重庆市重庆一中2014届高三上学期期中考试英语试题试卷(3)

Dan and John seemed to grow six inches in their chairs at the thought of such an amazing responsibility. “We can handle it,” Dan promised. “We won’t let you down.”
A few days before Christmas, Dan and John rushed in after school. They gathered the tools they’d need and brought them out to the yard, where the tree waited. I was cooking when I heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the tree into the living room. Then I heard the sound that every mother knows is trouble: dead silence. I hurried out to them. The tree was cut too short. John crossed his arms tight across his chest. His eyes filled with angry tears.
I felt worried. The tree was central to our holiday. I didn’t want the boys to feel ashamed every time they looked at it. I couldn’t lower the ceiling, and I couldn’t raise the floor either. There was no way to undo the damage done. Suddenly, a thought came to my mind, which turned the problem into the solution.
“We can’t make the tree taller,” I said. “But we can put it on a higher position.”
Dan nodded his head sideways. “We could put it on the coffee table. It just might work! Let’s try it!”
When Bob got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, Dan and John held their breath.
“What a good idea!” he declared. “Why didn’t I ever think of such a thing?”
John broke into a grin. Dan’s chest swelled with pride.
56. The underlined part “grow six inches” (Para. 4) implies the brothers felt         .
  A. proud B. nervous C. embarrassed D. scared
57. What happened after the brothers moved the Christmas tree into the living room?
  A. They rushed to school. B. They began to decorate the tree.
  C. They got angry with each other. D. They found the tree was cut short.
58. How could the short tree be turned into a perfect one?
  A. By making the tree taller. B. By lowering the ceiling.
  C. By placing it on a coffee table. D. By raising the floor.
59. What Bob said in the last but one paragraph showed         .
  A. he was a little disappointed
  B. he was too stupid to think of the idea
  C. he appreciated what the brothers had done
  D. he should not have given them the task

B
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60. The ESL professional organization in Shanghai wants to take on         .
  A. some language teachers to work in Shanghai
  B. some native English teachers to work in Suzhou
  C. some language teachers to work in Suzhou
  D. some native English teachers to work in Shanghai
61. Those who are going to work for the organization will         .
  A. prepare teaching materials themselves
  B. get at least $6,000 a month
  C. get international travel allowances
  D. buy their return tickets themselves
62. If you want to be hired as a classroom teacher by the above organization, you should
           .
  A. speak several languages
  B. have Bachelor Degree
  C. present good teaching plans
  D. know how to teach middle school students
63. The passage is probably taken from a         .
  A. novel B. travel guide C. news report D. website

C
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