At exactly eleven Sir Percival knocked and entered, with anxiety and worry in every line of his face. This meeting would decide his future life, and he obviously knew it.
“You may wonder, Sir Percival,” said Laura calmly, “if I am going to ask to be released（免除）from my promise to marry you. I am not going to ask this. I respect my father’s wishes too much.”
His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet.
“No, if we are going to withdraw（退出）from our planned marriage, it will be because of your wish, not mine. ”
“Mine?” he said in great surprise. “What reason could I have for withdrawing?”
“A reason that is very hard to tell you,” she answered. “There is a change in me.”
His face went so pale that even his lips lost their color. He turned his head to one side.
“What change?” he asked, trying to appear calm.
“When the promise was made two years ago”, she said, “my love did not belong to anyone. Will you forgive me, Sir Percival, if I tell you that it now belongs to another person?”
“I wish you to understand”, Laura continued, “that I will never see this person again, and that if you leave me, you only allow me to remain a single woman for the rest of my life. All I ask is that you forgive me and keep my secret.”
“I will do both those things,” he said. Then he looked at Laura, as if he was waiting to hear more.
“I think I have said enough to give you reason to withdraw from our marriage,” she added quietly.
“No. You have said enough to make it the dearest wish of my life to marry you,” he said.
小題1:How did Percival feel during his meeting with Laura?
A．Angry. B．Calm. C．Excited. D．Nervous.
小題2:We can learn from the passage that ______.
A．Laura’s father wished to end her marriage
B．Laura had once promised to marry Percival
C．Percival had been married to Laura for two years
D．Percival asked to be released from the marriage
小題3:What do you think is the ending of the story?
A．Laura was married to Percival.
B．Laura was married to another man.
C．Percival was married to another woman.
D．Both Percival and Laura remained single for the rest of their lives.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
本文是一部小說(shuō)的節(jié)選，講述的是一位女士和一位男士已經(jīng)在父母的安排下訂婚， 但是男士自己感覺(jué)心里對(duì)婚姻有一些不敢肯定，于是晚上來(lái)找女士談話，最后對(duì)婚姻男士說(shuō)出了自己的心里話，并做出肯定的回答。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet.可知當(dāng)時(shí)Percival看到Laura的時(shí)候非常的緊張nervous。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的be released from my promise to marry you可推知他們兩個(gè)曾經(jīng)有過(guò)婚約，B項(xiàng)正確。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的結(jié)尾很顯然他們最后結(jié)婚了，A項(xiàng)正確。
練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

One Saturday afternoon, a six-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his mistress was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (氣味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__.When she opened her eyes and    53   her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you   54  me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of    55   . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak
小題1:
A．sinceB． whileC．beforeD．a(chǎn)s
小題2:
A．wonderingB．forgettingC．rememberingD．regretting
小題3:
A．preferredB． expected C．failedD．decided
小題4:
A．BecauseB．When C．IfD．Until
小題5:
A．hopelesslyB．carelessly C．cautiouslyD．unwillingly
小題6:A. trees     B. woods           C grasses.        D. bushes
小題7:
A．streamB．rockC．treeD．house
小題8:
A．heardB．foundC．sensedD．smelt
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)tB．inC．ontoD．through
小題10:
A．familiar B．strangeC．terribleD．pleasant
小題11:
A．missed B．discoveredC．followed D．ignored
小題12:
A．calmly B．merrilyC． gently D．loudly
小題13:
A．wanderedB．lookedC．searchedD．travelled
小題14:
A．girlB．houseC． windowD．hero
小題15:
A．satisfactionB．disappointment C．embarrassmentD．delight
小題16:
A．jumpedB．climbed C．walkedD．flew
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)wakeB．a(chǎn)sleepC． abandoned D．a(chǎn)vailable
小題18:
A．sawB．spotted C．observed D．watched
小題19:
A．disturbedB．comfortedC．rescuedD．scared
小題20:
A．painB．shockC． sorrowD．relief

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

At Priya's wedding party, her mother gave her a newly opened bankbook and said, "Priya, keep it as a   21 of your marriage life. When something   22  happens, put some money in and give a brief   23  to it next to the line. The happier the event is, the more money you can put in. When   24 after years, you will know how much happiness you've   25 ".
Priya and Hitesh both thought it a great idea and soon made the first deposit(儲(chǔ)蓄).  26 , after years, they started quarrelling and fighting. They both   27 marrying the worst person in the world.
One day Priya talked to her mother, "Mom, we can't   28 it any more. We decided to get divorce! I can't imagine   29 I decided to marry this Guy!!!" Her mother responded, "Just do whatever you want, but before that do one thing first.  30  the bankbook I gave to you on your wedding party? Take out all the money and   31 it first. You shouldn't keep any record of such a   32 marriage. "Priya thought it was   33 . So she went to the bank,   34 to draw out all the money. While waiting in the queue, she took out the bankbook and recalled the memories of all the previous   35 . Her eyes filled with tears, she left in a (an)   36 . When she returned home, she handed the bankbook to Hitesh, asking him to spend the money.
The next day, Hitesh gave the bankbook back to Priya.   37 , she found a new deposit of $5000, with a line next to the record:" This is the day I  38 how much I've loved you. How much happiness you've brought me." Much   39 , they hugged and cried, putting the bankbook back to their   40 .
小題1:
A．recordB．respectC．remarkD．guide
小題2:
A．uncertainB．unexpectedC．pleasantD．a(chǎn)nnoying
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)rrangement B．comment C．promiseD．dream
小題4:
A．taking upB．looking outC．taking inD．looking back
小題5:
A．harvestedB．boughtC．offeredD．wanted
小題6:
A．BesidesB．AnywayC．Instead D．However
小題7:
A．enjoyed B．risked C．regrettedD．stopped
小題8:
A．helpB．standC．blameD．defeat
小題9:
A．whatB．whereC．whyD．when
小題10:
A．ReturnB．LoseC．CheckD．Remember
小題11:
A．devoteB．spendC．lendD．waste
小題12:
A．happyB．poor. C．simpleD．tranditional
小題13:
A．reasonableB．faithfulC．hopefulD．responsible
小題14:
A．planningB．pretendingC．hesitatingD．preferring
小題15:
A．troubleB．experiencesC．quarrelsD．happiness
小題16:
A．panicB．easeC．hurryD．while
小題17:
A．InterestinglyB．NaturallyC．disappointinglyD．Surprisingly
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)dmitB．search C．realiseD．declare
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)ttractedB．tiredC．puzzledD．moved
小題20:
A．safeB．motherC．bankD．wedding

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：完形填空

There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the    26   student in his class. He was at the top in every    27  . He was a champion.
But the boy    28   after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His    29   started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was    30   all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like    31   himself. All of this because he felt    32   and that no one loved him.
His    33   started worrying about the boy. But    34   they did not know what was wrong with him.    35   his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.
They sat    36   the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him    37   questions about his classes, teachers and    38  . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son,   39   I am here today?”
The boy    40  , “to check my grades?”
“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about    41  . I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY   42  .”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He    43   his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this    44   who cared for him deeply. He    45   the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
小題1:
A．richestB．prettiestC．laziestD．brightest
小題2:
A．gameB．schoolC．competitionD．group
小題3:
A．changedB．diedC．a(chǎn)rrivedD．regretted
小題4:
A．hairB．tearsC．loveD．grades
小題5:
A．worriedB．carelessC．lonelyD．busy
小題6:
A．teachingB．killingC．helpingD．enjoying
小題7:
A．coldB．worthlessC．wellD．sick
小題8:
A．parentsB．classmatesC．teachersD．companions
小題9:
A．evenB．nowC．yetD．then
小題10:
A．And B．But C．OrD．So
小題11:
A．towardB．a(chǎn)longC．oppositeD．on
小題12:
A．seriousB．casualC．personalD．difficult
小題13:
A．workB．studyC．sportsD．education
小題14:
A．whenB．whereC．howD．why
小題15:
A．turned awayB．a(chǎn)nswered backC．whispered anxiouslyD．cried out
小題16:
A．itB．youC．myselfD．us
小題17:
A．LIFEB．ANXIETYC．CARED．NEED
小題18:
A．forgave B．hitC．huggedD．begged
小題19:
A．sideB．earthC．tripD．day
小題20:
A．meantB．owedC．movedD．left

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.
One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “which team has kicked a goal?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!”  The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.”  “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “ Such a match is not worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”
小題1:From the passage we know that _________.
A．Henry doesn’t like his work
B．Henry comes from a rich family.
C．Henry is paid less
D．Henry doesn’t like the policeman
小題2:Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because ___________.
A．a(chǎn)ll the tickets were sold out
B．he didn’t want to buy a ticket
C．he had no time to buy a ticket
D．he had no money to buy a ticket
小題3:The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because ____________.
A．the other team kicked a goalB．Henry had no ticket
C．their team kicked a goalD．it was dangerous
小題4:From the third paragraph, we can guess that _____________.
A．the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson.
B．the policeman was also a football fan.
C．the policeman didn’t like Henry.
D．the policeman tried to please Henry

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪獸) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.
Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 she decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream：“I dreamt that my little baby came to life again---that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”
In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-old Mary visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. On night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story of Frankenstein
Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.
Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.
小題1:Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein ?
A．In EnglandB．In ItalyC．In SwitzerlandD．In France
小題2:In which order do the following take place?
a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.
b. The story Frankenstein was first published.
c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.
d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.
e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.
A．a(chǎn),c,b,e,dB．d,c,a,b,eC．c,a,b,d,eD．b,a,d,c,e
小題3:How old was Mary Shelley when she died?
A．43B．48C．51D．54

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old 40-meter-high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.
“I love the space, and being private,” Elizabeth says. “You feel separated from the world. If I am in the kitchen, which is 25 meters above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don’t have to answer it because visitors can’t see I am in!”
There are 142 steps to the top so if I go up and down five or six times a day, it’s very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy more than two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Except for that, it’s a brilliant place to live.
“When we first saw the place, I asked my father’s advice about buying it, because we couldn’t decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wanted it to look.”
“Living here can be difficult—yesterday I climbed a four-meter ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to the sea on a clear day, and that’s a wonderful experience. I am really glad we moved. ”
小題1:What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A．describe how to turn an old tower into a house
B．recommend(推薦) a particular builder
C．describe what it is like to live in a tower
D．explain how to win prizes for building work
小題2:Which of the following best describes Elizabeth’s feelings about the tower?
A．She wanted it as soon as she saw it.
B．She likes most things about it.
C．She has been worried since they paid for it.
D．She finds it unsuitable to live in.
小題3:What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building?
A．Her visitors find it hard to see if she is at home.
B．She feels separated from others.
C．She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.
D．It is impossible to clean any of the windows.
小題4:How will John and Elizabeth advertise their tower if they sell it?
A．
B．
C．
D．

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan was the subject of popular books and movies for many decades. In recent years, however, the character has been criticized as an ill image of Asian-Americans.
Yunte Huang, an English professor at the University of California, says that’s not the case. He has been exploring the character and real-life policeman who inspired him.
Charlie Chan has been a familiar character to readers and film-goers, beginning in the 1920s. The detective solved crimes around the world in more than 40 films through the 1940s, and with the invention of television, found a new audience in the 1950s and 1960s.
Huang discovered Charlie Chan through books by American author Earl Derr Biggers, who created the character.
“One day, I happened to find two Charlie Chan novels. At that point I thought I knew that he was a negative character against Asians, but when I read the book,” he says, “I was immediately attracted. Ever since then, I’ve been a fan of Charlie Chan.”
As a fan of the books and films, Huang was surprised to learn that Charlie Chan was based on a real detective named Chang Apana, who was born to Chinese parents in Hawaii around 1871. Apana worked as a cowboy, and joined the Honolulu police force in 1898.
“He almost immediately became a local legend because as a former cowboy,” says Huang, “he would walk the most dangerous areas in Chinatown carrying a bullwhip（皮鞭）instead of a gun. He didn’t need that.”
Although some say the image of Charlie Chan, with his broken English, is embarrassing for Asian-Americans, Huang believes Chan’s broken English and unusual ancient sayings were part of his charm（魅力）.
“Let me just quote（引用）a few – ‘Actions speak louder than French,’ or ‘Mind like parachute (降落傘). Only function when open.’ Charlie Chan always owes these instructive sayings to Confucius’ eastern wisdom.
For Huang, the fictional Charlie Chan is highly entertaining, while the real-life policeman, Chang Apana, is a Chinese-American success, whose story is worth telling.
小題1:The passage mainly talks about ______________.
A．how Yunte Huang discovered Charlie Chan
B．how Charlie Chan became famous in the US
C．what Yunte Huang thought of Charlie Chan
D．how a cowboy became a famous detective
小題2:According to the passage, we know that Charlie Chan __________.
A．was a character in books and movies based on a real detective
B．was a famous actor starring in movies beginning from the 1920s
C．was a famous detective solving crimes all over the world
D．was a Chinese immigrant who became a local legend
小題3:Chang Apana didn’t need a gun as a weapon because__________.
A．he had his personal charm
B．he liked being a cowboy
C．he was not a true policeman
D．a(chǎn) bullwhip was more useful
小題4:It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A．American author Earl Derr Biggers gave an ill picture of Asian-Americans
B．Yunte Huang believes Charlie Chan represents Asian wisdom in some way
C．Chan’s story was more popular with TV audience than readers and film-goers
D．Charlie Chan became an ill image of Asian-Americans when it first appeared.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever . He sent his camera crew（攝制組）out one evening to film the sunset for him .
The next morning he said to the men , “ Have you provided me with that sunset ? ”
“ No , sir . ” the men answered .
The director was angry . “ Why not ? ” he asked .
“ Well , sir , ” one of the men answered . “ we’re on the east coast here , and the sets in the west . We can get you a sunrise over the sea , if necessary , but not a sunset . ”
“ But I want a sunset ! ” the director shouted . “ Go to the airport . take the next flight to the west coast , and get one . ”
But then a young secretary had an idea . “ Why don’t you photograph a sunrise . ” she suggested . “ and then play it backwards ? Then it’ll look like a sunset . ”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay（海灣）. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director . “ Here it is sir . ” they said , and gave it to him . He was very pleased .
They all went into the studio（攝影棚）. “ All right . ” the director explained . “ now our hero and heroine are going to say good-bye . Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘ sunset behind them . ’ ”
The “ sunset ” began , but after a quarter of a minute , the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop .
The birds in the film were flying backwards . and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach .
小題1:One evening, the director sent his camera crew out       .
A．to watch a beautiful sunset
B．to find an actor and an actress
C．to film a sunset scene on the sea
D．to meet the audience
小題2:Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast ?
A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset .
B．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset .
C．Because it was his secretary’s suggestion .
D．Because he was angry with his crew .
小題3:Which of the following is NOT true ?
A．The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice .
B．If you want to see a sunrise , the east coast is the place to go to .
C．The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day .
D．The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “ sunset ” .
小題4:The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because       .
A．it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine
B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C．it was more moving than a sunrise
D．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
小題5:After the “ sunset ” began , the director suddenly put his face in his hands       .
A．because he was moved to tears
B．a(chǎn)s he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C．a(chǎn)s the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D．because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案