科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to 1 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 2 to go home. Some battled to 3 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 4bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I 5 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 6 had stopped. After making my way 7 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was 8. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 9 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 10 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train.
Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 11 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 12 through, exhausted and 13. w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer 14 I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 15 went to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 16 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 17 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 18 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 19 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately 20 me and put a smile back on my face.
1. A. confusion B. flood C. sink D. crash
2. A. forced B. refused C. adjusted D. gathered
3. A. order B. pay C. call D. search
4. A. climate B. scenery C. storm D. burden
5. A. occurred B. promised C. deserved D. happened
6. A. practice B. routine C. process D. service
7. A. to B. through C. over D. for
8. A. operating B. cycling C. turning D. rushing
9. A. check B. carry C. find D. board
10. A. street B. ground C. floor D. platform
11. A. paused B. crossed C. reached D. parked
12. A. wet B. weak C. sick D. hurt
13. A. ashamed B. discouraged C. surprised D. helpless
14. A. while B. when C. where D. after
15. A. hardly B. casually C. absolutely D. eventually
16. A. devotion B. donation C. concern D. reaction
17. A. accurate B. urgent C. brief D. humorous
18. A. promise B. appreciation C. admiration D. guidance
19. A. troubles B. signals C. rules D. signs
20. A. corrected B. supported C. amazed D. refreshed
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:2010-2011学年广东省汕头市高一下教学质量检测英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
根据短文内容,在空格中填入一个合适的单词,单词的首字母已给出。
Some humor can be cruel but some people seem to enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck at times. Perhaps it makes us feel more c 【小题1】 with our life because we feel there is someone else w 【小题2】 off than ourselves. However, Chaplin made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed. The character in The Little Tramp was a social f 【小题3】 , but he won the love of audience for his determination to o 【小题4】 difficulties and being kind to others. In his film The Gold Rush, Chaplin successfully made a sad situation e 【小题5】 by eating a boiled shoe.
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:2011年湖北普通高等学校招生统一考试英语试题 题型:阅读理解
Howling is a behavior commonly observed among a wolf nark. An animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling was an important means of communication each other. There are different explants of a wolf’s howl and it appears that there may be more to discover. One theory is that wolves howl to bend better together. It’s almost as if howling together helps the pack stay together. Perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each other when singing a song together . But this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harington, a professor who studies wolf behavior. Indeed, there have been tines when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a exhorts, and the next, quarreling anions each other. It appears that usually the lowest-tanking menthes of the pack may actually be “punished” for
Joining in the churs at times. So is howling a way to strcagthen a social boad or just a way to reconfirm status among its members? ——Why do welves howl for sure?
What is cleat, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other. Hunting grounds are distant and it happens that woloves may separate from one another at times. When this happens, howling appcars to be an ercellent means of gathering.
Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behaviour. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occat in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sotr of “roll rall”where wolves all howl togeter to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occar in the morning, as if wolves were doing w some sotr of “roll call”where wolves all howl together to repotr their pteence.
1..What the por similarity between wolves’ how humaes ting in chorus?
A.The act of calling each other.
B.the sense of accomplishment.
C.The act of hunting for something.
D.The sense of belonging to a group.
2..Why does Harrington think the“secial boad”theory may be wrong?
A.Wolves separate from each other after howling.
B.Wolves tend to protect their hunting grounds.
C.Wolves sometimes have quarrels after howling together.
D.Wolves of low rank are encouraged to join in the chorus.
3.Reseatchers are sure that wolves often howl to______.
A.show their ranks
B.find their companion
C.report the missing ones
D.express their lonelingess
4..“Howling… is a contagious behaviour”(in the last paragraph)means_______.
A.howling is a signal for hunting
B.howling is a way of communication
C.howling aften occurs in the morning
D.howling spreads from one to another
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源:2010-2011学年安徽省皖南八校高三第一次联考英语卷 题型:阅读理解
In terms of history, Australian cuisine(烹饪)was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers.Modern Australian cuisine,however.has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors.The trend,encouraged by long-term government health programs,is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked,colorful,steamed or fried vegetables.Besides,1ike many English families,in many Australian homes,a widespread tradition of having roast turkey,chicken,and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains.
Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia.but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed.In recent years,however,most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight.The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals(谷类),toast and fruit.A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon,eggs,mushrooms,etc.Drinks taken at breakfast include tea,coffee,milk or juice.
The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians,and when consumed at home,it is often eaten with members of the immediate family.The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family.A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches,chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes.
In recent years,take—away food is becoming popular in Australia.American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway,KFC,and Mcdonald’s.They a11 come from America.Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices.
With the high 1evels of immigration(移民)from the Middle East.South and Southeast Asia.Korea.China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia.many authentic(正宗的)and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas.
1.According to the first paragraph,what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?
A.To try to eat 10w—fat healthy foods.
B.To have roast turkey for Christmas dinner.
C.To use traditional British cooking methods.
D.To 1earn from Asian neighbors to cook foods.
2.The main idea of the second paragraph is .
A.what breakfast is 1ike in Australia
B.w hat Australian people drink at breakfast
C.that Australians often have a heavy breakfast
D.that most Australian people don’ t have breakfast to lose weight
3.The underlined part the immediate family in Paragraph 3 probably mean people who .
A.have the same family names
B.do some cooking together at times
C.live next to one another in the same area
D.are very directly – related members of a family
4.From the passage, we learn that .
A.fewer and fewer immigrants enter Australia every year
B.Subway is a chain restaurant and it is from the USA
C.home cooking is becoming more and more popular in Australia
D.a typical restaurant mainly offers porridge and noodles for supper
查看答案和解析>>
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互联网违法和不良信息举报平台 | 网上有害信息举报专区 | 电信诈骗举报专区 | 涉历史虚无主义有害信息举报专区 | 涉企侵权举报专区
违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com