The pipes have oil or water inside them, which is heated and sent to the storage tank until ______ to produce electricity.
A. needed B. needing
C. to need D. having needed
科目:高中英语 来源:2016届山东日照第一中学高三上期中英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Britons may like to complain a lot, but they rarely do so right now, explains BBC writer Ruth Margolis. They would rather grumble (发牢骚) afterward. This is because Britons hate to put someone out and cause any embarrassment. Margolis writes, “For instance, I’m much more comfortable just leaving that piece of raw chicken on my plate instead of complaining to restaurant staff. But beware: if this kind of thing happens when you’re dining with an American, they will most likely speak up on your behalf and not understand why you find this ashamed.”
In a BBC blog post comparing cultural differences between the UK and the US, Margolis mentions a few other things that Americans like to do that are offensive to Britons.
● Not making introductions
Margolis says most Britons dislike this approach because “talking to strangers without being introduced gives them a stomachache”. Americans rarely introduce a new friend to their friends at parties. Strangers are supposed to introduce themselves.
● “Quite” good
Using “quite” to mean “very” happens a lot in the US. But if you are invited to a dinner party in Britain, don't describe the meal as “quite good” if you want to express high praise. To Britons’ ears, “quite” detracts from the “good”: the meal was OK but could have been better.
● Money Talk
Americans can talk about money subjects for hours without feeling uncomfortable. For Britons, says Margolis, “Talking about how much we make is unthinkable — even 1ess so than discussing our feelings.”
● Over-politeness
“It’s not that I want shop assistants to be actively rude. But neither do I want to expend energy responding to someone who's been paid to ask: ‘How are you today?’” says Margolis. In the US, it is not unusual to be greeted by a perfect stranger as “honey” or “sweetie”. But Margolis says Britons find put-on friendliness, especially in stores, deeply irritating.
1.Margolis’ dining experience in Paragraph 1 shows that_______.
A. Britons are particular about foods
B. Britons are not good at complaining
C. Americans usually complain directly
D. Americans complain more than Britons
2.Which of the following might Margolis agree with?
A. Britons enjoy talking about their feelings.
B. Americans introduce themselves at parties.
C. Americans dislike talking to strangers at parties.
D. Britons feel happy if treated like close friends.
3.The underlined phrase “detracts from” in the text probably means ____.
A. differs greatly from B. increases the quality of
C. reduces the strength of D. draws attention away from
4.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. How to get on well with westerners.
B. How to start conversations with Britons.
C. Ruth Margolis’ tips on public behavior.
D. Some American habits that annoy Britons.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年山东淄博淄川第一中学高二上第一次阶段测英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Dereck Joubert and his wife, Beverly, have made many films about wild animals in Africa. Their films and photographs are very popular and one of the photographs has been on the front cover of a National Geographic magazine.
A working day for Dereck and Beverly started very early—at 4:30 in the morning! That’s when they get up and start filming. And it’s a long day—they often work until 8:30 in the evening. In the winter it’s very cold and in the summer it can be 40C. Dereck always does the filming—Beverly never does that, and she doesn’t write. But Dereck never takes photographs or records the sound. They work very well as a team, and they both believe we should shoot animals with cameras—not with guns!
When they have finished filming and taking photographs for the day, they have dinner and Dereck usually writes while Beverly looks at her photographs. At night, they usually sleep in a small tent, but they sometimes sleep in the Land Cruiser—when they’re very close to wild animals, it’s sometimes safer to sleep in the car!
Dereck and Beverly have also traveled around the world and given talks about their work. Dereck says that the animals are not just something to look at—they play an important role. Beverly thinks the wild animals can teach us a lot about ourselves.
1.Dereck and Beverly start working_________.
A. at 4:30 in the morning
B. at 4:30 in the afternoon
C. at 8:30 in the morning
D. at 8:30 in the evening
2.Dereck and Beverly usually sleep_________ at night.
A. in a car B. in a tent
C. in a house D. in a hotel
3.Beverly thinks the wild animals __________.
A. are something to look at B. are very popular
C.play an unimportant role D. can teach us a lot
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届江苏如东高级中学高三上学期期中英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完形填空
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。
Number sense is not the ability to count. It is the ability to recognize a in number. Human beings are born with this ability. , experiments show that many animals are, too. For example, many birds have good number sense. If a nest has four eggs and you remove one, the bird will not . However, if you remove two, the bird leaves. This means that the bird knows the between two and three.
Another interesting experiment showed a bird's number sense. A man was trying to take a photo of a crow(乌鸦)that had a nest in a tower, but the crow always left when she saw him coming. The bird did not until the man left the tower. The man had an .He took another man with him to the tower. One man left and the other stayed, but they did not the bird. The crow stayed away until the second man left, too. The experiment was with three men and then with four men. But the crow did not return to the nest until all the men were .It was not until five men went into the tower and only four left that they were able to fool the crow.
How good is a human's number sense? It's not very good. For example, babies about fourteen months old almost always notice if something is taken away from a group. But when the number goes beyond three or four, the children are fooled.
It seems that number sense is something we have in common with many animals in this world, and that our human is not much better than a crow's.
1.A. rise B. pattern C. change D. trend
2.A. Importantly B. Surprisingly C. Disappointedly D. Fortunately
3.A. survive B. care C. hatch D. notice
4.A. generally B. sincerely C. casually D. deliberately
5.A. distance B. range C. difference D. interval
6.A. amazing B. annoying C. satisfying D. disturbing
7.A. relax B. recover C. react D. return
8.A. appointment B. excuse C. idea D. explanation
9.A. fool B. hurt C. catch D. kill
10.A. reported B. repeated C. designed D. approved
11.A. confused B. gone C. tired D. drunk
12.A. gradually B. luckily C. strangely D. finally
13.A. single B. small C. local D. new
14.A. seldom B. temporarily C. merely D. often
15.A. sight B. nature C. ability D. belief
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届江苏如东高级中学高三上学期期中英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
Poetry written from the perspective of the urban youth tends to _______ their anxiety over a lack of sense of belonging.
A. rebel B. refresh
C. reveal D. resign
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年宁夏石嘴山市高二上期中英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完形填空
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me to do it well, telling me to to shine the shoes again if the customer wasn’t .
I was proud of working in the restaurant I was also working for the good of the family. But my father said that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. I to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the . I was paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends free soft drinks?” He the amount of money I owed him, about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the thing Dad said was, “How about your up tonight?” I couldn’t my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t . As far as Dad was concerned, I was just 58 member of the team. I reached for the mop. Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion to a is above all. It has nothing to do with that team is for a family restaurant or the US Army.
1.A. washing B. shining C. changing D. repairing
2.A. why B. what C. when D. how
3.A. offer B. refuse C. continue D. forget
4.A. interested B. annoyed C. relaxed D. satisfied
5.A. if B. because C. when D. though
6.A. anxiously B. strangely C. clearly D. secretly
7.A. had B. tended C. hated D. pretended
8.A. family B. workers C. customers D. friends
9.A. never B. always C. seldom D. already
10.A. must B. should C. might D. could
11.A. by B. to C. on D. for
12.A. worked out B. depended on C. set aside D. cut down
13.A. absent B. over C. away D. alone
14.A. usual B. last C. next D. first
15.A. washing B. going C. cleaning D. turning
16.A. cover B. follow C. believe D. understand
17.A. use B. matter C. perform D. support
18.A. no B. either C. any D. another
19.A. team B. family C. leader D. restaurant
20.A. when B. whether C. how D. why
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年江西鹰潭第一中学高一11月月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Learning English well is a great challenge, but with the help from technology(技术) it can be as easy as a piece of cake.
As well as the classroom, teachers and textbooks, the Internet, TV and radio programs can play an active role in helping learn English. The Internet is full of rich and up-to-date information. English learners might wish to try http://www.in2english.com.cn. It provides cultural information about Britain.
Another useful website for middle school students and teachers is: Besides reading 21st Century School Edition online, students are also invited to put their views on different topics up on the website.
Compared with the Internet, TV programs have their own advantages(优点): one does not have to sit at a computer and one can hear and watch the programs much better.
One popular English-learning program is called "Modern English". This focuses on spoken English in practical situations such as taking photos and shopping.
If you watch Beijing Television Channel 8, you might see a program titled "Study Abroad". Cartoons are used to explain how to use the word in daily life. Listening to the radio may not be a new way to learn English but it is easy.
China Radio International airs a program called "Studio Classroom" at 6:30 a.m. every day. This 25-minute program is aimed at middle school students and covers subjects from current news to travel and history, all in simple language.
1.The author wants the readers to know that learning English __________.
A. is very difficult for us
B. is very easy for us
C. is neither easy nor difficult
D. can be much easier with the help of technology
2. One can practise spoken English in everyday situations in ___________.
A. Studio Classroom B. 21st Century School Edition
C. Study Abroad D. Modern English
3.According to the author, TV programs are better than programs on the Internet because they __________.
A. can let you hear and watch the programs much better
B. cost you nothing
C. have more English passages
D. have English courses whenever you need them
4. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. It introduces some websites of learning English
B. It introduces some TV and radio programs of learning English
C. It gives suggestions on learning English in modern ways
D. It explains different English courses
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年湖北省武汉市武昌区高三元月调考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
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While growing up in Jersey in the 1960s, I always seemed to be building things. One summer I build a model car with my father. It was a simple affair, and as a capable 12-year-old, I could have easily done it alone. But my father spent the time together with me, and before I knew it, we were both out in the garage, working away.
I wish I had thought about this when I was raising my first son. We never built anything together. Oh, we had a lot of fun, for sure. But we never undertook a common work of our hands.
A few years ago, when Anton, my second son, asked if we could build a treehouse in the big silver maple behind our house, his suggestion immediately reminded me of the memory. Yes, I thought. Of course. My second chance. And so, one day while Anton was in school and I had some free time, I bought some wood. But one thing led to another and we got only as far as the ladder and a simple platform. His vision for the treehouse was not fulfilled that summer, and the three following summers saw me involved with other things. In the middle of our quiet supper last night, I looked at Anton, a high school student now and asked, “Anton, are you still interested in finishing the treehouse?” “Sure, Dad,” he said, and within that “sure” was contained, perhaps, his own self-awareness of a childhood to which he was still attached.
We continued where we had left off. I was surprised at how good a worker Anton had become. Where four years ago all he could really do with confidence was hammer nails, now he was measuring and cutting. In one moment that took my breath away, he attempted to center a support beam(支撑梁)while looking to me for direction. “Is it centered, Dad?” I waved him a little to the right. Then a little more. Then I said. “Perfect.”
And it was perfect. As was this second chance, I finally realized that my father hadn't had to help me build that model car in 1966. He wanted to. And that made all the difference.
1.Not having built anything together with his first son, the author felt _____.
A. disappointed B. satisfied
C. regretful D. relieved
2.Why didn't they finish building the treehouse at first?
A. It was too hot those summers.
B. Anton wasn't confident enough.
C. They gradually lost interest in it.
D. They were both occupied with other things.
3.From the fourth paragraph, we can see that the father _____.
A. was proud of his son
B. missed the last chance
C. felt content with the treehouse
D. hoped to finish the work perfectly
4.It can be inferred that the author realized _____.
A. the quiet passing of childhood
B. the difficulty in raising children
C. the children's dependence on their father
D. the significance of undertaking a common work with children
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年北京市朝阳区高三上学期期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完形填空
Make the Most of What You Have Got
For Nick Vujicic, life was going to be difficult from the day he was born.When Nick arrived into this world, he everyone.He was not like the other babies and it was obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital.
There was no or answers for his condition.Nick was born without any limbs—that is he was born without any arms or legs.But despite being physically , he was mentally and the rest of his body was functioning fine.
he had loving parents, Nick would find school hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the young age of 10, he considered his life by drowning himself in a bathtub.These dark thoughts were by his negative attitude to being disabled and at the time, he thought that he would never be able to do by himself, that he would never have a job and that he would always have to on his parents for help.
Nick was wrong.
As an adult, Nick is a successful public speaker and is famous for his motivational which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life worldwide.He so many people with the story of his life, how he has so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day.
Despite having no arms or legs, Nick lives , even finding ways to do almost things like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming.He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his goals.
At the first impression, you may look at Nick and feel .You may feel sad that this man has no arms or legs and you might feel his and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult.But we should Nick, as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life.He every day and makes the best of what he has: a positive attitude, a creative mind and a powerful .He also has a very kind and very beautiful wife and they are truly happy and in love.
1.A. shocked B. pleased C. nspired D. accepted
2.A. nervously B. painfully C. hopefully D. cautiously
3.A. surprise B. worry C. explanation D. apology
4.A. active B. sick C. disabled D. abused
5.A. disturbed B. challenged C. calm D. normal
6.A. Since B. If C. Although D. Unless
7.A. changing B. ending C. risking D. sharing
8.A. expressed B. collected C. given D. driven
9.A. something B .nothing C. everything D. anything
10.A. call B. rely C. cheat D. look
11.A. lessons B. poems C. speeches D. posters
12.A. convinces B .touches C. puzzles D. judges
13.A. faced B. created C .met D. overcome
14.A. independently B. comfortably C. hopelessly D. lonely
15.A. impossible B. dangerous C. crazy D. regretful
16.A. pain B. guilt C. panic D. pity
17.A. annoyance B. selfishness C. courage D. confidence
18.A. encourage B. admire C. comfort D. correct
19.A. cries B. shouts C. smiles D. struggles
20.A. voice B. body C. family D. position
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