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But Roebling refused to listen to them. He thought about the bridge day and night and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. After much discussion and persuasion he convinced his son Washington, who was a promising engineer himself, that the bridge in fact could be built.
Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished. With great excitement, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.
The project started well, but several months after it began, a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was so seriously injured that he was never able to walk, talk or even move again.
"We told them so", "Crazy men and their crazy dreams", "It"s foolish to chase wild visions", the critics said and most thought the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap Washington still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.
Washington"s wife tried to inspire and pass on her husband"s enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. As he lay in his hospital room, an idea suddenly hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this finger and tapping it on his wife"s arm, he slowly developed a code to communicate with her. Then he used this method to tell his wife what the engineers should do. It seemed crazy but the project was under way again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife"s arm, until the bridge was finally completed.
Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man"s spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances.
小题1:_ What did most people think about Roebling"s idea to build the bridge?
A.It would never become a reality. | B.Washington was not experienced enough. |
C.It would take a lot of time. | D.Finding the money would be impossible. |
A.unpleasant | B.scared | C.amazed | D.determined |
a. Roebling convinced his son.
b. Washington found a new way to communicate.
c. They hired the crew.
d. The bridge was completed.
e. Roebling wanted to build a bridge.
f. There was a tragic accident.
A.e, a, c, f, d, b | B.e, a, f, b, c, d | C.e, f, a, b, c, d | D.e, a, c, f, b, d |
A.She knew sign language very well. |
B.She was devoted to her husband. |
C.She developed a code to communicate with her husband. |
D.She helped her husband design the plan. |
A.Success will come with the passing of time. |
B.Struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. |
C.Even the most distant dream can be realised with a never-say-die attitude. |
D.The people who make a difference in our life should be remembered forever. |
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试题【In 1883, an imaginative engineer named John Roebling decided to build a spectacu】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When Nancy Lubin got $5,000 from her great-grandfather, she never once considered taking a vacation or paying off student loans with it. 36 , the 24-year-old New York University law student began thinking about the clothing 37 faced by the typical low-income woman:“If she goes for a job interview 38 dressed, she won’t get the job.” Lubin says,“But without a job, she can’t 39 good clothing.”
A few weeks later, Lubin 40 Dress for Success and began searching for clothing and volunteers. She asked women to donate(捐献)used business clothes that were 41 in good condition. She asked members of diet centres to give away clothes that no longer 42. At first Lubin stored the clothes in her one-bedroom apartment. Finally she found 43 in a Greenwich Village church basement(地下室),which now 44 as the organization’s main office.
Today, when women arrive at shelters and job training programmes—they 45 a suit, shoes, a bag, stockings and jewllery, and self-confidence as well. Some are trying to enter the work 46 after being on welfare(福利)for years.
_47 Dress for Seccess helped its first client a year and a half ago, more than 1,000 women have received suits—and many have been given 48 . Yarit Polanco was rencently hired 49 a law-firm office manager. “Because of Dress for Success, I made a good 50 ,”she says.
Donations are now 51 in, including jewellery,6,000 pairs of trousers and 40,000 worth of handbags. Broadcast journalists have given suits. And Lubin, who has put her 52 on hold is opening Dress for Success 53 in other cities.
“So many women have clothes lying around that they’ll never 54 again,”says a volunteer. “Nancy’s _55__ is so simple, yet so important to the women who benefit from it.”
36. A. Anyway B. Instead C. Fortunately D. Meanwhile
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I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here’s what I wanted to tell you today:Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger pay-check…
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It is so easy to existinstead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, and something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this:Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
小题1: It can be inferred from the passage that_____.
A.the author is a success in personal life |
B.the author didn’t try her best to work well |
C.the author spent all her time caring for her children |
D.the author likes traveling very much |
A.Through social experience. | B.By learning from her friends |
C.Through an unfortunate experience | D.From her children and husband. |
A.make a living rather than live a real life |
B.work rather than enjoy life |
C.waste a lot in life |
D.forget the most important lessons in life |
A.Do it well to serve others. |
B.Earn enough money to make life better. |
C.Try your best to get higher position and pay. |
D.Don’t let it affect your real life. |
“A very disruptive(扰乱型的) six-year old child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand,”said one teacher. “I broke up a fight and was kicked between my legs,”said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.
Every child , regardless of the circumstances into which they are born,has the right to achieve their potential,regardless of their parents’ wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation,it is a long way to achieve this goal.But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of neglecting the latter.
Far too many children are behaving badly at school,even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible enough,but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table,and unable to use the lavatory properly.
We are in danger of becoming a nation of families living separate lives under one roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep,has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.
Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting boundaries for their children’s behavior and sticking to those boundaries when the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources—time—so that children come to school ready and are willing to learn.
小题1:In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore?
A.The school violence. |
B.The pressure of students’ learning. |
C.The right to achieve students potential. |
D.the responsibilities of the students. |
A.dissatisfied | B.unconcern | C.understanding | D.tolerance |
A.parents and children live in their separate rooms |
B.parents care little about children’s life at home |
C.children don’t live with their parents in the same room |
D.at home children live a different life from that of parents |
A.Children’s behavior at school is worrying people |
B.Parents expect schools to correct their children’s bad habits |
C.There is no point in parents’ teaching children at home |
D.Don’t blame teachers when it’s parents who are failing |
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
I’m a TV show host.One Sunday,I 36 my 7-year-old daughter by the sea for lunch.On arriving at the beach,I saw JoJo,a 37 man in the hotel business.We sat down to chat in an open air cafe 38 I watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings in front of us.
Suddenly our conversation was 39 by a stranger,who politely asked 40 to speak to me.Often people want to tell me 41 about my controversial TV show,when
I’m out on the 42 .
He asked to speak to me 43 ,so we stood a bit away from my table.He said,
“I’m James,father of a 7-year-old girl,who’s very sick.The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK,she would probably 44 .But I’m poor,so can you please help me?”
Speechless,I stared in the man’s eyes full of 45 and asked how l could help.After we talked for a while,I went to sit back.JoJo asked me,“What’s wrong with you?Your
46 changed.”I told him and he was very sorry for this sick child.
All weekend I 47 James,his daughter and his family.I even considered doing a special TV show to 48 money for this sick child.
On Monday morning I was at the office after I finished 49 my show,when JoJo walked into my office.Actually JoJo is so 50 and I never imagined he had time to come and see me.
“Please,call the man 51 the sick child and tell him that I’ll 52 all expenses for his sick daughter’s treatment.”JoJo said,with a 53 in his hand.“I’ve been married for 35 years,I wasn’t lucky enough to 54 a child.l want to help this child now.”I 55 the phone to call James.
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A.paper | B.check | C.pen | D.letter |
A.help | B.adopt | C.attend | D.have |
A.held on | B.got through | C.picked up | D.turned on |
It amazed me that even in his situation of being homeless he was so positive,and his answer would remind me of how blessed I was.A single mother of four amazing kids,with a place to call home and with a job to provide for my kids.Then one day I was called into my boss’s office and was told that I was being laid off due to the economy.Needless to say that on my was home that day I was very sad and upset.I didn’t remember to look for my spare change and keep it ready like I usually did.I wasn’t feeling the joy as I got off the ramp where the homeless man would be.Yet there he was as alway,as l turned the ramp.He set his eyes on me,while still smiling and waving at others.
While I was waiting for the red light to turn,he strolled over to my car.He had a big smile he looked me straight in the eyes and said “today I will give you a dollar”.He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a dollar bill.I was blown away.I burst into tears.I wanted to jump out of my car and hug him!
You see that day he gave me more than a dollar bill,he taught me a valuable lesson.No matter what material things are taken from you,no one can take away your choice to be joyful.
小题1:What is the passage mainly concerned?
A.A dollar bill from a homeless person. |
B.A blessing coming from a homeless person. |
C.A woman who lost her job due to the economy. |
D.A homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway. |
A.optimistic | B.brave | C.Iazy | D.kind-hearted |
A.felt relaxed to get rid of the tiring job |
B.still felt joyful when coming off the ramp |
C.took it for granted that she was fit for her job |
D.didn’t put some change aside to give to the man |
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A.completely defeated | B.wholly blown down |
C.really amazed | D.murdered by gunfire |
A.material things are the most important in life |
B.people should be encouraged to beg by smiling |
C.the author’s ride home that dog was smooth sailing |
D.we should wait others’help when faced with challenges |
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