A White – bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world．On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he 1it between his shoulders and walked on．
He was Father Time, traveling forever, and the bag he 2was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out．
Each 3at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag and 4a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of 5, and its shining feathers rose with hope．All the rest were kept 6by Time’s strong hands and pushed 7in the bag．
Down flew the Tomorrow 8its lovely feathers, but as it touched the 9, off fell its blue wings and it changed to a（n） 10white bird which could not fly．It had become a Today．Everyone knows that Today isn’t as 11as Tomorrow, for Today can be held in one’s 12, accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery（神秘）and beauty．It is 13by all the world．Even those with 14hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a（n） 15．Tomorrow’s life will be different．”
Everybody tried to 16the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground．They thought if they 17beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could 18for it．So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one 19it changed his feather．Yet although they tried every means, the birds 20and flew to the ground as Todays．
1.A．relaxed B．worried C．excited D．settled
2.A．bore B．placed C．laid D．lifted
3.A．dawn B．morning C．night D．afternoon
4.A．got B．fetched C．took D．flew
5.A．blue B．pink C．black D．white
6.A．out B．off C．away D．back
7.A．along B．deep C．far D．over
8.A．shaking B．moving C．beating D．striking
9.A．earth B．floor C．tree D．grass
10.A．lovely B．ordinary C．beautiful D．especial
11.A．bad B．wonderful C．common D．familiar
12.A．hands B．mind C．heart D．head
13.A．noticed B．seen C．forgotten D．desired
14.A．little B．some C．much D．few
15.A．shock B．suggestion C．change D．advice
16.A．keep B．catch C．hold D．protect
17.A．expected B．watched C．guessed D．knew
18.A．wait B．long C．prepare D．look
19.A．as B．when C．before D．after
20.A．refused B．escaped C．struggled D．fought
科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年甘肃天水一中高一上期检测英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Mother’s Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated(庆祝)in the United States, England, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother’s day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts(礼物)of love to their mothers.
Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose or carnation(康乃馨)， while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother’s Day was held in Philadelphia(费城） on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.
In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And, in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast(广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, “Love is invaluable.”
On May 8, 1999, just the day before the Mother’s Day that year, a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing(罪恶轰炸). Her name is Shao Yanhuan, a heroic mother. All the Chinese will remember her forever.
1. Mother’s Day .
A. is a holiday for mothers
B. is celebrated in the United Stated only
C. falls on May 10 every year
D. was given by Miss Anna Jarvis
2.What was the date of the Mother’s Day in 1999?
A. May 7. B. May 8. C. May 9. D. May 10
3.On Mother’s Day, people .
A. send some flowers to their mothers.
B. wear a pink or red rose or carnation
C. wear a white flower
D. send gifts of love to their mothers
4. the underlined word “invaluable” means “ ”.
A.美好的 B.无价的 C.永恒的 D.无私的
5.Maybe you’ve known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to?
A. Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother.
B. A Chinese mother is the same as an American mother.
C. The bombing cannot get away with the crime (难逃罪责).
D. All of the above
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届江西省吉安市西路片七校高三上学期联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：填空题
Chinese media and Internet users on Monday condemned a lack of morals in society after a toddler was struck twice by two different vans and left bleeding on the road as more than a dozen bystanders did nothing to help the seriously injured girl.
The incident, captured by a surveillance camera and aired by Southern Television Guangdong (TVS), showed the two-year-old girl was knocked down and run over by a white van on a narrow market street on the afternoon of Oct. 13, in Foshan City of Guangdong Province.
The driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a dozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anything to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.
Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized, remains in a deep coma. The girl's parents, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her.
Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. However, the apathy of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public, as Internet forums have seethed with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.
High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public.
But in recent years, the perception of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society’s values.
On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose.
Some have linked the absence of good models to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.
A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt（免除）models from responsibility, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma.
Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily commentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of responsibility should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society.
1..From the passage, what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?
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A．The public would feel proud of him/ her and showed love and respect for him/ her |
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B．He/she would be awarded by the government. |
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C．He/she would be condemned by the public. |
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D．He/she would have to worry about liability. |
2. Which of the following is TRUE about this passage?
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A．Nobody helped the girl who was struck twice by two different vans. |
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B．High moral standards were once regarded as national pride in China. |
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C．The toddler died immediately after she was hit a second time. |
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D．Journalists from TVS captured the incident by using a camera. |
3. In recent years, society’s values is believed to be affected by________ .
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A．people’s perceptions |
B．the apathy of bystanders |
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C．profit and materialism |
D．the morals of society |
4. According to Cao Lin, what is the fundamental reason for not helping the girl?
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A．The worry of responsibility. |
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B．Lack of laws that exempt role models from responsibility. |
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C．The other two cases mentioned in the article--the case of an 88-year-old man and the case where a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her. |
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D．The decline of humanity in society. |
5. Where is the article probably taken from?
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A．A news report. |
B．A fashion magazine. |
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C．A science fiction. |
D．An education column. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届江苏省高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
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My mother is a geneticist, and from her I learned that despite our differences in size, shape and color, we humans are 99.9 percent the same. It is in our 36 to see differences: skin, hair and eye color, height, language. But also in our nature, way down in the DNA that 37 us human, we are almost the 38 .
I believe there is more that unites us than 39 us.
My mother came to the US from India. She is 40 enough that she got her service 41 in a diner in 1960s Dallas. My father is a white boy from Indiana whose 42 came from Germany in the mid-1800s.
It seems 43 to admit now, but I never 44 that my parents were different colors. One day, I watched my parents walk 45 the street of our church together. They were 46 in the service that day, and as they walked, I saw their hands 47 together in unison(一致地). I noticed for the first time how dark my mother was, and how white my father was. I knew them as my parents 48 I realized their skin color. I'm sorry to say that now when I see a mixed-race 49 walking down the street, I see the "mixed race" first and the "couple" second.
When my parents married in 1966, there were 50 places in this country that had laws 51 mixed marriage. 52 , my white grandfather, 53 father had been a typical racist, was not against their marriage.
Some of us are men, some are women. Some are young, some old. Some of us are short and others 54 . Some right-handed, some left-handed. We have lots of differences; we are all 55 . But deep down inside us, down in our DNA, we are 99.9 percent the same. And I believe we need to remember that.
1.A. feature B. character C. nature D. quality
2.A. gets B. lets C. has D. makes
3.A. same B. different C. familiar D. similar
4.A. differs B. divides C. departs D. splits
5.A. yellow B. white C. dark D. brown
6.A. turned out B. turned down C. turned over D. turned back
7.A. ancestors B. parents C. family D. origin
8.A. silly B. wise C. stupid D. foolish
9.A. noticed B. looked C. watched D. observed
10.A. in B. up C. out D. down
11.A. entering B. running C. attending D. participating
12.A. rocking B. shaking C. swinging D. waving
13.A. unless B. after C. before D. until
14.A. marriage B. couple C. double D. twins
15.A. always B. also C. almost D. still
16.A. allowing B. preventing C. encouraging D. banning
17.A. Therefore B. However C. But D. Otherwise
18.A. which B. whose C. that D. what
19.A. long B. high C. tall D. kind
20.A. similar B. familiar C. unique D. same
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖北省武汉市2010届高三五月供题训练（三）英语 题型：阅读理解
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Warning: reading too much Cinderella to your daughter may damage her emotional health in later life. A paper to be developed at the international congress of cognitive psychotherapy in Gothenburg suggests a link between the attitudes of women abused by their parents and early exposure to the wrong sort of fairy tales. It says girls who identified with Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast were more likely to say in destructive relationships as adults.
The theory was developed by Susan Darker Smith, a psychotherapist at the University of Derby. She interviewed 67 female abuse survivors and found that 61 put up with serial abuse because they believed they could change their partners and with patience, composition and love. Hardly any of the women in a control group, who had not experienced abuse, thought they could change their partners in this way.
These women and men said they would leave a relationship rather than put up with abuse from a partner. Ms Darker Smith found the abused women were much more likely to identify with Cinderella and other submissive female characters in fairytales, who were later rescued by a stranger prince or hero.
Although most girls heard the stories, damage appeared to be done to those who adopted the submissive characters as role models. “They believe if their love is strong enough they can change their parents’ behaviors, she said.” Overexposure in children to stories that emphasize the transformational qualities of love may make women believe they can damage their partners.” For example, they might never have understood the obvious flaw(缺点) in the story of Rapunzel, who remained locked in a high tower until rescued by a knight on a white horse, who broke the door down. “The question,” said Ms Darker Smith, “is why she did not break the door down herself.”
59．The passage is especially intended for _________.
A．parents with young daughters
B．girls who like reading fairy stories
C．girls who think they can change their partners
D．parents with grown-up daughters
60．Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast are similar in that _________.
A．they all married some princes
B．they all changed their partners with love
C．they were all abused by their partners
D．they all put up with abuse
61．Which of the following statements is true of the women in a control group?
A．They don’t believe in fairy tales.
B．They don’t believe in the transformational qualities of love.
C．They have also experienced abuse.
D．They survived abuse.
62．What does the underlined word “submissive” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A．kind-hearted B．obedient C．gentle D．easy-going
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011学年广东华南师大附中高三综合测试英语卷（三） 题型：阅读理解
After our early morning wake-up, we are still a couple of
hours away from the overlooks.It is pitch black.I can feel the
heavy humid fog left behind my last night's rain. This is why
the tour memo listed "flashlight". Unfortunately; the majority
of our hiking party of nine must have missed the memo, so we
have only four flashlights between us.
An hoar later,we are on the trail. It is dark, foggy, wet and the rocks are alippery.We alternate places between the flashlights "haves" and "have-nots". As we march, the only voices heard are from the "haves": "Step up, step down, watch out for the rock on your left."
We reach Intipunku with only 15 minutes to spare. The view at sunrise is not what we were told in the travel brochures. Three feet in front of our faces is a white substance called "fog".
As we walk towards the Machu Picchu ruins, my anticipation is mounting. When will the fog lift? Slowly, as if someone is cranking up a curtain, Huayna Picchu begins to appear,overlooking Machu Picchu. First there are fleeting glimpses, and then finally, there is, in its full splendor.
When I envisioned going to Machu Picchu, I always thought of mysterious ruins and the famous postcard picture looking toward Huayna Picchu. But there is more to this man-made / natural wonder of the World. It is the adventure of getting there. I knew I wanted to experience the feel of the Inca culture and the energy of this sacred valley, I also knew I didn't want to take the train, but needed to hike. Depending on your starting point,the Inca Trail is 25 to 33miles of semi-arid desert, breathless mountain passes and stunning tropical cloud forest. Our hike took us four nights and 25 miles to finish.
Our local guide MaurO keeps telling us "no worries, the hike is 90 percent mental and only 10 percent physical. "I am not convinced that the physical percentage is correct, but I definitely become more and more excited as we are now getting closer to Machu Picchu.By getting myself into good shape, running 20 miles and hiking a 500-foot-high hill five to seven times per week before I left for Peru, I was able to enjoy the beauty of the hike and not worry much about aching muscles and lungs.
1. About flashlights, which of the following statements is true?
A. The local guide had asked them to take flashlights for the hike.
B. They had taken enough flashlights for the hike.
C. Before they got to Intipunku, they depended a lot on their flashlights.
D. They used flashlights all the time.
2. Put the following events into the right order.
a. They reached Intipunku,
b. They read the travel brochures.
c. They walked on the trail in the dark.
d. They advanced to get closer to Maehu Picchu.
e. They enjoyed the splendor of Huayna Picchu.
A. ebade B. bacde C. abced D. bcaed
3. What does the underlined word "anticipation" in Paragraph Four mean?
A. expectation B. excitement C. disappointment D. enthusiasm
4. What can NOT be inferred from the text?
A. The writer made good preparation for the tour.
B. The Inca Trail took them four nights.
C. Machu Picchu is in the country of Peru.
D. They reached Intipunku ahead of time.
5. According to the writer, what attracted him most in the tour?
A. Mysterious ruins. B. The famous post-card picture.
C. The hiking. D. The Inca culture.
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