When Armida Armato’s daughter, Alexia, came home from school one day last year keen to go on a school trip to Ecuador, she wasn’t too sure how to feel. She was happy that her daughter could experience something she never did as a teen but was fearful of letting her travel to such a remote part of the world.
Alexia was 16 at the time, a student at Westwood High School. The school sponsored a humanitarian trip for 26 students and two teachers to spend 18 days living in a mountain village to build a one-room school. Even though Armato trusted her daughter, the other students and the teachers, she was worried about the side effects from the travel vaccines, possible accidents, and medical care.
Now that Alexia was home, Armato said she saw her daughter’s new maturity, greater confidence and independence. “This is the best thing I ever did,” Alexia said. “The experience was so eye-opening and life-changing. You’re with people who are not as lucky as you are. They live in very poor conditions but they’re so happy and outgoing. You say, ‘My God. I’m taking everything for granted back home.’”
She said they built a one-room school from scratch with no mechanical cement mixers. They used their hands, shovels and basic tools. She and another student lived with a local family in a small village about eight hours outside the capital, Quito. Despite the initial strangeness and knowing only basic Spanish, she said they grew very close and felt like a family.
Every year, groups of students at Montreal High School like Alexia pack their bags and fly off with classmates and teachers to developing countries where they volunteer for a variety of projects.
“Armato’s worries are very common among parents,” says Bill Nevin, a teacher at St. George’s High School. He organizes a humanitarian rip to India to the Sheela Bal Bhavan orphanage and says the three biggest fears families have are health, security and contact.
1.When hearing the news that her daughter would go on a school trip to Ecuador, Armato was _______.
A．proud and happy
B．supportive but concerned
C．fearful and nervous
D．excited but puzzled
2.The underlined phrase “from scratch” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”.
A．having great help
B．using high technology
C．ending up in failure
D．starting from the beginning
3.What would be the best title for the text?
A．Volunteering helps students grow and develop.
B．School trips make parents worried about their children.
C．Ecuador is the most attractive travel destination in the world.
D．Brave Alexia dreams to work in Ecuador one day.
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阅读理解
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
As an old-fashioned explorer, Paul Salopek sets out on foot to circle the world．He is also a modern-day explorer．On top of a few clothes, a small first-aid kit and notebooks, he is carrying a recorder, a video camera, a small computer and a satellite phone — a telephone that connects to a satellite and can be used in many places where cell-phones don’t work.
The journey is long: 21,000 miles! It will take seven years to complete it.
Salopek was born in California and spent his childhood in Mexico．He says he has always liked to travel and doesn’t like to rush．At the age of fourteen, he climbed Mount Whitney in California and crossed the state’s Sierra Nevada Mountains alone．When he was fifteen years old, he walked the length of Death Valley．He once rode a mule 2,000 miles through mountains in Mexico.
A longtime reporter, Salopek has reported from Africa, Asia and Mexico．Now 51 years old, he plans to keep writing．As he travels around the world, he is writing stories about the people he meets and the way they live．He looks for how people find local solutions to big problems such as lack of food and water．He also records the sounds he hears and takes photos of the sky and the Earth’s surface.
The long walk started in the Rife Valley in Ethiopia in East Africa．Many consider East Africa to be home to the first humans, who lived 160,000 years ago.
Salopek is retracing the paths our ancestors took as they left Africa and settled in parts of the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas．As Salopek is walking, he is learning more about himself and all of humankind.
1.The underlined phrase “on top of” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _____.
A．on the top of
B．in contrast to
C．in addition to
D．on the basis of
2.The author develops the third paragraph mainly by ________.
A．providing examples
B．making comparisons
C．making a careful analysis
D．following the order of time
3.According to the passage, Paul Salopek is a ________.
A．doctor who likes carrying the small first-aid kit
B．journalist who likes traveling, exploring, writing and studying
C．writer who likes traveling, exploring and studying
D．photographer who is good at using satellite communication equipment
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Paul Salopek: Following Man’s First Footsteps
B．Paul Salopek: Reflecting People’s Real Lives
C．Paul Salopek: Going for a Seven-year Study
D．Paul Salopek: Looking back upon the Childhood
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—The constant noise around here______ me crazy！
—Calm down．It’s no use complaining．
A．droveB．drives
C．is drivingD．had driven
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The International Painting Contest on Google’s homepage in 2015 may look pretty strange，but it spotlightings a very serious issue：clean water, which is unusual for an 11-year-old from Long Island．
Audrey Zhang，a fifth-grader from Levittown，N．Y，is the winner of this year’s Doodle 4 Google contest，rising to the top of some 100，000 entries on the theme of“draw one thing to make the world a better place．”
Her piece，titled“Back to Mother Nature，”describes a detailed water-cleaning machine．Zhang worked with a team of artists at Google to animate(使……生动)her drawing．
“To make the world a better place，I came up with a transformative water purifier, a machine used to remove dirty or harmful substances，”Google quoted Zhang as saying．“It takes in dirty and polluted water from rivers，lakes and even oceans，then massively transforms the water into clean，safe and pure water. When humans and animals drink this water, they will live a healthier life．”
She created a whole world around the device—one populated by humans， a whale in a top hat and dragons．
Zhang，s piece is“so vivid and so rich and so full and so complete，”Google Doodle team leader Ryan Germick told the Washington Post．“Every leaf seemed to have life in it．”
Along with having her artwork featured on Google’s homepage，Zhang wins a $30，000 college scholarship．In addition，her school will receive a $50，000 Google for Education technology grant，and the company is donating $20，000 in her name to a charity devoted to bringing clean water to schools in Bangladesh．
On Sunday, the night before her work was revealed on net，Zhang told Newsday she was excited by the big win，but said she wouldn't be awake when her art first went online at midnight．
“I have school-tomorrow, so I can’t stay up late，”she told the paper．
1.What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The winner and her work in the painting contest．
B．The team of artists at Google to animate drawings．
C．The painting contest of Google’s homepage in 2015．
D．The water-cleaning machine in the painting contest．
2.According to the passage，we know that______．
A．Audrey Zhang is creative and self-disciplined
B．a water-cleaning device was made in the contest
C．$50，000 will be donated in Audrey Zhang’s name
D．Zhang’s piece was printed in all major newspapers
3.The underlined word in Paragraph l probably means“_____”．
A．put up with B．1ook for ward to
C．breakaway from D．focus attention on
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完形填空
I am a mom of two young children whom we home-school．This that they are with me almost constantly．Whenever possible I will random acts of kindness; things like paying for the order behind me in the drive-thru lane, holding doors, etc．So, they are very________ with the concept and are, of course, to also do "nice" things for others．
Just a few days ago we stopped our local grocery store to pick up a few things which quickly turned into an entire cart load of stuff．We got into one of the two open checkout lanes and waited our ．While waiting a young man came up behind us with only a few________in his basket．I told him to go ahead of us as we were in no ．
He seemed very pleasantly surprised and graciously ．As he began putting his items on the belt the clerk began to her till tape so we had a fairly long wait in line．My kids were very behaved but they were still children; they asked questions, they talked , they moved around and they were generally very entertaining．(To me, anyway．)
I could see the young man watching and listening with a smile on his face．
We were putting our groceries on the when the clerk finished with order．What I didn't know was that he had heard my kids bubble gum．I had agreed they could have some．______, he picked up a pack of bubble-gum and asked the clerk to ring it through twice before putting it back．He then told my kids that he bought their gum their mom was________enough to let him go ahead in the queue．
The experience really drove home the that good begets(产生，引起) good for my lovely little kiddos（亲呢的称呼：小伙子）．
1.A．tells B．leaves C．means D．ensures
2.A．entertain B．serve C．function D．perform
3.A．important B．impressive C．suitable D．simple
4.A．satisfied B．occupied C．familiar D．pleased
5.A．supported B．taught C．encouraged D．supposed
6.A．near B．by C．with D．against
7.A．opportunity B．return C．turn D．time
8.A．fruit B．vegetables C．items D．sales
9.A．time B．hurry C．case D．sense
10.A．accepted B．collected C．carried D．agreed
11.A．change B．remove C．continue D．stop
12.A．badly B．poorly C．well D．ill
13.A．constantly B．immediately C．usually D．rudely
14.A．belt B．bench C．basket D．cart
15.A．her B．his C．their D．our
16.A．complain about B．allow for C．ask for D．concern about
17.A．So B．But C．Or D．For
18.A．when B．unless C．because D．until
19.A．happy B．helpful C．serious D．nice
20.A．idea B．reward C．chance D．instruction
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I’d like to share a little story with you about something that happened when I was four. I remember it clearly. Our loving family dog was nearing the end of his life. My father picked him up and put him in a little bed we had made for him. Our dog, my companion, whom we had cared for, bit my father when he attempted to help him. How could he? Why? I couldn’t understand it. I didn’t like him anymore.
I hadn’t thought about that story for a long time but something that happened last week brought it back to me. I went to speak with a friend. When I knocked on the door, I met in an instant an angry look and a few harsh(尖刻的)words. When the door was slammed(砰地关上)in my face, I stood there shocked, and in a rush, I was reminded of my dog bit my father 20 years ago or so. What brought that story back was that same feeling of betrayal.
Both stories taught me something the next day. You see, when I got up in the morning and was told my dog had died, it became clear to me that he must have been in great pain. For him to have bitten a family member, he could not have been himself. Much the same for the other story when I learned that my friend’s wife had just left him.
We are all beings of our environments, our opinions and feelings. And all of those things can cause you to say and do things that can’t be understood by those who are not in the same situation with you.
If you meet someone either behaving out of character or acting in a way that doesn’t seem to fit the situation, put out your hand and be patient when you think it is least possible for him to do so. You may turn around a story that has a sad ending simply by your actions.
1.The incident that happened when the author was four______.
A. hurt the author’s feeling deeply
B. has puzzled the author ever since
C. left a deep impression on the author
D. made the author dislike dogs
2.What made the author think about the story of about 20 years ago?
A. His friend’s attitude.
B. The photo of the dog.
C. His father’s wound.
D. His friend’s suffering.
3.The author's friend said harsh words to the author because______.
A. he was bad-tempered
B. he was suffering the pain of losing his wife
C. he was bothered by an unexpected visit
D. they once quarreled and he couldn’t forgive the author
4.What conclusion did the author get from the two stories?
A. Misunderstanding should be removed in time.
B. Sometimes one will be hurt without any reason.
C. Many people think more of themselves and less of others.
D. Many factors will affect one’s behavior.
5.What’s the author’s advice to us?
A. Help those in need.
B. Look before you leap.
C. Learn to understand others.
D. Tolerance is a kind of virtue.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届天津六校高三上学期期末联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
It is hoped that this project________ by the end of
2017 will be a popular tourist attraction of the city.
A. being accomplished B. to be accomplished
C. will have been accomplished D. accomplished
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届湖北省高三2月份七校联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A study of a million UK women, published today in The Lancet, has shown that happiness itself has no direct effect on mortality, and that the widespread but mistaken belief that unhappiness and stress directly cause ill health came from studies that had simply confused cause and effect. Life-threatening poor health can cause unhappiness, and for this reason unhappiness is associated with increased mortality. In addition, smokers tend to be unhappier than non-smokers. However, after taking account of previous ill health, smoking, and other lifestyle and socio-economic factors, the investigators found that unhappiness itself was no longer associated with increased mortality.
The lead author, Dr Bette Liu, now at the University of New South Wales, Australia said: "Illness makes you unhappy, but unhappiness itself doesn't make you ill. We found no direct effect of unhappiness or stress on mortality, even in a ten-year study of a million women."
As in other studies, unhappiness was associated with deprivation, smoking, lack of exercise, and not living with a partner. The strongest associations, however, were that the women who were already in poor health tended to say that they were unhappy, stressed, not in control, and not relaxed.
The main analyses included 700 000 women, average age 59 years, and over the next 10 years these women were followed by electronic record linkage for mortality, during which time 30 000 of the women died.
After allowing for any differences already present in health and lifestyle, the overall death rate among those who were unhappy was the same as the death rate among those who were generally happy. The study is so large that it rules out unhappiness being a direct cause of any material increase in overall mortality in women.
This was true for overall mortality, for cancer mortality, and for heart disease mortality, and it was true for stress as well as for unhappiness.
1. The word “mortality” in the passage means .
A. richness B. relaxation
C. death D. morality
2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Unhappiness will definitely make a person ill.
B. Unhappiness doesn’t necessarily make you ill.
C. Unhappiness is not associated with lack of exercise.
D. The death rate among those unhappy people is greater.
3.It’s wrongly believed that ________.
A. unhappiness itself is not associated with increased mortality
B. there is no direct link between unhappiness and mortality
C. ill health directly causes unhappiness and stress
D. ill health directly results from unhappiness and stress
4.The writer’s attitude towards the result of the study is __________.
A. disappointing B. indifferent
C. subjective D. objective
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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便条。便条中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。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（ ^ ），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。
A teacher could make classes lively and interested. Once he asked his class to watch carefully first and then do everything he do. He held up one of his finger and dipped it into a cup filled of a mixture. Then he took it out the cup and put a finger in his mouth and sucked it with smile. Then he told the students to do again. Each student made a face after he did that the teacher had done. Finally he saw none of them watched carefully. The finger he sucked was not the one he had dipped into the cup.
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