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In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,   36   that the building was   37  .

After the unforeseeable shock, he   38   the promise he had made to his son: “No matter   39  , I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to   40   his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins , it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his   41  to his son. He rushed there and started   42   through the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived,   43  : “It’s too late! They’re all dead!

  44  , face the reality, there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with   45  : “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know   46  : “Is my boy   47   or is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in   48  hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s   49  . He creamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! It’s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you’d   50  me and   51  you saved me, they’d he saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”

“What’s going on in there?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us   52     53   33, Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you’re here.  When the building collapsed, it made   54  , and it saved us.”

“Come, out, boy!”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first,   55   I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

A.only discovering                      B.only to discover      

            C.only realizing                        D.only to realize

A.a(chǎn)s flat as a pancake                   B.a(chǎn)s high as a mountain

            C.a(chǎn)s strong as an ox                      D.a(chǎn)s weak as a kitten

A.memorized    B.forgot               C.kept            D.remembered

A.what          B.what happen         C.which           D.who

A.fill            B.fill in               C.come           D.burst

A.picture        B.promise             C.present         D.encourage

A.digging        B.digging through       C.digging out      D.digging into

A.to say         B.said                C.a(chǎn)nd saying      D.saying

A.Come out      B.Come again          C.Come on       D.Come off

A.one word      B.one sound         C.one row        D.one line

A.for himself    B.of himself           C.by himself      D.to himself

A.live               B.living               C.a(chǎn)live            D.lively

A.38            B.the 38               C.38 th         D.the 38 th

A.sound         B.voice               C.noise           D.tone

A.will save       B.would save           C.save            D.would have saved

A.when          B.because             C.even if          D.thought

A.remained       B.missing             C.left            D.gone

A.for            B.behind              C.out of           D.over

A.a(chǎn) promise      B.space             C.room          D.a(chǎn) triangle

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科目:高中英語 來源:2011—2012學(xué)年甘肅省蘭州第五十五中學(xué)高二第一次月考英語卷 題型:閱讀理解

Father Maurice Chase used a special way to celebrate his 90th birthday. The Catholic priest(神父) took $ 15,000 in cash to Los Angeles’ Skid Row (貧民區(qū)) and gave it away. Twenty wheelchair – bound people received $100 bills, while the rest received $1to $ 3 each.
“I come out here to tell them that God loves them and I love them and that some one is concerned about them,” Chase said.
Chase has given away cash and blessings every Sunday at the same corner for 24 years.Several hundred people wait for him every week.
He makes a point of coming on Thanksgiving and Christmas, too, but this is the first year he spent his birthday in the downtown neighborhood where people live mainly in shelters and on dirty sidewalks.
“ It’s the place that makes me the happiest.I just love it,” said Chase. “I look forward to coming here.”
The money comes from donations he receives from rich and famous people he met during his work as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University.
The crowd broke into choruses of “Happy Birthday” several times. Some people presented him birthday cards, to his delight.
Travis Kemp, a 51 – year – old disabled man with long black hair, was one of the lucky 20 to receive $ 100. He said he had no special plans for spending the money. “He has a lot of respect from me,” Kemp said. “I know I couldn’t do it.”
【小題1】On his 90 th birthday, Chase      

A.handed out cash to the needy
B.collected money for poor people
C.visited poor people’s homes with gifts
D.held a party at Los Angeles’ Skid Row
【小題2】Which of the following makes Chase feel the happiest?
A.Celebrating his birthday with his neighbours.
B.Working in Loyola Marymount University.
C.Celebrating Christmas with the people he has helped.
D.Going to Los Angeles’ Skid Row to help people there.
【小題3】What’s the source of the money Chase used to help people?
A.All his savings.
B.His earnings as a Catholic priest.
C.Donations from the wealthy and celebrities(名人).
D.Donations from Loyola Marymount University.
【小題4】Travis Kemp is mentioned in the text to show .
A.he was the luckiest person on that day
B.the disabled need to be taken care of
C.Chase is greatly appreciated by the needy
D.even old people came to celebrate Chase’s birthday
【小題5】Which statement is CORRECT according to the passage?
A.Every recipient could get $100 in cash from Father Maurice Chase.
B.Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away not only on his birthday but also on other occasions.
C.Although Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away on his birthday, he didn’t receive anything in return.
D.Father Maurice Chase earned a lot of money as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University.

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科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年重慶市高三1月月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解

Yousuf Karsh,the Canadian portrait artist who photographed many of the most influential figures of the 20th centurydied in a Boston hospital on July l3 th,2002He was 93

??? Working from a studio in Ottawa,Karsh produced famous portraits of such subjects as Winston Churchill,John FKennedy,Ernest Hemingway and Albert EinsteinActually he has become almost as famous as his legendary subjectsIn the latest edition of Who’s Who,which listed the most notable people of the last century,Karsh was the only Canadian of the 100 famous people listed——51 0f whom Karsh had photographed

??? As a master portraitist,often working in black and whiteKarsh was famous for talking to his subjects as he was getting the shot’s composition just right,asking them questions and putting them at easeIn preparationhe read as much as he could about the sitters,but avoided having the idea beforehand of how he would photograph themHe sought, as he wrote in Karsh Portfolio in 1967,to capture the “essential element which has made them great” explaining,“All I know is that within every mall a secret is hiddenand as a photographer, it is my task to reveal it if I can

Karsh was born in America in 1908,and his uncleGeorge Nakash,brought him to John Garoall outstanding photographer,to teach him in 1928Four years later,Karsh set up his own studio in Ottawa

In December of 1941,his memorable portrait of Winston Churchill brought Karsh into international fameCanada’s Prime Minister Mackenzie King arranged for him to photograph Churchill following Churchill’s speech in the House of CommonsNot toldChurchill lit up a cigar, “Why was I not told of this?’’ Karsh asked him to remove the cigar and,when he didn’t,stepped forward and gently removed it with the comment,“Forgive me,Sir”Churchill glowered (怒目而視) as the shot was takenthen permitted Karsh to take still another,;jokingly commenting,“You can even make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed” The Churchill portrait has since appeared in publications all over the world

??? Karsh traveled to London in 1943 with his portable studio —— an 8-by-10 view camera and many studio lamps to photograph such notables as George Bernard Shaw and the royal familyAll these portraits fully illustrate Karsh’s ability

1.What did Karsh seek to do most in working?

ACapture the essence and greatness of the character

BPresent the true and vivid expression of the subject

CMake the photograph more colorful and expressive

DReveal the idea he has got in preparing for the shot

2.The underlined word “sitters”in Para 3 probably means __________

Acharacters seated????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bsubjects questioned

Cmodels photographed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dphotographs taken

3.The last three paragraphs are mainly developed by __________

Afollowing time order????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bproviding examples

Cmaking comparisons????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dgiving causes and effects

4.From the passage,we can learn that __________

AChurchill was asked to stand still when Karsh took a photograph of him

BChurchill’s portrait hanging in the House of Commons gave Karsh great fame

CKarsh was listed as one of the 100 notables by Who’s Who in the last century

DKarsh could skilfully adjust the subjects’ mood when photographing them

 

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Father Maurice Chase used a special way to celebrate his 90th birthday. The Catholic priest(神父) took $ 15,000 in cash to Los Angeles’ Skid Row (貧民區(qū)) and gave it away. Twenty wheelchair – bound people received $100 bills, while the rest received $1to $ 3 each.

“I come out here to tell them that God loves them and I love them and that some one is concerned about them,” Chase said.

Chase has given away cash and blessings every Sunday at the same corner for 24 years.Several hundred people wait for him every week.

He makes a point of coming on Thanksgiving and Christmas, too, but this is the first year he spent his birthday in the downtown neighborhood where people live mainly in shelters and on dirty sidewalks.

    “ It’s the place that makes me the happiest.I just love it,” said Chase. “I look forward to coming here.”

The money comes from donations he receives from rich and famous people he met during his work as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University.

The crowd broke into choruses of “Happy Birthday” several times. Some people presented him birthday cards, to his delight.

Travis Kemp, a 51 – year – old disabled man with long black hair, was one of the lucky 20 to receive $ 100. He said he had no special plans for spending the money. “He has a lot of respect from me,” Kemp said. “I know I couldn’t do it.”

1.On his 90 th birthday, Chase      

    A.handed out cash to the needy

    B.collected money for poor people

    C.visited poor people’s homes with gifts

    D.held a party at Los Angeles’ Skid Row

2.Which of the following makes Chase feel the happiest?

    A.Celebrating his birthday with his neighbours.

    B.Working in Loyola Marymount University.

    C.Celebrating Christmas with the people he has helped.

    D.Going to Los Angeles’ Skid Row to help people there.

3.What’s the source of the money Chase used to help people?

    A.All his savings.

    B.His earnings as a Catholic priest.

    C.Donations from the wealthy and celebrities(名人).

    D.Donations from Loyola Marymount University.

4.Travis Kemp is mentioned in the text to show .

    A.he was the luckiest person on that day

    B.the disabled need to be taken care of

    C.Chase is greatly appreciated by the needy

    D.even old people came to celebrate Chase’s birthday

5.Which statement is CORRECT according to the passage?

    A.Every recipient could get $100 in cash from Father Maurice Chase.

    B.Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away not only on his birthday but also on other occasions.

    C.Although Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away on his birthday, he didn’t receive anything in return.

    D.Father Maurice Chase earned a lot of money as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University.

 

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科目:高中英語 來源:湖南省長沙一中2010-2011學(xué)年高三第一次月考 題型:閱讀理解

 

Father Maurice Chase used a special way to celebrate his 90th birthday. The Catholic priest took $ 15,000 in cash to Los Angeles’ Skid Row (貧民區(qū)) and gave it away. Twenty wheelchair – bound people received $100 bills, while the rest received $1to $ 3 each.

“I come out here to tell them that God loves them and I love them and that some one is concerned about them,” Chase said.

Chase has given away cash and blessings every Sunday at the same corner for 24 years.Several hundred people wait for him every week.

He makes a point of coming on Thanksgiving and Christmas, too, but this is the first year he spent his birthday in the downtown neighborhood where people live mainly in shelters and on dirty sidewalks.

    “ It’s the place that makes me the happiest.I just love it,” said Chase. “I look forward to coming here.”

The money comes from donations he receives from rich and famous people he met during his work as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University.

The crowd broke into choruses of “Happy Birthday” several times. Some people presented him birthday cards, to his delight.

Travis Kemp, a 51 – year – old disabled man with long black hair, was one of the lucky 20 to receive $ 100. He said he had no special plans for spending the money. “He has a lot of respect from me,” Kemp said. “I know I couldn’t do it.”

1.On his 90 th birthday, Chase      

       A.handed out cash to the needy

       B.collected money for poor people

       C.visited poor people’s homes with gifts

       D.held a party at Los Angeles’ Skid Row

2.Which of the following makes Chase feel the happiest?

       A.Celebrating his birthday with his neighbours.

       B.Working in Loyola Marymount University.

       C.Celebrating Christmas with the people he has helped.

       D.Going to Los Angeles’ Skid Row to help people there.

3.What’s the source of the money Chase used to help people?

       A.All his savings.

       B.His earnings as a Catholic priest.

       C.Donations from the wealthy and celebrities.

       D.Donations from Loyola Marymount University.

4.Travis Kemp is mentioned in the text to show .

       A.he was the luckiest person on that day

       B.the disabled need to be taken care of

       C.Chase is greatly appreciated by the needy

       D.even old people came to celebrate Chase’s birthday

5.Which statement is CORRECT according to the passage?

       A.Every recipient could get $100 in cash from Father Maurice Chase.

       B.Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away not only on his birthday but also on other occasions.

       C.Although Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away on his birthday, he didn’t receive anything in return.

       D.Father Maurice Chase earned a lot of money as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University.

 

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