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　　Ask Steveland Morris, and he will tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely and totally without sight in 1950. He became Stevie Wonder--composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed for his outstanding contribution to the music world.

　　As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things he could do. His parents encouraged him to join his sighted brothers in as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the visually disabled are so dependent.

　　Because sound was so important to him, Stevie began at an early age to experiment with different kinds of sounds. He would bang(敲) things together and then imitate the sound with his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums, played a toy harmonica(口琴) and listened to the radio.

　　Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play the drums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member of the junior church choir and a lead singer. In the evenings and on the weekends, Stevie would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and blues tunes on the front porches of neighbors' homes.

　　One of Stevie's sessions was overheard by Ronnie White, a member of a popular singing group called the Miracals. Ron nie immediately recognized Stevie's talent and took him to audition for Berry Gardy, the smash hit“Fingertips”in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevie's story is a music history.

1．The best title for the passage is _____.

[　　]

A．Music for the Blind

B．Stevie Wonder

C．Grear Musicians

D．Blind People

2．By saying“Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments”, the author means that _____.

[　　]

A．Stevie finished his study at a toy instrument school

B．Stevie began to study in a real instrument school

C．Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments

D．Stevie started to play real instruments

3．The author mentions all the following facts except that _____.

[　　]

A．Stevie's neighbors could often enjoy his playing and singing

B．it was Ronnie White who recognized Stevie's talent and led him to a successful career

C．Berry Gordy helped him to set up his own recording compan

D．Stevie's parents played a very important part in training his sense of hearing

4．The phrase“smash hit”in the last paragraph refers to _____.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) popular autobiography

B．a(chǎn) music record that turns out to be a great Success

C．a(chǎn) music record which is especially noisy

D．a(chǎn)n interesting novel

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科目：高中英語 來源：名師伴讀高中英語二年級上 題型：050

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    Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong? Sarah Rosenbaum does. In fact, last week nothing seemed to go right for her at all…

　　

    On Monday her mom and dad were out, so Sarah decided to have a TV dinner. She wanted to switch the oven off at 7: 30 but she was practicing the cello, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock that she suddenly realized: she had forgotten her TV dinner ! She rushed into the kitchen, but it was too late- everything was black.

　　

    On Tuesday she offered to clean up the apartment for her parents. After she had vacuumed the carpets, she threw away a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines. The next day, dad asked where they were. He wanted to cut our an article he had seen in one of the computer magazines, and he was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown them away. On Wednesday she took Foxy for a walk in the park and lost him. She looked for him everywhere, but he had disappeared. The stupid dog came back later, but that was after Mrs Rosenbaum had telephoned nearly everybody in the neighborhood.

　　

    Thursday went all right until the evening. Sarah put the dirty things in the dish-washer and switched it on, but when she emptied it later, two of the glasses she had put in were broken. Her mom wasn't very pleased because she always washed the good glasses by hand.

　　

    Now it was Friday, and Sarah wanted to go the hamburger drive-in with Nacy, Bob and Mike that evening. But she had already spent her pocket money. In fact, she had spent it on Monday, just after mom had given it to her. “Shall I ask dad for the money for tonight?” She wondered. “After all the stupid things I did this week. ”

　　

　　

1．What happened to Sarah on Monday?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　

A．She got everything black.

　　 　　

B．She ruined her TV dinner.

　　 　　

C．She forgot the time.

　　 　　

D．Her parents were out without her.

　　 　　 　　

2．On ________, Sarah found out that she had made a mistake to throw away ______ .

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．Tuesday, computer magazines

　　

B．Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers

　　

C．Wednesday, computer magazine

　　

D．Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines

　　 　　 　　

3．Sarah's father was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown the magazines away. “Furious” is close in meaning to

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．disappointed

　　

B．curious

　　

C．delighted

　　

D．a(chǎn)ngry

　　 　　 　　

4．What made her worried on Friday?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．She did all the stupid things that week.

　　

B．Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.

　　

C．She broke two of the glasses.

　　

D．She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.

　　 　　 　　

5．What is the best title for the passage?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．A Busy Week.

　　

B．Everything Goes Well.

　　

C．What a Week!

　　

D．An Unlucky Girl.

　　 　　

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：053

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    Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong? Sarah Rosenbaum does. In fact, last week nothing seemed to go right for her at all…

　　

    On Monday her mom and dad were out, so Sarah decided to have a TV dinner. She wanted to switch the oven off at 7: 30 but she was practicing the cello, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock that she suddenly realized: she had forgotten her TV dinner ! She rushed into the kitchen, but it was too late- everything was black.

　　

    On Tuesday she offered to clean up the apartment for her parents. After she had vacuumed the carpets, she threw away a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines. The next day, dad asked where they were. He wanted to cut our an article he had seen in one of the computer magazines, and he was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown them away. On Wednesday she took Foxy for a walk in the park and lost him. She looked for him everywhere, but he had disappeared. The stupid dog came back later, but that was after Mrs Rosenbaum had telephoned nearly everybody in the neighborhood.

　　

    Thursday went all right until the evening. Sarah put the dirty things in the dish-washer and switched it on, but when she emptied it later, two of the glasses she had put in were broken. Her mom wasn't very pleased because she always washed the good glasses by hand.

　　

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1．What happened to Sarah on Monday?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　

A．She got everything black.

　　 　　

B．She ruined her TV dinner.

　　 　　

C．She forgot the time.

　　 　　

D．Her parents were out without her.

　　 　　 　　

2．On ________, Sarah found out that she had made a mistake to throw away ______ .

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．Tuesday, computer magazines

　　

B．Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers

　　

C．Wednesday, computer magazine

　　

D．Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines

　　 　　 　　

3．Sarah's father was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown the magazines away. “Furious” is close in meaning to

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．disappointed

　　

B．curious

　　

C．delighted

　　

D．a(chǎn)ngry

　　 　　 　　

4．What made her worried on Friday?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．She did all the stupid things that week.

　　

B．Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.

　　

C．She broke two of the glasses.

　　

D．She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.

　　 　　 　　

5．What is the best title for the passage?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　
　　

A．A Busy Week.

　　

B．Everything Goes Well.

　　

C．What a Week!

　　

D．An Unlucky Girl.

　　 　　

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科目：高中英語 來源：必修一導學英語外研版本 外研版 題型：050

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　　The repairman told me, “No charge, Professor Pan! We’re friends．”

　　“I’d rather pay, ” I replied．“If it’s free, I can’t afford it!”

　　Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, “We’re friends now!” But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I’d have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!

　　According to the Americans, “There is no free lunch．”, means that there’s a price for everything．And I’m always looking around to figure out what this means．

　　Many of our neighbours have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return．For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him．“Wait until you have something major to fix!” he insists．

　　I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill to grind(磨)flour for bread．A month later he showed up with a beautiful mill that he’d had his uncle in the countryside carve from a solid block of granite(花崗石)．

　　Chinese generosity(慷慨)is a real education for Americans　like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements(糾紛)and just hand over the money．But cash can’t compensate(補償)for the greatest gift－friendship．

　　When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping(呷)tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do．” “Actually,” I said, “they are professors, with plenty to do．But probably you are right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do．And neither do I!”?

　　And I joined the group．When chatted about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived．One man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here．Now they’re taller than you．How time flies!”

　　How life flies．And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know they cannot keep．They freely give off their time, never too busy to help a friend．And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive．So the next time someone says, “No charge．We’re friends!” I will thank them heartily．But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English, I’ll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there’s still no free lunch．

(1)

Why did the author insist paying the repairman while he was offered free repairs?

[　　]

A．

Because he was an upright man．

B．

Because he didn’t know the repair man．

C．

Because he thought it natural to pay for other’s service．

D．

Because he didn’t want to help others in return．

(2)

Generally, the author thinks that ________．

[　　]

A．

Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends

B．

Chinese are good at exchange of equal values

C．

Chinese are free enough to drink and chat with their friends

D．

Chinese are helpful but don’t treasure time

(3)

The best title for the passage should be “________”．

[　　]

A．

Still No Free Lunch

B．

A Good Lesson From Chinese

C．

True Help Or Not

D．

Learn To Both Give And Receive

(4)

Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

All the Chinese that once gave the author help have asked him to tutor them in English．

B．

When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself．

C．

The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy the limited life．

D．

The author is not used to the Chinese ways to make friends．

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科目：高中英語 來源：江西省吉水二中2010屆高三上學期第三次月考英語試題 題型：050

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　　“What If”questions can help you think about what to do in case something should happen．There are no right answers because every case is different．Use the questions with your parents or with friends and decide what you think might work?Think of your own solutions and make up new“What If”questions to answer．

　　1)You are walking to school and a gang of older bullies(person who uses his strength or power to frighten or hurt weaker people)demands your money

　　Do you：

　　a．Shout and run away?

　　b．Give them the money?

　　Give them the money(or other possessions)－your safety is more impoaant than money．

　　2)You are in the school toilet and an older student comes in, beats you and then tells you not to do anything or’you’ll get worse’．You know who the person is and you have never done anything to him/her．Do you：

　　a．Wait until the person leaves and then tell a teacher?

　　b．Get it a fight with him/her?

　　c．Accept what happened and don’t tell?

　　Tell the teacher－you didn’t deserve to be beaten and the bully was wrong to do it．If you don’t tell, the bully will just keep on beating up other kids．

　　3)A gang of bullies gets you alone and starts beating you．Do you：

　　a．Do nothing－just take it?

　　b．Fight back?

　　c．Shout to attract attention?

　　d．Watch for your chance and run away?

　　You must decide．but c．＆．d．together could work very well．It would be quite difficult to a whole gang of bullies and you might be hurt badly if you did．

　　4)Someone in your class always makes rude comments about you and says them loud enough for you(and others)to hear．It really upsets you．Do you：

　　a．Ignore the comments?

　　b．Face the bully and tell him/her off?

　　c．Tell the teacher?

　　d．Hit the bully on the nose?

　　You may feel like beating the bully, but you’ll probably be the one to get into trouble if you do．Try a first－ignoring comments is difficult, but can work if the bully gets tired of trying to get you to be angry or cry or show some reaction．Your teacher should be told about the comments because no one should make hurtful comments to others．If you are feeling brave, tell the bully off．Try practising in the mirror to get the right effect!

(1)

What is the passage mainly about?

[　　]

A．

The bully’s behaviors．

B．

The questions the students meet．

C．

The solutions to the students’questions．

D．

The advice on how to fight against the bully．

(2)

Using Situation 4, the author aims to tell the students that ________．

[　　]

A．

they should fight back immediately

B．

keeping calm is the first thing they should do

C．

only being brave can help them solve the problem

D．

they should practise boxing to defend themselves

(3)

We can conclude from the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

all the older students like to bully the younger students

B．

if the students fight with the bullies, they will get hurt

C．

the teachers can help to solve the bullying problems

D．

the students’safety is more important than money

(4)

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．

When the bullies ask for money, giving up the possessions is the right choice．

B．

When beaten by the bullies, the students should find a chance to run away．

C．

The bullies make rude comments to get the bullied students into anger．

D．

The students are most likely to be bullied in the school toilet

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科目：高中英語 來源：甘肅省天水一中2010屆高三二模英語試題 題型：050

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　　One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：

　　For washing the car　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄5.00

　　For making my own bed this week　　　　　　　　　　　＄1.00

　　Going to the provision shop　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄0.50

　　Playing with little sister　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄0.25

　　Taking out the rubbish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄1.00

　　Getting a good report card　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄5.00

　　And for sweeping the common corridor　　　　　　　　　＄2.00

　　Total　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＄14.75

　　His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：

　　For nine months I carried you, growing inside me　　　　　　No Charge

　　For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you　No Charge

　　For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose　　　　　No Charge

　　When you add it all up, the full cost of my love　　　　　　　No Charge

　　Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”

(1)

What's the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．

Part-time Job

B．

Mother's Love, No Charge

C．

Payment for House Work

D．

Greedy Mother

(2)

The write wrote the passage in order to ________．

[　　]

A．

show that children should be paid for their housework

B．

show that children should not be paid for their housework

C．

show a clever way of teaching children

D．

tell children how to spend their spare time

(3)

How do you think of the mother in the passage?

[　　]

A．

Clever

B．

Greedy

C．

Cold－hearted

D．

Selfish

(4)

From the last passage we know that ________

[　　]

A．

the boy got all the money he wanted

B．

the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy

C．

the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework

D．

the mother was angry with what the boy said

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