Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle's husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.
Every day of the year a small group of men and women quietly pack a few
belongings and without so much as a note or a good--bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing
from home--the highest in 15 years. Many did return home within a year, but others
rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a
different identity.
To those left behind, this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence. Even the finality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection or failure. Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.
Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well
planned rather than impulsive. "It's typical of the kind of personality which seems
able to ignore other people's pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing yourself,is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty,upset and empty."
51. When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle________.
A. could not forgive him for taking the children
B. had been expecting it to happen for some time
C. could not understand why
D. blamed herself for what had happened
52. Most people who leave their families behind them___________.
A. do so without warning
B. do so because of their debts
C. come back immediately
D. change their names
53. Some people would even prefer the death to the running away of their spouse
Because_________.
A. their spouse would feel no pain during the death
B. their spouse death would not blow their pride and confidence
C. a desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection or failure
D. their spouse death would make them feel less painful
54. Which might be the best tire of the passage?
A. Broken Marriage B. New life after Desertion
C. A New Social Problem D. Desertion and its Influence
55. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Many people choose to leave home quietly because they hate their family.
B. Paul Brown regards leaving home as an act of selfishness.
C. Those who are left behind will lose confidence and won't marry again.
D. Eileen's husband, together with his four kids, were probably killed in an accident.
科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年湖北省孝感高中高一下学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Thank you for your interest in helping animals! Volunteering is a wonderful way to learn, have fun and give back to your community（社区）. There are many ways to care for the animals at PAWS.
Youth Work Party
If you are ten years or older, you can join the Youth Work Party Team with a parent to work on different projects around PAWS in Lynnwood, WA. For example, you can build boxes for frightened, injured wildlife to hide in. Ask your parent to sign up to join a work party. If you are eighteen years or older, you can join the Youth Work Party Team independently.
PAWSwalk
PAWSwalk is our biggest fundraising（筹款）event of the year, held at the end of the summer to raise money to care for the animals. You can collect money with the help of your family, friends and school, and then walk in the event.
Cookie Sale
Selling homemade dog cookies is a wonderful way to help the animals. PAWS can provide brochures（小册子）to give out when you sell the cookies prepared by you and your parents, so people can learn about PAWS at the same time. You can find homemade dog cookie cooking instructions on the Internet or by checking out cookbooks for dogs at the library.
Movie Night
Invite friends, family, neighbors and classmates to watch your favorite animal movie, like Babe or Charlotte’s Web. Ask them to bring an “entrance fee” of donations or supplies for the animals.
Thanks again for your interest in PAWS and helping animals. Share your ideas with your parents and invite a few friends to join you in helping make a difference for animals. If you have any questions, call 425-787-2500-261.
【小题1】Who may work in the Youth Work Party Team by himself/herself ?
| A．A ten-year-old student. | B．A thirteen-year-old student. |
| C．A sixteen-year-old student. | D．A nineteen-year-old student. |
| A．sell cookbooks for dogs | B．cook and sell dog cookies |
| C．sell cookies made by PAWS | D．offer brochures about cookies |
| A．Youth Work Party. | B．PAWSwalk |
| C．Cookie Sale | D．Movie Night. |
| A．a skill training program for youths |
| B．a series of cookbooks for dogs |
| C．an animal protection organization |
| D．a community center for children |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012届山东省济宁学院附属中学高三9月（第一次）月考英语试卷（带解析） 题型：写作题
假定你是中学生李华。在一位名叫TigerMom的学生家长的博客上，你看到如下内容。请你根据博客内容、写作要点和要求，给这位家长回复。
I’m the mother of a sixteen-year-old. I have a rule for my daughter：be among the top 5 students or get punished in one way or another. She has been doing very well in school，but some friends of mine keep telling me that I put too much pressure on her. Am I wrong?
写作要点：
1．表明自己的看法；
2．陈述自己的理由(可举例说明)；
3．提出至少两条建议。
要求：
1．短文须写在指定区域。
2．短文词数不少于100(不含已写好的部分)。
3．内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯。
4．书写须清晰、工整。
Hi，TigerMom，
What puzzles you is actually a puzzle for many parents in China.
______________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届广东汕头潮师高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
About half American teenagers do not get enough sleep on school nights.They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need.
One reason for this is biology.Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups.Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.As a result，many students go to class feeling like sixteen?year?old Danny.He is an active teen— except in the morning.“Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible.I’m just very out of it and tired.Through the first and second period I can hardly stay awake,” he said.
Michael Breus is a psychologist.Teens，he says，need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night.He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression(消沉) that could have big influence on their general well being.It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road.So what can schools do about sleepy students？The psychologist says one thing they can do is to start classes later in the morning.Studies show that students can improve by a full letter grade in their first and second period classes.
Eric Peterson is the head of St.George’s School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island.He wanted to see if a thirty?minute delay(推迟)would make a difference.It did.He says visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half.Late arrivals to the first period fell by a third.And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day.Eric Peterson knows that changing start times is easier at a small school like his.But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way.
1.What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Later classes，fewer sleepy teens
B．Early birds have good food
C．Early to bed and early to rise
D．Fewer classes，more happiness
2.The underlined word“this”in the second paragraph refers to________.
A．teenagers’ staying up
B．teenagers’ getting up late
C．teenagers’ not getting enough sleep
D．teenagers’ not studying seriously
3.Michael Breus thinks that________.
A．teens should get up early
B．teens need enough sleep to be lively
C．depression is common in teens
D．the first period class should be cut off
4.The last paragraph tells us________.
A．Eric Peterson visits the health center every day
B．it’s not easy for Eric Peterson to change start times
C．students in St.George’s School can get up later than before
D．students in St.George’s School aren’t late for school any more
5.What can we infer from the passage?
A．Danny is a lazy boy and always late for school.
B．Teens should go to bed early and get up early, too.
C．The psychologist has no idea how to solve the problem.
D．Enough sleep makes a healthy and active student.
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科目：高中英语 来源：广西省柳州、贵港、钦州2010届高三下学期4月模拟考试（英语） 题型：阅读理解
Sixteen-year-old Karlos Dearmans’s future is looking much brighter than be might have imagined. “I’ve always been into bikes, but never thought I’d end up working with them,” he says. “This scheme has changed my life.”
Karlos is learning to refurbish(翻新) old bicycles in the workshop of ReCycle Bikes, a local community(社区) charity in Sheffied, which has a contract with the city council to provide training opportunities for young people aged 14 to 16, particularly those dropping out of school.
“It’s about engaging youngsters with education and you thtraining by teaching them work and life skills,” explains Des Pearce, workshop training manager. “These young people have so much potential, but often don’t realize it.”
Established in 2001, ReCycle Bikes repairs bicycles donated by the public, which, once restored, are sold for ￡20. Abandoned bikes supplied by the council ensure a steady flow of bikes, but a recently formed partnership with Sheffield University should improve further the prospects of the young mechanics.
“The student population presents a large and ready market,” says Pearce. “So we approached the university last year and offered to host bike sales on the campus. They thought it was a great idea, and agreed to supplement our council funding. This means we can train youngsters to repair extra 500 bikes over three years.”
Having set up ReCycle Bikes on his own, Pearce now has the staff and resources to track the career development of those who have passed through his workshop. “However, in the past we depended on the evidence of personal accounts from the schools because of lack of human and material resources,” he says.
That most of the teenagers enjoy the work is, according to Pearce, easily explained. “Most kids have ridden a bike and know how to oil a chain or mend a puncture. As low-cost transport, cycling gives the young and old a sense of freedom and independence, and the impact on their well-being is immense. Add to that a growing concern for the environment, and it’s no surprise that bike sales are on the increase.”
72．What do we know about ReCycle Bikes?
A．It is a popular brand of bikes which are sold in Sheffield．
B．It is a local community charity that provides training opportunities for reenagers．
C．It is a contract signed between a local community charity and the city council．
D．It is a training program offered by the city council to those excluded from school．
73．How did ReCycle Bikes run at the beginning?
A．By repairing bicycles donated by the public and selling them．
B．By donations from the public and Sheffield University．
C．By selling bicycles supplied by the city council．
D．By tuition fees from kids aged between 14 and 16．
74．ReCycle Bikes has formed a partnership with Sheffield University because ____________．
A．students at Sheffield University assure a large and ready market
B．Sheffield University offers many mechanical teachers to ReCycle Bikes
C．Sheffield University donates a lot of money to ReCycle Bikes
D．teenagers at ReCycle Bikes can study at Sheffield University
75．ReCycle Bikes depended on information from the schools in the past because .
A．the schools could give accurate information to improve its service
B．students disliked telling the truth when asked about their personal ideas
C．ReCycle Bikes didn’t have the ability to track students’ career development．
D．most of the training organizations did it this way at that moment
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年山东省高三上学期期末冲刺英语试题 题型：书面表达
书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是中学生李华。在一位名叫TigerMom的学生家长的博客上，你看到如下内容。请你根据博客内容、写作要点和要求，给这位家长回复。
I’m the mother of a sixteen-year-old , I have a rule for my daughter: be among the top 5 students or get punished in one way or another She has been doing very well in school , but some friends of mine keep telling me that 1 put too much pressure on her Am 1 wrong?
写作要点：
1、表明自己的看法；
2、陈述自己的理由（可举例说明）
3、提出至少两条建议。
要求：
1、短文须写在指定区域。
2、短文词数不少于100（不含已写好的部分）
3、内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯。
4、书写须清晰、工整。
Hi , TigerMom,
What puzzles you is actually a puzzle for many parents in China.
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