When I was a boy, my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to. Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did.
When I was 16, Dad looked closely at the violin I played and announced that he wanted to make one. He read about violin-making, and then became a violin-maker at the age of 43. He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.
Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sound so beautiful. Some experts claimed that it was the unique varnish (油漆)that gave those instruments their beautiful sound. Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish-if that were the answer.
One of Dad's friends asked him once which kind of wood was used to make violins. When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce, his friend said that he had an old piece of spruce Dad might be interested in. He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be a superior violin and it would become Dad's masterpiece. He was convinced that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself.
Later, the instrument was stolen. Dad's spirit was broken by the robbery, and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins.
My father has been gone for 14 years now. The violin has been missing for more than 25 years. Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone. The owner today may never understand why this ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like a Stradivarius.
(1)The author mentions his father's developing color prints ________.
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A．to show that his father's real interest was not in making violins
B．to prove that his father could do anything he wanted to
C．to give an example proving that his father was an inventor
D．to describe the real thing that made the author believe his father
(2)What did the author's father think about Stradivarius violins?
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A．The varnish was different from the others.
B．The way of making them was special.
C．The wood of the violins was special.
D．They could only be analyzed by chemists.
(3)From the underlined sentence, we can learn that the author's father ________.
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A．liked the violin very much
B．got crazy after this happened
C．lost interest in instruments
D．didn't want to become famous
(4)How long did the author's father live after the violin was stolen?
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(5)We can infer from the last paragraph that the author ________.
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A．really hates the thief
B．misses his father a lot
C．really wants to play the violin
D．wonders who's playing the violin now
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：054
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳 答案。
(A)
In 1962, A Russian woman told her doctor that she could see with her fingers. 1 the doctor did not believe it 2 he saw with his own eyes. The doctor 3 her eyes with a large handkerchief and then put colored papers 4 newspapers under her hands. She was able to 5 one color from 6 and read the newspaper by 7 and feeling them. The doctor examined her many times and was 8 with the examination, so he sent 9 to Moscow, in which she was further examined by 10. Her unusual powers, in the end, were 11.
The early 12 into these unusual powers has shown that 13 man trusts only his eyes he will 14 be able to see outside the limits of time and into the 15.
| 1. | A. Easily | B. Certainly | C. So | D. Sometimes | ［ ］ |
| 2. | A. after | B. when | C. until | D. since | ［ ］ |
| 3. | A. opened | B. hid | C. closed | D. covered | ［ ］ |
| 4. | A. but | B. and | C. or | D. also | ［ ］ |
| 5. | A. see | B. guess | C. tell | D. think | ［ ］ |
| 6. | A. those | B. that | C. other | D. another | ［ ］ |
| 7. | A. seeing | B. singing | C. touching | D. checking | ［ ］ |
| 8. | A. satisfied | B. strict | C. busy | D. very careful | ［ ］ |
| 9. | A. him | B. them | C. her | D. it | ［ ］ |
| 10. | A. nurses | B. scientists | C. blind people | D. good teachers | ［ ］ |
| 11. | A. examined | B. believed | C. known | D. true | ［ ］ |
| 12. | A. lesson | B. examination | C. newspapers | D. research | ［ ］ |
| 13. | A. if | B. whether | C. because | D. after | ［ ］ |
| 14. | A. hardly | B. not | C. certainly | D. easily | ［ ］ |
| 15. | A. space | B. world | C. future | D. earth | ［ ］ |
(B)
(W=woman;P=policeman)
W: Excuse me. I want to buy an English dictionary for my daughter. could you tell me 16 to get it?
P: I think you can get it from the book shop in the center of the 17. There are all kinds of dictionaries there.
W: Thanks. But I don't know the way to the book shop. This is my 18 time to come here.
P: Oh, welcome to our city, madam. The book shop is a bit far from here. I think it's 19 to go there by bus. The No. 4 bus will take you there. The bus stop is just on the other side of the street.
W: But I want to 20 the city while I'm walking.
P: OK! Go up the road and turn right at the second 21, walk on until you reach a big bridge. Go across it and take the first turning on the left. Walk 22 the road with some flowers and trees on 23 sides. At the end of the road you'll find the book shop on your right, 24 the museum and the Bank of China. You can't miss it.
W: Oh, it's really a long 25, But it doesn't matter. I like walking. It's very kind of you, young man. Thanks a lot.
P: You're welcome.
| 16. | A. what | B. where | C. when | D. which | ［ ］ |
| 17. | A. shop | B. village | C. city | D. village | ［ ］ |
| 18. | A. first | B. second | C. third | D. fourth | ［ ］ |
| 19. | A. best | B. better | C. well | D. good | ［ ］ |
| 20. | A. look | B. visit | C. watch | D. travel | ［ ］ |
| 21. | A. turning | B. crossing | C. lights | D. cross | ［ ］ |
| 22. | A. on | B. slowly | C. along | D. alone | ［ ］ |
| 23. | A. all | B. both | C. each | D. every | ［ ］ |
| 24. | A. between | B. among | C. inside | D. beside | ［ ］ |
| 25. | A. road | B. street | C. way | D. path | ［ ］ |
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科目：高中英语 来源：必修三全优指导北师英语 北师版 题型：001
听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共8小题；每小题1.5分，满分12分)
A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。
M：Do you have any trouble with your pronunciation, Mary?
W：Not too much．I can pronounce English words well, but I write them poorly．
1．－Do you have any trouble ________, ________?
－________．I can ________ English words well, but write them ________．
M：Why don’t you go and ask the man sitting in the chair?
W：Oh, thank you very much．
2．Why ________ and ask the man ________?
John, a quite ordinary playwriter, is now in high debts．
3．John, ________, is now in high debts．
B．听下面五段对话，从A、B、C中选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。
M：Mondays are the worst．Our timetable is full of difficult subjects．
W：Like what?
M：Well, like English, French and geography in the morning．
W：What’s your favorite day of the week?
M：Oh, the day after Tuesday without doubt．We have an easy morning：just art and music, followed by sports all the afternoon．
W：That sounds nice．
4．What’s their favorite day of the week?
A
B
C
M：I’d like to see Mr．Stone．I hear he is an expert on heart disease．
W：I’m sorry, Mr．Stone will be busy the whole afternoon．He is having a medical conference．Can you manage at 10∶30 tomorrow morning?
5．Who is Mr．Stone?
A．A doctor．
B．A nurse．
C．A secretary．
M：I’m so tired．I’ve spent the entire morning in selling my car．
W：Selling your car?Don’t you like it or isn’t it new?
M：No, my company is moving me to Europe next month．So I intend to buy a new one over there．
6．Why did the man sell his car?
A．He doesn’t like it．
B．He is going abroad．
C．It’s too old．
W：What’s the matter, Tom?You look unhappy．
M：No, not really．I’m only worrying about my maths exam．
7．What makes the man worried?
A．Maths test．
B．An English exam．
C．His headache．
W：I find listening most difficult．What can I do?
M：Don’t worry．Listen to English tapes every day, and you will make great progress．The more you listen, the easier you will find．
8．What does the man advise her to do?
A．Listen more．
B．Speak more．
C．Write more．
第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)
听第9段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Food is a subject that interests me．I like food that is good and well-cooked．I dislike watery cabbage, soup that looks and tastes like water, and beef or mutton that is burned or not cooked enough．But when you get real English beef and mutton, bread and cheese, or eggs and bacon, there is nothing like it．I didn’t know any apple that has a better taste than a good English one, and no other cup of tea ever tastes as good to me as the tea that we make in England．
I know that coffee is not good in many English hotels．But it is good in many English homes when it is made with fresh coffee by people who know how to make it．My wife is going to make some coffee for us tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock．You’ll see then that English coffee can be good．
9．The speaker is interested in food, especially in English food．
10．According to the speaker, soup that looks and tastes like rain interests him．
11．The speaker likes to have a cup of tea made in England．
12．The speaker thinks coffee made in English homes is not better than in English hotels．
13．The speaker wants his friends to enjoy his wife’s coffee tomorrow morning．
听第10段材料，填空。
Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand clothes bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the owner of the store how much he thought the jacket was worth．
The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”
“What?” said Jim．“But I was thinking you would say at least five．”
“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．
“Are you sure?”
“Sure!” said the man．
“Well,” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his pocket, “Here’s the money．This jacket was hanging outside your store with a price-tag that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the store with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．
14．Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand (1) bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the (2) of the store how much he thought the jacket was (3) ．
The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”
“What?” said Jim, “But I was thinking you would say at least five．”
“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．
“Are you sure?”
“Sure!” said the man．
15．“Well, ” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his (4) , “here’s the money．This jacket was (5) outside your store with a price-tag(价格标签)that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the (6) with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．
听第11段材料，完成第16～17题。
At the Cafe
Attendant：Good afternoon．
Tom：I’m Tom, Zhang．We made a reservation for tea this afternoon．
Attendant：Yes, sir．This way, please．Here’s your table．Is this all right?
Tom：Yes, it’s nice, indeed．Thank you．
Attendant：I’m so glad you like it．What would you like?We serve coffee and tea, sandwiches, cakes and cold drinks．Please look under the plate-glass at the menu for afternoon tea．
Tom：What would you like, Mike?
Mike：I’ll try a chicken salad sandwich and have a cup of coffee with cream．
Attendant：How about you, Mr．Zhang?
Tom：I will have black tea with lemon and sugar and a piece of Swiss roll．
Attendant：Anything else?
Tom：What’s your specialty today?
Attendant：We have strawberries with cream today．I suggest you try them．
Tom：Good, I will．
16．How many people are there in the dialogue?
A．Four．
B．Three．
C．Two．
17．Where is the menu?
A．On the plate-glass．
B．Beside the plate-glass．
C．Under the plate-glass．
听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Check, please!
Waiter：Are you through with your meal?
Tom：Yes, we are．Could we have the check, please?
Waiter：Here is your check, 85 dollars in all．I can take care of it here when you’re ready．
Tom：Do you accept cheque?
Waiter：No, I’m sorry we don’t．We accept credit cards and cash．
Tom：Well, I don’t have any cash with me．So I’ll have to put it on credit．Here’s 90 dollars．Please keep the change．
Waiter：Thank you．I will be right back．
Tom：Oh, please wait for a minute．I want to go with the food left．
Waiter：I see．I will bring some to-go boxes for you．
Tom：Thank you．
18．The waiter preferred to be paid by cheque．
19．The waiter received 4 dollars for his tip(小费)．
20．The customer took away his left food with to-go boxes．
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科目：高中英语 来源：选修导学英语译林6 译林版 题型：053
阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
Policeman：Now, Jimmy, did you get a good view of the accident?
Jimmy：Oh, yes, I was s 1 outside the bank building and I saw it all quite clearly．
Policeman：Do you know what time it was?
Jimmy：Yes．I checked my w 2 ．It was 2∶45 exactly．
Policeman：Good．Now, how fast was the truck m 3 ?
Jimmy：Well, quite s 4 －about 10 miles an hour．It was coming up York Road．I suppose the truck driver knew the l 5 were going to change．But they were still red when he went over them．
Policeman：I see．What about the car? Was it also d 6 slowly?
Jimmy：It was coming a 7 Union Street about 80 miles per hour．It was a blue Toyota．The d 8 stopped his car when he saw the truck crossing the street．
Policeman：Did you see what c 9 the traffic lights were?
Jimmy：Yes, it changed to y 10 just before he crossed it．
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省绵阳中学2009－2010学年高二下学期入学考试英语试题 题型：050
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科目：高中英语 来源：黑龙江哈尔滨市第六中学2008－2009学年度上学期期中考试高三英语试题 题型：054
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