Indians Refuse Higher Education
On June 17,1744, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations． The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College． In letter the next day they refused the offer as follows:
We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you． We are certain that you mean to do us good by your suggestion; and we thank you heartily． But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be displeased if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours． We have had some experience of it． Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces:
They were taught all your sciences; but, when they came back to us, they were bad manners, and they knew little of every means of living in the woods．．． they were totally good for nothing．
We are, however, not the less obliged for your kind offer, though we refuse to accept it; and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them in all we know, and make men of them．
59．The passage is about _______．
A．the talk between the Indians and the officials
B．the colleges of the northern provinces
C．the educational values of the Indians
D．the problems of the Americans in the mid-eighteenth century
60．The Indians’ chief purpose in writing the letter seems to be to______．
A．politely refuse a friendly offer
B．express their opinions on equal treatment
C．show their pride
D．describe Indian customs
61．Different from the officials’ view of education, the Indians thought______．
A．young women should also be educated
B．they had different objects of education
C．they taught different branches of science
D．they should teach the sons of the officials first
62．The mood of the letter as a whole is best described as ______．
A．angry B．polite C．pleasant D．inquiring
科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年四川省雅安中学高二上学期12月月考英语卷 题型：阅读理解
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who’d lived those years with us.In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones close to us—the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now！While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, but it also brightens yours. If you’re feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need.
Of course, there are times when you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into silence—speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. He had been told that the Indians did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive and more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain of reaction that transforms people all around us—including ourselves, for no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart.
【小题1】In the first paragraph the writer mainly encourages us .
| A．to express our sincere thanks timely to those around us |
| B．never to overlook our close friends in daily life |
| C．to wait for a proper occasion to show our gratitude |
| D．to increase the world’s happiness by saying thanks |
| A．is good for both us and people who help us |
| B．benefits the people who do something for us |
| C．wastes our and our friends’ time at the same time |
| D．does harm to both us and people who help us |
| A．seeing a doctor to find the right medicine we need |
| B．expressing our gratitude in an easy way |
| C．speaking up the moment we have the chance |
| D．showing others actively we are willing to help them |
| A．the Indians didn’t have any words for appreciation |
| B．the Indians were particularly generous to others |
| C．some people may express their gratitude through different approaches |
| D．Mark Brain set the Indians an example to show saying thanks is very important |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届广东省惠州市高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：其他题
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In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who lived those years with us. In fact, we don't have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closest to us and the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now! While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world's happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else's world, it brightens yours. If you're feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need. Of course, there are times when you can't express gratitude immediately. In that case, don't let embarrassment sink you into silence and speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish(教区)of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had unusual generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks. I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around us－including ourselves. For no one ever misunderstands the melody(旋律)of a grateful heart. Its message is universal; its poems transcend(超越)all earthly barriers; its music touches the heaven.
1.Who do we easily forget to express our thanks to according to the writer?
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A．Friends not meeting for a long time. |
B．Former teachers and friends. |
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C．People we want to get close to. |
D．Our family members and good friends. |
2. When we say something for what others do for us, it ______.
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A．benefits the people who do something for us |
|
B．is good for both us and people who help us |
|
C．wastes our and our friends' time at the same time |
|
D．does harm to both us and people who help us |
3.What does the writer mean in the third paragraph?
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A．The only way to thank others is to express by your own words. |
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B．The best way to thank others is to do something for them. |
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C．We can thank people who help us in various ways. |
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D．We can thank people who help us in two ways. |
4.The way to make us feel happy is ______ when we think we ourselves are forgotten in the world.
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A．to help and appreciate others |
B．to ask others to help us |
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C．to remind others of our helping them |
D．to ask someone to help others |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届四川省高二上学期12月月考英语题 题型：阅读理解
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who’d lived those years with us.In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones close to us—the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now！While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, but it also brightens yours. If you’re feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need.
Of course, there are times when you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into silence—speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. He had been told that the Indians did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive and more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain of reaction that transforms people all around us—including ourselves, for no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart.
1.In the first paragraph the writer mainly encourages us .
|
A．to express our sincere thanks timely to those around us |
|
B．never to overlook our close friends in daily life |
|
C．to wait for a proper occasion to show our gratitude |
|
D．to increase the world’s happiness by saying thanks |
2. When we say something for what others do for us, it ______.
|
A．is good for both us and people who help us |
|
B．benefits the people who do something for us |
|
C．wastes our and our friends' time at the same time |
|
D．does harm to both us and people who help us |
3.According to the writer, could be the best way to prevent ourselves from being left out.
|
A．seeing a doctor to find the right medicine we need |
|
B．expressing our gratitude in an easy way |
|
C．speaking up the moment we have the chance |
|
D．showing others actively we are willing to help them |
4.Mark Brain’s story is mentioned in the passage in order to show the fact that .
|
A．the Indians didn’t have any words for appreciation |
|
B．the Indians were particularly generous to others |
|
C．some people may express their gratitude through different approaches |
|
D．Mark Brain set the Indians an example to show saying thanks is very important |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012届度广东省高二下期末英语综合测试题（二） 题型：阅读理解
Experts do not really know when people began keeping fish as pets. But they say that people have been interested in fish for thousands of years. Some say the ancient Sumerians were the first civilization to keep fish in ponds more than four thousand years ago. The Chinese kept and studied carp and goldfish more than one thousand years ago. The ancient Romans kept eels as pets. And the Greek philosopher Aristotle made what is believed to be the first known study of sea life, including sharks and dolphins.
Keeping fish at home in small water tanks called aquariums is extremely popular today. And everyone seems to enjoy visiting huge public aquariums that have opened around the world.
By the middle of the eighteen hundreds, science had shown that plants, fish and other sea creatures could survive together under water. So it was no longer necessary to change the water in a tank for the fish to live there. This led to the building of the first public aquariums.
The first aquariums opened in London, England in 1853. in the next fifteen years, other aquariums opened in Europe and the United States. By 1928, there were about forty-five public aquariums.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has been recognized as the first aquarium in the United States and it shows visitors the underwater life in the bay. The Georgia Aquarium opening in 2005 says it is the largest in the world. It has more than one hundred thousand sea animals in thirty million liters of water including two whale sharks---the world’s largest fish.
Another aquarium re-opened in 2005 in Camden, New Jersey. The Adventure Aquarium first opened in 1992. It spent about fifty million dollars expanding its building and improving its exhibits.
Aquariums provide the public with many chances to experience life under the sea. They can be found in most areas of the world. People might even want to start an aquarium at home and join the millions of people around the world who keep fish as pets.
1.Which aquarium opened again after its rebuilding ?
A. The Monterey Bay Aquarium. B. The Adventure Aquarium.
C. The Georgia Aquarium. D. The first aquarium in London.
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned to have kept fish as pets?
A. The ancient Sumerians. B. The ancient Romans. C. The Chinese. D. The ancient Indians.
3.Which of the following is correct?
A. People were not interested in fish until the middle of the eighteen hundreds.
B. The Moneterey Bay Aquarium is regarded as the best aquarium in America.
C. Plants, fish and other sea creatures could not survive together under sea.
D. People have to change the water in a tank frequently for the fish to live there.
4. The passage is written mainly .
A. to tell people the importance of keeping fish as pets
B. to explain why people want to visit aquariums
C. to let people know the development of the aquariums
D. to describe different aquariums
5.What does the underlined word “aquariums” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Exhibition centres where people can watch and enjoy different species of fish.
B. Small boxes made of glass, where people keep fish in, usually at home.
C. Places which shows visitors the underwater life in the bay.
D. Places which provides the public with many chances to experience life under the sea.
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