从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Spring is just around the corner and it’s a time to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. Here is a selection of festivals around the country that are a great excuse to get back in the spring sunshine.
Dana Point Festival of the Whales
Dana Point, California
March 7 to 8 and 14 to 15, 2010
Each year, over two sunny weekends in March the town of Dana Point, California celebrates the return of migratory California Gray whales to this part of the Pacific Ocean. Festivities include whale-watching, an arts festival and educational hands-on activities for the entire family. Prices start at $ 29 per adult and $ 19 for children. For more information, visit www.dpfestivalofwhales. com
Chandler Ostrich Festival
Chandler, Arizona
March 13 to 15, 2010
Chandler is the center of Ostrich(鸵鸟) ranching in the U.S. You can see jockeys ride these feathered beasts around the ostrich track at Tubleweed Park. General admission is $ 9 for adults, $ 8 for seniors, $ 7 for children aged five to 12 and kids four and under are free. For more information visit www.ostrich festival.com
Festival of Houses and Gardens
Charlestib, South Carolina
March 19 to April 18, 2010
The Historic Charleston Foundation gives curious travelers the opportunity to explore gardens of some of the finest private residences in America. Each three-hour tour(afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m. and evenings from 6 to 9 p.m.)lets you to visit eight to ten properties dating from the American colonial period. Prices range from $25 to $45. For more information, visit www.historic-charleston.org.
Tulip Time Festival
Holland, Michigan
May 1 to 9, 2010
You don’t need to travel to the Netherlands this spring to see and smell some of the world’s finest tulips (郁金香). The town of Holland is home to millions of colorful bulbs. The 81st annual Tulip Time Festival, one of the largest flower festivals in the country will begin with fireworks on May 1. Admission fee ranges from $ 6 for the children’s area to $ 38 for theatre tickets. Tickets and more information are available at www.tuliptime.com.
1.Which of the following is truer of Tulip Time Festival?
A. It is held in a town in the Netherlands.
B. It will start with fireworks on the first day.
C. It is the largest flower festival in the country.
D. It has been held every year for the past 81 years.
2.A group of travelers who want to have fun in mid-April will go to ________.
A. Dana Point Festival of the whales
B. Chandler Ostrich Festival
C. Festival of Huouses and Gardens
D. Tulip Time Festival
3.A couple with their 4-yer-old son will go whale-watching, they have to pay ________.
A. $58.B. $38.C. $48.D.$77.
科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年吉林长春外国语校高一下期末英语卷(解析版) 题型:信息匹配
单词与释义搭配
1.export A. bags that people take with them when they travel
2.baggage B. to try extremely hard to achieve something
3.expand C. to become larger in size, number or amount
4.outspoken D. a short informal test
5.welfare E. happiness and health of people
6.bond F. on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train
7.project G. task that requires a lot of time and effort
8.aboard H. close connection that people have with each other
9.quiz I. giving opinions openly and honestly
10. J. to send things to foreign countries for sale
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年陕西西北大学附中高二下期中考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. We go fishing, sit in the garden, have a picnic, live in the suburbs or go to the seaside. The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk. When joggers jog, they don't run the streets. Every one of them tend to go to the park or the river.
But despite this, our children are growing up nature?deprived(剥夺). I spent my boyhood climbing trees. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.
The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(多动症). Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.
ADHD is one of the great problems of modern childhood. One study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.
The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature. The increasing concern for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.
We need the wild world. It is essential to our well?being, our health and our happiness.
1.According to the author, people enjoy ________ to seek nature.
A.jogging on the street
B.sitting in the garden
C.shopping in the supermarket
D.running in the gym
2.From the second paragraph, we can see that ________.
A.adults deprive the children of their rights to approach nature
B.climbing trees will certainly do good to the children
C.children probably spend less time in nature nowadays
D.children tend to be happier as a result of their material satisfaction
3.In what way do people benefit from their contact with nature?
A.Children with ADHD can be cured.
B.A garden nearby improves the quality of old people's life.
C.Problems with crime and violent behaviour will easily be solved.
D.Children's performance at school is greatly improved.
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Access to nature improves our life.
B.Nature treats children for ADHD.
C.Getting close to nature reduces crime.
D.Man can't live without natural areas.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年吉林实验中学高二下期末考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
It was a Friday. As usual, the office became busier and busier. Orders to buy and sell came and went like birds. It was in the stock market, the world of money that Mr.Robert,the stockbroker, worked faster and faster. There was no room in it for the world of human feelings or the world of nature.
Near lunchtime, everything quieted down.Mr.Robert stood by his desk with his hands full of letters. Suddenly through the open window came a smell of flowers,like the thin breath of spring.Mr.Robert stood still. This was Miss Angelia’s smell, her own and only hers.The world of the stock market disappeared. And Miss Angelia was in the next room--only twenty steps away.
“I’ll do it now,” said Mr.Robert softly. “I’ll ask her now.Why didn’t I do it long ago?”
He ran into her office. She looked up at him with a smile. Her face turned a soft pink.
“Miss Angelia,”he said, hurriedly, “I only have a moment to talk.I want to say something important to you,Will you be my wife?I haven’t had time to show you, but I really do love you.”
“Why ...what are you talking about?” cried the young lady.She stood up and looked at him strangely. “Don’t you understand?” Mr. Robert asked quickly. “I want you to marry me now.”
Miss Angelia acted very strangely. At first she seemed surprised. Then she began to cry. But then she smiled through her tears like the sun through rain. She put her arms around his neck. “But don’t you remember, darling?” she said .”We were married yesterday evening at 8:00, in the little church around the corner.”
1. What can we know from the first paragraph?
A. Mr. Robert didn’t love Miss Angelia.
B. Mr. Robert was too happy to enjoy nature.
C. Mr.Robert was busy in working diligently
D. Mr. Robert didn’t make much money at all
2. In the second paragraph, the smell made Robert ______.
A. think of a lot of letters
B. work harder and faster
C. enjoy the breath of spring
D. think of nothing but Miss Angeli
3.What can be inferred from the end of the story?
A. Miss Angelia felt happy in her heart.
B. Mr.Robert always acted strangely
C. Miss Angelia was angry at his words
D. Mr.Robert pretended to marry her actually
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年黑龙江哈尔滨第六中学高一下期末英语试卷(解析版) 题型:语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
There was no one quite like my father. When any other man had an extra dollar, he bought a drink; when Father had an extra dollar, he bought a book. Other people had pictures on their walls, or at least a calendar; we had books, 3000 of them, 1. (line) every surface of our little four-room house 2. every subject. Father was the 3. (more) persistent (固执的) scholar I ever knew. Every summer he took a month or so off to attend classes. Eventually, he earned seven degrees, attended 11 different colleges and universities. My sister and I were the immediate beneficiaries of Father’s insatiable (不能满足的) 4. (hungry) to learn.
Before I was three, my father was reading aloud to me. Thereafter, I read aloud to him so he’d work on my 5. (pronounce). By the time I was in the fifth grade, I’d recite 6. classical literature to poetry and had to be prepared to do 7.. Then Father would warn by quoting a saying from Shakespeare, “8. all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious(乏味的) as to work. “Obviously, his efforts weren’t 9. (entire) in vain, for my voice has enable me to earn a fair livelihood. But that fact doesn’t begin to define the most debt 10. I owe my father.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届江西新余一中、宜春一中高三7月联考英语卷(解析版) 题型:完形填空
完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A B C D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An _________ had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great _________ to him, so I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not _________ it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me _________ I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about _________ obstacles and struggling to achieve my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he _________ or ask, “Why _________ ?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and achieving his dreams. _________ , he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had _________ him because he was different. He just talked about his _________ for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me.
When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and _________ the first gold medal I had won and put it around his _________ . I told him he was more of a _________ and knew more about success and conquering difficulties than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it _________ and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You _________ that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.” Last summer I received a _________ from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had _________ away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dear Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have _________ to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.
I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that. _________, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my _________and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Your friend,
Matthew
1.A. order B. illness C. instruction D. idea
2.A. desire B. conscience C. deal D. intention
3.A. manage B. rid C. survive D. make
4.A. because B. until C. before D. though
5.A. overcoming B. overlooking C. overtaking D. overflowing
6.A. explain B. laugh C. panic D. complain
7.A. you B. us C. me D. it
8.A. Strangely B. Obviously C. Abruptly D. Occasionally
9.A. made use of B. made notes of C. made fun of D. made out of
10.A. hopes B. fears C. standards D. illusions
11.A. carried B. pulled C. sucked D. wiped
12.A. hand B. arm C. head D. neck
13.A. life-winner B. fortune-teller C. trouble-maker D. fate-challenger
14.A. in B. off C. out D. over
15.A. regained B. matched C. lost D. deserved
16.A. card B. gift C. prize D. letter
17.A. given B. passed C. faded D. run
18.A. ripe B. flexible C. long D. good
19.A. However B. But C. Thus D. Therefore
20.A. certificate B. opportunity C. picture D. medal
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届陕西西安市高三上第六次诊断考英语卷(解析版) 题型:短文改错
短文改错
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
After travelling many times with my family members, I went alone to Italy for a long weekend. I traveled by a train and checked into my hotel before exploring the beautiful town. I went out for dinner alone, that meant I could watch people and took in the atmosphere. The next day I went to Lake Garda and took some lovely picture. I then read a book and sat under the sun for a few hours! I had a really amazed time. I think the best thing about traveling alone is you can be selfish and do exactly what you want to. You are in control of your day and fun, but my advice is to take the opportunity to travelling alone. As long as you stay safely, you will have a wonderful time!
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届陕西西安市高三上第六次诊断考英语卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
—Be careful not to drop the Ming Dynasty vase.
—Yes, we can’t be ________.
A. too careful B. very careful
C. too careless D. careless enough
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年重庆南开中学高一下学期期末测试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
I am calling to inquire about the position _____ in yesterday’s China Daily.
A.advertising B.to be advertised
C.advertised D.having advertised
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