题目内容
| He _____ after the doctor had almost given him up. |
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| A. pulled down B. pulled up C. pulled through D. pulled off |
| C |
Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博)and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was nearly sent away. After he came out of lock-up(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him. It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly a few policemen opened the door and came in.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, Daddy” said the boy “So I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
【小题1】Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.
| A.he was a worker |
| B.he worked in a factory |
| C.he was a driver and had a lot of work to do |
| D.he had worked there for a long time |
| A.she couldn’t find any work |
| B.she thought her husband was tired |
| C.her husband spent all time in gambling |
| D.she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling |
| A.he didn’t love her any longer |
| B.he wouldn’t stop gambling |
| C.he had been put into lockup |
| D.he was nearly sent away by the factory |
| A.The boy hoped his father would be put into lockup again |
| B.The boy thought his father needed some policemen |
| C.The boy hoped his father would stop gambling soon |
| D.The boy hoped his mother would come back to do housework |
Alice Walker makes her living by writing, and her poems, short stories, and novels have won many awards and fellowships for her. She was born in Eatonton, Georgia. She went to public schools there, and then to Spelman college in Atlanta before coming to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence college, from which she graduated in 1966. For a time she lived in Jackson, Mississippi, with her lawyer husband and a small daughter. About Langston Hughes, American Poet, here first book for children, she says, “After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work , and he didn’t scold me; he just gave me a stack of his books. And he was kind to me; I will always be grateful that in his absolute warmth and generosity he fulfilled my deepest dream ( and need) of what a poet should be.?”
“To me he is not dead at all. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think of him or speak of him. Once, just before he died, when he was sick with the flu, I took him a sack full of oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished by time. He said he liked oranges, too.”
【小题1】What is the main topic of the passage?
| A.Alice Walker’s reflection on Langston Hughes. |
| B.The influence of Alice Walker on the writing of Langston Hughes. |
| C.Langston Hughes’ book about Alice Walker. |
| D.A comparison of the childhoods of Alice Walker and Langston Hughes. |
| A.a research fellow at Spelman College |
| B.a professor at Sarah Lawrence College |
| C.a prize-winning writer of prose and poetry |
| D.an author of plays for children |
| A.Atlanta, Georgia | B.Eatonton, Georgia |
| C.Jackson, Mississippi | D.Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| A.shouted | B.believed | C.refused | D.promised |
| A.she moved to Jackson, Mississippi |
| B.she moved to New York |
| C.she first met Langston Hughes |
| D.Langston Hughes died |
Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic Adventure novel by Jules Verne. The story starts in London in 1872. One day in the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg, a wealthy gentleman, accepts a wager(赌注) for £20,000, which he will receive if he travels around the world in 80 days.
Phileas Fogg sets off immediately, with his servant Passepartout. They reach Suez(苏伊士) quickly. While landing in Egypt, he is watched by a British detective named Fix, who is in search of a bank robber. Because Fix mistakes Fogg for the criminal, he follows secretly, as they are getting on a ship to Bombay.
After more than 20-days of travelling, they arrive in San Francisco, and then get on the train to New York. During that trip, the train is attacked by Indians, who take Passepartout away. With some soldiers’ help, Fogg succeeds in freeing his companion. To make up for the lost time, Fogg and his companion hasten on to New York, and catch the steamer for the crossing of the Atlantics. They arrive in Ireland in time to reach London before the deadline. However, once on British soil again, Fix arrests Fogg. Although the misunderstanding is quickly cleared up—the actual bank robber had been caught several days earlier. Fogg has missed the train and returns to London five minutes late, sure that he has lost the wager.
However, the next day Fogg learns from the priest that he is mistaken in the date, which he thinks Sunday but which actually is Saturday, due to the fact that they gained a full day on their journey around the globe, by crossing the International Date Line. Fogg immediately sets off for the Reform Club, where he arrives just in time to win the wager.
【小题1】The reason that Fix wants to arrest Phileas Fogg is that .
| A.Phileas Fogg is the bank robber whom Fix is trying to catch |
| B.Phileas Fogg doesn’t have a passport for his travels |
| C.Fix mistakenly takes Phileas Fogg for the bank robber |
| D.Fix intends to prevent Fogg from winning the wager |
| A.travelling across the continent of America |
| B.rescuing his companion from the Indians |
| C.waiting for the ship back to London |
| D.getting rid of the pursuing of Fix |
| A.No. Because he doesn’t get to the Reform Club before the deadline. |
| B.Yes. Because he is not the bank robber; it’s a misunderstanding. |
| C.No. Because he wastes too much time during his trip. |
| D.Yes. Because he arrives at the Reform Club before the deadline. |