The old man woke up before sunrise

编辑: 成考报名发布时间：01-10 阅读：

The old man woke up before sunrise篇一：2012年英语高考模拟试题(含答案)

2012年普通高考模拟试卷英语

本试卷共10页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

I . 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节.完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The old man awoke just before sunrise, as he often did. He was walking by the ocean's edge to the new day. As he moved through the morning dawn, he on a faint, far away motion.

He saw a young man, bending and waving arms, dancing on the beach, no that he was in celebration of the perfect day soon to begin. As he , he realized that the young man was not dancing to the bay, but rather bending to looking through what was left by the night's stopping now and then to up starfish and then standing, to throw it back into the

He asked the youth the of the effort. "The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot to the sea by themselves," the youth replied. "When the sun rises, they will die, unless I put them back into the sea."

As the youth made his in both beyond eyesight. Starfish littered the shore in beyond calculation.

The hopelessness of the young man’s plan became and the old man countered, "But there are more starfish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is down. Surely you cannot expect to make a(n) ."

The young man paused briefly to consider the words, bent to pick up a starfish and threw it as far as

1. A. accept B. inspect C. inspire D. greet

2. A. focused B. insisted C. carried D. stepped

3. A. wonder B. doubt C. way D. problem

4. A. approached B. left C. thought D. remained

5. A. coldness B. darkness C. tide D. steam

6. A. set B. pick C. take D. hold

7. A. river B. pond C. lake D. sea

8. A. cause B. excuse C. purpose D. idea

9. A. swim B. return C. fly D. dive

10. A. decision B. conclusion C. instruction D. explanation

11. A. directions B. arms C. length D. methods

12. A. piles B. need C. numbers D. danger

13. A. worried B. anxious C. eager D. clear

14. A. sense B. effort C. difference D. effect

15. A. possible B. likely C. necessary D. probable

第二节：语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1. 5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16~25的相应位置上。

It was New Year's Night. An aged man raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white flowers on the surface of a clear calm lake. He had already passed sixty of the stages — the tomb, and he had brought from his journey nothing mistakes and regret. Now his health was poor, his mind empty, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.

The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads — 19 leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with beautiful flowers, fresh fruits; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes crawled.

this New Year's night, he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had made their way to (success) and were now honored and happy.

The clock in the church tower and the sound made him remember his parents' early love for him. They had taught him prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. His darkened eyes were full of (tear), and with a desperate effort, he burst out a cry: "Come back, my early days! Come back!"

II. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅渎理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

She is quiet, soft-spoken and has a kind face and a strong heart. She is my mom, Lili.

When I was nine, Lili quitted her job and started her own business. She said she didn’t want to stay at home and work as a housewife: ―It’s a waste of life.‖ Lili became so busy that she spent less and less time with me. She didn’t help me with my schoolwork. It was, in her words, ―so that you can develop your independence‖. We quarreled because she rarely showed up at parents’ meetings.

Like mother, like daughter. I have many things in common with Lili. I want everything to be under control. I want to be perfect and I don’t expect other people to help me. I push myself hard to achieve my goals.

After I started to go to high school, Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.

In biology class I began to be depressed. When the teacher showed us a picture of a butterfly, I was scared and screamed. I had a vision of thousands of butterflies flying toward me.

That night I told Lili about it. The next morning, I saw that she had red eyes with black circles around them.

She took me to see a therapist (治疗师). Three hours later, the therapist told Lili that my life was like a wheel spinning (旋转) faster and faster and that was the reason for what had happened to me. I only realized it when my body couldn’t stand the pressure anymore. At these words, Lili burst into tears. ―It’s all my fault, she’s just a kid and I didn’t have time to take care of her….‖ To be honest, I had never seen Lili cry before.

After that, Lili began to spend more time at home, cooking and dragging me to do sports. I realized she was the one who would always be there when I was in real trouble. No mom is perfect, but she is the one who really cares about her kid.

26. Lili quitted her job and started her own business because _________.

A. she wanted to make more money

B. she was not willing to look after me

C. she didn’t want to waste her life

D. she likes keeping busy

27. We quarreled because __________.

A. she began to spend less and less time with me

B. she didn’t help me with my schoolwork.

C. she seldom attended the parents’ meetings in my school.

D. Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.

28. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Most women don’t want to be a housewife.

B. Most children want their mothers to accompany them at home.

C. We need to understand our mothers’ busy life.

D. Although mothers are not perfect, they all love the children

29. Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A. Lili is a quiet, strong-willed woman.

B. Lili began to spend more time at home after visiting the therapist.

C. I was scared and screamed in biology class because I hate butterflies.

D. I only realized my life was like a wheel when my body couldn’t stand the pressure anymore. 30. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Mom Does Care.

B. A Busy but Successful Mother.

C. Change From Mother to Businessman.

D. A Student’s Opinion on Mother.

Learn To Speak French With Rocket French!

Who Wants to Learn to Speak French Fluently in the Shortest Possible Time?

If You Answered “I Do!” Then Please Read on to Try My FREE 6-Day French Course Why do you want to learn to speak French?

Do you live in a French speaking country and want to communicate better?

Are you traveling to a French speaking country?

Are you a home-schooled student or a parent who wants their children to learn more quickly and easily?

Are you a student who wants to get an A in French?

Have you learned French before and want a fun refresher course (进修课程)?

Or, perhaps you just have an interest in learning the language of love!

I’ve designed Rocket French Premium to be the easiest to follow, fastest system for learning how to speak French available. Rocket French Premium is an interactive course that makes you want to study. Also, it’s practical. You are going to be able to speak at a restaurant, at an airport, and with new friends!

It’s a great experience to be able to speak with others in a different language. You will be able to enter into a different culture, a different world! Being bilingual (能说两种语言的) is a very special ability, and it’s a gift that we want to give to you.

So are you ready to get to know the secret of learning a new language? You’re looking right at it.

Try our free six-day course. If you don’t, you’ll be missing a valuable opportunity to see just how much Rocket French Premium can improve your language level. Thousands of people worldwide have used our unique multimedia course to their French learning, while having piles of fun in the process. Will you be next?

Your e-mail address is required for you to receive the FREE course. You can unsubscribe (注销) any time and your e-mail address will never be given to any third party.

31. Who are target learners of Rocket French Premium?

A. Students of the French language.

B. Language experts doing research into French. C. Teachers who are eager to improve their students’ French. D. Parents who want their children to learn French more quickly and easily.

32. Rocket French Premium describes itself as

A. free and funny B. practical and interactive

C. slow but efficient D. suitable for everyone

33. The ad claims learners of Rocket French Premium

A. will speak fluent French in six days

B. can take the entire course for free

C. will practice French in a restaurant or airport

D. won’t have to worry about the security of their email addresses

34. The underlined word ―fast-track‖ in the passage probably means

A. speed up B. pick up C. change D. solve

35. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The Rocket French course lasts for 6 days.

B. Thousands of people worldwide have benefited from Rocket French Premium.

C. People will enroll in Rocket French Premium for different reasons, but all can be confident that they will be confident French speakers in the shortest time.

D. Rocket French Premium mainly aims to introduce second-language learners to French culture.

What if you could fly like a bird just by thinking happy thoughts? Or you could disappear to a faraway land, never grow old and fight pirates every day? For Peter Pan and his friends, the Lost Boys, these dreams come true.

More than 100 years after this playful boy was ―born‖, Peter Pan and his friends are to continue their adventure in a sequel(续集)to J.M. Barrie’s original novel. ―Peter Pan in Scarlet‖(重返梦幻岛),written by British author Geraldine McCaughrean, was published earlier this month.

The sequel brings all the original characters back. Peter Pan’s friends, the Lost Boys, are now grown up and live in the real world. What’s more, at the end of the first book, Peter Pan thinks he has killed his enemy, Captain Hook. But ,new readers discover he is not so dead at all.

For those who are unfamiliar with the original story, Peter Pan lives in faraway Neverland with a group of orphans. But they are eager for a real mother and Peter Pan flies to London with a fairy(仙女), Tinkerbell, to find one. They visit a young girl, Wendy,who loves to read stories, and bring her and her two brothers back to Neverland to live with them. In Neverland, children never have to grow up, and there are no parents to tell them what to do.

Many teenagers dream of a world where they don’t have to grow old and take responsibility. But, the author explains such a world is not the paradise(乐园)when it first appears: adventures can be scary and often dangerous, and, though we all sometimes dream of running away, we all need someone to love and look after us too.

36. The passage is written to ________.

A. tell you about an unrealistic dream

B. introduce novels about Peter Pan

C. analyze the difficulties of growing up

D. explain why Peter Pan can’t grow old

37. ―Peter Pan in Scarlet‖ is about _________.

A. how some children fought against the pirate–Captain Hook

B. the care–free life the children led in Neverland

C. how peter Pan looked for a real mother for the Lost Boys

D. how the Lost Boys return to Neverland for more adventures

38. The stories of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys reflect that those at their age ________.

A. are ready to shoulder responsibility

B. choose adventures in faraway places

C. long for independence but also need someone to love them

D. can’t wait to grow up

39. The place Peter Pan and his friend stay is named Neverland probably because A. they never have to grow up

B. they don’t have parents

C. they never have troubles

D. they never need to worry

40. Peter Pan flies to London _________.

A. to find a fairy B. to visit a young girl

The old man woke up before sunrise篇二：电影《Before_Sunrise》英文剧本

Before Sunrise scriptDo you have any idea what they were arguing about? Do you speak English? Yeah No. I'm sorry, my German is not very good Have you heard that as couples age… …they lose their ability to hear each other? No Supposedly, men lose their ability to hear high-pitched sounds… …and women lose hearing in the low end I guess they nullify each other I guess. Nature's way of allowing couples to grow old together… …without killing each other What are you reading? Oh, yeah How about you? I was thinking about going to the lounge car -Would you like to come with me? -Yeah Okay How do you speak such good English? I went to school for a summer in Los Angeles -It's fine here? -Yeah, this is good And I spent some time in London -Wow. -How do you speak such good English? Me? I'm American -You're American? Are you sure? -Yeah No, I'm joking. I knew you were American And you don't speak any other language, right? Yeah, yeah. I get it, I get it I'm the crude, dumb, vulgar American… …who doesn't speak other languages, who has no culture. But I tried I took French in high school. When I first got to Paris… …I stood in line at the metro station I was practicing Whatever And I get up there, and I look at this woman… …and my mind goes blank. And I say, “I need a ticket to get to….” So anyway… So where are you headed? Well, back to Paris -My classes start next week. -You're still in school? Where? La Sorbonne. You know? Sure You're coming from Budapest? -I was visiting my grandmother. -Oh. How is she? She's okay -She's all right? -She's fine -How about you? Where are you going? -I'm going to vienna vienna? What's there? No idea. I'm flying out of there tomorrow You're on holiday? I don't really know what I'm on. You know? I've just been traveling around, riding trains for two or three weeks You were visiting friends or just on your own? I had a friend in Madrid, but… -Madrid, that's nice. -I got a Eurail pass… …is what I did hat's great So has this trip around Europe been good for you? Yeah, sure. It's been…. It sucked What? It's had its… I'll tell you, sitting for weeks on end looking out the window… …has actually been kind of great What do you mean? Well, you know, for instance… …you have ideas that you ordinarily wouldn't have -What kind of ideas? -Want to hear one? -Tell me. -All right I have this idea, okay, for a television show Some friends of mine are cable-access producers Do you know what that is? Anybody can produce a show real cheap, and they have to put it on I have this idea for a show that lasts 24 hours a day for a year straight What you do is you get… …365 people from cities all over the world

… …to do these 24-hour documents of real time Capturing life as it's lived You know, it would start with a guy waking up in the morning… …and taking the long shower… …eating a little breakfast, making a little coffee… …reading the paper… Wait. All those mundane, boring things… …everybody has to do every day of their fucking life? I was going to say, “The poetry of day-to-day life.” You say it your way. I'll say it my way -Think of it like this-- -Who's gonna watch? Think about it like this. Why is it that a dog sleeping in the sun… …is so beautiful? It is. It's beautiful But a guy taking money from a bank machine… …looks like a complete moron? So it's like a National GEographic program, but on people Yeah What do you think? Yeah, I can see it. Like, 24 boring hours-- Sorry-- …and a three-minute sex scene where he falls asleep right after Yeah, and that would be a great episode People would talk about that episode You and your friends could do one in Paris if you wanted I don't know. The key, the thing that haunts me is the distribution Getting these tapes from town to town so it would play continuously Because it would have to play all the time, or it just wouldn't work Thank you Thanks You know what? Not service oriented Just an observation about Europe My parents never really spoke of the possibility… …of my falling in love or getting married or having children Even as a little girl… …they wanted me to think as a future career as a, you know… …interior designer or lawyer or something like that I'd say to my dad, “l want to be a writer.” And he'd say, “Journalist.” I'd say I wanted to have a refuge for stray cats. He'd say, “veterinarian.” I'd say I wanted to be an actress. He'd say, “TV newscaster.” It was this constant conversion of my fanciful ambition into these… …practical moneymaking ventures I had a good bullshit detector when I was a kid I always knew when they were lying to me By high school, I was dead set… …on listening to what everybody thought I should do with my life… …and doing the opposite Nobody was ever mean about it. I just could never get very excited… …about other people's ambitions for my life But you know what? If your parents never… …fully contradict you about anything and are nice and supportive… Right …it makes it even harder to officially complain Even when they're wrong, it's this passive-aggressive shit You know what I mean? I hate it I really hate it Well, you know, despite all that kind of bullshit… …that comes along with it… …I remember childhood as… …this magical time I do. I remember when my mother first told me about death My great-grandmother had died, and my family ha

d visited them in Florida I was about 3, 3 1/2 years old Anyway, I was in the back yard playing… …and my sister had just taught me how to take the garden hose… …and do it in such a way that… …it sprayed into the sun and would make a rainbow And so I was doing that… …and through the mist, I could see my grandmother And she was just standing there, smiling at me And I held it there for a long time… …and I looked at her And then finally, I let go of the nozzle, you know? And then I dropped the hose… …and she disappeared And so I run back inside and tell my parents And they sit me down and give me this big rap on how… …when people die, you never see them again, and how I'd imagined it But I knew what I'd seen. I was glad I saw that I've never seen anything like that since. But I don't know It just kind of let me know how ambiguous everything was Even death You're lucky you can have this attitude toward death I think I'm afraid of death 24 hours a day I swear. I mean, that's why I'm in a train right now I could've flown to Paris, but I'm scared -Oh, come on. -I can't help it I know the statistics say, “Na, na, na, it's safer.” Whatever When I'm in a plane, I can see the explosion I can see me falling through the clouds And I'm so scared of those few seconds of consciousness… …before you die. When you know you're gonna die I can't stop thinking that way It's exhausting Yeah, I bet Really exhausting -I think this is vienna. -Yeah -You get off here, no? -Yeah, what a drag I wish I'd met you earlier. I really like talking to you Yeah, me too It was really nice of you too I have an admittedly insane idea, but if I don't ask you this… …it'll haunt me the rest of my life What? I want to keep talking to you. I have no idea what your situation is… …but I feel like we have some kind of… …connection. Right? Yeah. Me too Right. Great. Here's the deal Get off here in vienna and come check out the town -What? -Come on. It'll be fun -Come on. -What would we do? I don't know. All I know is I catch a flight tomorrow morning at 9:30… …and I can't afford a hotel, so I was going to walk around… …and it'd be more fun if you came with me And if I turn out to be a psycho, just get on the next train All right, all right. Think of it like this Jump ahead 10, 20 years, okay? And you're married Only your marriage doesn't have that same energy it used to have You start to blame your husband You think about all those guys you've met in your life… …and what might've happened if you'd picked up with one of them I'm one of those guys. That's me So think of this as time travel… …from then to now to find out what you're missing out on What this could be is a gigantic

favor… …to you and your husband to find out you're not missing anything I'm just as big a loser as he is. Unmotivated. Boring You made the right choice. You're happy Let me get my bag We should get a locker for all this What's your name? My name? Jesse. James, actually, but everybody calls me Jesse You mean, Jesse James, no? No. No, just Jesse I'm Celine This is a nice bridge Yeah This is kind of weird Isn't it? I mean, I feel a little awkward -But it's all right. Right? -Yeah, this is great -Let's go to some places. -Yeah, let's go to some places -Let's ask these guys. -Okay Excuse me. Excuse me? SprEchEn siE English? -Ja. Of course. -Do you speak German for a change? -What? -No, it was a joke We just got into vienna today, and we' re looking for something fun to do Like museums, exhibitions… But museums are not that funny anymore these days They are closing right now. How long are you going to be here? Just for tonight Why did you come to vienna? What could you be expecting? We' re on honeymoon Yeah, she got pregnant, we had to get married… I don't believe you. You're a bad liar This is a play we're both in. We would like to invite you You're actors? Not professional. Part-time for fun It's a play about a cow and lndians searching for it There are also politicians, Mexicans-- Russians, communists… -You have a real cow on stage? -No, an actor in a cow costume -He's the cow. -Yes, I am the cow -And the cow's a bit weird. -The cow has a disease She's acting a bit strange. Like a dog If someone throws a stick, she fetches it And she can smoke with hoofs and everything -Great. -As you see, there is the address It's in the second district Near the Prater. You know it? The big Ferris wheel? We should go. We should Perhaps you can go to the Prater before the play It starts at 2130 -2130? -It's at 9:30 -9:30. -Oh, right What's the name of this play? It translates as “Bring Me the Horns of Wilmington's Cow.” I'm Wilmington's cow -All right. -Great -You'll be there? -We'll try I'm the cow Goodbye I got an idea. Are you ready? It's Q and A time. We've known each other a little while We're stuck together, so we'll ask each other a few direct questions All right? -We ask each other questions? -And you have to answer honestly -Of course. -Okay All right, first question -You. -Yes, I am going to ask you Describe for me your first sexual feelings… …towards a person My first sexual feelings? Oh, my God I know. I know Jean-Marc Fleury Jean-Marc Fleury? We were at this summer camp together, and he was a swimmer He had bleached-out chlorine hair and green eyes… …and to improve his times, he'd shave his legs and arms -That's disgusting. -He was

like this gorgeous dolphin My friend Emma had a big crush on him So one day, I was cutting across the field back to my room… …and he came walking up beside me. I told him… …“You should date Emma. She has a big crush on you.” And he turned to me and said… …“Well, that's too bad, because I have a big crush on you.” So, yeah, it really scared the hell out of me… …because I thought he was so fine Then he officially asked me on a date. I pretended I didn't like him You know, I was so afraid of what I might do, you know So I went to see him swim a few times at the competition And he was so sexy. Really. I mean, really sexy We wrote these little declarations of love at the end of the summer… …and, you know, promised we would keep writing forever… …and meet again very soon and-- Did you? Of course not Then this is the opportune time to tell you I'm a fantastic swimmer -Really? -Yeah -I make note of that. -Okay -So it's my turn. No? -Yes, your turn Hit me Have you ever been in love? Yes Next question -What was the-- -Wait a minute -So I can give one-word answers? -Why not? After I went into detail about my sexual feelings? They' re different questions. I could answer the sexual-feelings thing But, you know, love-- I mean, what if I asked you about love? I would have lied, but at least I would have made up a great story Love is a complex issue, you know? I mean, yes, I've told somebody that I love them, and I've meant it But was it totally unselfish, giving love? Was it a beautiful thing? Not really. You know, it's like, love… I mean, I don't know You know? -Yeah. I know what you mean. -But as far as sexual feelings go… …it started with an obsessive relationship… …with Miss July, 1978. Do you know Playboy magazine? -I've heard of it. -You know Crystal? You don't know Crystal? Well, I knew Crystal Is it my turn now? Tell me something that really pisses you off -Really drives you crazy. -Pisses me off -God, everything pisses me off. -List a couple Oh, I know. I hate being told by strange men… …strange men in the street… …you know, to smile to make them feel better about their boring life What else? I hate… I hate that 300 kilometers from here, there's a war… …people are dying, and nobody knows what to do Or they don't give a shit. I don't know I hate that the media's trying to control our minds -The media? -Yeah, the media It's very subtle, but it's a new form of fascism, really I hate… I hate when I'm in a foreign country, especially in America… …each time I wear black or lose my temper or say anything about anything… …they always go, “Oh, it's so French. It's so cute.” I hate that. I can't stand that. Really Is that all? Well, there

The old man woke up before sunrise篇三：Before Sunrise 爱在黎明破晓时

<Before Sunrise> 爱在黎明破晓时

1. You know, my parents never really spoke of the possibility of my falling in love or getting married or having children.

你知道，我父母从没真正谈论过我将来会恋爱、结婚、生子的可能性。

Even as a little girl they wanted me to think as a future career, as a interior designer or lawyer or something like that.

甚至我还是个小女孩时他们就要我为将来做打算,例如室内设计，律师或诸如此类。

I'd say to my dad, "I want to be a writer." And he'd say, "Journalist."

我对我爸爸说我想当作家。他就说做记者。

I'd say, "I wanted to have a refuge for stray cats." He'd say, "Veterinarian."

我说想开个流浪猫收容所,他就说做兽医。

I'd say, "I wanted to be an actress." He'd say, "TV newscaster."

我说想做演艺工作,他就说做电视播音员。

It was this constant conversion of my fanciful ambition into these practical moneymaking ventures. 这使得我的理想抱负慢慢转变成了现实的赚钱手段。

2.All right. Think of it like this.

好吧，设想一下，

Jump ahead 10, 20 years, okay? And you're married. 10年20年之后，懂吗? 你结婚了。

Only your marriage doesn't have that same energy that it used to have.

你的婚姻不再象当年那样充满激情。

You start to blame your husband. 你开始责备你的丈夫。

You think about all those guys you've met in your life...

你回想你一生中曾遇见过的所有男人...

and what might've happened if you'd picked up with one of them.

设想嫁给他们中的一个会发生什么？

Well, I'm one of those guys. That's me. 我就是那些家伙中的一个，就是我。

So think of this as time travel...

就当这是个时空旅行...

from then to now to find out what you're missing out on.

从那时回到现在，看看你当时错过了什么。

See, what this really could be is a gigantic favor...

看，那真的会对你和你未来的丈夫有极大的好处...

to you and your future husband to find out that you're not missing out anything. 你会发现你并未错过任何东西。

I'm just as big a loser as he is, totally unmotivated, boring.

我只是个和他一样的失败者，缺乏目标，令人厌烦。

And you made the right choice, and you're happy. 而你做了正确的选择，并为此而开心。

3.I hate... 我憎恨...

I hate that 300 kilometers from here, there's a war going on...

我憎恨远在千里之外的战争...

people are dying, and nobody knows what to do about it.

人们在死亡，但没人知道该做些什么。

Or they don't give a shit. I don't know.

也许他们根本就不在乎，我也说不清。

I hate that the media's trying to control our minds. 我讨厌媒体试图控制我们的思想。

- The media? - Yeah, the media. 媒体? 是的，媒体。

It's very subtle, but it's a new form of fascism, really. 这很微妙，但它是一种新型的法西斯主义。真的。

4.I always liked the idea of all those unknown people lost in the world.

我一直很向往，一个无名无姓的人无声无息地从世上消失。

When I was a little girl, I thought... 我还是个小女孩时曾经想过...

if none of your family or friends knew you were dead...

如果没有任何亲友知道你已经死了...

then it's like not really being dead.

那你就不是真的死去。

People can invent the best and the worst for you. 大家可以替你作最好或最坏的设想。

She was only 13 when she died. 她死的时候只有13岁。

That meant something to me, you know, I was that age when I first saw this.

那对我来说意味深长, 因为我第一次来这儿时就是13岁。

Now I'm 10 years older, and she's still 13, I guess. 现在我长了10岁,可她还是13岁。

That's funny. 这很有趣。

5.Everybody's parents fucked them up.

所有的父母都会多少害了他们的孩子。

Rich kids' parents gave them too much. Poor kids', not enough.

有钱的父母给予得太多, 而贫穷的父母则给予的不够。

Too much attention, not enough attention.

关爱太多,关爱太少。

They either left them or they taught them the wrong things.

父母不是遗弃就是灌输些错误的东西。 6.

do you know anyone who's in a happy relationship? 你认识什么婚姻幸福的人吗?

Yeah, sure. You know, I know happy couples. 当然,我认识一些幸福的夫妇。

But I think they lie to each other. 可我认为他们在互相欺骗。

Yeah. 是啊！

People can live their whole life as a lie. 人们能在谎言中生活一辈子。

My grandmother, she was married to this man... 当年我的祖母结了婚...

and I always thought she had a simply, uncomplicated love life.

我一直以为她过着简单的爱情生活。

But she just confessed to me that she spent her whole life...

但她向我承认,她穷其一生...

dreaming about another man she was always in love with.

在梦想着她爱的另一个男人。

She just accepted her fate. It's so sad. 她屈从于命运,这太可悲了。

In the same time, I love the idea that she had all 8.You know what's the worst thing about somebody breaking up with you?

知道别人和你分手最糟糕的事是什么吗?

It's when you remember how little you thought... 就是当你发现自己很少想到... those emotions...

不过我对她心中埋藏的那份...

and feelings I never thought she would have had. 我从来想不到她可能会有的深情，感到非常着迷。

I guarantee you it was better that way.

我敢说那样更好。

If she'd known him, he'd have disappointed her eventually.

一旦她了解了他,她最终会对他感到失望的。

7.I'm glad because no one knows I'm here... 我很高兴没有人知道我在这儿...

and I don't know anyone that would tell me all those bad things you've done.

也没有人告诉我你做过的所有坏事。

You know, you hear so much shit about people. 你知道，听过了太多坏事后，

I always feel like the general of an army when I start dating a guy.

我总觉得当自己开始和一个人交往时象个军队的将军。

Plotting my strategy and maneuverings...

策划谋略和手段...

knowing his weak points, what would hurt him, seduce him.

了解他的弱点, 什么能伤害他，什么能诱惑他。

It's horrible. 太恐怖了。

about the people you broke up with...

与之分手的人时...

and you realize that that is how little they're thinking about you.

也意识到他们同样很少想到你。

You'd like to think you're both in all this pain... 你以为双方都沉浸在痛苦之中...

but really, they're just, "Hey, I'm glad you're gone." 但实际上，他却在想： "嘿,很高兴你终于离开了。"

9.If you had an island...

假如有一个孤岛...

and there were 99 women on the island and only one man...

岛上有99个女人和1个男人...

in a year, you'd have the possibility of 99 babies. 1年后也许会多出99个孩子。

But if you have an island with 99 men and only one woman...

但如果岛上是99个男人和1个女人...

in a year, you have the possibility of only one baby. 1年后就只可能有一个孩子

You know what? 你知道吗?

On this island, I think there will be only maybe 43 men left.

我猜岛上也许只会留下43个男人，

They would've killed each other trying to fuck this poor woman.

他们会为了上那个可怜的女人而互相残杀。

On the other island...

而在另一个岛上...

there would be 99 women, 99 babies, and no more man.

会有99个女人,99个孩子，但没有男人了。

Because they would've gotten together and eaten him alive.

因为她们会把他生吃掉。

There's something to that.

那是有原因的。

On some level, women don't mind the idea of destroying a man.

某种程度上,女人并不介意毁掉一个男人。

I was once walking down the street with my ex-girlfriend...

有一次我和我的前女友一起逛街...

and we'd just walked by these four thuggy-Iooking guys next to a Camaro.

刚好有4个看着挺凶的混混站在车旁。

And one of them says, "Hey, baby, nice ass!" 其中一个说： "嘿,宝贝,屁股真漂亮"

So I'm like, "No big deal. I won't get uptight about this."

当时我心想 "这没什么,没必要为此生气"

She turns and says, "Fuck you, dickheads!" 可她转过身说： "去你妈的,混蛋!"

And I'm like, "Okay. Wait a minute here." 我心想,"这下好了,等着瞧吧"

They're not gonna come over and kick her ass.

他们可不会过来踢她的屁股，

10.It's not so bad if tonight is our only night, right? 就算今晚是我们仅有的一晚也不错，不是吗?

People exchange numbers, addresses. 我们可以交换电话,住址，

They end up writing once, calling each other once or twice.

结果只是通过一两封信,一两次电话，

Right. Fizzles out.

然后慢慢地失去联系。

Yeah, I don't want that. I hate that.

我不想那样,我讨厌那样。

Why does everybody think relationships should last forever, anyway?

为什么大家都觉得感情就应该天长地久呢?

Yeah, why? It's stupid. 是啊,为什么呢?真蠢。

But you think tonight's it? 那你觉得今晚就是...?

I mean, that tonight's our only night? 我是说,这就是我们仅有的一晚吗?

It's the only way, no? 只能这样不是吗?

Well, all right.

那好吧。

Let's do it. 来吧。

No delusions, no projections. 没有错觉，没有猜忌。

We'll just make tonight great.

只管好好享受今夜。

11.What? 怎么了?

It's just... It's depressing, no? 这真是...，令人沮丧是不是?

Now the only thing we're gonna think of is... 现在我们会不断地想着...

when we'll have to say goodbye tomorrow.

明天我们必须道别的时刻。

We could say goodbye now. Then we won't have to worry about it.

我们可以现在就说再见, 那样就不用担心了。

The old man woke up before sunrise篇四：Before sunrise

Before sunrise

Do you have any idea what they were arguing about?

Do you speak English?

Yeah.

No. I'm sorry, my German is not very good.

Have you heard that as couples age...

...they lose their ability to hear each other?

No.

Supposedly, men lose their ability to hear high-pitched sounds... ...and women lose hearing K

I guess they nullify each other.

I guess. Nature's way of allowing couples to grow old together... ...without killing each other.

What are you reading?

Oh, yeah.

How about you?

I was thinking about going to the lounge car.

- Would you like to come with me? - Yeah.

Okay.

How do you speak such good English?

I went to school for a summer in Los Angeles.

- It's fine here? - Yeah, this is good.

And I spent some time in London.

- Wow. - How do you speak such good English?

Me? I'm American.

- You're American? Are you sure? - Yeah.

No, I'm joking. I knew you were American.

And you don't speak any other language, right?

Yeah, yeah. I get it, I get it.

I'm the crude, dumb, vulgar American...

...who doesn't speak other languages, who has no culture. But I tried. I took French in high school. When I first got to Paris...

...I stood in line at the metro station.

I was practicing.

Whatever.

And I get up there, and I look at this woman...

...and my mind goes blank. And I say, "I need a ticket to get to... " So anyway...

So where are you headed?

Well, back to Paris.

- My classes start next week. - You're still in school? Where?

La Sorbonne. You know?

Sure.

You're coming from Budapest?

- I was visiting my grandmother. - Oh. How is she?

She's okay.

- She's all right? - She's fine.

- How about you? Where are you going? - I'm going to Vienna.

Vienna? What's there?

No idea. I'm flying out of there tomorrow.

You're on holiday?

I don't really know what I'm on. You know?

I've just been traveling around, riding trains for two or three weeks. You were visiting friends or just on your own?

I had a friend in Madrid, but...

- Madrid, that's nice. - I got a Eurail pass...

...is what I did.

That's great.

So has this trip around Europe been good for you?

Yeah, sure. It's been... It sucked.

What?

It's had its...

I'll tell you, sitting for weeks on end looking out the window...

...has actually been kind of great.

What do you mean?

Well, you know, for instance...

...you have ideas that you ordinarily wouldn't have.

- What kind of ideas? - Want to hear one?

- Tell me. - All right.

I have this idea, okay, for a television show.

Some friends of mine are cable-access producers.

Do you know what that is?

Anybody can produce a show real cheap, and they have to put it on. I have this idea for a show that lasts 24 hours a day for a year straight. What you do is you get...

...365 people from cities all over the world...

...to do these 24-hour documents of real time.

Capturing life as it's lived.

You know, it would start with a guy waking up in the morning...

...and taking the long shower...

...eating a little breakfast, making a little coffee...

...reading the paper...

Wait. All those mundane, boring things...

...everybody has to do every day of their fucking life?

I was going to say, "The poetry of day-to-day life. "

You say it your way. I'll say it my way.

- Think of it like this... - Who's gonna watch?

Think about it like this. Why is it that a dog sleeping in the sun... ...is so beautiful? It is. It's beautiful.

But a guy taking money from a bank machine...

...looks like a complete moron?

<i>So it's like a National Geographic program, but on people.</i> Yeah.

What do you think?

Yeah, I can see it. Like, 24 boring hours... Sorry...

...and a three-minute sex scene where he falls asleep right after. Yeah, and that would be a great episode.

People would talk about that episode.

You and your friends could do one in Paris if you wanted.

I don't know. The key, the thing that haunts me is the distribution. Getting these tapes from town to town so it would play continuously. Because it would have to play all the time, or it just wouldn't work. Thank you.

Thanks.

You know what? Not service oriented.

Just an observation about Europe.

My parents never really spoke of the possibility...

...of my falling in love or getting married or having children.

Even as a little girl...

...they wanted me to think as a future career as a, you know...

...interior designer or lawyer or something like that.

I'd say to my dad, "I want to be a writer. "

And he'd say, "Journalist. "

I'd say I wanted to have a refuge for stray cats. He'd say, "Veterinarian. " I'd say I wanted to be an actress. He'd say, "TV newscaster. "

It was this constant conversion of my fanciful ambition into these... ...practical moneymaking ventures.

I had a good bullshit detector when I was a kid.

I always knew when they were lying to me.

By high school, I was dead set...

...on listening to what everybody thought I should do with my life... ...and doing the opposite.

Nobody was ever mean about it. I just could never get very excited... ...about other people's ambitions for my life.

But you know what? If your parents never...

...fully contradict you about anything and are nice and supportive... Right.

...it makes it even harder to officially complain.

Even when they're wrong, it's this passive-aggressive shit.

You know what I mean?

I hate it.

I really hate it.

Well, you know, despite all that kind of bullshit...

...that comes along with it...

...I remember childhood as...

...this magical time.

I do. I remember when my mother first told me about death.

My great-grandmother had died, and my family had visited them in Florida. I was about 3, 31/2 years old.

Anyway, I was in the back yard playing...

...and my sister had just taught me how to take the garden hose... ...and do it in such a way that...

...it sprayed into the sun and would make a rainbow.

And so I was doing that...

...and through the mist, I could see my grandmother.

And she was just standing there, smiling at me.

And I held it there for a long time...

...and I looked at her.

And then finally, I let go of the nozzle, you know?

And then I dropped the hose...

...and she disappeared.

And so I run back inside and tell my parents.

And they sit me down and give me this big rap on how...

...when people die, you never see them again, and how I'd imagined it. But I knew what I'd seen. I was glad I saw that.

I've never seen anything like that since. But I don't know.

It just kind of let me know how ambiguous everything was.

Even death.

You're lucky you can have this attitude toward death.

I think I'm afraid of death 24 hours a day.

I swear. I mean, that's why I'm in a train right now.

I could've flown to Paris, but I'm scared.

- Oh, come on. - I can't help it.

I know the statistics say, "Na, na, na, it's safer. " Whatever.

When I'm in a plane, I can see the explosion.

I can see me falling through the clouds.

And I'm so scared of those few seconds of consciousness...

...before you die. When you know you're gonna die.

I can't stop thinking that way.

It's exhausting.

Yeah, I bet.

Really exhausting.

- I think this is Vienna. - Yeah.

- You get off here, no? - Yeah, what a drag.

I wish I'd met you earlier. I really like talking to you.

Yeah, me too.

It was really nice of you too.

I have an admittedly insane idea, but if I don't ask you this... ...it'll haunt me the rest of my life.

What?

I want to keep talking to you. I have no idea what your situation is... ...but I feel like we have some kind of...

...connection. Right?

Yeah. Me too.

Right. Great. Here's the deal.

Get off here in Vienna and come check out the town.

- What? - Come on. It'll be fun.

- Come on. - What would we do?

I don't know. All I know is I catch a flight tomorrow morning at 9:30... ...and I can't afford a hotel, so I was going to walk around... ...and it'd be more fun if you came with me.

And if I turn out to be a psycho, just get on the next train. All right, all right. Think of it like this.

Jump ahead 10, 20 years, okay?

And you're married.

Only your marriage doesn't have that same energy it used to have. You start to blame your husband.

You think about all those guys you've met in your life...

...and what might've happened if you'd picked up with one of them. I'm one of those guys. That's me.

So think of this as time travel...

...from then to now to find out what you're missing out on. What this could be is a gigantic favor...

...to you and your husband to find out you're not missing anything. I'm just as big a loser as he is. Unmotivated. Boring.

You made the right choice. You're happy.

Let me get my bag.

We should get a locker for all this.

What's your name?

My name?

Jesse. James, actually, but everybody calls me Jesse.

You mean, Jesse James, no?

No. No, just Jesse.

I'm Celine.

This is a nice bridge.

Yeah.

This is kind of weird.

Isn't it? I mean, I feel a little awkward.

- But it's all right. Right? - Yeah, this is great.

The old man woke up before sunrise篇五：2011中山高三三模英语试题及答案

中山市2011届高三第三次模拟（英语）

2011.5

本试卷共10页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室

号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点

涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指

定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

I . 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节.完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The old man awoke just before sunrise, as he often did. He was walking by the ocean's edge to the new day. As he moved through the morning dawn, he on a faint, far away motion.

As the youth made his in both beyond eyesight. Starfish littered the shore in beyond calculation.

The young man paused briefly to consider the words, bent to pick up a starfish and threw it as far as 1. A. accept

B. inspect

C. inspire

D. greet

2. A. focused 3. A. wonder 5. A. coldness 6. A. set 7. A. river 8. A. cause 9. A. swim

B. insisted B. doubt B. left

B. darkness B. pick B. pond B. excuse B. return B. arms B. need B. anxious B. effort

C. carried C. way C. thought C. tide C. take C. lake C. fly

D. stepped D. problem D. remained D. steam D. hold D. sea D. idea D. dive D. explanation D. methods D. danger D. clear D. effect D. probable

4. A. approached

C. purpose C. instruction C. length C. eager C. numbers C. difference C. necessary

10. A. decision 12. A. piles

B. conclusion

11. A. directions 13. A. worried 14. A. sense 15. A. possible

B. likely

第二节：语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1. 5分，满分15分）

The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads —leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with beautiful flowers, fresh fruits; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes crawled.

this New Year's night, he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had made their way to (success) and were now honored and happy.

II. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅渎理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

She is quiet, soft-spoken and has a kind face and a strong heart. She is my mom, Lili. When I was nine, Lili quitted her job and started her own business. She said she didn’t want to stay at home and work as a housewife: ―It’s a waste of life.‖ Lili became so busy that she spent less and less time with me. She didn’t help me with my schoolwork. It was, in her words, ―so that you can develop your independence‖. We quarreled because she rarely showed up at parents’ meetings.

After I started to go to high school, Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.

In biology class I began to be depressed. When the teacher showed us a picture of a butterfly, I was scared and screamed. I had a vision of thousands of butterflies flying toward me.

That night I told Lili about it. The next morning, I saw that she had red eyes with black circles around them.

26. Lili quitted her job and started her own business because _________. A. she wanted to make more money B. she was not willing to look after me C. she didn’t want to waste her life D. she likes keeping busy

27. We quarreled because __________.

A. she began to spend less and less time with me B. she didn’t help me with my schoolwork.

C. she seldom attended the parents’ meetings in my school. D. Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other. 28. What can we learn from the passage? A. Most women don’t want to be a housewife.

B. Most children want their mothers to accompany them at home.

C. We need to understand our mothers’ busy life.

D. Although mothers are not perfect, they all love the children 29. Which of the following statements is WRONG? A. Lili is a quiet, strong-willed woman.

B. Lili began to spend more time at home after visiting the therapist. C. I was scared and screamed in biology class because I hate butterflies.

D. I only realized my life was like a wheel when my body couldn’t stand the pressure anymore.

30. What is the best title for the passage? A. Mom Does Care.

B. A Busy but Successful Mother. C. Change From Mother to Businessman. D. A Student’s Opinion on Mother.

Learn To Speak French With Rocket French!

Who Wants to Learn to Speak French Fluently in the Shortest Possible Time?

If You Answered “I Do!” Then Please Read on to Try My FREE 6-Day French Course Why do you want to learn to speak French?

Do you live in a French speaking country and want to communicate better? Are you traveling to a French speaking country?

Are you a home-schooled student or a parent who wants their children to learn more quickly and easily?

Are you a student who wants to get an A in French?

Have you learned French before and want a fun refresher course (进修课程)? Or, perhaps you just have an interest in learning the language of love!

So are you ready to get to know the secret of learning a new language? You’re looking right at it.

Your e-mail address is required for you to receive the FREE course. You can unsubscribe (注销) any time and your e-mail address will never be given to any third party. 31. Who are target learners of Rocket French Premium?

A. Students of the French language.

B. Language experts doing research into French.

C. Teachers who are eager to improve their students’ French.

D. Parents who want their children to learn French more quickly and easily. 32. Rocket French Premium describes itself as A. free and funny C. slow but efficient

B. practical and interactive D. suitable for everyone

33. The ad claims learners of Rocket French Premium A. will speak fluent French in six days B. can take the entire course for free

C. will practice French in a restaurant or airport

D. won’t have to worry about the security of their email addresses

34. The underlined word ―fast-track‖ in the passage probably means A. speed up

B. pick up

C. change

D. solve

35. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The Rocket French course lasts for 6 days.

B. Thousands of people worldwide have benefited from Rocket French Premium.

C. People will enroll in Rocket French Premium for different reasons, but all can be confident that they will be confident French speakers in the shortest time.

D. Rocket French Premium mainly aims to introduce second-language learners to French culture.

The old man woke up before sunrise篇六：江苏省无锡市2015届高三上学期期末考试英语试题(word校对版)

无锡市2014年秋学期期末考试试卷

2015. 02

命题单位：无锡市教科院制卷单位：无锡市教科院

注意事项及说明：

1. 考试前请将密封线内的项目填写消楚。

2. 试卷分第一卷（选择题)和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分，考试时间120分钟。

3. 答案一律写在答题纸上；考试结束吋，只需交答题纸。高三英语

第一卷（选择题，共85分）

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共15小题；每小题 1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话-每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位罝。听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. When can the woman get her watch?

A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon.

2. Where is the woman's husband now?

A. In Japan. B. In England. C. In France.

3. What can we know from the conversation?

A. The book is not worth reading.

B. The man wants to read the book, too.

C. The woman has finished reading Gone with the Wind.

4. Which floor is the man on?

A. The first door. B. The 2nd floor. C. The 3rd floor,

5. How much should the man pay if he buys two yellow T-shirts?

A. $16. B. $ 13. C. $10.

笫二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What's the main reason for people's travelling abroad?

A. Visiting their families.

B. Looking for proper work.

C. Experiencing customs and cultures.

7. Why does the man want to go to Canada?

A. To see his cousins. B. To find a job there. C. To visit famous landmarks.

8. Where does the woman want to go?

A. Canada. B. Egypt. C. The U.S.

听下面一段材料，回答第9至11 题。

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man thinks the trip is worthwhile.

B. The woman likes the journey very much,

C. The woman thinks meals are less expensive back home.

10. How much did the woman spend on the plane ticket?

A. $ 1,000. B. $2,000. C. $3,000.

11. How long will the woman stay here?

A. For 2 weeks. B. For 3 weeks. C. For 3 days.

听下面一段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is the woman?

A. A store owner. B. A professor. C. A librarian.

13. Why does the man look tired?

A. He just did some sports,

B. He has been studying hard.

C. He worked overtime in a bookstore.

14. What is the woman trying to do?

A. Encourage the man. B. Understand the man. C. Apologize to the man

听下面一段材料，问答第15至17题。

15. What do the students have to do at school?

A. Wear the school uniform.

B. Clean the teachers' room after class.

C. Do experiments in the chemistry lab.

16. What warning is it for the most serious situation?

A. A red warning. B. A white warning. C. A yellow warning.

17. What does the boy say about the school rules?

A . They are issued too late.

B. They should be improved.

C. They are not carried out strictly.

听下面一段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What's the purpose of the club?

A. To help the poor.

B. To make our life greener.

C. To make people enjoy themselves.

19. What are the club members going to do this Friday?

A. Plant trees. B. Attend a lecture. C. Visit a farm.

20. When is the next meeting for this week?

A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.

第二部分：单项选择（共15小题；每小题 1分，满分15分）

从四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Beijing has been addressing air pollution on _______ larger scale and with more

investment to make APEC blue_______ "new normal”.

A. the; 不填 B.the; a C. a; 不填 D. a; a

22. —Was it_______ Stanley failed the driving test again_______ made him depressed this

morning?

—Yes, I can‟t agree more with you.

A. that; which B. which; that C. which; which D. that; that

23. —How did you like your military training?

—For me, it was an unforgettable memory. Tough ____ it was, we became more

considerate of others through teamwork.

A. while B. as C. although D. however

24. „'Spit-take" refers to an act_______ someone spits liquid out of his or her

mouth_______ he or she hears something funny or surprising.

A. where; in which B. in which; when

C. when: in which D. in which; where

25. Word power should be taken seriously because of the benefits_______ can have on the

students‟ vocabulary building.

A. this B. that C. it D. one

26. —Is there any hope of saving his life?

—His injuries are extremely serious but he‟s expected to_______ .

A. pull in B. pull out C. pull up D. pull through

27. The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their

capacity _______ the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited.

A. in terms of B. in search of C. in view of D. in spite of

28. As is required, nil the participants_______ remain standing with one leg until the

whistle is blown.

A. may B. could C. shall D. would

29. It is said that many people were pickpocketed while they were appreciating the Mona

Lisa Smile, for many visitors would habitually check where their valuables are,_______ their location to thieves.

A. giving away B. giving up C. giving in D. giving off

30. “Chinese dama", a group mainly ________ of married women between 40 and 60,

______ the attention of the public for the first time in 2013.

A. consisted; grabbing B. consisting; grabbing

C. consisting; grabbed D. consisted; grabbed

31. —Have you worked out your plan?

—We have got a general idea of what we want, but nothing_______ at the moment.

A. ambiguous B. permanent C. concrete D. ambitious

32. _______, they dived into a taxi and headed for the airport.

A. Goodbye was said B. Goodbye said

C. Goodbye having said D. Goodbye saying

33. —How do you find the Blackberry company?

—I‟m a little worried. It _______ ground as a leader in the field of mobile phones with Apple speeding up its development.

A. is losing B. was losing C. would lose D. had lost

34. My interest in surfing the Internet has_______ most of my spare time, but it has repaid

me a great deal of enjoyment.

A. taken off B. taken down C. taken up D. taken away

35. —Dad, can I move the boxes out of the room?

—_______ . It‟s too crowded in here.

A. I believe not B. Go ahead C. Of course not D. It doesn‟t matter 第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I woke up with a painful back this morning. This was not unusual, since my back has

of wear. From the split in one shoe, I knew that it wouldn‟t be too long happiness. them. May it bless everyone it meets along the way, heading for its Heavenly Home.

36. A. practicing B. shaking C. jumping D. stretching

37. A. hopefully B. patiently C. stressfully D. thankfully

38. A. shoes B. coat C. clothes D. trousers

39. A. symbols B. signals C. signs D. marks

40. A. replace B. clean C. wash D. repair

41. A. searching B. pulling C. walking D. driving

42. A. tense B. pain C. better D. worse

43. A. faded B. swallowed C. lost D. failed

44. A. when B. that C. until D. if

45. A. strange B. useful C. moving D. delightful

46. A. cracked B. covered C. processed D. decorated

47. A. normal B. useful C. different D. great

48. A. seeds B. crops C. flowers D. vegetables

49. A. where B. while C. which D. since

50. A. soul B. mind C. hope D. wish.

51. A. describe B. decide C. display D. dismiss

52. A. seems B. looks C. grows D. keeps

53. A. young B. mature C strong D. weak

54. A. start B. step C. make D. put

55. A. under B. from C. behind D. without

第四部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题 2分，满分30分）

Membership

Hostelling International (HI) is a membership organization, and HI membership gives you much more than a comfortable bed! It puts you at the heart of a huge international family,

where you can share experiences, travel and friendship with people of all nations.

Membership Savings Program

Your National Association or Hostelling International Membership card not only opens the door to the world‟s largest network of safe, clean and welcoming hostels, but in many HI hostels, being a member now gives you at least a 10 percent saving on the cost of your accommodation - just one of the great reasons to become a member!

In some countries, membership is compulsory if you wish to stay in HI hostels listed on this site. To find out what is applicable in the country you wish to visit, please check the Membership Savings Program.

Apart from cheaper accommodation in many of our 4,000 hostels worldwide, membership also gives you access to thousands of travel-related savings at home and abroad. Please check locally with your HI hostel on arrival for details of these great benefits which can include: reduced-price admission to attractions and museums, discounts on meals, transportation and lots more.

Whatever your budget, membership helps you to explore and "Say HI to the world”, backpack across Europe, discover Down Under, dance to Latin rhythms, chill out on a beautiful and peaceful Asian beach or simply “Discover the real hostel experience” in one of our unique hostels worldwide.

How to become a member

Purchase a membership from your nearest HI Youth Hostel Association office or membership selling outlet(零售店) before you start your journey.

Purchase an international membership when you arrive at an HI hostel outside your country of residence. To check the price and availability of membership on arrival, please contact the hostel directly.

Alternatively, you can purchase a 12-month e-Membership during the booking process with your hostel stay. The e-Membership entitles you to stay in any HI hostel and receive at least 10 percent discount on accommodation charges compared to a non-member.

Please note: when you select your country from the list below you will be given full contact details plus a link to the national HI Youth Hostel Association website. Please select the Membership section on the site.

56. Your HI Membership card _______ .

A. helps you to find safe, clean and free hostels

B. advises you to stay at comfortable hostels all over the world

C. allows you to get cheaper accommodation anywhere in the world

D. enables you to stay at any of the 4000 hostels with some discount

57. If you want to be a HI member,_______ .

A. you should book a room at an HI Youth Hostel first

B. you can either call a HI hostel or buy a membership online

C. you can buy a membership when you check in at an HI Youth Hostel

D. you can buy a membership at an HI Youth Hostel Association office or its outlet

58. Being a member of the HI Youth Hostel Association _______ .

The old man woke up before sunrise篇七：2014短文改错练习

2014年高考英语短文改错起跑线（从这里开始）

一．单句改错.（下列句子各有一处错误，请改正）

1. Now people get a lot of informations from TV. 2. German is a European country.

3. They didn’t want me to do any work at family. 4. Yesterday I met an old friend of my father.

5. Boys and girls, don’t lose hearts. Do better next time. 6. They are of different size.

7. It is so beautiful place that you must visit it. 8. What a terrible weather we have been having! 9. It took place in France, an European country.

10. Suddenly I caught a sight of my English teacher in the crowd. 11. What good time we had last night! 12. We shall spend three-day holiday together.

13. I came to understand that was not easy to earn money. 14. Some parents think useless for girls to go to school.

15. When he bought a chocolate cake, he put them in a secret place. 16. One day I wrote a little story and showed to my teacher. 17. It’s important that we should think over before doing anything. 18. The truck was moving so fast that the driver couldn’t control. 19. I apologized and controlled me at my best till the dinner started. 20. We must take part in the social practice to prepare us well for our future. 21. The teacher did not punish for cheating but instead gave me a second chance. 22. Henry did not like his car, that ran badly and often broke down.

23. There was a five-pound note in the pocket of the trousers I had told her to wash it. 24. People can hardly do some fishing there.

25. I visited a place where is surrounded by mountains. 26. I am sure you will find one you like it. 27. It was yesterday when he broke the window. 28. He had lost his glasses without them he couldn’t see. 29. Oliver Twist, the hero of the story, he was an orphan. 30. It starts with choosing a tree from neither a farm or a store. 31. She never has enough time for that she wants to do. 32. I find what I have one shortcoming in my character. 33. What necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits. 34. It didn’t matter that I would win or not.

35. People in the US drink more coffee than people in any country. 36. The development will bring us much more hopes and chances. 37. The Olympics are held each four years. 38. A summer, Fane traveled abroad.

39. I hope you think about my request as soon as possibly. 40. I know you are particular interested in Human Rights. 41. As there is no air or water, there can be no life, too.

42. There were too many nice things that I didn’t know what to choose. 43. He decides to travel a lot and visit such many new places as possible. 44. I couldn’t see as clear as before.

45. The water in it is so dirty that it smells terribly. 46. I appreciate your help very well.

47. You always gave me specially attention and inspired me. 48. It was until midnight that it stopped raining.

49. People both at home and abroad have been great helped by the new computer. 50. He has to work if he wants to live comfortable. 51. She is a brave and honesty girl.

52. It is much easy to make plans than to carry them out. 53. It is convenient for me to prepare for the exam than before. 54. He gave me an order worthy 15 million dollars.

55. The tree was put into a Christmas stand that holds the tree up straightly. 56. Is teaching kids English as interested as you expected in college? 57. We had guests last night who had not stayed in it ago. 58. We are all very much active and the activities are enjoyable. 59. If you won’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus. 60. Our city is a modern city. It set up in the early 1980s. 61. Bad habits not come suddenly.

62. I have caught a bad cold for a week and I can’t get rid of it. 63. Following the road and you will find the store.

64. I rush over without delay, jumped into the water and swam towards him. 65. You must do everything you can help them.

66. When a rabbit see something dangerous, it runs away. 67. Its tail, which is white, moving up and down as it runs. 68. Think perhaps I was too tired; I stood up and was going to sleep. 69. I was often tired and watch TV demands little effort. 70. The little girl hurried home with the remained money. 71. His young patient was soon able to get up and ran about again.

72. It was kind of them to meet me at the station and drove me to their home. 73. She liked it very much and reads it to the class. 74. There were over 1000 students attend it.

75. Is it likely to be any food at the party on Saturday? 76. Please excuse us for not able to say goodbye to you. 77. He spends hours on the telephone, talks to his friends. 78. Filling with many people, the room is crowded.

79. At the interview there are many people who wait to interviewed for jobs. 80. It will cost a rocket a hundred thousand years to reach it. 81. There used to have a church in front of the school. 82. Hope you great success in your work!

83. All you can do is encouraging him, show him understanding and offer him advice. 84. In Friday afternoon, some students took part in a speech activity. 85. In a few weeks the story was returned to her.

86. It was very fine when I got up early on last Sunday morning. 87. I rushed out the house as quickly as I could. 88. It is necessary to decide what is worth taking notice. 89. I had difficulty in grammar after I entered into the school. 90. She could hardly afford for the medical care.

91. But we don’t seem to have much time to talk about together. 92. He was punished because what he had done. 93. The ice isn’t thick enough for us to skate. 94. I gave you my luggage at a quarter of an hour ago. 95. I am writing to thank you with your kind help. 96. He means to come no earlier as that time. 97. We must return back to school this afternoon 98. Child as he is, but he knows a lot.

99. Having been ill for a long time, so she fell behind her classmates. 100. Thinking he happened to have no work to do, and he came back home.

二．单句改错（下列句子各有两处错误，请改正）

1. If you close your eyes, you can’t see something, because your eyelids prevent the light enter your eyes. 2. For our joy, Li Ding, monitor of our class, who was among the winners. 3. The only thing I can think is when I am going to get home listen to my music. 4. All my classmates are busy prepare for the exam except myself.

5. The main problem was in that I always thought in Chinese and tried to translate anything into English. 6. I communicated myself thanks to his great kindness.

7. I was great delighted to learn that you do very well in the mid-term examination. 8. If you learning English, it is not enough only to keep in minds the rules of grammar.

9. I get up very early this morning to go to the airport to meet Mr. White, a expert from the USA. 10. One and a half year later, I now think English a fun to learn.

11. I went through the test for many times but I can only answer three out of the twenty questions. 12. For instance, on one night, the played strong and loudly music till 4 o’clock in the morning.

13. Thinking he had no work to do, and my father came back home, quickly finishing his supper and left for the cinema.

14. Men have been interesting in the stars ever since they first looked up into sky. 15. That is difficulty to say how many people are learning English. 16. Three years ago, he was picked out and send to study in abroad.

17. Sometimes, I wish I can stay in a quiet place lonely, away from this city for a long time. 18. Many years ago, I step into a bookstore for some books I wanted them.

19. Having learned why he wanted the book, and the bookseller gave him some writing papers and a new pencil as a gift.

20. You can find all kinds information in just a few minute on the internet. 21. I got know that they were college students travel in china. 22. Under the help of him and my classmates, I made some progresses.

23. We went to the zoo on last Sunday. There were a lot of visitors stood in front of the ticket window. 24. With development of mobile phones, the short message service is becoming more and more popular for us nowadays.

25. On the night before my first day, I was much excited to go to sleep and as a result, I got up lately in the morning.

26. Three years ago, I was studying to abroad in Japan. It was there where I began reading comic books. 27. Have they ever thought of plastic bags do harm our environment?

28. It is certainly that Zhang Village will built into a better modern village.

29. On the ceremony we made a statement which as grown-ups we should have sense of duty to our society from now on.

30. Though the city is modern, but there are still some problems, such as air pollution crowdedness and noisy.

短文改错（1）

In many western countries heavy industry is high developed the difference between heavy and light industry are based on the nature of the goods produced. Heavy industry produce machines while light industry uses machines produce the smaller objects required for various purpose in our home and offices. The growth of industry in country depends on the general level of economic or industrial development. In its beginning, industrialization is likely to be cheap. decrease （减少）costs, industrialists in an area usually depends on Local supplies of the coal or electric power for their operation.

短文改错（2）

It happened in a morning that I was walking in the street. I ate up a banana and threw its peel on the corner of the road. Short after that I heard a scream behind. I looked back to see what was happened. A little girl about 8 years old fell down and the banana peel was exactly under her left shoes. She stood up without cry. Then she picked up the banana peel and ran toward the dustbin. On that moment, I realized my fault, and went to apologize her for that, but my vanity (虚荣心)prevented me. The little girl had taught me a good lesson by her action. And now, after I do everything, I'll think carefully whether it's right and wrong. I'll do my best to be in good habits and qualities.

短文改错（3）

Mr Wang is my physics teacher. He has 1.75 meters in the height. He was born in November 4, 1952. So he is a middle-aged man. He graduated Qinghua University in 1978. After graduation, he becomes a middle school teacher. He has been taught physics for more than 20 years. He is very successful as a teacher. He has been given a lot of honor. He not only is a good teacher in phy

sics but also speak English and Russian very well. In his spare time, he likes reading books, collect stamps and listening music. Also, Mr Smith is kind-hearted.

短文改错（4）

Dear Lily,

I got your letter and pleased to hear about your job interview at a grocery store. I know you wanted to get a job at the TV station, and you've been looking for several week now and haven't found something. The job at the grocery store doesn't sound badly. If I am you, I'd take it. If you worked there a while, you could earn some money. Its your decision, of course, but I advise you to take it. Let me to know what you decided to do. By the way, after you get the job you can think about get a bike later.

Love

短文改错（5）

Dear Abby,

How are you? I've got a wonderful news to tell you I have offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my further education. One hundred and twenty students took exam for it, but only a few were chosen and I was one of them. Therefore, my parents are not happy about it. They are strong against my going there. They say it is too far away that they will not see me for a whole year but they are afraid of I will feel lonely. They can't imagine a girl so young live alone. They advise me to study in the capital instead. Then I'll be able to continue living with them. How can I persuade them to accept the fact I have grown up?

Best Wishes,

Jane

短文改错（6）

I went to see film after supper. In my way to the cinema, I met an old English woman, she had lost her way. I gave up the chance to see the film, walking towards her and took her to her hotel. While go there, I told her great change had taken place in the past few years and she told me something about Britain and her family. Though I missed the film, however I felt very happy, for

I not only helped the old lady out from trouble but also practise my spoken English. If I hadn't worked hard at English, I would have been able to help her.

短文改错（7）

I was anxiously expected your letter, and at last it has been reached me. I am very glad to know that everyone at home is enjoying good health as usually. Things there are the same now as we were before. The final examination will take place of next week. But I am now busy preparing my lessons. It's nice to think that the summer vacation is coming near. I can't say much I want to see you all again. Looking forward to spend summer days with you. Give my love to Father, mother and anyone at home.

短文改错（8）

Helen is one of my best friends. She had taught us English when I attended training course two years before. Helen always made good preparations for the lessons; she tried her best to make her classes lively. I used to being poorly in English, especially in written English. But now I'm able to write English letters and reports correct. I still remember how she helped me for my English patiently. Teachers' Day's come. I'm going to send to her a card and give her best wishes.

短文改错（9）

I'd like to tell you why I learn English．I often read English aloud and try learn something important by hearts, which helps me remember it easily and form the good habit of thinking in English. I listen to a lot and talk with others in English．In this way, I was improved both my hearing or my spoken English．I keep a diary in English every day but my spoken English is becoming better and better． I also try my best to master the necessary grammar knowledge．By this means, I can express itself in English correct. That's the way I have been learning English．I hope it will be useful to you． That's all．Thank you．

短文改错（10）

I passed all the other course that I took at my university, but I could never pass botany. This was why all botany students had to spend several hours a week in a lab look through a microscope

at plant cells, and I could never see through a microscope. This was used to make my professor angry. "I can't see everything,‖ I said. Then he began patient enough to explain how to see through it, and I still couldn't make it. At last we tried it with every adjustment of the microscope known to man. With my pleasure, I saw something and drew it quickly on the paper. "What's that?" my professor asked. "That's what I saw." I answered. "No, you don't!" he shouted, and he bent over and looking into the microscope. "That's your eyes! You've fixed the lens so that it reflects! You've drawn your eyes!"

短文改错（11）

One cold day, a aged lady was sent for her doctor. When he came, she tells him that her right leg was very sore(酸痛)in the knee. The pain sometimes was bad enough to make it walking difficult. She asked him what the trouble could be because she had ever before suffered some similar discomfort. After making a careful examination, the doctor said, "You are in a very bad state of health for a woman of your age. I think the trouble in your right knee is just matter of old age. We get diseases as we get old. The trouble will mostly clean up in spring!" "Non sense, doctor!" she said, "My left knee is perfect, and it is exactly same age as my right."

短文改错（12）

May I have you attention please? I have a few things to tell to you. When you have a class here in the language lab, please be here a little early. Change your shoes before enter the lab. Don't bring anything here except your text books. When you are into, please don't touch these machine without permission. Always do as the teacher tell you to. In class you should only speak the English, not Chinese. Recorders can be used make a copy of the listening materials. When class over, turn off your machines and leave the lab one by one.

短文改错（13）

On Children's Day last year, our city hold an interested activity, that children and their parents play the rich and the poor. In the dinner, the rich could have more delicious food, but the poor could only have breads with porridge(粥). Parents both hoped to have the dinner for the poor with the children. They hoped that their children could be taught the lesson from the dinner. Now many p

eople on the earth don't have enough food and clothes. Every day only one half the world could enjoy enough food. The activity was held to make the families understand the differences from the poor and the rich and also make the parents know that too much material life won't always do good to the children.

短文改错（14）

We'll never forget the day which my classmates and I paid a visit to a chemistry factory last week. It was a larger one with nearly 2,000 workers. It looked a garden and we could see colorful flowers, grass and trees anywhere. We also visited some workshops and saw workers worked very hardly. We talked to them and learned a lot. We understood them further. On the way home we felt tiring. We all thought that we had a very good day. We really hoped that we could get more chances of leave the school and learn social experience.

短文改错（15）

One morning Mrs. Jenkins went to department store to buy a coat. There was not shop assistant in the store before she got there. She had to wait. Then a fat lady came in. She went to Mrs. Jenkins and asked her to serve for her. She told Mrs. Jenkins that she wanted to buy a coat. Mrs. Jenkins said that she couldn't do. The fat lady got angrily. She didn't let Mrs. Jenkins explain anything but insisted that Mrs. Jenkins would do that right away because it was her job. At last Mrs. Jenkins has to tell her that she was a customer herself and wanted to buy a coat, either.

短文改错（16）

If there are much more people in the world, there must have more food to feed the people. But food is already a problem in today's world. One-third of the world's population is starving, so there is not enough food. Ten thousand people died of hunger every day in some parts of the world. But in others parts of the world, people become ill or died because they eat too much food, and they are very fat. Some countries have no food, but the others have too much, and they throw them away. How can tomorrow's world feed its people? The world needs produce more food than it does now.

短文改错（17）

The old man woke up before sunrise篇八：Sentence 作业参考答案

The old man woke up before sunrise篇九：Before sunrise

Before sunrise

Before sunset

浪漫是什么？爱情是什么？青春是什么？生活是什么？一夜的经历让两个人为之奉献一生。他们互相并不熟知，也从未想过了解。他们爱上对方，也根本不在乎对方的过去，也不想知道对方的未来。他们的相识是浪漫的。Before sunrise 是两个年轻人的对于激情的狂热，他们没有背上生活的包袱，他们还有很多自己的梦想。他们疯狂地相拥，甚至没有想过未来，只要拥有现在。那一刻，幸福，甜蜜，让人趋之若鹜。他们的相遇就像毒药一样让人着迷，如此浪漫。

相较sunrise，10年后的相聚，欢笑中带着残缺，就像说，10年前的那一夜就好像老妇人的梦境一般，10年后，是回到现实的男女主角，内心残留着激情，却又被现实束缚住双脚。他们不再亲吻，只有礼貌的拥抱，即使他们疯狂地交谈，但我总觉得，他们都没有说出内心最想对对方说的那句话。他们礼貌的让人失望，我希望，他们拥抱，热吻，做爱。将这10年来的思念化为热情，释放！可是，没有。什么都没有发生。他们不再年轻，变得内涵。太多的话，在嘴边，又化成嘴边的微笑。他们知道，错过就永远错过了。相交线一旦分开，就会越离越远。他们不想打扰对方的生活。

看到她跳舞，他微笑，我哭了。我很纠结。一方面，我希望他们在10年前重逢，这样，他们的生活就会截然不同，也许他们不会再不满意自己现在的感情生活，他们会开心浪漫的生活。不过，这一切，都只是也许。另一方面，我感谢上天没有安排他们在一起，让一切的美好，浪漫都停留在最完美的一天中。之所以，它美。就是因为它像梦境一般。没有流于生活的现实。他们保有这一份回忆，带着一点点的遗憾，思念，深爱。这才是最残忍的浪漫吧！很多话，说破了，就不美了~

现在才真切的感受到自己语言的匮乏，我不能完美的用文字表达自己内心的感受。我期待自

己10年后的今天。也许，我也会，闭着眼睛，听着音乐，跳着舞，想穿越回永远不可到达的浪漫！

The old man woke up before sunrise篇十：Before Sunrise(日出之前)

●【往下看，下一篇更精彩】●

上一篇： 蜀相课后习题答案

下一篇： 五年级上册试卷数学

The old man woke up before sunrise

最新成考报名