-
He kept the light in his room（）the whole night.
A . burnt
B . burning
C . burn
D . to bur
-
At the beginning he refused to take any responsibility but he had to end up by ___.
-
8. Tired ______, he worked late into the night.
-
This is the fifth time that we ______ each other.A. met B. have met C. had met D. meet
-
Because of his long illness, Lee’s English level had dropped, but he was determined to ________ the other students by working harder.
-
All the memories of his childhood had _______ from his mind by the time he was 65.
-
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you？"
"You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness. "He said," Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart. "As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also increased his faith in the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called in to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words...
"Paid in full with a glass of milk."
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes.
The boy tried to earn money to pay for ______.
A．traveling expenses to school
B．school tuition fee
C．his meals
D．a glass of milk
-
（Hardly he had) entered （the office) when he realized （that he) （had forgotten) his wallet
(Hardly he had) entered (the office) when he realized (that he) (had forgotten) his wallet.
A．Hardly he had
B．the office
C．that he
D．had forgotten
-
The rain looked as if it had____for the night.
A．set off
B．set up
C．set out
D．set in
-
He______ killed last night if he had taken part in the surprise attack on the night.
A．might be
B．would be
C．might have been
D．should have been
-
（1) By the time Laszlo Polagar’s first baby was born in 1969 he already had firm views
(1) By the time Laszlo Polagar’s first baby was born in 1969 he already had firm views on child-rearing. An eccentric citizen of communist Hungary, he had written a book called“Bring up Genius!”and one of his favorite sayings was“Geniuses are made, not born”.
(2) An expert on thetheory of chess, he proceeded to teach little Zsuzsa at home, spending up to ten hours a day on the game. Two more daughters were similarly hot-housed. All three obliged their father by becoming world-class players. The youngest, Judit, is currently ranked1stin the world, and is by far the best female chess player of all time.
(3) Would the experiment have succeeded with a different trio of children？ If any child can be turned into a star, then a lot of time and money are being wasted worldwide on tryingto pick winners.
(4) American has long held“talent searches”, using test results and teacher recommendations to select children for advanced school courses, summer schools and other extra tuition. This provision is set to grow. In his state-of-the-union address in 2006, President George Bush announced the“American Competitiveness Initiative”, which, among much else, would train 70,000 high-school teachers to lead advanced courses for selected pupils in mathematics and science. Just as the super powers’space race made Congress put money into science education, the thought of China and India turning out hundreds of thousands of engineers and scientists is scaring America into stimulating its brightest to do their best.
(5) The philosophy behind this talentsearch is that ability is innate; that it can be diagnosed with considerable accuracy; and that it is worth cultivating.
(6) In America, bright children are ranked as“moderately”,“highly”,“exceptionally”and“profoundly”gifted. The only chance to influence innate ability is thought to be in the womb or the first couple of years of line. Hence the craze for“teaching aids”such as videos and flashcards for newborns, and“whale sounds”on tape which a pregnant mother can strap to her belly.
(7) In Britain, there is a broadly similar belief in the existence of innate talent, but also an egalitarian (平等主义的) sentiment which makes people queasy about the idea of investing resources in grooming intelligence.
(8) Teachers are often opposed to separate provisionfor the best-performing children, saying any extra help should go to stragglers. In 2002, in a bid to help the able while leaving intact the ban on most selection by ability in state schools, the government set up the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth. This outfit runs summer schools and master classes for children nominated by their schools. To date, though, only seven in ten secondary schools have nominated even a single child. Last year all schools were told they must supply the names of their top 10%.
(9)Picking winners is also the order of the day in excommunist states, a hangover from the timeswhen talented individuals were plunked from their homes and ruthlessly trained for the glory of the nation. But in many other countries, opposition to the idea of singling out talent and grooming it runs deep. In Scandinavia, a belief in virtue like modesty and social solidarity makes people flinch from the idea of treating brainy children differently.
(10)And in Japan there is a widespread belief that all children are born with the same innate abilities-and should therefore be treated alike. All are taught together, covering the same syllabus at the same rate until they finish compulsory schooling. Those who learn quickest are expected then to teachtheir classmates.
(11)Statistics give little clues as to which system is best. The performance of the most able is heavily affected by factors other than state provision. Most states education in Britain is nominally non-selective, but middle-class parents try to live near the best schools. Ambitious Japanese parents have made private, out-of-school tuition a thriving business. And Scandinavia’s egalitarianism might work less well in places with more diverse populations and less competent teachers. For what it’s worth, the statistical data suggest that some countries, like Japan and Finland, can avoid selection and still thrive. But that does not mean that any country can ditch selection and do as well.
(12)Mr. Polger thought any child could be a prodigy given the right teaching, an early start and enough practice. Some say the key to success is simply hard graft. Judit, the youngest of the Polgar sisters, was the most driven, and the most talented, but she was the only one who did not achieve the status of grand master.“But she was lazy.”
81.In their childhood, the three daughters of Polagar________.
A.played chess in house all day long
B.had plenty of intense training on chess
C.took various lessonson games in house
D.revealed their talent in playing chess
82.In paragraph 3, the author tends toPolagar’s view on child-rearing________.
A.support
B.despise
C.question
D.defend
83.In America, student winners are usually picked out on the basis of________.
A.test results and praises from teachers
B.teacher recommendations and test papers
C.test scores and teacher recommendation
D.self-presentation and teachers’evaluations
84.The American“talent searches”is based on the belief that________.
A.there is no innate talent
B.few have inborn talent
C.education can help develop talent
D.one’s innate ability can be measured
85.In paragraph 7, the word“queasy”is closest in meaning to________.
A.curious
B.worried
C.unhappy
D.comfortable
86.According to the passage, in Britain,________.
A.state schools are allowed to select students by talent
B.state schools are allowed to select students by ability
C.secondary schools are eager to pick talented students
D.the government is entitled to picking talented children
87.In paragraph 8, the word“outfit”is closest in meaning to________.
A.corporation
B.community
C.government
D.organization
88.In Scandinavia, people value virtues like modesty and social solidarity, so they________.
A.approve of the idea of selecting different brains
B.single out the talented children from the dull ones
C.refuse to teach talented children in normal ways
D.avoid picking talented children for special
89.In paragraph 11, the word“ditch”is closest in meaning to________.
A.abandon
B.embrace
C.welcome
D.denounce
90.Of the Polagar sisters,________.
A.all achieved the status of grand master
B.two became world-class chess players
C.the youngest was themost diligent one
D.the eldest was under the greatest pressure
-
听力原文： Under growing international pressure, U.S. authorities Tuesday seized a Cuban exile accused by Fidel Castro's government of masterminding a 1976 airliner bombing that killed 73 people. He had been seeking asylum in the United States.
Luis Posada Carriles, a 77-year-old former CIA operative and Venezuelan security official, was taken into custody by U.S. immigration authorities, the Homeland Security Department said in a statement.
The department did not say what it planned to do with Posada. Venezuela has asked for his extradition, and Cuba has asked that he be sent to Venezuela for retrial in the bombing or go before an international tribunal.
Generally, the U.S. government does not return people to countries acting on Cuba's behalf, the department said. It has 48 hours to determine his immigration status.
Luis Posada Carriles was detained______
A．because he had killed 73 Cuban 'civilians in 1976
B．because he had planned an airliner bombing in 1976
C．because he had worked as a spy on Cuba' s behalf
D．because of his illegal immigration status
-
Steven loves the idea of having delicious meal while enjoying the night view of Washington D.C.He will probably reserve a room by calling.
A．(703)524-4300.
B．(073)418-12341.
C．(703)525-0300.
D．(703)979-3722.
-
By the time Mr．Saint Laurent set up shop in Paris under his own name，he had always workeda as a（n）
A. showman．
B. artist．
C. painter．
D. designer．
-
Mr. Jones woke early one morning， before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning， _31_ he went to the window and looked out. He was _32_ to see a neatly-dressed and mid-aged professor， who _33_ in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones‘ house， coming the direction of the town. He had grey hair thick glasses， and was _34 an umbrella， a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have _35_ by the night train _36_ taking a taxi. Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden， and the children had tied a long _37_ to one of the branches， so that they could swing on it.
Mr. Jones saw the professor _38_ when he saw the rope and looked carefully up and down the road. When he saw that there was _39_ in sight， he stepped into the garden (there was no fence)， put his umbrella， newspaper， bag and hat nearly on the grass and _40_ the rope. He pulled it _41_ to see whether it was strong enough to take his weight， then ran as fast as he could and swung into the _42_ on the end of the rope， his grey hair blowing all around _43_. _44_ he swung， sometimes taking a few more _45_ steps on the grass when the rope began to swing _46_ slowly for him. _47_ the professor stopped， straightened his tie， combed his hair carefully， put on his hat， _48_ his umbrella， newspaper and bag， and continued _49_ his way to the university， looking as _50_ and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be.
31.选()
A.because
B.as
C.so
D.for
选()A.surprised
B.glad
C.worried
D.excited
选()A.passing
B.doing
C.carrying
D.sending
选()A.rope
B.line
C.stick
D.ruler
选()A.run
B.walk
C.jump
D.stop
选()A.nothing
B.nobody
C.no room
D.no house
选()A.carried
B.grasped
C.took
D.threw
选()A.hard
B.high
C.heavily
D.greatly
选()A.garden
B.tree
C.land
D.air
选()A.hands
B.his shoulders
C.his face
D.his neck
选()A.Backwards and forwards
B.Up and down
C.Left and right
D.Around and around
选()A.running
B.stopping
C.rising
D.falling
选()A.enough
B.more
C.too
D.less
选()A.At first
B.At last
C.At once
D.At least
选()A.set up
B.gave up
C.send up
D.picked up
选()A.on
B.for
C.by
D.with
选()A.clean
B.slow
C.funny
D.quiet
选()A.studied
B.worked
C.stayed
D.lived
选()A.left
B.gone
C.taken
D.arrived
选()A.because of
B.instead of
C.by
D.with
请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！
-
听力原文： Russian commandos have stormed a hijacked bus in the southern Tajikistan Republic and freed all 18 hostages aboard. Security officials say the two gunmen who had held the bus for 8 hours were arrested. Officials say no one was seriously hurt in the take-over by a newly-created anti-terrorist squad. The gunmen seized the bus Wednesday night. They had demanded more than a million dollars' ransom and a helicopter to escape. Their motives are unclear although they reportedly told police they needed the money to help drug-addicted friends.
How many hijackers are involved in the news？
A．18.
B．2.
C．8.
D．1.
-
By and by he discovered that the black night had changed to gray, bringing new hope to him.
A．So long
B．Befbre long
C．In advance
D．By chance
-
Every street had a story, every building a memory. Those blessed with wonderful childhoods can drive the streets of their hometowns and happily roll back the years. The rest are pulled home by duty and leave as soon as possible. After Ray Atlee had been in Clanton (his hometown) for fifteen minutes he was anxious to get out.
The town had changed, but then it hadn't. On the highways leading in, the cheap metal buildings and mobile homes were gathering as tightly as possible next to the roads for maximum visibility. This town had no zoning whatsoever. A landowner could build anything with no permit, no inspection, no notice to adjoining landowners, nothing. Only hog farms and nuclear reactors required approvals and paperwork. The result was a slash-and-build clutter that got uglier by the year.
But in the older sections, nearer the square, the town had not changed at all. The long shaded streets were as clean and neat as when Ray roamed them on his bike. Most of the houses were still owned by people he knew, or if those folks had passed on the new owners kept the lawns clipped and the shutters painted. Only a few were being neglected. A handful had been abandoned.
This deep in Bible country, it was still an unwritten rule in the town that little was done on Sundays except go to church, sit on porches, visit neighbors, rest and relax the way God intended.
It was cloudy, quite cool for May, and as he toured his old turf, killing time until the appointed hour for the family meeting, he tried to dwell on the good memories from Clanton. There was Dizzy Dean Park where he had played little League for the Pirates, and there was the public pool he'd swum in every summer except 1969 when the city closed it rather than admit black children. There were the churches—Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian—facing each other at the intersection of Second and Elm like wary sentries, their steeples competing for height. They were empty now, but in an hour or so the more faithful would gather for evening services.
The square was as lifeless as the streets leading to it. With eight thousand people, Clanton was just large enough to have attracted the discount stores that had wiped out so many small towns. But here the people had been faithful to their downtown merchants, and there wasn't a single empty or boarded-up building around the square—no small miracle. The retail shops were mixed in with the banks and law offices and cafes, all closed for the Sabbath.
He inched through the cemetery and surveyed the Atlee section in the old part, where the tombstones were grander. Some of his ancestors had built monuments for their dead. Ray had always assumed that the family money he'd never seen must have been buried in those graves. He parked and walked to his mother's grave, something he hadn't done in years. She was buried among the Atlees, at the far edge of the family plot because she had barely belonged.
Soon, in less than an hour, he would be sitting in his father's study, sipping bad instant tea and receiving instructions on exactly how his father would be laid to rest. Many orders were about to be given, many decrees and directions, because his father (who used to be a judge) was a great man and cared deeply about how he was to be remembered.
Moving again, Ray passed the water tower he'd climbed twice, the second time with the police waiting below. He grimaced at his old high school, a place he'd never visited since he'd left it. Behind it was the football field where his brother Forrest had romped over opponents and almost became famous before getting bounced off the team.
It was twenty minutes before five, Sunday, May 7.Time for the family meeting.
From the first paragraph, we get the impression that ______.
A．Ray cherished his childhood memories.
B．Ray had something urgent to take care of.
C．Ray may not have a happy childhood.
D．Ray cannot remember his childhood days.
-
英语动词练习
Jack's mother had him______(play)the piano the whole morning.
The professor went into the lecture hall,________(follow)by a large group of his students.
___________(not invite)to the birthday party,she felt rather disappointed.
She ________(surf)the Internet from 8 to 12 last night.
-
One night when Mr. Robinson was asleep，he was woken up by some strange noise outside his house.“Thieves，”he thought. Jumping out of bed，he took his gun and hurried to the bedroom window. The room was not shining and the night was rather dark. But he could see a white shape. It looked like a man in the garden. He pointed his gun at it，fired and went back to bed. Early in the morning，he went down to the garden. His shirt was hanging from a tree. He had washed it the day before and hung it on the tree do dry. It had a hole right through the middle. Mr. Robinson was really frightened out of his life when he saw it and began to tremble(颤抖)。 His neighbour arrived at that moment.“How are you today，Mr，Robinson？”he asked in an anxious voice. “You don’t look well.”
“I’m all right，thank you，”said Mr. Robinson. “But I’m lucky to be alive. You see that shirt there？”
“Yes？”said the neighbour.
“If I’d been wearing that shirt last night，”said Mr. Robinson，“I’d be a dead man now.”
1、When Mr. Robinson jumped out of his bed and went to the window，he saw ________ in the garden.
A、a thief
B、something like a man
C、a white shirt on a tree
D、nothing
2、Who had hung the shirt on the tree the day before________
A、A thief.
B、Mr. Robinson himself.
C、Mr. Robinson’s neighbour
D、Mr. Robinson’s wife.
3、After firing the gun，Mr. Robinson________
A、went back to bed
B、went to the garden to see what it was
C、felt no longer afraid
D、looked for the shirt he had washed the day before
4、The next morning Mr. Robinson’s neighbour came and saw him looking________
A、surprised
B、unhappy
C、sick
D、angry.
5、The title“A Narrow Escape”suggests that one has________
A、succeeded in escaping to escape
B、failed.
C、run away
D、only just avoided death
-
Tender Is the Night is a by Fitzgerald.
-
On his twenty-fifth birthday, he had asked Xia Mianzun to help him with the ritual naming of his study.
A:对
B:错
-
Had he worked harder, he （) the exams.
A、must have got though
B、would get though
C、would have got through
D、could get through
-
He thought he had lost his______for good. However, he found his pillow already taken by the dog when he entered the room.
A．beautiful yellow little dog
B．yellow beautiful little dog
C．little yellow beautiful dog
D．beautiful little yellow dog
