题目
Clint was playing a game with a girl. I sat in the corner watching him. I didn't feel that I had whatever it took to get up and mix with others because of my self-esteem problem. Finally I got up the courage to order a drink for him. When he got it, he gave me the most dazzling smile. We spent the rest of the evening talking until I realized that it was almost morning. I figured that he was simply being nice to me because I had bought him a drink, but the very next day he called and told me that he could not stop thinking about me and that he wanted to meet my kids too.
(81) About 3 months later, my divorce was final and Clint sat my boys down and asked them if it was all right with them if he asked me to marry him because he could not imagine life without the three of us anymore. I was so touched that he went to my boys and asked for their approval because they were the "men of the house" at the ripe old ages of 2 and 4. They said yes and we have all been together ever since. Clint gave me and my boys a second chance at a wonderful life. (82) Not a day goes by that he doesn't tell we are the best thing that ever has happened to him and that he loves us.
The writer's first marriage was unsuccessful because______ .
A.her husband often woke her up at midnight
B.her husband kept criticizing her
C.she was unattractive
D.she had a self-esteem problem
第1题
A.Because the story is about powerlessness one feels in the time of war
B.Because K is an obscure soldier who struggles to get out of war
C.Because the author of the quote is famous
D.Because the novel is a reflection of social upheaval in South Africa
第2题
Perhaps the uniqueness of America's contribution to the 【27】______ can best be characterized through brief descriptions of several of the most important and best-known musicals. One of these is surely Oklahoma by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hamerstein. It burst 【28】______ popularity in 1943. Broadway audience and critics were 【29】______ by its 【30】______ , vitality and excitement. This "new" type of musical was 【31】______ as kind of 【32】______ theater in which the play, the music and lyrics, the dancing, and the scenic background were assembled not merely to provide entertainment and 【33】______ , but to 【34】______ in a single unifying whole to contribute to its unique feature. 【35】______ , it meant that the songs and dances should 【36】______ naturally out of the situations of the story and play an important part in carrying the action 【37】______ . In Oklahoma, an American folk-dance style. was organically combined with classical ballet and modem dance. It is fight to say that the musical was a brilliantly integrated performance by the talented dancers and singing actors.
Oklahoma also marked a new 【38】______ in the choice of story on which a musical is based. Writers and composers began to abandon the sentimentally picturesque or aristocratic setting 【39】______ more realistic stories in authentic social and cultural 【40】______ Oklahoma was based on a "folk" whose story dealt not only with young love but also with the opening of the American West.
【21】
A.number
B.amount
C.quantity
D.numbers
第3题
Although stage plays have been set to music since the era(年代) of the ancient Greeks when the dramas of Sophocles and Aeschylus were accompanied by lyres(里拉琴) and flutes, the usually accepted date for the beginning of opera as we know it is 1600. As part of the celebration of the marriage of King Henry IV of France to the Italian aristocrat(贵族) Maria de Medici, the Florentine composer Jacopo Peri produced his famous Euridice, generally considered to be the first opera. Following his example, a group of Italian musicians called the Camerata began to revive(复兴) the style. of musical story that had been used in Greek tragedy.
1. This passage is a summary of ____.
A、opera in Italy
B、the Camerata
C、the development of opera
D、 Euridice.
2. According to the author, Jacopo Peri wrote ____.
A、Greek tragedy
B、the first opera
C、the opera Maria de Medici
D、the opera The Camerata
3. We can infer that the Camerata ____.
A、was a group of Greek musicians
B、developed a new musical drama based upon Greek drama
C、was not known in Italy
D、was the name given to the court of King Henry IV
4. The author suggests that Euridice was produced ____.
A、in France
B、originally by Sophocles and Aeschylus
C、without much success
D、for the wedding of King Henry IV
5. According to this passage, modern opera began in the ____.
A、time of the ancient Greeks
B、fifteenth century
C、sixteenth century
D、seventeenth century
第4题
" Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So he ordered his men to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was up, made water-proof and fire-proof, the King felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in the roof and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn. Then a fourth locust, flying at great speed, pushed through the hole and came out with two grains of corn. Then a fifth locust came and. . . "
"Stop, " shouted the Prince. "I can't, " answered the young man. "I must go on until I tell you what happened to each grain of the corn. " "But that will go on forever. " The Prince protested. "Exactly, " the young man replied, and he smiled as he turned towards the Prince's beautiful young daughter.
The Prince always felt regretted about story because______.
A.he had too much wealth
B.there was a terrible famine
C.all stories have ends
D.there was no story-teller
第5题
Passage Three
An old Indian story says that the game of chess (国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the invention was finished he gave it to the king, who was glad and asked him what he would like to have in return. To the king's surprise, what Sissa wanted seemed very little. "Your Majesty, "said the minister, kneeling before the king. "I want nothing but some wheat. Please put a grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard (棋盘), two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth.., and so on, doubling the number for each following square. Give me enough grains to cover the 64 squares of the chessboard."
"You don't ask for much, my honest servant. You might have asked for gold or money," said the king and then ordered a bag of wheat brought to the palace.
But when the counting began, with one grain for the first square, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, the bag was emptied before the 20th square. More bags were brought, but the number of grain needed for the following squares increased so rapidly that the king was not able to keep his promise even with all the crops in the whole India! In fact, he would have needed 8 466 744 073 709 511 615 grains, which would be as much as that they would produce in about 2000 years!
Now tile king found himself deep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissa's head, the litter of which, it is said was what he finally chose.
41. This story tells us ______.
A. how cruel the king was
B. how clever the minister was
C. Sissa was a famous mathematician
D. how the game of chess came into being
第6题
1.If one is to be late for the dinner,heshould telephone to explain his being late.
2.wouldhavefbeenbadmanmerstomakehisguesfeel folsho uncomfortable" "Bad manners means'beindimpolite
3.According to the text,the best host makes his guests feel at home.
4.Theauthorof this articlemay agree withthe hostwho picked up his knife and began eating in the same
5.Thispassagemainyteisussomethingaboutsocalcustomsand behavior.
第7题
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time.Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a wolan, and so will most Americans.Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is, if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable --especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or shocked, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
1、The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs.()
2、America and England people kiss when they meet each other for the first time.()
3、According to the text, the best host tried his best to make his guests feel uncomfortable.()
4、The guest was polite when he picked up his knife and began eating in the same way.()
5、This passage mainly tells us something about eating at home.()
第8题
根据以下材料,回答题。
A Success Story
At 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire, and one of a growing number of teenagers who have(51 ) their fortune through the Internet.(52) makes Ben"s story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was(53) by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write(54)."I wanted to prove them(55)",says Ben, creator and director of Waysearch, a net search engine which can be used
(56) find goods in online shopping malls.
When he was eight, his local authorities provided him with a PC to help with school work.Although he was(57) to read the ,manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer,and(58) by his father, he soon began(59) people ~ 10 an hour for hisknowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he(60) up his own computer consultancy, Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, and two years later he left school to(61) all his time to business.
"By this time the company had grown and ! needed to take on a(62) of employees to help me", says Ben. "That enabled me to start doing business with(63) companies. " It was his ability to consistently.(64) difficult challenges that led him to win the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same year that he formed Waysearch, and he has recently signed a deal(65) 25 million with a private investment company, which will finance his search engine.
请在第__(51)__处填上正确答案。 查看材料
A.taken
B.made
C.put
D.done
第9题
A.The father was more interested in the son's stories.
B.The father was jealous of his son.
C.The father no longer cared about how much money the son made.
D.There was more understanding between the father and the son.
第10题
A leading cause of the【7】divorce rate (more than half of all marriages end in divorce) is the failure of husbands and wives to【8】effectively. They don't listen to each other. Neither person【9】to the actual message sent by the other.
In【10】fashion, political scientists report that a growing number of people believe that their elected and【11】officials are out of【12】with the constituents they are supposedly【13】Why? Because they don't believe that they listen to them. In fact, it seems that sometimes our politicians don't even listen to themselves. The following is a true story: At a national【14】conference held in Albuquerque some years ago, then Senator Joseph Montoya was【15】a copy of a press release by a press aide shortly before he got up before the audience to【16】a speech. When he rose to speak,【17】the horror of the press aide and the【18】of his audience, Montoya began reading the press release, not his speech. He began, "For immediate release. Senator Joseph M. Montoya, Democrat of New Mexico, last night told the National... " Montoya read the entire six page release,【19】with the statement that he "was repeatedly【20】by applause. "
(1)
A.scarce
B.little
C.rare
D.poor
第11题
Passage Five
On a Saturday night, Mr. Jones went to Willington and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back till midday on Sunday. His four men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out hunting, without bothering (麻烦) to feed the animals.
When Mr. Jones got back, he immediately went to sleep on the living-room sofa with the News of the World over his face, so that when evening came, the animals were still not fed. At last, they could stand no longer. One of the cows broke into the door of the store-house with her horns (角) and all the animals began to help themselves to the grains.
It was just then that Mr. Jones woke up. And the men came back. The next moment he and his four men were in the store-house with whips in their hands, whipping (鞭打) in all directions. This was more than the hungry animals would bear. Together, they jumped upon their masters. Mr. Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being struck with their horns and kicked from all sides. The situation was quite out of their control. A minute later all five of them were in full fright down the road, with the animals running after them joyfully.
51. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. Willington was the name of a hotel.
B. Red Lion was the name of a restaurant.
C. News of the World was a TV programme.
D. Mr. Johns went back home at night.
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