The eight-storey building, when ________, will shut out the sun ________ up the rooms in my house.
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A.completed; lighting
B.to be completed; lighting
C.completing; lighted
D.completed; lighted
科目:高中英语 来源:三点一测丛书 高中英语 必修1(河北教育版课标本) 冀教版 题型:050
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What made Joan Ryan decide to be a sports writer?“Ten years ago, I was ? 36 ? news stories at the Orlando Sentinel in Florida—my first job ? 37 ? college. I didn't know any female sports writers. But I wanted to be ? 38 ?.? 39 ?,the best writing in the paper was sports.”
“Furthermore, I had the ? 40 ?.I grew up in a(n) ? 41 ? family: Three boys and three girls and a coach for a dad.”?
Soon after describing her ambition to a coworker, the ? 42 ? of her paper reassigned Joan to the sports ? 43 ?.She started out by editing other people's stories,? 44 ? within a year, she was writing her own sports column.?
Today, Joan is the sports ? 45 ? for the San Francisco Examiner in California. When she ? 46 ? her job eight years ago, she was the ? 47 ? woman sports writer on any major American newspaper.
Was it tough to ? 48 ? as a female sports writer?? 49 ?!Take, for example, the first time Joan tried to get an interview in the men's locker room. “It was the U.S. Football League. I wanted to interview one of the players—Joe Cribbs, because he had just broken a finger. As soon as I ? 50 ? into the locker room ? 51 ? all sports writers interview athletes—the room went ? 52 ?.Guys started yelling at me—closing in on me. It was really frightening. One guy was sitting on a bench in front of me, tapping up his ankle,? 53 ? a long-handled razor for cutting the tape. Suddenly, I felt something move up my leg. It was the ? 54 ? of the razor. I yelled at him and walked out.”
Joan ? 55 ? interviewing Cribbs—outside the locker room.“In retrospect(回忆),I feel this was a defining moment for me as a journalist. I went back and wrote my story and made my deadline. Now I know that nothing can interfere with getting the story.”?
36. A. writing B. finding C. editing D. sending?
37. A. in B. out of C. into D. before?
38. A. one B. the one C. it D. that?
39. A. However B. Therefore C. Above all D. First of all?
40. A. knowledge B. experience C. Background D. interest?
41. A. big B. athletic C. athrete D. warm?
42. A. editor B. Manager C. Director D. workmate?
43. A. column B. field C. department D. paper?
44. A. and B. So C. however D. but?
45. A. columnist B. writer C. journalist D. female?
46. A. did B. left C. landed D. wanted?
47. A. abed B. only C. brave D. wisest?
48. A. work B. writer C. interview D. pioneer?
49. A. You bet B. You believe C. Unbelievable D. You guess?
50. A. stepped B. entered C. rushed D. moved?
51. A. that B. which C. where D. when?
52. A. warm B. crazy C. down D. full?
53. A. held B. playing C. used D. using?
54. A. cap B. cover C. handle D. movement?
55. A. started B. ended up C. Made D. wrote??
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A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
PAI researchers Robert Engel says by the year 2025,about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are, expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on the earth stays the same.
Mr. Engel says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problem. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engel says there are problems all over the world be cause of diseases such as cholera(霍乱)that is carried in water.
Lack of water also results in more international conflict(冲突). Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economics. This is because new in dustries often need large amounts of water when they are beginning.
The Population Action International study gives several solutions(解决方法)to the problem, One way, it says. is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third is to use less water for agriculture.
The report also says long-term solution to the water problem must in clued controls on population growth.
1.According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025?
A. 18. B. 28.
C. 46. D. At least 46.
2.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. The amount of the water on earth will always stay the same.
B. The report gives three solutions to the water problem.
C. Most of the countries that lack water belong to the developing countries.
D. There's only one long-term solution to solve the water problem.
3.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A. The polluted water may carry diseases.
B. Some countries may fight with each other for water.
C. The developed countries don't lack water now.
D. Industries need a lot of water.
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Water shortage is quite serious in the world nowadays.
B. PAI did a lot of study about water shortage.
C. Controlling pollution is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage.
D. Water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future.
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When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall. Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored(发起) “Tom Thumb” weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
【小题1】“Talk of the town” means .
A.it was in the newspaper |
B.people spread bad rumors about it |
C.it was the most popular happenings |
D.it was discussed in a city meeting |
A.It helped people cheer up in a dark time. |
B.People gave it too much of their attention. |
C.It was funny and ridiculous. |
D.Tom and Lavinia were stupid. |
A.the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom was dancing |
B.it made Tom look taller |
C.the eight–foot–tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted |
D.the difference between them would make Tom look even ![]() |
A.Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine. |
B.People are always disappointed during war time. |
C.Entertainment can serve an important purpose. |
D.People should be![]() |
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