If you could leave a farewell (告别) video for your loved ones that they’d see only if you died, would you do it? I think I would.
I read about an app (应用程序) that helps people create a video to be published on a social-networking site only after death. Of course you don’t need an app since it’s easy to make your own video with smartphones, laptops and computers. But how many people do you know who would actually go ahead and leave “If I die” footage (镜头)?
My father died unexpectedly on Christmas Eve three years ago and I’ve since longed for one more time to talk to him and hear his voice. Imagine if he had left such a video. I would see him again, hear his laughter and benefit from his parting words and advice.
I don’t think people, unless they have a terminal illness, go through life thinking they’d better leave a video in case of an untimely death. But it is an opportunity to say all the things you want to say before it’s too late.
Still, some say that such a video robs loved ones of their own memories of you. Any special images they have would be superimposed (叠加) by the video image you’ve created. Others think it’s scaring and might be tempting fate.
I expect my video would consist of reminders to my children: Be safe; be mindful of your surroundings; exercise good judgment; speak up; it never hurts to ask; don’t waste time and “call when you get there”. And in addition, I would repeat what I always tell them: I need to know where you are, every-step-of-the-way. That would make them laugh.
Readers, would you find comfort in knowing you’ve said your farewells and left something concrete for your loved ones? What messages would you leave for family and friends?
1.The writer mentions the app to show .
A.the app is out of date now
B.smartphones are better tools to make videos
C.it is not convenient to make a video with the app
D.how he was inspired to get the idea of creating a video before death
2.Some people against such a video argue that the image in the video .
A.will be different from that of the real person
B.cannot convey the real intention of the dead
C.will replace our loved ones’ own memories of us
D.will stop the loved ones from missing the dead
3.The purpose of mentioning his father’s unexpected death is to .
A.show his deep love for his father
B.show the importance of keeping healthy
C.show thanks for the benefits he got from his father
D.show that it is necessary to leave a farewell video
4.The underlined word “untimely” in Paragraph 4 probably means .
A.happening at a suitable moment
B.happening too soon or sooner than expected
C.continuing to happen or exist without stopping
D.having a value that is not limited to a particular period
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年湖北四校高一上学期期中联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项是多余的选项
It is well known that the increasing population problem is one of the greatest challenges in the world. 1.____ It has caused serious problems for many countries.
A report from the UN says the world’s population keeps on rising at a speed of about 78 million people every year. 2.____ In fact, population growth has slowed or even stopped in developed countries.
3._________ On the one hand, it may lead to wars, hungers, illness and so on. On the other hand, the more people there are, the more natural resources we need. 4._____
At the beginning of the 21st century, more than a billion people don’t have enough necessaries: medicine, water, houses and so on. 5.______
A. As a result, too many trees have been cut down and forests have disappeared in some places.
B. Luckily, people are trying to find ways to solve the problem.
C. Some countries encourage their people to have more babies.
D. Some scientists said that population growth would lead to many problems.
E. Most of the growth is taking place in developing countries.
F. The people in developed countries are cleverer.
G. The world’s population is growing faster and faster.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届辽宁大连第八中学高三上学期期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office at Millwood High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher, not his cellphone. The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr. Gallagher noticed the student's fingers moving on his lap. He was texting while being scolded for texting. “It was a subconscious act,” says Mr. Gallagher, who took the phone away. “Young people today are connected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the morning until they close their eyes at night. It's compulsive.”
A study this year by psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga., found that the more time young people spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to have lower grades and weaker study habits. Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more sociable, but they are also more likely to be anxious, hostile or depressed. (Doctors, meanwhile, are now blaming addictions to 'night texting' for disturbing the sleep patterns of teens.)
Almost a quarter of today's teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day, according to a 2009 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that monitors media's impact on families. Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force, or will employers come to see texting and 'social-network checking' as accepted parts of the workday?
Think back. When today's older workers were in their 20s, they might have taken a break on the job to call friends and make after-work plans. In those earlier eras, companies discouraged non-business-related calls, and someone who made personal calls all day risked being fired. It was impossible to imagine the constant back-and-forth texting that defines interactions among young people today.
Educators are also being asked by parents, students and educational strategists to reconsider their rules. “In past generations, students got in trouble for passing notes in class. Now students are skilled at texting with their phones still in their pockets,” says 40-year-old Mr. Gallagher, the vice principal, “and they're able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over. Students are just fundamentally different today. They will take suspensions rather than give up their phones.”
1.The underlined word “a subconscious act” refers to an act __________.
A. on purpose B. without realization
C. in secret D. with care
2.Mr. Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and those today _________.
A. like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages
B. are always the big problem for the educators and their parents
C. like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way
D. cannot live without a cellphone
3.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Teenagers and Cellphones
B. Teenagers’ Texting Addiction
C. Employers and Teenagers
D. Teenagers’ Education
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七选五阅读
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Do You Have the Time? In English, this question has two different meanings. The first one is “Do you know what time it is?” While commonly, this is less frequently used than the simpler question with the same meaning “What time is it?” The other is “Do you have the time (e.g. to do this or that)?” This is a very commonly asked question, whether in American, British, or Australian English. I think the response “I don’t have the time” is most commonly used year after year. 1.
Think about how often you (and I) have used this as an explanation of why we couldn’t do something, take on a new task, help someone, visit someone, etc. Sometimes it’s a statement of fact, and sometimes it’s just an excuse. 2. However, deep down we each have a pretty clear idea of the difference. In practical terms, the lack of available time seems to be and often is a true reason for why we cannot take something on. 3. “I just don’t have the time” is too often an escape. Once we get to a certain age, when we are generally considered to be grown-ups, we are expected to have developed time management skills. In many instances, “I don’t have the time” has the same meaning as “I am not willing to make the time”. Sure, we’re all busy, but in the end, it’s a matter of which is more important.
4. It doesn’t grow on trees or fall from the sky like raindrops. You make the time as well as most of the related decisions about what is important. 5. If you don’t decide on the use of your time, the decision will be taken away from you. It’s really up to us to decide on how to balance and manage time, and that’s a challenge.
A. No one gives you the time.
B. After all, it’s so convenient as an excuse.
C. The key is what criteria you rely on to make decisions.
D. The distinction here between them is blurry (模糊不清的) and subjective.
E. Be aware it’s the world’s most common excuse, whether you speak it out or not.
F. But it does mean we need to develop a clear approach to time management.
G. Actually if we try to rearrange our time, or make a sacrifice, we can make it.
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完形填空
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Once upon, there were two traveling angels who stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was impolite and ________ to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead, the angels were given a space in the ________ underground room. As they ________ their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the ________ and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel ________ ,"Things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very ________ , but very kind farmer and his wife. ________ sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed ________ they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in ________ . Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay ________ in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "How could this ________ ? Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had ________ , yet you watched over his house," she accused. "The second family had little but was ________ to share everything, and you did not help."
"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we ________ in the underground room, I noticed there was gold ________ in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to ________ his good fortune, I asked God if I could ________ the wall so he couldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow______________ . You see, things aren't always what they seem. "
Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don’t ________ the way they should. You need to ________ that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later.
1.A.decided B. preferred C. agreed D. refused
2.A. cool B. cold C. warm D. comfortable
3.A. made B. set C. fixed D. decorated
4.A. ground B. ceiling C. wall D. window
5.A. screamed B. spoke C. sang D. replied
6.A. rich B. poor C. lucky D. fortunate
7.A. Before B. Since C. After D. When
8.A. where B. what C. why D. which
9.A. sweat B. tears C. power D. danger
10.A. happy B. disappointed C. alive D. dead
11.A. appear B. happen C. run D. operate
12.A. something B. nothing C. none D. everything
13.A. willing B. reluctant C. disgusting D. surprising
14.A. parked B. camped C. stayed D. remained
15.A. stored B. stolen C. robbed D. picked
16.A. divide B. show C. share D. Separate
17.A. crash B. erase C. smash D. seal
18.A. instead B. beyond C. away D. aside
19.A. turn in B. turn out C. turn to D. turn off
20.A. hope B. wish C. trust D. Suppose
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河南信阳高级中学高二12月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
What makes a good school?
I'm a parent of two elementary students．The experience that my children are going through now in the elementary school is so different from mine when I was at their age．What I think of a good school is communication between teachers．students and parents． 1. Parent-teacher communication guarantees that a child is educated in the same way and in turn a child will build special bonds in communication between their teachers and parents．
2. My children return home telling me that their teachers ignore their questions when they raise their hands and don’t talk much．On the other hand，I feel the same when I write notes to school． 3. This is telling me there is a lack in communication from the school teachers nowadays as their life is so overwhelmed by the over-crowded schools we have in the US．
However．choosing a career in education is not just for a good job．A teacher should really have heart in touching every child’s life． 4. Even now，I still remember all my elementary school teachers’ names． 5. The answer lies in the fact that they spent every minute of their precious time helping me and answering all my questions with patience．When you have teachers who are willing to spend time for any child and communicate with parents，it is what I consider a GREAT school for a child to attend，not just GOOD．
A．I don’t get any respons
e from the teachers to my questions，not even a one-word response．
B．There are different ways of communication, according to different cultures．
C．Why is that?
D．Strong communication is very important to a child’s education．
E．I feel that schools nowadays don’t communicate with parents enough and neither is involvement．
F．My elementary school teachers all touched my life．
G．What do you think of it?
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短文改错
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词作斜线（\）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。
Today my classmate and I went to a farm for a trip. I get up at six o’ clock and we set off by bus. On the bus, some of us sang, and some of us talked. We all had good time. Two hours late, we arrived at the gate of the farm, that the farmers were waiting to give us a warm welcome. After we were shown around the big farm, they began to plant trees. It was really a good way to getting close to nature and protect the environment at the same time. Next , we had a picnic and it was great fun to eat on the open air. Finally, we went home at half past four. Although all of us was tired, our trip was really very more unforgettable.
Writing
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届河北衡水冀州中学高三上学期一轮复习2英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
Last Sunday, it was my father’s funny day. After supper, my father went to see the film. But in our surprise, he came back just about half an hour later. I asked him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about the funny thing what had happened in the cinema. He was sitting in his seat while a woman came to her and said the seat was hers. Surprising, they looked at their ticket carefully, only to find the seats shown in their tickets were the same while the colors were different. So they looked at the tickets carefully. After a while, my father apologized to the woman, saying, “Sorry, I make a mistake. Take this seat, please.” The fact was that his ticket found out under the glass on his desk was for the film a month ago.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届陕西西安第一中学高三上学期期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You have your pick from my bicycle _ .”
“Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would choose.
As Christmas near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she a Salvation Army（基督教慈善组织） volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, em, I’m out of change.” I said.
Throughout December, Emily continued to hard. Then one day, she made a announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very .
by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow（发光）.Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later .the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the ? I like to think it was God’s way of a little girl for a sacrifice her years---- while giving her dad a lesson in the .
1.A. Promised B. Amazed C. Determined D. Organized
2.A. need B. should C. must D. can
3.A. collection B. contribution C. shop D. club
4.A. seldom B. likely C. slightly D. merely
5.A. drew B. became C. went D. pulled
6.A. observed B. sensed C. watched D. noticed
7.A. study B. try C. listen D. work
8.A. disappointing B. surprising C. formal D. public
9.A. agreeable B. hopeful C. thankful D. pitiful
10.A. Moved B. Shocked C. Persuaded D. Demanded
11.A. one B. some C. two D. any
12.A. While B. As C. Because D. Though
13.A. express B. describe C. explain D. shake
14.A. returned B. delivered C. chose D. shared
15.A. sweet B. healthy C. happy D. fair
16.A. putting B. giving C. storing D. signing
17. A. present B. harvest C. winner D. chance
18. A. greeting B. praising C. sheltering D. rewarding
19.A. under B. before C. beyond D. within
20.A. process B. project C. struggle D. communication
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