THE BRONTE FAMILYYorkshire, England was the s...

THE BRONTE FAMILY

Yorkshire, England was the setting for two great novels (小说) of the 19th century. These were Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. The youngest sister, Anne, was also a gifted novelist, and her books have the same extraordinary quality as her sisters’.

Their father was Patrick Bronte, born in Ireland. He moved with his wife, Maria Bronte, and their six small children to Haworth in Yorkshire in 1820. Soon after, Mrs. Bronte and the two eldest children died, leaving the father to care of the remaining three girls and a boy.

Charlotte was born in 1816. Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. Left to themselves, the children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self-educated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls were determined to earn money for his art education. They took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes.

As children they had all written many stories. Charlotte, as a young girl, alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much difficulty Anne and Emily found a publisher(出版商), but there was no interest shown in Charlotte’s book. (It was not published until 1859.) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her works. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.

Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did not do so well. People did not like Wuthering Heights. They said it was too wild, too animal-like. But gradually it came to be considered one of the finest novels in the English language. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of the book, and Anne died in 1849.

Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis(肺结核) as her sisters had.

1.We know from the text that      .

2.The underlined words “the other two” in the 5 th paragraph refer to      .

3. What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text?

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England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century, ________many people worked as household servants for the ________, "Mothering Sunday" was _   for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this ________stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one ________for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century．

In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a（n） ________holiday until 1915．Its establishment was ________due to the perseverance and love of one , Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the familytheir home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania her father served as a minister．

When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to ________ her．She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon（布道）memory of her mother．

On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured Mrs.Jarvis and all mothers with a (n) Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to ________ a day to honour mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed(宣布) the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state ________ it．

On Mother' s Day morning some American children the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers ________ which they have made themselves or bought in ．Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers ________, they may bring white carnations to their grave（坟墓）sites．This is the busiest day of the year for American ________．On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!

1.A．before         B．since             C．when              D．until

2.A．rich             B．poor                  C．living             D．injured

3.A．protected            B．reserved               C．changed         D．persuaded

4.A．form          B．custom            C．habit            D．plan

5.A．Monday                B．Wednesday            C．Sunday                  D．Friday

6.A．ordinary        B．common             C．regular          D．official

7.A．nearly         B．largely                 C．deeply           D．highly

8.A．mother         B．sister                  C．daughter         D．waitress

9.A．destroyed    B．found                 C．made            D．left

10.A．where      B.  when                     C．why           D．how

11.A．reward       B．honour                C．award                   D．inspire

12.A．on                 B．at                      C．in               D．for

13.A．special               B．expensive             C．simple           D．easy

14.A．put off               B．give up                C．take on        D．set aside

15.A．understood          B．received                C．celebrated              D．prevented

16.A．follow            B．refuse                C．accept           D．support

17.A．letters               B．gifts                    C．calls                    D．toys

18.A．schools               B．churches             C．stores           D．hospitals

19.A．went ahead     B．moved on                 C．stayed up        D．passed away

20.A．restaurants            B．departments        C．offices           D．markets

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In the reign of Queen Elizabeth, two plants were brought to England, for the first time, by Sir Walter Raleigh, both of which are now very much used—the tobacco-plant and the potato. Sir Walter had sailed across the seas to America, in search of new lands; and he brought back both these plants with him.

When he was in America, he had seen the Indians smoke, and before long he acquired the habit himself. He became extremely fond of smoking, and frequently indulged in the practice.

When he returned to England, he was sitting by the fire one day, and began to smoke. In the middle of his smoking, the door opened, and in came his man-servant. Now this man had never in his life seen any one smoke, and did not know that where was such a plant as tobacco. So, when he saw the smoke coming from his master’s mouth, he thought that he was on fire!

But very soon the old servant got used to seeing people with smoke coming out of their mouths; and all the young nobles of the court began to smoke because Sir Walter did so.

At first, people did not like the potato at all: nobody would eat it. Yet Sir Walter told them how useful it would be. The potato, he said, could be made to grow in England. He told them that, when the corn-harvest failed—which it often used to do—people need not starve if they had plenty of potatoes.

Queen Elizabeth, who was a very clever woman, listened to what Sir Walter said, and had potatoes served up at her own table. There the grand people who dined with her majesty were obliged to eat them. But they spread a report that the potato was poisonous, because it belongs to the same order as the deadly nightshade(龙葵属植物) and many other poisonous plants. So, in spite of all that the Queen could do, no one would eat potatoes, and they were left for the pigs.

The people did not find out their mistake till many years afterwards when the French king Louis XVI asked his people to eat them. And people began to find out how good and wholesome they were. The potato was more and more liked; and now there is hardly any vegetable that is more highly esteemed.

1.What do we know about Sir Walter?

A.He introduced the tobacco-plant and the potato to England.

B.He went to America in order to do research on plants and animals.

C.He was forced to smoke by the Indians in America during his stay there.

D.He taught Queen Elizabeth how to smoke in court with the young nobles.

2.People were afraid of the potatoes at first because ___________.

A.the Queen refused to eat them herself

B.they were used as poison by the Indians

C.they were long used as food for the pigs

D.they belong to the poisonous nightshade

3.What can we learn from the text?

A.Both the tobacco plant and the potato were native to France.

B.Young nobles in England refused to smoke for the terrible smell.

C.It was not easy to grow corn back in the age of Queen Elizabeth.

D.The English people were the first to accept potatoes as tasty food.

4.What conclusion can we draw from the two stories?

A.Only those who are willing to take risks can succeed in the end.

B.They are lots of new plants on the earth that can be used as food.

C.All people are afraid to try things that are new and strange to them.

D.The upper class had huge influence on the way people lived in the past.

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He handed in the essay two days later than his classmates，but it was still _____the time limit set by the teacher.

A．beyond           B．within            C．outside           D．to

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The director made two films last year，one of __________ was set in Chongqing．

A．them            B．those                C．what                D．which

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There will be a special prize for anybody who _________ a TV set in our shop

in the next two weeks.

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It was already late when we set out for the next town, 　 　 　 according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the 　 　

There we felt　 　 that we would find a bed 　 the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met 　 　 as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that 　 　 　 the hills. As we climbed 　 　 , it became colder and rain began to fall, 　 　 it difficult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more 　 　 .

After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was　 　 on the map. We were beginning to get　 　 　 . Then without warning the car stopped. A quick　 　 showed that we had run out of petrol. Although we had little food with us, we decided to 　 the night in the car.

Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once, 　 　 John, who was a　 　 sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk 　 　 　 the hills. Soon he came back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the 　 　 of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and with a great effort, 　 　 to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill. 　 less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a 　　　 　 quite easily.

1.A. which　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. where　　　　　　　　 D. that

2.A. rivers　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. villages　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. towns　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. hills

3.A. surprised　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. sure　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. pleased　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. afraid

4.A. at　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. through　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. for

5.A. everybody　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. somebody　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. nobody　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. anybody

6.A. got to　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. arrived　　　　　　　　 C. led to　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. belonged to

7.A. taller　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. faster　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. lower　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. higher

8.A. getting　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. thinking　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. causing　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. making

9.A. certainly　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. surely

10.A. set　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. marked　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. built　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. drawn

11.A. worried　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. warm

12.A. attention　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. operation　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. examination　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. information

13.A. live　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. spare　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. stay

14.A. since　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. but

15.A. poor　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. fast　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. quick　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. heavy

16.A. across　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. up

17.A. map　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. lights　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. bus　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. situation

18.A. ought　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. tried　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. managed　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. succeeded

19.A. For　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. In　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. At

20.A. hotel　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. friend　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. policeman　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. cinema　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had _______ outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind _______ the sea which nearly threw me off my _______ every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the _______ trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.

There was no sign of a call _______ nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask.I had thought I might find a shop open _______ the Saturday papers or a milkman doing his _______, but the town was _______ dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin _______ cat outside a small restaurant.

Then ________ I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost ________ from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of ________. I ________ forward, but stopped in ________ when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a　 ________ inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he didn’t even ________ his head at the sound of my ________.

Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and ________ a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I ________ the dead match on the ground that I noticed something ________ red trickling (滴流) from under the door.

1.A.broken up B.broken down C.broken of D.broken in

2.A.leaving of B.setting off C.blowing off D.cutting off

3.A.hair B.hand C.feet D.body

4.A.bare B.luxuriant C.tall D.green

5.A.house B.hall C.cottage D.box

6.A.sending B.purchasing C.trading D.selling

7.A.travels B.rounds C.trips D.rides

8.A.completely B.approximately C.tightly D.slightly

9.A.delighted B.furious C.frightened D.surprised

10.A.suddenly B.quickly C.instantly D.luckily

11.A.hidden B.covered C.noticed D.found

12.A.color B.diamonds C.jewel D.paint

13.A.walked B.crawled C.hurried D.wondered

14.A.happiness B.astonishment C.rage D.fear

15.A.woman B.man C.farmer D.worker

16.A.lower B.hide C.show D.raise

17.A.noises B.footsteps C.voices D.sounds

18.A.put out B.smoked C.took out D.lit

19.A.threw B.put C.placed D.lifted

20.A.thick B.dark C.bright D.eye-catching

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I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.

There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.

Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he didn’t raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.

Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the box call door

1. At what time was the story set?

A. An early winter morning          B. A cold winter afternoon

C. An early summer morning          D.A windy summer afternoon

2. Which of the following words best describe the writer’s impression of the town?

A. cold and frightening             B. dirty and crowded

C. empty and dead                   D. unusual and unpleasant

3. The underlined word “ trickling” in the last paragraph means_______________

A. rushing out suddenly             B. shining brightly

C. flowing slowly in drops          D. appearing slowly

4. Why didn’t the man raise his head when the writer came near?

A. He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.

B. He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.

C. He was probably fast asleep.

D. He was probably murdered.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

It was already late when we set out for the next town, ________ according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the ________.

There we felt ________ that we would find a bed ________ the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met ________ as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that ________ the hills. As we climbed ________, it became colder and rain began to fall, ________ it difficult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more ________.

After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was ________on the map. We were beginning to get ________. Then without warning the car stopped. A quick ________ showed that we had run out of petrol. Although we had little food with us, we decided to ________ the night in the car.

Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once, ________John, who was a ________ sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk ________ the hills. Soon he came back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the ________ of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and with a great effort, ________ to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill. ________ less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a ________ quite easily.

1.A. which         B. it                        C. where                       D. that

2.A. rivers               B. hills        C. towns                        D. villages

3.A. surprised               B. afraid                C. pleased                     D. sure

4.A. at                      B. in                    C. through                     D. for

5.A. everybody             B. somebody          C. nobody                      D. anybody

6.A. got to                  B. arrived              C. led to                       D. belonged to

7.A. taller                   B. higher              C. lower                       D. faster

8.A. getting                 B. thinking              C. causing                      D. making

9.A. certainly               B. carefully             C. slowly                       D. surely

10.A. marked               B. set                  C. built               D. drawn

11.A. excited               B. worried             C. cold                        D. warm

12.A. attention             B. operation          C. examination       D. information

13.A. spend                B. live                 C. spare                       D. stay

14.A. since                 B. though             C. so                           D. but

15.A. quick                  B. fast                 C. poor              D. heavy

16.A. across                B. through             C. down                       D. up

17.A. lights                  B. map                C. bus                          D. situation

18.A. ought                 B. tried               C. succeeded                   D. managed

19.A. For                   B. In                   C. Since                        D. At

20.A. policeman            B. friend               C. hotel              D. cinema

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析