“Let’s have a journey. Why not fly out and meet me, Dad?” I say one day.
My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day, his thoughts, and his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.
My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.
He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.
“What's our first stop？” asks my father.
“What time is it？”
“Still don't have a watch？”
Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite(花岗岩), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy.
“Unbelievable,” he says. “How was this done？”
A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son.
We stare up and I ask myself, “Would I ever devote my life to anything？”
No directions, no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father's voice. Now I hear them in my own.
The next day we’re at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic.
“Did you ever travel with your dad？” I ask.
“Only once,” he says. “I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other — but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.”
That last sentence — it’s probably the same thing I’d say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me.
In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I've never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world. I can keep traveling, I realize — and maybe a regular job won't be as dull as I feared.
Weeks after our trip, I call my father.
“The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says. “We've got to take another trip like that sometime.”
I tell him I've decided to settle down, and I'm wearing a watch.
1.We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father _____.
A. was a very fashionable manager
B. was unhappy with the author's lifestyle
C. got bored with his job so he retired
D. liked the author's collection of stamps
2.What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?
A. He should pursue a specific aim in life.
B. He should learn sculpture in the future.
C. His father is as innocent as a little boy.
D. His father is interested in sculpture.
3.From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author _____．
A. wants his children to learn from their grandfather
B. hopes to give whatever he can to his father
C. learns how to communicate with his father
D. comes to understand what parental love means
4.What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?
A. They decide to learn photography together.
B. They begin to change their attitudes to life.
C. The call solves their disagreements.
D. The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.
科目：高中英语 来源：2017届安徽江淮十校高三11月联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technologic I shift.
It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars y there doesn't seem to be a dear generational divide. The public overall is split on whether they'd like to use a driverless car. In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did not.
The fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how varying the shift to driverless cars could be. Not everyone wants a driverless car now-and no one can get one yet-but among those who are open to them, every age group is similarly involved.
Actually, this isn't surprising. Whereas older generations are sometimes unwilling to adopt new technologies, driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular. Older adults, especially those with limited moving or difficulty driving on their own, are one of the classic use-cases for driverless cars.
This is especially interesting when you consider that younger people are generally more interested in travel-related technologies than older ones.
When it comes to driverless cars, differences in attitude are easily noticeable based on factors not related to age. College graduates, for example, are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education. 59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or less.
Where a person lives matters, too. More people who live in cities and suburbs said they wanted to try driverless cars than those who lived in rural areas.
While there's reason to believe that interest in 8elf-driving cars is going up across the hoard, a person's age will have little to Ho with how self-driving cars can become mainstream. Once driverless cars are actually available for sale, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.
1.Which of the following can be the influence of a new technology, according to the passage?
A. It often reads to great inventions in other related fields.
B. It contributes greatly to the advance of society as a whole.
C. It further widens the gap between the old and the young.
D.It usually draws different reactions from different age groups.
2.Why does the driverless car appeal to some old people?
A. It helps with their moving.
B. It saves their money and energy.
C. It adds to the safety of their travel.
D. It makes their life more interesting
3.What is likely to affect one's attitude toward the driverless car?
A. The length of their driving experience.
B. The amount of training they received.
C. The location of their living place.
D. The field of their special interest.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017吉林长春十一中、白城一中高二上期中英语卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
假设你是李华。你的两位朋友Tom与 Peter几天前产生了误会。Peter的生日即将来临，Tom想送他一个礼物来缓和关系，修复友情，特地发来邮件寻求你的建议。请你根据以下要点给Tom回一封邮件：
1、礼物选择；
2、你的理由；
3、其他建议。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom，
I’m glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter.____________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Best wishes
Yours，
Li Hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年山东枣庄三中高二6月学情调查英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
When international aid is given, steps must be taken to ensure (确保)that the aid reaches the people for whom it is intended. The way to achieve this may not be simple. It is very difficult for a nation to give help directly to people in another nation. The United Nations Organization (UNO) could undertake to direct the distribution of aid. Here however rises the problem of costs. Also tied with this is time. Perhaps the UNO could set up a body of devoted men and women in every country who can speedily distribute aid to victims of floods and earthquakes.
More than the help that one nation can give to another during a disaster; it would be more effective to give other forms of help during normal times. A common proverb says, “Give me a fish and I eat for day, teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.” If we follow this wise saying, it would be right to teach people from less developed nations to take care of themselves. For example, a country could share its technology with another. This could be in simple areas like agriculture or in more complex areas like medical and health care or even in building satellites. Even small country is able to help less developed nations. Sometimes what is take for granted, like the setting up of a water purification plant or the administration of a school, could be useful for countries which are looking about to solve common problems. It does not cost much to share such simple things. Exchange students could be attached for a number of months or years and learn the required craft while on the site. They can then take their knowledge back to their homelands and if necessary come back form time to time to clear doubts or to update themselves. Such aid will be truly helpful and there is no chance of it being temporary or of it falling into the wrong hands.
Many countries run extensive courses in all sorts of skills. It will not cost much to include deserving foreigners in these courses. Besides giving effective help to the countries concerned, there is also the build-up of friendships to consider. Giving direct help by giving materials may be effective in the short run and must continue to be given in the event of emergencies. However, in the long run what is really effective would be the sharing of knowledge.
1.According to the author, how could international aid reach the victims in time?
A． By solving the cost problems
B． By solving the transportation problems
C． By setting up a body of devoted people in every country.
D． By relying on the direct distribution of the UNO.
2.What does the author try to express in the underlined sentence?
A．Providing food is vital
B．Learning to fish is helpful
C．Teaching skills is essential
D．Looking after others is important.
3.Which aid is likely to fall into the wrong hands?
A．A medical team.B．An exchange program.
C．A water plant.D．Financial support.
4.What can we infer about international aid from the passage?
A．It is facing difficulties
B．It is unnecessary during normal times
C．It should be given in the form of materials
D．It has gained support developed countries
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年重庆一中高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
During my childhood, my father’s favorite sayings was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like , whatever it might be, I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to realize how much of my success I to my acceptance of those words as one of my . My first job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I what I want to do as a career. I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and a family, so I didn’t think the job I took that much. I couldn’t have been more . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity to through the company into different . I accepted each new opportunity with the ,”Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I a large number of different talents
and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered that if I what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my , I will succeed. That’s why I’m so to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think has come and I am determined to make it a success.
1.A. somebody B. everybody C. something D. everything
2.A. ever since B. until after C. so that D. long before
3.A. present B. own C. owe D. contribute
4.A. suggestions B. values C. explanations D. achievements
5.A. introduced B. examined C. experienced D. determined
6.A. Finally B. Gradually C. Actually D. Usually
7.A. arise B. rise C. rouse D. raise
8.A. mattered B. required C. expressed D. helped
9.A. mistaken B. careful C. interested D. prepared
10.A. look up B. move up C. take up D. put up
11.A. situations B. positions C. directions D.choices
12.A. advice B. reply C. action D. thought
13.A. easier B. earlier C. newer D. higher
14.A. enjoyed B. counted C. organized D. permitted
15.A. show B. need C. possess D. gather
16.A. lucky for B. slow at C. afraid of D. open to
17.A. believe in B. give away C. think of D. turn into
18.A. business B. fortune C. goal D. growth
19.A. surprised B. curious C. excited D. helpful
20.A. time B. dream C. power D. honor
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年贵州思南中学高二上半期考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容， 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项， 选项中有两项为多余选项。
1. one of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. it’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays.
the first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 2.pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? the list is endless.
next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 3. all you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you.
4. you should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. that’ll keep you busy for ages.
at your first meeting you should make up a rule book. and the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! the best clubs are always secret!
now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. these are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them. 5. why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? that will make the membership card really look like it.
so there you are, get clubbing! once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!
A.that’s easy.
B.enjoy your own club!
C. invite a designer to join you.
D. what are you interested in?
E.some vacation is just around the corner.
F. then you need to pick a name for your club.
G.use a bright thick pen to make a special design.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年贵州思南中学高一上半期考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
It is the Thanksgiving Day . I have the strong desire to write about something to express my thanks to the people around me.
I ___1.__ ( bring up ) by my grandparents ___2._are as kind and hardworking as thousands of Chinese peasants in a distant village. They worked in the field all day long and took good care of me as well .
__3.___ ( Honest) speaking, my parents are ordinary people. But I must say that they are great educators, ____4.___ they educated me to be an ____5.___ ( dependent ) and useful man to society.
My teachers, selfless，generous, devote themselves to _ _6.__ ( help) each individual student achieve his/her ambition.
Meanwhile , I can share my happiness and ____7.___ (sad) with my peer students .I am happy to be with them because we have much __8.___ common.
I am ___9.___ luckiest and happiest person with all these loved __10._ (one) around.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河北定州中学高一上第一次月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
At the meeting they discussed three different ________ to the study of mathematics.
A. approachesB. meansC. methodsD. ways
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年宁夏高二上期中考试英试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle “No pain, no gain”. He hardly watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional(传统的) wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he’d beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty five years ago. They were all tall and strong.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity(逆境) seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb’s trees in ways comfort and ease never could.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to meet with hardship. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be torn apart.
1.With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often __________.
A. kept watering them every morning
B. paid little attention to them
C. talked to them to get their attention
D. beat them to make them grow deep roots
2.What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees?
A. strange and harmful
B. interesting and funny
C. original and reasonable
D. cruel and unacceptable
3.Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?
A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.
B. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.
C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.
D. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Growing roots
B. Doctor Gibbs and his trees
C. Prayers for my sons
D. Watering trees
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