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。
The truth 1.________ trees are vital to our life is not a secret. They provide us with food, wood and most 2.________ (important), oxygen. Now there is one more thing we can add to this list—blocking out harmful bacteria from water.
The discovery 3.________ (make) by a team consisting4.________ scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and high school students 5.________ were seeking a natural water filter—one that would help communities in developing countries that do not have access to modern water filter systems.
The 6.________ (research), led by Professor Rohit Karnik, decided to turn to trees for help 7.________ they could allow liquid to flow through, while blocking out air bubbles.
They began by cutting 1.5-inch-wide sections of tree bark from the branches of a white pine tree. The people related then tested the wood’s filtering ability by pouring water containing red dye particles of different sizes through. 8.________ their amazement, they found that it was effective in trapping all the articles. 9.________ (encourage), the team conducted 10.________ experiment, this time with water that contained bacteria. Sure enough, the sapwood held back 99% of the bacteria, allowing only 1% to flow through.
科目：高中英语 来源：2016届山东东营胜利一中高考模拟最后一卷英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
When men get together, they seldom talk about their feelings or inner thoughts. However, they talk about a lot, like their newest computer, how to repair their car, or even business.
Talk might move to the best place to find fish or women, jump to computer games, then continue to the sport of the season. They also like to tell jokes each other and spend a fair amount of time playing one-up and boasting (吹牛). Men seldom call each other to chat.
When man meets woman, he usually wants to make a good impression. Many single man try hard to carry on amusing, fun, and pleasant conversations. They use conversation to discover her interests and feelings in order to learn how to be attractive to her.
Some men, either out of nervousness or ignorance, spend most of the time talking about themselves, often appearing to brag about their achievements or talk endlessly about their problems or work. Even the quietest man talks to his woman when love is new.
When women get together, they talk about feelings and relationships, their work, and their family. They enjoy talking but also want the give and take of talk, then listen. Women often call each other to chat. Conversation is an important part of most women’s lives.
As relationship progress, however, many turns on the television and forgets how to talk. This raises anger and cry from his woman partner who says,“You never talk to me any more.”Some man start talking. Many, however, mainly discuss their own achievements and problems.
When the woman starts talking about her favorite subjects: feelings, family, relationships, friends and her work, many men lose interest or bring the conversation back to themselves, pretty soon, the man is back to starting at the television each night, wondering where his relationship has gone. The woman is talking to her friends, mom, sister or neighbor, often about that very relationship and how she is hurting.
1.What can we know about men from the first two paragraphs?
A. They like to talk about practical matters.
B. They are willing to expose their inner thoughts.
C. They prefer to take adventurous travels.
D. They often call each other to chat about work.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined part“brag about”in Paragraph 4?
A. Show off. B. Dream about.
C. Put forward. D. Care for.
3.What is the same topic in both men’s and women’s talk?
A. Family. B. Work. C. Friends. D. Jokes.
4.What is the best title of this passage?
A. How a man makes a good impression to a woman
B. Good relationship between men and women
C. Talking, the women’s main tool in communication
D. Men talk; women talk; do they talk together?
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届黑龙江双鸭山一中高三上第一次质量检测英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.
A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one – in France and another – in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond ”.
Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.
However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.
When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It‘s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”
1.The man ordered three beers all the time because _______.
A. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub.
B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much.
C. this would help him become a local celebrity.
D. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond.
2.We can infer from the passage that______.
A. news traveled fast in the town.
B. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker
C. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much
D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking
3.The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.
A. he thought the man should order three beers
B. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away
C. he would earn less money
D. the man decided to drink two beers
4.The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by______.
A. gratitude B. sympathy C. appreciation D. surprise
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届高三一轮复习新人教版必修1第1单元测试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I______picking them up. _______later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I _____ ,“Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper silently floating______from upstairs. Looking up, 
I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.
“Stop making a mess.” “It’s not a mess. They’re______ .” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn’t heard him clearly.
He didn’t answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and_______answers a question, especially when he’s _______attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked,_______around. Every time Paul _______five or more words together, my heart says a _______of thanks. But lately he seems to _______that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are________of the effort.
Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to_______them from the garbage,_______them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them________again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his _____ down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.
That day Paul _______me to look up at ______instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces (杰作) do I miss because I’m too caught up in my _______to take time to appreciate what’s right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It’s ______we look at it. Now, I look up.
1.A. laughed B. sighed C. amazed D. shouted
2.A. Days B. Years C. Moments D. Weeks
3.A. called out B. turned up C. got in D. added to
4.A. up B. down C. away D. off
5.A. planes B. papers C. leaves D. butterflies
6.A. rarely B. frequently C. willingly D. eagerly
7.A. devoted B. depended C. focused D. addicted
8.A. showing B. looking C. playing D. drawing
9.A. spells B. puts C. pushes D. accumulates
10.A. sound B. remark C. report D. prayer
11.A. refuse B. hear C. mind D. realize
12.A. worthy B. aware C. fond D. typical
13.A. hide B. destroy C. rescue D. remove
14.A. tore B. dusted C. cut D. seized
15.A. throw B. flow C. land D. fly
16.A. masterpieces B. schoolwork C. inventions D. imagination
17.A. reminded B. forced C. intended D. permitted
18.A. mistakes B. weaknesses C. beauty D. scenery
19.A. amusement B. housework C. communication D. homework
20.A. when B. whether C. where D. how
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年内蒙古高二下期末英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Humans have long been interested greatly in the idea of being able to walk on water. Sadly, biological facts prevent us ever realizing this dream without artificial aid—we simply weigh too much, and all our weight pushes down through our relatively small feet, resulting in a lot of pressure that makes us sink.
However, several types of animals can walk on water. One of the most interesting is the common basilisk Basilicus basilicus, a lizard (蜥蜴) native to Central and South America. It can run across water for a distance of several meters, avoiding getting wet by rapidly hitting the water's surface with its feet. The lizard will reach a speed of 20 steps per second to keep moving forward. For humans, we would need huge feet that we could bring up to our ears in order to create enough “hitting”.
But fortunately there is an alternative: cornflour(玉米淀粉). By adding enough of this common thickening agent to water (and it does take a lot), you can create a special mixture that doesn't behave like normal water. Now, if the surface of the water is hit hard enough, particles(微粒) in the water get together for a moment to make the surface hard. Move quickly enough and put enough force into each step, and you really can walk across the surface of this adequately thick liquid of cornflour.
Fun though all this may sound, it's still rather messy and better read about in theory than carried out in practice. If you must do it, then keep the water wings(救生圈) ready in case you start to sink—and take a bath afterward!
1.Walking on water hasn't become a reality mainly because humans _________.
A. are not interested in it
B. are afraid to make an attempt
C. have not invented proper tools
D. have biological limitations
2.What do we know about Basilicus basilicus from the passage?
A. It is light enough to walk on water.
B. It can run across water at a certain speed.
C. Its huge feet make it able to stay above water.
D. Its unique skin keeps it from getting wet in water.
3.What is the function of the cornflour according to the passage?
A. To help the liquid behave normally.
B. To turn the water into solid.
C. To create a thick liquid.
D. To make the water move rapidly.
4.What is the author’s attitude toward the idea of humans’ walking on water?
A. It is risky but beneficial.
B. It is impractical though possible in thoery.
C. It is crazy and cannot become a reality.
D. It is interesting and worth trying.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016湖南麓山国际实验学校新高二第一次暑假作业卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
I never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.
Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn't moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier. There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he's an old guy! For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual, “How's it going？” But he did something different—he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in a brief conversation.
I thought it was odd. I had grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a while, you don't give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, “I just found out I have six months to live，” and someone would reply, “Have a great day！” But that wasn't the end.
He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked the customers in the eyes. “I surely want to thank you for shopping here today，” he told them. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.”
The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some sheepish grins. All had been touched by his simple gesture—and in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.
Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name, Marty.
Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guy's body. I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.
1.According to the writer, when common people ask you “How's it going？”, ________.
A．they don't really care what you may answer
B．they are just practicing their conversation ability
C．they are inquiring about your private information
D．they don't expect to hear any negative answers
2.What was most customers' reaction to Marty's behaviors?
A．They thought it priceless. B．They were in some way moved.
C．They thought it awful and odd. D．They felt somewhat offended.
3.What can we infer about Sam Walton?
A．He might be Marty's father or grandfather.
B．He might be friendly and devoted to Wal-Mart.
C．He might have died while working in the market.
D．He might have come back from the dead once before.
4.What does the writer intend to express through the text?
A．Our everyday life is always full of surprises.
B．Most customers enjoy being treated this way.
C．Being different is a good way of doing business.
D．A little positive action can make a big difference.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016年内蒙古高一下期末考英语卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的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。
Droughts in California
A terrible drought has created trouble in California, USA. A drought is a long period of time with little rain or snow. That means there isn’t enough water. Droughts are natural disasters. But unlike earthquakes or hurricanes(飓风), droughts do not happen suddenly.1.
The drought in the western United States began four years ago. California has been hit hardest. About 95% of the state now has serious drought conditions. About 3,500 people in East Porterville, California, have no running water in their homes. 2. Some people haven’t had running water for years. Rivers and lakes have been drying up, too. That’s a problem for fish and animals. 3. As a result, farms might lose more than $2 billion in 2015. More than 18,000 farm jobs have been lost.
Scientists aren’t sure when the problem will end. A rainy autumn and winter could help. Experts say it will take 11 trillion gallons(加仑) of water to end the drought. 4. They take the water home for washing dishes, cleaning toilets, and more. 5. They’ve stopped watering lawns(草坪) and washing cars. “We need to make the best use of what we have,” explains weather scientist Michael Anderson.
A. Instead, they happen slowly.
B. Without water, farms can’t grow as much food.
C. Future droughts in California are likely to last longer.
D. That’s because the drought has caused their wells to dry up.
E. All across California, people are saving water any way they can.
F. California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States.
G. Many people drive to fire stations to fetch water.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届高三一轮复习新人教版必修3第1单元测试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
语法填空。
Two little children were sitting by the fire one cold winter’s night. Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door. “Who can it be?” they wondered. One ran 【题文1】 (curious) to open it. There, outside in the cold and the darkness, stood a child 【题文2】 no shoes on his feet and clad (穿……的衣服)in old thin garments. He 【题文3】 (tremble) with cold, and he asked to come in and warm himself.
“ Yes, come,” cried both the children. They drew the little stranger to their warm seat, shared their supper with him, and gave him their bed, and they slept on 【题文4】 hard bench.
On the night, they were awakened by sweet music, 【题文5】 was played by a band of children in shining garments. Suddenly the stranger child stood before 【题文6】 : no longer cold and ragged, but clad in silvery light. He said, “ I am the Christ Child, 【题文7】 (wander) through the world to bring peace and 【题文8】 (happy) to good children as you. As you have helped me so much, this tree will give rich fruit to you every year.”
【题文9】 he was saying that, he broke a branch from the tree that grew near the door, and planted it in the ground and disappeared. But the branch grew 【题文10】 a great tree, and every year it bore wonderful golden fruit for the kind children.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届高三一轮复习新人教版必修1第1单元讲析英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
—Tom is always saying I’m ugly，Mom．
—Just ______ him．You are the most beautiful in my eyes．
A．disagree B．ignore
C．command D．dislike
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