Do you dream of a huge comfortable bed? Nearly everyone does. This is not only because rest is necessary for life, but also because there's comfort in a large bed. It's wonderful to stretch out. The narrow single bed really means lonely life in fenced rooms. So, many people buy beds which are even bigger than the traditional double bed. Here, in comfort, they can spend a third of their lives asleep.
Perhaps this was why a man called Sir Henry Fanshawe asked a carpener （木匠） to build the biggest bed in England, called The Great Bed of Ware. It was made in about 1580 and soon became famous. For in 1596 a German traveler saw it and noted that it was wide enough for four couples. Poets and playwrights (including Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night”) often mentioned it.
This is not surprising for it is a grand piece of work. It is made of oak（像木）and measures 3.3 metres in length and width. Except for its size, it is like other beds of the period, a four-poster bed. The posts, the headboard and the cover are richly decorated. The headboard in particular has carved and painted figures and two panels of inlaid wood which show special structure.
The Great Bed of Ware became a curiosity. In 1610 it was placed in a small hotel, the Saracen's Head, in the town of Ware. People came to see it and those who slept in it carved some words and their names on the woodwork, just like modern tourists. Over the years, the bed became covered with words, names and dates; the earliest date is 1653. During the nineteenth century, the old bed was moved from one hotel to another until it was finally shown to the public at two pence a head.
(1) The Great Bed of Ware ________.
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A．is shown to the public in the Saracen's Head; one ticket costs two Pence
B．was named after the carpenter
C．is big enough for eight persons to sleep in
D．was made because people spend a third of their lives asleep
(2) Ware is the name of ________.
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(3) We can learn from the passage that ________
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A．a narrow single bed at home stands for lonely life
B．a German tourist had an effect on making the Great Bed well-known in the world
C．the Great Bed was shown in “Twelfth Night”.
D．it is its size that makes the Great Bed look like other beds of that time
(4) How many years has it been since the first date was carved on the Great Bed?
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快捷英语周周练系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：054
Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have 1 been people who have looked for 2 —those who have climbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in 3 across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who 4 an immediate pleasure from a 5 activity which may only last 6 or even seconds.
I would consider bungee jumping 7 good example of 8 . You 9 a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon)200 meters above the ground 10 an elastic(有弹性的)rope 11 your 12 . You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the ropes 13 you from hitting the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities 14 most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping 15 jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high rocks.
16 do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists(心理学家)suggest that it is 17 life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, and life was a continuous battle for survival(生存).
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers 18 excitement. They live and work in relatively 19 condition —— they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for 20 in activities as bungee jumping.
1. A. not B. never
C. always D. usual
2. A. ease B. adventure
C. happiness D. knowledge
3. A. large ship B. safe boat
C. small boat D. safe ship
4A. search B. look through
C. look for D. in search of
5. A. danger B. safe
C. angry D. dangerous
6. A. a few hours B. some time
C. a day D. a few minutes
7. A. to be B. is
C. being D. to being
8. A. such activity B. a such activity
C. so an activity D. such an activity
9. A. climb up B. jump from
C. jump off D. find
10. A. with B. by
C. and D. use
11. A. is tied with B. ties to
C. tied to D. tied with
12. A. arms B. ankles
C. hands D. legs
13. A. makes B. gets
C. has D. stops
14. A. as dangerous as B. so dangerous as
C. too dangerous as D. very dangerous as
15. A. includes B. including
C. include D. included
16. A. When B. Why
C. where D. How
17. A. because B. that
C. because of D. for
18. A. much B. little
C. many D. more
19. A. happy B. safe
C. exciting D. dangerous
20. A. wealth B. safety
C. danger D. pleasure
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Can you imagine what Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be 1 and built before electric lamps could 2 be used by all: machines to measure the electricity each home or office used; things to make it 3 that the electricity in the wires did not 4 fires, things to send electricity 5 the right places.
Everything that was 6 had to be thought 7 and built by Edison and the men 8 worked with him. There was no places where they could buy the things they needed. Edison made 9 inventions in order to send electric power to 10 it was wanted.
Edison directed all the work himself: testing new machines, putting wires 11 ground ;fixing lights, and so on. He 12 to be everywhere or the same time. He wanted his men 13 as much work as he did. But he never asked them to do things he 14 would not or could not do.
He had never thought much about 15 hours for sleep; now he often completely 16 sleeping. He slept for 17 minutes at a time, in the middle of the night, in an underground room 18 the power station, with a metal box for his bed. During these days, he almost never saw his wife and their children.
Everyone probably 19 him. Edison won his success when his work was completed. However, he almost did not notice the money and honor he received 20 soon he became interested in other ideas.
1. A. started B. stored
C. spent D. invented
2. A. have B. not
C. quickly D. really
3. A. easy B. work
C. certain D. so
4. A. begin B. start
C. put D. like
5. A. at B. on
C. by D. to
6. A. needed B. accepted
C. tried D. obtained
7. A. of B. it
C. at D. fast
8. A. which B. who
C. have D. what
9. A. much B. more
C. less D. least
10. A. whoever B. whatever
C. wherever D. whenever
11. A. below B. on
C. under D. within
12. A. seemed B. looked
C. thought D. worked
13. A. to do B. doing
C. did D. done
14. A. oneself B. themselves
C. itself D. himself
15. A. little B. full
C. all D. regular
16. A. forgot B. remembered
C. thought D. wanted
17. A. few B. a few
C. little D. a little
18. A. above B. from
C. on D. at
19. A. begged B. respected
C. wondered D. liked
20. A. as B. so
C. but D. because
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I started surfing about five years ago and 3 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first 4 was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to 5 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my
6 there’s nothing like it. It involves(牵涉到)body, 7 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 8 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 9 , becoming one with the 10 , is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can 11 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 12 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的)and 13 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 14 from any other sport.
I’ve 15 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It's part of being human to advance to new 16 , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start 17 the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women 18 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 19 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to 20 , and they will.
1. A. tell B. answer
C. give D. realize
2.
A. wonder B.
understand
C. reply
D.
believe
3. A. stayed B. came
C. dropped D. fell
4. A. wave B. storm
C. sail D. boat
5. A. bring & nbsp; B. connect
C. compare D. tie
6. A. work B. study
C. holiday D. life
7. A. mind B. effort
C. health D. time
8. A. along B. above
C. around D. by
9. A. beach B. water
C. board D. lake
10. A. sky B. world
C. earth D. ocean
11. A. take B. get
C. make D. keep
12. A. catches B. includes
C. offers D. collects
13. A. sharp B. great
C. hard D. calm
14. A. known B. right
C. far D. different
15. A. chosen B. tried
C. learned D. promised
16. A. levels B. points
C. steps D. parts
17. A. reaching B. accepting
C. pushing D. setting
18. A. sitting B. walking
C. fighting D. working
19. A. of B. from
C. on D. with
20. A. think B. succeed
C. perform D. feel
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I would consider bungee jumping 7 good example of 8 . You 9 a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon)200 meters above the ground 10 an elastic(有弹性的)rope 11 your 12 . You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the ropes 13 you from hitting the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities 14 most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping 15 jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high rocks.
16 do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists(心理学家)suggest that it is 17 life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, and life was a continuous battle for survival(生存).
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers 18 excitement. They live and work in relatively 19 condition —— they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for 20 in activities as bungee jumping.
1. A. not B. never
C. always D. usual
2. A. ease B. adventure
C. happiness D. knowledge
3. A. large ship B. safe boat
C. small boat D. safe ship
4A. search B. look through
C. look for D. in search of
5. A. danger B. safe
C. angry D. dangerous
6. A. a few hours B. some time
C. a day & ?nbsp; D. a few minutes
7. A. to be B. is
C. being D. to being
8. A. such activity B. a such activity
C. so an activity D. such an activity
9. A. climb up B. jump from
C. jump off D. find
10. A. with B. by
C. and D. use
11. A. is tied with B. ties to
C. tied to D. tied with
12. A. arms B. ankles
C. hands D. legs
13. A. makes B. gets
C. has D. stops
14. A. as dangerous as B. so dangerous as
C. too dangerous as D. very dangerous as
15. A. includes B. including
C. include D. included
16. A. When B. Why
C. where D. How
17. A. because B. that
C. because of D. for
18. A. much B. little
C. many &nbs?p ; D. more
19. A. happy B. safe
C. exciting D. dangerous
20. A. wealth B. safety
C. danger D. pleasure
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Everything that was 6 had to be thought 7 and built by Edison and the men 8 worked with him. There was no places where they could buy the things they needed. Edison made 9 inventions in order to send electric power to 10 it was wanted.
Edison directed all the work himself: testing new machines, putting wires 11 ground ;fixing lights, and so on. He 12 to be everywhere or the same time. He wanted his men 13 as much work as he did. But he never asked them to do things he 14 would not or could not do.
He had never thought much about 15 hours for sleep; now he often completely 16 sleeping. He slept for 17 minutes at a time, in the middle of the night, in an underground room 18 the power station, with a metal box for his bed. During these days, he almost never saw his wife and their children.
Everyone probably 19 him. Edison won his success when his work was completed. However, he almost did not notice the money and honor he received 20 soon he became interested in other ideas.
1. A. started B. stored
C. spent D. invented
2. A. have B. not
C. quickly D. really
3. A. easy B. work
C. certain D. so
4. A. begin B. start
C. put D. like
5. A. at B. on
C. by D. to
6. A. needed B. accepted
C. tried &nbs 7p; D. obtained
7. A. of B. it
C. at D. fast
8. A. which B. who
C. have D. what
9. A. much B. more
C. less D. least
10. A. whoever B. whatever
C. wherever D. whenever
11. A. below B. on
C. under D. within
12. A. seemed B. looked
C. thought D. worked
13. A. to do B. doing
C. did D. done
14. A. oneself B. themselves
C. itself D. himself
15. A. little B. full
C. all D. regular
16. A. forgot B. remembered
C. thought D. wanted
17. A. few B. a few
C. little D. a little
18. A. above B. from
C. on D. at
19. A. begged B. respected
C. wondered D. liked
20. A. as B. so
C. but D. because
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