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I felt worried about my absent-mindedness, so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. “I have seen many people like you. It’s nothing to worry about,” he said. “If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you’re absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.”
“Many famous people were absent-minded,” the doctor told me. “Thomas Edison(爱迪生)was standing in line(排队) one day to pay his taxes(税). When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was.”
I felt much better and got up to leave. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “How much do I have to pay you?”
“Ten dollars for the check-up(检查),” the doctor said.
“But doctor, I did not have a check-up!”
For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, “Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!”
小题1:It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that when the author’s wife heard what her husband told her, she was ______.
A.excited | B.surprised | C.sad | D.proud |
A.to show absent-mindedness is common among people |
B.because he liked telling stories |
C.to make the author laugh |
D.to make fun of Edison |
A.a feeling of anger |
B.a feeling of sadness |
C.an emotion (情绪) of excitement |
D.a trouble in which people often forget this or that |
A.Only the author. | B.The author’s wife. |
C.The author and the doctor. | D.The doctor alone. |
答案
小题1:.B
小题1:.A
小题1:.D
小题1:.C
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试题【A few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed(】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Now, a new idea has been put forward which will utilize (利用 vt.) areas which have no other obvious commercial potential (商业潜能). These are the ponds, small lakes, disused docks (码头), and other areas of water, many of which can be found near, or even in the suburbs (郊区) of big towns.
A new style of construction has been designed which will provide a house for less than half the cost of the normal building. The main saving is, of course, the land, because the new houses will float on water. There will be no need for foundations; instead the house will be built on a frame (框架) made of steel which is expected to cost about £5,000. Above this the builders will make a house with two, three, or four bedrooms and all the usual modern conveniences, as well as a roof garden. Each house will be joined to the main services supplying water, gas, and electricity and they will have a vacuum sewage disposal (真空污水处理) system. All the service links will have enough flexibility (灵活性) to allow for small differences in the water level caused by wet and dry periods of weather.
The first houses to be built are expected to cost between £20,000 and £30,000 according to size and it is already clear that there is a very good potential market for the new system. As the cost is comparatively low, young people and common citizens would like to buy.
小题1:So many people have moved into towns because _______.
A.they enjoy the facilities |
B.they expect to live a better life |
C.they expect to get better jobs |
D.there is a shortage of jobs in villages |
A.It will help relieve(缓解)the housing shortage. |
B.It will utilize disused areas of water. |
C.It will provide jobs. |
D.It will help the suburbs. |
A.waterside areas | B.a stone foundation |
C.lakes and rivers | D.a steel frame |
A.encourage private and government builders |
B.attract ordinary people in the towns to buy |
C.vary in different areas according to the policy |
D.help the housing market in the countryside |
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as 3 post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards— was viewed through the lens of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations: I don"t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn"t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don"t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women"s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer: 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don"t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don"t tell them "war" stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that"s a sight worth talking about.
小题1:.
From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute(归因于) the author"s failures to_____.
A.the very fact that she is a woman |
B.her involvement in gender politics |
C.her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist |
D.the burden she bears in a male-dominated society |
What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People"s stereotyped attitude towards female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurture
小题3:.
Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?
A.Female students no longer have to worry about gender issues. |
B.Her students" performance has brought back her confidence. |
C.Her female students can do just as well as male students. |
D.More female students are pursuing science than before. |
What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A. Women students needn"t have the concerns of her generation.
B. Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
C. Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it,” this father told us,“I couldn’t sleep,eat,rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone. ”At last he went to doctors;one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip,but neither helped. He said,“My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice (大钳子),and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief (悲伤)—if you have ever been paralyzed (使瘫痪) by sorrow,you know what he meant.
“But thank God,I had one child left—a fouryearold son. He gave me the solution to my problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself,he asked,‘Daddy,will you build a boat for me?’ I was in no mood to build a boat;in fact,I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent little fellow!I had to give in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished,I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months!I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case,building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.”
“The following night,I made a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired. Amazingly,I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention. During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am busy so that I have no time for worry.”
No time for worry!That is exactly what Winston Church ill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities,he said,“I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”
小题1:The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to________.
A.having lost a loved one |
B.having lost a valuable article |
C.having lost a profitmaking business |
D.having lost a wellpaid job |
A.he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family |
B.he was suffering from sleeplessness disease |
C.he couldn’t get out of mental pressure |
D.he felt tired of adulteducation classes |
A.he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend them |
B.he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them |
C.the items had actually been broken and needed attention |
D.repairing the items helped crowd wor ry out of his mind |
A.prove that he followed Churchill’s example |
B.support his student’s solution to his problem |
C.show that he was successful in his career |
D.clarify how his conclusion was reached |
As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us 35 . When the doctors said that we could take her home, that was 36 reality hit. We had no 37 .
I am from a small town with 38 hospitals, but when you don’t have money, you just don’t have it. My mother tried for days to get the money, but nothing 39 each time. A caseworker(社会工作者) was even doing her best. It’s 40 that it almost felt as if we had to 41 a baby from the hospital.
One day the caseworker walked into her boss’s office to 42 again. As she walked out, 43 down yet again, out of nowhere a man walked up to her. He 44 her a handful of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in 45 , so she can take her daughter home.” She looked down at her hand with tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 46 . They searched all over that hospital and he was no where to be 47 .
Thanks to the guy that I will 48 know, we could take home that 49 baby girl that was only given 14 days to live, and celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday. I am grateful to this man and feel that his act of 50 should be shared with everyone.
小题1:.
A.Besides | B.Otherwise | C.However | D.Therefore |
A.idea | B.news | C.order | D.point |
A.character | B.friendship | C.habit | D.feeling |
A.losing | B.wasting | C.explaining | D.gaining |
A.hope | B.freedom | C.trouble | D.information |
A.how | B.where | C.when | D.whether |
A.car | B.knowledge | C.shelter | D.money |
A.modern | B.small | C.large | D.good |
A.came up | B.set up | C.made up | D.gave up |
A.interesting | B.necessary | C.impossible | D.sad |
A.save | B.buy | C.visit | D.protect |
A.apologize | B.research | C.try | D.interview |
A.let | B.moved | C.knelt | D.fell |
A.took | B.paid | C.handed | D.lent |
A.danger | B.need | C.reward | D.advance |
A.gone | B.shy | C.disppointed | D.proud |
A.avoided | B.found | C.persuaded | D.stopped |
A.even | B.still | C.almost | D.never |
A.beautiful | B.naughty | C.nervous | D.dangerous |
Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans, that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, felling proud of having such a friend.
The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep; but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship.
In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then.
“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow last.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered. So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers.”
“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.”
“Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.”
“How silly you are!” cried the Miller; “I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea.
Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friendship never forgets. I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!”
Hands said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter.
“I’ll give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the Miller. “And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return. Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full.”
Poor Hans was afraid to say anything, he ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller.
The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?”
“I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today.”
“Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I’m going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you.”
Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted.
One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came.
“Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night. It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. You know I’m going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.”
“Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned.
At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said: “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.
小题1:.From the passage, we can learn that Hans ______.
A.was extremely wise and noble | B.was highly valued by the Miller |
C.admired the Miller very much | D.had a strong desire for fortune |
A.“Different words may mean quite different things.” |
B.“Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible.” |
C.“I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life.” |
D.“I think being generous is the base of friendship.” |
A.was convinced of the Miller’s noble talk | B.owed the Miller many valuable things |
C.was treated as a best friend by the Miller | D.intended to show off his unselfishness |
A.serious but kind | B.helpful and generous | C.caring but strict | D.selfish and cold-hearted |
A.True friendship between them | B.A lack of formal education |
C.A sudden change of weather | D.Blind devotion to a friend |
A.entertain the readers with an incredible joking tale |
B.show the friendship between Hans and the Miller |
C.warn the readers about the danger of a false friend |
D.persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller |
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