Two brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar. James was particularly devoted to the cat, and when he had to leave town for several days, he left Herbert careful instructions about the pet’s care. At the end of his first day away, James telephoned his brother, “How is Edgar?”
“Edgar is dead.” Herbert answered. There was a pause. Then James said, “Herbert, you’re insensitive (漠然的). You know how close I was to Edgar. You should have broken the news to me slowly. When I asked about Edgar tonight, you should have said, ‘Edgar’s on the roof , but I have called the fire department to get him down.’ And tomorrow when I called, you could have said the firemen were having trouble getting Edgar down, but you were hopeful they would succeed. Then when I called the third time, you could have told me that the firemen have done their best, but unfortunately Edgar had fallen off the roof and was at the veterinarian’s (兽医站). Then when I called the last time, you could have said that although everything possible had been done for Edgar, he had died. That’s the way a sensitive man would have told me about Edgar. And, oh, before I forget,” James added, “how is mother?”
“Oh,” Herbert said, pausing for a moment, “She’s on the roof.”
小题1:James telephoned his brother at the end of his first day away because he wanted to know _____.| A．what he was doing | | B．whether he was good | | C．whether the cat was good | | D．where his mother was |
小题2:Why did James say his brother was insensitive?| A．Because he told him the news directly. | | B．Because he killed their pet. | | C．Because his mother was on the roof. | | D．Because he missed the truth about the cat. |
小题3:From the last paragraph of the passage, we can know that the mother was probably _____.| A．on the roof | B．ill or even dead | | C．repairing the house | D．playing games |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B |
小题1:细节题。结合he left Herbert careful instructions about the pet’s care. At the end of his first day away, James telephoned his brother, “How is Edgar?”可知他打电话的目的是询问他的宠物Edgar的情况。
小题2:推断题。结合下面James的话可知答案。
小题3:细节题。根据上文James的话可知on the roof指代的是不好的事可知此题答案。 |
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试题【 Two brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar.】；主要考察你对
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Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.
After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.
Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.
At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.
小题1:In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.| A．learned a lot at school | | B．he often went swimming with other boys | | C．his mother often worried about his safety | | D．he often played games with other boys |
小题2:Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?
a. He became a miner. b. He worked as a printer.
c. He got into debts. d. His father died.
e. He became a full-time writer. F. He joined the army.| A．a—d—b—c—e—f | B．d—b—f—a—e—c | | C．d—a—f—e—b—c | D．c—b—d—f—e—a |
小题3:In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.| A．first worked as a printer | B．did many kinds of work | | C．wrote stories in the beginning | D．joined the army after he worked in a mine |
小题4:From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.| A．had a happy childhood | | B．was a good boy and always did what he was asked | | C．was very naughty when he was young | | D．lived a pleasant life |
小题5:Before his death, Mark Twain _______.| A．became a white man | B．was in low spirits | | C．liked to buy all kinds of clothes | D．had nothing on |
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I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings---love for a dog. For at least ten years my 1 had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the 2 came up. We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule 3 one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy (小狗) 4 we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the 5 of a Formula 1 (一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house, 6 from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the 7 , where my wife washed him with 8 care. From that day on, the invisible（看不见的） 9 for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to 10 that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had 11 for him with greater care than those for me—he didn’t 12 look at them.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom 13 one evening, when, tired from work, I 14 the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, 15 me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the 16 which had disturbed his sleep. I meekly（乖乖地）17 that I had forgotten to turn off the light, but that was not 18 . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes 19 .
Now we finally know who’s the 20 at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.
| 小题1: | | A．wife | B．son | C．husband | D．daughter |
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| 小题2: | | A．promise | B．chance | C．idea | D．trouble |
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| 小题3: | | A．kept | B．rose | C．carried | D．invited |
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| 小题4: | | A．if | B．unless | C．since | D．before |
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| 小题5: | | A．speed | B．shape | C．cost | D．race |
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| 小题6: | | A．climbed | B．jumped | C．covered | D．stopped |
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| 小题7: | | A．yard | B．street | C．kitchen | D．bathroom |
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| 小题8: | | A．friendly | B．motherly | C．natural | D．personal |
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| 小题9: | | A．signal | B．work | C．war | D．truth |
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| 小题10: | | A．doubt | B．understand | C．deserve | D．inspect |
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| 小题11: | | A．reached | B．searched | C．looked | D．prepared |
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| 小题13: | | A．while | B．because | C．until | D．as |
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| 小题14: | | A．gave in | B．gave up | C．gave away | D．gave out |
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| 小题15: | | A．broke | B．woke | C．picked | D．packed |
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| 小题16: | | A．water | B．heater | C．cooker | D．light |
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| 小题17: | | A．hoped | B．considered | C．admitted | D．decided |
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| 小题18: | | A．enough | B．good | C．bad | D．true |
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| 小题19: | | A．plans | B．mistakes | C．faces | D．decisions |
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| 小题20: | | A．boss | B．member | C．adult | D．child |
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It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me. She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and said, “Of course!” And she gave me a big hug. “Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have kids and then retire and travel.”
“No seriously.”
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”
We became friends at once. Over the course of the year, Rose easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she was happy with the attention given to her from the other students. At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）. I’ll never forget what she taught us in her speech.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one useful thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity to do productive things. Have no regrets（遗憾；后悔）. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but we regret for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to honor the wonderful woman!
小题1:While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about _______.| A．her age | B．her life | C．her purpose | D．her dream |
小题2:By saying “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have kids and then retire and travel”, Rose was trying to be ___________. | A．humorous | B．amazing | C．confident | D．smart |
小题3:What else did Rose most probably say at the football banquet?| A．“It seems that my young days are over.” | | B．“Don’t do much in order to stay young.” | | C．“The people who fear death are those with regrets.” | | D．“When we are old, we can do nothing.” |
小题4:The story of Rose in the text shows that ___________.| A．it is good to make friends with old people | | B．it is necessary to have a college education for old people | | C．it is important to have a healthy body when people are getting old | | D．it is never too late to be what you can possibly be |
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Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight（天窗）.Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder ____21___ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly _____22____ his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to 23 ; he opened the door to the basement（地下室）, and flames 24 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt 25 because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.
But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was 26 by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）.
Sibson’s house was three kilometers 27 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be 28 .
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm 29 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his 30 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 31 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to 32 the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 33 and die in that fire.”
“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony（阳台）. He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his 34 .
After one more 35 inside the house, Huggons gave up and 36 around back.
The wind parted the smoke just 37 for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He 38 the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and 39 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still 40 when he tells the story. “ I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．while | C．since | D．until |
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| 小题3: | | A．hide | B．wait | C．check | D．escape |
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| 小题4: | | A．moved | B．gave | C．went | D．exploded |
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| 小题5: | | A．safe | B．worried | C．glad | D．tired |
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| 小题6: | | A．burned | B．stopped | C．shocked | D．covered |
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| 小题7: | | A．beside | B．off | C．across | D．along |
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| 小题8: | | A．limited | B．false | C．fruitless | D．regretful |
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| 小题9: | | A．struck | B．missed | C．touched | D．passed |
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| 小题10: | | A．coat | B．key | C．basin | D．phone |
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| 小题11: | | A．noise | B．road | C．smoke | D．danger |
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| 小题12: | | A．search | B．enter | C．leave | D．damage |
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| 小题13: | | A．call | B．roll | C．scream | D．sigh |
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| 小题14: | | A．breath | B．attention | C．ladder | D．flashlight |
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| 小题15: | | A．stay | B．chance | C．thought | D．attempt |
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| 小题16: | | A．climbed | B．circled | C．looked | D．jumped |
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| 小题17: | | A．clear | B．open | C．enough | D．fit |
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| 小题19: | | A．persuaded | B．kicked | C．pulled | D．forced |
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| 小题20: | | A．nervous | B．surprised | C．proud | D．thankful |
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One of the greatest contributions to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations (引文)showing how it was used.
This was a huge task. So Murrary had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester Minor. Dr. Minor was an American Surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as “Broadmoor, Crowthorne, Berkshire,” 50 miles from Oxford.
Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next years, he became one of the staff’s most valued contributors.
But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897， Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally insane.
Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.
In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.
Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volumes defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.
小题1:According to the text, the first Oxford English Dictionary _________. | A．came out before minor died | | B．was edited by an American volunteer | | C．included the English words invented by Murray | | D．was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary |
小题2:How did Dr. Minor contributed to the dictionary?| A．He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers. | | B．He sent newspapers, magazines and books to Murray. | | C．He provided a great number of words and quotations | | D．he went to England to work with Murray. |
小题3:Why did Dr. Minor refuse to visit Oxford?| A．He was shut in an asylum | | B．He lived far from Oxford | | C．He was busy writing a book | | D．He disliked traveling |
小题4:Prof. Murray and Dr. Minor became friends mainly because __________.| A．they both served in the Civil War. | | B．They had a common interest in words | | C．Minor recovered with the help of Murray | | D．Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor |
小题5:Which of the following best describe Dr. Minor?| A．Brave and determined | B．Cautious and friendly | | C．Considerate and optimistic | D．Unusual and scholarly |
小题6:What does the text mainly talk about?| A．The history of the English language. | | B．The friendship between Murray and Minor | | C．Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary | | D．Broadmoor Asylum and is patients |
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