One of the greatest gifts one generation can give to other generations is the wisdom it has gained from experience. This idea has inspired the award?winning photographer Andrew Zuckerman. He interviewed and took photos of fifty over?sixty?five?year?olds all over the world. His project explores various aspects of their lives. The photos and interviews are now available on our website.Click on the introductions to read the complete interviews.
Let us now have a culture of peace.——Federico Mayor Zaragoza, SpainFederico Mayor Zaragoza obtained a doctorate in pharmacy(药学) from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1958. After many years spent in politics, he became Director?General of UNESCO in 1987. In 1999, he created the Foundation for a Culture of Peace, of which he is now the president. In addition to many scientific publications, he has published four collections of poems and several books of
essays.
Writing is a discovery.——Nadine Gordimer, South AfricaDue to a weak heart, Nadine Gordimer attended school and university briefly. She read widely and began writing at an early age. She published her first short story at the age of fifteen, and has completed a large number of works, which have been translated into forty languages. In 1991, Gordimer won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Jazz is about the only form of art today.——Dave Brubeck, USADave Brubeck studied music at the University of the Pacific and graduated in 1942. After World War Ⅱ he was encouraged to play jazz. In 1951, he recorded his first album(专辑). Brubeck’s 1959 album has become a jazz standard. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.For more figures CLICK HERE.
1.Why did Andrew Zuckerman choose the fifty elders for his project?
A. Because their wisdom deserves to be passed on.
B. Because they are physically impressive.
C. Because their accomplishments inspired him.
D. Because they have similar experiences.
2.According to the web page, Federico Mayor Zaragoza _______________________.
A. has won many awards for his work in politics
B. has made achievements in different areas
C. has devoted all his life to the field of science
D. has served as the president of a university
3.Who most probably said “My education has been the library and books” in the interview when reflecting on his/her experience?
A. Nadine Gordimer. B. Federico Mayor Zaragoza.
C. Andrew Zuckerman. D. Dave Brubeck.
4.What is the main purpose of this web page?
A. To show Zuckerman’s awards. B. To publicize Zuckerman’s project.
C. To celebrate the achievements of the three people. D. To spread the wisdom of the three people.
阅读快车系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：山东省济南市2017-2018学年高一入校检测英语试卷 题型：单项填空
—I`m afraid a car is too expensive for me.
—But more and more Chinese can ______to buy one.
A. require B. afford
C. refuse D. offer
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科目：高中英语 来源：甘肃省2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.
Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, ”Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.”I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his while!
Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile ,”Oh that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of head-cutting!
It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.
Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter mainly told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.
Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming .Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, ”Oh, that’s all right. I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news ,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have.
1.In Paragraph 1, the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to .
A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic
C. describe a scene D. offer an argument
2.In the writer’s opinion, his neighbor was .
A. friendly B. warm-hearted
C. not considerate D. not helpful
3.From “Dreams of head-cutting!” in Paragraph 3, we learn that the writer .
A. was mad at the sales agent
B. was reminded of the cruel pharaoh
C. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams
D. dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication
B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success
C. Receiving bad news requires great courage
D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful
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科目：高中英语 来源：安徽省巢湖市2016-2017学年高二下学期第三次月考英语试卷 题型：完形填空
A poor boy loved a rich girl. One day the boy proposed her. Then the girl said, "listen! your monthly salary is my daily ______. That’s too little. Should I be ______ with you? How could you think that? I will never_____ you. So, forget me and get engaged_____ someone else of your ______."But somehow the boy could not ____ her so easily.
10 years later, One day they met face to face in a shopping center______. The lady said, "Hey! You! How are you? Now I'm married. Do you know how much is my husband's ____? ＄20000 per month! Can you imagine? And he is also very _____. He worked for a big company as an assistant for his manager."
The guy's eyes got _____ with tear at hearing those words.
After few minutes her husband came _____ the lady could say something to the guy. Her husband started to___by seeing the guy.
"Sir! You here? This is my_____." Then he said to her wife, "I'm going to ____ a project of him, which is about＄2 billion. And do you know a_____? Sir loved a girl but he didn't ____her. That's why he is still unmarried. How ____ the girl is,isn't it? Nowadays who can love a person like that way?"
Life is not so ____ So, don't be so proud of yourself and_____others. Situations change with time. Every one should____ other’s love.
1.A. fares B. activities C. papers D. expenses
2.A. married B. involved C. compared D. faced
3.A. love B. admire C. envy D. miss
4.A. in B. to C. with D. on
5.A. level B. age C. interest D. education
6.A. persuade B. forget C. understand D. desert
7.A. bravely B. happily C. secretly D. accidentally
8.A. weight B. payment C. salary D. allowance
9.A. smart B. careful C. patient D. brave
10.A. red B. wet C. big D. wide
11.A. though B. until C. when D. before
12.A. cry B. shout C. say D. tremble
13.A. wife B. boss C. friend D. daughter
14.A. support B. fund C. start D. assist
15.A. wonder B. fact C. story D. rule
16.A. tell B. pursue C. get D. accompany
17.A. lucky B. foolish C. beautiful D. content
18.A. simple B. romantic C. hard D. short
19.A. keep away from B. look down upon C. live up to D. take care of
20.A. accept B. experience C. respect D. realize
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科目：高中英语 来源：江西省2018届高三第一次月考英语试卷 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上英语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限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One day before I was on my way to home from school, I found a building on fire. Immediately I called the firefighters.
Several minute later, the firefighters arrived and tried his best to control the fire. With the help of the firefighters, a lot of people left the building safe. All of sudden a foreign woman came in a hurry to tell the firefighters everything. So they couldn’t understand what she said. I went to the woman and asked her what was happened. She told me that her daughter was still in the building. I told the firefighters about it at once. They immediately run into the building and rescued the little girl.
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科目：高中英语 来源：山东省2018届高三上学期开学考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
I had never had a birthday party before,so at my “ripe old” age.I decided to throw one for myself.About 20 people____that they were coming.I don't have a lot of money,but I spent more than____in the $1 store to buy decorations and plates.I had a tiny____in order to ford all of them.
I sat,I____,and,although all of my “friends” had said they were coming,no one____!The celebration was supposed to____at 12 noon.Here it was,4:00 pm,and____,no one was here.The ice-cream cake was____,the food on the barbecue was burnt beyond____.I tried really hard not to cry.
I decided to sit back and relax,reflecting on the____moments that I did have.All of a sudden,I heard a roar of an engine,just outside my front door.Mr.Kenny,apparently,did____he could to show up.I cried in his____,sawing,"I'm not worth anything!"He wiped away my tears,____me tight,and said the____words:"I will always be your friend!" The dark clouds in my mind cleared away at once.
He had had so many challenges and difficulties over his past couple of weeks,but he____to come.As we sat outside under a blanket of clear blue skies,laughing and____,I felt that I was____.He appeared just before I wanted to give up on this____world.
Yes,life is beautiful.Yes,there are some people who love each other for over 50 years.____ there are some of us who do not have those luxuries（福气）.However,never give up the____maybe it is round the comer.
1.A. applied B. pretended C. confirmed D. required
2.A. last B. usual C. first D. forever
3.A. budget B. plan C. destination D. purpose
4.A. doubted B. hesitated C. intended D. waited
5.A. hanged out B. turned around C. checked in D. showed up
6.A. open B. start C. launch D. close
7.A. still B. also C. ever D. too
8.A. freezing B. melting C. hardening D. breaking
9.A. imagination B. control C. recognition D. repair
10.A. wonderful B. terrible C. different D. similar
11.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
12.A. clothes B. aims C. shoulders D. hands
13.A. patted B. dragged C. struck D. held
14.A. magical B. practical C. familiar D. thoughtful
15.A. expected B. managed C. promised D. meant
16.A. thinking B. talking C. fighting D. crying
17.A. betrayed B. forgotten C. respected D. blessed
18.A. risky B. kind C. mean D. bright
19.A. though B. while C. when D. because
20.A. chance B. dream C. hope D. idea
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省汕头市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：书面表达
假如你是新华中学的学生会主席李华，你校学生会应英国Westminster School邀请，暑假将到该校进行交流访问，向该校学生介绍中国传统文化。请你给该校联系人Mr. Smith写一封邮件，信的要点如下：
1.感谢对方的邀请
2.询问食宿、活动安排和说明要介绍的传统文化内容
3.祝愿交流活动成功
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith，
I am Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union of Xin Hua High School.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your attention! Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：安徽省六安市2017-2018学年高二上学期开学考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences.To the Egyptians,green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring,while for Muslims,it means heaven.Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures.In China,children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year.For many nations,blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs.Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils.
People's choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies' reactions toward them.Green is said to be the most restful color.It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically.People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person's blood pressure to rise and increase people's appetites.Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant.Similarly,many commercial websites will have a red "Buy Now" button because red is a color that easily catches a person's eye.
Blue is another calming color.Unlike red,blue can cause people to lose appetite.So if you want to eat less,some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.
The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room,think about the color carefully.
1.Muslims regard green as a symbol of heaven mainly because of their .
A. cultural values
B. commercial purposes
C. personal experiences
D. physical reactions to the color
2.Why will many commercial websites have a red "Buy Now" button?
A. To relax people physically.
B. To increase people's appetites.
C. To encourage people to make a purchase.
D. To cause a person's blood pressure to rise.
3.Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?
A. Colors and Human Beings
B. The Cultural Meaning of Color
C. Colors and Personal Experiences
D. The Meaning and Function of Color
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省汕头市2016-2017学年高二下学期3月月考英语试卷 题型：单项填空
Mary hoped that her father would be as easy___________ as her mother, who always liked perfume.
A. pleasant B. pleased C. to please D. to be pleased
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