科目:高中英语 来源:典中点综合应用创新题高二英语 题型:050
阅读理解
Kidnappers(绑架者) are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat . Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs . Eleanor Ramsay got very worried . She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
Three days after Rastus' disappearance .Mrs . Eleanor Ramsay received an anonymous( = nameless) letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay paid a ransom( = sum of money) of £1000. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it out side her door. At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again, the letter had made that quite clear. She changed her mind. She drew £1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that kidnapper would keep his word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening . He looked very well, though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were greatly surprised when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her. Considering the amount she said, he was dear in more ways than one!
1.Some kidnappers took considerable interest in Mrs. Ramsay's cat because ________.
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A.Mrs. Ramsay could and would pay a lot to get her only companion back
B.Mrs. Ramsay clearly loved her cat to have kept him so long
C.Rastus was an orderly cat and would be easy to look after if kidnapped
D.Mrs. Ramsay missed her cat whenever he was not back home on time
2.On what conditions did the kidnapper promise the safe return of Rastus?
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A.His name was not to be revealed and he wanted a ransom of £ 1000.
B.Mrs. Ramsay was not to inform the police and had to pay £ 1000.
C.Mrs. Ramsay had to leave her flat until the box with the money had gone.
D.Mrs. Ramsay was to draw £ 1000 from her bank and follow his instructions.
3.How was Rastus dear to Mrs. Ramsay in more ways than one?
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A.She was very fond of him and it had cost her a lot to get him back.
B.Besides the high ransom paid for him he drank a lot of milk
C.He was so dear that she had not dared tell the police of the kidnapping.
D.He was very valuable and she valued him greatly.
4.Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay is a very wealthy lady who ________ a flat with her cat Rastus, for a great many years.
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5.She searched for him but could not find him ________
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科目:高中英语 来源:设计必修四英语北师版 北师版 题型:050
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科目:高中英语 来源:甘肃省2010届高三下学期第一次诊断 题型:阅读理解
第二部分:阅读理解(共25小题;第一节每小题2分,第二节每小题1分;满分45分)
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题后的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
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Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance(pocket money). The purpose is to let children learn from experiences at an age when finacial mistakes are not very costly.
The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. Others get a monthly allowance.
In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money. At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance.
The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics. Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life.
Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.
Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.
Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs and plan for the future. Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance.
A savings account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest.
Compounding works by paying interest on interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on. That may not seem like a lot. But over time it adds up.
41.Giving an allowance, parents should consider all the following EXCEPT_______
A.how much the child should get each time
B.whether the child has made a budget
C.where the money really goes.
D.how often a child can get it
42.The author of the passage holds the opinion that__________
A.what children learn by handling allowances may be beneficial in the future
B.children can learn to set up their own business with their allowances
C.keeping allowances in the bank is the best choice for children
D.it is not a good idea to pay children for housework at home
43.The underlined words “compound interest” in the passage probably mean_______.
A.increasing curiosity to learn how to make more money
B.stronger power to hold one’s attention to saving money
C.money paid by the bank on your original money and the gain from it
D.the sum of money that you earn from keeping your money in the bank
44.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Be Generous to Pay Your Children.
B.Be Wise to Avoid Financial Mistakes.
C.Saving Allowances Does Good to Children.
D.Allowances Help Children Learn about Money.
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科目:高中英语 来源:陕西省延安中学2010届高三下学期第三次模拟考试 题型:阅读理解
第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.
The loan officer says, “We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction(业务) has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why would you bother to borrow $5,000?”
Laughing, the businessman replies, “Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for $15?”
46.The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of _________.
A.borrowing $5,000 B.meeting the loan officer
C.finding a place to park his car D.showing how rich he is
47.The loan officer is puzzled because _________.
A.he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank
B.he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank
C.he never thought the businessman could drive a Rolls Royce
D.he thinks $5,000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman
48.The underlined word “collateral” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “_________”.
A.security B.payment C.reward D.deal
49.Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?
A.Honest. B.Clever. C.Rich. D.Kind.
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科目:高中英语 来源:安徽省淮北市2010届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A 、B、 C 和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $500. “Send the money by telegram,” he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P...”?After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. “ Nothing has come for you,” he was told. This went on for two weeks and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother, but there was no reply. In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for six days.?
When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher bank. The clerk he spoke to was a new man. “Have you received $500 for me?” he ask,” My name is Jackson Frank.” The clerk checked his books. “Yes, Jackson, it's here. It came by telegram.—let me see—oh, more than two months ago. We wondered where you were.” He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order read:” Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $500...” “ But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.” “ Oh, that's all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter ‘J', but it's your money.” The clerk laughed,” A human mistake, sir! We're all human beings, so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.” Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said,” A human mistake—I think some humans need kicking.”
56. Jackson didn’t just go to his brother and get some money because ____.
A. he was afraid to see his brother?
B. he was in prison and was not allowed to go anywhere?
C. he was traveling in a foreign country and was far from his brother?
D. he knew that his brother had no money
57. Jackson was arrested and sent to prison because ____.?
A. his brother hadn’t sent him any money and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
B. he had spent almost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
C. he had lost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
D. his brother hadn’t sent him as much money as he asked for and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill
58.Which of the following statements is true??
A. The money did not reach the Fisher Bank.? B. The money reached the wrong bank.?
C. The money reached the bank after he was arrested.? D. The money reached the bank before he was arrested.
59. The clerks put his name under the wrong letter ____.?
A. through carelessness. B. because they were human beings?
C. because he had a strange name D. by pronouncing his name incorrectly
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