Calvin Gillian didn’t believe that Norway was the place for an adventurous holiday. However, some friends told him to go there and he loved it.
“I’m an extreme-sports maniac. I’ve traveled to many different countries, but I didn’t expect Norway to be a good place for an extreme holiday. Tourists usually visit Norway because of its old Viking history or to go fishing and boating in the famous fjords(峡湾) to enjoy a relaxing holiday, or to go climbing to enjoy the beauty of nature. But I didn’t go for fishing; I wanted adventure.
“Skiing is the best thing you can do in Norway. Svartisen, the Black Ice glacier(冰川), is wonderful. The ice is not the usual white but a deep blue color, like the sea. However, you have to wear special clothes, because skiing on a million-year-old glacier can be very dangerous.”
“Then, there is Hunderfossen Family Park for Toll Park. You can go water skiing and ice skating. It is certainly a beautiful place but it is more expensive than visiting other parts of Norway.
“I also visited the Homenkollen Ski Jump in Oslo. The view from the top of the ski jump was wonderful and the the ski museum was very interesting. I wanted to try a jump but unfortunately, it’s only for professional ski-jumpers. Anyway, I was very tired and I needed a break, so I went back to my hotel and got some sleep.
“Next year, I am going to take my girlfriend to Norway, too. She is having her holiday in Australia now and she wants to have a different type of adventure for next year.”
1.How did Calvin Gillian feel about his trip?
A. Bored B. Relaxed
C. Satisfied D. Disappointed
2.The underlined word “maniac”(in para.2) refers to someone who___.
A. has a strong interest in something
B. has a bad opinion of something
C. expects things to be successful
D. likes to compete with others
3.What did Calvin Gillian do in Norway?
A. Ski-jumping B. Climbing
C. Fishing D. Skiing
4.What’s the best title for the text?
A. Calvin Gillian’s Holiday Countries B. Travel in Different Countries
C. Historical Places in Norway D. A Norwegian Adventure
科目:高中英语 来源:江西省2016-2017学年高一第二学期第三次月考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish”, I remember being even more upset then because, “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does.
As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don’ t have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes… The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.
When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like sales people.” But it didn’t completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.
1.Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine?
A. He could not catch a fish.
B. His father was not patient with him.
C. His father did not teach him fishing.
D. He could not influence a fish as his father did.
2.According to the author, fish are most likely to be found _________.
A. in deep water on sunny days
B. in deep water on cloudy days
C. in shallow water under sunlight
D. in shallow water under waterside trees.
3.After entering the business world, the author found _________.
A. it easy to think like a customer
B. his father’s fishing advice inspiring
C. his first boss’s sales ideas reasonable
D. it difficult to sell services to poor people
4.This passage most likely comes from _________.
A. a fishing guide
B. a popular sales book
C. a novel on childhood
D. a millionaire’s biography(自传)
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科目:高中英语 来源:山东省济宁市2017届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
A family had had a cat for years-a much loved pet who also loved them. Then, one day, the children finally managed to persuade their parents to get them a puppy as well. And so a cute little Labrador made his entrance.
Everyone loved the puppy. However, the cat made it very clear she did not appreciate another pet in the house. She hissed(发出嘶嘶声)and tried to scratch the little puppy---but the puppy just loved the cat anyway. He followed her everywhere, trying to play with her. What a sight it was—the little dog trying to make friends with the angry cat. No amount of bad behavior from the cat could persuade the puppy not to love the cat. The family figured the cat would never like the dog.
A few weeks passed. Then one day they heard horrible screaming from their back yard. They ran to the window to see what was happening. It took a while for them to believe their eyes. A lynx(猞猁)was on their back yard and it was just planning on grabbing their cat for lunch. The poor cat had no chance—it was screaming but had nowhere to run or hide. It would only be a matter of seconds and their cat would be dead.
And then the unimaginable happened. Out of nowhere a black lighting ran to the rescue. The little Labrador was only half grown but it attacked the lynx with all its might. It was barking on top of its lungs, ready to bite the other to bits. The lynx decided it was time to go and disappeared into the woods.
And ever since that day the cat’s behavior toward the dog changed totally. Now it was the cat that followed the hero dog everywhere.
1.What does the underlined word “Labrador” refer to?
A. A little cat B. A type of dog
C. A nice toy D. A cute child
2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?
A. Everyone loved the puppy
B. The cat tried to scratch the little puppy
C. The puppy’s bad behavior made the cat angry
D. The puppy had difficulty making friends with the cat
3.What happened on the back yard one day?
A. The dog saved the cat from a lynx
B. The family members screamed horribly
C. A black lighting tore the lynx to bits
D. The cat attacked a lynx with all its might
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. The dog proved a better pet than the cat
B. The cat and the dog lived in harmony at last
C. Lynxes often came to their back yard to hunt for food
D. The hero dog did not like the cat following him everywhere
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科目:高中英语 来源:甘肃省兰州市2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
Homestay in Sydney, Australia
Linda: Our big home is in Sydney, about 300 meters from Sydney University and 450 meters from the train station. The train ride is about 30 minutes to the CBD. Now we only have a small bedroom for a female student. The cost is $260 per week, which includes all meals when at home and laundering(洗烫)of clothes. E-mail: markalarms@optusnet.com.au |
John: I have a lovely single room for homestay (male, non-smokers only).The apartment is located across the road from a bus station. A sports field is only a two-minute walk away. The room is for both short and long stays, The cost is $220 per week, including breakfast and lunch on weekdays. There is no washing machine at home. Do your own laundry in the apartment block’s facilities. E-mail: ainsley gilkes@yahoo.com.au |
Eric: I live in the northern suburbs of Sydney---quiet for studying and relaxing, yet close to Sydney University & NCELTR & SJBT,The subway station is nearby. All facilities of the house including a living room with a TV can be used. Owners are very open and friendly, and treat students as part of the family. The prices include all meals (breakfast, Lunch and dinner) and cleaning. The fee is $300 per week. E-mail: mineanny@hotmail.com |
Rose: Hi, everyone! I have one room for homestay (girl students only) in a house which is very close to Sydney University (SIBT) & WSU in the northern district of Sydney. There is a bus station across the road. Travel time to the centre of the city is 40 minutes by train. We only have one homestay at a time. Therefore, our family can take good care of you. The fee is $230 per week. We are looking forward to having you in our home. E-mail: cliqi9239@hotmail.com |
1.Four persons wrote these passages so as to_________
A. look for suitable roommates B. search for homestay information
C. book a suitable room in Sydney D. advertise rooms for homestay
2.One person who lives in John’s apartment .
A. can smoke in the apartment
B. can use John’s washing machine to wash clothes
C. has to walk a long way to get to the sports field
D. is provided with breakfast and lunch on weekdays
3.If Peter wants to find a homestay room near Sydney University, he should send an e-mail to .
A. markalarms@optusnet.com.cn B. mineanny@hotmail.com
C. cliqi9239@hotmail.com D. ainslcy_gilkest@yahoo.com.cn
4.A girl who wants a room for between $210 and $240 per week would most probably contact .
A. Rose B. John
C. Erie D. Linda
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科目:高中英语 来源:黑龙江鹤岗一中2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型:完形填空
One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor ______ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. ______ he handed them all out, he asked his students to ______ the page and begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no ______, just a black dot (点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone's face, told them the following:
"I want you to write what you ______ there.”
The students, ______, got started on the inexplicable (令人费解的) task.
At the end of the class, the professor ______ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no ______, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been ______, the classroom was silent, the professor began to explain:
"I'm not going to grade this. I ______ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ______ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our ______. We have a white paper to observe and ______, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a ______ given to us with love and care and we always have ______ to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us. the job that ______ our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.
____, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the ______ relationship with colleagues, the _______ with a friend, and etc.
The dark spots are very _______ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds. "
1.A. handed out B. turned up C. referred to D. pointed at
2.A. Since B. Until C. If D. After
3.A. fold B. turn C. open D. use
4.A. exercises B. choices C. questions D. scores
5.A. remember B. imagine C. study D. see
6.A. surprised B. confused C. curious D. displeased
7.A. collected B. finished C. marked D. selected
8.A. excuse B. doubt C. exception D. explanation
9.A. said B. answered C. returned D. read
10.A. also B. just C. even D. finally
11.A. big B. black C. beautiful D. white
12.A. lives B. classrooms C. colleges D. studies
13.A. send B. keep C. enjoy D. show
14.A. burden B. gift C. pressure D. lesson
15.A. reasons B. time C. freedom D. festivals
16.A. threatens B. ruins C. provides D. changes
17.A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover
18.A. close B. complicated C. special D. strong
19.A. stay B. contact C. satisfaction D. disappointment
20.A. dark B. round C. small D. dirty
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科目:高中英语 来源:内蒙古2017届高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷 题型:七选五
Secret codes(密码)keep messages private. Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.People have used secret codes for thousands of years.1.Code breaking never lags(落后)far behind code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.There are three main types of cryptography.2.For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels” spell out the hidden message “Meet me.” 3.You might represent each letter with a number, for example. Let’s number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me” would read “135520135.”A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book.4.For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me.” The message “Bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me.”5.However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.
A. It is very hard to break a code without the code book. |
B. In any language, some letters are used more than others. |
C. Only people who know the keyword can read the message. |
D. As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them. |
E. You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out. |
F. With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words. |
G. Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:贵州省2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型:短文填空
Can you imagine yourself 1. (work) on a project alone in office, and no one out there to support and assist you? Definitely not! We all love to be a part of a team and do things through teamwork. 2.just makes life easier.
Teamwork can 3.( explain) as an activity or a set of inter-related activities done by more than one person 4.(meet) a common goal. Teamwork is not only followed in the corporate world today, rather it is one of the 5.(old) things known to man. Mankind has worked in teams and groups since the primitive days of civilization. Hunting in groups 6.(be) a suitable example of teamwork during those days. It is only in recent times 7.it has been developed as a “concept” in the management jargon(术语).
Working as a team can benefit you as an individual, as a team, as well as an 8.(organize). For some people, initially, it might be a bit difficult to adjust in a group, 9.I am sure, they will gradually learn to adjust and work as a team. Effective teamwork motivates an individual to grow into a responsible citizen, and accomplish individual as well 10.organizational goals.
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科目:高中英语 来源:江苏省徐州市2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型:翻译
1.西方哲学之父苏格拉底(Socrates)对西方的思想和科学有着深刻的影响。而亚历山大大帝(Alexander the Great) 将希腊文化从欧洲传到了非洲和亚洲,在此后的数个世纪中影响了整个世界。
2.很多人没有充分认识到吸烟对健康造成的伤害。这就是为什么我们选择公益广告--旨在就有关公共福利而教育人们.
3.他提议建一条双轨隧道。人人都钦佩他绝妙的幽默感。
4.他本该知道警察绝不会允许这类事情发生。但是Tazieff 经常冒这样的生命危险。
5.飞机撒播了近一个月的种子。法国政府让人把它包装起来,一部分一部分地搬回法国。
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科目:高中英语 来源:四川省毕业班第三次诊断性考试英语试卷 题型:短文填空
The kite has been considered as the1.(invent)of the famous 5th一century BC
Chinese architect Lu Ban. By at least 549 AD paper kites were being flown,as it2. (record)in that year a paper kite was used as a message for a rescue mission. From then 3.,kites were slowly introduced to Cambodia,Thailand,India,Japan,Korea and the western world from China.
After its introduction into India,the kite further evolved into the fighter kite4.(know)as the patang in India where thousands are flown every year on festivals such as Makar Sankranti. Kites were known throughout Polynesia,as far as New Zealand.5.(story)of kites were first brought to Europe by Marco Polo towards the end of the 13th century.6. they were initially regarded as mere curiosities,by7.18th and 19th centuries,kites were being used as vehicles for8.(science)research.
In 1750,Benjamin Franklin published a proposal for an experiment9.(prove)that lightning is electricity by flying a kite in a storm. Kites were also instrumental in the research of the Wright brothers when they built the first airplane10.(active)in the late 1800 s. Over the next 70 years,many new kite designs were developed,and often patented.
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