One afternoon, after finishing shopping in a supermarket, my family and I went to the checkout. I suddenly thought we didn’t need any of the junk, and we abandoned all of those, saving $300.
That got me thinking about all our pointless expenses in life. With a promise that we’d stop if it was killing us, I convinced the family to take the leap into frugality(节俭). The rules were that we would buy nothing for 30 days except absolutely essentials.
Our adventure began with a great start. By 9 a.m., my wife, Ruth, had already made cakes from old strawberries and picked flowers I didn’t even know we had in the garden. I cleared the car by hand for the first time for years. I read and returned the neighbor’s newspaper before he woke up. Total spending on the first day: $0.
As days turned into weeks, we became so proficient(熟练的) at living frugally. We started riding our bikes to save gas. My child’s finger painting was recycled as gift wrap for the homemade presents. We started to use an Internet application like Skype for free phone calls and ask neighbors with gardens for extra vegetables and herbs.
In the end, we saved more than $2000 by not spending for a month. When we began, I imagined we would rush out the moment we were done and buy a lot of things in the supermarket, then maybe hit the mall or go to the movies.
1.We can infer from the passage that before that very afternoon, the family _________.
A. had had higher income
B. had had a good habit of saving money
C. had often spent money without thinking much
D. hadn’t realized they would have met financial problems
2.How many things were mentioned about the things the family did to save on the first day of the “30 days”?
A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.
3.The end of the story tells the readers that the family _________.
A. stopped halfway
B. couldn’t stand the life of frugality
C. would make up for missing the junk after the “30 days”
D. succeeded in saving in the end
4.This passage is mainly about _________.
A. how a family managed their daily life
B. a family’s no-buying try
C. a family’s way of solving life problems
D. how a new idea came up
科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年浙江温州中学高一上期中考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Though he ________ many difficulties on his way to becoming a doctor, he never ________ his dream.
A. came through; gave inB. came up; gave in
C. came about; gave upD. came across; gave up
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年新疆石河子一中高一上期周测英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.
So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common (共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
1.Jean thought “David” was special because he ________.
A. made her quite happy on QQ
B. was from San Francisco
C. sent her a picture of himself
D. was tall and good-looking
2.When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?
A. “David”.
B. Both “David” and Jean.
C. Jean.
D. Neither “David” nor Jean.
3.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.
B. People don’t use their real names on QQ so often.
C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.
D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年新疆石河子一中高一上期周测英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
She’s sure to get the job she wants — she’s a very ________ person.
A. determinedB. reliableC. stubbornD. special
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届内蒙古鄂尔多斯市高三上第四次月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
Stress is state of being upset that happen when we are under pressure. We students have all experienced stress over problems in our daily life, test results, or too many homework. Since stress can make us sick, we have to learn what to deal with it. When you are stressful, don’t forget your hobbies. If you are fond music, just turn on the radio. Generally, people think TV may interfere with their children’s studies. However, if you worry about your English and don’t know what to do, you can get help from English TV programs. It is also help to share your worries to your friends. They will surely give you some advices and help you out of trouble. As long as we treat stress proper, we can relax ourselves and keep away from its bad effects.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年广西桂林市高二上期段考英语卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
If you want to improve your English 1. (rapid), you’d better listen to BBC English 2. is part of the BBC World Service. It broadcasts all kinds of programmes, such 3. difficult grammar 4. (point), life in Britain, differences between written and 5. (speak) English and so on. So far BBC English 6. (become) a popular learning course. If you want to know some information about the programmes, you just need to write to BBC English 7. (ask) for it. 8. , 9. is easy for you to find out the information and follow the programmes.
In China there are English programmes like Follow Me on the radio. They are usually easy to receive and understand and they are very 10. (use) to you.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年广西桂林市高二上期段考英语卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had the office to get something to eat. On the way, I a busker (街头艺人), with a hat in front of him. I had some in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He like that type----young and ragged. what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then I had no right to place myself above just because he was busking.
I and dropped all the coins into his , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of ,” I thought.
On my way home at the end of the , I saw the busker again and he was . I watched him pick up the hat and walk a cafe counter. There he poured the contents into a tin collecting an earthquake fund-raising (募捐) event. He was busking for charity (慈善)！
Now I donate (捐赠) any I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
1.A. left B. cleaned C. prepared D. searched
2.A. led B. chose C. saw D. fooled
3.A. chocolates B. coins C. tins D. drugs
4.A. almost B. just C. rather D. still
5.A. acted B. looked C. sounded D. smelt
6.A. Though B. For C. Therefore D. But
7.A. declared B. realized C. expected D. guessed
8.A. it B. all C. him D. them
9.A. waited B. followed C. stopped D. arrived
10.A. rag B. hat C. pocket D. counter
11.A. selfish B. awkward C. innocent D. special
12.A. happiness B. sadness C. love D. hate
13.A. Disappointedly B. Unfortunately C. Coincidentally D. Comfortably
14.A. words B. effort C. space D. money
15.A. moment B. day C. break D. event
16.A. walking around B. passing by C. packing up D. running off
17.A. around B. in C. behind D. to
18.A. chief B. basic C. actual D. total
19.A. by B. for C. on D. with
20.A. work B. time C. energy D. change
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年江西上高二中高二上第三次月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
For many people around the world, a subway journey means speeding from one dull station to the next, surrounded by too many uncomfortable, impatient people. But on the Moscow Metro, taking the subway is like walking through a national heritage site. Depending on where you get off, you’ll receive a brief course in architectural movements and face colorful glass windows, marble(大理石) columns, gilded(鎏金的) mosaics and painted scenes from Russian history.
“These extraordinarily beautiful places are unlike any metro station I’ve ever seen, “says Vancouver-based photographer David Burdeny.
When Burdeny, who himself has a master’s degree in architecture, first found out about Moscow’s metro stations, he was struck by the work of art. In all, he has photographed 20 of the most beautiful stations.
Burdeny had originally planned to focus on Russian stations more generally, taking photos of examples in both St. Petersburg and Moscow.
“But when I saw the stations in Moscow, they just completely blew away the St. Petersburg ones,” he says.
Shooting in the subway sounds simple, but it is not without challenges. For one thing, Burdeny had to figure out a way to access them between 00:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., when the stations were closed.
In the end, he settled on Arbatskaya Metro Station, whose vaulted(拱状的) arches he found the most beautiful. But it also represented a challenge he was not sure if he was able to overcome: conveying the hugeness of the spaces. The Arbatskaya platform, for example, stretches 820 feet.
“Some of the arches are quite long,” he says. “When you enter them, they’re just so completely grand.”
1.We can learn from the text that David Burdeny .
A. is a world-famous architect
B. took photos of Moscow subway stations
C. took the subway to and from work
D. is studying Russian history
2.What Burdeny found challenging was .
A. when to take photos of Moscow subway stations
B. Whether to work in St. Petersburg or Moscow
C. where to get off to study the Moscow metro system
D. how to photograph the long arches at Arbatskaya Metro Station
3. What does the underlined word “Shooting” mean in Paragraph 6?
A. Firing bullets from a gun
B. Making movies
C. Taking photographs
D. Throwing the ball at the basket.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年山西省高二上期中考英语卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
阅读使人明智，阅读使人充实。阅读的好处很多，但是，目前许多中学生都不重视阅读。请你根据下表内容写一篇100字的英语短文，对这一现状进行分析并提出建议。文中不能出现真实的人名，校名和地名。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
内容要点如下：
不重视阅读的原因 | 如：1. 作业太多 2. 时间花在...... |
阅读的好处 | 如：1. 开阔眼界，获得知识 2. 学会如何思考 3. 生活更加丰富多彩 |
你的建议 | 如：养成良好的读书习惯...... |
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