33. He sat _______ notes of everything ________ was said.
A. taken; that B. taking; what C. taking; that D. taken; what
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
My newly-rented small apartment was far away from the centre of London and it was becoming essential for me to find a job,so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the underground. They were looking for guards,not drivers.This suited me.I couldn’t drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train,and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations.The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors.T.S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company.I’d be a subway guard.I could see myself being cheerful,useful,a good man in a crisis. Obviously I’d be over qualified but I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges-those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.
The next day I sat down,with almost a hundred other candidates,for the intelligence test.I must have done all right because after about half an hour’s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test.This time there were only about fifty candidates.The interviewer sat at a desk.Candidates were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed,after a greater or shorter time.Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones.Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes.Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.
I can remember the questions now:“Why did you leave your last job?”“Why did you leave your job before that?”“And the one before that?”I can’t recall my answers,except that they were short at first and grew progressively shorter.His closing statement,I thought,evealed(揭示)a lack of sensitivity which helped to explain why as a psychologist,he had risen no higher than the underground railway.“You’ve failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.”
Failing to get that job was my low point.Or so I thought,believing that the work was easy.Actually,such jobs—being a postman is another one I still desire—demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give.But I was still far short of full self-understanding.I was also short of cash.
【小题1】The writer applied for the job chiefly because .
A.he wanted to work in the centre of London
B.he could no longer afford to live without one
C.he was not interested in any other available job
D.he had received some suitable training
【小题2】The writer thought he was overqualified for the job because .
A.he often traveled underground
B.he had written many poems
C.he could deal with difficult situations
D.he had worked in a company
【小题3】The length of his interview meant that .
A.he was not going to be offered the job
B.he had not done well in the intelligence test
C.he did not like the interviewer at all
D.he had little work experience to talk about
【小题4】What does the writer realize now that he did not realize then?
A.How unpleasant ordinary jobs can be
B.How difficult it is to be a poet
C.How unsuitable he was for the job
D.How badly he did in the interview
【小题5】What’s the writer’s opinion of the psychologist?
A.He was very aggressive
B.He was unhappy with his job
C.He was quite inefficient
D.He was rather unsympathetic
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科目:高中英语 来源:河北省石家庄市2010届高三下学期第一次模拟考试 题型:完型填空
第三节完形填空(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。
I watched as my little brother was cahught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a 21 in one hand and my father’s hymnbook(赞美诗集) in the other. Hearing my father coming, my brother 22 it slightly. He sensed that he had done something 23 . I saw he had 24 my father’s new book and scribbled(乱写)on the first page in pen. Now, 25 at my father fearfully, we 26 waited for his punishment.My father 27 his book, looked at it, and then sat down without saying a word. He was a clergyman and the holder of several degrees. For him, books were knowledge, and yet, he 28 his children.Instead of 29 my brother, he sat down, 30 the pen from my brother’s hand and wrote in the book himself, “John’s work. 1959. aged three.”
The years and the books came and went. Our family 31 what all families go through. We 32 knew our parents loved us and that one 33 was the book by the piano. From time to time we 34 open it, look at the scribbles, read my father’s expression of love and feel 35 .
Now I know that through this 36 act my father taught us how every 37 in life has a positive side-if we are 38 to look at it from another angle. But he also taught us about what really matters in life: 39 ,not objects; tolerance, not judgment; love, no anger. Love is at the very 40 of a family.
When thinking about these, I smile and whisper, “Thank you, Dad. ”
21.A.toy B.knife C.pen D.cup
22.A.tore B.covered C.wiped D.threw
23.A.wrong B.important C.helpful D.great
24.A.borrowed B.stolen C.opened D.read
25.A.glancing B.staring C.coming D.laughing
26.A.all B.either C.both D.each
27.A.picked up B.made up C.put up D.wrapped up
28.A.admired B.needed C.hated D.loved
29.A.punished B.trusting C.helping D.praising
30.A.moved B.took C.brought D.robbed
31.A.spent B.experimented C.suffered D.experienced
32.A.seldom B.always C.never D.sometimes
33.A.proof B.result C.effect D.impression
34.A.might B.should C.would D.could
35.A.excited B.encouraged C.surprised D.frightened
36.A.rapid B.sudden C.hard D.simple
37.A.event B.porblem C.trouble D.accident
38.A.forbidden B.chosen C.prepared D.forced
39.A.money B.people C.bilief D.spirit
40.A.corner B.mouth C.bottom D.Heart
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科目:高中英语 来源:湖南省株洲市2010届高三考前模拟考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
My newly-rented small apartment was far away from the centre of London and it was becoming essential for me to find a job, so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the underground. They were looking for guards, not drivers. This suited me. I couldn’t drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. I’d be a subway guard. I could see myself as being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. Therefore, obviously I’d be more than qualified for it. But I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges—those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.
The next day I sat down with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after about half an hour’s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The interviewer sat at a desk. Candidates were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a longer or shorter time. It was obvious that the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.
I can remember the questions now: “Why did you leave your last job?” “Why did you leave your job before that?” “And the one before that?” I can’t recall my answers, except that they were short at first and grew progressively shorter. His closing statement, I thought, revealed (揭示) a lack of sensitivity which might explain why as a psychologist, he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “You’ve failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.”
Failing to get that job was my low point. I thought that the work was easy. Actually, such jobs — being a postman is another one I still desire — demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that a poet is least qualified to have. But I was still far short of full self-understanding and I was also short of cash.
1. The writer applied for the job chiefly because _________.
A.he wanted to work in the centre of London
B.he could no longer afford to live without a job
C.he was not interested in any other available job
D.he had received some suitable training
2. The writer thought he was overqualified for the job because _________.
A.he often traveled underground B.he had written many poems
C.he could deal with difficult situations D.he had worked in a company once
3.The length of his interview meant that _________.
A.he was not going to be offered the job
B.he had not done well in the intelligence test
C.he did not like the interviewer at all
D.he had little work experience to talk about
4.What’s the writer’s opinion of the psychologist according to the underlined sentence?
A. He was very unsympathetic.. B. He was unhappy with his job.
C. He was quite inefficient. D. He was rather aggressive
5.What did the writer realize after the interview according to the last paragraph?
A.How unpleasant ordinary jobs could be. B.How difficult it was to be a poet.
C.How unsuitable he was for the job. D.How badly he did in the interview.
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科目:高中英语 来源:河北省09-10学年高一下学期第二次调研考试(英语) 题型:阅读理解
I will never forget what my old headmaster taught me. Normally when you are only 15 years of age you do not remember most of the things that are taught by your teachers. But this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I get reminded of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning, and he was making a speech to the students on important things in life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years. His house was dirty, and a stench(恶臭)came out of the house and it smelled horrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they asked the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house to tell the good news to him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire. He said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and continued to beg. Obviously, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything important for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.
59. The headmaster told the story to the students to__________.
A. make the students relaxed in the lesson B. remind the students to think deeply
C. show how poor the old man was D. encourage the students to become rich
60. After hearing what the officer said, the old man_________.
A. believed the officer was playing a joke on him. B. didn't know many people respected him a lot.
C. was very angry to find his house broken into. D. was not so excited as the officer had expected.
61. What did the author learn from the story?
A . One should devote himself to his dream. B. The old man was foolish not to stop begging.
C. What the headmaster taught was very important.
D. People must have a plan before taking action.
62. Which word can best describe the author's attitude towards the old man?
A. Pity. B. Disappointment. C. Respect. D. Anger.
63. We know from the passage that ___________________.
the author had a big dream at the age of 15.
B. the headmaster was popular with the students.
the old man begged every day without stopping.
D. the neighbors took great pity on the old man.
BDACC
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科目:高中英语 来源:江西师大附中2010届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
A couple had two little boys aged 8 and 10 who were very naughty.They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that if any trouble occurred in their town their sons were probably involved.
The boys' mother heard that a clergyman(牧师) in the town had been successful in educating children so she asked if he would speak with her boys.The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually.So the mother sent her 8-year-old first in the morning with the elder boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.
The clergyman, a huge man with a booming (嗡嗡) voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him strictly, "Where is God?"
The boy's mouth dropped open but he made no answer, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed.So the clergyman repeated the question in an even stricter tone "Where is God?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer.So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and shouted" Where is God?"
The boy screamed and escaped from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him.When his elder brother found him in the closet, he asked "What happened?"
The younger brother replied out of breath, "We are in big trouble this time.God is missing--and they think we did it."
1.What were the two boys like?
A.They always made trouble. B.They were brave.
C.They were easygoing. D.They were honest.
2.What did their parents plan to do?
A.They gave up their children.
B.They liked their children very much.
C.They wanted the clergyman to persuade their children.
D.They helped their children to make trouble.
3.What do you suppose the boy felt when he was asked by the clergyman?
A.Happy. B.Sad. C.Afraid. D.Surprised.
4.What do you think the underlined word "slamming" in Paragraph 5 means?
A.Open. B.Shut. C.Knock. D.Pull.
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