Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.
Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.
Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk（光盘） of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.
Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”
1.Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.
A. gives his patients medical advice B. takes care of 159 patients a week
C. sings on television D. has his own TV show
2.Dr. Petrels _______, so he is called a singing doctor.
A. has been a doctor for ten years B. always loved to sing
C. is popular with his patients D. also sings to his patients on TV
3.In his TV show, Dr. Petrels _______.
A. sings and gives medical advice B. sings about different diseases
C. starts to explain diseases with a song D. sings love songs he wrote
4.Dr. Petrels’ show is popular _______.
A. in Las Vegas. B. at medical school
C. with people who like his singing D. with patients in Montreal
科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省牛津译林版英语Module 5 Unit 1 test2 题型：任务型阅读
Disability aids are vital to those who suffer problems with executing work with two hands. These are people who have been disabled due to some major sickness or some other problems. In order to help them carry on their work in the normal way, disability aids are manufactured. This helps them make their life a lot easier than what it would have been without these aids. The kind of disability aids that an individual might require depends on the person only. It is the problem that a person faces that decides the aids that he/she will use for carrying out their respective jobs. The following is the list of a few disability aids that come of significant use.
The first and foremost aid is the stocking aid, aiding the individuals suffering from the problem of bending down to reach the foot and wear their own socks. These stocking aids have a gutter that is made up of plastic material. These gutters are shaped in a certain way along with the attachment of cotton tapes in it. The sock is then put over the gutter. The foot is placed inside the gutter. The cotton tapes help in pulling the socks up the leg and subsequently the sock. In this manner, the sock is worn by a person who has problems wearing it by bending one’s back and reaching the foot.
There are openers that help the people who have problems with their hands or wrists to open bottles of ketchup, jam and other such bottles and jars that necessitates the use of hands and fingers.
The third type of disability aids that comes to our minds are lifts. Now what are lifts? Lifts are certain machines that help in lifting people from specific areas, such as a bathtub or a set of stairs. These lifts are of varied types and come for numerous applications. It is for the individual to decide the type that he/she requires to use.
For people, who have problems in balancing their upper bodies in a stable manner, there is something known as grab rails. These grab rails are installed for those who have mobility problems in their upper bodies. These rails come in varieties of shapes, sizes and angles. These grab rails are available to home users as well, in their different variations. One can purchase and fix one to their homes according to one’s specificities. These grab rails require the act of screwing and drilling in order to fix them to their appropriate place. The prices of these rails also vary according to the variation of their shapes and sizes.
A portable book holder is a much sought-after disability aid. It can be used by anybody for that matter, not just the disabled. These portable book holders are light-weight and can be easily moved about. These holders relieve the strains on one’s hands, necks and shoulders that might occur due to the handling of a book. The holders are provided with extended legs that help in placing the reading material at suitable distance.
Thus with the help of these disability aids, the old and disabled people can make their lives much more convenient and comfortable that would otherwise have been a cumbersome and complex one.
Disability Aids
Theme | Disability aids are of great ?1. to those who are disabled as a result of some major sickness or other problems. | |
Different 2. of aids | Stocking aids | Help the individuals who have problems 3. down to reach their feet to put on socks by themselves. |
Openers | Aid the disabled to open the bottles of ketchup when they can’t take 4. of their hands or wrists. | |
Lifts | Assist in lifting people from 5. areas with varied types of lifts, which are 6. numerously. | |
Grab rails | Help those having mobility problems in their upper bodies to keep their 7. in a stable manner. | |
Book holders | Help to make the strains on one’s hands , necks and shoulders 8. when people are reading. | |
9. | 10. to these disability aids, the life of the old and disabled will become more convenient and comfortable. | |
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南省信阳市2016-2017学年高二7月摸底考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”
Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”
1.How did Mr. Grey get to his office?
A. He went up to work by train.
B. He walked to his office.
C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.
D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.
2.Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because ________.
A. he couldn’t afford the buses B. he wanted to save money
C. he wanted to keep in good health D. he could do some exercises on the way
3.One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______
A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money
B. again asked Mr. Grey for money
C. would like to make friends with him
D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then
4.In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.
A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a stranger
B. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger
C. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance
D. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him
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科目：高中英语 来源：河北省2016-2017学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Texting（发短信）walkers aren't just an annoyance to other walkers, Australian researchers armed with movie special-effects technology have determined scientifically that they're threats to themselves. Using motion-capture technology similar to that used for films, researchers concluded that texting while walking not only affects balance but also the ability to walk in straight line.
“Some people like checking emails while walking to work in the morning” said the study co-author Hoorn, “but they may not know it has a serious effect on the safety of themselves”. Other facts have also proved this. A tourist from Taiwan walked off a pier near Melbourne last month while checking Facebook, bringing a sudden and icy end to a penguin-watching visit. Another person who was too wrapped up in his phone to notice dangers walked straight into the fountain in front of a shopping mall.
The Australian study involved 27 volunteers, a third of whom admitted having knocked into objects while texting. They were asked to walk 8.5 meters three times—once without phones, once while reading text and once while writing text, when eight cameras recorded their actions.
They found the volunteers using the phone walked slower, and, more seriously, they locked their arms and elbows in like “robots”, which forced their heads to move more, throwing themselves off balance. “In a pedestrian（步行的）environment, inability to maintain a straight path would be likely to increase potential for traffic accidents”, said Mr. Hoorn. “The best thing to do is to step aside and stop, or keep off the phone.”
Authorities world-wide have taken note. Signs on Hong Kong's subway system advise passengers in three languages to keep their eyes off their phones. Police and transport authorities have highlighted the danger in Singapore, where the Straits Times newspaper recently declared cellphone-distracted road crossing as “bad habit No. 2” contributing to the rising number of road deaths. Some U.S. states, including New York and Arkansas, are considering bans on what they're calling phone jaywalking.
1.According to the passage, people texting while walking usually____________.
A. do not influence other walkers B. do harm to their eyes
C. put themselves in danger D. can still walk straight
2.Which of the following words has the closest meaning to “wrapped up” in Paragraph 2?
A. absent-minded B. annoyed
C. confused D. absorbed
3.The two examples in Paragraph 2 are given in order to __________.
A. prove texting walkers are threats to others
B. show texting walkers may harm themselves
C. analyze the causes of the danger
D. amuse the readers
4.About the Australian study, we know that___________.
A. the volunteers using phones while walking moved normally
B. ten volunteers admitted having bumped into things while texting
C. the volunteers were divided into three groups during the study
D. texting walkers are exposed to greater possibility of traffic accidents
5.The last paragraph suggests that_________.
A. actions have been taken against texting while walking
B. Hong Kong’s subway system forbids texting walkers to take the train
C. New York has made laws to ban phone jaywalking
D. cellphone-distracted road crossing is considered the worst habit in Singapore
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科目：高中英语 来源：山西省朔州市2016-2017学年高一下学期第一次阶段性测试英语试卷 题型：短文填空
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, fo
ur things are neccessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 1.spoken.. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. 2. ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.
There is no easy way to success 3. language learning. 4. good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only 5.(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and 6.meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. 7.we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language “Learn through use” is a good piece of 8.(advise) for those 9.are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and 10.(write) the language whenever we can.
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科目：高中英语 来源：贵州省兴义市2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
Many people enjoy taking trips by themselves. Unluckily, they do not always have the best________.Instead, people should consider group tours. Taking a group tour is a wise choice for people to________themselves.
First, group tours plan travelers’ routes, so people don’t have to______where they are going next or how they are getting there. They can just______and enjoy their trip.______, my family once took a group tour to China. The travel agency (旅行社)______everything for us. We just looked at the schedule the travel agency had_______and followed it. Thanks to the travel agency, we had a _____trip. This made things _____on my father since he didn’t have to worry about where we would go next and ______at night．
Another______of group tours is that they allow people to communicate with one another while traveling．Travelers are able to develop______with people they would never have met______they are traveling together for a number of days. As I know, my parents _____Russia on a group tour for their honeymoon(蜜月). They______another couple on that trip, and everyone had a great time together. Even after many years, they still______together from time to time. If my parents had traveled by themselves, it would have been______for them to get to know this couple.
In short，there is _____better than a group tour when traveling. Group tours schedule everything on the trip, and they give us the______to meet others and make friends with them. Group tours are the ______way to travel when taking a trip．
1.A. maps B. cars C. places D. vacations
2.A. help B. enjoy C. praise D. encourage
3.A. guess B. prove C. worry about D. talk about
4.A. relax B. stop C. walk D. show
5.A. In all B. So far C. As usual D. For example
6.A. made use of B. took care of C. ran out of D. caught sight of
7.A. provided B. found C. changed D. bought
8.A. short B. strange C. pleasant D. terrible
9.A. earlier B. easier C. slower D. worse
10.A. work B. practice C. stay D. perform
11.A. rule B. question C. purpose D. advantage
12.A. skills B. programs C. friendships D. treatments
13.A. because B. unless C. while D. although
14.A. 1eft B. visited C. forgot D. missed
15.A. met B. invited C. followed D. recognized
16.A. dance B. learn C. cook D. travel
17.A. certain B. important C. impossible D. unnecessary
18.A. something B. nothing C. somebody D. nobody
19.A. gift B. hope C. method D. chance
20.A. best B. last C. only D. new
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017年高考英语母题题源系列20 阅读理解（人物传记） 题型：阅读理解
[2017 · 安徽省江南十校高三下学期开年第一考]
Whenever the word “hero” comes to me, I immediately think of three Hs: honourable, hard?working, and happy.When I think more about this word, I picture someone who has accomplished good things for people and tries to do the right thing. Hattie Elizabeth Alexander is one person whom I find to be very heroic.
Hattie was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 5, 1901.During her time at College she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Bacteriology and Physiology.These were just the first steps towards what she was finally going to be remembered for.After college Hattie attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and received her medical degree.
After her education, she pursued her career, and after much time and hard work, she drastically reduced the number of infants (幼儿) dying from meningitis (脑膜炎)．Hattie was very dedicated to her work and helped at as many locations as she could.Spending substantial (大量的) time in the labouratory, Hattie successfully developed a cure against the disease, which decreased the death rate to 20 per cent.At the same time, she was also a teacher working with Columbia University.
She was a caring lady interested in other people's lives.When she was teaching at Columbia University, other members would talk to her about students that were failing their classes, and somehow Hattie could always find convincing reasons as to why they should not be driven away.Later, Hattie became an instructor in Pediatrics at New York City's Babies Hospital.After many honours, she became the first woman president of the American Pediatric Society in 1965.This was her last major achievement, for soon after, Hattie died of cancer on June 24, 1968.
Hattie is my hero because her positive attitude and strength helped her accomplish great things for others.She gave them her strength by developing medicines against diseases, which, by doing so, made them stronger.This is what makes Hattie Elizabeth Alexander my hero.
1.According to the passage, Hattie Elizabeth Alexander________.
A．received her Bachelor's Degree in Johns Hopkins School
B．spent all her time in the labouratory developing cures for illnesses
C．cared a lot about others' private lives
D．always tried her best to help prevent students from dropping out of college
2.What does the underlined word “drastically” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．Slightly. B．Hardly. C．Greatly. D．Totally.
3.Hattie is considered to be a hero by the author in that________.
A．she was an honourable, hard?working and happy person
B．she was a very dedicated woman doctor with many honours
C．she was a caring lady who helped many students finish college
D．she was the first woman president of APS
4.Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?
A．An honourable woman
B．A woman accomplishing great things
C．My hero—Hattie Elizabeth Alexander
D．The first woman president of the APS
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科目：高中英语 来源：江西省九江市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
In Modem society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity; others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affaire. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players，they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that wound mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both arc afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (化解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.
1.What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. Competition helps to set up one’s self-respect.
B. People hold different opinions on competition.
C. Failures are necessary experience in competition.
D. Competition is harmful to one’s development.
2.Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?
A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty.
C. It encourages individual efforts. D. It improves personal abilities.
3.What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with “a desire to fail”？
A. One’s success in competition calls for great efforts.
B. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.
C. One’s success relies largely on his firm belief of winning.
D. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.
4.Which point of view may t)ie author agree with?
A. Competition- damages friendship among people.
B. Performance in competition determines one’s value.
C. Fear of failure should l>c removed in competition.
D. Winning should be a mailer of life and death.
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省揭阳市、揭东一中2016-2017学年高一下学期期末联考英语试卷 题型：短文改错
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I was asked to deliver the speech before the whole class at the age of 9! I felt shy the moment I thought of that. Therefore, I had no choice but to prepare for them. The real moment began when I stood on the platform with so many eyes fixing on me. My listeners were waiting patient. I gradually found myself back, giving my speech. My audience applauded at last, which means I made it. After then, my fear of talking before lots of people has been disappeared. The greatest difficulty on our way to success is your fear. Overcome it, we will be able to achieve our goals.
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