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　　Calvin Coolidge, the thirtieth president of the United States, was a person who hated gossiping (閑聊); he had no time for small talk. The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge enjoyed silence.

　　When he was vice-president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to take part in Washington's social life, especially the many dinner parties. Because of his knowing nothing about the art of conversation, he did not exactly endear. (使……受喜歡)himself to his hostesses (女主人). One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of former President Theodor Roosevelt's. Mrs Longworth, an excellent conversationalist, began to chat in her usual charming (媚人的) manner, but all attempts to arouse (引起) interest on the part of the vice-president were fruitless. Finally, she said, “I'm sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored.”

　　Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge answered in a low voice, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”

　　Later, when he was president and again at a dinner party, Coolidge was seated next to a most clever society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they meet. “Oh, Mr President,” she said,“you are always so quiet. I made a bet (打賭) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”

　　The president became angry and then said,“You lose.”

1．His hostesses found him ________ guest.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)n agreeable
B．a(chǎn)n easy-going
C．a(chǎn) difficult
D．a(chǎn) boring

2．At one dinner, the hostess placed Calvin Coolidge next to the daughter of former President Roosevelt's ________.

[　　]

A．by mistake
B．jokingly
C．a(chǎn)ngrily
D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

3．From the story we can see Calvin Coolidge's ________.

[　　]

A．dislike for small talk

B．sense of humor

C．unskillfulness at conversations

D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

4．The underlined word“busybodies”in the last paragraph means“________”.

[　　]

A．people who take too much interest in the affairs of others

B．people who enjoy silence

C．people who just mind their own business

D．people who make others angry

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科目：高中英語 來源：浙江省東陽中學(xué)、義烏中學(xué)、蘭溪一中2007屆高三期中聯(lián)考試卷　英語 題型：050

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　　A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her car．

　　“Whoever did this can keep my car．Please let Benjerman come home, ”the notice said．

　　It is not known whether the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 pm theft Friday．Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman, a 12-year-old black retriever(獵犬), were reunited after police located them in Barrington．

　　“He’s hungry, he’s dirty, but he’s very happy to be home, ”Atkins said．

　　The car was found at about 5 pm Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes．However, the police couldn’t control Benjerman, and they had to call Atkins to come and get him．

　　Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food．She believed Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area．

　　She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter in Dallas, Texas．

　　Before Benjelman was found, Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth．They also contacted animal shelters, throughout southern New Hampshire and

　　Massachusetts

　　The notice stated there was a reward, and also that the dog needed medication．Any caller could remain anonymous(匿名的)．

　　Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to rent a carpet

　　¨It was l0 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight ,”Atkins said．The car thief threw Atkins’wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene．

(1)

What would be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

A car with a dog was stolen

B．

Lucky dog was returned to his owner

C．

Stealing cars：a most important social problem

D．

Woman wants dog back more than stolen car

(2)

Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened?

a．Notices were put up saying there was a reward．

b．Atkins saw Benjerman again．

c．Police found Atkins’car．

d．Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter．

e．Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store．

[　　]

A．

d, e, a, b,c

B．

d, e, a, c, b

C．

e, a, d, b ,c

D．

e ,a ,c ,d ,b

(3)

We can infer from the passage ________．

[　　]

A．

the dog was treated extremely badly by the thief

B．

car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays

C．

the dog was found because of the reward

D．

the thief stole the car easily

(4)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices．

B．

Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benierman．

C．

The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports cal．

D．

The dog was back at 1 pm on a Friday．

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　　The human body is a living machine, and, like all machines, it needs“fuel”to supply it with energy．This is provided by the food we eat．But how much do we need to stay healthy?

　　The energy value of food is usually measured in calories．A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1℃．The number of calories people need per day is different, as the chat below shows．Also, the number of calories you use at any moment normally depends on the activity you are in．For example, you need more calories for standing than for sitting, more for running than for walking, and so on．

　　The energy in food is mainly in the form of three kinds of chemical materials-carbohydrate,protein and fat．Carbohydrate provides 3.8 Cal/gm(calories per gram)of energy, protein 4.0 Cal/gm,and fat 8.8 Cal/gm．Each food contains different amounts of these materials, as the second chart shows．

(1)

________ calories arc required to raise the temperature of 5kg of water form 35℃ to 90℃?

[　　]

A．

55．

B．

175．

C．

325．

D．

275．

(2)

If you lack for calories to support your running activities you'd better take more ________．

[　　]

A．

milk

B．

peanuts

C．

rice

D．

milk and rice

(3)

We may learn fm~ the charts that ________．

[　　]

A．

a child aged 8 requires more than 3 times the amount of calories that a baby does

B．

a boy aged 16 requires nearly twice the amount of calories that a boy aged 8 does

C．

a mother with a baby to feed uses up more calories them a hard-working farmer each day

D．

an old man needs less calories than an 8-year-old boy on account of his less movement

(4)

Which statement agrees with the passage and the charts above?

[　　]

A．

You need more calories for swimming than for mountain climbing．

B．

Food contains energy in the form of carbohydrates, proteins and fuel．

C．

Different people need different amounts of energy depending on their age, sex, and the activities they are in．

D．

3 grams of milk provides 16.6 calories because carbohydrate provides 3.8 Cal/gm, protein 4.0 Cal/gm, and fat 8.8 Cal/gm．

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　　The human body is a living machine, and, like all machines, it needs “fuel” to supply it with energy．This is provided by the food we eat．But how much do we need to stay healthy?

　　The energy value of food is usually measured in calories．A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1℃．The number of calories people need per day is different．Also, the number of calories you use at any one moment normally depends on the activity you are in．For example, you need more calories for standing than for sitting, more for running than for walking, and so on．

　　The energy in food is in the form of three kinds of chemical materials-carbohydrate, protein and fat．Carbohydrate provides 3.8 Cal/gm, protein 4.0 Cal/gm, and fat 8.8 Cal/gm．Each food contains different amount of these materials, as the round pictures show．

(1)

The amount of calories supplied by equal amounts of milk, rice, and peanuts is the largest in the case of ________．

[　　]

A．

milk

B．

rice

C．

peanuts

D．

rice or peanuts

(2)

Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．

You need more calories for swimming than for mountain climbing．

B．

Food contains energy in the form of carbohydres, proteins and fuel．

C．

Different people need different amounts of energy depending on their age, sex and the activities they are in．

D．

3 grams of milk provides 16.6 calories because carbohydrate provides 3.8 Cal/gm, protein 4.0 Cal/gm and fat 8.8 Cal/gm．

(3)

This article mainly tells us ________．

[　　]

A．

all the energy is in food

B．

the human body needs energy

C．

the number of calories depends on your activity

D．

we must only eat peanuts to get calories

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　　Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, considered among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a year-long and highly public battle with cancer．

　　Jobs’ health had been a hot topic for years．His battle with cancer had been a deep concern to Apple fans, investors(投資人)and the company’s board alike．

　　Jobs’ death was announced by Apple in a statement late on Wednesday．They Apple．com homepage featured a black-and-white picture of him with the words“Steve Jobs, 1955-2011”．A message on the site read, “Apple has lost a creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being．”

　　“Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless creations that enrich and improve all of our lives．The world is immeasurably better because of Steve, ” Apple said in a statement announcing Jobs’ passing．

　　The news caused an immediate outpouring of sympathy．Microsoft co –founder Bill Gates said he will miss Jobs “immensely”

　　“By building one of the planet’s most successful companies from his garage, he was a typi-cal example of the spirit of American ingenuity(獨(dú)創(chuàng)性)．By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible．but fun, And by turning his talents to storytelling, he has brought joy millions of children and growu-ups alike．” said President Barack Obama．

　　Now, despite investor confidence in Cook, who has taken the place of his boss during three leaves of absence, there remain concerns about whether the company would stay creative without its founder at the helm．(掌舵)。

(1)

What can we learn about Jobs?

[　　]

A．

People knew little of his disease before he died．

B．

He didn’t suffer much before his death．

C．

A lot of people were concerned about his health．

D．

He didn’t know that he was seriously ill．

(2)

The black-and-white picture of Steve Jobs is featured to __________．

[　　]

A．

tell people the story of Steve Jobs

B．

let more people learn about Apple

C．

seek support for his battle with cancer

D．

announce that Jobs is dead

(3)

We can learn from the text that Apple __________．

[　　]

A．

is busy looking for a new CEO to replace Jobs．

B．

sings high praise for Jobs’ contributions．

C．

didn’t trust Jobs any longer after he got ill．

D．

helped Jobs win the public battle with cancer．

(4)

After Steve’s death, __________．

[　　]

A．

Cook will be the leader of Apple．

B．

Bill Gates will take over Apple．

C．

Apple won’t no longer be so creative．

D．

President Coama is still confident in Apple．

(5)

Where might you read the text?

[　　]

A．

In an English newspaper．

B．

In Apple．com homepage．

C．

In a storybook for children

D．

In Obama’s speeches．

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