精英家教网 > 高中英语 > 题目详情
The Eskimos believed that a human being is made up of a body, a soul, and a name, and it is not ___1___ unless it has all three. This ___2___ has a great ___3___ on the Eskimos daily life and runs like a golden ___4___ through the Eskimos culture.
As for the soul of man, the Eskimos do not claim to know exactly what it is… but, who does? They see it, however, as the beginning of life, and the energy ___5___ which life cannot continue.
An Eskimo’s name is ___6___ to give life of ___7___. It has in it all the good qualities of all the persons who have been called by it. Many Eskimos believe that a newborn baby ___8___ because it wants ___9___ name and will not complete until it gets it. 
Immediately after a birth, some wise elders ___10___ to ___11___ the child. The name that is ___12___ must be ___13___ of someone who has died ___14___. When my son was born, everyone realized that ___15___ was great-grandfather, Mequsaq(who had died a few months ___16___,) who had been reborn in him. The newborn baby had a slight squint(看一眼) in ___17___ eye that old Mequsaq had ___18___ to the enemy ride in the battle. This was taken as a ___19___ from the name spirit that the baby ___20___ be called Mequsaq.
1. A. separate  B. complete    C. serious       D scientific
2. A. thought  B. idea    C. belief  D. theory
3. A. result     B. effect  C. control       D. touch
4. A. thread    B. line     C. way    D. rope
5. A. with       B. without      C. by      D. along
6. A. believed B. taken  C. held    D. regarded
7. A. his own  B. its own       C. own    D. itself
8. A. sobs       B. laughs C. weeps D. cries
9. A. it    B. his      C. her     D. its
10. A. run       B. discuss       C. gather D. appear
11. A. name    B. call     C. hold    D. dress
12. A. decided B. selected      C. elected       D. demanded
13. A. this      B. these   C. those   D. that
14. A. recently       B. long ago     C. just now     D. meanwhile
15. A. this      B. that     C. it D. who
16. A. since    B. later    C. ago     D. before
17. A. the other      B. the same     C. the different      D. other
18. A. hurt      B. wounded    C. lost     D. injured
19. A. choice  B. decision     C. notice D. sign
20. A. could    B. might  C. would D. should
  1-5BCBAB 6-10ABDDC 11-15ABDAC 16-20DBCDD
  
本文是叙述Eskimos(爱斯基摩人)对新生婴儿起名字的故事。
1. B。根据空的前后意思,如果没有躯体、灵魂和名字就不“完整”。
2. C。从文章开头的 believed 一词可以得知上面提到的是一种“信仰”。
3. B。have a great effect on(对…有影响)是固定短语。
4. A。从前面 run 和后面的 through 可以得知,信仰像“金线”一样每天从他们的文化中“穿过”,line 不能指具体的“线”。
5. B。根据文章前后的意思,当生命开始时,要是“没有”能量,生命就不能继续,也就是说,有了能量,生命才能够继续。
6. A。根据文章开头的 believe 可得出答案。
7. B。表示相信名字是他们“自己的”生命。
8. D。根据常识,新生婴儿一出生就会“啼哭”。
9. D。从上下文的几个 it 可以得出答案。
10. C。根据句意,孩子生下来不久,几个老者就“聚集”在一起给孩子取“名字”可以判断出第10和11题两个答案。
11. A。根据第10题,答案不能选call,call是“喊某人的名字”,name 是“给某人取名字”。
12. B。根据后面的意思,名字必须在最近死了的人的名字中“选择”。
13. D。that 代替上文提到的名字。
14. A。根据现在完成时的时态 has died 来得出答案,recently与现在完成时连用。
15. C。从上文第3段最后一句可以得知答案,it 是指婴儿,不确定性别时使用。
16. D。根据时态,过去完成时中表示以前用before,而不用ago,ago用于一般过去时。
17. B。根据句意是同 Mequsaq 一样的眼睛。
18. C。根据后面的在战斗中“失去”了眼睛。
19. D。从下文表示从名字的精神来看可知名字被取是一种“标志”。
20. D。从上文推出这个婴儿的名字“应该”叫做Mequsaq。
练习册系列答案
相关习题

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

The Wal-Mart in Cleburne, Texas, was crowded. People were waiting in long lines at checkout counters to pay for small things that would be next-morning treasures under someone’s Christmas tree.
The woman standing in cashier Jeffrey Kandt’s line seemed to be living on the edge of subsistence(生计). Her clothes were worn and her hands were those of a person who’d worked hard for what she had. She held a single item in her arms as she patiently waited to move to the front of the line — a Sony CD player. She had saved all year for this. With tax, the total would be close to $ 220.
As the woman got close to the cashier, she suddenly shouted, “Where’s my money? All of my money fro my son’s gift! Oh no!”
“Why my line?” Kandt thought as he watched the poor woman searching through her clothes. He was going to have to call his manager to avoid the sale but it would mean a long wait for the customers behind her. “I am going to go home late tonight,” Kandt thought.
Then an amazing thing happened. At the back of the line, a man took out his wallet, pulled out $100 and passed it forward. As the cash moved up the line, a twen5ty-dollar bill was added here, and a ten-dollar bill was added there. When the collection finally reached the registewr, Kandt counted $ 220.
Strangers had fulfilled a poor woman’s Christmas wish.
The poor in his line at the Wal-Mart in Cleburne, Texas, had come together on Christmas Eve, 2002.
小题1:According to the passage, the woman’s Christmas wish was to ______.
A.collect $ 220 for her familyB.buy her son a CD player as a gift
C.buy enough food for her familyD.organize a big party for her son
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Jeffrey Kandt when the woman couldn’t find her money?
A.He was impatient and wanted to go home.
B.He wanted to see whether the woman had money or not.
C.He wanted the woman to stand in another line.
D.He didn’t think about the customers waiting behind the woman.
小题3:What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about?
A.a description of a man standing in the line
B.the cashier, Jeffery Kandt
C.the collection of $ 220
D.a reason why the strangers collected he money
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?
A.The woman collected money by herself.
B.The woman seemed to be poor, but in fact had lots of money.
C.Strangers in the line volunteered to help the woman.
D.The woman had never ay money.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

You may open your electronic mail and find information about how to buy medicine, cheap airline tickets, books and, of course, computers and computer products.There may also be offers for investment deals, bank loans and special holidays.However, to many computer users, this use of electronic spare to sell products has become a major problem as it makes computer communication more difficult.
Many companies who want to send a great deal of advertising might use the services of a “spammer.” A spammer is a person or company that uses computers to send out millions of copies of the same sales information.Spammers find e-mail addresses from websites, news groups and “chat rooms” where people send messages to each other.Most spare is sent by companies who are trying to get you to buy their products.Some of these are honest companies that offer good products or services for a fair price.These companies can offer their products at a cheaper price than you might find in a store.However, much of the spam on the Internet is sent by criminals who are trying to sell products that do not exist or offer services they will not provide.They are only interested in stealing your money.When you answer their spam you find you are expected to send them money and receive a gift.One country in Africa has become famous for the number of criminals who try every known trick to separate people from their money.
小题1:What does the  underlined word “spam” in the paragraph probably refer to ?
A.Unwanted electronic information that reaches computer users.
B.Computer virus that causes computer communication difficulties.
C.Advertisements sent out by companies who want to sell their products.
D.Companies that send out millions of copies of the same sales information.
小题2:.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Companies who want to send a great deal of advertising are referred to as spammers.
B.Spammers are people who collect e-mail addresses from websites, newsgroups and “chat rooms”.
C.Either individuals or organizations can be regarded as spammers if they send out spam.
D.Spammers are people who receive spam on their computers.
小题3:Which is the possible suggestion from the writer concerning spam ?
A.Spain is very helpful in providing you with useful information about product sales.
B.Spam helps companies to sell more of their products so it should be valued by people.
C.Spam is sent out by those who want to separate you from your money.
D.Look out for any spam that reaches your computer

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning,a middle,and an endwith commercials (商业广告) thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.""Drink Good Wet Root Beer.""Fill up with Pacific Gas."Only if you sleep,which is equal to turning the television set off,are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting,even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changednew houses,new buildings,sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless (鲁莽的) or daring,the ride can be as thrilling (惊心动魄的) as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right?or the left?hand lane? After a while,of course,the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course,has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed,with your hands in your lap,with your hands on the armrestseven with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.
小题1:According to the passage,what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
A.Buses on the road.B.Films on television.
C.Advertisements on the billboards.D.Gas stations.
小题2:What is the purpose of this passage?
A.To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips.
B.To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
C.To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.
D.To describe the billboards along the road.
小题3:The writer of this passage would probably favor .
A.bus drivers who aren’t recklessB.driving alone
C.a television set on the busD.no billboards along the road
小题4:The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because .
A.the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
B.they both have a beginning,a middle,and an end,with commercials in between
C.the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
D.both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.
小题5:The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are .
A.excitingB.comfortableC.tiringD.boring

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically non-existence, it’s nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to elbow an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on the tube or bus, much less stand up and offer his seat to her.
This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued by young men, who say that, since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with courtesy 礼貌、谦让) and that those who go out to work should take their turn in the rat race like anyone else. Women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men. Even if it is not agreed, however, that young men should stand up for younger women, the fact remains that courtesy should be shown to the old, the sick and the burdened. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves “First come, first severed”, while a grey-haired woman, a mother with a young child stands? Yet this is all too often seen.?
Older people, tired and quick-tempered from a day's work, are not angels, either-far from it. Many a brisk argument or an insulting quarrel breaks out as the weary queues push and shove each other to get on buses and tubes. One cannot commend this, of course, but on does feel there is just a little more excuse.?
If cities are to remain pleasant places to live in at all, however, it seems imperative(迫切的), not only that communications in transport should be improved, but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. All over cities, it seems that people are too tired and too rushed to be polite. Shop assistant's won't bother to assist, taxi drivers growl at each other as they dash dangerously round corners, bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have had time to get on or off the bus, and so on and so on. It seems to us that it is up to the young and strong to do their small part to stop such deterioration(恶化).?
小题1:What is the writer's opinion concerning courteous manners towards women??
A.Since women have claimed equality, they no longer need to be treated differently from men.?
B.It is generally considered old-fashioned for young men to give up their seats to young women.?
C."Lady First" should be universally practiced.?
D.Special consideration ought to be shown to them.?
小题2:According to the passage communication between human beings would not be smoother unless ________.
A.people were more considerate towards each other?
B.people were not so tired and quick-tempered?
C.women were treated with more courtesy?
D.public transport could be improved.?
小题3:The author probably does NOT agree that in big cities _______.
A.Life will be even worse if no change is made
B.transport conditions are rather poor
C.it’s not uncommon to see people quarrel in public places
D.it’s unreasonable to require the tired people to be polite
小题4:The main purpose of the author is to ________.
A.call on people in big cities to pay more attention to politeness
B.blame the schoolboys’ rude behavior towards elderly women on the tube or bus
C.criticize the fast pace of city life
D.tell young men to give their seats to elderly people
小题5:How could you describe the tone of this passage?           
A.acceptableB.opponent
C.negativeD.encouraging

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big noisy cities . They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.
In many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find a work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area nearby, where the factory workers can live. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so more people come to live in the area to provide these services—and a city grows.
  In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city center downtown. It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day.
  Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.
  But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.
小题1:We can easily know that the underlined phrase “urban areas” means._____
A.areas of the countryside
B.areas of a town or city
C.areas near the countryside  
D.areas near a town or a city
小题2:Why do people move to live in cities or towns?
A.Because they can live more comfortable there
B.Because they prefer noisy life to peaceful life
C.They do so mainly to find work
D.They don’t like small villages
小题3:We can infer that this movement from rural areas to urban areas_______. 
A.has been going on for more than 2,000 years
B.will continue in the future
C.may not continue in the future 
D.is sure to stop

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

Mules
Although the top men in smuggling(走私)business must work together, most of a syndicate’s(集团)small fry, especially the mules, know only their immediate contacts. If caught there is little they can give away. A mule probably will not even know the name of the person who gives him his instructions, nor how to get in touch with him. Usually he even does not know the person to whom he has to make delivery. He will be told just to sit tight in a certain hotel or bar until someone contacts him. In this way if he is blown, coming through airport customs he cannot unwittingly lead agents to the next link in the chain. All the persons at the receiving end do is to hang around the airport among the waiting crowd, and see that the mule comes through safely. If he does not, he is dimply written off(报废;注销)as a loss. To make identification of mules easier, several syndicates have devised their own “club ties” so that a mule wearing one can immediately be picked out.
Mules often receive careful training before embarking on their first journey. One Beirut organization, for example, uses a room with three airline seats in it. There the trainee mules sit for hours on end wearing weighted smuggling vests beneath their clothes, so that they become accustomed to standing up after a long flight in a natural way, and without revealing what they are carrying. An outfit in Brussels maintained a comfortable apartment where the mules could relax and get a firm grip on themselves on the night before their first journey; they were helped to dress before setting out for the airport in the morning. More often than not a courier will not know precisely where he is going or what flight number is until he is actually handed his tickets at the airport. This prevents the careless boast in some bar or to a girl friend the night before.
Mules occasionally run off with the goods to keep the profit themselves. As insurance against this, a syndicate often sends a high-up on the same plane to keep a wary eye on couriers, particularly new ones. Even then things can go badly wrong. One international currency smuggler who was having trouble getting money out of Britain was offered help by a group of men who said they were in a position to “fix thing” – for a fee of course. Foolishly, the smuggler agreed to accept their help. When he got to London’s Heathrow Airport, he handed over to one of the men a black suitcase containing nearly $90,000 in cash, destined for Frankfurt. Just to keep an eye on things, the smuggler went along on the same plane. When they landed at Frankfurt he was handed back his suitcase. He beat a straight path to the men’s toilet, opened the case, and found only old clothes. The courier had switched suitcase en route, but the smuggler could hardly run to the police and complain that “the man who was smuggling money out of England for me has stolen it.”
小题1:What is a “mule”?
A A person who sends smuggling goods for a syndicate is called mule.
B A person in charge of smuggling goods is called mule.
C A person who makes delivery for a syndicate is called mule.
D A person who receives instructions from a smuggler is called mule.
小题2:The sentence “if he is blown” in line (6) is closest in meaning to
A if he is arrested.                  B if he is recognized, but not necessarily arrested.
C if he is recognized and arrested.     D if he runs away.
小题3:Why does the author give an example in the last paragraph?
A To show how a smuggler is caught. 
B To show a smuggler is afraid of the police.
C To show to keep a wary eye on couriers is useless.
D To show mules may keep the profit for themselves.
小题4:how does a mule work?
A Jointly.                   B Independently.
C consciously.               D Separately.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

B
Domestic (驯养的) horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Derby, and carry police. But early horses weren’t tame (驯服的) enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far different from those today.
Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food. Over time, people began to catch the animals and raise them. This was the first step in domestication.
As people began to tame and ride horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable characteristics. For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily. People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals. Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals’ genes. So as the domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young. Each new generation of houses would show more of these chosen characteristics.
Modern day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didn’t exist in the horse population before domestication. The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breeds—typically reaching only one meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts (矿井) with low ceilings. Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 1700. People bred these heavy, tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads.
The domestication of horses has had great effects on societies. For example, horse were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture. Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently. Before they were able to ride horses, humans had to cross land on foot. Riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less time. That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another. The new from of rapid transportation helped cultures spread around the world.
小题1:Before domestication horses were ______.
A.caught for sports B.hunted for food
C.made to pull ploughsD.used to carry people
小题2:The author uses the Shetland horse as an example to show ______.
A.it is smaller than the Clydesdale horseB.horse used to have gentle personalities
C.some horses have better shaped than others
D.horses were of less variety before domestication
小题3:Horses contributed to the spread of culture by ______.
A.carrying heavy loadsB.changing farming methods
C.serving as a means of transportD.advancing agriculture in different areas
小题4:The passage is mainly about _______.
A.why humans domesticated horsesB.how humans and horses needed each other
C.why horses came in different shapes and sizes
D.how human societies and horses influenced each other

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于)the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.  
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A. spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.   
Professor john Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecture at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.   
“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done. ” He added.   
University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in caters in the pubic sector(部门), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.   
A. recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.   
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”  
71. Professor John Beath’s lectures are ______ .  
A. given in a traditional way                 B. connected with the present situation  
C. open to both students and their parents    D. warmly received by economics  
72. Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their_____.   
A. greater stability     B. higher pay    C. fewer applications   D. better reputation  
73. in the opinion of most parents ______ .   
A. eccentrics should be the focus of school teaching  
B. more students should be admitted to universities  
C. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened.   
D. children should solve financial problems themselves   
74. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters_____ .   
A. wiser in money management  
B. have access to better equipment  
C. confide about their future careers  
D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds  
75. What’s the main idea of the text?  
A. Universities have received more applications.  
B. Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students  
C. college students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty  
D. parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.   

查看答案和解析>>

同步练习册答案