Something that makes sense is happening in Washington, D.C! Public school kids surrounded by museums and monuments are putting the ready-made learning tools to use — and actually learning.
A trip to see painter Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series is one of almost 200 trips that Wheelock will organize this year through the nonprofit group Live It Learn It. “For many kids, school is disconnected,” says one of fou r full-time workers and tour leaders. “With the program, they see how what they are learning is connected to their communities.”
Seven years ago, Wheelock changed a job as a lawyer for one as a four-grade teacher. When he learned that D.C.’s public schools ranked behind those of other cities in many ways, he knew he had to do something different. He took his class to Capitol Hill for a lesson on the three branches of government — and saw his students’ interest develop quickly.
With seed money from a local couple, Wheelock developed detailed lesson plans for trips to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Lincoln Memorial. The group also has classes for trips to the Anacostia River, boat rides to historical forts. Word spread, and now fourth, fifth, sixth graders from the neediest public schools in the District participate.
“I’m not brave enough to take my class to a museum for over an hour!” says teacher Cathy McCoy, gesturing toward her students. “But look With Live It Learn It, what the kids learn today they’ll remember for a lifetime.”
1.Matthew Wheelock once had an occupation as a _______.
A. teacher B. printer C. leader D. lawyer
2.According to the first two paragraphs, public school kids in Washington D.C. _______.
A. like to have school disconnected
B. are warmly welcomed by museums and monuments
C. are making the resources at hand available
D. are learning by going to different communities
3.Matthew Wheelock started the new change for the reason that _______.
A. he saw his students’ interest develop quickly
B. more graders from the neediest public schools wanted to participate
C. D.C.’s public schools ranked behind in many ways
D. a local couple sponsored him a sum of seed money
4.What will the lessons be like with Live It Learn It in Cathy McCoy’s opi nion?
A. Eye-c atching. B. Challenging.
C. Forgettable. D. Impressive.
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年广东佛山一中高一下第一次段考英语卷（解析版） 题型：听力第三部分
Darek Fidyka, a 38-year-old Bulgarian, had been paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the chest down for four years after a knife attack. Scientists from Britain and Poland took cells from his nose, transplanted (移植) them into his back and re-grew his spinal cord (脊髓). Now he can walk and even drive a car. The doctors were delighted but said it was the first step in a long journey.
The breakthrough came after 40 years of research by Professor Geoff Raisman, who found that cells had the possibility to repair damage to nasal (鼻腔的) nerves, the only part of the nervous system that constantly re-grows. “The idea was to take something from an area where the nervous system can repair itself and put it into an area that doesn’t repair itself,” Professor Raisman said.
Polish doctors injected (注射) the nasal cells into Mr. Fidyka’s spinal cord above the injury and used some nerves from his ankle to form a bridge across the damaged tissue. The nasal cells appear to have caused the spinal nerves to repair themselves.
Professor Raisman achieved this with rats in the late 1990’s, but this is his greatest success. “I think the moment of discovery for me was Christmas in 1997 when I first saw a rat, which couldn’t control its hand, put its hand over to me. That was an exciting moment, because I realized then that my belief that the nervous system could be repaired was true.”
Doctors chose the easiest case for their first attempt—it might not work for others. But there is real sense of hope that an idea once thought impossible has been realized.
David Nicholls, who helped provide money for the breakthrough, said information about the breakthrough would be made available to researchers across the globe.
“What you’ve got to understand is that for three million paralyzed people in the world today, the world looks a totally brighter place than it did yesterday,” he said.
1.Why did Professor Geoff Raisman choose cells from nose?
A. The nervous system in the nose can repair itself.
B. Cells from the nose can be easily transplanted.
C. The nervous system in the nose has more cells.
D. Cells in the nose are able to re-produce rapidly.
2.How did the operation work for Darek Fidyka?
A. The nervous system in the spinal nerves can repair itself.
B. The nerves from his ankle cured the patient of the injury.
C. The nasal cells re-produced and spread over very quickly.
D. The nasal cells helped the spinal nerves to repair themselves.
3.What made Professor Geoff Raisman begin to believe the nervous system can be repaired?
A. His former study with other people.
B. His operation on a paralyzed patient.
C. His sudden thought about Christmas.
D. His unusual experience with a sick rat.
4.David Nicholls’ words suggest that________.
A. the world will become a better and brighter place
B. paralyzed people of today have the hope recovery
C. the report of the breakthrough will be published soon
D. researchers across the world will carry out the operation
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届山西太原市高三4月阶段性检测（模拟）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空
阅读下面短文， 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One afternoon last summer I was driving along on my way home when I noticed a woman at the roadside near the edge of town. She was a wheeled suitcase and was having a rough way to go since there was no sidewalk, only grass.
I pulled over to a nearby parking lot to her. I suspected that she was the homeless shelter across the street. it became apparent that she was on her way somewhere, I continued to observe. She appeared to be in her fifties and was dressed very , a skirt nearly to her ankles, a blouse, and a lace shawl around her shoulders. In truth, I was not only her situation but whether or not she had the to harm me if I intervened (干涉).
After a couple of minutes I turned around, pulled the car up next to her and offered her a . She accepted. Her story was , but she did share that she had been travelling for a while and that had helped her along the way. Her was a city about three hours drive from where we were and it didn’t sound as though she had a place to go there. I offered to take her to the half way point and she accepted.
Along the way, we stopped for food and drink for her which she on paying for with her own money. When we well reached the town I had agreed to take her to, she asked if we could stop at a grocery store.
I was that by this time she had developed enough in me to leave her suitcase in the car while she shopped. While she was inside I located a Holiday Inn nearby and ahead to see if there were ; I explained my rather unusual situation to the person on the other of the phone.
Upon her from the grocery store, I shared what I had done and she my offer of a room for the night. We drove to the and the kind young woman there provided what discounts she could as well as a room with a refrigerator. She stated that she was touched that “people don’t do this kind of thing.”
1.A. fighting against B. struggling with C. wrestling of D. striving for
2.A. watch B. monitor C. anticipate D. inspect
3.A. setting off B. getting through C. referring to D. heading for
4.A. For B. With C. As D. So
5.A. fashionably B. conservatively C. untidily D. shabbily
6.A. assessing B. calculating C. estimating D. adjusting
7.A. potential B. talent C. anxiety D. ability
8.A. chance B. gift C. favor D. lift
9.A. abstract B. concrete C. vague D. ambitious
10.A. friends B. strangers C. relatives D. by-standers
11.A. home B. place C. habitat D. destination
12.A. persisted B. stuck C. objected D. insisted
13.A. satisfied B. confused C. touched D. amused
14.A. trust B. belief C. interest D. relief
15.A. scheduled B. bargained C. called D. urged
16.A. houses B. vacancies C. shelters D. differences
17.A. line B. tip C. side D. end
18.A. recovery B. return C. arrival D. departure
19.A. declined B. rejected C. received D. accepted
20.A. city B. restaurant C. hotel D. grocery
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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。
Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This myth holds 1. certain appeal because if it 2. (be) true, then we could instantly become ten times 3. (intelligent) just by firing up that sleepy majority of the brain!
The idea that we use only a small fraction of the brain dates back to animal experiments in the 19th century. When scientists 4. (stimulate) a specific part of the brain, the animal moved 5. leg or tail. And some scientists assumed that large parts of the brain were simply useless.
Then, in the early 20th century, scientists observed that stimulating certain regions of the brain had no physical effects, which are called the “silent cortex”. Today we know that in humans, much of the “silent cortex” is actually devoted to complex activities 6. language, learning, and imagining.
Actually, even 7. we sleep, many areas of the brain are extremely active. Would you be smarter if your entire brain constantly worked to maximum capacity? 8. (interest) enough, the opposite is probably true. The less brain activity you need to perform a 9. (give) task, the more the brain as a whole is capable 10. doing.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届河南重点中学协作体高三第二次适应性考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
书面表达
假设你是吉林希望中学学生刘洋，得知2013年香港大学要在大陆进行自主招生的消息后，有意向香港大学申请，参加自主招生考试。请用英语写一封自荐信，主要包括：
1. 个人信息：男，18岁，高三学生
2. 性格、爱好与特长
3. 学习情况
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 信的开头已为你写好 (不计入总词数)；
3. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
4. 参考词汇：自主招生 independent recruitment
Dear Sir，
My name is Liu Yang, from Hope High School in Jilin
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Yours sincerely，
Liu Yang
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届广东省深圳市高三第二次调研考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有 10 处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
Last month, I was told we would have our first military training. At first, I thought it will be hard to spend a whole week stayed away from school and home. The sunshine would be very strongly during these days, or we could easily get sunburnt. Later, when I was in the camp, I found it was a lot fun. The training was hard for you all. But my classmates and I were treated very kindly by all the soldier. The food in the camp look simple, but tasted good. Now you never know how happy days we had in the camp. I think the experience has been made us stronger!
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届广东省深圳市高三第二次调研考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Here are Important Travel Notices from United Airlines, March 20, 2016 7:12 AM. Information is updated as it is received.
◆ 1. Travel and the Zika virus
If you have a ticket for travel to a country affected by the Zika virus (as listed on the CDC website) and have concerns, please contact the United Customer Contact Center with any questions or changes to your reservation. Customers advised to avoid the affected regions based on CDC guidance may change their destination or travel date without a fee or may choose to receive a refund（退款）if their tickets were booked before February 29, 2016. The new travel date must be within the validity of the ticket. Additional charges may apply if there is a difference in fare for the new travel route.
◆ 2. Longer lines at security checkpoints
Procedural changes at TSA checkpoints throughout the United States may result in longer lines at security checkpoints. Please plan accordingly and allow for extra time at the airport. The TSA advises arriving at the airport two hours before your flight for US travel and three hours before for international travel. To save time at security, we encourage you to visit www.tsa.gov.com and apply for TSA pre-check.
◆ 3. Notice for flights departing the European Union, Norway and Switzerland
EU Regulation 261/2004 requires airlines to provide the following notice: If you are not allowed to board or if your flight is cancelled or delayed for at least two hours, ask at the check-in counter or boarding gate for the form, stating your rights, particularly about compensation and assistance.
1.Travelers have to pay additional fees when they want to .
A．change their reservation
B．change travel date
C．receive their refund
D． change to a dearer route
2.What do we know from Notice 2?
A．Security check possibly takes time in the USA.
B．Security checkpoints are not available.
C．Security check wastes a long time.
D．Pre-check can easily be done online.
3.Compensation can be asked for when .
A．passengers refuse to board the plane
B．passengers’ trip is cancelled in advance
C．passengers’ flight is delayed at least two hours
D．passengers miss their flight due to traffic jam
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年黑龙江双鸭山一中高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The pickle jar（泡菜坛）, as I can remember, sat beside the dresser in my parents’ bedroom. When ready for bed, Dad would toss any coins in his pockets into the jar. As they dropped, they landed with a merry jingle.
Whenever the jar was full, Dad would roll up the coins. Every time he slid the box of rolled coins across the counter at the bank toward the cashier, he would smile proudly and say,“All for my son’s college.”
We would always celebrate each deposit by stopping for an ice cream cone. Dad would show me the coins in his change, saying “When we get home, we’ll start filling the jar again.” He always let me drop the first coins into the empty jar. “You might have to get to college on loose change,” he said. “But you’ll get there.”
As years passed, I went to college, got married and took a job.
Once, while visiting my parents, I noticed the jar was gone. It had served its purpose. My dad was a man of few words and never lectured me on the values of determination, perseverance or faith. The jar had taught me those far better than the most flowery of words could have done.
Soon, my daughter Jessica was born. We spent Christmas that year with my parents. After dinner, Mom and Dad sat next to each other, taking turns holding their first grandchild. When Jessica began crying, my wife Susan took her from Dad’s arms to put her in my parents’ room.
Susan came back, tears in her eyes and led me into the room. “Look,” she said softly. To my amazement, there, next to the dresser, stood the old pickle jar, as if never removed, the bottom already covered with coins. I walked over to it, dug down into my pocket, and pulled out several coins. Choked by emotion, I dropped them into the jar.
Dad had slipped quietly into the room when I looked up. Our eyes locked, but neither of us spoke, because we knew nothing had to be said.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The author and his wife were grateful for what parents had done.
B. The jar again in the bedroom reminded themselves of the hard years.
C. The author felt disappointed when he found the jar gone.
D. The author felt embarrassed whenever his father mentioned the jar.
2.We can learn from the passage that .
A. any difficulty can be overcome with the family’s support.
B. parents teach much more through their action than their words.
C. saving is always a good habit to pass down to the next generation.
D. you need to reward yourself and celebrate regularly to keep up with your faith.
3.Which words best describe the author’s father?
A. Humorous and patient. B. Quiet but loving.
C. Generous and talkative. D. Proud but strict.
4.The pickle jar in the article represents .
A. advice of parents.
B. one’s purpose in life.
C. determination to reach a goal.
D. healthy family relations.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016年北京市朝阳区高三一模英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
—You look sleepy today．
—__________ not to miss the flight，I didn't dare to close my eyes the whole night
A．RemindedB．Being reminded
C．RemindingD．Having reminded
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