The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old ____ about the return of the spirits of dead people.
A. beliefs B. relief
C. brief D. Chiefs
科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年天津十二区县重点学校高三毕业班联考一英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
--I believe that more effective measures have to be taken before we can breathe cleaner air.
--______. Air pollution has become too serious a problem.
A. I don’t like it
B. I am with you on that
C. I dont care about it
D. I cant agree with you
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年湖北八校高三第二次联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find an internship (实习). In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far behind.
Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education.
In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.
But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the countrys most vulnerable(易受影响的)kids with no jobs and no skills.
Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teach them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example ,encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while theyre still at high school.
However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting. In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to-19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.
“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they will become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job, said Michael, a researcher in the US.
1. In the authors opinion, German high school leavers ______.
A. enjoy more career-related courses than that of US
B. need more career advice from their schools
C. perform better in exams than American students
D. are less brought into contact with the working world
2. According to Robert Schwartz, high school students should _________.
A. directly carry on higher education
B. get contact with the working world
C. focus on their performance in exams
D. not miss out on the summer job experience
3.The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably mean “______”.
A. incredible B. motivating
C. impressive D. discouraging
4. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Remarks on recent US high school education reform
B. Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers in US.
C. The lack of career-based education in US high schools.
D. The severe situation of unemployment in US.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年浙江杭州地区七校高一下期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Thousands of years ago, people only ate food that was grown near their homes. Some kinds of food were only grown in one place, so people from other places didn’t know about them. When Europeans first traveled to Central and South America in the 1500s, they discovered strange kinds of food that they had never seen before. Today, these are grown in a lot of different countries and they’re sold in supermarkets all over the world. They don’t seem strange any more!
Potatoes were first grown in the Andes in South America. In 1586, they were taken to Europe by explorers (探险家). In 1719, they were taken to North America. Before 1719, nobody in North America had ever seen or eaten a potato. Today each American eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year.
Tomatoes were also first grown by native (本地的) Americans. When European explorers visited the south of America in 1500, they took tomato seeds (种子) back to Europe. Soon, tomatoes were grown in Europe, but people in England didn’t eat them. At that time, a lot of English people thought that tomatoes were poisonous!
Chilies (辣椒) have been eaten in Central and South America for more than 8,000 years! In the 1500s, chilies were taken to Europe by explorers. Today, they are grown in hot countries all over the world.
1.How many kinds of food are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five
2.People in Central and South America have eaten chilies for more than_______ years.
A. 1,500 B. 1,586 C. 8,000 D.1719
3.According to the passage, we know that _______.
A. people only ate food grown near their homes after 1719.
B. people in Europe were the first to plant potatoes.
C. Chilies have been eaten in Europe for more than 1000 years.
D. the European explorers took chilies to Europe in the 1500s.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年浙江杭州地区七校高一下期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
If George keeps on working so hard, he’ll ______ sooner or later.
A. break down B. break up
C. break out D. break off
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年浙江杭州地区七校高一下期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it ______.
A. was decorated
B. had decorated
C. had been decorating
D. was being decorated
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年四川德阳市高一下第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm and, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that city life has its problems too.
One big disadvantage is money---it costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of travelling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.
Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising---and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.
Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens(十几岁) or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.
1.What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?
A. Staying on the farm
B. Moving to the countryside
C. Leaving home for the city
D. Running away from the school
2.Which of the following is true about the writer?
A. He is very old now.
B. He is in good health.
C. He prefers driving a car.
D. He lives in the city now.
3.In the passage, the writer tries to _______.
A. express his opinions about way of life
B. describe his life in the countryside
C. show an interest in the outside world
D. persuade the reader to live in the city
4.How is the passage mainly developed?
A. By inferring B. By comparing
C. By listing examples D. By giving explanations
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年山东枣庄第三中学高一上期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
The class will _______on some important matters．
A．debate B．argue
C．discuss D．Talk
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年吉林松原市高二下月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was to write a few articles on begging in London. It was then that all my adventures . I decided that the best of collecting facts for my articles is that I would become a beggar myself for just one day. At one time I was an actor, of course, I had all the skills of make-up and I now made good use of them. I painted my face and my upper lip on an ugly twist (扭曲). Red hair and shabby (破旧的)clothes were the only other things . I then myself in one of the busiest streets. I pretended to be a beggar. At home that night I was to find that I had received more than a pound.
Well, you can imagine how it was to settle down to work hard on the at two pounds a week, I knew that I could make as much as that in a single day! I gave my job, though my was hurt. I had advantages. My of make-up helped me a great deal and my clever answers quickly made me a public character. All day and every day, the money into my cap. I usually received at least two pounds in a day. In the end I buy a large house in the country. Nobody had any idea where my money really came from. My dear wife knew that I had business in London: That was .
1.A．invited B．asked C．suggested D．hoped
2.A．went B．happened C．started D．ended
3.A．fun B．idea C．plan D．way
4.A．when B．although C．because D．since
5.A．played B．shown C．learnt D．acted
6.A．changed B．fixed C．bent D．fitted
7.A．necessary B．proper C．important D．usual
8.A．found B．expressed C．placed D．begged
9.A．unhappy B．surprised C．disappointed D．ready
10.A．hard B．interesting C．sad D．tiring
11.A．streets B．newspaper C．office D．articles
12.A．unless B．while C．when D．if
13.A．in B．out C．up D．off
14.A．character B．pride C．heart D．future
15.A．unusual B．ordinary C．good D．excellent
16.A．love B．knowledge C．research D．study
17.A．already B．hardly C．possibly D．almost
18.A．poured B．ran C．came D．threw
19.A．was able to B．could C．should D．would
20.A．why B．too much C．all D．my story
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