A farmer once owned an old mule(骡子). One day, the mule fell into a nearby well, and he began to 36 and made a lot of loud noise. After carefully assessing the 37 , the farmer felt sympathy for the mule, but 38 that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving, then he called his 39 together and told them what had happened and 40 them to help shovel(铲)some dirt to bury the old mule in the 41 and put him out of his suffering.
Hearing many people coming to help, the old mule initially was 42 …But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought suddenly 43 him. He was 44 that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his 45 , he should shake it off and step up! So he did, blow after blow.
As you might have guessed, it was not long 48 the old mule finally, stepped over the wall of the well, painful and tired. What would otherwise 49 him, actually blessed him because of the manner in which he 50 his adversity(逆境).
51 is life! As long as we face our problems and respond to them 52 , and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity, the adversities that come along to bury us 53 have the potential to 54 and bless us! Forgiveness, tolerance, hope and perseverance are 55 in shaking it off and stepping up out of the wells in which we find ourselves.
36.A.sink B.struggle C.leave D.sigh
37.A.location B.ground C.position D.situation
38.A.decided B.doubted C.complained D.responded
39.A.brothers B.relatives C.neighbors D.children
40.A.required B.requested C.demanded D.recommended
41.A.house B.water C.hole D.well
42.A.excited B.amused C.disappointed D.surprised
43.A.came B.happened C.struck D.occurred
44.A.awake B.aware C.afraid D.ashamed
45.A.chest B.stomach C.tail D.back
46.A.enjoy B.express C.encourage D.praise
47.A.kept B.held C.moved D.relied
48.A.when B.before C.until D.since
49.A.save B.protect C.desert D.bury
50.A.solved B.handled C.refused D.experienced
51.A.That B.How C.As D.What
52.A.readily B.passively C.positively D.willingly
53.A.frequently B.seldom C.never D.usually
54.A.affect B.benefit C.direct D.conduct
55.A.cheerful B.hopeful C.helpful D.meaningful
科目:高中英语 来源:2011届山东省济南市高三教学质量调研(一模)英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
The website FarmersOnly.com calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.
As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.
So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly.com, but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s Heartland.”
You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.
Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, singlesinag.org, says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.
【小题1】Jerry Miller started singlesinag.org in order to .
A.help farmers | B.support traditions |
C.understand farmers | D.represent farmers |
A.She dislikes city lifestyle. |
B.She prefers late night coffee |
C.Country life isn’t well understood. |
D.It’s tiring to get up early. |
A.Its services are free. |
B.It provides dating services. |
C.Only farmers can become its members. |
D.Farmers in France can’t benefit from it. |
A.advertise for the two websites |
B.introduce two websites |
C.encourage social activities |
D.urge readers to help farmers |
A.all farmers desire marriage |
B.farmers are easy to meet new people |
C.more farmers get divorced in the USA |
D.the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life |
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科目:高中英语 来源:辽宁省沈阳二中2009-2010学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
第三部分阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节{共15小题;每小题2分.满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳
项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Benjamin Banneker was a farmer,inventor,astronomer writer and antislavery supporter.He created the first American—built striking clock.
That fall,as usual,Benjamin rode to the nearby town for supplies.He couldn’t wait to get to the end of the road and buy the things his mother wanted.Then he could have a good talk with the folks in town.The truth was,as much as Benjamin loved his mother and father and three sisters,what he really enjoyed was talking about books or math problems or what was happening in other parts of the colonies(殖民地).
It was about l0 o’clock by the sun when Benjamin arrived at a store.He ordered a bolt(一卷)of white cloth for his mother and looked around for someone to taik to.Benjamin’s heart jumped like a rabbit when he saw a friend holding a gold watch.Benjamin had always wanted to figure out how clocks and watches worked.The friend saw Benjamin and let him sit down for a good talk.
Late that afternoon,Benjamin rode home,slowly.He didn’t want to harm the watch that his friend had let him borrow.That nigh after supper,Benjamin carefully laid the watch on the table and pulled the candle closer.“This is a watch,”he said.“A man in fown lent it to me,and now I’m going to take it apart and draw the pieces.Then 1’11 put it back together again.Benjamin held his breath and gently took the back off the watch.
Every evening for a week,Benjamin sat at the table with the watch.He copied eaeh tiny
wheel and pin.When the week was up,he put the pieces back togelher and returned the watch to its owner.Then Benjamin got a good night’s sleep.
The next day when the farm work was done,Benjamin went into the woods to 1ook for just the right pieces of wood.Not too old,not too dry,not too green,not too soft.
For two years,Benjamin farmed all day and worked on his wood pieces at night.In1753,two years after he had borrowed the watch,Benjamin put all the pieces together.Benjamin had made his own clock.
1.The most likely reason the author wrote the passage was to__________.
A.show the influence Benjamin Banneker’s family had on him
B.present reasons for Benjamin Banneker’s fascination with clocks
C.explain Benjamin Banneker’s reason for becoming an inventor
D.give an example of Benjamin Banneker’s strong will and intelligence
2.Benjamin especially looked forward to going to the store to __________.
A.avoid work on the farm B.purchase white cloth
C.meet interesring people D.show his new clock to others
3.Why did Benjamin most likely hold his breath when he took the back off the watch?
A.He feared his friend might want to get the watch back.
B.He was very nervous about taking apart a precious object.
C.He wanted to time how long it would take to finish the job.
D.He was afraid that broken watch parts would fly into his face.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013届山东省淄博市高三12月月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
The website FarmersOnly.com calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.
As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.
So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly.com, but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s Heartland.”
You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.
Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, singlesinag.org, says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.
1.Jerry Miller started singlesinag.org in order to .
A.help farmers |
B.support traditions |
C.understand farmers |
D.represent farmers |
2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?
A.She dislikes city lifestyle. |
B.She prefers late night coffee. |
C.Country life isn’t well understood. |
D.It’s tiring to get up early. |
3.Which of the following is true of singlesinag.org?
A.Its services are free. |
B.It provides dating services. |
C.Only farmers can become its members. |
D.Farmers in France can’t benefit from it. |
4.The author of the text intends to .
A.advertise for the two websites |
B.introduce two websites |
C.encourage social activities |
D.urge readers to help farmers |
5.It can be inferred from the text that .
A.all farmers desire marriage |
B.farmers are easy to meet new people |
C.more farmers get divorced in the USA |
D.the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life |
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科目:高中英语 来源:辽宁省2009-2010学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
第三部分阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节{共15小题;每小题2分.满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳
项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Benjamin Banneker was a farmer,inventor,astronomer writer and antislavery supporter.He created the first American—built striking clock.
That fall,as usual,Benjamin rode to the nearby town for supplies.He couldn’t wait to get to the end of the road and buy the things his mother wanted.Then he could have a good talk with the folks in town.The truth was,as much as Benjamin loved his mother and father and three sisters,what he really enjoyed was talking about books or math problems or what was happening in other parts of the colonies(殖民地).
It was about l0 o’clock by the sun when Benjamin arrived at a store.He ordered a bolt(一卷)of white cloth for his mother and looked around for someone to taik to.Benjamin’s heart jumped like a rabbit when he saw a friend holding a gold watch.Benjamin had always wanted to figure out how clocks and watches worked.The friend saw Benjamin and let him sit down for a good talk.
Late that afternoon,Benjamin rode home,slowly.He didn’t want to harm the watch that his friend had let him borrow.That nigh after supper,Benjamin carefully laid the watch on the table and pulled the candle closer.“This is a watch,”he said.“A man in fown lent it to me,and now I’m going to take it apart and draw the pieces.Then 1’11 put it back together again.Benjamin held his breath and gently took the back off the watch.
Every evening for a week,Benjamin sat at the table with the watch.He copied eaeh tiny
wheel and pin.When the week was up,he put the pieces back togelher and returned the watch to its owner.Then Benjamin got a good night’s sleep.
The next day when the farm work was done,Benjamin went into the woods to 1ook for just the right pieces of wood.Not too old,not too dry,not too green,not too soft.
For two years,Benjamin farmed all day and worked on his wood pieces at night.In1753,two years after he had borrowed the watch,Benjamin put all the pieces together.Benjamin had made his own clock.
1.The most likely reason the author wrote the passage was to__________.
A.show the influence Benjamin Banneker’s family had on him
B.present reasons for Benjamin Banneker’s fascination with clocks
C.explain Benjamin Banneker’s reason for becoming an inventor
D.give an example of Benjamin Banneker’s strong will and intelligence
2.Benjamin especially looked forward to going to the store to __________.
A.avoid work on the farm B.purchase white cloth
C.meet interesring people D.show his new clock to others
3.Why did Benjamin most likely hold his breath when he took the back off the watch?
A.He feared his friend might want to get the watch back.
B.He was very nervous about taking apart a precious object.
C.He wanted to time how long it would take to finish the job.
D.He was afraid that broken watch parts would fly into his face.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012届黑龙江省哈尔滨市高三上学期期中考试英语题 题型:阅读理解
The website “FarmersOnly.com” calls itself an online dating and friendship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.
As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one day that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But someone would invite her to meet for coffee at nine o’clock at night, when she had to start her day at five the next morning.
So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don’t have to be a farmer to be on FarmersOnly.com, but you do have to have the good old-fashioned traditional values of America’s Heartland.”
You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 members. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.
Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which was formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, singlesinag.org, says there are more than 1,000 members across the nation and as far away as France.
1.Jerry Miller started singlesinag.org in order to .
A. help farmers B. represent farmers
C. support traditions D. understand farmers
2.Which of the following is true of singlesinag.org?
A. It provides dating services.
B. Only farmers can become its members.
C. Its services are free.
D. Farmers in France can’t benefit from it.
3. The author of the text intends to .
A. advertise for the two websites
B. urge readers to help farmers
C. intro duce two websites
D. encourage social activities
4.It can be inferred from the text that .
A. farmers are easy to meet new people
B. the Internet helps improve farmers’ social life
C. all farmers desire marriage
D. more farmers get divorced in the USA
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