科目:高中英语 来源:2013-2014学年贵州省铜仁市高三第四次月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I ’m so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(里脊)in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it---there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale--- actually as big as our boat-- was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and camp up suddenly, making big whirlpools(旋涡)and waves. “ she’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point , my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe---and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
1.The author says “ I’m so glad I did”(in Para.2) because_________
A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing
B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea
C. he spent the weekend with his family
D. he experienced the rescue of the whales
2. The harbour survived the storm owing to____________
A. the shape of the harbour
B. the arms of the bay
C. the still water in the channel
D. the long coast line
3. The mother whale failed to help her baby because___________
A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long.
B. the whirlpools she had made were no big enough.
C. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction.
D. she had no other whales around to turn to for help
4.What is the theme of the story?
A. Fishing provides excitement for children.
B. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals.
C. It’s vital to protect the environment.
D. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届黑龙江牡丹江一中高一下期期末考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
SYDNEY 2005-01-01 08:33—Mother of two, Jillian Searle, had to choose between her children when she made a life-or-death decision.
Swept up by mountainous tsunami (海啸) waves at a Thai resort ( 旅游胜地), she could not hold on to both her young sons and survive . Fighting to stay above the waters , she had to choose which one would have to take his chances in the swirling torrent (漩流).
“I knew I had to let go of one of them and I just thought I’d better let go of the one that’s the older,” she told Sky News television in a report broadcast on Thursday. She said she was accompanied by the two boys, Lachie, 5, and two-year-old Blake, and their father, Brad, who had watched the drama helplessly from their first-floor hotel room, when the waves struck. “And I was screaming, trying to find him, and we thought he was dead,” she told reporters on arrival back in Australia. Lachie was found alive about 2 hours later clinging to a door and, looked uninjured as his mother spoke to reporters.
British surfer (冲浪运动员) Martin Markwell is also a lucky man. He had always dreamed of catching that perfect wave –but when it finally came along, it was a nightmare. He was on his surfboard when he was swept up by a tsunami wave.
“It was really terrible because I was surfing, I was really surfing on a wave I wasn’t supposed to be on,” he said. “As an experienced surfer, when I saw the wave come I realized something was wrong, but I couldn’t escape because my surfboard was tied to my ankle.”
His wife Vicki and son Jake looked on in horror from a hotel balcony as he crashed towards the shore. Luckily , he stayed on top of his board until he reached the hotel , jumped off and got to safety as the ocean rolled back to feed a much larger tsunami wave on its way . The family regrouped and ran to safety just minutes before a giant tsunami wave 10 meters high.
1.When the waves struck, the father Brad .
A. reported the disaster to Sky News television
B. was watching a drama play on TV in the hotel
C. tried to find his son lost in the waters
D. watched things going on , unable to do anything
2.The underlined word “him” refers to .
A. an old man B. Lachie C. Brad D. Blake
3.Which of the following is wrong ?
A. Lachie and Martin were both with their family members when the disaster happened.
B. Lachie and Martin both survived from the high waves when tsunami struck.
C. Lachie and Martin were both travelers from Europe on holiday in Thailand.
D. Lachie and Martin were both alive owing to their good luck.
4.The best title of this news story would be .
A. Narrow Escape B. Disaster Caused by Tsunami
C. Exciting Surfing Experience D. Struggle Against Tsunami
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013届内蒙古高二下学期期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it ——there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. ”She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
1.The author says “I’m so glad I did ” (in Para. 2)because ______.
A.he witnessed the whole process of fishing |
B.he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea |
C.he experienced the rescue of the whales |
D.he spent the weekend with his family |
2.The harbour survived the storm owing to____________.
A.the shape of the harbour |
B.the arms of the bay |
C.the still water in the channel |
D.the long coast line |
3.The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.
A.she had stayed in the polluted water for too long |
B.the whirlpools she had made were not big enough |
C.she had no other whales around to turn to for help |
D.the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction |
4.what is the theme of the story?
A.Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness |
B.Fishing provides excitement for children |
C.It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals |
D.It’s vital to protect the environment |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Monty owns a horse ranch(农场) in San Sedro. Once when asked about his __1__ , he told the story about a young man, son of a horse trainer.
One day at high school the boy was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he __2__. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his __3__ of someday owning a horse ranch. He __4__ about his dream in great detail and __5_ drew a diagram of 200-acre ranch , __6__ the location of everything important there.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __7__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to the teacher. The teacher said, “ This is an unrealistic dream__8__ a young boy like you. You come from a __9_ family. Owing a ranch requires a lot of money. There is __10__way you could ever do it.” Then he added, “_11_ you will rewrite this paper with a more _12__ goal, I will reconsider your _13__.
The boy went home and thought about it long and_14__. Finally, the boy turned in the same paper, making no __15__ at all. He said, “ You cam keep the F and I will keep my __16__.”
Monty said, “I was the boy. And the __17_ part of the story was that two summer ago that __18__ teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When he was leaving, the teacher said, ‘When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I __19__ a lot of kids’ dreams. _20__ you had enough courage not to give up yours.’”
1. A. life B. success C. family D. education
2. A. got up B. came up C. turned up D. grew up
3. A. idea B. change C. goal D. design
4. A. thought B. argued C. reported D. wrote
5. A. still B. even C. only D. nearly
6. A. finding B. reaching C. describing D. showing
7. A. suggestion B. warning C. article D. notice
8. A. for B. as C. about D. in
9. A. special B. poor C. noble D. successful
10. A. no B. one C. some D. another
11. A. Since B. Unless C. Though D. If
12. A. challenging B. exciting C. practical D. important
13. A. article B. future C. hope D. grade
14. A. far B. hard C. wide D. late
15. A. answers B. comments C. changes D. mistakes
16. A. dream B. paper C. word D. decision
17. A. saddest B. latest C. best D. funniest
18. A. same B. friendly C. rude D. familiar
19. A. valued B. realized C. had D. stole
20. A. Clearly B. Hopefully C. Fortunately D. Confidently
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