Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. 1. Outside life is shut out. So are you one of “them”?
For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 2.What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says: “I’m not available for chatting at the moment!”
Suppose you’re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. 3.Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal.
4.It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume(声音) on their MP3 player, smile, and say “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved.
Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears—but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument. We’ll be in a virtual(虚拟) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. 5.and they are changing our social habits along the way.
In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange—suddenly, I don’t feel like wearing my earphones anymore!
A. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.
B. I also have wires hanging from my ears.
C. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital noise reduction systems.”
D. I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment.
E. After all, I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed.
F. Our instruments are changing quickly.
G. In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.
科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年河北省高一3月月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
No one knows why we sleep,but it’s certain that we need to.People who are prevented from sleeping begin to suffer obvious effects after a few days—they think less clearly,and they fall asleep during the working hours;some may have hallucinations(幻觉).
There are no rules about sleep.Generally speaking,grown-ups sleep about 7 and half hours each night and probably more than 60 percent get between seven and eight hours.But perhaps eight percent are quite happy with 5 hours or lees,and four percent or so find that they want ten hours or more.If you feel all right,you’re probably getting enough sleep.The important thing is not to worry how much other people get—their needs may be different.Exercise doesn’t seem to need to increase the sleep time—office workers,for example,sleep for about as long as people doing physically active work.
Children sleep more than grown-ups---perhaps 14 to 18 hours soon after birth,going down to grow-up levels by early teenage.Sleep patterns also tend to be different in the elderly,who may sleep less at night than they did when younger,find sleep getting more broken,and often make it a rule to sleep during the daytime.
1.According to the passage,some people are unable to think clearly because .
A. they have hallucinations B. they feel sleepy during the working hours
C. they don’t have enough sleep D. they are certain to be kept from going to bed
2.Which of the following is true?
A. All grown-ups must have at least eight-hour sleep B. Most of grown-ups sleep for seven or eight hours
C. Quite a few people need only 5 hours or less for them sleep D. No grown-ups sleep more than ten hours
3.Whether you have got enough steep is judged by .
A. how may hours you have slept B. How may hours you need to sleep
C. Whether you do exercise and physical work D. Whether you feel fresh and energetic
4.According to the passage a boy of 14 years old sleeps .
A. as long hours as a grown-up B. much longer hours than grown-up
C. for 14 hours each night D. for less than 8 hours per night
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The other day I was offered two tickets to a special preview of the latest movie for free. I wasn't interested, _______I knew my two boys would be.
That evening, we were a bit _______ for time. So instead of having dinner at home, we had fast food near the movie theater Oscar. There went the _______ of eight movie tickets.
Then I met up with a friend and we sat around _______ for a while, and another movie ticket went into a cup of coffee. After that, we figured we might as well _________ around until the movie ended to pick up the boys. To help _______ the time, I bought snacks. However, the _______ went for an hour longer than expected. To watch the free movie, we always have to _______ an hour of ads.
Oh, did I _______ parking and fighting my way through the ________ to get to the right theater? I could have sent the __________to a movie theater in walking distance and had enough ________ left over to watch ten more movies!
Next time I'm offered something free, I’ll ________ refuse it.
I should have known better. ________ in 2004, I built my own business. One of my marketing strategies is that I often offer free gifts. I said “probably” because "free" is just the most irresistible __________ in your marketing language. And it always ________.
If you don’t believe me, next time when you do a promotion, ________ this test: one with and one without the free ________. You will be amazed by how many people will ________ hundreds of dollars to get something for _________
1.A. for B. or C. so D. but
2.A. grateful B. prepared C. rushed D. thankful
3.A. time B. price C. chance D. length
4.A. singing B. judging C. bargaining D. chatting
5.A. wander B. turn C. look D. gather
6.A. save B. waste C. record D. kill
7.A. meeting B. movie C. walk D. coffee
8.A. break down B. sit through C. cut down D. look through
9.A. forget B. continue C. mention D. stop
10.A. race B. park C. gate D. traffic
11.A. employees B. customers C. boys D. friends
12.A. food B. patience C. room D. money
13.A. probably B. angrily C. definitely D. repeatedly
14.A. Ending B. Writing C. Reporting D. Starting
15.A. word B. reason C. letter D. desire
16.A. fails B. cheats C. works D. loses
17.A. try B. study C. face D. attend
18.A. help B. gift C. advice D. market
19.A. gain B. bank C. receive D. pay
20.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
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These days, both women and men 1.(surround) by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting, exercise and fashion. Gone are the days 2. all men had to think about wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed.
Now, a survey has suggested that 80% of men admit 3.(be) unhappy about their body. The biggest body issues for 4. (they) were beer bellies and lack of muscles. Some think this sudden vanity is due 5. the pressure or influence of role models we see on TV and in magazines. People end up with a perception of 6. the perfect body should look like. But not everybody wants to put in the effort to have perfect muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger. An opportunistic designer has even invented a muscle-enhancing shirt 7.(make) the buyer look more of a hunk (猛男).
But Joe Warner, the former editor of Men’s Fitness magazine, thinks the muscle-enhancing shirt is just 8. trick. He thinks many people in the country are overweight and should accept they need to do exercise regularly. Exercise is always good. 9.we mustn’t forget beauty is only skin deep. Character is more important than 10. (appear).
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假设你是李华, 你的加拿大朋友Bob 给你发了一封电子邮件,想了解一下中国高中生对于大学的选择意向,于是你在班里进行了一次调查。请根据下表的信息,给Bob 回复一封电子邮件,告诉他调查结果,并说明原因。
选择意向和比例 | 原因 |
省内大学25﹪ | 录取机会大;生活习惯相似 |
省外大学70﹪ | 培养独立性;可选学校多 |
国外大学5﹪ | 了解外国文化;有助于学外语 |
注意: 1.词数100左右;
2.电子邮件的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Bob,
Last week I did a survey among the students in my class on what university they want to choose.
Yours,
Li Hua
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假定你是李华, 给你在美国孔子学院任教的英语老师――――刘老师写封邮件,内容包括:
1.询问她在美国的生活和工作情况;
2.告诉她你的学习情况;
3.希望她来信介绍美国学生的生活。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
孔子学院 the Confucius Institute
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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。文中共有10处语言错误,每句最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),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:在错的词下划一横线,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。 Reading have a lot of benefits. It can open our eyes because of books are full of knowledge. I like reading newspapers and magazines from that I get lots of fun and learn about what’s going on around the world. I also read storybooks or novels, which makes me relaxing and happy. I seldom read e-book because they’re bad for eyes. On weekends, I usually spend a whole afternoon read in the library.And I also read for about half the hour before going to bed every night. Now I am going to read more classics as well as English books improve my language skills. I can sure reading can make a difference in our life.
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假如你是张萌,在刚结束的寒假里,你作为学校的交换生 (exchange student) 去美国Wilson Middle School学习,期间你结交了很多朋友,增进了对美国文化的了解。现请你代表你的学校,根据下列内容要点,给Wilson Middle School的校长写一封感谢信。
内容要点:
自我简介;
表示感谢(你的收获);
希望多举办这样的活动;
欢迎该校师生来你校参观
注意: 1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 信的开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Dear Headmaster,
My name is Zhang Meng____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Zhang Meng
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Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant, and five years from now, students will be able to find the best lectures in the world online. I applaud Mr. Gates. But what’s taking us so long?
As early as 1997, MIT(麻省理工) decided to post videos of all university lectures online. for free, for all people. But today, how many students have you met who mastered advanced mathematics or nuclear physics from an MIT online video? Unfortunately, the answer is not many. The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students. Those who go to the MIT website and watch courses online are surely very smart people, but it’s not like playing a video game such as World of Warcraft. Only the most ardent students, those who are highly motivated, will devote themselves to studying these boring online videos.
The real question is why we aren’t spending more to develop better online education platforms. Where is the Avatar of education? Think about this. The market for Hollywood films per year is worth around 30 billion USD. Education in the world is a trillion-dollar-a-year market, hundreds of times bigger than Hollywood movies. Yet the most expensive digital learning system ever built cost well under 100 million dollars.
Bill Gates’ prediction is going to happen. There is no doubt about it. But it will only happen when we create high level educational content and experiences that engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world.
1.What has Bill Gates forecast about online learning?
A. It will concentrate on physics lectures
B. It will completely replace real universities
C. It will help to make universities more successful
D. It will play an increasingly important role in education
2.What does the underlined word “ardent” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Creative B. Enthusiastic
C. Well-behaved D. Experienced
3.According to the author, what is holding back the popularity of online learning?
A. The lack of lectures available online
B. The high cost of access to the websites
C. The low standard of educational websites
D. The competition with online computer games
4.Why does the author mention Hollywood?
A. To show that Hollywood produces many successful movies
B. To prove that education is more profitable than entertainment
C. To argue that movie directors should produce educational content
D. To urge that more money be spent developing educational websites
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