First Lady Michelle Obama is on a five-day trip to Asia. She is visiting Japan and Cambodia to help publicize a program called "Let Girls Learn". Administration officials set up the campaign to support the education of millions of girls worldwide.
Before her trip, Mrs. Obama and her husband noted the inability of an estimated 62-million girls to attend school. They said educating the girls should be a foreign policy goal.
This week, Mrs. Obama criticized the fact that tens of millions of girls are not receiving a satisfactory education. In her opinion piece, she wrote this failure to educate girls it was more than "a tragic waste of potential." It is both a serious public health issue and a problem for the economic health of nations and the world. She also said it was "a threat to the security of countries around the world".
The First Lady noted by 2012, every part of the developing world was educating both girls and boys in primary schools. But this is not the case in secondary education. She wrote in some areas girls face "the cultural values and practices that limit the prospects of women in their societies ".
The Obama administration launched the "Let Girls Learn" campaign earlier this month. At the time, Mrs. Obama noted plans to involve the U.S. Peace Corps, and the Volunteer Development Agency.
"This effort will draw on the talent and energy of the nearly 7,000 Peace Corps volunteers serving in more than 60 countries. Through this effort, Peace Corps will be supporting hundreds of new community projects to help girls go to school and stay in school. And, I want to emphasize that these programs will be community-generated and community-led. They will be based on solutions devised by local leaders, families and yes, even the girls themselves."
President Obama also spoke at the same White House event, saying that campaign is important to his administration.
1.Why did Michelle Obama make the trip to Asia?
A. To get help from Peace Corps.
B. To set up the "Let Girls Learn" program.
C. To promote an educational program.
D. To develop Japan-US relationship.
2.These statements may be Michelle Obama’s opinion EXCEPT_____.
A. girls in developing countries have greater potential than boys
B. girls have the same right to receive higher education
C. having girls educated should be a foreign policy goal
D. failing to educate girls affects the world’s economy
3.What is the main idea of the sixth paragraph?
A. How the Peace Corps are organized.
B. What the plan for the campaign is.
C. Who are in charge of the program.
D. Where the campaign will be carried out.
4.What may be talked about in the next paragraph?
A. The achievements they have achieved.
B. The measures they have taken.
C. The possible problems they will meet.
D. The importance of the educational program.
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年宁夏育才中学勤行校区高一下6月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
假如你是交换生李明，正在美国一所高中学习。近日你在学校网站上看到学校篮球体育俱乐部要招收一名成员的消息。要求如下：
1. 爱好并擅长篮球；
2. 英语流利；
3. 有一定的比赛经历。
请根据以上要点给俱乐部负责人Mr. Brown写封信，表达你想加入该俱乐部的愿望。
注意：
1. 词数：100词左右
2. 行文连贯，不可逐字翻译。
Dear Mr. Brown,
I am learning English painting in our school as an exchange student from China. Recently I read it from notice on our school website that
Yours,
Li Ming
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Computer technology is still developing rapidly. The computer of the future will continue to increase in value and performance while decreasing in cost. It will become smaller, but faster and more powerful.
It is possible to make some guesses about what the future of the computer will look like, based upon the types of technologies that are being developed now. A lot of progress has already been made in some of these new technologies, but some are still in their earliest stages and may not be ready for use for years. Two of the most interesting areas of computing that are currently being developed are quantum computing (量子计算) and nanotechnology (纳米技术).
Quantum computing is one possibility for the future of the computer that could make computers run far faster than even the quickest computers do today. Quantum computers could be able to do what modern supercomputers are unable to do by using transistors that are able to take on many states at the same time.
Nanotechnology could also change the face of computing, by creating computers that could be very powerful, though they are tiny in size. These computers could be incorporated (并入) into everyday objects, including electrical appliances (电器), clothes and even the human body. We will be able to use computers in new and unimaginable ways. They will become a part of our lives rather than simply being a box that is used only for specific purposes, such as work.
Quantum computing and nanotechnology will be able to play new roles, which will make us live greener lives, as well as enjoy better health and happier lives.
1.Which of the following can NOT describe the computer of the future properly?
A. Much smaller.
B. Much faster.
C. More powerful.
D. Less valuable.
2.According to the text, quantum computing _____.
A. has been put in use so far
B. can make computers run by themselves
C. can reduce the cost of computers
D. will work by using transistors
3.We can learn from the text that nanotechnology will _____.
A. create much smaller computers
B. be used in electrical appliances and clothing
C. change the structure of computers
D. make computers just serve specific purposes
4.The text is mainly about _____.
A. what nanotechnology is
B. what quantum computing is
C. what the future of the computer is
D. what future computers can bring us
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Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October, 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old woman in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.
So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday, Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, I’m still alive!
1.How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?
A. She is miserable and unhappy.
B. She feels she is going to die very soon.
C. She would like to live much younger.
D. She is cheerful and humorous.
2.Which of the following word could best replace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph?
A. trick B. deal C. march D. sport
3.Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive” to the lawyer every year on her birthday?
A. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.
B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed.
C. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage.
D. Because the house she sold to the lawyer is worth the money he has already paid.
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Food festivals around the world
Stilton Cheese Rolling
May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes , roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors' lane. Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.
Fiery Foods Festival—The Hottest Festival on Earth
Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction—food that is not just spicy ,but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three days every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper—officially the hottest pepper in the world—or any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one thing's for sure—if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isn't for you!
La Tomatina—The World's Biggest Food Fight
On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatina—the world's largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes—official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd.
The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again—and for a much-needed wash!
1.Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held?
A. In New Mexico. B. In the Caribbean.
C. In Australia. D. In China.
2.The celebration of La Tomatina lasts .
A. three days B. seven days
C. less than three days D. more than seven days
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.
B.More than 10,000 Chinese take part in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.
C. Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.
D. An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.
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单词拼写
1.We should _________(分析) what they said and not just agree with everything.
2.As ancient _________（文明）, China and Egypt have long and splendid cultures, and both have made great achievements in modern culture and art.
3.It hurts us deeply to see half of all woodland and forests __________(毁坏).
4.The radio ______ (预报)said that the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon.
5.The book is available on Amazon in both ______ (简化) and traditional Chinese.
6.I’m f ______because the people I'm working with and learning from are true experts in their fields.
7.The bell for the class rang suddenly, i______ their heated discussion.
8.Teenagers should be encouraged to keep healthy m______ and physically.
9.The office reminded that graduates need to visit o______ sites of the competition – www.qccy.org or newjobs.com.cn for online application.
10.Donors and planters will have their names hung on the new trees in r______ of their efforts.
11.They feared that the mummy would fall to pieces when they cut it open, but fortunately this has not happened. The mummy successfully______the operation.
12.When my old friend Brian ______ me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
13.I am used to traveling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt _________.
14.There were six million visitors in all, and the ______from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.
15.Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched ______up and down in front of the camp.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年江苏盐城中学高一下期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
--- When I needed his help, my roommate just stood by and did nothing.
---_______He appears to be a warm-hearted person.
A. You don’t say! B. You set me up.
C. I’ll say. D. Don’t fall for it.
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So, it was a win-win situation _______was why we did not hesitate _______ with them.
A. where, to partner B. which, to partner
C. where, partnering D. which, partnering
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届高三复习跟踪检测英语试卷（25）（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读理解。
For twenty years, I saved all my college course notes and textbooks: that's a lot of paper.
Worse, it's not easy to carry them around — and trust me, they aren't light — on at least seven moves. Yet I never once looked at them. They sat in our basement, covered in a thick layer of dust. If books and papers could wonder, they'd wonder why they were still under our stairs after all those years. When would the Big Day come?
Well, the Big Day eventually did arrive; only it was different than expected. My wife, always more accepting changes than I am, finally talked me into clearing out the entire mess.
The pain I experienced was also unexpected. What hurt me was to come across those terrible papers I'd written, which reminded me of my poor study habits, and an embarrassing lack of comprehension. It was great to get rid of them. But it was also a clearing of personal history.
At first, I struggled with this. The truth was in the record that my books, my notes, and my papers were primary source materials, documenting an important time in my life. To clear them out was to clear out the truth.
What I've learned since taking this leap is that the process is more important than the truth. I feel as if much of my real education during my college years isn't in the documents but now in me.
So I am glad to free myself of this physical burden. And what's better is that I don't need to look back to those painful moments. They belong to the past.
You might want to consider doing something similar, either under the stairs of your basement or in your mind.
What is the personal rubbish piling in your life? Clear it out and make your life awesome.
1.Why was the author finally determined to desert all the college materials?
A．Because his wife persuaded him to.
B．Because they were of no use at all.
C．Because they were heavy on the moves.
D．Because they occupied space too long.
2.The author struggled at the very beginning for ________.
A．a sense of pain
B．a sense of embarrassment
C．a sense of regret for the past
D．a sense of losing part of his history
3.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A．The past experiences.
B．The wasted college?related materials.
C．The rubbish in the basement.
D．Physical and psychological mess.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Let It Go B．Sort It Out
C．Give up the Past D．Forget the History
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