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DOGS DRIVE CAR
Auckland, New Zealand
After two months of learning, Monty, and Porter were able to drive an automobile around a racetrack. “We wanted to prove how smart rescue dogs are,” animal behaviorist Mark Vette says. Vette first used voice commands and treats to teach the dogs how to turn a steering wheel and how to change gear(换挡).
The dogs’ ride only accelerated up to 7.5 miles an hour, and trainers could stop the auto using a remote control.
GOLDEN ZEBRA
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Zoe the zebra’s markings are special. The animal has white and golden stripes. Zoe’s appearance resulted from a rare condition called amelanosis(黑色素缺失症). Her body doesn't make enough melanin, the substance in an animal’s skin and hair cells that produces color. “Only 25 other golden zebras are known to exist in the world,”says Ann Goody, who runs the wildlife refuge where Zoe lives. In the wild, life may be difficult for animals with amelanosis because predators(捕猎者) can easily spot them. But Zoe is protected at her refuge.
COCKATOO MAKES TOOLS
Vienna, Austria
When Figaro the cockatoo spots food lying just out of reach from his cage, he builds a tiny wooden tool to sweep the tasty prize in his way.
The bird first revealed his talent when a stone he was playing with rolled out of his cage. The cockatoo couldn’t reach the stone. So he flew away and returned with a small branch, slipping it through the fence to slide the stone toward him.
Wondering if he would do it again, scientists placed a nut exactly where the stone had been. This time, Figaro pulled out a small piece of wood in his cage and dragged the nut toward him.
1.If Zoe the zebra is set free in the wild, she will ________.
A. meet no natural predators
B. not get along with other zebras
C. manage to make enough melanin
D. be easily found for her appearance
2.What’ s special about Figaro the cockatoo?
A. He’ s particular about his food.
B. He’s extremely fond of stones.
C. He’s good at drawing support from outside forces.
D. He can tell the difference between stones and nuts.
3.What is the text mainly about?
A. Amazing animals.
B. Ways to help animals.
C. Animals’ unique talents.
D. Tips on training animals.
科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河北邯郸一中高一上期入学考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
________ experiment took us five months and turned out ________ great disappointment.
A. The ;/B. /; aC. The; aD. The; the
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年辽宁大连十一中高一下期第二学段考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him, because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”
After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.
Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
1.That day Mark Twain went to the town ________.
A. to see one of his friends
B. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
C. because he wanted to do something there for his writing
D. to see one of his relatives
2.The waiters felt sorry because ________.
A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B. their hotel was too small
C. the room was not very clean
D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room
3.All the people present laughed heartily because ________.
A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room
B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number
C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D. Mark Twain made a joke
4.From the story we know ________.
A. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer
B. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain that night
C. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night
D. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届四川省高三9月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed at the entrance? Or the soft background music?
But have you ever noticed the smell? Unless it is bad，the answer is likely to be no．But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds，it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase．
A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance via scent machines．A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air.One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers’ intention to purchase increased by 80 percent．
When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs, scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales.That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.
Some years ago, the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants’ disproving attitude and don’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afford displays. Now the rise of electronic commerce (e-commerce) has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar stores(实体店) can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination．And scent is just one way to achieve this．
Now a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut(椰子) scent in the swimsuit section．A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the store’s windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent．
1.According to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand store?
A．Friendly assistant.
B．Soft background music.
C．Unique scents.
D．Attractive window display.
2.E-shops are mentioned in the passage to ________.
A．urge shop assistants to change their attitude
B．show the advantages of brick-and-mortar stores
C．push stores to use sights and sounds
D．introduce the rise of e-commerce
3.The underlined word “destination” in Paragraph 5 means ________.
A．a place where customers love to go
B．a spot where travelers like to stay
C．a platform that exhibits goods
D．a target that a store expects to meet
4.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A．compare and evaluate
B．inform and explain
C．argue and discuss
D．examine and assess
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届山西长治二中等五校高三上第一次联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Don’t you want to consider studying business?” It was 2003 and I was in Class 10. Why did Papa ask me that? He knew I wanted to be a ________.
“If you’re thinking of studying mass media after class 12,” Papa added, “________ should be more helpful than science.”
“But I ________ to be a cardiologist（心脏病学家), Papa!” I protested.
“________ that’s where your heart really lies, I’m sorry I ________ this up,” he said.
In 2006, after I had spent two difficult years trying to study science, I brought up the ________ again with my father, a teacher who ________ his own training institute in Ujjain, MP. “What made you ________ I’d make a better journalist than a doctor?” I asked Papa.
“You have been my ________, too,” he said, smiling.
I was just eight years old when I ________ evening classes at his institute. It was very different from regular school. We shared anecdotes, made presentations, staged plays, listened to and watched tapes from the BBC.
Always thinking about his students, Papa ________ takes leave but when he absolutely has to, he feels guilty. It ________ him when a student doesn’t show the same enthusiasm.
Every year, Teacher’s Day, the 5th of September, is like a ________ in our house. The phone ________ ringing. Papa takes every call ________ it were the only one he got.
It turned out to be journalism and not cardiology for me. In June 2006, when I joined St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, for my ________ degree in mass media, it felt like Papa’s classes. Soon I was writing regularly for the news magazine Outlook. In 2009, it was Papa again who ________ me decide not take a postgraduate degree in mass media.
“You’ll only study the ________ things again,” Papa explained. “Sociology is such a lively subject, and if you want to be a good journalist you ________ know about society and people.”
I got my MA in sociology two years later.
This Father’s Day, June 21, when I called him, I will have completed nearly four fruitful years working as a journalist, thanks to Papa’s ________.
1.A. journalistB. doctorC. businessmanD. sociologist
2.A. businessB. literatureC. sociologyD.communication
3.A. hesitateB. refuseC. wantD. agree
4.A. IfB. SoC. WhenD. But
5.A. pickedB. putC. broughtD. gave
6.A. conceptB. projectC. questionD. subject
7.A. supportsB. runsC. holdsD. shares
8.A. feelB. doubtC. hopeD. prefer
9.A. sonB. studentC. fellowD. friend
10.A. choseB. taughtC. attendedD. received
11.A. sometimesB. alwaysC. neverD. hardly
12.A. hurtsB. defeatsC. strikesD. amuses
13.A. showB. lectureC. meetingD. festival
14.A. keepsB. beginsC. continuesD. stops
15.A. in caseB. as ifC. even ifD. now that
16.A. bachelor’sB. master’sC. doctor’sD. graduate’s
17.A. sawB. letC. foundD. helped
18.A. differentB. sameC. generalD. boring
19.A. mayB. couldC. wouldD. must
20.A. patienceB. powerC. guidanceD. understanding
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年山西康杰中学高二下期末考英语试卷（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。
With the development of society, the life span of humans has stretched. Both men and women are living longer these days in industrialized countries. 1. In general, they can expect to live six or seven years more than men. One reason for this is biological.
One important biological factor that helps women live longer is the difference in hormones between men and women. 2. Between the ages of about 12 and 50, women produce hormones that are involved in fertility(生育能力). These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart and blood flow. In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks.
___3. They help the boy defend itself against some kinds of infections. This means that women generally get sick less often and less seriously than men. The common cold is a good example: women, on average, get fewer colds than men. 4. Scientists are still not exactly sure how genes influence aging, but they believe that they do. Some think that a woman’s body cells have a tendency to age more slowly than a man’s. Others think that a man’s body cells have a tendency to age more quickly. 5.
A. However, women, on average, live longer.
B. The biological factor plays an important part.
C. Women are also helped by their female genes.
D. The female hormones also protect the body in another way.
E. Recent research seems to support both of these possibilities.
F. Therefore, women are more healthy than men and can live a better life.
G. Hormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control various body functions.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年内蒙古高二上第二次月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The pressures of 1.(provide) full-time care for a loved one with a learning disability can be felt throughout the whole family. When I was younger, I remembered my parents taking 2.(turn) to look after Frances until she fell asleep,3. was usually around 5 am. As my parents got more hopeless, I felt I 4.(have) to take a turn and give them a break. But every morning 5. fail, after endless nights of no sleep, my 6. (tire) dad would still be ready at 5 am to take me to swimming practice. It is a miracle 7. under such stress and pressure, my mum and dad have always remained calm and loving with Frances, with me, and most incredibly with each other.
It’s 8. (absolute) heartbreaking to see families 9. (tear) apart because they are not getting the short breaks they badly need. MENCAP is asking the government to make sure that any money they invest 10. (spend) on these services. They are also calling on councils to make sure that they reach out early to families caring for a son or daughter with a learning disability.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年新疆哈密地区二中高二下期末考英语卷（解析版） 题型：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。
I love camping. It is my favorite way to spent the summer vacation. Last year, my family and I went camping in the countryside. It was one of the most excited experiences I had never had. We slept in a tent and went on a long walk every day. We cook over a fire and the food always tasted wonderfully.
For a whole week, I saw lovely mountain views or breathed fresh air. At night, I heard the gentle wind blowing in the tree, and I felt so peaceful. It doesn’t cost many to camp, and which I believe it’s the best way to get close nature and enjoy its beauty.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届广东仲元中学高三9月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.
A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one — in France and another — in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond”.
Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.
However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.
When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”
1.The man ordered three beers all the time because ________.
A. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub
B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much
C. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond
D. this would help him become a local celebrity
2.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. news traveled fast in the town
B. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker
C. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much
D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking
3.The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.
A. he would earn less money
B. he thought the man should order three beers
C. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away
D. the man decided to drink two beers
4.The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A. gratitudeB. appreciationC. surpriseD. sympathy
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