Next fall when you see geese heading south for the winter or flying in “ V” formation (队形), you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way.
As each bird spreads its wings，it creates an uplift (上升力) for bird immediately following. By flying in “ V” formation the whole flock (鸟群) adds at least 71% greater flying range, than if each bird flies on its own. People who share a common direction arid sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are traveling on the thrust (推动力) of one another.
When a goose falls out of the formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same way we are. When the head goose gets tired, it flies backwards and another goose flies point. It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs, whether it is with people or with geese flying south.
Geese honk (雁叫) from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. What do we say when we honk from behind?
Finally and this is important, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshots, and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies, and only then do they launch out on their own, or with another formation to catch up with their group. If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other like that.
1.The first three paragraphs chiefly deal with .
A. scientific discovery about geese.
B. the importance of flight formation.
C. the advantages of “V” formation.
D. the reasons for geese’s flight.
2.The phrase which can best replace “stand by” in the last sentence is “ ”.
A. be against. B. support.
C. sit by. D. obey.
3.What does the author want us to learn from the geese?
A. Teamwork. B. Sympathy.
C. Kindness. D. Intelligence.
科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年湖北武汉第二中学高二上期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A new smart phone system under development can locate you even when you’re inside a building, which GPS can't do. While the concept sounds powerful, it’s not yet clear how practical it might be.
The set-up, called SurroundSense, sends information from cameras and microphones—gear in the latest smart phones—to a server that produces a fingerprint of the location.
“You can’t tell much from any of the measurements individually, but when combined, the optical (光学的), acoustic (声学的) and motion information creates a unique fingerprint of the space,” said Ionut Constandache, a student in computer science.
The system distinguishes between two indoor spaces in this manner: It knows that a bar is likely to be dark and noisy and people move little, sit a lot, whereas a department store will be brightly lit, contain vibrant colors, and will see a lot of people moving up and down passages. The more the system is used, the more it learns about specific places.
More work is needed before the set-up would be ready for prime time, however. For now, it can’t work if a person’s cellphone is in a handbag or otherwise unable to employ the camera. Finally it would be best served if paired with phones that were worn on the wrist or hung around the neck. Batteries, too, are a problem.
Students on the research team went out across Durham, North Carolina, with their cellphones collecting data in different types of businesses. The students mirrored the actions of the selected customers so that they would not prejudice the measurements.
“We went to 51 different stores and found that SurroundSense achieved an average accuracy (精确性) of about 87 percent," Constandache said.
“As the system collects and analyzes more and more information about a particular site, the fingerprint becomes more precise,” said Romit Roy Choudhury, professor of computer engineering. “Not only is the ambience different at different locations, but also can be different at different time at the same location.”
1.We can infer from the first paragraph that GPS .
A. can find you wherever you are
B. can make too much loud noise
C. can only find outside things
D. isn’t really practical yet
2.Why did students mirror the actions of the selected customers?
A. To get a reasonable result.
B. To collect data in different ways.
C. To receive information about a particular site.
D. To learn more about specific places.
3.The underlined word “ambience” in the last paragraph may mean .
A. the fingerprint of the location
B. the character of a place
C. the existence of people
D. the area of store
4.The main idea of the passage is about .
A. comparing GPS with a smart cellphone
B. the development of cellphones
C. a cellphone knowing where you are
D. what kind of future cellphones face
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省肇庆市、高要市新桥中学两校2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
March 16th is World Sleep Day. This year’s slogan (标语) is “Breathe Easily, Sleep Well”. Its aim is to celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep.
Sleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. According to the National Sleep Foundation in the US, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. For students aged 10 to 17, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night.
But many students don’t get enough sleep because of early school start time and heavy homework. About 80 percent of middle school students don’t get enough sleep, the China Youth and Children Research Center reported. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep worrying about their schoolwork and can’t fall asleep quickly. For others, they may even have insomnia which might keep them awake (醒着的)all night.
These sleeping problems greatly affect people’s lives. Experts have shown that lack of sleep for teenagers leads to poor grades. Students without enough sleep cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports. Also, the lack of sleep may make them depressed (沮丧的).
Luckily, with good sleeping habits, it is easier to fall asleep. Some of these good habits include avoiding drinks that make people excited late in the day, going to sleep at the same time each night, and sleeping in a comfortable place that is dark, quiet, and neither too warm nor too cold.
1.If Li Hong is 15years old, how much sleep does she need every night?
A. 10-12 hours. B. 8-9 hours.
C. 7 hours. D. Less than 7 hours.
2.What might happen if teenagers don’t get enough sleep?
A. They might do well in sports.
B. Their bodies and brains might grow better.
C. They might feel depressed.
D. They might not be able to finish their schoolwork.
3.The underlined word “insomnia” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 健忘症 B. 肥胖症
C. 多动症 D. 失眠症
4.Which of the following are good sleeping habits?
a. Sleeping in a bright place.
b. Going to bed at the same time.
c. Sleeping in a dark and quiet place.
d. Drinking something that makes you excited.
A. a-b B. a-c
C. b-c D. b-d
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省遂宁市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末教学水平监测英语试卷 题型：七选五
Depression is a very serious condition that can be caused from broken hearts.You have to develop the right mindset(思维模式) to overcome it.1.
Reflect on your feelings and don't hide them. If you’re emotionally hurt, don’t hide these feelings. Don’t pretend to feel something or avoid what you’re going through. This is the process needed when you’ve suffered from a broken heart. 2. Instead, you need to build yourself back up. You'll have to go through the tough part first. Once you've let it out , then you can take the next step to recover from your broken heart.
Forgive if you’re angry. 3. That is life. Take something positive out of the situation and hold onto that .You have to accept what has happened, then take the approach of forgiving and accepting.
4. Never ignore a good friend or family support. Going through a broken heart should bring you closer to those around you. If you’ve been in a bad relationship, it should let you appreciate the ones who are still there for you. 5. If you start to be shut off with others, it develops more bitterness, loneliness, along with possible depression. So reach out to people and don’t use past experiences to affect how you treat them in a negative matter.
A. Hold onto the ones close to you .
B. After all, a friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. You can’t ignore the difficult parts of it.
D. Comfort yourself that others may be worse.
E. Don’t pull away from them, pull toward them.
F. Let your emotions out first, then develop control second.
G. You learn from the past, and move forward with the future.
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南省周口市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：短文填空
Americans love pets. In America, there are 1. families with pets than those with children. 2. is common that U. S. homes have some sorts of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans’ all - time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer 3. (protect) from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid of the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies 4. basic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. It is in Houston, Texas, 5. dogs can have their dinner delivered to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with their owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America 6. can provide care and adoption services for 7. (home) and ill - treated animals. 8. (pay) for the high - tech health care, people can buy health insurance for their pets. Pets are as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers 9. (discover) that interacting with animals lowers a person’s blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships: They give their owners an 10. ( appear) of friendliness, and they provide a good topic of conversation.
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科目：高中英语 来源：吉林省2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the____of the restaurant came over and said our meal was free. I was____He stood there smiling at me and there was an air of____Finally I asked him if he knew me. He said I had____forgotten him, but I had____his life. My friend was quite____and asked him how I had done this.
He said twelve years ago I was teaching a stress management class and he was one of the____I asked the group what their number one____was and most of them said it was from their bosses.
I listened to everyone, then____a chair and invited everyone to stand on it. I wanted them to look at the room from____there. After that, I asked the group to think about how the room looked____when they changed their perspective (角度).
Then I asked them to____their bosses. Was this the same person who had____their good qualities and hired them? Do they remember how____they were to be chosen for the job?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had ever thanked his boss for the____to earn a living and____him new skills and to be a better employee.
He said he went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his____He learned to____stress in a smart way. Now he has been the manager of the restaurant for eight years. He said I had taught him to____life from different perspectives and to express____
1.A. waiter B. manager C. cook D. owner
2.A. satisfied B. excited C. surprised D. moved
3.A. familiarity B. understanding C. importance D. dignity
4.A. hardly B. rarely C. specially D. probably
5.A. changed B. Planned C. Built D. noticed
6.A. Patient B. anxious C. curious D. doubtful
7.A. employers B. students C. organizers D. teachers
8.A. joy B. stress C. danger D. pride
9.A. removed B. broke C. held D. took
10.A. down B. outside C. up D. inside
11.A. natural B. different C. funny D. strange
12.A. consider B. ask C. visit D. watch
13.A. seen B. predicted C. chosen D. improved
14.A. puzzled B. touched C. happy D. calm
15.A. ability B. chance C. process D. luck
16.A. allowing B. advising C. encouraging D. teaching
17.A. colleague B. customer C. boss D. parent
18.A. leave behind B. deal with C. suffer from D. bring about
19.A. look at B. talk about C. work on D. take over
20.A. apology B. regret C. appreciation D. Sympathy
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科目：高中英语 来源：陕西省2016-2017学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型：短文改错
假定英语课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，每句中最多有两处。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。
When I’m in the trouble, I always take out a book and read quiet. Soon I’ll forget all the troubles. It is in this way which I’ve formed the habit of read at any time. As a boy, I was interesting in picture books and storybooks. I was attracted them. After I entered middle school I begin to read novels, plays, essays and so on. I found I could get many from them. Little by little I took greatly interest in literature but last term I won first prize in the composition contest among middle-school students in our city.
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科目：高中英语 来源：甘肃省天水市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末（第三次）考试英语试卷 题型：书面表达
假如你是天水市某一中学高一学生李华，一直和你在美国留学的姐姐李花（英文名Flora）练习用英语通信。请用英语写一封电子邮件告诉她近况，内容包括：
1.询问姐姐近况
2.告诉姐姐你的生活、学习状况以及父母健康状况。
注意：1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。
Dear Flora,
How are you?I am writing to you again because_________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：贵州省遵义市2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
Little John invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s __ , she said she would go. This __ be the first time that his classmates and teacher_____ his mother and he felt _____of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that ____ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ____ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ____ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ____ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and_____ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ____ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked _____, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “____ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ____ afraid to go in because the fire was ____ , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked____ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She ____ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ____, but to this day, I have never ____what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great_____of the sacrifice（牺牲） that his mother had made for him. He held her hand _____for the rest of the day.
1.A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
2.A. Would B. could C. should D. must
3.A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
4.A. Sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
5.A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
6.A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
7.A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
8.A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
9.A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
10.A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
11.A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
12.A. As B. When C. Since D. While
13.A. so B. much C. quite D. too
14.A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
15.A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
16.A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
17.A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
18.A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
19.A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. Pride
20.A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. Suddenly
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