On Friday, May 4, millions of kids throughout the world will celebrate Space Day. Space Day recognizes achievements in space exploration and promotes（促进）education in the fields of science, math, and technology.
This year’s theme is “50 years in space…and still having a blast（强劲）!” It commemorates the 1957 launch of the Sputnik satellite by the former Soviet Union. Sputnik was the world’s first man-made satellite; it marked the start of space exploration.
Events will be held throughout the US to celebrate Space Day. One major event is the Space Day Design Challenge competition. Winning teams will attend a ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia.
For the competition, students in grades 4-8 had to come up with creative ways of solving space problems. The competition is sponsored（赞助）by Lockheed Martin. Schools and communities are also organizing space programs locally. You can visit the Space Day website and list your school or community event.
Space Day first got its start in 1997. Lockheed Martin started the day as part of an education program. Their goal is to use kids’ love for space to encourage student involvement in technology, math, and science. In 1997, Lockheed Martin also launched the Student Signatures（签名）in space program as a part of Space Day. This program allows elementary and middle school kids to send their signatures to space on a NASA（美国航天局）shuttle（航天飞机）mission. Since 1997, over 2. 5 million students from North America and in 32 other countries have participated!
“In l0 years, there will be a major work force gap in technical industries, if we do not strengthen the interest today’s young people have in math, science, technology and engineering,” said Bob Stevens, chairman of Lockheed Martin.
69. The underlined word “commemorates” in paragraph 2 could be replaced by ________.
A. controls B. designs C. educates D. honors
70. It can be inferred from the passage that Lockheed Martin is ________.
A. a man-made satellite launched to space in 1997
B. a program strengthening the interest of the kids in science
C. a company involved in space research and development
D. a company designing space shuttles for NASA
71. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The launch of the Sputnik satellite marked the start of Space Day.
B. Space Day has a history of 50 years of the celebration.
C. The Student Signatures is one of the events to be held in this year’s Space Day.
D. Space Day is celebrated in many countries as well as America.
72. The purpose of promoting space education in kids is ________.
A. to reserve（储备）strength for future space exploration
B. to attract their attention to the space exploration
C. to make them realize the importance of launching satellites
D. to ask them for creative ways of solving space problems
科目：高中英语 来源：2011届内蒙古包头一中高三上学期高考第一次模拟考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
China Daily Oct. 11----The ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young, as part of efforts to make World Mental Health Day which fell on Friday.
More than 15 percent of Chinese youths have been found with mental problems, and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression, the Shang-based Wenhui Daily reported. The World Health Organization estimates that before 2020, the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent, and mental problems will become a major factor behind deaths and illness in the young worldwide.
Deng Xiaohong, the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, said rapid changes are one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems. If these mental diseases are not addressed on time, occurrence of crimes, drug-taking and other dangerous behavior are expected to rise.
Experts said mental diseases could be
caused by many factors, such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well, unstable emotions and pressures from an overload of studies. A number of experts have also said the one-child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young. Children are said to be too “ spoiled” and “selfish” in a one-child family.
It’s reported schools in many cities are rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well-being. Yin Jingmiao, a teacher of the Beijing No.105 Middle School, told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month.” Students can be arranged to have 40-minute counseling sessions,” Yin said. The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.
【小题1】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Efforts to Mark World Mental Health Day |
| B．Seriousness of Youngsters’ Mental Health Problems |
| C．How to Maintain Mental Well-being |
| D．Public Awareness on Youngsters’ Mental Disease Expected |
| A．mental health problems of the young are becoming a popular problem. |
| B．only young people are suffering from mental health problems. |
| C．mental problems will become as serious as deaths and illness. |
| D．the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent. |
| A．Inability to handle interpersonal relations. | B．Unstable emotions |
| C．Drug-taking and other dangerous behavior | D．Rapid social changes |
| A．To provide the students with counseling sessions. |
| B．To give an example showing how mental problems are dealt with. |
| C．To help ease the anxiety arising from the national college entrance exams |
| D．To call on other schools to learn from the No.105 Middle School |
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖南省2010届高考下学期适应性测试（一） 题型：阅读理解
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At dawn on Friday, May 19, 1780, farmers in New England stopped to wonder at the pink color of the sun. By noon the sky had darkened to midnight blackness, causing Americans, still in the painful struggle of a prolonged war of independence, to light candles and tremble at thoughts of the Last Judgment. As the birds quieted and no storm accompanied the darkness, men and women crowded into churches, where one minister commented that “The people were very attentive.” John Greenleaf Whittier later wrote that “Men prayed, and women wept; all ears grew sharp . . .”
A recent study of researchers, led by Richard Guyette from the University of Missouri’s Tree Ring Laboratory, has shown that vast forest fires in the Algonquin Highlands of southern Ontario and elsewhere in Canada brought this event upon New England. The scientists have discovered “fire scars” on the rings for that year, left when the heat of a wildfire has killed a part of a tree’s cambium (形成层). Evidence collected also points to a drought that year. An easterly wind and low barometric pressure (低气压) helped force smoke into the upper atmosphere. “The record fits pretty close,” says Guyette. “We had the right fuel, the drought. The conditions were all there.”
Lacking the ability to communicate quickly over long distances, Americans in 1780 remained in the dark about the event, which had disappeared by the next day. Over the next several months, the papers carried heated debates about what brought the darkness. Some were the voices of angry prediction, such as one Massachusetts farmer who wrote, “Oh! Backsliding New-England, attend now to the things which belong to your peace before they are forever hid from your eyes.” Others gave different answers. One stated that a “flaming star” had passed between the earth and the sun. Ash, argued another commentator. The debate, carried on throughout New England, where there were no scientific journals or academies yet, reflected an unfolding culture of scientific enquiry already sweeping the Western world, a revolution nearly as influential as the war for independence from the English.
New Englanders would not soon forget that dark day; it lived on in folklore, poems, and sermons for generations.
66. New Englanders crowded into churches because they were frightened by_____.
A. the pink color of the sun B. the darkened sky at daytime
C. the Last Judgment on Friday D. the American War of Independence
67. What can we infer about the event in New England on May 19, 1780?
A. Prayers remained silent and attentive. B. Night birds no longer came out to sing.
C. People’s ears became sharper than usual. D. Midday meals were served by candlelight.
68. According to the researchers, the origin of the event was_________.
A. an east wind B. a severe drought C. some burning fuel D. low barometric pressure
69. What can we know about the debates after the dark day?
A. They focused on causes of the event.
B. They swept throughout the Western world.
C. They were organized by scientific institutions.
D. They improved Americans’ ability to communicate.
70. What can be the best title for the text?
A. New England’s dark day. B. Voices of angry prediction.
C. There is no smoke without fire. D. Tree rings and scientific discovery.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届浙江省高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：信息匹配
警方近期正在缉拿一系列案件的嫌疑人员。阅读下面有关警方通报查找人员的信息（A、B、C、D、E和F），根据案件及人物的描述，选出嫌疑人员，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余的。
1.A valuable dog was taken while being walked by its owner in City Park yesterday afternoon. Police wish to talk to a man seen nearby at the time, described by witnesses as short and fat with short light hair and clear glasses.
2.Yesterday morning at 9.30a.m. a man armed with a gun entered the National Bank and demanded money from the staff, before fleeing when confronted by bank security staff. Security cameras show the man as being short and thin with shoulder length blonde hair.
3.A tall, strong built man with blonde hair, a thick black moustache and wearing dark glasses knocked a woman to the ground and stole her purse on Main Street last Saturday afternoon. If you see this man, do not approach as he is considered extremely dangerous.
4.At the football match between Manchester United and Liverpool, several people had their wallets stolen while waiting in line to buy food. The victims did not see or notice the thief but bystanders describe him as very tall and thin, clean shaven with short light hair.
5.A car was stolen from the supermarket car park on Friday, June 23 this year by a man described as very young, 1.7 metres tall with thin dark hair and carrying a blue backpack. A reward of $500 is offered for the car’s recovery.
A.
Name: Ziggy Nizott
Height: 1.82 m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 35
Details: Long history of violent crime including robbery, assault and car theft. B.
Name:Dennis Tsokas
Height: 1.95 m
Weight: 70 kg
Age: 28
Details: Well known to local police having been arrested several times for pick-pocketing.
C.
Name:Michael Clarke
Height: 1.7 m
Weight: 65 kg
Age: 20
Details: Arrested as a youth for car theft and the selling of stolen goods. D.
Name:Mark Hughes
Height: 1.6 m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 29
Details: Is wanted by police for several armed robbery of grocery stores, banks and post offices.
E.
Name: Herb Elliot
Height: 1.6 m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 22
Details: Recently released from prison where he served 2 years or selling stolen goods. F.
Name: William Daniels
Height: 1.6 m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 32
Details: Arrested 4 times for the selling of drugs and car theft.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届浙江省宁波市高一上学期期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.
Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim(认领) it soon.”
After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “It’s a lottery ticket,” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen. “Is it?” he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.
The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, “At that time you needed money to pay the tuition(学费) and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.”
Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us.
1.What did the young artist do at the railway station on Friday?
A．He played the violin to make some money.
B．He waited for the train to Vienna. zxxk
C．He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna.
D．He walked around the New York railway station.
2.According to the words on the paper, which sentence below is TRUE?
A．It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his hat.
B．It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his important thing.
C．It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner.
D．It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown.
3.From this article, we can learn that ________.
A．we should share with others if we find something valuable
B．playing the violin could make you feel happy
C．keep the lottery if you find one
D．we should know the importance of honesty and lead a happy life
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届福建省高二下学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Mum, I was wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I on Friday.
A．get paid B．got paid C．have paid D．had been paid
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