________ drove the car.
[ ]
A.Me |
B.Myself |
C.I myself |
D.Mine |
科目:高中英語 來源:2011遼寧全國普通高等學(xué)校招生統(tǒng)一考試英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽車). But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first automobile. Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car's parts to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. That is not true, either. Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford. What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better. And he made the whole factory a moving production line.
In the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars. It was the best way of gaining public notice. Henry Ford decided to build a racing car. Ford's most famous race was his first one. It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.
The race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit. All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the Winton and Ford's. The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began.
The Winton took an early lead. But halfway through the race, it began to lose power. Ford started to gain. And near the end of the race, he took the lead. Ford won the race and defeated the Winton. His name appeared in newspapers and he became well-known all over the United States. Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company. In the 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. That sale was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream. Ford said: "I will build a motor car for the great mass of people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for. It will be built of the best materials. It will be built by the best men to be employed. And it will be built with the simplest plans that modem engineering can produce. It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one."
The Model T was a car of that kind. It only cost $850. It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on. Doctors bought the Model T. So did farmers. Even criminals.They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation. Americans loved the Model T. They wrote stories and songs about it. Thousands of Model T's were built in the first few years.
【小題1】
What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1?
A.He made good use of ideas from others. |
B.He produced the first car in the world. |
C.He knew how to improve auto parts. |
D.He invented the production line. |
A.To show off his driving skills. |
B.To draw public attention. |
C.To learn about new technology. |
D.To raise money for his new company. |
A.the selling of Ford cars at reduced prices |
B.the sale of Model T to the mass of people |
C.the selling of a car to a Detroit doctor |
D.the sales target for the Ford Company |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年四川省成都市樹德協(xié)進中學(xué)高一4月月考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
閱讀下面的短文,并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題。(請將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)番號后的橫線上) (共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)
When you take a taxi in the United States, if you sit in the front seat, the driver will be pleased and talk with you all the way. If you sit in the back seat, however, the driver may be unhappy and unwilling to speak.
At first, I thought that this had something to do with different characters (性格) of the drivers. Later, after I’d had more experiences with taxis, I found that it happened very often. Only when I arrived in San Francisco did I ____________.
I went to see Sonia in San Francisco. One day, Sonia drove the car while her husband, Ji An, sat beside her, and I sat behind Ji An. Later, Ji An got out of the car and suggested that I sit where he had been sitting. It’s not a long way, so I told him that it didn’t matter, but Ji An insisted. I had to move, feeling a little strange.
“Do you know why Ji An asked you to sit here?” Sonia asked me. I shook my head. “If you sit in the front, it means that you and I are friends. If you sit in the back, it seems that I’m just your driver and our relationship is of employer and employee.”
With those words, I understood at once why taxi drivers were so pleased when people sat in the front. On the face of it, the only issue was where one sat. As a matter of fact, where to sit also reflected (反映) the degree of one’s respect for the driver.
Although it is true that the relationship between driver and passenger is a business relationship, people still place an emphasis (強調(diào)) on respect and friendship beyond any monetary (金錢的) relationship.
【小題1】What’s the best title for the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
____________________________________________
【小題2】Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
It seemed that the problem was no more than the seat.
____________________________________________
【小題3】Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words)
____________________________________________
【小題4】What’s the culture of taking a taxi in the United States? (Please answer within 30 words.)
____________________________________________
【小題5】Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
____________________________________________
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年江西贛州市十一縣(市)高二上學(xué)期期中聯(lián)考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
What doomed the Titanic is well known, at least in outline. On a moonless night of April 15, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic ,with 1,500 lives lost.
A century later many people presented new theories to explain the real reason for the disaster. Now two new studies argue that rare states of nature played major roles in the disaster.
The first says Earth’s nearness to the Moon and the Sun — a proximity not matched in more than 1,000 years — resulted in record tides that help explain why the Titanic met with so much ice, including the fatal iceberg.
Recently, a team of researchers found an apparent explanation in the heavens. They discovered that Earth had come unusually close to the Sun and Moon that winter, enhancing their gravitational pulls on the ocean and producing record tides. The rare orbits took place between December 1911 and February 1912 — about two months before the disaster came about. The researchers suggest that the high tides refloated masses of icebergs traditionally stuck along the coastlines of Labrador and Newfoundland and sent them adrift into the North Atlantic shipping lanes.
And a second, put forward by a Titanic historian from Britain, contends that the icy waters created ideal conditions for an unusual type of mirage(海市蜃樓) that hid icebergs from lookouts whose duty was to watch carefully for danger ahead and confused a nearby ship as to the liner’s identity, delaying rescue efforts for hours.
Most people know mirages as natural phenomena caused when hot air near the Earth’s surface bends light rays upward. In a desert, the effect prompts lost travelers to mistake patches of blue sky for pools of water. But another kind of mirage occurs when cold air bends light rays downward. In that case, observers can see objects and settings far over the horizon. The images often undergo quick distortions — not unlike the wavy reflections in a funhouse mirror.
Now, scholars of the Titanic are debating these new theories. Some have different opinions on it. Over all, though, many experts are applauding the fresh perspectives. (words:353)
【小題1】The underlined word "It" in the title probably refers to _______.
A.the Titanic | B.the record tide | C.the cause of the disaster | D.a(chǎn)n unusual mirage |
A.①→②→③→④ | B.③→④→①→② | C.④→③→②→① | D.②→③→④→① |
A.the freezing weather made the watcher not be able to watch clear |
B.the mirage on the sea attracted the watcher and made him forget his work |
C.the high tides drove the icebergs float so fast that the watcher didn’t respond to them |
D.the mirage made the watcher not find icebergs and a nearby ship delay rescuing |
A.to infer the possibility of the mirage appearing |
B.to explain to the readers the ways of the mirage forming |
C.to summarize the various kinds of the mirage |
D.to analyze the conditions of the mirage arising |
A.comparison and contrast | B.time and events |
C.conclusion and proof | D.definition and classification(分類)) |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011屆湖北省黃岡市3月份高三質(zhì)量檢測英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
WASHINGTON—A chaotic scene unfolded near the U S.Capitol(美國國會大廈)on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly.
U S.Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt.Kim Schneider said the unidentified 35-year-old man sped away in a white car after being stopped a few blocks from the Capitol.The man drove the wrong way down a street and crashed into a police car in a heavily guarded area about a block north of the Capitol grounds,striking two officers with his car along the way,she said. Police then opened fire after seeing the man hold up his handgun and refuse to put it down,said Schneider,who described the melee(人群)as“very fast moving”.“The officers felt they were being threatened-they were in fear for their lives,”Schneider said.
She did not know if the man ever fired at police.He was taken to a hospital,where he was pronounced dead.
The officers who were hit——one of whom was on a motorcycle——had minor injuries,Schneider said.
The late afternoon scare occurred as lawmakers were wrapping up a third day of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.Police briefly closed up part of the Capiltol as a precaution,but the buildings were reopened about a half—hour later.Authorities said the shooting was not related to the Capitol.
Carol Lanigan,of Toledo,Ohio,described how she save a white car come flying down the street with two police cars chasing it.She said she heard about four or five shots.
“There were so many gunshots being fired,my family got down.”said Robert Drumm of Oklahoma,who was touring the nation’s capital with his family.
Numerous emergency vehicles came together quickly on the area.
Lanigan’s husband,Dale Lanigan,described a similar scene,saying that as the car sped past him the driver had one hand on the wheel and it looked like he was reaching for something.
【小題1】What can be learned from the passage?
A.Three police officers were hurt in the shooting. |
B.The shooting had something to do with the Capitol. |
C.The Capitol was unprotected when the gunshot happened. |
D.The gunshot case had nothing to do with the Capitol. |
A.CaroI Lanigan heard five shots exactly |
B.many emergency vehicles appeared in the area |
C.Robert Drumm stopped to tour the nation’s capital by himself |
D.Carol Lanigan didn’t come to the scene |
A.disordered | B.a(chǎn)ccessible | C.lifelike | D.a(chǎn)rranged |
A.A police accident near the U.S.Capitol |
B.Defend the U.S.Capitol |
C.Police chasing the peace breaker |
D.Armed man was shot near the Capitol by police |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年江西省高二第二次月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
The Iceberg Was Only Part ofIt
What doomed the Titanic is well known, at least in outline. On a moonless night of April 15, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic ,with 1,500 lives lost.
A century later many people presented new theories to explain the real reason for the disaster. Now two new studies argue that rare states of nature played major roles in the disaster.
The first says Earth’s nearness to the Moon and the Sun — a proximity not matched in more than 1,000 years — resulted in record tides that help explain why the Titanic met with so much ice, including the fatal iceberg.
Recently, a team of researchers found an apparent explanation in the heavens. They discovered that Earth had come unusually close to the Sun and Moon that winter, enhancing their gravitational pulls on the ocean and producing record tides. The rare orbits took place between December 1911 and February 1912 — about two months before the disaster came about. The researchers suggest that the high tides refloated masses of icebergs traditionally stuck along the coastlines of Labrador and Newfoundland and sent them adrift into the North Atlantic shipping lanes.
And a second, put forward by a Titanic historian from Britain, contends that the icy waters created ideal conditions for an unusual type of mirage(海市蜃樓) that hid icebergs from lookouts whose duty was to watch carefully for danger ahead and confused a nearby ship as to the liner’s identity, delaying rescue efforts for hours.
Most people know mirages as natural phenomena caused when hot air near the Earth’s surface bends light rays upward. In a desert, the effect prompts lost travelers to mistake patches of blue sky for pools of water. But another kind of mirage occurs when cold air bends light rays downward. In that case, observers can see objects and settings far over the horizon. The images often undergo quick distortions — not unlike the wavy reflections in a funhouse mirror.
Now, scholars of the Titanic are debating these new theories. Some have different opinions on it. Over all, though, many experts are applauding the fresh perspectives.
1.The underlined word "It" in the title probably refers to _______.
A.the Titanic |
B.the cause of the disaster |
C.the record tide |
D.a(chǎn)n unusual mirage |
2.According to Theory First, what was the right chain of causes leading to the Titanic’s disaster?
① record tides’ forming and icebergs’ being refloated
② icebergs’ being drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes
③ the Earth’s strange closing to the Sun and the Moon
④ increasing of the gravitational force on the ocean
A.①→②→③→④ |
B.②→③→④→① |
C.④→③→②→① |
D.③→④→①→② |
3.According to Theory Second, the disaster happened to the Titanic mainly because______.
A.the freezing weather made the watcher not be able to watch clear |
B.the mirage made the watcher not find icebergs and a nearby ship delay rescuing |
C.the mirage on the sea attracted the watcher and made him forget his work |
D.the high tides drove the icebergs float so fast that the watcher didn’t respond to them |
4.What is the chief function of the sixth paragraph?
A.to explain to the readers the ways of the mirage forming |
B.to infer the possibility of the mirage appearing |
C.to summarize the various kinds of the mirage |
D.to analyze the conditions of the mirage arising |
5.This passage is organized generally in the pattern of________.
A.comparison and contrast |
B.conclusion and proof |
C.time and events |
D.definition and classification(分類) |
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