Who wrote the long poem Paradise Lost?
A.Shakespeare
B.Chaucer
C.Milton
D.John Cabot
A.Shakespeare
B.Chaucer
C.Milton
D.John Cabot
第1题
since the 1950s in 1990 in 1955
over three decades in 1933
V.S. Naipaul, a writer in search of roots and winner of Nobel Prize for literature in 1999, was born in Trinidad(1), the son of an Indian civil servant. In his childhood, he was first educated in his hometown and then Oxford University, where he studied literature. There he met Pat and they got married(2).(3), he has been based in England yet spent much time traveling around the world. Travels(4)have taken him around the world on a quest for home and for roots. Sir V.S. Naipaul, now 69, was knighted (授以爵位) by Queen Elizabeth(5). A critic wrote the following about him: "(He is) the wanderer who tries to go home, but is not taken in and is accepted by another home only so long as he admits he is a lodger there."
第2题
The Greeks loved learning.Ptolemy believed that people needed to have written records of their thoughts and ideas.They needed to have a place to collect their books.For the first time in history, Ptolemy tried to collect together all the Greek books that had been written.To do this, he built the largest and the best library in ancient world.
Before this time, great writings were often hard to find, and many had been lost.Books were then written by hand on a kind of paper called papyrus.Sheets of papyrus were rolled around wooden sticks.The papyrus rolls were stored in deep shelves on the library walls.
All books brought in Egypt were taken to the library.There scholars studied them and corrected any mistakes.The books were copied over so they would be easier to read and store.They were listed in catalog.
The library at Alexandria grew to have over a half million books.It was a center of learning for over 700 years before it was destroyed by fire in A.D.391.
31.Alexandria is the name of a()while Alexander was the name of a().
A.place in Egypt ...king in Greece
B.place in Greece ...king in Egypt
C.king in Greece ...place in Egypt
D.place in Greece ...king in Greece
32.In this passage the word “scholars” means().
A.people who fought as soldiers
B.people with much learning
C.people who taught in schools
D.people who wrote the Greek books
33.The passage does not say so, but it makes you think that().
A.it was hard to make papyrus
B.copying books took a long time
C.no one ever read books at Alexandria
D.books from all over the world were brought to the library
34.Why did Ptolemy build a large library at Alexandria?()
A.Because he thought it would make him as famous as Alexander the Great.
B.Because he wanted a safe place to collect all Greek books.
C.Because he wanted a new way to print books.
D.Because he wanted to correct all the mistakes in the books.
35.Which of the following does the passage lead to believe?()
A.The library at Alexandria only had a few hundred books.
B.There were many libraries in Egypt at that time.
C.The great library helped to make Alexandria famous.
D.The scholars corrected all the mistakes in the books.
第3题
While out visiting in May 1988, Mr Winter 【28】______ the heart attack which he so treated, and was rushed to St Francis hospital in Cincinnati. The doctor who 【29】______ him wrote down on his chart that he was not to be 【30】______ but the duty nurse was not informed of Mr Winter's 【31】______ . The nurse took the usual 【32】______ action and tried to revive him with an electric shock.His life was saved 【33】______ the treatment was not completely successful. Since then he 【34】______ stay in a nursing home, partially 【35】______ and barely able to speak without weeping. Thoughthere is 【36】______ hope of improvement in his condition, doctors say he could 【37】______ many more years. The hospital 【38】______ his story, arguing that the injury suffered by Mr Winter is the 【39】______ of an act of Col and they 【40】______ him over £60,000 for saving his life.
【21】
A.heart
B.liver
C.brain
D.nerves
第4题
21.A gave up
B.developed
C.Followed
D.forgot
22.A.at
B.on
C.in
D.with
23.A.Unless
B.Since
C.If
D.Given
24.A.after
B.ago
C.when
D.before
25.A.as
B.because
C.therefore
D.but
26.A.not to waste
B.not wasting
C.not waste
D.is not wasting
27.A.with
B.at
C.from
D.on
28.A.before
B.after
C.ago
D.since
29.A.inform
B.informed
C.informs
D.informing
30.A.determined
B.expected
C.impressed
D.worried
第5题
is city was named after Alexander the Great’King of Greece.After Alexander’s death, a great general named Ptolemy became ruler of Egypt.
The Greeks loved learning.Ptolemy believed that people needed to have written records of their thoughts and ideas.They needed to have a place to collect their books.For the first time in history, Ptolemy tried to collect together all the Greek books that had been written.To do this, he built the largest and the best library in ancient world.
Before this time, great writings were often hard to find, and many had been lost.Books were then written by hand on a kind of paper called papyrus.Sheets of papyrus were rolled around wooden sticks.The papyrus(纸莎草制的纸)rolls were stored in deep shelves on the library walls.
All books brought in Egypt were taken to the library.There,scholars studied them and corrected any mistakes.The books were copied over so they would be easier to read and store.They were listed in catalog(目录).
The library at Alexandria grew to have over a half million books.It was a center of learning for over 700 years before it was destroyed by fire in A.D.391.
1.Alexandria is the name of a() while Alexander was the name of a ().
A.place in Egypt; king in Greece
B.place in Greece; king in Egypt
C.king in Greece; place in Egypt
D.place in Greece; king in Egypt
2.In this passage the word“scholars”means ().
A.people who fought as soldiers
B.people with much learning
C.people who taught in schools
D.people who wrote the Greek books
3.The passage does not say so, but it makes you think that ().
A.it was hard to make papyrus
B.copying books took a long time
C.no one ever read the books at Alexandria
D.Books from all over the world were brought to the library
4.Why did Ptolemy build a large library at Alexandria?()
A.Because he thought it would make him as famous as Alexander the Great.
B.Because he wanted a safe place to collect all Greek books.
C.Because he wanted a new way to print books.
D.Because he wanted to correct all the mistakes in the books.
5.Which of the following does the passage lead you to believe?()
A.The library at Alexandria only had a few hundred books.
B.There were many libraries in Egypt at that time.
C.The great library helped to make Alexandria famous.
D.The scholars corrected all the mistakes in the books.
第6题
A.A.
B.B.he
C.C.him
D.D.himself
E.E.his
第7题
A.Thomas Mall
B.Thomas Jefferson
C.Thomas Bass
第8题
A.A. who
B.B. whom
C.C. whomever
D.D. whoever
第9题
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. (76) It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving-away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard (无意中听到) our conversation. "Wasn't it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?" I said yes. "Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don't know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints."
From the passage, we understand that ______.
A.the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirties
B.the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than givers
C.the author received the same education as most people during his childhood
D.the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting
第10题
A.Whitman
B.Freneau
C.Robert Lee Frost
D.T.S.Eliot