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The men sat around the stove, _______________(互相开玩笑). (joke)

playing jokes on each other

 

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科目:高中英语 来源:湖南师大附中2006-2007学年度上学期高三年级月考(一)英语 题型:050

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  NBC News and news services

  Updated:1∶15.pm.

  ET Jan.9,2006

  TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va.-Eleven miners who died in the Sago disaster could have walked out alive had they known that there was healthier air less than 2,000 feet away, the head of the mining company told NBC News in an interview aired on zMonday-exactly a week to the day that the men sat trapped in the mine awaiting rescuers who arrived too late for all but one survivor.

 ”They were headed into an unknown,” International Coal Group CEO Ben Haield said.“They had no way of knowing how big, how disastrous the explosion was.In hindsight, if they had known that the smoke was only extremely dense in an area of perhaps 1,000 or 1,500 feet, yes they could have moved to fresh air, yes they could have survived, but they had no way of knowing that.”

 ”It’s over two miles to the outside and they no doubt would have been concerned that they can’t walk through two miles of smoke,” he added.“If they had known that it was only 1,500 or 42,000 feet of smoke certainly they could have come on out and yes they could have been saved.”

  Haield called it a tragedy that was”unavoidable and horribly sad” because the miners, even though they had breathing devices, did exactly what they had been taught to do:hunker down(蹲下)and wait for rescuers.

  Crews did not know the location of the miners while they awaited rescue and had no way to communicate with them.

  The men appeared to have died after about 10 hours and the rescuers only arrived after about 40 hours.Eleven men died awaiting rescue, one died in the blast that caused the disaster and a 13th survived.

(1)

Which of the following is the most suitable headline for this news report?

[  ]

A.

Mine explosion kills twelve.

B.

Fallen miners were not far from safety.

C.

International Coal Group CEO expresses condolences on(衰悼)death of miners.

D.

Fear of walking long distance leads to death.

(2)

The underlined word”dense” in Paragraph 4 means ________.

[  ]

A.

poisonous

B.

harmful

C.

light

D.

thick

(3)

The underlined paragraph implies that ________.

[  ]

A.

some safety knowledge may mislead victims in a particular situation

B.

all the trapped miners could have survived if they had not hunkered down

C.

to avoid similar tragedies, it is better not to teach miners what to do in case of danger

D.

the miners’ ignorance of proper safety measures lead to the tragedy

(4)

Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

[  ]

A.

One miner survived the accident by moving to fresh air on his own.

B.

The trapped miners did not walk out to safety because they could not tell their location.

C.

The only survivor was rescued around 40 hours after the explosion.

D.

Twelve miners died after sitting trapped in the mine for about 10 hours.

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Grant Wood’s American Gothic caused a stir (轰动)in 1930 when it was exhibited for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago and awarded a prize of 300 dollars. Newspapers across the country carried the story, and the painting of a farmer and a younger woman posed before a white house brought the artist instant fame.

????????????? In 1930, Grant Wood, an American painter with European training, noticed a small white house built in the small southern Iowa town of Eldon. Wood was so fascinated by it that he decided to paint the house along with the kind of people he thought should live in that house. In the painting, the farmer is modeled on his dentist. Dr. Byron McKeeby. His younger sister Nan served as a model for the woman imagined to be the farmer’s wife or daughter. Wood wanted to give a description of the traditional roles of men and women as the man is holding a pitchfork symbolizing hard labor. Each element was painted separately; the models sat separately and never stood in front of the house. The Gothic style of the house inspired the painting’s title.

????????????? American Gothic remains one of the most famous paintings in the history of American art. The painting has become part of American popular culture. Some believe that Wood used it to satirize(讽刺) the narrow-mindedness that has been said to characterize Midwestern culture. The painting may also be read as a praise of the moral virtue or rural America or even as a mixture of praise and satire. American Gothic is one of the few images to reach the status of cultural symbol, along with Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

1.Which of the following is true about American Gothic?

AIt won a prize of 300.

BThe two characters in it posed before the White House.

CIt was the first painting by Grant Wood.

DIt was on show at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1930.

2.From the passage we can infer Iowa is in __________.

Athe southern town of Eldon???? ????????????? Bthe Midwest of the United States

Ca European country?????????? Dthe city of Chicago

3.Grant Wood chose the two models __________.

Ato describe traditional roles of men and women

Bto praise the moral virtue of rural America

Cto make his dentist and his sister famous

Dto carry the story across the country

4.The title of the painting is based on __________.

Athe name of a small town?? ????????????? Bthe man and the woman

Cthe Gothic style of the house???? Dthe pitchfork symbolizing hard labor

 

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  I am a mother of three children and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was social study. The last project of the term was called “Smile”. The last class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.

  Soon after we were given the project, my husband, my youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one cold March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.

   We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back way. I turned around and found there standing behind me were two poor homeless men with a horrible “dirty body” smell. The short gentleman, close to me, was “smiling”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of light as he searched for acceptance. The second man played with his hands uneasily as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation (救赎). The short man just asked for a coffee because that was all they could afford.

  I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the men’s table. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and said “Thank you”.

  I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, “That’s why God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope.”

On the last evening of class, I turned in “my project” and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and we all knew that we need to heal people and to be healed.

  I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. “LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS---NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.”

1. Why did the people around the author back away?

A. Because both men were poorly dressed and mentally ill.

B. Because the short gentleman was smiling to everyone around.

C. Because two homeless men were also waiting in line, with a bad smell.

D. Because the second man stood playing with his hands.

2.After the author handed the meals to the homeless men, she _________.

A. talked with them for a while.        B. went back to her husband and son

C. turned in her project               D. regretted and cried

3. What kind of woman do you think the author is?

A. Over-curious       B. Caring           C. Mature        D. Lovely

4. What does the author try to tell us with the last sentence?

A. Giving is a gesture of love, which people will understand and appreciate.

B. If you need help from others, you’d better present them with gifts.

C. If you want to get something from somebody, you should please him with gifts.

D. Don’t be greedy with money or ask people to do things for you.

5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The author’s husband was very proud of her.

B. What the author did to the men touched many people.

C. Poor as the homeless men were, they had their dignity.

D. The author felt we should know how to heal people.

 

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       Recently I gave my adult students homework.It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them.It has to be someone you have   25   said those words to before or at least haven't   26   those words with for a long time."

       Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the   27   of men that were taught    28   feelings is not "manly", this was very   29   homework for some.

       In our next   30   , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us.I fully   31  one of the women to volunteer, as was   32   the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand.As he   33   out of his chair (all 1.85 metres of him), he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite   34   with you last week when you gave us this homework.   35   were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew   36   who I needed to say 'I love you' to."

       "My father and I had a severe   37   five years ago, and since then we had  38  seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas.But even then, we hardly   39   to each other.So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, "Dad, I just    40  to tell you that I love you. '"

       "Dad reached out and    41    me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it.' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will  42    it.So, I'm here to tell all of you that my    43    in this is: Don't wait to do the things    44    it is too late.Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"

1.A.ever                                  B.always      C.never     D.even

2.A.said                                   B.shared       C.talked       D.discussed

3.A.year                                  B.occasion    C.period      D.generation

4.A.explaining                         B.hurting     C.devoting   D.expressing

5.A.interesting                         B.threateningC.inspiring   D.exciting

6.A.class                                  B.term      C.holiday     D.week

7.A.asked                                B.disliked     C.advised     D.expected

8.A.usually                              B.probably   C.not        D.seldom

9.A.sat                                    B.rose       C.stood      D.struggle

10.A.bored                              B.amused     C.curious     D.angry

11.A.How                                B.Why      C.Who      D.What

12.A.exactly                            B.fully      C.directly     D.simply

13.A.condition                         B.discussion C.disagreement   D.experiment

14.A.hated                               B.avoided     C.reduced    D.continued

15.A.spoke                              B.smiled      C.looked      D.turned

16.A.dropped in                       B.ran across  C.came over D.came across

17.A.touched                           B.tested      C.inspired    D.hugged

18.A.get                                  B.make     C.deserve     D.overcome

19.A.sense                               B.point     C.thought     D.message

20.A.until                                B.when       C.before      D.as

 

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