DEdmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied - 高中英语试题 - 超级试练试题库

题目

题型：不详难度：来源：

D
Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets(彗星)which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.
However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he h

ad done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse(椭圆形).
Now Halley set to work. He figured out(解决，计算出)the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearance had been 75 to 76 years apart.
This seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.
It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain to make a prediction(预言)of what would happen in the future. He decided that this would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s prediction could be tested. In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley’s comet, in his honor.
63. Edmund Halley figured out the orbit of ____.
A. some different comets appearing several times
B. the same comet appearing at different times
C. three different comets appearing at the same time
D. several comets appearing at the same time
64. Halley made his discovery ____.
A. by doing experiments
B. by means of his own careful observation
C. by using the working of other scientists
D. by chance
65. Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction in the year____.
A. 1704          B. 1705     C. 1706           D. 1707
66. This passage in general is about ____.
A. Halley and other scientists        B. the orbit of a comet
C. Newton and Halley             D. Halley and his discovery

答案

63---66 BCBD

解析

略

核心考点

试题【DEdmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]

举一反三

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、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。
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more 31 , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 32 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often 33   what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 34 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 35 . I can still remember he was always 36 a smile and willing to help. He always 37 after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 38 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 39 home.
Weeks passed and the 40 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of 41 before the holiday break. I smiled in 42 as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David 43 standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,” he said and 44 from behind his back a small box. 45 it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my 46 I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face add back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s 47 .”
“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes 48 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given 49 to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 50 the little empty box set on my desk.
31. A. anxious          B. courageous      C. serious      D. cautious
32. A. warning               B. ringing           C. calling      D. yelling
33. A. scolded          B. wondered        C. realized      D. learned
34. A. irregularly       B. unnaturally        C. untidily      D. improperly
35. A. popular          B. upset            C. special      D. funny
36. A. expressing        B. delivering        C. wearing          D. sharing
37. A. practiced          B. wandered        C. studied      D. stayed
38. A. would           B. should            C. might       D. could
39. A. aim at           B. turn to            C. put off      D. head for
40. A. argument         B. excitement         C. movement   D. judgment
41. A. school         B. year            C. education    D. program
42. A. relief                B. return             C. vain          D. control
43. A. weakly          B. sadly            C. quietly      D. helplessly
44. A. searched          B. found             C. raised       D. pulled
45. A. Holding               B. Handing         C. Sending           D. Leaving
46. A. delight          B. expectation        C. appreciationD. surprise
47. A. cheap           B. empty            C. useless      D. improper
48. A. as              B. until            C. because      D. though
49. A. advice          B. support           C. attention     D. command
50. A. from            B. behind            C. over         D. towards

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Recently I gave my adult students homework. It was “go to someone you love and tell them you love them.” It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time.
It sounds like very tough homework since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the generation of men that were taught expressing emotions is not “macho(阳刚之气).” Showing feelings or crying was just not done. So this was very threatening homework for some.
At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. I fully expected one of the women to volunteer, as was usually the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand, quite moved and a bit shaken.
As he unfolded out of his chair (all 1.85 meters of him), he began by saying, “Dennis, I was quite angry with you last week when you gave us this homework . Why were you to tell me to do something that personal?”
“But as I began driving home my conscience(良心)started telling me that I knew exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’ to.”
“Five years ago, my father and I had a severe disagreement and really never settled it since then. We avoided seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But even then, we hardly spoke to each other.”
“So last Tuesday by the time I got home I had convinced myself I was going to tell my father I loved him. It’s strange, but just making that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest.”
56.The homework is threatening for some students because         .
A. they are middle-aged people     B. they are not macho enough
C. they were taught to hide their emotions   D. they didn’t know how to show feelings
57.From the passage we know that________.
A. the adult students have classes in the day time only
B. not all the adult students in the writer’s class are male
C. the man refused to meet his father after their quarrel
D. the man quickly decided to say “I love you” to his father
58.The underlined phrase “unfolded out of his chair” in Para 4 is closest in meaning to_______.
A. stood on his chair straight B. sat quietly in the chair
C. bent himself over his chair       D. raised himself slowly from the chair
59.What does the man imply by saying the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. He felt it too strange to say “I love you” to his father.
B. He felt relaxed just thinking of saying “I love you” to his father.
C. He felt very relaxed after saying “I love you” to his father.
D. He had to lift a heavy load off his chest before saying “I love you”.
60. .Which do you think can be the best title of the passage?
A. Special homework for adults.             B. Saying “I love you” is not mancho.
C. Disagreement between father and son .     D. It is easy for adults to express their love.

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

E
To: manger @ tastytreat.com
Date: Monday, 7 October, 3:34 p.m.
From: raymondyuen@ canada.net
Subject: Complaint
Dear Mr. Price,
I have eaten in your restaurant many times and have always been happy with the food and service. This makes what happened last Saturday even more disappointing.
It was my son’s birthday so we booked a non-smoking table at your restaurant for 7:30 p.m. We arrived on time but were told that our table was not yet ready. At 8:00 p.m., we were given a table in the smoking section. I asked to move but I was told that there were no other tables. A lot of people were smoking so it was uncomfortable and unhealthy.
Our first waitress, Janet, was very polite and helpful. She gave us free drinks for waiting so long. Our food also came quickly and looked fresh and tasty. When my wife had eaten most of her meal, she found a dead cockroach (蟑螂) in her vegetables. She was shocked and wanted to leave. At first, the waitress told us it was a piece of garlic. When we told her that garlic does not have legs, she apologized and took the food away.
We asked for the bill, expecting not to pay for my wife’s meal. Nobody came. After 15 minutes, I asked to see the manager. The head waiter told us that you were on holiday I complained again about the horrible cockroach. He told me Janet had finished work. He didn’t believe my story and gave me a bill for three meals. I argued with him but was forced to pay.
The waitress, Janet, was always friendly, but I would like an apology from your impolite head waiter and a full repayment for our meal. It cost $68. Until then, I will not be eating at your restaurant or recommending it to anyone.
You can contact me at 742-3254 or through e-mail if you want more information.
Thank you for your attention.
Yours Sincerely,
Raymond Yuen
72．We learn from the text that, before Saturday, Mr. Yuen _________            .
A. was satisfied with the restaurant B .was disappointed with the restaurant
C .had to wait for his table D .rarely ate at the restaurant
73．The head waiter didn’t believe Mr. Yuen because _________            .
A．the waitress stopped working and hadn’t told him about it
B．he believed that the cockroach was garlic
C．he didn’t want to pay Mr. Yuen back
D．the manager was on holiday
74．Mr. Yuen demanded that Mr. Price _________            .
A．say sorry to his family
B．let the head waiter stop working in the restaurant
C．get the head waiter to say sorry
D．get the head waiter and Janet to say sorry
75．What does Mr. Yuen want to pay for now?
A．Two meals.      B．Their meals.     C．Nothing.   D．Only the drinks.

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee（委员会）, the students would be in fear , because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave . A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again . Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.
The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.
Then the professor asked about the cure（药剂,疗法）for the illness , and the student , too , answered just as right . “Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”
“A full spoon,” answered the student.
“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get,” said the professor. At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given .Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops. ”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the professor coldly, “but it’s too late. Your patient has died. ”
56. The students were afraid of the professor because _______ .
A. they often angered and disappointed him
B. their answers often astonished him
C. their answers seldom satisfied him
D. he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks
57. The student’s description of the illness was ________ .
A. not correct B. not satisfying
C. completely discouraging D. accepted
58 Which guess is the most reasonable from the passage?
A. The student must have passed the exam.
B. The student may not have passed the exam.
C. The student must have been very happy when he heard, “Your patient has died . ”
D. The professor must have been very pleased and given the student a good mark.

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。注意：若选E涂AB；若选F涂AC；若选G涂AD。
71 You don’t need to admire those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may wan

t to walk on the country roads at their free time.
72 When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of you; when you get success, people will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you; and when you do something good to others, you will feel happy. 73 If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. 74 _ When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly that you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor or you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving（旋转的） door. 75 If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
A.All these are your happiness.
B.Without money, we can live a happy life.
C.Happiness is for everyone.
D.She has no chance to go to school.
E.It is a feeling of your heart.
F.You are happy when you help a helpless man.
G.In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it.

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

最新试题

热门考点