A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. “What food might this contain?” the mouse wondered. He was shocked to discover it was a mousetrap.
Returning to the farmyard, the mouse warned in a loud voice, “There’s a mousetrap in the house!” The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a major concern to you, but it is of little significance to me. I cannot be bothered by it.”
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There’s a mousetrap in the house! There’s mousetrap in the house!” The pig showed sympathy, but said, “I am so sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there’s nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers.”
The mouse turned to the cow and said, “There’s a mousetrap in the house! There’s a mousetrap in the house!” The cow said, “Wow, Mr. Mouse. I’m sorry for you, but it’s none of my business.”
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever.
Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient （配料）
But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.
The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.
And so, the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think it doesn’t concern you, remember: when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.
1．Which statement best fits the theme of this passage?
A．Our lives are woven together for a reason.
B．Don’t poke your nose into others’ affairs.
C．Stay away from danger, and you’ll be safe.
D．When a mouse runs across the street, everyone cries, “Kill it!”
2．Which of the animals first suffered death?
A．Chicken B．Pig C．Cow D．Mouse
3．Which is similar in meaning to the underlined word “slaughtered”?
A．cooked B．served C．beaten D．killed
4．According to the last paragraph, what situation does the writer hope to see most?
A．Humans must stay in harmony with animals.
B．Animals, including the mouse, should be well protected.
C．Seeing others in trouble, we should lend a hand.
D．We mustn’t associate with those who behave like the mouse.
科目：高中英语 来源：河南省鹤壁高中2010届高三下学期第一次压轴卷 题型：阅读理解
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Computer mouse is no longer so strong. A Canadian engineer has invented a system that enables a computer user to push a cursor（光标）across a screen simply by moving his or her nose .He calls his nose-driven mouse a mouse.
The inventor ,Dmity Gorodnichy ,came up with the idea for the mouse while building computer software that would help astronauts operate the Canadarm—a long robotic arm on the U.S. space shuttle .His system employs a web-camera that recognizes a computer user’s nose from 25 pixels ,or points of light. Dmity chose the nose because its position remains relatively constant no matter which way the head moves .The system keeps track of the pixels, and the user matches the movements of his or her nose with the progress of the cursor across the screen.
The mouse keeps track of the eyes too. Two blinks（眨眼）are a “double click,” which turns the mouse on or off.
The mouse has received mixed comments from those who hold opposite opinions. One called it “a pointless waste of technology” . Another predicted that the nouse will fail to catch on because it makes users “look silly.” Dmity has already adapted the nouse for NousePong, a video game ,and NousePaint ,a drawing program.
He also predicts that the mouse will attract the people who have suffered from specific disease-pain ,senselessness ,or trembling in the hand caused by the frequent repetition of movements of the wrist and fingers ,such as typing at a computer keyboard .His next plan is to adapt the nouse for use by paralyzed（瘫痪）patients in hospitals .With two blinks of the eyes ,patients could double-click for help.
72．The best title for this passage is probably .
A．Mouse Driven by Nose
B．Cursor Moved Without fingers
C.New Computer System for Astronauts
D．New Type of Mouse for Patients
73．The nouse is a system working by means of .
A．keeping track of the points of light
B．moving one’s nose or blinking
C.moving cursor across the screen
D．matching the user’s nose with eyes
74．The underlined phrase “catch on” means “ ”.
A．become popular B．be used C.get improved D．be made
75．Dmity predicts that the nouse will be more used to help .
A．those who have eye trouble
B．develop a video game and drawing program
C.those traveling in space
D．the disabled with the hand and paralyzed patients
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年辽宁沈阳铁路实验中学高一下学期期中考试英语卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house.“Look！In comes one，”she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside，“She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him，so he said，“Let us two try to crawl into the house together.”At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house，too. The woman saw the mice and shouted，“In come two，catch them！” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said，“You saw them come in but where are they？ I will catch them tonight.”The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein（缰绳）broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said，“How they look like the two of last night.”The man said，“I asked you to fetch a rope，why don’t you hurry for it？”The two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes.
【小题1】The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because______.
| A．they were found out |
| B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house |
| C．they didn’t work together well with each other |
| D．mice stopped them from doing so |
| A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes |
| B．the woman recognized the two thieves |
| C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them |
| D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all |
| A．Two Clever Thieves | B．Terrible Mice |
| C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke | D．A Clever Couple |
| A．The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes. |
| B．Whenever they found mice，the people in the house would try to catch them. |
| C．The two thieves ran away at once，because they thought the woman had seen them. |
| D．The man let the woman go home for a rope，which would be used for catching the thieves. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年黑龙江省高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
The following story took place long ago in Israel．One day when government officials were rebuilding barn(粮仓)，they found a mouse hole in a corner and used to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out，one after another．
Then，everyone thought that all the mice had ．But just as they were about to clean up，they saw two mice squeezing out at the of the hole．After some the mice finally got out． ，they did not run away immediately．Instead，one chased after the other．It seemed that one was trying to the tail of the other．
Everyone was ，so they stepped closer to take a look．They that one of the mice was blind，and the other one was trying to the blind mouse to bite on his tail so he could the blind one with him to escape．
After what happened，everyone was lost in thought．One serious Rome official said："I think the relationship between those two mice was that of emperor and ．" The others thought for a while and said：“That was why！”
A smart Israeli said："I think the relationship was husband and wife．"Again the others thought for a while，and all felt it made ；so they agreed．Therefore，the Israeli’s expression showed ．
A Chinese，who was accustomed to the firm tradition of to parents，said："I think their relationship was that of mother and ．"Once again the others thought for a while，and felt this was more reasonable．So they agreed yet another time．Therefore，the face of the Chinese professional modesty．
At that moment，one pureminded Samaritan looked at other people，and asked："Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？"
Suddenly，the atmosphere ．The group looked back at the Samaritan and remained speechless．The Rome official，the Israeli and the Chinese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in ．
In fact，the true love is not on benefit，friendship and loyalty or blood relationship．Instead，it is based on no relationship．
1.A．water B. gas C．smoke D．fire
2.A．died B．escaped C．left D．removed
3.A．gate B．sight C．moment D．exit
4.A．attempt B．discovery C．conduct D. encouragement
5.A．Strangely B．Interestingly C．Fortunately D．Extremely
6.A．sting B．bite C．snatch D．exploit
7.A．amused B．fascinated C．speechless D．puzzled
8.A．supposed B．realized C．predicted D．assumed
9.A．encourage B．stimulate C．allow D．invite
10.A．pull B．help C．lead D．defend
11.A．reviewing B．sharing C．spotting D．witnessing
12.A．queen B．prince C．minister D．maid
13.A．difference B．way C．reason D．sense
14.A．selfconfidence B．selfsatisfaction C．selfcontrol D．selfassessment
15.A．loyalty B．bond C．devotion D．commitment
16.A．daughter B．father C．grandma D．son
17.A．surveyed B．signed C．conveyed D．flooded
18.A．transformed B．exchanged C．froze D．faded
19.A．shame B．relief C．astonishment D．pride
20.A．founded B．established C．depended D．measured
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届辽宁沈阳铁路实验中学高一下学期期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house.“Look！In comes one，”she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside，“She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him，so he said，“Let us two try to crawl into the house together.”At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house，too. The woman saw the mice and shouted，“In come two，catch them！” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said，“You saw them come in but where are they？ I will catch them tonight.”The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein（缰绳）broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said，“How they look like the two of last night.”The man said，“I asked you to fetch a rope，why don’t you hurry for it？”The two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes.
1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because______.
A．they were found out
B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house
C．they didn’t work together well with each other
D．mice stopped them from doing so
2.From the last paragraph，we know that ______.
A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes
B．the woman recognized the two thieves
C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them
D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all
3.“______”is the best title for this passage.
A．Two Clever Thieves B．Terrible Mice
C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke D．A Clever Couple
4.Which of the following statements is FALSE？
A．The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.
B．Whenever they found mice，the people in the house would try to catch them.
C．The two thieves ran away at once，because they thought the woman had seen them.
D．The man let the woman go home for a rope，which would be used for catching the thieves.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年浙江省高一上学期期中考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. “Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.
1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because _____.
|
A．they were found out |
|
B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house |
|
C．they didn’t work together well with each other |
|
D．mice stopped them from doing so |
2.From the last paragraph, we know that _____.
|
A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes |
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B．the woman recognized the two thieves |
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C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them |
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D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all |
3.When the woman said, “How they look like the two of last night,” _____.
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A．she referred to the two thieves |
B．she meant nothing |
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C．she said it on purpose |
D．she referred to the mice |
4.The best title for the passage may be ____.
|
A．Two Clever Thieves |
B．Terrible Mice |
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C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke |
D．A Clever Couple |
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