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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆山東省濰坊市高三3月第一次模擬考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity. But, it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try.
J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6. In her biography, she remembers with great fondness when her good friend, Sean, whom she met in secondary school, became the first person to encourage her and help build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.
“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was bound to be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”
Despite many setbacks Rowling persevered in her writing, particularly fantasy stories. But it wasn't until l990 that she first conceived the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls, it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head. To my immense frustration(沮喪), I didn't have a functioning pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four(delayed train) hours, and all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.”
That same year, her mother passed away after a ten-year battle with multiple sclerosis, which deeply affected her writing. She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.
During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with clinical depression. Unemployed, she completed her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being rejected by l2 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.
Now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, J. K. Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. And it all began with her commitment to writing that was fostered by the confidence of a friend !
【小題1】Who believed J. K. Rowling was to be a good writer?
A.Her friend Sean. | B.Her mother. | C.Her daughter. | D.Her husband. |
A.a(chǎn)t the age of 6 | B.on a train journey |
C.a(chǎn)fter her mother's death | D.in her secondary school |
A.her train was delayed for four hours |
B.she didn't have a pen with her |
C.her mind suddenly went blank |
D.no one would offer her help |
A.open-minded | B.warm-hearted | C.good-natured | D.strong-willed |
A.hardship makes a good novelist |
B.the courage to try is a special ability |
C.you can have a wonderful idea everywhere |
D.encouragement contributes to one's success |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學年甘肅省甘谷縣甘谷一中高一下學期期中考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.
One day the king said to the bad minister , “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other . Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it , I will let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it ,I will kill him at once.”
The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote “die” on each piece of paper.
The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces both “die”, but he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you k now what the kind man do about this at that time?
【小題1】The king was angry with .
A.himself | B.the kind minister | C.the bad minister | D.the two ministers |
A.The king | B.The kind minister | C.The bad minister | D.The two ministers |
A.the kind minister didn’t want it. |
B.the bad minister couldn’t write the word |
C.the king told the bad minister not to write it |
D.the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him |
A.The king | B.The kind minister | C.The bad minister | D.All the other ministers |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2016屆山西省高一12月月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單詞拼寫
根據(jù)句意和所給首字母補全單詞。(共15題,每小題1分,滿分15分)
1.Milk, water and oil are all l_____ while wood, iron and glass are solids.
2.You can easily find the site by entering the k_______ “Quark”.
3.Water is recognized as the s_____ of all life. Without it, there would be no life.
4.She was born in a (富裕的) family.
5.The old man had no a________ to education when he was young.
6.Helen is____________ (擔心的) about traveling on her own.
7.I think it’s only an o_________ camera and I needn’t pay such a high price for it.
8.Living in the business d_______ of a city provides a great convenience for shopping.
9.As students, we must c____________ our attention on our lessons.
10.People are concerned about the quality of the air they___________ (呼吸).
11.Children should be encouraged to be __________(獨立的)thinkers.
12.Helen is the most diligent shop____________ (助手) that I have ever seen.
13.She lost the d_______ necklace that she borrowed from one of her friends.
14.She has read many of the major works of _________ (文學).
15.The _________ (百分率) of overweight people around the world has been increasing these years.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013年浙江紹興縣魯迅中學適應性考試英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
My mind went blank when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the garage. This can’t be happening to me. Then I felt the gun, cold, against my head, and I heard my friend Jeremy saying, “What do you want? Take my wallet,” but at the time I thought of nothing.
I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember the walk to the house --- Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns. I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen’s voices because Jeremy was being slow, and I remember wondering why he was being slow. I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the bush. But I remember that sound of the gun hitting Jeremy’s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy, and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across the street, I didn’t crouch(蹲伏) behind it but screamed instead.
I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming “Help, help!” at eight o’clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea(懇求) to the more specific “Help, let me in, please let me in!” But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I heard Jeremy’s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled.
The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave. We waited for the police to come until someone said to someone else that the noodles were getting cold, and I said politely, “Please go and eat. We’re O.K.”
I was happy to see them go. They had been talking of stricter sentences for criminals, of bringing back the death penalty(處罰) and how the President is going to clean up the country. I was thinking, they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn’t change a thing. In a rush all the anger I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these contented people standing in front of their warm, comfortable homes talking about all the guns they were going to buy. What good would guns have been to Jeremy and me?
People all over the neighborhood had called to report our screams, and the police turned out in force twenty minutes later. They were ill-tempered about what was, to them, much trouble about nothing. After all, Jeremy was hardly hurt, and we were hopeless when it came to describing the gunmen. “Typical,” said one policeman when we couldn’t even agree on how tall the men were. Both of us were able to describe the guns in horrifying detail, but the two policemen who stayed to make the report didn’t think that would be much help.
The policemen were matter-of-fact about the whole thing. The thin one said, “That was a stupid thing to do, throwing away the keys. When a man has a gun against your head you do what you’re told.” Jeremy looked properly embarrassed.
Then the fat policeman came up and the thin one went to look around the outside of the house. “That was the best thing you could have done, throwing away the keys,” he said. “If you had gone into the house with them…” His voice became weaker. “They would have hurt her” --- he twisted his head toward me – “and killed you both.” Jeremy looked happier. “Look,” said the fat policeman kindly, “there’s no right or wrong in the situation. There’s just luck.”
All that sleepless night I replayed the moment those black gloves came up to the car window. How long did the whole thing last? Three minutes, five, eight? No matter how many hours of my life I may spend reliving it, I know there is no way to prepare for the next time --- no intelligent response to a gun. The fat cop was right. There’s only luck. The next time I might end up dead.
And I’m sure there will be a next time. It can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. Security is an illusion(幻覺); there is no safety in locks or in guns. Guns make some people feel safe and some people feel strong, but they’re fooling themselves.
1. When the writer saw the gun pointing against the car window, ______.
A. she felt very annoyed B. she lost consciousness
C. she felt very much nervous D. she lost the power of thinking
2.What most possibly drove the two gunmen away?
A. Jeremy’s fighting B. The author’s screaming
C. Their neighbour’s brave action D. The police’s arrival
3.When the author called for help, the neighbors didn’t come out immediately because ______
A. they were much too frightened
B. they were busy preparing dinners
C. they needed time to find baseball bats
D. they thought someone was playing a trick
4.The author was happy to see the neighbors go because ______.
A. she hated to listen to their empty talk
B. she did not want to become an object of pity
C. she was angered by their being late to come to her help
D. she wanted to be left alone with Jeremy to get over the shock
5.The police were rather angry because ______.
A. the author was not hurt and gave a false alarm
B. they thought it was a case of little importance
C. the author and Jeremy could not tell the police anything
D. the gunmen had already fled when they arrived on the scene
6.What the author wants to tell us is that______.
A. neighbors are not helpful in moments of difficulty
B. the police are not reliable when one is in trouble
C. security is impossible as long as people can have guns
D. preventing robbers entering your house is the best choice
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科目:高中英語 來源:陜西省西安市五校第二次模擬英語試題 題型:完形填空
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選取出適合填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。
There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school.Before being sent away this boy was the ___26___ student in his class.He was at the top in every ___27___.He was a champion.
But the boy ___28___ after leaving home and attending the boarding school.His ___29___ started dropping.He hated being in a group.He was ___30___ all the time.And there were especially dark times when he felt like ___31___ himself.All of this because he felt ___32___ and that no one loved him.
His ___33___ started worrying about the boy.But ___34___ they did not know what was wrong with him.___35___ his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.
They sat ___36___ the bank of the lake near the school.The father started asking him ___37___ questions about his classes, teachers and ___38___.After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son,___39___ I am here today?”
The boy ___40___, “to check my grades?”
“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me.I want to see you happy.I don’t care about grades.I care about ___41___.I care about your happiness.YOU ARE MY ___42___.”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears.He ___43___ his dad.They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted.He knew there was someone on this ___44___ who cared for him deeply.He ___45___ the world to someone.And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
26.A.richest B.prettiest C.laziest D.brightest
27.A.game B.school C.competition D.group
28.A.changed B.died C.a(chǎn)rrived D.regretted[來源:ZXXK]
29.A.hair B.tears C.love D.grades
30.A.worried B.careless C.lonely D.busy[來源:學§科§網(wǎng)Z§X§X§K]
31.A.teaching B.killing C.helping D.enjoying
32.A.cold B.worthless C.well D.sick
33.A.parents B.classmates C.teachers D.companions
34.A.even B.now C.yet D.then
35.A.And B.But C.Or D.So
36.A.toward B.a(chǎn)long C.opposite D.on
37.A.serious B.casual C.personal D.difficult
38.A.work B.study C.sports D.education
39.A.when B.where C.how D.why
40.A.turned away B.a(chǎn)nswered back C.whispered softly D.cried out
41.A.it B.you C.myself D.us
42.A.LIFE B.ANXIETY C.CARE D.NEED
43.A.forgave B.hit C.hugged D.begged
44.A.side B.earth C.trip D.day
45.A.meant B.owed C.moved D.left
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