科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Thousands of years ago, birthdays were considered special days. On birthdays, the bad spirits were able to harm you and change your life. It was believed that the only way to solve the problem was to have your friends and family around you, so that good wishes and presents would keep the bad spirits away. Also, noisemakers were thought to be used at parties as a way of scaring away the evil spirits.
The custom of lighting candles was created by people believing that the gods lived in the sky. By lighting candles and torches, they were sending a signal or prayer to the gods, so they could be answered. Blowing out the candles and making a wish were thought to be another way of sending a signal or a message.
This is how the way we celebrate our birthdays came about. But different cultures celebrate in different ways.
The birthday story in the Bible(圣经) that we know best is about the birth of the Christ in Bethlehem(地名:伯利恒). For nearly 2000 years since that day, the Christian world has been honoring this birth. The day many Englishmen celebrate is, of course, Christmas. There are other references to birthday parties. King Pharaoh celebrated his birthday by making a feast for his court followers. That was over 4000 years ago. The story of King Herod tells that on his birthday he made a supper for his lords, high captains and other special friends in Galilee (地名:加利利).
According to the passage, good wishes and presents given by one’s friends and family on his birthday can _____________________.
A. cheer him up B. prove that he’s a popular person
C. bring him a big fortune D. push bad spirits away
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The custom of lighting candles originated with the gods.
B. The gods celebrate their birthdays by lighting candles.
C. People send messages to the gods by lighting or blowing out the candles.
D. The gods will help people realize their dreams on their birthdays.
The two ancient kings’ ways of celebrating their birthdays show__________________.
A. how great the two kings were
B. how different cultures celebrate in different ways
C. the two kings’ excellent cooking skills
D. that their court followers were awarded the special honors
The passage is mainly about __________________.
A. the functions of the noises made on birthdays.
B. how to scare away the bad spirits on birthdays
C. the origin of a famous day Christmas
D. how birthdays came about
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:
根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
-Mary, do you want to see the pictures of my holiday in Italy?
-61
-Ah, it was great! The food was great! The wine was great! But the traffic was terrible!
-62
-Those Italians are crazy drivers! I don’t want to think about it!
— 63
-Yes, so here’s a picture of the Tower of Pisa.
-How nice!
-It was raining that day, but it was still wonderful. We climbed to the top!
-64
-That’s a photo of the Arno River. That’s the “Ponte Vecchio”, the old bridge.
-65
-It was very interesting. There were beautiful old buildings in the city, and lots of wonderful museums.
-That’s nice.
A.And what’s this?
B.Why was it so bad?
C.Yes, it was wonderful.
D. What was Florence like?
E.Let’s return to the good parts.
F.Sure, what was your holiday like?
G. Well, did you like your hotel there?
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年河北省衡水中学高二第一次调研考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
What is great art? On the one hand, we can all see that great art is old art which is called great. But how do we know which art of our own times is great, and which will be forgotten? And who decides?
These are important questions, for the great art of the past often was not considered great during its own time. When Shakespeare and Charles Dickens were writing, for example, most critics considered them as hack (平庸的) writers with little or no literary ability.
Similarly, Van Gogh and many of the other Impressionist painters of the late nineteenth century were not allowed to participate in events involving what were thought to be the "real" painters of the time, and often they were very poor. Yet today their paintings often sell for millions of dollars, while those so-called "real" painters are now barely remembered.
So what makes great art? Can, for example, rock music be great art? Music videos? Cartoons and comics? Those who call themselves critics of the fine arts often have been the last to recognize great art in the past, and we can probably expect this to be the situation today.
Critics often don’t recognize great art because they tend to be prejudiced against what is popular. Popular works, whether they are novels, movies, or comics, are usually considered to be produced for the sake of money only, and not for the sake of art.
But popularity, it seems to me, is one of the three signs that a present-day work of art may come to be thought of as great. The other two are that it is groundbreaking, and that it is inherently (内在的) beautiful.
Many works have one or even two of these qualities of being popular, unusual, and beautiful. But having all the three often will mean that a work of art will someday be seen to be great, though it may take a good spoonful of time, such as a century or two, to know for sure.
【小题1】The first paragraph is intended to__________.
A.lead to the following and arouse the reader’s curiosity |
B.introduce some real painters to the readers |
C.introduce the questions the writer wants to answer |
D.explain what kind of art will become popular |
A.these masters’ works have some shortcomings |
B.these masters wouldn’t have been so successful without the critics |
C.truly beautiful works of art are never understood when first created |
D.great masters are often not acknowledged while they were alive |
A.may be presented in different forms |
B.are generally valued by critics |
C.are thought valuable because of their sale price |
D.will lose their value if they’re not accepted |
A.Critics have changed their attitudes to great works. |
B.Most of the opinions of critics are valueless. |
C.The work of art itself, not the critics, determines its greatness. |
D.Works of Impressionist painters will be great one day. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014届宁夏高三上期第二次月考英语卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
So______that many parents are too worried to let their children travel alone at the beginning of the new term.
A. is the distance great B. great the distance is
C. the distance is great D. great is the distance
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010-2011学年重庆市高三3月月考英语卷 题型:完型填空
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
When I was 14, I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions (征订,订阅) to my hometown paper, the Houston Post. I was sent to some of the city’s worst neighborhoods to “beg” door-to-door. Even though I was often moving around after dark in bad areas __36__ for garage apartments, I was __37__ for the work.
It was a __38__ because people didn’t like a stranger knocking on their door, __39__ a kid trying to get them to buy something. On one ___40__, a man shut his door heavily in my face and __41__, “I don’t want your damn paper.” I __42__ myself to knock again and was able to tell him how great the paper was. I __43__ selling him a subscription. I was soon among the __44__ subscription sellers and, like other successful __45__, was given responsibility for training newcomers.
__46__ this time I started playing the harmonica and guitar. Before long I was playing in a __47__ at barbecues and other events. When I __48__ 18, I focused my __49__ on becoming a professional musician. I never lost ___50___ of this dream. I’m sure my determination came from what I __51___ knocking on strangers’ doors.
That ___52___ helped me in many ways. Early in my music career I was locked in a legal disagreement with a former manager. He ___53__ me to back off, but I refused.
Having all those doors shut in my face as a kid gave me the ___54___to stand up to this frightening figure. Except this time there was one ___55___: I was the one saying no. And I won.
1.A. leaving B. searching C. reaching D. asking
2. A. sorry B. ready C. doubtful D. thankful
3. A. challenge B. puzzle C. surprise D. failure
4.A. certainly B. obviously C. especially D. usually
5. A. time B. occasion C. day D. place
6. A. screamed B. whispered C. begged D. announced
7.A. allowed B. forced C. wished D. reminded
8.A. ended up B. gave up C. picked up D. kept up
9. A. rich B. large C. fast D. top
10.A. reporters B. managers C. salesmen D. secretaries
11. A. For B. Since C. Around D. Until
12. A. concert B. band C. kitchen D. party
13. A. seemed B. grew C. appeared D. turned
14.A. attention B. attraction C. service D. trust
15. A. sight B. use C. ability D. fortune
16. A. accepted B. decided C. expected D. learned
17. A. experience B. problem C. story D. introduction
18. A. invited B. pressured C. excused D. charged
19. A. pain B. right C. strength D. imagination
20. A. conclusion B. difference C. chance D. decision
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