“I wouldn’t buy that woman a Mother’s Day card”，said the woman standing by the card shelf．I looked up and saw an of total complaint and dislike．
Having been at a Florida orphanage at four, I never knew what it felt like to have a mother or a father．Never had I received a hug from my parents．That part of my life is a total ．
She looked up，saw me looking at her and angrily，“Just what are you looking at，you fool?”
“Sorry Ma’am．I never had a mother，and I was by your words．”I picked up a nice-looking ，opened it and began to read，“Thank you for being my mother．”
“Do you think your mother would like that card?Mine would，I think，”I said．
“Do you know what it is like to be at for years，and never be told that you are loved?”she asked．
“My mother didn’t me，let alone shout．She just took me to the orphanage where I stayed until I grew up，”I replied．
“Don’t you her?”she asked．
“Oh，I can’t．She’s my mother．Being a mother is a position to be ，even if she is not a very nice person，”I said．The woman stood there her head．
“I know your mother might have done a lot of things that you．It appears as if you hate her．But I can tell you this from my that disliking her，or even hating her，feels nowhere near as as never having known a mother at all—good or bad．At least，you feel ．For me，it’s all just a large blank of loneliness inside my heart，and that’s I’11 feel until I die．”
The woman stood there for a moment． ,she reached out，took the card from my hand and placed it in her cart．After she left，I a nice card for my mother．I took it home， it，and placed it with the other Mother and Father’s Days cards bought all these years，each marked“Address Unknown”．
1.A．idea B．appearance C．expression D．impression
2.A．deserted B．1ost C．reserved D．rescued
3.A．dark B．pain C．misfortune D．blank
4.A．requested B．considered C．screamed D．refused
5.A．relieved B．moved C．disappointed D．shocked
6.A．cart B．card C．book D．magazine
7.A．simply B．1argely C．originally D．basically
8.A．shouted B．glared C．1aughed D．pointed
9.A．set aside B．1eave behind C．care about D．know about
10.A．miss B．1ove C．accuse D．hate
11.A．depended B．obeyed C．respected D．observed
12.A．shaking B．dropping C．raising D．turning
13.A．hurt B．blamed C．disturbed D．punished
14.A．conscience B．efforts C．experiences D．nature
15.A．fragile B．1onely C．hateful D．anxious
16.A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
17.A．whether B．how C．where D．why
18.A．Cheerfully B．Eagerly C．Hesitantly D．Seriously
19.A．picked out B．packed up C．brought out D．took up
20.A．mended B．exposed C．addressed D．signed
科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年北京市东城区普通校高三11月联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job．I also think my work is important．There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）．
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork．In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer．I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career．
I then found myself a job．Looking after two little girls，It wasn’t too bad at first．But the problems began when I agreed to live in，so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening．We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week，she’d give me time off the next．But unfortunately，it didn’t often work out．I was getting extremely tired and fed up，because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．
One Sunday，I was in the park with the children，and met Megan who used to go to school with me，I told her about my situation．She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children．I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school．She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful．My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part – time course．I had to leave my job with the family，and got work helping out at a kindergarten．
Now I’ve got a full – time job there．I shall always be thankful to Megan．I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career，even if you aren’t top of the class at school．
1.What is the author’s present job？
A．Working part – time in a college．
B．Taking care of children for a family．
C．Helping children with their schoolwork．
D．Looking after children at a kindergarten．
2.When staying with the two girls’family，the author__________．
A．was paid for extra work
B．often worked long hours
C．got much help from her boss
D．took a day off every other week
3.Why did the author leave her first job？
A．She found a full – time job．
B．She was fed up with children．
C．She decided to attend a part – time course．
D．She needed a rest after working extra hours．
4.What has the author learned from her own experiences？
A．Less successful students can still have a career．
B．Qualifications are necessary for a career．
C．Hard work makes an excellent student．
D．One must choose the job she likes．
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No one is sure how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids near Cairo. But a new study suggests they used a little rock‘n’roll. Long-ago builders could have attached wooden poles to the stones and rolled them across the sand, the scientists say.
“Technically, I think what they’re proposing is possible,” physicist Daniel Bonn said.
People have long puzzled over how the Egyptians moved such huge rocks. And there’s no obvious answer. On average, each of the two million big stones weighed about as much as a large pickup truck. The Egyptians somehow moved the stone blocks to the pyramid site from about one kilometer away.
The most popular view is that Egyptian workers slid the blocks along smooth paths. Many scientists suspect wokers first would have put the blocks on sleds(滑板). Then they would have dragged them along paths. To make the work easier, workers may have lubricated the paths either with wet clay or with the fat from cattle. Bonn has now tested this idea by building small sleds and dragging heavy objects over sand.
Evidence from the sand supports this idea. Researchers found small amounts of fat, as well as a large amount of stone and the remains of paths.
However , physicist Joseph West think there might have been a simpler way , who led the new study . West said , “I was inspired while watching a television program showing how sleds might have helped with pyramid construction . I thought , “Why don’t they just try rolling the things ? ” A square could be turned into a rough sort of wheel by attaching wooden poles to its sides , he realized . That , he notes , should make a block of stone “a lot easier to roll than a square”.
So he tried it.
He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30-kilogram stone block.That action turned the block into somewhat a wheel.Then they placed the block on the ground.
They wrapped one end of a rope around the block and pulled.The researchers found they could easily roll the block along different kinds of paths.They calculated that rolling the block required about as much force as moving it along a slippery(滑的)path.
West hasn’t tested his idea on larger blocks,but he thinks rolling has clear advantages over sliding.At least,workers wouldn’t have needed to carry cattle fat or water to smooth the paths.
1.It’s widely believed that the stone blocks were moved to the pyramid site by ______.
A.rolling them on roads
B.pushing them over the sand
C. dragging them on some poles
D. sliding them on smooth paths
2.What does the underlined word “it”in Paragraph 7 refer to?
A. rolling the blocks with fat.
B.Rolling the blocks on wooden wheels.
C.Rolling poles to move the blocks.
D. Rolling the blocks with poles attached.
3.Why is rolling better than sliding according to West ?
A. Because more force is needed for sliding.
B. Because less preparation on path is needed for rolling.
C. Because sliding on smooth road is more dangerous.
D. Because rolling work can be done by fewer cattle.
4.What is the text mainly about ?
A. An experiment on ways of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
B. An argument about different methods of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
C. An application of the method of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
D. An introduction to a possible new way of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
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Driving Offence Point System is a computer-controlled system _____ to reduce accident rates and make roads much safer.
A. designing B. to design
C. to be designed D. designed
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“My wallet!Where is it?”were my first words when I found out my wallet was lost．I searched my memory for a few good seconds，and then that I had left my precious wallet in the library．To be ，it was in the public toilet of the library!
the library was then closed，I had to wait until the next morning to begin my ．When I got there early the next day，all I found was a bathroom．
At that time，all I could was that the person who cleaned the restroom had my wallet．So I approached an old lady at the front desk．“Excuse me，is there a wallet found in the restroom yesterday?”She walked through a door and for a moment．Then she came back to the desk．“No，”she said．I quickly thanked her and walked off， ．
Finally，I painfully the fact that my wallet had gone．
A week later，I received a mysterious in the mail．Sure enough，it was my ! And most surprisingly， in it was missing! And there was a little yellow piece of paper folded up inside．I slowly unfolded it and a little medal of Christ fell off．The paper like his：
Always this medal with you，whatever your religion is，so the angel that was watching over you last will always be close．
This person didn’t even leave a return ，so I couldn’t thank whoever it was．
From that day on，I promised myself to this example when I was in a similar situation．I will make others as as I was when I opened that package !
1.A．predicted B．realized C．explained D．imagined
2.A．obvious B．honest C．exact D．clear
3.A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．Even
4.A．work B．reading C．research D．search
5.A．crowded B．noisy C．clean D．deserted
6.A．run after B．hope for C．remember D．declare
7.A．hidden B．picked C．ignored D．found
8.A. secretly B．aimlessly C．politely D．angrily
9.A．disappeared B．hesitated C．rested D．escaped
10.A．surprised B．disappointed C．satisfied D．ashamed
11.A．accepted B．considered C．changed D．covered
12.A．present B．invitation C．notice D．package
13.A．wallet B．book C．reward D．treasure
14.A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
15.A．exposed B．described C．read D．announced
16.A．keep B．equip C．compare D．connect
17.A．month B．fortnight C．week D．year
18.A．reminder B．date C．message D．address
19.A．set B．follow C．give D．take
20.A．annoyed B．puzzled C．crazy D．happy
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When we saw the road _____ with snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home.
A. block B. to block
C. blocking D. blocked
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The speaker mentioned many examples people lived through hard times and succeeded at last．
A．which B．whose C．when D．where
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There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board . Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.
Or，job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.
Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects，meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.
Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example，students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course，looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example，there is a book called "What Color is Your Parachute（降落伞）？”by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career（职业）since it was first published in 1970．
Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W.Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles．She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.
1.What is the passage mainly about？
A. Finding a job.
B. College students' part-time jobs.
C. Craigslist Web site.
D. The relation between study and work
2.By logging on the Craigslist Web site，you can ．
A. sell your old things
B. do some shopping online
C. create your own announcement board
D. get useful information about 450 cities
3.“What Color is Your Parachute?”is a book which gives tips to those who want to .
A. work on the airplane B. buy a parachute
C. publish a book D. find a suitable job
4.How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河北枣强中学高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Eating at a slow speed may help reduce hunger, the U.S. researchers said on Monday. Previous research suggests that the ability to control energy intake may be affected by the speed at which we eat, and a high eating rate may damage the relationship between the sensory signals and processes that control how much we eat.
In order to learn more about the link between eating speed and energy intake, researchers examined how eating speed affects calories consumed during a meal in both normal-weight subjects as well as overweight or obese subjects.
In the new study, a group of normal-weight subjects and a group of overweight or obese subjects were asked to consume two meals in a controlled environment. All subjects ate one meal slowly, took small bites, chewed thoroughly, and paused and put the spoon down between bites, and ate a second meal quickly, took large bites, chewed quickly, and did not pause and put the spoon down.
At the conclusion of the study, the researchers found only normal-weight subjects had a statistically significant reduction in caloric consumption by eating slowly. “A lack of statistical significance in the overweight and obese group may be partly due to the fact that they consumed less food during both eating conditions compared to the normal-weight subjects,” Professor Meena Shah said, “it is possible that the overweight and obese subjects felt more self-conscious, and thus ate less during the study.”
Despite the differences in caloric consumption between the normal-weight and overweight and obese subjects, the study found some similarities. Both groups felt less hungry later on after the slow meal than after the fast meal, which indicates that greater hunger suppression（抑制）among both groups could be expected from a meal consumed more slowly. Also, both the normal-weight and overweight or obese groups consumed more water during the slow meal. “The higher water intake during the slow eating condition may have affected food consumption,” said Shah. According to Shah, slowing the speed of eating may help suppress hunger levels and “may even improve the enjoyment of a meal”.
The findings were published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
1.What does the previous study have in common with the new one?
A. There is a link between eating speed and energy intake.
B. Eating at a slow speed may help feel hungry.
C. Eating too fast may damage your stomach.
D. Eating rate may affect processes controlling how much we eat.
2.What should the subjects do during the research?
A. Both groups could totally eat the meals at any speed as they liked.
B. Both groups had to consume one meal in controlled eating conditions.
C. Both groups were asked to eat one meal slowly while the other quickly.
D. One group should eat slowly while the other one quickly.
3.What caused the lack of statistically significant reduction in the overweight and obese group?
A. They were told not to eat a lot.
B. In the study they had no appetite to eat.
C. They lost consciousness in the study.
D. They ate less food on purpose.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. New research findings about how to control eating rate.
B. A study about the link between eating speed and energy intake.
C. One may feel less hungry later on after the slow meal than after the fast meal.
D. Water intake may have affected food consumption.
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