By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder . In Scotland , there are no other snakes at all . The adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous bite . It can be found almost anywhere , but it prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country , including high ground . In Ireland there are no snakes at all .
Most people regard snake bites as a fatal (致命的) misfortune but not bites are serious , and very few are fatal . Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself , with amateurs (业余爱好者) heroically , but mistakenly , trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures .
All snakes have small teeth , so it follows that all snakes can bite , but only the bite of the adder presents any danger . British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly of them . Then adder will attack only if it feels threatened , as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally or if you try to catch it or pick it up , which it dislikes extremely . If it hears you coming , it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can . But adders usually cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close .
The effect of a bite varies considerably . It depends upon several things , one of which is the body-weight of the person bitten . The bigger the person is , the less harmful the bite is likely to be , which is why children suffer far more seriously from snake bites than adults . A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison .
Very few people actually die from snakebites in Britain , and though these bites can make some people very ill , there are probably just many cases of bites which have little or no effect .
1．We are told that British snakes are .
A．afraid of human beings B．poisonous including the adder
C．dangerous except the adder D．friendly towards human beings
2．If an adder hears you coming , it will usually .
A．attack you immediately B．wait to frighten you
C．run after you D．move out of the way
3．According to the passage , snakebite is .
A．more harmful to a healthy man than to sick man
B．less harmful to an adult than to a child
C．more dangerous than any serious illness
D．always the cause of many serious illness
4．What could be the best title of this passage ?
A．Snakes in Britain B．The Adder in Britain
C．Snakebites in Britain D．Treatments for Snakebites in Britain
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
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By far the most common difficulty in studying is simple failure to get down to regular concentrated work. This difficulty is much greater for those who do not work to a plan and have no regular routine of study. Many students muddle (胡乱对付) along, doing a bit of this subject or that, as the mood takes them, or letting their set work pile up until the last possible moment.
Few students work to a set timetable. They say that if they did work out a timetable for themselves they would not keep to it, or would have to change it frequently, since they can never predict from one day to the next what their activities will be.
No doubt some students are more willing to accept a regular routine than others. There are many who shy away from a self-controlled weekly timetable, and dislike being tied down to a fixed program of work. Many able students state that they work in cycles. When they become interested in a topic, they work on it attentively for three or four days at a time. On other days they avoid work completely. It has to be admitted that we do not fully understand the motivation (动机)to work.. Most people over 25 years of age have become used to routine, and the majority of real productive workers set aside regular hours for the more important areas of their work. The “tough-minded” school doesn’t fully accept the idea that good work can only be done naturally, under the influence of inspiration.
Those who believe that they need only work and study as the fit takes them have a mistaken belief either in their own talent or in the value of “freedom”. In fact, freedom from control and discipline（纪律）leads to unhappiness rather than to “self-expression” or “personality development”. Our society insists on regular habits, timekeeping and punctuality (准时), and whether we like it or not, if we mean to make our way in society, we have to meet its demands.
The most widespread problem in applying oneself to study is ______.
A．changing from one subject to another
B．the failure to keep to a set timetable of work
C．the unwillingness to follow a systematic plan
D．working on a subject only when one feels like it
Which of the following is true?
A．Many students are not interested in using self-controlled timetable.
B．Many students don’t like being told to study to a fixed timetable.
C．Most people of over 25 years of age don’t work to a set timetable.
D．Tough-minded people agree that good job is done naturally
The underlined part “as the fit takes them” in paragraph 4 probably means ______.
A．when they have the energy
B．when they are in the mood
C．when they feel fit
D．when they find conditions are suitable
A suitable title for the passage might be ______.
A．Attitudes to Study B．A study Plan
C．The Difficulties in Studying D．Study and Self-discipline
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Making an advertisement for television often costs more than a move．For example, a two-hour movie costs $ 6 million to make．A TV commercial can cost more than $ 6 000 a second．And that does not include cost of paying for air time(电视节目开始的时间)．Which is more valuable, the program or the ad? In terms of money--and making money is what television is all about the commercial is by far the more important．
Research, market testing, talent, time and money--all come together to make us want to buy a product．No matter how bad we think a commercial is, it works．The sales of Charm went up once the ads began．TV commercials actually buy their way into our head．We, in turn, buy the product．
And the ads work because so much time an attention are given them．Here are some rules of commercial ad making．If you want to get the low middle-class buyer, make sure the announcer has a tough, manly voice．Put some people in the ad who work with their hands．If you want to sell to upper-class audience, make sure that the house, the furniture, and the hair style are the types that the group identifies (识别) with．If you want the buyer feel superior to the character selling the product, then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself
We laugh at commercials．We don't think we pay that much attention them．But evidence shows we are kidding ourselves．The making of a commercial that costs so much money is not kid stuff．It's big, big business．And it's telling us what to think, what we need, and what to buy．To put simply, the TV commercial is a form of brainwashing．
TV commercials are more important than other programs to television because _______．
A．they bring in great profits (利润) B．they require a lot of money to make
C．they are not difficult to produce D．they attract more viewers than other programs
The purpose of all the efforts made in turning out TV commercials is ________．
A．to persuade people to buy the product B．to show how valuable the product is
C．to test the market value of the product D．to make them as interesting as TV movies
From the rules set for making commercial ads, we can see that_________．
A．the lower-middle-class buyer likes to work with his hand
B．the more stupid the characters, the more buyers of the product
C．ad designers attract different people with different skills
D．an upper-class buyer is more interested in houses and furniture than a lower-middle-class buyer
The word “kidding”(line 2, par．4) most probably means _________．
A．behaving as a child B．laughing at
C．making fun of D．not telling the truth to
It is believed by the writer that_________．
A．few people like to watch TV commercials
B．TV commercials are a good guide to buyers
C．TV commercials often make people laugh
D．people do not think highly of TV commercials
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Hong Kong, major commercial center for Asia, and with a population which has grown at an alarming rate to over 5 million, is a city highly dependent on mass (大量的, 大规模的) transit of all sorts, both local and long distance. An ordinary Hong Kong worker or businessman, going about his daily activities, simply must use transportation at one time or another.
Because Hong Kong is in two parts, Kowloon, on the mainland side, and Hong Kong, the island, with Hong Kong's harbor in between Hong Kong's mass transit systems, in addition to going over land they must also cross water.
Going from home to work, or going shopping from one side of the harbor to the other, the Hong Kong resident has three choices. One way is to take a bus which will cross the harbor through an under water traffic tunnel moving slowly through bumper- to-bumper (一辆接一辆) traffic．Another way is by ferry boat , a pleasant ride which crosses the harbor in from seven to fifteen minutes.
But by far the fastest way of crossing the harbor is the newly built underground electric railway, the Hong Kong Metro(地铁). If one gets on the train in the Central District,the commercial area of Hong Kong on the island side, he can speed across the harbor in an astonishing three minutes. On the other side of the harbor the railway continues, snaking back and forth through the outlying districts of Kowloon, allowing one to get off a short distance from his destination.
The story of the Metro is an encouraging one for supporters of mass transit. Although building the system was certainly a challenging task, the Japanese firm hired to construct it did so in record time. Construction got underway in 1979 and it was completed in 1980.
For the average commuter (一般持月票往返两地的乘客) the system has only one disadvantage; it is more expensive than by bus or ferry. One can ride the bus across the harbor for half as much or he can ride the ferry across for less than one-fifth as much.
Hong Kong public transportation extends ________.
A．over hills and valleys B．across land and water
C．through mountains D．throughout the Kowloon area
Crossing the harbor by train is ________.
A．by far the most economical methods
B．the most pleasant method
C．the least pleasant method
D．the fastest method
The business area on the island side of Hong Kong is referred to as ________.
A．Kowloon B．the Central District
C．the Hong Kong Metro D．downtown Hong Kong
The underground railway ________.
A．winds through Kowloon B．ends when it reaches Kowloon
C．snakes across the harbor D．circles Kowloon
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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。
Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”___71___.
There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. ___72____.He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad（少年）offered to take his place. ___73___.
__74__.If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑） his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. ___75___.And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.
A. This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.
B. People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.
C. it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers
D. Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.
E. But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.
F. He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.
G. It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年福建省漳州市高三七校第一次联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
The students at Sandy's high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had __36 himself．The suicide note read: “It’s hard to 37 when nobody cares.”
Glen, a teacher, realized this was a 38 moment about the importance of making people feel _39 ． He asked his class to imagine they were about to _40 and to write a note "telling someone how and why you _ 41 him or her."
Sandy, who had a 42_ relationship with her mother, decided to write her _43 . Her letter read: "We've had some 44_ times and I haven't always been a very good _ 45 , but I know I'm lucky to have you in my life． You're the _ 46_ person I've ever known．And even when I disagree with you, I never _ 47 _you love me and want what's best for me．Thanks for not 48 up me.”
When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy 49 but said little．
The next morning, Sandy found a 50 on her mirror: "Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is, by far, the most important thing in my life． 51_ I got your note , I thought I had lost your love and 52 . I felt like such a failure．I intended to 53 it all last night．Your note saved my 54 .”
Be careful not to underestimate(低估) the 55 of expressed appreciation. It won't always save a life, but it will always make someone's life better．
1. A．sacrificed B．defeated C．abandoned D．killed
2. A．live B．imagine C．struggle D．think
3. A．sad B．final C．teachable D．great
4. A．ashamed B．valued C．excited D．scared
5. A．die B．fail C．retire D．survive
6. A．miss B．hate C．admire D．appreciate
7. A．close B．casual C．bad D．personal
8. A．classmate B．mom C．father D．teacher
9. A．free B．delightful C．pleasant D．rough
10. A．daughter B．student C．friend D．trainer
11. A．best B．wisest C．luckiest D．bravest
12. A．trust B．doubt C．consider D．predict
13. A．taking B．going C．giving D．looking
14. A．coldly B．hesitantly C．shyly D．tightly
15. A．note B．gift C．notice D．reminder
16. A．Since B．Until C．Though D．When
17. A．confidence B．courage C．respect D．heart
18. A．end B．make C．get D．fall
19. A．life B．time C．money D．honor
20. A．push B．price C．meaning D．power
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