阅读与表达问答式D含翻译人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
阅读与表达问答式人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事（阅读与表达问答式练习答案在最后）ADoctor Seuss was the name used by Theodor Seuss Geisel, who was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, funny pictures, and social opinion.Theodor Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1924, he spent a year studying literature(文学) at Oxford University in England. When he returned to the United States in 1927, he hoped to become a writer of serious literature. But the economic depression(经济萧条) in the United States delayed his dreams of becoming a serious writer. In 1937, he wrote his first book for children, which is called And To Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street . However, a number of publishers refused to accept it. They said it was too different from ordinary books. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years he wrote more than forty children's books, which were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects including equality, responsibility and protecting the environment.Doctor Seuss had a strong desire to help children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Reading the report, Doctor Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. To make his book easy to read, he used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish.In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat, in which he used less than two hundred twenty-five words. This was the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read. The book was an immediate success. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of the book made him want to write more books for children. He started a series called Beginner Books, which remain well liked among children today.In 1984, Mr. Geisel won a Pulitzer Prize for children's literature. At that time he had been writing children's books for almost fifty years. He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents, and his influence remains through the books he wrote. Experts say his books helped change the way American children learned to read.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式L人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事LNova Hall was cleaning out his garage in Sedona 13 years ago when he discovered an old case. It was a treasure trove(宝库).The case contained blueprints drawn by his grandfather Donald Hall of the Spirit of St. Louis, the airplane in which pilot Charles Lindbergh flew the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris in 1927. To do that, he needed a special aircraft, one that would fit his 6-foot-3 frame. In the case were photographs of his grandfather and Lindbergh in their mid-20s, as well as letters and notes about the aircraft. Those photos also recorded how they made the plane. Donald Hall was the chief engineer and designer.That discovery in Sedona was life-changing for Hall. He eventually gave up his dream of becoming a U.S. ambassador, and he decided to use art to develop a passion for science and technology among the youth. Hall thought if his grandfather and Lindbergh achieved that much without technology, imagine what the youth today could do if science and math were encouraged more.Like his grandfather, Hall too has often been discouraged by others. "I was always told I couldn't make a living as an artist," he said. "But I realized how important it was for me to look into my history and how that was influencing my choices for my life."Some of the case's treasures were on display as part of Hall's art exhibit at the ASU West campus. Hall calls his exhibit part museum, art show, performance space and educational workshop. Called "Flying Over Time", the exhibit, which also included paintings he created, is the most important part of the Arizona SciTech Festival.阅读短文, 按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
阅读与表达问答式M含翻译人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事M"Who did this?" asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher may have found out. "Who did this?" asked my teacher once more. She wasn't really asking, but she was demanding an answer.I was the one who broke the window. I had not done it intentionally. It was caused by an errant(偏离正道的) throw of a baseball. I was working on my knuckle ball(慢速变化球). It needed more work. Why did it have to be me? It wasn't really my fault. If I admitted guilt, . How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? I didn't even get an allowance. "My father is going to lose his temper," I thought. I didn't want to raise my hand, but some force much stronger than I was pulled it skyward. I told the truth. "I did it," I said no more. It was hard enough saying what I had.My teacher went to one of our library shelves and took down a book. She then began walking towards my desk. "I know how you like birds," she said as she stood looking down at my guilt ridden face. "Here is that field guide about birds that you are constantly checking out. It's yours. It's time we got a new one for the school anyway. The book is yours and you won't be punished as long as you remember that I am not rewarding you for your misdeed. I am rewarding you for your honesty."I couldn't believe it! I wasn't being punished and I was getting my very own bird field guide, the very one that I had been saving up money to buy.The book is gone, so is my wonderful teacher. All that remains of that day is my memory and the lesson my teacher taught me. That lesson stays with me every day and it will remain forever.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式O人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事OWhen I stepped out of the plane from Miami into Charlotte, North Carolina, airport for a connecting flight home, I immediately knew something was wrong. Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights to the Northeast were called off because of a storm. The earliest they could get us out of Charlotte was Tuesday. It was Friday. A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted, "Don't ask us for help! We cannot help you!"I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through the night to Washington, where I took a train the rest of the way to Providence.The real problem, of course, is that incidents like this happen every day, to everyone who flies, more and more often. It really gets to me, though, because for eight years I was on the other side, as a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines (TWA).I know the days are gone when attendants could be written up if we did not put the lines napkins with the TWA logo in the lower right-hand corner of the first-class diners' trays. As are the days when there were three dinner options on flights from Boston to Los Angeles in economy class. When, once, stuck on a tarmac(机场停机坪) in Newark for four hours, a plane-load of passengers got McDonald's hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline.I have experienced the decline of service along with the rest of the flying public. But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar(翱翔). The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. And I think the days are sure to come back one day in the near future.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式O含翻译人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事OI was driving one day with both my teenage girls in the car. A crossroads was ahead. The fog was thick that day, and as I looked at the traffic light, I couldn't figure out what it meant. The light was green, and my mind was blank. Panic rose in my chest—what was I supposed to do: go or stop?"What does a green light mean?" I asked my girls.They both shouted, "Go! Go! Mom, go!"So I went. This was the first time I had noticed lapses(忘却) in memory or judgment, but at this moment in time, I realized how vulnerable(脆弱的) I really was and that the results could affect my children.This was a turning point—I gave the kids, who were both licensed drivers, permission to "call me out" on my driving. If I seemed too tired or spacey(麻木的) to drive, they could tell me to pull over and take over the driving. Nowadays, I am better at telling beforehand if I am too tired or my mind is too cloudy to drive, and the girls accompany me.I don't know if other parents with illnesses feel like failures. I know that I have felt that way many times. More and more frequently, I find my kids taking care of me. Massage(按摩) sore muscles, make sure I eat, open jars and repeat what they have already told me. They find the memory loss and lack of concentration very annoying. My younger daughter commented on how I never used to watch movies more than once, but now that I can't remember them very well, I'm okay with watching them again.Teenagers have much more entertaining things to do than take care of their sick mom. I have watched my girls take responsibility when they should not have to, but they do anyway without complaint(抱怨), with love, kindness and compassion(同情). I see how compassionate they are to others who are ill. These are some powerful blessings.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达混合式人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事Rushing the Baby to the HospitalFrank and Sue have a son and daughter, and they're very proud of them. Their son's name is Frank, and they call him Frankie. He's six years old and in the first grade. He's a good student and he enjoys school. He's learning to read and add.After school, Frankie plays with his friend. "Baseball is my favorite sport," he says, "and I love to play catch with my dad. In the summer he takes me to some Yankee games. I'm going to play for the Yankees some day."Their daughter is two years old, and her name is Sarah. She's beginning to talk. She's a very active baby who likes to explore and touch everything. Now that's great because that's the way a baby learns, but it's also a problem. You have to watch Sarah all the time. Fortunately, Sue's mom lives near Sue and Frank, and she takes care of the baby when Sue is working. Grandma loves this; she thinks Sarah is the cutest baby in the world.Frank and Sue are careful not to put medicine or cleaning materials where Sarah can get them. They keep their medicine in the bathroom cabinet. They're afraid Sarah might think it's candy and take some. And they keep cleaning materials in a cabinet over the kitchen sink.However, last Saturday Sue left a bottle of bleach under the kitchen sink. That was a big mistake. Sarah was playing in the kitchen, and she swallowed some bleach. Bleach is a poison that can kill a baby. Fortunately, Sue saw what happened.Frank and Sue didn't waste a second. They rushed Sarah to the hospital. It's about a mile from their house. They got there in two minutes. The doctor talked to Sue because he had to know what the baby swallowed.The doctor examined Sarah and gave her some medicine. They kept her in the hospital for five hours and watched her. Fortunately, she swallowed only a little bit of bleach and was okay. When she arrived home, she got a lot of hugs and kisses from her grandmother and Frankie.任务一：根据短文内容，判断正误，正确的为T，错误的为F。
阅读与表达问答式含翻译人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事（阅读与表达问答式含翻译练习答案在最后）AWang Ying is among the 313 college graduates employed by Changxing County of Zhejiang Province. She is now a village official in Gangkou Village. Recently, she was awarded the Agricultural Pacemaker, prize of Zhejiang Province because she took villagers to a new level in modern agricultural development.However, she had a tough time when she first came here. Wang Ying says, “Our village was mainly based on traditional farming. Villagers had little knowledge about modern agriculture. Almost no one wanted to contract(订合同) the farming land when the new land system was first adopted in 2008—I thought it was my responsibility to change the situation.”That was no easy job. Most villagers did not trust her at the beginning because she was a college graduate with no experience in agriculture. She came up with the idea that village-officials take the lead to contract part of the farming land. And Wang Ying borrowed 20,000 yuan from her parents to take part in the investment.Her plan worked. Villagers soon contracted the remaining farming land to follow their village officials. They began to set up a vegetable production base and have earned a total of more than 2 million yuan after a year's hard work.As a result, she has won the approval and trust from the villagers. One of the local officials, Sun Genfa, says, “Villagers of Gangkou Village knew nothing about modern agriculture until Wang Ying came here. , we would not have made such achievements.”When asked about plans for the future, Wang Ying says, “I will stay here. I have the confidence to make life better for the villagers.” Many college-graduate village officials, like Wang Ying, are contributing greatly to the development of China's rural areas. And they are expected to accomplish more in the future.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式S人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事SA store owner was putting up a sign above his door that read " Puppies(小狗) For Sale". Signs like that have a way of attracting small children. A little boy appeared under the store owner's sign. "How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" he asked.The store owner replied, "Anywhere from $30 to $50. "The little boy reached in his pocket and took out some change. "I have $2.37," he said. "Can I look at them?"The store owner smiled and whistled(吹口哨), five puppies were running down the aisle(过道) of his store. One puppy was lagging(落后) behind. The little boy said "What's wrong with that little dog?"The store owner explained that it didn't have a hip socket(髋部). It would always be lame(瘸的). The little boy became excited. "That's the little puppy that I want to buy."The store owner said, "No, you don't want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I'll just give him to you."The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner's eyes and said, "I don't want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I'll pay full price. In fact I'll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month until I have him paid for."The store owner said, "This little dog is a disabled dog. He is never going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies."To this, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to reveal(显露) a badly twisted(弯曲的) left leg supported by a big metal brace(支架). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, "Well, I don't run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands!"436. Who was putting up a sign above his door that read "Puppies For Sale"?437. How much did the little boy have in his pocket?438. What was wrong with the little dog?439. Why did the boy want to buy the disabled dog?440. What can we learn from the story?436. A store owner.437. He had $ 2.37.438. The little dog didn't have a hip socket./ He was lame.439. Because he wanted to help the little dog./ he wanted to take good care of the little dog. 440. Disabled animals and people need understanding, support and help.。
阅读理解人物故事D试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事DWhy was this old woman making such a fuss about an old copse(灌木林) which was of no use to anybody? I was puzzled! She had written letters to the local paper, even to a national, protesting about a projected by-pass to her village, and, looking at a map, the route was nowhere near where she lived and it wasn't as if the area was attractive. I was more than puzzled, I was intrigued.The inquiry into the route of the new by-pass to the village was due to take place shortly, and I wanted to know what it was that motivated her. So it was that I found myself knocking on a cottage door, being received by Mary Smith and then being taken for a walk to the woods."I've always loved this place," she said, "it has a lot of memories for me, and for others. We all used it. They called it 'Lovers lane'. It's not much of a lane, and it doesn't go anywhere important, but that's why we all came here. To be away from people, to be by ourselves," she added.It was indeed pleasant that day and the songs of many birds could be heard. Squirrels gazed from the branches, quite bold in their movements, obviously few people passed this way and they had nothing to fear. I could imagine the noise of vehicles passing through these peaceful woods when the by-pass was built, so I felt that she probably had something there but as I hold strong opinions about the needs of the community over-riding the opinions of private individuals, I said nothing. The village was quite a dangerous place because of the traffic especially for old people and children, their safety was more important to me than an old woman's strange ideas."Take this tree," she said pausing after a short while, "To you it is just that, a tree. Not unlike many others here." She gently touched the bark. "Look here, under this branch, what can you see?""It looks as if someone has done a bit of carving with a knife," I said after a cursory inspection."Yes, that's what it is!" she said softly.She went on, "He had a penknife with a spike for getting stones from a horse's hoof, and I helped him to carve my initials. We were very much in love, but he was going away, and could not tell me what he was involved in the army. I had guessed of course. It was the last evening we ever spent together, because he went away the next day, back to his Unit."Mary Smith was quiet for a while, then she sobbed, "His mother showed me the telegram. Sergeant R. Holmes… Killed in action in the invasion of France.""'I had hoped that you and Robin would one day get married,'" she said, "'He was my only child, and I would have loved to be a Granny, they would have been such lovely babies'—she was like that!""Two years later she too was dead. 'Pneumonia(肺炎), following a chill on the chest' was what the doctor said, but I think it was an old fashioned broken heart. A child would have helped both of us."There was a further pause. Mary Smith gently caressed the wounded tree, just as she would have caressed him. "And now they want to take our tree away from me." Another quiet sob, then she turned to me, "I was young and pretty then, I could have had anybody, I wasn't always the old woman you see here now. I had everything I wanted in life, a lovely man, health and a future to look forwards to."She paused again and looked around. The breeze gently moved through the leaves with a sighing sound. "There were others, of course, but not a patch on my Robin!" she said strongly, "And now I have nothing—except the memories this tree holds. If only I could get my hands on that awful man who writes in the paper about the value of the road they are going to build where we are standing now, I would tell him. Has he never loved, has he never lived, does he not know anything about memories? We were not the only ones, you know, I still meet some who came here as Robin and I did. Yes, I would tell him!"I turned away, sick at heart.308. The underlined sentence "I felt that she probably had something there" means .A. I thought there might be something hidden in the woods by Mary SmithB. I thought there might be some reason for Mary Smith's protestC. I guessed there might be a story related with Mary SmithD. I guessed there might be a secret purpose of Mary Smith309. The main purpose of this passage is to .A. introduce a touching but sad love storyB. persuade people to give up private interestC. arouse the awareness of being environmentally friendlyD. draw attention to the damage that wars cause310. What was probably the carving on the wounded tree?A. Their wish that this place and tree would last long.B. The date when Robin Holmes would leave for army.C. Their protest against the war which tore them apart.D. Their names and a heart with a sign of arrow through it.308. B309. A310. D。
阅读与表达问答式H含翻译人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事HGripped by KindnessI can tell you this: You can change someone's life just by lifting her suitcase.I was just out of college, only three days into a graduate year in England, and I was pulling a heavy backpack and suitcase through the London Underground. I was also crying uncontrollably. As I struggled to get the suitcase up another flight of steps, I was struggling to understand how my life had fallen apart.The day before, my uncle had told me that I was never to speak to him, his wife, or my two cousins again. Earlier, I had said something silly and joking. It was never meant to hurt my aunt's feelings, but it did. I spent the evening in an ugly blue telephone booth (电话亭), crying as I spoke to a family friend who lived in England.The most foolish part was that I did not immediately call my parents. As a 22-year-old who had been raised to respect and trust adults, I believed my aunt and uncle when they said I'd destroyed the relationship between themselves and my family. Today, as a 38-year-old, I know this was stupid. Their reaction was all out of proportion(比例). But at the time, it was as if I had destroyed everything my family had built. When I left the phone booth, I went back to a silent house with three closed bedroom doors. I did not sleep. In the morning, I heard everyone get up and leave for work and school; no one knocked on my door. When it was quiet, I wrote a note of apology and left it in my uncle's bedroom. I dragged my bags the mile to the train station. When I got into London, I had to take the Tube to the Angel underground station to get to my family friend's house.I was familiar with the Tube, but at the time, it was a tube of endless white tiles(瓷砖). I was tired. Coming to England seemed like a bad decision. Worst of all, no lifts were working. Crying yet again, I tried to lift my suitcase up the stairs.Suddenly in my struggle there were hands. No one said anything, but each time I faced another set of steps, a hand would grip the suitcase handle and lift it. At the top of the steps, the hand would let go, and I'd pull the suitcase to the next set. And just as I was about to struggle again, another hand would appear.It happened several times. I never looked up, because I could not stop crying. I do remember thinking that each hand looked different, that many different people helped me, without asking or saying anything. They just helped, right up to the top of the last flight of stairs that exited the station. I couldn't look up. I wasn't able to say thank you.I went on to have an amazing year studying in England, and I made some friendships that continue to support me. But that was the last time I saw or spoke to any of those four family members. Yet when I think about that terrible loss in 1998, I remember those strangers' hands. They were there when I needed them, and even now, they pull me through the sadness of that memory. I think of them as I ride the Metro in DC today, and I watch the commuters(上下班往返的人) and tourists surge by (pass by), just in case someone needs a hand.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式F含翻译人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事FThe old man walked slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched(打补丁的) trousers, and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that sparkled(闪耀) like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips held in a steady smile.With the help of his trusty cane(拐杖), he walked toward a table by the window. A young waitress named Mary watched him and ran over to him, and said, "Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair."Without a word, he smiled and nodded a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she pushed the table up close to him, and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it.In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss.""You are welcome, Sir," she replied, "My name is Mary. I'll be back in a moment. If you need anything, just wave at me!"After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change, helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, Sir!"He nodded a thank you and said softly with a smile, "You are very kind!"When Mary went to clean his table, she was surprised. Under his plate she found a business card and a note written on the napkin, under which was a $100 bill.The note on the napkin read:"Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you."The man she had served was the owner of the restaurant. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees, had seen him in person.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式I人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事IShe had to pack up her bedroom in Virgina Beach, where she lived with her mother, two sisters and brother. She had to say goodbye to her two dogs, who used to sleep in her bed, and to the beach, where she loved to ride waves on her boogie board.But it was time to take the leap, however, heartbreaking and awkward it would be. Even at 14, Douglas knew that.So off she went about 1,200 miles to West Des Moines, Lowa, to train with a coach from China and live with a white family she had never been met. When she arrived, Douglas thought that she must be the only black person in the state. When she woke up, she always said, "This isn't my bed set. Where am I?"Liang Chow, who had coached the Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, transformed Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the world, helping her skyrocket from an average member of the national team to the top of the sport. And a couple with four young daughters became her second family, nurturing her in Iown while her real family supported her from afar.That move also was important in Douglas's making history. By winning the Olympic all-round title, she became the first black woman to do so. She also became the fourth American woman to win the all-round, following Mary Lou Retton in 1984, Carly Patternson in 2004 and Nastia Liukin in 2008.Douglas won, scoring 62.232 points, and led the competition from beginning to end. Viktoria Komova, who sobbed into her coach's chest when she learned she had lost, won the silver, with 61.973 points. Aliya Mustafina, the 2010 world all-round champion, won the bronze with 59.566 points. The other American in the competition, Aly Raisman finished fourth after losing a tiebreaker(决胜局) to Mustafina.Douglas said she had felt confident all along that she would win. "It was just an amazing feeling," she said, giggling(咯咯笑), "I was just like, believe, don't fear, believe." After sacrificing(牺牲) so much, she had no other choice but to push forward, she said.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式G人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事GKids and PondsYears ago there was a group of kids who would hang around at some local ponds in the woods near their houses in Warwick, Rhode Island. In summer they caught frogs and fish. When winter arrived they couldn't wait to go skating. Time passed, and the ponds became the only open space for the kids to enjoy themselves in that neighborhood.One day, a thirteen-year-old boy from this group of kids read in the local newspaper that a developer wanted to fill in the ponds and build over a hundred small houses called condominiums. So the boy went door to door and gathered more than two hundred signatures(签名) to stop the development.A group of citizens met and decided to support him.At the meeting of the town planning board (委员会), the boy was quite nervous at first and spoke very softly. But when he saw the faces of his friends and neighbors in the crowd and thought about what was happening to their favorite ponds, his voice grew louder. He told the town officials that they should speak for the citizens. He also insisted that they should leave enough space for children. A few days later, the developer stopped his plan.Nine years later, when that teen was a senior in college, he was informed that the developer was back with his proposal to build condominiums. Now twenty-two years old, he was studying wetlands ecology. He again appeared before the town planning board. This time as an expert witness, he used environmental protection laws to explain restrictions on development in and around wetlands and the knowledge of wetlands ecology to help improve the development. Finally some condominiums were built, but less than half the number the developer wanted. The ponds where those kids used to hang around were protected by a strip of natural land, and are still there today.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式人物故事D试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事DBig storms, high waves, technical failures, loneliness. After battling hard times and danger for over nine months, British teenager Mike Perham made history last month as the youngest person to sail solo around the world.The 17-year-old made the record after he cleared the Panama Canal ( 巴拿马运河) and then sailed through the Caribbean and home across the Atlantic.Mike is only three months younger than Zac Sunderland, the 17-year-old American boy who had taken the crown as the youngest solo around-the-world sailor in July.The two youngsters met in Cape Town in South Africa as they crossed the globe in different directions. Mike insisted they were not rival(竞争对手). "No. It's two teenagers going out there, living their dream and having the adventure of a lifetime," he said.Mike may be young, but he is no stranger to sailing adventures. He picked up the hobby at age 6 when his father took him out in a small boat on a local lake. Father and son sailed separate boats across the Atlantic when Mike was 14, making him the youngest person to cross that ocean solo. That record gave him the early taste for the adventure.On the recent journey, the scariest moment for Mike came when his sailboat was hit by storms in the southern Indian Ocean."We were picked up by what felt like a 60-foot wave and threw down on our side at ninety degrees," he said."It felt like I was going right over. Stuff was flying around and I just thought 'Oh no'."At other times, he had to dive into the Pacific and fix problems. He tied himself to the boat, jumped into the water and went to work with a knife in 30-second dives underneath the boat to cut a rope away.Mike said he felt proud that he made his dream come true. "You've got to have confidence in yourself and you will make it," he said.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式T人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事TWhen talent and dedication come together, the result is Elon Musk. Never resting on his laurels(成就), Musk has moved from one achievement to another all the time, always bringing to the world a fresh idea or invention.Born in South Africa, Musk's father was a mechanical engineer and his mother was a popular model. Musk began his entrepreneurial ventures(创业) very young—at age ten, he bought his first computer. He learned computer programming on his own and by the age of twelve, he had created a game called Blaster which he sold for US $500.His first company, Zip2 Corporation, was an online city guide that provided information for the New York Times. Musk became a multimillionaire in his late 20s by selling Zip2 to Compaq Computers.He moved on to establish an online payments company called , which later became as PayPal. Musk owned 11% of the company's stock(股份). In 2002, eBay acquired PayPal for US $1.5 billion in stock.Next on his agenda came a commercial space travel company called SpaceX. NASA gave the company a US $1.6 billion contract to supply the International Space Station. In 2015, SpaceX was able to raise US $1 billion. This made the value of the company a little over US $10 billion.Musk had more on his plate—Tesla Motors, a luxury electric car maker, which he founded in 2003, raised US $226 million by launching its initial public offering in 2010. He established the Musk Foundation that supports space exploration and the discovery of renewable energy sources. Musk is also the owner of Solar City, a solar panel designer and installer.The slew(大量) of inventions show no sign of stopping. Musk's new concept of transportation, known as "The Hyperloop" was released in 2013. According to this concept, travel between major cities would happen at speeds above 700 miles per hour. Musk estimates that the Hyperloop will take from 7-10 years to be built and ready for use.Talent and dedication make Elon Musk a successful entrepreneur.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读理解人物故事K试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事KWe see few customers in Lea's Antiquarian Booksellers, less than half-dozen a day on average. There is a flurry(紧张) of activity in September when the students come to buy copies of the new year's set texts; another in May when they bring them back after the exams. At other times of the year we can go days without seeing a client. More commonly visitors to the shop are people who, having heard about us from a friend of a friend, and finding themselves near Cambridge, have made a roundabout way. They have expectation on their faces as they step into the shop, and not infrequently apologize for disturbing us. They are nice people, as quiet and as friendly as the books themselves. But mostly it is just Father, me and the books.How do they make ends meet? You might think, if you saw how few customers come and go. But you see, the shop is, in financial terms, just a sideline. The proper business takes place elsewhere. We make our living on the basis of perhaps half a dozen deals a year. This is how it works: Father knows all the world's great collectors, and he knows the world's great collections. If you were to watch him at the auctions(拍卖会) or book fairs that he attends frequently, you would notice how often he is approached by quietly spoken, quietly dressed individuals, who draw him aside for a quiet word. Their eyes are anything but quiet. Does he know of... they ask him, and has he ever heard whether... A book will be mentioned. Father answers vaguely. It doesn't do to build up hope. These things usually lead nowhere. But on the other hand, if he were to hear anything... And if he doesn't already have it, he makes a note of the person's address in a little green notebook. Then nothing happens for quite some time. But later—a few months or many months, there is no knowing—at another auction or book fair, seeing a certain other person, he will inquire, very hesitantly, whether...and again the book is mentioned. More often than not, it ends there. But sometimes, following the conversations, there may be an exchange of letters. Father spends a great deal of time composing letters. In French, German, Italian, even occasionally Latin. Nine times out of ten the answer is a polite two-line refusal. But sometimes-half a dozen times a year—the reply is the beginning of a journey. A journey in which Father collects a book here, and delivers it there. He is rarely gone for more than forty-eight hours. Six times a year. This is our livelihood.The shop itself makes next to no money. It is a place to write and receive letters. A place to while away the hours waiting for the next international book-fair. I don't pretend reality is the same for everyone—the shop is the very heart of the affair. It is a store of books, a place of safety for all the volumes, once so lovingly written, that at present no one seems to want.333. The fact that customers make an apology after stepping into the shop indicates that .A. they have put the booksellers to some troubleB. they are such nice and friendly peopleC. the bookshop has few customers and is very quietD. they come to the bookshop with no intention of buying books334. The underlined word "sideline" in the second paragraph probably means an activity .A. one is not skilled inB. the source of one's life depends onC. that can bring someone a large sum of moneyD. one does besides his main business for extra money335. Why does the author's father answer other collectors' questions vaguely when attending auctions or book fairs?A. Because he is not familiar with these collectors.B. Because he thinks the price they give is a bit low.C. Because he is not sure whether he can find the book.D. Because he would like to possess the book by himself.336. What can we learn from the passage?A. The bookshop has been running in the red.B. The bookshop is a good place for the author to read.C. The author and his father have a deep affection for the bookshop.D. The author's father possesses ample collections that others need.333. C334. D335. C 336. C。
阅读与表达问答式Q人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事QA few weeks ago, I took a walk around Washington Square Park. I met all the usual people: street performers, the Pigeon Guy, a group of guitarists singing in harmony. But off to the side, sitting on a bench was a woman doing something vastly different—giving free advice.A week or two later, I set up an interview with her and we discussed her project at length.Lisa Podell, 32, started the Free Advice Project this past May. It began as an experiment; she sat in Washington Square Park for a day with a sign that read "Free Advice" as a simple way to reach out to people. Podell was astonished at the strong response.Podell admits that she was doubtful at first, but now she describes the project as mutually(相互地) beneficial. People learn from her—but she also learns from them. She says that the majority of those who come to her are dealing with some pretty heavy issues, and they expect her not only to listen, but also to provide real answers.Having worked as a full time teacher and now as an adolescent advisor, Podell believes that talking things out is important in the decision-making process.Sometimes, people walk around all day, keeping their problems in their own head and thinking about them in the same way. Podell simply strives to provide people with perspective.I asked if there is a future plan for the Free Advice Project. Podell said she would like to promote it to each public space in New York, which would be carried out by various volunteers across the city.It was truly inspiring to meet someone with such a big heart, especially in New York—where it is sometimes very hard to find anybody to listen.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式C含翻译人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事CEvery time I think of happiness, I should sink into my sweet memories. My fun memories of childhood is one silly thing, a kind trick.The story begins that our cat gave birth to two babies in a shelf, secretly. We were very happy with a little sadness, because we love cats but we already had got two and mum told us she was looking for someone to adopt the coming baby cats. We were unwilling to send them out nor were we brave enough to annoy mum by opposing her. So what? We are good teammates and we chose to cover the truth! Luckily we got a very large porch that our parents seldom went up there. We keep a shelf there to support the kittens. We made them a warm bed with cotton and made sure the shelf strong enough to resist wind or rain. We made an agreement to tell mum that from then on we did the cleaning jobs and mention nothing about the kitten things to anyone.However, one day, my mum accidentally visited the porch to do some cleaning and was surprised to find the catty mum with her babies rightly sleeping in a nice shelf! She was so curious and we were so worried. My elder sister had gone to school and we three found nothing to explain but telling mum the truth. We were so sad and begging mum to keep them stay. We promised not to cheat mum again and should study harder. Luckily, dad and mum cared our thoughts so much, so we won at last and got the right to . All we learnt in this lesson is that it's right to help the weak and struggle for the things we love, but we ought to tell the truth, always, and in another way, we should learn to communicate first.Now time changed, but love still. Things changed, and memories still.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
阅读与表达问答式R人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事RAs a middle-school student in the 80s, Lee Buono stayed after school one day to remove the brain and spinal cord (脊髓) from a frog. He did such a good job that his science teacher told him he might be a neurosurgeon(神经外科医生) someday. That's exactly what Buono did.Years later, a patient with a tumor(肿瘤) came to see Buono. The growth was benign(良性的), but interfered with the patient's speech. "He can get some words out," Buono recalls, "but they were almost unintelligible(难懂的). It's almost like someone's sewing your mouth closed.""I'm talking to his wife, and we tried to lighten up the situation," he continues. "They started asking me about myself." They asked Buono who inspired him to become a surgeon, and he told them about his old teacher, Al Siedlecki, back at Medford Memorial Middle School in Medford, N.J.Surgery was a success. The patient's powers of speech returned. "He' s just excited and happy and crying and wanted to just hug me," Buono says. "You make sure you call that teacher," the patient said. "You make sure you thank him."So Buono did."I picked the phone up and you said, 'Hey, it's Lee Buono,'" Siedlecki said to his former student. "'Lee, what's going on man? I haven't heard from you since you were in high school'"."'I want to thank you,'" Buono replied."I was flabbergasted," Siedlecki says. "I said, 'Of all the people in your entire career, you want to thank me?'""It was the same feeling I had when...when my kids were born," Mr. Siedlecki said. "I started to cry. It made me feel really important that I had that influence on you."Lately, Siedlecki admits, "I almost am afraid to say that I'm a teacher to some people." Not anymore, he tells Buono. "Because you called me. I'm a teacher, and I'm going to help as many people as I can to find their passion too."阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
阅读理解人物故事G试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀
话题练习-人物故事GSix years ago, aged 35, I was struck by a romantic impulse(冲动) like a scene from the movie Romeo and Juliet. I fell in love with a cello(大提琴).I rented the heavy instrument and appeared before a music professor named Wendell Margrave. "You can be as good as you want to be," Margrave said. On a piece of paper he drew a stave (五线谱表) and the notes E and F. He showed me where to put my fingers on the cello and how to draw the bow(琴弓), and taught me from that day onwards every Tuesday at 10 a.m.Thus began my voyage out of ignorance and into the dream. It was remarkable having a teacher again. E-F, E-F, we played together-then moved on to G. It was a happy time.The cello was something I couldn't do. Yet each Tuesday I improved slightly more. At midnight in an upstairs room of my city house, I would send long notes from Alwin Schroeder's 170 Foundation Studies for Violoncello through the open windows. The footfalls of unseen passersby would curiously stop, and then begin again in haste.Riding home on the bus one snowy night, studying Mozart's CMajor Quintet, I felt the page burst into music in my hands and suddenly all five parts blossomed in harmony in my head. The fellow across the aisle started. I met his glance with tears. Could he hear it, too? No. He got off at the next stop.As the years went by my daughter learned the piano. My goal was that she and I would one day perform together. I wanted to play in public with and for my peers, and to be secretly envied. I still play and perform, but it is not the same now. When I heard the cello before it seemed beautiful and easy to me. Now, as the TV camera pushes in close to a famous cellist's face, I recognize that smile as a cover for serious determination. I pick up my cello, screw tight the hairs of the bow and begin drawing. As good as I wanted to be, I am as good as I'm going to get and that is good enough.318. Why did the author mention his ride home on that snowy night?A. To show how hard he practiced playing the cello.B. To mark the milestone in his cello learning process.C. To introduce his interesting encounter with the strange man.D. To indicate it was Mozart's works that inspired him to improve.319. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Learning the cello was easier than the author had expected.B. The author is not so satisfied with his cello skills.C. The author kept playing the cello because he wanted to be envied by his friends and daughter.D. The author admires the famous cellist not only for his good cello performance but also his strongwill.320. What is the main message the author conveys in the story?A. A good beginning is the key to success.B. You are never too old to learn something new.C. It takes devotion and determination to succeed.D. A good teacher knows how to inspire his or her students.318. B319. D320. C。
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话题练习-人物故事
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[1] The captain of the boat lost his way in the middle of a storm. The waves became bigger; the noise of the water hitting the boat, like a leave carried by the wind, almost led him to lose hope. But he didn't and tried harder every time the waves hit the boat. Trying to control the boat, he was unable to hear one of his crew(船员) officers shouting at him.
[2] "Captain!" the officer kept shouting at him, while holding on to the side of the boat not to fall off the boat."Captain!" continued the officer. This time, while trying to getting close to him, a huge wave almost made the boat turn over and the officer fell and rolled till he luckily caught another rail(栏杆). After several times, the officer finally was able to reach his fighting and tired captain.
[3] "I'm a good and hard-working man, why does this happen to me and I can't get out of this one? I've been sailing the open ocean for years to fish the best catch and get support for my family! Why does this happen?"
[4] At that moment his crew officer was able to catch the captain's shoulder and make him turn so that the captain could hear him. "Captain!" shouted again the officer. The captain looked at him angrily for drawing his attention away from his difficult task.
[5] "Don't you see I'm trying to control the ship and find our way back?" complained(抱怨) the captain. His officer kept holding onto the captain and pointed towards the end of the boat. "Captain!" he replied. "The lighthouse is right over there, on the other side."
根据短文内容，完成下列小题。
501. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words.
502. How did the Captain feel after he heard the crew officer? (no more than 2 words)
503. How did the Captain support his family? (no more than 5 words)
504. Explain the underlined sentence in the last paragraph in English.
505. What is the purpose of the text? (no more than 10 words)
501. give up
502. Very angry.
503. By going fishing.
504. We are going in the wrong direction!
505. To teach us to fight (work) in the right direction.。