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, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was faced with a decision. While delivering laundry (洗好的衣服) into her bedroom, I stepped upon my thirteen-year-old sister’s , a modern-day Pandora’s Box, full of attraction.
What was I to do? I had always been jealous (嫉妒) of my little sister. Her charming smile, lovely personality and many gifts threatened my place as lady. I competed with her secretly and grew to hate her natural abilities. As a result, we spoke. I sought opportunities to find with her and expected to her in every way. Her diary lay at my feet, and I not her privacy, nor her possible pain. I enjoyed the possibility of digging up enough dirt to my competitor’s spotless record. I my evil as sisterly duty. It was my responsibility to keep a check on her activities. It would be of me not to.
I the book from the floor and opened it, turning the pages, searching for my name, that I would discover dirty and ill speaking of me. However, as I read, the blood ran from my face. It was worse than I . There was a brief description of herself, her goals and her dreams followed by a short portrayal (肖像) of the person who has her most. I started to cry. I was her . She admired me for my personality, my achievements and red-facedly, my .
I stopped reading, struck with the I had done. I had wasted so much energy pushing her away I had missed out on her. Those sincere words she wrote seemed to break an icy around my heart and I longed to know her again.
On that fateful afternoon, as I put aside the laundry and rose to my feet, I decided to go to her—this time to experience to judge, to hug rather than fight. After all, she was my sister.
1.A. caseB. shoeC. clothD. diary
2.A. youngB. leadingC. toughD. greedy
3.A. alwaysB. deliberatelyC. mildlyD. seldom
4.A. interestB. answerC. faultD. link
5.A. thankB. treatC. defeatD. accept
6.A. consideredB. causedC. gainedD. rejected
7.A. roughlyB. constantlyC. nearlyD. simply
8.A. cleanB. soilC. warmD. protect
9.A. understoodB. killedC. reasonedD. lacked
10.A. wrongB. kindC. wiseD. considerate
11.A. picked upB. threw awayC. left outD. set down
12.A. informedB. remindedC. demandedD. convinced
13.A. readB. suspectedC. wroteD. did
14.A. inspiredB. lovedC. beatenD. assisted
15.A. sisterB. enemyC. heroD. friend
16.A. knowledgeB. braveryC. toleranceD. honesty
17.A. crimeB. murderC. robberyD. quarrel
18.A. whetherB. thatC. whenD. why
19.A. diseaseB. injuryC. barrierD. skin
20.A. but alsoB. instead ofC. as well asD. in order
科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年黑龙江省高一下学期期末英语试卷(解析版) 题型:书面表达
假定你是某中学的学生李华。请用英语给出版社的编辑写一封信,表达你对现在使用的英语教材的看法,内容主要包括:
优点:1. 话题广泛;2. 图片丰富;3. 有助于提高学习兴趣。
建议:适当降低词汇难度。
注意:1. 词数100左右;2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3. 开头语已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Dear Editor,
As a student reader, I am writing to talk about the English textbooks published by your house.
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Best regards,
Li Hua
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年河北永年第二中学高三12月月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完形填空
A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, everywhere. I tried to use a broom, with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen.
For the next week, every time I was in the , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 12 frozen peas hidden underneath.
At the time I found those few remaining , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered(破碎). My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble his new surroundings and the of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered.
When life gets you , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them you’ll start to feel whole again.
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
1.A.drink B.vegetable C.fruit D.meat
2.A.slipped B.walked C.ran D.moved
3.A.rubbed B.rolled C.grew D.existed
4.A. so B.and C.although D.but
5.A.kitchen B.living room C.bedroom D.storeroom
6.A.turning up B.getting up C.taking up D.using up
7.A.left B.ate C.found D.planted
8.A.presents B.cans C.vegetables D.peas
9.A.woman B.child C.man D.boy
10.A.for B.of C.with D.in
11.A.wife B.life C.son D.friend
12.A.adjusting to B.leading to C.turning to D.adding to
13.A.thank B.loss C.help D.love
14.A.close B.near C.down D.wide
15.A.get it B.leave it C.take it D.make it
16.A.grew B.bought C.frozen D.collected
17.A.specially B.fortunately C.properly D.eventually
18.A.both B.all C.either D.each
19.A.move on B.put on C.bring on D.call on
20.A.while B.because C.or D.since
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届江苏扬州中学高三上10月月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Wikipedia is a free-access, free content Internet encyclopedia(百科全书), supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikipedia Foundation. Wikipedia is ranked among the ten most popular websites and is considered the Internet’s largest and most popular general reference book. Now, Wikipedia is becoming Wookiepedia as scientists hope the informative website will help us reach out to intelligent life forms. So aliens can learn about the human race.
Astronomers would like to beam (播送) the entire contents of Wikipedia into space in the hope of contacting aliens. They want to send messages to hundreds of star systems and planets 20 light years away using radio telescopes. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, in California, wants to use powerful radio telescopes to try to reach Chewbacca and his mates in a galaxy(银河系)far away.
The plans will be discussed by astronomers at the weekend as some scientists fear the reply from ET might not turn out to be friendly. Institute scientist David Black said, “One question is if there are dangerous creatures we might be drawing their attention to ourselves. Another is if we go ahead, what message should be sent? There could be many civilizations out there,but if they are all listening and no one is broadcasting or responding, then nothing will happen.”
Professor Stephen Hawking, who has warned that intelligent aliens probably exist and we should keep a safe distance from them, is among those. “If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans,” he said.
Signals from Earth’s radio and TV broadcasts have been heading out in space for some 60 years reaching around 5,000 stars.
1.What does the underlined word those in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. aliens from space
B. astronomers sending signals
C. scientists for the plans
D. scientists against the plans
2.What has Prof. Stephen Hawking warned?
A. intelligent aliens would probably land in America.
B. the plans will be in vain and nothing will happen.
C. none of the civilizations would reply.
D. aliens would bring disasters to the human race.
3.Which can be the best title?
A. Wikipedia, the most popular website
B. Wikipedia to be beamed into space
C. Wikipedia, aliens’ best friend
D. Wikipedia to result in a disaster
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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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite-meal and stay quiet after that?
1.____ . But it never lets you know, because, you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars. So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity sets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?"
2._____ . Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood.Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to take help from reading.
Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. 3._______.Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas.If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things, which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!
This is nothing but creativity.4._____ Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.
So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. _5._____.Go and get a book!
A.Now what are you waiting for?
B.Reading can help you make more friends, too.
C.Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry.
D.Why not do some reading while you are hungry?
E.Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary.
F.The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.
G.Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.
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Across Britain,burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers.But,according to a new study,we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.
Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work.Now,the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours,they would earn as much as£172,000 a year.
The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do,as well as the hours they are working,to determine the figure.This would make their yearly income£30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.
By analysing the numbers,it found the average mother works 119 hours a week,40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime.After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18,it found that,on most days,mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm.
To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour,it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on,including housekeeper,part-time lawyer,personal trainer and entertainer.Being a part-time lawyer,at£48.98 an hour,would prove to be the most profitable of the“mum jobs”,with psychologist(心理学家)a close second.
It also asked mothers about the challenges they face,with 80 percent making emotional(情感的)demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.
Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.
The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother’s Day.The emotional,physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending,but children are also sources of great joy and happiness.Investing(投入)in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.
1.How much does a Prime Minister earn,according to the passage?
A.£30,000. B.£142,000.
C.£172,000. D.£202,000.
2.The biggest challenge for most mothers is from_____.
A.emotional demand B.1ow pay for work
C.heavy workload D.1ack of training
3.What is stressed in the last paragraph?
A.Mothers’importance shows in family all year long.
B.The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.
C.Mothers’devotion to children can hardly be calculated.
D.Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.
4.What can we conclude from the study?
A.Mothers’working hours should be largely reduced.
B.Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.
C.Mothers’labour is of a higher value than it is realized.
D.Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届河南陕州中学高三上学期阶段性考试前模拟训练英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Visitors worry that London is an expensive city but there really are so many free things to do here. The following ideas should get you started.
All of London's major museums are free, but most offer some special exhibitions for a fee. My favorite is the Museum of London where you can learn the history of London from Roman times to today. And I love the Geffrye Museum which shows English domestic interiors and helps bring to life what it was really like to live in London.
I regularly hear people tell me the Queen Mary's Rose Gardens in Regent's Park is their favorite spot in London, and who am I to argue? I would also recommend St. James's Park as it offers one of the best views of Buckingham Palace. Hyde Park is enormous and Kensington Gardens nearby includes the ever popular Diana Memorial Playground and the Peter Pan Statue.
No visit to London is complete without seeing this military tradition. The Queen's Guard in London changes in the Forecourt inside the gates of Buckingham Palace at 11.30am every day in the summer and every other day in the winter. Get there early and view the spectacle from outside the front gates.
Trafalgar Square is one of Britain's greatest visitor attractions and was designed by John Nash in the 1820s and constructed in the 1830s. This iconic square has many sights to see including Nelson's Column and the National Gallery. It is both a tourist attraction and the main focus for political demonstrations. Every December, Norway donates a marvelous Christmas tree, to thank Britain for liberation from the Nazis.
1. Where can visitors find the Peter Pan Statue?
A. in Regent's Park. B. in St. James's Park.
C. in Hyde Park. D. in Kensington Gardens.
2. Which of the following descriptions is True?
A. In the Geffrye Museum visitors can learn the history of London from Roman times to today.
B. The Queen Mary's Rose Gardens is in Buckingham Palace.
C. There is the Queen's Guard change inside the gates of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 am every day all year around.
D. Trafalgar Square is both a tourist attraction and a place for political demonstrations.
3. The writer wrote the passage to ________.
A.compare some free places in London.
B. advertise some free places in London.
C. recommend some free places in London.
D. expose some free places in London.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届陕西咸阳武功县高三摸底考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment . “We didn’t know at that time that there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it, ”says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.
But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement . Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many, many times, ”says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day.
According to US government reports , emissions (排放) from cars and trucks have dropped from 10. 3 million tons a year to 5. 5 tons . The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9 . Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with , the world is a safer and healthier place . A kind of “Green thinking ” has become part of practices .
Great improvement has been achieved . In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs , today in 1995 there are about 6, 600 . Advanced lights , motors , and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution .
Twenty –five years ago , there were hardly any education programs for environment . Today , it’s hard to find a public school , university , or law school that does not have such a kind of program . ” Until we do that , nothing else will change! ” say Bruce Anderson .
1.According to Anderson , before 1970, Americans had little idea about ___
A. the social movement
B. recycling techniques
C. environmental problems
D. the importance of Earth Day
2. Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?
A. University professors
B. The business circle
C. Government officials
D. The grass –roots level
3.What have Americans achieved in environmental protection ?
A. They have reduced pollution through effective measures .
B. They have settled their environmental problems
C. They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.
D. They have cut car emissions to the lowest
4.What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph ?
A. Planning B. Education
C. Green living D. CO reduction
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年北京市海淀区高三上学期期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
According to the latest BBC news, a five-year-old boy from England _______ the youngest computer specialist in the world.
A.became B.becomes
C.had become D.has become
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