B
I am a person who does not like to wait in line. However, I realize anger will get me nowhere. Considering this, I have decided to turn my frustration(沮喪) to productive ends. In short, I am constantly hunting around for what I call “waiting in line books”, especially those that are designed for being read in snippets(文摘), so there is no extended story line to lose track of. Another requirement is that they be small enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.
The other day I went to the supermarket and was surprised to see that the place was crowded with shoppers, but no worries. I parked my cart behind five others and pulled out my vocabulary builder. Within a few seconds I was totally absorbed, and rather than seething at the 15 minutes it took to advance to the cashier, I learned that nankeen is “a yellow cotton cloth”, or, in the plural, “trousers made of it”. The acquisition of new words led me into a place where I would otherwise not have enjoyed myself so much.
Once, at a yard sale, I found two small pocket books titled Sidelights on American History (copyright 1919). The seller approached as I looked through the pages. “You want them?”
“First I need to see if they fit,” I told him. He watched as I slipped Volume 1 into my back pocket. “Perfect. I’ll take them.”
10 minutes later, I was at the carwash, where the waiting line was six vehicles long. Thank goodness for my books! By the time my car was being soaped and power sprayed, I had learned about the Annapolis Convention, the early life of Aaron Bur.
The more the world demands that I wait, the more I learn from my waiting library. In fact, I have become so fond of my “waiting” books that my spirits actually rise when I see a long line I must stand in. It is most likely I would be regarded as a bookish, lonely soul. But little would they realize that I was enjoying the company of those “waiting” books. And just as Disraeli said, “Everything comes if a man will only wait”.
60. When buying a book the writer _____.
A. has his own rules B. prefers books of small size
C. chooses books by famous writers D. has no particular appetite
61. The truth behind the story is that the writer wants to tell us _____.
A. reading is not only important but also practical
B. one is expected to learn to adjust oneself rather than complain
C. reading is the best way to kill time
D. knowledge is power and wisdom is fortune
62. The underlined expression in paragraph 3 “seething at” probably means _____.
A. angry at B. delighted at C. surprised at D. excited at
63. The sentence in Paragraph 2 “there is no extended story line to lose track of” shows that _____.
A. what the writer reads is not difficult to understand
B. the writer likes to read interesting stories while waiting in line
C. the writer can stop wherever needed with no plot to leave out
D. the writer does not necessarily reach his understanding
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：054
A famous actor often had to travel by train. Of course, some of his fellow passengers used to 1 him on his journeys, and some of them 2 to get into conversation with him. But he was usually feeling 3 after acting until late the night before, so he didn’t 4 them to talk to him.
One day he had just got into the 5 with all his luggage when a young man came and sat down in the seat 6 him. The young man took out a book and began to read it, while the actor tried to get some 7 in this corner of the carriage.
When he opened his eyes, he found that the young man was looking 8 him with his mouth open, his book 9 . The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again, but every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same 10 look. At last he gave up the attempt to sleep, 11 a newspaper, put it up in front of him and began to 12 .
After a few moments the young man cleared his 13 and spoke. “I beg your pardon, sir, ”he said, “But haven’t I seen you 14 before?” The actor didn’t answer. He didn’t even put his newspaper 15 .
The young man said nothing more for several minutes, but then he tried 16 . “I beg your pardon, sir” he said. “But are you going to San Francisco?”
The actor put his paper down this time, looked at the young man 17 without saying a word, and then put the paper up in front of him again.
This time there was an even longer 18 before the young man spoke again. Then he said, in a last 19 to start a conversation with the great man, “I am George. P. Anderson of Wilmington, Vermont. ”
This time the actor put his paper down and spoke, “ 20 am I, ”he said.
That was the end of the conversation.
1. A. meet B. recognize C. realize D. remember
2. A. had B. decided C. tried D. required
3. A. tired B. worried C. satisfied D. excited
4. A. expect B. allow C. discourage D. encourage
5. A. way B. station C. train D. hotel
6. A. towards B. before C. behind D. opposite
7. A. sleep B. food C. rest D. drink
8. A. after B. into C. at D. for
9. A. left B. forgotten C. gone D. finished
10. A. unhappy B. limited C. pleasant D. fixed
11. A. look through B. folded up C. took out D. glanced at
12. A. read B. consider C. count D. chat
13. A. eyes B. mouth C. hands D. throat
14. A. here B. long C. sometime D. somewhere
15. A. down B. out C. up D. off
16. A. again B. finally C. also D. once
17. A. strictly B. happily C. severely D. friendly
18. A. stop B. pause C. break D. passage
19. A. effort B. hope C. struggle D. attempt
20. A. Never B. Nor C. So D. Sure
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科目：高中英語 來源：英語教研室 題型：054
One day he had just got into the 5 with all his luggage when a young man came and sat down in the seat 6 him. The young man took out a book and began to read it, while the actor tried to get some 7 in this corner of the carriage.
When he opened his eyes, he found that the young man was looking 8 him with his mouth open, his book 9 . The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again, but every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same 10 look. At last he gave up the attempt to sleep, 11 a newspaper, put it up in front of him and began to 12 .
After a few moments the young man cleared his 13 and spoke. “I beg your pardon, sir, ”he said, “But haven’t I seen you 14 before?” The actor didn’t answer. He didn’t even put his newspaper 15 .
The young man said nothing more for several minutes, but then he tried 16 . “I beg your pardon, sir” he said. “But are you going to San Francisco?”
The actor put his paper down this time, looked at the young man 17 without saying a word, and then put the paper up in front of him again.
This time there was an even longer 18 before the young man spoke again. Then he said, in a last 19 to start a conversation with the great man, “I am George. P. Anderson of Wilmington, Vermont. ”
This time the actor put his paper down and spoke, “ 20 am I, ”he said.
That was the end of the conversation.
1. A. meet B. recognize C. realize D. remember
2. A. had B. decided C. tried D. required
3. A. tired B. worried C. satisfied D. excited
4. A. expect B. allow C. discourage D. encourage
5. A. way B. station C. train D. hotel
6. A. towards B. before C. behind D. opposite
7. A. sleep B. food C. rest D. drink
8. A. after B. into C. at D. for
9. A. left B. forgotten C. gone D. finished
10. A. unhappy B. limited C. pleasant D. fixed
11. A. look through B. folded up C. took out D. glanced at
12. A. read B. consider C. count D. chat
13. A. eyes B. mouth C. hands D. throat
14. A. here B. long C. sometime D. somewhere
15. A. down B. out C. up D. off
16. A. again B. finally C. also D. once
17. A. strictly B. happily C. severely D. friendly
18. A. stop B. pause C. break D. passage
19. A. effort B. hope C. struggle D. attempt
20. A. Never B. Nor C. So D. Sure
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科目：高中英語 來源：設計必修五英語譯林版 譯林版 題型：022
信息匹配
A．An English secretary is needed by Xinxin Electric Company．
With more than two years’ secretary experience．
Salary：5000 yuan a month
Tele：88787562
B．An English Editor is wanted immediately by Tomorrow Daily．
Condition：with teaching experience
Salary：4000 yuan a month, 26 days’ working
Tele：7887833
C．An English teacher is needed with not less than 2 years’ teaching experience．
Salary：2600 yuan 26 days’ working a month,
Address：Suzhou Middle School
Tele：723335671
D．English guides are wanted by Rose Travel Company．He/She must speak English and Japanese as foreign language．
Male：more than 172 cm Female：more than 165 cm
Tele：6683567
Age：18-23 years old
E．Wanted：80 Holiday Camp Assistants for USA Summer Camps
Age：18-25 male and female
They must be able to do at least some of the following：
They will play a musical instrument, sing, play baseball/basketball/volleyball and swim．
Work is offered during the following periods：June 21-July 20, July 20-August 18, August 18-September 16
Address：Holiday Extra, PO BOX 2720, Denver, Colorado, USA
F．A cook is needed by The Great Hotel．
Male 20-30 years old
Salary：5600 yuan the whole month
Address：No．38 The People’s Road
Tele：661919179
Liu Hong
I’m a 2004 graduate of Foreign Languages of Beijing University, and I am working as a secretary in a factory．
I was born in 1982 and in good health．I love music and traveling．I can read and write very well in English and French．I can talk freely with foreigners in English．I want to do the same work in another company．
Address：1st．Peace Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing．
Telephone number is 4418116
Zhu Hai
My name is Zhu Hai．I am male, 23 years old．
I am an English teacher now．I can speak and write English very well．I want to serve as an English editor．
Address：P．O．Box 1378 Shijiazhuang
Ma Liang
My name is Ma Liang, a girl of twenty-five．I have been an English teacher for 3 years since I graduated from the English Department of Nankai University．I can speak and write English very well．I want to teach in a new school．
P．O．Box 1378 Shijiazhuang
Wang Meng
I’m 20 year old．I work hard and I can get along well with others．I can speak English, Japanese and German．I can talk to foreigners in Japanese freely．I want to work in a new company．
Address：No．28 Fenghuang Street Suzhou
Tele：7883833
Li Ming
I am 18 years old．I can play the violin and I like playing volleyball．And I am a good swimmer．Besides, I used to work in a summer training program, teaching the kids swimming and training the schoolgirls’ volleyball team．I went on some one-day school trips, during one of which I took a group of students to the seaside where they learnt to swim．
Phone：66776226
Email：liming @yeah．net
1．Liu Hong 2．Zhu Hai 3．Ma Liang 4．Wang Meng 5．Li Ming
A．An English secretary
B．An English Editor
C．An English teacher
D．English guides
E．Holiday Camp Assistants
F．A cook
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科目：高中英語 來源：福建省四地六校2012屆高三期中聯(lián)考試題英語試題 題型：053
短文填詞
It matters nothing whether you are from a rich family or a poor one．Hard c_______ can make one study harder．It is said that most famous people are from poor families．Thomas Edison, ________ family was poor, was one of the greatest i________ in history．Gorky, who was homeless at the age of about 10, b_______ a great writer．It is true that most graduate students who are studying ________(國外)are from the families that are in the ________(農(nóng)村)and not rich at all．You may pay little attention to c ________ and food if your family is poor．Those who look down upon the poor would be looked down upon．________(成功)does not come from the money in one's pockets ________ from their strong will．My parents are not rich but I am very p_______ of them．
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科目：高中英語 來源：同步題 題型：閱讀理解
I made a pledge (發(fā)誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would
try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣經(jīng)
的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, "Love is an act of will.
A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks
that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, "That new yellow sweater looks
great on you.
"Oh, Tom, you noticed," she said, surprised and pleased, maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but
then I thought, "Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all the week and now she wants to stay with me." We
walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum
though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today.
Last night at our cottage,p reparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.
" What's the matter?" I asked her.
"Tom," she said in a voice filled with distress, "do you know something I don't?"
"What do you mean?"
" Well...that checkup (體檢) I had several weeks ago...our doctor...did he tell you something about me?
Tom, you've been so good to me...am I dying?"
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
"No, honey," I said, wrapping her in my arms. "You're not dying; I'm just starting to live."
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