Is There Life on Earth
There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.
The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan(named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago). Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information as to the feasibility(可行性)of a manned flying saucer(飞碟)landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.
“We have come to the conclusion, based on last week’s satellite landing,” Pro. Zog said, “that there is no life on the Earth.”
“How do you know this?” the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.
“For on thing, Earth’s surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.”
“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”
“We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means heavier flying saucer than we originally planned.”
“Are there any other risks that you discovered in your studies?”
“Take a look at his photo. You see this dark black cloud floating over the surface of Earth?” We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We don’t know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”
“If what you say is true, won’t this set back the flying saucer program several years?”
“Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.”
“Pro. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?
“Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then. We can live anywhere.”
1.The Venusians were excited this week because they __________.
A. landed a satellite with Venus astronauts on Earth
B. made a first-rate flying saucer
C. got an Earth Being to Venus
D. directed a satellite into Earth
2.According to Pro. Zong, why will the Venusians have to take their own oxygen with them?
A. Because they need it on their way to the planet of Earth
B. Because the Earth’s atmosphere is filled with deadly gases
C. Because deadly gases is far from enough on Earth
D. Because there is no air on the planet of Earth
3.The “dark black cloud” in the photograph refers to _________.
A. the polluted air floating over the surface of Earth
B. the mass of tiny drops of water floating above Earth
C. the concrete that is unknown to everywhere
D. the dark clouds gathering before a storm breaks
4.What’s the purpose of the writer?
A. to arouse the awareness of protecting the earth
B. to introduce a Venusians’ science program
C. to tell us the serious pollution of the Venus
D. to tell us an exciting Venusians’ exploration
科目：高中英语 来源：辽宁省六校协作体2016-2017学年高二下学期期初英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Jonathan Cranwell sat on a hard bench behind the long narrow desk and watched the flies fly lazily in the sun. The drone of the younger boys reading letters and the older boys reciting Latin verbs made him sleepy. Jonathan had to force his eyes to stay open. He wanted to learn something new!
He looked up at the schoolmaster’s high desk in the front of the room. The new teacher was from Harvard College. Jonathan’s father had been impressed with him. The boys had already had several other teachers, but none of them seemed to inspire Jonathan. So far, there was nothing to show that this one was special, though he’d only been there two days.
“It’s too hot to sit and memorize lessons,” the schoolmaster said. “We’ll move outdoors for the next part of our lesson.” He led the group of boys into the schoolyard. “You younger boys, dig for grubs and beetles ( 幼虫和甲虫). Count their feet. See if you can describe their shells”.
Jonathan watched the teacher surrounded by laughing young students. No one had ever used the schoolyard itself for a classroom. “What next ?” he thought. Soon he didn’t have time to think about the younger boys, for he was running after butterflies and dragonflies himself.
Jonathan and his friends liked this new way of learning.
“It will be a clear night tonight. Go outside and look at the sky,” said the schoolmaster. “Look at the stars and notice their brightness and the patterns they make. These patterns have names from Greek mythology(神话), names like Orion, Aries, and others. Tomorrow we will learn about the ancient stories on them.”
“How is the new schoolmaster?” asked Jonathan’s father that evening, when Jonathan announced he was going out to look at the sky.
“He’s different from any other schoolmaster we’ve had,” Jonathan admitted. “He seems interested in everything around him, and he wants us to be curious too. He even used the schoolyard as a classroom!”
“So Mr. John Adams and his new ways make school useful to you after all,” joked Jonathan’s father.
“I believe he has,” said Jonathan. “I know I won’t forget the lessons he has taught us!”
1.What does the underlined word “drone” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Clear speaking voices.
B. Enthusiastic responses.
C. Continuous low dull sounds.
D. Voices of exciting reading and reciting.
2.From the last but one paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A. Mr. Cranwell was not satisfied with the new ways
B. Jonathan had previously complained about school
C. Mr. Cranwell had met the new schoolmaster
D. Jonathan had shown his father his homework.
3.What is the main idea of this story?
A. Science is all around us.
B. School provides us with the best education.
C. Homework is an important part of education.
D. There is more than one way to learn.
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科目：高中英语 来源：黑龙江省2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Are you having difficulty falling asleep? Try drinking a glass of warm milk. If that doesn’t work, listen to some soft, beautiful music. Still no luck? Try think about sheep jumping over a fence. If you are still awake, take a sleeping pill. People who take pills often become dependent on the drugs. So you lie awake knowing that the new workday will soon arrive. If you have been in such condition for at least one month, you may have primary insomnia(失眠症).
A new study has found that you might fall asleep more quickly and stay asleep longer if you try “cerebral hypothermia.” It is not a complex medical process. It just means cooling down your brain. Eric Nofzinger and Naniel Buysse from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School led the study. They examined twelve people who had sleeping problems. Twelve others had no sleeping problems. Each of them wore a soft plastic cap on their head at bedtime.
The caps had tubes inside filled with water. The researchers moved the water through the tubes and then changed the temperature of the water. Other studies showed that people who had sleeping problems often had more chemical reactions in the front of their brain. The researchers thought cooling down the brain might help.
On the first two nights of testing, the patients wore caps with no water. On the next two nights, the caps were worn, but the water was not cooled. Then the researchers cooled the water a little for another two nights. On the final two nights of the study, the temperature of the water was made much cooler. The researchers found that the water caps didn’ t help the patients until the temperature was about 14℃. Most of the patients fell asleep faster and slept better when the coolest water was moving around their head.
Dr Nfzinger and Dr. Buysse noted that this was only the beginning of the brain temperature study. But they believed they had discovered something important that needed more research.
1.The first paragraph is written to _________.
A. put forward the topic of the passage.
B. explain how serious insomnia is
C. tell us the causes of sleeping problems.
D. tell us the danger of having sleeping problems.
2.From the passage we know that “cerebral hypothermia” is actually _________.
A. a complex medical process.
B. a psychological treatment.
C. a simple physical treatment.
D. a difficult scientific theory.
3.In the study, researchers helped people fall asleep faster through _________.
A. increasing chemical reactions in the front of their brain.
B. making them feel safe with a cap on their head
C. asking them to drink water to cool down
D. lowering the temperature of their brain
4.What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The cause of the study.
B. The function of the caps.
C. People’s reactions to the study.
D. Some details of the study.
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科目：高中英语 来源：贵州省2016-2017学年高二下学期第三次月考英语试卷 题型：短文填空
Dear Chris,
I’m sorry to hear that you 1.(be) in hospital for several days. 2.(actual), it’s very easy for a person like you to get sick, 3. you aren’t used to the new environment. 4.(bad) still, you don’t take enough exercise. Here are some tips for you:
First of all, it’s 5. good idea to take part in some social activities, 6.will help you learn more about the local customs and cultures. 7. addition, I suggest you 8.(try) to reduce the pressure of work by listening to music and making friends. Last but not least, you’d better exercise more instead of sitting 9.(make) your body healthier.
I hope my 10.(suggest) will help you lead a healthy lifestyle and you will recover soon.
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南省洛阳市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末质量检测（6月）英语试卷 题型：书面表达
假如你是李华，刚从外国度假回来，你对度假期间的宾馆很不满意，宾馆房间小，有时没有热水，网络连接慢，食物不新鲜。请给该宾馆负责人写封信，说明情况，并要求赔偿。
注意：1.词数100 左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南省林州市2016-2017学年高一（普通班）5月调研考试英语试卷 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（＼）画掉。
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。
In October last year, I was studying at a school in Cambridge but it was only my second months in the school. At an end of the month the head teacher organized a party for all the new students. It is a good chance to get to know my new classmates and I really looked forward to join in it. As the party was on 31st October, I thought it was a Halloween party. So, the day after the party, I searched everywhere and managed get a witch’s costume. When I arrived at my head teacher’s house, he opened the door and looked at us if I had been complete mad.
All the other students wore on normal clothes!
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南省林州市2016-2017学年高一（普通班）5月调研考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Word of the Day Writing Competition
Days are getting colder, and everyone is slowly backing to the warm comfort of their homes. It’s the best opportunity to make good use of the quietness and peace of the season by taking pen and paper(or a computer) out to write.
OxfordWords of Oxford University Press(OUP) is calling all aspiring(有抱负的) authors out there to take part in our writing competition. What we’re looking for are imaginative(富有想象力的) short stories—not more than 500 words---that include every Word of the Day (WOTD) from November.
Each entry will be carefully considered by the OxfordWords team before deciding on a winner. The best storyteller will be given a year’s fee to OxfordDictionaries.com, as well as ￡50 worth of OUP books, and have his or her piece published on that website.
Before you get started, please make sure you’re read our terms and conditions. Entries can be submitted(递交) through the entry form, or posted into the comment section. Closing date for the competition is 5th January 2015.
And finally, for inspiration, have a look at the charming short story that gives us the idea for this competition, written by a fellow Oxford Dictionaries team member, and including all thirty one Words of the Day from October.
Find out more about our Word of the Day service and sign up to receive the words via email, or on Facebook, Google, and Twitter.
1.What type of writing is this test?
A. An exhibition guide.
B. An art show review.
C. An announcement.
D. An official report.
2.The stories for the competition must______.
A. be about OxfordWords
B. have more than 500 words
C. contain all the words of WOTD
D. be handed in before 5th January 2015
3.The winner of the competition can______________.
A. read all the books of OUP free of charge
B. use OxfordDictionaries.com for free for a year
C. be allowed to be on the OxfordWords team
D. publish all of his or her works on OxfordDictionaries.com
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科目：高中英语 来源：福建省厦门市2017届高三3月质量检测英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Dearest darling girl,
Today is the beginning of the next stage in your life. We head off to your new home at Stanford. Where do I start in telling you how proud I feel to be called Mummy by you? We've laughed at how you burst into this world with a scowl on your face, how determined you have always been right from feeding yourself to making big decisions for your life. There were days during your illness that I wasn't sure you had the will to make it. Telling you that you needed to want to get better was the hardest and yet the greatest day. From that day you took responsibility and decided you wanted to beat anorexia（厌食症）．
I don't think I've ever felt so proud of you as when you came home to say that you wanted to go to West Africa between school and university. You chose to go alone, and to raise the money yourself. You have such strength of character and determination. It is at times hard to believe that you are only 18. You experienced something in that month that few dare experience in a lifetime.
So, Viv, here are my words of wisdom to you as you start your next big adventure. The world is a beautiful place but often a few things can make it seem difficult. God's temple is made of love. It's man's temple that is built of stones. Open your heart to goodness and never ever let negative people or thoughts take hold of you. As Minor Myers put it, "Go into the world and do we’ll. But more importantly, go into the world and do good:'
It is true that with every passing day, I will grow older and weaker. A day may come when I will become forgetful. But even then, you with your bright smile, will light up my heart.
Your Alo
1.What can be learned from the first paragraph?
A. She was once a trouble maker. B. She's a freshman in Stanford.
C. She relies on her parents a lot. D. She was defeated by anorexia.
2.Why did Viv go to West Africa?
A. To do what others dare not. B. To show her determination.
C. To get money for school fees. D. To go on an adventure by herself.
3.What is Alo's advice for Viv?
A. To be a positive and kind person. B. To avoid the negative part of life.
C. To be cautious of cold-hearted people. D. To explore the beauty of the world.
4.How did the author feel when writing the letter?
A. Amused and thankful. B. Pleased and satisfied.
C. Cheerful and relieved. D. Concerned and anxious.
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科目：高中英语 来源：辽宁省六校协作体2016-2017学年高一下学期期初英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Jack Ma, the founder and executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, and US president-elect Donald Trump met at Trump Tower in New York City on Jan,9th 2017, with Trump calling it a "great meeting" and Ma saying the meeting was "very productive"
"We had a great meeting, and a great, great entrepreneur（企业家）, one of the best in the world, and he loves this country, and he loves China," Trump said. "Jack and I are going to do some great things."
The two met with reporters briefly after the meeting, and said they discussed plans to create 1 million US jobs by allowing US small and medium-sized businesses to sell to China through Alibaba's platforms.
"We're focused on small business," Ma told reporters. And he had complimentary words for Trump: "I think the president-elect is very smart, he's very open-minded to listen. I told him my ideas about how to improve trade, especially to improve small business, cross-border trade."
"We also think that the China and USA relationship should be strengthened — should be friendlier," Ma said. "The door is open for discussing the relationship and trade issues."
The meeting comes in tensions between China and the incoming Trump administration(政府). Trump has repeatedly criticized China for its economic policies and accused the country of "stealing jobs away" from the US.
Trump also has said he may raise tariffs(关税) on Chinese goods sold in the US.
1.When Jack Ma and Trump met at the beginning of this year, _________
A. Trump has taken office as a new president of USA.
B. Jack Ma and Trump took a friendly attitude towards each other.
C. they discussed plans to allow US businesses to sell to Asia.
D. Trump will do some great things through JingDong’s platforms.
2.The underlined word “complimentary” probably shows “_____”.
A. praise B. criticism
C. anger D. pride
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Before the meeting at Trump Tower, they two met with reporters briefly.
B. Jack Ma and Trump met at the background of good relations between China and Trump administration.
C. Their meeting focused on some big business and home trade.
D. Trump may raise tariffs on imported goods from China.
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