科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals (专业人士). They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks. There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.
Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action, for nowadays there are stunt girls too!
Stuntmen are those who ______.
A. often dress up as women
B. prefer to lead dangerous lives
C. often perform seemingly (表面上) dangerous actions
D. often fight each other for their lives
Stuntmen earn their living by ______.
A. playing their dirty tricks B. selling their special skills
C. jumping out of high windows D. jumping from fast moving trains
When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.
A. he needs little protection
B. he will be covered with a mattress
C. his life is endangered
D. his safety is generally all right
Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performance?
A. Strength. B. Exactness. C. Speed. D. Power.
What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntman?
A. Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.
B. The percentage of serious accidents is high.
C. Parachutes must be of good quality.
D. The cliff is too high.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond， California， USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide(碰撞)with a(n) 31 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once， with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a(n) 32 voice of a young woman.
“Just a minute， we’ll come 33 . Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.
Within a minute， a police car and an ambulance 34 . Soon they got to the 35 ， but only to 36 everything was fine. No collision， no 37 man.
“What a dirty trick！” said the policeman 38 . “We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的) 39 and. . . ”
They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 40 they heard the whistle of a train： the train was nearing them quickly. All 41 a sudden， a truck appeared. It came fast towards them， too. 42 it was passing the crossing， it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there， before the eyes of all the people present， the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 43 meters away.
When Randolph Bruce， the driver was 44 out of the damaged truck， he was 45 hurt just 46 the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 47 in time， he was saved at last.
Later the policemen did 48 they could to find the woman who had telephoned them， but 49 .
It is 50 that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so exactly.
31. A. ambulance B. truck C. car D. bus
32. A. anxious B. sweet C. gentle D. low
33. A. fast B. ahead C. soon D. later
34. A. went by B. set off C. got there D. came on
35. A. telephone B. street C. station D. crossing
36. A. feel B. find C. have D. tell
37. A. injured B. trapped C. frightened D. killed
38. A. happily B. excitedly C. angrily D. disappointedly
39. A. man B. policeman C. woman D. boy
40. A. until B. since C. while D. when
41. A. at B. of C. by D. for
42. A. When B. Where C. That D. Which
43. A. dozen B. dozens C. dozen of D. dozens of
44. A. raised B. helped C. pushed D. forced
45. A. slightly B. clearly C. hardly D. badly
46. A. as B. so C. before D. for
47. A. police station B. market C. hospital D. sidewalk
48. A. that B. which C. however D. whatever
49. A. delayed B. worked C. stopped D. failed
50. A. surprised B. surprising C. satisfied D. satisfying
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
The telephone rang in the police station at
“Just a minute, we’ll come 33 . Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 34 . Soon they got to the 35 , but only to 36 everything was fine. No collision, no 37 man.
“What a dirty trick！” said the policeman 38 . “We must find out that mischievous（恶作剧的） 39 and.”
They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 40 they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 41 a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too. 42 it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 43 meters away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver was 44 out of the damaged truck, he was 45 hurt just 46 the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 47 in time, he was saved at last.
Later the policemen did 48 they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but 49 .
It is 50 that a prophecy（预言）should coincide（巧合）with the fact so exactly.
31. A. ambulance | B. truck | C. car | D. bus |
| B. sweet | C. gentle | D. low |
| B. ahead | C. soon | D. later |
| B. set off | C. got there | D. came on |
| C. station | D. crossing | |
| B. find | C. have | D. tell |
| B. trapped | C. frightened | D. killed |
| B. excitedly | C. angrily | D. disappointedly |
| B. policeman | C. woman | D. boy |
| B. since | C. while | D. when |
| B. of | C. by | D. for |
| B. Where | C. That | D. Which |
| B. dozens | C. dozen of | D. dozens of |
| B. helped | C. pushed | D. forced |
| B. clearly | C. hardly | D. badly |
| B. so | C. before | D. for |
| B. market | C. hospital | D. sidewalk |
| B. which | C. however | D. whatever |
| B. worked | C. stopped | D. failed |
| B. surprising | C. satisfied | D. satisfying |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年贵州省高三上学期第一次联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。??????????????????????????????? 文中10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^ ), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一条横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;? 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
??? Tom is a senior two students who devotes himself to his lessons every day. Last Saturday, as usual, he went to several courses. In the evening, he studies at home until deep into the night. He was too sleepy and tired that he couldn’t work effectively. In Sunday morning, Tom was about to study when his father came up and advised him to have break. Soon they had a good idea. They bought a kite which they liked it very much and then the family went to the suburbs where Tom enjoyed fly the kite himself. The family had a picnic together but felt very relaxed in the open air. On Monday, Tom was energetic and actively in class. He said it was only why he had a better weekend.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届福建省高二下学期期末联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own．What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang．"Sam," she said earnestly, "Your songs should be heard by more people."
She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband．Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs．After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber．
The biggest surprise, however, was still to come．I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract．He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs．I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia．
But I hesitated．
My friends all told me to go for it．And Mary also thought I should do．"Go, Sam．I'll manage with the family．．．it'll be OK．"
I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard．Soon they would both be in high school．．．and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support．If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up．Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me．．．and I couldn't bear it．My family was my life．So I refused the music promoter's offer．I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets．
1.When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____．
A．envied him B．laughed at him C．encouraged him D．didn't believe him
2.Why did the author give up the contract?
A．Because his wife was strongly against it．
B．Because the pay was not attractive enough．
C．Because he wanted to care about his two kids．
D．Because he didn't want his family life damaged．
3.According to the passage, we can infer the author _____．
A．used to be a country singer
B．preferred his present life
C．went on the road to fame
D．regretted giving up his contract
4.What does the author mainly intend to tell us?
A．One should know himself．
B．Interest is the best teacher．
C．Family should come first．
D．Every dog has its day．
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