英语1B-练习题19上高起专

一、Cloze

In Mount Berry, Georgia, people find a group of schools built specially for mountain children. The schools, as well as the mountain itself, are named ___1___ Martha Berry, herself a daughter of a Georgian mountaineer.

Martha Berry was ___2___ in 1866. Luckier than most Georgian mountain children, she received an education. But she never forgot other children of the mountains ___3___ parents couldn't afford to send them to school. In 1902 Martha Berry started a school for these children. It was housed in a single small log cabin and was attended by only five pupils. Now eighty years later there are a score of Berry Schools in the area, with a total of ___4___ one thousand students and a waiting list of about five thousand.

Martha Berry in her ___5___ years received many medals and honors for what she had done for the poor mountain children of Georgia, and in 1931 she was named one of the twelve most important women in the United States. She never stopped working for the mountain children till her death in 1942. 1. ______ A.who B.after C.date D.born E.above 2. ______ A.whose B.before C.early D.born E.over 3. ______ A.whose B.later C.after D.been E.under 4. ______ A.whom B.after C.later D.born E.over 5. ______ A.whose B.after C.later D.born E.over

Mr. Jenkins is in a clothing shop. He is going to buy a coat. The shop-assistant(店员) isn't there, so he is standing near the counter(柜台) and waiting ___6___ her. A young woman is standing near the counter, too. She looks at Mr. Jenkins and says to him, “Excuse me.” “Yes?” Mr. Jenkins asks. “Are you going to do something for me? I want a ___7___ ,” says the woman. Mr. Jenkins says, “I'm sorry. I can't help you.” Then the woman says, “You must ___8___me. That's your work.” Mr. Jenkins says kindly, “It's not my work. I want a coat, ___9___. I'm a ___10___. I'm not a shop-assistant.” 6. ______ A.for B.help C.coat D.customer E.too 7. ______ A.for B.help C.coat D.customer E.too 8. ______ A.for B.help C.coat D.customer E.too 9. ______ A.for B.help C.coat D.customer E.too 10. ______ A.for B.help C.coat D.customer E.too

二、Reading Comprehension

Mr. Jackson worked in a hospital. A lot of patients went to see him and he was very busy and had little time to have a rest in the day. One night, when he looked over the last patient, it was five to one. He was too tired to say a word and went to bed at once. When he fell asleep, a farmer began to knock at the door and got him up.

“My wife is ill,” shouted the farmer. “Please go and look her over.” Mr. Jackson had to go out with the farmer. It was the coldest night of the year and there was snow and ice on the road. The farmer lived far away from the city and they went

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through a forest, crossed two rivers and a mountain. After three hours, they got to the short, small house. And they were tired, cold and hungry.

The woman stayed in bed. She looked fine. Mr. Jackson looked her over carefully and found there was nothing serious with her. He became angry. He called the farmer out and said, “Your wife is strong and healthy, you know. Why did you ask me to come here late at night?” “I’m sorry, sir,” said the farmer. “My wife never does anything at home. I thought she was ill. We’re poor. In the day, when you are busy, I can’t go for you. If you come at night when you’re free, we’ll give you nothing.” 11.It was _____ for Mr. Jackson to get to the farmer’s house. A.difficult B.easy C.fun D.happy 12.When Mr. Jackson and the farmer got to the house, it was _____. A.five to one B.two C.three D.about four 13.Mr. Jackson was angry with _____. A.the farmer B.the woman C.the weather D.himself 14._____, so he fell asleep soon.

A.It was time to go to bed for Mr. Jackson B.Mr. Jackson was very tired that night C.Mr. Jackson felt unhappy that night D.Mr. Jackson was angry that night

15.The farmer went for Mr. Jackson very late at night because _____. A.he wanted to play a joke on him B.he was busy in the day C.his wife was going to die D.he wanted to save some money

1、Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to __36__ some pictures on the walls of the king's palace in England. Then workers were sent for and a big platform was made.

With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting __37__ the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.

Thornhill was __38__ 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 __39__ 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 __40__ step, fall off it and surely be killed. “So the worker quickly took some paint and threw it at the pictures. “What are you doing?” cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures. 36. A.at B.by C.paint D.do E.another 37. A.on B.in C.at D.to E.with

38. A.help B.happened C.happen D.happy E.another 39. A.on B.because C.case D.when E.while 40. A.the B.other C.one D.on E.another

William and his wife Lucy liked watching TV very much. One day after they got up, they turned on their TV set. But they could not see the pictures on TV clearly, while they could only hear the sound. They thought that there must be something wrong with their TV set. So they called a worker to come to repair it.

The worker came a few minutes later. But to his surprise, he found that there was nothing wrong with the TV set and he could see the pictures very clearly. It took them a long time to find out what the matter was with the TV set. At last, they got it: William and Lucy mistook each other's glasses. 16.William and Lucy liked watching TV. A.T B.F

17.When William and Lucy found that the pictures were unclear, they thought that something was wrong with their TV set. A.T B.F 18.They asked a worker to sell their TV set. A.T B.F

19.The worker felt surprised because he could see the pictures well. A.T B.F 20.The worker wore glasses. A.T B.F

三、Vocabulary and Structure

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