A“blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet website called a “blog”. The word “blog” is a way of saying“web log”, or “personal website”. Anyone can start a , and they can write about anything they like.
There are millions of blogs on the internet today. They news, information and ideas for people who read them. They contain to other websites, and they provide a place for people to write their and react to the ideas of others.
A research company called Perseus has more than 3,000 web logs. It says that blogs are most with teenage girls. They use them to their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.
, some people develop blogs to present political and other ideas. , the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their .
At the same time, some long-standing blogs have . Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. com”. He said the site became too expensive to . He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had on it. They were that the site had been closed.
One blog that is still going is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the website in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That led to a book called The Weblog Handbook. It has been into four languages so far.
1. A. shortB. longC. regularD. central
2. A. companyB. expressionC. experimentD. blog
3. A. debateB. exploreC. provideD. seek
4. A. issues B. linksC. recoveryD. guidance
5. A. reasonsB. ideasC. faultsD. choices
6. A. servedB. reportedC. studiedD. attached
7. A. popularB. pleasedC. boredD. careful
8.A. askB. orderC. demandD. let
9. A. insteadB. yetC. still D. also
10. A. BesidesB. HoweverC. In factD. Therefore
11.A. fierceB. relaxingC. seriousD. humorous
12. A. For exampleB. In totalC. In the endD. On the contrary
13. A. productsB. employeesC. systemsD. predictions
14. A. recognizedB. endedC. survivedD. happened
15. A. advertiseB. startC. continueD. close
16. A. writtenB. appearedC. workedD. taken
17. A. happyB. upsetC. excitedD. confident
18. A. devotedB. gentleC. weakD. strong
19. A. characterB. historyC. articleD. usage
20. A. dippedB. fooledC. mixedD. translated
科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年江苏如皋中学高二下4月阶段练习英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
A poem starts with a thought, an idea, or an emotion felt from the heart.Poems can be happy or sad, deep-thinking or even humorous.The choice is up to you and your imagination as to what you will create.
Your first step is to write down the idea or thought that you have and you want to turn into a poem.Next, you should turn the thought into a free verse(自由诗体)poem.Free verse poems are much easier to write as there are no steadfast rules to write them.Some free verse doesn’t even have any rhyme or meter.
Now, rewrite your thoughts into lines.Now is the time to look at your lines and remember that the poem should have a beginning, a middle, and an end, just like a story, a book, or a movie.
Reread your poem several times and listen to the words and to the rhythm of each line.Now is the time to shorten or lengthen each line in order to create a smooth-sounding poem.Even though it is a free verse poem, you can choose to make each line rhyme with the next line if you want to.
Now go back and reread your poem again. Check for proper punctuation(标点)as well as for the proper spelling of each word. Think up a suitable title for your poem. It would be a good idea to set your poem aside for a while and then return to it later.
Then, reread it again with a fresh mind and make some necessary changes.
If you decided to continue writing poetry, it would be a good idea to investigate(研究) some books about creating poetry, and to attend some local workshops. Check out the available resources on the Internet as well as what is available at your local public library.
1.The underlined word steadfast in Paragraph 2 is similar in meaning to______.
A.advanced B.strict C.changeable D.reliable
2.In the author’s opinion, what is the right order of writing a good poem?
a.Turn an idea or thought into a poem.
b.Check for proper spelling and think up a title.
c.Rewrite your thoughts into 1ines.
d.Reread it and try to make your poem sound smooth.
e.Reread it again with a fresh mind.
f. Write down the idea or thought.
A.a-f-d-b-c-e B.a-f-c-d-e-b
C.f-a-d-c-e-b D.f-a-c-d-b-e
3.What can we infer from the end of the passage?
A.There is still a lot to learn about writing good poems.
B.Poems must depend on the Internet, workshops and libraries.
C.Writing poems is meaningful but rather difficult.
D. Not all people can succeed in writing poems.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年河北大名一中高二下期第二次月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:短文改错
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误仅限1词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Arthur,
In your last letter, you told me something about your sister’s surfing on the Internet. I’m familiar to your situation. As computers become more and more popular, some students cannot help play online games and chatting. It is not only a problem of wasting time, and a serious problem for their future! What you should do at first is to find out what make her addicted to computer games. Lack of love from parent? Poor scores? Then having a heart-to-heart talk with her. Secondly, you should help herself with her study to build up her confidence and make her interesting in it. Thirdly, find something else for her to do instead computer games. Your efforts will surely help change her life.
Yours,
Colin
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年福建福州第八中学高二下期中英语试卷(解析版) 题型:语法填空
阅读下面材料,用不多于三个单词的正确形式填空
Having been occupied with her graduation exam for a month, Bonnie Rivers passed 1.________finally. But unfortunately, though2._______(die)to get it on her own, she could not collect her certificate, because the building 3._________the graduation ceremony was being held was not wheelchair 4._______(access). So she had to 5.__________(accompany) by her friend, who then came to Bonnie’s 6._________(assist) while she waited outside. 7.________ situation would not have happened 8.________ a qualified architect had designed a building with wheelchair access. 9._____is often the case, the rights of the 10._______(disable) are not taken seriously.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年福建福州第八中学高二下期中英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
A new word duang is taking the Internet by storm in China - but no one knows quite what it means. The character “duang” is so new that it does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary. But it has already spread like wildfire online in China, appearing more than 8 million times on China's micro-blogging site Weibo, where it drew 312,000 discussions among 15,000 users. On China's biggest online search engine Baidu, it has been looked up almost 600,000 times. It's been noticed in the West too, with Foreign Policy seeing it as a “break the Internet” viral meme - like a certain Kim Kardashian image, or a certain multicoloured dress.
But what does it mean? “Everyone's duang-ing and I still don't know what it means! Looks like it's back to school for me,” said Weibo user Weileiweito. Another user asked: “Have you duanged today? My mind is full of duang duang duang.” “To duang or not to duang, that is the question,” wrote user BaiKut automan.
“Duang” seems to be an example of onomatopoeia, a word that phonetically imitates a sound. It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, who in 2004 was featured in a shampoo advertisement where he said famously defended his smooth, black hair using the rhythmical-sounding “duang”. The word resurfaced again recently after Chan posted it on his Weibo page. Thousands of users then began to flood Chan's Weibo page with comments, making the word in reference to his infamous shampoo appearance.
The word appears to have many different meanings, and there's no perfect translation, but you could use it as an adjective to give emphasis to the word that follows it. A cat might be “duang cute”, for example. Or you might be “very duang confused” by this blog. For readers of Chinese characters, the Jackie Chan theme is also apparent from the strange way in which the word is written: a combination of Chan's names written in Chinese.
1.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Millions share new Chinese character
B. There are many great storms in China
C. The Internet has made out new words
D. Many try to find ways to stop wildfire
2.What is discussed in the second paragraph?
A. The doubt of the word.
B. The structure of the word
C. The meaning of the word
D. The root of the word
3.When Jackie Chan first said duang, he really wanted to _____.
A. create an important word
B. see his Weibo Page flooded
C. praise a kind of shampoo
D. play a Hong Kong action film
4.When duang is used as an adjective, it can be used to _____.
A. emphasize the word after it
B. make other people confused
C. combine the users’ names
D. open China’s micro-blogging
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年宁夏育才中学勤行校区高一下6月考英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Agatha Christie used to go out at night. She will never forget the night when she met a robber many years ago.
That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted till 2 o'clock in the morning. Without company, Agatha walked home along the quiet street. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building, a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “I don't think you wish to die here!”“What do you want?” Agatha asked.
“Your earrings (耳环). Take them off!”Agatha suddenly had a bright idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar (衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings, and then she quickly threw them on the ground.
“Take them and let me go.” she said. The robber was uncertain. He saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He realized the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”
“Oh, sir. It's not worth much. Please let me keep it.”
“Stop talking rubbish. Quick!”
With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to her home.
The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds ten shillings (先令).
1.Agatha will never forget the night because ________.
A. she was robbed of her earrings
B. she was robbed but she fooled the robber
C. she had such a nice time at the party
D. it is dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night
2.Why did she try to protect her necklace? ________.
A. She didn’t want the robber to notice it.
B. It was cheaper than the earrings.
C. It was worth keeping.
D. She would rather have it robbed.
3.The story wants to tell us ________.
A. Agatha was brave and clever
B. the robber was foolish
C. a necklace is usually more expensive than earrings
D. never stay too late at an evening party
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年辽宁五校协作体高二下期中考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Guided Walking Week April 2016
Dates: April 30th-May 7th 2016
Location: Abdet, Costa Blanca
A week of guided walking in the mountains around Abdet. Highlights include the climbing of Valencia’s highest summit (Sierra de Aitana), traveling completely around the impressive Puig Campana, and several explorations in the Sierra de Aitana. Ancient trails lead through spectacular canyons(峡谷) to abandoned settlements situated high in the mountains. You will discover the snow trader routes which lead from the incredible snow holes high in the mountains down to the villages and towns on the coast. These years, golden eagles have made a return to this area, and you may also see other animals—wild goats, foxes, wild pigs and red squirrels.
As part of the week you are invited to help clear some local walking paths. This involves clearing collapsed walls and rocks, cutting back fallen trees. This is of course optional and is just for half a day, it’s actually great fun!
Price: $499
Includes:
Accommodation in the beautiful mountain village of Abdet
All food-good home cooking
Beer, wine, soft drinks
Snacks and post walk treats
Packed lunches & drinks(except café/bar visits)
Expert guiding
Photos/Videos of your days in the mountains
Airport pick-up/return $25 each way(fly to Alicante)
Single room supplement $75
To book or get further information, please contact info@abdet.com.
1. What will you find during the guided walking?
A. Climbing Sierra de Aitana is the most exciting
B. Ancient trails have changed into highways.
C. The environment in Abdet is getting better.
D. Traders live in incredible snow holes.
2. What may you enjoy if you pay $499?
A. Packed lunches including bar visits.
B. Good home cooking breakfast only.
C. Bus stop pick-up/return each way.
D. Pictures and professional guiding
3.What do the details presented in the ad suggest?
A. Clearing walking paths is a must
B. People can book the walking online.
C. Accommodation conditions are tough.
D. The walking ends on April 30th 2016
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年浙江绍兴一中高二下期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Some 30,000 years ago, artists who lived in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinos, cave lions, mammoths and other creatures which have been extinct for a long time. The paintings were highly realistic. Some even showed movement.
The artwork, more than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings which have ever been discovered. They were preserved because the cave was sealed---closed off--for more or less 23,000 years.
Fast forward to December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean Marie Chauvet, who led the group then, describes the process of discovering the cave paintings. “At that time I was in the front, Eliette just walked behind me, Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks with red ochre and she said, ‘They came here.’ And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art(壁画). That is where it is tarted.”
Cave art expert Jean Clotttes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and paintings of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.”
Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, before human history was written. The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage Site. They say that the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety.
The Chauvet Cave has been named after the explorer who first entered it. However, its environment and drawings are too fragile to be visited by human beings. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork.
However, French authorities asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont d’Arc Cavern. The copy, which we also called replica, cost more than 59 million dollars to build. It opened at the end of April in France.
Pascal Terrasse is the president of the cavern. He says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. He says the place is magic because it is done so well. Authorities say they think as many as 400,000 people will be allowed to visit Pont d’Arc Cavern every year.
1.According to Jean Clottes’ words in Paragraph 4, the paintings in the cave were .
A.abstract B. superior C. creative D. inspiring
2.Which of the follow statements is TRUE about the Chauvet Cave?
A.It was closed off for more than 30,000 years.
B.It is thought to be the origin of modern parietal art.
C.The environment and artwork there are very easy to damage.
D.The majority of drawings there are about the extinct animals.
3.The purpose of creating Pndt d’Arc Cavern is to .
A.show admiration for the earliest artists in Europe
B.arouse visitors’ awareness of protecting ancient art
C.offer visitors chances to view the wonderful artwork
D.collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet Cave
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年江西南昌市高二下期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Guided Walking Week April 2016
Dates: April 30th-May 7th 2016
Location: Abdet, Costa Blanca
A week of guided walking in the mountains around Abdet. Highlights include the climbing of Valencia’s highest summit (Sierra de Aitana), traveling completely around the impressive Puig Campana, and several explorations in the Sierra de Aitana. Ancient trails lead through spectacular canyons( 峡谷 ) to abandoned settlements situated high in the mountains. You will discover the snow trader routes which lead from the incredible snow holes high in the mountains down to the villages and towns on the coast. These years, golden eagles have made a return to this area, and you may also see other animals—wild goats, foxes, wild pigs and red squirrels.
As part of the week you are invited to help clear some local walking paths. This involves clearing collapsed walls and rocks, cutting back fallen trees. This is of course optional and is just for half a day, it’s actually great fun!
Price:$499
Includes:
● Accommodation in the beautiful mountain village of Abdet
● All food-good home cooking
● Beer, wine, soft drinks
● Snacks and post walk treats
● Packed lunches & drinks(except café/bar visits)
● Expert guiding
● Photos/Videos of your days in the mountains
● Airport pick-up/return $25 each way(fly to Alicante)
● Single room supplement $75
To book or get further information, please contact info@abdet.com.
1.What will you find during the guided walking?
A. Climbing Sierra de Aitana is the most exciting
B. Ancient trails have changed into highways.
C. The environment in Abdet is getting better.
D. Traders live in incredible snow holes.
2.What may you enjoy if you pay $499?
A. Packed lunches including bar visits.
B. Good home cooking breakfast only.
C. Bus stop pick-up/return each way.
D. Pictures and professional guiding
3.What do the details presented in the ad suggest?
A. Clearing walking paths is a must
B. People can book the walking online.
C. Accommodation conditions are tough.
D. The walking ends on April 30th 2016
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