As time goes on, the climate is warmer and warmer and many rivers and lakes ________.
A. are drying up B. are dried in
C. are being dried off D. are drying on
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Australia is famous for its beautiful beaches. And Australian people love swimming and going to the beach. But it wasn’t always that way.
Different Climate, Different Habits
When Europeans first invaded Australia, the only people here who were good at swimming were the Aboriginal people. The Europeans came from climates where it was too cold to swim. However the warm climate of Australia soon changed their attitude to swimming. At first, only men swam. They swam without any clothes on—there were no women to see them.
Cover up!
By the 1880 and 1890s visiting the beach was very fashionable. People wore everyday street clothes—much more than people wear at the beach today.
In those days people believed they should cover their most body so it would not be seen by the opposite sex. Special bathing costumes were designed for women. This costumes used a lot of cloth and were very heavy when wet, making it difficult to swim.
Laws Made and Laws Changed
The government decided to stop men swimming naked. It passed a law which forbade bathing between 6 am and 7 am. But in 1903, the laws changed; people could swim in the daytime, but they had to wear neck-to-knee costumes.
The Shrinking Costume
As time passed, swimming costumes became smaller and more convenient.
At first men and women were covered from neck to knee. Then arms became bare. Then more of the legs were uncovered. Each new change was regarded by many as shocking and rude and people wrote letters to the newspapers complaining about the new costume. Nowadays some people go to special “nude beaches” to swim naked.
However, most people cover their bodies more than they did ten years ago—not because they think bare skin is shocking—but to protect their skin from the harmful rays of the sun.
Which of the following statements about the climate of Australia is TRUE?
A. It made European settlers think differently about swimming.
B. It changed European settlers’ swimming costume.
C. It made European settlers feel much hotter.
D. It made European settlers have to swim naked.
What should swimmers do during the late 19th century?
A. They should hide when they meet a person of the opposite sex.
B. They should cover their body to avoid being seen by the opposite sex.
C. They should wear many heavy clothes on beaches.
D. They should wear special wet costumes designed for them.
What does the underlined sentence mean?
A. People were surprised by each new change and criticized it.
B. People were amazed by each new change and praise it.
C. Only newspapers were in favor of each new change.
D. Only newspapers thought poorly of each new change.
What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A. People worry about getting skin cancer from too much sun.
B. People protected their swimming costumes from too much sun.
C. People are greatly shocked by the nude beaches.
D. People think it rude to swim with the smaller costumes.
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南省洛阳市2010届高三下学期第二次统一考试 题型：填空题
第Ⅱ卷
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√），如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
My hometown used to being a beautiful place. Thick trees 76. ________
and grasses could be seen everywhere. To build house 77. ________
and grow many crops, people cut down more and more trees. 78. ________
As time go on, the whole forest was almost destroyed. 79. ________
Now, the green hills have changed into wasteland. 80. ________
Sandstorms strike us now and then and we suffer from a lot. 81. ________
I do hope all the people should realize terrible result of 82. ________
not care about the environment. Besides, we should take 83. ________
goodcare of the forest but plant more trees instead of cutting 84. ________
it down in order to improve our living conditions. 85. ________
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届河南灵宝第三高级中学高二上第三次质量检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Americans have contributed to many art forms, but jazz, a type music, is one of the art form that was started in the United States. Black Americans, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz.
Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious(宗教) music. Improvisation is an important part of jazz. This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.
Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s. They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South, especially New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport, and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.
Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change.
1.What can be the best title of the passage?
A．American art forms. B．The development of jazz.
C．The music of black Americans. D．The birthplace of jazz.
2.Which of the following is true?
A．Jazz is now popular all over the world.
B．Jazz is now a kind of religious music.
C．Jazz is now played only in bars and clubs.
D．Jazz is now played a little differently sometimes.
3.From the text it can be inferred that_________ .
A．New Orleans is the place where jazz was first produced
B．the American people are all jazz lovers
C．jazz is merely sung by the black when working
D．jazz may become more popular as time goes on
4.It took about ________ years to make jazz popular in the United States.
A．200 B．120 C．80 D．140
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南省洛阳市2010届高三下学期第二次统一考试 题型：短文改错
第Ⅱ卷
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√），如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
My hometown used to being a beautiful place. Thick trees 76. ________
and grasses could be seen everywhere. To build house 77. ________
and grow many crops, people cut down more and more trees. 78. ________
As time go on, the whole forest was almost destroyed. 79. ________
Now, the green hills have changed into wasteland. 80. ________
Sandstorms strike us now and then and we suffer from a lot. 81. ________
I do hope all the people should realize terrible result of 82. ________
not care about the environment. Besides, we should take 83. ________
goodcare of the forest but plant more trees instead of cutting 84. ________
it down in order to improve our living conditions. 85. ________
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：
第Ⅱ卷
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√），如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
My hometown used to being a beautiful place. Thick trees 76. ________
and grasses could be seen everywhere. To build house 77. ________
and grow many crops, people cut down more and more trees. 78. ________
As time go on, the whole forest was almost destroyed. 79. ________
Now, the green hills have changed into wasteland. 80. ________
Sandstorms strike us now and then and we suffer from a lot. 81. ________
I do hope all the people should realize terrible result of 82. ________
not care about the environment. Besides, we should take 83. ________
goodcare of the forest but plant more trees instead of cutting 84. ________
it down in order to improve our living conditions. 85. ________
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