldancerD.ThedanceduringttheCCTVSpringFestivalGala
2011·山东卷B.TimRichterandhiswifeLindahadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffaloNewYork--heincomputerssheinspecialeducation.TeachingmeanseverythingtousTimwouldsay.InApril1998helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurposE.NotlongafterthesurgeryTimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibraryaprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation基金会thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevierTennesseE.IthoughtmaybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretireTimrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdeskasareminder.FiveyearslaternowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedeskTimclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.RatherthansignuponlinetheywenttoDollywoodforalook-seE.Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbishsaysLindA.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachersliteracyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.SatisfiedthecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004theyhaveshippedmorethan12200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirareA.MeganWilliamsamotheroffourismorethanappreciative:ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.TheRichtersspendabout＄400amonthsendingbooksto200children.SomepeoplesitthereandwaittodiesaysTim.Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.62.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.C.WritebooksforchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.63.AccordingtothetextDolllyPartonis.A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-oldC.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer64.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?A.ToavoidsigninguponlinE.B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.65.WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.C.HetriestosavethosewaitingtodiE.D.HeconsidershiseffortsworthwhilE.
河北省正定中学2010届高三上学期第五次月考A.WhateveryoucallhimAmericanswimmerMichaelPhelpsbecomesahouseholdnameacrosstheworldafterbreakingtheOlympicrecordformostgoldmedalsinasingleGames.Phelps’totalofeightgoldmedalsinBeijingputhimoneaheadofthecompetitorMarkSpitz’srecordin1972.MichaelPhelpsdominated支配thefieldinsevenofhisracesandsetanamazingsevenworldrecordsintheprocess.Hedidhoweverhaveonecloseshaveinthe100mbutterflywhichhewonbyjust0.01secondsandinanotherhehadtocompetewithafaultypairofglasses.NowpeoplearealreadycallinghimthegreatestOlympianofalltimE.ButwhetherheisornotwhatisitthatmakesMichaelPhelpssogood?A.goodplacetostartmightbehisphysiquE.Phelpshastheperfectbodyshapeforaswimmer.Hisarmspanislongerthanhisheighthehasveryflexiblejointshugelungsandhisincrediblylargefeetsize14intheUSsize49inChinaactlikeflippersinthewater.Tofeedhishugeswimmer’sbodyPhelpseatsanastonishing1200caloriesadaysixtimestheaverageforamanofhisagE.AccordingtohiscoachPhelpsstartswithabreakfastofchampionsThreefriedeggsandwicheswithcheesetomatoesfriedonionsfiveeggpiesabowlofgritsthreeslicesofFrenchtoastandthreepancakeswithchocolatechips.Hethenputsonaswimsuitwhichhasbeenmakingwavesintheworldofswimming.DesignedbyNASAtheAmericanspaceagencythesuitismadeofaspecialmaterialwhichissaidtohelpathletesswim2％faster.MichaelPhelpsshouldspareathoughtforhismumwhofirstpushedhimintoswimmingasawayofmakingfriendsandwhobelievedinhimwhenoneteachersaidhewouldneverbeasuccess.WhateverthereasonforhisSUCCESSPhelpsadmitstherewasperhapsalsoabitofluckinvolvinginwinninghiseightmedals.Iguesseightisaluckynumberformetoonow.Theopeningceremonystartedon8／8／08.MaybeitwasmeanttobehesaiD.41.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyabout.A.Phelps’achievementinthe29thOlympicsB.alifestoryofPhelpsC.thestruggleofPhelpsD.thesecretsofPhelps’success42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Phelps’armspanislongerthanhisheight.B.MarkSpitzwonsevengoldmedalsinthel972Olympics.C.Phelps’mothersaidhewouldneverbeasuccess.D.Phelpswonthe100mbutterflyjustby0.01seconds.43.Phelpsissaidto.A.becalledtheflyingfishallovertheworldB.havesetupthenewrecordformostgoldmedalsintheOlympicsC.havebrokentheworldrecordsoftillthegameshecompetedinD.havealargeamountoffoodeveryday44.AccordingtothepassagewemaydrawaconclusionaboutPhelpsthat.A.Success=physique+hugediet+faultyglasses+familyB.Success=hugediet+swimsuit+family+practiceC.Success=physique+swimsuit+hugediet+luckD.Success=hugediet+family+practice+largefeet
南昌市南昌二中高三冲刺模拟考试C.篇Miseryandsetbacksarenotalwaysasterribleasoneimagines.Hardtimescanoffernewwaysoflookingatlifethatwouldotherwiseneverbeknown.Andifyouareawriterthiscanbethesourceofmuchofyoursuccess.PopularBritishauthorCharlesDickens'1812-1870familycouldhardlymakeendsmeet入不敷出.Theycouldonlyaffordtosendoneoftheirsixchildrentoschool.Dickenswasnotthatchild.Hisparentschosetosendadaughterwhohadatalentformusictoanacademy.Thenattheageof12Dickens'lifetookanotherturnfortheworse.Hisfatheraclerkwasplacedinprisonforunpaiddebts.AndbeingtheoldestmaleleftathomeDickenstookupworkatafactory.Hishorribleexperiencetherebecamethefuelforhisfuturewriting.Hisfatherwasfreedthreemonthslaterandinherited继承asmallamountofmoney.Dickenswasthensenttoschool.From1836to1837hewroteamonthlyseriesofstories.ThusthePickwickPapers匹克威克外传cameintobeingwhichbroughtfametothe23-year-oldman.ThroughouthiscareerDickenscoversvarioussituationsinhisnovels.HewroteaboutthemiserablelivesofthepoorinOliverTwist雾都孤儿theFrenchRevolutioninTaleofTwoCitiesandsocialreforminHardTimes艰难时世.HealsowroteDavidCopperfield大卫·科波菲尔abookthoughttobebasedonhisownlife.Idonotwritebitterlyorangrily:forIknowallthesethingshaveworkedtogethertomakemewhatIamheoncesaid.Hisdifficultchildhooddidindeedshapethepersonhebecameaswellashiswritingcareer.ThereareshadesofyoungDickensinmanyofhismostbelovedcharactersincludingDavidCopperfieldandOliverTwist.Liketheauthorallthesecharacterscomefrompoorbeginningsandareabletoriseabovetheirsetbacksandachievesuccess.Mindslikebodieswilloftenfallintoanill-conditionedstatefromtoomuchcomfortheoncewrote.OnJune9th1870aged58Dickensdiedleavingoneunfinishedwork.Thewordsonhistombstoneread:Hewasasympathizer同情者tothepoorthesufferingandtheoppressed受压迫者andbyhisdeathoneofEngland'sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.64.ThebookthatcalledpublicattentiontoDickenswas______.A.thePickwickPapersB.OliverTwistC.TaleofTwoCitiesD.DavidCopperfield65.Thephraseshadesofinboldmeans_____.A.variousshapesofB.situationsofC.differentexperiencesD.remindersof66.HowdidDickensseehischildhood?A.Hefeltgratefulforit.B.Hefeltitapitythatthingsweren’tinhisfavor.C.Helovedwritingaboutit.D.Hechosetoforgetthebitternessaboutit.67.FromthestorywecanseeDickens’attitudetowardsaneasylifeis______.A.toenjoyitB.tohateitC.nottoindulgein沉湎于itD.toworkhardforit
ItwasFridaythedayofthefieldtriponwhichMissJoanwouldtakeherclasstopickapples.MissJoanenjoyedpickingappleswithherstudents.ShesmiledassheledherstudentstothebusthatwouldtakethemtotheGreenlyAppleOrchard果园.Thebusridewasbumpy颠簸的andthekidswerealittlenoisybutstillMissJoanwassmiling.ThebusstoppedinfrontoftheGreenlyAppleOrchardandtheclassgotoffquicklyandquietly.MissJoanmadesureeveryonewastherE.WhataglorioussunnyapplepickingdayMissJoanannouncedwithhergrandestsmilE.Mr.Greenlywastheretogreetthem.Let’sseethereareeighteenchildrenandtwoadultsatthreedollarseach.ThatwillbesixtydollarspleasE.MissJoanheldupthebrochureinherhanD.Itsaysthatthepriceistwodollarseachshepointedout.That’swhatIcollectedfromeveryonE.We’vehadtoraisethepriceMr.GreenlystateD.YousentmethisbrochureafterwemadeourreservationMissJoancomplainedanditsaystwodollars!MissJoanifyoulookatthebottomofthisbrochureMr.Greenlysaidyou’llnoticeveryimportantstatement.SureenoughinverytinylettersitsaidPricesaresubjecttochangewithoutnoticE.MissJoanwasdeterminedtokeephergoodmooD.ShetookatwentydollarsbilloutofherownpurseandhandedittoMr.GreenlywiththefortydollarsshehadinanenvelopE.Nowchildrendoyouallhaveyourbaskets?MissJoancalledout.RemembereachofyoucanpickasmanyapplesaspossiblE.Mr.GreenlysaidYoucan’tpickasmanyapplesaspossiblE.Ibegyourpardon!MissJoanwasnotsmilingnow.Thebrochuresays‘ALLYOUCANPICK’!Mr.GreenlypointedtothetiniestlettersMissJoanhadeveralmostseen.ItalsosaysTerms条款andconditionsofgroupreservationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnoticE.MissJoan’sgoodmoodwasnowhistory.Shedidn’twanttosetabadexampleforherstudentssoshesaidinacalmandquietvoiceWe’regoinghomegivemeourmoneybackpleasE.60.Thephrasesubjecttochangewithoutnoticesuggests________.A.Mr.GreenlycouldchangethetermsatwillB.thecustomersshouldreadthebrochurecarefullyC.Mr.GreenlycoulddeterminewhatapplestobepickedD.thecustomersshouldbeinformedbeforehand61.Thestudentscouldnotpickasmanyapplesastheywouldlikebecause________.A.theywerechildrenB.therewerenotenoughapplesC.theyhadmadeagroupreservationD.theywouldeatuptoomanyapples62.MissJoan’sgoodmoodwasnowhistorythelastparagraphmeans________.A.MissJoanhadbeenhappyuntilthatmomentB.MissJoanwasnolongerinterestedinhistoryC.MissJoantaughtherstudentsthehistoryoftheorchardD.MissJoanwasgoodatconcealingherfeelings63.WhatcanwelearnaboutMissJoanfromthestory?A.Shedidnotreadthebrochurecarefully.B.ShemadeareservationafterseeingthebrochurE.C.ShelosthertemperintheenD.D.Shedidn’tknowhowtocomplain.
06·四川C.篇JuanitoEstrellahasbeenahousekeepingmanagerontheUS-basedlargepassengershipCarnivalSpiritfor18monthsandfeelshehasfoundthesuitablepositioninhiscareer职业.Hehasalwayswantedtotravel.IguessIamareallyrestlessspirit.IIiketravelingsowhenthechancecameIjumpedatithesays.Thechancecameintheformofanewspaperadvertisementforworkoncruiseships游船.AtthetimeEstrellawasthehousekeepingmanagerataMelbournehotel.Heappliedandaftertwointerviewsamedicalcheckandpoliceclearancethejobwashis.Estrellaisresponsible负责的forthecleanlinessoftheshipmakingsurethat160crewworkproperly.Ienjoyitbecausethereisnootherwork-youwakeupeachdayinadifferentplaceandadifferentcnlturE.It’sexcitingwhenyougotothenextcountryandyoudon’tunderstandthelanguagehesays.EstrellalikesbeingbusyandgettingtoknowpeoplefromallovertheworlD.The1000crewcomefrom94countriesandEstrellahaslearntSpanishandalittleCroatian.Butthereisadownside.Youcannotgetreallydrunk...becauseyouhavesafetyresponsibilitiestoyourselfandothershesays.Youdon’treallythinkabouthomE.Youstarttothinkabouthomeonlywhenyougetclosertoyourvacationandwonderwhatyou’llbedoing.Lifeontheshipisanythingbutcruising.Estrellaandhisfellowsworkatleast10hoursadaysevendaysaweek.Hewarnsthejobisnotforeverybody.Youhavetolovebeingbusyandbepreparedtoworkeveryday-andtogiveupdrinkingtoomuchalcohol.InhissparetimeiftheshipsailsintoaportEstrellaexploresitotherwiseheworksoutinthecrew’sgymgoesontheinternetorcallshomE.63.WhatdoweknowaboutEstrella?A.Heisveryfondoftraveling.B.Hedoesn’tdrinkwinenow.C.HecannotspeakaforeignlanguagE.D.Heusedtobeahousekeepingmanager.64.Theunderlinedworddownsideinparagraph5probablymeans.A.disappointmentB.disadvantageC.failureD.loss65.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Estrelladoesn’toftenfeelhomesickbecauseofhiswork.B.Theworkontheshipisnotsuitableforamarriedperson.C.Estrellacanfindnootherjobexcepttheoneontheship.D.Thepeopleontheshiparefrom94countries.66.Inthelastparagraph.thewriterthinksthatlifeontheshipis.A.notatiringjourneyatallB.justaninterestingvoyageC.farfromavoyageforpleasureD.morethanapleasanttravelbysea
浙江省绍兴一中2010届高三上学期期中考试A.BobDylanisoneofAmerica’sgreatestsongwriters.NowhehaswrittenabookabouthislifethatcriticshavepraiseD.BobDylan’sbookChronicles:VolumeOnewaspublishedinOctober.Ithasbeenamongthebest-sellingbooksinAmericA.TheNewYorkTimesnewspapernameditoneofthefivebestnon-fictionortrue-lifebooksin2004.AndrecentlytheNationalBookCriticsCirclenameditoneofthefivefinalistsforbestbiographyorautobiographyoflastyear.BobDylangrewupinthesmalltownofHibbingMinnesotA.Asayoungmanin1961hemovedtoNewYorkCitywithhisguitar.Hewantedtobecomeafolksingerandmusician.Inhisbookhewritesabouthisexperiencesplayingandsingingotherpeople’ssongsinclubsintheGreenwichVillageareA.Hewritesaboutmanyartistswritersandmusicianswhoinfluencedhim.ThemaininfluenceonhimwasthegreatfolksingerWoodyGuthriE.GuthriewaslivinginahospitalinNewJerseybecausehehadaseriousdiseasE.DylanvisitedhimoftenandplayedGuthrie’ssongstohim.LaterDylanbecameextremelyfamousforthesongshewrotE.Themediacalledhimthevoiceofageneration.BobDylanwritesthathiswifeandfivechildrenwerethemostimportantpartofhislifE.HedescribestryingtofindprivacyforhisfamilyathishomeinWoodstockatowninNewYorkStatE.ButpeoplefromalloverthecountrycametovisithimanddestroyedhispeacE.DylanalsowritesaboutspendingtimeinNewOrleansLouisianawhilerecordingthealbumOhMercyin1980.Hewritesabouttheprocessofrecordingthealbum.AndhewritesaboutthefriendlypeoplehemetinLouisianA.OnewasastoreownernamedSunPiewhoevengaveDylanasignforhiscarthatsaidWorld’sGreatestGrandpA.CriticshavecomparedBobDylan’sbookChroniclestooneofhissongs.Theysayitbringstolifeimagesfacesandplaces.Theysaythebookformslayersofmeaningthroughrichdetails.AsongislikeadreamDylanwritesandyoutrytomakeitcometruE.41.Dylanbecameveryfamousmainlybecause____.A.hewrotelotsofsongswhichwerequitepopularwiththepeopleinhistimesB.heusedtovisitthegreatfolksingerWoodyGuthrieandplayhissongstohimC.hewaspraisedbycritics.D.hesangthesongswrittenbywell-knownwritersandmusicians42.WhenlivingwithhisfamilyinWoodstockDylan____.A.devotedmuchofhistimetosongwritingB.visitedlotsoffamoussingersandmusiciansC.completedhisbookChronicles:VolumeOneD.wasunwillingtomeettoomanypeoplefromalloverthecountry43.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThetownofHibbingwastheplacewhereDylanbeganhiscareer.B.DylanhadagreatinfluenceonafolksingerwiththenameWoodyGuthriE.C.ThealbumOhMercywasthemostsuccessfulworksofDylan.D.ThestoreownerinLouisianamaybeoneofDylan’sfans.44.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____.A.DylanexpressedthehopeanddreamofthepeopleofhistimesinhissongsB.DylantriedtoshuthimselffromtheoutsideworldanddevotedhimselftohiscareerC.Dylan’sfamewasmainlybuiltonthesuccessofhisautobiographyChroniclesD.DylanbecamefamousaftertherecordingofhisalbumOhMercy
MomwasateachermostofherlifE.Whenshewasn’tintheclassroomshewaseducatingherchildrenorgrandchildren:correctingourgrammar;startingusoncollectionsofbutterfliesflowersorrocks;orinspiringadiscussiononhermostrecentBookoftheMonthClubtopiC.Mommadelearningfun.Itwassadformythreebrothersandmetoseehersufferinginlateryears.Ateighty-fiveshesufferedastrokeandshewentsteadilydownhillafterthat.TwodaysbeforeshediedmybrothersandImetathernursinghomeandtookherforashortrideinawheelchair.WhilewewaitedforthestafftoliftherbackintobedMomfellasleep.Notwantingtowakeherwemovedtothefarendoftheroomandspokesoftly.Afterseveralminutesourconversationwasinterruptedbyasoundcomingfromacrosstheroom.WestoppedtalkingandlookedatMom.Hereyeswereclosedbutshewasclearlytryingtocommunicatewithus.WewenttohersidE.Whirrshesaidweakly.Where?IaskeD.Momistheresomethingyouwant?Whirrsherepeatedabitstronger.MybrothersandIlookedateachotherandshookourheadssadly.MomopenedhereyessighedandwithalltheenergyshesaidNotwassaywere!ItsuddenlyoccurredtousthatMomwascorrectingbrotherJim’slastsentencE.IfitwasuptomeJimleaneddownandkissedhercheek.ThanksMomhewhispereD.Wesmiledateachother----remarkableteacher.64.WhenMomsaidWhirrwhatdidshereallywanttodo?A.Shewantedtotellhersonsherwill.B.ShewantedtohavesomethingtoeatbeforeshedieD.C.ShewantedtocorrectthemistakesJimmadewhiletalking.D.Shewantedtoteachhersonsmorebecauseshewasdying.65.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhismother?A.Helovedherbutwastiredofhismother’steachingathomE.B.HismothershouldforgetherteachingandenjoyedtherestofherlifE.C.Hismotherwasgreatbecauseshedevotedherselftoteaching.D.HismotherwasanexcellentteacherbeforeshewasretireD.66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.OnceateacheralwaysateacherB.Mom’swillC.A.teacher’slifeD.A.teacher’sdevotion
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