— Why do English people talk so often about the weather when they start a conversation?
— Well, it’s probably the weather is a(n) __________topic.
A. safe B. ordinary C. primitive D. conventional
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Dear Sir,
I have to travel every day from So UK Road to the airport. Two buses travel along this route: No.49 and No.16. However, by the time No.16 reaches So UK Road, it is always full.____
The timetable states that there are buses from So UK Road to the airport every ten minutes.____ The instructions state that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. ____
The instructions state that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday, I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. ____ There were 129 of them.
Clearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign that says “Maximum speed: 50mph.” _____ Saturday morning a No. 49 bus traveled the distance in ten minutes, at an average speed of 60 mph. At times it must have done at least 80 or even 90 mph.
It is obvious that our bus companies have neither respect for the instructions nor consideration for their passengers. Can nothing be done about this?
Jerry
A. I counted the other passengers as they got off.
B. Why is it that half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?
C. The problem is that we have to pay more for our trip.
D. The distance from So UK Road to the airport is 10 miles.
E. This leaves No.49 which sometimes has empty seats on it.
F. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day?
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011年安徽省同心圆梦高三模拟试卷英语（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。
Color use in nature
Nature is very colorful, full of different hues（色调）that delight the eye. What makes these colors and why do they exist?
Causes of Colors in Nature
Colors in nature are formed in two ways. Pigments, like the melanin in skin and many animal furs, produce most blacks, browns, reds and yellows. Most plants are green due to chlorophyll（叶绿素）. Other colors are caused by structure, like many greens, blues, and whites. Blue bird’s feathers actually contain black pigment, but their structure causes them to appear blue. The scattering of light by tiny dust particles in the air, viewed against the black background of space, makes the sky look blue too.
Color Use in Plants
Color has a great effect on the survival of plants and animals. Flowers have bright hues and patterns to attract insects. These insects move from one flower to another, making sure seeds are produced. Bees can see colors we cannot, i.e. ultraviolet, and follow these patterns of stripes or dots to the inside of the flower.
Not only flowers but also fruits use color for the good of the plant. An unripe fruit mixes in with the leaves, but ripe berries contrast, becoming more appealing to the creatures who eat them. Birds are especially drawn to red fruit, and in turn help the plant by broadcasting its seeds.
Camouflage（伪装）in Nature
Many colors and patterns camouflage animals who want to avoid enemies. Some animals have damaging shapes to break up their outline, so an enemy will not recognize them. The eye, a very recognizable animal characteristic, is often disguised by a black stripe or patch. Light color below makes up for the shadow on the underside of many fish, amphibians and mammals.
Some animals even change colors to better camouflage themselves, seasonally like the snowshoe hare.
Warning Coloration and Mimicry（动态伪装）
Warning colors make an animal more visible rather than hidden. These usually indicate a negative aspect of the animal, like the bad taste of a monarch butterfly, smelly smell or painful bite of a bee. Usually black and a contrasting color (white, yellow, orange or red) form a striking pattern in these creatures, and frighten their enemies away. Nature is tricky, though, and sometimes harmless creatures pretend the patterns of harmful ones to scare off animals living on meat too.
Social Coloration in Nature
Sometimes coloration is important socially. Male birds, typically more colorful, defend their territories and attract females. Eggs may use color and pattern to remain hidden. When they hatch, parents feed the nestlings when they see the bright pattern in their gaping mouths.
Taking a closer look at nature throws light on how color is used in marvelous ways!
| Color use in nature | |
| ___【小题1】____ for colors in nature | Many colors are caused by 【小题2】 which produce most blacks, browns, reds and yellows. |
| Other colors exist due to 【小题3】 , like blue bird’s feathers, which appear blue but actually contain black pigment. | |
| Color use in Plants | Flowers have bright hues and patterns to attract insects, and then insects’ moving from one flower to another makes seeds 【小题4】 . |
| Fruits use colors, ripe color for example, to protect and help 【小题5】 . | |
| Color use in animals | Colors help many animals 【小题6】 their killers. For example, damaging shapes can break up their outline, so an enemy will not recognize them. |
| Some animals, like snowshoe hares, 【小题7】 change colors to camouflage them. | |
| Using warning colors to make themselves more【小题8】 , thus frightening their enemies away. | |
| Harmless creatures 【小题9】 to be those harmful ones to scare off their enemies. | |
| Social use in nature | Animals use colors to defend their territories and attract the 【小题10】 sex. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年浙江省建人高复高三上学期第五次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：信息匹配
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后的选项中选出能入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
??????????????????????? Choosing to Study Overseas
Every year, thousands of students choose to study in another country for a semester, the summer, or a year. Studying overseas can be an exciting experience for many people.
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Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture.
? 2.???? .Overseas study may also look good on your future resume. Many companies today want employees who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.
Making the right choice
Once you decide to study overseas, you have to make some choices. To choose the right country or school. Ask yourself: Where do I want to go and why? How much do I want to pay?
?? 3.????? Do I want to live with a host family, with roommates, or alone?
Getting ready to go
Get your passport and visa early!??? 4.???? .Learn about the money. Bring some of it, and a credit card, with you.
Once you are there
After the first few weeks overseas, many students will feel a little homesick. They may miss their family, friends, and familiar ways of doing things.?? 5.???? When you feel sad or homesick, try to talk to others, or write about your feelings in a notebook.
A. Before you go, learn some of the language, and read about some common customs in your host country.
B. Why do it?
C. large number of students can’t afford to study overseas.
D. How long do I want to study overseas?
E. Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place, school, and culture.
F. You will see the world in a new way, and learn more about yourself.
G. You should improve your mother tongue before you go.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届辽宁省高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：其他题
_1.___There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited. Today things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals _2.__.
Everyone realizes today if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow in the land. Yet , we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees. __3.__ However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this. We know, too , that if the population of the world continues to rise, in a few years, there will not be enough food.www.zxxk.com
_4._ If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept. __5._ the world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.
A. What can we do to solve these problems?
B. So we should try our best to protect the environment.
C. In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment.
D. We realize that if the rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die.
E. Why do some people do so foolish things?
F. If we continue to do this, human life won’t survive in the future.
G. Out natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.
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科目：高中英语 来源：江西省四校2010届高三下学期第二次联考英语卷 题型：其他题
第II卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
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W: Hi, Ben, Where have you been? M: I’ve been to the library and (76)b some English books. Why do you ask? W: I thought you’d been to the post office. Did you find the money I left on the desk? M: Yes, 10 dollars (77)a . But I don’t know what it is for. W: Didn’t you see the note I left to you with the money? M: Note? Why note? I don’t see any note. W: (78)R ? It’s very strange. I left the money with a note (79)s______ I wanted you to go to the post office and get some (80)e______ and stamps for me. I also put the ink bottle on them in case they might not draw your attention. M: I see now. Why cant’ you go and get them (81)y______? The post office is only about 30 (82)m walk from here. We often go for a walk there after having (83)s . W: Of course I know how far it is from our school. I can’t go there myself because I’m very (84)b_______ doing some chemical experiments in the lab. And what’s more, I have to prepare for my English exam. You know I failed the last one. If I can’t pass this time , a hard time will be (85)w for me. |
(76)_________ (77)_________ (78)_________ (79)_________ (80)_________ (81)_________ (82)_________ (83)_________ (84)_________ (85)_________ |
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