If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about reading rate:
● Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
● Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic（算术） problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important ideas.
● Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
● In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.
1. The underlined word "rate" in the first sentence means _______.
A. fast B. slow C. speed D. skill
2.Which should be read slowly according to the passage?
A. Stories for enjoyment
B. Arithmetic problems
C. Letters from friends
D. News from hometown newspapers
3.How fast should we read?
A. The faster, the better.
B. The more slowly, the better.
C. Neither too fast nor too slow.
D. It depends on what we are reading.
4.According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?
A. Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.
B. Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.
C. Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.
D. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.
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It is in the USA to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
A. illegal B. classical
C. traditional D. powerful
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To prevent the deserts coming near, China has planted billions of trees---to replace destroyed forests and as barriers against the sand. This isn’t a cure, though, say experts, as thirsty trees can make the problem worse by taking in groundwater.
“Planting trees is one way, but it isn’t that simple. It doesn’t solve the basic issue of water resources,” says Wu Bo, a professor. “We need to calculate how much water the trees will absorb, or else it could have a negative effect.”
Villagers in Zhengxin have taken on this challenge, with limited success. When the irrigation channels began to run dry, Lu Xianglin switched from wheat to cotton on his land. He also planted trees to protect his fields from sandstorms. He says he still gets good yields（产量） using flood irrigation and earns a good income for his family.
Other farmers haven’t stuck it out（坚持到底）: about one in three have left Zhengxin in the past 10 years after their wheat crops died. Young people who can find jobs in the towns rarely return.
Last week, Mr Lu joined the other men in his village on a government-arranged trip to see the land that has been set aside for their relocation, nearly 40 miles to the south. The next day, he was back, shaking his head at the plan. The idea of uprooting his family troubles him, as does the idea of giving up the land that fed his forefathers. He prefers to stay and keep up the fight.
“With enough water, this problem can be solved,” Lu says. “We can plant trees and grass, and they will grow bigger. That will stop the desert.”
Experts say that farmers could switch to drip irrigation （滴灌）to lessen their water intake for growing crops. Elsewhere in the region, farmers have built brick greenhouses as part of a plan to grow vegetables using less water. Roadside signs urge farmers to “Save Water, Protect the Environment”.
1.The negative effect of planting trees in deserts is that __________.
A. it can make groundwater become less
B. it can prevent the sand moving freely
C. it can stop crops growing well
D. it can get the soil to become poor
2.Why did Mr. Lu NOT accept the idea of relocation?
A. Because the plan of relocation will cost him much money.
B. Because his family had trouble moving away.
C. Because he was reluctant to give up his land.
D. Because he would rather stay than fight against the deserts.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The deserts drive more and more people to leave their homes for their lives.
B. People have no means to fight against the land becoming desert.
C. Water is the biggest barrier for people to stop the desert.
D. Planting trees cannot solve the problem of desertification of farmland.
4.What advice is given by experts to save water?
A. To plant more trees.
B. To build greenhouses.
C. To change crops.
D. To use drip irrigation.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。注意：请将答案写到答题卷上，写在试卷上答案无效。
Philip is sometimes not welcomed by other third graders. He was tricked sometimes, not because he was older, 1. because he was “different”. Philip, 2. suffered from Downs Syndrome（唐氏综合症）, was “different”, with his strange 3. (face) characteristics, slow responses and mental problems. 4. a beautiful spring morning, the children were to go out and discover 5. symbol of “new life” for themselves, which they would place inside plastic eggs.
After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, 6. (encourage) each child to explain the meaning of “new life” in his or her egg. The first opened egg contained a flower. In another was a butterfly. 7. the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “That’s stupid. Whose is it?” said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, “It’s 8.. I did it. It’s empty. I have new life, because the tomb（坟墓）is empty.” At that time, not a sound 9. (hear) in class at all. From that day on, Philip became a real part of the group. They forgot his disease and welcomed him, and 10. made him “different” was never mentioned again.
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单词拼写
1.The big fire _______ (毁坏了)most of the building, causing a great loss.
2.After _______(毕业) , he will go to the western China to work as a volunteer teacher.
3.It was very _____ (慷慨的) of you to have lent them your new car for their holiday.
4.He helped her and she _______________(回报) him with a smile.
5.You are lucky to ____________(逃脱) punishment.
6.Two plus two __________(等于) four.
7.He has _____________(投入) all his energy to the care of the homeless people.
8.New Zealand wine is of high _____________(质量) and is sold all over the world.
9.He is so stubborn that no one can p him to do anything.
10.Elias was not w to blow up government buildings
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年甘肃兰州一中高一上期末英语试卷（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中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I went online to check if my pay was in my bank ________ . To my amazement I discovered that not only had I been paid, a ________ I’d never worked for had also paid me! I knew I’d have been beside myself if my own salary was not in my account, so I tried to get the money ________ to the right person. Easier said than ________ .
The bank couldn’t help as it wasn’t a bank ________ . The human resources department at the company that paid me was unable to help as I didn’t have enough ________ . I rang the bank again. ________ , I had a sympathetic call operator who gave me a(n) ________ , so I again rang the company “Daniel” worked for.
I expected the bank would ________ me to arrange to take the money from my account and repay Daniel. I heard ________ for a month and the money remained in my account when Daniel called, ________ he’d tried to get back his money but had been unsuccessful as neither the bank nor his company felt it was their________ . He had rung to ask if I could speak to the bank, but after chatting for a few minutes we realized we could probably ________ this problem ourselves.
We decided I would take the money from my account and he would ________ it up from me. Due to my busy job I was unable to meet Daniel ________ but he left me a lovely bottle of wine ________ what was rightfully his. I never had any ________ of keeping Daniel’s pay but red tape(繁琐手续) made ________ difficult to do the right thing. It all came down to (归结为) ________ people being able to do what a huge bank and a large company couldn’t do---- ________ a mistake has occurred and fix it.
1.A. accountB. cardC. balanceD. draft
2.A. plantB. farmC. factoryD. company
3.A. awayB. outC. backD. from
4.A. supposedB. doneC. imaginedD. guessed
5.A. problemB. troubleC. matterD. business
6.A. detailsB. instructionsC. factsD. arguments
7.A. ThankfullyB. HopefullyC. ConsideratelyD. Pitifully
8.A. addressB. nameC. phone numberD. e-mail
9.A. approachB. demandC. sendD. contact
10.A. anythingB. everythingC. nothingD. something
11.A. complainingB. explainingC. screamingD. crying
12.A. errorB. responsibilityC. dutyD. blame
13.A. analyzeB. abandonC. raiseD. fix
14.A. tookB. madeC. gaveD. pick
15.A. accidentallyB. personallyC. unfortunatelyD. purposely
16.A. in place ofB. with regard toC. in exchange forD. by means of
17.A. idealB. hopeC. aimD. intention
18.A. meB. oneC. itD. that
19.A. fourB. twoC. threeD. one
20.A. admitB. makeC. acceptD. refuse
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Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world． We go fishing，sit in the garden，have a picnic，live in the suburbs or go to the seaside．The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk．When joggers jog，they don’t run the streets．Every one of them tend to go to the park or the river．
But despite this，our children are growing up nature deprived（剥夺）．I spent my boyhood climbing trees．These days，children are robbed of these ancient freedoms，due to problems like crime，traffic，the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children，that is to say，things that can be bought，rather than things that can be found．
The truth is to be found elsewhere．A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivity disorder（多动症）．Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%．
ADHD is one of the great problems of modern childhood． One study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children．However，we spend money on drugs rather than on green places．
The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature．The increasing concern for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years．And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality．Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world．
We need the wild world． It is essential to our well-being，our health and our happiness．
1.According to the author，people enjoy _______ to seek nature．
A． jogging on the street
B． sitting in the garden
C． shopping in the supermarket
D． running in the gym
2.From the second paragraph，we can see that _______．
A． adults deprive the children of their rights to approach nature
B． climbing trees will certainly do good to the children
C． children probably spend less time in nature nowadays
D． children tend to be happier as a result of their material satisfaction
3.In what way do people benefit from their contact with nature？
A． Children with ADHD can be cured．
B． A garden nearby improves the quality of old people’s life．
C． Problems with crime and violent behavior will easily be solved．
D． Children’s performance at school is greatly improved．
4.What is the main idea of this passage？
A． Access to nature improves our life．
B． Nature treats children with ADHD．
C． Getting close to nature reduces crime．
D． Man can’t live without natural areas．
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They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________ animal products from other areas of their lives．
A． contain B． maintain
C． exclude D． Include
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015年北京市海淀区高三一模英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
House Sitting
In many countries of the world people do what is called house sitting．It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away．
In Australia, many people travel．After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country．1.
So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy．House sitters might have to care for pets．Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning．2.I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area．
3. There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home.
There are some requirements to be a house sitter．You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything．You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time．4.You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have.
Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owner have a short holiday．Sometimes it is for much longer．We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe.
5.Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there．One of the important things to get are references from the home owners where you have stayed． A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well．You can show these letters to prospective house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job.
A． I have done house sitting many times.
B． Thousands of people do this all the time.
C． It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries.
D． Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job.
E． You must take a little care over what your description says about you.
F． This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas.
G． You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.
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