There are a lot of products out there that make your life easier. Some, however, are a little sillier than others — so much that they seem like joke products. Here are a few products that sound crazy, but actually rule.
Sleep Phones
It’s hard to imagine something sillier than a music-playing headband you wear while you sleep, but they exist — and are quite popular. Sleep Phones won’t give you the highest quality sound in the world, but if you prefer to fall asleep to music, they’re far more comfortable than normal headphones. While they’re a bit expensive, they might be perfect for you. There’s also a wireless version (版本) if you prefer.
Onion Goggles
If cutting onion brings on the waterworks no matter what you try, it’s time for desperate measures. We tested a bunch of methods for avoiding onion tears, and found the best solutions came down to cutting the onion under a vent (通风孔), or wearing these stylish and awesome goggles.
Lock Laces
There’re some great ways to tie your shoes better, but if you long for the laceless shoes of your childhood days, Lock Laces are a pretty good choice. They’re basically elastic (有弹性的) laces that remove the need to tie your shoes. Sure, people will make fun of you, but you can make fun of them after they trip over their own untied laces. Or you can make your own slip-on shoes with elastic tubing.
2D-Glasses
Hate 3D-movies, but have to go to one? The difference between 2D-glasses and 3D-glasses lies in their lenses (镜片). Each lens of 2D-glasses blocks the same picture, so each eye gets the same picture, while each lens of 3D-glasses blocks a different picture, so each eye gets a different picture which the brain interprets as 3D. Now you have a pair of glasses that can save you from the headache caused by wearing 3D-glasses which are popular in our movie theaters. You can buy them or make a pair for yourself.
1.What do we know about Sleep Phones?
A. There are two versions.
B. They’re comfortable but unhealthy.
C. They give you the best quality sound.
D. They’re cheaper than other headphones.
2.The underlined part “brings on the waterworks” in the text probably means _____.
A. makes your eyes water
B. makes your fingers hurt
C. destroys your water pipes
D. adds to your washing work
3.What is the advantage of Lock Laces?
A. They are strong and lasting.
B. They help you walk comfortably.
C. They are stylish and eco-friendly.
D. They save you from tying your shoes.
4.Compared with 3D-glasses, 2D-glasses _____.
A. are cheaper and thinner
B. won’t give you a headache
C. let you see a different picture
D. are more popular in movie theaters
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年天津静海县一中高二3月考英语（A卷）（解析版） 题型：单词拼写
单词拼写
1.They were discussing something in a(n)________(低语).
2.It is out of question that he will be ________(任命) Chief Engineer of the railway.
3.It is _________(非法）to people to harm the environment.
4.I had i_________ to catch the early train, but I didn’t get up in time.
5.We ought to take part in various after-school a________ to improve ourselves.
6.As a r________ for his bravery, the soldier was given a gold medal.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年江苏扬州中学高一下期3月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
The only way to succeed at the highest level is to have total belief _______ you are better than anyone else on the sports field.
A. how B. that C. which D. whether
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年黑龙江大庆铁人中学高一3月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题中所给的四个选项（ABCD）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。
For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask _______of his mother to take his black _____and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile_______from the house to the fence which_______the beginning of the dirty driveway.
One day, I was busy with my business and was_______for about an hour, completely forgetting about the _______little boy down the road who might be_______for his daddy.
On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not_______ten feet in front of me. All I could______was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. _______, the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last_______and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.
_______, I caught sight of my little boy, who was_______an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the ______ of a little boy.
As I stopped the car and_______the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and_______with cold, but he never_______the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”
Last year, we_______to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. _______, I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that_______has appeared in my mind. Like all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.
1.A. order B. permission C. praise D. likes
2.A. bag B. dog C. umbrella D. toy
3.A. journey B. flight C. effort D. ride
4.A. discovered B. explained C. marked D. described
5.A. controlled B. trained C. delayed D. bothered
6.A. useful B. grateful C. careful D. faithful
7.A. waiting B. sending C. searching D. calling
8.A. drive B. see C. feel D. hear
9.A. stick to B. think of C. pick up D. hold out
10.A. In fact B. In surprise C. At once D. At last
11.A. moment B. corner C. street D. way
12.A. All of a sudden B. Believe it or not C. In other words D. For seconds
13.A. holding B. opening C. finding D. lifting
14.A. body B. head C. face D. hand
15.A. closed B. locked C. knocked D. opened
16.A. worrying B. crying C. trembling D. complaining
17.A. noticed B. doubted C. judged D. mentioned
18.A. moved B. turned C. returned D. traveled
19.A. Therefore B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However
20.A. time B. scene C. act D. sight
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年贵州思南中学高二下期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
As we all know , walking is an useful way of exercising and is beneficial to our health. It can not only reduce the risk of many kinds of diseases but also builds up the bones. It’s safe than many other ways of exercising, especially for the elderly and it’s easy to do without consider rules. Beside, walking can also help us lose weight.
What should we pay attention during the walk? First, we should wear loose clothes or good shoes so that we can relax. Second, we should walk fast enough to cause us to breath with difficulty but still be able to talk. Third, that is very important to walk with our arms moving freely. Most important, we should do it every day.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年广东惠州市高二4月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
英语知识运用
About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City1.___________ a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn’t help2.________ (overhear) parts of their conversation. At one point 3.___________ woman asked: “ So, how have you been?” And the boy, who couldn’t have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed 4. (late).”
This incident 5.______(stick) in my mind because it confirmed my growing 6. (believe) that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find 7. we were “depressed” until we were in high school. The evidence of a change in children 8.__________ (increase) steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike any more. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than 9. (their) used to. Whether this is good or bad 10. (be) difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Children as it once was no longer exists, why?
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年广东惠州市高二4月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Whatever our differences as human beings are, we all think we’re more like the rest of the animal world than we realize. It is said that we share 40 per cent of our genetic（遗传的）structure with the simple worm.
But that fact has helped Sir John Sulston win the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Sir John is the founder of the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, which was set up in 1992 to get further understanding of the human genome（染色体组）.
To help them do this, they turned to the worm. The nematode（线虫类的）worm is one of the earliest creatures on planet earth. It is less than one millimeter long, completely transparent and spends its entire life digging holes through sand. But it still has lots to say about human life, and what can be done to make it better.
What the worm told Sir John and his colleagues was that each of cells in the human body is programmed like a computer. They grow, develop and die according to a set of instructions that are coded in our genetic make-up.
Many of the diseases that humans suffer from happen when these instructions go wrong or are not obeyed. When the cell refuses to die but carries on growing instead, this leads to cancer. Heart attacks and diseases like AIDS cause more cell deaths than normal, increasing the damage they do to the body. Sir John was the first scientist to prove the existence of programmed cell death.
1.Sir John Sulston got a Nobel Prize for Medicine because he has .
A．found that human beings are similar to the worm
B．got the fact we share 40 per cent of our genetic structure with the simple worm
C．found the computer which controls each of the cells in the human body
D．proved that cell death is programmed
2.People might be seriously ill if the cells in their body .
A．grow without being instructed
B．die regularly
C．fail to follow people’s instructions
D．develop in the human body
3.The underlined word “they” (paragraph 5) refers to .
A．cell deaths B．diseases C．instructions D．cells
4.What is the subject discussed in the text?
A．The theory of programmed cell deaths.
B．A great scientist—Sir John Sulston.
C．The programmed human life.
D．Dangerous diseases.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届福建高三普通高中毕业班4月质量检查英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
At primary school in New Zealand, I was introduced to a school savings account run by one of the local banks. When our money box was full, we took it to the bank and watched with pride as our coins flowed across the counter. As a reward，we could choose our next money box from a small variety, and start the whole savings routine again. Every week I watched my parents sort out the housekeeping and “make ends meet”. Sometimes it was annoying to wait for things we really felt we needed.
Later, as a university student, I managed on an extremely small student allowance. Students were ignored by banks then, because we were so poor, and there was no way I could have gotten credit, even if I had tried. We collected our allowance three times each year, deposited it to the best advantage and withdrew it little by little to last until the next payout of the allowance.
When our daughter, Sophie, began to walk, we made a purposeful choice to encourage her to use money wisely. We often comment when the TV tells us “You owe it to yourself to borrow our money"—to whom do we really owe it? And what would happen if our income were reduced or dried up? Now, as a 12-year-old child, it’s almost embarrassing to see her tight “financial policy”，and wait for the unavoidable holiday sales to buy what she wants.
I agree that financial education in schools is very important. But the root of the problem lies with us and the way we behave as role models to those who follow.
1.What did the author learn from her parents?
A. How to become a banker.
B. Where to open a savings account.
C. Where to choose a money box.
D. How to make ends meet.
2.How did the author manage the student allowance?
A. He applied for a credit card.
B. He spent it three times a year.
C. He put it in the bank.
D. He seldom withdrew it.
3.What reflects Sophie’s tight “financial policy”？
A. Reducing her savings.
B. Buying things on sales.
C. Canceling holiday plans.
D. Borrowing money from banks.
4.What’s the text mainly about?
A. Parents，money problems.
B.Students' school performance.
C. Children’s saving behavior.
D. Children’s financial education.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年湖北孝感六校教学联盟高一下期中联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空
I walked through the door of the office building I worked in. Then I realized that I needed some money so I went to the ________ at the corner of the street.
As I finished and turned to ________ , I saw a wallet on the counter(柜台). The wallet was brown and________three hundred dollars, a driver’s license, and a ________ card. I didn’t know the name on the license, but ________he was, he was going to be in panic.
I went home with the wallet. In my apartment, I ________ the online phone book and found no one to ________ the name on the card in the wallet. I really wanted to ________ the man. If it had been my wallet, I would have been sick to my stomach with ________. I ________ the bank card and became ________ in thought. ________ , a fresh idea flashed through my mind. On the back was the number to his bank.
“Thank you for ________Wachovia Bank. Can I help you?” “I found a wallet at one of your bank machines today and I am trying to find the ________ .” “That’s very nice of you, sir. Can you________ me the number on the card please?” I did what I was told and asked, “Can you tell me his phone number? I want to contact him to ________ his wallet.” “I’m sorry, sir, but we cannot give out the ________ information of our customers.” “I understand. Can I give you my telephone number? You could call him and tell him who I am.” “I can________ do that, sir.”
I gave her my contact information and hung up. Two days later, a gentleman found me. He ________ thought he would see his wallet again. He was so ________ that he kept saying “thanks” many times.
I smiled all day long. Doing good for others does good for you.
1.A．restaurant B．bank C．hotel D．supermarket
2.A．pass B．inform C．watch D．leave
3.A．existed B．replaced C．contained D．gathered
4.A．name B．identity C．record D．bank
5.A．whoever B．whatever C．however D．whichever
6.A．published B．checked C．compared D．reviewed
7.A．need B．recognize C．match D．remember
8.A．blame B．help C．follow D．study
9.A．worry B．doubt C．curiosity D．sadness
10.A．set up B．gave up C．picked up D．put up
11.A．interested B．confused C．crazy D．lost
12.A．Immediately B．Strangely C．Generally D．Recently
13.A．visiting B．choosing C．calling D．trusting
14.A．seller B．designer C．winner D．owner
15.A．give B．send C．write D．suggest
16.A．return B．gain C．keep D．confirm
17.A．enough B．personal C．special D．obvious
18.A．certainly B．usually C．luckily D．simply
19.A．often B．never C．seldom D．once
20.A．nervous B．curious C．modest D．grateful
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