We tried to persuade him to change his mind, but he insisted that he had no ________ of doing so.
A. intention B. preference C. alternative D. trend
名校課堂系列答案科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年陜西省南鄭中學高一上學期期中考試英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
If you have ever been discouraged(受挫) because of failure(失敗), please read on. Usually, achieving(實現) what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch.
“What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors.
“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” one of the brothers answered excitedly.
The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders（蜘蛛）, worms and a lot of insects. He removed the lid（揭開蓋子） and showed the wonderful contents to the visitors who were laughing at them. Then he said quietly and confidently, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look what we found along the way!”
Their goal was far too difficult, but it made them dig. And that is what a goal is for—to make us move in the direction we have chosen. In other words, it sets us to digging!
But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. But when you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!” And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly matters.
【小題1】The writer told us the story to ________ .
| A．advise us to treats（對待） our failures fairly |
| B．persuade us to make an aim for our lives |
| C．encourage us to learn from the two brothers |
| D．prove that failure helps us make achievements |
| A．Failure is the mother of success |
| B．When there is a will, there is a way |
| C．No pains, no gains |
| D．Joy in the journey |
| A．Digging a hole all the way through the earth is impossible. |
| B．The writer thinks that the two brothers will reach their goal one day. |
| C．A goal is something that makes us want to dig holes. |
| D．Everyone can succeed if he sets a practical goal. |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年天津市高三第二次月考英語試卷（帶待解） 題型：閱讀理解
I recently ran into a friend I hadn’t seen for a long while．Our conversation was lively and full of news from both sides．Before we parted she said，“You'll have to drop in sometime.” I immediately sensed that if I simply “dropped in’’ I would take my friend by surprise，and I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway，staring at me，and asking，“Oh，err …what brings you here?”
Whatever happened to the unannounced drop-in visit? When I was growing up in the 1960s, it seemed that people - mostly relatives, but also friends - were always popping in. My parents would put coffee on，and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with it．Then the conversation would begin…The neighbor lady，a worrier，was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly listened．The Irish man next door had such an accent that I remember asking what language he spoke．My Polish relatives arrived in packs…But I never heard my parents say anything like “We weren’t expecting you’’ or “This isn’t a good time．”Drop-in visitors had a certain right of way and became No．1．
What happened to such visits? Actually I know the answer．Times have changed．Everybody gets busy with work．There is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guest．Exploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment．
Just the other day a former student of mine showed up．“I'm sorry for the surprise visit．”my student began．“I just wanted to see if you still lived here．I'll only stay a minute．”My response was immediate.“ No, you won’t,” I said.“Just come in, sit, have coffee, and we’ll talk.’’
I had nothing in the kitchen but we ordered pizza．And we had a lovely time．I have tried to keep the drop-in tradition alive though it takes some effort．
1.The author thought of his friend’s invitation --- “You’ll have to drop in sometime”--- as _______.
A．a nice way of refusal
B．an excuse of leaving
C．a kind of politeness
D．an expression of surprise
2.The underlined phrase “ pop in” in the second paragraph means _________.
A．make many friends
B．make a special date
C．have a good time
D．pay a sudden visit
3.The woman from the neighborhood used to visit the author’s home to ________.
A．seek comfort from my parents
B．make new friends
C．1isten to my parents’ story
D．taste nice dishes
4.From the third paragraph of the passage，we can infer that __________．
A．the author misses the lost good days
B．unexpected visitors are still welcome now
C．modern people prefer outdoor activities
D．there are more jobs for the housewives now
5.The author writes the passage intending to __________.
A．encourage people to be drop-in visitors
B．explain how to deal with unexpected visitors
C．share his feelings about the drop-in tradition
D．show the importance of making friends
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆江蘇省泰興市高三上學期期中調研考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks
and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I’d bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana . And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty -- we hadn’t seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them -- brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn’t know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: “Look!”, but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
“Wild horses?” he said. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.”
“Are you sure you didn’t dream it?”
“You were the one who was sleeping!”
Typical, he said. “The best photos are the ones we never take.”
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
1. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers______.
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A．made friends with local residents |
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B．complained about the poor living conditions |
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C．enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most |
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D．recorded their experiences in different ways |
2. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?
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A．He always missed out on the best thing. |
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B．He had already taken beautiful pictures. |
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C．A sound sleep was more important. |
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D．The next trip would be better. |
3. What is the passage mainly about?
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A．How to view wildlife in Africa. |
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B．Running into wildlife in Africa. |
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C．Tourist attractions in southern Africa. |
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D．Possible dangers of travelling in the desert. |
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科目：高中英語 來源：山東省1011學年高一下期末考試英語題 題型：單詞拼寫
根據下列句子及所給漢字注釋或首字母提示，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式,并將完整答案寫到II卷答題紙上。（每空只寫一詞）
1.They ________ (斗爭) for peace.
2. They carefully ___________（觀察）the behavior of deer.
3. The policemen are trained to d_________ themselves against attacks.
4. He ____________(評論) that it was an excellent film.
5. They tried to _____________（使確信）him to buy a cheaper car.
6.Disneyland is a famous t___________ park.
7. The date of the meeting was __________（提前）by four days.
8. I don't watch the news because I find it too ___________. (令人沮喪的)
9. If a student at a college m________ in a particular subject, that subject is the main one they study.
10. It’s too expensive! We can't a________ to pay such a price.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2009年高考試題（四川卷）解析版 題型：閱讀理解
July 21st, 2007 was a typical English summer’s day — it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I lift work at 5 pm, however, the road into our village was flooded. Our house bad never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the walls, ceilings pulled down.
At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs. we put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community（社區）.We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that.
Although-our situation was very bad, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought , “We didn’t have a straw hut（茅草房）that was swept away , and our house is still sanding . We’re lucky .”
We moved back home in August. With December coming, there’s reconstruction work to be done, so it’s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can’t wait — I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year , I won’t need any gifts — living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions . Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush — we have our home back, and that’s the main thing.
1.What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Wrong. B. Missing. C. Right. D. Found.
2.It can be inferred from the text that the author .
A. was sick of staying upstairs
B. cared much about her children
C. could not stand living a wooden house
D. did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood
3.Why does author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?
A. Because her situation was not serious.
B. Because many other places were flooded.
C. Because she had been to Northern India.
D. Because some others suffered even more.
4.What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?
A. She valued human feelings more than before.
B. She realized she almost didn’t need possessions.
C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed.
D. She thought her own home was the most important.
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