【2011·甘肃省普通高中第一次联考】
People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet-the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race, At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World War II started, the Taylors moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult(成人)roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? (1966)
Taylor’s fame(名声)and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.
Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others — several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.
57. The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she ____.
A. was small in size B. was too young
C. did not play well enough D. did not show much interest
58. What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both _____.
A. popular all their lives B. famous actresses
C. suecessful when very young D. rich and kind-hearted
59 Taylor became Best Actress at the age of .
A. 12 B. 28 C. 31 D. 34
60. In her later life , Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to .
A. doing business and helping others B. turning herself into a legend
C. collecting money for the poor D. going about research and education work
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
【2011·皖南八校第三次联考】
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （颂歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two．
The 36 methods she used with her daughters would seem 37 to Westerners．In school her daughters weren't allowed to make grades 38 than As．They had to 39 playing the piano or violin even for hours a day．
There has been wide criticism （批评） of Chua's book in the US．"It's kind of 40 ," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be 41 ．Children need parents to 42 them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in．”
Now the criticism seems to have 43 to China．A（n） 44 expert Sun Yunxiao argued Chua's method of 45 would limit children from developing their full 46 ．"and that, focusing too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "parents would 47 their kid's ability fully to develop and to enjoy life．"
48 critics （批评家） might have sympathy for kids experiencing this parenting style, some teenagers quite 49 it．"I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A 50 mother is there to help her kids work hard．"
Others think that Chua has a（n） 51 in setting challenging goals for kids．"It's vital for children,” said an American professor, " 52 , kids need to be 53 sometimes．If you urge kids to do well, they're good at it, and they 54 ．It's good to have high 55 ．”
36．A．rough B．stubborn C．strict D．vivid
37．A．unimaginable B．unimportant C．uninteresting D．unnecessary
38．A．higher B．fewer C．little D．lower
39．A．drill B．practise C．exercise D．experience
40．A．routine B．extreme C．excellence D．encouragement
41．A．practical B．high C．specific D．low
42．A．replace B．love C．force D．guide
43．A．spread B．belonged C．turned D．referred
44．A．concerned B．delighted C．optimistic D．nervous
45．A．caring B．fond C．supporting D．parenting
46．A．goal B．potential C．achievement D．possibility
47．A．obtain B．increase C．create D．sacrifice
48．A．Why B．Because C．While D．What
49．A．resist B．state C．agree D．appreciate
50．A．lion B．monkey C．tiger D．sheep
51．A．sense B．point C．opinion D．idea
52．A．Honestly B．Positively C．Hopefully D．Finally
53．A．pushed B．picked C．lifted D．dragged
54．A．count B．work C．help D．benefit
55．A．levels B．expectations C．marks D．results
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【2011·福建漳州实验中学模拟】
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Have you ever heard of the saying, “If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing well”? The proverb is a piece of 36 to make efforts towards perfection in whichever job one does. It could be a 37 task like folding up your clothes, or a major one like 38 a business meeting in your later life .
Perfection is 39 but attention to details. If it is your job to dust the furniture at home, dust it so that not a single spot of dirt 40 from any angle. If your task is to make the beds, make them so that not a single crease（皱痕）shows on the bed – covers.
There are 41 two ways to do a job: either 42 , or well. If you choose the latter path, you 43 to realize that any job that qualifies as “your” work deserves nothing 44 than your best. Perfection is an 45 that can be cultivated（培养）with just a little effort. It is a habit that 46 one in good stead in later life. Let us 47 with an example: you may be asked to turn in an essay 48 , say, wildlife, for a school project. Instead of writing carelessly a few 49 that you already know, you could make the project more effective by 50 reference books, encyclopedias or websites for additional information. You could then 51 the finished essay for slips（疏漏）and errors, and provide pictures where necessary. If you make it a habit to 52 extra effort in your school homework, will it not help you to handle more difficult 53 at the college or university level?
_54_ Michelangelo, the famous 16th century sculptor and painter, once _55_ it: Trifles go to make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.
36. A. suggestion B. advice C. tip D. request
37. A. big B. bit C. few D. small
38. A. organizing B. opening C. setting D. gathering
39. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
40. A. shows B. appears C. reveals D. seems
41. A. no more than B. not only C. more than D. not more than
42. A. carefully B. carelessly C. cautiously D. really
43. A. intend B. should C. want D. need
44. A. fewer B. more C. less D. better
45. A. action B. attitude C. behavior D. meaning
46. A. stands B. bears C. puts D. forces
47. A. approve B. offer C. provide D. prove
48. A. on B. in C. at D. to
49. A. facts B. words C. causes D. reasons
50. A. paying attention to B. looking on C. looking up D. referring
51. A. look at B. go over C. turn to D. look for
52. A. put in B. put on C. put away D. put up
53. A. jobs B. work C. homework D. projects
54. A. When B. While C. As D. What
55. A. write B. put C. speak D. talk
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【2011·河南许昌新乡平顶山第三次调研】
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In many cultures, the wealthy hired servants or kept slaves to take care of their children．This is a true story of an ex-slave．
My mother was a cook in the house for about twenty-two years．She cooked for from twenty-five to thirty—five, taking the family and the slaves together．The slaves ate in the kitchen．After my mistress's （女主人） death, my mother was the only woman kept in the house．She took care of my master's children, some of whom were then quite small, and brought them up．One of the most trying senses I ever passed through, when I would have laid down my life to protect her if I had dared, was this: after she had raised my master's children, one of his daughters, a young girl, came into the kitchen one day, and for some unimportant things about the dinner, she struck my mother, who pushed her away, and she fell on the floor．Her father was not at home．When he came, which was while the slaves were eating in the kitchen, she told him about it．He came down, called my mother out, and, with a wooden stick, he beat her fifteen or twenty strokes, and then called his daughter and told her to take her satisfaction of her, and she did beat her until she was satisfied．Oh! It was dreadful, to see the girl whom my poor mother had taken care of from her childhood, thus beating her, and I must stand there, and did not dare to protect her．
56．From the second sentence in the second paragraph we can know _____．
A．the age Curry's mother was when she was a cook．
B．the number of people Curry's mother cooker for．
C．the years during which Curry's mother cooked．
D．a system of measurement not used nowadays．
57．Which word can best replace the underlined one "trying” ?
A．Troublesome． B．Daring．
C．Secure． D．Painless．
58．By saying "take her satisfaction of her", the author means "_____"．
A．please her B．punish her until contented
C．show her the correct way D．calm her
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
1.【2011·甘肃省第一次诊断】
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When we talk about a wolf, we tend to describe it as a kind fierce creature．But is it Lily true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness?
Have you read the book "The Wolf Totem'' 《狼图腾》by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 21 the wolves' world? If you had, you would _22__ the wolves．In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland．They know more about 23 than humans．They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers．They also know how to 24 full use of the shape of land to 25 sheep．I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 26 at fighting．
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 27 ．Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul．A 28 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 29 nothing．All the wolves obey the rules． 30 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 31 makes wolves powerful．
The wolves also have great self-preservation and won't 32 to anyone．The writer, who wrote the book "The Wolf Totem" , 33 stole a one - month - old baby wolf and raised it very carefully．To his 34 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 35 wolves. The little wolf bit through the iron chain that limited it．The wolf was 36 and never gave up fighting 37 its death．It seemed that the little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of 38 wolves which are one of the most respected creature on the earth．I want everyone to look at wolves in a 39 way．They are our teachers．They show us how to survive and 40 this not simple but dangerous world．Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
21．A．talked about B．walked into C．thought about D．cared for
22．A．hunt B．watch C．draw D．admire
23．A．survival B．life C．food D．plant
24．A．get B．make C．have D．take
25．A．trap B．avoid C．fight D．discover
26．A．considerate B．imaginative C．creative D．expert
27．A．process B．lifestyle C．teamwork D．control
28．A．brave B．single C．lonely D．fair
29．A．fight B．struggle C．fail D．fear
30．A．Even if B．As though C．Even so D．As for
31．A．what B．that C．which D．one
32．A．turn in B．break in C．take in D．give in
33．A．just B．once C．soon D．only
34．A．satisfaction B．sorrow C．disappointment D．pleasure
35．A．rest B．the other C．another D．others
36．A．willing B．worried C．proud D．eager
37．A．although B．until C．before D．unless
38．A．selflessness B．self-confidence C．self-protection D．sell-respect
39．A．different B．curious C．strange D．humorous
40．A．step out B．set up C．succeed in D．get into
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