书面表达
假如你校正在开展“读古典名著”的讨论活动。不同的学生对这一活动有着不同的看法，请你根据下表内容写一篇英语短文。
支持者 帮助我们了解古代文化习俗；有借鉴作用
反对者 语言与今天大不相同，很难读懂；读名著过时了，也很乏味
你的观点 ……
注意：1．语言连贯，符合逻辑；
2．合理添加你的观点；
3．词数120左右。
参考词汇：classic n. 名著 cultivate v. 陶冶
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年重庆八中高一下期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Kobe Bryant probably could have achieved more if he and Shaquille O'Neal never ______.
A. broke down B. split up
C. took off D. put off
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年江西上高县二中高二5月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Long live language. That’s the message Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson and city councilor Amarjeet Sohi voiced when they declared Feb. 21 to be International Mother Language Day (IMLD) in Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta.
The pair were on hand for the International and Heriage Languages Association’s (IHLA) 12th annual Mother Language Day celebrations in an effort to save endangered languages.
“Keeping languages alive is important for me richness of our culture and the diversity that strengthens Edmonton,” said Iveson.
There are nearly 7,000 unique languages spoken worldwide, but according to data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) half of those languages are at risk of going extinct in just a few generations.
For example, there are currently over 3,000 languages spoken throughout Africa. This sounds impressive until you realize that there were over 10,000 languages spoken on the continent before colonization during the 19th century.
“People who lose their language experience suffering,” said Olenka Bilash, professor of second language education at the University of Alberta. Bilash likened the loss of language to the loss of cultural identity.
“As a multicultural society, it is very important to continue to preserve and pass on to future generations the language, culture, traditions and customs that we bring to Canada, ” said IHLA president Olga Prokhorova.
While the City of Edmonton’s citizen and new arrival centre in city hall provides services in 150 languages, Bilash said research shows that “most people are still uncomfortable speaking their own language in public spaces.”
Bliash hopes the official announcement of International Mother Language Day in Edmonton——which echoes International Mother Language Day declared by UNESCO in 1999 —— will be a step toward encouraging more language diversity in order to preserve the cultures tied to them.
“Our words define us; our expressions and vocabulary define who we are as people,” said Marueen Kubinec, Alberta’s minister of culture and tourism. “Our words are living examples, perhaps the best that there are, of human creativity.”
1.The example of the languages in Africa is given to show .
A．there’re many languages in Arica.
B．a great number of languages became extinct.
C．Africa believes in encouraging cultural diversity.
D．Africans are trying to save endangered languages.
2.Both Bilash and Prokhorova stress the importance of .
A．mastering more than one foreign language.
B．public policy on Canadian traditions and customs.
C．protecting languages and cultures from extinction.
D．the official announcement of IMLD by UNESCO.
3.What does the underlined word “echoes” in the text mean ?
A．Suggests. B．Creates.
C．Celebrates. D．Imitates.
4.What can we learn from Kubinec’s words ?
A．Your language is your identity.
B．Native language is disappearing.
C．Alberta is rich in language diversity.
D．Language can be saved by creativity.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年湖南衡阳八中高一下期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The death of languages is not a new phenomenon. Languages usually have a short life span(寿命) as well as a very high death rate. Only a few, including Egyptian, Chinese, Greek, Latin, have lasted more than 2,000 years.
What is new, however, is the speed at which they are dying out. Europe’s colonial ruling caused a sharp decrease in language kinds, reducing at least 15 percent of all languages spoken at the time. Over the last 300 years, Europe has lost a dozen, and Australia has only 20 left of the 250 spoken at the end of the 18th century.
The rise of nation-states has also been decisive in selecting national languages. By making great efforts to establish an official language in education, the media, national governments have tried to reduce minority languages.
This process of language standardization(标准化) has been improved by industrialization and scientific progress, which have created new methods of communication that are fast, straightforward and practical. Language kinds came to be seen as an difficulty to trade and the spread of knowledge. Monolingualism(单种语言) became an perfect choice.
More recently, the internationalization of financial markets, the spread of information by electronic media and other aspects of globalization have led to the danger to “small” languages. A language not on the Internet is a language that “no longer exists” in the modern world. It is out of the game.
The serious effects of the death of languages are clear. First of all, it is possible that if we all ended up speaking the same language, our brains would lose some of their natural functions for language inventiveness. We would never be able to figure out the origins of human language or resolve the mystery of “the first language”. As each language dies, a chapter of human history closes.
Multilingualism(多语种) is the most right solution. The destruction of the first will lead to the loss of the second. Creating a language without any links to a people’s culture and way of life stifles the expression of their language gift. A language is not only used as the main instrument of human communication. It also expresses the world vision of those who speak it, their ways of using knowledge. To safeguard languages is an urgent matter.
1.Which of the following does not contribute to the death of languages?
A. Colonial conquests of Europe
B. The rise of nation-states
C. Advances in science and industrialization
D. The increase of human population
2.The underlined word “ stifles” in the last paragraph probably means “_____”.
A. kills B. cheer C. creates D. improve
3.The serious effects of the death of languages include all except that_______.
A. People would fail to understand how languages started
B. Monolingualism would lead to the loss of multiculturalism
C. Language kinds would become an difficulty to globalization
D. Human brains would become less creative in languages
4.What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To call people’s attention to the importance of language preservation.
B. To warn people of the negative result of globalization.
C. To explain the reasons why languages are dying out.
D. To argue how important it is for people to speak more languages.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016年湖北武汉华中师大第一附中高一下期中英语卷（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。
Why is setting goals important? 1. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.
Successful people imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals. 2. It's like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there surely without any wasted time of wrong turns. The other driver has no goal, or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas. Which driver do you want to be?
3. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people usually just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set and they aren't difficult to reach. 4. You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.
5. Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself continuously aware of situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.
A．Winners in life set goals and follow them through.
B．Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it.
C．It's up to you to find out what your goals really are.
D．It's difficult for a driver to reach his destination without a map.
E．By setting goals you are taking control of your life.
F．Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life.
G．Because everybody should have a goal in his mind.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年湖北沙市高二下期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Food serves as a form of communication in two fundamental ways. Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust. Food can also have a specific meaning, and play a significant role in a family or culture's celebrations or traditions. The foods we eat—and when and how we eat them—are often unique to a particular culture or may even differ between rural and urban areas within one country.
Sharing bread, whether during a special occasion or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of togetherness. Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages with cakes that are cut and shared among the guests. Early forms of cake were simply a kind of bread, so this tradition has its roots in the custom of sharing bread.
Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations. In the southern United States, pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity in the New Year. In Greece, people share a special cake called vasilopita. A coin is put into the cake, which signifies success in the New Year for the person who receives it.
Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child, and food can play a significant role. In China, when a baby is one month old, families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includes giving red-colored eggs to guests. In many cultures, round foods such as grapes, bread, and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.
Nutrition is necessary for life, so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world.
1.According to the passage, sharing bread______.
A. can help to develop unity
B. indicates a lack of food
C. is a custom unique to rural areas
D. has its roots in birthday celebrations
2.What does the coin in vasilopita signify for its receiver in the New Year?
A. Trust. B. Togetherness.
C. Health. D. Success.
3.The author explains the role of food in celebrations by______.
A. analyzing causes B. making comparisons
C. using examples D. describing processes
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The custom of sharing food.
B. The importance of food in culture.
C. The role of food in ceremonies.
D. The specific meaning of food.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年河北邢台一中高一下第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空
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。
Once I went to a railway station near New York. I _________ to take the night train there. _________ of people were pushing into the _________ train. I found a railway official and asked him if I could get a place in a sleeping car, _________ he said sharply, “No, you can’t. The train is full. Don’t _________me any more.”
I was very _________ indeed. I said to the friend who was with me, “ He talked to me like this _________ he doesn’t know that I am a famous writer. If he knew…”But before I could _________ my sentence, my friend said, “Don’t be _________. How could that help you? Whoever you are, there are no _________seats on the train.” I was_________ he was wrong, so I went up to the same official again and told him that I was Mark Twain. But he only replied, “I told you not to trouble me any more.”
Just then I _________ a young porter in a sleeping car looking at me. He whispered (低语) something to the train conductor, and that conductor came over to me and said very _________ , “ Can I help you, sir?” “ I _________ do.” I answered.
The porter took our boxes and we got onto the train. When the porter saw we were comfortably _________ in our places, he said, “Now. Is there anything you want, sir? Because you can have whatever you _________ .”
After the porter had _________ , my friend looked ashamed（羞愧）. He said. “I am _________ I said those things to you just now…” Just then the porter came again and said. “ Oh. Sir, I _________ you immediately”. “Really?” I said happily, “Of course”, he said. “I recognized you the _________ I saw you and told the conductor that you are Mr Smith, the mayor（市长）of New York City.”
1.A. managed B. failed C. used D. happened
2.A. Some B. Most C. Crowds D. Many
3.A. night B. busy C. full D. leaving
4.A. but B. and C. though D. where
5.A. ask B. trouble C. follow D. strike
6.A. nervous B. happy C. hurt D. busy
7.A. as if B. since C. suppose D. because
8.A. complete B. continue C. make D. speak
9.A. upset B. sad C. foolish D. discouraged
10.A. good B. enough C. comfortable D. empty
11.A. concerned B. sure C. told D. interested
12.A. met B. noticed C. remembered D. knew
13.A. loudly B. calmly C. politely D. slowly
14.A. totally B. immediately C. certainly D. eventually
15.A. taken B. settled C. laid D. hidden
16.A. take B. bring C. like D. buy
17.A. returned B. gone C. failed D. agreed
18.A. sorry B. lucky C. afraid D. sure
19.A. admired B. realized C. recognized D. respected
20.A. day B. place C. minute D. soon
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届江苏扬州中学高三4月质量监测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Jane arrives at Thornfield, having been met at the George Inn. Mrs. Fairfax confuses her a little at first, because she is so informal and welcoming. But in due course Jane discovers that Mrs. Fairfax is the housekeeper.
Jane’s pupil, Adele Varens, is the eight-year-old French child under the legal protection of Mr. Edward Rochester, the owner of the house. (We learn later that her mother had claimed she was his illegitimate daughter. Mr. Rochester is not convinced by this claim, but felt he could not leave the little girl poor when her mother died.)
Adele is a pleasant little girl, even if she is not a particularly eager student. Life goes on very peacefully for three months, until the return of Mr. Rochester. Jane first meets him on his horse, and her description of him is quite fanciful. He takes a fall and Jane helps him, although she does not know who he is until they are both back at Thornfield.
It is obvious to the reader, although not to Jane, that the reason why Mr. Rochester stays at Thornfield much longer than usual is that he finds her company enjoyable. Jane, unknowingly at first, falls in love with him. Their closeness is very apparent. There is something about Thornfield that is mysterious. Jane is encouraged to focus her attention on the servant Grace Poole, who is Mr. Rochester’s mad wife Bertha Mason’s keeper at Thornfield, and whose drunken carelessness frequently allows Bertha to escape and do something violent.
It is clear to the reader, though, that Mr. Rochester’s emotional engagement is immense. When his bed is set on fire, Jane rescues him, but does not understand why the matter is not pursued, despite Mr. Rochester assuring her the criminal is Grace. The next morning Grace behaves as though she has done nothing wrong.
Eventually, Mr. Rochester leaves, to go to a house party. He brings everyone at the party back with him, transforming the atmosphere in the house, and delighting Adele. One of the guests is Blanche Ingram, whom Mr. Rochester is confidently expected to marry. However, it is clear from the way she is portrayed in the book that she is too proud; our sympathies are not with her.
Mr. Rochester is called away from the house, and when he returns he chooses to play the role of a fortune teller. It is clear to the reader that one of his motives is to try to turn Blanche against the idea of marriage to him. While he has clearly bothered her, he is unsuccessful.
One afternoon, Jane hears that her cousin John Reed is dead and Mrs. Reed, who is probably on her deathbed, has been asking for her. With strict instructions from Mr. Rochester to return quickly, she sets off to Gateshead. On arrival, she realizes she no longer hates her cousins. However, Mrs. Reed is still bitter towards her, owing to the fact that Jane’s mother was Mr Reed’s favourite sister and this resulted in him apparently favouring Jane over his own children.
A short time later, Mrs. Reed gives Jane a letter from her uncle, John Eyre, that was written three years earlier. It explains how he planned to adopt Jane and allow her to inherit his fortune. Mrs. Reed never handed the letter over because of her bitterness. Jane tries once more to seek reconciliation (和解), but without success; her aunt dies that night.
1.Who does the underlined word “she” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Jane. B. Mrs. Fairfax.
C. Adele Varens. D. Grace Poole.
2.The story of Adele Varens mainly indicates that ______.
A. women have a low social status
B. Mr. Rochester is sympathetic
C. Mr. Rochester is irresponsible
D. girls are often abandoned by their parents
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Mr. Rochester expects Blanche to marry him.
B. Mr. Rochester plays the role of a fortune teller to attract Jane.
C. Jane and Mr. Rochester enjoy each other’s company in Thornfield.
D. Grace Poole often gets drunk and does something violent.
4.Why is Mrs. Reed bitter towards Jane?
A. Because Jane inherited Mr. Reed’s fortune.
B. Because Jane didn’t get along well with her cousins.
C. Because Jane’s mother was more beautiful than Mrs. Reed.
D. Because Mr. Reed loved Jane more than his own children.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年辽宁沈阳二中高二下期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.
People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting(抵抗) the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.
The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.
I see people trapped in a pathological(病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.
What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for declaring the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology.
Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection, people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.
1.The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A. advantage B. adaption C. attraction D. attempt
2.From the passage, technology companies aim to ______.
A. provide the latest information
B. attract people to buy their products
C. improve people’s quality of life
D. deal with cultural diseases
3.It can be inferred from this passage that people ______.
A. consider too much technology wonderful
B. have realized the harm of high-tech devices
C. may enjoy life better without overused technology
D. can regain freedom without high-tech devices
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?
A. Optimistic B. Objective
C. Approving D. Disapproving
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