Henry said he stayed at home all day, but I saw him in the supermarket. It’s __________that he was lying.
| A．obvious | B．amazing | C．necessary | D．strange |
科目：高中英语 来源：2010~2011学年江苏省盐城中学高一上学期期末测试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled over the world.
Henry had witnessed war and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes ( 火山爆发).
He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes.
He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was.
He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world.
In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry had not seen or done.
Now he was retired from journalism(新闻业). He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him.
One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla(大猩猩) walked in and asked for a table.
Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.
The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad.
Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened.
At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill.
Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal.
The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly then gave Henry fifty dollars.
“Thank you,” Henry said, and then to make conversation, he added, “we don’t get many gorillas in this restaurant.”
“At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I’m not surprised.”
【小题1】According to the story, Henry had________.
| A．had the most exciting experiences | B．told the longest stories |
| C．made history | D．caused accidents |
| A．very surprised by the gorilla | B．not disturbed(烦忧) by the gorilla |
| C．very interested in the gorilla | D．scared of the gorilla |
| A．his staff were not brave people | B．Henry didn’t normally serve customers |
| C．the gorilla had eaten there before | D．the gorilla was careful with his money |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年福建省福州文博中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Henry was a carpenter of our village. Once I asked him to make a table for my family. A week later, Henry sent us the table and the bill as well.
My wife said to me, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?"
"I won't decide about that until I see the bill." I said.
Henry was drinking a glass of water. He laughed and gave me a piece of paper. It said,
Bill
One dining table June 10, 2011
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint 1.50
Work, 8 hours (1 an hour) 8.00
Total(总计) 36.50
When I was looking at the bill, Henry said," It's a fine day, isn't it? Quite sunny."
"Yes," I said. "I'm glad it is only the 10th of June."
"Me too, " said Henry." You wait. It will be a bit hotter by the end of the month."
"Yes, hotter and more expensive. The table will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Henry? " I said, "If it isn't too much trouble, please add it up again. You can forget the date."
"OK, man. You are such a guy." Henry said with a smile in his two blue eyes, and he left with the money he should get.
【小题1】The table was made of __________.
| A．Wood | B．glass | C．Paper | D．chair |
| A．didn’t do well in math | B．was an honest carpenter |
| C．added the date to the bill | D．was not a carpenter |
| A．smart and careful | B．silly and lazy | C．rich and hardworking | D．stupid and rich |
| A．Henry got 26.5 for his work in the end |
| B．The table will cost 20 more on June 30 |
| C．The writer paid 36.5 for the table |
| D．The writer got 36.5 |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届辽宁省东北育才双语学校高三上学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
James Arruda Henry, a 98-year-old retired lobsterman, has written and published his first book, "In a Fisherman's Language", after learning to read at the incredible age of 91．
Mr. Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate (文盲）．Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only telling to his late wife．
A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education．"He signed a document he could not read," Mr Henry's granddaughter said. And then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled "Life Is So Good" at the age of 101, Mr. Henry took up reading．
"If he can do it．I'm going to try," Mr. Henry said．Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to ABC’s and children's books. He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife. But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his life．
He wrote about his family’s voyage from Portugal to the U.S. his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard. He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough．
His life stories have become so popular, in fact, nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the book's release last month．One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany．And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation．
【小题1】Which of the following is true of Mr. Henry?
| A．He couldn't read when he was retired． |
| B．He was not a good student at school． |
| C．Only his family members knew he was illiterate． |
| D．He published his book at the age of 91． |
| A．had some trouble with his granddaughter |
| B．couldn't sign the document he was given |
| C．wanted to share his own experience with others |
| D．was inspired by George Dawson's story |
| A．his family story | B．his school education |
| C．his journeys at sea | D．his work experiences |
| A．Nearly 800 copies of the book were sold． |
| B．The book was sold well in Germany． |
| C．His book was popular both at home and abroad． |
| D．Hollywood has planned to adapt his book for a movie． |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年湖南邵阳石齐学校高一下期期中考试英语卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Mary got a little white lamb（羊羔）. She tied it to a tree in her field during the day and went to take it home every evening. One evening, she found the lamb gone. Someone had cut the rope and stolen the lamb. When her husband came home, she told him what had happened. Henry at once set out to look for the thief.
It was easy to find the thief in the small village. Henry heard that his neighbor Alex got a lamb. He went to the neighbors’ house and said angrily, “Return the lamb to me, or I’ll call the police.”
Alex explained that he had bought a lamb, but it was black. Henry looked out of the window. There in the garden was a little black lamb. He felt ashamed. Then he apologized to his neighbour. While they were talking, it began to rain. He stayed in Alex’s house until the rain stopped. When he went outside, he was surprised to see the lamb changed. The lamb, which had been black half an hour before, was now almost white.
“What colour on earth is the lamb,” Henry wondered, “black or white?”【小题1】When her husband came back Mary told him __________.
| A．she had got a lamb |
| B．someone had stolen the lamb |
| C．she had tied the lamb to the tree |
| D．her son was gone |
【小题2】Henry said to Alex, “If you ______ return the lamb to me, I’ll go to the police office.”| A．will | B．won’t | C．don’t | D．have to |
【小题3】Henry didn’t leave the neighbor’s home ______.| A．until it began to rain |
| B．until it stopped raining |
| C．when it was raining |
| D．before it began to rain |
【小题4】To his surprised, he found a _______ lamb there instead.| A．big | B．black | C．small | D．white |
【小题5】Which of the sentences is right?| A．The lamb was stolen by Alex. |
| B．The lamb was bought by Alex. |
| C．The lamb could change its colour. |
| D．The lamb went to Alex’s house by itself. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建省高一第三阶段试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Henry found work in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich. Mr. King thought he was too lazy and was going to send him away. Henry was afraid and had to work hard.
It was a cold morning. It was snowing and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.
“It must be full of expensive things,” Henry said to himself. “I have to get it, or others will take it away. ”
He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didn’t hear it and went on running. The man drove aside, hit a big tree and was hurt in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court (法庭). A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.
“But you’ve heard me this time.” said the judge.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”
“Cover the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf (聋的)one. Well, can you hear me? ”
“No, I can’t, Sir.”
1.What was Mr. King?
A．a driver B．a doctor C．a policeman D．a shopkeeper
2.Why did Mr. King want to send Henry away?
A．Because Henry was too lazy. B．Because Henry hoped to be rich.
C．Because Henry finished middle school. D．Because Henry sold few books.
3.What did a driver do when he saw Henry run across the street?
A．He drove aside and hit a big tree. B．He began to whistle to him.
C．He went out of the bookstore. D．He shouted at him.
4.Why did Henry say that he was deaf?
A．He wanted to have a joke with the judge.
B．He wanted to get the judge’s help
C．He wanted to find another piece of work
D．He didn’t want to pay for the accident.
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