– Is Mr. Smith rich?
–Yes, very rich. When he worked in town, he earned a lot. Now he has a big farm in country.
A. a; the B. the; a C. 不填; the D. the; 不填
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
A young British sailor was missing at sea yesterday in similar circumstances(情况)to the way his father died five years ago.
The dinghy(救生橡皮船),used to take Richard Smith,21,to his yacht(快艇),was discovered empty, floating in seas off the Caribbean island.An air and sea search was carried out but he has still not been discovered.
Richard’s mother, Bicknell,said from her home in Hampshire,“It’s so much coincidence.Richard always carried a photograph of his father attached to a poem,which included the date of his disappearance.”
“Now, it’s very strange because all they have found is Richard’s dinghy.We need to know this time what has happened one way or another.If you know at least you can go through the grieving process(悲痛的过程).”
In November 1996,Mr. Smith’s father, Charlie,was sailing in the Tasmen sea between the Australian mainland and the island of Tasmen with his new wife.They lost radio contact with the shore and they, together with their yacht were never seen again,and their disappearance remains a mystery.
Richard is described a talented(有才能的)and experienced sailor who has crewed for the champion ocean racer.He had sailed to the。Caribbean in November to crew ocean racing yachts for entertainment.He ended the evening drinking in the Abracbabra bar but left after local police closed it for being too noisy.
About 2 am the following day Richard headed back for his dinghy.He started its outboard motor before giving all elderly woman a lift to her yacht after her dinghy had gone missing.It was the last time he was seen.
Riehard Smith was in 2000.
A.ten B.fifteen C.twenty D.eighteen
People searched for Richard using .
A.ship only B.ship and radio C.ship and plane D.yacht and car
According to the passage,we know Richard died because .
A.he was a green hand in sailing
B.some unknown animal attacked him
C.that was a maze in the area he was sailing
D.of something we don’t know
Which statement is NOT true according to this passage?
A.Young Smith had lost radio contact with the shore before he died.
B.Richard’s father had married two women at least.
C.Richard didn’t drink on the evening before he was lost because the
policeman closed the bar.
D.Richard was seen at about 2 am the day he disappeared.
The writer tells us .
A.a story about two heroes B.a piece of news about a merchant ship
C.a coincidence D.the dying process of Richard
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011浙江金华一中高三模拟考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
I would like to tell you a story about my uncle Theo. He is my oldest uncle, a tall, thin, grey-haired man whose thoughts are always on learning and nothing else. He is quiet, gentle and absent-minded and with about as much sense as a child where money is concerned. Well, he applied a post in Camford University. It was a very good post and there were hundreds of candidates who applied for it, and about fifteen, including Theo, were asked to be interviewed.
Camford is a very small town; there is only one hotel in it, and it was so full that they had to put many of the candidates two in a room. Theo was one of these, and the man who shared the room with him was a self-confident fellow called Adams, about twenty years younger than Theo, with a loud voice, and a laugh that you could hear all over the hotel. But he was a clever fellow all the same and had a good post in Iscaiot College, Narkover. Well, the Dean, who was the head of the department of the University, and the committee interviewed all the candidates; and as a result of this interview, the number of the candidates was reduced to two, Uncle Theo and Adams. The committee couldn’t decide which of the two to take, so they decided to make their final choice after each of the candidates had given a public lecture in the college lecture-hall. The subject they had to speak on was “The Civilization of the Ancient Summerians”; and the lecture had to be given in three days’ time.
Well, for these three days Uncle Theo never left his room. He worked day and night at that lecture, writing it out and memorizing it, almost without eating or sleeping. Adams didn’t seem to do any preparation at all. You could hear his voice and his laughter where he had a crowd of people around him. He came to his room late at night, asked Uncle Theo how he was getting on with his lecture, and then told him how he had spent the evening playing bridge, or at the music hall. He ate like a horse and slept like a log; and Uncle Theo sat up working at his lecture.
The day of the lecture arrived. They all went into the lecture hall and Theo and Adams took their seats on the platform. And then, Theo discovered, to his horror, that typewritten copy of his speech had disappeared! The Dean said they would call on the candidates on the alphabetical order, Adams first; and the despair in his heart, Theo watched Adams calmly take the stolen speech out of pocket and read it to the professors who were gathered to hear it. And how well he read it! Even Uncle Theo had to admit he couldn’t have read it nearly so eloquently himself, and when Adams finished there was a great burst of applause. Adams bowed and smiled, and sat down.
Now, it was Theo’s turn. But what could he do? He had put everything he knew into the lecture. His mind was too much upset to put the same thoughts in another way. With a burning face he could only repeat, word for word, in a low, dull voice, the lecture that Adams had spoken so eloquently. There was hardly any applause when he sat down.
The Dean and the committee went out to decide who the successful candidate was, but everyone was sure what their decision would be. Adams leaned across to Theo and patted him on the back and said, smilingly, “Hard luck, old fellow, but after all, only one of us could win”
Then the Dean and the committee came back, “Gentlemen”, the Dean said, “the candidate we have chosen is Mr. Hobdell.” Uncle Theo had won! The audience were completely taken by surprise, and the Dean continued, “ I think I ought to tell you how we arrived at the decision. We were all filled with admiration at the learning and eloquence of Mr. Adams. I was greatly impressed. But, you will remember, Mr. Adams read his lecture to us. When Mr. Hobdell’s turn came, he repeated that speech, word by word from memory, though, of course, he couldn’t have seen a line of it before. Now a fine memory is absolutely necessary for this post; and what a memory Mr. Hobdell must have! This is why we decided that Mr. Hobdell was exactly the man we wanted! ”
As they walked out of the room, the Dean came up to Uncle Theo, who was so confused but so happy that he hardly knew whether he was standing on his head or heels; and as he shook Theo’s hand he said, “Congratulations, Mr. Hobdell! But, my fellow, when you are on our staff, you must be more careful and not leave valuable papers lying about!”
【小题1】. Which of the followings best describes Uncle Theo?
A.Good-mannered | B.Modest | C.Childish | D.Bookish |
A.The applicants had to sit for an examination. |
B.There was much competition for the post. |
C.The post requires a lot of teaching experience. |
D.The post offered quite high salary. |
A.he was quite familiar with the subject. |
B.he knew the committee members well. |
C.he had a well-thought-out plan. |
D.he had full confidence in himself. |
A.he felt so angry that he couldn’t see a word. |
B.he felt so upset that he could not remember anything. |
C.he had to put the same thoughts in another way. |
D.he had to repeat the speech, word by word from memory. |
A.could not help feeling worried. |
B.could hardly wait to show his joy. |
C.felt sorry for Theo and tried to cheer him up. |
D.felt ashamed and tried to chat with Theo. |
A.he had a better memory than Adams. | |
B.he was more experienced than Adams. | C.the committee knew he was exactly the man they wanted. |
D.the committee knew Adams had copied Theo’s speech. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届天津市高一上学期期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单词拼写
单词拼写
1.The progress of the work will depend on how modern the e____________ (设备) is.
2.We e____________ (交换) addresses and phone numbers at the party held on Sunday.
3.Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. S____________ (类似地), our minds are developed by learning.
4.There is nothing like a holiday to make us feel r____________ (放松的).
5.Radio-paging systems (无线寻呼系统) enable us to c____________ (联络) each other even though we do not have a telephone within easy reach.
6.He will make a speech on behalf of (代表) all the graduates at the graduation c ____________ next Monday.
7. Parts of trees and bushes came falling down around us, but it was f____________ that nobody was hurt.
8.According to the timetable, the airplane will cover the d____________ from Beijing to Shanghai in an hour and a half.
9.After the written test and interview, Jackson came to the c____________ that Mr. Li was not fit for the position.
10.Our math teacher is very s____________ not only with all of us, but in all her own work.
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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 , .
A.a European officer |
B.an African servant |
C.a drugstore assistant |
D.a black school teacher |
2.The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer in dirty words because .
A.he could not speak English in a polite way |
B.he thought the writer couldn’t understand English |
C.that was the language he used when speaking to Africans |
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?
A.He believed his white friends would help him out . |
B.He wanted to fight for equal rights of all black people. |
C.He thought he was educated and should be treated differently. |
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年湖北省高二12月月考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An independent college claimed to have become the first school in England to make Chinese a compulsory (强制的) subject for its pupils.
Richard Cairns, the headmaster of Brighton College, said the move aims to recognize the importance of China as the world’s fastest growing economy.
Chinese will become one of the core subjects at the 1,200-pupil college from September. At present the school has only a “handful” of native Chinese students, but it hopes to attract more in the future.
Mr Cairns, who made the announcement in his first week as head of the high-achieving college, said, “One of my key tasks is to make sure that the pupils at Brighton College are equipped for the realities of the 21st century, and one of those realities is that China has the fastest growing economy in the world.
“China has replaced Britain as the world’s fourth-largest economy. We in Britain need to face up to this challenge, see it for the trading opportunity that it is, and ensure that our nation’s children are well-placed to thrive (茁壮成长) in this new global reality.
“A better understanding of the language and culture of China will be hugely important to the advantage of the children of Brighton College.”
Mr Cairns said he hoped the Chinese children already at the college would help and encourage their fellow pupils to learn their language.
In order to lead the way, Mr Cairns, a historian from Oxford, plans to take part in the first Chinese class as a pupil. “I have agreed to join the first Chinese class as a pupil. I think it is the best way for me to show the pupils here how important I regard this new addition to our core subjects.”
1.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A.how to face up to new challenges in the 21st century |
B.the realities of the 21st century |
C.the fastest growing economy in the world |
D.about a school which will make all its pupils learn Chinese |
2.The college makes its students learn Chinese mainly because ________.
A.Chinese is a language spoken by the largest population in the world |
B.it realizes the importance of China as the world’s fastest growing economy |
C.Chinese is the easiest language for the students |
D.there are many native Chinese students at the college |
3.What is Mr Cairns’ attitude towards the development of China?
A.He sees it to be a threat. |
B.He thinks of it as a danger. |
C.He considers it to be an opportunity. |
D.He regards it as an encouragement. |
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The Chinese students at the college have already helped their fellow students to learn Chinese. |
B.The school is the first in England to make Chinese a compulsory subject. |
C.Mr Cairns has just been made head of this high-achieving college. |
D.In Mr Cairns’ opinion, learning Chinese will be a great help to his students. |
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