科目:高中英语 来源:2013届黑龙江省哈师大附中高三第二次月考英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
Despite being tall, Michelle Obama is much smaller than she appears on television. And she seemed a little short by her surroundings in the great hall of Christchurch College as she spoke quietly without a microphone because of a technical mistake. Her audience were 40 young girls from a London state school where 50 languages are spoken.
“I remember how well-meaning but misguided people questioned whether someone with my background could succeed at an elite (精英) university,” she said. “When I was accepted, I had all kinds of worries and doubts. I wouldn’t be as well prepared as students from privileged families and I wouldn’t fit in. But you are just as capable and have just as much to offer as anyone else.”
This was Mrs. Obama’s only solo outing during the state visit and part two of an unusual relationship which she has struck up with Anderson College in Islington. Two years ago on her first visit to the UK she visited the school.
Yesterday she returned to meet the pupils but this time at Christchurch College where they were taking part in an open day run to improve Oxford’s still poor record on diversifying student intake.
Mrs. Obama was asked why she married her husband, what it was like being First Lady and when there would be a female President in the White House. Her message—which she repeated time and again—was work hard, have self-belief, and don’t be afraid to fail. It was very un-British, but rather effective. Afterwards there were hugs for everyone and a photo with her.
And watching the group of multicultural young Britons surround her among the splendor of the college building one thought stood out. Had Mrs. Obama been born in Britain, she would almost certainly not have made it to Oxford as she did to Harvard. But now—thanks in part to her—some of these children just might.
【小题1】According to the passage, Michelle Obama ____________.
A.graduated from Anderson College |
B.paid her first visit to the UK this time |
C.was confident when she entered the college |
D.came from a family without good background |
A.were all from the United States |
B.were students of Oxford University |
C.came from different cultural backgrounds |
D.stayed with Mrs. Obama because of hard work |
A.working hard | B.believing in yourself |
C.good opportunities | D.facing failure without fear |
A.The British pupils couldn’t understand her message. |
B.Her message reached the British pupils successfully. |
C.Repetition is not the British way to give a message. |
D.All effective messages are not conveyed in British. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年黑龙江省哈尔滨师大附中高三第二次月考英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
Despite being tall, Michelle Obama is much smaller than she appears on television. And she seemed a little short by her surroundings in the great hall of Christchurch College as she spoke quietly without a microphone because of a technical mistake. Her audience were 40 young girls from a London state school where 50 languages are spoken.
“I remember how well-meaning but misguided people questioned whether someone with my background could succeed at an elite (精英) university,” she said. “When I was accepted, I had all kinds of worries and doubts. I wouldn’t be as well prepared as students from privileged families and I wouldn’t fit in. But you are just as capable and have just as much to offer as anyone else.”
This was Mrs. Obama’s only solo outing during the state visit and part two of an unusual relationship which she has struck up with Anderson College in Islington. Two years ago on her first visit to the UK she visited the school.
Yesterday she returned to meet the pupils but this time at Christchurch College where they were taking part in an open day run to improve Oxford’s still poor record on diversifying student intake.
Mrs. Obama was asked why she married her husband, what it was like being First Lady and when there would be a female President in the White House. Her message—which she repeated time and again—was work hard, have self-belief, and don’t be afraid to fail. It was very un-British, but rather effective. Afterwards there were hugs for everyone and a photo with her.
And watching the group of multicultural young Britons surround her among the splendor of the college building one thought stood out. Had Mrs. Obama been born in Britain, she would almost certainly not have made it to Oxford as she did to Harvard. But now—thanks in part to her—some of these children just might.
【小题1】According to the passage, Michelle Obama ____________.
A.graduated from Anderson College |
B.paid her first visit to the UK this time |
C.was confident when she entered the college |
D.came from a family without good background |
A.were all from the United States |
B.were students of Oxford University |
C.came from different cultural backgrounds |
D.stayed with Mrs. Obama because of hard work |
A.working hard | B.believing in yourself |
C.good opportunities | D.facing failure without fear |
A.The British pupils couldn’t understand her message. |
B.Her message reached the British pupils successfully. |
C.Repetition is not the British way to give a message. |
D.All effective messages are not conveyed in British. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年浙江省嘉兴一中高二上学期10月月考英语卷 题型:阅读理解
Just the mention of the TOEFL, GRE and GAMT exams brings a thought of long hours of dull paper work. But that idea is becoming increasingly out of date. As planned, computerized tests will begin next year which will bring a series of changes from test psychology to scoring techniques.
From computer - equipped rooms, examinees will answer the questions on a computer. If they are sure about their choices, they can pass to the next question by pressing the entry (条目) “next”. Then another question will be randomly (任意地) selected from a vast test item bank and appear on the screen. After answering all the questions, examinees can choose the entry “quit” if they are not satisfied with their performance, or “score” if they want to see the result. Scores will be calculated immediately and appear on the screen. By that point, student's marks are official--there is no going back.
Since they greatly shorten the painful waiting process-which used to be two or three months, computerized tests have won worldwide popularity. Besides, there will be no rushing to the registration offices (登记处) for these exams. Computerized tests will be given every workday in an exam center with all three kinds of tests being held in the same room. All test takers need to do is to call the exam center and book their seats for a particular day.
In addition it will become technically possible to apply new testing procedures. In the past, each examinee had the same set of test items despite differences in their ability. Under a computerized system, however, if the computer judges an answer is right, a question of a relatively difficult nature will follow. But if an examinee continues to give wrong answers and is judged as un-qualified by the computer system, he will be automatically denied the chance to go further in the test.
【小题1】 Computerized tests allow the examinee to know their scores ______.
A.immediately on a central computer for scoring test papers |
B.a few minutes after the exam with the help of a test center worker |
C.on the next day after they have taken the exam |
D.immediately after the exam by means of the same computer |
A.he can admit defeat and give it up | B.he can ask the computer to give some advice |
C.he can ask another chance within a few days | D.he is allowed to do it once again |
A.different exams can be taken in the same room |
B.one doesn’t need to rush to the registration officer for taking an exam |
C.it will be much easier to pass an examination |
D.one can take an exam almost at any time of the year |
A.refused | B.allowed | C.lost | D.passed |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013届浙江省重点中学协作体高三摸底测试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
Jack London had endured more hardships by the age of twenty-one than most people experience in a lifetime. His struggles developed in him sympathy for the working class and a lasting dislike of hard work and provided inspiration for his career as a writer.
London grew up in San Francisco in extreme poverty. At an early age, he left school and supported himself through a succession of un skilled jobs ----working as a paper boy, in bowling alleys, on ice wagons, and in canneries(罐头食品厂) and mills. Despite working long hours at these jobs, London was able to read constantly, borrowing travel and adventure books from the library.
The books London read inspired him to travel, and his job experiences led him to become active in fighting for the fights of workers. He sailed to Japan on a journey aiming at catching seals and joined a cross-country protest march with a group of unemployed workers. After being arrested for vagrancy near Buffalo, New York, London decided to educate himself and reshape his life. He quickly completed high school and entered the University of California.
After only one term, however, the appeal of fortune and adventure proved uncontrollable. London gave up his studies and traveled to the Alaskan Yukon in 1897 in search of gold. Jack London was among the first of these miners. He may have searched for more than gold, however. London once commented, “ True, the new region was mostly poor; but its several hundred thousand square miles of coldness at least gave breathing space to those who else would have choked at home.” Although he was unsuccessful as a miner, London’s experiences in Alaska taught him about the human desire for wealth and power and about humankind’s inability to control the forces of nature. While in Alaska, London also absorbed memories and stories that would make him known one hundred years later.
Once back in California, London became determined to earn a living as a writer. He rented a typewriter and worked up to fifteen hours a day, spinning his Alaskan adventures into short stories and novels.
According to legend, London’s piles of rejection slips from publishers grew to five feet in height!
Even so, London preserved. In 1903, he earned national fame when he published the popular novel The Call of the Wild. He soon became the highest paid and most industrious writer in the country. During his career, he produced more than fifty books and earned more than a million dollars. Several of his novels, including The Call of the Wild(1903),the Sea-Wolf(1904),the White Fang(1906),have become American classics. In fact, he was a creative writer whose fiction explored several regions and their cultures: the Yukon, California, Hawaii, and the Solomon Islands. He experimented with many literary forms, from traditional love stories and dystopias(反面乌托邦小说)to science fantasy. His noted journalism included war communication, boxing stories, and the life of Molokai lepers(麻风病患者). He was among the most influential figures of his day, who understood how to create a public persona and use the media to market his self-created image of poor-boy-turned-success. London's great passion was agriculture, and he was well on the way of creating a new model for spreading through his Beauty Ranch when he died of kidney disease at age 40. He left over fifty books of novels, stories, journalism, and essays, many of which have been translated and continue to be read around the world. His best works describe a person’s struggle for survival against the powerful forces of nature. “To Build a Fire”, for example, tells the story of a man’s fight to survive the harsh cold of the Alaskan winter.
【小题1】_________made Jack London reconsider his life in the future.
A.His job experience | B.The books he read |
C.Being arrested | D.Long-hour work |
A.Jack London was poor all his life. |
B.Jack London got enough money while in the search of gold. |
C.The books Jack London read inspired him to travel and become active. |
D.The experience of gold searching made Jack London determined to write novels about Alaska adventures. |
A.realized the nature of human beings. |
B.knew people could control the nature finally. |
C.regretted being there. |
D.thought highly of himself. |
A.Jack London regarded Alaska a poor place as he never got any gold there. |
B.people would have been ill at home if they had never been Alaska. |
C.People searching for gold there still have chance to win. |
D.Alaska was a poor but large region. |
A.love stories | B.poetry | C.journalism | D.essays |
A.Failure is the mother of success. |
B.Practice makes perfect. |
C.Knowledge is powerful. |
D.All of above. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年天津市宝坻区高三综合模拟英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
The insanely popular song from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever, gaining more than 808 million views on the popular media site.
The record was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song“Baby”had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement early today.
Since its release,the song has outshone such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s“On the Floor.”and Eminem’s“Love the Way You Lie”.
And in September,“Gangnam Style”also became the most liked video on YouTube,now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up.
At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY,your certificate is waiting here at our office,come and pick it up any time!”
Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views.
If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, “Gangnam Style”would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.
It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody videos.
It became a staple in the 2012 presidential elections with the now ramous “Mitt Romney Style” video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda(宣传)films promoting their supreme leader. Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.
1.Which of the following ranks second in views on YouTube?
A.Gangnam Style. B.Baby.
C.On the Floor. D.Love the Way You Lie.
2.Which statement about Gangnam Style on YouTube is wrong?
A.It has become the most watched video.
B.It has become the most liked video.
C.It has won more than 5.4 million thumbs down.
D.It has more than two hundred million views in three months.
3.What does the statement made by the Guinness Book of World Records suggest?
A.Some video gained more views than Gangnam Style.
B.It is impossible that Gangnam Style should have 100 million views.
C.Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Gangnam Style’s achievements.
D.Guinness Book of World Records won’t believe Gangnam Style’s achievements.
4. Gangnam Style is to _______ if it keeps its current rate.
A.get more than one billion views
B.get more than two billion views
C.get more than 808 million Views
D.get one hundred million views
5.What can we learn about Gangnam Style from the last paragraph?
A.It is especially popular in developing countries.
B.It has played a part in the US presidential elections.
C.Few influential figures know it.
D.The supreme leader of North Korea has ever performed it.
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