阅读理解。 An old friend from California called from the airport (机场) to tell me - 高中英语试题 - 超级试练试题库

阅读理解。 An old friend from California called from the airport (机场) to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able
to leave the office, but I had made plans for his arrival. After explaining where my new house was, I told him
that I had left the key under the doormat (门垫). Since I knew it would be pretty late before I could get home,
I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was in the refrigerator.
Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some
of my records after having had a delicious meal. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice. When
I asked him if he had had any difficulty finding the house, he answered that the only problem was that he had
not been able to find the key under the doormat (门垫), but luckily, the living room window by the apple tree
had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There is
no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next door neighbor"s
house! 1. An old friend of mine called ______.

[ ]

A. to tell me to meet him at the airport
B. to tell me about his arrival
C. to ask me to leave the office
D. to ask me to make plans for his arrival. 2. My friend climbed into the room because ______.

[ ]

A. there was an apple tree outside
B. the living room window was left open
C. he had difficulty opening the door
D. he hadn"t found the key 3. My friend telephoned me two hours later ______.

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A. from my home
B. at the airport
C. in his office
D. from my neighbor"s house 4. The purpose (目的) of writing this passage (文章的段) is to ______.

[ ]

A. introduce a friend
B. tell an interesting story
C. explain something
D. show what friendship is

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阅读理解。     It doesn"t matter when and how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That"s
what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be
true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
     Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that
he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they
were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw him sleeping.
In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
     The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The
doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to
find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk
about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real
reason? No one could be sure.
      Herpin died at the age of 94. 1. The main idea of this passage is that _____. [     ]
A. large numbers of people do not need sleep
B. a person was found who actually didn"t need any sleep
C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive
D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep 2. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _____. [     ]
A. needed some kind of sleep
B. was too old to need any sleep
C. needed no sleep at all
D. often sleep in a chair 3. One reason that might explain Herpin"s sleeplessness was _____.[     ]
A. his mother"s injury before he was born
B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit
C. his magnificent physical condition
D. that he hadn"t got a bed 4. Al Herpin"s condition could be regarded as ______.[     ]
A. a common one
B. one that could be cured
C. very healthy
D. a rare one

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完形填空。      As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoon at my grandfather"s farm.   1   by
miles of winding stone walls, the house provided   2   hours of fun for a city boy.
    I can still remember one   3   when I was eight years old. I wanted   4   anything to be allowed to climb
the walls surrounding the property. The walls were old; some stones were   5  , others loose. Still, my desire
to climb across those walls   6   so strong that finally, one spring weekend, I took all my   7   and entered the
living room, where the   8   had gathered after Sunday dinner.
      "I, I wanna climb the stone walls," I said hesitantly.   9   a chorus went up from the women in the room.
"Heavens, no!" they cried. "You will hurt yourself". I wasn"t too  10 ; the respond was just as I had expected.
But  11  I could have left the room, I was  12  by my grandfather"s loud voice:" Now  13  just a minute." I
heard him say. "Let the little boy climb the stone walls.  14 , he has to learn to do things for himself."
      For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my  15 . Later I told my grandfather
about my  16 . I will never forget what he said:"Fred," he said, smiling, "you made this day a (an)  17  one
just by being yourself. Always remember, there is only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you
exactly as you are."
      Many years have passed since then, and today I  18  the television program. Mister Rogers"s
Neighborhood, seen by millions of children. There have been  19  over the years, but one thing  20  the same:
my suggestion to children at the end of almost every visit. "There is only one person in this whole world like
you," the kids can hear me say, "and people can like you exactly as you are."

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(     )1. A. Covered
(     )2. A. meaningless
(     )3. A. morning
(     )4. A. more than
(     )5. A. remaining
(     )6. A. built
(     )7. A. trouble
(     )8. A. adults
(     )9. A. Quickly
(     )10. A. excited
(     )11. A. after
(     )12. A. encouraged
(     )13. A. keep up
(     )14. A. Anyhow
(     )15. A. childhood
(     )16. A. action
(     )17. A. special
(     )18. A. own
(     )19. A. jobs
(     )20. A. remains

B. Surrounded
B. short
B. afternoon
B. as well as
B. left
B. went
B. mind
B. relatives
B. Hurriedly
B. sad
B. before
B. surprised
B. hold on
B. However
B. play
B. adventure
B. interesting
B. like
B. events
B. develops

C. Extended
C. endless
C. evening
C. rather than
C. tight
C. grew
C. courage
C. men
C. Frequently
C. disappointed
C. as
C. allowed
C. hold up
C. Therefore
C. life
C. pleasure
C. common
C. hold
C. adventures
C. becomes

D. Spread
D. imaginable
D. Sunday
D. other than
D. missing
D. turned
D. heart
D. women
D. Instantly
D. pleased
D. when
D. stopped
D. keep on
D. Nevertheless
D. Sunday
D. happiness
D. beautiful
D. host
D. changes
D. seems

阅读理解。

      On 27th February 2008, something very unusual happened in the UK; there was a rather large earthquake.
It was the biggest earthquake in 25 years in the UK. There have been very small tremors in the past but they
pale into insignificance compared to this one.
      It was felt in a large area across the country too, from as far north as Edinburgh in Scotland to as far
south as Plymouth on the south coast of England.
      The epicenter of the earthquake was in a small town in Lincolnshire, which is an area about two and a
half to three hours north of London by car. A magnitude of 5.2 was registered on the Richter scale.
      There were lots of reports in the news from people who felt the earth move. One man said, "We had
loads of vibrating and wall shaking and stuff, noise coming off the roof. I came outside-the chimney"s on
the floor!"
      A collapsed chimney was the cause of what was probably the worst injury from the earthquake; a man
broke his pelvis when the chimney fell on him.
      Another man who spoke to the BBC described the moment the earthquake occurred, "Everything was
shaking. As soon as it happened we all went outside and saw everyone else down the street, coming out
and just realized it was an earthquake."
      The huge rumble, which was felt by a lot of people, surprisingly caused very little structural damage to
property.
       Most British people would be surprised to learn that there are 200-300 earthquakes in Britain every year,
but most of them are so small, they go unnoticed. The magnitude of this earthquake is fairly small in
comparison to some other natural disasters that have made international news, but for the people affected, it
certainly came as quite a surprise.

1. Before this earthquake ______.

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A. there was no signs of any shakings at all.
B. people did not feel anything unusual.
C. many people realized there would be a bigger one to come.
D. some small quakes were only too small to be ignored.

2. From this passage we know ______ is in the south of Great Britain.

[ ]

A. Lincolnshire
B. Edinburgh
C. Plymouth
D. Scotland

3. This earthquake _____.

[ ]

A. hardly caused any damages to the people"s belongings
B. brought down many buildings in England
C. scared many people to death
D. made the world greatly surprised

4. After reading this passage we can infer ______.

[ ]

A. people in England faced the earthquake bravely
B. this earthquake seemed to be felt all over Great Britain
C. this earthquake is the biggest one in history
D. the chimneys in Britain are the most poorly built parts of the houses

完形填空。

      School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very   1   of the crowded bus because of my anxiety
to get home. Sitting there makes me   2   out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
      Janie, the   3 , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of   4 . I tried to mind
my manners and   5   listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   6 , her
conversation was worth listening to.
      "My father"s sick," she said to no one in   7 . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. "What"s wrong
with him?" I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from   8   the tears, she answered, "Heart trouble."
Her eyes   9   as she continued. "I"ve already lost my mum, so I don"t think I can stand losing him."
      I was  10 . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great  11  that my own mother was
thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and  12  is, for her. I wouldn"t like anyone to  13
that.
      Suddenly I realized Janie wasn"t only a bus driver. That was  14  her job. She had a whole world of  15
and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish. I realized I had only thought of people as  16  as what their
purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie  17  she was a bus driver. I had  18  her by her job and
brushed her off as unimportant.
      For all I know, I"m just another person in  19  else"s world, and may not even be  20 . I should not have
been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep.
Understanding people is an art.

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(     )1. A. front
(     )2. A. find
(     )3. A. doctor
(     )4. A. fire
(     )5. A. politely
(     )6. A. however
(     )7. A. surprise
(     )8. A. fighting
(     )9. A. opened
(     )10. A. recognized
(     )11. A. victory
(     )12. A. away
(     )13. A. pick up
(     )14. A. almost
(     )15. A. family
(     )16. A far
(     )17. A. while
(     )18. A. criticized
(     )19. A. everyone
(     )20. A. happy

B. end
B. take
B. driver
B. topic
B. slightly
B. therefore
B. particular
B. turning
B. shone
B. worried
B. pain
B. seldom
B. work out
B. nearly
B. factory
B. long
B. because
B. received
B. anyone
B. wise

C. side
C. think
C. teacher
C. conversation
C. carelessly
C. instead
C. silence
C. clearing
C. closed
C. shocked
C. respect
C. still
C. go though
C. ever
C. school
C. much
C. though
C. considered
C. someone
C. useful

D. middle
D. stand
D. assistant
D. discussion
D. partly
D. otherwise
D. purpose
D. protecting
D. lowered
D. excited
D. disappointment
D. never
D. get down
D. just
D. friend
D. well
D. until
D. judged
D. nobody
D. important

完形填空。

      The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically (同情地) as the attractive young woman with the
white cane (拐棍) made her way carefully up the steps. She   1   the driver and, using her hands to feel
the   2   of the seats, walked down and found the   3   which the driver had told her was empty. Then she
settled in.
      It had been a year since Mary, 34,   4   a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a
world of   5 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart. He   6
her how to rely on her other   7 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   8 to adapt
herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   9   for her, and save
her a seat.
       10 , Mary decided that she was ready to try the  11  on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye
and for the first time, they went their  12  ways.
      On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual. As she was  13  the bus, the driver said, "Boy,
I  14  envy you." Mary had no  15  what the driver was talking about, and asked, "What do you  16 ?"
      The driver answered, "You know, every morning for the  17  week, a fine-looking gentleman  18  a
military uniform has been standing across the corner  19  you as you get off the bus. He  20  you cross the
street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady."
      Tears of gratitude poured down Mary"s cheeks.

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