Chocolate soap is supposed to be good for the skin. But it’s not so good for the tongue. Unfortunately for the US soldiers of World War II, the chocolate bars the army gave them tasted like they were intended for use in the bath.
In the army’s defense, it wasn’t trying to win any cooking awards. In fact, it specifically ordered that its chocolate bars not be too delicious, so soldiers wouldn’t eat them too quickly. These bars were created for survival, not taste. “They were awful,” John Otto, a former army captain in World WarⅡ said. “They were big, thick things, and they weren’t any good. I tried them, but I had to be awful hungry after I tried them once.”
As unappealing as the chocolate bars were to some, others liked them. Samuel Hinkle, the chemist who created the chocolate bars, pointed out that the number of bars made were far greater than the army needed. “It soon became obvious that the generous American soldiers were sharing their valued possessions with their foreign friends, whether soldiers of other countries or local citizens.”
The bars turned many hungry Europeans into friends of the United States. “People wanted them,” said Otto, “You’d give them to kids. In some places they were very hungry. And they sure helped relax people about American soldiers.”
Otto said he never saw a European turn his or her nose up at the chocolate. “It was food,” he said, “At that time, everyone was very hungry. I saw German kids standing outside the U.S. army kitchen. They weren’t begging, just standing there very politely. When we were done, the kids would eat the food out of the garbage. They were that hungry.”
Other Europeans did not see chocolate until well after the war ended. “We didn’t see any Americans where I was,” said Elizabeth Radsma, who was 25 years old when the Germans occupied her country, the Netherlands. “Even after the war, we saw only English. Maybe the Americans gave out some chocolate in the big cities, but we were only in a small town. Before the British, we saw only German soldiers. But chocolate? Don’t make me laugh! Maybe in my dreams!”
A soldier in the field might have responded “Be careful what you wish for” — and then gratefully bit on a chocolate bar, the only food available for miles.
61. What was the American soldiers’ attitude towards the chocolate bars?
A. They were delicious.
B. They tasted awful.
C. They were necessary for survival.
D. Too many of them were produced.
62. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The US soldiers used the chocolate bars as bath soap.
B. The US soldiers did not have enough food during World WarⅡ.
C. The US army produced more chocolate bars than necessary for its soldiers.
D. European people regretted eating chocolate bars from the US soldiers.
63. The underlined expression “turn his or her nose up at” probably means ____.
A. reject B. demand
C. receive D. smell
64. Why does the author mention the German kids’ story?
A. To tell how friendly the American soldiers were.
B. To describe the hunger in Germany during the war.
C. To prove German kids could be very polite.
D. To show how much they were eager for chocolate.
65. Elizabeth Radsma never saw chocolate during the war because ____.
A. the US soldiers handed out all chocolate to people in big cities
B. the German soldiers kept them all for themselves
C. the British soldiers didn’t share it with the local people
D. the US soldiers never showed up in the small town she lived in
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Zinedine Zidane, who dreams of leading France to its second World Cup title in a row next month, has always preferred to express himself with a football rather than with words.
Last Wednesday Zidane scored the decisive goal when Real Madrid of Spain won the Champions League final against Germany’s Leverkusen 2－1.
He became one of the world’s most expensive players when he joined Real Madrid from Italy’s Juventus for US $ 66 million. And he has been a national hero since he scored twice in the 3－0 defeat of Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final.
But despite his success, Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground. He leads a quiet family life, there is hardly any gossip① about him and he avoids putting his wife and two children in the spotlight②.
“Just because I’m a public figure it doesn’t mean I have to express myself on everything. I don’t like to discuss some personal matters publicly.” he said.
Even as a child playing football in the slum area of Marseille, France, where he was raised by his Algerian parents, Zidane was shy.
He loved football even as a little kid. “I realized football is a wonderful mixture of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking,”he said.
Even when the match awards were just chocolate and bread, Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich.
Before he was 10 years old, it was obvious that he could become a great footballer. He was offered his first professional contract③ when he was just 20. Now, at the age of 29, he has already picked up two World Player of the year awards.
This quiet striker has not yet spoken of his hopes for the coming World Cup. But his fans across the world will be eagerly watching him to see what he’ll do this time.
Notes:
gossip n. 流言蜚语
spotlight n. 聚光灯
contract n. 合同
What did Zidane learn from his childhood football experience? He learned that _______.
A. he could become a great footballer
B. he could become rich if he became a footballer
C. football is a mixture of a sharp mind and hard training but not just talking
D. football is a favorite sport in the future
According to the article, what are Zidane’s main characteristics?
A. He is a shy but successful man.
B. He loves his wife and children.
C. He doesn’t like to speak in public.
D. He is a quiet, down-to-earth person of few words.
When the writer says “Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground”, he means that _______.
A. Zidane spends more time standing than sitting most days
B. Zidane is a down-to-earth person
C. Zidane has spent most of his time training on the pitch
D. Zidane likes standing when he succeeds
The sentence “Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich” means ________.
A. football made Zidane’s poor family wealthy when he was a child
B. Zidane knew that football could bring him fame and wealth even when he was a child
C. football brought happiness to Zidane when he was a child in a poor family
D. Zidane knew that if he wanted 10 be rich he must play football from childhood
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年安徽省高三第七次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Looking for some inspiration or the “write” kind of ideas for your creative stories? To start with, some writers describe winter by using their five senses or their imagination. Others write on their favorite winter activity. Whatever you choose to write about, working on a winter story can always help to improve your writing skills. Now read the following story and see if it helps get rid of any icy writing block you’ ve been struggling with.
A Winter Adventure
Beep, beep. Beep-beep: the alarm clock rang. Slowly, I got out of warm bed down onto the wooden floor which the winter had thrown its cold upon. The bitter cold temperature penetrated （穿透）my socks and I hurried to put my feet in shoes.
Looking out of the window, I watched the white snow, soft and thick, drop onto rooftops and trees. Half an hour later, finishing the last of my hot chocolate, I prepared to enter the adventure that waited for me outside. I buttoned my jacket and fastened my boots. Hat on, I opened the door and was greeted by the winter coldness.
In the depths of winter, the early morning did not have the rush of the rest of the year. Most of my neighbours were put off by the cold, and stayed in bed until the sun had climbed higher into the sky.
Unseen by those who remained locked inside their homes, warm in their beds, I enjoyed being alone with the beauty of the wintertime. Those indoors were unable to appreciate the snow-scapes, ice crystals, frost and the crisp（清新的）breeze. For them, the coming of winter meant just the arrival of the cold.
Appreciation depends on contrasts. One cannot love the warmth of April if one has not known the freezing cold of winter. Later that year, the heat of the sun on my skin would be all the more wonderful for my memories of that cold morning and others like it.
1.The underlined word “adventure” refers to____________.
A．getting out of bed on the cold winter morning.
B．enjoying the loveliness of the winter outdoors
C．going skiing on the cold winter morning
D．throwing snowballs with friends.
2.According to the story A Winter Adventure, most of the neighbours _________.
A．didn’t work in winter B．stayed up late in winter
C．missed the beauty of winter D．enjoyed the seasons except winter
3.Which of these statements is true according to the story A Winter Adventure?
A．Of all the seasons, the writer loves winter most.
B．The writer regrets that he went out on the freezing cold winter morning.
C．The writer believes contrast makes our experiences of the seasons lovelier.
D．The writer values the autumn and summer more than the winter
4.What function does the story A Winter Adventure serve?
A．To share some winter thoughts with readers.
B．To show readers how to work on a winter story.
C．To inspire readers to take more exercise in winter
D．To tell readers how to appreciate the beauty of winter.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届福建省高一下学期第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
One of my most unforgettable experiences is the day I finished my tough rowing and keep myself free of loneliness.
As the youngest female ever to row alone across the Atlantic Ocean, I was often asked the same question: How did you, a only 20-year old youngster row a 18-foot boat for 70 days through those strong winds and violent waves and survive?
Frankly speaking, for me, the physical challenge was not the greatest one. Before I made my mind to row across the Atlantic, I had already cycled 3,300 miles, run all by myself across the Mojave Desert, and swum the 325-mile length of the Allegheny River. No, the hardest part would be mental: How would I cope with the terrible loneliness and the boredom on the vast sea for such a long time?
I set out on January 1 and my first object was to swim past the quarter-way mark, which would take about 20 days. I made it on January 20, a gray and cloudy day. I had thought to do something to celebrate my first goal such as treating myself to a chocolate bar or something else. But I didn’t. I was suffering from unbearable boredom and loneliness of the long sea journey. I hadn’t seen any landing at least more than two weeks. It seemed to feel the same every day. Eating, rowing, sleeping, staring at the sky, watching the ocean.
Then that day came! It was around dusk, I noticed something move on the horizon. Yes, some dolphins! They approached me and circled my boat. Suddenly I felt so blessed. They had arrived to accompany me and helped to celebrate, just when I needed them so badly! For the next 15 minutes, I did row at full speed with all my strength with those lovely dolphins around. By the time they were to leave me and we went our separate ways, I was no longer lonely.
After 70 days and five hours at sea, I finally reached my final destination. I was proud that I made it, all 2,817 miles, which helped to raise $70,000 for the Blue Planet Run Foundation, an organization for funding drinking water. I’ve been told some athletes struggled to get through just by imagining the end during the whole process. But for me, what makes miracle is to focus your mind on the moment, where you experience the personal growth—those moments of awareness of being connected to the sun, the weather, and the waves. And, on the best day of my life, I had to admit those dolphins really freed myself from terrible loneliness.
1.Which of the following belongs to part of preparation for the row?
A. Answering the same question raised by people
B. Swimming the 325-mile length of the river
C. Running 3,300 miles cross-country
D. Biking across the Mojave Desert
2.The underlined part means ___________.
A. I wasn’t in the mood to celebrate my first goal
B. I didn’t have any chocolate bar for energy
C. It’s a pity not to celebrate my passing the quarter
D. It’s a pity not to treat myself to a chocolate bar
3.What can be implied from the last two paragraphs?
A. The Blue Planet Run Foundation helped me a lot.
B. The dolphins accompanied me to reach my destination
C. The unexpected dolphins swept away my loneliness
D. Imagination was a useful way to help me get through
4.Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. The only challenge for a 20-year old
B. Tips on handling loneliness at sea.
C. How to row alone across the Atlantic
D. The day I stopped being lonely
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届福建省高一下学期第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
My alarm o’clock rings in my ears at 5:00 every morning. On hearing the ring, I will get out of bed and put on my glasses. The house is quiet as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep in peace. Instead of going for a long run as usual, today I chose my favorite exercise DVD and started moving. Sweat rolled down my face and into my eyes. My heart beat wildly as I face my body to finish each movement before a mirror. Of course I felt extremely tired towards the end, but a smile spread across my face. I smiled because the DVD was over, and there appeared a brighter smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.
While some people are fond of chocolate, shopping, smoking, or work, what I need is taking exercise to pass each day. People shake their heads when they see me run with sweating heavily through the town. Some look surprised when I refuse to try just one bite of chocolate cake. They seem greatly puzzled by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to just have a vegetable salad. I have come to realize that it doesn’t matter to just say “No.” to any kind of food that I don’t want to eat.
Do you wonder what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m. every morning? What makes me refuse ice cream firmly? Commitment—I’m determined to change my life with a way which can not only free me from daily anxiety, but also increase energy and self–confidence. And above all it will surely help me to keep good body shape and maybe extend my life. This is the real reason why there’s a huge smile spreading across my face when I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit me just right and look perfectly on me. I never doubt that I cannot make a difference within myself inside and out without such commitment and sweat.
1.From the text we can conclude that the author___________.
A. desires to look different from others.
B. expects to develop a good body shape.
C. has difficulty getting along with others.
D. behaves strangely every morning she gets up
2.Which statement is TRUE according to Paragraph 2 ?
A. Others don’t understand the author.
B. Others help the author by offering her food.
C. The author doesn’t understand others.
D. The author hates to make others surprised.
3.The underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. good health B. firm belief C. a habit D. a permission
4.Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning?
A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.
B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise.
C. Because she enjoys the inspiring DVD music.
D. Because she feels a sense of achievement
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省2010届高考英语语法填空题专项训练七十五篇 题型：其他题
基础训练篇（5）
It is known to all (1)___________ the Chinese diet is considered to be the (2)__________(healthy) in the world because it (3)__________ (contain) a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is rich (4)___________ fiber and low in sugar and fat.
How (5)_____________ the Western food? It has too much fat in the form (6)______________ potato chips, chocolate and so on. It is also rich in sugar in the form of cakes, soft drinks, etc. As (7)______ _ result, the (8)________________(west) usually become very fat and have bad (9)____________ (tooth), and many of them even die at an early age from heart (10)______________ (ill).
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