题目内容
Emily was a very big fan of animals when she was a child. As a result, all she ever heard about growing up was "Emily, you should be a 36 _. You're going to be great in that field. That's what you should do.” _37 when she got to the Ohio State University, she took biology, anatomy, and chemistry, and started studying to be a vet.
A Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship(奖学金) allowed her to spend her 38 year studying abroad in Manchester, England. Away from the family and 39 from them, she found herself one day sitting at her desk, surrounded by biology books and staring out the window, when it suddenly hit her: "I'm in total 40 _. I don't want to be a vet!"
41 she thought back over all the things she'd done in her life and what had made her happy. And then it hit her -- it was all of the youth leadership conferences(会议) that she had volunteered 42 and the communications and leadership courses she had taken as selective courses back at Ohio State. "How could I have been so 43 ? Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally realizing I'm on the_ 44 path. I just never took the time to 45 it until now,” she thought.
Inspired by her new 46 , Emily spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies. When 47 to Ohio State, she was eventually able to 48_ the administration(管理部门) to let her create her own program in "leadership studies", _49 it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. She 50 to become a senior management consultant in leadership training and development for the Pentagon. She 51 founded a drug-prevention organization that conveys(传达) the __52__ "Lead your own life with the skill and the_ 53 to say no."
So, never live someone else's _54 . If you limit your _55 only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.
36．A. teacher B. vet C. doctor D. nurse
37．A. For B. But C. So D. Or
38．A. final B. usual C. first D. past
39．A. promise B. warning C. complaint D. pressure
40．A. pain B. silence C. confidence D. surprise
41．A. Perhaps B. Instead C. Then D. Often
42．A. of B. at C. with D. on
43．A. disturbed B. intelligent C. ignorant(无知的) D. inspired
44．A. clear B. wrong C. short D. wide
45．A. permit B. admit C. accomplish D. complete
46．A. understanding B. discovery C. research D. information
47．A. relating B. referring C. responding D. returning
48．A. prepare B. convince C. force D. forbid
49．A. though B. as C. if D. once
50．A. employed B. failed C. continued D. retired
51．A. still B. also C. again D. only
52．A. message B. signal C. sign D. word
53．A. will B. chance C. fact D. pride
54．A. promises B. dreams C. requests D. successes
55．A. smiles B. reasons C. mistakes D. choices
BCADA CBCBB ADBAC BAABD
THE BRONTE FAMILY
Yorkshire, England was the setting for two great novels (小说) of the 19th century. These were Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. The youngest sister, Anne, was also a gifted novelist, and her books have the same extraordinary quality as her sisters’.
Their father was Patrick Bronte, born in Ireland. He moved with his wife, Maria Bronte, and their six small children to Haworth in Yorkshire in 1820. Soon after, Mrs. Bronte and the two eldest children died, leaving the father to care of the remaining three girls and a boy.
Charlotte was born in 1816. Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. Left to themselves, the children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self-educated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls were determined to earn money for his art education. They took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes.
As children they had all written many stories. Charlotte, as a young girl, alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much difficulty Anne and Emily found a publisher(出版商), but there was no interest shown in Charlotte’s book. (It was not published until 1859.) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her works. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.
Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did not do so well. People did not like Wuthering Heights. They said it was too wild, too animal-like. But gradually it came to be considered one of the finest novels in the English language. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of the book, and Anne died in 1849.
Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis(肺结核) as her sisters had.
【小题1】We know from the text that .
| A．Jane Eyre was published in 1847 |
| B．Charlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in all |
| C．the Bronte sisters received good education |
| D．Patrick Bronte helped his daughters with their writing |
| A．Shirley and Villette | B．The Professor and Agnes Grey |
| C．Agnes Grey and Wutheriing Heights | D．The Professor and wuthering Heights |
| A．Their novels interested few publishers. |
| B．None of them had more than two books published. |
| C．None of them lived longer than 40 years old. |
| D．Emily was the least successful of the three. |
THE BRONTE FAMILY
Yorkshire, England was the setting for two great novels (小说) of the 19th century. These were Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. The youngest sister, Anne, was also a gifted novelist, and her books have the same extraordinary quality as her sisters’.
Their father was Patrick Bronte, born in Ireland. He moved with his wife, Maria Bronte, and their six small children to Haworth in Yorkshire in 1820. Soon after, Mrs. Bronte and the two eldest children died, leaving the father to care of the remaining three girls and a boy.
Charlotte was born in 1816. Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. Left to themselves, the children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self-educated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls were determined to earn money for his art education. They took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes.
As children they had all written many stories. Charlotte, as a young girl, alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much difficulty Anne and Emily found a publisher(出版商), but there was no interest shown in Charlotte’s book. (It was not published until 1859.) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her works. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.
Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did not do so well. People did not like Wuthering Heights. They said it was too wild, too animal-like. But gradually it came to be considered one of the finest novels in the English language. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of the book, and Anne died in 1849.
Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis(肺结核) as her sisters had.
1.We know from the text that .
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A．Jane Eyre was published in 1847 |
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B．Charlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in all |
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C．the Bronte sisters received good education |
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D．Patrick Bronte helped his daughters with their writing |
2.The underlined words “the other two” in the 5 th paragraph refer to .
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A．Shirley and Villette |
B．The Professor and Agnes Grey |
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C．Agnes Grey and Wutheriing Heights |
D．The Professor and wuthering Heights |
3. What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text?
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A．Their novels interested few publishers. |
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B．None of them had more than two books published. |
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C．None of them lived longer than 40 years old. |
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D．Emily was the least successful of the three. |
| THE BRONTE FAMILY Yorkshire in England was the setting for two great novels of the 19th century. These were Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. The youngest sister，Anne，was also a gifted novelist，and her books have the same extraordinary quality as her sisters'. Their father was Patrick Bronte，born in Ireland. He moved with his wife，Maria Bronte，and their six small children to Haworth in Yorkshire in 1820.Soon after，Mrs. Bronte and the two eldest children died，leaving the father to care for the remaining three girls and a boy. Charlotte was born in 1816.Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820.Their brother Branwell was born in 1817.Left to themselves，the children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self－educated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls were determined to earn money for his art education. They took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes. As children they had all written many stories. Charlotte，as a young girl，alone wrote 22 books，each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore，they turned to writing for income. By 1847，Charlotte had written The Professor；Emily，Wuthering Heights；and Anne，Agnes Grey. After much difficulty Anne and Emily found a publisher，but there was no interest shown in Charlotte's book.(It was not published until 1859.) However，one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her work. Jane Eyre was already started，and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once；thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847. Jane Eyre was immediately successful；the_other_two，however，did not do so well. People did not like Wuthering Heights. They said it was too wild，too animal－like. But gradually it came to be considered one of the finest novels in the English language. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of the book and Anne died in 1849. Charlotte published Shirley in 1849，and Villette in 1853.In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later，she died of tuberculosis(肺结核) as her sisters had. 1．What did the Bronte sisters want to do for Branwell? A．Help him write stories. B．Help him get trained in art. C．Teach him how to draw well. D．Teach him how to educate himself. 2．We know from the text that ______. A．Jane Eyre was published in 1847 B．Charlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in all C．the Bronte sisters received good education D．Patrick Bronte helped his daughters with their writings 3．Which of the following was published after the death of its writer? A．Shirley B. Villette C．Agnes Grey D．The Professor 4．The underlined words “the other two”，in the 5th paragraph refer to ______. A．Shirley and Villette B. The Professor and Agnes Grey C．Agnes Grey and Wuthering Heights D．The Professor and Wuthering Heights 5．What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text? A．Their novels interested few publishers. B．None of them had more than two books published. C．None of them lived longer than 40 years old. D．Emily was the least successful of the three.
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