I was going on vacation to meet up with family for a week of fun in Denver. I got to the airport, ready to leave my work behind for a few days.
I was comfortably awaiting my flight with a good book to read, when an elderly lady was wheeled to our waiting area. I couldn't help but notice the trouble she was having trying to open a packet of nuts with her shaking hands. I sighed. No one else was willing to meet her gaze (目光) so I offered to help.
She was very grateful. It turned out that these nuts were her entire breakfast. We sat and chatted. When the time came to board the plane the attendants (服務員) were nowhere to be seen. The lady could walk but needed some help, so I volunteered to help her on the plane and carry her bag.
As I helped her get settled I noticed her "seat mate," a businessman, looked a bit horrified at having to make the fight with her. He offered to change seats with me — and I agreed.
We landed and I needed to change planes, but I helped her disembark (下飛機) first. The wheelchair she ordered was nowhere to be seen so we slowly walked to gate where her daughter was waiting.
We only exchanged first names, and she was so grateful to have my help. I had to run to catch my connection but, as I thought about the experience, I saw her as my airport angel: a chance for me to hope that in the future when I'm in my 80's and traveling, someone will take the time to connect with me. Pay it forward.
56. What had the author planned to do during the flight?
A. Reading. B. Helping others. C. Resting. D. Sleeping.
57. What troubled the elderly lady in the wheel chair?
A. She could hardly manage her breakfast by herself.
B. She was unable to find her daughter in the airport.
C. The airport attendant could hardly help her.
D. She didn’t know where to board the plane.
58. How did the author show his kindness?
A. He offered to change seats with the elderly lady.
B. He went all the way to wait for her daughter.
C. He invited all those nearby to offer hands.
D. He managed to help the elderly lady all the way.
59. Why does the author feel grateful?
A. He believes he may find help if he is in need later.
B. He was appreciated deeply by everyone nearby.
C. He was looking forward to live up to 80 as the old lady.
D. He can get paid forward later in money.
名師指導期末沖刺卷系列答案科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆遼寧省高二上學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life．I had my arms full of books and I was rushing into the classroom when 1 ran into something solid. It was Carlos.
"My... you're tall," he said. The whole class burst out laughing .
“Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky(驕傲自大的) newcomer Carlos，pointing to the only empty one , in the back of the room.
Carlos laughed widely. "But I need a couple of dictionaries."
The bell rang for classes. As I stood up to go, I saw Carlos coming toward me. "I'm sorry I embarrassed you," he said . I looked straight ahead over the top of his black hair. "That's all right."
"I ought to know better." He was still blocking my way. "What's your name?" "Karen Forbes." He held out his hand. Unwillingly, I shook hands with him. He looked up at me seriously with his brown eyes. " I am Carlos . I don't see why you're so touchy."
It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Carlos was voted vice-president．“How come ?”I kept asking myself, "How come this shrimp（蝦）who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?"
So on that morning，I stopped Carlos and said，“It doesn't seem to bother you — being short.” He looked up at me, "Of course I mind being short．But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself." "You seem to get along great,” I admitted, "But what about me? The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red…
1.It is a story about a short boy who .
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A．won the school election |
B．is ashamed of his height |
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C．has learned to accept his size |
D．is embarrassed by his class |
2.From the text, we can see Carlos is .
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A．handsome and proud |
B．humorous and confident |
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C．diligent but shy |
D．honest but sensitive |
3.The underlined word "touchy" in paragraph 8 probably means .
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A．moved |
B．cheerful |
C．curious |
D．annoyed |
4.According to the text, which is the most likely ending?
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A．The author didn’t want to make friends with Carlos |
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B．Carlos and the author argued with each other. |
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C．The author changed her attitude towards Carlos. |
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D．Carlos was elected president of the student committee. |
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One day around 5:30 pm, I was going home on a bus and everybody on the bus was quiet. People had just 36 from work, students had just finished their 37 class and everybody was a little 38 from a long day. I was just looking outside of the 39 without any specific（具體的）thought in my mind. It was the same 40 I have seen many times before, people hurrying home.
In front of me, there was a guy who didn’t look very clean. 41 he was looking out of the window, he suddenly 42 to me and pointed at something outside. “Hey, look! ”He had a big smile on his face. I turned to the 43 he was pointing in and there it was the beautiful Catalina mountains burning with a beautiful 44 . He turned to other people on the bus and told them to look at the mountains. He 45 “Wow” and “It’s so beautiful” again and again. Everybody on the bus 46 the view indeed.
The 47 view also helped me to 48 my long tiring day with a good feeling in my heart. But, more 49 , I was so inspired to see that this man wanted to 50 the beautiful view with everybody on the bus, totally strangers. His 51 act made me accidentally find something that I had lost which I didn’t even know I had lost. He made me 52 that I had lost the feelings and the 53 I used to have every day. In my daily life, many things had 54 their color and movement, but he 55 me that things are still there—they never get lost.
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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I was younger than I thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was going to become one myself. I admit, it was not a role that I was emotionally ready to accept. I had been a young mother, and had certainly hoped my daughter would not face that same challenge. I remarried when she was a teenager, and then had two more children. On getting the news that she was expecting(懷孕), I remember thinking “What do I know about being a grandmother? —I haven’t even finished raising my own kids yet!” I don’t like to be unprepared, so I read a few books about grandparenting. That gave me a little help, but I was still uncertain. I thought about other grandmothers I knew, and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn’t. But I couldn’t quite figure out what kind of grandmother I wanted to be. Then I thought about my own grandmother, Granny, as she’s known by most people, and I knew I had the answer.
I didn’t realize it until that moment, but my own grandmother was the example for the kind of grandmother I wanted to be. I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot of time with my grandparents when I was a little kid. Here is what I learned from my Granny：
Grandmothers always have a cookie jar. For my whole life, Granny always had a cookie jar full of cookies. When I was a little tiny girl, just at eye level with the counter, Granny would get the cookie jar down for me. When I was a little older I learned how to pull the chair over so I could reach. As I got taller, if I really stretched, I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it down off the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside. Always the first thing I did when I went to Granny’s house was check the cookie jar, and there were always cookies in it. Many years later, I’ll drive my own children to Granny’s house and the first thing to do is get us all a cookie.
So grandmothers must have a cookie jar, and on my granddaughter’ s first Christmas，my daughter bought me my own cookie jar. She said when they came to see me，her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did.
1.The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________.
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A．she was not old enough to be one |
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B．she was not emotionally ready to be one |
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C．she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother |
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D．grandmother should be older than she was |
2.The underlined phrase “that same challenge ” in the first paragraph refers to “________”
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A．taking care of a grandchild |
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B．taking care of a baby |
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C．being a young grandmother |
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D．being a young mother |
3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.
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A．the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother’s cookie jar |
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B．the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother’s cookie jar |
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C．the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother’s cookie jar |
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D．women of the writer ‘s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren |
4.What kind of grandmother did the writer want to be?
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A．One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself. |
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B．One who grows up with her grandmother^ cookie jar with all kinds of cookies. |
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C．One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat her grandchildren. |
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D．One who always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren. |
5.Which of the following can be the best title of this text?
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A．Grandmother’s Cookie Jar |
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B．Grandmother’s Treat for Children |
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C．Grandmothers and Grandchildren |
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D．Happy Memories of Cookies |
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—Hi, I hear you’re going to London this summer vacation.
— , I was going to, but now I have changed my plan.
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A．Previously |
B．Recently |
C．Absolutely |
D．Partly |
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科目：高中英語 來源：北大附屬實驗學校2009-2010學年高二下學期期中考試試題（英語） 題型：閱讀理解
三，閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分,滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文,從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。
During his college years, Rogers spent his summer holidays at an Idaho logging camp (伐木場). When Roy, the manager, had to leave for a few days, he put Rogers in charge. "What if the workers refuse to follow my orders?" Rogers asked. He thought of Tony, a worker who was always giving the other men a hard time. "Fire them," Roy said. Then, as if reading Rogers’ mind, he added, "I suppose you want to fire Tony if you get the chance. I’d feel bad about that. Tony is the most reliable worker I’ve ever had. I know he complains a lot, but he comes first and leaves last. There has not been an accident on the hill where he works for eight years." Rogers took over the manager’s job the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to him, "Tony, did you know that I’m in charge today?" Tony didn’t show any respect or interest. "I was going to fire you because you once gave me a hard time, but I want you to know I’m not," he told Tony, adding what Roy had said. When Rogers finished, tears streamed down Tony’s face. That day Tony worked harder than ever before —and he smiled for the first time! Rogers went back to school after that summer. Twelve years later he met Tony again. He was in charge of one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he managed to become so successful. Tony replied, "If it were not for that time you spoke to me back in Idaho, I would not be myself today. That one minute changed my whole life." Have you got one minute to appreciate someone? It can make a difference for a lifetime.
1. Which of the following statements about Tony is TRUE?
A. He didn’t care about his work.
B. He never showed respect to his co-workers.
C. Nobody liked Tony because of his bad temper.
D. He worked hard but he always complained.
2. The manager’s attitude towards Tony is _____.
A. strict B. doubtful C. satisfied D. negative
3. Rogers changed his mind and didn’t fire Tony because _______.
A. Tony smiled at him
B. he learned more about Tony’s work
C. Roy didn’t give him the power to fire anyone
D. Tony didn’t give him a hard time anymore
4. What can we learn from Tony’s success?
A. It’s never too late to learn.
B. Well begun is half done.
C. It’s necessary to work with a wise boss.
D. It’s important to recognize others’ good qualities.
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