The Hand
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment to draw a picture of ___1___ for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be __2___ economically disadvantaged, but still many would __3__ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the __4__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a（n） _5___ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, __6___ and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt ___7___those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When___8___ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a____9__. Nothing else. Just a empty hand.
His abstract image captured the _10_____ of his classmates, Whose hand could it be ? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers__11___ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and _12___ people. And so the discussion went ------ until the teacher ___13__ forgot the young artist himself.
__14_ the children had gone on to other assignments, she ___15__ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the __16___ she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had the other students. How _17_____ had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most ___18__ for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
In fact, people __19___ not always say “thanks”. But they will remember the hand that ____20___ .
1．A．a(chǎn)nything B．something C．nothing D．everything
2．A．suggested B．a(chǎn)ffected C．encouraged D．considered
3．A．celebrate B．share C．like D．a(chǎn)void
4．A．purposes B．subjects C．motivations D．examples
5．A．good B．encouraging C．different D．exciting
6．A．merry B．naughty C．weak D．lively
7．A．behind B．beside C．before D．a(chǎn)round
8．A．ordered B．a(chǎn)sked C．forced D．persuaded
9．A．gift B．person C．hand D．wonder
10．A．thought B．description C．respect D．imagination
11．A．raise B．need C．buy D．sell
12．A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off
13．A．a(chǎn)lways B．a(chǎn)lmost C．usually D．therefore
14．A．Before B．Now that C．Since D．When
15．A．stared B．a(chǎn)imed C．paused D．glanced
16．A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times
17．A．seldom B．often C．soon D．much
18．A．thankful B．calm C．pleased D．comfortable
19．A．could B．must C．should D．might
20．A．move on B．stick above C．reaches out D．help out
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
One morning, a young man leading a goat lost his way due to the thick mist．Then he met a blind man and asked whether he also lost his way．The blind man said, “I cannot see anything．Therefore, the mist doesn’t affect me．I followed the path in my memory and it never goes wrong.”
Happily the young man led the goat following him forward．The blind man asked where he was going．He said he wanted to sell his goat．“Male or female? How many years have you kept it?” The young man spoke without too much thought, “A female goat of 3 years!”
The young man was still following the blind man when he was grasped the hand by the blind man．He shouted ,“Here is the police station! Go into it and elaborate on how you stole the goat!”
The young man had been a thief for a long time and admitted the goat was stolen by him．He asked the blind man puzzlingly, “But how do you know I am a thief?”
The blind man smiled, “I have been keeping goats for decades and can tell one of them is male or female as well as their age according to their voices．The goat you led just now is obviously a male goat, but you said female．The goat is simply a little more than one year old, but you said you had kept it for three years．Moreover, the goat will bleat totally differently when he is led by a stranger instead of his owner．So I can tell the goat does not belong to you!” Only then did the thief understand the whole thing with his head dropped down．
The blind man didn’t lost his way because _________
A．he didn’t lead a goat
B．he couldn’t see anything
C．he wasn’t affected by the thick mist
D．he had a better memory than the young man
According to the dialogue in Paragraph 2, we can know that ______
A．the blind man was a detective
B．the young man was an honest man
C．the young man familiar with the goat
D．the blind man was very careful
The underlined word “elaborate” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______
A．express in detail B．tell a lie
C．learn by heart D．make up one’s mind
We can infer that the young man was ______after hearing the blind man’s explanation．
A．humorous B．nervous C． depressed D．satisfied
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clake locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of ___1___ time for an old woman who lived ___2___.
When she came home she ___3___ something unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no ___4___ of forced entry(進入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, ___5___, and found her camera and spare watch missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her ___6___ time, but didn’t go to the club. Instead, she took a short walk in a park ___7___ and came home, letting herself in through the ___8___ door. She settled down to wait and see what would happen.
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was ___9___ tea at the time. The bell rang again, and the next moment she ___10___ her letter-box being pushed open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved ___11___ towards the letter-box. A piece of ___12___ appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob(原形旋鈕) on the door-lock. Mrs Clarke ___13___ the kettle and poured the water over the hand. A ___14___ cry was heard outside as the wire ___15___ to the floor and the hand was pulled ___16___, which was followed by the sound of ___17___ feet.
It wasn’t long ___18___the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly ___19___ at the club for her successful ___20___.
1. A. saving B. passing C. stealing D. finding
2. A. lonely B. alone C. sadly D. easily
3. A. learned B. found C. sensed D. hoped
4. A. sight B. exhibition C. note D. sign
5. A. watching B. searching C. looking D. checking
6. A. late B. dinner C. usual D. own
7. A. faraway B. club C. nearby D. hurriedly
8. A. open B. back C. front D. broken
9. A. drinking B. making C. pouring D. planting
10. A. saw B. watched C. heard D. smelled
11. A. quietly B. loudly C. fast D. angrily
12. A. wood B. equipment C. chalk D. wire
13. A. discovered B. brought C. raised D. supported
14. A. soft B. gentle C. sharp D. loud
15. A. pushed B. put C. stuck D. fell
16. A. up B. forward C. back D. down
17. A. walking B. jumping C. running D. steady
18. A. after B. when C. before D. until
19. A. admired B. encouraged C. instructed D. supported
20. A. self-satisfaction B. self-protection C. self-respect D. self-service
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學年北京市高三第一學期期中測試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完型填空
Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable when I was teaching second , 10 years ago.
In May I decided to plan something special for the children: a Mother’s Day tea. We had put our heads together to ideas of how to our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day. I was surprised and to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I invited my own mother.
Finally, the big day arrived. Each child up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom. it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking .
I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was if you could keep my mother while I’m busy.”
My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep .
Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. I had the students complete an outline of the day’s and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students’ booklets and checked them to see if was completed. When I came Jimmy’s page, he had written “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”
I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug. “Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn’t it.”
I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had stopped hugging teachers years ago.
1.A. lasted B. happened C. experienced D. described
2.A. school B. class C. grade D. lesson
3.A. pay attention to B. look forward to C. get on with D. come up with
4.A. love B. please C. respect D. admire
5.A. astonished B. worried C. relieved D. interested
6.A. even B. ever C. still D. once
7.A .followed B. held C. kept D. lined
8.A. As B. Although C. While D. Because
9.A. wild B. curious C. strange D. upset
10.A. considering B. wondering C. asking D. doubting
11.A. connection B. care C. company D. concern
12.A. served B. supplied C. assigned D. applied
13.A. taught B. studied C. practiced D. told
14.A. mind B. thought C. agreement D. conversation
15.A. feeling B. behavior C. event D. action
16.A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
17.A. by B. to C. on D. over
18.A. announced B. delivered C. stated D. whispered
19.A. make B. get C. do D. take
20.A. probably B. exactly C. rarely D. eagerly
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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆江蘇省高一第一學期期中考試英語試題 題型：閱讀理解
What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say “I wish I could help you, but I am short of money myself.” In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie?
Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better lies than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it’s terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise that they have no intention of carrying out. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.
Research has been done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were somewhere else now”. They also tend to touch certain parts of the face, particularly the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to changes and the increased pressure makes it itch.
Another gesture that gives liars away is what the writer Decmond Morris in his book Man Watching calls the “mouth cover”. He says that there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touch the upper lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side off the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious(未察覺的) attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself from lying.
Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth, moving about in a chair can not be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to happen more often in this situation. It is one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context(上下文) which the lie is told.
1.According to the passage, a white lie seems to be a lie ______.
A. that other people believe
B. that other people don’t believe
C. told in order not to hurt someone’s feelings
D. told in order to take advantage of someone
2.Research suggests that women _____.
A. are better at telling less serious lies than men
B. generally lie for more than men do
C. often make promises they intend to break
D. lie at parties more often than men do
3.Researchers find that when a person tells lies _____.
A. his blood pressure increases measurably
B. he looks very serious
C. he is likely to make some small changes in his behavior
D. he uses his unconscious mind
4.The writer of the passage______.
A. hates lying B. enjoys lying C. often tells a lie D. tries to study about lying
5.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a sign of lying ?
A. Touching one’s ears B. Rubbing the nose
C. Moving in a chair D. Covering the mouth
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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆江蘇省淮安市高一下學期第一次過關練習英語試題 題型：閱讀理解
Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don’t talk. Gestures are the “silent language” of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say．It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood.
In the United States，people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction．The handshake must be firm．If the handshake is weak，it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness．Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder．Some people，usually women，greet a friend with a hug（擁抱）．
Space is important to Americans．When two people talk to each other，they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle，so they are not facing each other directly．Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close．They will move back to have their space．If Americans touch another person by accident，they say “Pardon me” or “Excuse me”．
Americans like to look at the other person in the eyes when they are talking．If you don't do so，it means you are bored，hiding something，or are not interested．But when you stare at someone，it is not polite．
For Americans，thumbs-up means yes，very good，or well done．Thumbs-down means the opposite．To call a waiter，raise one hand to head level or above．To show you want the check，make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper．It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger（食指）．Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them．
Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing（使糊涂的）．If you don't know what to do，the safest thing to do is to smile．
1.From the first paragraph we can learn that ________．
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A．gestures don't mean anything while talking |
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B．gestures can help us to express ourselves |
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C．we can learn a language well without body language |
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D．only American people can use gestures |
2.If you are introduced to a stranger from the USA，you should _______．
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A．greet him with a hug |
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B．place a hand on his shoulder |
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C．shake his hand firmly |
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D．shake his hand weakly |
3.In the United States，people often ________．
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A．show their friendship by touching each other |
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B．show their friendship by glancing at each other |
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C．say “Pardon me” to each other when they are talking |
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D．get uncomfortable when you stand close to them |
4.If you talk with an American friend，it's polite to ________．
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A．look up and down at your friend |
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B．look at the other person in the eyes |
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C．hide your opinion |
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D．look at your watch now and then |
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