Driving home from work one evening in the heavy rain, I found a very wet, injured cat on the side of the road. He looked up at me, meowing pitifully. A car must have hit it so it wasn’t able to move. I stopped my car and carried the cat in and went on driving.
At the nearest vet clinic, the vet gently examined it. "He's about eight months old and has two broken legs, but I would need X-rays to know how serious the damage is," he told me. "As he's not your cat, I don't know if you want to go ahead with this. It could be rather expensive."
I knew it would cost me hundreds of dollars, but I agreed with his advice. The following morning the vet rang to say the X-rays confirmed two bad breaks in his legs. "I'll operate on his legs and put metal pins in them to keep them fixed." he told me.
That afternoon I went to pick up my little friend. There I could hardly recognize him. His previously dirty fur was now a beautiful silver grey. His front legs were in two casts and he lay there looking at me, purring(发咕噜声) happily.
I thanked the doctor and went out to pay the bill. "I think you've given me the wrong account," I said to the clerk. "This is only $85. He's had X-rays and an operation on his legs." "No, that's right," she replied. "The vet has only charged you for the medication. There's a message on the bottom."
Written under the total were the words "SPECIAL RATE FOR ADOPTIONS." I was speechless at his kind and generous gesture. I paid the account and under his message I wrote "WITH GRATEFUL THANKS, CAT AND MUM."
【小题1】Why didn’t the vet give the cat X-rays immediately?
| A．The damage was not serious at all. |
| B．The cat was too young to be X-rayed. |
| C．The doctor wasn’t sure whether the author would like to cover the expenses. |
| D．The examination was too expensive for the author to afford. |
| A．The author was a caring and generous lady. |
| B．The author often adopted animals. |
| C．The author’s workplace was far from home. |
| D．The author only worked at night. |
| A．He was deserted by his owner and nearly starved to death. |
| B．He was saved on a dark and stormy night. |
| C．He was a lively creature with beautiful brown fur. |
| D．His back legs were broken and had to have an operation. |
| A．The adventure of a cat |
| B．An impressive vet |
| C．An unforgettable night |
| D．Love in relays |
科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年福建省高三上学期11月学段考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
It’s common to hear the honking of horns in New York. Whoever tries every day to get more than a few minutes of sleep in the city will tell you that he could do nothing about it! Honking of horns is just one of their most widely enjoyed pastimes.
But Aaron, a Japanese website developer has had enough of it. Once, the 31-year-old man approached the open window to wait for the driver to finish honking, delivered a polite "excuse me" and then yelled " Ho-o-o-o-onk!", which suggests fierce anger in Japan. Then he threw three eggs from the window of his apartment on to a passing car honking loudly below when his patience was worn out. Instead of apologizing to him, the driver threatened to kill him angrily. So, nobly, Aaron turned to non-violence. He started writing anti-honking haiku verses, a form of Japanese poetry, and submitted them to local newspapers:
Oh .forget Enron;
The problem around here is;
All the damn honking
(Enron: a major American company that recently caused a scandal by going bankrupt because of corrupt(腐败) mismanagement)
"Then this kind of chain reaction started happening," Aaron says. "All these other haiku started appearing that I haven't written." Aaron’ s community is now covered in anti - honking poetry, written by all walks of life, ranging from scary environmental activist types to violent revolutionaries:
Patience slowly fades;
Residents store up their eggs;
That day is coming soon.
It’s no surprise that Aaron has started a website — www. honku. org — and now people from across the country send him news of their own anti - honking activities. It seems that poetry can change the world after all. Then, just recently, anti-anti- honking haiku started to appear, taped up by locals who thought Aaron should stop worrying about honking and start worrying about starving children, say, or war in the Middle East instead. Aaron has an answer for that. "Stop me if this is too tenuous(不靠谱的) ," he says," but they talk about the violence in the Middle East like it' s a force of nature, like it' s beyond our control. But actually it's kind of like the honking - the violence is man -made. If we can figure out how to stop honking on the streets, I think we could learn some things that we could use on a large scale. "
1.The first paragraph of the passage is intended to tell us that_______.
A. New Yorkers have formed a habit of honking while driving
B. most New Yorkers enjoy sleeping late in the morning
C. honking noise has influenced people's life in New York
D. New Yorkers enjoy listening to the honking of horns
2.What is Aaron’s final response to the frequent honking of horns?
A. Pretended to ignore it.
B. Screamed at the driver.
C. Acted in a peaceful way.
D. Complained to the government.
3.According to the passage, most New Yorkers think Aaron's response is ___.
A. pointless
B. abnormal
C. sensitive
D. acceptable
4.Faced with the criticism of his anti-honking campaign, Aaron notes that___.
A. fierce violence in the Middle East is more of an issue worthy of concern
B. finding the solution to anti - honking is as meaningful as that to starvation
C. big issues are beyond our control while small ones are under our control
D. if not handled properly, honking may cause serious problems like starvation
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II、完形填空：（30分满分，每小题1.5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。
Two sisters were having fun on the swings when a new girl joined them. After a few minutes, the girl asked the older sister,“___41__ you are so pretty,” and then to the younger sister, “ and you are so____42____？”
Though the third girl was a complete stranger, her words___43___ the younger sister’s self-esteem, and caused___44___ and comparisons between the two sisters for years to ___45___.
__46___ said “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me” was a total fool! Unkind words can___47___ you. So can other stuff, like ___48___ a test.
What do I ___49___ by self-esteem? Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself. It ___50___ by other names, including self-image, self-confidence, or self-respect. I like the ___51___ self-worth best because it says something the other terms don’t. What is your self-worth? Get it?
And just how much are you worth? More than you can probably imagine. As the Yiddish___52___ goes, “All of us are crazy good in one way or another.”
What you do about your self-worth is one of the most important ___53___ you will ever make as a teen. To be positive, you need to see your best self, build your character and ___54___ , and learn ho like yourself. Of course, you are always___55___ to be negative by listening to the opinions of others, doing___56___ to improve yourself, and being critical of your imperfections.
Having a healthy___57___ of self-worth doesn’t mean you are full of yourself. It simply means you have got___58___self-confidence and that you are OK with who you are.
Low self-esteem is like___59___ through life with your handbrake(闸) on. The good news is: whatever you may think of yourself today, you can build your self-worth simply by thinking and acting a little___60___. It is not that difficult.
41．A．How come B．What if C．What about D．How much
42．A．perfect B．ugly C．mild D．mean
43．A．encouraged B．improved C．protected D．hurt
44．A．campaign B．friendship C．conflict D．understanding
45．A．come B．spend C．find D．live
46．A．Anyone B．Whoever C．The one D．Those who
47．A．help B．adapt C．ruin D．touch
48．A．taking B．failing C．passing D．attending
49．A．stand B．support C．drive D．mean
50．A．goes B．calls C．happens D．owns
51．A．phrase B．way C．idiom D．term
52．A．meeting B．saying C．thinking D．telling
53．A．decisions B．mistakes C．contributions D．sacrifices
54．A．patience B．experience C．competence D．influence
55．A．happy B．able C．afraid D．free
56．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．all
57．A．sense B．idea C．thought D．opinion
58．A．extreme B．ample C．permanent D．temporary
59．A．walking B．running C．jumping D．driving
60．A．carefully B．elegantly C．differently D．regularly
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Two sisters were having fun on the swings when a new girl joined them. After a few minutes, the girl asked the older sister, “___1__ you are so pretty,” and then to the younger sister, “ and you are so____2____？”
Though the third girl was a complete stranger, her words___3___ the younger sister’s self-esteem, and caused___4___ and comparisons between the two sisters for years to ___5___.
__6___ said “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me” was a total fool! Unkind words can___7___ you. So can other stuff, like ___8___ a test.
What do I ___9___ by self-esteem? Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself. It ___10___ by other names, including self-image, self-confidence, or self-respect. I like the ___11___ self-worth best because it says something the other terms don’t. What is your self-worth? Get it?
And just how much are you worth? More than you can probably imagine. As the Yiddish___12___ goes, “All of us are crazy good in one way or another.”
What you do about your self-worth is one of the most important ___13___ you will ever make as a teen. To be positive, you need to see your best self, build your character and ___14___ , and learn ho like yourself. Of course, you are always___15___ to be negative by listening to the opinions of others, doing___16___ to improve yourself, and being critical of your imperfections.
Having a healthy___17___ of self-worth doesn’t mean you are full of yourself. It simply means you have got___18___self-confidence and that you are OK with who you are.
Low self-esteem is like___19___ through life with your handbrake(闸) on. The good news is: whatever you may think of yourself today, you can build your self-worth simply by thinking and acting a little___20___. It is not that difficult.
1．A．How come B．What if C．What about D．How much
2．A．perfect B．ugly C．mild D．mean
3．A．encouraged B．improved C．protected D．hurt
4．A．campaign B．friendship C．conflict D．understanding
5．A．come B．spend C．find D．live
6．A．Anyone B．Whoever C．The one D．Those who
7．A．help B．adapt C．ruin D．touch
8．A．taking B．failing C．passing D．attending
9．A．stand B．support C．drive D．mean
10．A．goes B．calls C．happens D．owns
11．A．phrase B．way C．idiom D．term
12．A．meeting B．saying C．thinking D．telling
13．A．decisions B．mistakes C．contributions D．sacrifices
14．A．patience B．experience C．competence D．influence
15．A．happy B．able C．afraid D．free
16．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．all
17．A．sense B．idea C．thought D．opinion
18．A．extreme B．ample C．permanent D．temporary
19．A．walking B．running C．jumping D．driving
20．A．carefully B．elegantly C．differently D．regularly
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It’s common to hear the honking of horns in New York. Whoever tries every day to get more than a few minutes of sleep in the city will tell you that he could do nothing about it! Honking of horns is just one of their most widely enjoyed pastimes.
But Aaron, a Japanese website developer has had enough of it. Once, the 31-year-old man approached the open window to wait for the driver to finish honking, delivered a polite "excuse me" and then yelled " Ho-o-o-o-onk!", which suggests fierce anger in Japan. Then he threw three eggs from the window of his apartment on to a passing car honking loudly below when his patience was worn out. Instead of apologizing to him, the driver threatened to kill him angrily. So, nobly, Aaron turned to non-violence. He started writing anti-honking haiku verses, a form of Japanese poetry, and submitted them to local newspapers:
Oh .forget Enron;
The problem around here is;
All the damn honking
(Enron: a major American company that recently caused a scandal by going bankrupt because of corrupt(腐败) mismanagement)
"Then this kind of chain reaction started happening," Aaron says. "All these other haiku started appearing that I haven't written." Aaron’ s community is now covered in anti - honking poetry, written by all walks of life, ranging from scary environmental activist types to violent revolutionaries:
Patience slowly fades;
Residents store up their eggs;
That day is coming soon.
It’s no surprise that Aaron has started a website — www. honku. org — and now people from across the country send him news of their own anti - honking activities. It seems that poetry can change the world after all. Then, just recently, anti-anti- honking haiku started to appear, taped up by locals who thought Aaron should stop worrying about honking and start worrying about starving children, say, or war in the Middle East instead. Aaron has an answer for that. "Stop me if this is too tenuous(不靠谱的) ," he says," but they talk about the violence in the Middle East like it' s a force of nature, like it' s beyond our control. But actually it's kind of like the honking - the violence is man -made. If we can figure out how to stop honking on the streets, I think we could learn some things that we could use on a large scale. "
60. The first paragraph of the passage is intended to tell us that_______.
A. New Yorkers have formed a habit of honking while driving
B. most New Yorkers enjoy sleeping late in the morning
C. honking noise has influenced people's life in New York
D. New Yorkers enjoy listening to the honking of horns
61. What is Aaron’s final response to the frequent honking of horns?
A. Pretended to ignore it.
B. Screamed at the driver.
C. Acted in a peaceful way.
D. Complained to the government.
62. According to the passage, most New Yorkers think Aaron's response is ___.
A. pointless
B. abnormal
C. sensitive
D. acceptable
63. Faced with the criticism of his anti-honking campaign, Aaron notes that___.
A. fierce violence in the Middle East is more of an issue worthy of concern
B. finding the solution to anti - honking is as meaningful as that to starvation
C. big issues are beyond our control while small ones are under our control
D. if not handled properly, honking may cause serious problems like starvation
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