高三英语练习12

高三英语练习12

　　　　"I would almost rather see you dead," Robert S. Cassatt, a leading banker(银行家)of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist. In the 19th century,playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady’s family ranked among(跻身于)the best of Philadelphia‘s social(社交界的)families, such an idea could not even be considered.

　　　That was how Mary Cassatt, born 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble before her father’s anger. Instead, she opposed(抗拒)him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Mary Cassatt gave up her social position(社会地位)and all thought of a husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance(坚持), she became America‘s most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.

74.How did Mr Cassatt react(反应)when his daughter made her announcement?

　　　A.He feared for her life. B.He was very angry.

　　　C.He nearly killed her.　 D.He warned her.

75.What in fact was Mr Cassatt’s main reason in opposing his daughter‘s wish?

　　　A.Drawing and painting was simply unthinkable among ladies in those days.

　　　B.He did not believe his daughter wanted to work seriously in art.

　　　C.He believed an artist’s life would be too hard for his daughter.

　　　D.Ladies of good families simply did not become artists in those times.

76.What made Mary Cassatt‘s "struggle" to become a recognized artist especially hard?

　　　A.She was a woman.

　　　B.Her father opposed her.

　　　C.She had no social position.

　　　D.She did not come from an artist’s family.

77.What do we know about Mary Cassatt‘s marriage(婚姻)?

　　　A.Her marriage failed because she never gave a thought to her husband and family.

　　　B.She never married because she did not want to be just a wife and mother.

　　　C.After marriage she decided to give up her husband rather than her career(事业).

　　　D.She did not marry because for a lady of her social position to marry below her was unthinkable.

78.What do we know about Robert Cassatt’s character from the text?

　　　A.He was a cruel man.

　　　B.He was a stubborn(固执的)man.

　　　C.He knew nothing about art.

　　　D.He knew little about his daughter.

79.What do we know about Mary Cassatt‘s character?

　　　A.She was brave in going against old ideas.

　　　B.She got tired of always obeying her father.

　　　C.She hated playing at drawing and painting.

　　　D.She did not mind being poor at all.

80.As we can learn from the text,which of the following was generally considered the most important in the life of a woman in the U.S.in Mary Cassatt’s times?

　　　A.Money.

　　　B.Career.

　　　C.Marriage.

　　　D.Courage.

91A
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.

66. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
　　A. Lived in New York
　　b.Worked in a bank
　　c.Travelled to Texas
　　d.Was put in prison
　　e.Had a newspaper job
　　f.Learned to write stories
　　A. e, c, f, b, d, a 　　　B.c, b, e, d, a, f
　　C.e, b, d, c, a, f 　　　D.c, e, b, d, f, a
67. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because
　　A. they had surprise endings.
　　B.they were easy to understand.
　　C.they showed his love for the poor.
　　D.they were about New York City.
68. O. Henry went to prison because
　　A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
　　B.people thought he had taken money that was not his.
　　C.he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
　　D.he broke the law by not using his own name.
69. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
　　A. He was well-educated.
　　B.He was very good at learning.
　　C.He was devoted to the poor.
　　D.He was not serious about his work.
70. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
　　A. His life inside the prison.
　　B.The newspaper articles he wrote.
　　C.The city and people of New York.
　　D.His exciting early life as a boy.
91C
　　Jane Clark, fair-haired, blue-eyed and tough as steel, has just won the most difficult race in the world.
　　In seventeen days she drove a dog team and sledge(雪橇)across 1,050 miles of the Arctic Circle and through some of the most difficult land in the world. In bitter(刺骨的)winds and snow-storms she drove her dogs along the Arctic track, in temperatures that reached-38℃.
　　When Jane was asked how she felt about being the first woman ever to win the race she said, "I still can't believe it." She then went over to inspect her thirteen wild-eyed dogs.
　　David Wilson, who came second, said, "It sure hurts when a young woman is ahead of you. But it doesn't hurt for long. She was a good winner."
76. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article?
　　A. Woman wins the world's toughest race!
　　B.Woman fights bitter winds and snow-storms!
　　C.Woman wins a sledge race in the world!
　　D.Woman drives a dog team across the Arctic!
77. Why was the race considered to be very hard?
　　A. The race was very long and on a very narrow track.
　　B.The people racing only had dogs to pull the sledge.
　　C.The trip was long and hard and the temperatures were low.
　　D.The people racing had to pull the sledges on their own.
78. What was so special about Jane winning the race?
　　A. No woman had ever won this race in the past.
　　B.Her 13 dogs were wild and difficult to control.
　　C.She broke the record by taking only 17 days to complete the race.
　　D.This was the first time she had taken part in this kind of race.
79. How did David Wilson feel about the race?
　A. He had an accident during the race and thought it was not fair.
B.He was sorry to lose but thought it was fair that Jane won the race.
　　　　　C.He thought that it was not right to put men and women in the same race.
　　D.He was very upset because he thought that he should have won.
80. From the text we know that Jane was
　　A. a fair-minded girl.
　　B.very tough with her dogs.
　　C.interested in women's rights.
　　D.a very strong person.
92A　

　　Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten (咬)by snakes."It was seeing people with snake bites (伤口) that led me to this career," he said.

　　In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.

　　"I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met .It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart. Rushing home he shouted,`Bring me the knife' Minutes later the man lost his arm forever."

　　"The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes"Shu said.

66. The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article is　　　　　　 .

A. Astonishing Medicine 　　 B. Farmer Loses Arm C. Dangerous Bites 　　D. Snake Doctor　　

67. The farmer lost his arm because　　　　　　　　 .

A. the cloth was wrapped too tightly 　　　　　　 B. he cut it off to save his life

　C. Shu wasn't there to help him 　　　　 D. he was alone in the fields　　　

68. Shu decided to devote himself to snake medicine because_________　　　　　　　  .

　A. he wanted to save people's arms and legs 　　　　B. he had studied it at a medical school

　C. he had seen snakes biting people 　　　　　　　　　　 D. his army service had finished　　

69. Why did Shu go into the mountains?

A. He wanted to study snake bites. 　　　　　　　　B. He wanted to help the farmers.　　

C. He was being trained to be a doctor. 　D. He was expected to serve in the army.　　

70. Which of the following words can take the place of the word careerin the first paragraph (段)?

A. conclusion　 　B. story　 C. incident　 　　　　　　　　D. job 　　

93A

　　On the evening of June 21,1992,a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle . The hotel workers received him and teleponed the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles".

　　Robert Friedlander, an American ,arrived in Xi'an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road . Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi'an and his early dreams were coming true.

　　Robert Friedlander's next destinations (目的地)were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

61. The best headline (标题) for his newspaper article would be .

A.The Kingdom of Bicycles 　　　　 B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi'an

C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims

62. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .

A. he asked to see the manager 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he entered the hall with a bike

C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests 　　　　 D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him

63. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order: .

A. China, India, and Pakistan 　　　　　　　　 B. India, China, and Pakistan

C. Pakistan, China, and India 　　　　　　　　 D. China, Pakistan, and India

64. What made Friedlander want to come to China?

A. The stories about Marco Polo. 　　　　　　　　　 B. The famous sights in Xi'an.

C. His interest in Chinese silk. 　　　　　　　 D. His childhood dreams about bicycles.

65. Friedlander can be said to be .

A. clever 　B. friendly 　　　　 C. hardworking D. strong-minded

97 B
　　In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts. He always had an interest in word games and so, to fill his time, he planned a game which he called‘Lexico’. However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and, in time, changed its name from ‘Lexico’to  ‘Alph’ and then to ‘Criss Cross’.He wanted to make some money from his new game but he didn't have any real commercial（商业性的） success. In 1939, Butts happened to meet a man called Jim Brunot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1948 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name—'Scrabble'. At first, it didn't sell very well. In the first year it sold just 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500 sets a year. Then, in 1952 the manager of Macy's department store in New York,Jack Strauss, happened to play ‘Scrabble’while he was on holiday,He thought it was a wonderful game and,when he went back to work after his holiday, he insisted that Macy's should stock（储备）the game and make an effort（努力）to call the public's attention to it. As a result,'scrabble'became a big success in the United States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries.
55. The text is mainly about .
　　A.‘Lexico’ B.three men 　　　 C.a word game 　D.Alfred Butts
56. Alfred Butts invented the game ‘Lexico’ .
　　A. to make himself famous 　 B. to make spelling simpler
　　C. when he was out of work and looking for a job
　　D. when he was playing word games to pass the time
57. Who made ‘Scrabble’ popular?
　　A.Alfred Butts. 　B.Jack Strauss. 　C.Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot. 　 D.Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot.
58. When did Alfred Butts first put his game on the market?
　　A. In 1939. B. In 1948. C. Before 1939. D. Between 1939 and 1948.
C

Allan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson,a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around heroffice at work and goes shopping with her.‘Most people don't seem to mind Allan,’saysBirgitta, who thinks he is wonderful. 'He's my fourth child,'she says. She may think of himand treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in factAllan is a dog. Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected tolead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides（提供）a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money. People inSweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means yet moretaxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right tokeep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medicaltreatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so ownersoften decide to pay health and even life insurance （保险）for their dog. In Sweden dogowners must pay for any damage （损坏）their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club officialexplains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you,as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killedin the accident.

59. Birgitta pays taxes for Allan because .

A.　　　　　  he is her dog 　　　　　　　　　B. he is her child C. he follows her everywhere 　　 D. he often falls ill

60. The money paid as dog taxes is used to .

　　A. keep a high level of care for the people 　　　 B. pay for damage done by dogs

B.　　　　　　 provide medical care for dogs 　　　　　D. buy insurance for dog owners

61. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done tothe car?

　　A. The owner of the car. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The owner of the dog.

C.　　　　　　 The insurance compay（公司）. 　 D. The government.

62. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden .

　　A. dogs are welcome in public places 　　　　　　　 B. keeping dogs means asking for trouble

　　C. many car accidents are caused by dogs 　　　　D. people care much about dogs98A

　　Today ,rooler skating is easy and fun.But a long time ago,itwasn't easy at all.Before 1750,the idea of skating didn't exist.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlin's workwas making musical instruments.In his spare time he liked to playthe violin.Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.Peoplecalled him a dreamer.98A

　　One day Merlin an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball（化装舞会）.He was very pleased and a little excited.As the day of theparty came near,Merlin began to think how to make a grand entranceat the party.He had an idea.He thought he would get a lot ofattention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll.Finally,hedecided to but two.wheels under each shoe.These were the firstroller skates.Merlin was were pround of his invention and dreamedof arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of party Merlin rolled into the room playing hisviolin.Everyone was astonished to see him.There was just oneproblem.Merlin had no wasy to stop his roller skates.He rolledon and on.Suddenly,he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging onthe wall.Down feel the mirror,breaking to pieces.Nobody forgotMerlin's grand entrance for a long time!

51.The text is mainly about_____.

　　A.a strange man 　　　　　　　　　　B.an unusual party

　　C.how roller skating began　　　D.hos people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

52.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he_____.

　　A.often gave others surprises B.was a gifted musiian

　　C.invented the roller skates　　D.was full of imagination

53.Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to_____.

　　A.impress the party guests　　B.arrive at the party sooner

　　C.test his invention　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.show his skill in walking on wheels

54.What is the main point the writer is trying to make in thelast paragraph?

　　A.The roller skates needed further improvement.　　　 B.The party guests took Merlin for a fool.

　　C.Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.　　　　　 D.Merlin got himself into trouble.