A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to 1 , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank!” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t 2 , as I knew, but all the time 3 his foot against mine.
My 4 raced back more than thirty years to the 5 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The 6 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
7 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to 8 each other very well. Frank West 9 me because he wasn’t 10 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had 11 of a mind than a baby has. His “ 12 ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and 13 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 14 on her entirely. He needed all the 15 of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She 16 nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the 17 ones. So before we 18 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 19 my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his 20 to me was always the same.
1.A.work B.stay C.live D.expect
2.A.answer B.speak C.smile D.laugh
3.A.covering B.moving C.fighting D.pressing
4.A.minds B.memories C.thoughts D.brains
5.A.better B.dark C.younger D.old
6.A.cave B.place C.sight D.scene
7.A.Discussing B.Solving C.Sharing D.Suffering
8.A.learn from B.talk to C.help D.know
9.A.needed B.recognized C.interested D.encouraged
10.A.normal B.common C.unusual D.quick
11.A.more B.worse C.fewer D.less
12.A.word B.speech C.sentence D.language
13.A.not B.no C.something D.nothing
14.A.fed B.kept C.lived D.depended
15.A.attention B.control C.treatment D.management
16.A.lost B.needed C.destroyed D.left
17.A.troublesome B.unlucky C.angry D.unpopular
18.A.separated B.went C.reunited D.returned
19.A.pushed B.tried C.showed D.measured
20.A.nodding B.greeting C.meeting D.acting
1—5 CADBB 6—10 DCDCA 11—15 DBBDA 16—20 ABADB
1.C 上文的“incurables"表明這位老人是不治之癥患者,存活的時間不會太長。
2.A 我叫他名字, 他不會回答。
3.D 由下文暗示可知,37歲的Frank不如一個嬰兒的智力。他不能用語言回答別人的問話,但內心有一定的反應,因此一見到我便將右腳靠著我的右腳以示問候。
4.B Frank的這一舉動使我的記憶一下子回到了30年前。
5. B 下文交待30年前作者的生活,二戰(zhàn)期間他只能住在防空洞中,生活很苦,只能用“dark”來形容當年的歲月。
6.D 作者回憶30年前的生活,頭腦中出現(xiàn)了防空洞的情景。
7.C ;8.D 在戰(zhàn)爭問題上由于擁有共同的話題,我們這些防空洞居住者逐漸了解了對方。
9.C ;10. A 一個37歲的人智力卻不正常,這一現(xiàn)象逐漸吸引了我的注意。
11.D 盡管Frank已經37歲,但智力還不如一個嬰兒。
12.B;13.B 他的講話僅體現(xiàn)了內心的快樂和憤怒,沒有更多實在的內容。
14.D;15.A West夫人不得不強壯而又有能力,因為Frank完全依靠于她,他需要嬰兒似的全部照料。
16. A 她幾乎失去了一切。
17. B West夫人遭受這么大的損失,大家盡力幫助這不幸的一家人。
18. A ; 19. D ;20. B 那天早上臨走前,我站在Frank身邊,將我的右腳靠著Frank 的右腳以便量出他腳的大小,目的是為他買一雙鞋子。Frank將我的這一動作看成是問候的表現(xiàn),從此他就用這一動作來問候我,這就有了本文開頭的那種情景。
科目:高中英語 來源:活題巧解巧練·高一英語(下) 題型:050
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A long time ago men hunted for their food. Often they killed wild animals, birds or fish. How did they kill the beasts? They used rocks and wooden sticks, sometimes they fought with their own hands and bodies.
Later on, people began fighting each other. Everyone wanted more food and mom land. They made arrows from sticks, they also made spears from stones. Then somebody invented the gun. Soldiers were taught how to shoot and kill enemy soldiers. Great wars were fought and many people died.
A famous general cried as he looked at one battle field. His soldiers were fighting well, but he felt very sad. He turned to his men and said, “My soldiers, I am going to ask you a question. The one who gives the best answer will receive a medal . The question is this: Who is the strongest power in the world?”
Four soldiers raised their hands. They wanted to answer the general's question. The general asked the first soldier to speak.
“Sir.” said the young man, “I think my gun is the strongest power. It can kill a person or an animal from a great distance.” “Thank you. ”said the general, “Next. ” He pointed to the man who was his best soldier.
“A soldier is stronger. ” said the second man, “He must shoot the gun and aim well. A gun's power comes from the way it is used.”
The third soldier thought he had the, best answer of all . “No, sir, ” he said, “our general is the strongest power. He gives the orders for his soldiers to shoot their guns.”
The general said nothing. He waited for the last man to answer his question. The fourth soldier answered the general's question this way, “I believe, sir, that the greatest power on the earth is love. It makes the general decide if he wants his soldiers to use their guns. Also, if men had more love for each other, they would not use their guns.”
The general gave the medal to the last man. Now if you were this general, which of your soldiers would receive the medal?
1.A long time ago, man led ________ life.
[ ]
A.a happy
B.a hard
C.an active
D.a strange
2.What caused mom people to die in the battle fields?
[ ]
A.The invention of the gun.
B.The invention of the arrow.
C.The invention of the spear .
D.The invention of the wooden stick.
3.From the third soldier's answer, we can see that ________.
[ ]
A.the general was the greatest power
B.the general was good at shooting
C.the soldier wanted to please the general
D.the soldier wanted to fight against the general
4.What does the fourth soldier's love mean?
[ ]
A.Love can make guns fire.
B.Love among people can stop war from breaking out.
C.Love can make people fight for peace.
D.B and
C.
5.This passage seems to show us that the general ________.
[ ]
A.liked to make jokes on his soldiers
B.liked testing his soldiers
C.liked crying in the battle fields
D.hope the world to he peaceful
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“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!” That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things as we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!
Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. There you can feel everything on show. If we want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see.
【小題1】By touching things,________.
A.you will have a strange feeling |
B.you will learn how to reach out your hand |
C.you can tell the difference of the things |
D.you can tell what colors they are |
A.try them on first | B.keep their right hands on them |
C.ask about them | D.feel and touch them |
A.the things are used by people, too | B.people feel the things too often |
C.people know how to use the things | D.the things are hard to feel |
A.Touching by Feeling | B.To See or to Feel? |
C.To See Better---Feel | D.Ways of Feeling |
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One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods 21 she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and 22 what to do, she began crying. After a while. She 23 to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. 24 it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and 25 stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the 26 . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a 27 .
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy 28 that his mistrees(女主人)was in danger. He jumped 29 a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a 30 scent (氣味) as he lowered his head. He 31 the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking 32 into the air, the dog 33 through the woods until he found the 34 . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his
35 , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He 36 over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was 37 .
When she opened her eyes and 38 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you
39 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 40 That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak
1. A.since B.before C.while D.as
2. A.remembering B.forgetting C.wondering D.regretting
3. A.preferred B.expected C.decided D.failed
4. A.If B.Until C.When D.Because
5. A.cautiously B.carelessly C.hopelessly D.unwillingly
6. A.trees B.bushes C.grasses D. woods
7. A.rock B.stream C.tree D.house
8. A.sensed B.found C.heard D.smelt
9. A.at B.in C.through D.onto
10. A.terrible B.familiar C.pleasant D.strange
11. A.followed B.discovered C.missed D.ignored
12. A.calmly B.gently C.merrily D.loudly
13. A.looked B.wandered C.searched D.travelled
14. A.window B.girl C.hero D.house
15. A.delight B.disappointment C.embarrassment D.satisfaction
16. A.climbed B.jumped C.walked D.flew
17. A.awake B.abandoned C.asleep D.available
18. A.spotted B.saw C.observed D.watched
19. A.rescued B.comforted C.disturbed D.scared
20. A.relief B.shock C.sorrow D.pain
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My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He has had it 36 and as he is very 37 it, it still looks as good as new.?
“That umbrella must have 38 you a great deal of money, Uncle.” I said to him one day.
“No,” he replied, “ 39 ”
“Was it a present?” I asked again.
“No,” said he.
“Then how did you get it?” I asked.
“Well,” he answered, “it is a strange true story. About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening 40 it suddenly rained. I had no raincoat and no umbrella. No buses ran through that street and there were no 41 in sight. As I was on my way to a party, I didn't want to get 42 . So I stood at a doorway and waited for the rain to stop. By and by it grew quite 43 .There wasn't a person around, and 44 it rained and rained. 45 a young man came to the place where I was standing, 46 a large umbrella over his head. 47 I hoped he would 48 me to walk to the next corner with him in order that I could get a taxi, I stepped 49 the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said: “ 50 , where are you going with that umbrella?”
51 by my sudden appearance, the young man 52 the umbrella, which, I'm afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and 53 into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and continued my walk. I knew it would be 54 in this big city to try and discover the owner and so I've kept it 55 .”
1. A. for months B. for years? C. since childhood D. for a few days?
2.A. satisfied with B. afraid of ? C. proud of D. careful with?
3. A. given B. cost C. saved D. made?
4. A. very little B. I don't know C. not a penny D. quite a lot?
5. A. when B. though C. because D. after?
6. A. bicycles B. policemen? C. friends D. taxis?
7. A. tired B. back C. wet D. away?
8.A. dark B. fine C. dirty D. dangerous?
9. A. naturally B. suddenly? C. always D. still?
10.A. At once B. At last C. As usual D. As well
11.A. selling B. carrying? C. moving D. showing?
12. A. As B. Although C. While D. If
13. A. order B. persuade C. allow D. promise?
14. A. into B. out of C. towards D. along?
15.A. By the way B. Help C. Excuse me D. Stop?
16. A. Punished B. Discouraged? C. Warned D. Frightened?
17. A. raised B. took C. dropped D. forgot?
18. A. disappeared B. lost C. pulled D. turned?
19. A. endless B. interesting C. exciting D. hopeless?
20. A. ever since B. for a while? C. for you D. forever?
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It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country A strange illness killed Isaksen’s pets and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea “I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them “says Isaksen
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1.We learn from Paragraph I that the pet sold at the shop may_______.
A.come from Columbia
B.prevent us from being infected
C.enjoy being with children
D.suffer from monkey-pox
2.Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?
A.They attack human beings
B.We need to study native animals
C.They can’t live out of the rain forest
D.We do not know much about them yet
3.What does she phrase “the wake-up call” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A.a new disease
B.a clear warning
C.a dangerous animal
D.a morning call
4.The text suggests that in the future we .
A. may have to fight against more new diseases
B. may easily get infected by diseases from dogs
C. should not be allowed to have pets
D. should stop buying pests from Africa
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