Hurry! The train ________. You know it ________ at 8:30a.m.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010届湖北省高考英语总复习练习系列八 题型:阅读理解
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
No one knows where the phrase "Indian summer" got started, we are sure that the phrase was wellknown by the year 1778,because Crevecoeur, an American writer, described it like this:"a hard frost(霜冻)follows the autumn rains. This prepares the ground to receive the snows of winter. But before the snows come, the earth turns warm once again and there are a few days of smoke and mildness called Indian summer."
There is a story about Indian summer that goes back to the very first settlers of the New World. The first frost meant winter was coming. Snow would soon follow.
The Indians, seeing the settlers preparing for winter, told them not to hurry. The weather would turn warm again, mild breezes would blow and the sky would turn soft and smoky. And so it did. The sun became hotter,and a bright warm smoke flowed over the fields and woods. The settlers, remembering the words of the Indians, called this wonderful period Indian summer.
But the Indians have their own stories about this late period of warm weather. One of their stories is about a god called Shawondasee.
Shawondasee was a sad god because he had lost the love of a tall and beautiful Indian maiden. The sad and beautiful story caught the imagination of the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In 1855 he included the story of Shawondasee in his poem "The song of Hiawatha".
The story goes like this: God Shawondasee, fat and lazy, lived under the dreamy and never-ending southern sun. He sent birds and wild geese to the north, as well as melons and grapes. He smoked a big pipe, and as the smoke rises, it filled the sky with dreamy softness, gave a bright shine to the water and brought the tender Indian summer to the melancholy northland.
There is something about this period of warm weather that gives people a lift and makes them feel warm and happy before the long snows of winter come.
61.Which season does "Indian summer" refer to?
A. Early spring. B. Late summer. C. Mid-autumn. D. Early winter.
62.Which of the following best describes the weather of this period of time?
A. Hot and humid. B. Warm and mild. C. Cool and bright. D. Cold and smoky.
63.The Indians' explanation to this natural phenomenon is that God Shawondasee_______.
A. lived under the dreamy southern sun B. took pity on the homeless settlers
C. smoked a lot because of his bad mood D. lent his smoking pipe to the Indians
64.What is the meaning of the underlined word "melancholy"?
A. Sad and lonely. B. Dreamy and exciting.
C. Soft and musical. D. Warm and happy.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011届湖北省夷陵中学、钟祥一中高三上学期第二次联考英语卷 题型:阅读理解
In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition of each new skill-the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing.It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child: This might happen at any stage.A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads.On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Patents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children.Some may be especially strict in money matters.Others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals.In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness.
As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching.To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality.Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”.If they are not sincere and do not practice what they teach, their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
【小题1】Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills _________.
A.should be avoided |
B.is universal among parents |
C.sets up dangerous states of worry in the child |
D.will make him lose interest in learning new things |
A.should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read |
B.should not expect too much of them |
C.should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own |
D.should create as many learning opportunities as possible |
A.parents should be strict with their children |
B.parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community |
C.parental restrictions vary, and are not always intended for the benefit of the children alone |
D.parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation |
A.observe the rules themselves |
B.be aware of the marked difference between adults and children |
C.forbid things which have no foundation in morality |
D.consistently ensure the security of their children |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年山东济宁汶上一中高二12月月考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition(学会)of each new skill — the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is common that parents hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, and a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm(热情) for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters; others are severe over time of coming home at night or punctuality(准时)for meals. In general, the controls imposed(强加的)represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community(社区)as much as the child’s own happiness.
As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach(说教), their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
【小题1】Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills _____.
A.should be avoided |
B.is universal among parents |
C.sets up dangerous states of worry in the child |
D.will make him lose interest in learning new things |
A.achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own |
B.not expect too much of them |
C.encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read |
D.create as many learning opportunities as possible |
A.parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone |
B.parental controls satisfy only the needs of the parents and the values of the community |
C.parents should be strict with their children |
D.parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation |
A.idea | B.punishment | C.instruction | D.behaviour |
A.satisfy their children’s needs |
B.be aware of the marked difference between adults and children |
C.forbid things which have no foundation in morality |
D.observe(遵守,奉行) the rules themselves |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013-2014学年高考二轮增分增值集训:时态与语态英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
—Peter!Let's hurry.The boss is coming.
—Oh,I was afraid that we ________ her.
A.miss?? ????????????? B.had missed
C.will miss?? ????????????? D.have missed
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012届度湖北省高二下学期期中考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition of each new skill-the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing.It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child: This might happen at any stage.A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads.On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Patents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children.Some may be especially strict in money matters.Others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals.In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness.
As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching.To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality.Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”.If they are not sincere and do not practice what they teach, their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
1..Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills _________.
A.should be avoided
B.is universal among parents
C.sets up dangerous states of worry in the child
D.will make him lose interest in learning new things
2..In the process of children’s learning new skills, parents ______.
A.should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read
B.should not expect too much of them
C.should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own
D.should create as many learning opportunities as possible
3..The second paragraph mainly tells us that __________.
A.parents should be strict with their children
B.parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community
C.parental restrictions vary, and are not always intended for the benefit of the children alone
D.parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation
4..In moral matters, parents should __________.
A.observe the rules themselves
B.be aware of the marked difference between adults and children
C.forbid things which have no foundation in morality
D.consistently ensure the security of their children
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