She ______ to Africa to study the animals there, even though her family asked her not to.
A. insisted on going B. insisted going
C. insisted in going D. insisted to go
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Perhaps you have never heard of Katherine Lawes.Katherine was the wife of Lewis Lawes, warden (监狱长) at Sing Sing Prison from 1920 to 1941.In these 21 years he made many reforms --- and an important part of his success was due to his wife Katherine.
Katherine took seriously the idea that the prisoners are human beings ,worthy of attention and respect .She regularly visited inside the walls of Sing Sing.She encouraged the prisoners, took things to them and spent time listening to them.Most importantly, she cared about them.And as a result, they cared deeply about her.
Then one night in October of 1937, news was "telegraphed" between the prison cells that Katherine had been killed in an accident.The prisoners asked the warden to allow them to attend her funeral.He agreed to their strange request and a few days later the south gate of Sing Sing swung slowly open.Hundreds of men who had committed almost every crime imaginable marched slowly out of the prison, later gathered again at the gate and returned to their cells.There were so many that they proceeded unguarded.But no one tried to escape.If he had, the others might have killed him immediately.So devoted were they to Katherine Lawes, the woman who daily walked into Hell to show the men a piece of Heaven.
Katherine' s strength was to see the men less as prisoners and more as individuals.Thomas Moore once said, "We can only treat badly those things or people whose souls we show no respect for."
59.When Katherine's husband was the warden at Sing Sing Prison, she did the following things EXCEPT_______________.
A.encouraging the prisoners
B.visiting the prison houses
C.doing some writing for the prisoner
D.spending time in listening to the prisoners
60.Why did the prisoners ask the warden to allow them to attend Katherine’s funeral?
A.Because Katherine didn't look down upon them and cared about them.
B.Because Katherine was the wife of the warden.
C.Because Katherine made reforms in the prison.
D.Because Katherine had been killed by one of them.
61.Whom does the underlined part “the others” refer to?
A.The policemen at the funeral. B.The other prisoners.
C.The guards. D.The policemen from other prisons.
62.The best title of this passage is_________.
A.Katherine Lawes' s Life B.Reforms at Sing Sing Prison
C.To Honor Their Souls D.To Meet Their Requirement
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Who’s in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it’s other people—society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿), their passions a quotation.”
So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix (一剂毒品). We worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.
But, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom—the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process.
So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way—make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values---not values imposed(强加)from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life.
What Oscar Wilde says implies that _____________.
A. we have thoughts similar to those of others
B. most people have a variety of thoughts
C. most people’s thoughts are controlled by others
D. other people’s thoughts are more important
What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph ?
A. We may lose ourselves to please others.
B. Changing opinions may cost us our freedom.
C. We need to pay for what we want to get.
D. The price of taking drugs is freedom.
In order to live a happy, effective and purposeful life, we should _________.
A. care about others’ opinions and change opinions all the time
B. guide ourselves by means of values from the outside
C. persuade others to accept our opinions
D. stick to our own values
It can be concluded from the passage that __________.
A. we shouldn’t care what others think B. it’s better to do what we like
C. we shouldn't change our own opinions D. it’s important to accept others’ opinions
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假如你(李华)的网友John即将外出旅行,请你根据以下提示,用英语给他写封电子邮件,向他介绍你对旅游的看法并提醒他旅行注意事项。
1. 旅游是一种非常好的活动。当你累了或有空的时候,到外地走走。欣赏美景,呼吸
新鲜空气,交朋友,放松身心,有益健康。
2. 旅行前的准备。了解天气,带好衣服、相机、常用药品等。
3. 旅行时注意饮食卫生和安全,防止小偷。
要求:1、行文连贯,不得逐句翻译;
2、词数:100词左右
Dear John,
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An allergy (过敏反应) is a strong reaction to a substance. Many things can cause allergies. The most common cause is pollen (花粉), which is usually produced by trees in the spring, grasses in the summer and weeds in the fall, as part of their reproductive process.
Other causes include organisms, chemicals, plants and dead skin particles (微粒) from dogs and cats can also cause allergic reactions. So can insect stings and some food.
The most common kind of allergic reactions is itchy (痒的), watery eyes and a blocked or watery nose. Allergies can also cause red, itchy skin. Some reactions can be life-threatening, for example, when breathing passages become blocked.
It is not always easy to avoid allergies. Drugs may offer an effective treatment. Another treatment used in some cases is called immunotherapy (免疫疗法). A patient is injected with small amounts of the allergy-causing substance. The idea is that larger and larger amounts are given over time until the patient develops a resistance in his body.
In the United States, experts estimate that up to 8% of young children have food allergies. Every year these allergies cause about 30,000 cases with severe reactions that require immediate treatment. It can result in breathing trouble and in some cases death. It is said that about 100 to 200 people will die. It says most of the reactions are caused by peanuts and tree nuts like walnuts.
People can also be allergic to medicines. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology says about 10% of bad reactions to commonly used medicines are allergic. In other words, a person’s immune system overreacts and produces an allergic reaction. The most common reactions include skin rashes (皮疹), itching, breathing problems and swelling in areas such as the face.
Allergies seldom occur in winter because ______.
A. plants don’t flower in cold weather B. people usually wear thick clothes
C. pollen is active below freezing point D. the weather is not too cold for viruses
What will happen if one’s breathing passages get blocked?
A. It is nothing serious. B. One’s life is at risk.
C. One has to be sent to hospital. D. One is sure to breathe easily.
According to immunotherapy, the patient is supposed to ______.
A. take some medicines to produce antibodies
B. have immediate operations
C. be given the allergy-causing substance until he develops a resistance
D. be exposed to enough allergy-causing substances
The best title would be “________”.
A. The ABCs of Allergies B. The Cause of Allergies
C. The Treatment of Allergies D. The Prevention of Allergies
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We should respect food and think about the people who don’t have_____ we have here and treat food nicely.
A. what B. which C. that D. whether
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Not until I began to work ________ how much time I had wasted.
A. didn’t realize B. did I realize C. I didn’t realize D. I realized
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She pretended to be calm but _______she was more than nervous
at the time she was being questioned.
A. in actual B. actually C. as matter of fact D. in a fact
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Everyone Obama meets seems to be _________ with his pat-on-the-back signature.
A. awarded B. rewarded C. provided D. familiar
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