The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played on the playground. She seemed so small as she pushed her way 36 the crowd of boys on the playground. She 37 from them all. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing 38 . She would practice dribbling(运球)and shooting over and over again, sometimes until 39 . One day I asked her 40 she practiced so much. She looked 41 in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “ I want to go to college. The only way I can 42 is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My daddy told me if the dream is 43 enough, the facts don’t count.”
Well, I had to give in to her—she was 44 . One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 45 in her arms. I walked toward her and 46 asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “ I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably 47 get to play for a top ranked team, 48 offered a scholarship. So she 49 stop dreaming about college.
She was 50 and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not 51 the power of the dream. He told her 52 she really wanted to pay for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, 53 could stop her except one thing---her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was 54 by a college recruiter(招聘人员). She was indeed offered a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had 55 and worked for all those years.
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科目:高中英语 来源:四川省南充高中2010届高三下学期4月月考 题型:完型填空
第二节:完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C, D) 中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Hundreds of people, adults and children, come and go every day from the Kingsley School in Evanston, and police say that right now none of them has been eliminated(排除) as a(n) 21 suspect. 22 ,police have the weapon and detectives are trying to find out to whom it last 23 .
Investigators say that 24 Tuesday morning a few minutes before lunch a second grader found the weapon in a toilet in a first floor laboratory. It is a five-shot, 38 caliber(口径) revolver that was fully loaded. 25 the 7-year-old girl reported her discovery immediately.
“We’ve taken 26 . We’ve called the police. It’s being 27 . And we are concerned,” said Evanston School’s spokesperson Jan Roy.
Wednesday school officials sent students home with a 28 addressed to their parents about the 29 .
“At this point I don’t have enough answers and I would really like to get 30 ,” said Emily Gregrich, one of the parents.
31 parents who waited for their kids Thursday afternoon still had not 32 about the gun.
The principal conducted two assemblies(集会) to put to rest rumors 33 the 475 children who 34 the school. For 35 , the police investigation is focused on interviewing adults, teachers and nonprofessional staff members who were in the building the 24-hour period 36 the weapon was found.
“Where they were, what was going on, did they see anybody, you know, anybody in the school, anything unusual 37 , and we hope to 38 information through those interviews,” said Dep. Chief Joe Bellino of the Evanston Police Department.
Thursday afternoon the school district announced 39 to improve its efforts to communicate with 40 . It will make a phone tree Thursday night, and we are told the principal has invited parents who need more information about this to meet him here at the school Friday morning.
21.A.possible B.unknown C.strange D.unusual
22.A.However B.Later C.Meanwhile D.Still
23.A.given B.offered C.devoted D.belonged
24.A.after B.before C.early D.late
25.A.Suddenly B.Fortunately C.Quickly D.Soon
26.A.advice B.measures C.notice D.notes
27.A.investigated B.discussed C.questioned D.removed
28.A.book B.speech C.letter D.record
29.A.incident B.accident C.discovery D.gun
30.A.angry B.shocked C.less D.more
31.A.Some B.Many C.Any D.Other
32.A.heard B.read C.talked D.told
33.A.in B.among C.between D.within
34.A.attend B.love C.escape D.protect
35.A.all B.certain C.now D.example
36.A.when B.while C.before D.after
37.A.goes on B.went on C.were going on D.going on
38.A.search B.develop C.prove D.check
39.A.news B.plans C.instructions D.introductions
40.A.parents B.teachers C.adults D.Students
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013届河北省东光县第一中学高三上学期期中考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:完型填空
Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn't "normal". Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others. I hated going to school and I hated others 38 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 39 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly hunchback(驼背).
My friends found me 41 because I didn't let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would 43 me. That's when I first heard your voice. "Hi. Can I sit down?"
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face. "What are you looking at?" you asked. "Ants." "What are they doing?" "No 44 ." "I bet they're playing games and make friends. Don't you think so?" That was how our 45 started and it didn't stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset. Then suddenly, you saw my 46 . She just stared. My heart 47 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 48 me now. She stood up, pointed at my back and said, "I know 49 your back is hunched." I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 50 . I begged in my heart for her to 51 , but she just kept on going. "I know what you've got there. Do you?" "No," I answered 52 . She bent and whispered in my ears. "Your back is bunched because you've got a pair of wings from the angels."I was 53 . I looked into her eyes and her 54 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 55 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind_hearted friend.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年江苏省宿迁青华中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:完型填空
Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted(尝试) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38_ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times. Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes(灌木丛)and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance. He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle, a truly wonderful __52_ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ . The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010--2011学年四川省成都市实验中学高二下学期期中考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
We are all interested in equality,but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality,others,still in the name of equality,want only to destroy it.
Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils.The standards may be changed—no examination is perfect--but to have no external(外部的)tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards.There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in external examinations or in any contr schools or on teachers.This would mean that everything would depend on luck every pupll would depend on the efficiency(效率),the ideal and the purpose of teacher.
Without external examinations, employers will 1ook for employees from highly respected schools and from families known to them--a form of favoritism will replace equality.At the moment,the bright child from an ill—respected schoo1 can show certificates(证书)to prove he or she is suitable for a job,while the lack of a certificate shows the unsuitability of a dull child attanding a well—respected schoo1.This defence of excellence and opportunity would disappear if external examinations were taken away,and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s fame(名誉),unable to compete for employment with the child from the favored schoo1.
The opponents(对手)of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils.According to these people,there must be no special,different,academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area:all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection.The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer.
【小题1】 The word “favoritism” in paragraph 3 is used to decribe the phenomenon that _____.
A.bright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobs. |
B.Pooor children with certificates are favored in job markets. |
C.Children attending ordinary schools achieve great success. |
D.children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs. |
A.Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school reputation. |
B.Schools for bright children would lose their reputation |
C.There would be more opportunities and excellence. |
D.Children from poor families would be able to change their schools. |
A.Computers should be selected to take over many jobs. |
B.Special classed are necessary to keep the school standards. |
C.Jobs should not be assigned by systematic selection. |
D.Schools with academic subjects should be abolished. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年江西省九江一中高二上学期期中考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
Today, innovations(创新) to make our lives more eco-friendly can be found everywhere. There are energy-efficient automobiles, eco-friendly light bulbs, and clothes made by fashion designers using sustainable(可持续的) environmental practices. Industries around the world have also begun to take a serious look at how their operations affect the local and global environment.
The university of Colorado has been named one of the top green colleges and universities in the United States. This university was one of the first to start a student-led recycling program in the 1970s and today supplies students with reusable shopping bags to use both on and off campus. The entire University of Colorado also uses low flow water fixtures(设备) and has reduced water usage by 40 percent since 2002.
When it comes to going green, Warren Wilson College has been recognized in many places. The Sierra Club and The Princeton Review have named the college as one of America’s greenest colleges and universities, while the school has also received the Outstanding College Recycling Award from the Carolina Recycling Association, as well as awards from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education(AASHE). For a small college, Warren Wilson has made enormous efforts to be an eco-friendly campus since its beginning, and today owns a campus farm, a seeding program, and an extensive recycling program. Warren Wilson was also the first College to have an LEED platinum certified(白金认证的) residence hall, and its building services department is also 100 percent GreenSeal certified. According to College Stats, Warren Wilson College is one of the first institutions in the United States to be almost completely self-sufficient(自给自足的) while also engaging students to incorporate sustainability into all academic programs.
Going green efforts at Oberlin College have not gone unnoticed. Oberlin College spends 22 percent of its food budget on buying food from local farmers, with most of the food raised or harvested with organic and sustainable practices. Oberlin has also stopped selling bottled water on campus and offers discounts to students who use their own storage containers when purchasing beverages and food items. Among Oberlin’s other eco-friendly accomplishments is a green graduation ceremony, which includes programs printed on 100 percent recycled paper.
【小题1】The author writes the first paragraph mainly to tell us that ____.
A.we can find new ways to be eco-friendly |
B.everyone is aware of being eco-friendly |
C.industries are reducing their influence on the environment |
D.American colleges and universities care much about environmental issues |
A.Its recycling program is followed by other universities. |
B.It produces reusable shopping bags by itself. |
C.It uses special systems to save water. |
D.It is the most eco-friendly university. |
A.The Princeton Review praised it for its teaching methods. |
B.Its residence hall’s building material is platinum. |
C.It owns a campus garden and a seeding program. |
D.It sustains itself almost without help from others. |
A.grow their own food on campus |
B.pay less with their own containers |
C.help the college make its food budget |
D.recycle paper at their graduation ceremony |
A.Main idea – Comparison. |
B.Opinion – Discussion – Description |
C.Introduction – Supporting examples. |
D.Introduction – Explanation – Conclusion. |
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