Presently I got up and dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. I wandered for about an hour, looking for a likely spot, feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a go.
I felt tense and shaky. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the pavement before me, the violin under my chin.
The first notes I played were loud and raw, then they settled down and began to run more smoothly. To my surprise, I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man, without stopping, superstitiously tossed a penny into my hat as though getting rid of some guilty evidence.
Other pennies followed slowly but steadily, dropped by shadows who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy,like a confidence trick.
I worked there for several days,gradually acquiring the truths of the trade by trial and error. It was not a good thing, for instance,to let the hat fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely, placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a regular ritual.
(1)The author started playing his violin in the street because ____.
[ ]
A．he had nowhere else to play
B．he wanted to entertain people
C．he had to earn some money
D．he wanted to try his skill
(2)When he first began to play, he expected _____.
[ ]
A．to get into trouble
B．to play better than he did
C．people to stop and listen to him
D．to be told to move to somewhere else
(3)The first man who gave him money _____.
[ ]
A．was too busy to stop
B．wanted to get rid of him
C．dropped the money by mistake
D．did not want to attract attention
(4)He found that the best way of encouraging people to give him money was to ______.
[ ]
A．play in different streets
B．leave all the money in the hat
C．empty the hat at regular intervals
D．leave a small amount of money in the hat
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：051
Deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater in East Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea. It is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest underground lake. The Lost Sea is part of an extensive (covering a large area) and historic cave system called Graighead Caverns.
The caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian nation. The cave expands (becoming large in size) into a series of huge rooms opening on the side of the mountain. One mile from the entrance, in a room called“The Council Room”,many Indian artifacts(手工艺品)have been found.
For many years it had been considered that there was a large underground lake somewhere in a cave, but it was not discovered until 1905. That year, a thirteen-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled into a small opening three hundred feet underground. He found himself in a large cave half filled with water.
Today, tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it in glass-bottomed boats. More than thirteen acres ( 英亩 ) of water have been mapped out so far and still no end of the lake has been found. Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extent (the size of a large area)of it is still unknown.
1. The Lost Sea is completely different from any others because it is______.
A. part of a historical cave system
B.the biggest underground lake in the world
C.listed in the Guinness Book of World Records
D.the largest body of water in Tennessee
2. The Graighead Caverns have been known______.
A.throughout history
B.since the time of the Indian nation
C.since 1905
D.since divers explored them
3. Who discovered the Lost Sea in recent times?
A. Ben Sands. B. Boys.
C. The Cherokee Indians. D. Scientists.
4.What was found in“The Council Room”?
A. A small natural opening. B. A large cave.
C. Another series of rooms. D.Manyold Indian objects.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the Graighead Caverns presently serve as______.
A. an underground lab B.an Indian meeting ground
C.a place of interest D.a museum
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：054
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One evening, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I 1 happily home through the 2 street. We had been to a musical and 3 about the people we had seen and heard in it.
“The show 4 him a star overnight,” said my friend about one of them. “He was completely 5 before. And now thousands of people 6 him gifts and letters.” “I thought him quite good,” I said, “but not 7 thousands of letters. As a matter of 8 ,”one of his songs gave me a shock. It was too noisy. “What was that?” my friend asked me, “ 9 it to me.” I began to sing. “Do be quiet. You will give everybody a shock and 10 them up for miles 11 . Besides, there will be a policeman 12 us. ”My friend gave me an astonished look.
“Never mind. I don’t care. What is the matter?” I said and went on singing 13 the top of my voice.
Presently there came a policeman, 14 in front of me, his notebook 15 . “ 16 , sir,” he said, “You have a very good voice, if I 17 say so. Who taught you singing? I’d very much 18 to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons. Would you be 19 to tell me your name and address? Then my wife and I would 20 on you and we could discuss it.”
1．A. went B. was coming
C. was making our way D. had lost our way
2．A. calm B .crowded
C. silent D. quiet
3．A. were thinking B. were talking
C. knew D. were discussing
4．A. called B. turned
C. named D. made
5．A. famous B. forgotten
C. stranger D. unknown
6．A. show B. write
C. send D. brought
7．A. worthy B. worth
C. received D. accepted
8．A. fact B. facts
C. a fact D. the fact
9．A. Read B. Sing
C. Say D. Tell
10．A. call B. pick
C. wake D. join
11．A. long B. far
C. around D. away
12．A. observing B. after
C. besides D. in front of
13．A. with B. on
C. in D. at
14．A. stood B. going
C. standing D. walking
15．A. closing B. closed
C. open D. opened
16．A. Wait a minute B. Stop singing
C. I’m sorry D. Excuse me
17．A. may B. can
C. must D. don’t
18．A. liked B. wanted
C. like D. eager
19．A. brave B. kind enough
C. willing D. honest
20．A. try B. visit
C. invite D. drop in
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科目：高中英语 来源：双色笔记高年级英语2 题型：050
WASHINGTON: Chinese scientist Yuan Longping and Dr Monty Jones of Sierra Leone were named co－winners of the 2004 World Food Prize here on Monday for their contribution to world food security and rice production.
In announcing the recipients in a ceremony held at the US State Department, President of the World Food Prize Foundation Kenneth Quinn lauded both scientists for their “breakthrough scientific achievements” which have significantly increased food security for millions of people from Asia to Africa.
Quinn said it was particularly fitting that the two pioneering rice breeders rewarded the prize during the United Nations International Year of Rice, the crop identified as the staple(主要的) diet of more than 3 billion people around the world.
Professor Yuan Longping is director－general of the China National Hybrid Rice(杂交水稻) Research and Development Centre in Hunan Province, China. Jones is presently executive secretary of Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa.
Yuan is credited with(功劳在于……) developing the world's first successful and widely grown hybrid rice varieties, revolutionizing rice cultivation in China and tripling production over a generation.
Jones's work recaptured the genetic(遗传的) potential(潜能) of ancient African rice by combining African and Asian rice species.
Present at the ceremony hosted by US Secretary of State Colin Powell were UN Food and Agriculture Director－General Jacques Diouf, US Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman and Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of the Chinese Embassy Lan Lijun.
The World Food Prize will be formally presented to Professor Yuan and Jones on October 14 this year in Iowa, the United States.
1．Which of the following is the best title?
[ ]
A．A．pioneer of the genetic research.
B．Passion for hybrid rice.
C．Scientists from China, Africa share food prize.
D．What is the World Food Prize?
2．The underlined word “lauded” can be replaced by ________.
[ ]
3．Jones won the 2004 World Food Prize for his achievements in ________.
[ ]
A．breeding(培育) hybrid rice
B．breeding hybrid wheat
C．improving ancient African rice
D．finding the genetic secret of rice
4．Which of the following is NOT true?
[ ]
A．The ceremony was held at the US State Department
B．Professor Yuan Longping attended the ceremony hosted by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
C．Professor Yuan and Jones will go to the USA．in October to receive the World Food Prize.
D．3 billion people around the world live on rice.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年浙江省北仑中学高一下学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college students will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them. The information from them differs from that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical (理论的) part -- the explanations of why things happen -- is frequently quite fantastic (神奇的) . But the demonstration (示范) and report of what happens, and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms. Presently the college students will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he.
Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional practices handed down from father to son , or mother to daughter, of old country customs ,of folklore (风俗). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass.The college students should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area long age.
【小题1】 In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused wilderness" refers to _____.
| A．personal experience |
| B．wild weeds among good plants |
| C．the information from the parents |
| D．the vast store of traditional practices |
| A．The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild grass |
| B．Craftsman’s experience is usually unscientific |
| C．The contemptuous (傲慢的) college students will receive nothing from craftsmen |
| D．Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college students |
| A．be contemptuous to the craftsman |
| B．be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific terms |
| C．learn the craftsman’s experience by judging it carefully |
| D．gain the craftsman’s experience without rejection |
| A．what to learn from the parents | B．how to gain knowledge |
| C．why to learn from craftsman | D．how to deal with experience |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届浙江省高一下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college students will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them. The information from them differs from that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical (理论的) part -- the explanations of why things happen -- is frequently quite fantastic (神奇的) . But the demonstration (示范) and report of what happens, and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms. Presently the college students will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he.
Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional practices handed down from father to son , or mother to daughter, of old country customs ,of folklore (风俗). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass.The college students should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area long age.
1. In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused wilderness" refers to _____.
A．personal experience
B．wild weeds among good plants
C．the information from the parents
D．the vast store of traditional practices
2. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A．The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild grass
B．Craftsman’s experience is usually unscientific
C．The contemptuous (傲慢的) college students will receive nothing from craftsmen
D．Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college students
3. The author advises the college students to ______ .
A．be contemptuous to the craftsman
B．be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific terms
C．learn the craftsman’s experience by judging it carefully
D．gain the craftsman’s experience without rejection
4. The main idea of this passage is about ________.
A．what to learn from the parents B．how to gain knowledge
C．why to learn from craftsman D．how to deal with experience
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