Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, I was asked to see a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew. When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(障碍) and going for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain. He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.
When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had passed away and a letter Matthew had written me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. The doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.
I told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I’ll never make it. But I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.
Thank you for loving me.
Your friend,
Matthew
1.The boy wished to meet the author because ________.
A. he admired the author very much
B. he wished to take part in the Olympics
C. he hoped to make friends with the author
D. he enjoyed going in for weighting lifting
2.Which of the statements is TRUE?
A. Matthew was good at weight lifting.
B. Rick had the similar disease as a child.
C. Matthew remained optimistic in face of disease.
D. Rick encouraged the boy to become a champion.
3.Why did the boy refuse the author’s medal?
A. He thought he was not worthy of it.
B. Rick looked on the medal as treasure.
C. The gold medal was very dear to Rick.
D. He didn’t want to be pitied by others.
4.What can be inferred from Matthew’s letter?
A. Rick was unhappy before death.
B. Rick kept in touch with Mathew.
C. Mathew sent some pictures to Rick.
D. Mathew got an Olympic gold medal.
灵星计算小达人系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：内蒙古包头市2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Getting older is a natural part of life. Changes as you get older are usually gradual. Certain physical changes are common. How fast your body can burn calories slows over time, which means that your body needs less food energy than before.
How much and how well you sleep will likely change. Most people start needing reading glasses around forty, and many have some hearing loss later in life. Starting in your fifties, bone aging increase. How you feel as you get older depends on many things, including what health problems run in your family and the choices you make.
If your family members have diseases or chronic (慢性的) health problems like high blood pressure, then you may have a greater chance of having those problems yourself. But it doesn’t mean you will definitely have the same problems. Actually, the lifestyle choices you make can help reduce your chances of getting illness that run in your family. And even if you do get a family illness, choosing to be physically active, to eat healthy foods, and to learn how to deal with stress can keep the illness from destroying your ability to enjoy your golden years.
What do you need to do to feel your best as you age? One of the most important things you can do for your health at any age is to be physically active. Physical activity keeps your body strong, and it helps with how you feel. People who stay active are less likely to get depressed.
Your mental and emotional health is also important. Protect or improve your emotional health by staying in touch with friends, family, and the community. People who feel connected to others are more likely to feel happy than those who do not.
1.When people get older, they will __________.
A. need some help B. look back to their past often
C. consume(消耗)more calories D. go through some physical problems.
2.Which of the following can NOT mostly affect old people’s health?
A. Their family illness. B. The money they have..
C. Their eating habits. D. Their relationship with others
3.The underlined phrase “golden years” in paragraph 3 refer to a person’s ________.
A. future B. holidays
C. later life D. leisure(空闲的) time
4.How can old people avoid loneliness according to the text?
A. To make new friends. B. To have enough social connections.
C. To be physically active. D. To live with their family members.
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖南省2017届高三高考冲刺预测卷（六）英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Ben Underwood is blind. Both eyes were removed when he was just three years old, leaving him with no vision at all. So how on earth does he ride his bicycle, play football and basketball?
Ben uses many common aids for the blind, like speaking software. He's also written a book and does his schoolwork on a hi-tech Braille writer. But what’s unusual is what he doesn’t use. Ben has no guide dog and never uses a white cane. He doesn’t even use his hands. Instead, he sees with sound. Amazingly, Ben’s ears pick up the echoes(回声）and he can precisely locate where things are. Ben is the only person in the world who sees using nothing but echolocation.
Ben was born perfectly healthy, with dark eyes like his mum. But, when he was two she looked into his eyes and saw something was terribly wrong. This is a rare infant eye cancer that affects only one in every six million. In an attempt to save his sight, doctors immediately began intense chemo and radio therapy, but like a lead balloon. His eyes had been removed.
Just one year after the operation to remove his eyes, in the car he asked his mum what the big building was that they were passing. Ben’s ears were picking up the sounds of the city traffic reflecting from the building’s surfaces. His mum let him play in the street because his sound pictures seemed to make him more aware of danger than his sighted friends.
There’s nothing his friends can do that Ben Underwood won't attempt and conquer. Doctors suspect that Ben Underwood has developed super-hearing to make for his loss of sight. However, tests show that he has only normal hearing. So, has Ben’s brain learned to translate the sound he hears into visual information?
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How to see with ears. B. A boy’s poor life without eyes.
C. The way to fight with fate. D. A boy who “sees” without eyes.
2.In what way does Ben have much common with other blind people?
A. He uses a white cane in his everyday life.
B. He takes advantaged of computer software.
C. He feels the same echolocation as others do.
D. He uses his ears instead of his both hands.
3.What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph 3?
A. His eye looked like a ball. B. The doctor stopped their efforts.
C. Nothing really worked. D. His mother was frightened.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The case of Ben has shocked the doctors.
B. The case of Ben is common to children.
C. Quite a few believe what Ben has said.
D. lien does have the super-hearing ability.
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科目：高中英语 来源：河北省卓越联盟2016-2017学年高一下学期第三次月考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
With this letter I want to give up on my kitchen duties,until there is clear evidence of mutual respect（互相尊重）within the home.
For years it has been thought that I will be the one to pick up the dropped socks,turn off lights,turn on the dishwasher.But I reached my breaking point this weekend.Everyone was happy when the dog found a piece of bone. He played with it,carried it around and dropped it.You all watched,took photos,had fun and then went away.I was left finishing the lunch tidy-up,my heart warmed by all your laughter.
Until I came across the piece of fruit in some dog hair in the middle of the carpet.You had all seen it and walked away.Did anyone really want to pick it up?I don't mind walking the dog and bathing the cat.We have chosen to look after them.I'm building a family,a home filled with love.
But look at you now! My husband,with your job growing,each step forward,you have more challenges to conquer（战胜）.My children,wonderful teenagers and young adults growing into yourselves,you are living your free lives.I love you all more than anything else in this world.But something went wrong—I became static（静止的）.I became less the heart of the family,more the caretaker.
We are a family,a unit that lives and loves in a mutually supportive way.I'm inviting you to step up and join in. My position is open for discussion but never again will I play the role of cook and bottle washer.I will continue to cook at times—I love to do so—but only when I have the time.I have a life to live as well.
Your loving wife and mother
1.When the writer heard other members' laughter,she felt .
A. angry B. unequal
C. sad D. warm
2.According to the writer,how will the problem mentioned in this letter be solved?
A. She won't do the cooking at all.
B. She will act as the leader of the family.
C. She will find someone to do the housework.
D. Everyone will take his share to take care of the family.
3.To whom did the writer write this letter?
A. Her mother. B. Caretakers.
C. Her husband and children. D. Housewives.
4.Why did the writer write this letter?
A. To ask for respect from the family.
B. To offer housewives some suggestions.
C. To call on readers to help her.
D. To express her love to the family.
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科目：高中英语 来源：东北师大附中、哈尔滨师大附中、辽宁省2017届高三下学期第四次联合模拟考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
When I was walking through the forest, I heard someone weeping. I_______the sound of the soft cry until I saw a woman sitting on the snow. Her eyes were filled with tears for her heavy_______due to hard life. I sat on the cold snow with her and_______her my shoulder and my ears.
“What is your name?”, she asked. I smiled at her. _____, my name is Jane, but to comfort her, I said, “My first name is _____, my middle name is Hope and my last name is Compassion(同情) .” I saw a ______smile come upon her face as I asked her “what is your name?” “My name is Ann _____I had given up hope.” I read her a poem through which I_______the message of self-worth to her. Others will______us when we love ourselves. ______, it was important for one to have self- worth. After I shared the poem, we talked a while and then I picked a wild rose that was in the snow. It was _____that there was a wild rose in such weather. I placed the rose in her hand and a big ______appeared on her face. Then I felt kind of______at her change and handed her a piece of paper with my ____on it. I walked away. She called me cheerfully the next day and expressed her _____to me. She told me I truly ____my name. Obviously, she had found her faith, her hope and her compassion.
We all need someone in life to say I believe in you. _____is as rare as a rose in the snow. When you ____ it, don’t let it ever die. Life is too _____to thank all the people who have encouraged us. We should receive and give encouragement rather than let unimportant things stand _______our way.
1.A. heard B. followed C. reflected D. enjoyed
2.A. heart B. head C. body D. waist
3.A. shared B. brought C. fetched D. offered
4.A. Eventually B. Deliberately C. Actually D. Specially
5.A. Career B. Inspiration C. Motivation D. Faith
6.A. puzzled B. forced C. tired D. worried
7.A. but B. so C. because D. or
8.A. transformed B. left C. conveyed D. took
9.A. tolerate B. serve C. hate D. treasure
10.A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Moreover
11.A. usual B. rare C. frightful D. admirable
12.A. worry B. satisfaction C. smile D. shock
13.A. interest B. security C. disappointment D. relief
14.A. name B. number C. address D. photo
15.A. regret B. apology C. gratitude D. concern
16.A. lived up to B. looked up to C. came up to D. made up for
17.A. Pleasure B. Friendship C. Passion D. Encouragement
18.A. pas B. receive C. choose D. create
19.A. good B. slow C. short D. happy
20.A. in B. on C. by D. under
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科目：高中英语 来源：广西省桂林市2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
My wife and I were attending a wedding at St. John’s Church. The sound of______rang to the heavens as the ceremony continued.
At the church, I______an old friend, Casper, who happened to be at the______. Now 73, Casper was a brilliant and______softball pitcher（投球手）back in the Men’s Leagues of Philadelphia in the mid-60s. I did not______the now silver-haired fellow until my brother-in-law John mentioned his name to me！After a very pleasant______, Casper asked if I remembered a letter of ______I had written to him back in 1964. It appeared Casper fell on hard times, as professional pitchers______do, and he wasn’t pitching too well for a period of time. I did not ______the letter, but he said, “Yes, I still have it and I read it anytime______aren’t going too well.” He said that he had read the letter many times, and the situation always seemed to improve. I was______and speechless!
He continued, “You don’t remember?” I said, “Sadly, no, I don’t.” But I did ask if I could have a(n)______of the letter. He said he would email it to me. After the______, we met on the steps of the church. Casper came up to me and______the letter. He lived a block from the______and had run home to get it. The envelope was______and turned yellow, and so was the letter inside. That letter had to be nearly 50 years old.
In______terms, the letter read:
“These hard times are______！Keep your enthusiasm for the______. Never quit and you’ll be back on the top again______. Hang on there!”
1.A. wind B. traffic C. music D. firework
2.A. took over B. ran into C. picked up D. called on
3.A. scene B. meeting C. service D. position
4.A. limited B. balanced C. devoted D. talented
5.A. recognize B. invite C. inform D. disturb
6.A. discussion B. shaking C. journey D. greeting
7.A. apology B. encouragement C. introduction D. appreciation
8.A. rarely B. entirely C. sometimes D. forever
9.A. receive B. write C. remember D. preserve
10.A. things B. stages C. effects D. jobs
11.A. pleased B. disappointed C. annoyed D. puzzled
12.A. address B. copy C. record D. opinion
13.A. break B. wedding C. party D. incident
14.A. opened B. delivered C. presented D. dropped
15.A. theatre B. church C. office D. station
16.A. faded B. painted C. folded D. divided
17.A. gentle B. patient C. modest D. simple
18.A. relative B. impressive C. temporary D. reasonable
19.A. game B. prize C. glory D. lesson
20.A. properly B. shortly C. totally D. casually
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科目：高中英语 来源：福建省毕业班4月质量检查英语试卷 题型：短文改错
假定英语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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
Zhou Yan is the Senior Three student. Last week, he goes to see a doctor because of his arms and fingers hurt. The doctor told him the fact that had a “mobile phone disease”. Zhou sent messages for his friends with his mobile phone all the time, even in bed. Zhou started to do badly in all the exam because he spent so many time on his mobile phone. He didn’t stop use the mobile phone until his arms hurt. Yang Ling, which is an expert from a health center, said students should try to use their mobile phones less, especial at school.
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省2016-2017学年高二4月检测考试英语试卷 题型：书面表达
假如你叫李华，你和父母在英国旅游期间于1月28日至30日入住Forest Hotel酒店，但对其提供的服务不满意，请发电子邮件给酒店的管理者进行投诉，要求其道歉并改进服务质量。
1.搬运工送到房间的皮箱破损；
2.卫生间漏水；
3.楼下酒吧有噪音，并持续到很晚，影响休息。
注意：
1.文章必须包括所有要点。可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯。
2.词数120。
3.参考词汇：搬运工porter n; 皮箱suitcase n； 漏水leak vi.
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科目：高中英语 来源：黑龙江省2017届高三考前得分训练（三）英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Take a look at the following list of numbers: 4, 8, 5, 3, 7, 9, 6. Read them loud. Now look away and spend 20 seconds memorizing them in order before saying them out loud again. If you speak English, you have about a 50% chance of remembering those perfectly. If you are Chinese, though, you’re almost certain to get it right every time. Why is that? Because we most easily memorize whatever we can say or read within a two-second period. And unlike English, the Chinese language allows them to fit all those seven numbers into two seconds.
That example comes from Stanislas Dahaene’s book The Number Sense. As Dahaene explains: Chinese number words are remarkably brief. Most of them can be spoken out in less than one-quarter of a second (for instance, 4 is “si” and 7 “qi”). Their English pronunciations are longer. The memory gap between English and Chinese apparently is entirely due to this difference in length.
It turns out that there is also a big difference in how number-naming systems in Western and Asian languages are constructed. In English, we say fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, so one might expect that we would also say oneteen, twoteen, threeteen, and fiveteen. But we don’t. We use a different form: eleven, twelve, thirteen and fifteen. For numbers above 20, we put the “decade” first and the unit number second (twenty-one, twenty-two), while for the teens, we do it the other way around (fourteen, seventeen, eighteen). The number system in English is highly irregular. Not so in China, Japan, and Korea. They have a logical counting system. Eleven is ten-one. Twelve is ten-two. Twenty-four is two-tens-four and so on.
That difference means that Asian children learn to count much faster than American 
children. Four-year-old Chinese children can count, on average, to 40. American children at that age can count only to 15. By the age of five, in other words, American children are already a year behind their Asian friends in the most fundamental of math skills.
The regularity of their number system also means that Asian children can perform basic functions, such as addition, far more easily. Ask an English-speaking seven-year-old to add thirty-seven plus twenty-two in her head, and she has to change the words to numbers (37+22). Only then can she do the math: 2 plus 7 is 9 and 30 and 20 is 50, which makes 59. Ask an Asian child to add three-tens-seven and two-tens-two, and then the necessary equation(等式) is right there, in the sentence. No number translation is necessary: it’s five-tens-nine.
When it comes to math, in other words, Asians have a built-in advantage. For years, students from China, South Korea, and Japan --- outperformed their Western classmates at mathematics, and the typical assumption is that it has something to do with a kind of Asian talent for math. The differences between the number systems in the East and the West suggest something very different --- that being good at math may also be rooted in a group’s culture.
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The Asian number-naming system helps grasp advanced math skills better.
B. Western culture fail to provide their children with adequate number knowledge.
C. Children in Western countries have to learn by heart the learning things.
D. Asian children’s advantage in math may be sourced from their culture.
2.What makes a Chinese easier to remember a list of numbers than an American?
A. Their understanding of numbers. B. Their mother tongue.
C. Their math education. D. Their different IQ.
3.Asian children can reach answers in basic math functions more quickly because ____________.
A. they pronounce the numbers in a shorter period
B. they practice math from an early age
C. they don’t have to translate language into numbers first
D. American children can only count to 15 at the age of four
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