There are so many people who write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.
“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.
There are people who wish to remain anonymous for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.
Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter of responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honor our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honor what we say.
1. What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?
A. Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say
B. Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.
C. Writers should be responsible for their names.
D.. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.
2.Some people don’t want their names known because they are ________.
A. hesitant to make a donation
B. afraid of an accusation
C. unwilling to draw public attention
D. ready for involvement
3.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. honor and writers
B. identity and signature
C. anonymity and signature
D. signature and responsibility
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年福建三明一中高二下第一次月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项。
The ocean bottom, a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the earth, is even today largely unexplored. Until about a century ago, the deep ocean floor was completely inaccessible and hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally without light and in the case of intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the earth’s surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a strange environment to humans, in some way as frightening and remote as the outer space.
Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks for over a century, the first detailed global study of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1969, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation’s Deep Sea Drilling Project(DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP’s drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean’s surface and drill very deep waters, taking samples of rocks from the ocean floor.
The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended in November 1983. During this time, it sailed 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 samples of rocks around the world. Those samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to make out what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger’s voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics (构造学) and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes.
The sample of rocks drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also provided a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years. The information of past climatic change can be used to predict the future climate.
1.What does the underlined word “inaccessible” in paragraph1 mean?
A. unrecognizable B. unreachable
C. unusable D. unreasonable
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the Glomar Challenger?
A. It is a military submarine.
B. It is used to develop tourism.
C. It has gone on over 100 voyages.
D. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1969.
3.The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was _____.
A. the first detailed exploration of the ocean bottom
B. conducted by geologists from all over the world
C. supported entirely by the gas and oil industry
D. an attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河南南阳市高二下期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, but sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers around the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory(华丽的皇冠).
At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village.
In that village, and in one of the houses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, good-natured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle.
Rip’s great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money-making labor. It could not be from lack of diligence, for he could sit all day on a wet rock and fish without saying a word, even though he was not encouraged by a single bite. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking through woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels. He would never refuse to help a neighbor, even in the roughest work. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to do such little jobs as their less helpful husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to everybody’s business but his own.
If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect satisfaction; but his wife was always mad at him for his idleness(懒散). Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house—the only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband.
1.Which of the following best describes the Catskill Mountains?
A. They are on the west of the Hudson River.
B. They are very high and beautiful in this area.
C. They can be seen from the Appalachian family.
D. They gather beautiful clouds in blue and purple.
2.The hero of the story is probably ______.
A. hard-working and likes all kinds of work
B. idle and hates all kinds of jobs
C. simple, idle but very dutiful
D. gentle, helpful but a little idle
3.The underlined words “henpecked husband” in the last paragraph probably means a man who _______.
A. likes hunting B. is afraid of hens
C. loves his wife D. is afraid of his wife
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Catskill Mountains. B. A Mountain Village.
C. Rip Van Winkle. D. A Dutiful Husband.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年广东梅州蕉岭县蕉岭中学高一下第一次质检英语卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空
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。
The Internet is an ocean of knowledge. It can be helpful to people all over the world. This is, in fact, why it has been ____ for so long. But there are some parts of the Internet that make it disadvantageous for certain____ groups.
As a huge database (资料库) of ____ , the Internet can be used to draw facts about anything. And it keeps you up-to-date with all the events that are____ throughout the world in the form of news, ________ and videos. Newspapers are certainly a(n) ____ part of this process, but the Internet gets updated with the _________ news much faster than newspapers get ____. So the news that you get is much ________ . The Internet is also a great way to ____with your friends and family members who live far away. ____ family and friends, the Internet also forms a perfect medium (媒介) for business meetings that are held across countries, which has become very_______ these days.
However, there are also a few ________ in using the Internet. The first one is the exposure to some unhealthy contents. This is a major problem that ________ parents of all teenagers. The Internet is also a readily available source of video games, _______ violent games. Children who are at the age of experimenting may ________getting addicted to some of the games. And the Internet is a source of computer viruses which can be a ________ to your computer, and _______ your system in the end. ________ , it is important to have an antivirus program on your computer. These are some of the things worrying people about the ________ of the Internet. So you may think twice before making your own choice.
1.A. amusing B. confusing C. popula r D. difficult
2.A. age B. sex C. family D. income
3.A. opinions B. language C. instructions D. information
4.A. running out B. taking place C. breaking out D. coming true
5.A. books B. letters C. pictures D. diaries
6.A. important B. different C. missing D. unusual
7.A. local B. great C. biggest D. latest
8.A. lost B. printed C. signed D. collected
9.A. fresher B. longer C. funnier D. better
10.A. get along well B. come up C. keep in touch D. put up
11.A. As for B. Along with C. Apart from D. Instead of
12.A. puzzling B. common C. similar D. disappointing
13.A. adventures B. challenges C. improvements D. disadvantages
14.A. concerns B. interests C. changes D. encourages
15.A. probably B. especially C. finally D. suddenly
16.A. stop B. remember C. worry about D. end up
17.A. lie B. solution C.danger D. surprise
18.A. damage B. develop C. perfect D. support
19.A. Anyhow B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover
20.A. future B. value C. history D. Use
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年广东东莞南开实验学校高二下期初考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线（___），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。
Zhang Danuo, editor at the newspaper office, offered to help Yuncheng, which is physically disabled, achieving his ambition to write a book. Every week or so, he set Yuncheng a writing assignment. Although he was often ill, and sometimes could hardly pick up his pen, Yuncheng kept write and finally sent his finished essays to Zhang Danuo. Yuncheng was always happy when he finished an assignment. “I felt everything in the world was beautiful and how wonderfully it was to live in the world,” he said. Knowing that Yuncheng’s book describes what his life it is like, what his hopes and dreams are and how he overcomes the problems what he faces every day, both the old and the young has been inspired by his courage and his good heart and her book has sold well. Yuncheng says that because his life will not be a long one, he must do so much as he can in the time that is left to him.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年甘肃武威二中高一下学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
下面这篇短文共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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合(^)，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—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。
With the development of the Internet, more and more people send e?cards instead paper ones when an important holiday comes.
Comparing with the traditional cards, e?cards are more interested.Besides, it is faster to send an e?card.The next advantage is that there are many web site online in which there are many cards for you to choose from. Final, with the popularity of e?cards, more paper is used in making paper cards, that does good to our environment.
In the short, there are many advantages of using e?cards. I hoped that sending greetings by using e?cards will be accepted by more people, not only the young one.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年甘肃武威二中高一下学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Doctor and Robber
One night about nine o'clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon (外科医生), had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun. The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o'clock.A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
It was after two o'clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls.Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
"MR. Cunningham," said Dr. Haydon to the man, "This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who came all the way from Albany to save your boy."
1.Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because________.
A. the boy wounded by a shot was Dr. Eyck' patient
B. the boy needed his help
C. Dr. Haydon was not a surgeon
D. Dr. Eyck was his assistant
2.The surgeon was late because________.
A. he was stopped by a beggar
B. the weather was rather terrible
C. Clens Falls was far away from Albany
D. His car was taken away
3.Choose the right order of the events given in the story.
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.
b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.
c. The boy shot himself.
d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.
f. Dr. Eyck was robbed (抢劫) of his car.
A. c, e, f, a, b, d B. a, c, f, d, b, e
C. c, a, f, e, d, b D. a, c, f, e, d, b
4. The boy died because________.
A. he was too far away from hospital
B. Dr. Haydon didn't do anything to save him
C. Dr. Eyck was not able to arrive at the hospital in time
D. something was wrong with Dr. Eyck's car
5.Who should be responsible for (对……负责) the boy's death
A. The boy's father. B. The hospital.
C. Dr. Eyck. D. Dr. Haydon.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届辽宁沈阳市高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The Owl Count
Annie slept in the front of the seat with her father drove through the darkness. “We’re almost there!” Dad announced cheerfully. “Soon we’ll be observing and counting owls at the state park.” Yawning, Annie nodded and smiled. The time was 4:30 a.m. Looking out into the darkness, Annie remembered learning in school that most owls are active at night, when they hunt for food. During the day they sleep in hard-to-find spots.
“Dad, why do you need to count owls?” she asked. “It’s important for the scientists to have current information about bird populations,” he explained. “We want to know which birds have decreased in number and whether any new kinds of birds are coming into a certain area. You and I will write down the kinds of birds that we see today and keep a record of how many times we see each kind. Then we’ll send out a report to a scientific organization that is collecting about birds from people all over the country.”
Dad pulled into the parking lot of the state park. Then, with flashing in hand, they began their hike into the woods. Annie zipped up her coat and tried to keep from trembling. She had not expected the morning to be so cold. Luckily her gloves were in her pocket.
Suddenly Annie’s father stopped and gestured for her to be still. Obeying, Annie did not take another step. She thought she heard a low crying up head. “That’s certainly a screech owl,” her father whispered. “Let’s get a look at it.” After looking more closely, Annie could see that it was a small owl. Sensing danger, the owl narrowed its eyes and pulled its feathers tightly against its body. Annie carefully wrote down in her notebook that they had seen a screech owl.
Walking a little farther, they came to a tall oak tree. “This looks like a perfect spot to attract owls,” Dad said, “I’m going to play a recording of common call of the barred owl. Maybe we can get one to answer.’ Annie could hardly believe her ear. The recorded call sounded as if the bird were asking, “Who cooks for you?” Moments later Annie thought she heard a return call in the distance. She held her breath and waited. Suddenly a huge bird landed very quietly on a branch above them.
Annie had long forgotten how cold it was. She stood in wonder, shining her flashlight on the bird and studying it carefully. The barred owl was nearly two feet tall. Grey feathers surrounded its dark eyes. The bird did not stay long, but it did not matter. Annie would never forget the image of the powerful barred owl.
1.Why did Annie and her father go to the state park?
A. To take a hike in the woods.
B. To record the call of barred owl.
C. To collect information about birds.
D. To protect the environment for wildlife.
2.In paragraph 4, why did Annie’s father stop her suddenly?
A. He noticed a screech owl.
B. He heard somebody crying.
C. He sensed they were in danger.
D. He reminded her to take down note.
3.How did Annie feel when she saw the barred owl?
A. Bored B. Amazed C. Frightened D. Relaxed
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届北京市朝阳区高三第一次综合练习（一模）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
The money will be used __________ the school with new computer equipment.
A. to provide B. providing
C. provided D. to be provided
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