Complete the following passage by using the words in the box． Each word can only be used once． Note that there is one word more than you need．
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A． best-selling B． influenced C． tragic D． canceled AB． in peace AC． used to AD． given BC． focus BD． comeback C D． concentration |
A year ago, at the annual pre-Grammy party, Whitney Houston, the great diva（女歌手）, walked on stage and closed the evening with a brilliant performance．
Last Saturday, Houston was once again the 1 of the showcase before the Grammys, but her presence was a posthumous（死后的）one．
Earlier that day, pop music’s former queen was found dead in her hotel room． She was 48．
This, no doubt, is sad news to the whole music industry and her fans all over the world, __2__ what a legendary life and remarkable career that she once had．
At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music world． From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world’s 3 artists． She strongly impressed the audiences with effortless, powerful and peerless vocals．
Besides multi-million record sales, Houston made countless hits such as The Greatest Love of All, I Have Nothing, and the mostly famous I Will Always Love You．
She also 4 a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey．
But by the end of her career, it was a 5 fall for this superstar． Houston has been addicted to drugs． Her album sales plummeted and the hits stopped coming． Her once calm and peaceful image was shattered by a wild manner and unusual public appearances, and her once natural voice became rough and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she 6 ．
“The biggest devil is me． I’m either my best friend or my worst enemy,” Houston told the ABC in an interview in 2002．
In 2009, Houston staged what seemed to be a successful 7 with the album I Look To You, which debuted on top of the charts．
But hoarse voice, 8 concerts, and continuous illness–Houston’s comeback trail wasn’t smooth at all． In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2009, Houston confessed: “It （show business） is too much． So much to try to live up to, to try to be, and I wanted out．”
Now that Houston has finally taken a break from all the chaos, may she rest 9 ．
科目：高中英语 来源：2010年浙江省余姚中学高二上学期期中考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 65～68.
【小题1】 What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “Green shoots have begun to appear in different markets”?
| A．Signs of recovery. | B．High prices. |
| C．Environmental protection. | D．Change in policy. |
| A．shot out | B．shot through | C．shot up | D．shot down |
| A．shooting yourself in the foot | B．shooting the breeze |
| C．shooting your mouth off | D．shooting questions at somebody |
| A．shooter | B．shoot | C．shot | D．shooting |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江苏省高二上学期开学测试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs or toast. While others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids’ too. But at least, I wasn’t alone in my sufferings. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. She insisted if we said we’d be gone an hour, then we should be gone one hour or less -- not one hour and one minute. And she always insisted upon us telling the truth. Now you can see how mean she was.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept - my mother actually had the courage to break the Child Labor Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save money. I believe she laid awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us.
Through the years, things didn’t improve a bit. We could not lie in bed “sick” like our friends did, and miss school. Our marks in school had to live up to expectations. Our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, being as different as she was, would be satisfied with nothing less than ugly black marks.
As the years rolled by, first one and then the other of us was put to shame. We graduated from high school. With our mother behind us, talking, hitting and demanding respect, none of us was allowed the pleasure of being a drop-out.
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Out of four children, a couple of us attained some higher education. None of us have ever been arrested or divorced. Each of my brothers served his time in the service of this country. She forced us to grow up into God-fearing, educated, honest adults. I am now trying to raise my three children. I am filled with pride when my children call me mean. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the whole world.
1.The author’s mother wanted her children to _________.
A. do their best at school and be educated and respected citizens
B. be top students in school and graduate with honors
C. stop seeing her friends who pretended to be sick to skip classes
D. bring home colored report cards like her friends did
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. The author has a deep hatred for her mother.
B. The author’s mother set timetables for her children whenever they went out.
C. Some of the children weren’t able to go to college because of their mean mother.
D.As a parent, the author is following her mother’s example.
3.It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. All the other kids at school studied better than the author.
B. The author worked hard and usually got good grades in studies.
C. Mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law.
D. The author’s family lived a miserable life.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江苏省高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, “Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on.” Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom, “I don't know how to use a computer,” she admits.
Unlike her 1995 autobiography(自传), After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. “I felt there was a need for a book like this,” she says. “I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease.”
But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. “Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other,” she insists. “It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”
1.Why did Mary feel regretful?
A. She didn't achieve her ambition.
B. She didn't take care of her mother.
C. She didn't complete her high school.
D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.
2.We can know that before 1995, Mary __________.
A. had two books published
B. received many career awards
C. knew how to use a computer
D. supported the JDRF by writing
3.Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her__________ .
A. living with diabetes B. successful show business
C. service for an organization D. remembrance of her mother
4.When Mary received the life-changing news, she_____________ .
A. lost control of herself B. began a balanced diet
C. tried to get a treatment D. behaved in an adult way
5.What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. Mary feels pity for herself.
B. Mary has recovered from her disease.
C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.
D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届四川射洪射洪中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：其他题
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写在第二卷对应的横线上（请注意问题后的词数要求）
【1】If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake, tossing and turning in bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually fail asleep. When you wake up, you don't feel refreshed, but tired and worn out and unable to face a new day.
【2】Dr Henry Winkle wrote an article in a recent newspaper, which indicates that . Dr Winkle says, “The more we worry, the less we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with stress. If we can find a way to get a good night's sleep,” he adds, “we can often find the energy to deal with what's worrying us.”
【3】So, what is a good night's sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies a lot. Seven hours in about the average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed.
【4】Dr Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you awake. “When you put the light out,” Dr Winkle says, “ concentrate on relaxing your muscles, working slowly up from your feet, and you'll be asleep before you know it.”
1.What is the best title of the text? (no more than 10 words)
2.Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?
People shouldn't go to sleep immediately but should take a break after working late in the night.
3.Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words or phrase to complete the sentence. (no more than 10 words)
4.Someone says that the longer you sleep, the better you feel. Try to find some arguments from the text against the idea. (no more than 30 words)
5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 into Chinese.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届山东省高一10月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读表达
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）
[1] Do you ever wish you were as thin as a model or as strong as your favorite football player? Maybe you wish you were taller or just shaped a little differently. Those thoughts are a natural part of growing up. How can you feel better about your body?
[2] Firstly, learning what you can and can’t change about your body is part of growing up .It can be hard to accept. But when people accept the way they look, they often feel happier.
[3] Eating healthy foods can make people feel better about their about their bodies.
Why? Because eating ________will make you full of energy and keep your body working just the way it should.
[4]Watching TV and playing computer games can be fun, but it doesn’t do much for your body because your body stays still. Those are called sedentary(需要久坐的)activities because you sit while you do them.
[5] But when you move your body-by playing, dancing, taking part in sports, or even cleaning your room – you exercise your muscles(肌肉).When you exercise a muscle ,it gets stronger and stronger. And when you have strong muscles, you can do whatever you want to do.
[6] People feel better about their bodies when their bodies can do whatever they want them to do .So climb a hill, jump rope, ride a bike, swim in a pool ,run up the stairs, or even do the hula – and enjoy all your body can do!
1.What is the best title for this passage?(no more than 9 words)
2.Please fill in the blank with proper words to complete the sentence.(no more than 4 words)
Your muscles will become ______________________________after you exercise them.
3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words.(no more than 3 words)
4.According to Paragraph 2, how can you keep happy?(no more than 7 words)
5.What does the word “they” (Line 1, Paragraph6) probably refer to ?(no more than 2 words)
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