Umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life. When the weather is fine, we certainly don’t think of it; only when it's raining, we’ll carry it purposefully. But as soon as the rain stops, most likely we’ll forget1.we’ve put it. It has to wait patiently and pitifully for2.owner to claim it, otherwise it’ll remain alone as a deserted umbrella.
Once I suddenly found my longtime3.(use) umbrella “disappeared”. I really got lost and regretted quite some time4. my own carelessness.
Several days later, out of my 5. (expect), I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked. I was extremely glad to regain it. Looking carefully at it, though it was so familiar 6.me, I found for the first time its wooden handle 7.(wear)out as a result of repeated rain-wash for years. I sought for it only when I needed it. It occurred to me that I should have paid 8. (much) attention to it.
It sets me thinking. Around us there are always people giving us support in silence just like9. umbrella that protects us from the rain or any wretched weather. Will gou think of those individuals 10.have helped you get through difficlty when you are leading a comfortable life?
科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年甘肃兰州一中高二上学期期末英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and now a new study has confirmed that atmospheric CO2 is also affecting the ocean chemistry and potentially harming sea life.
Montana State University scientist Robert Dore has been researching the water in the Pacific Ocean for almost two decades. “We've been going to the same spot in the Pacific Ocean, and we try and characterize long?term change in the open ocean environment. And one of the key things that we measure is CO2 levels. And we've been able to record this increasing quantity of atmospheric CO2 into the ocean.”
Scientists expected that as atmospheric CO2 increased, more and more of the carbon dioxide would be absorbed into the ocean, affecting the chemical balance of the sea water, with a potentially harmful impact on shellfish and coral in particular.
“As carbon dioxide dissolves in the water, or seawater in this case, it forms a weak acid, carbonic acid,” Dore explains. “And therefore, as the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere goes up and that exchanges with the surface seawater, it drives the PH down, and makes it more acidic.”
The seawater samples Dore and his colleagues have analyzed confirm what the theory predicts.
The effect was particular striking at about 250 meters down, and again at 500 meters. Dore and his colleagues came up with two possible explanations. It could be that surface water picked up CO2 and then moved to those depths. Or there could be a biological explanation.
“It's important to realize that the oceans are really becoming acidic. And it can have negative impacts on a whole variety of sea life from fish to coral. It's potentially catastrophic.”
1.What can be the best title of the passage?
A.Climate Change Affecting Seawater
B.Oceans Becoming More Acidic
C.Sea Life Facing Danger
D.Scientist Researching Seawater
2.With the increase of atmospheric CO2,________.
A.the surface water is becoming warmer
B.more corals will appear in the sea
C.the PH of the ocean out here has been increasing
D.the chemical balance of the seawater is affected
3.Which of the following shows the process of the impact of atmospheric CO2 on sea life?
a.Sea life is endangered.
b.CO2 goes into the surface water.
c.The ocean chemistry is affected.
d.CO2 decreases the PH and makes the seawater more acidic.
e. CO2 levels in the atmosphere go up.
A.a→e→b→c→d B.e→d→c→b→a
C.e→b→c→d→a D.a→b→c→d→e
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Personal space is the region surrounding a person ________ they regard as psychologically theirs.
A. who B. where C. when D. Which
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015年湖南省怀化市高三模拟考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
Some hard-working students always keep a torch in their dormitories _____ there is a power failure.
A. if B. unless
C. so that D. in case
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015年广东省肇庆市高三模拟考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:信息匹配
阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按要求匹配信息。以下是几本新书的简要介绍:
A. Strong Is Your Hold
This book was written by Galway Kinnell, who spent many years in finishing the book.Kinnell’s first collection of new poems in more than a decade revisits themes of marriage, friendship and death, with long, loose lines reminiscent of Whitman.It is popular with the people who are interested in literature.
B. The Letter
The murder of a television star appears to be the work of thieves who are quickly caught.But they escape from prison and a young lawyer says she knows who the real criminals are.Written with intelligence, this story is so fast-moving that it demands the reader’s complete attention.
C. London Alive
This author of many famous novels has now turned to writing short stories with great success.The stories tell of Londoners’ daily lives and happen in eighteen different places——for example, one story takes place at a table in a cafe, another in the back of a taxi and another in a hospital.
D. Gone West
A serious look at one of the least-known regions of the United States.The author describes the empty villages which thousands left when they were persuaded by the railway companies to go west in search of new lives.The author manages to provide many interesting details about their history.
E.Cutting for Stone
This book was written by Abraham Verghese.It is a powerful story about twin brothers born in a Catholic hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Their mother, an Indian nurse at the hospital, dies in childbirth.The brothers are raised by two Indian doctors who live at the hospital.One brother later moves to the United States.This is a story about the extremes of love, family, and medicine.
F.Jane Eyre
There is great kindness and warmth in this love story.Poor and plain as Jane Eyre is, she has a strong will, sharp wisdom and great courage.She is forced to battle against a harsh employer and a rigid social order.Yet she is never defeated. Standing on her feet, she gains her own happiness in the end.
请阅读以下读者的相关信息,然后匹配他/她感兴趣的书籍:
1.Takumi doesn’t have much free time so he reads short stories which he can finish quickly.He likes reading stories about ordinary people and the things that happen to them in today’s world.
2.Terresha Houghs has read widely since she was in university.She can recite most of essays and poems she has read, especially poems from Leaves of Grass.She is fond of traditional themes in poetry and still keeps her habits of reciting poems.
3.Ali enjoys reading crime stories which are carefully written so that they hold his interest right to the end. He enjoys trying to guess who the criminal really is while he’s reading.
4.Lucy is a quiet girl who likes to read in a quiet corner in the library.Her favorite stories are those with characters brave enough to face and overcome difficulties in life.
5.Charlie, who attends college in the Midwest, majors in medicine.He is fond of reading stories about family and love, especially those related to his future career.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015年广东茂名高三模拟考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Engineers should embrace(接受) the arts,Sir John O'Reilly,a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology,argued in a lecture.
About 59% of engineering companies in the IET's 2014 survey feared skill shortages could threaten(威胁) business.
"There is nothing as creative as engineering," Sir John told the reporter.He says science,technology,engineering and mathematics - often known as "Stem" subjects,are vital for a modern knowledge economy.But there is a massive shortfall in the number of recruits(招聘) - with a recent study by the Royal Academy of Engineering saying the UK needs to increase by as much as 50% the number of Stem graduates it produces.
Delivering this year's Mountbatten Lecture at the Royal Institution,Sir John argued that engineers should recognise the role of the arts in their work - among other benefits; this could attract more people into the profession.The lecture,Full Steam Ahead for Growth,advocated a wider adoption -- Steam,or science,technology,engineering,arts and maths.Engineers should embrace the arts as being key to creativity and an important component of innovation(创新),crucial to creating new products and boosting future competitiveness,he argued. "Engineering and technology is an increasingly diverse and creative field," said Sir John.
Some university engineering departments already cooperated with art schools to develop understanding,he told the reporter.In particular he mentioned Cranfield University's Centre for Creative Competitive Design and Imperial College's work with the Royal College of Art.The two sets of people could work well together and more emphasis on the creative side of engineering could improve the success of products,he said.
"Aesthetics(美学) is part of it," he told the reporter,adding that Apple's iPod was not the first digital media player,nor the only one that worked - but it came to dominate the market "because it was nice to have".
Sir John said he was not suggesting universities started requiring A-level art from engineering applicants - the key subjects for admission would continue to be maths and the sciences.But an emphasis on creative skills would help "broaden the pool and attract more people in".
1.According to a recent study by the Royal Academy _______ .
A. skill shortages could threaten business
B. engineering graduates are not as creative as expected
C. there are not enough arts graduates produced in the UK.
D. the UK needs more graduates in science,technology,engineering and mathematics
2.According to the lecture Full Steam Ahead for Growth,_______ .
A. engineers should cooperate with arts majors
B. Accepting the arts could attract more people into engineering
C. engineers should realize arts play the most important part in their work
D. engineering and technology is as diverse and creative as before
3.By giving the example of Apple's iPod,Sir John intends to _______ .
A. stress the importance of arts
B. stress the importance of marketing
C. stress the importance of communication
D. stress the importance of science and technology
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. More university students should study arts instead of engineering.
B. Engineering and technology is increasingly different and unrelated fields.
C. The IET's skills survey raised concerns about the number of recruits to engineering.
D. Students from some university engineering departments have already transferred to art schools
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Lack of creativity makes it difficult for the engineering major to find a satisfactory job.
B. The key subjects for engineering majors remain to be maths and the sciences rather than arts.
C. University engineering departments should cooperate with art schools to improve the success of products.
D. Engineering needs to emphasize its creative side to encourage more young people to choose it as a career.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015年辽宁东北三省高三第二次联合模拟考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
The stories we share with one another are important. They show wisdom and provide inspiration. They are important to our development. But sometimes people choose not to tell.
Consider the negative effects of not sharing a story in the news: People are wondering if public health officials are holding back too much information about the recent outbreak of Ebola.
There is a danger in holding back stories that ought to be told. Bobette Buster said it like this, “The fact is, history has shown us that stories not told can become like a dangerous genie (妖怪) left in a bottle.When they are finally uncorked, their power to destroy is set free.”
There are a number of reasons why we hide parts of our story: they often show our weaknesses or expose our disadvantages; they require courage and strength to share; and of course, there are some stories that should be kept secret—especially those that embarrass someone else.
Most of us have two selves: the one we display on the outside and the one we actually are on the inside. And the better we get at hiding the stories that show our true selves, the more damage we may be causing to ourselves and to others.
Honesty and openness is important: It proves we are trustworthy. It displays we are human. We are not perfect or better. It highlights the importance of hard work and personal development. Hard work may not allow us to overcome our disadvantages completely. But with hard work, we do not have to be restricted to our mistakes.
Does this mean we admit every weakness, every disadvantage, and every secret regret to everybody we meet? No, of course not.There is a time and a place and a certain level of relationship necessary for some stories to be told in an appropriate manner.
1.What’s the function of the example in Paragraph 2?
A. It reflects that people are concerning about the spread of Ebola.
B. It shows the bad effect caused by sharing a story.
C. It proves not sharing a story can cause trouble.
D. It concludes that one should share a story at a proper time.
2.One of the reasons why people are unwilling to share experiences is that _______.
A. story-sharing highlights the importance of hard work
B. people are used to exposing their weaknesses
C. people sometimes have no courage to share their stories
D. some stories make themselves feel uneasy
3.Which is close in meaning to the underlined word “uncorked” in Paragraph 3?
A. freed B. broken C. unfolded D. untouched
4.The writer aims to convince us to _______.
A. be open to people close to you by sharing some secrets
B. share stories appropriately for the good of others and ourselves
C. remove the dangers that can be caused by untold stories
D. realize the importance of being honest when making friends
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年安徽省六校教育研究会高三第一次联考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Lost iPhoneUnexpectedly,I lost my white iPhon5s in Midtown on Friday night,.It had a blue green cover on it.There are many pictures of my son on it,and I’m heartbroken,Please return,no questions asked. Reward. Reply to:-2652255359@craigslist.org
Do you need a babysitter that you can trust?
My name is Tina. I am a responsible babysitter that you can trust.If you are looking for someone dependable and affordable I am that person!I HAVE MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE(including disabled children)!I am a retired Home Health Aid and absolutely love children.I work with my sister Iris who has also 20+years as a teacher’s assistant.WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETINC YOU!Available 24 hours and flexible with fees!I am fully bilingual—Spanish/English.Please email me or call 712-867-7688.
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1.Who posted the lost and found information?
A. A mother
B. A kind woman
C. A heartbroken girl
D. A parent
2.If you want to send your kids to the babysitter’s home,you can find one in______.
A. Ad 1 B. Ad 2 C. Ad 3 D. Ad 4
3.What do we know about Tina?
A. She can speak two languages
B. She lives alone now
C. She takes care of children over 3
D. She used to be a teacher’s assistant
4.An applicant accepted by Ad 5 will have to_________.
A. be able to speak two languages
B. be a college graduate
C. work every weekend
D. look after two children
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016年北京市海淀区高三上学期期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Does happiness have a scent?
When someone is happy,can you smell it?
You can usually tell when someone is happy based on seeing them smile,hearing them laugh or perhaps from receiving a big hug.But can you also smell their happiness? Surprising new research suggests that happiness does indeed have a scent,and that the experience of happiness can be transmitted through smell,reports Phys.org.
For the study,12 young men were shown videos meant to bring about a variety of emotions while researchers gathered sweat samples from them.All of the men were healthy and none of them were drug users or smokers,and all were asked to abstain from drinking or eating smelly foods during the study period.
Those sweat samples were then given to 36 equally healthy young women to smell,while researchers monitored their reactions.Only women were selected to smell the samples,apparently because previous research has shown that women have a better sense of smell than men and are also more sensitive to emotional signaling—though it's unclear why only men were chosen to produce the scents.
Researchers found that the behavior of the women after smelling the scents—particularly their facial expressions—indicated a relationship between the emotional states of the men who produced the sweat and the women who sniffed them.
“Human sweat produced when a person is happy brings about a state similar to happiness in somebody who breathes this smell,” said study co-author Gun Semin,a professor at Koc University in Turkey.
This is a fascinating finding because it not only means that happiness does have a scent,but that the scent is capable of transmitting the emotion to others.The study also found that other emotions,such as fear,seem to carry a scent too.This ensures previous research suggesting that some negative emotions have a smell,but it is the first time this has proved to be true of positive feelings.
Researchers have yet to isolate(分离) exactly what the chemical compound for the happiness smell is,but you might imagine what the potential applications for such a finding could be.Happiness perfumes,for instance,could be invented. Scent therapies(香味疗法)could also be developed to help people through depression or anxiety.
Perhaps the most surprising result of the study,however,is our broadened understanding of how emotions get communicated,and also how our own emotions are potentially managed through our social context and the emotional states of those around us.
1.What is the main finding of the new research?
A. Men produce more sweats.
B. Negative emotions have a smell.
C. Pleasant feelings can be smelt out.
D. Women have a better sense of smell.
2.The underlined part “abstain from” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.
A. Avoid
B. Practice
C. Continue
D. try
3.What is the application value of the new research?
A. Perfumes could help people understand each other.
B. Some smells could be developed to better our mood.
C. Perfumes could be produced to cure physical diseases.
D. Some smells could be created to improve our appearance.
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.
A. happiness comes from a scent of sweat
B. positive energy can deepen understanding
C. people need more emotional communication
D. social surroundings can influence our emotions
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