Anna Riviere was one of the most admired of 19th-century English sopranos(女高音). She was also one of the most adventuresome.
She was born in London on January 9th, 1810. She entered the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 14. Seven years later, just after her first show, Anna married Sir Henry Bishop, who was 24 years her senior. Her reputation as a singer grew rapidly, based largely on her tours with Sir Henry and harpist Nicholas Bochsa. After a tour of Dublin, Edinburgh, and London, Anna Bishop deserted her husband and three children and ran away with Bochsa.
From then on, Madame Bishop—as she continued to be known—traveled and sang as if her life depended on it. Between 1839 and 1843 she traveled to every major town in Europe, where she sang in 260 concerts. In the course of two years in Naples, she performed in 20 operas. In 1855 she and Bochsa sailed for Sydney, Australia. He died there the following year, and Anna went on to tour South America before returning to New York, where she married a diamond merchant.
Then she began what proved her most dangerous adventure. After another American tour in 1866, she and her husband set sail across the Pacific. They were shipwrecked on a small coral reef, and for more than a month they drifted in a small boat before they finally reaching Guam. She had lost her music, her wardrobe, and her jewelry, but Madame Bishop was not to be stopped. She went on to Manila and began a concert tour that led to Hong Kong, Singapore, and India before she went back to England. After another two-year world tour she returned eventually to New York, where she gave her last public performance in 1883—at age 73.
Meanwhile the husband she left behind, Sir Henry, had become famous for writing the music to lyrics that might eventually have been meaningful to Anna Bishop—“Home, Sweet Home.”
1. Which of the following message about Madama Bishop is true?
A. She became famous after her first show.
B. After her tour in Europe, she returned to New York.
C. She got married more than once.
D. The song “Home, Sweet Home” was meaningful to her.
2.Sir Henry is a _____.
A. poem B. singer
C. writer D. composer
3.Which is the right order of the event？
a. Bochsa died in Australia.
b. Madama Bishop deserted her husband and three children.
c. Madama Bishop toured South America.
d. Madama Bishop and her husband, a diamond merchant, set sail across the Pacific.
A. abcd B.bacd C.bcda D.dcba
【小题 4】The best title for this passage is_____.
A. The English soprano
B. The soprano toured around the world
C. A soprano and her husband
D. The adventuresome soprano
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Anna Riviere was one of the most admired of 19th-century English sopranos(女高音). She was also one of the most adventuresome.
She was born in London on January 9th, 1810. She entered the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 14. Seven years later, just after her first show, Anna married Sir Henry Bishop, who was 24 years her senior. Her reputation as a singer grew rapidly, based largely on her tours with Sir Henry and harpist Nicholas Bochsa. After a tour of Dublin, Edinburgh, and London, Anna Bishop deserted her husband and three children and ran away with Bochsa.
From then on, Madame Bishop—as she continued to be known—traveled and sang as if her life depended on it. Between 1839 and 1843 she traveled to every major town in Europe, where she sang in 260 concerts. In the course of two years in Naples, she performed in 20 operas. In 1855 she and Bochsa sailed for Sydney, Australia. He died there the following year, and Anna went on to tour South America before returning to New York, where she married a diamond merchant.
Then she began what proved her most dangerous adventure. After another American tour in 1866, she and her husband set sail across the Pacific. They were shipwrecked on a small coral reef, and for more than a month they drifted in a small boat before they finally reaching Guam. She had lost her music, her wardrobe, and her jewelry, but Madame Bishop was not to be stopped. She went on to Manila and began a concert tour that led to Hong Kong, Singapore, and India before she went back to England. After another two-year world tour she returned eventually to New York, where she gave her last public performance in 1883—at age 73.
Meanwhile the husband she left behind, Sir Henry, had become famous for writing the music to lyrics that might eventually have been meaningful to Anna Bishop—“Home, Sweet Home.”
1. Which of the following message about Madama Bishop is true?
A. She became famous after her first show.
B. After her tour in Europe, she returned to New York.
C. She got married more than once.
D. The song “Home, Sweet Home” was meaningful to her.
2.Sir Henry is a _____.
A. poem B. singer
C. writer D. composer
3.Which is the right order of the event？
a. Bochsa died in Australia.
b. Madama Bishop deserted her husband and three children.
c. Madama Bishop toured South America.
d. Madama Bishop and her husband, a diamond merchant, set sail across the Pacific.
A. abcd B.bacd C.bcda D.dcba
【小题 4】The best title for this passage is_____.
A. The English soprano
B. The soprano toured around the world
C. A soprano and her husband
D. The adventuresome soprano
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If Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is today one of the best-known and most popular figures of 20th-century Mexican art, it is undoubtedly because of her personality and the originality of a body of works. Her work is, above all, the expression of a life — a tragic and stormy life, one that challenged all traditions.
The mere mention of her name excites enthusiasm and admiration, but her work is rarely exhibited, and has not been shown in France for fifteen years. The selection to go on show at the Musée de l’Orangerie includes major works by the artist, with masterpieces from the Museo Dolores Olmedo.
The life and work of Frida Kahlo cannot be separated from those of her companion Diego Rivera (1886-1957). Together they became figures of legend(传奇), and both have a place in the pantheon of 20th-century Mexican artists. Famous for his large wall paintings, Rivera’s easel paintings, drawings and prints, which form a large part of his artistic production, are less well-known to the public in Europe. The exhibition aims to trace his artistic career from the early Cubist images, revealing his links with the Paris artists whose works are a key element in the Orangerie collections, to the paintings that established him as the founder of the 20th-century school of Mexican art. His travels throughout Europe influenced his vision and his skills without ever distancing him from his roots, thus confirming his place in history as the founder of the nationalist school.
The exhibition devoted to the legendary couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo presents their works together, as if to confirm the impossibility of their divorce that was in fact finalised but reconsidered after just one year apart. It also gives us a better view of their respective artistic worlds, so different and yet so complementary(互补的), through the deep-rooted attachment they shared to their country.
1.Which of the following best describes Frida Kahlo’s work?
A. World-famous but unusual. B. Practical and popular.
C. Creative and realistic. D. Authentic but ordinary.
2.What does the underlined word "pantheon" in the third paragraph refer to?
A. Character. B. Community. C. School. D. Society.
3.What can we infer about Rivera from the passage?
A. Rivera broke up with Kahlo finally. B. Rivera’s works are popular in Europe.
C. Rivera’s works are the focus of the exhibition. D. Rivera had his works rooted in his motherland.
4.Why does the author write the passage?
A. To praise the celebrities. B. To introduce two famous artists.
C. To make an announcement. D. To encourage people to learn art.
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The modern competitive sport of weightlifting originated in 19th-century Europe and was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. 1. At that time, simple competitions were held to see who could lift the heaviest weight.
The first worldwide weightlifting championships were held in London in 1891. At that time, there were no female competitors. Today, the World Weightlifting Championships, organized by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), are held every year. 2.
Weightlifting as an Olympic event got off to an unsmooth start. It was not held as a separate event in the first games held in 1896, but as a field event. 3. The sport returned to the Olympics again in 1904, this time as part of the athletics program. Not until 1920 did weightlifting make its real Olympic comeback. The 1920 Olympic Games, held in Antwerp, Belgium, marked weightlifting’s debut（首次露面）as a separate event. 4. Previously, weightlifters in the Olympics were all required to compete against each other, regardless of their size. One-hand lifting was dropped from the sport in 1928. Various weightlifting exercises were added and later removed over many years until 1972. 5. The 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney saw the introduction of the women’s competition, although the IWF has held the World Weightlifting Championships for women since 1987.
A. The 1940 and 1944 Games were canceled.
B. It is a sport in which barbells are lifted competitively.
C. The 1900 Games had no weightlifting presence at all.
D. The championships include 15 separate weight types for both men and women.
E. The 1972 Olympic Games finally presented the weightlifting program in its present form.
F. The sport, however, dates back to ancient civilizations including China, Egypt and Greece.
G. The Antwerp Games also introduced one-hand lifting and weight divisions to the new event.
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One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that, ”and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong, and you were right about that. ”
I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons （箱子）. Then he related an incident and I began to remember clearly the incident he was describing.
I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident took place.
There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together, so I went to work.
The Manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting （examining）some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the criminal. He severely scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, obviously the manager did not.
1.The author was ______ when he wrote this article.
A. about 8 B. about 18
C. about 23 D. about 15
2.Who was to blame for knocking off the stacks of cartons?
A. The author. B. The manager.
C. The woman. D. The author’s mother.
3.When the manager scolded him the author _______.
A. was frightened and cried B. tried to explain
C. did not say anything D. felt the manager was right
4.It can be inferred that the author _______.
A. regrets arguing with the manager for what he didn’t do
B. would like to tell people never to be fooled by an egg sale
C. has forgiven the manager for what he did to him fifteen years ago
D. expects the woman to say sorry to him for the mistake she made
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes.It is extremely hard sometimes to say a(n)_______thing like“I was wrong about that”,and it is even harder to say,“I was wrong,and you were right about that”.
And I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made _______fifteen years ago.He told me he had been the_______of a certain store in the neighborhood where I grew up,and he asked me_______I remembered the egg boxes.Then he told me_______and I began to remember vaguely what he was describing.
I was about eight years old at the time,and I had wandered into_______with my mother to do the weekly shopping.On that_______day.I must have found my way to the dairy food department_______the incident took place.There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive_______of eggs in dozen and half-dozen boxes.The boxes were piled three or four feet high.I must stopped in from of them to admire the________.just then________came by,pushing her grocery cart,________the boxes carelessly and left.For some reason,I________to put the display back together even though it was not my________so I began to work.
The manager heard the________and came rushing over to see what had happened.When he appeared,I was on my knees________some of the boxes to see if any of the eggs were________,but to him it looked as if I was the wrongdoer.He severely scolded me and wanted me________any broken eggs to make up to the loss.I tried to explain that I was looking at the boxes,but it________no good.Even though I didn’t regret for my decision and quickly forgot all about the incident,________the manager did not.
1.A. pleasant B. enjoyable C. simple D. difficult
2.A. an discovery B. a friend C. an incident D. a mistake
3.A. boss B. cleaner C. cashier D. manager
4.A. if B. how C. why D. when
5.A. a story B. the department C. an accident D. an incident
6.A. the shop B. the store C. the supermarket D. the grocery
7.A. usual B. lucky C. wonderful D. particular
8.A. where B. after C. until D. though
9.A. exhibits B. storage C. display D. boxes
10.A. eggs B. boxes C. storage D. sale
11.A. a woman B. a customer C. a manager D. a stranger
12.A. knocked on B. knocked over C. knocked off D. knocked at
13.A. declared B. began C. decided D. started
14.A. fault B. task C. eggs D. boxes
15.A. scream B. alarm C. noise D. call
16.A. to check B. checking C. checked D. having checked
17.A. bad B. good C. lost D. broken
18.A. to pay off B. to pay back C. to pay for D. to pay out
19.A. was B. did C. worked D. had
20.A. obviously B. frequently C. unfortunately D. unnecessarily
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like "I was wrong about that," and it is even harder to say, "I was wrong, and you were right about that."
I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighbourhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg boxes. Then he related an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was describing.
I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident took place.
There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen boxes. The boxes were stacked three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of boxes. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together, so I went to work.
The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting some of the boxes to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as if I was the culprit (做错事的人). He severely scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I tried to explain it wasn’t me who had broken them, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, obviously the manager did not.
1..
. How old was the author when he wrote this article?
A. About 8. B. About 18. C. About 23. D. About 15.
2..
Who was to blame for knocking off the stacks of boxes?
A. The author. B. The manager. C. A woman. D. The author's mother.
3..
. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The woman who knocked off the stacks of boxes was seriously criticized by the manager.
B. The author was severely criticized by the manager.
C. A woman carelessly knocked off the stacks of boxes.
D. It was the author who put the display back together.
4..
. The tone of the article expresses the author's ________.
A. regret for the mistake he made in the store
B. admiration for the manager's willingness to admit mistakes
C. anger against the woman who knocked off the stacks of boxes
D. anger to the manager for his wrong accusation
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a famous 19th-century poet and artist.One day,he was____by an elderly man.The old fellow had some sketches and drawings that he wanted Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, ____if they at least showed____talent.
Rossetti examined them carefully.After the first few, he knew that they were____,showing not the least____of artistic talent.But Rossetti was a kind man,and he told the elderly man as____as possible that the pictures were without much____and showed little talent.He was sorry,but he could not____to the man.The visitor was____,but seemed to____Rossetti's judgment.
He then____for taking up Rossetti's time,but____to ask whether he would just look at a few more drawings—these done by a young art student.Rossetti looked over the second batch of sketches and immediately became____ over the talent they____.“These,”he said,“oh,these are good.This young student has great talent.He should be given every help and encouragement in his____as an artist.He has a great future if he will work hard and____it.”
Rossetti could see that the old fellow was deeply____.“Who is this fine young artist?”he asked.“Your son?” “No,”said the old man____. “It is me—40 years ago.If only I had heard your____then!For you see,I got discouraged and gave up—too____.”
1.A. thrilled B. approached C. hunted D. admired
2.A. or B. and C. but D. while
3.A. amazing B. extraordinary C. potential D. equal
4.A. worthless B. expensive C. humorous D. satisfactory
5.A. stress B. sign C. mark D. angle
6.A. rudely B. proudly C. awkwardly D. gently
7.A. effort B. argument C. value D. wonder
8.A. lie B. rush C. salute D. owe
9.A. excited B. disappointed C. confused D. surprised
10.A. refuse B. expect C. confirm D. doubt
11.A. thanked B. searched C. apologized D. applied
12.A. hesitated B. offered C. threatened D. hated
13.A. bored B. annoyed C. enthusiastic D. desperate
14.A. possessed B. revealed C. lacked D. needed
15.A. career B. reputation C. personality D. promise
16.A. date back to B. forget C. remember D. stick to
17.A. challenged B. appreciated C. disturbed D. moved
18.A. jokingly B. happily C. sadly D. apparently
19.A. voice B. praise C. proposal D. lecture
20.A. late B. simply C. eagerly D. soon
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The ancient city of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico was one of the most powerful cities and one of the most powerful ancient cultures — the Maya. But today, no one lives there. It is only a group of old buildings. However, people from around the world still come to see it. People come to learn about its ancient culture, the culture of the Mayan people.
The Mayan culture began almost 3,000 years ago and grew in parts of Central America. But about 1,000 years ago a group called the Itza invaded the city and built new parts of the city based on natural wells. They named the city Chichen Itza, which means “mouth of the well of the Itza”.
The most interesting structure in Chichen Itza is the Pyramid of Kukulcan (库库尔坎金字塔), whose four sides all come together at one point at the top. Each side on the Pyramid of Kukulcan has 91 steps. And there is one more step at the top of the pyramid. The steps are as many as the days of a year. Some experts believe the Maya could have used this building to help them know when to plant crops. Each day the sun falls on a different step of the pyramid, which could be a way to follow the year.
The people of Chichen Itza especially designed one building to observe and study the movement of the stars and planets. Experts say that the observatory (天文台) is one of the most complex structures the Maya built. A set of steps went up and around the observatory tower. And there were windows in the tower. Each window had a purpose. Experts believe that a person looking through one of these windows could see particular stars on particular dates. The Maya might have believed that studying the stars could tell them the future.
Chichen Itza is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an important part of the world’s history.
1.Visitors came to the city of Chichen Itza to .
A. view its beautiful scenery
B. experience and explore the Mayan culture
C. study and observe other stars on the observatory
D. learn something about when to plant crops
2.Why did the invaders name the city “mouth of the well of the Itza”？
A. Because wells can be seen in or around the city.
B. Because it is large in size.
C. Because the city is newly-built.
D. Because its location is vital.
3.Which of the following is true?
A. Chichen Itza is one of the World Heritages.
B. The Pyramid of Kukulcan has 364 steps.
C. Windows in the tower predict the weather in the future.
D. The city of Chichen Itza has a long history of 3,000 years.
4.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To evaluate the Mayan culture.
B. To persuade readers to pay a visit.
C. To introduce the ancient city of Chichen Itza.
D. To present the development of the Mayan construction.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One of the greatest contributors to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations(引文) showing how it was used.
This was a huge task, so Murray had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester Minor. Dr. Minor was an American surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as “Broadmoor, Crowthorne, Berkshire,” 50 miles from Oxford.
Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next 17 years, he became one of the staff’s most valued contributors.
But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897, Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum(精神病院) for the Criminally Insane.
Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.
In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.
Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volunteers defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.
1.According to the text, the first Oxford English Dictionary ____.
A. came out before Minor died
B. was edited by an American volunteer
C. included the English words invented by Murray
D. was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary
2.How did Dr. Minor contribute to the dictionary?
A. He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers.
B. He sent newspapers, magazines and books to Murray.
C. He provided a great number of words and quotations.
D. He went to England to work with Murray.
3.Which of the following best describes Dr. Minor?
A. Brave and determined. B. Cautious and friendly.
C. Considerate and optimistic. D. Unusual and scholarly.
4.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The history of the English language.
B. The friendship between Murray and Minor.
C. Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary.
D. Broadmoor Asylum and its patients.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
_____the 19th-century America, the novel Gone with the Wind tells the story of a woman facing war and starvation bravely.
A. Set up B. Set down C. Set in D. Set off
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