One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue, 21 I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. Why I wished to buy only one pair is 22 . I turned into the first sock shop that 23 my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old 24 . “What can I do for you, sir?” “I wish to buy a pair of socks.” His eyes were shining. There was a note of 25 in his voice. “Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?” I had not been aware of that, as I entered the shop 26 . “Come with me,” said the boy, excitedly. I followed him to the back part of the shop, and he began to take down from the shelves box after box, 27 their contents for my enjoyment. “Hold on, young man, I am going to buy only one pair!” “I know that,” said he, “but I want you to see 28 beautiful these are. Aren’t they wonderful?” 29 was on his face an expression of pleasure, 30 he were uncovering the mysteries of his religion. I became far 31 interested in him than in the socks. I looked at him in amazement. “My friend,” said I, “if you can keep this up, if this is not 32 the enthusiasm that comes from having a new job, if you can keep up this enthusiasm and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every 33 in the United States.”
My amazement 34 his pride and joy in salesmanship will be easily understood by all who read this article. In many shops the 35 has to wait for someone to serve him. And when 36 some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him. Either he is 37 in deep thought in which he hates to be disturbed or he is chatting with a girl clerk and you feel like 38 for “being too rude”.
He shows no interest either in you or in the goods he 39 to sell. Yet possibly the very clerk who is now so indifferent(冷漠的) began his career with hope and 40 . The daily work was too much for him; the newness disappears slowly; his only pleasures were found outside of working hours; and he saw younger clerks who had more enthusiasm in their work promoted over him. He became sour. That was the last stage. His usefulness was over.
21. A. while B. when C. as D. what
22. A. unimportant B. unusual C. useless D. unnecessary
23. A. kept B. shut C. took D. caught
24. A. came about B. came across C. came forward D. came around
25. A. anxiety B. shame C. panic D. excitement
26. A. in particular B. in place C. by accident D. on purpose
27. A. exchanging B. showing C. selling D. hiding
28. A. how B. which C. that D. what
29. A. There B. That C. One D. It
30. A. although B. even if C. as if D. since
31. A. much B. more C. less D. little
32. A. mostly B. likely C. only D. hardly
33. A. sock B. money C. joy D. store
34. A. with B. at C. to D. on
35. A. salesman B. passenger C. manager D. customer
36. A. firstly B. especially C. absolutely D. finally
37. A. absorbed B. devoted C. busy D. attracted
38. A. forgiving B. apologizing C. favoring D. approving
39. A. paid B. is paid C. was paid D. pays
40. A. content B. sympathy C. surprise D. enthusiasm
科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年江西省高三第一次考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完型填空
I believe in miracles because I’ve seen so many of them.One day,a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old.“There’s a 36 in my upper jaw,”she said.“I told my own dentist it’s nothing,but he 37 I come to see you.”
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her.He would 38 to add something,but she stopped him.She wanted to tell everything hereslf.I found a large cancer that spread over much of the 39 of her mouth.A careful examination later 40 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment,I explained to her the 41 of the problem.She clasped my hand in hers and said,“I know you’re worried about me,but I’m just 42 .”
I thought otherwise.After considerable 43 on my part,and kindness on her part because she wanted to 44 me,she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon.She saw him,but as I expected, 45 treatment.
About six months later she retarned to my office,still energetic and 46 .
“How are you?”I asked.
“I’m just fine,honey,”she responded 47 high spirits.“When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”
Surprised to see her at all,I answered 48 ,“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”
I couldn’t believe my eyes.The cancer that had 49 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness 50 .
I had read of such things happening,but had 51 seen them with my own eyes.That was my first miracle.Since then I’ve seen many others,because they keep getting 52 to see.In fact,miracles are daily events for me now.And people are a miracle, 53 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 54 the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle,I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011年吉林省高一年级上学期期末考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
One day while walking along the bank of a river, a rabbit couple(夫妇) saw a wounded(受伤的) ant lying unconsciously(没有直觉地) on the grass. The rabbit couple gently put the ant on the leaf(叶子) of a nearby plant. She soon recovered and saw the rabbit couple sitting beside her.
The ant remembered that she had found herself under the foot of a cat by chance and fainted(晕倒). She asked how she reached the leaf top. The rabbit couple told her what had happened. The ant thanked them and said she would help them when they needed help.
The rabbit couple went further up the river to enjoy the bright sun. They had been there many times and would spend many hours playing and relaxing in the sun.
One fine day, the couple were again on their way to the river while the ant was playing on the leaf of a tree. She saw the rabbit couple walking towards the river. A few hours later she saw the rabbit couple sleeping peacefully on the soft grass by the river. Suddenly she saw a lion moving towards the grass where the rabbit couple were sleeping. The loin saw the rabbit sleeping, and started walking quietly to attack them.
Realizing the hazard getting close to the rabbits, the ant jumped from the leaf to the lion’s shoulder and bit(咬) the lion’s back. The lion cried out in pain, waking the rabbit couple. The rabbits ran away quickly and the ant jumped off the lion’s back into the grass.
A white pigeon(鸽子) who watched this event cheered at the courage(勇气) of the ant and told the whole story to the rabbits. The rabbit couple were moved and thanked the ant. They became best friends.
1.From the first three paragraphs, we can learn that _____.
A.the rabbit couple put the ant on the leaf of a plant to hide her |
B.the ant was wounded after fighting with a cat |
C.the rabbit couple and the ant knew each other very well before |
D.the rabbit couple often went to the river |
2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.The ant was hurt by the lion. |
B.The ant was small but clever. |
C.The white pigeon was as brave as the ant. |
D.The lion wanted to play a joke on the rabbit couple. |
3.According to the passage, which is the correct order of the following events?
a. The ant jumped into the grass to hide.
b. The ant bit the lion’s back.
c. The lion moved towards the rabbit couple.
d. The rabbit couple saved the ant.
e. The ant saw the rabbit couple sleeping on the grass.
A.d,c,e,a,b |
B.d,e,c,b,a |
C.e,c,b,a,d |
D.c,d,e,b,a |
4.The underlined word “hazard” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_____”.
A.reality |
B.warning |
C.experience |
D.danger |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010-2011学年湖北天门市高考模拟英语试题(三) 题型:阅读理解
With large and small keyboards everywhere, neither children nor adults need to write much of anything by hand. That’s a big problem. Study after study suggests that handwriting is important for brain development — helping kids get fine motor skills and learn to express and create ideas. Yet the time devoted to teaching penmanship in most schools has shrunk to just one hour a week. Is it time to give up handwriting? Have a look at the link between the brain and penmanship, and you may get the answer.
A test among students in grades 2, 4 and 6 found that they not only wrote faster by hand than by keyboard, but also created more ideas when composing essays with handwriting. And other research shows that the finger movements required to write by hand activate brain areas involved with thought, language, and short-term memory.
A recent Indiana University study had one group of children practice writing letters by hand while a second group just looked at those letters. Then, both groups of kids entered a functional MRI (核磁共振)that scanned their brains as the researchers showed them the same letters. Researchers found that the brain activity in the first group was far more advanced and “adult-like”.
Handwriting also affects other people’s way they think of adults and children. Several studies have shown that the same average essay will score much higher if written with good penmanship and much lower if written out in poor handwriting. These studies have also found that people judge the quality of a person’s ideas based on his or her handwriting. And the consequences are real: On standardized tests with handwritten sections, like the SAT, all essay that is considered hard to recognize gets a big zero.
Studies show that this isn’t only an English-language phenomenon. Chinese and Japanese youths are suffering from “character amnesia”. They can’t remember how to write characters, thanks to computers and text messaging. Some experts fear that Chinese writing and reading are so closely linked in the brain that China’s reading ability as a nation could suffer.
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What does the Indiana University study imply?
A. Children should practice writing letters
B. Handwriting can increase brain activity
C. It’s good for children to enter a functional MRI.
D. Letters should often be shown to children
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What does the 4th paragraph mainly talk about?
A. Handwriting affects both adults and children.
B. Handwriting helps a person write better essays.
C.SAT should be done with good handwriting.
D. Good handwriting makes a person seem smarter.
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Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Essays written with keyboards will get lower scores.
B. The quality of your ideas depends on your handwriting.
C. Chinese and Japanese youths don’t know how to write.
D. Less handwriting may affect China’s reading ability.
4..
The passage tries to tell us that __________________.
A. keyboards are more popular than handwriting
B. we shouldn’t judge people by their handwriting
C. handwriting is of great importance
D. it’s time to give up using keyboards
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010-2011学年山东潍坊市三县高三最后一次模拟联考英语试题 题型:阅读理解
With large and small keyboards everywhere, neither children nor adults need to write much of anything by hand. That’s a big problem. Study after study suggests that handwriting is important for brain development — helping kids get fine motor skills and learn to express and create ideas. Yet the time devoted to teaching penmanship in most schools has shrunk to just one hour a week. Is it time to give up handwriting? Have a look at the link between the brain and penmanship, and you may get the answer.
A test among students in grades 2, 4 and 6 found that they not only wrote faster by hand than by keyboard, but also created more ideas when composing essays with handwriting. And other research shows that the finger movements required to write by hand activate brain areas involved with thought, language, and short-term memory.
A recent Indiana University study had one group of children practice writing letters by hand while a second group just looked at those letters. Then, both groups of kids entered a functional MRI (核磁共振) that scanned their brains as the researchers showed them the same letters. Researchers found that the brain activity in the first group was far more advanced and “adult-like”.
Handwriting also affects other people’s way they think of adults and children. Several studies have shown that the same average essay will score much higher if written with good penmanship and much lower if written out in poor handwriting. These studies have also found that people judge the quality of a person’s ideas based on his or her handwriting. And the consequences are real: On standardized tests with handwritten sections, like the SAT, all essays that are considered hard to recognize gets a big zero.
Studies show that this isn’t only an English-language phenomenon. Chinese and Japanese youths are suffering from “character amnesia”. They can’t remember how to write characters, thanks to computers and text messaging. Some experts fear that Chinese writing and reading are so closely linked in the brain that China’s reading ability as a nation could suffer.
1.According to the passage, it can be learned that ________________.
A. many researches have been done on handwriting
B. essays can’t be composed without handwriting
C. all children write faster by keyboard than by hand
D. most schools are trying to teach more handwriting
2. What does the Indiana University study imply?
A. Children should practice writing letters
B. Handwriting can increase brain activity
C. It’s good for children to enter a functional MRI
D. Letters should often be shown to children
3.What does the 4th paragraph mainly talk about?
A. Handwriting affects both adults and children.
B. Handwriting helps a person write better essays.
C.SAT should be done with good handwriting.
D. Good handwriting makes a person seem smarter.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Essays written with keyboards will get lower scores.
B. The quality of your ideas depends on your handwriting.
C. Chinese and Japanese youths don’t know how to write.
D. Less handwriting may affect China’s reading ability.
5. The passage tries to tell us that __________________.
A. keyboards are more popular than handwriting
B. we shouldn’t judge people by their handwriting
C. handwriting is of great importance
D. it’s time to give up using keyboards
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科目:高中英语 来源:20102011学年山东省兖州市高一上学期英语检测试卷 题型:完型填空
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone(区域), when a 1. came behind him. 2. the man started thinking of excuses to give.
As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you 3. me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get 4. , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too 5. when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started 6. something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was 7. writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving 8. so far, the policeman came to his window, 9. him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this 10. going to be? However, the man was 11. it was not a ticket(罚单)at all and he began to 12. :
“I had a daughter who was 13. by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in 14. , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to 15. until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to 16. that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive(原谅) him. So pray(祈祷)for me, and be 17. when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”
The man was completely 18. and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove 19. , even a few miles 20. the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.
21. A. truck B. mail car C. police car D. taxi
22. A. Just now B. Just so C. Right now D. Right away
23. A. remembered B. caught C. mistook D. recognized
24. A. to school B. home C. out D. to hospital
25. A. well B. happy C. free D. bad
26. A. writing B. looking for C. listing D. looking up
27. A. even B. really C. never D. still
28. A. route B. License(执照) C. Journal D. Insurance(保险)
29. A. handed B. sent C. rewarded D. pushed
30. A. paper B. note C. notice D. ticket
31. A. excited B. upset C. surprised D. angry
32. A. laugh B. smile C. read D. think
33. A. hit B. knocked C. trapped D. killed
34. A. fear B. trouble C. prison D. danger
35. A. stay B. wait C. remain D. escape
36. A. forgive B. attack C. educate D. support
37.A. honest B. thankful C. patient D. careful
38. A. disappointed B. nervous C. shocked D. frightened
39. A. quickly B. slowly C. fortunately D. rapidly
40. A. under B. over C. to D. with
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