Home on the way
People need homes: children regard their parents' place as home; boarders call school "home" on weekdays; married couples work together to build new homes; and travelers … have no place to call "home", at least for a few nights.1.. Don’t they have the right to a home? Of course they do.
Some regular travelers take their own belongings: like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home no matter where they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with service and attendants;2.. Furthermore, driving a camping car during one’s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like home -- only mobile!
And how about keeping relationships while in transit?3.; some send letters and postcards, or even photos; others may just call and say “hi”, just to let their friends know that they're still alive and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home.4..
Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another “home” waiting to be found.5., we can make the place we stay “home”.
A. Hotels provide a clean safe place to stay while you are travelling the world[
B. others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely
C. Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends, even closer than siblings(手足)
D. So how about people who have to travel for quite a long time
E. No matter where you go to in the world, hotels are there, too
F. Some keep contact with their friends by means of Internet
G. Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and imagination
科目:高中英语 来源:福建省三明市2016-2017学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型:短文填空
Young people 1. (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 became
2. (universe).
It 3. (believe) that Generation Z is the generation that is going to shape our future, 4. is why policy makers are trying 5. (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 familiar 6. 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 in 8. (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 never 10. (willing) let their creativity be limited by their parents or traditional rules.
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科目:高中英语 来源:辽宁省六校协作体2016-2017学年高二下学期期初英语试卷 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作文。作文中共有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:在缺词处加一个漏子符号(∧)并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除: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。
Be abroad, you may find many things are different—the food, the customs, and the language. The last of these are the most important, as you need to be able to communicate in order to make the most of your stay. So I advise you to find the good school, and the school good academic atmosphere will help you improve your language skill. I found things got a lot of better for me once I’d joined a local tennis club. I really enjoyed it, and I made plenty of friends here. I am not homesick any more but I began to find my way around. All to all, I’d say it’s essential to maintain a positive attitude, and you’ll certainly enjoy yourself.
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科目:高中英语 来源:山西省太原市2016-2017学年高二5月月考英语试卷 题型:书面表达
假如你是高二(1)班的班长李华,你们班打算开一次题为“如何提高英语口语水平”的主题班会,想邀请外籍教师Johnson参加,请你给他写一封邮件,邀请他参加此次活动。具体内容如下:
时间:下周一下午5:20。
地点:教学楼二层会议室。
希望Johnson能给大家一些提高英语口语的建议,并回答学生们提出的相关问题。
表示期待。
Dear Johnson, ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目:高中英语 来源:山西省太原市2016-2017学年高二5月月考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
Many freshmen may get anxious at the thought of living at their new campus and making friends but 18-year-old Melanie Salazar already has someone older and wiser to show her the ropes: her 82-year-old grandfather. The story of Salazar and her grandpa, Rene Neira, is spreading after she showed a photo of her grandpa’s first day of class this term at Palo Alto College (PAC).
I’m so proud of my grandpa for finishing his first day at PAC this term! He is 82 years old and not giving up,” said Salazar then. The old man is now in his second term at the community college with just one class left before he gains his associate’s degree(副学士学位) in economics. Salazar, meanwhile, has just started her studies there. “Grandpa and I are very close,” Salazar said. “I like to say he’s my best friend.” She said that it’s nice to have her grandpa on campus, whether they’re walking to class together or having lunch.
Neira first went to college in the 1950s, but after getting married and starting a family he had to put his dream of getting a degree on hold to raise his family. He took classes throughout the years, but it’s only now that he’s finally close to reaching his goal. With plans to graduate soon, Neira won’t just stop with his associate’s degree. He hopes to attend the University of Texas at San Antonio to get his bachelor’s degree.
Salazar’s sweet social media post is inspiring dozens across the Internet, young and old. “My grandpa is very hard-working,” she said. “He will spend hours in the library studying in his own time because he’s very devoted to his education. It’s amazing that his story can inspire so many people in this way.”
1.What does the underlined part “show her the ropes” in Para.1 probably mean?
A. Show around the campus. B. Tell her the secret behind success.
C. Teach her how to adapt to college. D. Show her how to become popular.
2.What does Salazar think of going to college with her grandfather?
A. She has to face lots of challenges. B. She is filled with pride and joy.
C. She is drawing much attention. D. She is under a lot of stress.
3.What do we know about Neira?
A. He wants to stay in his college longer.
B. He’s never had college education before.
C. He aims to get the highest college degree.
D. He once gave up education to earn a living.
4.What can be inferred from Neira’s story?
A. Time and tide wait for no man. B. It’s never too old to learn.
C. Practice makes perfect. D. No pains, no gains.
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科目:高中英语 来源:黑龙江省哈尔滨市2016-2017学年高二6月月考英语试卷 题型:短文填空
Hardly can you succeed 1. doing something perfectly the first time you do it. 2., when you do something for the first time, it is time to give up the idea of perfection.
I remember the first time I 3. (drive) a car in traffic after getting my driver’s license. I was very nervous in that heavy traffic--- my driving style showed that I wasn’t a very confident driver. Now I’m much more 4. (experience) as a driver. 5. I still don’t consider myself a perfect one, I’m much more confident behind the wheel than what I was 6. I started.
In general, 7. is useless working hard for doing something perfectly when you do it for the first time. You are setting the bar so high that you just feel bad when you are 8. (able) to meet the level you have set.
Also, perfection is just another way 9. (delay), so trying to be perfect is just 10. waste of time. You should work hard for excellence instead.
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科目:高中英语 来源:黑龙江省哈尔滨市2016-2017学年高二6月月考英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
George Max showed up in a well-maintained lorry. He brought some tools, such as something to light a fire with, a smoker, a long-handled brush, a metal hive(蜂箱)tool, and a hive. As George moved about, he said in a low and calm voice, “You’d be amazed how many people call me with a swarm(一大群)like this; and by the time I come, they’ve destroyed the whole thing, down to the last bee.”
George said this swarm of bees was breath-taking, about 15,000 bees. He placed the hive in a proper place. Holding the smoker close to the swarm, he pumped the bellows(风箱). Smoke has a calming effect on bees. George said this group was easy to deal with. They were heavy with honey, and their main purpose was to hold the group together until they could find a new hive.
He went on smoking the swarm and let the bees pour into the hive. Most bees would only follow the queen to a new living place (yes, she has ladies-in-waiting that tend her every need). By dusk, most of the bees had disappeared into the hive.
“Alright, it appears that we’ve got them all,” I looked hopefully in George’s direction. He paused. “If you don’t mind, we’ll wait a bit longer,” he said. “They have sent out scout bees, and I want to be sure we don’t leave any behind.” So we waited. And, look! Scout bees returned.
If the hive is healthy, the population of bees will be on the increase. When the queen senses that it’s time for the hive to split, she will lose weight so she can fly, and then leave the hive with a large part of the bees. The bees left behind will hurry to hatch another queen and rebuild.
If some day you come across a swarm of bees in your backyard, call in a local beekeeper. Then sit back and enjoy the show. Get your camera, because you’ll want to share this amazing phenomenon with everyone you know, especially children. And if you’ve gone this far, you might as well buy a hive of your own. We did.
1.George thought the bees weren’t difficult to handle mainly because ______.
A. they were in huge quantity
B. his smoke had a healing effect on them
C. the bees were keeping together the group
D. they didn't need a new hive
2.George wanted to wait a little longer because ______.
A. there might be some bees that hadn’t come back
B. those bees which he had sent away didn’t return
C. the longer he stayed, the more honey he’d collect
D. the queen hadn’t turned up
3.We can infer from the last but one paragraph______.
A. the queen must keep fit to control others
B. the queen will leave if she finds no one supports her
C. fatty queens are not welcome in a hive
D. there is only one queen in a hive
4.How is the whole passage mainly developed?
A. By analyzing causes.
B. By giving examples.
C. By giving descriptions.
D. By making comparisons.
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科目:高中英语 来源:河北省2017届高三上学期第14周周测英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
The idea of being able to walk on water has long interested humans greatly. Sadly, biological facts prevent us ever accomplishing such a thing without artificial aid---we simply weigh too much, and all our mass pushes down through our relatively small feet, resulting in a lot of pressure that makes us sink.
However, several types of animals can walk on water. One of the most interesting is the common basilisk Basilicus basilicus, a lizard (蜥蜴)native to Central and South America. It can run across water for a distance of several meters, avoiding getting wet by rapidly hitting the water’s surface with its feet. The lizard will take as many as 20 steps per second to keep moving forward. For humans to do this, we,d need huge feet that we could bring up to our ears in order to create adequate w hitting. ’’
But fortunately there is an alternative : cornflour. By adding enough of this common thickening agent to water (and it does take a lot), you can create a “non-Newtonian” liquid that doesn’t behave like normal water. Now, if the surface of the water is hit hard enough, particles(粒子)in the water group together for a moment to make the surface hard. Move quickly enough and put enough force into each step, and you really can walk across the surface of an adequately thick Liquid of cornflour.
Fun though all this may sound, it’s still rather messy and better read about in theory than carried out in practice. If you must do it, then keep the water wings handy in case you start to sink--and take a shower afterward!
1.Walking on water hasn’t become a reality mainly because humans______.
A. are not interested in it
B. have biological limitations
C. have not invented proper tools
D. are afraid to make an attempt
2.What do we know about Basilicus basilicus from the passage?
A. It is light enough to walk on water.
B. Its huge feet enable it to stay above water.
C. It can run across water at a certain speed.
D. Its unique skin keeps it from getting wet in water.
3.What is the function of the cornflour according to the passage?
A. To create a thick liquid.
B. To turn the water into solid.
C. To help the liquid behave normally.
D. To enable the water to move rapidly.
4.What is the author’s attitude toward the idea of humans’ walking on water?
A. It is risky but beneficial.
B. It is interesting and worth trying.
C. It is crazy and cannot become a reality.
D. It is impractical though theoretically possible.
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科目:高中英语 来源:福建省厦门市2017届高三3月质量检测英语试卷 题型:短文填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that inspires a love for reading and builds community. It is also referred to 1. neighborhood book exchanges around the world. This is a creative idea 2. (think) up by Todd Bol and Rick Brooks in 2009, which seeks 3.(put) small book exchange boxes right in front of a house or on a street corner to offer free books to 4.(member) of the local community. Mini libraries of all shapes and sizes exist, from a5.(bright) painted wooden house to a library based on Doctor Who's TARDIS.
6.makes the idea so special? Their website states: "Little Free Libraries have a unique, personal touch and there is an understanding that people are sharing their favorite books with their community. These are not just any old books 7.a carefully organized collection. Besides, the library 8. (it) is a piece of neighborhood art!"
Through Little Free Libraries, millions of books9.(exchange) each year among readers of all ages and backgrounds. They also play an important role in remote areas by10.(provide) access to books and encouraging a love for reading.
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