题目内容
To ask someone for help is to turn _____ him.
A. to B. for C. on D. by
A
It was several years since Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany. And now his army was marching into some parts of Europe. He must be in the prime(顶峰) of his career.
One day Hitler went to an exhibition where the works of school children were on show. He seemed to have great interest in the exhibits—inventions as well as carvings, drawings. After having walked around the hall and examined everything, he said he was ready to meet the young artists. And soon a group of children came into the room to salute(向-----敬礼) him.
“Well, well. You did very good work.” nodded Hitler in satisfaction. “I promise on my honor I’d satisfy you with whatever you want. What’d you wish to be if I were your father?”
“A sailor sailing the sea” one of the boys answered.
“Good. I’ll have you join my navy and some day you will rule the oceans.”(海洋)
“Ask for anything? What’d you wish to be if I were your father?” he asked a second boy.
“A painter as great as Rembruant.”
“Good. You are to be sent to the Fine Art School and surely you will make an even greater painter.”
When Hitler caught sight of a sad-looking boy be frowned(皱眉), then quickly forced a smile, “There my boy, in spite of my point of view towards the Jews(犹太人), I’d do you a favor and your dream will come true. What’d you wish to be if I were your father?”
The boy looked straight at the man.
“An orphan(the child who has no parents).” he murmured.(嘟哝)
【小题1】 Hitler promised to satisfy(满足) the children with whatever they want because .
A.he wanted all the children to live a happy life | B.he wanted to make a good impression on the children |
C.he liked paintings very much | D.he liked all the children |
A.the boy was recognized to be a Jew | B.the boy didn’t come to the front to salute him |
C.the boy didn’t want to ask for anything | D.the boy was sad-looking |
A.the boy’s parents had died | B.the boy had no brothers or sisters |
C.the boy hated Hitler very much | D.the boy wanted himself to be an orphan |
A.Hitler wanted to be the father of the children. | B.The boy was both clever and courageous(勇敢的). |
C.Rembruant was a great painter. | D.Hitler did not like Jews. |
I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person.I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.?
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.
【小题1】The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because.
A.he had no money to buy a ticket |
B.he wanted to lose himself in the city |
C.he tried to know the city in this way |
D.it was late and there were no buses passing by |
A.was kind but didn’t understand the writer |
B.told the writer where to take a train |
C.knew what the writer really meant |
D.was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer |
A.The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed. |
B.The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help. |
C.The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel. |
D.The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed. |
A.He didn’t know the city at all. | B.He couldn’t speak the language. |
C.He went too far in the wrong bus. | D.He followed the policeman’s direction. |
As many as one in five US teenagers have some degree of hearing loss, according to researchers. They say the problem is growing.
“Teenagers really don’t pay attention to how much noise they are exposed to(接触),” Josef Shargorodsky of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston told Reuters. “Often people won’t notice it, but even very little hearing loss may influence language development,” said Shargorodsky, one of the researchers.
The study compared surveys from the early 1990s and the mid-2000s. Each included a few thousand teenagers. In the first survey, about 15 percent of teenagers had some degree of hearing loss. Some 15 years later, that number had risen by a third, to nearly 20 percent.
“This certainly is big news,” said Alison Grimes, an ear doctor. “Hearing loss is very common in old people,” Grimes said, but she added that it was worrying to see it happen in the younger age group.
In babies and young children, hearing problems are known to slow language development. The science is less clear for teenagers, but it is easy to imagine how being hard of hearing could influence learning, said Grimes.
The reasons for the rise are still unclear. When researchers asked teenagers about noise exposure – on the job, at school or from activities, for example – the teenagers didn’t report any change. But Shargorodsky said that might not be true. “We know from before that it is difficult to ask this age group about noise exposure – they underestimate it.” Few people would call it noise when they listen to music on their MP3 player, for example. “There is a difference between what we think is loud and what is harmful to the ear,” said Grimes.
Although it’s not clear that the MP3 players cause teenagers’ hearing loss, Grimes said it was still a good idea to turn down the sound and take short breaks from listening.
【小题1】The writer advises teenagers __________.
A.to turn the sound down |
B.to stop using MP3 players |
C.to be clear about the problem |
D.to report the change in hearing loss |
A.their love for music prevent them realizing the harm |
B.their hearing loss is happening without being noticed |
C.they think music can be taken as noise to some degree |
D.they think it’s harmful sometimes although it’s not loud |
A.Hearing loss may lead to slow language development. |
B.Hearing loss in old people is as common as in young people. |
C.Researchers have already found some causes of hearing loss. |
D.Teenagers know MP3 is harmful, but they can’t stop listening to it. |
A.A word short and simple | B.A report by teenagers |
C.A message loud and clear | D.A letter from MP3 users |