An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) landed on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is that?”
The son replied, “That is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is that?”
The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It is a crow.”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already. ‘IT IS A CROW.’ Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page:
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.
If you parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave.”
1.The writer mainly intends to ______.
A. tell us the function of a diary
B. call on us to love our parents
C. teach us what a crow is
D. introduce a pair of son and father
2.According to the passage, the son felt _____ when his father kept asking the same question.
A. puzzled B. angry C. grateful D. surprised
3.We can know that the father wrote this diary at the age of ______.
A. eighty B. forty-give
C. thirty-eight D. thirty-five
4.The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because ___.
A. he forgot what had happened
B. he would like his son to read it
C. it could remind himself of the past
D. he wanted to find what a crow was in his diary
科目：高中英语 来源：2016届高三复习跟踪检测英语试卷（32）（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读理解。
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SENTENCESLIKE?THIS? Every one of us gets so used to punctuation marks that not many of us give them a second thought. Actually, the ancient Greeks wrote this way. The lack of punctuation marks probably didn't bother good readers, though. As they read, they just put pauses where they fit best. Also at this time, sentences switched directions. A sentence read from left to right. The next one read right to left, and then left to right again, etc. The ancient Romans sometimes punctuated like this: They·put·something·that·can·separate·words·in·a·sentence. The word punctuation actually comes from this idea and the Latin word puncture, which means a dot.
When the 5th century arrived, there were just two punctuation marks: spaces and points. The spaces separated words while the points showed pauses in reading. Then in the 13th century, a printer named Aldus Manutius tried to standardize punctuation. He always used a period for a complete stop at the end of a sentence. He used a slash (/) to indicate a short pause. Over time, that slash was shortened and curled, and it became the modern comma (逗号)．
Since that time, other marks have enlarged the punctuation family. The exclamation mark (感叹号) comes from the Latin word io. It means “exclamation of joy”. The question mark originally started out as the Latin word questio, meaning question. Eventually, scholars put it at the end of a sentence to show a question.
Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays. New marks are coming into existence, and old punctuation marks are used in new ways. Take for example the “interrobang”. This 1962 invention combines the question mark and exclamation mark for times when writers want both. For example, “She did what！？” or “How much did you pay for that dress！？” Obviously, the interrobang is not widely used or recognized yet, but its invention shows that English is not yet finished with its punctuation.
1.From the first paragraph, we can know that ________.
A．good readers had trouble reading without punctuation marks
B．a sentence always read from left to right in ancient Greece
C．the ancient Greeks switched the direction of punctuation marks
D．the use of punctuation marks can date back to ancient times
2.The passage is developed by ________.
A．time B．space
C．comparison D．importance
3.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．ancient Romans didn't use any punctuation marks
B．exclamation and question marks came from Latin
C．spaces and slashes were already used before the 5thcentury
D．Aldus Manutius first started to use commas
4.What can be concluded from the last paragraph?
A．The combination of two marks will not work.
B．It takes time for people to accept new punctuation marks.
C．Old punctuation marks need to be standardized.
D．Punctuation marks are still changing today.
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When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children I learned French at school. And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language barriers.（障碍）
How wrong I was! The misunderstandings(误解) began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Penny a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit（点） young?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”
“Oh!” he said, “There’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we met, Penny explained the misunderstandings to me.
“Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!”
1.At first the writer thought _____ in America.
A. he wouldn’t have any language difficulties
B. he would not understand the Americans
C. the Americans might not understand him
D. it wouldn’t be an easy and relaxing holiday
2.From the passage we can see that “give somebody a ring”_____.
A. means the same in America as in England
B. means “call somebody” to the American people.
C. has two different meanings
D. means “be going to get married” in England
3.In the last paragraph, the underlined “they” refers to（指的是） _____.
A. the old man and the boy B. the Americans
C. the British D. the French
4.Penny will agree with the idea that _____.
A. Americans use words entirely（完全地） differently from British
B. Americans speak in a funny way
C. It will be hard for the author（作者） to get used to American English
D. Americans and British can understand each other in most cases（情况）
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I bought a dress for only 10 dollars; it was a real _____.
A. exchange B. bargain C. trade D. business
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语法填空
In the United States, there were 222 people ___1.___(report) to be billionaires(亿万富翁) in 2003. The __2.___(rich) of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $ 41 billion, __3.____made his money ____4.____ starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was only 21 years old __5.__he first helped to set up the company in 1976. He was a billionaire by the time he was 31 years old.___ 6.___, there are still some other people who have made lots____7.___ money at even younger ages. Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple. ___8.____ of these child actors made over a million dollars ___9.____ (act) in movies before they were 14. But _10.___ youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001, inherited (继承) a billion dollars when he turned 18!
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式
He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now There is a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know 1. important he is to you. Father’s Day 2. (fall) on the third Sunday of June. The idea of Father’s Day came from 3. American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day 4. (honor) her father. He raised six children by 5. after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads.
The first Father’s Day 6. (celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a 7. (nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June 8. Father’s Day.
Here are some ways to show your love and respect:
Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards 9. are not too emotional（表现强烈情感的）. So choose one that will make him laugh. If he has a computer, cover his desktop（桌面） 10. words like “I love you Dad”. A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.
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写作
Paragraph 1:After a while, my brother brought the police to our house.
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Paragraph 2:By the time my parents had come home, they lectured us that,
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Children are known to be very keen observers and once they are interested in something, it is very likely to stay with them for life. They tend to look at life through the eyes of the person they are close to or want to be like. If their role model is optimistic, there are more chances of them optimistic. The role model becomes their standard of measurement.
Because they follow the actions of their role models so closely, children adopt the personality and attitude of their role models. Children learn to like or dislike certain things by mimicking the personality and attitude of the people they admire.
One reason why children keep changing their answers to “what would you like to be when you grow up” is that they are influenced by individuals in a certain field.
Children view the social relationships (family or public) mainly in the light of the importance these relationships hold in the life of their role models. Their expression of their feelings is many times a reflection of their role model’s outlook.
According to a study, around 56% of teenagers identified with the role models. Out of these, those having personal or direct contact with their role models had higher self-esteem and were better at academics compared to those who didn’t. As such, children who have positive role models, have more self-confidence and are more optimistic about their future. They learn to handle themselves well in social settings and positively interact with those around them.
Of course, children who have their parents as positive role models have a well-rounded outlook towards life. They find it easier to deal with the highs and lows of life because they have seen their parents do it before. They find a sense of stability and security knowing that they will overcome failures just like their parents before them. Besides, it becomes easier for parents to discipline and guide children. So it is no wonder why children who have parents as their role models have fewer behavioral issues.
1.This article is mainly about______.
A. the importance of role models to children
B. how to be a good role model for children
C. the relation between role models and children
D. how to change children’s personality and attitude
2.The underlined word “mimicking” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ______.
A. studying B. accepting
C. changing D. imitating
3.According to the study, after direct contact with their role models, ______.
A. there is a decrease in children’s self-esteem
B. there are fewer children better at academics
C. children may have a strong desire to succeed
D. children may feel more optimistic about their future
4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that______.
A. children’s behavioral issues are serious
B. people should learn the latest studies on role models
C. parents should set a good example for children
D. teaching children strategies for security is important
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I could have finished my self-reflection last weekend, but the math classes and exercises _____ all my spare time.
A. take up B. took up
C. had taken up D. had been taking up
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