Once two boys made up their minds to play a trick on Charles Darwin, the famous scientist. With great care they glued together parts of several insects. They used the wings of a butterfly. They used the head of a bee and the legs of a grasshopper. At last the strange creature was ready. They took it to the great man. "What kind of bug is this?" they asked him.
"Did it hum when you caught it?" Darwin asked them.
"Yes," said the boys, feeling sure they had fooled him.
"That's just as I thought," Darwin said.
"It's a humbug."
1. Which did the boys do last?
A. They made a strange creature. B. They went to see Darwin.
C. They thought of a trick._______.
2. To make their strange creature, the boys used
A. glue B. insect parts C. Both A and B
3. The creature had_______.
A. butterfly wings B. a grasshopper's head C. Both A and B
4.The boys wanted Darwin to think the insect was one they had______.
A. made B. found C. bought
5.Darwin's question made the boys think_______.
A.they had fooled him B.the insect was real C.he was angry with them
6.The last paragraph shows that Darwin_______.
A. was too clever for the boys' trick B. had seen the insect before
C. liked the sound the insect made
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:054
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Two men are in a hospital 1 in rooms next to each other. Both are 2 because of the 3 sixteen-year-old boy. The boy is Jimmy Brand, a high-school 4 One of the men he 5 was his father; 6 was his employer(雇主).
A week 7 When Jimmy and his father were out driving, Mr Brand suddenly felt a pain 8 his chest. Jimmy drove him to their family doctor, 9 said he should hurry to the 10 Mr Brand said it was not necessary, 11 Jimmy persuaded him to go at once. As soon as they were in the hospital, 12 had a bad heart attack If he had been anywhere else he 13 .
Six days later, Jimmy had the night off 14 Mr Green’s store, where he worked part-time, After coming home at eleven o’clock, he decided to go to the store again to see 15 his boss was all right. 16 some reason, he had a feeling Mr Green might be in 17 As Jimmy drove up to the store, he saw a man 18 away. Then Mr Green staggered(踉跄地走)out to Jimmy’s car and fell down 19 it. He had been stabbed(捅). Jimmy rushed him to the hospital 20 to save his life.
(1)A.lay |
B.lying |
C.lain |
D.lied |
(2)A.dead |
B.happy |
C.living |
D.angry |
(3)A.same |
B.different |
C.naughty |
D.bad |
(4)A.teacher |
B.worker |
C.girl |
D.student |
(5)A.liked |
B.saved |
C.killed |
D.served |
(6)A.he |
B.who |
C.the other |
D.and he |
(7)A.or so |
B.later |
C.ago |
D.time |
(8)A.on |
B.of |
C.about |
D.in |
(9)A.who |
B.which |
C.that |
D.he |
(10)A.home |
B.store |
C.school |
D.hospital |
(11)A.and |
B.but |
C.so |
D.for |
(12)A.Mr Brand |
B.Jimmy Brand |
C.Mr Green |
D.they |
(13)A.died |
B.would die |
C.would have died |
D.had died |
(14)A.in |
B.by |
C.away |
D.from |
(15)A.if |
B.how |
C.that |
D.when |
(16)A.For |
B.By |
C.In |
D.With |
(17)A.horror |
B.trouble |
C.sorrow |
D.sleep |
(18)A.fleeing |
B.escaping |
C.stealing |
D.running |
(19)A.in |
B.against |
C.under |
D.below |
(20)A.failing |
B.succeeding |
C.in time |
D.but |
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Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for 1 , and found her way by touching things with her white stick. She learned 2 everything was, so she never lost her way.
One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar 3 at the side of one of the paths which she 4 . When she reached that place that evening, she did not feel the trees with her stick, so she was in 5 .
She waited for a while and listened, but did not 6 any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two. And then she heard 7 beneath her.
“Am I 8 ?I suppose so. ” she said, “I must be on a 9 , and there must be a river under me. I’ve been told that there’s a river in this part of the country, but I don’t know its exact 10 . How am I going to get 11 to my house from here?”
All at once she heard a man’s friendly 12 near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”
“How kind of you!” Mrs. Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been 13 today, and if I hadn’t been lucky enough to meet you, I don’t know 14 I’d have done. Can you please 15 me to get home?
“Certainly, ”the man answered. “Where do you live?”
Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how 16 she was that she had met him. But the man said, “I want to 17 you. ”
Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”
“Well, ” the man said quietly, “I was balanced on the edge of that bridge for ages in the 18 , because I was trying to make up my mind to 19 myself into the river and drown myself. 20 I’m not going to do it now. ”
1. A. game B. exercise C. sport D. training
2. A. how B. where C. what D. that
3. A. grass B. bushes C. trees D. plants
4. A. followed B. led C. walked D. headed
5. A. need B. danger C. dark D. difficulty
6. A. see B. find C. meet D. hear
7. A. noise B. water C. boat D. train
8. A. lost B. all right C. wrong D. alone
9. A. boat B. plane C. bridge D. highway
10. A. size B. length C. position D. name
11. A. far B. near C. away D. back
12. A. touch B. voice C. sound D. noise
13. A. lost B. destroyed C. removed D. planted
14. A. how B. what C. why D. which
15. A. tell B. direct C. help D. get
16. A. pleased B. proud C. worried D. wonderful
17. A. help B. know C. thank D. meet
18. A. worry B. sorry C. hurry D. dark
19. A. put B. throw C. jump D. take
20. A. And B.Yet C.But D.So
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When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 1 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 2 in good health, or 3 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 4 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 5 the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀)would 6 before they start, 7 halfway done when I find out the 8 result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 9 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 10 up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预测的)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 11 . Thus you are 12 in a difficult position and feel sad. How 13 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 14 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what 15 is like: we are often 16 with the two opposite sides of the thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only 17 we get into another. The 18 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 19 remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life. ”So a casual(随意的) 20 may not be a bad one.
1. A. front B. same
C. either D. opposite
2. A. get B. keep
C. lead D. bring
3. A. advice B. news
C. a theory D. a report
4. A. suffer B. reduce
C. prevent D. cause
5. A. on B. for
C. without D. off
6. A. use B. handle
C. prepare D. stay
7. A. or B. but
C. so D. for
8. A. satisfying B. regretful
C. surprising D. impossible
9. A. courage B. strength
C. attention D. patience
10. A. given B. held
C. made D. picked
11. A. near B. alone
C. about D. behind
12. A. filled B. attracted
C. caught D. struck
13. A. dares B. comes
C. does D. dare
14. A. improves B. changes
C. progresses D. goes
15. A. study B. society
C. nature D. life
16. A. faced B. supplied
C. connected D. fixed
17. A. before B. after
C. until D. as
18. A. following B. next
C. above D. former
19. A. still B. also
C. once D. almost
20. A. treatment B. action
C. choice D. remark
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Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 9 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 10 up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预测的)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 11 . Thus you are 12 in a difficult position and feel sad. How 13 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 14 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what 15 is like: we are often 16 with the two opposite sides of the thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only 17 we get into another. The 18 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 19 remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life. ”So a casual(随意的) 20 may not be a bad one.
1. A. front B. same
C. either D. opposite
2. A. get B. keep
C. lead D. bring
3. A. advice B. news
C. a theory D. a report
4. A. suffer B. reduce
C. prevent D. cause
5. A. on B. for
C. without D. off
6. A. use B. handle
C. prepare D. stay
7. A. or B. but
C. so D. for
8. A. satisfying B. regretful
C. surprising D. impossible
9. A. courage B. strength
C. attention D. patience
10. A. given B. held
C. made D. picked
11. A. near B. alone
C. about D. behind
12. A. filled B. attracted
C. caught D. struck
13. A. dares B. comes
C. does D. dare
14. A. improves B. changes
C. progresses D. goes
15. A. study B. society
C. nature D. life
16. A. faced B. supplied
C. connected D. fixed
17. A. before B. after
C. until D. as
18. A. following B. next
C. above D. former
19. A. still B. also
C. once D. almost
20. A. treatment B. action
C. choice D. remark
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Two men are in a hospital 1 in rooms next to each other. Both are 2 because of the 3 sixteen-year-old boy. The boy is Jimmy Brand, a high-school 4 One of the men he 5 was his father; 6 was his employer(雇主).
A week 7 When Jimmy and his father were out driving, Mr Brand suddenly felt a pain 8 his chest. Jimmy drove him to their family doctor, 9 said he should hurry to the 10 Mr Brand said it was not necessary, 11 Jimmy persuaded him to go at once. As soon as they were in the hospital, 12 had a bad heart attack If he had been anywhere else he 13 .
Six days later, Jimmy had the night off 14 Mr Green’s store, where he worked part-time, After coming home at eleven o’clock, he decided to go to the store again to see 15 his boss was all right. 16 some reason, he had a feeling Mr Green might be in 17 As Jimmy drove up to the store, he saw a man 18 away. Then Mr Green staggered(踉跄地走)out to Jimmy’s car and fell down 19 it. He had been stabbed(捅). Jimmy rushed him to the hospital 20 to save his life.
(1)A.lay |
B.lying |
C.lain |
D.lied |
(2)A.dead |
B.happy |
C.living |
D.angry |
(3)A.same |
B.different |
C.naughty |
D.bad |
(4)A.teacher |
B.worker |
C.girl |
D.student |
(5)A.liked |
B.saved |
C.killed |
D.served |
(6)A.he |
B.who |
C.the other |
D.and he |
(7)A.or so |
B.later |
C.ago |
D.time |
(8)A.on |
B.of |
C.about |
D.in |
(9)A.who |
B.which |
C.that |
D.he |
(10)A.home |
B.store |
C.school |
D.hospital |
(11)A.and |
B.but |
C.so |
D.for |
(12)A.Mr Brand |
B.Jimmy Brand |
C.Mr Green |
D.they |
(13)A.died |
B.would die |
C.would have died |
D.had died |
(14)A.in |
B.by |
C.away |
D.from |
(15)A.if |
B.how |
C.that |
D.when |
(16)A.For |
B.By |
C.In |
D.With |
(17)A.horror |
B.trouble |
C.sorrow |
D.sleep |
(18)A.fleeing |
B.escaping |
C.stealing |
D.running |
(19)A.in |
B.against |
C.under |
D.below |
(20)A.failing |
B.succeeding |
C.in time |
D.but |
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