he attempted ______ to set up a company of his own.
a. with vain b. on vain c. in vain d. of vain
科目：高中英语 来源：重庆市2010届高三下学期5月月考试题（英语） 题型：完型填空
第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was ten, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make 36 meet, my parents stressed to me . 37 fortunate we were to live in a great country with 38 opportunities. They imbued(灌输) in me the 39 of family, faith and love for our country.
The following year, my dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was 40 as a hairstylist. He rented space in a shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his 41 for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which 42 getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower 43 Morn and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter 44 .
I did this job for two years, but the lessons I learned have 45 a lifetime. I acquired discipline, a strong work ethic and a 46 attitude towards life, I also learned at an early age the importance of 47 life's competing interests---in my 48 , school, homework and a job. All 49 helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while 50 precollege courses.
The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate 51 in law and business from Harvard, 52 I joined a big Los Angeles law firm. In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience has 53 me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to 54 themselves and their families that is something we should 55 .
36. A. ends B. demands C. challenges D. friends
37. A. so B. what C. why D. how
38. A. priceless B. resistless C. limitless D. sightless
39. A. efforts B. decisions C. concepts D. activities
40. A. retired B. resigned C. replaced D. retrained
41. A. sales B. rent C. machine D. shop
42. A. meant B. kept C. needed D. started
43. A. since B. although C. when D. while
44. A. with joy B. on purpose C. by hand D. in time
45. A. proved B. impressed C. marked D. lasted
46. A. practical B. pleasant C. positive D. tolerant
47. A. developing B. balancing C. comparing D. facing
48. A. case B. example C. dream D. attempt
49. A. generally B. lately C. really D. typically
50. A. applying B. doing C. following D. taking
51. A. titles B. instructions C. chances D. degrees
52. A. after that B. ever since C. after which D. after then
53. A. equipped B. prepared C. taught D. guided
54. A. serve for B. feed on C. provide for D. count on
55. A. believe B. honor C. remember D. support
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省2009-2010学年高二下学期期末考试试题（英语） 题型：阅读理解
Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.
46. This text is most probably written by ______.
A. a specialist in teenager studies
B. a headmaster of a middle school
C. a parent with teenage children
D. a doctor for mental health problems
47. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______.
A. the change from good to bad that’ s seen in a child
B. the way that parents often blame themselves
C. the opinion that a child has of his parents
D. the advice that parents want their children to follow
48. The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as ______.
A. lazy B. quiet C. unusual D. rude
49. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ______.
A. pay no attention to them
B. are too busy to look after them
C. have come to hate them
D. feel helpless to do much about them
50. What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?
A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.
B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change.
C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.
D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年江苏省高三上学期期中考试英语题 题型：填空题
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空限填1个单词。
The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928). After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”, almost certainly the source of Howard’s name for his later building plan of towns. Returning to London, Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing on ideas that were popular at the time, but creating a unique combination of designs.
The nineteenth-century poor city was in many ways a terrible place, dirty and crowded; but it offered economic and social opportunities. At the same time, the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive: though it promised fresh air and nature, it suffered from agricultural depression(萧条) and it offered neither enough work and wages, nor much social life. Howard’s idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement, the garden city. Howard’s idea was that a group of people should set up a company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside; far enough from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price.
Garden cities would provide a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries. They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt, also owned by the company, containing not merely farms but also some industrial institutions. As more and more people moved in, the garden city would reach its planned limit-Howard suggested 32,000 people; then, another would be started a short distance away. Thus, over time, there would develop a vast planned house collection, extending almost without limit; within it, each garden city would offer a wide rang of jobs and services, but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city.
The Invention of the Garden City
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Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928) |
was___1____ for the invention of the garden city; immigrated from England to the US; ___2____ in his attempt to make a living ; moved to Chicago and saw the city being ___3___; took ___4___ of the popular ideas and created a unique combination of designs. |
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The ___5___ of the 19th century city and countryside |
City: Though a terrible place, the city had economic and social opportunities to ___6___. Countryside: Fresh___7___ the air there was, job opportunities were inadequate, let alone social life. |
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Howard’s idea of a garden city |
A garden city would be built in the countryside where the land wasn’t ___8___; ___9___ a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries, garden cities would be surrounded by a green belt; As the garden city reached the planned belt, another would be started a short distance away, a transportation system connecting it to the others ___10___. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年安徽省高三上学期第三次段考（英语） 题型：阅读理解
Does your pet have a slim figure? According to the Association of Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), about half of all dogs and nearly 60% of all indoor cats are overweight. Larry Kornegay, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, says he sees an overweight pet nearly every day, and unusually the owner is overweight. So talking about the topic can be touchy. “I talk about their pet’s health. Still, some clients take it personally.”
Here are some tips for pet weight loss:
See the vet(兽医). Have your vet put together a plan and treat any existing medical problems. Pain relief and diet changes may be required for arthritic(患关节炎的) pets, which will allow for exercise to at least begin.
Skip the crash diet (an attempt to lose weight quickly by strictly limiting the diet). A special weight-loss diet may be suggested. For example, look for the supplement which burns fat and builds muscle mass in foods. Never place any pet on a crash diet, especially cats, which can suffer a potentially fatal liver disease as a result. There’s a safe weight-loss drug for dogs you can ask your vet about.
Dine alone. “Cut out treats and resist temptation by keeping pets out of the room you’re dining in,” says Chicago vet Sheldon Rubin. You can buy low-calorie treats for dogs and cats. Rubin also recommends mini carrots, small apple slices or blueberries for dogs. What’s important is finding other ways, aside from food, to show your love. Play with your cat using an interactive toy, and take your dog for walks. Walks are great for bonding, and good for you. Studies show people are actually more willing to lose weight themselves if it also will help their pet.
Feed pets at special times. Pre-measure food carefully—don’t give them a larger meal than ever—and leave it in various places, so pets sniff it out and use the stairs. It’s fun, and it’s good exercise.
1.The underlined word “touchy” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________
A. sensitive B. exciting C. moving D. pleasant
2.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Overweight people usually like overweight pets.
B. Pets’ weight is easier to lose than humans’.
C. Cats have a greater chance of serious liver disease.
D. Overweight people often ignore their pets’ weight.
3.Which of the following methods is healthy for your pets?
A. Providing them with mini carrots or blueberries.
B. Keeping them with you when you’re dining.
C. Supplying them with larger meals or drinks.
D. Leaving the food in a fixed place for your pets.
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. How to feed pets without a crash diet.
B. The importance of pet weight loss.
C. How to help pets lose weight.
D. The problems that pets will meet.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届浙江省高一摸底考试英语题 题型：阅读理解
Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don't know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.
1.This text is most probably written by ______.
A. a specialist（专家） in teenager studies B. a headmaster of a middle school
C. a parent with teenage children D. a doctor for mental health problems
2. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______.
A. the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child
B. the way that parents often blame themselves
C. the opinion that a child has of his parents
D. the advice that parents want their children to follow
3.From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters __.
A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after them
C. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them
4.What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?
A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.
B. Parents should pay still some attention to the change.
C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.
D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.
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