Jim Black did not think much when he bought a small cat from a pet store. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He 36 her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats 37 playmates,” Black, the seventy-year-old man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the 38 of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with 39 . They react to what they see and what you do. ”
Inky was a gentle cat, 40 the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did 41 that would set her apart from 42 cats forever.
Black had gone down to the basement to 43 the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he 44 to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and 45 his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Black down the stairs.
46 in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Black felt 47 going into shock(休克). He shouted for help, 48 his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. 49 Black noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Black said to Inky.
Inky 50 to the bedroom door and scratched(抓;刮) 51 until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the 52 . Brenda found her husband 53 the stairs and called 911. Black was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months 54 there,” says Black. “Although I became lame(跛的), I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has 55 left Black’s side.
36. A. gave B. chose C. named D. remembered
37. A. like B. as C. except D. among
38. A. sound B. alarm C. noise D. voice
39. A. animals B. friends C. farmers D. neighbors
40. A. sharing B. visiting C. dividing D. discovering
41. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
42. A. familiar B. lovely C. ordinary D. outstanding
43. A. shut out B. shut off C. shut down D. shut up
44. A. marched B. flew C. struggled D. climbed
45. A. bent B. hit C. shook D. pulled
46. A. Falling B. Lying C. Appearing D. Thinking
47. A. it B. itself C. him D. himself
48. A. and B. but C. or D. so
49. A. Thus B. Or C. Then D. Rather
50. A. walked B. ran C. returned D. fell
51. A. rapidly B. suddenly C. madly D. carefully
52. A. bedroom B. basement C. yard D. house
53. A. at the bottom of B. in the middle of C. at the top of D. in the front of
54. A. regretting B. resting C. relaxing D. recovering
55. A. never B. ever C. still D. already
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:
短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
By mid-day the sun was very strong, Jim was so tired
to walk. There was not any trees near the road, so he rested
under a big rock. After drinking some water, he took his
shirt, lying down on the ground and fell asleep at once.
He was very tired that he didn’t wake up until the evening. ________________
He was just about to jump when it felt something moving ________________
near his feet. He looked down but saw a long black snake. ________________
Jim was so frightening that he didn’t dare to move. The ________________
snake began to crawl across his legs. It crawled on and ________________
on until it was disappeared under the rocks, Jim jumped ________________
to his feet, picked up his shirt and ran down the road.
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科目:高中英语 来源:广东高州中学2009-2010学年度高一下学期单元测试(三) 题型:阅读理解
六、阅读理解 (20分)
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Mark Twain tells a boy’s story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and always beats him.
Huck’s situation has freed him from the restriction of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes.
Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery(奴隶制). They travel together on a raft(木筏) made of wood down the Mississippi River.
Mark twain started writing “Huckleberry Finn” as a children’s story. But it soon became serious. The story tells about the social evil of slavery, seen through the eyes of an innocent child. Huck’s ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived. So, at first, he does not question slavery.Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural, the law of God. So, he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim’s owners where to find him.
Later, Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man. He finds he cannot carry out his plan to inform Jim’s owners of his whereabouts(下落). Instead, he decides to help Jim escape. He decides to do this, even if God punished him.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The outline (概要) of The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn.
B. The childhood of Huckleberry.
C. The reason why Mark Twain wrote the story.
D. The effect of slavery.
The underlined word “restriction” probably means _________.
A. something that you are expected to do.
B. something that you are not allowed to do.
C. something that you are able to do.
D. something that you look forward to.
3. The underlined expression “he does not question slavery” means that ________.
A. he is sure about everything of slavery.
B. he has no question to ask the owner of the slaves.
C. he thinks that slavery is reasonable.
D. he believes that slavery is wrong.
4. What can he inferred from the text?
A. Huck is a white boy.
B. Huck’s childhood is a reflection(反映) of that of Mark Twain’s.
C. It ’s Huck’s situation that makes him decide to travel with Jim.
D. Huck will be punished by God for what he does.
5. Why does Huck change his mind at last?
A. He has made friends with Jim.
B. He finds out the weakness of slavery.
C. God tells him to do so.
D. He finds that Jim is a good man
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年郑州盛同学校高一下学期期末考试英语卷 题型:填空题
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
By midday the sun was very strong. Jim was so tired 1.
to walk. There was no trees near the road, so he rested 2.
under a big rock. After drinking some water, he took his 3.
shirt, lying down on the ground and fell asleep at once. 4.
He was very tired that he didn’t wake up until the evening. 5.
He was just about to jump while he felt something moving 6.
near his feet. He looked up and saw a long black snake. 7.
Jim was so frightening that he didn’t dare to move. The 8.
snake began to crawl(爬) across his legs. It crawled on and 9.
on until it was disappeared under the rocks, Jim jumped 10.
to his feet, picked up his shirt and ran down the road.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年山东省北校区高二第一次月考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
Many of the stories written by Mark Twain take place in Hannibal, Missouri. The small wooden house where he lived as a boy still stands there. Next to the house is a wooden fence. It is the kind described in Twain's book, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," published in1876.
In that story, Tom has been told to paint the fence. He does not want to do it. But he acts as if the job is great fun. He tricks other boys into believing this. His trick is so successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is considered one of the best books about an American boy's life in THE the1800s.
Tom Sawyer's good friend is Huckleberry, or "Huck," Finn. Mark Twain tells this boy's story in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him.
Huck's situation has freed him from the restrictions of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes tobacco.
Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery. They travel together on a raft made of wood down the Mississippi River. Huck describes the trip: "It was lovely to live on the raft. Other places seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft... Sometimes we'd have that whole river to ourselves for the longest time... We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them---. “
1.From the second paragraph we learn Tom Sawyer is a ______ boy.
A. kind B. smart C. clumsy D. honest
2.The reason why Huck runs away from home is that ______.
A. his family is poor B. he wants to find a friend live with
C. there’s no warn in his home D. he loves nature and likes to adventure
3. The underlined word “restrictions” can be replaced by _____.
A. limits B. prohibition C. forces D. rules
4.Why did Huck feel comfortable living in a raft? Because _____.
A. Huck made the raft by himself B. Huck could eat fresh food here
C. Huck could have the river there D. Huck likes to be free
5.The stories of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” are probably _____.
A. completely imaginary B. according Mark Twain’s experiences
C. Mark Twain’s autobiography(自传) D. records from his last generation
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