题目内容
After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and returned to her bedroom on the second floor. She was too 1 to do any housework that morning, 2 in the evening, she was going to an unusual dress party with her husband. What she wanted to play was a 3 genie and as she had made that special dress of hers the night 4 she was anxious to 5 it on. 6 the dress was nothing but a big piece of white cloth, 7 would be very effective to make her look like a genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went 8 happily. She wanted to find out 9 it would be comfortable to wear.Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a 10 at the front door. She thought it 11 be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if 12 failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now, not wanting to 13 the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly 14 in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and entered a man. When Mrs. Richards 15 that it was the man from the Electricity Board (电业局) that came to read the meter (电表), she stepped out of the storeroom 16 and tried to explain the matter, but it was too late. The man let out a sharp 17 and jumped back several paces, his eyes and mouth 18 wide and both his hands raised.
When Mrs. Richards first 19 and then ran after him, he ran away, shutting the door behind him with great 20 and noise.
1.
A. nervous B. tired
C. busy D. excited
2.
A. so B. as
C. while D. but
3.
A. terrible B. funny
C. cruel D. fearless
4.
A. ago B. later
C. before D. early
5.
A. have B. try
C. wear D. dress
6.
A. Though B. As
C. If D. When
7.
A. that B. this
C. it D. which
8.
A. downstairs B. around
C. upstairs D. out
9.
A. how B. why
C. that D. whether
10.
A. man B. break
C. knock D. stranger
11.
A. should B. must
C. would D. might
12.
A. she B. he
C. it D. someone
13.
A. surprise B. frighten
C. trouble D. worry
14.
A. stayed B. came
C. rushed D. hid
15.
A. realized B. knew
C. thought D. got
16.
A. presently B. quickly
C. hurriedly D. pleasantly
17.
A. sound B. noise
C. voice D. cry
18.
A. opened B. kept
C. turned D. closed
19.
A. looked B. sat
C. stood D. walked
20.
A. force B. care
C. movement D. action
解析:
1. 根据下文可以判断,她太兴奋了。
2. 后面表示原因,所以用as引导。 3. 因为她要扮的是妖怪,所以是“恐怖的”。 4. The night before,前一天晚上。 5. Put on是“穿上”的意思。 6. 同后面的内容形成对比,所以用though。 7. It代替前面的 “dress” 8. 根据后文可知,她下了楼。 9. 意思是“她想知道这条裙子穿着是否舒服”。 10. A knock at the door,敲门声。 11. 表示肯定猜测,用must。 12. He 代替前面的 “the baker”. 13. 意思是“她不想吓倒那个可怜人”。 14. 所以她很快地藏到楼下的储藏室里了。 15. 当Mrs. Richards意识到…的时候。 16. 意思是她“慌忙从储藏室走出来”。 17. Let out a cry,大叫一声。 18. 因为被吓倒了,所以“眼睛瞪的大大的,嘴大张着”。 19. Mrs. Richards走向他。 20. 意思是“用力地,大声地关上了门”。
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提示:
Heather Mills McCartney lives an admirable life, attending celebrity parties, meeting regularly with the rich and famous and doing meaningful work for charity. All who work with her admire and respect her. But Heather’s life hasn’t always been so easy. When Heather was only 9 years old, her mother abandoned her and her two brothers. At the age of 13, she ran away from home and ended up living on the streets in London. Eventually, however, her exceptional beauty led to a career in modeling. At that time, Heather also began helping with the war relief efforts in former Yugoslavia. Through her modeling and relief work, she soon became famous.
But in August 1993, at age 25 her life changed once again. She was crossing the street in London when a motorcycle crashed into her. She was so badly injured that the doctors had to cut off her left leg. After that, she discovered she frequently needed to change her artificial limbs. It was expensive and she felt it was a waste to just throw away the old one. It occurred to her to set up an organization that could deliver used artificial limbs to Yugoslavia and other war-torn countries. It was through her charity (慈善)work that she met her husband Paul McCartney.
Throughout her life, Heather has risen above problems and focused on helping others. Her work with artificial limbs even earned her a nomination(提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996. Heather’s persistence and determination are what impresses anyone who knows her. Heather believes anyone can make a positive difference in the world.
1.This passage is mainly about _________.
A.Heather’s miserable life |
B.Heather’s contribution to the world |
C.Heather’s success in her work |
D.Heather’s belief in life |
2.Heather began her modeling career _________.
A.due to her mother’s encouragement |
B.after her brothers abandoned her |
C.because of her excellent intelligence and performances |
D.because she was especially beautiful |
3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
A.Heather won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996. |
B.Heather began her charity work while working as a model. |
C.Her artificial limbs had to be replaced continuously. |
D.Heather has never been defeated by her problems. |
4.From the passage we can infer that people admire and respect Heather because _________.
A.she had a lot of misfortunes during her childhood. |
B.she was a world-famous model |
C.she is determined and never gives in |
D.she made a great difference in the world |
People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet-the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race, At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World War II started, the Taylor moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult(成人)roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? (1966)
Taylor’s fame(名声)and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.
Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others—several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.
1.The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she ____.
A.was small in size |
B.was too young |
C.did not play well enough |
D.did not show much interest |
2.What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both _____.
A.popular all their lives |
B.famous actresses |
C.successful when very young |
D.rich and kind-hearted |
3.Taylor became Best Actress at the age of .
A.12 |
B.28 |
C.31 |
D.34 |
4.In her later life, Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to .
A.doing business and helping others |
B.turning herself into a legend |
C.collecting money for the poor |
D.going about research and education work |