He took the ______by speaking first at the meeting.
A.benefit
B.advice
C.initiative
D.Information
A.benefit
B.advice
C.initiative
D.Information
The patient speaker () now and then to make sure that he was fully understood.
A.took over
B.went over
C.came through
D.broke off
--- That man alone over there – who is he? --- __________ .
A.He is a student
B.He is Doctor Took
C.A driver, I suppose
D.He’s drunk
Then workers were sent for and a big platform(台子) was made.
With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.
Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didn‘t know it because he was thinking of his pictures.
The worker saw everything. “What should I do?“ he thought. “Thornhill was at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed.“So the worker quickly took some paint(漆)and threw it at the pictures.
“What are you doing?“ cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.
1.It took them()to finish the pictures.
A.a month
B.a week
C.twelve months
D.half a month
2.The worker threw some paint at the pictures in order to().
A.save James‘ life
B.destroy the picture
C.make the picture more beautiful
D.make the king angry
3.James Thornhill was an English().
A.worker
B.artist
C.king
D.writer
4.James Thornhill felt that the()he was from the pictures,the()they were.
A.nearer...more beautiful
B.farther...more ugly
C.farther...more beautiful
D.higher above...more good-looking
5 . He was ordered to().
A.paint the wall of the king‘s palace in England
B.paint some pictures on the wall of the palace
C.build a big platform in front of the palace
D.put up some new pictures on the old wall
Mary began playing the violin when she was only six. Her father came across a really old instrument at his aunt’ s house, and he brought it back home with him. Mary loved it and immediately tried to play it.After a few months she began to have lessons. She got on very well with the violin. When she was about eleven, she really needed a better violin.One day she took part in a concert, and a man went up to her parents and talked to them about her. He said that she had real talent and pointed out that she needed a better violin. When he found out that they couldn’ t afford one, he offered to buy one for her. Later, when she was about 16, she set up her own group. She named it after the man who gaveher the violin----she called it the Erio Sound.
(1)Mary’ s father ____.
A.bought the violin from a shop
B.borrowed the violin from a friend
C.got the violin from his aunt
It was not long【62】a rider appeared, but the farmer' s heart sank when he【63】him, for it was the great man .who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer【64】have dared to ask【65】 farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come【66】the road, but he could not beg a【67】of so great a man.【68】, as soon as the great man came up he got【69】his horse, saying "I see you' ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is【70】I'm here just at the【71】 time. "Then he took one【72】of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse.
"Sir," asked the farmer, "how can I pay you?"
"Easily enough," the great man【73】. "Whenever you see【74】else in trouble,【75】 the same for him."
(36)
A.how
B.what
C.which
D.whether
In Pyeong Chang, he’s done more than just reintroduce himself. He’s put hisname in the record books. Wu skated a then-Olympic record 40.264 seconds inqualifying heats on Tuesday, February 20, only for fellow countryman Ziwei Rento break that record two days later in the quarterfinals Thursday with a 40.032in the first of four quarterfinal heats.
Undeterred, Wu came right back in the second quarterfinal heat and skated a39.800, not only retaking the Olympic record from Ren but also taking the worldrecord from American star J.R. Celski, who skated a 39.937 back in 2012 at aWorld Cup final in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Less than an hour after setting the world record, Wu won his semifinal heat,qualifying for the finals, which also take place Thursday night in PyeongChang(Thursday morning in the United States). Ren, meanwhile, failed to qualify forthe “A” Final after finishing third in the other semifinal heat.
In the final, Wu false-started on the initial gun but rebounded nicely on therestart. He used his inside position to jump to the front of the pack and wasnever really challenged by any of the other three skaters. He broke his ownworld record with a scintillating 39.584 seconds as he finished his final lapwith his hands held high in victory. Daeheon Hwang and Hyojun Lim, both of hostnation South Korea, took silver and bronze, respectively.
1.Dajing Wu became famous four years ago because ________________.
选项格式:A.he wonthird place at the Sochi games
B.he broke a worldrecord in the 500-meter short-track
C.he won asilver medal at the Sochi games
D.he broke aOlympic record in the 500-meter short-track
2.What seems to be J.R. Celski's major achievement?
A.He retookthe Olympic record from Ren.
B.He skated a 39.937in 2012 at a World Cup final in Calgary, Canada.
C.Hebroke a record two days later in the quarterfinals Thursday with a 40.032 inthe first of four quarterfinal heats.
D.He cameright back in the second quarterfinal heat and skated a 39.800.
3.Which statement about the semifinal heat is true?
A.Soon aftersetting the world record, Wu won his semifinal heat, qualifying for the finals.
B.Wuskated a 40.032.
C.Wu's fellow countryman ZiweiRen broke that record two days later。
D.Wu skated a then-Olympic record 40.264 seconds
4.How did Wu gain his Olympic medal in the final?
A.He brokeZiwei Ren's world record with a scintillating 39.584 seconds.
B.Heheld his hands high throughout the competition.
C.Hetook advantage of his inside position to jump to the front of the pack.
D.Hefalse-started on the restart.
5.Which of the following statements is true about theperformance of South Korea's skaters in Pyeong Chang?
A.Theyfinished their final lap with their hands held high in victory.
B.DaeheonHwang and Hyojun Lim took a silver medal and a bronze medal respectively.
C.Theywere never really challenged by any of the other three skaters.
D.DaeheonHwang and Hyojun Lim, both of host nation South Korea performed better thanDajing Wu.
The remaining partners in the law firm were still together, attached unwillingly at the hip by the bondage of mortgages and the bank notes, back when they were rolling and on the verge of serious wealth. They had been joint defendants in several unwinnable lawsuits; thus the bankruptcy. Since Patrick's departure, they had tried every possible way to divorce one another, but nothing would work. Two were raging alcoholics who drank at the office behind locked doors, but never together. The other two were in recovery, still teetering on the brink of sobriety.
He took their money. Their millions. Money they had already spent long before it arrived, as only lawyers can do. Money for their richly renovated office building in downtown Biloxi. Money for new homes, yachts, condos in the Caribbean. The money was on the way, approved, the papers signed, orders entered; they could see it, almost touch it when their dead partner—Patrick—snatched it at the last possible second.
He was dead. They buried him on February 11,1992. They had consoled the widow and put his rotten name on their handsome letterhead. Yet six weeks later, he somehow stole their money.
They had brawled over who was to blame. Charles Bogan, the firm's senior partner and its iron hand, had insisted the money be wired from its source into a new account offshore, and this made sense after some discussion. It was ninety million bucks, a third of which the firm would keep, and it would be impossible to hide that kind of money in Biloxi, population fifty thousand. Someone at the bank would talk. Soon everyone would know. All four vowed secrecy, even as they made plans to display as much of their new wealth as possible. There had even been talk of a firm jet, a six-seater.
So Bogan took his share of the blame. At forty-nine, he was the oldest of the four, and, at the moment, the most stable. He was also responsible for hiring Patrick nine years earlier, and for this he had received no small amount of grief.
Doug Vitrano, the litigator, had made the fateful decision to recommend Patrick as the fifth partner. The other three had agreed, and when Patrick Lanigan was added to the firm name, he had access to virtually every file in the office. Bogan, Rapley, Vitrano, Havarac, and Lanigan, Attorneys and Counselors-at-Law. A large ad in the yellow pages claimed "Specialists in Offshore Injuries." Specialists or not, like most firms they would take almost anything if the fees were lucrative, Lots of secretaries, and paralegals. Big overhead, and the strongest political connections on the Coast.
They were all in their mid-to late forties, Havarac had been raised by his father on a shrimp boat. His hands were still proudly calloused, and he dreamed of choking Patrick until his neck snapped. Rapley was severely depressed and seldom left his home, where he wrote briefs in a dark office in the attic.
What happened to the four remaining lawyers after Patrick's disappearance?
A.They all wanted to divorce their wives.
B.They were all heavily involved in debts.
C.They were all recovering from drinking.
D.They had bought new homes, yachts, etc.
B. The castle is more important than the home
C. The home is more important than the castle
D. Englishmen usually live in homes instead of castle
Which of the following is NOT the reason for most British to live in homes?A.They can make changes in houses in which they live
B.They love houses more than gardens
C.They can own private space like the house and the garden
D.They can keep the private space to themselves and friends
According to Paragraph 2, if you spread your books around you in a library, it means:__________A.you want to spread your towels around you further
B.you want to put your coat on the table
C.you can find no space for your books on the seat
D.you wait to tell others the space belongs to you
The writer tried to get back his space by__________A.moving the case off the table
B.taking all his papers out
C.taking up the space of the man opposite
D.showing the books concerned to the man
How did the man opposite to the writer show he owned the whole table?A.He sat in a section for four people
B.He placed his briefcase on the table
C.He was traveling on a train to London
D.He was reading a book
请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析,谢谢!
The remaining partners in the law firm were still together, attached unwillingly at the hip by the bondage of mortgages and the bank notes, back when they were rolling and on the verge of serious wealth. They had been joint defendants in several unwinnable lawsuits; thus the bankruptcy. Since Patrick's departure, they had tried every possible way to divorce one another, but nothing would work. Two were raging alcoholics who drank at the office behind locked doors, but never together. The other two were in recovery, still teetering on the brink of sobriety.
He took their money. Their millions money. They had already spent long before it arrived, as only lawyers can do, money for their richly renovated office building in downtown Biloxi, money for new homes, yachts, condos in the Caribbean. The money was on the way, approved, the papers signed, orders entered; they could see it, almost touch it when their dead partner—Patrick—snatched it at the last possible second.
He was dead. They buried him on February 11, 1992. They had consoled the widow and put his rotten name on their handsome letterhead. Yet six weeks later, he somehow stole their money.
So Bogan took his share of the blame. At forty-nine, he was the oldest of the four, and, at the moment, the most stable. He was also responsible for hiring Patrick nine years earlier, and they had brawled over who was to blame. Charles Bogan, the firm's senior partner and its iron hand, had insisted the money be wired from its source into a new account offshore, and this made sense after some discussion. It was ninety million bucks, a third of which the firm would keep, and it would be impossible to hide that kind of money in Biloxi, population fifty thousand. Someone at the bank would talk. Soon everyone would know. All four vowed secrecy, even as they made plans to display as much of their new wealth as possible. There had even been talk of a firm jet, a six-seater, and for this he had received no small amount of grief.
Doug Vitrano, the litigator, had made the fateful decision to recommend Patrick as the fifth partner. The other three had agreed, and when Patrick Lanigan was added to the firm name, he had access to virtually every file in the office—Bogan, Rapley, Vitrano, Havarac, and Lanigan, Attorneys and Counselors-at-Law. A large ad in the yellow pages claimed "Specialists in Offshore Injuries." Specialists or not, like most firms they would take almost anything if the fees were lucrative. Lots of secretaries and paralegals, big overhead, and the strongest political connections on the Coast, they were all in their mid-to-late forties. Havarac had been raised by his father on a shrimp boat. His hands were still proudly calloused, and he dreamed of choking Patrick until his neck snapped. Rapley was severely depressed and seldom left his home, where he wrote briefs in a dark office in the attic.
What happened to the four remaining lawyers after Patrick's disappearance?
A.They all wanted to divorce their wives.
B.They were all heavily involved in debts.
C.They were all recovering from drinking.
D.They had bought new homes, yachts, etc.