4. He did better in the exam not only than _____ in her own class but also than _____ in mine.
A. any other student…any student
B. anybody…anybody
C. anybody…anybody else
D. the other…others
科目:高中英语 来源:2015届天津市红桥区高二上学期期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had not legs but stumps (残肢) that could he fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him‘Ape Man’(猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.
Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.
Hank felt himself got cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificiallegs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be-a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.
Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.
When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.
1.Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because .
A. he didn’t talk to them
B. he kept away from them
C. his arms touched the ground when he moved
D. he couldn’t use his arms
2.It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is .
A. an average height for a fully grown person
B. too tall for an average person
C. too short for an average person
D. none of the above
3.The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross .
A. was only glad to give him a job
B. give him a job because he was a good soldier
C. gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization
D. was not willing to give him a job at first
4.When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he .
A. did everything the other soldiers did
B. did most of the things the other soldiers did
C. did some of the things the other soldiers did
D. took some special training
5.The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi .
A. had no friends
B. never saw himself as different from others
C. was very shy
D. was too proud to accept help from others
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届重庆市高一上学期第一次月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don't sing." said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!"
The waiter shouted across the room, " Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!"
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent (天赋)he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
1.The lady asked the player to sing a song because .
A.she had paid him for this B.she knew him very well
C.she wanted to have a change D.she enjoyed his singsing
2.Nat King Cole successed because .
A.the lady helped him a lot B.he caught the chance
C.he continued to play in the bar D.he stopped playing the piano
3.From the story we know if you have some talent, you should .
A.hide it and wait B.ask others or help
C.pay no attention to it D.work hard to improve yourself
4.Which could be the best title for the passage?
A.Sing in the Bar B.Achieve Success in Life
C.Never Lose Heart D.Find Your Hidden Talent
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届重庆市高一上学期第一次月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完型填空
A student went to college after 41__ all his school examinations. There he put his name down for world geography. 42_ after the first day, he did not go to 43_ any more. The teacher noticed that this student was 44_ absent and thought that he had changed to 45 class. He was very 46_ when he saw the boy's name on the list(名单) of students 47_ wanted to take the geography examination 48_ the end of the year.
The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered 49 he had taught, and he was eager to see 50 this student answered the questions. He expected that his answers would be very 51_; but when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in them. 52_ this surprised him very much, he went through the paper 53_, but was still not able to find 54 one mistake, so he sent 55 the student to question him about his work after the exam..
When the student had 56 the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others. Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper. 57_ is that?”
“Oh, I'm sorry about that mistake, sir, ”answered the student. “After the examination, I realized 58 I ought to have written. I would not have made that mistake 59 I had been confused(弄糊涂) by your 60_ lecture.”
1. A.having B.taking C.passing D.failing
2. A.So B.But C.However D.And
3. A.it B.lesson C.college D.class
4. A.always B.once C.never D.sometimes
5. A.another B.the other C.other D.others
6. A.angry B.happy C.sorry D.surprised
7. A.that he B.he C.who D.whom
8. A.by B.at C.after D.in
9. A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
10. A.what B.when C.how D.why
11. A.good B.full C.nice D.bad
12. A.For B.As C.So D.Though
13. A.two times B.twice C.once D.again once
14. A.more than B.another C.the other D.second
15. A.with B.to C.x D.for
16. A.reached to B.arrived to C.arrived into D.come into
17. A.Why B.What C.How D.Which
18. A.where B.why C.what D.when
19. A.unless B.if C.because D.as
20. A.first B.last C.latest D.certain
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014届广东汕头潮师高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完型填空
I have always heard the saying, “Any guy can be a ‘Dad’, but it takes a real man to be a ‘Father’.” This has become qutie true in my life since the birth of my son, Joshua. Since the birth of my son things have changed a lot in my life, but the changes have been 1 ! My wife and I have been through many 2 moments which have made both of us 3 .
My son was born with some medical prombles that 4 his regular doctors. He was
5 several different medications, but he did not get any better. He had a bad breathing problem, and he could not keep his food down. My wife and I were both told many times by people that Joshua looked life he was born early; he had not gained much 6 since he was born.
As time progressed his regular doctor sent my wife and I to Louisville to a 7 by the name of Dr. Eld. He was astonished by my son’s condition, too. Many different tests were 8 on Joshua. The time spents there was very 9 for my wife and I. But we did make it through with God’s 10 .
Joshua is one year and one month old now and has gotten much better since then. His
11 has been amazing and he is up to 27 pounds now. I keep telling my wife, that if he keeps growing like this he might get a football 12 sooner or later. There is saying that has helped me 13 these troublesome times. “Problems will either make you or 14 you.” When you think the darkest hours are upon you, remember the 15 is just in sight.
1. A.bad B.good C.happy D.sad
2. A.exciting B.interesting C.challenging D.amusing
3. A.stronger B.healthier C.harder D.weaker
4. A.shook B.trembled C.shocked D.quaked
5. A.taken on B.put on C.gone on D.lived on
6. A.width B.height C.weight D.sight
7. A.dentist B.specialist C.scientist D.tourist
8. A.performed B.laid C.devoted D.directed
9. A.slow B.easy C.hard D.quick
10. A.luck B.smile C.love D.help
11. A.score B.progress C.efforts D.fact
12. A.ticket B.contact C.contract D.player
13. A.get on B.get through C.take on D.look through
14. A.create B.build C.break D.enjoy
15. A.future B.help C.dawn D.dusk
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014届黑龙江省高二上学期期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk.He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase.I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store.
On the outside was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties.His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, bright smile covered his face.I gave in immediately.The power of that broad smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding.
"Beautiful day, isn't it?" I remarked, passing.Then I turned back."I really owe you a debt of thanks," I said softly.
His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer.A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby.The woman stepped forward and volunteered, "Sir, but he doesn't speak English.Do you want me to tell him something?" In that moment I felt transformed.The young man's smile had made a big person of me.My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stand ten feet tall.
“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said, ‘Thank you!’”
“Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly puzzled.
I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave."Just tell him that," I insisted."He'll understand.I am sure!"
Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning.From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently anywhere and everywhere, with everybody.
1. Why did the author leave the store angrily?
A.He couldn't buy what he wanted.
B.The clerk treated him unkindly.
C.The clerk didn't speak English.
D.The store's goods were too dear.
2. By saying "I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding"(in Para. 2), the author means _ __________.
A.he smiled back at the young man
B.he did not want to smile
C.he would thank the young man
D.he was still in a bad mood
3.The author asked the woman to say "Thank you!" to the young man because the young man .
A.had helped the author before
B.taught the author how to smile
C.taught the author a valuable lesson
D.was a kind employee of the store
4.In the passage, the author seems to suggest that we should __ ___.
A.be generous to strangers
B.practice smiling every day
C.help people in trouble
D.smile at other people
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