Treasure hunts(尋寶)have excited people's imagination for hundreds of years both in real life and in books such as Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Kit Williams, a modern writer, had the idea of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues(線索)found in a book when he wrote a children's story, Masquerade, in 1979.The book was about a hare, and a month before it came out Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. The book contained a large number of clues to help readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lot of "red herrings", or false clues, to mislead them.
Ken Roberts, the man who found the hare, had been looking for it for nearly two years. Although he had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic(邏輯), not by luck. His success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the words: "One of Six to Eight "under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII's six wives. Even here, however, Williams had succeeded in misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in Cambridge shire in 1536and thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over a year before a new idea occurred to him. He found out that Kit Williams had spent his childhood near Ampthill, in Bedfordshire, and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well, but he still could not see the connection with Katherine of Aragon, until one day he came across two stone crosses in Ampthill Park and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773.
Even then his search had not come to an end. It was only after he had spent several nights digging around the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there. Williams encouraged him to continue, and on February 24th 1982, he found the treasure. It was worth £3000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more valuable.
67. The underlined word "them"(Paragraph 1)refers to ____.
A. red herrings B. treasure hunts
C. Henry VIII's six wives D. readers of Masquerade
68. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare?
A. Two stone crosses in Ampthill.
B. Stevenson's Treasure Island.
C. Katherine of Aragon.
D. Williams’ home town.
69. The stone crosses in Ampthill were built ____.
A. to tell about what happened in 1773
B. to show respect for Henry VIII's first wife
C. to serve as a road sign in Ampthill Park
D. to inform people where the gold hare was
70. Which of the following describes Roberts’ logic in searching for the hare?
a. Henry VIII's six wives
b. Katherine's burial place at Kimbolton
c. Williams’ childhood in Ampthill
d. Katherine of Aragon
e. stone crosses in Ampthill Park
A. a-b-c-e-d B. d-b-c-e-a
C. a-d-b-c-e D. b-a-e-c-d
71. What is the subject discussed in the text?
A. An exciting historical event.
B. A modern treasure hunt.
C. The attraction of Masquerade.
D. The importance of logical thinking.
67--71 DCBCB
67.D 點評:細節(jié)題。在文章第一段中提到一本名叫“Masquerade”的書,書作者故意設(shè)下假線索誤導讀者,因此應該選D。
68.C 點評:細節(jié)題。在文章第二段中講到 Ken Roberts找到“have”在很大程度上是在一開始從與 Katherine of Aragon相關(guān)的書獲得重要線索,因此選C。
69.B 點評:細節(jié)題。在文章第二段結(jié)尾講到“...until one day he came across...in her honour in 1773”說明在Ampthill建這兩塊 store crosses的目的是在于敬仰亨利的第一個妻子,因此選B。
70.C 點評:細節(jié)歸納題。按照文章順序,分別在第二段的“One of six to Fight”、“He had realized...the first of Henry Ⅷ’s,six wives”、“Ken knew that...Williams had buried the have there”、“He found out that...spent his childhood near Ampthill...”、“...until one day he came across...in1773”中,按照先后順序,就可推出C為正確選項。
71.B 點評:整體理解題。整篇文章都在講述一個名叫 Ken Roberts的人根據(jù)一本“Masquerade”歷經(jīng)艱辛尋找寶藏的故事,故應選B。
科目:高中英語 來源:英語教研室 題型:054
We believe that life will be 1 after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are discouraged that the kids aren’t 2 enough and we’ll be more pleased when they are. After that, we’re discouraged that we have teenagers to 3 . We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our 4 will be complete when we get a nicer car, when we have our 5 house, when we are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire, when we win the lottery(彩票).
The 6 is, there’s no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, 7 ?Your life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be 8
right now.
So, 9 every moment that you have. Recognize that each 10 you take is a gift and be 11 . Remember that time waits for no one. So stop 12 until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you 13 the weight, until you have kids, until your kids 14 the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get 15 , until you get divorced(離婚), until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is 16 , until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you’ve had a drink, until you
17 , until you are born again—to decide, that there is 18 better time than right now to be happy.
Happiness is a(n) 19 , not a purpose. So, work like you don’t need 20 , love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watching.
1. A. harder B. better C. prettier D. worse
2. A. young B. clever C. strong D. old
3. A. deal with B. look at C. take over D. grow up
4. A. work B. condition C. life D. society
5. A. hope B. wish C. dream D. love
6. A. business B. truth C. matter D. difficulty
7. A. when B. why C. where D. how
8. A. active B. healthy C. comfortable D. happy
9. A. treasure B. admit C. grasp D. consider
10. A. step B. breath C. action D. measure
11. A. helpful B. meaningful C. thankful D. wonderful
12. A. worrying B. keeping C. wondering D. waiting
13. A. lose B. get C. overcome D. reduce
14. A. clean B. leave C. afford D. enjoy
15. A. fired B. paid C. satisfied D. married
16. A. used up B. broken up C. paid off D. taken over
17. A. die B. succeed C. fail D. grow
18. A. little B. far C. always D. no
19. A. idea B. journey C. future D. fact
20. A. rest B. money C. comfort D. support
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Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never 1 to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week 2 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he 3 that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and 4 had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate 5 quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch 6 .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.
Mr. West stood politely at the 7 of a crowd of women who were 8 forward to try to get to the people who were 9 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 10 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly 11 him.
After half an hour, he was 12 as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been 13 he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his 14 of doing things: he put his head down, 15 a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the 16 of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very 17 when they saw what he was doing, and began to 18 him. “Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.
“Ladies,”he 19 them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no 20 ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”
1. A. sure B. certain
C. able D. possible
2. A. before B. after
C. till D. within
3. A. promised B. decided
C. agreed D. insisted
4. A. never B. sometimes
C. seldom D. usually
5. A. it B. them
C. that D. those
6. A. hour B. moment
C. minute D. second
7. A. top B. middle
C. edge D. stage
8. A. pulling B. pushing
C. gathering D. managing
9. A. selling B. buying
C. choosing D. seizing
10. A. going B. entering
C. fetching D. coming
11. A. beyond B. past
C. over D. through
12. A. just B. even
C. ever D. already
13. A. where B. until
C. when D. even if
14. A. habit B. way
C. act D. sign
15. A. caught B. attempted
C. blew D. gave
16. A. center B. end
C. front D. back
17. A. patient B. angry
C. curious D. nervous
18. A. pity B. protect
C. refuse D. scold
19. A. hated B. waved
C. explained D. answered
20. A. treasure B. good
C. respect D. present
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Mr. West stood politely at the 7 of a crowd of women who were 8 forward to try to get to the people who were 9 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 10 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly 11 him.
After half an hour, he was 12 as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been 13 he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his 14 of doing things: he put his head down, 15 a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the 16 of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very 17 when they saw what he was doing, and began to 18 him. “Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.
“Ladies,”he 19 them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no 20 ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”
1. A. sure B. certain
C. able D. possible
2. A. before B. after
C. till D. within
3. A. promised B. decided
C. agreed D. insisted
4. A. never B. sometimes
C. seldom D. usually
5. A. it B. them
C. that D. those
6. A. hour B. moment
C. minute D. second
7. A. top B. middle
C. edge D. stage
8. A. pulling B. pushing
C. gathering D. managing
9. A. selling B. buying
C. choosing D. seizing
10. A. going B. entering
C. fetching D. coming
11. A. beyond B. past
C. over D. through
12. A. just B. even
C. ever D. already
13. A. where B. until
C. when D. even if
14. A. habit B. way
C. act D. sign
15. A. caught B. attempted
C. blew D. gave
16. A. center B. end
C. front D. back
17. A. patient B. angry
C. curious D. nervous
18. A. pity B. protect
C. refuse D. scold
19. A. hated B. waved
C. explained D. answered
C. respect D. present
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This made Rhys and me feel pretty 40 . We went over and put our arms around her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces 41 a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣)gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home 42 an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love—it would last a 43 .
We began crying, and 44 to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn’t really fix it. 45 it had been broken, the 46 of the “l(fā)imited edition” had reduced. As Mom 47 began to pick up the mess, we tried everything we could think of to 48 her up, but even our best funny faces didn’t 49 . Tears kept coming down her cheeks. Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I 50 her and put both hands on her shoulders, saying, “All things can be 51 ,Mom. The only thing that cannot be broken is our 52 . It’s the only thing that can never be broken. ”
Mom hugged me very tightly and 53 smiled. After dinner that night, Mom glued the petal back onto the rose. Then she softly said, “My rose is truly unique. Its tiny damage reminds me of 54 more important:the realization that love 55 forever. ”
36. A. gradually B. suddenly
C. surprisingly D. immediately
37. A. caused B. witnessed
C. heard D. ignored
38. A. dressing B. shouting
C. flying D. crying
39. A. pieces B. vase C. pillow D. ground
40. A. disappointed B. angry
C. awful D. sensitive
41. A. grew B. lay C. stood D. existed
42. A. for B. in C. from D. by
43. A. decade B. year C. season D. lifetime
44. A. offered B. supported
C. pretended D. agreed
45. A. Just as B. In case
C. Now that D. Even though
46. A. price B. wealth C. value D. treasure
47. A. skillfully B. hopefully C. kindly D. slowly
48. A. cheer B. make C. light D. get
49. A. smile B. work C. show D. say
50. A. prevented B. stopped
C. kept D. followed
51. A. destroyed B. mended
C. improved D. broken
52. A. friendship B. honesty
C. love D. happiness
53. A. finally B. quickly
C. confidently D. immediately
54. A. anything B. something
C. nothing D. everything
55. A. changes B. appears C. lasts D. keeps
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I walked into the grocery store, not really wanting to buy anything. I just wanted to stay there quietly — the pain of losing my 11 was still too great. And this supermarket held so many sweet 12 . He often came with me, and always bought me yellow roses.
Standing 13 the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak 14 my husband used to love it. 15 a woman came up beside me. I watched as she picked up a large pack of T-bone steaks, dropped them in her basket, 16 , and then put them back. She turned to go and once again 17 for the pack of steaks. She saw me 18 her and she smiled. “My husband loves T-bone steaks, but they are so expensive.”
“My husband 19 away eight days ago,” I told her, and 20 to control the sadness in my voice, “Buy him the T-bone steaks. And 21 every moment you have together.”
22 by my words, she placed the steaks in her basket and walked away 23 . But several minutes later she came towards me again, 24 a package in her arms. She was 25 the brightest smile I had ever seen.
As she 26 , I saw what she held. “These are for you,” she placed three beautiful yellow roses in my hands. I wanted to tell her what the roses 27 for me, but, unable to speak, only watching her walking away.
Looking down at the roses, I wondered 28 she knew it. Suddenly the answer seemed so 29 . I wasn’t alone. There were 30 many people caring for me and willing to help me. Just be thankful for what you have and who you are.
11. A. father B. brother C. husband D. son
12. A. groceries B. memories C. flowers D. dreams
13. A. by B. for C. beyond D. against
14. A. even if B. in case C. until D. since
15. A. Actually B. Suddenly C. Instantly D. Hopefully
16. A. missed B. suffered C. doubted D. hesitated
17. A. reached B. searched C. sent D. paid
18. A. following B. helping C. watching D. stopping
19. A. broke B. cleared C. moved D. passed
20. A. decided B. fought C. offered D. pretended
21. A. forget B. recover C. treasure D. imagine
22. A. Surprised B. Embarrassed C. Panicked D. Frightened
23. A. softly B. violently C. silently D. wildly
24. A. fastening B. carrying C. picking D. opening
25. A. covering B. rolling C. spreading D. wearing
26. A. approached B. turned C. continued D. bent
27. A. smelled B. tasted C. collected D. meant
28. A. what B. how C. whether D. when
29. A. accidental B. strange C. obvious D. funny
30. A. still B. just C. even D. also
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