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When I worked as the general manager of the firm, I sometimes had _____ to visit London on business.
A. opportunity B. possibility C. occasion D. chance
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—Hi, this way, please.
—OK.I sometimes have no sense of ______ when I arrive at the crossroad.
A. position B. direction C. situation D. condition
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年天津市天津一中高二下学期期末考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
How should one invest a sum of money in inflation (通货膨胀)? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.
I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. "The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round people's wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves."
Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time. Certain men were very clever at measuring the time according to the beating of their own hearts. They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout time. So it seems that the first clocks were human beings.
However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour- glasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past.
Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in an antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?
【小题1】According to the passage, collecting antique clocks ________.
A.can hardly keep the value of your savings |
B.will cost much of your savings |
C.may increase your wealth |
D.needs your bravery |
A.suggest human beings are controlled by a clock |
B.describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth |
C.tell readers what clocks look like |
D.compare clocks to human beings |
A.Counting the beating of one's own heart. |
B.Making use of candles, sand and water. |
C.Observing shadows cast by the sun. |
D.Keeping slaves busy day and night. |
A.to introduce the culture of antique clocks |
B.to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks |
C.to compare different ways to make a future profit |
D.to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time |
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科目:高中英语 来源:广东省三校2010届高三上学期期末联考(深圳市、潮州金山中学、肇庆中学) 题型:完型填空
语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31 ~ 40的相应位置上。
How should one invest (投资) a sum of money in these days of inflation (通货膨胀)? 31 (leave) in a bank it’ll hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, 32 a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock (股票) Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways 33 (protect) your savings and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects 34 the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, 35 I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.
I sometimes wonder 36 a being from another planet report back about our way of life. “The planet Earth 37 (rule) by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face 38 twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it 39 (fast) its young around people’s wrists so that everywhere men go 40 are still under control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves.”
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014届广东省高一上学期10月月考英语试题 题型:其他题
1. Another time five ________ ago, I happened to be ________ at dusk when the window was open.
2. I looked at the man and the woman ________. They did not pay any ________. In the end, I could not bear it.
3. It was Sunday. I ________ get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed ________ lunchtime.
4. Everyday I ________ about postcards. My holidays ________ quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends.
5. He is working ________ a big firm and he has already visited a great ________ of different places in Australia.
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