ThisisWhataREALSilverDollarLoo-优题课

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
(2012年山东卷，B) One of the greatest contributions 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 Murrary 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.
Mi nor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next 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 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 volumes defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.
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

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.

Why did Dr. Minor refuse to visit Oxford?

A．He was shut in an asylum.

B．He lived far from Oxford.

C．He was busy writing a book.

D．He disliked traveling.

Prof.Murray and Dr. Minor became friends mainly because ________.

A．they both served in the Civil War

B．they had a common interest in words

C．Minor recovered with the help of Murray

D．Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor

Which of the following best describes Dr. Minor?

A．Brave and determined.

B．Cautious and friendly.

C．Considerate and optimistic.

D．Unusual and scholarly.

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.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
That summer an army of crickets(蟋蟀) started a war with my father. Dad didn't care for insects much more than Mamma，but he could tolerate a few living in the basement. Mamma was a city girl and she said a cricket was just too noisy. Then to prove her point she wouldn't go to bed. She drank coffee and smoked my father's cigarettes and paced between the sofa and the TV. Next morning she threatened to pack up and leave，so Dad drove to the store and hurried back. He sprayed poison from a jug. When he was finished he told us that was the end of it.
For a couple of weeks we went back to find dead crickets in the laundry. He suggested that we'd all be better off to hide as many as we could from Mamma. I fed a few dozen to the cat who I didn't like because it scratched for no reason.
However，soon live crickets started showing up in the kitchen and bathroom. Mamma was upset because she thought the dead crickets came back，but Dad said these were certainly new ones. He fetched his jug of poison and sprayed all over until the whole house smelled of poison，and then he sprayed the basement again.
A couple of weeks later，when both live and dead crickets kept turning up，Dad emptied the basement of junk. Then he burned a lot of old newspapers and magazines which he said the crickets had turned into nests.
While we ate supper that evening，the wind lifted some flames onto the wood pile. The only gasoline was in the lawn mower's(割草机) fuel tank but that was enough to create an explosion big enough to reach the house. Once the roof caught，there wasn't much anyone could do.
After the fire truck left，Mamma took the others to Aunt Gail's. I helped Dad and Uncle Burt carry things out of the house and pile them by the road. We worked into the night and we didn't talk much，while all around the noise of crickets broke our silence.
What do we know about the author's mother?

A．She didn't like insects at all.

B．She liked insects more than his father.

C．She cared for insects very much.

D．She could only tolerate a few insects.

The author's father drove to the store to buy ________.

A．cigarettes for himself

B．more coffee for his wife

C．some poison

D．some gasoline

The author fed a few dozen crickets to the cat probably to ________.

A．make his mother happy

B．help his mother clear away the crickets

C．play with the cat

D．harm the cat

The author's father burned the old newspapers and magazines because he thought
________.

A．they were no longer useful

B．the crickets were afraid of fire

C．they became the home of crickets

D．the dead crickets came back to life

We learn from the last paragraph that ________.

A．the author's family lost their battle against the crickets

B．the author's parents learned to put up with insects

C．the author's family didn't suffer much in the fire

D．the author's parents got divorced

(2012年深圳市高三调研)As the forceful king of Macedonia(马其顿)，Alexander the Great overthrew the Persian Empire，becoming a hero that would survive centuries after his death.

Born in 356 B．C.，Alexander Ⅲwas the son of PhilipⅡand Olympians. Alexander's parents wanted him to receive the finest education，and arranged for him to study under Aristotle，regarded as one of the greatest scholars.
Alexander's father was a strong leader. Philip Ⅱbuilt an impressive army and established the Macedonian kingdom；he was even planning to attack Persia shortly before his death.
In 336 B．C.，Philip Ⅱwas murdered by one of his guards. Although it was obvious that the guard had a personal hatred，there were clues that other people were related to it.
After Alexander was cleared as a suspect，he succeeded his father without opposition，and killed those said to be responsible for his father's murder，as well as all rivals. He was then just 20 years old. He then prepared to attack Persia.
In the spring of 334 B．C.，Alexander led the army made up of nearly 50,000 soldiers into Asia，which is called “the most powerful military expedition(远征) ever to leave Greece”．He soundly defeated the Persian army at the Gracious River，sending a strong message to Darius Ⅲ，leader of the Persian Empire.
In 333 B．C.，Alexander faced Darius at Issus，a mountain pass. The Macedonian army was greatly outnumbered but able to work the narrow mountain passageway to their advantage. Darius managed to escape.Continuing down the Mediterranean Coast，Alexander took every city in his path.
In 332 B．C. Alexander declared Egypt to be part of the Greek Empire and was crowned Pharaoh(法老)．
When Alexander left Egypt in 331 B．C.，he defeated the Persians again and was crowned leader of Asia.
In 323 B．C.，however，Alexander developed a fever on the way back home and died 10 days later at Babylon. He was just 33 years old.
【选项】
The underlined word “succeeded” is the closest in meaning to ________.

A．followed

B．supported

C．continued

D．replaced

What can we know about Philip Ⅱ's death?

A．He was killed by someone intending to take power from him.

B．Alexander sent someone who hated Philip Ⅱto kill him.

C．His death was related to his plan of fighting Persia.

D．The murder might be organized by a group of people.

The Macedonian army could defeat the Persians at Issus mainly because ________.

A．Darius didn't command his army in the battlefield

B．the Macedonian soldiers were more than the Persian soldiers

C．the Macedonian soldiers could fight better at the mountain pass

D．Macedonia was more powerful than the Persian Empire

In which order did Alexander do the following things?
a．Totally overthrew the Persian Empire.
b．Defeated the Persian army at Issus.
c．Was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt.
d．Defeated the Persian army at the Gracious River.
e．Became the leader of Macedonia.

A．e，d，b，c，a

B．d，e，a，c，b

C．e，b，d，c，a

D．d，a，c，e，b

According to the passage，we can infer that ________.

A．Aristotle taught Alexander how to defeat other nations

B．Alexander was happy about his father's death

C．Persia is tougher to defeat than Egypt

D．Macedonia soon declined after Alexander died

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
PALM COAST－Agatha Lee described her reaction as “disbelief” when School Board Chairwoman Sue Dickinson called her name last Thursday night at Flagler Auditorium.
Lee，a second-grade teacher at Belle Terre Elementary School，was named Flagler County's Teacher of the Year today.
“I was in such a great group of excellent teachers and I was just shocked.”Lee said in an interview after the announcement.
Every Flagler school names a Teacher of the Year once a year and those nominees(候选人) are considered for the district's award. That winner，along with winners from the state's other districts，is then considered for the Florida Teacher of the Year Award，which is announced in July.
To be qualified for the teaching award，teachers must encourage continuous learning，show skillfulness in their subject area，use creative teaching strategies(策略)，show leadership and create a caring and respectful environment.
Jill Stirling，a kindergarten teacher，Flagler's 2010 Teacher of the Year，said she also met winners from throughout the state to share teaching strategies and best practices.“I often think of those little people that have made me the teacher I am and the person that I am，” Stirling said.
Lee，the following new winner，who is now in her thirteenth year of teaching，came to Flagler County in 2004 after working in Pasco and St. Johns counties. She worked at the former Indian Trails K8 school and came to Belle Terre Elementary when it opened in fall 2005.
Lee，who comes from a family of teachers，said she has always enjoyed being with children.
“I love watching their faces when they have that ‘aha’ moment，” she said.
How did Agatha Lee feel when she was crowned Flagler County's Teacher of the Year?

A．Excited.

B．Astonished.

C．Satisfied.

D．Proud.

What did you know about Agatha Lee from the passage?

A．Her parents are probably also teachers.

B．She worked in four counties altogether.

C．She has taught in Flagler County since 2005.

D．She once shared teaching strategies with Jill Sterling.

To be a Flagler Teacher of the Year，one is required to ________.

A．perform lifelong learning

B．show ability of leadership

C．be careful and respectful

D．share teaching strategies

Which of the following is correct in order of time according to the passage?
①Lee came to Flagler Country.
②Lee taught in Indian Trails K8 school.
③Lee was named Flagler County's 2011 Teacher of the Year.
④Lee worked in Pasco and St. Johns counties.
⑤Lee was named as Teacher of the Year by Belle Terre Elementary School.

A．①④②③⑤

B．④②①⑤③

C．④①②⑤③

D．①②⑤③④

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
(2011年湖北)In today's throwaway society，dealing with the city's growing mountain of waste is an increasing challenge for the city council(市议会)．
Recently，Edinburgh is faced with the problem of disposing of(处理) about 250,000 million tons of waste a year. Despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner－largely through encouraging recycling－its aging facilities such as the Powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it.

The European Union (EU) has issued a new policy，regulating how such mountains of waste are to be disposed of. The five councils (Edinburgh，East Lothian，West Lothian，Midlothian and Borders) face fines around ￡18 million a year from 2013 if they don't increase recycling levels and rely less on landfill. With this in mind，the councils got together with the idea of building a large incinerator plant(垃圾焚烧厂) to burn half of the waste produced in their districts. But this plan fell apart after the change of target levels by a new UK government waste policy which required that no more than 25% of the city's waste should be disposed of in this way by 2025.
After the plan was abandoned，a private company which already transported millions of tons of the city's waste by train to a landfill site near Dunbar，offered an alternative solution when it suggested opening a huge waste site near Portobello.
Since Powderhall is supposed to close in 2015，it seemed necessary for the members of the Edinburgh Council to accept the suggestion. But soon they turned it down－after 700 local objections reached them－because it would have meant hundreds of lorries a day making loud noise through heavily populated areas.
That still leaves the council with a problem. By 2013，only 50% of 1995 levels of waste will be allowed to be sent to landfill. Even if recycling targets are met，there will still be a large amount of rubbish to be burnt up. Due to this，Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have now decided to work together to build an incinerator plant as time to find a solution is fast running out.
The main way of handling waste in a green manner in Edinburgh is ________.

A．recycling

B．restoring

C．burying

D．burning

The five councils worked out a plan to build an incinerator plant to ________.

A．reduce the cost of burying waste

B．meet the EU requirements

C．speed up waste recycling

D．replace landfill sites

The city council of Edinburgh rejected the suggestion to open a huge landfill site near Portobello because ________.

A．it came from a private company

B．the council was not interested in it

C．it was not supported by EU

D．the local people were against it

What is the final decision of Edinburgh and Midlothian councils?

A．To open a new landfill nearby.

B．To close the Powderhall landfill in 2015.

C．To set up a plant for burning waste.

D．To persuade people to reduce their waste.