Because I will be away for a few days after Spring Break, I am writing this during the actual holiday, when I can use time to catch up on a number of purely administrative (管理的) items.
First of all, you should have received the letter I sent out on April 2 advising of the transition (过渡) arrangements to new leadership at ISM (International School of Moscow). In that letter I pointed out that Dr. Paul Malone will be arriving in Moscow on Monday, May 4th, and that I will work with him during that week to ensure smooth transition. My last day at ISM will be Friday, May 8th.
Several people have asked me why I required Dr. Malone to come early. There are many problems facing ISM at the moment which have major implications (影响) for the future, and it makes sense for the new director to come aboard before the end of the school year. This will give him the chance to play a major role in the planning process for 2014—2015 and beyond. The fact that Paul Malone is able to arrive in early May is good for the school. I have been working closely with him, and will do everything possible to see that he can move in easily when I leave. From here I will go to Hong Kong for a couple of weeks to spend time in my new situation, and then I will return to the United States for a few weeks’ vacation.
In the most recent edition of the Compass(a kind of paper of ISM), I wrote briefly what I consider to be the major challenge for ISM in the future. I am sure that the new leadership of the school will be able to face those challenges in an active manner, which will ensure a strong future for the school. I shall certainly watch the progress of the school with interest. The results of the school for the past few years have been quite outstanding, and I fully expect that level of performance to continue.
1. We can infer from the text that the writer was the ________ of ISM.
A. director B. employee
C. teacher D. student
2. Why should Dr. Malone come to ISM early?
A. To work closely with the author.
B. To do everything possible for the school.
C. To move in easily when the author returns.
D. To work with the author for a few days and make a future plan.
3. From the text, we learn that ________.
A. Paul Malone is a capable man
B. the writer is a best friend of Paul Malone’s
C. Paul Malone will work with the writer for several years
D. the writer will do his best to help Paul Malone to work well at ISM
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The reason why the government decided to put off the plans to build a new airport was that the plan met with fierce _____ from local farmers.
A. observation B. argument
C. disagreement D. opposition
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The writer conveyed a positive attitude through his works.______, his readers are motivated and are themselves becoming a source of motivation for others.
A. On the whole B. In the meanwhile
C. In the way D. On the contrary
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年河北邯郸高三摸底英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
I teach geography at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth removed. The young man then asked me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. “I choose to be cheerful.” I said. Then I told them a story.
In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died and wouldn’t start again. So I left my car there and marched down the road to the college.
As soon as I got there I called AAA (美国汽车协会)and arranged for a tow truck (拖车) to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the office asked me what had happened. “This is my lucky day.” I replied, smiling.
“Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?” She was puzzled. “What do you mean?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway but it didn’t.” I replied, “Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance from here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.” The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class. So ended my story.
I scanned the sixty faces in my class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all. In fact, it had all started with a student’s observation that I was cheerful. An Indian wise man once said, “Who you are speaks louder to me than anything you can say.” I suppose it must be so.
1. Why did the author tell his students the story?
A. To share his lucky experience.
B. To make his class more lively.
C. To draw all students’ attention.
D. To encourage his students to be positive.
2. What happened to the author on his way to the community college?
A. He parked his car in a perfect place.
B. He called AAA for a tow truck to meet him.
C. He covered the last quarter mile on foot.
D. He drove off the freeway at a wrong exit.
3.By saying “it wasn’t the story at all”, the author means that_______.
A. His story is not convincing
B. He shouldn’t have told the story
C. His attitude to life has inspired the students
D. His story is not as interesting as expected
4.What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Easier said than done.
B. You are what you choose.
C. Behind bad luck comes good luck.
D. A good beginning makes a good ending.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届江西师大附中高三上第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The Netherlands on Monday introduced its first-ever intelligent bicycle, fitted with electronic devices to help bring down the high accident rate among elderly cyclists in the bicycle-mad country.
Developed for the government by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the intelligent bicycle, runs on electricity. A commercial-available bicycle is expected to be on the market in the next two years and should sell for between 1, 700 to 3, 200 euros per bicycle.
The devices on the bike are linked through an onboard computer with a vibrating (震动的) warning system fitted in the bicycle's saddle and handlebars to warn cyclists of the coming danger.
The saddle vibrates when other cyclists approach from behind, while, the handlebars do the same when barriers appear ahead.
"Accidents often happen when cyclists look behind them or get a fright when they are passed at high speed," said Maurice Kwakkernaat, one of TNO's research scientists involved in the project. "The onboard system technology has already been at work in the car industry," he said.
''More and more elderly people are using a bicycle, not only for short distances, but also for longer distances," Dutch Environment and Infrastructure Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen told AFP. "This type of bicycle is truly needed in the Netherlands because it will help us bring down the number of elderly people who are injured every year and allow them to continue to enjoy cycling," she said.
In the Netherlands, bicycles outnumber the population of 17 million by at least one million and there are some 25,000 km of bicycle path in the country. Those statistics are set to grow as more and more people take to two-wheeled transport, leading to an increased risk of injury.
Last year, 184 cyclists died in the country, of which 124, or 67%, were older than 65, according to the Central Statistics Office. The year before, 200 cyclists died, the majority of victims also being elderly.
The current model weighs 25 kilograms but researchers are working on making the onboard systems smaller.
1.The intelligent bicycle is aimed to ________.
A. protect the environment
B. help reduce traffic pressure
C. popularize the use of bicycles
D. improve safety for elderly cyclists
2. Which part of the intelligent bicycle will vibrate when another cyclist was suddendly
found ahead ?
A. The handlebars. B. The wheels.
C. The saddle. D. The onboard computer.
3.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. the elderly ride bicycles wherever they go
B. the accident rate among elderly cyclists is high
C. the number of elderly cyclists is decreasing
D. the elderly are planning to give up cycling
4. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. A Test Bicycle B. Elderly Cyclists
C. A Smart Bicycle D. A Bicycle-mad Country
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届天津静海第一中学高三下学期开学考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A ground-based system that uses much stronger signals than GPS can find your location in cities and indoors. It is a new positioning system that could compete with GPS to make sure you never lose your directions again.
Instead of satellites, Locata uses ground-based equipment to send a radio signal over a localized area that is a million times stronger on arrival than GPS. It can work indoors as well as outdoors, and the makers claim that the receivers can be shrunk(缩小) to fit inside a regular cell phone. Even the US armies, which invented GPS technology, signed a file last month agreeing to a test of Locata at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
“This is one of the most important technology developments for the future of the positioning industry,” says Nunzio Gambale, CEO and co-founder of the firm Locata, based in Griffith, Australia.
As for the Locata’s correctness, Christopher Morin of the US Air Force tested it recently at White Sands, and it worked to within 18cm along any axis(轴). Morin said it should be possible to get the exactitude down to 5cm.
The tests were performed in an open desert where GPS also worked beautifully, but its signal was weak—like a car headlight from 20,000 kilometers away—and easily cut off by solid objects(实心的物体). Locata’s signal was far stronger, though not guaranteed to work in a complex urban environment, said David, speaker of the UK’ s General Lighthouse Authorities.
Locata’s technology will face competition in the race to transform indoor navigation. But it could shine in specific areas, Gambale said. Robots with Locata could easily navigate inside buildings without the complex optical(视觉的) systems they need at the moment. And the process that handles correct location data could not only guide you around a mall, railway station or airport, but also take you to the exact shelf in a shop for the product you want. It would be small and cheap enough for smart phones and it should be available within five years—a similar path to the one GPS took on its way towards the world, he said.
1.The passage is written mainly to ______.
A. encourage people to buy the Locata
B. tell us the disadvantages of the GPS
C. introduce a new positioning system Locata
D. tell us that Locata will replace GPS one day
2.Which of the following is NOT true about Locata?
A. Without the help of the satellites, Locata can tell you where you are.
B. Locata will be popular with most people even including the US armies.
C. Locata has a better signal than GPS in some bad environments.
D. In five years, Locata will take the place of GPS.
3.According to the passage, Gambale______.
A. did the experiment at White Sands last month
B. believed the Locata would help to develop smart robots’ creation
C. doubted whether Locata can work in a complex environment or not
D. was worried about the competition the Locata faced
4.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exactitude” in Paragraph 4?
A. Accuracy. B. Speed.
C. Determination D. Length
5.What can we know from the passage?
A. Locata is as small as a cell phone.
B. GPS is the most practical position system at present.
C. Locata will tell you how to get what you want in the future.
D. Locata will enter our lives through the cell phone, just like GPS.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Yaster, an international student, first met Steve in their chemistry class at an American university ________ . Steve seemed very friendly. He always ________Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he ________ to study with him. He________ invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the term was over, Steve seemed ________ and the two former classmates didn't see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve, but Steve didn't seem very interested in ________ to him. Yaser was ________ by Steve’s change of attitude. Yaster complained, “I thought friends were friends forever.”
As a ________ , he doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship. American use the word “friend” in a very ________ way. They may call both casual acquaintances and close ________ “friends”. These friends are ___________ common interests. When the ___________ activity ends, the friendship may fade. Now as Steve and Yaster are no longer classmates, their “friendship” has ________.In some cultures friendship means a strong life-long 54 between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to ________ . But American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year, and thus American friendships may change just ________ quickly. People from the United States may at first seem friendly and they often ________ easily with strangers. But America n friendliness is not________ an offer of true friendship. After an experience ________ Yaster’s, people who’ve been in this country for only a few months may consider Americans to be unreliable.
Learning how Americans________ friendship can help non-Americans avoid misunderstandings. It can also help them make friends the American way.
1.A. As usual B. At first C. In fact D. In short
2.A. invited B. helped C. guided D. greeted
3.A. agreed B. promised C. offered D. expected
4.A. even B. again C. suddenly D. still
5.A. special B. distant C. upset D. rude
6.A. explaining B. returning C. turning D. talking
7.A. frightened B. misled C. hurt D. controlled
8.A. stranger B. foreigner C. friend D. student
9.A. quick B. complex C. general D. formal
10.A. companions B. families C. relatives D. passers-by
11.A. developed into B. aimed at C. based on D. meant for
12.A. varied B. planned C. prepared D. shared
13.A. started B. changed C. separated D. developed
14.A. bond B. happiness C. duty D. influence
15.A. last B. fade C. help D. match
16.A. so B. for C. more D. as
17.A. meet B. break C. chat D. live
18.A. only B. just C. indeed D. always
19.A. with B. like C. on D. from
20.A. view B. start C. end D. keep
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年辽宁大连第二十高级中学高二上学期期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
“If you want to see something well, reach out and touch it!”
That may seem a strange thing to say．But touching things can help you to see them better．
Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round．But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is．You can feel how heavy the glass is．When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it．
With your skin, you can feel better．For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pockets．You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too．
You can even feel sounds against your skin．Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music．
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means．They hear it often．Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up．In shops, we often have to touch things before we buy them．
The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too．You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor．All feel different under your feet．
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling．One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin．Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin……
Most museums are just for looking．But today some museums have some things to touch．Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show．
1.By touching things,___________．
A．you will have a strange feeling
B．you will learn how to reach out
C．you can see things better
D．you can tell what colors they are
2.Which of the following best serves as the best title of the story?
A．Touching by Feeling
B．To See or to Feel
C．Seeing by Feeling
D．Seeing Is Believing
3.When people buy things in shops, they often _________．
A．try them on first
B．put their right hand on them
C．just have a look
D．feel and touch them
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年黑龙江大庆实验中学高二下开学考英语卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Four Ways to Be a Great Roommate
Having a roommate can be one of the best experiences in college or, easily, one of the worst.
1. Follow these tips to avoid the common mistakes that turn good roommate relationships sour.
◇Talk things out.
Communication is key. If something happens, sit down with your roommate and have a face-to-face conversation. I've seen roommate relationships fall apart because something happens and, instead of talking to each other, the two start complaining about their roommates behind their backs. 2.
◇Don't expect to be best friends.
Some roommates become the best of friends, and some don't. Don't put pressure on yourself or your roommate, especially when you first meet. 3. And if your roommate doesn't end up being your best friend, don't worry.
◇Ask before you take.
This applies to food, clothes and anything else. If you want to keep a relationship going, show your roommate that you have respect for what is his or hers by asking first. 4.
◇Clean up after yourself.
This should do without saying. Don't be lazy. Or, at least, don't bury your roommate in your clothes and garbage. Most people I've come across in college are messy. 5. But being considerate with where you put your stuff will help you avoid conflict.
A. So you need to think twice before you help your roommates out.
B. This creates nothing but awkward situations and unhappiness.
C. Even if you both agree to share everything, you should still ask.
D. You don't have all the time to clean your room and keep it organized.
E. It all starts with you to have a good relationship with your roommate.
F. Sometime you get stuck with someone who has tons of negative energy.
G. Remember, you're trying to make a new friend, not to scare your roommate away.
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