科目：高中英语 来源：湖南省岳阳市一中2010届高三第九次质量检测英语试题 题型：完型填空
SECTION B (18%) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Michelle Obama celebrates her forty-fifth birthday Saturday, just 3 days before she becomes America’s First Lady. She has had many 36 in her life. She graduated with honors from Chicago public schools, Princeton University and Harvard University Law School. She 37 a top law firm in Chicago 38 she met her future husband. She was also outstanding in a public service organization and on the University of Chicago.
Michelle Obama says her daughters are the source of her greatest pride. She says raising Malia, age ten, and Sasha, age seven will continue to be her most important job. 39 , the next First Lady has called her White House position, “Mom-in-chief.”
Malia and Sasha will be taken good care of by another person at their new Washington home. Last week, the Obamas 40 that Marian Robinson would move into the White House with the Obamas and help take care of the girls.
Malia and Sasha started their new school, Sidwell Friend 
School, on January 5, 2009. Chelsea Clinton also attended this private school 41 her father was president. Malia attends the middle school in Washington. Sasha is in elementary school in nearby Bethesda, Maryland.
There is one future 42 of the Obama family we have not yet talked about. This one has four legs and fur. Maybe you 43 Barack Obama’s victory speech on election night, November 4. He said his daughters had “ 44 the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House.” This week , the Obamas said that they has narrowed their dogs 45 to two kinds. They are working with animals shelters to find 46 a Portuguese water dog or a Labradoodle.
47 breeds (品种) generally have less fur to fall off than some other kinds of dogs. They are better dogs for people who suffer from allergies (过敏), like Malia Obama.
36. A. experiences B. adventure C. successes D. methods
37. A. found out B. worked out C. set up D. worked for
38. A. where B. that C. what D. until
39. A. Otherwise B. On the country C. In fact D. At last
40. A. announced B. reminded C. advertised D. presented
41. A. before B. though C. unless D. when
42. A. plan B. member C. guest D. visitor
43. A. forget B. have C. remember D. appreciate
44. A. abandoned B. bought C. found D. earned
45. A. search B. interest C. market D. adviser
46. A. neither B. either C. whether D. not
47. A. All B. Many C. Both D. Some
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011届广东省中山一中高二上学期第二次段考英语卷 题型：阅读理解
As De Witt Wallace lay in bed recovering from injuries that he unfortunately came by in World War I, he found there was a wealth of interesting information to read. Realizing few people would have the time to get through all this information, he knew exactly what to do. In 1920, this young American submitted a sample magazine containing shortened articles to publishers across America. However, all turned him down.
Undeterred, De Witt and his new bride Lila Bell Acheson published the first issue of Reader’s Digest in February 1922. Working from home, the Wallaces printed 5,000 copies, which were sold by mail to 1,500 people and priced at 25 cents. From these humble beginnings grew the world’s most widely–read magazine.
The magazine became popular and, by 1935, sales topped one million. In 1938, the first international edition was published in the United Kingdom. During World War Ⅱ, editions were published for the first time in Latin America and Sweden. After the war Reader’s Digest moved into Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, South Africa and Switzerland. In 1950, Reader’s Digest published its shortened Books (now known as Select Editions in Australia). In 1959, music, the first non–print product line, was introduced. In 1962, Reader’s Digest revolutionized direct mail by introducing easy–to–enter Sweepstakes and a year later the first Reader’s Digest general book was published. In 1986, video was added to the Reader’s Digest product line.
In 1973, the Wallaces gave up active management of Reader’s Digest. De Witt died in 1981, aged 91; Lila in 1984, aged 94. With no heirs(继承人) to the Wallace empire to take control, Reader’s Digest became a public company in the early 1990s and is now headed by a Chief Executive Office and Chairman of the Board.
【小题1】What is the purpose of De Witt Wallace creating the earliest magazine?
| A．To become wealthy. | B．To offer people information. |
| C．To heal the wounds from the war. | D．To turn down uninteresting stories. |
| A．Before World War I. | B．In 1920. | C．In 1922. | D．In 1935. |
| A．The first issue of Reader’s Digest. |
| B．The first trial of De Witt Wallace’s dream. |
| C．De Witt Wallace’s character and marriage. |
| D．The humble beginnings of Reader’s Digest. |
| A．c — e — a — b — d | B．e — a — c — b — d |
| C．c — e — a — d — b | D．a — c — e — d — b |
| A．Reader’s Digest only published shortened or general books. |
| B．After World War ⅡReader’s Digest was published all over the world. |
| C．Reader’s Digest was first private–owned and later public–owned. |
| D．Reader’s Digest has always been headed by a Chief Executive Office |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年江苏涟水中学下学期期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The long, lonely voyage of the Japanese ghost ship is over.
A US Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire into an abandoned Japanese ghost ship that had been drifting since last year’s tsunami (海啸), sinking the vessel into waters more than 305 meters deep in the Gulf of Alaska and removing the danger it posed to shipping and the coastline on Thursday.
The cutter’s guns tore holes in the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru, and then it began to take on water and lean to one side. In about four hours, the ship disappeared into the sea, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow.
The ship had no lights or communications system, and its tank was able to carry more than 7,570 liters of diesel fuel. Officials, however, didn’t know exactly how much fuel was aboard.
“It’s less risky than it would be running into shore or running into other ships,” coast guard spokesman Paul Webb said.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship than let the fuel evaporate and pollute the sea environment.
Ryou-Un Maru was probably among the first wave of the 1.5 million tons of garbage of refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, roofs and fishing nets heading toward North America since last March when a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck Japan.
As the coast guard was ready to fire on the vessel, a Canadian fishing vessel, the 19-meter Bernice C, claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters.
Plans to sink it were paused so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship. A Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that the Bernice C was unable to drag it.
Then the Canadian boat left, and once it was about 10 kilometers from the Japanese vessel, the Coast Guard began to fire, first with 25 mm shells, then a few hours later with ammunition (弹药)twice that size.
State officials have been working to test the danger of garbage including materials affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, to see if Alaska residents, seafood or wild animals could be affected.
1.The plan to fire on the Japanese ghost ship was paused because ____________.
A．the ghost ship was beyond the reach of the Coast Guard’s guns
B．state officials worried the ghost ship might give out radiation
C．the shells were not powerful enough to sink the ghost ship
D．a Canadian fishing boat wanted to save the ghost ship
2.What’s the right order of the events related to the ship of Ryou-Un Maru?
a. Its long, lonely voyage came to an end.
b. The US Coast Guard sank it into the sea.
c. The ship began to float across the Pacific Ocean.
d. A big tsunami was caused by great earthquakes.
e. Bernice C claimed rights to save the ghost ship.
A．d, c, e, b, a B．a, b, d, c, e C．c, e, d, a, b D．b, a, d, c, e
3.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A．Japanese ghost ship arriving at US
B．Tsunami garbage heading to US
C．Japanese ghost ship polluting the Pacific
D．Cannon fire sinking Japanese ghost ship
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年黑龙江大庆市高三上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Social networking isn’t only for the under 40s. More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, according to new research.
“The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus,” said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released （发布）the report.
Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren. “They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them,” said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and those in the same age group. Almost 50 percent of older adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. “Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet,” according to the report.
The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults. In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are aware of the latest technology. Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one.
Despite the popularity of the Internet among the over 50s, they still mostly go to print newspapers and magazines for news. Only one percent said they followed blogs.
1.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Social networking isn’t for the under 40s in the U.S.A.
B.American old people’s way of life is quite fashionable.
C.Social networking is becoming popular among older Americans.
D.Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are the most popular websites in the US.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．85% of Americans 50 plus choose the Internet over print media.
B．About 460 people in the telephone survey often use Facebook.
C．About 20% of adults aged 50 plus have access to (利用)the Internet.
D．Three quarters of the people surveyed got to know the Internet through their family.
3.Where does the text probably come from?
A．A novel. B．A newspaper.
C．A technology guide. D．A student’s research paper
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011浙江桐乡一中高二上学期期中考试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
Hawaii has planned to be the first U.S. state to roll out（正式推出）electric car stations statewide --- a move towards weaning the islands off oil.
Hawaii, which is far away from the U.S. mainland, imports foreign oil for almost 90 percent of its energy needs. One–third of that oil is used to power cars and buses on island streets. This move will help Hawaii meet its goal of reducing fossil fuel use by 70 percent by 2030.
Better Place, a Palo Alto, California-based company, will build the car recharging stations and provide recharged batteries for electric cars. The company will purchase renewable energy --- such as wind power --- from Hawaiian Electric Co.
Better Place picked Hawaii for the first statewide rollout in part because the islands are a contained environment, with few vehicles (车辆) coming in and out. Better Place would need to build a bigger network across several states to serve some mainland markets. Hawaii also has rich renewable energy resources, including wind, solar and wave power. This is important because Better Place won’t use oil. Better Place plans to recharge its batteries at night with power from Hawaii’s wind farms. That power normally goes unused because of Hawaii’s low nighttime energy needs.
Hawaii is an ideal place to show off Better Place technology because the state welcomes over five million tourists each year from the U.S. mainland, Japan, Canada and the rest of the world. “If we can get them into electric cars when they rent, we do two great things,” Shai Agassi, Better Place’s founder and chief executive officer, said. “One, we avoid emissions （排放物）; two, we use the opportunity to educate them, to teach them in Hawaii how it needs to be done in the rest of the world.”
However, Hawaii doesn’t expect to spend any money to improve the network. Maybe it needs to offer tax breaks or other ways to encourage people to buy electric vehicles when they are first offered.
1.
The underlined part “weaning the islands off oil” (in Para 1) probably means _________.
A. exploring the islands for oil
B. stopping Hawaii’s dependence on oil gradually
C. importing more oil from other islands
D. increasing the amount of oil used there
2.
Why is Hawaii chosen to be the first state where car recharging stations will be built statewide? _________
①There are few cars in Hawaii.
②Hawaii can provide environmentally friendly energy.
③Plenty of oil has been found in Hawaii.
④Hawaii is separated from the mainland with few vehicles coming in and out.
A. ①, ③ B. ②, ③ C. ②, ④ D. ①, ④
3.
When visitors to Hawaii rent electric cars, they _________.
A. will be taught it is necessary to do as Hawaiians do to protect the earth
B. will be offered tax breaks
C. need to be told what should be done before travelling
D. should be given the chance to try two things before driving
4.
We can infer from the passage that _________.
A. Better Place is a company producing electric cars
B. people are not encouraged to buy electric cars
C. electric cars will be recharged with power from renewable resources
D. Hawaii now has reduced the use oil by 90 percent
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