题目内容
in the range of, be accessible to, drown, be replaced with, leave us breathless, have a tendency, in preparation for, be keen on, in an instant, die away, die out, feel refreshed, all things considered |
1.Generally speaking. new things __________________ young people.
2.Many species are ________________ due to climate changes and human activities.
3.The old computers in our school _______________ new laptops months ago.
4.She _______________ after her sleep and continued to work.
5.Many houses ________________ by the flood.
6.The beautiful scenery of the sea ___________________. It was really unbelievable.
7.It is difficult to find a house _________________ our price.
8.A growing number of students are taking the driving course _____________ future careers.
9.Alice _______________ working in Spain. That’s why she has been learning Spanish.
10.______________________, Tom is the most suitable person for the position.
1.are accessible to
2.dying out
3.were replaced with
4.felt refreshed
5.were drowned
6.left us breathless
7.in the range
8.in preparation for
9.is keen on
10.All things considered
【解析】
1.accessible 易达到的,句意是一般来说,新的东西容易被年轻人接受。
2.die out 消失,灭绝,句意是因为气候的变换和人们的活动很多物种都正面临灭绝。
3.be replaced with 被替换,句意是几个月前我们学校的旧电脑都换成了新的膝上电脑。
4.feel refresh 重新提起精神,句意是睡醒后她重新提起精神继续工作。
5.be drowned 被淹没,句意是很多房子被淹没了。
6.breathless 因兴奋而屏息,句意是大海的美景令我们震惊,这让我无法相信。
7.in the range在...范围,幅度,句意是以我们的价格很难找到房子。
8.in preparation for 为...而准备,句意是越来越多的学生上驾驶课,为将来的工作做准备。
9.be keen on 非常喜欢,渴望。句意是Alice 渴望在西班牙工作,这就是他学习西班牙语的原因。
10.consider 考虑,认为。句意是,所有方面都认为Tom 是最适合这个位置的人。
In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Bad events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some helpful life changing events like marriage.
When you take the Holmes Rahe you must remember that the score does not show how you deal with stress -- it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you deal with these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran titles like “Stress causes illness.”
If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many -- like the death of loved one--are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription for staying away from chances as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move. The idea that all stress makes you sick also takes no notice of a lot of what we know about people. It supposes we're all vulnerable and not active in the face of the difficult situation. But what about human ability and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental strength than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom and physical and mental pressure.
【小题1】.
The score of the Holmes Rahe test shows ____ .
A.how you can deal with life changing events |
B.how helpful events can change your life |
C.how stressful a major event can be |
D.how much pressure you are under |
. Which of the following expressions has the meaning most close to the underlined phrase “got boiled down to” in paragraph two ?
A.was argued about | B.made clear |
C.was concentrated on | D.put an end to |
. The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to ____ .
A.popular avoidance of stressful jobs |
B.great fear over the mental disorder |
C.a careful research into stress related illnesses |
D.widespread worry about its harmful effects |
Why is “such simplistic advice ”(Line 2, Para.3) impossible to follow?
A.No one can stay on the same job for long. |
B.More effective ways have been found to get rid of stressful events. |
C.People have to get married some day. |
D.You could be missing chances as well. |
. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become ____.
A.nervous when faced with difficulties |
B.physically and mentally tired |
C.more able to deal with difficulties |
D.cold toward what happens to them |
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do; once or twice she had looked into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of the book,” thought Alice, “without pictures and conversations?”
So she was considering in her own mind whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain(雏菊花环) would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; but when the rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit- hole under the bush.
The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.
Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end? “I wonder how many miles I’ve fallen by this time?” she said aloud. “I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth. Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think. I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth! How funny it’ll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward! The Antipathies, I think—but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know. ‘Please, Ma’am, is this New Zealand or Australia?’ And what an ignorant little girl she’ll think me for asking! No, it’ll never do to ask.”
Down, down, down. There was nothing else to do, when suddenly, thump! thump! Down she came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over.
【小题1】What kind of books do you think will interest Alice most?
A.Books that her sister was reading. |
B.Books without pictures or conversations. |
C.Books about white rabbits. |
D.Books with pictures and conversations. |
A.Alice suddenly saw a white rabbit with a strange umbrella. |
B.Alice managed to fall right through the earth. |
C.Alice ran after the white rabbit across the field out of curiosity. |
D.The people on the opposite side of the earth walk with their heads downward. |
a. Alice jumped into a large hole.
b. A white rabbit ran close by her.
c. Alice sat by her sister, doing nothing.
d. She fell upon some sticks and dry leaves.
A.c-b-a-d | B.d-a-c-b | C.a-b -c-d | D.d-c-a -b |
A.helpful and friendly | B.curious and imaginative |
C.brave and curious | D.ignorant and pretty |
A.Paragraphs 1 and 2 | B.Paragraphs 2 and 3 |
C.Paragraphs 3 and 4 | D.Paragraph 4 and 5 |
Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell.
Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend.
The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship.
In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then.
“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered. So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers.”
“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.”
“Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.”
“How silly you are!” cried the Miller. “I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea.
Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friendship never forgets. I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!”
Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter.
“I’ll give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the Miller. “And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return. Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full.”
Poor Hans was afraid to say anything. He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller.
The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?”
“I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today.”
“Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I’m going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you.”
Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted.
One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came.
“Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night. It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. You know I’m going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.”
“Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned.
At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.
【小题1】From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________.
A.was extremely wise and noble |
B.was highly valued by the Miller |
C.admired the Miller very much |
D.had a strong desire for fortune |
A.“Different words may mean quite different things.” |
B.“Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible.” |
C.“I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life.” |
D.“I think being generous is the base of friendship.” |
A.serious but kind |
B.helpful and generous |
C.caring but strict |
D.selfish and cold-hearted |
A.True friendship between them. |
B.A lack of formal education. |
C.A sudden change of weather. |
D.Blind devotion to a friend. |
A.entertain the readers with an incredible joking tale |
B.show the friendship between Hans and the Miller |
C.warn the readers about the danger of a false friend |
D.persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller |