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科目：高中英語 來源：湖北省華師一附中荊州中學(xué)2011屆高三5月模擬英語試題 題型：050

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　　Do you ever wonder how some things came about? For instance, who figured out that there was something worth eating inside a banana peel? Or how astonishing do you have to be to discover that an artichoke has edible parts? Well, we may not know how either of those foods was discovered, but we do know how potato chips were invented．

　　Potato chips originated in New England as one man's variation on the French-fried potatoes, and their production was the result not of a sudden inspiration of cooking invention but of a fit of annoyance．

　　It was the summer of 1853 and Commodore Vanderbilt, a wealthy railroad magnate, was vacationing at a hotel named Moon Lake Lodge in New York．On the restaurant menu were French-fried potatoes, prepared in the thick-cut French style that was popularized in France in the 1700s and enjoyed by Thomas Jefferson as ambassador to that country．

　　At dinner one night, Vanderbilt complained that his French-fried potatoes were cut too thick and sent them back to the kitchen．Offended by his snobby guest, chef George Crum decided he would give Mr．Vanderbilt exactly what he asked for! He decided to annoy the guest by producing French fries too thin and crisp．The chef angrily gathered up some potatoes and sliced them paper-thin．He threw the slices into hot oil to fry, drained and salted them and then personally served the new dish to Mr．Vanderbilt．

　　Surprised to see the chef in the dining room, the other diners fell into silence and everyone held their breath, waiting for Vanderbilt's reaction．

　　Vanderbilt immediately popped a crisp potato slice into his mouth and the loud “Crunch” broke the silence．He continued to crunch away, delighted with his new dish．The plan backfired．Vanderbilt was interested in the browned, paper-thin potatoes．Clapping a surprised Chef Crum on the back, Vanderbilt praised him on the impressive potatoes．And other diners requested Crum's potato chips, which began to appear on the menu as “Saratoga Chips”, a house specialty．Soon they were packaged and sold, first locally, then throughout the New England area．Crum eventually opened his own restaurant, featuring chips．At that time, potatoes were peeled and sliced by hand．It was the invention of the mechanical potato peeler in the 1920s that paved the way for potato chips to rise quickly from a small specialty item to a top-selling snack food．

(1)

The author wrote the first paragraph to ________．

[　　]

A．

tell us how potato chips were invented

B．

introduce the topic dealt with in the passage

C．

give examples of how some things came about

D．

explain why we do know how those foods were discovered

(2)

According to the passage, chef George Crum ________．

[　　]

A．

invented potato chips by accident

B．

opened his own restaurant, featuring potatoes

C．

served the new dish to Mr．Vanderbilt in private

D．

helped promote potato chips to a top-selling snack

(3)

The production of potato chips was the result of ________．

[　　]

A．

Mr．Vanderbilt's praise for the new dish

B．

Thomas Jefferson's appreciation of the French Fries

C．

George Crum's anger at Mr．Vanderbilt

D．

the invention of the mechanical potato peeler

(4)

The underlined word “backfired” in the 6th paragraph probably means ________．

[　　]

A．

developed in a successful way

B．

made a big difference

C．

happened in a particular way

D．

had an opposite result

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科目：高中英語 來源：安徽省淮北一中2012屆高三第三次月考英語試題(人教版) 人教版 題型：050

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　　Papa's jaw dropped when Mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final exams－not to succeed but to fail．“It's unbelievable!” he said．“Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!”

　　“Yes, she has,” said Mama．“But it's not unbelievable．It just shows how badly she wanted off the swimming team．”

　　“Wanted off the swimming team?” said Papa．“She never said anything about that to me．”

　　“Of course she didn't,” said Mama．“She was afraid you'd blow your top．You already had her getting a swimming scholarship to college and winning gold medals at the Olympics．Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt? For her, being on the team couldn't have been much fun．”

　　“Oh, my gosh!” Papa said, clapping a hand to his forehead．“I've been so stupid! I just thought she'd want to be a champion swimmer because she's so good at it．”

　　“It's like anything else, dear,” said Mama．“No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you won't want to do it anymore．”

　　Papa put his head in his hands．

　　“She must be really mad at me,” he mumbled．“Maybe I should say sorry to her．”

　　Sister's footsteps could be heard on the stairs．She came into the kitchen and looked hopefully up at her parents．

　　“Honey,” said Mama with a smile, “your papa and I have decided that there's no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you don't want to．”

　　Sister's face lit up like a Christmas tree．“Yippee!” she cried．

　　“And,” added Papa, “there's no need for any more drills．I'm sure you'll bring your grades back up all by yourself．”

　　Sister ran to Papa and jumped into his arms．She gave him a big hug．“I'm going to go play cards with Lizzy!” she said．“See you later!”

　　From the kitchen window, Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzy's house．

　　“It's good to see her happy again,” said Mama．

　　“It sure is,” Papa agreed．“As for the swimming team, there's always next year．”

　　“If?” Mama prompted him．

　　“Oh, right,” said Papa．“If she wants to．”

　　Mama smiled．“At least you're learning, dear,” she said．She kissed him．

　　“Well, you know what they say,” Papa said．“Better late than never．”

(1)

Sister wanted off the swimming team because ________．

[　　]

A．

she was not as good at swimming as ever before

B．

she intended to improve her grades in her studies

C．

she wanted to play cards far more than swimming

D．

she felt it boring to struggle for Papa's expectation

(2)

Mama insisted that the child should do ________．

[　　]

A．

what she was willing to

B．

what she felt easy to

C．

what she was able to

D．

what she felt right to

(3)

What do you think of Papa?

[　　]

A．

Cruel but reasonable．

B．

Crazy but confident．

C．

Stubborn but honest．

D．

Ambitious but considerate．

(4)

Which might be the proper title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

Easier Said Than Done

B．

Health Is Better Than Wealth

C．

Better Late Than Never

D．

Something Is Better Than Nothing

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011湖北華師一附中荊州高三5月模擬考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解

Do you ever wonder how some things came about? For instance, who figured out that there was something worth eating inside a banana peel? Or how astonishing do you have to be to discover that an artichoke has edible parts? Well, we may not know how either of those foods was discovered, but we do know how potato chips were invented.
Potato chips originated in New England as one man’s variation on the French-fried potatoes, and their production was the result not of a sudden inspiration of cooking invention but of a fit of annoyance.
It was the summer of 1853 and Commodore Vanderbilt, a wealthy railroad magnate, was vacationing at a hotel named Moon Lake Lodge in New York. On the restaurant menu were French-fried potatoes, prepared in the thick-cut French style that was popularized in France in the 1700s and enjoyed by Thomas Jefferson as ambassador to that country.
At dinner one night, Vanderbilt complained that his French-fried potatoes were cut too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. Offended by his snobbyguest, chef George Crum decided he would give Mr. Vanderbilt exactly what he asked for! He decided to annoy the guest by producing French fries too thin and crisp. The chef angrily gathered up some potatoes and sliced them paper-thin. He threw the slices into hot oil to fry, drained and salted them and then personally served the new dish to Mr. Vanderbilt.
Surprised to see the chef in the dining room, the other diners fell into silence and everyone held their breath, waiting for Vanderbilt’s reaction.
Vanderbilt immediately popped a crisp potato slice into his mouth and the loud “Crunch” broke the silence. He continued to crunch away, delighted with his new dish. The plan backfired. Vanderbilt was interested in the browned, paper-thin potatoes. Clapping a surprised Chef Crum on the back, Vanderbilt praised him on the impressive potatoes. And other diners requested Crum’s potato chips, which began to appear on the menu as “Saratoga Chips”, a house specialty. Soon they were packaged and sold, first locally, then throughout the New England area. Crum eventually opened his own restaurant, featuring chips. At that time, potatoes were peeled and sliced by hand. It was the invention of the mechanical potato peeler in the 1920s that paved the way for potato chips to rise quickly from a small specialty item to a top-selling snack food.
【小題1】.
The author wrote the first paragraph to         .

A．tell us how potato chips were invented
B．introduce the topic dealt with in the passage
C．give examples of how some things came about
D．explain why we do know how those foods were discovered
【小題2】.
. According to the passage, chef George Crum         .
A．invented potato chips by accident
B．opened his own restaurant, featuring potatoes
C．served the new dish to Mr. Vanderbilt in private
D．helped promote potato chips to a top-selling snack
【小題3】.
. The production of potato chips was the result of         .
A．Mr. Vanderbilt’s praise for the new dish
B．Thomas Jefferson’s appreciation of the French Fries
C．George Crum’s anger at Mr. Vanderbilt
D．the invention of the mechanical potato peeler
【小題4】.
The underlined word “backfired” in the 6th paragraph probably means           .
A．developed in a successful wayB．made a big difference
C．happened in a particular wayD．had an opposite result

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011湖北華師一附中荊州高三5月模擬考試英語試題 題型：閱讀理解

Do you ever wonder how some things came about? For instance, who figured out that there was something worth eating inside a banana peel? Or how astonishing do you have to be to discover that an artichoke has edible parts? Well, we may not know how either of those foods was discovered, but we do know how potato chips were invented.

Potato chips originated in New England as one man’s variation on the French-fried potatoes, and their production was the result not of a sudden inspiration of cooking invention but of a fit of annoyance.

It was the summer of 1853 and Commodore Vanderbilt, a wealthy railroad magnate, was vacationing at a hotel named Moon Lake Lodge in New York. On the restaurant menu were French-fried potatoes, prepared in the thick-cut French style that was popularized in France in the 1700s and enjoyed by Thomas Jefferson as ambassador to that country.

At dinner one night, Vanderbilt complained that his French-fried potatoes were cut too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. Offended by his snobby guest, chef George Crum decided he would give Mr. Vanderbilt exactly what he asked for! He decided to annoy the guest by producing French fries too thin and crisp. The chef angrily gathered up some potatoes and sliced them paper-thin. He threw the slices into hot oil to fry, drained and salted them and then personally served the new dish to Mr. Vanderbilt.

Surprised to see the chef in the dining room, the other diners fell into silence and everyone held their breath, waiting for Vanderbilt’s reaction.

Vanderbilt immediately popped a crisp potato slice into his mouth and the loud “Crunch” broke the silence. He continued to crunch away, delighted with his new dish. The plan backfired. Vanderbilt was interested in the browned, paper-thin potatoes. Clapping a surprised Chef Crum on the back, Vanderbilt praised him on the impressive potatoes. And other diners requested Crum’s potato chips, which began to appear on the menu as “Saratoga Chips”, a house specialty. Soon they were packaged and sold, first locally, then throughout the New England area. Crum eventually opened his own restaurant, featuring chips. At that time, potatoes were peeled and sliced by hand. It was the invention of the mechanical potato peeler in the 1920s that paved the way for potato chips to rise quickly from a small specialty item to a top-selling snack food.

1..

The author wrote the first paragraph to         .

A. tell us how potato chips were invented

B. introduce the topic dealt with in the passage

C. give examples of how some things came about

D. explain why we do know how those foods were discovered

2..

. According to the passage, chef George Crum         .

A. invented potato chips by accident

B. opened his own restaurant, featuring potatoes

C. served the new dish to Mr. Vanderbilt in private

D. helped promote potato chips to a top-selling snack

3..

. The production of potato chips was the result of         .

A. Mr. Vanderbilt’s praise for the new dish

B. Thomas Jefferson’s appreciation of the French Fries

C. George Crum’s anger at Mr. Vanderbilt

D. the invention of the mechanical potato peeler

4..

 The underlined word “backfired” in the 6th paragraph probably means           .

A. developed in a successful way         B. made a big difference

C. happened in a particular way          D. had an opposite result

 

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

Papa's felt so upset when mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final exams---not to succeed  21  to fail. "It's unbelievable!" he said. "Sister has always been so  22 of her good grades!" "Yes, she has," said Mama. "But it's  23 . It just shows how  24  she wanted off the swimming team." "Wanted off the swimming team?" said Papa. "She  25  said anything about that to me." "Of course she didn't," said Mama. "She was afraid you'd blow your top.(生氣) You already   26  her get a swimming scholarship（學(xué)位）to college and win gold medals at the Olympics. Can you imagine how much  27  she must have felt? For her, being on the team  28  have been much fun."

"Oh, my gosh!" Papa said, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I've been so stupid! I just  29  she'd want to be a champion (冠軍) swimmer  30  she's so good at it." "It's like  31  else, dear," said Mama. "No matter how good at it you are, if it  32  being fun, you won't want to do it anymore. "Papa put his head in his hands. "She must be really  33  me," he said, "Maybe I should say  34  to her."

Sister's  35  could be heard on the stairs. She came into the kitchen and looked hopefully  36  her parents. "Honey," said Mama with a smile, "Your papa and I have  37  that there's no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you don't want to." Sister's face  38  like a shining Christmas tree. "Yippee!" she cried. "And," added Papa, "there's no need for any more  39 . I'm sure you'll  40  your grades up all by yourself." Sister ran to Papa and jumped into his arms. She gave him a big hug.

 

21. A. or

 B. and

C. but

D. then

22. A. short

 B. tired

C. afraid

D. proud

23. A. not true 

 B. not proud

C. not possible

D. not unbelievable

24. A. happily

 B. sadly

C. badly

D. surprisingly

25. A. seldom

 B. usually

C. never

D. always

26. A. asked

 B. knew

C. hoped

D. had

27. A. disappointment

 B. pressure

C. pleasure

D. excitement

28. A. needn't

 B. mustn't

C. couldn't

D. shouldn't

29. A. prayed

 B. doubted

C. understood

D. thought

30. A. yet

 B. because

C. although

D. if

31. A. anything

 B. nothing

C. nobody

D. anybody

32. A .is

 B. keeps

C. avoids

D. stops

33. A. mad at

 B. anxious about

C. apologetic for

D. shocked at

34. A. no

 B. sorry

C. hello

D. goodbye

35. A. footmarks

 B. sounds

C. footsteps

D. cries 

36. A. up to

 B. into

C. onto

D. up at

37. A. feared

 B. proved

C. decided

D. remembered

38. A. lit up

 B. moved about

C. turned red

D. went pale

39. A. grades

 B. drills

C. exams

D. medals

40. A. make

 B. carry

C. fetch

D. bring

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