This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There’s a lot to do. Here are the highlights.
Live Music — Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band , Herbie’s H
eroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.
PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15—23 March
PRICE: ¥80, ¥120 TIME: 10:00 p.m. till late!
TEL: 6466-8736
Scottish Dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.
PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: Every Monday
PRICE: ¥60, including one drink TIME: 7:00 p.m.—0:00 p.m.
TEL: 6402-1877
Exhibitions — Shanghai Museum
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It’s always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!
PLACE: Shanghai Museum PRICE: ¥30 (¥15 for students)
TEL: 6888-6888 DATES: Daily
TIME: Monday — Friday 9:00 a.m. —5:00 p.m., Weekends 9:00 a.m. —9:00 p.m.
Dining — Sushi (寿司) Chef in Town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi ＂artist＂ is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.
PLACE: Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel DATES: All month
PRICE: ¥200 TIME: Lunch time
TEL: 6690-3211
For a full listing of events, see our website.
1.Where can Scottish dancing be learnt ?
A. At the Jazz Club
B. At Jack Stein’s
C. At Shanghai Museum
D. At Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel
2.Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8: 00 p. m. on Saturday, which one can you choose?
A. Exhibitions — Shanghai Museum
B. Live Music — Late Night Jazz
C. Scottish Dancing
D. Dining — Sushi Chef in Town
3.From the text we may learn that Kamura is ___________.
A. an instructor B. a waitress
C. a cook D. an artist
新课标阶梯阅读训练系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：2017届吉林省高三下学期4月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
The ancient Chinese game Go is considered one of the most complicated strategy games. Winning the game was seen as a test of human creativity. That is, until a machine found a way to do it better. Alpha Go, an artificial intelligence (AI) machine built by Google, won its first match against South Korean Lee Sedol on March 9. Still digesting his loss, Lee said during the post-game press conference, “1.”
But that was just the beginning. In the following week, Alpha Go outperformed Lee in another three matches. 2.
Some people have been arguing that AI is harmful to the human race. 3. Similarly, UK scientist Stephen Hawking once warned that the “development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race”.
So are we really on the verge(边缘)of living in the world shown in the Terminator(终结者)sci-fimovies? “Not quite,” answered The Economist. After all, it’s hard to get computers to apply their knowledge to everyday situations. “4.” Thomas Johnson said, founder of an AI toy company. “But for a robot, to walk up and down hills requires so many complicated decisions to be made in real time, and it’s really difficult to do.”
As The Economist put it: “We have a long way to go before AI’s abilities truly begin to approach the human brain, despite how powerful the technology can be when focusing on a single task.”
Meanwhile, John Mark off of The New York Times argued that researchers should build artificial intelligence that aims for “intelligence augmentation (增加)” (IA) in which computers make people more effective.
He wrote: “5.Since technology depends on the values of its creators, we can make choices using technology to improve the world.”
A. Many robots fell over like little kids learning to walk.
B. We take for granted things like balance and vision.
C. Eventually, our fate is in our own hands.
D. So what is next for AI and humanity?
E. That made the five-match score 4-1 in favor of Alpha Go.
F. In 2014, US businessman Elon Musk said at an MIT conference that developing the technology is calling up a “demon(魔鬼)”.
G. I am in shock; I admit that.
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Once Tom talked with his classmate, the teacher s____________ at him into silence.
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Recently my wife and I were faced with a difficult situation while traveling by car in the mountains with our hired drive. It was going to be a long ride and we were _________. Just as we began to doze(打盹), the engine made a strange , loud noise and then _________working.
The sun was just setting and the air was getting _________. We tried communicating with the driver but with little _________. He told us he was going to get _________and then left.
In a(n) _________location with no houses in sight, we started to hear the cries of wild animals. We also didn’t have much food it was getting colder and darker. I began to _________confidence. Should we leave the car and seek shelter? Would our driver ever_________?Was he a trustworthy man? We were very_________.
A couple
of hours passed.____________, the headlights from another car could be seen in the____________. An unfamiliar man got out of the car. He looked ______________at first until his mouth opened with a big friendly smile. He asked us to get into the ____________with him. He had such a kind face, so we knew we could ______________him. We climbed into the car.
Before we left, he put a note on the windshield(挡风玻璃) of our car with his phone number on it. Then he drove us to a nearby village, and we ____________his family. They offered us tea and local foods, and everyone asked us questions and were thrilled to have ____________guests.
Later that evening, the phone rang. It was our ______________. He had kept his work and____________the car. We prepared to leave and thanked our new friends.
I will never forget the____________and hospitality(好客) we received on that day because we relied on a(n) ______________for help.
1.A. afraid B. tired C. bored D. nervous
2.A. stopped B. began C. continued D. kept
3.A. fresher B. hotter C. cooler D. drier
4.A. patience B. luck C. success D. fun
5.A. food B. help C. fuel D. light
6.A. exact B. secret 
C. special D. faraway
7.A. lose B. express C. build D. share
8.A. visit B. believe C. return D. fail
9.A. disappointed B. ashamed C. puzzled D. worried
10.A. Gradually B. Immediately C. Suddenly D. Formally
11.A. air B. end C. dark D. daytime
12.A. unhealthy B. unhappy C. unfriendly D. uncomfortable
13.A. shelter B. car C. house D. mountains
14.A. give up B. look after C. come across D. rely on
15.A. met B. left C. helped D. invited
16.A. familiar B. regular C. unwelcome D. unexpected
17.A. guest B. driver C. member D. relative
18.A. bought B. fixed C. driven D. washed
19.A. courage B. beauty C. warmth D. need
20.A. engineer B. traveler C. stranger D. cook
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One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor ______ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual.______ all the students got the papers, he asked them to ______ the page and begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no ______ , just a black dot (点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone's face, told them the following:
"I want you to write what you ______ there.”
The students,______, got started on the inexplicable (令人费解的) task.
At the end of the class, the professor ______ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with ______exception (例外), described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been ______, the classroom was silent, the professor began to explain:
"I'm not going to grade this. I ______ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ______ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our ______. We have a white paper to observe and ______, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a ______ given to us with love and care and we always have ______ to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that ______ our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.
____, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the ______ relationship with coworkers, the _______ with a friend, and etc.
The dark spots are very _______ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds. "
1.A. pointed at B. turned up C. brought up D. handed out
2.A. Since B. After C. While D. Until
3.A. fold B. open C. turn D. use
4.A. questions B. choices C. exercises D. scores
5.A. remember B. imagine C. see D. study
6.A. serious B. frustrated C. curious D. confused
7.A. finished B. collected C. marked D. selected
8.A. no B. an C. all D. more
9.A. answered B. said C. returned D. read
10.A. also B. even C. just D. finally
11.A. big B. black C. white D. beautiful
12.A. lives B. classrooms C. colleges D. studies
13.A. send B. enjoy C. keep D. show
14.A. lesson B. duty C. pressure D. present
15.A. reasons B. time C. freedom D. festivals
16.A. threatens B. provides C. ruins D. changes
17.A. Besides B. Thus C. However D. Finally
18.A. close B. strong C. special D. troublesome
19.A. disappointment B. connection C. satisfaction D. stay
20.A. dark B. small C. round D. dirty
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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyone, from homeless people to billionaires, is likely to be influenced by stress; there’s simply no way to avoid it.1.Here are five powerful tips for ways to kill stress in almost any situation.
Eat Healthier
Though a lot of stress is psychological, there are also plenty of physical factors that lead to this natural human response to noticed danger. In order to relieve stress, make sure you’re treating your body right. A big part of this is eating healthier.2.Anyway, adopting an alkaline(碱性的) diet instead of an acidic(酸性的) one is recommended.
Wake Up Earlier
3.However, waking up 15 or 20 minutes earlier each morning may have more benefits than sleeping in. By giving yourself some extra time, you won’t feel quite rushed in the morning, which leads to better preparation and more confidence.
4.
Since you are never going to remove 100 percent of the stress in your life, one of the best things you can do is let it be one of your motivations. This is what stress is designed to do, after all. The psychological and physical reactions brought on by stress are supposed to heighten our senses and empower us to fight off a threat.
Watch a Funny Video
Here is a simple and practical tip: watch a funny video on YouTube. Research shows that seeing something amusing activates the part of the brain that produces calm physiological(生理的) responses. This can lead to less anxiety and more happiness.
Take Walk Outside
Whenever possible, make sure you take your walk outdoors.5.It can improve energy levels and memory by as much as 20 percent.
A. A number of studies show that spending time in the open is a great way to relieve stress.
B. Diet and relaxation are two important keys to good health.
C. There are no magic “anti-stress” foods.
D. However, there are ways to reduce the amount of stress you suffer from.
E. Keep Positive Relationships
F. Let Stress Motivate You
G. It is certainly true that the more sleep you get, the less stressed you’ll be.
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Keeping a diary in English is one of
the effective ways to improve our English writing ability.
1. (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 2. (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 3. we persist in the practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express 4. (we) in English. When keeping a diary in English, we run up against many 5. (difficult). In the first place, 6. often happens that we have trouble 7. (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is 8. (extreme) hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is 9. we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is 10. great use to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing skills.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河北省高二上学期四调考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
JOHANNESBURG—They say cats have nine lives. Now a Chinese toad(蟾蜍) has joined that club of clever survivors.
South Africans are shocked at the endurance of a toad that got trapped in a cargo shipment from China to Cape Town, after jumping into a porcelain(瓷器) candlestick（烛台） that was made there. South African officials reportedly planned to put down the creature, fearing it would cause harm as an invasive species if it were let go in the wild.
But the toad got a last-minute pardon. Mango Airlines, a South African airline, transported the toad on Friday to Johannesburg for delivery to an animal shelter, after officials decided to find a way to let the toad live. The two-hour fight was a breeze compared to the trip from China, a long way of many weeks and thousands of kilometers across the Indian Ocean.
Airline spokesman Hein Kaiser said the toad got “first-class treatment”, sitting in a transparent plastic container with escort Brett Glasby, an animal welfare inspector. There was even a ceremony, in which the toad’s boarding pass was handed to Glasby.
“He was the star of the show on the flight,” Kaiser said of the amphibious(两栖的) passenger. “I think every passenger stopped to have a look.”
On landing in Johannesburg, the toad was brought out of its container for a celebrity-style photo shoot. Observers said the brown toad seemed like a cool customer. It belongs to the Asian Toad species, which breeds during the monsoon(季风) season. It is believed to have survived the trip from China by hardening its skin to prevent it from drying out, and also by slowing its breathing and heart rate—methods that help the species survive in times of drought.
“We’ve had snakes in imported timber and scorpions(蝎子) in fruit. We were called because the toad was right inside the candlestick, and we had to break it to get it out” Glasby, the inspector, told The Star, a South African newspaper.
1.What is the passage mainly about
A. An Asian toad gets a new home in South Africa.
B. Asian toads can’t get used to the life in South Africa.
C. Workers shipped a toad to South Africa on purpose.
D. South Africa ignores the protection of animals.
2.What would/might happen if the toad were released into the wild?
A. It would make the locals feel shocked
B. It might harm the native species
C. It would lose its life in the wild
D. It might flee into another country
3.Why was the toad able to arrive in South Africa alive?
A. Because it escaped all attacks and hunts
B. Because it used to stop its breath in winter
C. Because it formed hard skin to protect itself
D. Because it was lucky to be given a chance
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Sometimes animal are transported accidentally
B. No one has seen such a big toad in Africa
C. A candlestick is the best place for a toad
D. Droughts make toads live longer.
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省成都市2017届高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
On 8th March this year, events marking International Women’s Day (IWD) were held in many countries around the world. In most countries the events have a political tone: they tend to celebrate the advances women have made towards economic, social and political equality with men, and to press for change in those areas of life where there is still progress to be made.
In other countries, meanwhile, 8th March is traditionally more about expressing an appreciation of women: it is a day on which men give presents to their wives, girlfriends and mothers, and it therefore has some similarities with St Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.
Back in 1911, the first IWD events in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland were certainly political. They were protests by women against forms of gender discrimination that would now be unthinkable in most parts of the world: almost nowhere were women allowed to vote, and Finland was the only country with any female members of a national parliament. The general expectation worldwide, across different continents and cultures, was that women would spend their lives largely in the home, devoting themselves to looking after their husbands and children. The rate of women who had paid employment was far lower than today, and when women did go out to work they typically earned very little, meaning they were economically dependent on men.
A century later, gender inequality in employment—particularly pay inequality—is still one of the hottest issues IWD tries to draw attention to: it remains common, of course, for women to earn less than men for doing exactly the same job.
Limited educational opportunities (there are many countries in which girls generally stay fewer years in school than boys) and domestic violence towards women have also been highlighted by events surrounding IWD in recent years.
And yet, as the IWD website notes, ______________________. As just one example, to return to the issue of women elected to office, the change over the last hundred years has been significant. Since 1911, when the small group of women in the Finnish parliament (nineteen of them, to be exact) were the only females in public office worldwide, the governments of more than fifty different countries have been led by women. In 2011, at least one country in every continent has a female leader, including high-profile examples such as Brazil (Dilma Rousseff), Germany (Angela Merkel) and Australia (Julia Gillard).
1.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. 100 years ago, women were not allowed to work outside.
B. IWD is equal to St Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day in some countries.
C. Finland was the first country with female employment.
D. Pay inequality is a hot issue for IWD.
2.Which word below is closest in meaning to the phrase “press for” in Paragraph 1?
A. prevent B. urge C. express D. want
3.Which of the following is the missing sentence in the first line of the last paragraph?
A. distinctive differences do exist between men and women
B. the achievements are beyond people’s expectations
C. there’s still a long way to go to achieve the set goals
D. alongside the ‘negatives’ there are plenty of ‘positives’
4.We can conclude from the passage that ________.
A. the progress in gaining equality in the last century seems to be too slow
B. the concept of equal pay for equal work is completely accepted in practice
C. much has been achieved in gender equality, but still there is space for improvement
D. one or two female leaders can’t stand for women’s social status on the whole
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