After signing the contract, the two sides had a ________ handshake with each other and drank toasts to their friendship and cooperation．
A．firm
B．vivid
C．clumsy
D．grand
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Some weird, wild and wonderful stories coloured the news in 2010:
★A Copenhagen bus company has put "love seats" on 103 of its vehicles for people looking for a partner. "Even love at first sight is possible on the bus," said a spokesman for the British owned Arriva company to explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a "love seat" sign.
★Shoppers at an international luxury fair in Verona, Italy, found a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin among the items on display. The phones will help "the dead" contact relatives if they have been buried alive by mistake.
★A man in New York came up with a disarming way to set off his latest bank heist , approaching the clerk’s window with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a hold-up note saying“give me the money!”
★ An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam across the Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years. The whole cost is 400 dollars.
★A set of artificial teeth made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as "the teeth that saved the world" sold for nearly 18,000 pounds (21,500 euros, 24,000 dollars) at auction.
★A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping a cat in a rubbish bin. She was fined 250 pounds (400 dollars, 280 euros) after pleading guilty.
★The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died.
★Two Australian men needed surgery after shooting each other in the bottoms during a drinking session to see if it would hurt were charged 400 dollars separately.
★ A Kuwaiti MP(议员) proposed state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in a bid to reduce the large number of unmarried women in the oil-rich state.
What is special about the coffin in the second news?
A. It is golden B. It has a cell phone.
C. It is a luxury D. It has many items
What is the probable meaning of the underlined word heist in the third news?
A. robbery B. proposal C. begging D. raising money
Who has to spend 400 dollars to do the surgery?
A. A British woman who dumped a cat in a rubbish bin.
B. One who bought Winston Churchill’s artificial teeth.
C. An Australian man who shot in bottom to test the hurt.
D. An Englishman crossing the Channel without legs and arms.
From the last news we can infer that _________.
A. In Kuwait many men are eager to get married
B. A lot of rich single men lived in Kuwait
C. There are quantities of oil in Kuwait
D. There are many single women in Kuwait
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Have you ever got stuck with unwanted courses or a class schedule that cannot be changed? If so, that’s because you don’t know how to select the perfect schedule．But by following a few simple steps, you can begin any term with the right courses at the most convenient times．
First, you must find the right courses．These are the ones that have the least amount of work, the fewest tests and the kindest professors．Ask your friends about courses in which they received A’s after attending only 70 percent of the classes．Ask around, too, to see which instructors have given the same tests for the last fifteen years．Photocopies of these tests are usually cheap and can be easily found in school．Then, pick up a copy of the master schedule and study it carefully．Find the course titles that mean an easy pass for a painless subject．Look for titles like “Arts and Crafts for Beginners,” and “Rock Music of the 1950s．”
Next, when you have got lists of easy instructors and subjects you can begin to select your time periods．If you stay up late in order to watch old movies, you may want a daily schedule that begins no sooner than noon．You should schedule only afternoon courses, too, if you’re one of those people who hate to leave a warm bed in the morning．On the other hand, if you are a person who gets out of bed at dawn, you may want to get your classes as early as possible．That way you have the rest of the day free．Morning classes are also necessary if you are a soap opera（肥皂剧）fan．
Finally, you want your schedule to pass through registration successfully．The main way to do this is to register（注册）early．If a course does happen to be closed because you simply couldn’t register at 7:00 a．m．, you may still be able to get in．Talk to the professor and tell him or her that a serious and hardworking student like yourself would be a shining example to other students．Be sure to carry a list of backup courses to registration, though, just in case one of your chosen classes changes professors or time periods．By following these suggestions, any student can pick the perfect class schedule．College can thus become an almost pleasant activity．
Which of the following statements is true?
A．You can get copies of tests if you are willing to pay the price．
B．“Rock Music of the 1950s” may be an easy course．
C．It is difficult to pick the perfect class schedule．
D．Attendance is required in all classes．
You should ．
A．register for classes in the morning if you get up early
B．have classes late in the morning if you stay up late
C．sign up for afternoon classes if you want to see soap operas
D．choose classes in the evening if you want to watch old films
If a course happens to be closed, you should ．
A．register at 7:00 a．m． B．sit in on the class anyway
C．register for a backup course D．get help from the professor
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Course Registration Made Easy B．How to Find the Right Courses
C．Classes and After-class Activities D．How to Pick the Perfect Schedule
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年黑龙江省海林市高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Rome had the Forum. London has Speaker' s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.
Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 2Os, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. Just talk.
Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, "Talk to Me," they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.
They don't collect money. They don't push religion (宗教). So what's the point?
"To see what happens," said Liz. "We simply enjoy life with open communication(交流)."
Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.
"It started as a crazy idea," Liz said. "We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything."
Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.
Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease. "That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said. "To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good," she explained.
To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.
They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they'll consider.
【小题1】What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001?
| A．Chatting with people. |
| B．Setting up street signs. |
| C．Telling stories to strangers. |
| D．Organizing a speaker's corner. |
| A．pointless | B．normal |
| C．crazy | D．successful |
| A．They knew Liz and Bill very well. |
| B．They happened to meet the writer of the text. |
| C．They organized the get-together in the city park. |
| D．They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill. |
| A．Go in for publishing. | B．Do more television programs. |
| C．Continue what they am doing. | D．Spend more time reading books. |
| A．They have decided to wait a year or two. |
| B．They will think about it carefully. |
| C．They agreed immediately. |
| D．They find it hard to do that. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年四川省高三二诊模拟英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.
At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.
Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door—“a master key ”perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.
It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly toward the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.
1.Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday because__________.
A. she worked at a club on the day
B. she lived alone
C. she visited a club on Thursdays
D. a special visitor came on Thursday Clarke
2. If someone had made a forced entry,________.
A. Mrs. Clarke would have found a broken door or window
B. he or she was still in the house
C. things would have been thrown about
D. he or she would have needed a master key
3.According to the passage, which of the following is right?
A. She is about more than 50 years old.
B. The next day after she found something unusual in her house, she stayed at home.
C. The man who tried to enter her house wore a pair of gloves.
D. Mrs. Clarke was in an attempt to trick the thief when she noticed something unusual.
4.The wire fell to the floor________.
A. because Mrs. Clarke refused to open the door
B. when the man’s glove dropped off
C. because it was too hot to hold
D. because the man just wanted to get away
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年河北石家庄高三二模英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Legends about the development of coffee are varied and interesting, involving chance occurrences, political tricks, and the pursuit of wealth and power.
According to one story, a sheepherder named Kaldi, as he tended his sheep, noticed the effect of coffee beans. He noticed that the sheep became excited after eating the red “cherries" from a certain plant when they changed pastures (牧场). He tried it himself, and was soon as overactive as his sheep. Another story relates that a monk happened to discover that this fruit from the shiny green plant could help him stay awake.
Another legend gives us the name for coffee, “mocha”. Omar, an Arabian was thrown to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his friends boil and eat the fruit from an unknown plant. Not only did the soup save the group, but the residents of the nearest town, Mocha, took their survival as a religious sign. The plant and its beverage (饮料) were named Mocha to honor this event.
Coffee was introduced much later to countries beyond Arabia, whose inhabitants believed it to be a tasty thing and guarded its secret as if they were top secret military plans. The government forbade transportation of the plant out of the Moslem nations. The actual spread of coffee was started illegally. One Arab named Baba Budan smuggled (走私) beans to some mountains near Mysore, India, and started a farm there. Early in this century, some of those original plants were found still growing fruitfully in the region.
Coffee today is grown and enjoyed worldwide, and is one of the few crops that small farmers in third-world countries can profitably export.
1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A. A sheepherder used coffee beans to keep sheep excited.
B. Coffee was a special kind of red cherry from a certain plant.
C. A sheepherder and a monk accidently discovered coffee’s effect.
D. Sheep ate a lot of coffee beans while they changed pastures.
2.Which of the following involves political tricks?
A. Kaldi’s story. B. The monk’s story.
C. Omar’s story. D. Baba Budan’s story.
3.Mocha is originally the name of ______.
A. a town B. an Arabian C. a kind of coffee D. a sheepherder
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. The Secret of Coffee B. The Tales of Coffee
C. People’s Love for Coffee D. The Function of Coffee
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