科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Nobody Benefits
NEW YORK—America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its history.Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings.
But just a short walk from Manhattan's skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the side-walk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.
Brown is homeless — one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street.
During the day, Brown collects aluminium cans and sells them for five cents a piece.At night, he sleeps on the street.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
"I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that," said the 62-year-old former construction worker.
Brown admits he's had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine.But he said he still wants a more stable housing arrangement.He could afford it just with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.
However, he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York.
With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demand.
A US report shows rents in New York city rose more than 27 percent between 1984 and 1999, from US $549 to US $700 a month.
One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up.
The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some affordable housing help.
But few housing companies have been built for the poor.Many small apartments in the city now rent for US $1,500 a month or more.
Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her.She is angry about his drinking and won't allow it in her house.
Smiling, he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he'd like to see more often.
"All I've got to do is clean up my act," he said.
What kind of life does George Brown lead?
A.Homeless and dangerous.
B.Homeless and childish.
C.Homeless and miserable (痛苦的).
D.Homeless and sleepless.
From George Brown's life we can find that ______.
A.old Americans lead a hard life
B.old Americans want to live alone
C.American cities are crowded with poor people w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
D.bad habits play a role in some poor people's Life
It can be inferred from this passage that ______.
A.America is short of housing companies
B.the poor can't benefit from the increasing economy
C.poor people in America will become rich
D.housing companies will build more houses for the poor
If this passage comes from a paper, on which page would it be?
A.Society. B.Science. C.Economy. D.Business.
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科目:高中英語 來源:湖北省孝感高中2009-2010學(xué)年度高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型:完型填空
第二節(jié):完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從31~50各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 31 after having dinner together. They discussed the 32 they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said,“I had a 33 house built for Mama.”The second said,“I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(經(jīng)銷商)send a 34 to her.”The third said,“I built a beautiful 35 for Mama.”The fourth said,“You know 36 Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 37 very well. I met a 38 who had a parrot(鸚鵡)that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 39 it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, 40 it is worth it.”O(jiān)n hearing that, the other brothers were 41 by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother 42 her thank-you notes. She wrote:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to 43 the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to 44 .I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll 45 use the automobile. The 46 was good, although notpractical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to 47 plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost 48 my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the 49 son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 50 . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
31.A.fought B.talked C.studied D.slept
32.A.gifts B.chances C.wishes D.challenges
33.A.warm B.big C.safe D.lonely
34.A.book B.bike C.car D.bag
35.A.station B.museum C.library D.theater
36.A.what B.how C.why D.when
37.A.listen B.feel C.see D.walk
38.A.nurse B.writer C.businessman D.scientist
39.A.protect B.beat C.raise D.teach
40.A.but B.so C.unless D.although
41.A.treated B.impressed C.threatened D.hurt
42.A.sent out B.put up C.took out D.picked up
43.A.sell B.borrow C.clean D.visit
44.A.learn B.work C.exercise D.travel
45.A.never B.often C.regularly D.sometimes
46.A.future B.hobby C.idea D.program
47.A.create B.enjoy C.bring D.record
48.A.lost B.admired C.remained D.discovered
49.A.same B.last C.next D.only
50A.strange B.unpleasant C.bitter D.delicious
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年安徽省無為開城中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期第二次月考英語卷(帶解析) 題型:完型填空
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 16 after having dinner together. They discussed the 17 they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a 18 house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(經(jīng)銷商)send a 19 to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful 20 for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know 21 Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 22 very well. I met a 23 who had a parrot(鸚鵡)that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 24 it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, 25 it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were 26 by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother 27 her thank-you notes, which read:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to 28 the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to 29 . I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll 30 use the car. The 31 was good, although not practical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to 32 plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost 33 my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the 34 son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 35 . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
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科目:高中英語 來源:遼寧本溪一中09-10學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期3月月考(英語) 題型:完型填空
完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5 分,滿分30分)
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 36 after having dinner together. They discussed the 37 they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a 38 house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(經(jīng)銷商) send a 39 to her.” The third said,“I built a beautiful 40 for Mama.”The fourth said, “You know 41 Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 42 very well. I met a 43 who had a parrot(鸚鵡)that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 44 it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, 45 it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were 46 by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother 47 her thank-you notes.She wrote:
“Milton,the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room,but I have to 48 the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to 49 I stay home and have my foods delivered,so I’ll 50 use the car. The 51 was good, although not practical.Thanks.”
“Michale,you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to 52 plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost
53 my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Deareat Melvin, you were the 54 son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 55 I like it very much. Thank you.”
36. A.fought B.talked C.studied D.slept
37. A.gifts B.chances C.wishes D.challenges
38. A.warm B.big C.safe D.lonely
39. A.book B.bike C.car D.bag
40. A.station B.museum C.library D.theater
41. A.what B.how C.why D.when
42. A.listen B.feel C.see D.walk
43. A.nurse B. writer C.businessman D.farmer
44. A.protect B.beat C.raise D.teach
45. A.but B.so C. unless D.although
46. A.treated B.impressed C.threatened D.hurt
47. A.sent out B.put up C.took out D.picked up
48. A.sell B.borrow C.clean D.vist
49. A.learn B.work C.exercise D.travel
50. A.never B.often C.regularly D.sometimes
51. A.future B.hobby C.idea D.program
52. A.create B.enjoy C.bring D.record
53. A.lost B.admired C.remained D.discovered
54. A.same B.last C.next D.only
55. A.strange B.unpleasantC.bitter D.delicious
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科目:高中英語 來源:湖北省2009-2010學(xué)年度高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型:完型填空
第二節(jié):完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從31~50各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 31 after having dinner together. They discussed the 32 they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said,“I had a 33 house built for Mama.”The second said,“I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(經(jīng)銷商)send a 34 to her.”The third said,“I built a beautiful 35 for Mama.”The fourth said,“You know 36 Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 37 very well. I met a 38 who had a parrot(鸚鵡)that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 39 it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, 40 it is worth it.”O(jiān)n hearing that, the other brothers were 41 by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother 42 her thank-you notes. She wrote:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to 43 the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to 44 .I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll 45 use the automobile. The 46 was good, although notpractical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to 47 plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost 48 my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the 49 son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 50 . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
31.A.fought B.talked C.studied D.slept
32.A.gifts B.chances C.wishes D.challenges
33.A.warm B.big C.safe D.lonely
34.A.book B.bike C.car D.bag
35.A.station B.museum C.library D.theater
36.A.what B.how C.why D.when
37.A.listen B.feel C.see D.walk
38.A.nurse B.writer C.businessman D.scientist
39.A.protect B.beat C.raise D.teach
40.A.but B.so C.unless D.although
41.A.treated B.impressed C.threatened D.hurt
42.A.sent out B.put up C.took out D.picked up
43.A.sell B.borrow C.clean D.visit
44.A.learn B.work C.exercise D.travel
45.A.never B.often C.regularly D.sometimes
46.A.future B.hobby C.idea D.program
47.A.create B.enjoy C.bring D.record
48.A.lost B.admired C.remained D.discovered
49.A.same B.last C.next D.only
50A.strange B.unpleasant C.bitter D.delicious
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