He was out of work due to the global financial crisis; he was sad and discouraged, feeling that he _ his family.
| A．failed | B．abandoned | C．ignored | D．betrayed |
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A businessman was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on the park chair, with 21 in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from 22 .
Suddenly an old man appeared before him and was willing to 23 him help. He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying,“ 24 me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as 25 as he had come.
The businessman saw a check for $500,000 in his hand, which was 26 by John D. Rockefeller, one of the 27 men in the world! “I can remove my money worries 28 !” he realized. But the man decided to put the check in his safe, 29 it might give him the strength to find out a way to save his business. With a renewed 30 attitude, he thought of some new business ideas which soon led to his success in several big 31 . Within a few months, he was out of debt and making 32 once again.
Exactly one year 33 , he returned to the park with the check. At the time they have agreed on, the old man 34 , too. But just as the man was about to hand back the check and share his 35 story, a nurse came running up and 36 the old man. She said the old man was always 37 from the rest room and telling people he was John D. Rockefeller. Then she led the old man away 38 the arm hurriedly.
The man just stood there, 39 . Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money 40 his self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
| 41. A. books | B. head | C. hats | D. check |
| 42. A. opening | B. breaking | C. rising | D. closing |
| 43. A. offer | B. demand | C. require | D. take |
| 44. A. Visit | B. Discover | C. Meet | D. Help |
| 45. A. loudly | B. slowly | C. happily | D. quickly |
| 46. A. signed | B. invented | C. directed | D. found |
| 47. A. poorest | B. highest | C. richest | D. smartest |
| 48. A. sooner or later C. in the future | B. right away D. once in a while | ||
| 49. A. hoping | B. examining | C. noticing | D. remembering |
| 50. A. interesting | B. negative | C. active | D. foolish |
| 51. A. sales | B. discounts | C. films | D. games |
| 52. A. trouble | B. mistakes | C. sense | D. money |
| 53. A. later | B. ago | C. before | D. after |
| 54. A. set up | B. came up | C. called up | D. gave up |
| 55. A. failure | B. love | C. success | D. education |
| 56. A. hanged | B. saved | C. drove | D. caught |
| 57. A. learning | B. escaping | C. hearing | D. judging |
| 58. A. in | B. by | C. on | D. with |
| 59. A. astonished | B. pleased | C. interested | D. terrified |
| 60. A. while | B. and | C. so | D. but |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年广东省惠州市实验中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms. Frustrated（挫败）with my job, I came home, put on my shoes, and just started running. It felt so good to be free. That first day I ended up running 30 miles without stopping. Yes, I had rediscovered my old passion ( 酷爱的事物) — and it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.
I trained hard every day. Since I wanted to be the best I could be, I knew I would have to set some clear goals for myself. A couple of my goals were: run a 135-mile ultra-marathon(超级马拉松) across Death Valley, win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon, and run a marathon to the South Pole.
I had no idea how I was going to achieve these goals, but they certainly encouraged me to work hard. Today, I am really grateful to say that I have achieved all of them. Shortly after completing these goals, I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. Nobody had done anything like this before. To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could. But there was only one way to find out…so I just started training and preparing to give it my best try.
I completed that goal one year ago, and it felt great! But for me, life is not all about achieving goals. Sure, it feels good to succeed, but the greatest reward for me was learning more about myself and what I was able to do.
Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。
【小题1】Why did the author decide to become a runner?
| A．He was out of work. |
| B．He wanted to treat his illness. |
| C．He wanted to live his dreams. |
| D．He suddenly found running interesting. |
| A．Setting goals | B．Learning from others. |
| C．Being honest | D．Keeping on reading . |
| A．very grateful | B．not quite confident |
| C．quite afraid | D．not very satisfied |
| A．Win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon. |
| B．Run a marathon to the South Pole. |
| C．Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. |
| D．Run a 135-mile ultra-marathon across Death Valley. |
| A．life means achieving goals |
| B．success is the greatest reward |
| C．sports help develop our potential |
| D．everyone may have great potential. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：重庆市2010届高三下学期第一次考前模拟考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
“It’s the best…uhh…What? You don’t want it?...,”the inexpertienced young man uttered,his hope dashed.
“Again,you disappointed me,Andrew.When are you going to learn? You have to be sure and confident. And think how best to make him part with his money. Apply yourself, Son. All your college education will not help if you don’t put your mind to selling. Think on your feet. Use psychology,” Andrew spoke with diffidence overwhelmed by his father’s criticism.
“You’ve been in this shop for six months and you haven’t succeeded in selling a single computer. I tell you what. I’ll give you one more chance. I’ll give you another three more weeks. If you still can’t make one sale, I’ll call in your elder brother to replace you. He will also take over the shop when I retire. There. I’ll just give you one last chance to prove yourself,” said Mr. Whitely, his patience wearing thin.
Andrew’s heart missed a beat. This time he would have to do it. Do or Die! A sense of urgency gripped him. Somehow he must prove himself to his father.
It was now the end of the day and the shop was being closed. The assistant employed by his father, called Mike, chuckled and put his arms round poor Andrew to comfort him,“ Sort it out yourself. It’s gotta come from yourself.” he said.
The shop was located in a bustling shopping center. Andrew left the shop and walked round the complex aimlessly and by chance entered a large bookstore. He glanced at the books and was about to leave when his eyes caught some interesting titles:‘ How to increase your confidence,’‘ The art of communication,’‘How to sell well’amongst others.
The next minute he was out of the store with the shopping bag bugling with books. In his apartment (for he loves separately from his parents and little sister),he settled himself in his easy chair and devoured the contents of the books, one by one. His keen intelligence enabled him to focus the details that matter and pick out the ideas and techniques expounded.In a week his image underwent a transformation. Gone was the stubble that used to give him an untidy image likened to a heroin addict.He was also smartly dressed now. Instead of his usual slurred speech and incoherence ,he spoke with clarity, purpose and forcefulness.He was more convincing and persuasive. Above all, confidence flowed from his being and he seemed to have learned a few tricks of the selling trade. He worked hard at his sales pitch and one day he succeeded in selling a computer. His first sale. He had finally achieved the quota of one sale within the given time frame of three weeks. The job, the shop, was his. He had to thank Mike for it. And now he had to go beyond his first successs and score, consistently and persistently. Nevertheless he had proved himself at last and the future looked bright and promising.
1.
We learn from the story that at the beginning Andrew’s father_________.
A.holds the view that Andrew is hopeless
B.has lost his patience with Andrew
C.has given the shop to Andrew
D.still hopes Andrew will improve
2.
We learn from the story that Andrew_________.
A.has turned himself into an experienced sales manager
B.has tried in vain to get his job done in six months
C.has let his father down in the end
D.has done well with the help of Mike
3.
What’s the most significant change of character in Andrew?
A.He’s more convincing. B.He’s more hard-working.
C.He is more confident. D.He is more intelligence.
4.
What conclusion can we draw from the story?
A.Success depends on hard work,talent,and willingnesss to make changes.
B.However hard you try, you won’t achieve success without others’ help
C.It takes time to succeed, you have to try again and again and never give up
D.It’s good communication skills and some tricks that result in big business.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年郑州智林学校高一下学期期末考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
There was one shop in the town of Mufulira which was widely known for its racial discrimination. It was a drugstore .While Europeans were served at the counter ,a long line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but were treated rudely by the shop assistants .One day I was determined to make a public protest （抗议）against this kind of thing ,and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store.
I simply went into the shop and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand ,he shouted at me in a bastard （怪声怪气的）language which is only used by a boss when speaking to his servants .I stood at the counter and politely requested in proper English that I should be served .The manager became angry and said , “Even if you stand till Christmas ,I will never serve you .”
I went to the District Commissioner’s office .Fortunately ,he was out ,for he was one of the old school; however ,I saw a young District Officer who was a friend of mine .He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that all I had to do was come to him personally and he would buy my medicine for me .I protested that that was not good enough .I asked him to accompany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager .This he did ,and I well remember him saying to the manager , “Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council, and you treat him like a common servant .” The manager of the drugstore apologized and said , “If only he had introduced himself and explained who he was ,then ,of course ,I should have given him proper service.”
I had to explain once again that he had missed my point .Why should I have to introduce myself every time I went into a store…any more than I should have to buy my medicine by going to a European friend ? I want to prove that any man of any color ,whatever his position ,should have the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted .After all, the money which I paid across the counter was exactly the same money as was paid by a European customer.
1.The writer was ,at the time of the story , .
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A．a European officer |
B．an African servant |
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C．a drugstore assistant |
D．a black school teacher |
2.The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer in dirty words because .
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A．he could not speak English in a polite way |
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B．he thought the writer couldn’t understand English |
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C．that was the language he used when speaking to Africans |
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D．that was the only language he could speak when he was angry |
3.In paragraph 3, the underlined sentence “he was one of the old school” means .
A．he stuck to those old racial ideas
B．he graduated from an old white school
C．he was in charge of an old black school
4.Why didn’t the writer wait at the window of the drugstore like other Africans?
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A．He believed his white friends would help him out . |
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B．He wanted to fight for equal rights of all black people. |
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C．He thought he was educated and should be treated differently. |
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D．He thought ,being an important person ,he should not be kept waiting. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010届福建省高三上学期期末考试 题型：阅读理解
Because plants cannot move or talk, it is believed that they have no feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be completely true.
People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical charge (电荷). It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece of equipment called “galvanometer”. The galvanometer is placed on a leaf off the plant, and it records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf. Humans have a similar field which can change when we are shocked or frightened.
A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his studies of plants and was very surprised at his results. He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he began to destroy one of them － perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out of its pot － then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change in the electrical field. It seemed as if the plants were signalling a feeling of shock. This happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed other living things such as insects (昆虫).
Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing some distance away, because they signalled when a man who had just cut down a tree entered the room.
Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backster’s. He kept galvanometers fixed to his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what the plants were doing. If he was out of the office, he telephoned to find out about the signals the plants were sending. In this way, he found that the plants were sending out signals at the exact times when he felt strong pleasure or pain. In fact, Sauvin could cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles simply by thinking about them.
60. Why was Backster surprised at the results of his studies?
A. Because he found someone had just cut down a tree.
B. Because he destroyed a plant by pulling it out of its pot.
C. Because he found that plants could move and speak after all.
D. Because he found that plants could express feelings of shock.
61. The plants sent out signals _____.
A. only when Backster Started to destroy plants
B. when Backster destroyed plants or other living things
C. only when he destroyed things such as insects
D. only when Backster placed the galvanometer on the leaves of the plants
62. The scientist called Sauvin _____.
A. did not agree with Backster’s ideas
B. did not get the same sort of results as Backster did
C. found out some of the same things that Backster did
D. got different results from Backster’s
63. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The electrical charge plants carry may shock or frighten us.
B. A tree will signal when it has been cut down.
C. Sauvin could make his plants send out signals some distance away.
D. Plants have feelings because they can receive signals without moving.
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