题目内容
-________ he managed to get the information?
-Oh, a friend of his helped him.
Where was it that
What was it that
How was it that
Why was it that
The boy was very sick, but he managed to ______.
| A.pull off | B.pull out | C.pull through | D.pull up |
Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy—five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (设备) for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humour (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy—five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
【小题1】Johnson became a rich man through
| A.doing business. | B.making whisky. | C.cheating. | D.buying and selling land. |
| A.had no children. | B.was a strange man. |
| C.was very fond of children. | D.wanted people to know how rich he was. |
| A.why he gave so much money to the school. | B.how to live longer. |
| C.how to become wealthy. | D.in which part of the neck to have an injection. |
| A.should have reported what Johnson had told him. |
| B.shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had. |
| C.was eager to live a long life. |
| D.should have found out what Johnson really meant. |
Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. Though he had little school education, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clements, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble to his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he ran away from home from time to time. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned(淹死) nine times.
After his father’s death in 1847, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner, during this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him a great fortune(财富).Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died and then three of their children passed away.
He died on April 21, 1910 at the age of 70.
【小题1】Mark Twain was ________ in his childhood.
| A.a naughty boy | B.a good student |
| C.a handsome boy | D.a strong boy |
| A.was at school | B.was in the army |
| C.worked for a printer | D.was a miner |
| A.a printer. | B.a miner |
| C.a tailor | D.a soldier |
| A.soon after she give birth to three children |
| B.at the same time with her children |
| C.before three of her children died |
| D.after Mark Twain had died |
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long branches of an old willow tree. 31 at life, I have a good reason to frown, for the world was intent on 32 me down.
And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath 33 me, all tired from play. He stood 34 in front of me with his head tilted down and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!" In his hand was a 35 . What a pitiful sight, its petals were all worn - not enough rain, or too little light. Wanting him to take his dead flower away and go off to play, I 36 a small smile and then looked away.
But instead of 37 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and 38 loudly with certainty, "It sure smells pretty and it must be beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you." The weed before me was dying or dead, not vibrant of 39 , orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I 40 for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need." Again, 41 placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without reason or plan. It was then 42 I noticed for the very first time that the boy could not see: he was 43 .
I heard my voice trembling. Tears shone like the sun as I thanked him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not realizing the 44 he'd had on my day. I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a 45 woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he 46 my self-indulged plight(困境)? Perhaps he'd been 47 with true sight from his heart by God.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. For all of those times I myself had been blind. I decided to see beauty, and 48 every second that belongs to mine. 49 I held that dead flower up to my nose and breathed in the 50 of a beautiful rose , I smiled as that young boy. Another flower in his hand was about to change the life of an unsuspecting old man.
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1. |
A. Disappointed |
B. Delighted |
C. Excited |
D. embarassed |
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2. |
A. slowing |
B. making |
C. letting |
D. pressing |
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3. |
A. stopped |
B. supposed |
C. informed |
D. approached |
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4. |
A. absolutely |
B. definitely |
C. right |
D. rightly |
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5. |
A. leaf |
B. branch |
C. weed |
D. flower |
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6. |
A. exposed |
B. showed |
C. managed |
D. tried |
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7. |
A. leaving |
B. answering |
C. reacting |
D. responding |
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8. |
A. whispered |
B. shouted |
C. spoke |
D. declared |
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9. |
A. styles |
B. sizes |
C. colors |
D. shapes |
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10. |
A. left |
B. handed |
C. reached |
D. held |
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11. |
A. in pace of |
B. in addition to |
C. instead of |
D. in return |
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12. |
A. where |
B. before |
C. when |
D. that |
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13. |
A. deaf |
B. blind |
C. cripple |
D. dumb |
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14. |
A. impression |
B. appearance |
C. power |
D. influence |
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15. |
A. self-satisfied s |
B. elf-respecting |
C. self-educated |
D. self-pitying |
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16. |
A. approve of[来源:Z#xx#k.Com |
B. convince of |
C. inform of |
D. know of |
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17. |
A. presented |
B. crowded |
C. blessed |
D. equipped |
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18. |
A. appreciate |
B. treasure |
C. spend |
D. admire |
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19. |
A. As |
B. Though |
C. Unless |
D. Since |
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20. |
A. sight |
B. shade |
C. fragrance |
D. flavor |