科目:高中英语 来源:四川省2010届高三下学期第一次模拟考试 题型:阅读理解
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Among the more colorful characters of Leadville’s golden age were H.A.W. Tabor and his second wife, Elizabeth McCourt, better known as "Baby Doe". Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West. Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. With his first wife and two children he left Vermont by covered wagon in 1855 to homestead in Kansas. Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking, or perhaps he was attracted by rumors of fortunes to be made in Colorado mines. At any rate, a few years later he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. "A large amount of lead is sure to be found here." he said.
As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadville’s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco. It was his custom to "grubstake" prospective(预期的) miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or"grub", while they looked for ore(矿石), in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered. He did this for a number of years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.
Finally one day in the year 1878, so the story goes, two miners came in and asked for "grub". Tabor had decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These were persistent(坚持的), however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. "Oh help yourself. One more time won’t make any difference," He said and went on selling shoes and hats to other customers. The two miners took $17 worth of supplies, in return for which they gave Tabor a one-third interest in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountainside and began to dig. After nine days they struck a rich vein of silver. Tabor bought the shares of the other two men, and so the mine belonged to him alone. This mine, known as the "Pittsburgh Mine," made $1,300, 000 for Tabor in return for his $17 investment.
Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $117,000.This turned out to be even more abundant than the Pittsburgh, producing $35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became the governor of the state.
49. The word "grubstake" in paragraph 2 means __________ .
A. to supply miners with food and supplies
B. to open a general store
C. to do one’s contribution to the development of the mine
D. to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one was discovered
50.Tabor made his first fortune_________.
A. by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findings
B. because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplying
C. by buying the shares of the other
D. as a land speculator(投机商)
51. The underlying(潜在的)reason for Tabor’s successful life career is __________.
A. purely accidental
B. based on the analysis of miner’s being very poor and their possibility of discovering
profitable mining site
C. through the help from his second wife
D. he planned well and accomplished targets step by step
52. If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced in the following part?
A. Tabor’s life. B. Tabor’s second wife, Elizabeth McCourt.
C. Other colorful characters. D. Tabor’s other careers.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届广东省高一上学期期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:其他题
请根据句子的上下文语境,给下划线的单词或词组选择恰当的英文解释,并将其对应的英文编号写在答卷上
1.I love to explore new places and nose around in churches.
2.Tomorrow will be a busy day, so please list your must-dos as soon as possible.
3.I want to make an enquiry about train time.
4.It’s shaped like a giant sail, and it rises dramatically out of the Arabian Gulf.
5.I always potter around the house with a delightful mood.
6.She has every qualification for being a superb singer, hasn’t she?
A.the good characteristics(特征)that people have which are part of their nature(天性)
B.to move around aimlessly; to do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying
C.in a noticeable and impressive manner
D.the action of asking for something formally and politely
E. things that should not be missed
F. a request for information about somebody or something
G. a skill or type of experience that you need for a particular job or activity
H. an exam that you have passed or a course of study that you have successfully completed
I. to look around a place that belongs to someone else, to see if you can find something interesting
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010-2011学年上海市高三上学期期中考试英语卷 题型:其他题
Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.
A.survey B.off C.better D.care E.conducted
F.differed. G.personal H.prepared I.contrast J.differences,
GAN Xiaolin, 18, only gets half a day __1.__ school every week since the Hubei student started senior high school.Every day, he takes core (核心的) courses from 7:10 am to 10:30 pm.
Sometimes, Gan feels extremely stressed from the heavy workload.But he hopes that his three
years of hard work toward the college entrance examination will change his life for the _2._.
Gan is a typical Chinese student, as shown m a recently released survey.The new survey, which was __3.__ by the China Youth and Children Research Center and other foreign institutions, polled(调整) about 4,000 high school and vocational school students in China, Japan, the United States and South Korea.
The five biggest frustrations listed by all the young people were: an over-busy school life, an empty_4.__ life, dissatisfaction with their appearance, a lack of time for exercise and friends, and no spare money.
Although some of the teenage problems were y-niversai, there were big _ _5._ between the students when it came to the time they spent on sehoolwork.
For example, Chinese students spent the most time at school and on homework.Nearly 80 percent of them spent at least eight hours a week in school, and 56.7 percent spent two or more hours on their homework.By_6., only about 25 percent of US students, 20,5 percent of Japanese students, and 15 percent of Korean students had more than two hours of homework each night.
The responses from the Chinese students also _7._ significantly from their peers (同龄人)
in the other three countries when asked about their life goals.
Only 16.7 percent of Chinese students said that they didn't __8._ much about their future, while the figure for that category was 72.4 percent for US students, 59.1 percent for the Japanese and 58.2 percent for the South Koreans.The _9. found that Chinese students were more motivated than the other students to work hard for a better life.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年江苏灌云高级中学高一下学期期末考试英语卷 题型:单词拼写
单词拼写(5分)
The sights of the city never fail to make a strong i_______________ on foreign tourists.
She graduated from college just last year, so she was an i_________________ teacher.
It is a great h_______________ for a journalist to be sent to Beijing to cover the Olympic Games.
The scientist made great ___________________ (贡献) to the film industry.
Although I am quite busy this month, I don't want to miss my cousin’s wedding __________(典礼).
According to the spokesman, he is not ________________ (牵涉) in the event.
I want to be one of the _______________(志愿者)to work for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
In our school, all teachers and students have free a_____________ to the library.
_______________(不幸),we didn't succeed in preventing the river from being polluted by these factories.
His progress is far away from his parents’ s__________________, so he will go on working hard.
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科目:高中英语 来源:0910年福建省高二上学期期末考试 题型:完形填空
第二节 完形填空。(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。
Christmas was an exciting season for my six-year-old son. For weeks, he’d been memorizing 36 for the “Winter Ceremony” in his kindergarten class. I went to 37 their rehearsal(排演).
As I waited, students were led into the room. Each class, 38 by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one 39 to perform their song. I didn’t expect anything other than fun.
My son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”. Those in the front row on the center stage held up large 40 , one by one, to spell out the 41 of the song. When the class sang: “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C, then another would hold up “H” for happy, and on and on, 42 each child was holding up a letter, presenting the 43 message, “Christmas Love”.
The performance was going 44 , until suddenly we noticed her, a small, quiet girl in the 45 row holding the letter “M” upside down-totally 46 that her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience began to laugh at this little girl’s 47 . But she had no idea that they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, 48 holding her “W”. 49 many teachers tried to quiet the children, the 50 continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A 51 came over the audience and eyes began to 52 . In that instant we understood the 53 why we were there, and even though it was such a busy holiday, there was a(n) 54 for celebrating Christmas. When the 55 letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “ CHRIST WAS LOVE”. And I believe that this is why Christmas is so important.
36. A. songs B. message C. texts D. performance
37. A. direct B. celebrate C. design D. attend
38. A. led B. accompanied C. looked D. pulled
39. A. stood B. turned C. rose D. came
40. A. letters B. words C. names D. boards
41. A. topic B. title C. idea D. theme
42. A. when B. after C. until D. while
43. A. exact B. complete C. proper D. right
44. A. smoothly B. happily C. heatedly D. joyfully
45. A. back B. middle C. left D. front
46. A. ignoring B. unknown C. unaware D. recognizing
47. A. action B. play C. mistake D. joke
48. A. highly B. proudly C. clearly D. bravely
49. A. Unless B. As C. Although D. In spite of
50. A. performance B. laughter C. audience D. message
51. A. fear B. worry C. pride D. silence
52. A. widen B. close C. rise D. wink
53. A. cause B. reason C. way D. place
54. A. purpose B. excuse C. reward D. song
55. A. seventh B. middle C. last D. full
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