Your friends' lives may look more exciting than yours on Facebook，but new research shows that is because they are faking(伪造)it.
A recent survey has found around two?thirds of people on social media post images(图像) to their personal information to make their lives seem more adventurous.And more than three quarters of those asked said they judged their peers(同龄人)based on what they saw on their Instagram，Snapchat or Facebook pages.
The British survey，by smartphone maker HTC，found that，in order to make our own pages and lives appear more exciting，six percent also said they had borrowed items to include in the images in order to pass them off as their own. More than half of those surveyed said they posted images of items and places purely to show off，causing_jealousy among friends and family.
Behavioural psychologist Hemmings said the trend was unsurprising due to the rise of social media.“We're living in a world of instant communication.”she said.“Fashion and style used to live and die in magazines；now people are in search of authentic （真实的），peer?to?peer recommendations as well，making social media an equal power house to magazines and newspapers.”
“With images being shared in an instant we desire to know what our friends are wearing，or what super stars are buying, as soon as they have got them.” Such is the influence of social media sites like Instagram,76 percent of those asked also said seeing items on social media influences them to buy them，with men more likely to take style advice and buy what they see.
1.How do some people make their lives appear more exciting?
A. By buying pictures.
B. By posting images.
C. By making up stories.
D. By risking their lives.
2.What does the word “jealousy” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Envy. B．Conflict. C．Adventure. D．Misunderstanding.
3.What can we learn from Jo Hemmings?
A．The trend reflects the development of social media.
B．Fashion and style no longer exist in magazines.
C．Magazines and newspapers are less important.
D．The trend is beyond people's expectation.
4.Which of the following best describes social media like Instagram?
A．Persuasive. B．Creative. C．Positive. D．Honest.
科目：高中英语 来源：2016届陕西西安西北工大附中高三下第六次适应性训练英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
When early colonial settlers went to America, they took many forms of dance to their new home. Square dancing, one of the oldest forms of American folk dancing, developed from several different Old World group dances, mainly English country dances, and the French quadrille(四对方舞).
In the American version of square dancing, four couples form a square and dance to music. An American addition to square dancing is the caller. What do you think a caller does?
The callers---someone who calls out the dance steps in time to the music--- was a completely American invention. At first dancers memorized all the steps for a particular dance, but eventually the dances became so complicated that it was necessary to have someone call out cues (提示) so that dancers didn’t have to remember so many steps. The caller didn’t just call out “do-se-do your partner”; a good caller also came up with colorful sayings or witty lines that he said in between the cues such as “Don’t be shy and don’t be afraid. Swing on the corner in a waltz promenade (步伐).” A caller might also come up with new dance steps and routines.
Although popular for years, square dancing seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helped revive（复苏）interest in it. Ford, the automobile manufacturer, used to vacation at the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts, where he enjoyed the dance programme run by a man named Benjamin Lovett. Ford asked Lovett to come to Detroit and teach dances, but Lovett said he couldn’t because he had a contract with the inn. Ford solved that problem by buying the inn and Lovett’s contract. He took Lovett back to Detroit, where together they established a programme for teaching squares and rounds. Square dancing was updated and groups began forming all over the country.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Different Steps of Square Dancing
B. The Origin and Development of Square Dancing
C. Who Was the Inventor of Square Dancing?
D. Why Did Square Dancing Go Out of Style?
2.What does the underlined part “their new home” refer to?
A. The United Kingdom. B. France.
C. Africa. D. America.
3.Why did the caller call out the steps for the dancers?
A. Because the dance was invented by the caller.
B. Because the dancers didn’t know the names of the steps.
C. Because the steps were very particular.
D. Because it was hard for the dancers to remember all the steps.
4.What can we learn about Henry Ford in the last paragraph?
A. He was the man who made the first car.
B. He was very fond of dancing.
C. He helped make square dancing popular again.
D. He taught people how to dance.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年重庆一中高二 4月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
WE NEED FOREIGN TEACHERS ALL OVER CHINA
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Tag: Beijing Language Teaching Part Time
We are looking for teachers, whose native language is English, willing to teach in China. Most schools are in South of China.
The benefit package for foreign teachers includes:
One-year Contract: 1st September 2016 to 31st August 2017
Salary: 4,000RMB to 5,000RMB/Month
Teaching load & schedule: 20 teaching hours per week
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Kitchen facilities provided, other electric appliances will be supplied, water, heater, microwave, etc.
If you are interested, please read the information above and kindly send your application to attach the following documents (in .doc or JPEG format). The subject to be mentioned, as “teach in China”.
1. CV/Resume (简历)
2. A copy of academic degree/diploma/certificate/or college transcript
3. A photocopy of the data page of valid passport
4. A recent color photo
5. A letter of recommendation or release letter from your previous Chinese school (Only if you worked in China previously)
6. Any other related information that you think might help your application
1.This advertisement is about_______.
A. introducing a school
B. taking on foreign students
C. looking for English teachers
D. seeking a teaching position
2.What is NOT needed to apply for the job if you come to work in China for the first time?
A. Your resume. B. Your personal passport data.
C. Your photo. D. A recommendation letter.
3.If you are employed, you will_______.
A. work full time
B. not have to prepare the furniture
C. pay for apartment rent
D. work four months for two years
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年吉林实验中学高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
书面表达
假如你是张华， 近日写信给某英文报的编辑，反映目前人们养宠物带来的问题，希望得到媒体的关注和支持。信的内容应包括以下要点：
1.宠物过多，噪音扰民； 2. 污染环境； 3. 不少人尤其孩子曾被惊吓或咬伤；4. 传播疾病。
注意：1.词数100左右;
2.信的开头和署名已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
Nowadays some people in our city are keeping too many pets, but they don’t care about it enough. So I want to tell you something about the problems caused by it.
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Yours faithfully,
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年吉林实验中学高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Some problems are difficult to solve. But there are a lot of number expressions that can help. For example, if we put two and two together, we might come up with the right answer. We know that two heads are better than one. It is always better to work with another person to solve a problem. Some problems have only one solution. You cannot be of two minds over this. But with any luck，we can solve the problem in two shakes of a lamb’s tail. In other words，we could have our answers quickly and easily.
Sometimes we can kill two birds with one stone. That is, we can complete two goals with only one effort or action. But we must remember that two wrongs don’t make a right. If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him.
If you are going out with your girlfriend，or boyfriend，but you don’t want another friend to go along on your date，you can just say to your friend: two’s company, three’s a crowd.
When I was a young child in school, I had to learn the three R’ s. These important skills are reading, writing and arithmetic. These three words do not all start with the letter “R”. But they have the sound of “R”. My teacher used to give three cheers when I did well in maths. They gave praise and approval for a job well done.
Some of my friends were confused and did not understand their school work. They were at sixes and sevens. In fact, they did not care if they finished high school. But they were happy when they completed their studies and graduated from high school. They were in seventh heaven. They were on cloud nine. Nine times out of ten students who do well in school find good jobs. Some work in an office doing the same things every day at nine-to-five jobs. You do not have to dress to the nines, or wear your best clothes, for this kind of work.
1.If you solve a problem without any difficulty, you can also say that you can do it .
A. in seventh heaven B. on cloud nine
C. at sixes and sevens D. in two shakes of a lamb’s tail
2.When Tom wins first place in the game，we can congratulate him by using “ ” according to the passage.
A. dress up to the nines
B. give three cheers
C. kill two birds with one stone
D. put two and two together
3.Which of the following has the similar meaning to “in all probability” ？
A. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
B. Two’s company, three’s a crowd.
C. Nine times out of ten.
D. Two heads are better than one.
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Interesting Number Expressions
B. The Importance of Numbers
C. Number Stories
D. Use Numbers
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河北唐山一中高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单句改错
单句改错
请对下列单句进行修改，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（Λ），并在此符号下面写出该加的词；
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：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
1.It was the first time that he ever left his country.
2.We encourage students to participate all kinds of activities.
3.A lot of people all over the world have no access of clean drinking water.
4.No one knows exactly when the first people arrived in where we now know as California.
5.I will give the job to whomever I think is suitably qualified.
6.He did all he could help his son live a normal life.
7.I really object to be charged for parking.
8.I wish to thank Professor Smith, without his help I would never have got this far.
9.There was a fire in the building, but thankful no one was hurt.
10.In the absent of the manager, I will be in charge.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河北唐山一中高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
For the business traveler who is all about efficiency: Check out these hotels that will get you in and out with a minimum of trouble. When you are pressed for time on a business trip, nothing can infuriate you more than a slow hotel check-in process. On your next trip, try these hotels that offer a speedier check-in process.
1. Yotel New York
The self-service kiosks at this high-tech New York hotel work just like the ones you’d see at an airport. There are just five-steps to register and obtain your card key. There is even a robotic luggage bellboy. You tap in the number of bags you are carrying and sizes, then wait for a robot arm to swing down and store your luggage in a locker (say, for a day trip). This also speeds up the check-in process if the first thing you need to do, like me, is head to a series of meetings.
2. Marriott Detroit Airport
Another option for business travelers in a hurry: Marriott is rolling out its mobile check-in app to 325 hotels this year, including the Marriott Detroit Airport hotel. (I’ve tested the app itself but not for a real visit quite yet.) Here is the basic idea: you download the iphone or Android app. The night before, you can “check-in” virtually. When you arrive, you get an alert that the room is ready and your key, which is already tied to your reservation, is waiting for you at the desk.
3. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
I happened to stay at this hotel recently and liked how fast the kiosk check-in works. Like the Yotel, the kiosk asks you to insert your credit card, similar to an airport terminal. The whole process took about three minutes, when I left, I was equally impressed with the fast check-out. An agent meets you in the lobby with an ipad and asks for an email to use for a receipt. The big advantage: you never have to wait in line.
4. Radisson: LaCrosse
The Radisson is trying to make the kiosk process even faster, at a few select hotels like the Radisson Lacrosse in Wisconsin, you use a mobile app to register and then receive a barcode by email or text. When you get the kiosk, you scan the barcode to get your key without any other steps required. It’s super fast. You can find this new check-in system at the Radisson hotels in Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Phoenix as well.
1.What does the word “infuriate” in paragraph 2 most mean?
A. annoy B. remind C. amuse D. impress
2.Which two hotels offer a mobile app for customers to check in?
A. Yotel New York and Marriott Detroit Airport.
B. Marriott Detroit Airport and Radisson: LaCrosse.
C. Marriott Detroit Airport. and Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
D. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and Radisson: LaCrosse.
3.Which hotel will send you a receipt by email?
A. Yotel New York.
B. Marriott Detroit Airport.
C. Radisson: LaCrosse.
D. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. At Yotel New York, a robot will help you with all the check-in process.
B. With its check-in app, you may enter your room in Marriott without a key.
C. The barcode you receive from Radisson contributes to the fast check-in.
D. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis is close to an airport terminal.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年广东汕头金山中学高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Wet umbrellas are not allowed ______ into the classroom. If there is any, then the monitor is ______.
A. to be taken, to blame
B. to be taken, to be blamed
C. being taken, to blame
D. taken, to be blamed
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届天津和平区高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Two things I really believe in --- saving money and saving the planet, and it’s even better when I can do something that accomplishes both at the same time. Rainwater harvesting is just such a thing. In the near future, rainwater harvesting will be as common as twelve-year-old girls carrying cell phones.
Many countries already rely heavily on rainwater. Every building in these countries collects the rainwater from its roof and stores it for later use. However, America is just slightly slow to take action.
There are many ways to harvest rainwater and most of them are easy and inexpensive. For example, use rain barrels（桶）to collect the water that would run off your roof. You’d be surprised at how fast a fifty-gallon（加仑）barrel will be filled with free, usable water. New building construction offers some good ways to gather rainwater, and the cost of set-up is usually made up by reduced usage very quickly. Rainwater can be conveyed by roof pipes into underground containers, where a pump can draw water up as needed.
The rainwater can even be treated to make it drinkable. If that rainwater were not collected, but allowed to run over your lawn（草坪）, into the street and eventually to a storm water treatment facility, it would pick up all sorts of pollutants on its journey --- chemical compositions and agricultural poisons from the grass, motor oil, waste water and such from the roads, and who knows what else. That is to say, the shorter distance it covers the more drinkable it will be.
Depending on where you live, the rainwater may be piped to a treatment plant or it may run in natural channels to allow nature to remove the pollutants. Either way, the treatment of rainwater is high priced. If you reduce the amount of rainwater run-off from your home or office, you reduce the need for treatment.
Water is rapidly becoming one of our most precious resources and it is not as abundant as you may think. In the year 2015, the United States used generally 479 billion gallons of fresh water per day.
1.According to the passage, harvesting rainwater can ______.
A．help us save money and be good for the environment
B．help us realize the importance of water
C．promote the development of economy and peace
D．make us live a better life in the near future
2.What could we learn from the first and the second Paragraph?
A．Little girls can save money by carrying cell phones.
B．Many countries can’t afford to harvest rainwater.
C．Harvesting rainwater in America is not that common.
D．Rainwater harvesting is mainly adopted by developed countries.
3.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A．How to take advantage of rainwater.
B．How to fix the equipment under the ground.
C．How to reduce the cost of the equipment.
D．How to harvest rainwater.
4.What is the best time for people to harvest rainwater for drinking?
A．Before it is piped to a treatment plant.
B．After it runs over your lawn.
C．After it runs into the street.
D．Before it drops from the roof.
5.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A．it is easy to make rainwater drinkable
B．the author calls on people to harvest rainwater
C．many countries ignore to harvest rainwater
D．it is easy to deal with the pollutants from rainwater
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