-- Do you think it ________ to spend 70 yuan watching the film “The flowers of war”?
-- Haven’t you seen the film? I think it is well ________ the money.
A. worthy; worth B. worthwhile; worth
C. worth; worthy D. worthy; worthwhile
科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年福建闽清高级中学等四校高三上期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe, born 200 years ago, was a poor housewife with six children, who suffered from various illnesses. And yet, driven by a passionate hatred of slavery, she found time to write “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” which became the most influential novel in American history and aroused radical change both at home and abroad.
Today, however, the book has a different reputation, owing to the popular image of its character, Uncle Tom-whose name has become a saying for a cowardly black man who betrays his race.
But this view is wrong: The original Uncle Tom was physically and morally strong, an inspiration for blacks and other oppressed people worldwide.
Indeed, that’s why in the mid-19th century Southerners attacked “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” as a dangerously destructive book, while Northern reformers-especially blacks-often praised it.
The book was influential overseas, too.In Russia it inspired Vladimir Lenin, who recalled it as his favorite book in childhood. It was the first American novel to be translated and published in China, and it fueled antislavery causes in Cuba and Brazil.
The book’s progressive appeal was the character of Uncle Tom himself: a strong man who is notable because he does not betray his race; one reason he gave up escaping from his plantation is that he doesn’t want to put his fellow slaves in danger. And he is finally killed because he refuses to tell his master where two runaway slaves are hiding.
Unfortunately, these themes were lost in many of the stage versions of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.
The play, seen by more people than those who read the book, remained popular up to the`1950s and still appears occasionally. But in the play Stowe’s revolutionary themes were drowned.
But it doesn’t have to be that way; indeed, during the civil rights era it was those who most closely resembled Uncle Tom-Stowe’s Tom, not the sheepish one of popular myth-who proved most effective in promoting progress. Both Stowe and Tom deserve our reconsideration and our respect.
1.Harriet Beecher Stowe managed to write “Uncle Tom’s Cabin because __________.
A.she wanted to earn money to support her family
B.she hated slavery from the bottom of her heart
C.she tried to set an example to her six children
D.she had the similar life experiences with Tom
2. As for the influence of the book, __________.
A.it was the first American novel to be translated into Russian
B.it was the most influential book for Vladimir Lenin in his life
C.it also gave rise to the causes of anti-slavery in the distant Africa
D.its character Tom inspired the blacks and other oppressed people in the world
3.What is true of the character Uncle Tom in the book?
A.He is a black man who betrays his race.
B.He manages to escape from the plantation.
C.He doesn’t put his fellow slaves in danger.
D.He kills himself instead of giving away the slaves.
4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.The theme on revolution and progress in the book were lost in the play.
B.The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” has more readers than the stage versions.
C.The play was very popular and nowadays it is still put on now and then.
D.It is the Uncle Tom in the book that promotes the progress of mankind.
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Punishments became more severe(严厉的), but he remained _________, that is to say, nothing could change his mind.
A. reliable B. vital
C. stubborn D. special
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Fish have ears. Really. They’re quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. For the past seven years, Simon Thorrold, a university professor, has been examining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths.
As fish grow, so do their otoliths. Each day, their otoliths gain a ring of calcium carbonate (碳酸钙). By looking through a microscope (显微镜) and counting these rings, Thorrold can determine the exact age of a young fish. As a fish gets older, its otoliths no longer get daily rings. Instead, they get yearly rings, which can also be counted, giving information about the fish’s age, just like the growth rings of a tree.
Ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. But Thorold has turned to a new direction. They’re examining the chemical elements (元素) of each otolith ring.
The daily ring gives us the time, but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. These elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. It also says something about water temperature, which determines how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring.
Thorrold can tell, for example, if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. He can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history.
In the case of the Atlantic croaker, a popular saltwater food fish, Thorrold and his assistant have successfully followed the traveling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast, a journey of many hundreds of miles.
This is important to managers in the fish industry, who know nearly nothing about the whereabouts of the young fish for most food fish in the ocean. Eager to learn about his technology, fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears.
1.What can we learn about fish ears from the text?
A. They are small soft rings.
B. They are not seen from the outside.
C. They are openings only on food fish.
D. They are not used to receive sound.
2.Why does the writer compare the fish to trees?
A. Trees gain a growth ring each day.
B. Trees also have otoliths.
C. Their growth rings are very small.
D. They both have growth rings.
3.Why is it important to study the chemistry of otolith rings?
A. The elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.
B. Chemical contents of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.
C. We can know more about fish and their living environment.
D. Scientists can know exactly how old a fish is.
4.How would you understand “fish scientists are now lending their ears”?
A. They are very interested in Thorrold’s research findings.
B. They want to know where they can find fish.
C. They lend their fish for chemical studies.
D. They wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears.
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Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains ______whether they will enjoy it.
A. to see B. to be seen
C. seeing D. seen
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年江苏宿迁沭阳银河学校高二12月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
After the students put up New Year decorations, the classroom ________ a holiday appearance.
A. put on B. turned on
C. took on D. carried on
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The good thing about children is that they ________ very easily to new environments.
A. adapt B. appeal
C. adopt D. apply
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—Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I am sure we will win.
—______！
A. Congratulations B. Cheers
C. Never mind D. Good luck
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In general, I don’t cry very often. But in early August 2011, I did a lot of crying. All these ____were for one simple reason: I really, really didn’t want to leave China. But, I already had my plane ticket, and my work visa was ____, so I had no ____ but to go back to America.
For a while, I was ____ to be reunited with my family, my friends, and most importantly, my dog. I also enjoyed catching up on all the films, TV shows, and music I’d ____.Soon after I arrived home, I began ____ with my family and my friends. I told them how I loved my ____ in China, and how I hoped to come back one day. They said, “Maybe you can go again next year.” And now here I am, ____ one whole year teaching oral English at Harbin No. 1 High School.
My ____ teaching experience gave me much ___ that I am now putting to use. I now feel____ about my teaching abilities that I even have a teaching philosophy. My philosophy is one simple word: interact. I try to make the students ____for much more of the class period. I also like to play games in class ,as well as doing art projects, acting, and ____ having discussions.
To teach English as a foreign language in a non-English-speaking country can be quite ____ at times. I feel it is probably more difficult for students to relate to the material if they are not often ____ by English. Making things even more difficult is the ____ that the English they do come across is often ____, or, while grammatically correct, is not at all native-sounding. This kind of English, I think, can actually be ____ to students’ learning. ____,maybe “Chinglish,” both written and spoken, is just one of the ____ to building a country full of English speakers.
1.A. stories B. talks C. tears D. dreams
2.A. due B. ready C. lost D. special
3.A. idea B. choice C. right D. time
4.A. excited B. worried C. surprised D. curious
5.A. ignored B. heard C. forgotten D. missed
6.A. working B. talking C. living D. arguing
7.A. research B. stay C. business D. condition
8.A. spending B. wasting C. finding D. finishing
9.A. everyday B. recent C. previous D. wide
10.A. wisdom B. pleasure C. wealth D. knowledge
11.A. careful B. concerned C. certain D. anxious
12.A. speak B. write C. listen D. read
13.A. naturally B. generally C. hardly D. simply
14.A. amazing B. challenging C. interesting D. disappointing
15.A. questioned B. encouraged C. supported D. surrounded
16.A. message B. fact C. feeling D. thought
17.A. impossible B. unusual C. incorrect D. unknown
18.A. harmful B. important C. suitable D. valuable
19.A. Otherwise B. Besides C. Therefore D. However
20.A. problems B. steps C. rules D. aspects
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