Traffic was ____ for several hours by the accident.
[     ]
A. held out
B. held up
C. held off
D. held on
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30. and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last,the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door,she nearly tripped over Sheba.

    “Hey,Sheba,”she said,“I've got no time for you now,but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club. ”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking Obviously,she could hardly breathe. Immediately. Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(獸醫(yī)) . When she got there,the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba,Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.

    “Listen,doctor,I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you,and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up,and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me, Is that OK?”

    “Sure. ”said the doctor

    Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway,the phone by the door began to ring.

    “This is Dr. Sterne,”said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately,”said the doctor's voice. “I'm coming round right away,and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”

    At that moment,a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.

    “Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.

    “She’s fine,Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her,and she’s OK now. ”

    Just then,the two policemen reappeared from the house,half-carrying a white—faced man,who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.

    “My God,”said Joanne,“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

    “I think he must be a burglar. ”said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat:it turned out to be three human fingers”

What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30?

    A. To walk her dog.

    B. To see her doctor.

    C. To attend a club meeting.

    D. To play tennis with her friends.

Joanne wanted to get back to her home again            .

      A. to dress up for the meeting

      B. to phone the police station

      C. to catch the badly hurt burglar

      D. to wait for her dog to be cured  

From the passage,we can infer that          .

      A. Sheba fought against the burglar

      B. the police found the burglar had broken in

      C. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

      D. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

In this passage,the writer intends to tell us that the dog is            .

      A. clever            B. friendly                 C. frightening              D. devoted

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科目:高中英語 來源:2012屆山東省濰坊市三縣高三10月聯(lián)考英語卷 題型:完型填空

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   36 .
I worked in a   37  doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   38  than usual. It seemed I was going to be late   39  home and my husband, being the   40  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe   41  I hurried, I could still make it home.
I was heading inside to   42  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   43  to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   44  a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be   45  in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46 . One of them was   47  trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   48 ?”
A look of   49  crossed the woman’s face.
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an)   50  since I had just made up my mind to do   51  that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   52  me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband   54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s   55  to be late.”

【小題1】
A.breakB.feverC.coldD.headache
【小題2】
A.foreignB.commonC.busyD.noisy
【小題3】
A.earlierB.laterC.easierD.simpler
【小題4】
A.gettingB.cookingC.callingD.working
【小題5】
A.toughB.punctualC.generousD.careful
【小題6】
A.a(chǎn)sB.sinceC.whileD.if
【小題7】
A.payB.changeC.waitD.search
【小題8】
A.opinionsB.troubleC.directionsD.money
【小題9】
A.reachedB.visitedC.calledD.left
【小題10】
A.skilledB.helpfulC.experiencedD.a(chǎn)ctive
【小題11】
A.commentsB.promisesC.jokesD.offers
【小題12】
A.onlyB.stillC.evenD.ever
【小題13】
A.stationB.officeC.hospitalD.hotel
【小題14】
A.panicB.reliefC.sadnessD.peace
【小題15】
A.dutyB.factC.reason D.lie
【小題16】
A.partlyB.properlyC.exactlyD.perfectly
【小題17】
A.a(chǎn)crossB.beforeC.beside D.behind
【小題18】
A.go upB.die downC.speed upD.turn down
【小題19】
A.teasedB.shoutedC.burstD.laughed
【小題20】
A.possibleB.usual C.goodD.safe

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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學(xué)年浙江省杭州十四中高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5: 30 and at 6: 30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped(絆) over Sheba.
“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I’ve got no time for you now, but I’ll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(獸醫(yī)).
When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.
“Listen, doctor, I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”
“Sure.” said the doctor.
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.
“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor’s voice. “I’m coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”
At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.
“She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now.”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.
“My God,” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat: it turned out to be three human fingers.”
【小題1】Joanne wanted to get back to her home again _____.

A.to dress up for the meetingB.to phone the police station
C.to catch the badly hurt burglarD.to wait for her dog to be cured
【小題2】From the passage, we can infer that _____.
A.Sheba fought against the burglar
B.the police found the burglar had broken in
C.Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting
D.the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
【小題3】In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is _____.
A.cleverB.friendlyC.frighteningD.devoted

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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年山東省青島二中高一下學(xué)期第三次模擬考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:填空題

單詞拼寫(共 12小題;每小題 1 分,滿分12分)
【小題1】His father is an a______ so he is always busy with designing buildings.
【小題2】We s_____, although others died in the disaster.
【小題3】There are many _____(古代的) buildings in Rome.
【小題4】It’s ______(絕對的) impossible for them to finish the task in just one day’s time.
【小題5】She is c_______ about her son’s future.
【小題6】The room _____(測量) five meters across.
【小題7】You’d better stop a_____ with Bill because he will never change his mind.
【小題8】Teaching him Greek was a painful _____(過程).
【小題9】The street was ____(擁擠的) with people and the traffic was held up.
【小題10】The flat can a_____ a family of five.
【小題11】Now, there is no library in our school, but it will be under _____ (建設(shè)) in a month.
【小題12】S_____ in the center of the city, the shopping mall is full of people even on weekdays.

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科目:高中英語 來源:2010-2011學(xué)年海南省高三第三次月考英語卷 題型:閱讀理解

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30.a(chǎn)nd at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club.At last,the traffic was moving.She swung quickly racing to her house As she opened the door,she nearly tripped over Sheba.

    “Hey,Sheba,”she said,“I've got no time for you now,hut I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking Obviously,she could hardly breathe.Immediately.Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet .When she got there,the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba,Dr.Sterne brought her quickly into his office.

    “Listen,doctor,I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you,and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up,and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”

    “Sure.”said the doctor

    Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes'.As she was once more entering the hallway,the phone by the door began to ring.

    “This is Dr.Sterne,”said an anxious voice.“I want you to get out of that house immediately,”said the doctor's voice.“I'm coming round right away,and the police will be there any time now.Wait outside!”

    At that moment,a police car screeched to a stop outside the house.Two policemen got out and ran into the house.Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened.Then the doctor arrived.

    “Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?”shouted Joanne.

    “She’s fine,Joanne.I took out the thing which was choking her,and she’s OK now.”

    Just then,the two policemen reappeared from the house,half-carrying a white—faced man,who could hardly walk.There was blood all over him.

    “My God,”said Joanne,“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

    “I think he must be a burglar.”said the doctor.“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat:it turned out to be three human fingers”

1.What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30?   

    A.To walk her dog.                       B.To see her doctor.

    C.To attend a club meeting.                D.To play tennis with her friends.

2.Joanne wanted to get back to her home again           

       A.to dress up for the meeting                B.to phone the police station

       C.to catch the badly hurt burglar      D.to wait for her dog to be cured  

3.From the passage,we can infer that         

       A.Sheba fought against the burglar

       B.the police found the burglar had broken in

       C.Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

       D.the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

4.In this passage,the writer intends to tell us that the dog is           

       A.clever             B.friendly            C.frightening               D.devoted

 

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