科目:高中英语 来源:山西省平遥中学2009-2010学年度高二下学期期中考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
第三部分阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读短文,从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中,选出最佳选项.
A
Years of storms had taken their toll on the old windmill(风车). Its wheel, rusted and fallen, lay silent in the lush bluegrass.
I hadn‘t walked across our old farm in fifteen years. Fifteen years ago,rain or shine, I used to walk this path each day to see Greta. She always made me smile, even after my sister and I had just had a big quarrel. I would help Greta with her chores. Then we would enjoy her delicious homemade chocolate cookies and ice cream. Being confined to a wheel chair didn‘t stop Greta from being a great cook.
Greta gave me two of the greatest gifts I‘ve ever received. First, she taught me how to read. She also taught me that when I forgave Sister for our quarrels, it meant I wouldn‘t keep feeling like a victim(受害者). Instead, I would feel sunny.
Mr. Dinking, the local banker, tried to foreclose on Greta‘s house and land after her husband passed away. Thanks to Pa and Uncle Johan, Greta got to keep everything. Pa said that it was the least he could do for someone talented enough to teach me to read!
Soon folks were coming from miles around to buy Greta‘s homemade cakes, pies, breads, cookies, cider, and ice cream. Greta even had me take a big apple pie to Mr. Dinking who became one of her best customers and friends. That‘s just what Greta was. She could turn anyone into a friend!
Greta always said, "Dear, keep walking in sunshine!" No matter how terrible my day started, I always felt sunny walking home from Greta‘s house---even beneath the winter starlight.
I arrived at Greta‘s house today just after sunset. An ambulance had stopped a few feet from her door, its red lights flashing. When I ran into the old house, Greta recognized me right away.
She smiled at me with her unforgettable twinkling blue eyes. She was almost out of breath when she reached out and softly touched my arm. Her last words to me were "Dear, keep walking in sunshine!"
56. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. What Greta taught me B. Greta would never die
C. The past sunny days D. Keep walking in sunshine
57. What can we know about Greta from the passage?
A. She was kind and forgiving B. She was rich and generous
C. She was energetic and confidence D. She was practical and helpful
58. The author used to go to see Greta every day mainly because _____.
A. Greta could treat the author with delicious food
B. Greta could give the author comfort
C. the author could learn how to read from Greta
D. the author could learn something valuable from Greta
59. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Greta lived a hard and lonely life.
B. Greta was loved and respected by all the people there.
C. Greta must be a relative of the author’s family.
D. The author had been out of touch with Greta for fifteen years.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年四川省双流中学高二入学考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
"Get out of the plane!" Justin shouted.Teddy and he dropped to the ground,...
When Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow (牧场)flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the air.
Kathy couldn't believe what she was seeing.One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately.She questioned Victor, "Are you able to find someone nearby for help?"
"There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby," he replied.
"I'm a distance runner, and I'll go for help." Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, "It may take me several hours to get out." She started out.
When she was 23, Kathy set a women's record in a Marathon of 42 kilometers.But now she was running the race of life.She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help.
Kathy had been running for two hours.This was far back into the wilderness.The country path was growing vague (模糊).She stopped to take a quick compass (指南针) reading.Yes, she had run almost for more than 20 kilometers.Her heart fell, her muscle aching.And finally she saw her car in the distance.
She jumped into the car and sped away.She reached a holiday house and called the police.
During the wait, she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water.It took almost two hours for a police helicopter to reach her at the trail (小路) end.They needed her for one more task.
【小题1】Who actually had the airplane accident?
A.Justin himself | B.Kathy and Victor |
C.Justin and Teddy | D.Kathy herself |
A.Kathy would set up a new record |
B.Kathy was running for the lives of others |
C.Kathy would run a race alone |
D.Kathy couldn't rely on Victor this time |
A.the country path was getting vague | B.she had completely lost her way |
C.she wasn't sure of her own memory | D.there was only the wilderness |
A.Giving the injured food and drinks. | B.Taking the injured to the hospital. |
C.Going back to put out the big fire. | D.Showing the police the crash site. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年江苏省扬大附中高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
56yearold becomes 1st woman to swim Atlantic
(AP)-Jennifer Figge pressed her toes into the Caribbean sand, excited and exhausted as she touched land this week for the first time in almost a month. Reaching a beach in Trinidad, she became the first woman on record to swim across the Atlantic Ocean—a dream she'd had since the early 1960s,when a stormy transAtlantic (飞越大西洋) flight got her thinking she could wear a life vest and swim the rest of the way if needed.
The 56yearold left the Cape Verde Islands off Africa's western coast on Jan.12,2009, swimming 19 out of 25 days battling waves of up to 30 feet.The distance from Cape Verde to Trinidad is about 700 miles.Crewmembers are still computing exactly how many miles she swam.
The original plan was for her to swim to the Bahamas—a distance of about 2,100 miles—but inclement (恶劣的) weather forced her to change her plans and she arrived at Trinidad on Feb.5.She now plans to swim from Trinidad to the British Virgin Islands,ending her voyage at the Bitter End Yacht Club in late February.
Her journey came a decade after French swimmer Benoit Lecomte made the first known solo transAtlantic swim,covering nearly 4,000 miles from Massachusetts to France in 73 days.No woman on record had made the crossing.
Figge wore a red cap and wet suit,with her only goodluck charm (护身符) underneath:an old,red shirt to guard against chafing (磨痛),signed by friends,relatives and her father,who recently died.The other cherished (珍惜) possession she kept onboard was a picture of Gertrude Ederle,an American who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.“We have a few things in common,”Figge said,“She wore a red hat and she was of German descent (血统).We both talked to the sea,and neither one of us wanted to get out.”
【小题1】When did Jennifer Figge want to swim across the Atlantic Ocean?
A.After she reached a beach in Trinidad. |
B.After she pressed her toes into the Caribbean sand. |
C.After her stormy transAtlantic flight in the early 1960s. |
D.After her graduation from a university. |
A.because she wanted to shorten her voyage |
B.because of bad weather conditions |
C.because she wanted to end her voyage in late February |
D.because she wanted to set a new world record |
A.In 1999. | B.In 1988. | C.In 1978 . | D.In 1968. |
A.Figge would like to follow her example. |
B.She had the same red cap as Figge always wore. |
C.Figge also wanted to swim across the English Channel. |
D.They were both born in Germany. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013-2014学年高考二轮复习训练:专题2 非谓语动词英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
His name is James,but people call him Rocky.The name fits.He’s big,over six feet tall,and he’s tough when he needs to? be.James “Rocky” Robinson lives and works in New York City’s Bedford?Stuyvesant district,one of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States.Yet it is here in Bed?Stuy that he is saving lives and reviving a community.
In 1966,when Rocky was twenty?six years old,his seven?year?old niece was struck by a car on the street of Bed?Stuy.Had someone at the scene known first aid or CPR,she might have lived.But by the time she reached a hospital,she was dead.
His niece’s unnecessary death was one reason why Rocky became a paramedic (护理人员).Working for the Emergency Medical Service of New York City,he realized that more than half the city’s emergency calls came from high?crime areas.According to Rocky,residents of crime?plagued minority neighborhoods like Bed?Stuy sometimes had to wait as long as 26 minutes after calling 911 for an ambulance while calls in richer white communities were answered in_a_fraction_of_the_time.
Rocky decided to find out more about the problem.His research showed that the richer communities had organized their own ambulance corps (特殊部队) to improve city services because the city was overwhelmed with calls.“If that’s the key to success,”he told his friend and EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) colleague,Joe Perez,“we’ll start our own corps in Bed?Stuy!”
In 1988,Rocky had no idea that he and Joe would be attempting to establish the first minority?run ambulance service in the country,or just how creative he would have to be to overcome the difficulty.The pair’s first challenge was to find a location for the headquarters.They took over an abandoned building that was commonly used by drug dealers.Because there was no electricity or running water (except for the leaks in the roof),the two men worked during daylight hours.They used a two?way radio to receive emergency calls.
Although they could make do with their new headquarters,Rocky and Joe still lacked the most important component of an ambulance service:an ambulance.An old Chevrolet (雪佛兰) got them to the scenes of accidents,fires,shootings,and stabbings.But the car didn’t always start.At times,they were forced to strap (用带捆绑) their trauma kits and oxygen tanks to their backs and run on foot to the emergencies.Everyone laughed,except the victims who were still alive when? Rocky and Joe arrived.
1.The author believes the name “Rocky” fits James because________.
A.he is a tall and tough man
B.he is tall and does something big
C.he is living in a tough community
D.he leads a tough community
2.James’ seven?year?old niece would have been saved if________.
A.she had been sent to a better hospital
B.she had got first aid and arrived in hospital earlier
C.James had been at the spot
D.emergency calls had been available in the area
3.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 means________.
A.in a short time
B.over a long time
C.in the near future
D.from time to time
4.We can infer from Paragraph 4 that________.
A.ambulance corps were only allowed in rich white communities
B.James found white communities made more emergency calls
C.city services were not enough to meet people’s need
D.it was easy to establish the minority?run ambulance service
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科目:高中英语 来源:山西大学附中20092010学年下高一3月月考 题型:完型填空
Angels
My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the 36 I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.
This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store 37 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 38 the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 39 she knew they would have a(n) 40 place in their heart this holiday season.
Finally! She found the one that expressed the 41 feeling. The words expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced(穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 42 “mom and dad.” She stood there, 43 it close for a long time, unable to move from the 44 . Tears began to run down her cheeks.
“Is there something I can do for you?” a 45 voice asked. She 46 to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 47 and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 48 card.”
Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and 49 my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace(拥抱). She 50 held my sister until her calmness 51 . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your 52 ,” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.
During her telling of this event I was feeling 53 that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 54 . “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My 55 disappeared in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.
36. |
A. conversation |
B. difficulty |
C. accident |
D. quarrel |
37. |
A. paying |
B. caring |
C. calling |
D. looking |
38. |
A. left |
B. offered |
C. read |
D. discovered |
39. |
A. although |
B. as |
C. when |
D. if |
40. |
A. other |
B. empty |
C. safe |
D. different |
41. |
A. sad |
B. strange |
C. amazing |
D. perfect |
42. |
A. for |
B. to |
C. from |
D. by |
43. |
A. seizing |
B. holding |
C. keeping |
D. grasping |
44. |
A. spot |
B. stair |
C. area |
D. home |
45. |
A. firm |
B. proud |
C. cold |
D. soft |
46. |
A. walked |
B. turned |
C. decided |
D. woke |
47. |
A. question |
B. shock |
C. regret |
D. upset |
48. |
A. harmful |
B. special |
C. wrong |
D. right |
49. |
A. pulled |
B. caught |
C. sent |
D. protected |
50. |
A. quietly |
B. tightly |
C. strongly |
D. seriously |
51. |
A. disappeared |
B. went |
C. arrived |
D. returned |
52. |
A. failure |
B. idea |
C. loss |
D. death |
53. |
A. shocked |
B. angry |
C. happy |
D. hopeless |
54. |
A. task |
B. time |
C. favor |
D. job |
55 |
A. responsibility |
B. sympathy |
C. guilt |
D. hurt |
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