219974.（2020•西工大附中•高二下二月）Despite growing up in Croydon and Liverpool，neither Grace nor Paul felt at home in the city． After meeting at Staffordshire's Keele University，they fell in love with Skye on a geology field trip in 1979． "The island is only 50 miles north to south，but the variety of terrain（地形） and wildlife is impressive，" says Paul． Grace adds，"We both loved Gavin Maxwell's Ring of Bright Water and were really passionate about otters（水獭）．It was our dream to get away from the rat race，get married and run wildlife holidays and courses on Skye．" Five years and 29 loan applications later，they moved to Skye．They were relieved to say goodbye to crowds and traffic and found that the island（population：about 20，000）attracts like-minded people． "A lot of musicians and craftspeople move here，looking for peace，" says Grace． After locals started bringing them injured animals，they built a wildlife hospital and have since cared for 170 otters．Paul has gained a PhD in otter ecology and they've set up the International Otter Survival Fund （otter．org），which supports conservation projects worldwide． Their three kids had carefree childhoods in a tight-knot community． "We could give them lots of freedom because people watch out for each other's children here，" Grace explains． She continues， "We go to Inverness （a town in northern Scotland） about once a year for a concert，but otherwise everything we want is here．You have to be mentally and practically self-sufficient．We built a metal shed （小屋），but that took off in the 90 mph winds．Anything not built solidly will leave． It's often very dark and wet from November to March，which can be quite depressing．If there's wind and rain at the same time，no amount of waterproof clothing will keep you dry．But we make up for it in the summer．With the long days，there's nowhere better．" Paul concludes， "There's something so special about living here and having a sense of belonging．"
（1）What can we learn about Paul and Grace？ A．They grew up in the countryside． B．They have difficulty getting along with others． C．They hold different opinions as to where to live． D．They're determined and environmentally aware． （2）What's life on Skye like in Grace's eyes？ A．It's lonely and dark． B．It's quite busy and tiring． C．It can be hard sometimes． D．It may be boring for young people． （3）What's the best title for the text？ A．A remote island B．An otter-saving project C．Getting away from it all D．Feeling at home in the city？
（1）D．推理判断题．通过格蕾丝和保罗在那个远离城市的小岛上经营自己的事业，并且他们建了一个野生动物医院，来照顾受伤的动物的事情，可知他们是他们有决心和环保意识．故选D． （2）C．推理判断题．根据倒数第三段 You have to be mentally and practically self﹣sufficient．We built a metal shed （小屋），but that took off in the 90 mph winds．Anything not built solidly will leave．你必须在精神上和实际上自给自足．我们建了一个金属棚，但它在时速90英里的风中刮跑了．任何不牢固的东西都会离开．可知在格蕾丝眼里，斯凯的生活 有时候很难，故选C． （3）C．标题判断题．本文讲述格蕾丝和保罗在斯塔福德郡基尔大学相遇后，他们在1979年的一次地质考察中爱上了斯凯岛，并且结婚定居在那里，远离城市激烈的竞争，寻求和平，他们在那里经营自己的事业，他们建了一个野生动物医院，来照顾受伤的动物．C选项：远离一切，意思相符，故选C．
22266.（2016•新课标•ll卷）
A new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.
Frank Hurley's pictures would be outstanding----undoubtedly first-rate photo-journalism---if they had been made last week.In fact,they were shot from 1914through 1916，most of them after a disastrous shipwreck（海难），by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival.Many of the images were stored in an ice chest,under freezing water,in the damaged wooden ship.
The ship was the Endurance,a small,tight,Norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists,27men in all,to the southernmost shore of Antarctica's Weddell Sea.From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled（雪橇） across the continent.The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done.Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912but had died with his four companions on the march back.
As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story The Endurance,adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort.Scott's last journey,completed as be lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger,caught the world's imagination,and a film made in his honor drew crowds.Shackleton,a onetime British merchant-navy officer who had got to within 100miles of the South Pole in 1908，started a business before his 1914voyage to make money from movie and still photography.Frank Hurley,a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic,was hired to make the images,most of which have never before been published.
33．What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley？
A．They were made last week
B．They showed undersea sceneries
C．They were found by a cameraman
D．They recorded a disastrous adventure
34．Who reached the South Pole first according to the text？
A．Frank Hurley
B．Ernest Shackleton
C．Robert Falcon Scott
D．Caroline Alexander
35．What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914voyage？
A．Artistic creation
B．Scientific research
C．Money making
D．Treasure hunting.
214155.（2022•关山中学•高一下期中）
Teenaged pilot Zara Rutherford has become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. The 19-year-old set off from Belgium in August 2021 and landed back there on 20 January.Her journey took her across five continents in five months in a Shark ultralight plane. Unable to fly at night or in clouds，Rutherford was often racing against time and the weather.To overcome her feare focused on flying. "It's about living in the present，" she said. The flight was supposed to take three months.But bad weather and visa delays kept her grounded and extended the trip by about two months.To meet the requirement for a round- the-world flight，Rutherford had to land on two points opposite each other on Earth：Jambi in Indonesia and Tumaco in Colombia. The scariest part of the journey was flying across Siberia where temperatures can often reach -50°C in winter，which Rutherford said was beautiful but frightening，She also said she met lots of incredible and friendly people along the way. "It's a dream I've had my entire life to fly in a plane around the world，" she said.The previous youngest woman to fly around the world solo was American Shaesta Waiz，who was 30. Rutherford now plans to go to university to study electrical engineering.She hopes to inspire other girls to become pilots and study STEM subjects.On her website，Rutherford wrote，"Girls are often encouraged to be beautiful，kind，helpful and sweet.With my flight，I want to show young women that they can be brave，ambitious and make their dreams come true."
（1）What do we learn about Zara Rutherford from the text？ A．She has become the youngest woman to fly around the world. B．It took her more than five months to fly across five continents. C．She concentrated on flying to overcome her fears. D．Her journey was always full of danger and fright. （2）Which of the following factors may not affect Zara's flight？ A．Weather. B．Visa. C．Age. D．Time. （3）What message did Zara want to convey to girls？ A．To attend university to study engineering. B．To be courageous and fight for dreams. C．To become the one with brains and beauty. D．To be ready to help people around. （4）What's the best title of the text？ A．The Youngest Woman Pilot B．A Beautiful but Frightening Flight C．A Teen's Dream to Be a Pilot D．A Teen's Epic Solo Flight
213475.（2023•长安区一中•高一下期中）
A potato farmer，Cliff Young took part in a Sydney to Melbourne ultramarathon （超级马拉松） race in1983.Coached by his mother who was 81 at the time，Cliff Young started the marathon with work shoes and work clothes. Competing against world-class marathon runners who were backed up by big sports companies and spent hundreds of hours preparing for the race，Cliff Young's training method was just running after hieep.He told the organizers he could run after hieep for a few days and that he could surely compete with other runners. The ultramarathon generally took 5 days to compete and this potato farmer's decision seemed suicidal.In fact，some tried to stop him from running the super-difficult race because they thought Cliff Young could die because of the heat and fatigue（疲劳）.After all，he was 61 years old! To cut the story short，Cliff Young managed to finish the race.While the young racers slept，he continued to race throughout the night.The young athletes left him far behind until the very last night where he finally led the marathon.Not only did Cliff Young，a 61-year-old potato farmer，survive the race，but he even managed to win the marathon and actually broke the race record by 9 hours!He even gave away his prize money to the rest of the runners after him. After the win，he continued to run in many ultramarathon races and even set standards in the world of endurance racing.His running style，named "The Young Shuffle" is a famous running technique used by many runners in the world today. Cliff Young showed that being old is not a problem，and being a champion doesn't mean you need to have super-human strength，just super-human will!
（1）What can we say about Cliff Young's training？ A．It was very informal. B．It was well scheduled. C．It was difficult for him. D．It was suitable for everyone. （2）What might the underlined word "suicidal" in Paragraph 3 mean？ A．Quite simple. B．Highly risky. C．Really surprising. D．Extremely reasonable. （3）Which of the following best describes Cliff Young？ A．Self-confident and far-sighted. B．Animal-loving and easy-going. C．Strong-minded and big-hearted. D．Open-minded and hard-working. （4）What is the text mainly about？ A．A marathon race held 37 years ago. B．A true story of an amazing sportsman. C．The development of "The Young Shuffle". D．An old champion's advice to young runners.
213629.（2023•蓝田县•高二下期中）
An introduction to this book is as superfluous as a candle in front of a powerful searchlight．But a convention of publishing seems to require that the candle should be there，and I am proud to be the one to hold it．About ten years ago I picked up from the pile of new books on my desk a copy of Sons and Lovers by a man of whom I had never heard，and I started to race through it with the immoral speed of the professional reviewer．But after a page or two I found myself reading，really reading．Here was-here is-a masterpiece in which every sentence counts，a book packed with significant thought and beautiful，arresting phrases，the work of a remarkable genius whose gifts are more richly various than those of any other young English novelist． To appreciate the rich variety of Mr．Lawrence we must read his later novels and his volumes of poetry．But Sons and Lovers reveals the range of his power．Here are combined and blended（混合的） sort of "realism" and almost lyric（抒情的） imagery and rhythm．The speech of the people is that of daily life and the things that happen to them are normal adventures and accidents；they fall in love，marry，work，fail，succeed，and die．But of their deeper emotions and of the relations of these little human beings to the earth and to the stars，Mr．Lawrence makes something near to poetry and prose（散文） without violating its proper "other harmony．" Take the marvellous paragraph on next to the last page of Sons and Lovers （Mr．Lawrence depends so little on plot in the ordinary sense of the word that it is perfectly fair to read the end of his book first）： Where was he？One tiny upright speck of flesh，less than an ear of wheat lost in the field．He could not bear it．On every side the immense dark silence seemed pressing him，so tiny a spark，into extinction，and yet，almost nothing，he could not be extinct．Night，in which everything was lost，went reaching out，beyond stars and sun，stars and sun，a few bright grains，went spinning round for terror，and holding each other in embrace，there in the darkness that outpassed them all，and left them tiny and daunted（气馁）．So much，and himself，infinitesimal，at the core a nothingness，and yet not nothing． Such glorious writing lifts the book far above a novel which is merely a story．I beg the reader to attend to every line of it and not to miss a single one of the many sentences that await and surprise you．Some are enthusiastic and impressive，like the paragraph above；others are keen， "realistic" observations of things and people．In one of his books Mr．Lawrence makes a character say，or think，that life is "mixed．" That indicates his philosophy and his method．He blends the accurately literal and trivial（琐碎的） with the extremely poetic． To find a similar blending of tiny daily detail and wide imaginative vision，we must go back to two older novelists，Hardy and Meredith．I do not mean that Mr．Lawrence derives（源于） immediately from them or，indeed，that he is clearly the disciple（弟子） of any master．I do feel simply that he is of the elder stature（名望） of Hardy and Meredith，and I know of no other young novelist who is quite worthy of their company．When I first tried to express this comparison，this connection，I was contradicted by a fellow-critic，who pointed out that Meredith and Hardy are entirely unlike each other and that therefore Mr．Lawrence cannot resemble both．To be sure，nothing is more hateful than forced comparisons，nothing more boring than to discover parallels between one work of art and another．An artist's mastery consists in his difference from other masters．But to refer a young man of genius to an older one，at the same time pronouncing his independence and originality，is a fair，if not very superior，method of praising him．
（1）The underlined word "superfluous" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ． A．meaningful B．unnecessary C．fundamental D．unbelievable （2）What does the author want to illustrate by including one paragraph from Sons and Lovers？ A．The plot of the novel has little to do with daily life． B．It is wise to read Lawrence's books from the end． C．Lawrence is capable of telling good stories． D．The language in Lawrence's books is elegant． （3）Who were Hardy and Meredith？ A．They taught Lawrence literature when he was young． B．They were the realistic novelists of Lawrence's time． C．They were novelists who resemble each other in writing． D．They were novelists combining details with imagination． （4）What is the author's purpose in writing the passage？ A．To introduce Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers． B．To show his experiences of reading classics． C．To analyze Lawrence's writing characteristics． D．To compare the styles of different novelists．
213714.（2022•高新一中•高二上期中）
"Meet me in the conference room with the contracts and a cup of coffee，" my boss barked at me. "Ten minutes." I didn't respond.I stood still as if my shoes had been glued to the floor.I had no intention of taking a cup of anything to anyone，supervisor or not. I had seen with my own eyes what such behavior did to a woman.It happened to Mrs.Wilson next door.Old Mr.Wilson couldn't put in his own false teeth without his wife's assistance，let alone make himself lunch.It was a miserable union.I vowed by age eight that I would never live like her.I adopted the motto：Don't help those who won't help themselves. I rushed to the file room and pulled my phone.I explained to my father what had happened and asked his advice on what to do，only to be asked back.He must have forgotten the unwritten rule between us about not answering a question with a question.Fortunately，I came up with an idea that would have the best of both worlds. I took up the files and headed for the coffee pot.I took two cups and made two cups of coffee.Then I walked into the boss' office with a cup of coffee in each hand.I handed my boss a cup of coffee and drank at the same time as him. "Let's take a break，" partway through the meeting，my boss stood，saying. "I need more coffee." I picked up my empty cup. "I do，too，" I said，and handed it to him across the table. "Thanks，" I added，looking at him expectantly.The boss was staggered for a moment，and then took the cup from me. When I finally left my boss' office，I hid in the bathroom and called my dad.My father's laughter on the phone made me feel even prouder.
（1）Why does the author mention the Wilsons？ A．To show how the couple grew old together. B．To picture what she will be like when she ages. C．To stress her opposition to inequality in society. D．To explain her unwillingness to serve the coffee. （2）What did the author mean by bringing two cups of coffee to meet the boss？ A．She meant to share instead of serving. B．She planned to have the boss serve her later. C．She intended to play a trick on her mean boss. D．She wanted to save the trouble of doing it again. （3）What does the underlined word "staggered" mean in the sixth paragraph？ A．Annoyed. B．Shocked. C．Confused. D．Excited. （4）What can we learn about the author from the text？ A．She figured out how to show respect for her superior. B．She found it practical to seek solutions from her father. C．She took a sensible approach to standing up for herself. D．She considered it significant to fight against men bravely.
213867.（2021•西安中学•高三上期中）
I was in Houston a few weeks ago，and needed to be back home in Austin by midmorning the next day.Though I usually left in the evening，for some reason last time I had to choose to set off after midnight. I was on my way back to Austin when I realized I left an important file，and knew I had to return to get it.I took the first exit I could，but when I rounded the corner，an 18-wheeler was stopped dead in the exit lane.I swerved to avoid it，and then I realized that there was something wrong with my car.So I pulled into a small parking lot and unsurprisingly found the area deserted at 3：15 am.I've lived in urban areas most of my life.I'm fairly street-wise and don't become frightened easily，but I knew I was in a pretty tough neighborhood. There was no one in Houston to pick me up.I immediately locked the doors and picked up my phone to call a tow truck.Soon a young man knocked on my driver's side window and asked if he could help me.Judging from his appearance，he was far from a mad man，but I knew he was far more likely to rob than help me.So I lied to him.After a while，he asked again，but this time I politely refused and told him the tow truck was due any minute.He finally said， "Madam，you need help.A tow truck in Houston will arrive anywhere between 45 minutes and approximately never （which I knew was true），and you aren't going anywhere until you change your flat tire." After considering thoroughly，I got out.He looked surprised，but got right to work.He changed the tire，returned the seat to its place and said， "Thank you for letting me help you.You gave me a chance when most people would never open the door to someone like me.Would it be okay if I gave you a hug？" When I recovered，I gave him a giant hug.I left with a new tire and a renewed faith in human nature.
（1）What's the matter with the author's car？ A．It couldn't get started. B．Its oil ran out. C．It was out of control. D．Its tire burst. （2）Why did the author lie to the man and refuse his help in the beginning？ A．Because she thought the man was playing jokes. B．Because she thought the man might be a bad man. C．Because she thought the man wanted to get a lift. D．Because she thought the man was a mad man. （3）Which of the following can best describe the author？ A．Stubborn but brave. B．Impolite and dishonest. C．Cautious and brave. D．Generous but dishonest. （4）Which of the following might be the best title for the text？ A．Attitude Determines Everything. B．Help in the Dead of Nigh. C．The Fight against Robbing on My Way. D．An Unexpected Traffic Accident.
213868.（2021•西安中学•高三上期中）
Are you planning to start your next international business presentation with a little joke to break the ice？Well，you might want to reconsider.The story is told of a businessman who gave a speech in a foreign country through an interpreter. Without warning the interpreter，he told a joke during the presentation.The interpreter?knew?the?joke?would?not?translate，so?she?said， "This?man?just?told?a?joke?that?he?thinks?is?funny，but?it?does?not?translate?well，and?you?will?not?find?it?funny?at all.So，when?I?stop?talking，everyone?please?just?laugh." The audience did indeed laugh aloud，but not for the reason the speaker supposed.The businessman was so pleased with?the?first?result?that?he?went?on?to?tell?another?joke. Each culture has different understandings of humour.What may be funny in one culture can be far from funny in another. For?example，while?living?in?Chile，I often tried to share great jokes from the United States，only to be met with questions like， "Oh，is?that?a?joke？Is?that?funny?in?your?country？" Similarly，Chileans?shared?their?own popular jokes that were not always funny to me. In September 2001，Professor?Richard?Wiseman?and?the?British?Association for?the?Advancement?of?Science created?a?project?called?LaughLab in?order?to?find?the?world's?funniest?joke.And in one year，LaughLab?received?more?than?40，000?jokes.The?following?joke?is?considered the world's funniest joke by LaughLab： "Two hunters are out?in?the?woods when?one?of?them?falls?down.He doesn't seem to be breathing.The other man?calls?the?emergency?services.He?says， 'My?friend?is?dead!What?can?I?do？' The operator says， 'Calm down.I can help.First，let's make sure he's dead.' There is a silence，and then a shot is heard.Back on the phone，the guy says， 'OK，now what？'" If you decide you must share a joke or two in another country，ask the opinion of your interpreter first.Otherwise，the?joke?may?be?on?you.
（1）The underlined phrase "break the ice" in Paragraph 1 can probably be replaced by . A．make a difference B．avoid misunderstanding C．introduce the topic D．liven things up （2）Why did the audience laugh？ A．The joke was funny. B．The interpreter made a mistake. C．They were told to do so. D．The businessman was humorous. （3）Why does the author mention his own experience？ A．To show Chileans are impolite. B．To show humour is related to culture. C．To show Chileans have no sense of humour. D．To show it's hard to understand American humour. （4）Why does the hunter shoot his friend？ A．His friend is in great pain. B．The operator asks him to do so. C．He is too worried to know what to do. D．He misunderstands the meaning of "make sure".
213869.（2021•西安中学•高三上期中）
How wonderful would it be if new technology could help the physically challenged？A smart wearable device that enables people with speaking disabilities to communicate normally is giving hope to those without a voice. Tao Luqi，a research fellow at Chongqing University，used a material called graphene to produce an artificial throat with a tiny sensor that allows people with speech impairments to speak normally，according to a paper published in Nature Communications in 2017.Tao has continued his work on the device for the last four years. Although it's a tiny mechanical sensor，it can work wonders.The device can detect weak vibrations and can produce sounds across a wide spectrum，from 100 Hz to 40 kHz，China Daily reported.Humans can detect sounds in a frequency range from about 20 Hz to 20 kHz. "Although the speaking impaired people can't speak，their throats can vibrate，" Tao told The Paper. "If I put a device made of graphene into the throat of a person，it can detect the vibrations and make sounds using electrical signals." Even whispers，screams and coughs at different frequencies can be recorded and encoded by the device，and it can arrange them into groups.When the device detects the sounds in a particular group，it will reproduce the words，phrases or sentences，according to Tao. "But the speaking impaired people need to classify their own language sounds in groups and memorize them，just like typing keys on a keyboard，" Tao said. Tao's artificial throat has brought the possibilities of graphene to reality.It's been 17 years since the discovery of graphene，and the world has been waiting for the "wonder material" to provide groundbreaking innovations.At only the width of an atom，graphene is the thinnest material known to humans – and also the strongest.The material is also an efficient conductor of heat and electricity，and is ultra-lightweight，China Daily reported. "Graphene really does have fantastic properties and its potential is huge，" said Khasha Ghaffarzadeh，a director at UK-based research consultancy IDTechEx. China has emerged as a key country for graphene production.Around 3，000 Chinese companies are exploring uses for graphene，according to government statistics in 2018，while half of the world's graphene-related patents have been filed in China，according to China Daily. "It's a brand-new science，and China is trying to take the lead，" said Neill Ricketts，chief executive at Versarien，a UK-based advanced material company.
（1）How does the artificial throat give those who are speaking impaired the ability to speak？ A．It makes their throat vibrate. B．It transforms vibrations into readable words. C．It detects sounds normal people cannot hear. D．It makes sounds based on the vibrations it detects. （2）What do the speaking impaired people need to do to use the device？ A．Identify frequencies of different sounds. B．Arrange the words into sentences. C．Memorize their sound groups. D．Type the words with the device. （3）What do we know about graphene？ A．It is widely used in groundbreaking innovations. B．It is the thinnest and strongest material ever found. C．It can improve the efficiency of heat and electricity. D．It weighs less than any other material. （4）What is the second to last paragraph mainly about？ A．Graphene's potential widespread use in China. B．Development of technology using graphene. C．Graphene-related patents in China. D．China's leading role in graphene production.
214049.（2021•长安区一中•高一上期中）
Many little girls like flowers，watching butterflies and riding small horses.A lot of them also like cars，robots and spaceships.But most girls' clothing only has pictures of flowers，butterflies or horses. Two mothers decided to make clothes that include all the things that little girls do and love. Six-year-old Bella loves to play with cars.So her dress has pictures of cars on it. "We haven't found this type of dress in the store，" Cathy，Bella's mother，says. The car dress is from a new girl's clothing line called Princess Awesome.Rebecca Melsky set up the business.She says its products for girls have some designs normally found on boys' clothes. It all started two years ago when Rebecca was hoping to buy clothing for her two-year-old，who liked robots，trucks and spaceships. "One day when I walked through a girls' store.I thought to myself I wish they'd make one of those beautiful dresses that also have a robot on it because she will love that.And I thought someone should do that.Maybe I should do that." Rebecca said. Her friend Eva St.Clair believed she should，and their business was born.The women sold the first 70 dresses they made at a market.So they decided to expand（扩展）their business online.Their products sold very well there，too. "They sold out so fast that I could not make them fast enough.We decided it was time to think about a factory，" Rebecca said. So they started to raise money from people over the Internet.The women raised more than ﹩215，000 within days，far more than the ﹩35，000 they expected. "Our biggest challenge is going to be how we expand as rapidly as people seem to want us to，" Rebecca said. The women hope Princess Awesome will expand into products for girls of all ages and all interests.
（1）Bella's clothing is special because it has pictures of . A．flowers B．horses C．cars D．butterflies （2）Princess Awesome was started . A．by Cathy and Rebecca B．because of six-year-old Bella C．with the help of a girls' store D．to make unusual clothing for girls （3）The dresses made by Rebecca and her friend . A．sold better online than at the market B．were popular among girls C．helped them get a job in a factory D．were sold expensively （4）What is the most difficult thing Rebecca and her friend will face？ A．How to expand their business as people expected. B．How to make interesting products. C．Raising enough money for their business. D．Meeting the needs of all girls.
214136.（2022•雁塔二中•高二下期中）
Just finishing loading his car，my husband Jerry went back to the kitchen. "I guess filling my thermos （保温瓶） is all I have left to do，and then I'm off. " Down the drain （下水道） went the hot water that had been warming his thermos. With a nostalgic （怀旧的） look on his face，he softly said： "Anytime I fill my thermos I think of your mom." The tone in his voice was so tender as he spoke of my mother，who is sadly no longer with us. "Oh，honey，I know she's watching and listening right now with a big smile on her face，" I responded，tears in my eyes. One morning years ago when we were leaving，mother watched as Jerry was to fill his thermos.Mom then casually said， " Jerry，if you filled your thermos with hot water and let it sit a while，your coffee would stay hot for longer then." With her simple suggestion，his face showed that he waocked by his own lack of common sense，well，of course it would!He poured out the small amount of coffee already in the thermos and refilled it with boiling hot water.Then he poured the water and refilled it with hot coffee.Mom smiled as Jerry did so. Words of wisdom from a loving mother-in-law made an impact that will never be forgotten.She never dreamed her words would be a treasured and everlasting memory in the heart of her son-in-law. The lasting memories don't necessarily come from major moments in life.Memories are often made during those small，ordinary moments.Life is about small moments we share with friends and loved ones!
（1）Which word best describes the author's feeling in Paragraph 3 ？ A．Confused. B．Concerned. C．Touched. D．Interested. （2）The advice the mother gave Jerry was to . A．fill the thermos with a little coffee first B．warm the thermos up before filling it with coffee C．fill thermos with coffee before with warm water D．think of her whenever filling the thermos with coffee （3）The underlined part "don't necessarily" is similar in meaning to . A．possibly but uncertainly B．without any doubt C．certainly and absolutely D．out of the question （4）The message that the story intends to convey is . A．that lasting memories come from small things B．how valuable a mother's advice is to her children C．what a wise woman the mother is to her son-in-law D．why we should respect our parents and listen to them
214174.（2022•关山中学•高二下期中）
Rosie Colucci's medical history is filled with a series of thunderstruck numbers：3 rare and life-threatening diseases-an inoperable brain tumor（肿瘤），neurofibromatosis and hydrocephalus-countless medications，including six types of chemotherapy（化疗）；14 brain surgeries，mainly to implant catheters to keep fluid from gathering on her brain，a result of the hydrocephalus；16 other surgeries and 230 tests；405 clinic visits；1，486 doses of chemo-therapy；71 nights in the hospital；33 emergency room visits；and l1 stays in the ICU. Another number：Rosie's age-14.An official cancer diagnosis came when she was little.After a decade of being sick，the teenager would much rather focus on some different numbers. Take 60，000-that's how many new toys，games and blankete's helped get into the hands of hospitalized kids.She's also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for pediatric cancer research.Rosie increases her toy giveaways around the holidays but gives them out year round. It didn't sit well with her as a kid learning to share that so many people gave her stuffed animals and toys，while other kids hospitalized with equally serious diseases weren't seeing the same gifts. Rosie works tirelessly on Rosie's Toy Box，a charitable organization she came up with，which now is on the path toward becoming a registered nonprofit，drawing hundreds of donated toys for hospitalized kids. "I wanted to de-emphasize the expecting of gifts and asking for gifts，and I just wanted to give her a sense of giving rather than always receiving，" Cathy Reichl，her mother，said. "I hope it's something that stays with her ae grows，and I think it will be-the realization that not everyone has what you have，some people have struggles with their health and we could just use something to brighten their days. "
（1）What does the author think of Rosie's medical history？ A．Abnormal. B．Unbelievable. C．Doubtful. D．Unnecessary. （2）When was Rosie diagnosed with cancers？ A．At the age of 3. B．At the age of 4. C．At the age of 10. D．At the age of 14. （3）What can we say about Rosie's Toy Box？ A．It is a registered organization. B．It was founded by Cathy Reichl. C．It donates toys to children in hospital. D．It raises money for sick kids to pay for their medical treatment. （4）What can we know according to Cathy Reichl？ A．Rosie should raise her awareness of giving. B．Rosie's suffering will be paid off one day. C．Rosie thinks highly of expecting of gifts and asking for gifts. D．The realization of equality will accompany Rosie throughout her life.
212857.（2023•西安中学•高一上期中）
It was Mother's Day morning last year and I was doing shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son，Tenyson.As we were leaving，we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her head on the concrete.Her husband was with her，but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. Walking towards the scene，Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple.He said to me，"Mum，it's not much fun falling over in front of everyone." At the front of the supermarket，a charity（慈善）group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds.Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower."It will make her feel better，" he said.I was amazed that he'd come up with this sweet idea.So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up."Just take it，" she replied."I can't take your money for such a wonderful gesture." By now paramedics（急救人员）had arrived，and were attending to the injured woman.As we walked up to her，my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment.He said he was just too scared to go up to her. Instead I gave the flower to the woman's husband and told him，"My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better." At that，the old man started crying and said，"Thank you so much，you have a wonderful son.Happy Mother's Day to you." The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower，telling her who it was from.Though badly hurt and shaken，the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.
（1）What does the author intend to tell us？ A．One can never be too careful. B．Actions speak louder than words. C．Love begins with a little smile. D．A small act of kindness brings a great joy. （2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ A．The elderly woman was knocked down by Tenyson. B．Tenyson's idea of buying a flower gained his mother's support. C．Tenyson's care for the elderly woman puzzled the flower seller. D．The elderly woman was moved to tears by Tenyson's gesture. （3）The underlined word "intimidated" in the fourth paragraph probably means " ". A．astonished B．struck C．frightened D．excited （4）What would be the best title for the passage？ A．Flower's Power B．Mother's Day C．An Accidental Injury D．An Embarrassing Moment
214212.（2022•鄠邑区•高二下期中）
It was a winter morning，just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005.While most people were warming up their cars，Trevor，my husband，had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.On arrival，he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does.After putting in 10 hours of labor，he returned to find his bike gone. The bike，a black Kona 18 speed，was our only transport.Trevor used it to get to work，putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family.And the bike was also used to get groceries （食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live. I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help.One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，then called my husband to pick it up.Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job.It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so.This experience has had a spreading impact in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity （人性） as a whole.And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we，too，can share with others.No matter how big or how small，an act of kindnesows that someone cares.And the results can be everlasting.
（1）Why was the bike so important to the couple？ A．They used it for work and daily life. B．It was their only possessions. C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D．The man's job was bike racing. （2）We can infer from the text that . A．the couple worked 60 hours a week B．life was hard for the young family C．the stranger brought over the bike D．people were busy before Christmas （3）What does the underlined word "impact" mean in the last paragraph？ A．Incident. B．Ability. C．Approval. D．Effect. （4）What is the main idea of the text？ A．Strangers are usually of little help. B．An act of kindness can mean a lot. C．News reports make people famous. D．One should take care of their bike.
214290.（2020•西安中学•高三上期中）
When Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadelphia-area high schools to close due to fear of novel coronavirus exposure in early March，16-year-old sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped. But still，the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learning alone at home was jarring. "I only have three years here at South，and it pains me to see one of them being wasted，" Chen said. The coronavirus has upended everyone's lives，but for students，the disruption feels particularly acute.Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were canceled.Summer plans，like camps and internships，are up in the air. But right now，many students are trying to stay connected，struggling with misinformation，and figuring out the best ways they can help through online method. For Josh Harycki，17，a senior student at the Shipley School in Philadelphia，the best way to contribute was to create a "social distancing pledge" for young people. "I saw a lot of younger generations not paying attention，" he said. "They were still going out，hanging out with people.I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger folks，who were probably not watching the news." Harycki launched a call to action on social media and then built a website with a map that tracked the locations of people who'd signed the pledge.The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Harycki knows that his peers are worried they can't connect with their friends in the same way，so he created the social distancing pledge to stress that while everyone might be physically distant，they're still connected. "Part of what we're highlighting is that you might feel like you're the only one taking this seriously，but our map shows that you're not alone，" he said.
（1）What do the underlined words "up in the air" in Paragraph 3 probably mean？ A．unnatural B．uncertain C．unnecessary D．unreasonable （2）Why does the author describe Andrew Chen's experience in the text？ A．To show how the coronavirus affected students' lives. B．To explain what worried students most when schools closed. C．To illustrate the appropriate reaction to the closure of school. D．To present the different views of students toward the coronavirus. （3）Who does Harycki mainly want to reach out to？ A．Friends who are worried and bored. B．Folks taking the coronavirus seriously. C．Younger generations trying to contribute to society. D．Young people who are not aware of the situation. （4）What's Harycki's purpose in creating the "social distancing pledge"？ A．To track those people infected with the coronavirus. B．To convince young people to stay at home. C．To inform young folks of latest news about the coronavirus. D．To show young people they shouldn't be concerned about the coronavirus.
214310.（2020•西安一中•高二上期中）
Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has.There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding. We experience this tiredness in two ways：as start-up fatigue（疲惫） and performance fatigue.In the former case，we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult.And the longer we delay it，the more tired we feel.Such start-up fatigue is very real，even if not actually physical，not something in our muscles and bones.The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply：always handle the most difficult job first.Years ago，I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors.Applying my own rule，I determined to write them in alphabetical（按字母顺序），never letting myself leave out a tough idea.And I always started the day's work with the difficult task of essay-writing.Experience proved that the rule works. Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle.Though willing to get started，we cannot seem to do the job right.Its difficulties appear so great that，however hard we work，we fail again and again.In such a situation，I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over. When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica （《大英百科全书》），I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles.Nothing like this had ever been done before，and day after day I kept coming up with solutions，but none of them worked.My fatigue became almost unbearable. One day，mentally exhausted，I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved.I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself，not with me.Relieved，I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep. An hour later，I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind.In the weeks that followed，the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step.Though I worked as hard as before，I felt no fatigue.Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing. Human beings，I believe，must try to succeed.Success，then，means never feeling tired.
（1）People with start-up fatigue are most likely to . A．work hard B．delay tasks C．seek help D．accept failure （2）What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue？ A．Dealing with the hardest task first. B．Building up physical strength. C．Leaving out the toughest ideas. D．Writing essays in strict order. （3）On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue？ A．Before starting a difficult task. B．After finding a way out. C．If the job is rather boring. D．When all the solutions fail. （4）What could be the best title for the passage？ A．Success Is Built upon Failure B．How to Handle Performance Fatigue C．Getting over Fatigue：A Way to Success D．Fatigue：An Early Sign of Health Problem
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