As my car was under repair, I decided to buy a motorbike ______.
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A．to go to work on B．to go to work
C．going to work by D．for going to work
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
This is the age of the quick action. We have instant satisfaction, fast food, speed reading, mobile phones; even the stress management books have titles like “Stress Management in 60 Seconds”.
Canadian Classics Professor Margaret Visser points out that the perception that we have “no time” is one of the most strict concepts of Western culture. Visser says that “no time” is used as an excuse and also as a spur(刺激); it both stimulates us and forces us, just as a concept such as ‘honour’ did for the ancient Greeks. According to Visser, the feeling that Westerners have “no time” is abstract, quantitative, amoral(非道德性的), unarguable, bringing pressure on each person as an individual. At the same time, the “no time” excuse escapes censure by claiming to be a condition created entirely out of our good fortune.
Life offers “so many pleasures, so many choices”.
The fact that women now work outside the home has contributed to the “no time” trend. But more important, Visser says, is the fact that feeling rushed has become an important component(成分) of our economy. Marketing of “time-saving” products causes people to buy more and work longer. So we eat out or buy prepared food to save time. The fax-it-to-my-car technology only contributes to the constant hurry. In our rushed and exhausted state, even the obligation(义务) to sit down to casual meal with family seems like a pressure. In comparison with the decision to act on a sudden whimz (一时的兴致) to consume a microwave mug of soup， the act of eating together and not getting up from the table until everyone else has finished seems an incredibly time-consuming event. Being in one’s own personal hurry in the West is somehow “free and preferable”
The word “censure” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ”
A．examination B．force C．blame D．pressure
Which of the following doesn’t contribute to feeling rushed?
A．Marketing of time-saving products.
B．The fax-it-to-me-car technology.
C．Eating together and not getting up until everybody has finished
D．Longer working hours.
We can learn from the passage that “no time” trend ___________.
A．brings pressure on the individual
B．is very desirable to the individual
C．is not harmful if you have no control of events
D．has caused heart diseases and psychological problems
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年江西省高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 题型：完型填空
It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the 36 was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were 37 among themselves as they walked in the church. As I got 38 , I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down 39 he was asleep. His hat was 40 down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too 41 for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes 42 out. I guessed this man was 43 and asleep, so I walked on 44 through the doors of the church. We all talked for a few minutes, and someone 45 the man lying outside. People whispered but no one took 46 to ask him to come in, 47 me. A few moments later church began. We were all waiting for the Preacher(牧师) to take his 48 and to give us the Word, 49 the doors to the church opened. In 50 the man walking down the church with his head down. People gasped and whispered and made 51 . He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit(讲坛) where he took off his hat and coat. My heart 52 .
There stood our preacher……he was the “homeless man”. The preacher took his Bible and 53 it on his stand.
“ 54 , I don’t think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. If you 55 people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”
1. A. school B. lecture C. park D. church
2. A. arguing B. whispering C. stating D. speaking
3. A. closer B. clearer C. lower D. farther
4. A. even though B. so that C. as if D. even if
5. A. dragged B. pulled C. dropped D. pushed
6. A. big B. bad C. ugly D. small
7.A. reached B. went C. stuck D. ran
8.A. homeless B. hopeless C. helpless D. careless
9. A. out B. by C. across D. from
10. A. invited B. mentioned C. took D. called
11. A. pleasure B. measure C. courage D. trouble
12. A. except B. besides C. without D. including
13. A. turn B. place C. time D. seat
14. A. when B. before C. as D. after
15. A. rushed B. hurried C. came D. entered
16. A. decision B. choices C. faces D. jokes
17. A. sank B. fell C. broke D. failed
18. A. threw B. set C. laid D. folded
19.A. Brothers B. Folks C. Supporters D. Members
20.A. judge B. hate C. treat D. test
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年福建上杭一中高一下学期期中英语试题 题型：阅读理解
I was driving home one evening about 5, stuck in traffic, and the car started to die— I hardly managed to get into a gas station, glad only that I would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck(拖车). Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the “ Quickie Mart” building, then suddenly she slipped(滑倒) on some ice and fell down, so I got out to see if she was okay.
When I got there, it looked like she had been overcome by weep than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked exhausted with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up and gave it to her. It was a coin.
At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban packed full of stuff and three kids in the back, and the gas pump(汽油泵) reading $4.95.
I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying “I don’t want my kids to see me crying,” so we stood at the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California for Christmas and that things were very hard for her right now.
I took out my credit card and swiped(刷磁卡) it through the card reader on the pump so that she could fill up her car completely, and I bought 2 big bags of food for her kids in the car who attacked it like wolves. While it was fueling, she asked, “So, are you an angel or something?” I said, “At this time of year, angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses common people.”
It was unbelievable to be part of someone else’s miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. Sometimes, angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter(摆动) of their wings.
1.. Caught in traffic, the author still felt happy because .
A. she could fill up her car to get home in time[来源:Z,xx,k.Com]
B. the woman who needed help was waiting there
C. she could find a warm place to wait
D. she could do something for others in the gas station
2.. The young woman cried because .
A. her situation was very terrible B. her kids wouldn’t listen to her
C. she was too tired D. she fell down and got injured
3.. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the author was driving carelessly on the way home
B. the young woman was interested in long driving
C. the young woman didn’t want to see her kids crying
D. the kids were extremely hungry at that time
4.. According to the passage, we can say that the author .
A. was a kind person B. liked to deal with others’ business
C. had no thought for others D. was a real angel
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