February 24,2008 saw thieves break into the showroom of an Italian jeweler liked by Hollywood stars and stole things worth up to 10 million dollars while its owners were in Los Angeles hosting a party to celebrate the Oscars．
The robbery，which took place at the Damiani showroom in Milan’s fashion district that morning，was compared later with the“perfect scenes”in films such as Ocean’s Eleven and The Italian Job．
The thieves had spent more than a month digging a tunnel from a disused cellar(地下室)in a building joined to the showroom．The digging had been heard for weeks but was thought to be part of continuing building works next door. The four thieves，dressed in balaclavas，sunglasses and fake uniforms of the Guards, used an inside stair to reach the first floor，thus avoiding alarms(警報器) and video cameras．
The showroom had been opened for a private viewing and there were five employees inside，including a cleaning lady and a member of the staff，as well as the manager. The thieves said they were there to check the accounts(賬目)，then knocked down the staff，tied them up with ropes，covered their mouths with tape and locked them in the washroom. They then helped themselves to jewelry and left the way they had come．
The entire operation had taken little more than 40 minutes．The employees managed to free themselves and raise the alarm，but by then the thieves were long gone．The police said that they were looking into whether the robbers had“inside assistance”that had helped them to avoid the alarms and cameras．
45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．A perfect robbery        B．10 million of Jewelry Stolen
C．The Italian Thieves       D．An Italian Jeweler
46．Why didn’t the thieves appear in the cameras? Perhaps because     ．
A．there was something wrong with the cameras then
B．the thieves entered the showroom through an inside stair
C．the employees were too frightened to open the cameras then
D．the cameras didn’t work with the uniforms of the guards
47．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The Italian jeweler was popular with some famous American film stars．
B．The thieves went into a disused tunnel into the showroom．
C．When the robbery took place，there was no one in the showroom．
D．One of the jeweler employees must have helped the robbery secretly．
48．We can learn from the passage that     
A．The items were so dear that no one could afford to buy one．
B．The thieves left the showroom from where they came into it．
C．The most valuable jewels survived the robbery．
D．The jeweler had to close down because of the showroom robbery．
練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空


第Ⅱ卷（共45分）
第四部分 書面表達(dá)（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）
第一節(jié) 閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分）
閱讀下面的短文，請根據(jù)短文后的要求答題（請注意問題后的字?jǐn)?shù)要求）
[1] If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech “ Information Age” demands people who are flexible (靈活的) and who have good______________.
[2] There are many social science majors in large companies who take up important positions. For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors have achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited to change, which is the leading feature of the high speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.
[3] Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after (廣受歡迎的) quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as “very important” by 92 percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.
[4] Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don’t regret their choice of study.
76. What’s the main idea of the passage?  (Please answer within 10 words.)
_________________________________________________________________________
77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
For instance, a study showed that social science majors had held more important positions, compared to those technically trained students.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
78. Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 5 words.)
_________________________________________________________________________
79. What have you learned about the social science majors in finding a job in this high-tech “Information Age”? (Please answer within 30 words.)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
80. Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空（共20小題；每題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個選項（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed. Since then, he has had to rely on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never   36   him alone for years. Except for   37   with his toes, he was totally unable to do anything else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often   38  . Eventually, his younger brother went away and lived separately, leaving him heartbroken and   39   a loss what to do.
40  , a misfortune happened to a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene(煤油) light on the stove was overturned, resulting in a fire which took her   41   away. Having decidedly   42   her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly   43  . At school, she always studied hard. Most of all, she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky.   44   my arms are broken, my heart can still fly.” She wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n)   45   program. The boy told the television hostess about his uncertain future, whereas the girl was full of   46   for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their  47  . The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings,   48  heart.
They had both gone through the same ordeal(痛苦的折磨), but their different   49   determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, unexpected disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle   50   when faced with it is the true   51   of your character. If you choose to   52   or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go.   53  , if you decide to be strong, the   54   will turn out to be a fortune on which new   55   will arise.
36. A. having left                   B. to leave                 C. left                  D. leaving
37. A. walking                B. writing               C. cleaning              D. playing
38. A. quarrel                         B. share                   C. communicate          D. disagree
39. A. on                    B. under                C. in                   D. at
40. A. Unfortunately          B. Unexpectedly         C. Similarly             D. Seriously 
41. A. hair                     B. hands                   C. happiness             D. possessions 
42. A. turned on                    B. turned up             C. turned off             D. turned down
43. A. helpless                     B. free                     C. independent           D. respected
44. A. Though                 B. Unless                 C. Whether               D. Since
45. A. interview              B. entertainment         C. contest                D. donation
46. A. calmness               B. enthusiasm           C. patience               D. excitement
47. A. wisdom                 B. strength                C. toes                     D. mouths
48. A. promising           B. inspiring             C. flying                D. advancing
49. A. characters              B. attitudes               C. opinions              D. ambitions
50. A. emergency             B. misfortune            C. opportunity                 D. defeat
51. A. test                       B. value                   C. meaning              D. function
52. A. complain                    B. struggle                    C. fight                 D. suffer
53. A. However               B. Though                C. But                  D. Therefore
54. A. accidents               B. carelessness           C. failures                D. hardship
55. A. solutions               B. impressions           C. hopes                  D. rewards

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空


第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
I was captured by the enemy and thrown into a jail cell. I was sure from their looks and 36 treatment that I was to be killed the next day. Terribly nervous and worried, I felt in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had 37  jailers' search. Surprisingly, I found one. But because of my shaking hands, I could 38 get it to my lips. After several attempts, I finally succeeded, but almost immediately 39  that I had no matches. They had taken those away from me.
I looked through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. 40 one did not care to see a dying man. I 41 out to him, "Have you got a light?" He looked at me, shrugged and came 42  to light my cigarette.
43 he came close and lit the match, his eyes unintentionally 44  mine. At that moment, I smiled. I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was 45 ， perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very  46   not to do that. In that instant, it was as if a spark(火花)jumped across the  47  between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and  48  a smile to his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile. I kept smiling at him, now  49  of him as a person and not just a jailer.
"Do you have kids?" he asked. "Yes, here, here." I 50  searched for the picture of my family in my wallet. He, too, took out his family's and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were filled with  51 . I said that I feared that I'd never see my kids again, never have the chance to see them  52  up. With my words, his eyes turned wet, too. Suddenly, he    53  my cell and silently led me out. Out of the jail, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the 54 of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile.
Yes, the smile, the unaffected, unplanned, 55  connection between the souls of people, actually saved my life.
36.A. rough           B. special              C. equal             D. generous
37.A. prevented       B. escaped         C. lost                D. abandoned
38.A. directly         B. easily        C. quickly             D. barely
39.A. realized         B. thought         C. recognized         D. believed
40.A. All in all             B. Above all      C. First of all         D. After all
41.A. called           B. left            C. walked              D. made
42.A. over             B. in                  C. out                D. by
43.A. Until            B. Although       C. Since             D. As
44.A. avoided         B. touched         C. moved              D. opened
45.A. nervousness     B. disappointment  C. encouragement     D. calmness
46.A. easy             B. dishonest       C. likely             D. hard
47. A. bridge         B. trust           C. gap                D. belief
48.A. forced          B. brought         C. returned            D. offered
49.A. afraid           B. ashamed        C. proud            D. aware
50.A. aimlessly         B. casually         C. nervously          D. calmly
51.A. tears             B. regrets              C. hopes             D. anxieties
52.A. wake            B. grow          C. come             D. live
53.A. destroyed         B. folded         C. unlocked           D. broke
54.A. center           B. front          C. edge              D. border
55.A. usual            B. natural              C. different            D. enthusiastic

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
My father and I were standing at the top of a church tower. He  31  me to this place in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I  32  why he did so.
“Look down, Elsa,” Father said to me. I looked down and  33  the square in the centre of the village and I saw many turning streets  34  to the square.
“ See, my dear. There is more than one  35  to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place   36   you want to go by one road,  37  another,” he said to me.
Now I  38  why I was there. My father wanted to tell me how to  39  and deal with the difficulties.
In the years that  40  I often remembered the lesson Fathere taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in  41 . I wanted to be a fashion  42 . And on the way to my first small success I found the road  43 . What could I do ? Accept the failure? Or use my imagination and wisdom to find another road to my  44 ?
I had come to Paris, the  45  of the world of fashion , with some clothes I  46 . But none of the famous fashion designers seemed  47  in them. Then one day I met a friend who was wearig a very beautiful sweater. It had a lovely and  48  stitch (針法).
“Did you knit that sweater ?” I asked her.
“No,”she answered. “ It was done by a woman here in Paris.”
“ What an interesting stitch !” I continued.
My friend had an  49 . “The woman’s name is Mrs Vidian    she learned the stitch in Armenia, her motherland.”
Suddenly a good idea  50  me. why not open my own house of fashin? Why not design, make and sell clothes? I would do it, and I would begin with a sweater.
31. A . brought        B. carried        C. got      D. took
32. A. wondered      B. doubted       C. knew    D. guessed
33. A. noticed  B. saw      C. realized        D. observed
34. A. directing         B. going   C. leading         D. turning
35. A. way        B. path     C. road     D. method
36. A. when      B. why      C. which   D. where
37. A. try B. attempt       C. experiment D. manage
38. A. witnessed      B. understood C. imagined      D. supposed
39. A. settle     B. face      C. solve    D. handle
40. A. caught   B. followed       C. approached D. wasted
41. A. heart      B. work    C. class    D. life
42. A. designer         B. seller   C. worker          D. teacher
43. A. smoothed      B. passed          C. blocked         D. approved
44. A. success B. failure  C. comfort        D. intelligence
45. A. capital   B. country         C. attraction    D. centre
46. A. recommended       B. designed      C. performed   D. chose
47. A. occupied         B. absorbed     C. buried  D. interested
48. A. rough     B. ordinary       C. unusual        D. perfect
49. A. cause     B. reason C. description  D. explanation
50. A. struck    B. thought        C. entered        D. came

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


In the early part of the twentieth century, racism was widespread in the United States. Many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhood. When she applied for admission to a
local music school in 1917, she was turned down because she was black. Unable to attend music school, she began her career as a singer for church gatherings. In 1929, she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing there. Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe. Then she returned to the US in 1935 and became a top concert singer after performing at Town Hall in New York City.
Racism again affected Anderson in 1939. When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color. She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75 000 people. In 1955, Anderson became the first black soloist to sing win the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as “heard only once in a hundred years”. She was a US delegate to the United Nations in 1958 and won the UN peace prize in 1977. Anderson eventually triumphed over racism.
60．According to this passage, what did Marian Anderson do between 1917 and 1929?
A．She studied at a music school. B．She sang for religious activities.
C．She sang at Town Hall in New York.      D．She studied voice in Europe.
61．Toscanini thought that Marian Anderson             .
A．had a very rare voice      B．sang occasionally in public
C．sang only once in many years  D．was seldom heard by people
62．Anderson’s beautiful voice was first recognized         .
A．a(chǎn)t the Lincoln Memorial  B．in Washington, DC.
C．in Europe        D．a(chǎn)t the United Nations
63．This passage shows that Anderson finally defeated racism in the US by                   .
A．protesting to the government  B．a(chǎn)ppealing to the United Nations
C．demonstrating in the streets     D．working hard to perfect her art

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


GENEVA(Reuters) -Pregnant women and other people at high risk should be vaccinated(注射疫苗) against the H1N1 swine flu virus as the cold weather begins to bite in the northern hemisphere(半球), the World Health Organization(WHO) said on Tuesday.
It voiced concern that some vulnerable(弱勢的) people don’t have access to the pandemic(傳染病) vaccine, which the WHO stressed had not caused any unusual side effects in hundreds of thousands of people to have received it worldwide so far.
“Certainly the fact that the vaccine isn’t being used by those who would have access to it and who would be in priority risk groups is of concern, yes,” WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl told a news briefing.
At least 5, 712 people have died from the swine flu virus, according to the United Nations agency. Health workers, pregnant women and people with conditions such as asthma are deemed at greatest risk and should be top priority for getting the shot.
“We have seen many, many examples of people in high risk groups such as pregnant women who have very severe disease or outcomes. These outcomes could be in all likelihood avoided if one were to get vaccinated,” Hartl said.
Unlike seasonal flu, which is most dangerous to the elderly, H1N1 is hitting younger adults and children especially hard.
The WHO recommends a single vaccine dose for protecting adults against H1N1. It has also urged governments to consider giving a single dose to as many children under age 10 as possible, but says more research is needed into child dosages.
In the United States, studies show that children under the age of 9 will need two doses of the vaccine to be fully protected, officials there said on Monday.
Parts of North America and Europe have already crossed the epidemic (流行病) threshold( 開始了), ahead of the normal influenza season which peaks in January-February for the northern hemisphere, WHO says.
51.According to the passage, what is WHO probably most concerned about now?
A. Whether the vaccine has side effect or not.
B. How many people are infected by the H1N1 swine flu virus.
C. Whether pregnant women and those at high risk can get the vaccination.
D. What is the difference between H1N1 and seasonal flu.
52.According to the passage, what group of people are more vulnerable to H1N1 swine flu virus?
A. The elderly.                  B. A teenager with asthma. 
C. An adult with heatstroke.               D. A newly-born baby.
53.In paragraph 4, “getting the shot” means ____________.
A. being shot      B. being vaccinated     C. being cured     D. getting killed
54.What can we learn from this passage?
A. Pregnant women will surely get severe disease if infected with H1N1.
B. Seasonal flu is more likely to hit younger adults and children.
C. one more dose of vaccine should be given to the children under 9.
D. About 6000 people have died from seasonal flu.
55.   Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Pregnant women need flu shot. 
B. Differences between H1N1 flu and seasonal flu.
C. The harm caused by H1N1 swine flu virus.
D. A breakthrough in H1N1 cure: vaccination.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


On April 16th，don`t be surprised if the womann next to you on the subway looks like she forgot to get dlessed for work.She won`t be alone．People in their pajamas（睡衣褲）will be spotted all across the country一traveling on the subway,in line for their morning coffee,and even walking into office buildings．That`S because people will be trading in their business suits for pajamas and celebrating National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day．
There is nothng more comfortable than sitting at your desk in soft cotton flannel（法蘭絨的）paiamas or wearing your favorite slippers while you deeply think about the day`s tasks,The PajamaGram Company,Which produces and sells pajamsa,believes that Americans need a break,especially the day aher income taxes are due．That`s why they are celebrating National wear Your Pajamas to Work Day．
Wearing pajamas to work can be relaxing and can actually help employees be more productive.David Alien，author of The Art of Stress-free Productivity,promotes（倡導(dǎo)）relaxation to increase Productivity．"Our ability to be Productive is directly proportional（成比例的）to our ability to relax,"said Allen."Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve stressftee productivity．"
At the Pajama Gram Company,it`s not unusual to find employees Wearing their pajamas at important meetings or at their desks.The Company even invented the term "life is bananas,send some pajamas," to describe how they feel about the world we live in.
The PajamaGrma Company offers over 100 styles of pajamas,robes,slippers and spa products．Each PajamaGram gift comes along with beautiful Pajamas，lavender（熏衣草）bath tea,Do-Not-Disturb sign for the door and a gift card.
61. On APril 16th，people in America often ____________.
A.forget to change pajamas for work
B.do pajama business on the way to Work
C.go to wook in their pajamas
D.celebrate their traditional festival
62. People celebrate this special day because they are expected to
A.Work in a more effective way
B.increase their ability to relax
C.spend less on their daily clothes
D.have more time to rest
63. The underlined word "bananaS" in the last paragraph can be replaced by ___________.
A.easy and free                   B.happy and interesting
C.crazy and busy           D.full of fruits
64. According to the passage，which gifts will you receive from the PaiamaGram Company？
a.a sleepwear  
b.a beautiful box    
c.a Do-Not-Disturb sign
d.lavder bath tea
e.a personalized gift card
A.c,d,e          B.a,c,d          C.b,c,d,e   D.a,c,d,e
65. The main purpose of the passage is to _________.
A.advertise the PajamaGram Company
B.introduce a special day in America
C.describe the busy life In America
D.advise people to buy more pajamas

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


An eight-year-old girl took a jar with all her change in it, slipped out of the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall’s Drugstore with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door. She waited patiently for the storekeeper to give her some attention. At last she was noticed.
“What do you want?” the storekeeper asked, “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen for ages,” he said without waiting for a reply to his question.
“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother, ” Tess answered. “He’s really sick and … and want to buy a miracle…. ”
“I beg your pardon?”said the storekeeper.
“His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”
“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the storekeeper said.
“Listen, I have the money to pay for it. Just tell me how much it costs,” said the girl with her eyes welling up.
The storekeeper’s brother was a well-dressed gentleman. He came up and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” Tess replied. “I just know he’s really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago.
“One dollar and eleven cents.”
“Well, what a coincidence(巧合)﹗”smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents—the exact price of a miracle for your brother.”
That gentleman was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous surgeon(外科醫(yī)生). The operation was completed free of charge. Tess’s Mom and Dad were happily talking about the surgery—“a miracle”. Only Tess knew exactly how much the miracle cost. One dollar and eleven cents... plus the faith of a little child.
59. Why didn’t the storekeeper notice the little girl?
A. Because he was busy with his work.
B. Because the girl was too little to be seen.
C. Because he was talking with his brother.
D. Because he was telephoning his brother.
60. We can infer at first the storekeeper spoke to the little girl in a(n) _______.
A. friendly voice   B. impatient voice   C. delighted voice   D. surprised voice
61. The well-dressed gentleman _______.
A. was a very wealthy gentleman         B. was a famous biology professor
C. operated on the girl’s brother free       D. visited his brother now and then
62. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Faith leads to the miracle           B. A very generous surgeon
C. A little girl saved her brother        D. A dollar and eleven cents

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案