阅读理解。 Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young o - 高中英语试题 - 超级试练试题库

阅读理解。     Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida"s
weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings" expert care, they will produce a good crop
of" oranges this year.
     But Ed has to fight against Florida"s changeable winter weather. In January and February, temperatures can
destroy Ed"s entire orange crop. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed Rawlings is prepared for the
frosts. When temperatures drop below freezing, Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The
water freezes and forms a thin layer of ice on the trees. Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually
keeps the fruit warm.
     What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of
the heat it loses is sucked in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed Rawlings has effectively
used this method to save many orange crops.
     But Ed still faces some difficulties. The trees should "be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops
to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity of water must be used. Too much water can form a thick layer
of" ice that will break the trees" branches. Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Ed has to
worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be
used.
     Computer technology may help Ed Rawlings with some of these worries. With equipment, air and soil
temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can tell when
temperatures drop to freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how
frequently the trees should be watered. Ed Rawlings will find looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the
help of a computer, and we"ll all have the benefits of computer-age oranges. 1. The passage is mainly about _____. [     ]
A. a farmer"s care for his orange trees
B. the different uses of computers
C. growing oranges in Florida"s changeable weather
D. different ways of crop protection 2. Ed tried to protect his crops by _____. [     ]
A. using a wind machine to drive away the cold air
B. equipping them with a computer
C. watering them at the proper time
D. picking his fruit at the first sign of frost 3. In the writer"s eyes, computers _____. [     ]
A. are too expensive for small farmers
B. can be a valuable tool for the farmer
C. can be used to help oranges grow bigger
D. cannot take the place of the farmer"s experience and judgement4. Which of the following is NOT NECESSARY for Ed Rawlings to do? [     ]
A. He should decide the quantity of water for the orange trees as soon as the temperature drops to the freezing
    point.
B. He should decide the exact moment when the orange trees should be watered.
C. He has to water the orange trees more often in January and February.
D. He has to judge how often he should water the orange trees. 5. According to the passage, computer technology can _____. [     ]
A. get rid of the need for crop protection
B. help the farmer get a better harvest
C. tell the farmer why outdoor temperature changes
D. prevent the temperature from dropping to the freezing point

1-5: ACBCB

阅读理解。

     I made a pledge (发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would
try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
    The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经
的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, "Love is an act of will.
A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks
that would change.
     And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, "That new yellow sweater looks
great on you.
     "Oh, Tom, you noticed," she said, surprised and pleased, maybe a little puzzled.
     After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but
then I thought, "Evelyn"s been alone here with the kids all the week and now she wants to stay with me." We
walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
     So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum
though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that"s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
     There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today.
Last night at our cottage,p reparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.
     " What"s the matter?" I asked her.
     "Tom," she said in a voice filled with distress, "do you know something I don"t?"
     "What do you mean?"
     " Well...that checkup (体检) I had several weeks ago...our doctor...did he tell you something about me?
Tom, you"ve been so good to me...am I dying?"
    It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
     "No, honey," I said, wrapping her in my arms. "You"re not dying; I"m just starting to live."

1. In the first paragraph, "No ifs, ands or buts" probably means ____. [     ]
A. unnecessarily
B. unexpectedly
C. impossibly
D. unconditionally 2. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage _____.[     ]
A. with his family
B. with Evelyn
C. alone
D. with his children 3. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because _____. [     ]
A. she looked lovely in her new clothes
B. he had made a lot of money in Wall Street
C. he was determined to be a good husband
D. she was seriously ill 4. The underlined words "one thing" in the text refer to the fact that _____. [     ]
A. he praised her sweater, which puzzled her
B. she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated
C. he knew something about her illness but didn"t tell her
D. he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying 5. By saying "I"m just starting to live", Tom means that _____. [     ]
A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
B. he is just beginning to enjoy his life as a loving husband
C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
D. he is beginning to feel regretful for what he did to his wife

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完形填空。     My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet (宠物) for a long time.
     Last spring I bought two newly-hatched chickens for her. She got   1   and took good care of them.   2 ,
a few days later, both chickens died. She burst into tears from   3 , I helped her   4   the two birds under a
tree behind our house. I thought it would be the   5   of her ideas.
       6   I was wrong. Children are children   7 . The failure hasn"t   8   my daughter in any way. She still tried
to keep a small animal or even a snail.
     One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves (屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows. My daughter and
I could   9   the sparrows as our "pets", but we didn"t. So I told her to  10  the grains in the windowsill. A few
minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill  11  and pecked at the rice. Suddenly my daughter
asked me, Mum, can we catch and  12  the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How  13  it is for
them to live outside?
     "Oh, my dear, I do not think it"s a good idea. You know, "I explained to her." the sparrow is a bird who
loves  14 . No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will  15  quickly. They are  16  to living
outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves."
     From then on, we have set up a kind of  17  with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and  18  them
as pet birds. However, we do not need to  19  them. We  20  seeing these little birds flying and jumping among
branches, leaves and flowers in the spring mornings.

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(     )1. A. exciting
(     )2. A. Naturally
(     )3. A. excitement
(     )4. A. bury
(     )5. A. end
(     )6. A. Thus
(     )7. A. at all
(     )8. A. upset
(     )9. A. look
(     )10. A. throw
(     )11. A. one after another
(     )12. A. stay
(     )13. A. free
(     )14. A. freedom
(     )15. A. please
(     )16. A. safe
(     )17. A. neighbour
(     )18. A. think
(     )19. A. hurt
(     )20. A. enjoy

B. excited
B. Suddenly
B. feeling
B. put
B. beginning
B. Then
B. in all
B. encourage
B. act
B. pour
B. one another
B. cage
B. happy
B. spring
B. starve
B. proud
B. understanding
B. dream
B. possess
B. would like

C. disappointed
C. Unfortunately
C. sorrow
C. dig
C. wish
C. Therefore
C. after all
C. help
C. catch
C. pile
C. every other
C. love
C. cold
C. trees
C. suffer
C. happy
C. friendship
C. treat
C. belong to
C. want

D. encouraged
D. Finally
D. heart
D. set
D. reality
D. However
D. for all
D. impress
D. feed
D. scatter
D. each other
D. watch
D. warm
D. flying
D. die
D. used
D. confusing
D. appreciate
D. hatch
D. consider

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阅读下面的短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或
使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

     Thomas and Inger, who live in Sweden, are the happiest couple in the world. Two years ago, they were
sailing on a boat a few kilometres 1_____ the beach. Thomas asked Inger to marry him and he gave her the
2_____ (nice) gold ring he could afford to buy. While putting the ring on Inger"s finger Thomas lost his
balance, slipped over and sent the ring flying into the sea. 3_____ (see) the ring drop into the water, they
were sure it was lost forever.
     That 4_____ (last) until week, when Mr. Carlsson came to visit them. Several days earlier Mr Carlsson,
who is the 5_____ (own) of a fish shop, was getting a fresh load of fish 6_____ (sell) at his shop. When he
was cutting open one of the fish he discovered it contained 7_____ beautiful gold ring. Inside the ring he read
the words "To Inger, All my love, Thomas" and was curious to know 8_____ it came from. Mr. Carlsson
visited all the jewelers in town until he found the person 9_____ had made the ring. After leaming the address
of the rightful owner, Mr. Carlsson was able to return the ring.
     Meanwhile Thomas had bought Inger a replacement ring. Inger now loves both her wedding rings 10_____
thinks the one the fish ate is the better one.

完形填空。

     The following Monday Steve arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom.
She   1 , all smiles! God, she was beautiful! He yearned (渴望) for her smile to   2   on him. It did not.
     Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve   3   the test, and was the first to
hand in his paper. With a look of   4 , Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over.
Steve walked back to his   5 , his heart pounding within his chest. As he sat down, he couldn"t resist (忍住)
another look at the   6   woman.
     Miss White"s face was in total   7  ! She glanced up at Steve, then down, then up; Suddenly, her face broke
into a complete   8 . The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first   9  !
     From that moment  10  was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still  11 . He
discovered that not only could he  12 , but he was good at it! He discovered that he could understand and get
13 , and that he could translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to excel (优秀)! And he
continued this  14  throughout his school life.
     After high-school Steve enlisted (参加) in the Navy, and he had a(n)  15  military career. During that time,
he met the love of his life, he  16 a family, and he graduated from college Magna Cum Laude. During his Naval
career, he  17  many young people, who without him, might not have believed in themselves. Steve began a
second  18  after the Navy, and he continues to inspire others, as an adjunct (助手) professor in a nearby college.
     Miss White left a great legacy (遗产). She  19  one boy who has changed many lives. I know, because I am
the love of his life.
     You see, it"s  20 , really. A change took place within the heart of one boy, all because of one teacher, who
cared.

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(     )1. A. walked in
(     )2. A. rely
(     )3. A. looked through
(     )4. A. unbelief
(     )5. A. room
(     )6. A. lovely
(     )7. A. happiness
(     )8. A. laughter
(     )9. A. paper
(     )10. A. everything
(     )11. A. changed
(     )12. A. learn
(     )13. A. information
(     )14. A. subject
(     )15. A. easy
(     )16. A. left
(     )17. A. inspired
(     )18. A. school
(     )19. A. loved
(     )20. A. simple

B. passed by
B. turn
B. glanced through
B. joy
B. blackboard
B. strict
B. shock
B. cries
B. test
B. everybody
B. passed
B. write
B. skills
B. course
B. hard
B. raised
B. taught
B. service
B. saved
B. important

C. looked out
C. mind
C. hurried through
C. surprise
C. paper
C. maths
C. anger
C. smile
C. seat
C. nobody
C. improved
C. listen
C. knowledge
C. test
C. long
C. support
C. helped
C. career
C. treated
C. difficult

D. moved out
D. try
D. went through
D. sadness
D. desk
D. young
D. disappointment
D. amazement
D. class
D. nothing
D. stayed
D. speak
D. grades
D. speed
D. successful
D. met
D. liked
D. life
D. hated
D. necessary

完形填空。

     One stormy night, many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby (休息室) of a small hotel
in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the   1 , the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some   2   for
the night.
     "Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked.
     The clerk, a   3   man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and   4 , "All of our rooms are taken,   5
I can"t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o"clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be   6
to sleep in my room? It"s not   7   a suite (套房), but it will be good enough to make you folks   8   for the night."
When the couple   9  , the young man pressed on. "Don"t worry about me; I"ll  10  just fine," the clerk said. So
the couple  11 .
     As he  12  his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, "You are the kind of manager who
should be  13  of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I"ll build one for you." The clerk looked at
them and smiled. The three of them had a good  14 . As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed the helpful
clerk was indeed exceptional (例外的), as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn"t easy.
     The clerk had almost forgotten the incident  15  he received a letter from the old man. It  16  that stormy
night and enclosed (附上) a round-trip  17  to New York, asking the young man to pay them a  18 . The old
man met him in New York, and led him to the comer of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He then  19  a great new
building there, a palace of reddish stone, with turrets (塔楼) and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky. "That",
said the old man, "is the hotel I have just built for you to  20 ."
     You never know whose heart you may be touching!

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