1、43The writers first job was _.A. to stand down the fairway at the golf courseB. to watch over the sugar-cane plantationC. to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fieldsD. to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them44The underlined word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean
2、s _.A. difficult B. boring C. interesting D. unusual45The writer learned that _ from his first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostB. he should work longer than what he was expectedC. he should never fail to say hello to his ownerD. he should show respect and faith to the people he work
3、ed for 46_ gave the writer self-esteem.A. Having a family of eight peopleB. Owning his own golf courseC. Bringing money back home to help the familyD. Helping his father with the work on the plantation47Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. He wanted to be a successfu
4、l golfer.B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.2. （2014届广东省揭阳市高三3月第一次模拟英语试卷）One year our family decided to have a special celebration of Mothers Day, as a token of apprecia
5、tions for all the sacrifices that Mother had made for us. After breakfast we had arranged, as a surprise, to hire a car and take her for a beautiful drive in the country. Mother was rarely able to have a treat like that, because she was busy in the house nearly all the time. But on the very morning
6、of the day, we changed the plan a little, because it occurred to Father that it would be even better to take Mother fishing. As the car was hired and paid for, we might as well use it to drive up into the hills where the streams are. As Father said, if you just go driving without object, you have a
7、sense of aimlessness, but if you are going to fish there is a definite purpose that heightens the enjoyment.So we all felt it would be nicer for Mother to have a definite purpose . Father had just got a fishing rod the day before, which he said mother could use if she wanted to. Only Mother said she
8、 would much rather watch him fish than try to fish herself. So we got her to make up a sandwich lunch in case we got hungry, though we were to come home again to a big festive dinner. Well, when the car came to the door, it turned out that there was not as much space in it as we had supposed. It was
9、 plain that we couldnt all get in. Father said that he could just stay home and put in the time working in the garden. He said that there was a lot of rough dirty work that he could do, like digging a trench for the garbage, which would save hiring a man, and so he said that hed stay home; he said t
10、hat we were not to let the fact that he had not had a real holiday for three years stand in our way. He wanted us to go right ahead and not to mind him. But of course we all felt that it would never do to let Father stay home, especially as we knew he would make trouble if he did. The two girls, Ann
11、e and Mary, would have stayed and helped the maid get dinner, only it seemed such a pity,for the two girls were eager to show their new hats on a lovely day like this. But they said that Mother had only to say the word and theyd gladly stay home and work. Will and I would have dropped out, but unfor
12、tunately we wouldnt have been any use in preparing the dinner.48The authors family decided to celebrate Mothers Day specially to _.A. show love for their mother B. show gratitude to their mother C. show respect for their mother D. to make up for a previous appointment49According to Paragraph 2, we k
13、now that the plan was changed because_.A. Father proposed to go fishing out B. we thought that driving out is boringC. we failed to hire a car to go out D. the car was not big enough50What problem did we find when the car arrived?A. The car was too old to drive on mountain roads. B. The car was larg
14、er than we expected.C. The car was too small to accommodate us all. D. The car was too plain looking.51Why didnt the author drop out of the activity?A. Because his sisters didnt join in. B. Because he needed to have dinner.C. Because he couldnt cook the dinner. D. Because he hadnt had a real holiday
15、 for three years.52Which of the following proverbs describes the text best?A. Everything comes to him who waits. B. Changes always go beyond plans. C. Better late than never. D. Once on shore, one prays no more.3.（2014届福建省龙岩市高三毕业班教学质量检查英语试卷）It was the last day of July and the long hot summer was dra
16、wing to a close As for me1 was out of spirits，and，if the truth must be told, out of money as well，During the past year I had not managed my finances as carefully as usual；and 1 was now limited to spending the autumn economically between my mothers cottage at Hampstead and my own in town. My father h
17、ad been dead for some years，and my sister and 1 were the sole survivors of a family of five children. My father was a drawing-master before me He had been highly successful in his profession and my mother and sister were left economically independent after his death. The view of London below me had
18、sunk into the black shadow of the cloudy night, when I stood before the gate of my mothers cottage I had hardly rung the bellWhen the house door was opened violentlyMy worthy Italian friend，Professor Pesca，appeared in the servants place，and rushed out joyously to receive me I had first become acquai
19、nted（熟悉）with my Italian friend at certain great houses，where he taught Italian and I taught drawing What I then knew of the history of his life was that he had left Italy for political reasons and that he had been respectably established for many years in London as a teacher of languages It once hap
20、pened that I saved him from certain death by drowning while wewere swimming in the sea at Brighton Afterwards he overwhelmed（淹没）me with the wildest expressions of affection and exclaimed passionately, that he would hold his life at my disposal from then on, and declared that he should never be happy
21、 again until he had had the opportunity of proving his gratitudeLittle did I think that the occasion to serve me was soon to come Pesca dragged me in by both hands into the parlor, where my mother sat by the open window, laughing and fanning herselfPesca was one of her especial favorites，and his wil
22、dest strange acts were always pardonable in her eyes “Now, my good dears”began Pesca“listen to me The time has come I recite my good newsI speak at lastHear, hear!”said my mother, humoring the joke“I go back into my life，and I address myself to the noblest of men，who found me dead at the bottom of t
23、he sea，and who pulled me up to the top. What did I say when l got into my own life and my own clothes again? I said that my life belonged to my dear friend，Walter, for the rest of my days Now,”cried the enthusiastic little mall at the top of his voice“happiness bursts out of me at every pore of my s
24、kinFor I have found a job for you”53The first two paragraphs of the passage serve as an introduction toA. the financial situation the writer then faced B. the season that the story was set inC. the family members of the writer D. the successful profession of the writers father54The underlined wordso
25、lein the second paragraph probably means ”Amain B. only C. lucky D. possible55It can be learned from the passage that Pesca A. used to be a politician B. was a successful drawing-masterC. was quite close to the mother D. wanted to give the writer some money in return56According to the last paragraph，Pesca was more than happy because A. he went back into his life B . he met his dear friend againC. his friend ever saved his life D. he had done something good for his friend4.（2014届浙江省“六市六校”联盟高考模拟考试英语试卷）On a sunny day last Augu
