I have traveled all over the world. Here is a little advice on“wise traveling”. I have learned, often the hard way, that there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey. First of all, always check and double-check the departure time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. I walked calmly to the departure desk, thinking I still had a little time to spare. I hadn't bothered to take a good look at the ticket. The clerk at the desk told me politely but firmly that the departure time was 10:50 and that the flight was, according to international regulations,“now closed”. I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important have at least a little of the local currency with you when you arrive in a country. This can be absolutely necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago I was sent to Tulsa. Oklahoma. I flew there from London via Dallas, with very little time to change planes in between. I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and since I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.
“Listen, buddy! I only take real money!”the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very embarrassing.
The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave, especially if you can take only a little luggage with you. I feel sorry for some of my colleagues who travel in heavy suits and raincoat in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day. Few people understand just how important it is to have the right sort of clothes with you in these days of rapid air travel.
(1)According to the passage, it is obvious that ______.
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A.the writer has learned these rules of traveling from his own experience
B.the writer is a careless man
C.Englishmen like to be in heavy suits wherever they travel
D.the American driver never travels to England
(2)Before setting off you should check and double check ______ times.
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(3)The writer wants people to ______.
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A.live a happier life
B.give him some rules about“wise traveling”
C.pay enough attention to the weather conditions when they travel
D.stay at home avoiding the trouble during the journey
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:054
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。
When sailors are allowed ashore (登岸) after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. 1 this reason, the navy (海军) 2 has its police in big ports. 3 sailors cause trouble, the police come and 4them.
One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call 5 a bar(酒吧)in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and 6 the furniture in the bar. The officer 7 the police guard that evening said that he 8 immediately.
Now, officers who 9 and punish the sailors who were 10 drunk usually choose 11 policeman they could find to go with them. 12 this particular officer did not do this. Instead, he chose the smallest and 13 man he could find to go to the bar with him and 14 the sailor. Another officer who 15 there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard choose 16 small man. 17 he said to him. "Why 18 you take a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who 19."
"Yes, you are 20 right," answered the officer of the guard. "That is exactly 21 I 22 this small man. If you saw two policemen coming 23 you, and one of them was 24 the other, which one 25 you attack(攻击)?"
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A. In spite of |
B. Because of |
C. For |
D. To |
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(2) |
A. always |
B. seldom |
C. forever |
D. sometimes |
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(3) |
A. As |
B. Where |
C. Wherever |
D. Whenever |
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(4) |
A. meet with |
B. deal with |
C. meet |
D. judge |
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(5) |
A. about |
B. from |
C. in |
D. of |
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(6) |
A. was breaking |
B. would break |
C. had broken into |
D. was breaking in |
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(7) |
A. charging |
B. charged by |
C. in charge of |
D.in charge from |
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(8) |
A. was leaving |
B. is coming |
C. will leave |
D. would come |
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(9) |
A. would go |
B. need come |
C. dared come |
D. had to go |
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(10) |
A. very |
B. very much |
C. heavily |
D. much more |
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(11) |
A. the biggest |
B. a much bigger |
C. a bigger |
D. a big |
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(12) |
A. In fact |
B. But |
C. So |
D. And |
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(13) |
A. strong-looking |
B. weakest-looking |
C. stronger-looking |
D. strongest-looking |
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(14) |
A. seize |
B. caught |
C. get rid of |
D. deal |
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(15) |
A. was |
B. had been |
C. would be |
D. happened to be |
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(16) |
A. such an |
B. so a |
C. such a |
D. a such |
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(17) |
A. Yet |
B. But |
C. So |
D. Then |
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(18) |
A. don't |
B. didn't |
C. can't |
D. do |
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(19) |
A. had got drunk |
B. is drunk |
C. is drinking |
D. drank |
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(20) |
A. all |
B. very |
C. too |
D. quite |
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(21) |
A. how |
B. what |
C. why |
D. that |
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(22) |
A. will carry |
B. take |
C. am taking |
D. am holding |
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(23) |
A. up |
B. at |
C. onto |
D. towards |
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A. not smaller than |
B. as big as |
C. as small as |
D. much smaller than |
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(25) |
A. would |
B. will |
C. shall |
D. can |
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A Joke on a Friend
Mark twain was a famous American writer.He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today.Mark Twain was also famous in his day 1 a public speaker.In his speaking Mark Twain always liked 2 funny stories.He also liked to listen to funny stories and to 3 his friends.One day one of his friends 4 his wallet and asked him 5 his train fare for him.
“But I don’t have enough money to pay 6 your fare and my fare,”Mark Twain said.
The friend didn’t know 7 to do.He was very sad. “We can do this.”said Mark Twain.“We can 8 the train and when the conductor comes to take the tickets you can hide 9 my seat.”
Later, 10 ,on the train,when the conductor came to take the tickets,Mark Twain gave him two tickets 11 for Mark Twain and one for his friend.Then 12 a loud voice,Mark Twain explained.
“My friend here is a 13 strange man.When he travels on a train he doesn’t like to sit 14 a seat.He prefers 15 on the floor under the seat.”
Of course,everybody in the train then looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.
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C.to |
D.about |
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B.to make |
C.to speak |
D.to tell |
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B.loss |
C.lose |
D.losed |
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B.to cost |
C.to pay |
D.to charge |
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B.both |
C.either |
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A.where |
B.how |
C.which |
D.what |
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A.get on |
B.go on |
C.get in |
D.go in |
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A.behind |
B.under |
C.below |
D.beside |
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A.however |
B.whatever |
C.whenever |
D.wherever |
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A.a |
B.one |
C.a ticket |
D.the one |
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A.at |
B.over |
C.in |
D.on |
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A.more |
B.much |
C.quite |
D.very |
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A.on |
B.onto |
C.at |
D.by |
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A.to lay |
B.to lie |
C.to laying |
D.to be lying |
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“Do you think we’ll win? ”ten-year-old Tyrus Lucas asked his mother 1 he wrote his name on the entry(参赛作品) to Cartoon Network’s toy sweepstakes.
“We can 2 , ”said his mother, a divorced mother who works as a teacher and struggled to 3 her kids, she didn’t have much money for 4 .
A week later the phone rang. “Your son won our drawing!” a woman 5 .
“Great, ”cried his mother, “Which 6 did he win? ”
“All of them. A thousand toys!”
The next Saturday when the doorbell of their home rang, Tyrus, not 7 the surprise, opened the door and his face 8 up. “Mom, ”he cried, “Cartoon Network is here!”
So were dozens of 9 kids who had run over to the cartoon-covered truck. They jumped 10 as hundreds of toys tumbled(摇晃) from the truck’s back doors.
Tyrus thought he could 11 his whole room with them. But as he looked at the children around him, he 12 . The others in their working-class neighborhood didn’t have
13 either.
“Here, ”he said, 14 a doll to a little girl. Then he handed a boy another. “Take
15 you want, ”Tyrus told the kids—and they did, 16 him over and over.
Tyrus kept several games, but he hasn’t done giving. “Why don’t we give some to your
17 , Mom? ” he asked. They 18 almost 100 toys to the elementary school where she works. “The first thing my son thought of was to 19 , ”his mother says, smiling, “I’m so 20 of him. ”
1. A. though B. as
C. as long as D. so that
2. A. guess B. ask
C. wait D. try
3. A. support B. promise
C. treat D. consider
4. A. drawings B. extras
C. food D. schooling
5. A. declared B. explained
C. spoke D. praised
6. A. prize B. pay
C. toy D. wealth
7. A. seeing B. helping
C. knowing D. enjoying
8. A. lighted B. looked
C. turned D. set
9. A. attractive B. warm
C. helpful D. excited
10 . A. off B. out
C. down D. up and down
11. A. join B. fill
C. keep D. have
12. A. worried B. stopped
C. laughed D. examined
13. A. much B. great
C. little D. quantities
14. A. showing B. moving
C. handing D. driving
15. A. wherever B. however
C. whenever D. whatever
16. A. troubling B. interrupting
C. reminding D. thanking
17. A. schools B. friends
C. students D. children
18. A. contributed B. delivered
C. sold D. lent
19. A. take B. lend
C. give D. imagine
20. A. fond B. proud
C. sure D. kind
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科目:高中英语 来源:英语教研室 题型:054
the family business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had 2 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.
3 the past several weeks, she had managed to save $100 in order to bid(出价)on the
4 . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the 5 moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had 6 , some from far away.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her 7 tightly and listened. The first bid was $50. She was 8 . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding 9 $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a moment there was silence. Hope 10 her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how 11 her grandmother would have been with her 12 .
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her 13 .
Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people 14 be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete 15 .
After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some 16 . Someone else got it. ”She said. A hand-written 17 was pinned to the quilt, which read:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you 18 the quilt. Clearly, it was 19 to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who 20 to cross your path.
1. A. Naturally B. Unfortunately
C. Luckily D. Strangely
2. A. forbidden B. waited
C. expected D. forced
3. A. With B. At
C. By D. Over
4. A. house B. pillow
C. furniture D. quilt
5. A. strange B. necessary
C. big D. curio?us
6. A. turned out B. turned up
C. turned back D. turned on
7. A. purse B. picture
C. book D. quilt
8. A. excited B. calm
C. worried D. shocked
9. A. rose B. climbed
C. reached D. won
10. A. told B. helped
C. filled D. gave
11. A. pleased B. anxious
C. angry D. familiar
12. A. at this moment B. ever since
C. long before D. soon after
13. A. thought B. chance
C. method D. fortune
14. A. could B. might
C. must D. would
15. A. relative B. customer
C. friend D. stranger
16. A. reason B. secret
C. mistake D. fun
17. A. check &nb晄p; B. wallet
C. address D. note
18. A. admiring B. touching
C. watching D. holding
19. A. wonderful B. various
C. pretty D. precious
20. A. used B. stops
C. happens D. comes
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“We can 2 , ”said his mother, a divorced mother who works as a teacher and struggled to 3 her kids, she didn’t have much money for 4 .
A week later the phone rang. “Your son won our drawing!” a woman 5 .
“Great, ”cried his mother, “Which 6 did he win? ”
“All of them. A thousand toys!”
The next Saturday when the doorbell of their home rang, Tyrus, not 7 the surprise, opened the door and his face 8 up. “Mom, ”he cried, “Cartoon Network is here!”
So were dozens of 9 kids who had run over to the cartoon-covered truck. They jumped 10 as hundreds of toys tumbled(摇晃) from the truck’s back doors.
Tyrus thought he could 11 his whole room with them. But as he looked at the children around him, he 12 . The others in their working-class neighborhood didn’t have
13 either.
“Here, ”he said, 14 a doll to a little girl. Then he handed a boy another. “Take
15 you want, ”Tyrus told the kids—and they did, 16 him over and over.
Tyrus kept several games, but he hasn’t done giving. “Why don’t we give some to your
17 , Mom? ” he asked. They 18 almost 100 toys to the elementary school where she works. “The first thing my son thought of was to 19 , ”his mother says, smiling, “I’m so 20 of him. ”
1. A. though B. as
C. as long as D. so that
2. A. guess B. ask
C. wait D. try
3. A. support B. promise
C. treat D. consider
4. A. drawings B. extras
C. food D. schooling
5. A. declared B. explained
C. spoke D. praised
6. A. prize B. pay
C. toy D. wealth
7. A. seeing B. helping
C. knowing D. enjoying
8. A. lighted B. looked
C. turned D. set
9. A. attractive B. warm
C. helpful D. excited
10 . A. off B. out
C. down D. up and down
11. A. join B. fill
C. keep D. have
12. A. worried B. stopped
C. laughed D. examined
13. A. much B. great
C. little D. quantities
14. A. showing B. moving
C. handing D. driving
15. A. wherever B. however
C. whenever D. whatever
16. A. troubling B. interrupting
C. reminding D. thanking
17. A. schools B. friends
C. students D. children
18. A. contributed B. delivered
C. sold D. lent
19. A. take B. lend
C. give D. imagine
20. A. fond B. proud
C. sure D. kind
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