After I had checked in, I made my way slowly to the departure gate. As I was waiting to board the plan, I kept thinking about my ideal holiday destination; Jamaica, with its long, sandy beaches and crystal clear water.
As soon as the plane took off, I fell fast asleep and only woke to the sound of the announcement; “Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts, as we will shortly be landing in Kingston.” I froze in my seat. Was I dreaming? Kingston? Jamaica? I had boarded the wrong plane!
Immediately after the plane landed, I explained the situation to the authorities. It seems there were also three of other passengers heading for Spain. Apparently it had been the airline’s fault, since the flight numbers for Spain and Jamaica were exactly the same! Therefore, with no flight to London for a week, the airline had no choice except to pay for our stay.
So there I was, lying on the beach, enjoying the music and marvelous food of Jamaica! As for Aunt Rosa, I suppose she just had to live without me!
1.
A. She could hardly afford any better trip.
B. Her aunt begged her to go there.
C. She missed her cousins very much.
D. Spain was her ideal destination.
2.
A. heading for Spain from Jamaica
B. flying to London immediately
C. enjoying a free beach holiday
D. complaining to the authorities
3.
A. Terrible Adventure B. Nice Dream
C. A Well-Planned D. Lucky Mistake
科目：高中英语 来源：2017届河北衡水中学高三上期七调英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Global Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries.These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go.But,they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost.Many times,the driver is to blame.Sometimes a GPS error is responsible.Most often,says Barry Brown,an expert in human-computer interaction,it is a combination of the two.
We spoke to Mr Brown by Skype (网络电话软件).He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States.There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay.Barry Brown:“And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination.And,then it wasn't until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived.They actually put their home address ia So again,the GPS is kind of 'garbage in garbage out'”.
Mr Brown says this is a common human error.But,he says,what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings,or failures,of GPS equipment.Barry Brown:“One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn.Because they just give you the next turn,sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it's going to the wrong place.”
Barry Brown once worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh.The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in people's cars.They wrote a paper based on their research.It is called “The Normal,Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS”.It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers.These include maps that are outdated,incorrect or difficult to understand.They also include timing issues related to when GPS commands are given.
Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers,passengers and GPS systems work together.
1.In Paragraph 2,Mr Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to .
A.build up his own reputation
B.laugh at his stupid friend
C.prove the GPS system is only garbage
D.describe an example of human error
2.Which of the following statements would Barry Brown most likely agree with?
A.GPS units are to blame for most GPS service failures.
B.We should introduce higher standards for the driving license.
C.Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems.
D.Drivers,GPS systems and passengers should unite to improve GPS systems.
3.What is Mr Brown's attitude towards GPS?
A.Unconcerned. B.Prejudiced. C.Objective. D.Critical.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Driving with GPS can be difficult
B.Driving confusions can be caused by small screens
C.Driving without GPS should be much more convenient
D.GPS equipment in driving:to be deserted or improved?
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother____me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, ______,I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the ______, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something _____ in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I _____ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ______ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He ______ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ______ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ______my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ______ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern _____would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed_____ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ______ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then _____ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of_____ in the way he seemed to be doing things— _____the windscreen, then standing back to admire it; scrubbing the wheels and _____, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a _____ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a ______if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ____ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.
1.A. forces B. allows C. causes D. forbids
2.A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. besides
3.A. parking lot B. bus stop C. school D. market
4.A. interesting B. surprising C. awful D. useful
5.A. noticed B. recognized C. called D. assisted
6.A. back B. handle C. wheel D. seat
7.A. searched B. left C. moved D. wandered
8.A. stopped B. started C. intended D. finished
9.A. crossed B. slipped C. disturbed D. inspired
10.A. attractive B. shiny C. simple D. expensive
11.A. repairmen B. businessmen C. drivers D. cyclists
12.A. busy B. content C. careful D. bored
13.A. waving B. looking C. laughing D. pointing
14.A. about B. for C. with D. like
15.A. worry B. respect C. sympathy D. pride
16.A. cleaning B. fixing C. replacing D. covering
17.A. still B. yet C. again D. soon
18.A. lesson B. subject C. skill D. fact
19.A. business B. living C. success D. right
20.A. tired B. doubtful C. fearful D. ashamed
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阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
One day, I went to my favorite cafe for lunch. I ________ a burger and went to the outdoor seats. While waiting for my meal, a homeless man on a bicycle stopped to ask if there was a grocery store nearby. After I gave him ________, he asked if I had ________ from Santa Clara University. (I was wearing a SCU T-shirt. )I told him, yes. Little did I know that this ________ response would lead to a 90-minute conversation. The man, Michael, told me he was very intelligent. ________, drug use had ruined both his formal education and his pursuit of ________ in his work. He drifted from one topic to another, ________ the fact that I was ready for my lunch.
He clearly had more of a ________ to talk than I did. I made ever ________ to give him my full attention, never ________ our talk would go on and on...Eventually, I did eat my meal, bite by bite ________ responses in our conversation. Michael was a bit strange. ________ his interests and viewpoints. We had little in ________, but he was fascinated with talking with, as he ________ it, “intelligent people.” I have to admit, I wish our conversation had been ________ to ten or fifteen minutes, but when Michael finally ________ off, he thanked me for listening so ________ to him and for my ________ to talk with him for so long. It was then that I ________ that, just maybe, that was my purpose in life for today …to be there, in that place, at that time, to ________ in that conversation.
1.A. bookedB. orderedC. madeD. selected
2.A. commandsB. contributions
C. introductionsD. directions
3.A. quittedB. 1eftC. graduatedD. 1earned
4.A. simpleB. carelessC. timelyD. significant
5.A. UnfortunatelyB. UnnecessarilyC. ConsequentlyD. Additionally
6.A. powerB. successC. luckD. strength
7.A. admittingB. recognizingC. ignoringD. covering
8.A. benefitB. ambitionC. needD. chance
9.A. useB. differenceC. decisionD. effort
10.A. wonderingB. expectingC. attemptingD. requesting
11.A. betweenB. inC. beyondD. among
12.A. in terms ofB. in favor ofC. in case ofD. in place of
13.A. publicB. vainC. particu1arD. common
14.A. tookB. sawC. putD. got
15.A. appliedB. 1imitedC. comparedD. referred
16.A. droveB. racedC. rodeD. turned
17.A. attentivelyB. clearlyC. honestlyD. casually
18.A. weaknessB. quietnessC. businessD. willingness
19.A. struckB. occurredC. realizedD. complained
20.A. resultB. engageC. 1eadD. compete
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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。文中共有10处语言错误，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； 只允许修改 10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yesterday I stepped into a restaurant for lunch. As I was waiting my order to come, I noticed the old man in a wheelchair roll himself over to a table. No one besides me seemed to notice him. I got up and go over to his table and asked if that I could get him something to drink. He smiled and said, “Thank you.You are generously. I’d like any orange juice, please.”When I was getting ready to leave, I walked by the old man’s table to saying goodbye. He thanked me again and told me I had made his days, coming over and helping him out. I gave him a hug and told him he had made my day, either.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年四川省乐山市高二上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文填空
Do you find it hard to memorize words? You must not be the only one. It could be 1.(help) if you say the words aloud. But this often isn’t good in a quiet classroom.
Now, researchers from the University of Waterloo, Canada, have come up 2.a new idea. They suggest 3.(draw) a picture of what you are trying to memorize!
The researchers did a study 4.(base) on the idea. They first gave a group of students some words such as “apple” or “balloon”. Then they gave the students 40 seconds, during 5.the students could either write the words again and again, or draw a picture.
When the time 6.(be) over, the researchers asked the students to do something else, like sing a song. After that, they gave the students 60 seconds to write down as many words 7.they could remember. The results showed that those who drew the words did a much 8.(good) job than those who wrote them.
So the next time you are having a hard time memorizing a word, 9.(draw) it! No worries if you’re not good at drawing. The 10.(research) say the quality of the drawing doesn’t matter at all.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届广西南宁第二中学高三2月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
假设你是李华，你的美国笔友汤姆（Tom）沉迷于玩智能手机不能自控，他写信向你寻求帮助，请你给他回一封电子邮件。内容包括：
1.表达理解和关心；
2.提出具体建议；
3.表达希望与祝福。
注意：1.词数：100左右
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3.开头语已为你写好。
Dear John,
I’m sorry to hear that you’re suffering from smart phone addiction.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
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Time:2017-01-24 From:kekenet.com Editor: clover
The head of China's largest online seller Alibaba does not think China and the United States will have a trade war despite comments from the Trump administration.
Jack Ma is the chairman of the Alibaba Group. At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, he said, "China and (the) U.S. will never have a trade war. Give Trump some time. He's open-minded, he's listening."
The Chinese billionaire said he would do all he could to prevent trade relations between the countries from getting worse.
Last week, Ma met with Trump at the Trump Tower in New York City. The Chinese billionaire is said to have discussed a plan to permit one million small U.S. businesses to sell goods on Alibaba's online shopping platform.
During the campaign and after winning the presidential election, Trump strongly criticized the Chinese government's support for its businesses. He blamed unfair trade policies for taking away U.S. jobs. And he said that China unfairly controls the exchange value of its currency, the yuan.
Trump also has threatened to place import taxes on goods from China and other countries in response to their trade policies.
According to the South China Morning Post, Ma said, "American international companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization." He added that the U.S. should not blame the loss of jobs and companies on globalization.
However, a new study by an American business group says many U.S. businesses feel unwelcome in China. The companies say the cost of doing business in China is increasing. They add that rules and regulations are unclear or not enforced in a consistent way.
The American Chamber of Commerce in China led the study, which looked at responses from 462 companies.
William Zarit is chairman of the chamber. He says trade policies in China make it difficult for American companies. He says, "we feel that over the last few years that we've been taken advantage of to some extent, with our open market and the lack of open areas in the Chinese market."
Another major concern for U.S. companies in China is fake products. Fake products are copies of the originals that cost businesses with the legal right to sell them millions of dollars each year.
Ma defended Alibaba's efforts to fight fake products on its shopping platform. He said his company is doing all it can to fight the problem.
"Fighting against fake products is a war against human greediness," Ma said.
I'm Mario Ritter.
1.The underline phrase “The Chinese billionaire” refers to ________.
A. TrumpB. Jack MaC. Mario RitterD. Willian Zarit
2.The text likely take from the ________.
A. economic magazine
B. trade speech
C. website
D. global news
3.About this passage, the most suitable title is “________”.
A. Chinese Billionaire Does Not See China-US Trade War
B. The American international companies removed most tariffs on products traded between the U.S and China
C. Group says American businesses in China concerned
D. The war about fighting against fake products
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年甘肃省天水市高二下学期开学考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
“Do you really want to eat that?” “Slow down. I’m worried about your healthy.” These were just a few of the much comments I received my parents. These and other comments made me find a personally trainer. The comments also made me feel terrible about my figure, what in turn caused unhealthy behavior included secret eating. Now, at 24 years old, I weigh 240 pound and I’m still getting those same comments from my family, despite a fact that I’ve asked them to stop. Such comments are really annoyed. I do hope that all parents will stop to saying such things to their children.
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