Henry Edwards Huntington was born in 1850 in Oneonta, New York. In 1872 he went

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Henry Edwards Huntington was born in 1850 in Oneonta, New York. In 1872 he went

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Henry Edwards Huntington was born in 1850 in Oneonta, New York. In 1872 he went to work for his uncle, one of the owners of the Central Pacific Railroad. Twenty years later, Huntington moved to San Francisco at his uncle’s request to share management of the Southern Pacific Railroad. On the way to San Francisco, he visited San Marino, and later bought it, which is home to his collections today.
In 1902, Huntington moved his business operations to Los Angeles, where he developed the street railway system that created the structure of the Los Angeles area. He greatly expanded the existing electric railway lines, creating an extensive inter-urban system providing the transportation necessary. Huntington’s business interests continued to grow particularly in the areas of water, power, and land development; at one time he served on as many as 60 corporate boards throughout the United States.
At the age of 60, he announced his decision to retire in order to devote time to his book and art collections and the landscaping of the 600-acre farm. In 1911 the large Beaux Arts building, in the charge of the architect Myron Hunt, was completed.
In 1913, Huntington married Arabella Duval Huntington. She shared his interests in collecting. As one of the most important art collectors of her generation, she was highly influential in the development of the art collection now shown in the former building.
In 1919, Henry and Arabella Huntington signed the agreement that conveyed their San Marino property and collections to a nonprofit educational trust, creating the Huntington, one of the world’s great cultural, research, and educational centers.  
Henry E. Huntington died in 1927, leaving his great treasures the Huntington, including the world-famous Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California to the public, which hosts more than 500,000 visitors each year.
小题1:What can you learn about Huntington from the first two paragraphs? 
A．He worked in many fields before he came to Los Angeles.
B．He built a house to store his art collection in San Marino.
C．He did a lot to the USA railway development.
D．He founded the Central Pacific Railroad.
小题2:What did Huntington do after his retirement?
A．He devoted himself to his personal interests.
B．He worked part time for non-profit business.
C．He was in charge of an educational center.
D．He shared his wife’s interests with her.
小题3:Which of the following can best describe Huntington?
A．An excellent artist.B．A talented architect.
C．An ambitious educator.D．A successful businessman.
小题4: This article is most probably taken from_______.
A．a science fictionB．a newspaper reportC．a novelD．a biography

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D 
解析

试题分析：文章主要介绍了Henry Edwards Huntington一生做出的贡献，他兴趣广泛，曾经在铁路交通，水利，能源领域做出重大的贡献；退休后还致力于艺术收藏。
小题1:主旨大意题。第一段和第二段主要介绍Huntington早年为美国铁路交通发展做出的重要贡献，所以选择C
小题2:细节题。根据第三段he announced his decision to retire in order to devote time to his book and art collections and the landscaping of the 600-acre farm可知他在退休后致力于发展个人兴趣，所以选A
小题3:主旨大意题。文章介绍的Huntington是个在铁路交通，水利，能源，艺术领域都取得卓越成就的生意人，由此看来他是非常成功的，所以选D
小题4:推断题。文章给出了Huntington的个人信息和基本成就，按照时间顺序排列，可以推断出这篇文章选自Huntington的个人简介传记。所以选D
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“It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new!” says Englishtown       Ellen Rema. Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50, and in just a few years, she has made      progress!
Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were       in the German countryside where she lives. At Englishtown, she joins       classes online and speaks with live native English-speaking teacher.
In 2010, Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly    . “I spent hours and hours studying,” she said “Maybe I wanted too much in a short time. I finished all my       after 2 years and studying English isn’t all about hard work. It should also be       ! I really like the online conversation classrooms, in which I can learn so much about other cultures and traditions. I am open for all      .”
Ellen has been able to        her English to use by visiting England five times! “I am very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here,” Ellen says. “My life has       with Englishtown.”
小题1:
A．professorB．friendC．studentD．reporter
小题2:
A．amazing B．challengingC．discouraging D．disturbing
小题3:
A．satisfiedB．offeredC．attendedD．represented
小题4:
A．conversationB．compositionC．listeningD．reading
小题5:
A．droppedB．brushedC．awardedD．progressed
小题6:
A．channelsB．schedulesC．coursesD．papers
小题7:
A．funB．wasterC．weaknessD．wonder
小题8:
A．measuresB．topicsC．timetablesD．fashions
小题9:
A．takeB．setC．makeD．put
小题10:
A．ruinedB．startedC．changedD．Turned

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Family traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree.
“Dad, can we watch when you trim(修剪) the tree?” My eldest son, Dan, nine, and his seven-year-old brother John, asked.
“I won’t be cutting this year,” my husband Bob said. “Dan, you and John are old enough to measure things. Do it all by yourselves. Think you boys can handle it?”
Dan and John seemed to grow six inches in their chairs at the thought of such an amazing responsibility. “We can handle it,” Dan promised. “We won’t let you down.”
A few days before Christmas, Dan and John rushed in after school. They gathered the tools they’d need and brought them out to the yard, where the tree waited. I was cooking when I heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the tree into the living room. Then I heard the sound that every mother knows is trouble: dead silence. I hurried out to them. The tree was cut too short. John crossed his arms tight across his chest. His eyes filled with angry tears.
I felt worried. The tree was central to our holiday. I didn’t want the boys to feel ashamed every time they looked at it. I couldn’t lower the ceiling, and I couldn’t raise the floor either. There was no way to undo the damage done. Suddenly, a thought came to my mind, which turned the problem into the solution.
“We can’t make the tree taller,” I said. “But we can put it on a higher position.”
Dan nodded his head sideways. “We could put it on the coffee table. It just might work! Let’s try it!”
When Bob got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, Dan and John held their breath.
“What a good idea!” he declared. “Why didn’t I ever think of such a thing?”
John broke into a grin. Dan’s chest swelled with pride.
小题1:The underlined part “grow six inches” (Para. 4) implies the brothers felt        .
A．proudB．nervousC．embarrassedD．Scared
小题2:What happened after the brothers moved the Christmas tree into the living room?
A．They rushed to school.
B．They began to decorate the tree.
C．They got angry with each other.
D．They found the tree was cut short.
小题3:How could the short tree be turned into a perfect one?
A．By making the tree taller.
B．By lowering the ceiling.
C．By placing it on a coffee table.
D．By raising the floor.
小题4:What Bob said in the last but one paragraph showed        .
A．he was a little disappointed
B．he was too stupid to think of the idea
C．he appreciated what the brothers had done
D．he should not have given them the task

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As our exams were over, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We         hamburgers and Coca Colar at the counter. When our        came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap(带子) got      on a chair and the tray(托盘) that I was holding slipped      my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents,     on a man who was just about to     a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly      , as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I      my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of       . Instead, he said “It’s OK” to       me before he disappeared into washroom.
Still shaky and unsure      to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look     . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and        our table. My heart almost stopped     . I though he was going to ask for my father’ s       and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “       yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked        without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse,        he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still     in this world. I’ll never       his actions.
小题1:
A．madeB．orderedC．arrangedD．demanded
小题2:
A．foodB．turnC．billD．menu
小题3:
A．fixedB．cutC．tiedD．caught
小题4:
A．outB．byC．inD．from
小题5:
A．knockedB．fellC．stoodD．hung
小题6:
A．tasteB．takeC．swallowD．chew
小题7:
A．discouragedB．disappointedC．shockedD．annoyed
小题8:
A．rolledB．rubbedC．narrowedD．closed
小题9:
A．bitternessB．anxietyC．angerD．sorrow
小题10:
A．satisfyB．comfortC．encourageD．praise
小题11:
A．whatB．howC．whoD．which
小题12:
A．mildB．honestC．calmD．modest
小题13:
A．approachedB．pushedC．drewD．laid
小题14:
A．breakingB．sinkingC．tremblingD．beating
小题15:
A．help B．positionC．numberD．job
小题16:
A．PrepareB．BuyC．FindD．Cook
小题17:
A．awayB．onC．aroundD．up
小题18:
A．soB．sinceC．althoughD．but
小题19:
A．kindnessB．happinessC．politenessD．brightness
小题20:
A．refuseB．forgetC．opposeD．ignore

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One sunny day last September, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they"d rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. "Everything went quiet in my head," Tim recalls(回忆). "I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line."
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. "At one point, I considered turning back," he says. "I wondered if I was putting my life at risk." After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, "Take down the umbrella!"
Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.
"Let"s aim for the pier(码头)," Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. "Can you guys swim?" he cried. "A little bit," the boys said.
Once the were in the water, Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swan toward land as water washed over the boys" faces.
“Are we almost there?" they asked again and again. "Yes," Tim told them each time.
After 30minutes, they reached the pier.
小题1:what does “it” in paragraph 2 refer to ?
A．The beachB．the waterC．the windD．the boat
小题2:why did Tim raise his head regularly?
A．to take in enough fresh air
B．To consider turning back to not.
C．To check his distance from the boys
D．To ask the boys to take down the umbrella
小题3:How did the two boys finally reach the pier?
A．They swam to the pier all by themselves.
B．They were washed to the pier by the wave.
C．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.
D．They were dragged to the pier by Tim.

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There is a small shop about 200 meters from where I live that sells meat and other basic necessities. About 10 years ago, there was a beggar who would go into the shop every day and ask the owner for a        . The owner,       he would love to help, simply didn"t have any jobs available, so he kept       the man"s request.
This situation continued         for a few months, until the owner         to give the homeless man a job which        sweeping outside the shop. Every single day from 5 am, the homeless man was there doing the very        he could for the        , and it did earn him some pennies.        , the owner saw how good a job the man was doing and gave him a job working        a cashier(出纳、收银员). He was watched closely to make sure that he didn"t        any of the money received from the sales. He was still homeless,       . The homeless man did a/an        job as a cashier for over 2 years, and did such a good job that he was asked to         the finances(财政、金融) for the whole shop.
Two years later, the owner        . In his will, he only had one         , to give the whole shop to the "homeless" man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him working as hard as      , with his own business that is still       and active 10 years after getting his job as a sweeper.
From this story, we can probably get the inspiration: work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn"t your         situation, it very well may turn out to        some day in the future.
小题1:
A．coinB．homeC．jobD．meal
小题2:
A．althoughB．unlessC．becauseD．if
小题3:
A．expecting B．consideringC．acceptingD．refusing
小题4:
A．againB．oftenC．weeklyD．daily
小题5:
A．allowedB．agreedC．plannedD．failed
小题6:
A．meantB．involvedC．includedD．trained
小题7:
A．bestB．leastC．betterD．less
小题8:
A．familyB．ownerC．interestD．moment
小题9:
A．SuddenlyB．OccasionallyC．QuietlyD．Eventually
小题10:
A．forB．withC．asD．like
小题11:
A．loseB．pocketC．spendD．save
小题12:
A．after allB．above allC．all in all D．first of all
小题13:
A．honestB．seriousC．fantasticD．kind
小题14:
A．guardB．raiseC．provideD．manage
小题15:
A．got tiredB．became oldC．passed awayD．gave up
小题16:
A．thoughtB．purposeC．requestD．suggestion
小题17:
A．everB．necessaryC．neverD．still
小题18:
A．bigB．newC．shabbyD．popular
小题19:
A．idealB．modestC．ownD．financial
小题20:
A．becomeB．beC．happenD．do

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