I had just moved to San Antonio, Texas. I worked for the tour bus service taking tourists on a short tour of the city’s historic places and would end up at the Alamo.
I was driving back from my last tour on a cool February day on my way back from the San Femando Catholic church with no one on my bus when I saw a man dressed in rags, thinking this person must be an actor or something walking around. I stopped and asked him, “Need a ride?” Without saying anything he just walked on broad and sat down in seat behind me.
“Where are you heading?” I asked him. He looked up into the mirror at me and replied. “I’ve got to get to the fort(要塞)and report to Colonel(上校)Travis that the Mexicans are here!” I laughed to myself thinking that this man was a serious actor.
“I’m guessing you mean the Alamo?” I said back to him. I looked up and saw he wasn’t smiling nor laughing. All throughout the ride he was staring in amazement at all the towering skyscrapers and the buildings along the street.
“I remember when this town was nothing more than a little trading village!” He finally said to me.
“So what’s your name?” I asked him.
“Daniel Cloud, yours?”
“David Zime.” I replied as I turned the corner of the street and laid eyes upon the Alamo.
I pulled up to the sidewalk and opened the door. Cloud got out of his seat and came up to me.
“Thanks for the ride.” He said extending his hand. I took his palm and it was freezing cold like he just stepped out of the freezer.
“Not a problem, Mr. Cloud, and don’t worry about the fee. It’s on the house.” He nodded his head in gratitude like all us Texans do and walked away.
It wasn’t until then that I noticed that he was soaked(浸；泡)to the bone in dripping water and we had not a single drop of rain in a month or more. I just shook my head and closed the door behind him. When I turned around. Discovered amazingly how fast Cloud had gone away!
A few days later I was reading a book about the Battle of the Alamo when I discovered the most shocking thing I had ever discovered. The names of the 183 defenders of the Alamo were listed on the roll of honor, including Daniel Cloud, who spotted the Mexicans before they took over the streets of San Antonio in February of 1836, and his post was on top of the San Femando Church where I had picked him up!
1.What did the writer do after moving to San Antonio, Texas?
A. A tour guide B. An actor
C. A tour bus driver D. A soldier
2.We can learn from the passage that the Alamo__________.
A. is a historic tourist attraction B. lies in the downtown
C. is where actors used to gather D. is where Colonel Travis lived
3.What does the writer probably mean by saying “It’s on the house?”
A. The bus fare’s included in the house rent
B. The hotel fee has covered it
C. Daniel can pay it later
D. It’s free of charge
4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. Daniel Cloud was buried underwater all the time
B. Daniel Cloud was the first to fight against the Mexicans
C. Daniel Cloud was probably killed in the battle of the Alamo
D. The writer had picked him up before San Antonio was occupied
科目：高中英语 来源：吉林省2017届高三下学期第八次模拟考试（期中）英语试卷 题型：完形填空
Lita CabEllut is one of Spain’s most successful artists, “My _________ was like that of thousands of street kids around the world.” says Lita. She used to _________ the streets of Barcelona with other homeless children and _______ in the open air.
Lita was _______ in a village in Aragon, north-east Spain, in 1961.While she was a baby, her mother _______Barcelona. She was left with her grandmother—but _________she spent most of her time out on the_________.
_______, she says that “art was there because art is _________ around us”, but she didn’t think about it in a __________ sense—she was focused on __________.
Lita’s grandmother ____________when she was about 10 years old and she ____________ a Barcelona orphanage（孤儿院）before being ____________ by “a beautiful Catalan family” two years later.
She didn’t____________ much about them, except that they __________her to art. They took her to Madrid’s Prado museum, and showed Goya’s works to her. Her adopted family __________Lita to keep painting—they ____________paid for private teachers to make up for __________time. She slowly made progress at school, started to listen to the “voice of art” and ____________to study hard.
1.A. hobby B. skill C. dream D. childhood
2.A. move B. wander C. leave D. cross
3.A. drank B. sang C. slept D. danced
4.A. born B. cured C. invited D. admired
5.A. moved to B. stayed in C. passed by D. backed off
6.A. in favor B. in danger C. in person D. in reality
7.A. beds B. streets C. tables D. grasses
8.A. Knowing B. Training C. Remembering D. Forgetting
9.A. badly B. finally C. never D. always
10.A. sad B. bad C. formal D. humorous
11.A. arrival B. survival C. eagerness D. patience
12.A. died B. bit C. ran D. played
13.A. kept pace with B. ended up in C. took charge of D. got hold of
14.A. adopted B. matched C. shown D. recognized
15.A. finish B. admit C. mind D. tell
16.A. attached B. contributed C. introduced D. added
17.A. discouraged B. taught C. encouraged D. shocked
18.A. yet B. just C. still D. even
19.A. closing B. lost C. available D. spare
20.A. decided B. pretended C. preferred D. abandoned
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科目：高中英语 来源：山西省2016-2017学年高二下学期第三次（5月）月考英语试卷 题型：七选五
For the rest of March,a disease will sweep across the US.It will keep kids home from school.1.Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.
The disease,known as “March Madness”,refers to the yearly 65－team US men's college basketball tournament (锦标赛).2.Teams compete against each other in a single－elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.
Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness.The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game.Friends compete against friends.3. Colleagues against bosses.
Big－name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament.But each year there are dark horses from little－known universities.
This adds to the madness.Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000,for many Americans,is an exciting experience.Two years ago,the little－known George Mason University was one of the final four teams.4.
College basketball players are not paid,so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves.5. About $4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event.According to Media Life magazine,the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year,topping the post －season income of every US professional league,including that of the NBA.
A.Husbands against wives.
B.The players will go all out for the games.
C.But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.
D.College students will ignore piles of homework.
E.People are willing to spend more money on watching it.
F.It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.
G.Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.
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科目：高中英语 来源：安徽省六安市2016-2017学年高一下学期第二次段考英语试卷 题型：完形填空
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods,and two of them fell into a pit（深坑）.When the other frogs saw how____the pit was,they told the two frogs that they____as well wait to die.The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump____the pit with all their____.The other frogs kept telling them to____,and that they were as good as dead.Finally,one of the two frogs listened to what the other frogs said and____.He fell down and died.
The other frog continued to jump____and try his best.Once again,the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the ____and just die.He jumped even harder and finally____it.When he got out,the other frog said,"Didn't you____us?" The frog explained to them that he was a little____.He thought they were____him the entire time rather than advising him to stop the pain of struggle.
This story teaches us two____: First,there is the power of life and____in words.An encouraging word to someone who is____can lift him up and help him make it through.Second,a(n)____word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill him.
Be careful of____you say.Speak positively to those who cross your path.The power of words is so great;it is ____hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a(n)____way.Anyone can speak words that tend to rob（掠夺）another of the____to continue in difficult times.The individual who will take the time to encourage another is special.
1.A. deep B. wide C. dark D. shallow
2.A. must B. can C. might D. should
3.A. up of B. down from C. out of D. up from
4.A. energy B. power C. weight D. strength
5.A. try B. stop C. continue D. jump
6.A. gave in B. gave off C. gave up D. gave away
7.A. near B. hard C. fast D. far
8.A. breath B. pain C. swim D. relief
9.A. made B. had C. took D. got
10.A. hear B. tell C. see D. cheat
11.A. blind B. deaf C. dumb D. disabled
12.A. blaming B. threatening C. criticized D. encouraging
13.A. classes B. theories C. lessons D. proverbs
14.A. death B. happiness C. sadness D. love
15.A. out B. short C. down D. strong
16.A. positive B. enthusiastic C. destructive D. challenging
17.A. why B. when C. that D. what
18.A. sometimes B. sometime C. sometime D. sometimes
19.A. tough B. short C. easy D. long
20.A. body B. spirit C. patience D. intelligence
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科目：高中英语 来源：吉林省2017届高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：短文填空
Recently I have found many of us students spend too much time sending text messages or 1.(play) games on cell phones, which has negative effects on our students and also does them to our eyes. Worse still, it is2.waste of time. We have little time to communicate 3.our parents and friends. 4.do we have time for physical exercise.
What shall we do 5.(improve) the situation? All of us should be 6.(full) aware of the harmful effects of frequent use of cell phones. To begin with, let’s limit our time 7.(spend) on cell phones and start other hobbies. And we should spend more time playing sports, which is 8.(benefit) to us. besides, talking with friends is also a good choice to help us relax and get rid of the9.(addict). I hope that my suggestions will be of help to you.
Let’s put down our cell phones and focus on 10.is happening around us!
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科目：高中英语 来源：辽宁省庄河市2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
That summer,Luke had been my closest companion for five years.We get lots of____in our area during the summer season.Many forests are badly____by fire each year.That hot summer,not far from our shelter,a forest____ fire.It was July,and there had been a heat wave going on for three days.Luke rushed toward the forest where the fire was sending out a____heat.There was no longer any hope at that moment to wait for Luke to come back to the____. In fact,I was waiting for firefighters to tell me that he had____in the forest.Suddenly,a fireman burst into my office and____me that my log Luke had succeeded in saving four kittens who had been____by the flames.According to the fireman,Luke seized the kittens,one by one moving them to a____place.
I immediately____the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens.____we got to the scene of the incident,we saw that Luke was not there.Then we heard the____of a dog barking in the forest.I____the barks as Luke's.The fireman followed the____of the dog until they found him barking loudly by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and____waiting for rescue.
Thanks to Luke,four kittens and a fireman were saved.That day,I was very proud of Luke for his two heroic ____.Luke showed much compassion（同情心）for both animals like him and for a human being who was trying to put out the fire with his colleagues.Truth to be told,my____was immeasurable.
I paid a visit to the fireman in his house accompanied by my lovely Luke.What a____scene it was when the fireman hugged Luke tightly to his chest!"One thousand thanks,Luke,for saving my life,"the fireman said.
This true story of love and compassion shows us that pets are loving,caring and compassionate.We should love and____them.Little animals can do____things for humans.
1.A. fires B. rain C. noise D. sun
2.A. changed B. damaged C. treated D. removed
3.A. set B. made C. burned D. caught
4.A. cruel B. warm C. fierce D. heavy
5.A. forest B. shelter C. area D. house
6.A. lost B. appeared C. remained D. died
7.A. warned B. informed C. promised D. reminded
8.A. trapped B. controlled C. swallowed D. buried
9.A. great B. special C. safe D. high
10.A. invited B. advised C. accompanied D. led
11.A. Unless B. Once C. Until D. Since
12.A. shout B. voice C. sound D. call
13.A. recognized B. understood C. treated D. realized
14.A. smells B. tracks C. steps D. directions
15.A. excitedly B. especially C. deeply D. desperately
16.A. actions B. qualities C. fights D. adventures
17.A. anxiety B. concern C. happiness D. excitement
18.A. thankful B. memorable C. significant D. terrible
19.A. protect B. raise C. save D. hate
20.A. risky B. fun C. enormous D. little
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科目：高中英语 来源：辽宁省2017届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。
One day, a young man, whom couldn't get back home, came into my office to ask for help. He said his mother was disabled. His phone had stolen with his wallet and he hadn't contacted her for the past two days. However, his job was assessing housing applications, not provide money for travel. I asked him to wait outside unless I finished my work. After work I drove him all the way home. We arrive at his mother's house at 10:30 p.m. .She was in a wheelchair and she answered a door. I saw tears in her eye as she thanked for me. I just hoped that if my son experienced nothing similar, someone would be nicely enough to bring him home to me.
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南省林州市2016-2017学年高二4月调研考试英语试卷 题型：书面表达
假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华。你了解到国际部学生对首次乘天宫Ⅱ号做太空探索的宇航员陈东很感兴趣，因此你邀请了陈东近期到你校做一次演讲。请你用英文给国际部的学生写一封邮件并发到班级公邮，项同学们告知此事。内容包括：
1.事由；
2.告知演讲的相关信息（例如：时间、地点等）；
3.欢迎参加。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Hello, everybody!
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科目：高中英语 来源：北京市2016-2017学年高一6月月考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got pretty upset
(心烦的） and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish”, I remember being even more upset then because, “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does.
As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded（冷血的）animal and therefore is very sensitive（敏感的） to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade（阴凉处）. Yet, fish don’ t have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes. The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.
When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like sales people.” But it didn’t completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.
1.Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine?
A. He could not catch a fish.
B. His father was not patient with him.
C. His father did not teach him fishing.
D. He could not influence a fish as his father did.
2.According to the author, fish are most likely to be found _________.
A. in deep water on sunny days
B. in deep water on cloudy days
C. in shallow water under sunlight
D. in shallow water under waterside trees.
3.After entering the business world, the author found _________.
A. it easy to think like a customer
B. his father’s fishing advice inspiring
C. his first boss’s sales ideas reasonable
D. it difficult to sell services to poor people
4.This passage most likely comes from _________.
A. a fishing guide
B. a popular sales book
C. a novel on childhood
D. a millionaire’s biography(自传）
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