高中英語練習(xí)二

高中英語練習(xí)二

Onmywaybackfromworkeveryevening,therewasahomelessmanstanding

attheexitofthefreeway.Healways]ateverycar,smiling,andsometimes

almostdancing.Itseemedthathewasquite2withhislife.

EverydayIwouldremembertogathersomespare3,andputitasideto

givehimifIsawhim.EverytimeIrolleddownmywindowandgavehimthecoins,a

feelingof4wouldcomeoverme,too.5theredlightwouldbeonfbra

minuteandwewouldaskeachotheraboutourday.His6wouldalwaysbe

thesame,“Pmblessed（幸福的）!”Itamazedmethathewassopositiveeveninthe

situationofbeinghomeless,andit7meofhowblessedIwas.

ThenonedayIwascalledintomyboss'sofficeandwastoldthatIwas8.

FortherestofthatdayallIcould9was“HowamIgoingtoprovidefbrmy

kids,andwhatamIgoingtodo?”O(jiān)nmywayhome,Iwasso10thatIdidn't

remembertolookfbrmycoinsandgetthem1ilikeIusuallydid.Yetthere

hewasasusual.Hesethiseyesonmewhilestillsmilingandwavingatothers.

WhileIwas12fbrtheredlighttoturn,hewalkedovertomycar.He

lookedatmewithaconcernedexpressionandsaid,“TodayIwill13youa

dollar.^^Hethenreachedintohispocketandpickedoutadollarbill.Iwastouchedand

burstintotears.

Thatdayhetaughtmeavaluable14Nomatterwhatmaterialthingsare

takenawayfromyou,noonecantakeawayyourchoiceofbeingcheerful.Everytime

I'mfacedwith15inlife,IwillthinkofhimandrememberthatI'mblessed.

1.A.lookedB.wavedC.pointedD.laughed

2.A.happyB.curiousC.carefulD.anxious

3.A.foodB.timeC.clothesD.change

4.A.joyB.fearC.trustD.anger

5.A.SadlyB.OccasionallyC.StrangelyD.Interestingly

6.A.answerB.hopeC.explanationD.advice

7.A.warnedB.provedC.remindedD.informed

8.A.firedB.invitedC.praisedD.elected

9.A.makeupB.lookforC.takebackD.thinkof

10.A.excitedB.proudC.tiredD.sad

11.A.readyB.cleanC.openD.alone

12.A.callingB.waitingC.leavingD.searching

13.A.giveB.lendC.sendD.pay

14.A.storyB.toolC.suggestionD.lesson

15.A.chancesB.choicesC.businessesD.challenges

A

TheideaaboutthephoenixgoesbacktoAncientEgypt,wherewefindthe

phoenixdescribedasahandsome,eagle-likebird,withpart-golden,part-redplumage,

thatspentmostofitslifeintheArabiandeserts.Itwasrarelyseenandaccordingto

oneversionofthestory,onlyappearedinEgyptonceeveryfivehundredyears,when

itflewtoHeliopolis,"cityofthesun”,anddeliberatelyburntitselftoashesbysettling

onthealtar（祭壇）flamethere!However,itseemsitdidnotreallydiebecausefrom

thosesameashesayoung,fullyformedphoenixwasbomandflewaway,apparently

backtoArabia.

Itisprettyobviousthatnoonehaseverseenorwillseealivingphoenix.The

interestingthingisthatwecanfindcertainclueswhichmayexplainoneaspectofthe

Egyptians9idea.Itmaysoundunbelievable,butsomebirdsareapparentlyquite

charmedbyflamesandsmallfires,especiallymembersofthecrowfamily^One

zoologistactuallyprovedthisbysettingfiretosomestrawneartoatame（馴養(yǎng)的）

rook,alargeblackbirdlikeacrow.Farfrombecomingnervousandbackingaway,

thebirddeliberatelystoodovertheflames,withraisedandvibratingwings.Itdidn't

getburnt,buttheimageitpresentedbyitsstrangebehaviorwasalmostexactlylike

thatshowninillustrationsofthemythicalphoenix!

Whybirdsshouldoccasionallybehaveinthisstrangewayisnotclear.Oneidea

isthattheycarefullyusetheheatoftheflamestorelievetheannoyancecausedby

theirfeathermites（虱）whichallbirdshave.Whateverthereason,itisquitepossible

thattheAncientEgyptianssawbirdsbehavinginthisway,fromtimetotime,and

useditasthebasisoftheirphoenixmyth,addingfancifuldetailswhichcloselylinked

ittotheirworshipofthesunandtheirbeliefinresurrection.

Nowadays,thephoenixismuchlessimportanttousthanitwastotheEgyptians.

Butthelogoofmodernfireinsurancecompanies,whichemploythephoenixasoneof

theirsymbols,refersthatinonesensetheideaofitremains.

26.Accordingtothepassage,thephoenix.

A.isahandsomeandeagle-likebirdlivinginArab

B.usedtobeseenwhentheEgyptiansheldreligiousactivities

C.hasneverreallyexistedintheworld

D.isthekingofallkindsofbirds

27.Thereasonwhybirdsstandaboveflamesisprobablythat.

A.thephoenixusedtodosoB.theymaygetridofthemites

C.theywanttoburntheirfeatherD.theycanheatthemselves

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?

A.TheancientEgyptiansworshipedthephoenix.

B.Thescientistshavediscoveredwhybirdsareattractedbyfire.

C.Themodempeoplestillfavortheideaofthephoenix.

D.Themythicaltalesaboutthephoenixwerebasedonfacts.

29.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttotheunderlinedword“resuirection“inthe3rd

paragraph?

A.livingforeverB.offeringwarmth

C.comingbacktolifeD.stayinghealthy

30.Whatdoesthephoenixprobablymeaninthelogoofafireinsurancecompany?

A.Ourcompanycanprotectyoufrombeingharmedbyfire.

B.Ifyourpropertyisdestroyedbyfire,wewillhelpyoubuilditupagain.

C.Ourcompanywillalwaysbeenergeticandwealthy.

D.Ifneeded,wewillsaveyouattheriskoflosinglives.

B

MikeHenryhasatwo-hectarefarminPalmer,Alaska.Aboutayearandahalf

ago,hisgoatMilliewasgivinghimahardtime.Shedidn'twanttobemilked.Instead,

shekickedherbacklegsandsteppedintothebucketthatwassupposedtocatchher

milk.Buttherewasnomilktocatch.AllMikeHenrygotwastiredhandsfromhis

attemptstomilkher.Buthealsogotanidea.Hedesignedagoatmilkingmachinethat

doesnotrequireanyelectricityormotors.

TheHenryMilkerisahand-operatedvacuumpump.Itattachesatubetothegoat.

Afteralittlepumping,themilkbeginstoflow.Theprocessusesaclosedsystemto

keephairanddirtoutofthemilk.Themilkgoesdirectlyfromthegoatintoaboxthat

isthenplacedintherefrigeratortokeepthemilkcold.

MilkHenryhassoldhisinventiontohundredsofpeople,mainlysmallfarmers

justlikehim.Heatfirstconsideredspendingmorethanonethousanddollarsonan

electricmilkingmachine.Butthatseemedlikealotofmoneytomilkjustonegoat.

Sohebegantodevelopadeviceofhisown.Heworkedwithpartsthathebought

fromanautosupplystoreandaWal-Martstore.

HetriedhisinventiononMillie.Howdidshereact?Shegavealittlemilk.Asthe

monthspassed,heimprovedthedevice.MilkingMilliebecameeasy.Theaverage

milkingtimewiththeHenryMilkeristenminutes.MikeHenrysaysMillienowgives

abouttwolitersinhalfthattime.

MikeHenrybegantothinkotherpeoplewhoownedjustafewgoatsmightbe

interestedinhisinvention.SoheofferedoneoneBay,anInternetmarketplace.The

firstonesoldforforty-fivedollars.Today,hereceivesordersfromasfarawayas

AustraliaandNewZealandwiththeregularpricebeingonehundredforty-nine

dollars.

31.MikeHenry'sideaofinventingtheHenryMilkercamefrom_________.

A.Henry'susualmilkingexperiences

B.Henry'sdifficulttimewithMillie

C.Henry'ssenseofsavingelectricity

D.Henry'sconversationwithsomefarmers

32.Aclosedsystemisusedduringtheprocessinorderto________.

A.causethemilktoflowB.keepthemilkclean

C.makesurethemilkisfreshD.savethemilkingtime

33.Accordingtothepassage,whowouldlovetheimprovedinventionbyMikeHenry

most?

A.Farmersowningalargenumberofgoats.

B.Peoplewhoareinterestedinelectricmachines.

C.Farmerswithjustafewgoatswonderinghowtomilkgoatsefficiently.

D.PeoplefromasfarawayasAustraliaandNewZealand.

34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Henryinventedhiselectricmilkingmachine.

B.Henry'sprofitsfromhisgreatinventionareincreasing.

C.Henrygavehisinventiontosmallfarmerslikehimforfree.

D.Afterofferinghisinventiononline,Henryfoundpeopletooknointerestinit.

35.Whatistheauthor9sattitudeinthispassage?

A.Defensive.B.Persuasive.C.Subjective.D.Objective.

C

TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)recentlyannounced

trendsinfruitandvegetableconsumption(食用)amongadults.Since2000,theCDC

hasmadeeffortswithgoalsofgetting75%ofAmericanstoeattwoormoreservings

offruitadayand50%ofAmericanstoeatthreeormoreservingsofvegetablesaday.

Unfortunately,Americansaren'tmeetingthesemodesttargets.

Althoughadiethighinfruitandvegetablescanreducetheriskofmanydiseases,

Americansjustaren'tgettingenough.Infact,since2000,theamountofvegetables

AmericansareeatinghasstayedthesameandtheamountoffruitAmericansare

eatinghasgonedown.TheCDCalsofindsthatonlyaboutathirdofadultsareeating

theirexpectedservingsoffruit,andjustoveraquarterofadultsareeatingtheir

expectedservingsofvegetables.

Sowhyaren'tAmericansgettingtheirexpectedservingsoffruitandvegetables?

ItturnsoutthatAmericansmightbespoiledwhenitcomestotheirproduce.A

nationalsurveyconductedbyFruit2dayrevealsthatnearlyhalfofAmericansleave

fruitintheirfridgesuntilitrotswithpeopleinBostonamongtheworstandthosein

NewYorkandLosAngelesamongthebest.Sadly,mostAmericansadmittoleaving

fruitinthefridgeformorethanaweek.

TherearemanyreasonswhyAmericansdon'teattheirfruitorvegetables,

includingtheinconvenienceofhavingtowashorpeelit.Fruit2dayoffersconsumers

asurprisingandconvenientwaytoenjoythegoodnessoffruit.

“Withnoaddedsugar,naturaljuicesandtwofullservingsoffruit,ourFruit2day

linehasreallycapturedtheimaginationsofhealth-consciousconsumerswhoare

activelylookingtogetmorefruitintheirdietsJsaidHannoHolm,presidentandchief

executiveofficerofHero-WhiteWave.cTruit2daymakesgettingmorefruitinone's

dieteasierforanydailysnackroutine.”

36.For4millionAmericanadults,howmanyofthemareeatingtwoormoreservings

offruitaday?

A.About3million.B.About2million.

C.About1.3million.D.About1million.

37.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat.

A.Americanshavebeeneatingfewervegetablessince2000.

B.mostAmericanseatlessfruittoreducetheriskofdiseases.

C.over25%ofadultsareeatingthreeormoredailyservingsofvegetables.

D.mostAmericanspreferfruittovegetables.

38.Inwhichcityarepeoplemostlikelytoleavefruitintheirfridge?

A.InBoston.B.InNewYork.

C.InLosAngeles.D.Notmentioned.

39.WiththehelpofFruit2day,Americanscan.

A.easilygetridoftheirbadeatinghabits

B.convenientlyhavemorefruitintheirdiets

C.addsugarandnaturaljuicestotheirdiets

D.findanotherexcusefornoteatinghealthily

40.Americansdon'teattheirfruitorvegetablesbecause__________.

A.theyarerelativelyforgetful

B.theyaretoobusywiththeirwork

C.theydon'tthinkitconvenienttoeatthem

D.theypreferdailysnackswithaddedsugar

D

Mr.PeterJohnson,agedtwenty-three,battledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhis

trappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnson

tooktheonlyescaperoute—throughthe行李箱）.

Mr.Johnson'scarhadfinishedupinaditchatRomneyMarsinKentafter

skiddingoniceandhittingabank."Fortunately,thewaterbegantocomeinonly

slowly,"Mr.Johnsonsaid."Icouldn'tforcethedoorsopenbecausetheywere

jammedagainstthewallsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknew

waterwouldcomefloodingin.”

Mr.Johnson,asweetsalesmanofSittingHomeKent,firsttriedtoattractthe

attentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot.

Thenhebeganhisstruggletoescape.

Laterhesaid,uItwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylife.ItwastheonlycoinI

hadinmypocketandIusedittounscrewthebackseattogetintotheboot.I

hammereddesperatelywithahammertryingtomakesomeonehear,butnohelp

came.”

Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseat,andafurtherfiveminutestoclearthe

sweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Johnsonfoundawrenchandbegantoworkon

thebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby."ItwastheonlychanceIhad.Finallyitgave,

butassoonasImovedthebootlid,thewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedthelid

downintothemudandscrambledclearasthecarfilledup."Hishandsandarmscut

andbruised（擦傷），Mr.JohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearby,wherehewaslooked

afterbytheformer\wife,Mrs.LucyBates.Huddledinablanket,hesaid,"That

thirtyminutesseemedlikehours."Onlythetipsofthecarwheel