A French billionaire used to have a rough time when he was young. Later he carved out a career for himself in the field of drawing sales. Within ten years, he had become a young media tycoon (大亨）in France. He died of cancer in 1998.
A French newspaper published his will after his death, in which he claimed:“I was a poor guy. Before I reach the threshold (门槛) of heaven, I leave my secret of how to become rich to the world. Anyone who can answer the question 'What is the most absent for the poor? ' will have discovered my secret of becoming rich. He will have my congratulations. My deposit of one million francs in the private safe of my bank will be the prize for his wisdom in uncovering the riddle of poverty.”
Many people responded to the publicized will. The answers, as one might imagine, were various. The majority of them thought the most absent for the poor was money. Some stated that what the poor most needed was opportunity. Still others thought that the poor needed skills to make money. The rest of the answers claimed that poverty could be attributed to the absence of help, love, attractiveness, name-brand clothes, and even a presidency of a state.
On the first anniversary of the billionaire’s passing, his lawyer and representative opened his private safe in the bank; the secret of getting rich was unfolded. The billionaire believed that the most absent of the poor was the ambition of getting rich.
It was a nine-year-old girl who hit the nail on the head. Why did she regard “ambition” as the most absent for the poor? The day she was officially awarded the one million francs, she said: “Every time my elder sister brought her boyfriend home, she always warned me not to be ambitious. Not to be ambitious! So, I thought perhaps ambition was something that brought what you wanted.”
61. According to the passage, which of the following is true about the French billionaire?
A. He died of cancer in 1998 and left nothing.
B. Later on, he took up drawing as his career.
C. Within a decade, he had became a young media tycoon in the world.
D. He did not have a happy life when he was young.
62. What will the winner get if he finds out the billionaire’s secret of becoming rich?
A. The billionaire’s francs B. The billionaire’s private safe.
C. The billionaire’s ambition D. All of the billionaire’s possessions.
63.What did most people think of the most absent for the poor?
A. Help B. Money C. Opportunity D. Ambition
64. From the passage, we can infer that the little girl find the secret__________.
A. with her sister’s help B. just on purpose
C. quite by accident D. not mentioned
65. The underlined phrase “hit the nail on the head” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. she had got the ambition to become rich
B. she offered to tell her story publicly
C. she failed to get the prize of one million francs
D. she guessed right and knew the answer
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A French girl outside Buckingham Palace said:“I was so excited. I saw the Queen! She came out in a Rolls Royce. I've been interested in your royal family since I was a little girl. I have read all the stories—especially about Charles and Diana—in French newspapers and magazines. They tell me what your royal family really do. Your newspapers can't tell the truth about them!”?
An Italian boy, who was in Britain for the first time, talked about the weather. “I can't understand it. I have been here for over a week, and I still haven't seen any fog!”
A Japanese student from Tokyo said: “I have been in Britain since April, and I am living with a British family. I have noticed one big difference between British and Japanese families. British men do jobs like cooking, washing up and ironing. They are jobs which I have never seen Japanese men do. They think it is women's work. But I don't agree! ”
A German student, at a language school in Oxford said: “I thought Britain was a modem European country—you have been in the EEC for years now. So why do you still use miles, pints, and pounds, instead of kilometers, litres and kilos? And why do you still drive on the wrong side of the road?”
A Danish girl in Brighton said: “I came to Britain a month ago. I have noticed one very strange thing here. After British people have washed the dishes, they never rinse them. They just take them out of the dirty, soapy water and leave them dry!”
A Swedish girl said: “I have watched a lot of television since I arrived in Torquay two weeks ago. British television is wonderful. But the “programmes”which I enjoyed most are the advertisements. They are very funny or very clever, or both. Back home in Sweden we don't have any TV advertisements at all! ”
1．“It makes shopping very difficult. For example, I don't know what size shoes or jeans to ask for. ”From the passage we know ________ said so.
[ ]
2．“In fact the sun hasn't stopped shining—it is not at all like in old films and Dickens' novels. ” From the above we know ________ said so.
[ ]
3．“Surely it is not difficult to put them under the cold tap for a moment. ”Who said this?
[ ]
4．“I help too—my friends at home would be very surprised if they could see me. ”Whose opinion is it?
[ ]
5．“I enjoy guessing what they are for, you know beer or toothpaste or whatever, before they actually name the product. ”Toothpaste is a kind of material that we use to ________.
[ ]
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科目：高中英语 来源：人教社新课程2003年审核高一上册练习 人教社新课程2003年审核 题型：050
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The story of the English language is a story of change. The Old English language, or Old English, is different from Modem English. If we do not study Old English, we cannot understand it. Some of the words are the same but many are not used now.
The story of English language begins some time after the year A. D. 400. At that time some people came to England from North-West Europe. There were many groups of people. They were called Angels, Saxons and Jutes. Their language, Old English, is like some of the modem languages of North-West Europe. In Old English the endings had many meanings.
They showed past time and present time and many other things. In Modern English most of the endings are gone. This is the biggest difference between Old and Modern English.
(1)What does the first sentence of the passage mean? ________.
[ ]
A. The English language keeps changing as time goes on
B. The Old English had changed into Modern English
C. The story of the English language often changes
D. The story of the English language is one of how people change the language
(2)Old English was first used by people from ________.
[ ]
A. French
B. North-West Europe
C. England
D. North-West England
(3)Which of the following is not true about Old English?
[ ]
A. It was spoken by many groups of people from North-West Europe.
B. Its vocabulary is completely from that of Modern English.
C. It's not easy for most English speakers today to understand the language.
D. The endings of the works had different specific meanings.
(4)What is the greatest difference between Old and Modem English?
[ ]
A. Old English was used by people 400 years ago while English is used by people today.
B. Some of the words in Old English are not used in Modern English.
C. The endings in Old English are full of meanings.
D. Most of endings in Old English are not used in Modern English.
(5)The best title for this passage is ________.
[ ]
A. The Difference Between Old English and Modern English
B. How People Changed English
C. Change of English and Change of the People
D. The Story of English
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：053
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The story of the English language is a story of change. The Old English language, or Old English, is different from Modem English. If we do not study Old English, we cannot understand it. Some of the words are the same but many are not used now.
The story of English language begins some time after the year A. D. 400. At that time some people came to England from North-West Europe. There were many groups of people. They were called Angels, Saxons and Jutes. Their language, Old English, is like some of the modem languages of North-West Europe. In Old English the endings had many meanings.
They showed past time and present time and many other things. In Modern English most of the endings are gone. This is the biggest difference between Old and Modern English.
(1)What does the first sentence of the passage mean? ________.
[ ]
A. The English language keeps changing as time goes on
B. The Old English had changed into Modern English
C. The story of the English language often changes
D. The story of the English language is one of how people change the language
(2)Old English was first used by people from ________.
[ ]
A. French
B. North-West Europe
C. England
D. North-West England
(3)Which of the following is not true about Old English?
[ ]
A. It was spoken by many groups of people from North-West Europe.
B. Its vocabulary is completely from that of Modern English.
C. It's not easy for most English speakers today to understand the language.
D. The endings of the works had different specific meanings.
(4)What is the greatest difference between Old and Modem English?
[ ]
A. Old English was used by people 400 years ago while English is used by people today.
B. Some of the words in Old English are not used in Modern English.
C. The endings in Old English are full of meanings.
D. Most of endings in Old English are not used in Modern English.
(5)The best title for this passage is ________.
[ ]
A. The Difference Between Old English and Modern English
B. How People Changed English
C. Change of English and Change of the People
D. The Story of English
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011届云南省云龙一中高二上学期第一次月考英语卷 题型：阅读理解
As far back as 700 B. C, man has talked about children being cared for by wolves. Romulus and Remus, the legendary（传说的）twin founders of Rome, were said to have been cared for by wolves. It is believed that when a she-wolf loses her litter, she tries to get human child to take its place. This seemingly foolish and unreasonable idea did not become believable until the late nineteenth century when a French doctor actually found a ten-year-old boy having nothing on wandering in the woods. He didn’t walk upright, could not speak understandably, nor could he relate to people. He only growled（嗥叫）and stared at them. Finally the doctor won the boy’s confidence and began to work with him. After many long years of devoted and patient teaching, the doctor was able to get the boy to clothe and feed himself, recognize and say a number of words, as well as write letters and form words.
【小题1】The French doctor found the boy ________.
A. wandering in the woods B at his doorstep
C. growling at him D. speaking understandably
【小题2】In this passage, the word “litter” in line 3 most nearly means ________.
| A．garbage | B．master | C．hair | D．baby animals |
| A．the boy had never lost his mind | B．the boy trusted him |
| C．the boy liked to dress up | D．the boy worked very hard |
| A．She-Wolves have been said to replace human children for their lost litter. |
| B．Examples of wolves caring for human children can be found only in the nineteenth century. |
| C．The French doctor succeeded in training the boy to enjoy the human life somewhat. |
| D．The young boy never was able to speak perfectly. |
| A．tell | B．understand | C．listen to | D．write to |
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