“We are holding the gun industry responsible(有责任) because they have refused to design, advertise and market their products to save the lives of children,” said Arlene Locicero. Locicero, whose daughter was one of the six people killed in a 1993 shooting on a Long Island train, was among 150 people protesting outside Smith & Wesson.
Shoes Used in Protest
The protest was one of several planned to be held Saturday outside the country’s largest gun- makers in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia.
Protesters laid out 5,285 pairs of shoes to show the number of young people aged 19 and under who died from gun shots in 1995.
The protesters wanted gun makers to make guns childproof(防儿童的), put on clear warning on guns, reduce production and raise prices.
Congress Considering Bill
Congress(议会) is now considering a bill to educate parents about proper gun storage.
Ed Shults, Smith & Wesson’s President, said his company already sells guns with locks and takes many of the measures suggested by the protesters.
However, “There is no proper training of those who are using handguns.” He said gun owners must learn the importance of safe storage that keeps away from children.
1. This piece of news is mainly about ________.
A．what people demanded in reducing deaths caused by guns
B．the protest held against owning guns
C．a bill how gun owners should store their guns
D．why children should not have guns
2. According to the protesters, who should be blamed most for the great number of gun deaths?
A．The government.
B．Children.
C．Gunowners.
D．Gunn makers.
3. From the news report we can see that on May2 ________.
A．only people in Massachusetts held a protest
B．protests were held at least in five states
C．gun companies promised to do what pro- testers had required
D．people saw the shoes of all those who died of gun shots in 1995
4. What Ed Shults said suggest that ________.
A．people should not have guns before they have some training
B．they will set up training centers for gun owners
C．gun owner should learn to use their guns properly
D．they have done enough to prevent gun deaths
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A人们要求减少枪支致死的事情，
2. 文中说，因为枪支没有明显的标识，而且没有防止儿童使用的措施 3. The protest was one of several planned to be held Saturday outside the country’s largest gun- makers in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia.一共在五个州举行 4. Ed Shults, Smith & Wesson’s President, said his company already sells guns with locks and takes many of the measures suggested by the protesters.从这句话可以看出，他话里的意思是已经采取了措施
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye：Queen City Casket Company.“What is it？”I wondered.I __16__ it over.There，in faded ink，was a handscrawled __17__．Immediately my mind __18__ back many years ago.
I was nine years old，walking down the cold，wet streets of Springfield，with a bag of __19__ on my shoulder.On my __20__ that day，I came to that company finally，whose owner，Mr.Rader，had always taken me there to __21__ his workers whether they wanted any magazines.
__22__ off the rain like a wet dog，I entered Mr.Rader's office.After a quick glance he __23__ me over to the fireplace.Noticing the __24__ in the top of my __25__，he said，“Come with me！” pulling me into his truck.We __26__ before a shoe store.Inside，a salesman __27__ me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had __28__ seen.I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up __29__ them.“We'd like a pair of new socks too，” Mr.Rader said.
Back in his office，Mr.Rader took out a __30__，wrote something on it，and handed it to me.With tearful eyes，I read，“__31__ to others as you would have them do to you.”He said affectionately，“Jimmy，I want you to __32__ I love you.”
I said goodbye，and for the first time I __33__ a flicker of hope that somehow things would be all right.With people like Mr.Rader in the world，there was hope，__34__ and love，and that would always make a __35__．
16．A.read B．thought C．turned D．passed
17．A.address B．list
C．message D．information
18．A.brought B．approached
C．returned D．traveled
19．A.magazines B．newspapers
C．notes D．books
20．A.returns B．rounds C．trips D．arrivals
21．A.beg B．demand C．tell D．ask
22．A.Letting B．Giving C．Turning D．Shaking
23．A.followed B．led
C．watched D．carried
24．A.hole B．mud C．water D．cover
25．A.coat B．shoe C．sock D．bag
26．A.pulled up B．took in
C．drove away D．walked up
27．A.dressed B．fitted C．shared D．comforted
28．A.never B．already C．ever D．hardly
29．A.for B．with C．on D．in
30．A.pen B．paper C．card D．notebook
31．A.Do B．Give C．Show D．Lend
32．A.say B．know C．consider D．express
33．A.sensed B．predicted C．lost D．admitted
34．A.sadness B．challenge
C．kindness D．intension
35．A.deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年湖南四县一中高一下学期期中联考英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Though he wore his whiskers (颊须) only four years, today we can hardly think of Abraham Lincoln without them. He often talked about the little girl in Westfield, New York, who suggested in a letter that he grow the famous whiskers. And he would add, “Sometimes a small thing can change our lives!”
Grace Bedell sat in her room looking at a picture of Lincoln. Her little lamp threw shadows on the picture. A frame (框) of small shadows lay around the thin face and covered the hollow cheeks (面颊). “Whiskers!” she thought.
“How nice!” she said to herself. “There will be more people to elect him President if he lets his whiskers grow. Somebody ought to tell him.” She reached for a pen and began to write the letter.
On February 16 of the following year a special train carried the newly elected President Lincoln to the White House. The train stopped briefly at a station near Grace’s town. At the station Lincoln was speaking to a large crowd, among whom were the Bedell family.
Lincoln continued his speech, “I have a little friend in this place,” he said. “That little lady told me how to improve my appearance, and I want to thank her. If she is present, I would like to speak to her. Her name is Grace Bedell.”
Grace’s father led her forward to Lincoln. She looked and laughed happily, for up there on his face were the whiskers.
If you visit Springfield, Illinois, today you will see the house in which Abraham Lincoln used to live. On the wall of a room hangs a piece of paper covered with a child’s handwriting: “Dear sir...”
【小题1】Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
| A．Why Lincoln Grew Whiskers |
| B．A Little Girl’s Letter to Lincoln |
| C．How Lincoln Becamse President of the U. S. |
| D．Lincoln’s Great Kindness to Children |
| A．he looked terrible without whiskers around his face |
| B．he would look better with whiskers around his thin face |
| C．no one would elect him President if he had no whiskers |
| D．he would be famous with whiskers around his thin face |
| A．the lamp | B．Lincoln’s hollow cheeks |
| C．the picture of Lincoln | D．the shadows on the picture |
| A．his whiskers had helped him to become President of the U. S. |
| B．one should pay attention to small things in one’s life |
| C．a little child’s advice had helped to improve his appearance |
| D．a child could play an important part in politics |
| A．Her school. | B．Her problems. | C．Her age. | D．Her friends. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011届浙江省温州中学高一上学期期中考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Mr Smith was the manager of a hotel in Springfield. One weekend all of the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. Late in the evening three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr Smith explained that because of the meeting, there were no rooms ready for use. The men were very unhappy because they had no place to stay in.
Mr Smith wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 414, a very small room, was empty. He asked them if they would share a room. The three men agreed. Mr Smith told them that the room would cost $30: $10 for each. Each of them gave Mr Smith $10, and they went up to the room.
Mr Smith soon began to feel sorry. “Thirty dollars is too much for that small room,” he thought. He called one of his men over and said, “Here is $ 5. Bring it to the man in Room 414. I’ve asked too much money for their room.”
The worker took the money from his manager. While he was on his way to Room 414, he started to think, “How can I divide $5? Well, I’ll give each of them only $1 and I keep $2. The men will be happy to get anything back. I’ll make a little money and Mr Smith will never know.” So he returned $1 to each man.
You see, there come a problem, each man had at first paid $10. After the worker returned them $1 each, each man had paid 9. There were three men, $9 x 3 =" $27." The worker kept $2 —$27+$2="29." Where is the missing dollar?
【小题1】Which of the following is True?
| A．The large meeting was held in this hotel. | B．The three men stayed together in one room. |
| C．Each of the three men got a small room. | D．Room 414 was the office for Mr Smith. |
| A．There wasn’t any missing dollar at all. | B．It was taken by the worker too. |
| C．It was taken by the manager Mr Simith. | D．It was taken by the three men themselves. |
| A．c→b→e→a→d→f | B．c→d→f→e→a→b | C．a→c→b→e→f→d | D．a→e→c→b→f→d |
| A．The Kind Manager. | B．Three Men Came to the Hotel |
| C．A Strange Maths Problem | D．$27 + $2 = $29 |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年湖南省高三六校联考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The computer keyboard helped kill shorthand---a system of rapid handwriting, and now it's threatening to finish off handwriting as a whole. When handwritten essays were introduced on the SAT exams for the class of 2011, just 15% of the most 1.5 million students wrote their answers in cursive (草写字母）.The rest? Block letters.
And those college hopefuls are just the first edge of a wave of US students who no longer get much handwriting instructions in the primary grades, frequently 10 minutes a day or less. As a result, more and more students struggle to read and write cursive.
At Keene Mill Elementary School in Springfield, all their poems and stories are typed. Children in Fairfax County schools are taught keyboarding beginning in kindergarten. Older students who never mastered handwriting say it doesn't affect their grades.
There are those who say the culture is at a crossing, turning from the written word to the typed one. If handwriting becomes a lost form of communication, does it matter?
It was at University of Virginia that researchers recently discovered a previously unknown poem by Robert, written in his unique script. Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, because their authenticity (真实性）can be confirmed. Students also find them more fascinating.
The loss of handwriting also may be a cognitive (认知的）opportunity missed. Several academic studies have found that good handwriting skills at a young age can help children express their thoughts better-a lifelong benefit.
It doesn't take much to teach better handwriting skills. At some schools in Prince George's County, elementary school students use a program called Handwriting Without Tears for 15 minutes a day. They learn the correct formation of manuscript letters through second grade, and cursive letters in third grade.
There are always going to be some kids who struggle with handwriting because of their particular neurological (神经系统的)wiring, learning issues or poor motor skills. Educators often point to this factor in support of keyboarding.
1.What is the author concerned about after 2011 SAT exams?
A. Keyboarding. B. Shorthand
C. Handwriting. D. Block letters.
2.A poem by Robert mentioned in the passage is used to _________.
A. prove how valuable handwriting is
B. explain what a famous poet he is
C. show how unique his poem is
D. stress how fascinating the documents are
3.The example of Handwriting Without Tears helps to argue that_________.
A. the schools are responsible for the loss of handwriting
B. the loss of handwriting is a cognitive opportunity missed xKb 1.Com
C. it doesn't take much to teach better handwriting skills
D. the culture is turning from the written word to the typed one
4. According to the author, when is a perfect time to learn handwriting?
A. Kindergarten. B. Primary school. C. High school. D. College.
5.What is the author’s attitude towards this debate?
A. Devotion. B. Encouragement. C. critical. D. Objective.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届湖南省高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：其他题
Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. When he was a small boy, his family moved to Indiana. Here, his mother taught him to read and write. Lincoln had very little formal education, but he became one of the best-educated men of the Great West.
When Lincoln was a young man, his family moved to the new state of Illinois. Lincoln had to make a living at an early age, but in his spare time he studied law. He soon became one of the best-known lawyers in the state capital at Springfield, Illinois. It was here that Lincoln became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas on the problem of slavery (奴隶制度).
In 1860, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He was the candidate of the new Republican Party. This party is against the creation of new slave states. Soon after his election, some of the Southern states quit from the Union and set up the Confederate States of America(美利坚联盟国). This action resulted in the terrible Civil War which lasted from 1861 to 1865.
On January 1,1863, during the war, Lincoln published his famous Emancipation Proclamation(解放宣言). In this file, Lincoln announced that all the slaves were to be free from that day. In 1865, after the war ended, another file was added to end the slavery everywhere in the United States. Early in 1865, the Civil War came to an end with the defeat of the South by the North.
Only a few days after the end of the War, Lincoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth. The President died on April 14, 1865. In his death, the world lost one of the greatest men of all time.
1.Who taught Lincoln to read and write in his childhood? (no more than 10 words) (2 marks)
2.When did Lincoln become the president of the U.S.? (no more than 3 words) (2 marks)
3.What does the underlined phrase “this action” in Paragraph Three refer to?
(no more than 20 words) (3 marks)
4.How did the Civil War come to an end? (no more than 10 words) (3 marks)
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