It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.
Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important —sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did.
That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.
We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.
Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.
【小题1】In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?
A.1952 | B.1962 | C.1972 | D.1982 |
A.The heat |
B.The theater. |
C.The Music Man |
D.The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
A.He loved children very much. |
B.He was a fan of John Wayne. |
C.He sold air conditioners. |
D.He was a movie star. |
A.The two movies were really wonderful. |
B.They wanted to avoid the heat outside. |
C.The manager of the theater was friendly. |
D.They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater. |
A.The author turned out to be a great singer. |
B.The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962. |
C.The author’s life has been changed by the two movies. |
D.The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable. |
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】B
【小题5】D
解析【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者小时候为了避暑和弟弟到电影院去一遍一遍看电影,以至于多年时候还记得电影里面的歌曲和对白,表达了自己对以往那段在电影院里度过的时光的怀念之情。
【小题1】C考查细节理解。由第二段第三句“This was 1962,I wuold not live in a place with air conditioner for another ten years”可知,作者在10年后住进了有空调的房子。故选C。
考查类别统一为:考查细节理解。考查猜测词义。考查判断推理。考查主旨要义;考查文章标题;
【小题2】D考查指代判断。由第三段第三句和第四句“Then,we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We have already seen the second movie once more.”可知,it指的是这两部电影中的第二部电影即The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance。故选D。
【小题3】B考查细节理解。由第三段最后一句“…because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.”可知,Mr. Bellow很喜欢John Wayne。故选B。
【小题4】B考查细节理解。由第二段第一句可知,在这炎热的夏天电影院是你可以一坐一整天的为数不多的地方,最重要的是这里有空调,所以作者和弟弟到电影院区的目的是为了避暑。故选B。
【小题5】D考查判断推理。最后一段中作者说时至今日他仍然会唱The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance里的歌,会背诵里面的对白,很少会记起1962年的热浪但是会时常记起这部电影,说明作者很怀念那段在电影院度过的时光。故选D。
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
There has been an outpouring of love for a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师) tried to trim(修剪) its claws.
Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “ I would like to buy her a new dog.”
A story about the death of Crouch’s pet, Gooch, was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily. Crouch said a man sat on the dog to trim its nails. Gooch died after one claw was trimmed.
Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored. “If I could have walked, I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her, but I can’t do that.” Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her.
“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待),” Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills, said.
People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help. A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue, in Roseville, said, “We have puppies to donate … and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog.”
“When Gooch was with me, I was happy,” Crouch said, “I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch. There’s never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.”
【小题1】 What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.A disabled woman’s service dog. |
B.A cruel groomer killed a disabled woman’s dog. |
C.People’s love for a disabled woman who lost her dog. |
D.Disabled woman loves to have the dog as company. |
A.offer help and care to Laurie Crouch. |
B.give their angry voice to the groomer. |
C.offer a cure for Crouch’s disease. |
D.tell Crouch how to punish the groomer. |
A.Crouch refused to take another dog. |
B.Crouch must be sad after losing her dog. |
C.Crouch has accepted another dog from a stranger. |
D.Crouch can live well without a dog’s company. |
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I’m a real book lover. Every time my friends visit me, my nose is buried in a book. Wherever I go, I always have a book with me. Novels, history books, stories about people, journals and news—I read them all and I’ve learnt a lot, too. For example, many things in life happen for the best even if we don’t like or understand them.
Why is reading such an enjoyable pastime for me? I probably first learned about it from my parents. My mother read to me at night in my childhood and bought me picture books. The greatest gift she has given me is a love for reading. And it will be a life-long habit.
No one ever asked me why I liked to read. They just saw me and asked, “Oh? Is that for school work?” And I just shook my head, “No. It’s just for fun.” While reading a good book, I can totally forget myself and fly to another world. It’s like exploring through someone’s eyes, which is just as exciting as watching a movie.
Reading is also necessary in order to learn about writing, to improve my use of words and phrases and broaden my knowledge. What a pity to see our imagination disappear, for we don’t exercise it often. Reading can even be good for one’s health, I think. Everyone should read sad stories that make us cry and also books with humor that make us laugh out loud!
【小题1】. Among the gifts my parents have given me, which is the most valuable one?
A.A love for reading. | B.Picture books. |
C.Good health. | D.A lovable pastime. |
A.make his parents happy |
B.finish his school work |
C.improve writing and broaden knowledge |
D.help him understand some movies |
A.it is bad for our health | B.we will soon learn how to write |
C.it will help us to have a good rest | D.it will soon disappear |
A.Why do I have few friends? | B.What are my life habits? |
C.Why do I love reading? | D.Why do things happen for the best? |
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Luo Jingyu is from an ordinary family. He said, “My parents told me if I wanted something I should make an effort to get it, so I earned pocket money by doing housework when I was little.” The dream of running his own business grew in his heart. He said, “I want to be a successful person, like Alibaba’s Ma Yun.”
When Luo was a junior student, he had the idea of selling lanterns(灯笼)when he saw many people flying Chinese lanterns in a square. Luo bought some lanterns from a store, but the sales were not as good as he had expected. Then he found another way to do business. He bought lanterns on the Internet at a very low price. Finally he easily made 5,000 yuan in two days.
With a happy beginning, Luo planned to open a dress shop. “My parents didn’t support me opening a dress shop, so I had to borrow 120,000 yuan for it.” Although he did market research before starting, the business wasn’t very good because his taste in fashion wasn’t accepted by customers. The shop eventually closed down after half a year.
After experiencing a big loss, he decided to do something he was familiar with --- selling painting tools. As a fine arts student, he knew the market. He convinced his friends to invest one million yuan in his shop. With a good business mind and a lot of effort, the sales of the shop reached six million yuan in a year.
Even though Luo is rich, he uses a cheap cell phone and does not wear luxury(奢华的) clothes. He has a simple lifestyle. “It isn’t easy to make money, so money should be used on something worthwhile,” he said.
【小题1】We can learn from the second paragraph that Luo’s parents _______.
A.asked him for money to pay the rent |
B.gave him some money to do business |
C.advise him to pay more attention to his studies |
D.suggested that he work hard to get something |
A.abcd | B.abdc | C.bacd | D.cbad |
A.He had to prepare for his exam. |
B.The dresses he bought weren’t of high quality. |
C.Customers didn’t accept his taste in fashion. |
D.He didn’t have enough money to buy beautiful dresses. |
A.Luo learnt to make lanterns from his father. |
B.Luo’s friends advised him to sell painting tools. |
C.The loss at the dress shop taught Luo a lesson. |
D.Luo borrowed money from the bank to open shops. |
A.Talented but lazy. |
B.Rich but mean. |
C.Optimistic and generous. |
D.Hard-working and plain-living. |
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A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth, I bid farewell to a loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change. We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday.
I missed her very much. On one particular birthday, when I was feeling a little low, something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow. It was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam(接缝) that I carefully opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her. Not realizing it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing it in that little pillow that I just happened to place on my bedspread that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I’ve collected over the years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to reveal to me. What a precious memory of a very special lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow.
I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandma’s thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!
【小题1】The author liked staying with her grandparents because________.
A.they often bought her some gifts |
B.she was curious about people and things there |
C.she could have tea parties and eat sandwiches |
D.she could learn to sew quilts |
A.Sad | B.Proud | C.Lucky | D.Cheerful |
A.was the item the author had been trying to find |
B.was the most treasured possession of Grandma |
C.was very precious to the author |
D.was a birthday gift Grandma had given the author |
A.A little pillow | B.Grandma’s silver thimble |
C.My grandparents | D.My childhood |
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“Dad,” I say one day …..take a trip. Why don’t you fly and meet me?”
My father had just reired……….. His job filled his day, his thought, his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.
My father sees me drfting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.
He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.
“ What is our first stop?” asks my father.
“What time is it?”
“Still don’t have a watch?”
Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite(), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of little boy.
“Unbelievable,” he says, “How was this done?”
A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son.
We stare up and I ask myself, Would I ever devote my life to anything?
No directions, …… I always used to hear those words in my father’s voice. Now I hear them in my own.
The next day we’re at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic.
“Did you ever travel with your dad? I ask.
“Only once,” he says. “ I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other---but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.”>
The kast sebtebce----it’s probably the same thing I’s say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me.
In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I’ve never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world, I can keep traveling, I realize--- and maybe a regular job won’t be as dull as I feared.
Weeks after our trip, I call my father.
“The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says.” We have got to take another trip like that sometime.
I tell him I’ve learn decided to settle down, and I’m wearing a watch.
【小题1】We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father _________.
A.followed the fashion |
B.got bored with his job |
C.was unhappy with…… |
D.liked the author’s collection of stamps |
A.His father is interested in sculpture |
B.His father is as innocent as a little boy |
C.He should learn sculpture in the future |
D.He should pursue a specific aim in life. |
A.wants his children to learn from their grandfather |
B.comes to understand what parental love means |
C.learns how to communicate with his father |
D.hopes to give whatever he can to his father |
A.The call solves their disagreements |
B.The Swiss watch has drawn them closer |
C.They decide to learn photography together. |
D.They begin to change their attitudes to life |
A.Love Nature, Love Life |
B.A Son Lost in Adventure |
C.A Journey with Dad |
D.The Art of Travel |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
The Brown Bear
My wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.
Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!” An agreesive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was silent and its ears pinned back---- the sign (迹象) of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. The bear behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.
I held my camera tripod (三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.
Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand little chance of running faster than a brown bear.
The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break.
Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back toward the forest, before returning for another attack----- The first time I felf panic.
Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I’m proud that my family reminded clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.
【小题1】The brown bear approached the family in order to _______.
A.catch shore birds | B.start an attack |
C.protect the children | D.set up a barrier for itself |
A.felt safe | B.got injured |
C.found some food | D.took away the camera |
A.pride | B.patience |
C.calmness | D.cautiousness |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
The American newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr died at the age of 86.Mr Sulzberger led The New York Times for more than three decades,before passing the business to his son.He took over the paper in 1963 when it was in financial trouble,and transformed it into the heart of a multibillion dollar media empire.
His family announced he had died at his home in Southampton,New York State,after a long illness.His son,Arthur Sulzberger Jr,said in a statement that his father,whom he referred to by his childhood nickname of Punch,was “one of our industry’s most admired executives”.“Punch,the old Marine captain who never backed down from a fight,was an absolutely fierce defender of the freedom of the press,” he said.
The New York Times was bought by Mr Sulzberger Sr’s grandfather Adolph Ochs in 1896.During Mr Sulzberger’s tenure,The New York Times won 31 Pulitzer prizes.
Born in New York City,5 February 1926,Sr served in Marine Corps during World War Ⅱ and Korean War,joined The New York Times in 1951 after graduating from Columbia College,took over as publisher in 1963 after his brotherinlaw died suddenly,stepped down in 1997 and passed stewardship to his son,Arthur Sulzberger Jr.
He oversaw a huge circulation boost at the paper,and increased its parent company’s annual revenues (年收入) from $100m in 1963 to $1.7bn by the time he stepped down in 1997.He also led the paper through highlevel clashes with the political establishment.In 1971,The Times published a series of stories saying that politicians had systematically lied over the US involvement in Vietnam.The source was thousands of leaked government documents known as the Pentagon Papers.The Nixon administration demanded that the paper stop publishing the stories on grounds of national security.But the paper refused,and then won the subsequent court case by arguing that the First Amendment of the US Constitution (宪法) guaranteed free speech.The case is seen as a landmark in the history of free speech in the US.Mr Sulzberger said he read more than 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers before personally deciding to publish them.
His family still holds a controlling stake (控股权) in The New York Times.He was a strong believer in family ownership of newspapers.He once joked:“My conclusion is simple.Nepotism works.”
【小题1】When did Arthur Sulzberger Sr die?
A.In 1997. | B.In 2012. |
C.In 1963. | D.In 1971. |
A.Arthur Sulzberger Jr |
B.Adolph Ochs |
C.Arthur Sutzberger Sr’s father |
D.Arthur Sulzberger Sr |
A.Arthur Sulzberger Sr took over The New York Times from his brotherinlaw. |
B.Arthur Sulzberger Jr’s grandfather bought The New York Times. |
C.Arthur Sulzberger Sr resigned when The New York Times was in financial trouble. |
D.Arthur Sulzberger Jr took over The New York Times after graduating from Columbia College. |
A.failed the case in the end |
B.lost the controlling stake in The New York Times |
C.gave in to the government |
D.succeeded in guarding free speech of the paper |
A.Friendship. | B.Politics. |
C.Family ownership | D.Freedom of speech. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Watson entered Mr. Smith's office. The boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn't do well without giving them a second chance.
"Watson," said Mr. Smith, "this past year your department hasn't earned money. We're going to drop that department. It's finished. I’m sorry, —but you'll have to go." "But, sir — if I just had a little more time. For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School."
"What's that!" said the boss. "Riverside! I didn't know you had a boy there. That's an expensive school for a man with your salary."
"I know, sir. But he likes it there so much! He's a star athlete and the best boxer in the school. The boys call him Champ there."
The boss sat perfectly still for a long time — a faraway (恍惚的) look in his eyes. Then, suddenly, he said, "We've got to close your department, Watson. But you'll take over a new job in another department. It means longer hours—maybe more pay. Now get out. You're here for life."
Watson got out, with surprise on his face. Then the boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk. It was Herbie's last letter from Riverside School —written a few days before he died. He had read it over and over again with sick pain. The letter read:
I can’t say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were. I guess it's the same everywhere when you're a cripple (跛脚的人). But don't worry about me, Dad. They've got a good chemistry department here. And there’s one boy here who is really great. He's a track star and boxing champ (冠军) and just tops in chemistry. The boys call him Champ. He made them stop throwing my books around. And he knocked a boy down who hit me. He is the best friend I ever had. Dad, when I grow up, 1 want to do something for Champ. Something big — that he won’ t even know about.
Your son,
Herbie
【小题1】Mr. Smith wanted to fire Watson because _____.
A.Watson would take over a new job in another department |
B.Watson had his son study in Riverside School |
C.Watson's son knocked a boy down who hit Herbie |
D.Watson's department didn't earn money that year |
A.Mr. Smith didn't know that Champ was Watson's son at first |
B.Mr. Smith was told not to fire Watson by Herbie |
C.Mr. Smith decided to give Watson another chance in no time |
D.Mr. Smith wanted to realize Champ's dream |
A.Selfish and greedy. |
B.Sympathetic and grateful. |
C.Hardworking and strict. |
D.Easy-going and optimistic. |
A.share a moving story with us |
B.make our children enjoy life |
C.provide us with tips on work |
D.help us to deal with our boss |
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