A British shopper, Emma Mumford, who was named “the Coupon(优惠券) Queen” has spent just ￡350 on a luxury Christmas for her and her family-but got ￡2,500 worth of food, drink and presents thanks to coupons and offers.
Ms Mumford is a so-called “extreme couponer” and spends hours hunting out the best deals and bargains. She has been preparing for this Christmas since the end of the last one. Ms Mumford made the huge savings by checking price comparison websites and as a result collected more presents than she needed for Christmas. After sorting out gifts for all of her family, she has even been able to donate ￡1,000 worth of presents to her local hospital.
“It has been so nice to have Christmas sorted and not having to worry about breaking the bank. I wanted to get high quality presents for my family and show that you can do it without spending a fortune. There is a misconception that everyone who does couponing only gets value products but through my careful shopping I have managed to purchase designer perfumes, a high-end coffee machine.” she explained.
She said “What started as a hobby to help me save money has turned into my life and I am able to run a business helping people save money. I know what it feels like to struggle as my ex-partner had a lot of debt which I took on for him. We were in a poor situation where every penny counted. That’s what really inspired me.”
She has now turned her bargain-hunting addiction into a business where she searches for the best deals and offer tips to the general public through video blogging and her Facebook Page.
“I try and show people that it is just a little bit of work in the beginning but it will eventually pay off. One of the best things to do is just to be a bit forward thinking and save throughout the year.”
1.How did Emma make the huge savings ?
A. She compared prices through websites.
B. She hunted out bargains in real shops.
C. She used coupons and offers worth ￡2,500.
D. She collected more Christmas presents than needed.
2.What does “breaking the bank” in the third paragraph mean____?
A. Buying presents of low quality.
B. Spending more money than you have.
C. Breaking into the bank.
D. Taking out money from the bank.
3.What really inspired Emma to help people save money?
A. Her addiction to bargain-hunting.
B. The financial difficulties she shared with her ex-partner.
C. The poor situation people around her were going through.
D. Her experience of running an unsuccessful business.
4.Which of the following can best describe Emma?
A. Ambitious and creative.
B. Sensitive and determined.
C. Brave and lucky.
D. Careful and caring.
科目：高中英语 来源：2016届北京市毕业会考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
–Long time no see! Where have you been?
--I went to Ningxia and ______ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.
A. stayed B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年天津静海一中高二下开学考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
8：30 PM----Outlook
Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you informed of all that’s new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular songs are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine.
9:00 PM----Discovery
When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old boy plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius come from? Is it all in the genes or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University will help you discover the answer.
10:00 PM----Science& Health
Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight loss, exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category(范畴). This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what’s achieved with Hypertension(高血压) drugs.
1.The main purpose of writing these three texts is ________.
A. to invite people to see films
B. to attract more people to watch TV programs
C. to attract more students to attend lectures
D. to invite people to topic discussions
2.From Outlook, you can get a great deal of information about ________.
A. story tellers B. music fans
C. film companies D. famous stars
3.Who will be most probably interested in Discovery?
A. Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine.
B. Children who are good at mathematics.
C. Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein.
D. Children who are interested in playing chess.
4.In Science &Health, “Johns Hopkins” is ________.
A. a medical center B. a famous university
C. a well-known doctor D. a drug company
5.According to the third text, which of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drug?
A. Six months of exercise without drugs.
B. Loss of thirteen pounds in weight.
C. Exercise plus a healthy diet.
D. Low-salt and low-fat food.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年四川阆中中学校高二下期第一次段考英语卷（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和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was growing up, my dad would often give me small tasks to finish to help out around the house. Some were easy but there were three ________ . The first was helping to weed the four ________ we had. It was ________ work. I would rather ride my bike than crawl (爬行) in the dirt on my hands and knees ________ the thousands of weeds(杂草) in our gardens. The second was piling（堆积）firewood for ________ . It was tough work and I got more than my ________ of pieces. I would rather walk in the woods than piling it in rows. The third was ________ water from a mountain spring（泉） to our house, ________our well（井）water had too much iron（铁） in it to ________ .
Over the years, though, I learned to see the ________ in all the things my dad made me do.
Having fresh vegetables for dinner was a delight（快乐）. ________ a cold glass of iced tea made from the mountain spring water was a pure ________ . Standing by the wood stove（火炉）on a snowy December day was a wonderful way to ________ . I saw as well that all this work had ________ made me a better, stronger and more caring man. Most of all, I ________ that when I did my work with a(n) ________ heart, it didn't feel like work at all.
Over the years I have learned something else too. When we do the work for our Heavenly Father（天父） with a ________spirit, it doesn't feel like work, either. It feels like joy. Every act of kindness, word of encouragement, and gift of love we share will only make our lives better, make our hearts happier, and bring our souls（灵魂） ________ to Heaven（天堂）.
I am so ________to both my dad and my Father in Heaven. They showed me the ________ of work and more importantly they showed me the pricelessness of love.
1.A simple B. tough C. strange D. wild
2.A. schools B. companies C. gardens D. streets
3.A. boring B. exciting C. interesting D. relaxing
4.A. controlling B. keeping C. pushing D. pulling
5.A. festival B. winter C. holiday D. marriage
6.A. share B. charge C. point D. dream
7.A. protecting B. borrowing C. carrying D. conducting
8.A. because B. unless C. although D. but
9.A. boil B. match C. get D. drink
10.A. requirements B. attention C. rewards D. experience
11.A. Designing B. Enjoying C. Performing D. Developing
12.A. desire B. challenge C. surprise D. pleasure
13.A. turn up B. warm up C. stay up D. set up
14.A. unluckily B. immediately C. gradually D. temporarily
15.A. remembered B. ignored C. regretted D. realized
16.A. honest B. happy C. brave D. modest
17.A. loving B. complaining C. hating D. punishing
18.A. closer B. similar C. politer D. familiar
19.A. kind B. opposite C. grateful D. vital
20.A. key B. way C. goal D. value
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年山西太原市高二4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，每处错误仅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.每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Mr. Brown,
I am now final back home. Thank you very much for the kindness I got from you during my stays. Hoping everything is fine with you there. Now I wonder that whether I could ask you for favor. When I came back, I suddenly realized that I have left my novel, The Call of the Wild, behind at your place. It is a gift from my America teacher, that is very precious for me. Would you please send them back to me? I’ll pay for the postage. The novel must be in the bookshelf in the bedroom.
Thanks and all the best.
Yours，
Li Hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年辽宁沈阳市高一4月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
书面表达
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Sarah 打算暑期来北京旅游，来信询问改建后前门大街的情况。请你写封回信，简单介绍以下内容：
1. 简况：长800余米、600多年历史、300余家商铺；
2. 位置：天安门广场南面；
3. 交通：公共汽车17、69、59等路，地铁2号线；
4. 特色：步行街、当当车、茶馆、剧院等。
参考词汇：步行街 pedestrian street
当当车 trolley car
地铁 subway
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，请将完整的回信书写在答题卡上。
Dear Sarah,
Thank you for your letter asking about the rebuilt Qianmen street. Here is something about it.
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Thank you !
Yours sincerely,
Li hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年辽宁沈阳市高一4月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
In many countries, schools have long summer holidays, with shorter holidays in between. However, a new report suggests shortening school holidays to stop children forgetting what they have learnt during the long summer break. Instead of three school terms, it says, there should be five eight-week terms. And there should be just four weeks off in the summer, with a two-week break between the other terms.
Sonia Montero has two children at primary school and works full-time. She supports the idea. “The kids,” she says, “have much longer holidays than me and I can’t afford to take several weeks off work, so I need someone to take care of them. But nobody wants the work in the summer months — they all have holidays of their own.”
Not surprisingly, some young people disagree. Student Jason Panos says “It’s a stupid idea. I would hate staying at school in the summer. It’s unfair, too. The people who suggest this had long school holidays when they were young, but now they want to stop us enjoying the summer. The kids in Spain and America have much longer holidays than here, but they don’t forget everything they’ve learnt in a few months.”
Nadia Salib agrees. “Sure,” she says, “the first week at school after the summer is never easy, but you soon get back into it. The real problem round here is that kids get bored after so many weeks out of school, and then some of them start causing trouble. But the answer is to give them something to do, not make everyone stay in school longer.”
1.Why is Sonia in support of shorter school holidays?
A. She doesn’t get any summer holidays in her job.
B. She is worried that her children will forget what they’ve learnt.
C. She can’t afford to pay someone to look after her children.
D. She can’t get anyone to look after her children in summer.
2.What does Jason say about long summer holidays?
A. They can help children forget about school.
B. Schools in other countries don’t have them.
C. These days many older people have them too.
D. They have little influence on children’s education.
3.What does Nadia say about young people on summer holidays?
A. They would like to spend more time at school.
B. Long holidays are very bad for their education.
C. They need something to do to enrich themselves.
D. Long holidays should be shortened to stop them causing trouble.
4.Which of the following statements best explains the text?
A. It has been decided that summer holidays should be shortened.
B. Students are angry that school holidays have been changed.
C. Some people want to change school holidays but not everyone agrees.
D. Teenagers are worried that they will be busy during summer holidays.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年吉林松原油田高中高一下4月考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.
“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.
“And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.
The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident (自信). Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.
The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,” he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.” Robert noticed the word “may”. He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.
1.In the story the Financial Controller was a person who was in charge of______.
A. EBC programs. B. EBC money.
C. both B and A. D. Robert’s department’s programs.
2.“Your request is out of the question.” Here “out of the question” means______.
A. possible. B. impossible.
C. with some question. D. without any question
3.Robert decided to make more programs because_________.
A. “the FC” disliked him
B. he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners.
C. he wanted to show himself off.
D. the members of his department wanted him to do so.
4.Who do you think won the argument(争论)in the end?
A. Nobody. B. The listeners.
C. Robert. D. The Financial Controller.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届湖南衡阳八中高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
书面表达
假设你的英文名为Jack,是英国诺丁汉大学的中国留学生。你负责为在该校就读的32名中国学生筹划暑假期间的苏格兰之行，为期7天，请你给诺丁汉的STA(Students’ Travel Agency)经理Phil发一封电子邮件，联系有关事宜。要点如下：
1.希望能够派车接送；
2.需要一名说标准英语，并非常熟悉苏格兰的导游；
3.请求告知旅行日程及就餐、旅馆、费用等情况；
4.你的联系方式：电子邮箱地址：Jackwang@yahoo.com.cn或电话号码：07747745007
注意：（1）词数：100词左右；
（2）开头和结尾已为你写出，不计入总词数；
（3）参考词汇：诺丁汉大学Nottingham University; 旅馆住宿accommodation；旅行日程安排itinerary；长途客车coach。
Hi, Phil,
I’d like you to organize a trip to Scotland for us.
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Yours truly,
Jack
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