A few days ago I asked my sons' governess（家庭女教師）Julia to come into my study. “Be seated，Julia,”I said，“Let's settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money，but maybe you're too polite to mention it. Now then，we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”

“Forty.”

“No，thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well，um，you've been here for two months，so...”

Two months and five days.”

Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take nine Sundays off... you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays，you only took walks.And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her fingernail nervously，her face red，but,not a word.

“Three holidays，therefore take twelve dollars off your pay. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons，as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven makes nineteen.Take nineteen off... that 1eaves，hmm... forty-one dollars. Correct?”

Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled，and she coughed nervously and blew her riose，but still not a word.

“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer；take two dollars off your pay.The cup cost more，because it was a treasure of the family，but forget it. When didn't I take a loss! Then，due to your neglect(疏忽），Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket；take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes. You ought to watch everything！You get paid for it. So，that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave you ten dollars”.

“You didn't.”sobbed Julia.

“But I made a note of it.”

“Well... if you say so.”

“Take twenty-seven from forty-one, and that leaves fourteen.”

Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose.Poor girl！

“Only once was I given any money，”she whispered，her voice trembling，“and that was by your wife. Three dollars，nothing more.”

“Real1y? You see now，and I didn't know that！Take three from fourteen and it leaves eleven.  Here’s your money，my dear．Three，three，three，one and one. Here it is！”

I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.

“Merci（Thanks），”she whispered.

I jumped to my feet and started pacing the floor. I was overcome with anger.“For what，this merci”? I asked.

“For the money”.

“But you know I’ve cheated you—— robbed you！”I have actually stolen from you!Why this“merci？”

“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”

“They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! 1 played a little joke on you，a cruel lesson，just to teach you…I'm going to give you all the eighty dollars！Here they are in the envelope all ready for you…Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)? Why didn't you protest?Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and laws(爪)—— to be such a fool?''

Embarrassed,she smiled. And I could read her expression，“It is possible”.

I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and， to her great surprise，gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little “merci”serveral times and went out. I looked at her and thought，“How easy it is to crush the weak in this World! ”

67.While talking to Julia.the writer expected ＿＿＿＿＿＿from her.

A. a protest       B.gratitude          C.obedience       D. an explanation

68.What shocked the writer was Julia's＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A. nervousness in front of her boss                          B. acceptance of injustice

C. shyness when talking about money             D. reluctance to express herself

69.The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)一to be such a fool?” He was actually telling the governess＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A. to be more aggressive                         B. to be more careful in her work

C.to protect her right                                             D.to live independently

70. From the story, we can know that Julia's employer was         

A. greedy but honest                                                B.ill tempered but warm-hearted

C. strict but forgiving                                  D. none of the above

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	A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got out．Pausing only for an instant to see that he had come to the right place，he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of the bar．     Mrs．Crump，the landlady，who was busy in the kitchen at the time，hurried out，wiping her hands．The young man raised his hat．     “Excuse me，”he said．“I’m looking for my uncle，Mr．White．I believe he is staying here．”     “He was staying here．”Mrs．Crump corrected him．“But I’m afraid that he went back to   London yesterday．”     “Oh，dear，”said the young man，looking disappointed．“I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the month．At least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house．”     “Quite right，”said Mrs，Cramp．“He intended to stay here the whole of July，as he always does． But yesterday he got a telegram to say that his relative was ill．So he caught the train back to London immediately．”     “I wish he had let me know,” The young man said．“I wrote him a letter saying that I was coming．I’ve had all this trouble for nothing．Well，since he isn’t here，there’s no point in waiting．”     He thanked Mrs．Grump and went out．Mrs．Grump went to the window and watched him drive off．When his car was out of sight，she called out：“You can come out now, Mr．White. He’s gone．”     Mr．White came out of the kitchen，where he had been waiting．     “Many thanks，Mrs．Grump，”he said，laughing，“you did that very well．These nephews of mine never gave me any peace．That young man is the worst of them all．As you see，when he needs money, he even follows me into the country．Well，perhaps next time he won’t warn me by writing a letter!” 56．The young man said “Oh，dear” to express his            ．     A．disappointment       B．sadness       C．surprise      D．a(chǎn)nger 57．This story is about a man          ． A．who was very much loved by his nephews  B．whose nephew went to visit him at the hotel C．whose nephew is always asking him for help D．who was not willing to meet his nephew 58．When his nephew came to the hotel，Mr．White             ．     A．took the train back to London             B．left to visit a sick relative     C．went to pick up a telegram               D．hid himself in the kitchen 59．Mr．White didn’t like his nephews because          ．     A．they always follow him around            B．they frequently disturb their relatives C．they won’t write to him often            D．they usually visit him in hotels 查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
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Barack Obama     In the past hundred years, the U.S. presidency has turned more and more to the left – not in policy, but in handedness. Barrack Obama is the latest to join a long list of left – handed presidents from the 20th century: James Garfield, Herbert Hoover, Henry Truman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton were all southpaws. What makes lefties so electable? Some experts think left-handed people have a greater ability for language skills, which may help them craft the rhetoric necessary for political office. And as for the bout of recent left-handed presidents, some think it’s because teachers only recently stopped working to change lefties to rightist at an early age. Bill Gates Claiming the nation’s richest man among their number is a source of considerable pride for America’s society of southpaws. In fact, the Microsoft titan and philanthropist(巨頭兼慈善家) is one of a surprising number of U.S. business moguls(巨頭) to be left-handed, including Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller and former IBM head Lou Gerstner. But the club seems to be a guys-only organization — research suggests that while left-handed men tend to earn more than their right-handed colleagues（同事）, there is no similar advantage for women. A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research raised the idea that left-handed men favor "divergent" thinking, a form of creativity in which the brain moves "from conventional(常規(guī)的) knowledge into unexplored association." Maybe that’s what it takes to develop a net worth valued at $ 57 billion. Oprah Winfrey The talk-show queen doesn’t need much more to set her apart from the rest — what with her valued $ 2.7 billion fortune and a magic ability to sell books just by glancing at them — but she also has the distinction(名譽(yù)) of being a member of the left-handed club. Since men are more likely to be left-handed than women, that makes Oprah doubly impressive. She’s in good company: Other show-business ladies of the left – handed  persuasion include Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie Marie Curie Not only was atomic scientist Marie Curie left-handed, but she was the matriarch（女家長） of a whole family of accomplished, southpaw scientists. Curie, who discovered the principles of radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes, was married to fellow lefty Pierre Curie, who was instrumental（有幫助的） in helping Marie’s atomic research and shared one of her Nobel awards. Historians believe their daughter, Irene, was also left-handed. Irene went on to win a Nobel Prize of her own with her husband — who, you guessed it, was also left-handed. 64．The underlined word “southpaws” in the last sentence of Paragraph 1 means_______.       A．people coming from the south B．powerful presidents        C．people who use their left hand D．forceful speakers 65．What makes it so easy for lefties to be elected as presidents according to the passage?        A．Their great gift for foreign language.        B．Their great language skills to make speeches.        C．The need of left – hinders in the political office.        D．Teachers stopping to force them to use their right hand. 66．It can be implied that Bill Gates, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller and Lou Gerstne_______.        A．have creative thinking               B．have formed a special club.        C．earn more money than their wives    D．a(chǎn)re wealthy philanthropists 67．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 “She is in good company” means “_______”.        A．she works in a very good company   B．she has many good friends        C．she has got on well with others         D．she is among many female lefties 查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源： 題型：閱讀理解 江蘇省常州市橫山橋高級中學(xué)10-11學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試（英語   “I have no desire to write a story about girls! I know nothing about girls,” Franchisees Alcott told her publisher, Mr. Niles. But she needed money badly. She seemed to be the only one in her family who could make money. Niles had asked her to write about something she knew, instead of the romantic adventure stories she had been writing. “So I work hard,” Alcott wrote, “though I don’t enjoy this sort of thing.” It was 1867, and the horrible Civil War was over. Now Alcott could devote her energy to making money. Alcott wrote a simple story of life in her family, their pillow fights on Saturday nights and the amateur (業(yè)余的) plays they performed. “Our experiences may prove interesting, though I doubt it.” (“Good joke,” she wrote years later.) Her book described her days growing up with four sisters in a family that had no money. She sketched (勾畫) a loving mother who took time to be interested in each child, and she told of the death of a beloved sister. She sketched her family and friends in her book Little Women. Finally, in July of 1868, she finished writing. With a sigh and a headache, she sent off all 102 handwritten pages of her book. Niles thought the book was dull, and so did Alcott. But when she received her copies of the book, Alcott thought it seemed better than expected. “Not a bit sensational,” she wrote, “but simple and true. We really lived most of it.” Niles asked some girls to read Little Women, and they loved it. In three months, all the copies of Little Women had sold. It was already time to print more books! Niles thought he could sell three or four hundred more copies. “An honest publisher and a lucky author made a dull book into a golden egg for an ugly duckling,” Alcott wrote in 1885. Later, with a great sigh of relief, she was able to write, “Paid off all the debts! Now I feel that I could die in peace. If my head holds out, I’ll do all I once hoped to do.” 56. Which of the following can be used to describe Alcott’s book? A. interesting                B. boring                      C. magic                      D. skillful 57. In which order did the following happen? a. Alcott began writing Little Women.           b. Niles asked Alcott to write about girls. c. Alcott wrote romantic adventure stories.     d. Alcott performed plays with her sisters. e. Niles was not pleased with Alcott’s work. A. a, b, e, d, c                  B. d, c, a, b, e           C. b, c, e, d, a          D. d, c, e, b, a 58. When she handed her first writing in, Niles was _________. A. sure of her success                                                     B. happy about her work C. unsatisfied with the work                                               D. unpleased with the publisher 59. We learn from the story that, with Little Women sold out, _________. A. Alcott wrote another book               B. some girls started to read the book C. Alcott paid off all her bills            D. Niles published hundreds of books girls liked 查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源： 題型：閱讀理解 江蘇省啟東中學(xué)2010-2011學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題.doc   The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos. “My, you’re tall,” he said. Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word. I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room. Carlos smiled broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side. It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(蝦) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.” So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me.“Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red... 67. Which of the following is true according to the passage?    A. The writer cared much about Reed’s attitude.    B. Carlos isn’t popular with the classmates.    C. The writer is always confident with herself.    D. Carlos always makes fun of the writer. 68. From the passage, we can conclude _______________.    A. Carlos is as tall as the writer    B. Carlos fell love with the writer later    C. the writer is very tall    D. Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends later 69. What can we use to describe Carlos’ character?    A. Handsome and proud                         B. Humorous and confident C. Diligent and helpful                       D. Hardworking and popular 70. What’s the best title of the passage?    A. A girl and a boy.                                     B. My shortcomings.    C. My helpful classmates.                                   D. A change in my life. 查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源： 題型：閱讀理解 淮安市南陳集中學(xué)2010-2011第一學(xué)期期中教學(xué)調(diào)研高一英語試題.do   A man was selling medicine at a fair（集市）．At first he sold bottles of a cure（藥劑）for colds（感冒）for just a dollar a bottle． Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure． Then，when he had a big crowd， the man held up a very small bottle． “And now，ladies and gentlemen，he shouted，“Here is the medicine you have been waiting for．The cure for old age．Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever．? “And，ladies and gentlemen，the man continued，“I'm not going to charge（向……要價(jià)……）you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine．I'm not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle．I'm not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle．Now，ladies and gentlemen，I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle． Think，my friends，for ten dollars you can live forever．? Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this． One person shouted，“If it can make you live forever，why don't you drink it？? Then an other person cried，“Yes， you look as if you're at least sixty years old．? “Thank you，sir，thank you，the man answered，“I'm so glad you said that． My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine．? The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man ．One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by ，“Is that true？?he asked．“Is he three hundred and twenty-nine？? “Don't ask me，?the assistant said，“I've only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years．? 70. What did the man sell at first at the fair？    A．a(chǎn) cure for colds      B．bottles    C．a(chǎn) cure for old age D．a(chǎn) medicine that made people live forever  71. How much did the man charge for the cure for old age？    A．one dollar a bottle        B．twenty-five dollars a bottle    C．ten dollars a bottle        D．fifty dollars a bottle 72. What does the word “assistant” mean in this passage？        A．仆人  B．朋友  C．同伴  D．助手 73. What does this passage really mean？       A．The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive．        B．The man is not honest，and so is his assistant．        C．The cheaper the medicine is，the more people will buy．        D．The two men are very honest，and they would like to help people live forever． 查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源： 題型：閱讀理解 淮安市南陳集中學(xué)2010-2011第一學(xué)期期中教學(xué)調(diào)研高一英語試題.do   It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their ears, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone. The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries (食品雜貨) saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live. I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity (人性) as a whole. And it has influenced (影響) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting. 74. Why was the bike so important to the couple? A. The man’s job was bike racing.        B. It was their only possession. C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.        D. They used it for work and daily life 75. We can infer from the text that ________ A. The couple worked 60 hours a week    B. people were busy before Christmas C. the stranger brought over the bike      D. life was hard for the young family 76. How did people get to know the couple’s problem? A. From radio broadcasts.     B. From a newspaper. C. From TV news.         D. From a stranger. 77. What do the couple learn from their experience? A. Strangers are usually of little help.     B. One should take care of their bike. C. News reports make people famous.    D. An act of kindness can mean a lot. 查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源： 題型： 江蘇省鹽城中學(xué)10-11學(xué)年高一第一學(xué)期期中考試（英語）.doc     查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源： 題型： 江蘇省鹽城中學(xué)10-11學(xué)年高一第一學(xué)期期中考試（英語）.doc     查看答案和解析>> 科目： 來源： 題型：閱讀理解 Pat O’Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands. Pat's heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly(大膽) up to the company and said to Lord Northwood, “Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?” Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his Mends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite(食欲) for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion(懷疑), he said, “but why are you out so early in the morning?” “Well, sir” said Pat, “I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite.” The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit(機(jī)智，風(fēng)趣), and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits. 56. This is a story about ________. A. a rich man who owned a big wood             B. a poor Irishman who lived all by himself C. a clever man who tried to get something to eat   D. an Irish hunter with a large family 57. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face. Why? A. He was not expecting Pat at this early hour.     B. He knew Pat was coming for shooting. C. He didn’t like the poor Irishman at all.         D. Pat had not told him he would come. 58. Why was Lord Northwood surprised? A. He had not expected such a bold question from Pat.  B. He wondered why Pat didn’t run away. C. Pat wasn’t afraid of him.                       D. Pat had a gun in his hands. 59. What made the whole crowd burst into laughter? A. Pat's funny looks                                    B. Pat's interesting remarks (評論) C. Pat's quick and humorous response (回答)          D. 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