Obesity is ________ major concern for public health officials and also may affect ________ test scores of students.
A. a; /B. a; aC. the; /D. the; the
科目:高中英语 来源:2017届浙江温州中学高三10月高考模拟英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.
Located on the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane Hugo 10 years ago. In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state.
Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina's shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building codes wasn't strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. In Hugo's wake, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced codes. The new beach house on Sullivan's Island should be able to resist a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.
At first sight, the house on Sullivan's Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. Its redwood shell makes it resemble "a large party lantern" at night, according to one observer. But looks can be deceiving. The house's wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.
To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings—long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand. Pilings (桩) might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house. They also elevate the house above storm waves. The pilings allow the waves to run under the house instead of running into it. "These swells of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings," said Huff.
Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by the house's ground-to-roof shell. " The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn't look like it's standing with its pant legs pulled up, " said Huff. In the event of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained.
1.After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina's shore line should ________.
A. be easily reinforced
B. look smarter in design
C. satisfy higher building standards
D. be designed in the shape of cubes
2.Huff raised the house 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to ________.
A. withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hr
B. make stronger pilings deep in the sand
C. break huge sea waves into smaller ones
D. prevent water from rushing into the house
3.The main function of the shell is ________.
A. to strengthen the pilings of the house
B. to give the house a better appearance
C. to protect the wooden frame of the house
D. to slow down the speed of the swelling water
4.It can be inferred from the passage that the shell should be ________.
A. fancy-lookingB. water-proof
C. easily breakableD. extremely strong
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Jack Ripper was ________ for murdering many people in the nineteenth century.
A. spectacularB. popularC. notoriousD. Specific
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The terrible earthquake struck the southwest of the country last week, ________ 6 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
A. causingB. to causeC. causedD. having caused
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I feel very lucky, because what I’ve accomplished in sports is ________ my wildest dreams.
A. overB. beyondC. againstD. within
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式(不多于3个单词)
Have you ever seen the TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? It is now without doubt 1. (popular) TV show in China, attracting over 600 million viewers each week. In this program, several fathers, who are all well-known in China, take care of their kids alone 2. the help of the children’s mothers. They also take part in different kinds of 3. (active) with their kids together, such as cooking, fishing and selling goods.
One reason why the show is so popular is 4. it reflects social reality. In big cities, fathers are always 5. busy with their jobs to spare time for their kids. Meanwhile, large numbers of fathers from the countryside 6. (come) to big cities over the years, 7. (leave) their kids at home under the grandparents’ care. Xu Canyong, a 33-year-old man 8. (employ) in a company in Shantou, Guangdong Province, said, “I have a son and a daughter in my hometown. I miss them very much.”
Xie Dikui, the 9. (direct) of the show, said that he was also moved by the program. “10. these fathers are busy, they manage to spare time for their kids. We can do as well as them.”
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年甘肃兰州一中高二上期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Hundreds of years ago,a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots,a brave people,loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland,but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
One night,the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. "We will rest here tonight,my men,” he said. "Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die."
They were all very tired,so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired as well and also fell asleep one by one.
The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more,the war would be over. Suddenly,one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment,they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.
The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.
1.Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.
A. Roman army and North England
B. a brave people and the Scots
C. England and Scots
D. Roman army and the Scots
2.The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.
A. they wanted to catch the four guards first
B. they didn't want to wake the Scots
C. they wanted to reach the top
D. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle
3.The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________.
A. it is a beautiful plant
B. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle
C. it had so many sharp needles all over it
D. it is fresh and lovely
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Every day my husband parked his car in the same open-air car park in Zimbabwe. On this particular day, he had been running to his car with a pile of office papers under his arm. As he opened the car door, he suddenly lost control of his body. He felt a stabbing pain in his arm, and became totally breathless and lost consciousness. As he fell down, half in, half out of the car, his last thought was “what a way to die”.
A young woman getting into her own car in the deserted car park noticed what was going on and at once ran to my husband’s aid, trying to bring his life back. Realizing time was important, she tried to move my husband to her car, calling the guard at the gate.
Fearing an ambulance would take too long to arrive, she felt it better to get to the hospital as quickly as she could. She raced through traffic lights sounding her car’s horn and rushed into the hospital, calling out, “I have an unknown man here who I think is having a heart attack.”
Having realized he was in capable hands, the woman returned to the car park, found his keys on the ground, collected his papers and piled them in the car. Having seen my husband come out of a certain building each day, the security guard thought he knew where he worked. The young woman managed to locate his colleagues and they in turn contacted my niece, who waited for me to return home so she could break the news to me.
After careful tests it turned out that my husband’s disease had nothing to do with heart. We were naturally eager to find the kind stranger who had come to his aid. After some weeks we discovered where the young woman worked. She was overjoyed when my husband walked into her office with a huge bouquet (束) of flowers. She said she required no thanks, and preferred to remain anonymous (匿名的).
We now live in a different country, but each Christmas my husband remembers her act of kindness and sends a gift. We regard every day of his life as a bonus, all thanks to this kind stranger.
1.From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A. a heart attack hit the writer’s husband suddenly
B. there were few people in the park that day
C. the young woman was at a loss at first
D. the woman was fined for breaking the traffic lights
2.Who told the writer the news of her husband’s illness?
A. The young woman.
B. The security guard.
C. The colleague of her husband.
D. The writer’s niece.
3.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. The Gift of Life
B. An Act of Gratitude
C. The Attack of a Disease
D. The Story of a Young Woman
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科目:高中英语 来源:2017届山东菏泽一中高三上第二次月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:书面表达
随着科技的发展,越来越多的人们用手机给自己拍照片,并分享到互联网上,请就此现象写一篇120词左右的短文,要求如下:
1. 简单阐述此现象;
2. 分析这一现象的原因;
3. 你的看法。
参考词汇:selfie (n.) 自拍;自拍照
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