科目：高中英语 来源：活题巧解巧练·高一英语（上） 题型：050
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Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father stood behind as she practised. How patient and loving her father was, and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly (特别地) difficult pieces! She was making progress (进步), very good progress, and that was very good. And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, her four-year-old brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet when Merianne was practising. One evening at sundown the father patted(拍) Marianne's shoulder, saying she had done very well. All the moment Wolfgang climbed on his father's knee and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece.
What a joke that was. Picking up his baby son, the father laughed, tapped his tiny nose and said, “Look at your small hands. why, you can't span(够得着)the note yet. You must wait, little man. You must wait.”
There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped wash the dishes when the father lit his pipe(烟斗).
But the pipe went out. He was on his feet. “Listen,” he said in a awed tone(感叹语气).“Listen, Marianne is playing that piece better than ever.”
But Marianne was washing pots in the kitchen.
His wife following, he went upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his pipe in the other. he pushed open the door, and found little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. “I love it so,” said the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.
1．Mozart was ________.
[ ]
A．the little brother of Marianne
B．the pupil of Marianne
C．the son of Marianne
D．the daughter of Marianne
2．Mozart learned how to play the piano ________.
[ ]
A．at school
B．when his father taught his sister
C．after his father taught him
D．after his sister taught him music lessons
3．One evening when Wolfgang wanted to play one of the classics his father ________.
[ ]
A．allowed him to do so once
B．persuaded(说服) him not to do so
C．asked him to wait for a moment
D．asked him to wait for a few years
4．His father refused to let him play one of the classics because he thought ________.
[ ]
A．he was too young to play
B．he was too stupid to play
C．he was not good at playing
D．he didn't work hard at music
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科目：高中英语 来源：英语教研室 题型：050
And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, her 4-year-old brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet when Marianne was practicing.
One evening the father patted Marianne on the shoulder, saying she had done very well. At the moment, Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered. What a joke that was! Picking up his baby son, the father laughed, tapped the tiny nose and said, “Look at your small hands. Why, you cannot span(够着) the notes yet. You must wait, little man!”
There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped clear away the dishes when the father lit his pipe.
But the pipe went out. He was on his feet, “Listen!” he said in an astonishing voice. “Listen! Marianne is playing that piece much better than ever,”he added.
But Marianne was washing pots in the kitchen.
His wife following, he walked quietly upstairs. The lamp in one hand, his pipe in the other, he pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. “I love it so!” whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of music.
1. Wolfgang ________________ when his sister was practicing.
A. was always making noises
B. was able to keep quiet
C. often fell asleep
D. felt uncomfortable and bored
2. Why didn’t the father allow Wolfgang to play the piece Marianne had been practicing? Because he thought ________________.
A. it was too difficult a piece for the little boy to play well
B. his baby son was not old enough to learn to play the piano
C. Wolfgang had no gift for music
D. it is much too tiring to teach a little child
3. “But the pipe went out. He was on his feet. ”From this description, we know the father was quite ________________.
A. angry
B. astonished
C. disappointed
D. satisfied
4. Which of the following is not true?
A. Wolfgang was born a musician.
B. Wolfgang and Mozart refer to the same person.
C. The father would teach only his son afterwards instead of his daughter.
D. Little Wolfgang played the piece much better than his sister.
5. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Marianne practiced hard on the piano
B. How the father taught the daughter
C. The father was strict with the children
D. How Mozart began his music life
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：051
Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father stood behind her as she practiced. How patient and kind her father was, and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces! She was making progress and that was excellent.
And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, her 4-year-old brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet when Marianne was practicing.
One evening the father patted Marianne on the shoulder, saying she had done very well. At the moment, Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered. What a joke that was! Picking up his baby son, the father laughed, tapped the tiny nose and said, “Look at your small hands. Why, you cannot span(够着) the notes yet. You must wait, little man!”
There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped clear away the dishes when the father lit his pipe.
But the pipe went out. He was on his feet, “Listen!” he said in an astonishing voice. “Listen! Marianne is playing that piece much better than ever,”he added.
But Marianne was washing pots in the kitchen.
His wife following, he walked quietly upstairs. The lamp in one hand, his pipe in the other, he pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. “I love it so!” whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of music.
1. Wolfgang ________________ when his sister was practicing.
A. was always making noises
B. was able to keep quiet
C. often fell asleep
D. felt uncomfortable and bored
2. Why didn’t the father allow Wolfgang to play the piece Marianne had been practicing? Because he thought ________________.
A. it was too difficult a piece for the little boy to play well
B. his baby son was not old enough to learn to play the piano
C. Wolfgang had no gift for music
D. it is much too tiring to teach a little child
3. “But the pipe went out. He was on his feet. ”From this description, we know the father was quite ________________.
A. angry
B. astonished
C. disappointed
D. satisfied
4. Which of the following is not true?
A. Wolfgang was born a musician.
B. Wolfgang and Mozart refer to the same person.
C. The father would teach only his son afterwards instead of his daughter.
D. Little Wolfgang played the piece much better than his sister.
5. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Marianne practiced hard on the piano
B. How the father taught the daughter
C. The father was strict with the children
D. How Mozart began his music life
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年广东省揭阳市高三第二次模拟英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
An “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe(贿赂), but is close to it.
All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high offices—just about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed.
There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishing”—“soft-soaping” or “buttering-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praise—telling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is.
Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it.
We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. But if we just lap it up for its food value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves.
Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣). They overpraised him to the skies, as a man of limitless might.
He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery.
1.Which of the following activities has nothing to do with “apple-polishing”?
A．A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.
B．An employee tells her boss how good he is at management.
C．A knight is said to be of limitless power by his followers.
D．A teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom.
2.What does the writer want to prove with Cromwell’s example?
A．Everybody can be an apple-polisher.
B．Cromwell was not a good apple-polisher.
C．George Fox and his party were not apple-polishers.
D．There are people who don’t like being apple-polished.
3.Which of the following statements about flattery is true according to the author?
A．Too much flattery can carry us away.
B．Flattery is too empty to do people any good.
C．Flattery can get you nothing but excessive(过度的) pride.
D．Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people.
4.Why did King Canute of Denmark and England take his followers to the seashore?
A．Because he was sick of his normal life.
B．Because he disliked being overpraised any more.
C．Because he wanted them to realize how wise he was.
D．Because he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king.
5.Who does the author think that flattery can do good to ?
A．Those who are politicians or in high offices.
B．Those who lack confidence.
C．Those who are really excellent.
D．Those who think highly of themselves.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Roger Miller had a difficult childhood. Most of his days were spent working on his uncle’s farm, __26__ cotton. He was a lonely and unhappy child. Roger began writing songs __27__ he loved the music he heard on the radio. He also learned to play the guitar and the violin. Much __28__, he learned to play the drums. Music helped the young Roger __29__ the hard work on his uncle’s cotton farm.
Roger left the farm when he was still very young. He __30__from town to town in the west. He worked at any job he could find __31__ the day. At night, he went to music __32__ and drinking places where country and western bands __33__. These places provided him with a music __34__. Roger Miller __35__ the United States Army at the age of seventeen. He was __36__ to an army base near Atlanta, Georgia.
In Atlanta, he played with a music __37__ called The Circle “A” Wranglers. When he left the Army, Roger moved to the __38__ of country music in Nashville, Tennessee.
At first, he worked in a hotel. __39__ say he would sing there for __40__ who would listen. He soon got several jobs playing his violin. And he began __41__ songs for other singers.
Roger liked writing songs. He also wanted to__42__ his own songs on the stage. He recorded several records, but they were not __43__ and did not sell many copies.
In 1960, Roger recorded a __44__ called You Don’t Want My Love. Today, the song is better__45__ as In the Summer Time. It is the first song he wrote and sang that became popular.
26. A. getting B. picking C. raising D. watering
27. A. because B. though C. when D. as if
28. A. early B. earlier C. late D. later
29. A. escape B. focus C. enjoy D. strike
30. A. looked for B. ran C. travelled D. worked
31. A. over B. from C. during D. within
32. A. concerts B. classrooms C. halls D. clubs
33. A. formed B. trained C. played D. focused
34. A. condition B. education C. situation D. position
35. A. entered B. joined in C. took part in D. served
36. A. forced B. organized C. sent D. set
37. A. copy B. group C. unit D. recorder
38. A. family B. founder C. group D. home
39. A. Stories B. Newspapers C. News D. Magazines
40. A. one B. anyone C. someone D. guest
41. A. playing B. singing C. performing D. writing
42. A. perform B. show C. write D. act
43. A. exciting B. familiar C. valuable D. popular
44. A. record B. music C. song D. play
45. A. known B. regarded C. thought D. considered
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