A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an 1 into the outer office of Harvard’s president.So they were stopped by his secretary and kept 2 .For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become disappointed and 4 .But they didn’t.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face.The lady told him, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was 8 here.But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to 9 a memorial(紀念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved .Instead, he was 10 .“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.If we did, this place would look like a 11 ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly.“We don’t want to put up a statue.We would like to give a 13 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent.The president was 16 , because he could get rid of them now.Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded.18 their offer was turned down.Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 19 after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about.
1.A.choice B.decision C.acquaintance D.appointment
2.A.waiting B.standing C.sitting D.talking
3.A.hoping B.finding C.realizing D.imagining
4.A.go down B.go out C.go away D.go around
5.A.hopelessly B.carefully C.unexpectedly D.unwillingly
6.A.pleasant B.funny C.cold D.sad
7.A.attended B.visited C.studied D.served
8.A.clever B.brave C.proud D.happy
9.A.set about B.set up C.set down D.set off
10.A.satisfied B.excited C.shocked D.ashamed
11.A.park B.cemetery C.garden D.museum
12.A.explained B.expressed C.refused D.admitted
13.A.building B.yard C.playground D.square
14.A.laughed B.shouted C.glanced D.called
15.A.suggestion B.idea C.thought D.opinion
16.A.bored B.astonished C.interested D.pleased
17.A.department B.university C.business D.club
18.A.Once B.While C.Since D.Though
19.A.named B.looked C.taken D.followed
20.A.talked B.knew C.heard D.cared
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
We have spoken of marriage as a formal contract.It should be noted, however, that this contract does not 1 the same form in different societies.In Western societies, the 2 of a man and a woman 3 given the status of legal marriage by being registered by an official 4 by the state.In some African so cieties, 5 , marriage has nothing to do 6 an official registration of this kind but is legalized by the formal 7 of goods.Generally 8 is the bridegroom who is required to make a 9 of goods to the bride's kin(親戚), though sometimes a payment is 10 made by the bridegroom's kin to that of the bride.
Among the Nuer, a 11 living in Southern Sudan, the payment made to the bride's kin, 12 as bridewealth, is in the 13 of cattle.Once the 14 of bridewealth is agreed 15 , and the formal payment is made, the marriage becomes a 16 union and the offspring of the union become the acceptable 17 of the husband.They remain 18 children even 19 the wife subsequently leaves him to live with 20 man。
1.A.make B.get C.take D.do
2.A.condition B.difference C.union D.divorce
3.A.is B.are C.was D.were
4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized
5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still
6.A.with B.from C.for D.to
7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection
8.A.that B.this C.one D.it
9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption
10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well
11.A.a person B.a people C.a man D.a couple
12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked
13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type
14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume
15.A.upon B.with C.to D.for
16.A.legal B.casual C.direct D.progressive
17.A.bride B.cattle C.wealth D.children
18.A.his B.her C.their D.one?s
19.A.before B.because C.while D.if
20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther
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In the very early 1800’ s, a young boy about 14 years old named John lived in an orphanage (孤兒院) in Old England along with several other children. Orphan meant unwanted and unloved.
Christmas was the one day of the year when the children didn’t work and received a gift, an orange. Usually they tried to taste and preserve it for so long that it often rotted before they ever peeled(剝開)it to enjoy the sweet juice. Many thought were expressed as Christmas time approached. The children would say, “I will keep mine the longest.” John usually slept with his next to his pillow. This year John was overjoyed by the Christmas season. He was becoming a man and stronger and soon he would be old enough to leave. He would save his orange until his birthday in July.
Christmas day finally came. The children were so excited as they entered the big dining hall. Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you this year.” John’s heart broke violently wide open. He turned and went swiftly back to the cold room. Then he heard the door open and each of the children entered. Little Elizabeth with her hair falling over her shoulders, a smile on her face, and tears in her eyes held out a piece of rag to John. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As he lifted back the edges of the rag he saw a big juicy orange all peeled and quartered and then he realized what they had done.
John never forgot the sharing, love and personal sacrifice his friends had shown him that Christmas day. In memory of that day every year he would send oranges all over the world to children everywhere.
1. The first paragraph is mainly to tell us that ______.
A. John lived in the early 1800’ s B. John’s parents had died
C. John lived a hard life in an orphanage D. John lived with several other children
2. These children would be happiest when ______.
A. they got the special gift B. they preserved it very long
C. they finally enjoyed the sweet juice D. they entered the dining hall
3. What would overjoy John most the next year according to the second paragraph?
A. He placed his orange next to his pillow.
B. He would eat his orange on his birthday.
C. He wouldn’t get his special gift.
D. He would stay in the orphanage for another year
4. According to the text, where did John’s orange come from this year?
A. It was made up of what these children donated.
B. His master gave him a whole one again.
C. These children bought him one.
D. Little Elizabeth donated hers to John.
5. What can be inferred from the text?
A. John had expected he wouldn’t get the gift this year.
B. John knew why he didn’t get the gift this year.
C. John felt ashamed for not getting the special gift.
D. The story teaches us to learn to share with others.
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They say that "seeing is believing", but when it comes to TV commercials, this is not always the case.
The world's leading mobile phone maker, Nokia, released its latest model Lumia 920 on Sept. 5. The smart phone was supposed to possess an advanced camera, which let customers shoot better pictures at night and record stabilized videos. To show how well these features work, the Finnish company released an ad showing a man and a woman riding bicycles side by side, with the man taking a video of the woman on the phone. However, several hours later, technology website The Verge uncovered that the video was neither shot with the new product, nor shot from someone riding a bicycle. Instead, someone in a lorry next to the woman took the video using a professional video camera.
The next day Nokia apologized, "In an effort to demonstrate the benefits of visual image stabilization, we produced a video that simulates(看起來像)what we will be able to deliver." Indeed, what we have seen in ads is more or less a simulation——a practice called "advertising photography".
McDonald's video in June explained the "art". It showed how its burgers get dolled up(裝扮)before going on camera. Like models preparing for a magazine cover shoot, burgers also get designed in a photography studio. They are prepared for hours and put together with absolute precision so they look their best before photo shoots. Each ingredient, such as onions and sauce, is carefully put into place to make the burger look much juicier, bigger and tastier. Computer software Photoshop is also used to add visual effects.
So don't feel ____________________when you get a burger that never looks like what you see in ads.
1. What do the underlined words "the case" in Paragraph l refer to? (within 5 words)
2. For what purpose did Nokia create the video? (within 8 words)
3.Why did Nokia apologize based on the text? (within 10 words)
4.Why does the author give the example of McDonald's video in Paragraph 4? (within 10 words)
5.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words.(within 2 words)
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆四川省高三上學期11月月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Bad temper
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper,he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.__51___Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the munber of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled(縮小)down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
___52___He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now
pulled out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.___53___And the boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
__54___ He said:”You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence.The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.___55__ It won’t matter how many times you say I ‘m sorry the wound is still there.A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one”.
A. The first day , the boy had driven 37miles into the fence.
B. The boy cried.
C. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out.
D. Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all.
E. The father took his son by the hand and led him to fence.
F. The days passed.
G. The father looked sad。
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Jenny was looking for a seat when,luckily,a man and left.
A.took up B.got up C.shut up D.set up
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