阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.
Coffee has a history dating back to at least the 9th century and has been a catalyst for social interaction across cultures and eras. Originally discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt, Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and North Africa by the 15th century. Muslim merchants eventually brought the beans to the thriving port city of Venice, where they sold them to wealthy Italian buyers. Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee in places like Java and Ceylon (largely through slave labor), and the British East India Trading Company was popularizing the beverage in England. Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America.
Where there has been coffee, there has been the coffeehouse. From the 15th century Middle Eastern establishments where men gathered to listen to music, play chess, and hear recitations from works of literature, to Paris' Cafe le Procope where luminaries of the French Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot came to enjoy a hot cup of joe, coffeehouses have traditionally served as centers of social interaction, places where people can come to relax, chat, and exchange ideas.
The modern coffee shop is modeled on the espresso and pastry-centered Italian coffeehouses that arose with the establishment of Italian-American immigrant communities in major US cities. New York coffee shops were often frequented by the Beats in the 1950's. It wasn't long before Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest were developing coffee shops as part of a thriving counterculture scene. The Seattle-based Starbucks took this model and brought it into mainstream culture.
Although coffeehouses today continue to serve their traditional purpose as lively social hubs in many communities, they have noticeably adapted to the times. Rediscovering their purpose as centers of information exchange and communication, many coffee shops now provide their customers with internet access and newspapers. It has become extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop.
Today, big business retail coffee shops are expanding quickly all over the world. Starbucks alone has stores in over 40 countries and plans to add more. Despite its popularity, Starbucks has been criticized and labeled by many as a blood-sucking corporate machine, driving smaller coffee shops out of business through unfair practices. This has even spawned an anti-corporate coffee counterculture, with those subscribing to this culture boycotting big business coffee chains. Increasingly popular coffee stores such as The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf are also giving Starbucks some stiff competition. In any case, it seems pretty clear that coffee has weaved itself into the fabric of our consumer-oriented culture.
1. Which of the following is the correct order of coffee spreading in history?
①Egypt ②America ③the Middle East
④Netherlands ⑤Venice
A. ①③④②⑤ B. ③①⑤④②
C. ①⑤④③② D. ③②⑤④①
2.We can infer from the passage ________.
A. Starbucks has beaten all the competitors
B. there are no changes in the development of coffee culture
C. the taste of coffee has changed a lot
D. Starbucks has some effect on the development of coffee culture
3.The famous coffeehouse “Starbucks” originally come from _______.
A. Seattle B. Ethiopia
C. Java D. France
4. Nowadays, if you come to a coffeehouse, you can _______.
A. play chess with other customers
B. enjoy delicious dishes from South America
C. surf the internet
D. watch a TV play
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.
John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.
His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.
During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.
When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting -- 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.
I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured.
Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.
And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.
This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. “I'm Lieutenant(中尉)John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?”
The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “And I will tell you who you are.”
1.How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?
A. They lived in the same city.
B. They were both interested in literature.
C. John knew Hollis's name from a library book.
D. John came across Hollis in a Florida library.
2.Hollis refused to send Blanchard a photo because _____.
A. she thought true love is beyond appearance
B. she wasn't confident about her appearance
C. she was only a middle-aged woman
D. she had never taken any photo before they knew
3.When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was _____.
A. disappointed but well-behaved
B. satisfied and confident
C. annoyed and bad-mannered
D. embarrassed but concerned
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Changeable Women B. The Symbol of Rose
C. A Blind Love D. A Test of Love
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Three kids to go until my turn to dive (跳水). At the front of the line, a girl in a pink swim suit is 36 and climbs onto the diving board. Will she change her 37, like I did last week, I wonder? Encouraged by the teacher, the Pink Girl 38. Only two kids to go. I feel very 39. You don’t have to do this, I tell myself. 40 next week is the pool party, my brain 41. You will be the 42 one who can’t go on the diving board.
As I am thinking, another girl dives into the 43. Then it’s my little brother Travis’ turn. I 44 my eyes, and then open them just in time to see him jump off the 45. He comes out of the water and smiles. I can’t help 46, too. Nothing scares that kid.
Then I realize it’s my 47. I climb onto the diving board. 48 are diving at the other end of the pool. Everywhere, everyone is 49. Except me.
“What are you 50?” asks the kid after my turn.
I step forward. Then I 51 Travis standing by the pool. “You can do it!” he shouts. That’s what I’ve 52 told him when he was 53 to tie his shoes or write his name.
I take a deep breath and step out into nothing. My body 54, and then I feel the water. I swim in the water for a while before I pull myself to the 55, where my face finds the sun. I DID IT!
1.
A.slow | B.right | C.ready | D.tired |
2.
A.answer | B.mind | C.plan | D.role |
3.
A.climbs | B.jumps | C.kicks | D.walks |
4.
A.nervous | B.strange | C.surprised | D.angry |
5.
A.Because | B.Unless | C.But | D.Though |
6.
A.argues | B.doubts | C.decides | D.understands |
7.
A.same | B.next | C.last | D.only |
8.
A.sea | B.river | C.lake | D.pool |
9.
A.close | B.wipe | C.cover | D.hurt |
10.
A.roof | B.line | C.board | D.ladder |
11.
A.dancing | B.smiling | C.opening | D.stopping |
12.
A.way | B.hope | C.mistake | D.turn |
13.
A.Parents | B.Kids | C.Classmates | D.Teachers |
14.
A.moving | B.laughing | C.studying | D.changing |
15.
A.looking for | B.waiting for | C.paying for | D.caring for |
16.
A.imagine | B.remember | C.see | D.watch |
17.
A.never | B.seldom | C.sometimes | D.always |
18.
A.offering | B.agreeing | C.learning | D.refusing |
19.
A.drops | B.shakes | C.breaks | D.rests |
20.
A.surface | B.door | C.beach | D.sky |
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite because there is a short cut(捷径)to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the . So I always try to through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white .
She was short and and had white hair. She was walking as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her ,until she stopped near a rubbish bin.
She slowly placed her walking stick the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(斜倚着)on it with her right hand. She bent down and the rubbish. She clearly found it and it took her a while. She some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(伸直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then walking. It all took her great effort(努力).
There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does about it. I was moved to this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it ! I haven’t been able to thinking about that all day.
I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.
1.A. hard B. early C. easily D. late
2.A. rubbish B. boxes C. bottles D. paper
3.A. walk B. pass C. go D. rush
4.A. so B. until C. when D. because
5.A. back B. act C. mark D. color
6.A. bike B. stick C. dog D. umbrella
7.A. weak B. rich C. clever D. sad
8.A. quickly B. happily C. angrily D. slowly
9.A. at midnight B. at noon C. at last D. at first
10.A. in B. around C. against D. under
11.A. searched for B. threw away C. reached for D. looked at
12.A. unable B. difficult C. different D. impossible
13.A. picked up B. dropped down C. put in D. lifted up
14.A. warm B. help C. support D. hide
15.A. continued B. started C. enjoyed D. remembered
16.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
17.A. feel B. see C. have D. let
18.A. busy B. beautiful C. dirty D. clean
19.A. keep B. stop C. mind D. regret
20.A. Wall B. Desk C. ground D. classroom
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite because there is a short cut(捷径)to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the . So I always try to through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white .
She was short and and had white hair. She was walking as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her ,until she stopped near a rubbish bin.
She slowly placed her walking stick the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(斜倚着)on it with her right hand. She bent down and 51 the rubbish. She clearly found it and it took her a while. She some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(伸直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then walking. It all took her great effort(努力).
There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does about it. I was moved to this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it ! I haven’t been able to thinking about that all day.
I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.
1.A. hard B. early C. easily D. late
2.A. rubbish B. boxes C. bottles D. paper
3.A. walk B. pass C. go D. rush
4.A. so B. until C. when D. because
5.A. back B. act C. mark D. color
6.A. bike B. stick C. dog D. umbrella
7.A. weak B. rich C. clever D. sad
8.A. quickly B. happily C. angrily D. slowly
9.A. at midnight B. at noon C. at last D. at first
10.A. in B. around C. against D. under
11.A. searched for B. threw away C. reached for D. looked at
12.A. unable B. difficult C. different D. impossible
13.A. picked up B. dropped down C. put in D. lifted up
14.A. warm B. help C. support D. hide
15.A. continued B. started C. enjoyed D. remembered
16.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
17.A. feel B. see C. have D. let
18.A. busy B. beautiful C. dirty D. clean
19.A. keep B. stop C. mind D. regret
20.A. Wall B. Desk C. ground D. classroom
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
III. Cloze test 完形填空 1’ * 20 = 20’
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从26-45各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the 36 300 years, there were 37 many changes in 38 places that now people can 39 tell an English person 40 an American in the way he or she talks.
Many old words 41 in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a
“faucet”, a “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are 42 heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still common in 43 . Americans often made up new words or changed old 44 . “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and 45 in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language 46 thousands of new words for things that weren’t known 47 . And often, American and English people used two 48 names for them. A tin can (洋铁罐头) is called “tin” for short in England, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is 49 all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything having something to do 50 cars, railroads, etc. 51 different names in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be growing closer together. One 52 is the large amount (数量) of American speech that British people hear daily in movies, on television, or 53 travelers. 54 this, Americans seem to be influencing (影响) the British more and more. So some day, English may even be 55 on both sides of the Atlantic (大西洋).
36.A. following B. recent C. oldest D. last
37.A. such B. too C. so D. great
38.A. either B. both C. neither D. two
39.A. hardly B. difficulty C. clearly D. easily
40.A. with B. from C. to D. and
41.A. disappeared B. were disappeared C. spoke D. were spoken
42.A. not B. hardly C. yet D. still
43.A. America B. the two countries C. England D. British
44.A. word B. forms C. ones D. ways
45.A. another B. also planted C. a plant D. a kind of food
46.A. added B. has added C. discovered D. has discovered
47.A. anywhere B. in some countries C. before D. for centuries
48.A. new B. short C. different D. surprising
49.A. produced B. made C. developed D. used
50.A. to B. away C. with D. from
51.A. has B. have C. has given D. was given
52.A. thing B. cause C. reason D. expression
53.A. from B. through C. on D. by
54.A. For B. Because C. Besides D. Because of
55.A. different B. more different C. the same D. more useful
高一英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On a Friday , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin.The music was , and many people and put some money into the of the young man.
The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of and laid it on the ground. Then he began . The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the on that paper. “Last night, a gentleman put a(n)
thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to what it could be. After about half an hour, a man there in a hurry and said, “It can’t be true!You ...you ...”
The young violinist asked, “Did you something?”
“Lottery (彩票).”the man answered .
The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it?”he asked.
The man was too to say a word ...George Sang a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he 50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Someone asked the violinist he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “ I don’t have much , I live happily; but if I lose I won’t be happy forever.”
1.A. morning B. afternoon C. noon D. night
2.A. quiet B. beautiful C. familiar D. exciting
3.A. slowed down B. speeded up C. passed by D. went away
4.A. wallet B. bag C. hat D. box
5.A. paper B. glass C. plastic D. cloth
6.A. working B. waiting C. singing D. playing
7.A. poems B. articles C. words D. texts
8.A. important B. fantastic C. dangerous D. interesting
9.A. argue B. care C. expect D. guess
10.A. came B. rushed C. walked D. left
11.A. get B. find C. forget D. lose
12.A. quickly B. anxiously C. seriously D. carefully
13.A. confused B. anxiously C. excited D. surprised
14.A. bought B. made C. found D. sold
15.A. handed out B. took out C. hunted for D. picked up
16.A. forget B. remember C. return D. picked up
17.A. where B. why C. when D. how
18.A. If B. While C. Because D. Although
19.A. money B. food C. time D. luck
20.A. friendship B. hope C. love D. honesty
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
More good things e from small things
About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me.
I never heard any 36 from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.
We 37 often in the hallways when we were ing or going. I 38 spoke, but the only 39 I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.
I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I 40 they were just ing from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door 41 for the others. I 42 in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed(冷落). The parents were 43 her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was 44 holding the door open, 45 for me.
I hurried as much as I could and 46 her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I 47 the little girl and said to myself, “I 48 she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note 49 how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s 50 .
The next day there was a 51 on the door and 52 was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I 53 her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.
Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a 54 manner, I might add. 55 time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.
36.A.sound B.noise C.conversation D.crying
37.A.met B.saw C.visited D.gathered
38.A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.always
39.A.reward B.action C.answer D.prize
40.A.moved B.returned C.started D.drove
41.A.open B.closed C.fit D.active
42.A.stopped B.kept C.worked D.remained
43.A.suggesting B.telling C.forcing D.making
44.A.ever B.even C.still D.yet
45.A.waiting B.calling C.leaving D.asking
46.A. replaced B.encouraged C.ignored D.thanked
47.A.thought about B.thought of C.thought over D.thought out
48.A.decide B.am lucky C.am sure D.doubt
49.A.saying B.stating C.reporting D.writing
50.A.mind B.body C.thought D.heart
51.A.hit B.knock C.drop D.beat
52.A.she B.it C.they D.he
53.A.noticed B.watched C.recognized D.felt
54.A.kindly B.politely C.coldly D.friendly
55.A.When B.Since C.As D.While
高一英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项
Have you ever run in the rain?
It was raining outside.We all stood near the door of the 1, waiting.Suddenly I heard a sweet voice.“Mom, let’s 2the rain,” said a six-year-old girl, with beautiful red hair, who had been shopping with her mum in Wal-mart.
“What? No, honey.We’ll __3__until it stops raining so hard,” the mother replied.The girl waited about one minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll 4if we do,” the mother said.“No, we won’t, mom.That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 5out of her mom’s arm.
“This morning?” “Yes, when you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!’”
The whole crowd became 6.We couldn’t hear anything but 7.We all stood there silently.Her mom__8___ for a moment and said, “Honey, you’re right.Let’s run through the rain.If God lets us get wet, well, maybe we just need __9__.”
Then off they ran.We all stood there, watching and smiling as they ran through the rain.They held their shopping bags over their __10__just in case.Yes, they got wet.But they were followed by many __11__ who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.
Memory is a fortune, a precious gift.I believe that somewhere down the road in life, the mother will 12herself looking back on this moment and she will smile.So Don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day and take the time to run through the rain.
1.A.cinema B.school C.supermarket D.park
2.A.run through B.go through C.look through D.get through
3.A.leave B.wait C.imagine D.jump
4.A.get tired B.get confused C.get paid D.get wet
5.A.pushed B.pulled C.carried D.monitored
6.A.noisy B.calm C.silent D.thrilled
7.A.her mum B.the girl C.laughter D.the rain
8.A.thought B.claimed C.asked D.cared
9.A.running B.waiting C.walking D.washing
10.A.hands B.backs C.heads D.coats
11.A.adults B.children C.parents D.drivers
12.A.stop B.find C.make D.impress
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.
His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued(感兴趣的), not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin(空白处).The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.
During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding(发芽). Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.
When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting -- 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel(翻领).” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.
I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured.
Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump(微胖的), her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.
And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped(紧握)the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.
This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared(挺直身子)my shoulders and saluted(敬礼)and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness(痛苦)of my disappointment. “I'm Lieutenant(中尉)John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?”
The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “And I will tell you who you are.”
1.How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?
A. They lived in the same city.
B. They were both interested in literature.
C. John came across Hollis in a Florida library.
D. John knew Hollis's name from a library book.
2.When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was _____.
A. disappointed but well-behaved B. satisfied and confident
C. annoyed and bad-mannered D. shocked but inspired
3.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Don't Judge a Book by its Cover B. The Symbol of Rose
C. Love is blind D. A Test of Love
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John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.
His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.
During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.
When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting -- 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.
I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured.
Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.
And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.
This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. “I'm Lieutenant(中尉)John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?”
The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “And I will tell you who you are.”
1.How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?
A. They lived in the same city.
B. They were both interested in literature.
C. John came across Hollis in a Florida library.
D. John knew Hollis's name from a library book.
2.Hollis refused to send Blanchard a photo because _____.
A. she thought true love is beyond appearance
B. she wasn't confident about her appearance
C. she was only a middle-aged woman
D. she had never taken any photo before they knew
3.When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was _____.
A. disappointed but well-behaved B. satisfied and confident[
C. annoyed and bad-mannered D. shocked but inspired
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Don't Judge a Book by its Cover B. The Symbol of Rose
C. Love is blind D. A Test of Love
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