Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30 and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last，the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door，she nearly tripped over Sheba．
“Hey，Sheba，”she said，“I've got no time for you now，but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club．”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking .Obviously，she could hardly breathe．Immediately Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(獸醫(yī)).
When she got there，the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba，Dr．Sterne brought her quickly into his office．
“Listen，doctor，I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting can I leave her with you，and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up，and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”
“Sure．”said the doctor
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes．As she was entering the hallway，the phone by the door began to ring．
“This is Dr．Sterne,” said an anxious voice,“I want you to get out of that house immediately，”said the doctor's voice．“I'm coming round fight away，and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”
At that moment，a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?”shouted Joanne．
“She’s fine，Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her，and she’s OK now．”
Just then，the two policemen reappeared from the house，half-carrying a white—faced man，who could hardly walk．There was blood all over him．
“My God，”said Joanne，“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar．”said the doctor．“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers”
【小題1】What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？
| A．To attend a club meeting． | B．To walk her dog |
| C．To see her doctor． | D．To play tennis with her friends． |
| A．to phone the police station | B．to catch the badly hurt burglar |
| C．to dress up for the meeting | D．to wait for her dog to be cured |
| A．Sheba fought against the burglar |
| B．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting |
| C．the police found the burglar had broken in |
| D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog |
| A．clever | B．devoted | C．friendly | D．frightening |
【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】B
解析試題分析：文章講述一個離奇的故事，Joanne回家發(fā)現(xiàn)小狗的喉嚨被什么東西卡住了，送它去獸醫(yī)那里后自己再返回家，換衣服參加一個會議，在家門口，接到醫(yī)生的電話，讓她不要進去，后來醫(yī)生和警察都來了，警察還在Joanne的家里抓到一個盜賊….
【小題1】細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30 and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．可知6：30的時候，Joanne應該參加一個俱樂部的會議，選A
【小題2】細節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：“Listen，doctor，I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting can I leave her with you，and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up，可知Joanne再次回家是為了換衣服，選C
【小題3】推理題：從文章最后一段的句子：“I think he must be a burglar．”said the doctor．“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers”可知Sheba是和盜賊搏斗的過程中咬掉盜賊的手指的，選A。
【小題4】推理題：從最后一段的句子：可知醫(yī)生從狗的嘴里面取出三截人的手指，說明狗為了保護家里的財產，咬掉盜賊的手指，自己卻被卡住差點丟了性命，所以它是很忠誠的，選B
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
(2013·高考浙江卷，D)In 1974，after filling out fifty applications，going through four interviews，and winning one offer，I took what I could get—a teaching job at what I considered a distant wild area：western New Jersey.My characteristic optimism was alive only when I reminded myself that I would be doing what I had wanted to do since I was fourteen—teaching English.
School started，but I felt more and more as if I were in a foreign country.Was this rural area really New Jersey？My students took a week off when hunting season began.I was told they were also frequently absent in late October to help their fathers make hay on the farms.I was a young woman from New York City，who thought that“Make hay while the sun shines” just meant to have a good time.
But，still，I was teaching English.I worked hard，taking time off only to eat and sleep.And then there was my sixthgrade class—seventeen boys and five girls who were only six years younger than me.I had a problem long before I knew it.I was struggling in my work as a young idealistic teacher.I wanted to make literature come alive and to promote a love of the written word.The students wanted to throw spitballs and whisper dirty words in the back of the room.
In college I had been taught that a successful educator should ignore bad behavior.So I did，confident that，as the textbook had said，the bad behavior would disappear as I gave my students positive attention.It sounds reasonable，but the text evidently ignored the fact that humans，particularly teenagers，rarely seem reasonable.By the time my boss，who was also my taskmaster，known to be the strictest，most demanding，most quick to fire inexperienced teachers，came into the classroom to observe me，the students exhibited very little good behavior to praise.
My boss sat in the back of the room.The boys in the class were making animal noises，hitting each other while the girls filed their nails or read magazines.I just pretended it all wasn’t happening，and went on lecturing and tried to ask some inspiring questions.My boss，sitting in the back of room，seemed to be growing bigger and bigger.After twenty minutes he left，silently.Visions of unemployment marched before my eyes.
I felt mildly victorious that I got through the rest of class without crying，but at my next free period I had to face him.I wondered if he would let me finish out the day.I walked to his office，took a deep breath，and opened the door.
He was sitting in his chair，and he looked at me long and hard.I said nothing.All I could think of was that I was not an English teacher；I had been lying to myself，pretending that everything was fine.
When he spoke，he said simply，without accusation，“You had nothing to say to them.”
“You had nothing to say to them.”he repeated.“No wonder they’re bored.Why not get to the meat of the literature and stop talking about symbolism.Talk with them，not at them.And more important，why do you ignore their bad behavior？”We talked.He named my problems and offered solutions.We roleplayed.He was the bad student，and I was the forceful，yet，warm，teacher.
As the year progressed，we spent many hours discussing literature and ideas about human beings and their motivations.He helped me identify my weaknesses and my strengths.In short，he made a teacher of me by teaching me the reality of Emerson’s words：“The secret to education lies in respecting the pupil.”
Fifteen years later I still drive that same winding road to the same school.Thanks to the help I received that difficult first year，the school is my home now.
【小題1】It can be inferred from the story that in 1974________.
| A．the writer became an optimistic person |
| B．the writer was very happy about her new job |
| C．it was rather difficult to get a job in the USA |
| D．it was easy to get a teaching job in New Jersey |
| A．She had blind trust in what she learnt at college. |
| B．She didn’t ask experienced teachers for advice. |
| C．She took too much time off to eat and sleep. |
| D．She didn’t like teaching English literature. |
| A．She might lose her teaching job. |
| B．She might lose her students’ respect. |
| C．She couldn’t teach the same class any more. |
| D．She couldn’t ignore her students’ bad behavior any more. |
| A．Her talk about symbolism sounded convincing. |
| B．Her students behaved a little better than usual. |
| C．She managed to finish the class without crying. |
| D．She was invited for a talk by her boss after class. |
| A．they were eager to embarrass her |
| B．she didn’t really understand them |
| C．they didn’t regard her as a good teacher |
| D．she didn’t have a good command of English |
| A．cruel but encouraging |
| B．fierce but forgiving |
| C．sincere and supportive |
| D．angry and aggressive |
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff（東西） they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed？” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve. “Oh，dear！” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate（絕望的） now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed， “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards，Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
【小題1】When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were ________ .
| A．asleep | B．outside | C．working in bed | D．quietly laughing at him |
| A．very happy | B．disappointed | C．very unhappy | D．hopeful |
| A．it was too late at night |
| B．he was very tired |
| C．his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open |
| D．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination |
| A．He went to a church to pray again |
| B．He passed the exam by sheer luck |
| C．He failed in the exam |
| D．He was punished by his teacher |
| A．The Night Before the Examination |
| B．Working Far into the Night |
| C．A Slow Student |
| D．Going Over My Lessons |
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.
In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely―a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice.”
“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.”
Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.
【小題1】 Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?
| A．She had seven brothers. | B．She felt herself a nobody. |
| C．She was too shy to go to school. | D．She did not have any good teachers. |
| A．develop her writing style | B．run away from her family |
| C．make a lot of friends | D．search for a husband |
| A．Her early years in college. | B．Her training in the Workshop. |
| C．Her childhood experience | D．Her feeling of being different. |
| A．It is quite popular among students. |
| B．It is a book of poetry written by Cisneros. |
| C．It wasn’t a success as it was written in Spanish. |
| D．It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine. |
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname(綽號) “Four dollars a bucket (桶)” to him, for he was always used to leaving an advertisement of his company “Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me ‘Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s a free advertisement for our company. I have no reason to get angry. Don’t you think so, Mr. Rockefeller?”
“Oh! What a fantastic man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words. “Young man, work harder! You must succeed in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat every thing actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”
【小題1】Why wasn’t Albert angry at his nickname?
| A．He could become famous. |
| B．He liked to have a nickname. |
| C．It could make his workmates happy. |
| D．It could advertise for his company for free. |
| A．It’s very important to do small things well. |
| B．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder. |
| C．You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname. |
| D．You should make more advertisements for your company. |
| A．A Clever Way to Make Advertisements. | B．Albert and Rockefeller. |
| C．Four Dollars a Bucket. | D．The Second Board Chairman. |
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
The week after Jane's birthday, Barbara and Mary were away. Jane decided to have a late birthday party. She telephoned several friends. She asked some to bring records, some to bring food and others to bring something to drink. She rang another friend to see if she could borrow his record player. She herself bought some food and drink to get the party going. She took up all the carpets (地毯) so that they could dance. She did not know whether Barbara and Mary would have approved (贊成), but as long as she was careful, she was sure that they would not mind. She warned the two people in the flat above and invited them down. ?
“Oh, ” said Jane, surprised. “What's all this about? ”
The first guests arrived soon after eight. The music was soon playing loudly and they started dancing. Some of Jane's friends brought other friends with them. As more and more people arrived,the noise increased. People started shouting at each other, so they turned the music up. This made it more difficult to hear each other above the music, so they shouted more loudly. At half past ten the bell rang. “Turn down the music!” someone shouted. “Someone probably called the police.” When Jane opened the door, there was a policeman standing there. She started to apologize, “I'm sorry about all the noise, officer. But you see, it was my birthday last week and I'm having a party.” “Never mind about that, miss. We're here because of something much more important.”
“Well, there's been a report of burglary (盜竊行為). We think the thief may have come to your party, pretending to be a friend of someone here. ”
【小題1】When did Jane have the party?
| A．On her birthday. | B．After her birthday. |
| C．Before Barbara and Mary left. | D．As soon as she telephone her friends. |
| A．They got rather angry with each other. |
| B．They were very glad to make new friends. |
| C．They became too excited while dancing. |
| D．They couldn't hear each other because of the music. |
| A．They made too much noise. |
| B．A thief was among the guests. |
| C．He had some important things to do. |
| D．He was interested in birthday parties. |
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had not legs but stumps (殘肢) that could he fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him‘Ape Man’(猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.
Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.
Hank felt himself got cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificiallegs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be-a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.
Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.
When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.
【小題1】Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because .
| A．he didn’t talk to them |
| B．he kept away from them |
| C．his arms touched the ground when he moved |
| D．he couldn’t use his arms |
| A．an average height for a fully grown person |
| B．too tall for an average person |
| C．too short for an average person |
| D．none of the above |
| A．was only glad to give him a job |
| B．give him a job because he was a good soldier |
| C．gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization |
| D．was not willing to give him a job at first |
| A．did everything the other soldiers did |
| B．did most of the things the other soldiers did |
| C．did some of the things the other soldiers did |
| D．took some special training |
| A．had no friends |
| B．never saw himself as different from others |
| C．was very shy |
| D．was too proud to accept help from others |
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
One spring, when I was 10, during one of my father’s layoffs, I could tell my mother was unhappy. I decided to cheer her up by buying her a special Mother’s Day gift.
One day after school I rode my bike to the Agins, which, I learned years later, was known for its high-end fashions and style. I introduced myself to Sylvia Agins, telling her I was looking for a Mother’s Day present.
“Do you think she’d like a purse?” she asked. “I think she might.” I told her.
She took out an Italian handbag made of leather. She asked me what I thought, and I told her that my mom would like it.
“How much money do you have?” she asked.
“Twelve dollars,” I said.
“You’re in luck,” she told me. “It’s only $11. You have a dollar left over for the card.” She wrapped the purse and thanked me for my business, and I rode off home with the package under my arm.
When my mother opened the gift the next Sunday morning, she asked in an accusing tone, “Where did you get this?”
“I bought it at the Agins. It cost me $11.” I said.
My mother was shocked into silence.
It wasn’t until many years later, when I learned that the purse was worth several hundred dollars, that I appreciated just how wonderful Sylvia Agins had been to me. I always felt regretful that I never had a chance to properly thank her.
“You know, my son, what really amazes me to this day,” my mother said. “Letting you have the purse for just a few dollars was unbelievable enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch of kindness that I’ll never forget.”
【小題1】The author bought his mother a purse to_________.
| A．surprise his mother | B．make his mother happy |
| C．show his ability of making money | D．thank his mother for buying him a bike |
| A．The purse was bought from the Agins. |
| B．She wasn’t expecting a gift from her son. |
| C．The author bought a card to go with the purse. |
| D．The Agins charged so little money for the purse. |
| A．she is critical and mean | B．she is kind and thoughtful |
| C．she is good at making money | D．she knows how to choose presents |
| A．the shop owner left one dollar for her son to buy a card |
| B．her son bought her a beautiful purse on Mother’s day |
| C．her son rode his bike to buy things by himself |
| D．the purse was worth several hundred dollars |
| A．An Unforgettable Event | B．A Considerate Mother |
| C．A Priceless Mother’s Day Gift | D．A Clever Shop Owner |
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
One sunny day last September, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. "Everything went quiet in my head," Tim recalls(回憶). "I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line."
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. "At one point, I considered turning back," he says. "I wondered if I was putting my life at risk." After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, "Take down the umbrella!"
Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.
"Let's aim for the pier(碼頭)," Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. "Can you guys swim?" he cried. "A little bit," the boys said.
Once the were in the water, Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swan toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.
“Are we almost there?" they asked again and again. "Yes," Tim told them each time.
After 30minutes, they reached the pier.
【小題1】what does “it” in paragraph 2 refer to ?
| A．The beach | B．the water | C．the wind | D．the boat |
| A．to take in enough fresh air |
| B．To consider turning back to not. |
| C．To check his distance from the boys |
| D．To ask the boys to take down the umbrella |
| A．They swam to the pier all by themselves. |
| B．They were washed to the pier by the wave. |
| C．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back. |
| D．They were dragged to the pier by Tim. |
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