Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love．" It's true．You really can't love somebody to death．I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death．We just can't love one another enough．

       A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary．All day she felt nervous and apprehensive．Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer．To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise．

       The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes．Candles were softly glowing．Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal．She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or．．．did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

       She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news．They embraced and kissed, and then sat down to the wonderful meal．Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note．It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you．"

       Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up．She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket．Picking it off the floor, she read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you．"

       Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure．What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails．His love celebrates her victories and cure her wounds．He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction．

       Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family．" And love your friends．Love them without measure．

1．By saying "Only in opera do people die of love．", the writer wants to tell us that ______．

       A．giving love is better than receiving love

       B．love in opera is better than that in real life

       C．people are too greedy to have enough love

       D．to die from love is no better than to die from no love

2．From the passage we can infer that ________．

       A．the woman must have thought about asking for a salary raise for a long time

       B．the boss of the woman must be a kind person

       C．the woman was a courageous person

       D．the husband must have got the news before his wife got home

3．The husband prepared a festive meal in order to _______．

       A．show how good he was at cooking

       B．celebrate her wife’s success in raising the salary

       C．thank her wife’s boss for raising her salary

       D．show how deeply he loved his wife

4．What Mother Teresa said means that _________．

       A．loving your family is more important than promoting world peace

       B．loving your friends is to promote the world peace

       C．everybody can promote the world peace by loving his own family without measure

       D．no matter what life throws in our direction, our family is always our first concern

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：江蘇省寧海外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校2009—2010學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期高考模擬英語(yǔ)試題（8） 題型：完型填空

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Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ___36____ her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt ___37____ and apprehensive（惴惴不安）. Late in the afternoon she ___38____ the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.
The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table ___39____ with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She ___40____ if someone from the office had ___41____ him off, or... did he just ___42____ know that she would not get turned down? She found him in the kitchen and told him the good ___43____. They embraced and kissed, then ___44____ down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It ___45___: "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
___46___ the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She ___47___ that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the ___48___, she read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You ___49___ it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Someone has said that the ___50___ of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his spouse（配偶）is total ___51___ and love, ___52___ she succeeds or fails. His love ___53___ her victories and comforts her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their ___54___.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to ___55___ world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.
36.   A. inform       B. require       C. ask     D. advise
37.   A. nervous      B. excited       C. embarrassed       D. relaxed
38.   A. called B. lifted  C. scattered     D. gathered
39.   A. laid    B. set      C. made  D. brought
40.   A. realized      B. knew  C. mattered     D. wondered
41.   A. tipped B. cut      C. put     D. broke
42.   A. somewhat   B. somehow    C. anyhow      D. anyway
43.   A. decision     B. salary  C. news   D. employer
44.   A. got     B. looked       C. sat      D. lay
45.   A. read    B. wrote  C. went   D. told
46.   A. Preparing   B. Following  C. Arranging   D. Cooking
47.   A. watched     B. observed    C. stared  D. noticed
48.   A. table   B. bed     C. floor   D. pocket
49.   A. deserve      B. suppose      C. answer       D. honor
50.   A. depth  B. measure     C. length D. width
51.   A. preference  B. absence      C. assistance   D. acceptance
52.   A. whether     B. what   C. why    D. where
53.   A. shows B. supports     C. celebrates   D. approves
54.   A. condition   B. direction    C. surroundings      D. scenery
55.   A. enjoy  B. achieve      C. settle   D. promote

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Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and apprehensive. Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.
The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?
She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, and then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and cure her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.
【小題1】 By saying "Only in opera do people die of love.", the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A．giving love is better than receiving love
B．love in opera is better than that in real life
C．people are too greedy to have enough love
D．to die from love is no better than to die from no love
【小題2】 From the passage we can infer that ________.
A．the woman must have thought about asking for a salary raise for a long time
B．the boss of the woman must be a kind person
C．the woman was a courageous person
D．the husband must have got the news before his wife got home
【小題3】The husband prepared a festive meal in order to _______.
A．show how good he was at cooking
B．celebrate her wife’s success in raising the salary
C．thank her wife’s boss for raising her salary
D．show how deeply he loved his wife
【小題4】What Mother Teresa said means that _________.
A．loving your family is more important than promoting world peace
B．loving your friends is to promote the world peace
C．everybody can promote the world peace by loving his own family without measure
D．no matter what life throws in our direction, our family is always our first concern

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Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.

    A heart-warming story tells of a woman  36  decided to ask her boss for a  37  in salary. All day she felt  38  and worried. Late in the afternoon she summoned the  39  to approach her employer. To her  40 , the boss agreed to a raise.

    The woman arrived home that evening, finding a beautiful table  41  with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home  42  and prepared a festive meal. She  43  if someone from the office had tipped him off, or ... did he just somehow know that she would not get  _44 ?

    She found him in the kitchen and told him the  45  news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful  46   Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It  47_  "Congratulations, darling ! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

    Following the supper, her husband went into the  48  to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the  49 , she read: "Don' t worry about not getting the raise! You  50  it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you. "

   Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without  51 . What this man feels for his  52  is total acceptance and love,  53  she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes (撫慰，減輕) her  54 . He stands with her, no matter what life throws  55  their direction.

    Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. "And love your friends. Love them without measure.

1.A. she           B. who            C. whom           D. which

2.A.development    B. promise        C. raise          D. post

3.A. nervous       B. happy          C. excited        D. sorry

4.A. strength      B. courage        C. power          D. tongue

5.A. regret        B. disappointment C. horror         D. delight

6.A. decorated     B. fulfilled      C. prepared       D. set

7.A. early         B. hurriedly      C. happily        D. angrily

8.A. asked         B. understood     C. wondered       D. guessed

9.A. turned up     B. turned over    C. turned down    D. turned in

10.A. shocking      B. unimportant    C. Unlucky        D. good

11.A. discussion    B. meal           C. ceremony       D. holiday

12.A. read          B. wrote         C. showed         D. told

13.A. bedroom       B. study          C. kitchen        D. garden

14.A. bed           B. floor          C. table          D. plate

15.A. deserve       B. own            C. request              D. remember

16.A. worry         B. way            C. method         D. measure

17.A. employee      B. wife           C. friend      D. colleague

18.A. whether       B. if             C. when            D. how

19.A. happiness     B. tears          C. wounds          D. duties

20.A. to            B. from           C. for             D. in

 

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2012-2013學(xué)年甘肅省高三第二次診斷考試英語(yǔ)試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.

A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.                                                

The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read: "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."

Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.

Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.

1.The sentence in the first paragraph “Only in opera do people die of love.” means _______.

A．no love in the world is believable

B．love is one thing, and life is another

C．love in operas is truly touching

D．love can survive forever, though people die at different ages

2.That the husband prepared her a second letter about her raise suggests that______.

A．he loves her because he believes that she is sure to receive a raise

B．he has a great way to promote his wife’s love towards him

C．he had a false love for people even if the person is his wife

D．he loves his family members truly, whether they are in good conditions or not

3.From the text, we might say the author_____.

A．refuses any spiritual emotions as embraced and kissed

B．criticize the attitude of suspicion (懷疑) of the love

C．doesn’t believe there is true love in the world

D．thinks the true love does not expect repayment

 

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2010-2011學(xué)年浙江省高三上學(xué)期第二次月考英語(yǔ)卷 題型：閱讀理解

Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.

A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and apprehensive. Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.

The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, and then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."

Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and cure her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.

Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.

1. By saying "Only in opera do people die of love.", the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A. giving love is better than receiving love

B. love in opera is better than that in real life

C. people are too greedy to have enough love

D. to die from love is no better than to die from no love

2. From the passage we can infer that ________.

A. the woman must have thought about asking for a salary raise for a long time

B. the boss of the woman must be a kind person

C. the woman was a courageous person

D. the husband must have got the news before his wife got home

3.The husband prepared a festive meal in order to _______.

A. show how good he was at cooking

B. celebrate her wife’s success in raising the salary

C. thank her wife’s boss for raising her salary

D. show how deeply he loved his wife

4.What Mother Teresa said means that _________.

A. loving your family is more important than promoting world peace

B. loving your friends is to promote the world peace

C. everybody can promote the world peace by loving his own family without measure

D. no matter what life throws in our direction, our family is always our first concern

 

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