Baseball (棒球) Match
Mr. Jenkins works in a middle school. There he teaches his students English. He works hard and is very busy. After supper, when his family watch TV, he always reads some newspapers in his room. At times Robert comes in and asks him to tell him a story. He likes his little son and does all what the boy wants.
One Sunday Mrs. Jenkins was doing some housework and Mr. Jenkins was reading a newspaper.
Robert came in but he didn’t say anything. About ten minutes later the boy showed a newspaper to him and called out, “There will be a baseball match tonight, Dad!”
Mr. Jenkins was surprised. He said to himself, “The boy is only three years old. How can he read the newspaper?”
He held up the newspaper and began to look for the news. But he couldn’t find it. At last the boy showed him an exclamation mark on the newspaper.
【小题1】Mr. Jenkins is a ______.
A.doctor | B.teacher | C.driver | D.farmer |
A.逗号 | B.冒号 | C.句号 | D.感叹号 |
A.a baseball match | B.a piece of good news |
C.a today's newspaper | D.an exclamation mark |
A.there was a baseball match |
B.his son bought a newspaper for him |
C.his little son learned to read |
D.his little son learned to write |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
【小题5】C
解析试题分析:本文叙述了小男孩把报纸上的一个感叹号当做了棒球比赛的标志的故事。詹金斯先生在学校工作很忙,因此只有在吃完晚饭时,他才有时间看报纸。有一天,当他的儿子告诉他报纸上说有棒球比赛,他感到惊讶一个3岁的小孩能读懂报纸。但是报纸上并没有报道有棒球比赛。结果,他儿子指着感叹号说,这就是棒球比赛。
【小题1】推理判断题。根据第一段的Mr. Jenkins works in a middle school.There he teaches his students English 可知詹金斯先生在一所中学教英语,因此他是一名老师。故选B。
【小题2】推理判断题。根据第一段的He works hard and is very busy. After supper, when his family watch TV, he always reads some newspapers in his room.可知他在学校工作很忙,因此只有在吃完晚饭时,他才有时间看报纸。故选A。
【小题3】词义猜测题。根据第三段的About ten minutes later the boy showed a newspaper to him and called out, “There will be a baseball match tonight, Dad!”和最后一段的 But he couldn’t find it可知他的儿子把一个像棒球棍的符号当做是棒球比赛的标志了。故选D。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据最后一段的At last the boy showed him an exclamation mark on the newspaper.可知男孩一看到报纸上的感叹号就喊,是把感叹号当做棒球比赛的广告了。故选D。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据第四段的Mr. Jenkins was surprised. He said to himself, “The boy is only three years old. How can he read the newspaper?”可知詹金斯先生认为一个3岁的小孩能读懂报纸,这令他感到惊讶。故选C。
考点:故事类短文阅读。
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Must-Read about Notting Hill Carnival(狂欢节)
Route
The carnival procession itself begins at 9am on both Sunday and Monday. It starts on Great Western Road, winding its way along Chepstow Road, then on to Westbourne Grove, and then down Ladbroke Grove. See our Notting Hill Carnival map for the full route.
Bus
While extra services will be in operation, no buses will enter the Carnival area from first thing Sunday morning until the first service on Tuesday morning. On both days bus services begin from Notting Hill Gate in the south and from Harrow Rd (close to Elgin Avenue) in the north.
Bike
Last year the nearest bike-parking stations – Chepstow Villas and Pembridge Road – were removed for Carnival, so don’t rely on being able to park your bike nearby this year.
Safety
Avoid carrying expensive items, such as jewellery and digital cameras. Take a bag with a secure zip to keep your more valuable possessions in and avoid putting your valuables in your back pocket.
Do tell police if you see an incident. Officers will be stationed throughout the Carnival area. Don’t try to walk against the flow of the crowd, as you won’t get far. Drink plenty of water on the day too, especially if the sun makes an appearance.
Children
Children’s Day on Sunday is recommended for families as the smaller crowds and kid-friendly floats(游行花车) create a fun atmosphere. Arrange meeting points in case you become separated. The smaller the buggy(婴儿车), the better. Ear defenders may be necessary for very young children.
【小题1】Visitors are warned not to bike to the Carnival because _________.
A.there are an increasing number of bike thefts there |
B.there are no bike-parking stations nearby |
C.roads to the Carnival area are closed to bikes |
D.they will be charged with extra parking fees |
A.wear trousers without back pockets |
B.bring plenty of beer with them |
C.leave their valuables in the hotel |
D.walk along the flow of the crowd |
A.to be there on Sunday |
B.to let their children go wherever they like |
C.to arrange a meeting time |
D.to bring ear defenders for each child. |
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The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children.On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.
However, the idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington.A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909.Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her.It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices(牺牲) and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a selfless and loving man.Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spikane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day.Roses are the Father’s Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.
When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card.Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental(伤感的).Most greeting cards are too special so fathers laugh when they open them.Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child need Dad.
【小题1】The United States is special in Father’s Day because ______.
A.many people celebrate the day | B.only America celebrates the day |
C.America makes it an official day | D.all men are honored in America |
A.Sonora honored her father on her father’s birthday |
B.Sonora’s birthday was June 19 |
C.it was decided by the president at that time |
D.her mother died on June 19 |
A.4 | B.10 | C.14 | D.24 |
A.was very kind to anyone |
B.was the first father honored in 1924 |
C.did a lot for his daughter |
D.always help others by giving money |
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Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, was born in Kingfish, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918. He was raised in Missouri where he worked in his father’s store while attending school. This was his first retailing (零售业) experience and he really enjoyed it. After graduation, he began his own career as a retail merchant.
He soon opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Wal-Mart specialized in name brands at low prices and Sam Walton was surprised at the success. Soon a chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America.
Walton's management style was popular with employees and he founded some of the basic concepts of management that are still in use today.
After taking the company public in 1970, Walton introduced his “profit sharing plan”. The profit sharing plan was a plan for Wal-Mart employees to improve their income dependent on the profits of the store. Sam Walton believed that “individuals don't win, teams do”. Employees at Wal-Mart stores were offered stock options (认股权) and store discounts. These benefits are commonplace today, but Walton was among the first to implement (实现) them. Walton believed that a happy employee meant happy customers and more sales. He also believed that by giving employees a part of the company and making their success dependent on the company’s success, they would care about the company.
By the 1980s, Wal-Mart had sales of over one billion dollars and over three hundred stores across North America. Wal-Mart’s unique decentralized (分散的) distribution system, also Walton’s idea, created the edge needed to further encourage growth in the 1980s during growing complaints that the “superstore” was stopping smaller and traditional stores from developing. By 1991, Wal-Mart was the largest US retailer with 1,700 stores. Walton remained active in managing the company, as president and CEO until 1988 and chairman until his death. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom shortly before his death.
【小题1】 Sam Walton first made a hit in retailing when __________.
A.he worked in his father’s store |
B.he created Walton's management style |
C.a chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America |
D.he specialized in name brands at low prices |
A.To make sure all the employees had their own shares. |
B.To encourage the employees to work hard and make joint efforts. |
C.To select excellent employees for his stores. |
D.To make more profit for himself. |
A.With Walton’s management style, employees treated the stores as their own. |
B.Walton wasn’t one of the merchants who first implemented stock options. |
C.The smaller and traditional stores were well affected by Walton’s stores. |
D.In his old age, Walton gave all the management to his men. |
A.Danger. | B.Disadvantage. | C.Advantage. | D.System. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
Barefoot and dirty,the girl just sat and watched the people go by.She never tried to speak.Many people passed,but never did one person stop.
The next day I decided to go back to the park,curious to see if the little girl would still be there.Right in the very spot as she was yesterday,she sat with the saddest look in her eyes.
Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl.As we all know,a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone.
As I began walking towards her,I could see the back of the little girl’s dress indicated a deformity(畸形).I smiled to let her know it was okay,I was there to help,to talk.I sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”.I smiled and she shyly smiled back.We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty.I asked the girl why she was so sad.The little girl looked at me and with a sad face said,“Because I’m different.”
I immediately said “That you are!” and smiled.The little girl acted even sadder.She said,“I know.” She looked at me and smiled.Slowly she stood to her feet,and said,“Really?”
“Yes,dear,you’re like a little guardian angel sent to watch over all those people walking by.” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled,and with that she spread her wings and said with a twinkle in her eye,“I am.I’m your guardian angel.”
I was speechless,sure I was seeing things.She said,“For once you thought of someone other than yourself,my job here is done.”
Immediately I stood to my feet and said,“Wait,so why did no one stop to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled,“You’re the only one who could see me,and you believe it in your heart.”…and she was gone.
And with that my life changed dramatically.So,when you think you’re all you have,remember,your angel is always watching over you.Mine is!
【小题1】People just passed by the girl because _______.
A.they pretended not to see her |
B.she pretended to be poor |
C.they never thought of helping her |
D.they knew the author would help her |
A.Considerate. | B.Patient. | C.Helpful. | D.Powerful. |
A.He was shocked. | B.He didn’t manage to help the girl. |
C.He thought he was cheated. | D.He was in despair. |
A.The author smiled because he saw the girl was shy. |
B.The author had known that the girl was a real angel. |
C.The author believed that an angel was always watching him. |
D.The author decided to go back to the park because he was sure that the little girl would be there. |
A.You are ugly. | B.You are alone. |
C.You are strong. | D.You are rich. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
I chose to study in Madrid because I had a desire to learn Spanish. My first impressions of Madrid were incredible. It was before the New Year that I arrived in Madrid for the first time. While traveling to my Spanish friend’s house in a taxi, I appreciated the buildings along the road which were different from those of my own country.
There are an incredible number of restaurants and bars from all over the world. If you are really into sightseeing, I hope you have rechargeable batteries for your digital camera, because one week really isn’t enough time to see everything here including a number of art, science, and historical museums as well as parks, buildings, and amazing landscapes.
What I liked best about life in Madrid was the fact that if you were frustrated with schoolwork and wanted to have some fun, you can easily go out. The nightlife never seems to stop and the people are all very friendly. You can meet people and practice Spanish while having fun at the same time.
What I liked least was the fact that many people smoked in the streets. Also, coming from the US, I was used to having a big breakfast every morning, but while living with an actual Spanish family, I wasn’t really satisfied with the food in the morning.
I think I have definitely become more independent since I came back from Spain. Living in a big city like Madrid I found that it is necessary to plan ahead and to make a schedule for future. There is so much to see, not just in the Spanish World, but in the European World as well.
【小题1】 What’s the purpose of the text?
A.To attract people to tour around Madrid. |
B.To show how to enjoy Spanish culture. |
C.To give advice on how to study Spanish. |
D.To describe the author’s life in Madrid. |
A.It’s difficult to deal with the used batteries. |
B.It’s not convenient to recharge batteries. |
C.There are few stores that sell ordinary batteries. |
D.You will find lots of places worth taking pictures of. |
A.Parks and buildings. | B.Restaurants and bars. |
C.Nightlife. | D.Breakfast. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
I finished my last evening shift of the week and could hardly wait to get home. I took off my nursing shoes, relaxed and then said goodnight to the rest of the girls and headed out of the door.
It was so cold and I could see the ice crystals in the air. As I approached my car, I saw one of my coworkers standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and besides, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest night in January.
We chatted as I drove and before we knew it, we arrived at her house. As she headed up the steps to her door she turned around. “Do you know how to get to your house from here?” “How hard can it be? I’ll just backtrack the way I came.”
I started driving. Nothing looked familiar, but at first that didn’t bother me since I’d never been to this neighborhood before. I kept driving, and soon I sensed that something was wrong. I recognized nothing, not the neighborhoods, not even the street names. My husband would be worried about me. I looked down at my watch. It was now 2:30. I’d left work at 11:30 pm.
I stopped my car. I thought I’d better take stock of my situation. My gas gauge (汽油表) was slowly going down. In total defeat I put my head down on the steering wheel and asked for help. I lifted my head. I saw a shadow down the road in front of me. It was a car. What was a car doing in the middle of nowhere at 2:30 in the morning?
Hesitantly, I got out of my car and knocked on the window of the other car. An elderly man slowly rolled his window down.
I said, “I’m lost and don’t know how to get back into town.”
In silence, he started driving. I drove behind him.
Finally I recognized a familiar street. As I turned to head home, I lost sight of my guiding angel. When I pulled into my driveway the warning light for my gas tank turned on.
【小题1】Why did the writer stop her car?
A.To consider and judge the situation. |
B.To check whether there was gas. |
C.To prevent the car breaking down. |
D.To turn to somebody for help. |
A.she thanked the old man very much |
B.her husband was waiting for her anxiously |
C.the oil in her car was just going to run out |
D.she was totally frozen on the cold night |
A.Keep up and you will succeed at last. |
B.Meeting a friendly old man in trouble. |
C.Giving a ride to my coworker at night. |
D.Losing my way on a cold winter night. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Mr. Hungerton, her father, really was absolutely centered upon his own silly self. If anything could have driven me from Gladys, it would have been the thought of such a father-in-law. I am convinced that he really believed in his heart that I came round to the Chestnuts three days a week for the pleasure of his company, and very especially to hear his views upon bimetallism (金银双币制).
For an hour or more that evening I listened to his tiring talk about bad money driving out good, and the true standards of exchange.
“Suppose,” he cried, “that all the debts in the world were called up at once, and immediate payment insisted upon, what under our present conditions would happen then?”
I gave the self-evident answer that I should be a ruined man, upon which he jumped from his chair, scolding me for my thoughtless quickness, which made it impossible for him to discuss any reasonable subject in my presence.
At last I was alone with Gladys, and the moment of Fate had come! She sat with that proud, slim figure of hers outlined against the red curtain. How beautiful she was! Gladys was full of every womanly quality.
I was about to break the long and uneasy silence, when two critical, dark eyes looked round at me, and the proud head was shaken disapprovingly. “I have a feeling that you are going to propose(求婚), Ned. I do wish you wouldn’t; for things are so much nicer as they are.”
I drew my chair a little nearer. “Now, how did you know that I was going to propose?” I asked in wonder.
“Don’t women always know? Do you suppose any woman in the world was ever taken unawares? But...oh, Ned, our friendship has been so good and so pleasant! What a pity to spoil it! Don’t you feel how splendid it is that a young man and a young woman should be able to talk face to face as we have talked?”
She had sprung from her chair, as she saw signs that I proposed to announce some of my wants. “You’ve spoiled everything, Ned,” she said. “It’s all so beautiful and natural until this kind of thing comes in! It is such a pity! Why can't you control yourself?”
“But why can’t you love me, Gladys? Is it my appearance, or what?”
“No, it isn’t that.”
“My character?”
She nodded severely.
“What can I do to mend it?”
She looked at me with a wondering distrust which was much more to my mind than her whole-hearted confidence.
“Now tell me what’s wrong with me?”
“I’m in love with somebody else,” said she.
It was my turn to jump out of my chair.
“It’s nobody in particular,” she explained, laughing at the expression of my face: “only an ideal. I’ve never met the kind of man I mean.”
“Tell me about him. What does he look like?”
“Oh, he might look very much like you.”
“How dear of you to say that! Well, what is it that he does that I don’t do? I’ll have a try at it, Gladys, if you will only give me an idea what would please you.”
“Well, it is never a man that I should love, but always the glories he had won; for they would be reflected upon me. Think of Richard Burton! When I read his wife’s life with him I could so understand her love! And Lady Stanley! Did you ever read the wonderful last chapter of that book about her husband? These are the sort of men that a woman could adore with all her soul, and yet be the greater, not the less, on account of her love, honored by all the world as the inspirer of noble deeds.”
“And if I do——”
Her dear hand rested upon my lips. “Not another word, Sir! You should have been at the office for evening duty half an hour ago; only I hadn’t the heart to remind you. Some day, perhaps, when you have won your place in the world, we shall talk it over again.”
【小题1】Why did the writer often come round to the Chestnuts?
A.To hear Mr. Hungerton’s views upon bimetallism. |
B.To find the opportunity of staying with Gladys. |
C.To learn Mr. Hungertong’s standards of exchange. |
D.To discuss the present economy with Gladys |
A.It took great patience and courage for the writer to propose to Gladys. |
B.Mr. Hungerton tried to stop the writer from proposing to his daughter. |
C.It was difficult for Gladys to choose an ideal husband from her friends. |
D.It was impossible for the writer to have any chance to marry Gladys. |
A.Careful, choosy and stubborn. |
B.Unfriendly, cold and self-centered. |
C.Lovely, confident, and idealistic. |
D.Simple-minded, active and attractive |
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A well-dressed man came to a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter. Since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, because she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? ” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl.”
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I got it from my mother, and my mother from hers. But I really need the money. ”
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.
【小题1】He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ______.
A.he loved his wife deeply |
B.his business had been successful |
C.he was anxious to get it |
D.he wanted to make the jeweler believe him |
A.exactly the same size as the black one |
B.exactly as big and nice as the black one |
C.exactly as expensive as the black one |
D.exactly the same quality as the black one |
A.to see the perfect pearl |
B.to sell their own pearl at a high price |
C.to get in touch with the rich man |
D.to help the rich man’s wife |
A.the man’s partner |
B.short of money |
C.unwilling to sell the pearl |
D.the man’s wife |
A.his wife had found another perfect pearl already |
B.he happened to be out at that time |
C.he got $ 20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money |
D.he was angry with the jeweler for waiting too long |
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