阅读理解。 I asked Jackie a lot of questions. I asked if she became close to her - 高中英语试题 - 超级试练试题库

阅读理解。     I asked Jackie a lot of questions. I asked if she became close to her patients. She said, "Some I do,
especially if I have become their close friends and they tell me things they wouldn"t tell anyone else. I"ve
found it harder for the patient"s family to accept what"s happening. In most cases, the dying person has
accepted the truth."
     I asked her how she could do this work for so long. She said,"I have taken care of 3,000people over
37years. I consider dying to be a very important part of life. I feel good because I can make these people"s
journey easier."
     Jackie was the mother I have never had. My own mother, Helen, was taken away from me right after
I was born. I never knew her. And I had a strange relationship with my father. He was a Sunday father.
Since my sister and I lived in foster homes, he came to visit only on Sundays.
     But at the hospice (临终安养院), nurse Jackie gave me hope, love and encouragement. She listened to
all my stories, and I listened to hers. It was a comfort. The nurses had told my family that death was
coming near. As time went on, I became the star patient at the hospice, because I didn"t go according to
plans. My kidneys started working again and could function without dialysis (透析). It was a mystery to
my doctors. My friends said It was a miracle. But I knew what actually cured me.
     The employees showed me off to other patients and being the ham I was, I enjoyed. 1. According to the second paragraph, the reason why Jackie feels happy is that _____. A. she can have a trip with the patient
B. She knows dying is very important
C. She can reduce patients" pain during their last days
D. she can arrange a journey for the patients before they die2. They author mentioned his parents in the third paragraph in order to tell us _____.A. he wants parents to love their own children
B. Jackie cares for him more than his parents do
C. he loves Jackie more than he loves his patients
D. he had a very unhappy childhood 3. The underlined word "miracle" in the fourth paragraph means something that is _____. A. very exciting
B. hard to believe
C. very risky
D. very important 4. we can learn from the passage that _____. A. Jackie worked in the hospice as a volunteer.
B. the author"s mother left him when he was two
C. the author was the youngest child in his family
D. the author didn"t like being the hospice poster boy5. According to the author, _____ actually cured him. A. Jackie"s love and encouragement
B. other patients" moving stories
C. the help of a well-known doctor
D. his strong desire to live

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阅读理解。     An unemployed man is desperate to support his family. His wife watches TV all day and his three teenage
kids have dropped out of high school to hang around with the local toughs. He applies for a cleaner"s job at a
large firm and easily passes an aptitude test. The human resources manager tells him,"You will be hired at
minimum wage, $5.15 an hour. Let me have your e-mail address so that we can contact you easily. Our
system will automatically e-mail you all the forms and advise you when to start and where to report on your
first day." Greatly surprised, the man said that he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this, the
manager replies,"You must understand that to a company like ours that means you virtually do not exist.
Without an e-mail address you can hardly expect to be employed by a high tech firm. Good day."
     Unable to believe what he hears, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and having $10 in his wallet,
he walks past a farmers" market and sees a stand selling beautiful tomatoes. He buys a crate (柳条箱), carries
it to a busy corner and displays the tomatoes. In less than two hours he sells all the tomatoes and makes 100%
profit. From that day on, he repeats the tomato business and becomes increasingly successful as time goes on.
By the end of the fifth year he owns a fleet of nice trucks and a warehouse. The tomato company has put
hundreds of homeless and jobless people to work and the business grossed a million dollars.
     Planning for the future, he decides to buy some life insurance. The insurance adviser asks him for his
e-mail address in order to send the final documents electronically. When the man replies that he doesn"t have
time to mess with a computer and has no e-mail address, the insurance salesman is surprised," No computer?
No Internet? Just think where you would be if you"d had all of that five years ago!" "Ha! If I"d had all of that
five years ago, I would be sweeping floors at Microsoft and making $5.15 an hour!" the man replies. 1. The man"s kids drop out of school because ____. A. they want to hang around with the local toughs
B. their mother watches TV all day
C. their father is only a cleaner
D. their family is very poor2. The man applies for a cleaner"s job ____.A. but he can"t accept it because the pay is too low
B. and he gets it though the pay is only $5.15 an hour
C. but he is turned down because he doesn"t have an e-mail address
D. but he misses the chance because they fail to contact him 3. The man"s tomatoes sell well because ____. A. the tomatoes look very beautiful
B. he has chosen the right place to sell them
C. many jobless people help him
D. the tomatoes are contained in beautiful crates 4. From the conversation between the man and the insurance salesman in the last paragraph we
   can infer that ____. A. the man will buy a computer soon
B. it"s very easy to do tomato business
C. one does not necessarily have an e-mail address to be successful
D. the man is not able to buy any life insurance without an e-mail address

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阅读理解。     Have you ever thought, "I wish I could take a year off and just travel around the world"? Well, three lucky
American teenagers were able to do just that. The teens-two males and one female-got an all-expenses paid,
yearlong hike to five continents.
     This trip didn"t include any five-star hotels or shopping funs. Eighteen-year-old Jamie Fiel from Keller,
Texas, 17-year-old Arsen Ewing from Canyon, California, and 16-year-old Tyler Robinson from Lincoln,
Massachusetts, didn"t expect fancy treatment. They signed up for the experience of a lifetime, which included
hard work, often uncomfortable accommodations, and encounters (遇到) with some of nature"s most
dangerous animals and environments.
     Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler were among hundreds of high school kids nominated (提名) by their science
teachers to take this trip. Earthwatch Institute sponsored (赞助) this adventure. Each year, Earthwatch
employs thousands of volunteers worldwide to help with scientific research projects. The group went all
around the world to get a close look at the most pressing environmental issues of our time. Their assignments
were as varied as their locations, and included measuring and attending pink flamingos in Kenya"s Great Rift
alley, and tracking giant sea turtles in Costa Rica.
     As they worked with the Earthwatch scientists, Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler began to understand that we are
at a critical moment in the life of our planet. Time for change is running out. As the teens went from country
to country and witnessed different environmental dangers and challenges, they understood that solutions to
important environmental issues start with the power of one person"s actions. They realized that each of them
can make a difference.1. These teenagers went on the journey around the world _____.A. to experience the most serious environmental problems on the earth
B. to bring the kindness of America to the other parts of the world
C. to go on sightseeing around the world
D. to call on more teenagers to join Earthwatch Institute 2. What"s true about their journey? A. They had to pay for their journey on their own expense.
B. They often had to move from one hotel to another.
C. They had to take great pains to collect environmental information.
D. They received a warm welcome every time they arrived at a new place. 3. It can be inferred that Earthwatch Institute could be ____. A. an international university that takes in students from all over the world
B. a TV station that makes programmes on the beautiful scenery of the earth
C. a travel agency that organizes adventure trips specially for school children
D. an organization that brings science to life for people concerned about earth"s environment 4. What did they these teenagers learn from the journey? A. It was high time that people protected the environment.
B. Long journey was not suitable for school children.
C. It should take the whole world to help the children.
D. Environmental problems can be solved if school children take part.

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完形填空。     The shop was on the corner, and everyone knew that the best flowers in town were sold there. There
was no   1   that said this, but everyone knew Papa Dent had been there for many, many years. When the
shop first opened, there was a sign-a big one. It   2 :
     NICE FRESH FLOWERS FOR SALE HERE.
     The first customer   3 came in and said," Papa Dent, I like your shop,   4 I don"t like your sign. Would
you sell any other kind   5 " Nice fresh flowers? Why don"t you take off the "nice" and the "fresh"?"
     Papa Dent   6 and the sign looked like this:
     FLOWERS FOR SALE HERE.
     The second day a man came into the shop. He said, "Take off the  7 from your sign. It will be   8 and
better."
      So papa Dent   9 the sign again.It read:
     FLOWERS FOR SALE
     The third day, Papa Dent"s uncle came to the shop." It"s a  10   shop," he said," but your sign says   11 .
Why don"t you take off " for sale"?"
     So   12 , papa Dent changed the sign. Finally, it read:
     FLOWERS.
     The   13 next day, one of the town"s officials came to visit Papa Dent. He said."You are a very clever
man with  14  , but I want to make a   15 about the sign. It says " flowers", but it  16 the beautiful flowers
you have in the window.Let your flowers   17   themselves. Papa Dent took the official"s advice. He   18 the
sign.
     Everyone  19 to look at the fine flowers in the window. Papa Dent"s flowers became   20 .

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(     )1. A. sign
(     )2. A. published
(     )3. A. who
(     )4. A. or
(     )5. A. except
(     )6. A. allowed
(     )7. A. here
(     )8. A. more obvious
(     )9. A. observed
(     )10. A. fine
(     )11. A. too wide
(     )12. A. once again
(     )13. A. same
(     )14. A. shops
(     )15. A. request
(     )16. A. completes
(     )17. A. speak for
(     )18. A. take up
(     )19. A. guarded
(     )20. A. colorful

B. signal
B. said
B. which
B. though
B. but
B. faced
B. nice
B. more beautiful
B. informed
B. small
B. very much
B. again and again
B. very
B. flowers
B. command
B. beats
B. speak to
B. take in
B. stopped
B. beautiful

C. notice
C. announced
C. 不填
C. but
C. except for
C. agreed
C. fresh
C. smarter
C. changed
C. mad
C. much too
C. now and then
C. only
C. clothes
C. advice
C. chooses
C. speak of
C. take over
C. ran
C. powerful

D. note
D. predicted
D. whose
D. however
D. besides
D. refused
D. for sale
D. shorter
D. rented
D. strange
D. too much
D. one by one
D. fourth
D. operation
D. suggestion
D. hides
D. speak in
D. take down
D. jumped
D. famous

阅读理解。

     Brodie"s unusual story began in 1984 when she lost her right front leg in a hunting accident. Just two years
old at the time, Brodie recovered quickly and had no trouble getting around on three legs."Most people meeting
her for the first time didn"t know that she had only three legs because she was so quick," says Mrs. Willey,
Brodie"s owner.
     Bad luck struck Brodie again at the end of 1989 when she developed bone cancer in her right hind (后面的)
leg. To stop the cancer from spreading to the rest of her body, the leg had to be amputated (截肢).
     Mrs. Willey and her family considered putting Brodie to sleep, as owners often do. But Mrs. Willey believed
that Brodie was brave enough to succeed at walking on two legs." I knew that if any dog could make this
situation work, it was Brodie, and if any owner could, it was me."
     Soon after Brodie was brought home from the pet hospital, Mrs. Willey began walking the dog by tying a
towel under her body and holding it like a sling (吊带). Brodie"s left front leg was already strong to keep the
front of her body balanced. Mrs. Willey said it was only a matter of time until Brodie was strong enough in her
left hind leg and we let go of the sling.
     It has now been a year since her operation, and Brodie gets around like any four-legged dog. Mrs. Willey
says," It just proves that you can"t give up anyone or any dog."

1. What caused Brodie to lose her right hind leg?

A. an accident
B. a fight
C. an operation
D. a disease

2. The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means _____.

A. They wanted Brodie to have a rest
B. They wanted to desert Brodie
C. They wanted to put an end to Brodie"s life
D. They wanted to protect Brodie

3. According to the passage, how old is Brodie now?

A. 2
B. 7
C. 5
D. 8

4. Which of the following can be used to describe Mrs. Willey?

A. friendly but impatient
B. kind and strong-willed
C. brave but strange
D. clever abd honest

5. What"s the best title for the passage?

A. A lovely dog
B. An unusual two-legged dog
C. A lucky dog
D. How to keep dogs

完形填空。

     It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road.   1 I was going
along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salisbury.
     I was going along   2 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a   3 scream-
" Help!" I looked round, but the only   4 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking (可疑的) car
just  5  a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I   6 speed
and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw   7 me. As
I drew near, the girl"s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with   8 .
     "Let me go, you coward; you"re hurting me. Oh! Oh!"
     I felt my   9 boil. The fog was coming down  10   now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no   11
that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.
     "Drop that knife, you fool. Oh!" Then a cry and a groan (***).
     If I was to save her, it was now or   12 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn"t save the girl,
I would at least try to bring the murderer to   13 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the
bike right across its   14 , and its brakes (煞车) screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and   15 into the
ditch (沟) at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow
stepped out.
     "You fool!" he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was   16   than he. I put
all I could into   17 that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It  18   him right on the point of the chin; his  19
slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car,  20  open the door
and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice. "You have been
listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow
immediately."

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