Don't spend time beating on a wall, ________ to change it into a door.
A．hope B．hoping
C．hoped D．to hope
科目：高中英语 来源：2014年高考定时训练（3）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
There is still a strong argument ________ mobile phones are a particular risk to children.
A．when B．which
C．that D．what
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014年高考定时训练（11）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Shirley Chisholm was best known as the first black woman elected to the United States Congress and the first black woman to run for president of the United States. However, her life was filled with much more than being the first black woman to do important things. She believed in being a person to fight for change. All her life, she worked to improve the lives of others.
Shirley was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924. Though her parents had very little money, they wanted their daughters to get a good education and to have a better life. When Shirley was three years old they sent her and her sisters to live with their grandmother in Barbados. There Shirley received a good education from the British school system. She enjoyed the years with her grandmother. Shirley always remembered the words her grandmother spoke.
In 1934 Shirley moved back to Brooklyn. She continued to do very well in school. She later graduated from Brooklyn College with honors.In 1949, she married Conrad Chisholm who worked as a private investigator. Together they took part in local politics. Their marriage ended almost thirty years later.
As a young woman, Shirley decided to become a teacher.She believed she could improve society by helping children.She worked for seven years at a childcare center in the Harlem area of New York City.She attended Columbia University at night and received an advanced degree in early childhood education in 1952. She became known as an expert in children and early education.From 1959 to 1964 Shirley was an education official in the day care division of the city's office of child welfare.
In 1964 Shirley's political career began.She was elected to the New York State Assembly, where she served for four years.In 1968 she ran for the United States Congress and she succeeded. She became the first black woman elected to Congress.
Shirley was very different from other members of Congress.She looked different.Her hair was a big cloud of curls. She wore very large eyeglasses. And she had dark skin. Her voice was strong.She spoke with power.She said her greatest tool was her mouth. She was not afraid to say the things others would not say before Congress and the public.
1.From the passage，we learn that Shirley's parents believed that ________.
A．women played an important part in modern society
B．black people ought to have equal rights as whites
C．a good education was important for a child's future
D．the UK had a better education system than the USA
2.Who influenced Shirley most during her childhood?
A．Her father. B．Her mother.
C．Her sisters. D．Her grandmother.
3.How many of the following have been mentioned in the passage?
a．Her education. b．Her family.
c．Her marriage. d．Her political career.
e．Her political beliefs. f．Her contribution to the USA.
A．Three. B．Four.
C．Five. D．Six.
4.In which order did the following events take place?
a．Her marriage to Conrad Chisholm ended.
b．She was elected to the New York State Assembly.
c．She became an education official.
d．She succeeded in running for the United States Congress.
e．She received an advanced degree in Columbia University.
A．e－c－b－d－a B．c－a－b－d－e
C．e－c－a－b－d D．e－c－b－a－d
5.The last paragraph mainly tells us about ________.
A．her political career
B．her political opinions
C．her typical style
D．her contribution in politics
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014年高考定时训练（10）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
(2013·江西九校高三联考)One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue，____ I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. Why I wish to buy only one pair is ____. I turned into the first sock shop that ____ my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old ____. “What can I do for you, sir？”“I wish to buy a pair of socks.”His eyes glowed. There was a note of ____ in his voice.“Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks？” I had not been aware of that, as my entrance had been ____. “Come with me，” said the boy，excitedly. I followed him to the back part of the shop, and he began to haul down from the shelves box after box，____ their contents for my enjoyment.
“Hold on, young man, I am going to buy only one pair！”“I know that，” said he，“but I want you to see ___ beautiful these are. Aren't they wonderful？” ____ was on his face an expression of solemn and holy pleasure，____ he were revealing to me mysteries of his religion. I became far ____ interested in him than in the socks. I looked at him in amazement. “My friend，” said I, “if you can keep this up, if this is not ____ the enthusiasm that comes from novelty, from having a new job, if you can keep up this enthusiasm and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every ____ in the United States.”
My amazement ____ his pride and joy in salesmanship will be easily understood by all who read this article. In many shops the ____ has to wait for someone to wait upon him. And when ____ some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him. Whether he is ____ in deep thought in which he hates to be disturbed or he is chatting with a girl clerk, you feel like ____ for “being too rude”．
He displays no interest either in you or the goods he ____ to sell. Yet possibly that very clerk who is now so apathetic began his career with hope and ____. The daily grind was too much for him; the novelty wore off; his only pleasures were found outside of working hours. He became mechanical, he became incompetent, and then he saw younger clerks who had more zest in their work, promoted over him. He became sour. That was the last stage. His usefulness was over.
1.A.while B．as C．when D．what
2.A.unnecessary B．unreasonable C．useless D．unimportant
3.A.kept B．caught C．took D．shut
4.A.came by B．came across C．came forward D．came around
5.A.passion B．disappointment C．anger D．indifference
6.A.purposeful B．accidental C．unconditional D．confidential
7.A.displaying B．hiding C．selling D．bargaining
8.A.what B．which C．that D．how
9.A.It B．That C．One D．There
10.A.although B．as if C．if D．since
11.A.more B．much C．less D．little
12.A.mostly B．merely C．likely D．hardly
13.A.store B．customer C．joy D．sock
14.A.at B．with C．to D．on
15.A.salesman B．customer C．manager D．passenger
16.A.firstly B．especially C．lastly D．finally
17.A.busy B．devoted C．absorbed D．attentive
18.A.forgiving B．forgetting C．apologizing D．paying
19.A.paid B．is paid C．pays D．was paid
20.A.enthusiasm B．disappointment C．amazement D．satisfaction
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014年高考定时训练（10）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
The urge to go abroad for further study is strong, but it was not until last summer ________ I knew how powerful it could be.
A．who B．that
C．where D．before
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________ he can work abroad next year will depend on his parents' will.
A. That B. When
C. What D. Whether
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Evidence has been piled up ________ drinking water after getting up in the morning contributes to one's health.
A．what B．which
C．if D．that
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Inside the White House, there is a room called the Oval Office. That's ________ President Obama works.
A．why B．where
C．what D．how
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—Haven't I seen you some place before?
—Yes. That's ________ I don't go there anymore.
A．because B．how
C．why D．when
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