I always long for romantic moments, like a little girl longing for candies．However, my husband is my complete 36 . His inability to bring romantic moments into our life has made me get tired of our 37 . One day, I finally told him that I wanted a divorce.
“Why?” he asked, 38 .
“I am tired; there are no 39 for everything in the world!” I answered.
He kept 40 , seeming to be in deep thought, with a lighted cigarette in his hands. Finally he asked, “What can I do to change your 41 ?”
Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered, “Let’s say, I want a flower on a mountain cliff and picking the flower will cause your 42 . Will you do it for me?”
He answered, “I will give you my answer tomorrow.”
I 43 the next morning, finding a piece of paper on the dining table, which read: “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to 44 .”
My feeling of disappointment only 45 , but I continued reading:
“You always leave the 46 keys behind, so I have to save my legs to 47 home to open the door for you. You always like to stay indoors and I 48 that you will feel too lonely, so I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories. You always stare 49 the computer and that will do nothing 50 for your eyes, so I have to save my eyes so that when we grow 51 , I can help to clip your nails. Thus, my dear, 52 I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I could not pick that flower yet, and die.”
My tears fell on the 53 and I continued reading:
“Now that you have finished reading my answer, if you are 54 , please open the front door for I am standing outside 55 your favorite bread and fresh milk.”
Love, not words, wins arguments.
1.A. supporter B. opposite C. follower D. advocate
2.A. marriage B. connection C. career D. future
3.A. annoyed B. shocked C. frightened D. amused
4.A. results B. signs C. causes D. reasons
5.A. easy B. normal C. silent D. calm
6.A. habit B. feeling C. attitude D. mind
7.A. death B. injury C. happiness D. trouble
8.A. hurried up B. looked up C. woke up D. went up
9.A. love B. explain C. stay D. change
10.A. arose B. disappeared C. reduced D. increased
11.A. car B. office C. bicycle D. house
12.A. leave B. walk C. rush D. get
13.A. worry B. think C. believe D. remind
14.A. at B. to C. on D. in
15.A. bad B. good C. terrible D. important
16.A. weak B. ill C. old D. close
17.A. unless B. if C. since D. because
18.A. photos B. flowers C. floor D. letter
19.A. hungry B. thirsty C. satisfied D. regretted
20.A. buying B. bringing C. heating D. catching
科目：高中英语 来源：广东省2010届高三考前热身测试试题英语 题型：阅读理解
Ⅲ阅读 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes and
photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes，holding packages in their hands．
“Who are these-people?”I asked．
“Satisfied customers，”answered young Mr. Hopkins．“We have a very wide choice of items for
sale．Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture．”Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient
camera standing next to one wall．“Now, how can I serve you?”he added．
By this time，I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on
sale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends，and this seemed to be the perfect
place to purchase them．I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr. Hopkins’shop．
No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me．Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair
of riding boots，a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine．
I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop．I promised Mr. Hopkins that l would
come back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place，”I told the shopkeeper．
“Please do not do that, sir" , said Mr. Hopkins．“This is a special place for special people．You must
keep this shop a secret．” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away．
“That was quick!”I exclaimed．I looked at the photograph．In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’dusty shop．
On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．
For weeks．my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop．I finally agreed to take him to London to show him．
When we arrived in London，we walked along Oxford Street，past the department store and
Found nothing．The little shop was no longer there．In its place was an empty space being used as a car
park．I checked the area again。There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In between
should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there．
As l was staring at the place where the shop should have been, a old policeman came along．“Are
you looking for something sir?”he asked．
I turned and said“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．I thought it was here．”
“Oh yes，”said the policeman．“There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son．It sold all
sorts of things，but it was knocked down over 30 years ago．”
I looked again at the place where the shop had been．Then I reached into my pocket and took out
the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop． “How strange”I exclaimed．
41．The photos in the back of the shop showed
A. the items that Mr. Hopkins had sold B．Mr. Hopkins’family members
C．Mr. Hopkins’former customers D．the antique paintings
42．How did the writer like the shop?
A．He found it a modem big shop．
B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents．
C．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera．
D．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop．
43．Which of the following is true about the shop?
A．It was a well-known little shop in London。
B．It was a special shop selling special presents．
C．It was between a music shop and a department store．
D．It was knocked down a few weeks ago.
44．The word “the commodities’in the 4th paragraph means ．
A．the goods in the shop B. the writer’s works
C．Mr. Hopkins' photographs D．Some presents left by other customers
45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．Christmas Shopping B．Hopkins and His Son
C．The Strange Experience D．The Strange Little Shop
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B
Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let’s have a look．
People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies．We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants．Sometimes，people may get caught with their pants down．They are found doing something they should not be doing．And，in every family，one person takes contro1．Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do．Then we say she wears the pants in the family.
Pants usually have pockets to hold things．Money that is likely to be spent quickly can bum a hole in your pocket．Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants．If you have less money than usual，you may have to tighten your belt.
I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. l really take my hat off to them. Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat, which means I immediately spend it.
Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people.
My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie, and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him will think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly. But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.
【小题1】What is this passage mainly about?
| A．What pants mean in English. |
| B．Some special English expressions. |
| C．Some funny English expressions. |
| D．Some expressions related to clothes. |
| A．Get caught with one's pants down. | B．Have ants in one's pants. |
| C．Wear the pants in the family. | D．Bum a hole in one's pocket. |
| A．has done something wrong | B．used to live a rich life |
| C．has put on the wrong pants | D．doesn’t have enough money |
| A．doesn’t save money | B．earns much money |
| C．never wastes his money | D．spends more than he earns |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年浙江宁波万里国际学校高一下期期中考试英语卷（带解析） 题型：填空题
根据所给的首写字母和上下文进行课文内容填空
Daisy had always l【小题1】to help endangered species of wildlife. One day, she was taken to a d【小题2】land where he met an antelope. When she heard w【小题3】 the animal told her, she b【小题4】 into tears. Then she wanted to go to a place where there was some wildlife protection. This time, she saw an elephant. At last, she came to a thick rainforest. Daisy was a【小题5】 to see a monkey rubbing itself with a millipede insect. The monkey said: “It c【小题6】a powerful drug which a【小题7】mosquitoes. You should pay more a【小题8】 to the rainforest where I live and a【小题9】 how the animals live together. No rainforest, no animals, no d 【小题10】.”
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年天津红桥区高三第二次模拟考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
She always wore a flower in her hair．Mostly I thought it looked 16 ．A flower to work? But no one questioned the young woman why a flower _17 her to work each day．In fact, we probably would have been more curious if she had 18 without it．
She did so one day _19 she delivered a project to my office．“I _20 there is no flower in your hair today," I said _21 ．"I'm so used to seeing you wear one _22 it almost seems as if something is _23．” “Oh, yes," she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice．This was far from her _24_ bright personality．I knew l had questioned something _25 than a lost flower．
“Today is the anniversary of my mother's death．I__26 her so much that I'm very sad．When I was a little girl, my mother would often _27_ flowers in my hair．But when I was 15 she died of cancer．I've just always worn a flower in my hair since then and _28 made me feel as though she__29 with me．Today, however, I think she would like a 30 that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death．And it seems that it is the flower that has to__31 ．”
She met my eyes and then smiled sadly．“I needn't wear a flower to be _32 of her．It was just an outward sign of my treasured _33 they're still there even with the flower gone…Oh, here's the 34 I hope it meets with your agreement．" She _35 me the neatly prepared document, signed with a hand-drawn flower below her name．
1.A．stupid B．childish C．strange D．ugly
2.A．accompanied B．brought C．allowed D．encouraged
3.A．shown up B．gone up C．jumped up D．dressed up
4.A．before B．after C．when D．until
5.A．sense B．discover C．doubt D．notice
6.A．freely B．firmly C．calmly D．worriedly
7.A．as B．that C．which D．what
8.A．missing B．going C．happening D．changing
9.A．normal B．general C．common D．usual
10.A．prettier B．better C．bigger D．earlier
11.A．appreciate B．want C．respect D．miss
12.A．put B．sent C．handed D．took
13.A. this B．it C．at D．one
14.A．stayed B．studied C．worked D．slept
15.A．word B．sign C．pattern D．model
16.A．melt B．die C．go D．pass
17.A．informed B．reminded C．told D．remembered
18.A．impressions B．memories C．secrets D．wishes
19.A．story B．ending C．project D．gift
20.A．lent B．sent C．posted D．handed
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年黑龙江大庆铁人中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
B
Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let’s have a look．
People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies．We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants．Sometimes，people may get caught with their pants down．They are found doing something they should not be doing．And，in every family，one person takes contro1．Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do．Then we say she wears the pants in the family.
Pants usually have pockets to hold things．Money that is likely to be spent quickly can bum a hole in your pocket．Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants．If you have less money than usual，you may have to tighten your belt.
I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. l really take my hat off to them. Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat, which means I immediately spend it.
Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people.
My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie, and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him will think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly. But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.
1.What is this passage mainly about?
|
A．What pants mean in English. |
|
B．Some special English expressions. |
|
C．Some funny English expressions. |
|
D．Some expressions related to clothes. |
2.Which of the following expressions can show someone is nervous?
|
A．Get caught with one's pants down. |
B．Have ants in one's pants. |
|
C．Wear the pants in the family. |
D．Bum a hole in one's pocket. |
3. If we say someone has to tighten his belt, we probably mean he
|
A．has done something wrong |
B．used to live a rich life |
|
C．has put on the wrong pants |
D．doesn’t have enough money |
4.Someone who spends his money at the drop of a hat most probably_
|
A．doesn’t save money |
B．earns much money |
|
C．never wastes his money |
D．spends more than he earns |
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