With his daughter(), the old man felt unhappy.
A.to disappoint
B.to be disappointing
C.disappointing
D.being disappointed
A.to disappoint
B.to be disappointing
C.disappointing
D.being disappointed
The manage, would rather his daughter ______ in the same office.
A.had not worked
B.not to work
C.does not work
D.did not work
A.moderate
B.vivid
C.active
D.passive
A.event
B.occasion
C.chance
D.view
Jack told his daughter that she could have she wanted for Christmas.
A. which B. whatever C. that D. whenever
" Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So he ordered his men to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was up, made water-proof and fire-proof, the King felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in the roof and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn. Then a fourth locust, flying at great speed, pushed through the hole and came out with two grains of corn. Then a fifth locust came and. . . "
"Stop, " shouted the Prince. "I can't, " answered the young man. "I must go on until I tell you what happened to each grain of the corn. " "But that will go on forever. " The Prince protested. "Exactly, " the young man replied, and he smiled as he turned towards the Prince's beautiful young daughter.
The Prince always felt regretted about story because______.
A.he had too much wealth
B.there was a terrible famine
C.all stories have ends
D.there was no story-teller
完成下列各题 D Popular British author,Charles Dickens’(1812—1870)family could hardly make ends meet.They could only afford to send one of their six children to school.Dickens was not that child.His parents chose to send a daughter,who had a talent for music,to an academy. His lather was placed in prison for debts.And,being the oldest male at home,Dickens worked at a factory.His horrible experience there became the ruel for his future writing.His father was freed three months later,and Dickens was then sent to school. From l836 to 1837,he wrote a series of stories.Thus the Pickwick Papers came into being,which brought fame to him.His works are Oliver Twist,Tale of Two Cities,David Copperlield and Hard Times. “I do not write bitterly or angrily.for I know all these things have worked together to make me what I am.”he once said. His difficult childhood did indeed shape the person he became,as well as his writing career there are shades of young Dickens in many of his most beloved characters,including David Coppeffield and Oliver Twist.“Minds,like bodies,will often fall into an ill—conditioned state from too much comfort.”he once wrote. The book that called public attention to Dickens was________.
A.David Copperfield
B.Oliver Twist
C.Tale of Two Cities
D.The Pickwick Papers
根据以下内容回答题:
Calvin Coolidge(1 872--1 933)was the thirtieth president of the United States.
He looked down on a Derson as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of other people’S actions and private lives——he had no time for small talk.The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge treasured silence.
When he was vice-president,Coolidge had plenty of opportunity to participate in Washington,s social life,especially the many dinner parties.Because of his complete disregard for the art of conversation,he couldn’t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses.One lady felt she could SOlVe this problem.She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth,daughter of the former President Theodore Roosevelt.Mrs.Longworth,brilliant conversationalist,began to talk in her usual charming manner,but all attempts to awake interest on the part of vice-presi-dent were unproductive.Firrally.being shamed into annoyance,she said,“I am sure that going to as many dinners as you d0,you must get terribly bored.”Without lifting his eyes from his plate.Coolidge said not very.clearly,“Well,a man has to eat somewhere.”
Later,when he was president and once again at a dinner party,Coolidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman,one of those people who seem to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they meet.“0h,Mr.President,”she spoke with too much enthu-siasm“you are always so quiet,I made a bet today that l could get more than two words out of you.”In anger.the president made a low,rough sound and then said,“You lose.”
President Coolidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect__________ . 查看材料
A.who talked much about himself
B.who never talked about anything serious
C.who told him a lie’
D.who enjoyed talking about the affairs of others
Popular British author,Charles Dickens’(1812—1870)family could hardly make ends meet. They could only afford to send one of their six children to school. Dickens was not that child. His parents chose to send a daughter, who had a talent for music, to an academy. Then at the age of 12,Dickens’ life took another turn for the worse.
His father, a clerk, was placed in prison for unpaid debts. And, being the oldest male left at home, Dickens took up work at a factory. His horrible experience there became the fuel for his future writing. His father was freed three months later and inherited a small amount of money.Dickens was then sent to school.
From 1836 to 1837, he wrote a monthly series of stories. Thus The Pickwick Papers, came into being, which brought fame to him.
Throughout his career, Dickens covers various situations in his novels. He wrote about the miserable lives of the poor in Oliver Twist, the French Revolution in Tale of Two Cities, and social reform. in Hard Times. He also wrote David Copperfield, a book thought to be modeled on his own life.
“I do not write bitterly or angrily, for I know all these things have worked together to make me what I am,” he once said. His difficult childhood did indeed shape the person he became, as well as his writing career. There are shades of young Dickens in many of his most beloved characters, including David Copperfield and Oliver Twist.
Like the author, all these characters come from poor beginnings and are able to rise above their setbacks and achieve success. u Minds, like bodies, will often fall into an ill-conditioned state from too much comfort.’’ he once wrote. On June 9th, 1870, aged 58,Dickens died, leaving one unfinished work. The words on his tombstone read:“He was a sympathizer to the poor, the suffering and the oppressed,and by his death,one of England’ s greatest writers is lost to the world. ”
The book that first called public attention to Dickens was_____.
A.The Pickwick Papers
B.Oliver Twist
C.Tale of Two Cities
D.David Copperfield
The underlined word “shades”,in the passage means “_____”A.symbols
B.examples
C.signs
D.reminders
How did Dickens see his childhood?A.He felt grateful for it.
B.He felt it a pity that things weren, t in his favor.
C.He loved writing about it.
D.He chose to forget the bitterness about it.
请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析,谢谢!
1.According to the passage, when Anna was a child, she ().
2. It can be inferred from the passage the author thinks looking after little children is ().
3. What does 'take after' mean in the first sentence of Para. 2?
4. My daughter and I have little in common in terms of ().
5. From the passage, we can see the author's description of his daughter is ().
(1).A、got an illness
B、was very queer
C、didn't look like the author
(2).A、his advantage
B、mainly a woman's responsibility
C、really enjoyable
(3).A、look after
B、be different from
C、look like
(4).A、loving walking and talking
B、character
C、loving animals
(5).A、affectionate
B、humorous
C、critical