There's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella. At first I couldn't stand it;now I'm used to it.
I don't know his name. I know he's average in appearance,wears a gray suit,and has a common face. One hot morning,when I was sitting on a treeshaded bench in Palermo Park,reading the paper,suddenly I felt something touch my head. It was the very same man who now,as I'm writing,keeps striking me with an umbrella.
On that occasion I turned around filled with anger. He just kept on hitting me. I asked him if he was crazy. He didn't even seem to hear me. Then I threatened to call a policeman. Calmly,cool as a cucumber,he stuck with his task. After a few moments of hesitation,and seeing that he was not about to change his attitude,I stood up and hit him on the nose. The man fell down. But he immediately got back on his feet,obviously with great effort,and without a word again began hitting me on the head with the umbrella. His nose was bleeding and,at that moment,I felt sorry for him. I felt regret for having hit him so hard. After all,the man wasn't exactly hitting me;he was merely tapping me lightly with his umbrella,not causing any pain at all. Of course,those taps were extremely bothersome. As we all know,when a fly lands on your forehead,you don't feel any pain;what you feel is annoyance. Well then,that umbrella was one huge fly that kept landing on my head time after time.
Convinced that I was dealing with a madman,I tried to escape. But the man followed me,wordlessly continuing to hit me. So I began to run(I should point out many people run as fast as I do). He took off after me,trying to land a blow. The man was out of breath so that I thought,if I continued to force him to run at that speed,he would drop dead right then and there.
1.When the man began to strike the author with an umbrella, the author________.
A. became angry B. called the police
C. turned around and escaped D. turned around and fought back
2.The author would most probably agree that the man was ________.
A. deaf B. blind
C. dead D. mad
3.The author felt sorry for the man because________.
A. the man formed a bad habit of beating others
B. he hit the man so hard that his nose bled
C. the man couldn't catch up with him
D. there was a fly on the man's head
4. It can be learned from the passage that the man ________.
A. shouted loudly while hitting the author
B. wanted to tell the author something
C. ran after the author breathlessly
D. acted as if he were a fly
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There's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella. At first I couldn't stand it;now I'm used to it.
I don't know his name. I know he's average in appearance,wears a gray suit,and has a common face. One hot morning,when I was sitting on a treeshaded bench in Palermo Park,reading the paper,suddenly I felt something touch my head. It was the very same man who now,as I'm writing,keeps striking me with an umbrella.
On that occasion I turned around filled with anger. He just kept on hitting me. I asked him if he was crazy. He didn't even seem to hear me. Then I threatened to call a policeman. Calmly,cool as a cucumber,he stuck with his task. After a few moments of hesitation,and seeing that he was not about to change his attitude,I stood up and hit him on the nose. The man fell down. But he immediately got back on his feet,obviously with great effort,and without a word again began hitting me on the head with the umbrella. His nose was bleeding and,at that moment,I felt sorry for him. I felt regret for having hit him so hard. After all,the man wasn't exactly hitting me;he was merely tapping me lightly with his umbrella,not causing any pain at all. Of course,those taps were extremely bothersome. As we all know,when a fly lands on your forehead,you don't feel any pain;what you feel is annoyance. Well then,that umbrella was one huge fly that kept landing on my head time after time.
Convinced that I was dealing with a madman,I tried to escape. But the man followed me,wordlessly continuing to hit me. So I began to run(I should point out many people run as fast as I do). He took off after me,trying to land a blow. The man was out of breath so that I thought,if I continued to force him to run at that speed,he would drop dead right then and there.
1.When the man began to strike the author with an umbrella, the author________.
A. became angry B. called the police
C. turned around and escaped D. turned around and fought back
2.The author would most probably agree that the man was ________.
A. deaf B. blind
C. dead D. mad
3.The author felt sorry for the man because________.
A. the man formed a bad habit of beating others
B. he hit the man so hard that his nose bled
C. the man couldn't catch up with him
D. there was a fly on the man's head
4. It can be learned from the passage that the man ________.
A. shouted loudly while hitting the author
B. wanted to tell the author something
C. ran after the author breathlessly
D. acted as if he were a fly
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John hit_________.
A. him on the head B. him on his head C. him in the head D. him in his head
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Last week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but I tried to _______ the pain, believing that it would go away sooner or later.
A. share B. realize C. ignore D. cause
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____ apple fell from the tree and hit him on ___ head.
A.An; his | B.The; the | C.An; the | D.The; / |
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You are seeing a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!
Of course he isn’t really dead. With any luck he isn’t even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks.
They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall onto hard ground but onto empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress. Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!
But although their work depends on tricks of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman’s success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is “ blown up” in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.
Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They sometimes get seriously injured, and even killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞 ) failed to open and he was killed.
In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women to perform some dangerous actions. For nowadays there are stunt girls , too.
1.What can be inferred from the author’s example of the Norwegian stuntman?
A. Sometimes an accident can happen to a stuntman.
B. The percentage of serious accidents is high.
C. Parachutes must be of good quality.
D. The cliff was too high.
2.Stuntmen are those who __________________.
A. often dress up as actors.
B. like to lead dangerous lives.
C. often perform seemingly dangerous actions.
D. often fight each other for their lives.
3.When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______________
A. he needs little protection. B. he will be covered with a mattress.
C. his life is in danger. D. his safety is generally all right.
4.Which of the following is the main factor of a successful performance?
A. Strength B. Speed C. Exactness D. Carefulness
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On arrival in the downtown El Paso, I came across an old man, a bum(流浪汉) on the street corner. He me and asked if I was running away from home. I him, “Not exactly, sir.” The old man wanted me to follow him to see great. We walked a couple of blocks until we came upon the downtown El Paso Public .
He asked me to sit down while he was looking for something between the shelves. A few moments , he returned with a couple of old books. He then sat down, , “There are two things that I want to teach you Number one is to judge a book by its cover, for a cover can you. As a matter of fact, I am one of the men in the world and have all the things that money can buy. a year ago, my wife died, and since then l have been thinking about my life. I realized there were certain things I had not yet in life, one of which was it would be like to live like a on the streets. I promised to do that for one year. For the past year, I have been going from city to city doing just that. So, you see, don't ever judge a by its cover, for a cover can fool you “
“Number two is to learn how to read, my boy. For there is one thing that people can't take away from you, and that is your .” At that moment, he put my right hand in his and put them upon the books he had from the shelves. They were the writings of Plato(柏拉图) and Aristotle(亚里斯多德)—great classics from ancient times.
1.A. hit B. stopped C. blamed D. rewarded
2.A. refused B. warned C. told D. prevented
3.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
4.A. Factory B. School C. Library D. Hospital
5.A. special B. normal C. rich D. favorite
6.A. before B. late C. later D. ago
7.A. crying B. saying C. reading D. laughing
8.A. ever B. always C. never D. often
9.A. attract B. fool C. protect D. teach
10.A. wealthiest B. happiest C. loneliest D. stupidest
11.A. So B. Simply C. But D. Since
12.A. finally B. aimlessly C. thankfully D. deeply
13.A. experienced B. saw C. paid D. used
14.A. where B. what C. how D. why
15.A. bum B. beggar C. policeman D. driver
16.A. busily B. easily C. freely D. exactly
17.A. picture B. book C. person D. price
18.A. always B. hardly C. only D. rarely
19.A. opinion B. clothes C. wisdom(智慧) D. appearance
20.A. opened B. pulled C. placed D. filled
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5. There sat an old man in a black coat, ________ his head in his hands thinking.
A.put | B.with | C.and | D.for |
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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.
Suddenly a crow(乌鸦)perched on the tree near their window.
The father asked his son, ''What is this? ''
The son replied, ''It is a crow. ''
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, ''What is this? ''
The son said, ''Father, I have just now told you 'It's a crow'. ''
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, ''What is this? ''
''It's a crow, a crow, a crow.'' said the son loudly.
A little after, the father again asked his son the 4th time, ''What is this? ''
This time the son shouted at his father, ''Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this? ''
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:
''Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel annoyed; I rather felt affection for my innocent child. ''
1.In what tone did the son say to his Father ''It's a crow, a crow, a crow. ''?
A. concerned B. anxious
C. impatient D. astonished
2.Why did the Father ask his son the same question again and again?
A. Because he couldn't understand what his son said.
B. Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be.
C. Because he wanted to make his son angry.
D. Because he was too old to remember anything.
3.How old was the old man when his son asked him 23 times ''What is this''?
A. 80 years old. B. 45 years old .
C. 38years old. D. 35 years old.
4.Where is the article most probably taken from?
A. Travel journal B. a collection of poetry
C. Newspaper D. a short story collection
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To keep ______ with the rapid changes of society, the old man keeps the habit of reading newspapers every day.
A.terms B.pace C.progress D.touch
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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is that?”
The son replied, “That is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It’s a crow.”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”
This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, “It’s a crow, a crow.”
After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, “What is this?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn’t at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.
If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the best way no matter how they behave.”
1.The writer mainly intends to ______ .
A.tell us the function of a diary
B.call on us to love our parents
C.teach us what a crow is
D.introduce a pair of son and father
2.The underlined word “affection” (last but one Para.) probably means______.
A.puzzlement B.hatred(恨) C.worry D.love
3.We can infer that the father wrote that piece of diary at the age of ______.
A.eighty B.three C.thirty-eight D.forty-five
4.The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because ______.
A.he forgot what had happened
B.he would like his son to read it
C.it could remind himself of the past
D.he wanted to find what a crow was
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