It is no surprise that more and more people like bicycling, because it is fun, healthy and good. Maybe that's why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today, Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost.
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don't even have to ride all the way.
Folding bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases and control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride three times a week burns off five kilos of fat a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood.
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving.
56. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very _______.
A. surprising B. exciting C. expensive D. popular
57. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighborhood, you may ______.
A. pollute the environment around B. find something you didn't notice
C. go everywhere and use a little oil D. get off your bike and begin to work
58. If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and _______.
A. get out of the car B. take it onto a train
C. put it in your purse D. go on airline websites
59. One of the benefits of bicycling is that ______.
A. you can fold the bicycle B. you will be friendly to others
C. you will be more relaxed D. you may get fatter and fatter
60. Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. Bicycling is an enjoyable exercise for people.
B. Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes.
C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood.
D. Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines.
科目：高中英语 来源：2012届山东省菏泽市高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
The Friday after the American holiday of Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. It’s said that it’s the day that store ledgers(分类账)move into the black and companies become profitable. On that day, retailers slash(砍) prices to get consumers to buy. It is also a time when many Americans start their Christmas shopping. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee tells us how the economy may affect consumers on that bargain day.
This day should be a shopper’s dream. “It’s just the deals, the sales and everything you can get for a lesser price,” said Sandy Thomas, a shopper. But it’s a nightmare for others. “I think it’s crazy. I’ve done all of my shopping throughout the week so I don’t have to go out on Friday,” she said. It’s called Black Friday, the start of the traditional Christmas shopping season in the United States. Every year it’s the day after the Thanksgiving holiday. Stores open before sunrise and there are deep discounts everywhere you look.
Last year a crowd of bargain-hunters killed a Wal-mart worker in a New York suburb. This year, many stores are increasing security while they slash prices. “This is a huge time for the retail stores,” said Fred Joutz from George Washington University. “This is when they begin making their profits for the year.”
Economics professor Fred Joutz says how Americans spend the weekend after Thanksgiving is a good indication of how consumers feel about the future.
With the unemployment rate above 10 percent, Joutz says Americans are saving more and spending less. Some retailers are attracting consumers by opening on Thanksgiving Day, when shops are traditionally closed. Other stores open their doors anywhere from midnight to four in the morning.
And shoppers will be lining up in front of the doors in order to be one of the first ones to walk through and get a big discount. Electronics like flat screen TVs are usually the first items to go. Sandy Thomas says it’s an annual family tradition and well worth it. “I just save maybe half of what I would have spent on a regular, you know, shopping trip,” she said.
Economists say U.S. consumers will spend money this Black Friday, but they will spend it more carefully.
【小题1】By saying “This day should be a shopper’s dream”, the writer means ________ .
| A．shoppers have longed for this day for a long time |
| B．the shops will be very crowded on that day |
| C．the shops will keep open until the daybreak of next day |
| D．shoppers can buy many items at low prices on that day |
| A．Because there are too many people saving more and spending less. |
| B．Because it’s a time when they begin making their profits for the year. |
| C．Because last year a crowd of bargain-hunters caused an accident. |
| D．Because many stores open their doors from midnight to four a.m. |
| A．Christmas shopping is traditional time and this year it is no exception. |
| B．Electronics like flat screen TVs are usually least discounted. |
| C．The economy only affects consumers on that bargain day. |
| D．Thanksgiving is a good indication of how consumers feel about the future. |
| A．a science fiction |
| B．a travel brochure |
| C．an economic research report |
| D．a book on psychology |
| A．Because they organize activities in honor of some great person. |
| B．Because there are too many people going out shopping for Christmas. |
| C．Too many people are celebrating Thanks giving. |
| D．The sky is black that day. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011陕西师大附中西工大附中高三第六次适应性训练英语试卷 题型：填空题
根据短文内容，从下框的A---F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。 选项中有一项为多余选项。
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年陕西省西安市高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’11 most certainly be right．”It made a deep? ? ? on me．and since then, for the past 33 years，I have? ? ? in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， ? ? I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a? ? ? ，I know I need to change something．
??? Remembering that I’ll be? ? soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big ? ? in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， ? only what is truly important
??? About a year ago I was? ? ? with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs? ? ? order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I? ? with that diagnosis all day． ? ? ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is? ? ? with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
??? ? ? wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all ? ? ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of ? ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to? ? ? for the new．Right now the new is you, but someday not too? ? ? from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true．
??? Your time is? ? ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be? ? ? by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner ? ? ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart
1.A. impression???? B. curse?????????? C. decision??????? D. joke
2.A. seen?????????? B. looked????????? C. found?????????? D. 1ost
3.A. would????????? B. should????????? C. might?????????? D. could
4.A. hurry????????? B. 1ine??????????? C. moment????????? D. row
5.A. successful? ??? B. rich??????????? C. dead??????????? D. frustrated
6.A. apologies????? B. fortune???????? C. impressions???? D. choices
7.A. proving??????? B. leaving???????? C. confirming????? D. telling
8.A. diagnosed????? B. cured?????????? C. treated???????? D. round
9.A. on???????????? B. for???????????? C. in????????????? D. at
10.A. met??????????? B. got???????????? C. did???????????? D. 1ived
11.A. However??????? B. But???????????? C. Therefore?????? D. So
12.A. incurable? ??? B. curable???????? C. fatal?????????? D. changeable
13.A. Anyone???????? B. Someone???????? C. No one????????? D. Everyone
14.A. want?????????? B. avoid?????????? C. share?????????? D. escape
15.A. destination??? B. 1ife??????????? C. science??? ???? D. disease
16.A. make up??????? B. make for??????? C. make our??????? D. make way
17.A. distant??????? B. short?????????? C. long??????????? D. away
18.A. 1imited??????? B. rare??????????? C. enough????????? D. 1ost
19.A. wasted???????? B. cheated???????? C. excited???????? D. trapped
20.A. voice????????? B. love??????????? C. direction?????? D. confusion
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年山东高密教科院高三5月月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The Friday after the American holiday of Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. It’s said that it’s the day that store ledgers(分类账)move into the black and companies become profitable. On that day, retailers slash(砍) prices to get consumers to buy. It is also a time when many Americans start their Christmas shopping. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee tells us how the economy may affect consumers on that bargain day.
This day should be a shopper’s dream. “It’s just the deals, the sales and everything you can get for a lesser price,” said Sandy Thomas, a shopper. But it’s a nightmare for others. “I think it’s crazy. I’ve done all of my shopping throughout the week so I don’t have to go out on Friday,” she said. It’s called Black Friday, the start of the traditional Christmas shopping season in the United States. Every year it’s the day after the Thanksgiving holiday. Stores open before sunrise and there are deep discounts everywhere you look.
Last year a crowd of bargain-hunters killed a Wal-mart worker in a New York suburb. This year, many stores are increasing security while they slash prices. “This is a huge time for the retail stores,” said Fred Joutz from George Washington University. “This is when they begin making their profits for the year.”
Economics professor Fred Joutz says how Americans spend the weekend after Thanksgiving is a good indication of how consumers feel about the future.
With the unemployment rate above 10 percent, Joutz says Americans are saving more and spending less. Some retailers are attracting consumers by opening on Thanksgiving Day, when shops are traditionally closed. Other stores open their doors anywhere from midnight to four in the morning.
And shoppers will be lining up in front of the doors in order to be one of the first ones to walk through and get a big discount. Electronics like flat screen TVs are usually the first items to go. Sandy Thomas says it’s an annual family tradition and well worth it. “I just save maybe half of what I would have spent on a regular, you know, shopping trip,” she said.
Economists say U.S. consumers will spend money this Black Friday, but they will spend it more carefully.
1.By saying “This day should be a shopper’s dream”, the writer means ________ .
A．shoppers have longed for this day for a long time
B．the shops will be very crowded on that day
C．the shops will keep open until the daybreak of next day
D．shoppers can buy many items at low prices on that day
2.Why are many stores increasing security according to the passage?
A．Because there are too many people saving more and spending less.
B．Because it’s a time when they begin making their profits for the year.
C．Because last year a crowd of bargain-hunters caused an accident.
D．Because many stores open their doors from midnight to four a.m.
3.From the passage we know that_________.
A. Christmas shopping is traditional time and this year it is no exception.
B. Electronics like flat screen TVs are usually least discounted.
C. The economy only affects consumers on that bargain day.
D. Thanksgiving is a good indication of how consumers feel about the future.
4.We can find this passage in_________.
A. a science fiction B. a travel brochure
C. an economic research report D. a book on psychology
5.Why American people call it a black day?
A. Because they organize activities in honor of some great person.
B. Because there are too many people going out shopping for Christmas.
C. Too many people are celebrating Thanks giving.
D. The sky is black that day.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年重庆市高三第三次（5月）月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
There is a famous story about British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the door.
This was an age before telephones. Someone was delivering a message. When Coleridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration. His poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his door. His unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment.
This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which bring us to the cellphone.
The most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone’s interruption of our thoughts.
We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is by and large(大体上)a healthy, protective development. “I didn’t hear it ring” or “I didn’t realize my phone had shut off” are among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we’re beyond reach.
The notion of being unreachable is not a new concept—we have “Do Not Disturb” sign on the doors of hotel rooms. So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cellphones? Why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?
Now time alone, or a conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished. Even cellphone devotees（信徒）, myself usually included, can’t help at times wanting to throw their phone away, or curse the day they were invented.
But we don’t and won’t, and there really is no need. All that’s required to take back our private time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it. In other words, we have to develop a healthy contempt for the rings of our own phones.
A cellphone call deserves no greater priority than a random word from the person next to us，though the call on my cellphone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg—who has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie. But most likely it is not, and I’m better off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the slice of pizza I’ll eat for lunch.
1.What is the point of the anecdote(轶事)about the poet Coleridge in the first three paragraphs?
A．To direct readers’ attention to the main topic.
B．To show how important inspiration is to a poet.
C．To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cellphone.
D．To encourage readers to read the works of this poet.
2.What does the writer think about people telling “white lies” about their cellphones?
A．It is a way of signaling that you don’t like the caller.
B．It is natural to tell lies about small things
C．It is basically a good way to protect one’s privacy.
D．We should feel guilty when we can’t tell the truth.
3.According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cellphones?
A．People get so obsessed (着迷) with the cellphone rings that they fail to notice anything else.
B．People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cellphones.
C．Cellphones interrupt people’s private time.
D．With cellphones it is no longer possible to be unreachable.
4.What does the last paragraph suggest?
A．A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention.
B．Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author’s novel.
C．You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cellphone.
D．Never let cellphones disturb your life too much.
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