—Honey, which movie should we watch tonight?
—I don’t mind which movie it is ______ there’s popcorn and soda．
A．as if B．now that C．as long as D．in order that
科目：高中英语 来源：2014届内蒙古巴市高二上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Honey(蜂蜜)from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.
The honey guide does not does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂).The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bee’s nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.
Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.
1.Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?
A．It's small in size. B．It's hidden in trees.
C．It's covered with wax. D．It's hard to recognize.
2.What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．A bee. B．A bird. C．A honey seeker. D．A beekeeper.
3.The honey guide is special in the way_ ·
A．it gets its food B．it goes to church
C．it sings in the forest D．it reaches into bees' nests
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A．Wild Bees B．Wax and Honey
C．Beekeeping in Africa D．Honey-Lover's Helper
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届山东师大附中高三12月（第三次）模拟检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish.
Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too thrilled to believe her. Her words could not convince me at all. So I did a research on google.com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see.” This sentence has been widely used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible places. Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Ironically, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies.
Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew. All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together, and they change the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(少数民族的成员) group in the United States, is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew.
You can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese, such as pizza from Italian, susi from Japanese, and déjà vu from French etc. There is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from others. They will modify it and make it their own, so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant, or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store. Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future. In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor.
1.The writer himself felt surprised at ______.
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A．the Chinglish expression “Long time no see” |
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B．“Long time no see” used as standard American English |
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C．so many literal translation of the expressions used in America |
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D．finding out Americans use the expression every day |
2.The word “stew” in the 4th paragraph probably means ______.
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A．mixture literature |
B．Confucius’ words |
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C．a kind of cooked dish |
D．American changing cultures |
3.According to the passage, it can be inferred that ______.
A. detectives translate the phrase “Long time no see”
B. Hollywood made “Long time no see” popular
B. “Long time no see” used as standard American English
D. cultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew
4.The main idea of the passage is that ______.
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A．some Chinese expressions are introduced into English |
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B．you’ll not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in America |
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C．some American expressions can be used in China |
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D．American English keep being enriched from different cultures |
5.According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?
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A．Informal language sometimes doesn’t go with grammar and structure. |
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B．Languages are always ruled by grammar and structure. |
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C．Long time no see” has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passage. |
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D．There are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012届广东省高三下学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
I am a mother of three children and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was social study. The last project of the term was called “Smile”. The last class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.
Soon after we were given the project, my husband, my youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one cold March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.
We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back way. I turned around and found there standing behind me were two poor homeless men with a horrible “dirty body” smell. The short gentleman, close to me, was “smiling”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of light as he searched for acceptance. The second man played with his hands uneasily as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation (救赎). The short man just asked for a coffee because that was all they could afford.
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the men’s table. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and said “Thank you”.
I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, “That’s why God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope.”
On the last evening of class, I turned in “my project” and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and we all knew that we need to heal people and to be healed.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. “LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS---NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.”
1. Why did the people around the author back away?
A. Because both men were poorly dressed and mentally ill.
B. Because the short gentleman was smiling to everyone around.
C. Because two homeless men were also waiting in line, with a bad smell.
D. Because the second man stood playing with his hands.
2.After the author handed the meals to the homeless men, she _________.
A. talked with them for a while. B. went back to her husband and son
C. turned in her project D. regretted and cried
3. What kind of woman do you think the author is?
A. Over-curious B. Caring C. Mature D. Lovely
4. What does the author try to tell us with the last sentence?
A. Giving is a gesture of love, which people will understand and appreciate.
B. If you need help from others, you’d better present them with gifts.
C. If you want to get something from somebody, you should please him with gifts.
D. Don’t be greedy with money or ask people to do things for you.
5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The author’s husband was very proud of her.
B. What the author did to the men touched many people.
C. Poor as the homeless men were, they had their dignity.
D. The author felt we should know how to heal people.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届河北省高二上学期调研考试（一）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Hurry up, honey! We have to arrive at the airport by 11:00 o’clock, _____ we will miss the flight.
A. however B. instead C. anyway D. otherwise
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科目：高中英语 来源：重庆市2010届高三下学期5月月考试题（英语） 题型：单项填空
--Mom, I can't find my new T-shirt.
--Oh, honey, it__________after you went to see AVATAR. It is still in the dryer.
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A．has been washing |
B．has washed |
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C．was to be washed |
D．was washed |
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