Bark
Cover Price: $19.80 Price: $15.00($2.50 / issue (期) )
You save: $4.80 (24%) Review: By Pat Kane
I absolutely love Bark magazine! I love the “smiling” pages and the tips on every issue. I am a dog lover and have saved all of my dogs from either death row or from people who were going to put them down. Everyone should have a chance to live and Bark stresses that with its articles. This magazine is a MUST HAVE for any dog lover!!
Dog Fancy
Cover Price: $54.00 Price: $14.99 ($1.25 / issue)
You save: $39.01 (72%) Review: By Berner Mom
Don't waste your money on this magazine. 60-70 percent of it are advertisements, and the articles offer little useful information. It might be suitable for children, but not adults who are serious about educating themselves about dogs.
Dog World
Cover Price: $48.88 Price: $14.99 ($1.25 / issue)
You save: $33.89 (69%) Review: By one critic
Dog World has many very interesting and thought-provoking (令人思考的) articles for people involved in dog showing, breeding(饲养), performance events, etc. However,over half of the magazine is devoted to breeder ads, which is boring. Still, as a whole, I recommend(推荐) it for the articles. Good articles, but tons of ads.
Modern Dog
Cover Price: $45.00 Price: $15.00 ($3.75 / issue)
You save: $30.00 (24%) Review: By Dinah
My new favorite magazine! Beautiful photos, smart and amusing articles, fashion, art, interviews with famous people… all with a dog focus!Cover models range from Paris Hilton and Tinkerbell to Virginia Madsen and her dogs. Thanks to Modern Dog I now know how to give a dog-friendly cocktail party and how to actually get my dog to come when she’s called. Surely worth checking out.
1.Which of the following magazines saves the most money?
A. Bark B. Dog Fancy
C. Dog World D. Modern Dog
2.Dog world is recommended for its _________.
A. wonderful articles B. fashionable cover
C. low price D. good paper quality
3.According to the text, Modern Dog ________.
A. has lovely dog pictures on the cover
B. is interesting but not helpful
C. has some photos but no articles
D. has interviews with famous people
4.The purpose of the text is to introduce _________.
A. some cheap magazines
B. different magazines for different readers
C. some magazines about dogs
D. information on raising dogs
科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年四川广元中学高二上学期第二次段考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:七选五
根据短文内容,从对话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。
We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. 1.
So, you have to give a speech and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank Goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”
Cheer up! 2. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly. 3. Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. 4. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience. If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches ! You’re not convinced yet? 5.
A. It doesn’t have to be that bad.
B. Take several deep breaths before your speech.
C. This article gives some advice on how to give good speech.
D. Say what you have to say and then stop.
E. Don’t say what you aren’t familiar with.
F. Never forget your audience.
G. Give it a try and see what happens.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年浙江东阳中学高三下期期中英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
--- I can’t carry the luggage.It’s so heavy.
--- Why not have someone strong enough_______ you a hand then?
A. give B. to give
C. giving D. to have given
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届江苏启东中学高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
—Could you tell me something about Holland in Europe?
—It is a small country ______ size and population.
A. in face of B. in terms of
C. in need of D. in case of
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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二上期中英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Culture and Cuisine
The United States is known for jazz and blue jeans.But travel to Paris and ask your average French citizen about American cuisine (烹饪) and he’s likely to answer,“ McDonalds.” Ask the same thing of any American citizen on any American street and I’m afraid you’d get the same answer,or something close to it.
Hamburgers and hotdogs and fries are all fine,but with American malls and other outlets standardizing everything from clothing to food,the sad truth is that American cuisine is becoming more homogeneous―all the same―no matter where you live.True,many Americans are eating more varied foods these days,but these are largely the cuisines of immigrant groups,and they are quite likely to be affected by homogenization of American cuisine.
So what exactly is American cuisine? Well,to some extent it is a reflection of our melting pot culture,meaning that Europeans made huge contributions in the form of wheat,dairy products,pork,beef and poultry.But American cuisine also includes products that once were known only to the New World,including potatoes,corn,pumpkin,sweet potatoes,and peanuts.
The one region of the country where you still find all these things in daily use is the Deep South.The South lost the Civil War,but children of the southerners are winning the battle to preserve and advance their cooking traditions—and in this case one of the few cuisines can truly be called American,which is why we’re pleased to have Low Country cuisine in this issue of food creation.That’s right,grits and gravy are back in a big way in cities like Charleston and Savannah.Truth is,they never really left,but up until a decade ago Low Country cuisine was more common at home than in restaurants.
In fact,a large number of tourists now go to the lower Atlantic region in order to experience this extraordinary cuisine for themselves.Time will tell whether Low Country cuisine becomes popular in other regions of the country in the way that,say,Italian cuisine has,but it’s amazing and heartening to see one of our true cultural treasures enjoying renewed popularity in these increasingly homogeneous times.
1.According to the passage,American cuisine impresses people as being _______.
A.dull and changeless
B.rich and various
C.popular and delicious
D.disagreeable and unpleasant
2.It can be seen that the writer feels regretful that _______.
A.cuisines of other countries play a more important role in America
B.American cuisine has become increasingly lacking in variety
C.American cuisine tends to vary because of immigration
D.American cuisine is being changed by foreign cuisines
3.From the passage,we know that grits and gravy _______.
A.were cooked with new materials after the Civil War
B.are gaining popularity in the south of America
C.were more popular over ten years ago
D.are seldom served in restaurants
4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the renewal of Low Country cuisine in America?
A.Concerned and cautious.
B.Hopeless and doubtful.
C.Positive and supportive.
D.Critical and disapproving.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届湖北省高三上学期12月月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Five years after they disappeared, lost jewels belonging to the wife of a US ambassador to the Netherlands were found.
Dawn Arnall had already received an insurance payout for her loss. However, the misplaced gems had been found and held for safe keeping by a hotel she stayed in. staff were unaware that the jewels were worth $ 9m.
The world is full of forgetful people. A man in the English town of Reading even left a sausage casserole in a bus. The dish ended up in the Lost Property Office until it was recovered by his mother, eager for her dinner.
A walker in the Lake District had his food in his mouth but … what about his teeth? After climbing a hill in 2007, David Packer stopped for a chocolate bar. He took his false teeth out, wrapped them up in a tissue and just forgot about them. It took more than a year for the walker to be reunited with them.
Over the past 78 years passengers on London’s transport network have left behind items including human skulls and gas masks from World War II. Since 1934, staff have handled an average of 200 000 items a year. Recently they have used computers to try to track down their owners.
But if you find something and can’t locate the rightful owner, is it finders keepers? It depends on what’s found and how, says John Spencer, professor of law at the University of Cambridge.
“If you pick up a coin, you can keep it unless you saw someone drop it, as you wouldn’t be able to find the owner by taking reasonable steps.”
If it’s a larger sum, you should report it to the police but if the item has been abandoned, the property is yours. One man’s loss is another man’s gain!
1.Dawn Arnall is mentioned in the first two paragraphs to .
A. attract readers’ attention to the jewellery
B. introduce the topic
C. make a summary
D. get people think
2.Judging from the examples given in the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs, people can be .
A. generous B. experienced
C. forgettable D. honest
3.What does the underlined part in the sixth paragraph mean?
A. It depends on the law whether to keep something you find.
B. One man’s loss is another man’s loss too.
C. It’s immoral to keep something that doesn’t belong to you.
D. Whoever finds something can keep it.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年陕西西安临潼区华清中学高三一模考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
1.upset
A.usage B.pollute
C.August D.dusty
2.polish
A.remove B.worry
C.consider D.honest
3.cheer
A.machine B.school
C.chain D.chemist
4.crowd
A.owner B.flow
C.window D.flower
5.updated
A.liked B.dreamed
C.carried D.needed
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年贵州遵义航天高级中学高三上第四次模拟英语试卷(解析版) 题型:语法填空
Today,many people think1.(compete) is the key to success.They pursue their own2.(person) goals with no regard for the people around them.I believe such thinking is3.of date.Contemporary society demands that we4. (cooperate) with others.Real success will come when we grow together,5.than hold each other down.In order to6.(success),we must cooperate to solve problems.
Today,information and knowledge are growing so rapidly7.no individual can master everything.We need each other to fill in the gaps in our knowledge and understanding.By8. (be) flexible,supportive and willing to compromise,we will have more success in our lives and careers._9.cooperation,we will develop stronger relationships,10.are the source of happiness and satisfaction in life,and achieve more.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届四川雅安市高三11月月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Humans have been keeping animals as pets for tens of thousands of years, but Dr Jean-Loup Rault, an animal scientist at the University of Melbourne in Australia, believes new companions are coming: robot pets.
“Technology is moving very fast,” Rault told ABC News, “The Tamagotchi in the early 1990s was really the first robotic pet, and now Sony and other big companies have improved them a lot.”
This may not sit well with pet lovers. After all, who would choose a plastic toy over a lovely puppy? But Rault argues that the robotic kind has a lot going for it: “You don’t have to feed it, you don’t have to walk it, it won’t make a mess in your house, and you can go on a holiday without feeling guilty.” The technology also benefits those who are allergic to pets, short on space, or fearful of real animals.
It’s not clear whether robot pets can replace real ones. But studies do suggest that we can bond with these smart machines. People give their cars names and kids give their toy animals life stories. It’s the same with robots. When Sony stopped its repair service for its robot dog Aibo in March 2014, owners in Japan held funerals.
As an animal welfare researcher, Rault is concerned about how robotic pets could affect our attitudes towards live animals. “If we become used to a robotic companion that doesn’t need food, water or exercises, perhaps it will change how humans care about other living beings,” he said.
So are dogs and cats a thing of the past, as Rault predicts? For those who grew up with living and breathing pets, the mechanical kind might not do. But for our next generation who are in constant touch with smart technology, a future in which lovely pets needn’t have a heartbeat might not be a far-fetched dream.
1.What does the underlined phrase “sit well with” means?
A. be refused by B. be beneficial to
C. make a difference to D. receive support from
2.What are the advantages of robot pets?
a. They are plastic and feel smooth.
b. Owners needn’t worry about them when going out.
c. They can help cure allergies(过敏).
d. They save space and costs.
A. ab B. bc C. bd D.cd
3.We can learn from the passage that___________.
A. Sony is the first company to produce robot pets Aibo.
B. People can develop strong bond(联系、关系) with their robot pets.
C. Rault thinks robot pets still have a long way to go.
D. Robot toys may help people care more about living beings.
4.The passage mainly tells us___________.
A. the advantages of robot toys
B. the popularity of robot pets
C. living pets are dying out
D. robot pets are coming
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