British engineers at a company called Reaction Engines, have successfully tested a whole new kind of jet engine, named Sabre, Financial Times is reporting, so that the time of long-distance flight could be halved, or even quartered. Britain’s Orange News says jets with the new engine could fly from London to Sydney in four hours, instead of the usual twelve to sixteen hours and Mail Online adds that new engine not only allows for faster travel but pollutes less and the fuel for it costs less as well.
The secret to the new engine is patented(获得专利) and this new technology very quickly changes air from normal temperature to super-cold temperature. This means the engine can run faster without breaking apart due to overheating, which keeps most modern jets from traveling faster. The engine is air-breathing and use hydrogen as its fuel source. In addition to flying faster, a jet with the new engine would also fly much higher, allowing for an even faster flight in the very thin air. Because of the very high speed produced by the engine and the high altitude, a jet with Sabre in it would not have any windows.
This is the biggest breakthrough in jet technology since the invention of the jet engine, and they expect new aircraft with the new engine to be traveling in the sky in just ten years. They also note that tests of the engine were overseen by the European Space Agency which has now wholly supported the new engine and has even begun talking about booking flight time with future jets that could be used to deliver satellites into orbit around the earth.
This technology is not something that happens overnight. Instead, it is the result of many years’ hard work by thousands of engineers from over seventeen countries. Research has suggested that, with advances in jet plane technology to match the engine, flights could eventually reach speeds of nearly 20,000 miles per hour, making travel to distant parts of the globe as quick and simple as driving across town.
1.Which advantage of jets with the new engine is NOT mentioned?
A. traveling faster B. polluting less
C. costing less D. flying more safely
2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to ?
A. Reaction Engines. B. A long-distance flight.
C. A jet with the new engine. D. Mail Online.
3.The modern jets without the new engine can’t travel faster mainly because ________.
A. their engines can’t stay cool
B. they use a normal fuel source
C. they just fly at very high altitudes
D. their engines can’t allow jets to fly in the thin air
4.The European Space Agency hoped to ________.
A. be in charge of testing the technology
B. play the leading role in jet technology
C. use jets with the new engine to launch satellites
D. buy all the products made by Reaction Engines
科目：高中英语 来源：2017届黑龙江省哈尔滨市高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A survey has shown that what you do on a plane can be determined b
y which nationality is listed on your passport.
According to the results of an international passenger survey, Australians are the biggest drinkers on board with 36 percent choosing to down the hatch, compared to 35 percent of Americans and 33 percent of Brits.
The Airline Passenger Experience Association(APEX) spoke to around 1,500 people, aged 18 and older, who have travelled by plane at least once during the last three months and were living in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, Australia and Brazil.
The results found Chinese travelers are most likely to nod off once the seat-belt sign switches off. They are also the first to take out their credit card for some in-flight shopping and the biggest fans of gaming. Americans on the other hand like to use their time in the air more productively—when not drinking—choosing to work while flying at 35,000 feet.
Meanwhile, Brits and Germans are the best at making chat with random strangers—spending 50 percent more time than any other nationality. Comparatively, Brazilians conduct their conversations online via email, messaging apps or social media.
Despite plane food having a bad reputation, seven out of ten interviewees said they were happy to eat up on the selection of in-flight snacks and meals. In-flight magazines were also popular with four out of five passengers.
The international flyers did however express their desire for better in-flight entertainment. “The industry has greatly improved the comfort, entertainment and on board service, and passengers are accepting those improvements” said Russell Lemieux, APEX executive director. “At the same time, passengers are demanding more from their air travel experiences which will drive more improvements touching all aspects of the journey. ” he added.
1.What can you probably see in the flight according to the passage?
A. Brazilians choose to drink.
B. Americans do in-flight shopping.
C. Germans chat to kill the time.
D. The Chinese switch off the seat-belt sign.
2.When on board the plane, ______.
A. passengers from one nation have little in common
B. most passengers like to read in-flight magazines
C. more than half of the passengers don’t enjoy plane food
D. most people tend to use in-flight time to have a good sleep.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Flyers care little about entertainment.
B. Flyers are not satisfied with the improvements.
C. Flyers are expecting better flight experiences.
D. Flyers have more and more demands from airlines.
4.What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To entertain readers with interesting stories.
B. To encourage people to behave well in public.
C. To criticize impolite behaviors on the plane.
D. To inform readers of the results of a survey.
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Looking back on many years of education,I can identify one true teacher.She cared about me, and my intellectual life.She was an English teacher and also my mother.
When______an essay,the good students usually dream of their teacher returning it to themin exactly the same____,except for a single comment "perfect ".This dream came true for me one afternoon in the ninth grade. Slightly as I was______that I had achieved perfection so early,I hurried off home to share the good news with my mother.
She is just shy of five feet tall,______soft-spoken,but on the rare occasion when she got angry,she was______I’m not sue whether she was more upset by my prid____by the fact that my English teacher had let my pride get so ______.In any event,my mother and her pen showed me so many mistakes a perfect essay could have. At that time,I thought she was teaching me about structure,style and voice.However what I actually learned was a deeper lesson about the______of real criticism.
Real criticism is not______to find obvious mistakes,so if she found______-the type I______have found on my own-I had to______from scratch.Once the essay was " perfect ",she would______an evening walking me______my
errors.That was when true criticism,which changed me into a real writer,began.
She criticized me when I included little-known references and professional jargon(行话）She had no______for
brilliant but relevant figures of speech." Writers can bluff ( 虚张声势) their way through ignorance".she______my flowery language,drew lies through my exclamation marks(感叹号)and______the value of self-control in______"John",she almost whispered.I leaned in to hear her."I can't hear you when you______at me".So I stopped,and slowly my writing improved.
Right now I've been teaching writing at Harvard for years but still______remember what my mother taught me.
1.A. turning in B. giving in C. bringing in D. setting in
2.A. position B. impression C. situation D. condition
3.A. surprised B. shocking C. amazing D. confused
4.A. generally B. casually C. abnormally D. actually
5.A. terrible B. terrifying C. terrorist D. terminal
6.A. than B. as C. or D. and
7.A. out of hand B. out of order C. out of place D. out of reach
8.A. character B. nature C. basics D. principles
9.A. supposed B. assumed C. proposed D. condemned
10.A. any B. some C. few D. many
11.A. needed B. could C. ought D. must
12.A. stop B. finish C. start D. repeat
13.A. spare B. cost C. take D. spend
14.A. through B. across C. over D. off
15.A. reference B. existence C. conscience D. patience
16.A. cut in B. cut out C. cut off D. cut up
17.A. attained B. analyzed C. advocated D. advertised
18.A. expression B. emotion C. composition D. consideration
19.A. call B. read C. say D. shout
20.A. much B. well C. very D. rather
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Paul Frederic Simon is a famous 1. (music), singer and songwriter. He was born on October 13, 1941 in the USA. It’s been more than half a century since he 2. (write)his famous song The Sound of silence with his partner Art Garfunkel. They also adapted 3. old English folk song Scarborough Fair, which is still popular all over the world now.
Recently Paul Simon released 4. (he) latest album Stranger to Stranger and received excellent reviews. And Wristband, which is one of the songs from the album, is often played on college radio.
5., Simon is ready to hang up his guitar and stop 6. (make)music. “Show business doesn’t hold any interest for me,” said the 74-year-old man.
Simon is planning 7. (begin) a month-long tour of Europe on October 17, shortly after his 75th birthday. After that, he’s going to travel for a year, perhaps 8. his wife. “It，s an act of courage to let go,” said Simon. “I am going to see 9. will happen if I let go. Then I’m going to see who I am.”
If he does quit music, Simon will bring a great career to a close, which has spanned sixty years. He has won more than a dozen Grammys and produced a lot of 10. (amaze)songs. Paul Fredric Simon has been named by Time Magazine one of the “100 People Who Shaped the World”.
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假设你是银川二中高二（2）班的学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，用英文写一篇日记，记述爸爸出差期间，妈妈生病，你照顾她的过程。
注意：1.可适当增添合理的情节，以使行文连贯。 2.字数100左右。
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请改正下面短文中的错误。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），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：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Many people like eating junk foods, because they thought they are delicious. But in fact, these foods are not healthy. That we need most is a balanced diet. Eating a balanced diet mean choosing a wide variety of foods from all the food groups. A balanced diet provides different kinds of nutrition(营养) with our body. We need a balanced diet to keep healthy. Therefore, many people still have unhealthy eating habits, that will do harm to their health. I think is necessary for us to have three meals a day properly. When eat, we should eat different kinks of foods. For an example, we should eat both meat and vegetables to get different kinds of nutrition.
All in all, it’s importantly for us to keep a balanced diet.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河南省豫南九校高一下学期期中联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
We will be traveling to the Presidio in San Francisco to visit the newly opened Walt Disney Family Museum. Your whole family will be fascinated by over 1,400 works of art featuring Disney characters. There are countless exhibits and even a model of the early Disneyland Park.
We will have a timed entry into the museum, and then each family is free to explore at their leisure. Lunch will be on your own. So bring your lunch or money for the Museum Restaurant. The Walt Disney Family Museum is a must-see for everyone who loves Disney.
Date: July 22, 2011
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00pm
Location: Presidio, San Francisco
Cost per person: $35.00 for adults,$25.00 for young people of 6-17 years old and seniors over 65 years old, and $10.00 for children under 6 years of age. Cost includes round-trip bus transportation to and from Alameda and admission into the Museum.
Pick-up location: Bayport Recreation Center(301 Jack London Avenue, near Ruby Bridges Elementary School)
It’s easy to register! You may register in person or mail the completed form and the payments to Alamede Recreation and Park Department 2226 Santa Clara Avenue,Alameda,94501.
Phone registrations begin from Monday to Friday,8:00 am to 5:00pm with MasterCard or VISA only.Have your credit card and class activity number ready just before calling (510) 7477529.Fax the completed registration form with MasterCard/VISA,(510) 5234071.Registration is not accepted for anyone under 18 years of age.
1.The cost of the trip doesn’t include____.
A. the lunch at the Museum B. the transportation to Alameda
C. the transportation from Alameda D. the admission into the Museum
2.The Walt Disney Family Museum is open for____.
A. three days B. nine hours
C. seven hours D. two days
3.If Mr and Mrs Green visit the museum with a 9-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter, they will spend____.
A. $90 B. 95
C. $105 D. $120
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河北省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Here comes a story that many years ago a man arrived at a village in India to catch monkeys so he could sell them to zoos. The monkeys, however, were very clever and every sort of trap he set failed. A young boy watched the man's pathetic efforts and laughed.
The man said, “If you can catch me a monkey, I'll give you $ 2.” That was a huge amount of money then.
The boy went to his home and took a clay pot with a narrow neck. He placed a few nuts around the pot and put lots of nuts inside. He then tied the pot to a tree and told the man, “We should have a rest in a few hours. Let's wait in the village. The monkey will call us when he is ready.”
Certainly enough, a band of monkeys soon discovered the nuts and the pot. One slipped his hand in the pot and grabbed a handful of nuts, but he couldn't pull his hand out of the narrow opening of the pot because his fist(拳头) was clenched. The monkey feared and started making loud noises. Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand.
The boy and the man heard the noises and the boy got a big strong bag. As they approached the monkeys they all ran away except the one with its hand in the pot. The boy grabbed the monkey and the pot. The man was amazed and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap, “Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so hard to get it out?”
The boy laughed and said, “The monkey could have easily got his hand back out and escaped, but he would have had to let go of the nuts in the pot and he just wasn't willing to let go. They never are.”
What lessons can be learned from this story? Do people sometimes trap themselves by holding onto things that they should let go? Do you?
1.What does the underlined word “clenched” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?
A. quickly pushed B. lightly pulled
C. tightly fastened D. closely held
2.Why couldn’t the monkey pull his hand out of the pot? The reason lies in that .
A. the pot’s neck was too narrow B. the monkey wouldn’t let go of the nuts
C. the monkey’s fist was too big D. the nuts in the pot were too delicious
3.Which of the statement is NOT true according to the story?
A. The boy just played a trick on the man.
B. The monkeys were too clever to be trapped.
C. The boy was helpful.
D. The boy could ask for $2 from the man.
4.What might be the best title of this passage?
A. the monkey and the boy B. the boy and the pot
C. the monkey and the pot D. the man and the pot
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科目：高中英语 来源：福建省南平市毕业班3月质量检测英语试卷（有答案） 题型：短文填空
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。
Young people1.(bear)in 1995 or later have another name in English—Generation Z.
Now entering adulthood and soon to join the workforce, Generation Z grew up in a special period of time when technology developed fast and the Internet became2.(universe).
It3.(believe)that Generation Z is the generation that is going to shape our future,4.is why policy makers are trying5.(they)best to understand these young people. Most people agree that the biggest difference between Generation Z and other generations is how connected they are. This is a group of people who have been familiar6.social media as soon as they came to the world. It may be true that Generation Z-ers have a shorter attention span(持续时间) 7.a goldfish does, but since they grew up among social changes, they are more active in8.(political).
Generation Z-ers are also culture creators.9.(grow) up with the Internet has freed this generation from traditional cultural expression. These young people never10.(willing)let their creativity be limited by their parents or traditional rules.
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