| | In Calaveras, California, there lived a man whose name was Jim Smiley. Jim enjoyed betting 36 much he would bet (打赌) some dollars on 37 . If anyone said good morning to him, he would bet them that it was 38 a good morning. Whenever a horse race or a chicken fight came into his eyes, Jim would bet on it. He didn’t care which side he bet on, 39 he had a bet. Jim showed a frog 40 to a stranger who had just arrived in Calaveras, and bet the stranger 41 dollars that the frog can jump farther and faster than any other in Calaveras County. The stranger who was 42 about it stated he didn’t see anything about the frog 43 from any others, and if he had a frog he would bet Jim. Jim 44 his frog with the stranger and went out to find a frog for the stranger. 45 , the stranger took out a bag of gunshot, forcing the frog’s mouth open and poured the shot into it. Soon Jim returned with a frog for the stranger. 46 frogs were put on the floor, and then each man gave his frog a 47 . The stranger’s frog 48 off smartly. But Jim’s frog just sat there, too 49 to move an inch. Jim was 50 . He gave forty dollars to the stranger, who took the money and started away. Jim picked up his frog, and found it extremely 51 . He turned it upside down, and the gunshot came out. He knew he had been 52 and, like a mad man, started running after the stranger. As he ran, he 53 one of the friends, who asked him where he was 54 . "To catch a thief!" shouted Jim. "No matter how fast he may run, I'll catch him. I'll 55 you five dollars!" 36. A. too B. quite C. so D. very 37. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. none 38. A. really B. definitely C. not D. perhaps 39. A. only if B. so that C. now that D. in case 40. A. at one time B. at a time C. at times D. in store 41. A. five B. forty C. some D. many 42. A. doubtful B. optional (可选择的) C. unbelievable D. sensitive 43. A. different B. resembling (类似的) C. various D. similar 44. A. offered B. provided C. left D. equipped 45. A. Moreover B. Meanwhile C. Anyhow D. Somehow 46. A. Both B. All C. Either D. Each 47. A. pull B. beat C. feel D. push 48. A. jumped B. stepped C. paced D. squeezed (挤) 49. A. unbearable (难受的) B. uneasy C. unready D. unwilling 50. A. at great pains B. out of question C. in the dark D. in trouble 51. A. heavy B. ridiculous C. awkward D. excited 52. A. laughed at B. taken in C. sold D. carried away 53. A. complained to B. stopped C. whispered to D. passed 54. A. betting B. going C. doing D. catching 55. A. bet B. lose C. win D. send
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| 江苏省常州市横山桥高级中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试（英语 | | | | | “I have no desire to write a story about girls! I know nothing about girls,” Franchisees Alcott told her publisher, Mr. Niles. But she needed money badly. She seemed to be the only one in her family who could make money. Niles had asked her to write about something she knew, instead of the romantic adventure stories she had been writing. “So I work hard,” Alcott wrote, “though I don’t enjoy this sort of thing.” It was 1867, and the horrible Civil War was over. Now Alcott could devote her energy to making money. Alcott wrote a simple story of life in her family, their pillow fights on Saturday nights and the amateur (业余的) plays they performed. “Our experiences may prove interesting, though I doubt it.” (“Good joke,” she wrote years later.) Her book described her days growing up with four sisters in a family that had no money. She sketched (勾画) a loving mother who took time to be interested in each child, and she told of the death of a beloved sister. She sketched her family and friends in her book Little Women. Finally, in July of 1868, she finished writing. With a sigh and a headache, she sent off all 102 handwritten pages of her book. Niles thought the book was dull, and so did Alcott. But when she received her copies of the book, Alcott thought it seemed better than expected. “Not a bit sensational,” she wrote, “but simple and true. We really lived most of it.” Niles asked some girls to read Little Women, and they loved it. In three months, all the copies of Little Women had sold. It was already time to print more books! Niles thought he could sell three or four hundred more copies. “An honest publisher and a lucky author made a dull book into a golden egg for an ugly duckling,” Alcott wrote in 1885. Later, with a great sigh of relief, she was able to write, “Paid off all the debts! Now I feel that I could die in peace. If my head holds out, I’ll do all I once hoped to do.” 56. Which of the following can be used to describe Alcott’s book? A. interesting B. boring C. magic D. skillful 57. In which order did the following happen? a. Alcott began writing Little Women. b. Niles asked Alcott to write about girls. c. Alcott wrote romantic adventure stories. d. Alcott performed plays with her sisters. e. Niles was not pleased with Alcott’s work. A. a, b, e, d, c B. d, c, a, b, e C. b, c, e, d, a D. d, c, e, b, a 58. When she handed her first writing in, Niles was _________. A. sure of her success B. happy about her work C. unsatisfied with the work D. unpleased with the publisher 59. We learn from the story that, with Little Women sold out, _________. A. Alcott wrote another book B. some girls started to read the book C. Alcott paid off all her bills D. Niles published hundreds of books girls liked
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