We all know what a brain is. A doctor will tell you that the brain is the organ of the body in the head. It controls our body’s functions, movements, emotions and thoughts. But a brain can mean so much more.
A brain can also simply be a smart person. If a person is called brainy, she is smart and intelligent. If a family has many children but one of them is super smart, you could say “She’s the brains in the family.” And if you are the brains behind something, you are responsible for developing or organizing it. For example, Bill Gates is the brains behind Microsoft.
Brain trust is a group of experts who give advice. Word experts say the phrase “brain trust” became popular when Franklin D. Roosevelt first ran for president in 1932. Several professors gave him advice on social and political issues facing the U.S. These professors were called his “brain trust.”
These ways we use the word “brain” all make sense. But other ways we use the word are not so easy to understand. For example, to understand the next brain expression, you first need to know the word “drain”. As a verb, to drain means to remove something by letting it flow away. So a brain drain may sound like a disease where the brain flows out the ears. But, a brain drain is when a country’s most educated people leave their countries to live in another. The brains are, sort of, draining out of the country.
However, if people are responsible for a great idea, you could say they brainstormed it. Here, brainstorm is not an act of weather. It is a process of thinking creatively about a complex topic. For example, business leaders may use brainstorming to create new products, and government leaders may brainstorm to solve problems.
If people are brainwashed, it does not mean their brains are nice and clean. To brainwash means to make someone accept new beliefs by using repeated pressure in a forceful or tricky way. Keep in mind that brainwash is never used in a positive way.
1.Why did Roosevelt successfully win the election according to the passage?
A．Because word experts were popular.
B．Because he got his brain trust.
C．Because he was smart at giving advice.
D．Because he was the brains behind Americans.
2.According to the text, if you’re the CEO of Bai Du you can be called ________.
A．the organ of Bai Du
B．the brain drain of Bai Du
C．the brains behind Bai Du
D．Bai Du’s brain trust
3.Which of the following expressions is always used in a negative way?
A．Brainstorm.B．Brain trust.C．Brainwash.D．Brain drain.
4.What’s the main idea of this article？
A．The origin of the word “brain”.
B．The word “brain” and its stories.
C．What is the brain.
D．The difference between “brain trust” and “brainwash”.
科目：高中英语 来源：2017届云南临沧一中高三上第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文中共有10处语言错误，每行中最多两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出增加的词;
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉;
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。
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（从十一处起）不计分。
Dear editor,
I am Evan from Canada. Being the oldest child in the family has its disadvantages. First of all, I have to share all my toys with my young sisters. Of course, they don't need to return to the favor because I'm total uninterested in their things. Besides, they are always hanging around me. I just can't get moment's peace. At meals, I have to eat whichever is on the plate regardless of the taste. My sisters only try one bite if it's not our favorite food. In addition, when it comes to practice our musical instruments, I have to practice more than double the time. Worst of all, I got a larger quantity of housework. Comparing to them, I'm feeling rather annoyed. Can you please give me some advices?
Yours truly,
Evan Smith
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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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Do you want to improve the way you study? Do you feel nervous before a test? Many students say that a lack of concentration is their biggest problem.1.
If so, use these tips to help you.
Study Techniques
2.You shouldn’t sit somewhere that you use for another purpose. For example, you always study at the desk, but when you sit on a sofa to study, your brain will think it is time to relax.
Before sitting down to study, bring together all the equipment you need.3.
If your study desk or table is needed when you are not studying, store all your equipment in a box beside it.
Don’t try to do a lot of things in one study period.4.If you need a break, stand up and walk around for a few minutes, but try not to telephone a friend or have something to eat.
Test-taking skills
All your hard work will be for nothing if you are too nervous or tired to take your test. Getting plenty of rest is very important.5.
When you arrive in the examination room, find your seat and sit down. Breathe slowly and deeply. Check the time on the clock during the test, but not too often.
A. Don’t watch TV while you are studying.
B. Finish one thing before beginning another.
C. You should always study in the same place.
D. It is a better idea to have a long-term study plan.
E. This means that you mustn’t study all night before you test.
F. It has a negative influence on their study and their test results.
G. If you are studying English, have textbooks, pens and a dictionary at hand.
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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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age are as you are. Not only are students in China ______ from this problem, but kids in the United States are ______ fed up with heavy school bags.
Experts are starting to ______ that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags ______ too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the ______ with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, ______ 11-year-old student in the US. Rich is among the students who have ______ backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, ______ a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. But even with rolling backpacks, ______ up stairs and buses with them is ______ a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.
But how much is too ______? Experts say students should carry ______ more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin ______ doctor, said kids under 4th grade should ______ with 10 percent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go ______ 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are ______ their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said.
Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take ______ library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets or ______ workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some ______ themselves suggested, to have no homework ______!
1.A. facingB. meetingC. sufferingD. experiencing
2.A. alsoB. alreadyC. yetD. always
3.A. explainB. sayC. announceD. worry
4.A. beB. beingC. areD. is
5.A. schoolsB. housesC. stairsD. homes
6.A. thisB. anC. aD. that
7.A. commonB. unusualC. specialD. strange
8.A. whenB. andC. thenD. but
9.A. goingB. climbingC. gettingD. turning
10.A. stillB. onlyC. evenD. just
11.A. moreB. veryC. manyD. much
12.A. tooB. noC. anyD. much
13.A. childrenB. studentC. backD. bag
14.A. stayB. carryC. takeD. bring
15.A. aboutB. underC. beforeD. beyond
16.A. keepingB. losingC. missingD. making
17.A. homeB. classC. schoolD. city
18.A. valuableB. importantC. thinD. interesting
19.A. kidsB. teachersC. parentsD. reports
20.A. for allB. after allC. in allD. at all
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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仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I’d like to share with you my progresses on study in these three years. To be honest, I was not so good at my study when I came to high school, often feel tired out and at loss. Sometimes, I am even on the point of giving up. Therefore, my change happened when my teachers and my classmates as well as came to encourage me one day in Senior Two. It was their encouragement and my own thinking that resulted in my mchievements in study final.
Still not a top student although I am now, I have found myself filled with greatly confidence to face any difficulty and challenge. There is no doubt that I am bound to fight with my dream to the end in the coming months！
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语法填空
Online shopping is coming into fashion in most cities, where people are able to make full use of the rapidly-developed internet technology. Nowadays, can we find a person 1. has not experienced online shopping? Definitely not.
Online shopping 2. (welcome) by most people due to various reasons. From the perspective of consumer, it can save some time for people who don’t have much spare time. Just click the mouse, they can get 3. they want while staying at home. For the retailers, it can cut some costs for those who don’t have much circulating funds. 4. (compare) with the traditional trade mode, they don’t have to spend money in renting a house. 5. , there are still some disadvantages in online shopping. First, a face-to-face deal makes online shopping less 6. (rely) and trustworthy. Second, people will lose 7. fun of bargain.
8. is undeniable that shopping on the internet has become an irresistible trend in modern society. It’s of great urgency that we need to make the relative laws in accordance9. the rapid growth of online shopping. Only in this way can we enjoy the pleasure and 10. (convenient) of online shopping without the concern of being cheated.
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书面表达
每年都有许多人外出旅游，一些人的不文明行为引起了社会的广泛关注。某英文报社正在举行以“文明旅游”为主题的讨论。假定你是李华，请你给报社写一封信，呼吁大家做文明游客。要点如下：
1. 尊重习俗；
2. 不高声喧哗；
3. 其他
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Editor,
I’ve read your discussions on how to behave properly while traveling. _______________________________________________________________________________
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按要求写出所给词的词形变化
1.prefer—(过去分词)___________、（n.偏爱）______________
2.compete—(n.竞争)___________、（adj.竞争的）______________
3.curious—（n.好奇）______________
4.silent—（n.沉默）______________
5.apply—(过去分词)___________、（n.申请书）_________、（n.申请人）______________
6.grow—(过去式)___________、(过去分词)___________、（n.成长）______________
7.agree—(反义词)___________、（n.同意）______________
8.create—(adj.有创造力的)_________、（n.创造）___________
9.enter—(n.入口、进入）______________
10.permit—(过去分词)___________、（现在分词)___________、（n.允许）______________
11.occasion—(adv)___________
12.success—(v.成功)___________、（adj.成功的）______________
13.attract—(n.吸引)___________、（adj.吸引人的）______________
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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，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Planning a September trip to France
September is one of the very best months to visit France．Not only will you enjoy plenty of sunshine and warm weather, but the tourist season is beginning to wind down—which means cheaper airfares, lower prices at hotels, and fewer crowds．1.
●Go wine tasting
2.And there are plenty of wine-related events and festivals around the country．So September is a great time to visit the vineyards around the country and go wine tasting．The Bordeaux, Loire and Burgundy regions are all lovely and great places to visit vineyards．Besides that, going to the castles of the Loire region in between visiting vineyards on such warm and Sunny days is also very enjoyable．
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The temperatures are slightly lower，but plenty of sunshine makes for perfect conditions to enjoy a barge cruise on the canals of France．With such comfortable weather and beautiful scenery at this time of year, nothing equals hanging out on the deck of a barge．
●Visit the museums
Many museums in France have extended opening hours during the summer to accommodate the extra tourists and locals. And some museums also have extended opening hours into September．Wandering around the Louvre will take you into a wonder world，where you can enjoy the world-famous art．4.
Besides the above，riding a bike through France’s villages is also a welcome activity for young visitors in September．You can shop for the most fashionable clothes or goods here．You can see the beautiful and fantastic scenery along the road．5.
A．Take a barge cruise.
B．Enjoy the music concerts.
C．So, don’t hesitate and start to plan your September trip to France flow!
D．France is a beautiful country．
E．September is the beginning of the grape harvest season in France．
F．Going out of the Louvre, you can walk to the modern and fashionable Champs Elysees to do some shopping．
G．If this is your first trip to France, here is some handy information to help you get started planning your vacation!
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