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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年四川双流中学高二上学期入学考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
书面表达
近几年，随着网络的普及，越来越多的学生书写明显退步。为了保护传统的民族文化——汉字，你学校学生会向全校学生提出建议：
1. 减少课外上网时间，多读书；
2. 养成每天记日记的好习惯，练习书法；
3. 少发电子邮件，尽量动手给亲朋好友写书信。
请你根据以上内容，代表学生会写一封英文倡议书。
注意：1. 词数100左右。 2. 可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3. 邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好。 4. 参考词汇:汉字Chinese characters
Dear friends,
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Let’s take action now!
Students’ Union
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届湖南长沙长郡中学高三下学期第六次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems .
The origin of the eastern culture is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated（孕育）by .In China, the mother river is the Yellow River, the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture went overseas to Japan, into the Japanese society and the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it to the same system.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was on the Mesopotamian Plain（米索不达米亚平原） the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the of the European culture. the Chinese culture, the European one also waters. When the colonists of England in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic（象形文字的） languages while the Western languages are based on the Latin system, for example, the one I'm using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference as well. However, the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom until recent centuries. they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference from the other.
1.A. above all B. on the whole C. in all D. in no case
2.A. mountains B. plains C. lakes D. rivers
3.A. or B. for C. while D. when
4.A. developed B. improved C. created D. protected
5.A. suddenly B. quietly C. gradually D. naturally
6.A. mixed B. changed C. made D. forced
7.A. expanded B. interrupted C. ended D. shaped
8.A. comes B. belongs C. brings D. adds
9.A. brought up B. carried out C. given out D. picked up
10.A. result B. sign C. base D. content
11.A. Through B. Except C. With D. Like
12.A. affected B. spread C. crossed D. formed
13.A. joined up B. settled down C. broke down D. went up
14.A. come B. suffer C. result D. differ
15.A. distinction B. contact C. appearance D. feature
16.A. properly B. hardly C. simply D. mostly
17.A. last B. count C. reduce D. change
18.A. in terms of B. due to C. as to D. in case of
19.A. transform B. display C. communicate D. distinguish
20.A. Therefore B. Meanwhile C. Furthermore D. However
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年黑龙江大庆实验中学高二下开学考英语卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
People can often see a talking parrot on a TV show, in a movie, or even in someone’s home. The parrot has learned 1. (copy) sounds that people make. Dolphins, bats, and some apes also copy sounds. Now we can add elephants 2. this list of copycats (盲目的模仿者).
Dr. Joyce Poole is a zoologist, 3. studies the sounds of elephants. While she was in Kenya, she would hear strange noises 4. (make) by Mlaika after sunset. Mlaika was 5. 8-year-old African elephant 6. it lived near a highway.
Dr. Poole says that she couldn’t tell the difference between Mlaika’s call and the 7. (distance) truck noise. Why did 8. copy the sounds of the trucks driving by? Animals that are able to copy sounds may enjoy 9. (practice) new sounds. When they are kept outside of their natural environment, they may copy unusual sounds.
So far Dr. Poole 10. (spend) 18 years with two female Asian elephants. Asian elephants make sounds like birds to talk with one another.
Parrots, dolphins, humans, and elephants show that being a copycat is one way that animals and people make new friends and keep old ones.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年辽宁葫芦岛一中高一下学期期初考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.
“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.
The dummies.com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.
There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.
The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need — like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interested in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.
1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Self-Help Books B. The Easiest, the Best
C. Books for Dummies D. New Ideas behind the Books
2.The dummies books have been popular because __________.
A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand
B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject
C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy
D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching
3.According to New York Times, we know that books on __________ sell best.
A. cooking and world history
B. opera and car repairing
C. diseases and education
D. technology and personal finance
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年北京怀柔区高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：其他题
选出方框中恰当的词语，并用其适当的形式填空。
make a decision , be crowded with, choose from, be strict with, make progress, be decorated with, contribute …to…, be covered with, depend on, separate… from |
1.Sometimes it is hard to . You should think it over before taking action.
2.Usually the first bus passengers who are hurrying to work.
3.There are all kinds of gifts to in the shop.
4.His parents him and don’t allow him to play outside late at night.
5.With the teacher’s help, the boy is .
6.On every Spring Festival, our house all kinds of lights and flowers.
7.Each one of us some money that disabled child yesterday.
8.The land and the houses snow, so we seem to live in a fairy tale world.
9.It all whether she likes the boss or not.
10.Can you help me the red beans peanuts?
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届四川绵阳高中高三上学期第二次诊断性考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
● Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Stretching for five miles along Ireland 5s western coast, the Cliffs of Moher are a sight more than 300 million years in the making. At their highest, the cliffs soar an impressive 702 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, offering the million visitors who visit each year incredible views sure to leave hearts racing both from the beauty and the height.
● White Cliffs of Dover, UK
These famous cliffs along England’s south-eastern coast are as rich in history as they are in beauty. They stand tall along the Strait of Dover, separating England from France and continental Europe. During World War I, the first bomb to hit the UK fell in Dover, and it served as a prominent location during WWII as well. And nowadays, the city is the best known for the beauty of its chalky white cliffs.
● Mount Thor, Canada
The name Mount Thor may inspire fear or respect — as well it should, considering this is the steepest, tallest cliff in the world. Thor reaches an astonishing 4?101 feet above sea level, and the utter greatness of its vertical incline kept it from being successfully gone up until 1965. Today, it remains a challenging and popular place for rock climbers. '
● Cliffs of Etretat, France
Located along France’s Alabaster Coast, these cliffs offer more than just steep walls. Climb to the top and you’ll have views of arched rock formations, as well as scenery that inspired the famous painter Claude Monet. At various points along the cliffs5 80-mile stretch, you can spot natural sculptures that are said to resemble an elephant, among other things.
1.The purpose of the author is to ^
A. introduce some of the world’s most amazing cliff views
B. advise people to climb rocks in their free time
C. ask people to explore why the cliffs are so steep
D. call on people to protect our environment
2.If you want to challenge yourself as a rock climber, the t choice is
A. Cliffs of Etretat B. White Cliffs of Dover
C. Ckiffs of Moher D. Mount Thor
3.The beauty of the chalky white cliffs can be enjoyed by visiting .
A. the Atlantic Ocean B. Dover
C. Alabaster D. the Strait of Bass
4.We can learn from the passage that
A. Claude Monet got his inspiration partly from Cliffs of Dover
B. Thor soars an amazing 702 feet above sea level
C. visitors to Cliffs of Dover are impressed by its history
D. natural sculptures are commonly seen along most cliffs
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年广东肇庆高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单句改错
单句改错。下列句子中每句有一处错误，指出并改正。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
1.It was the first time that I have earned money on my own.
2.We were surprised that the little boy succeed in raising such a big stone.
3.The day we looked forward to come at last.
4.He was late for school because of he missed the bus and had to walk to school.
5.The poor child lost his mother two years before he was born.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届甘肃天水第一中学高三上学期期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
书面表达
某中外合资企业在一家英文报上登了一则广告（advertisement），招聘一名秘书，基本条件如下：
1、年龄不超过25岁，未婚；
2、身体健康。身高要求：男性1.70米以上，女性1.60米以上；
3、高中以上文化程度；
4、有较好的英语基础，英语口语能力强者优先录用；
5、擅长写作，具有从事文秘(secretary)工作的能力。
假如你叫王强，看了广告后想求此职。请用英语写一封求职信，针对招聘条件介绍自己的情况。
Dear Sir,
Sincerely yours,
Wang Qiang
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