The 15th Antarctica Marathon&Half Marathon is scheduled for March 9, 2015. While exploring this most unspoiled corner of the planet, you will come face-to –face with Antarctic beauties such as icebergs, penguins, seals and whales.
Departure from the U.S. is scheduled for late February with overnight flights to Buenos Aires for a three-night stay in Argentina’s capital from March 2 to 5. The Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires will host our guests and the welcome reception. Race check-in and an introduction of the regulations on this event take place on the same evening.
Due to the incredible popularity of this event, we are already sold out for 2015 and 2016. we are still accepting deposits for the waiting list for 2015 and 2016 and confirming space for 2017 . A completed booking form and a deposit of $300 per person must be mailed to request bookings.
Marathon Tours & Travel, the event organizer, together with One Ocean Expeditions, will provide the guidelines for runners and accompanying friends for this journey to the end of the Earth.
The course on King George Island, located off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, has marked gravel roads that connect the scientific research bases of Uruguay, Chile, China and Russia. To leave behind zero impact on the environment in this sensitive ecosystem, we will have at most 100 passengers on land for the event at any one time. We guarantee that you will have a most challenging running experience as well as an experience of a lifetime .
1.Race check-in will take place on the evening of ____.
A. March 2. B. March 3
C. March 4 D. March 5
2.If you want to book space for the 2017 event, you have to _____.
A. just complete a form
B. pay a deposit
C. send an email to make a booking
D. be on the waiting list for 2015 and 2016.
3.The number of passengers on land is limited to _____.
A. protect the ecosystem
B. ensure the safety of passengers.
C. let passengers have a special experience
D. meet the demands of the scientific research bases.
阅读快车系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：辽宁省瓦房店市2016-2017学年高一6月基础知识竞赛英语试卷 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（∧）, 并在其下写出该加的词。
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。
Music plays a important role in my life and listen to music is my favorite activity. Usually I preferred to express my feeling through music, and I like pop music best. I don’t like rock music because of I think it’s too noisily. When I am tired after studying or when I am nervous before exams, music helps me feel relaxing and fresh. I am not good at singing or I can play the piano and the violin. In addition, I am fond of listening to foreign song in order to learn more about the cultures of different countries as well learning about the world better. Music makes your life more colorful.
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科目：高中英语 来源：黑龙江省2016-2017学年高一6月月考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
A murder will occur this weekend in the peaceful seaside town of Langley, Washington. In fact, a murder has occurred there every February for the past 25 years. But don’t panic! It’s all part of the town’s yearly Mystery Weekend.
What began as a local event in 1984 now attracts visitors from over the U.S. and even abroad. Would-be detectives (侦探) arrive and check in at the visitor center on Saturday. There, they receive a packet, including a newspaper with details about the crime and information telling where to find clues (线索). Participants then travel to various shops, restaurants and other downtown locations, picking up clues as they go. Along the way, they encounter and interview suspects played by local townspeople. Most Langley residents participate in some way in the Mystery Weekend, a true community event.
Amateur (业余的) detectives have until Sunday at 4:00 p.m. to solve the crime and turn in their guesses. Then as everyone gathers, the murderer is found and arrested, and prizes are awarded for correct answers. It’s the perfect ending for a murder mystery and enormous fun for those who get to play detectives.
For visitors, Mystery Weekend is 
not only fun but also a great introduction to the charms of Langley. It’s a very attractive community with historic buildings, exciting ocean views and above all, friendly people. Since Langley is on an island, a fun way to get there is by taking a ferry to the nearby town of Clinton and then driving the rest of the way. Langley has a delightful selection of inns with beds and breakfasts that are open all year round. And activities in Langley aren’t limited to Mystery Weekend. There is also great hiking, biking, golfing and diving to enjoy. And for a special adventure, visitors can book one of the whale–watching ships that leave nearby harbors each day.
1.The second paragraph mainly tells us _______.
A. where participants can pick up the clues
B. why the detectives try to clear up the case
C. when Mystery Weekend came into being
D. what people do during Mystery Weekend
2.How can you get to Clinton according to the passage?
A. By car B. By train
C. By boat D. By plane
3.According to the passage, visitors in Langley can _______.
A. book inns open throughout the year to their own taste
B. take a ferry to Clinton for a special adventure
C. enjoy a wide variety of recreation like dancing and singing
D. feel safe to watch whales performing
4.We learn from the text that Mystery Weekend _______.
A. aims to decrease crime rate B. is an annual local event
C. offers visitors a chance to make money D. is intended for detectives
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南省南阳市2017届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：七选五
Your children are watching you. 1. According to the Health Program, developing healthy habits is an important part for your children. And when it comes to developing healthy habits, parents influence their children more than anyone else.
2.What happens during those early years can influence children for the rest of their lives. This includes some eating and exercise habits. Children are very careful, even at a young age. Children watch what others do carefully and imitate the behaviors of those closest to them. As parents, you should do the following: 3. If you do that, your children are more likely to be enthusiastic about developing theirs.
Let your children see you taking care of your own physical health by eating fruits and vegetables. Talk to them about healthy habits in appropriate terms and at a proper time.4.
5. Computers, televisions and other forms of technology are a major part of life in the 21st century. Unfortunately, as the use of technology in the home increases, so docs the time spent watching TV or playing on the computer. So as parents, you should also arrange the time for your children wisely.
A. Don’t get rid of technology, but use it wisely.
B. Take part in physical activities and exercise regularly.
C. Be enthusiastic about developing healthy habits of your own.
D. Your actions are speaking to them louder than your words will.
F. Children prefer to imitate their parents rather than listen to them.
F. This can be helpful to teach your children to form good eating habits.
G. It s easy for the children to form their healthy habits when they are young.
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科目：高中英语 来源：山西省校2016-2017学年高二6月月考（月考八）英语试卷 题型：短文填空
We all hope to live in a clean and beautiful world. Unfortunately ,we produce waste every day, 1. does harm to our environment. Still, we can all do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real 2. (differ) to the environment. Here are some ideas for you.
Don’t waste things. This saves money and reduces waste 3. (go) into the environment. Before we buy something new, think 4. it is really necessary---or maybe the old one will be just as good!
Use things 5. as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should repair them if things no longer function well instead of throwing them away and buying new 6.. Don’t use a paper cup or a paper bag. 7. is better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again. We’d better buy products 8.(make ) from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.
It is high time we 9.（ take） action now ! If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, there will be 10.(little) pollution and the world will become cleaner and more beautiful.
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科目：高中英语 来源：浙江省杭州市2017届高三5月仿真考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I cheered as hard for _________ as they did. A dramatic _________, however, following a game in which I was a referee, changed my _________ on victories and defeats.
It was a league championship basketball game between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was _________ by Dan O’Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was _________, and the noise made it impossible to hear. The game was well played and _________ competed. Yonkers was _________ by one point as I _________ at the clock and discovered there were but 10 seconds left to play. New Rochelle, _________ the ball, passed off and shot. The ball __________ around the rim (篮筐边沿) and off. The fans __________. New Rochelle recovered the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory. The noise was __________.
I looked at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn’t heard the final buzzer (终场哨) because of the noise. I __________ with the other official, but he could not help me. So, I __________ the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said, “Sir, the buzzer __________ before the final tap-in was made.” Yonkers won!
I had to tell O'Brien the sad news. His face __________. The young timekeeper came up and said, ?I’m sorry, Dad. The __________ ran out before the final basket.”__________, like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, O’Brien’s face lit up. He said, ?That’s okay, Joe. You did what you had to. I’m __________ of you.? The two of them then walked off the __________ together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.
1.A. honesty B. devotion C. victory D. glory
2.A. conversation B. incident C. gesture D. challenge
3.A. view B. comment C. theory D. impression
4.A. organized B. represented C. fancied D. coached
5.A. crowded B. cleared C. quaked D. arranged
6.A. happily B. closely C. smartly D. randomly
7.A. moving B. progressing C. leading D. shooting
8.A. waved B. glanced C. signaled D. stared
9.A. in possession of B. in charge of C. in need of D. in place of
10.A. stuck B. fell C. swung D. rolled
11.A. laughed B. jumped C. yelled D. danced
12.A. annoying B. amazing C. thrilling D. deafening
13.A. examined B. watched C. researched D. checked
14.A. criticized B. approached C. interviewed D. reminded
15.A. broke down B. faded away C. went off D. carried on
16.A. clouded over B. softened up C. sweated over D. wrinkled up
17.A. audience B. ball C. time D. player
18.A. Certainly B. Similarly C. Fortunately D. Suddenly
19.A. ashamed B. proud C. aware D. fond
20.A. court B. course C. track D. field
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科目：高中英语 来源：云南省2017届高三上学期高考适应性考试月考（二）英语试卷 题型：短文填空
New York City is one of the Largest cities on the globe, 1.it consists of five districts: Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island. New York City 2.has a very unique personality is very popular with people. After all, you can sense its3.(special) at the first glance: countless skyscrapers, busy people4.(move)about street corners and nightly skyline brightened by flash light. If you are willing 5.(explore), New York City can never be6.place that kills you. Even7.normal days, you can meet people of different colors with different languages8.(speak). 9.(additional), you never go short of any particular food or entertainment, no matter what country10.comes from.
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省广州市三校2016-2017学年高一下学期期中联考英语试卷 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(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,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。
3. 改错格式错误不给分。
Nowadays more and more parents paid great attention to which school their children should be sent. The more famous the school is, the great desire the parents have it to send their children there. This also gives the school authorities great pressures on meeting the need of academic levels. On the one hand, the school wants very much to maintain it's popularity of high academic achievements, when on the other hand, they have to face the reality of the differences in their pupils. In this case, some schools choose to stream our pupils into different types according to their grades. And most schools still teach students in a traditional way, mixed-ability teaching methods, what has aroused some interest in education researchers.
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科目：高中英语 来源：福建省莆田市2016-2017学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型：完形填空
Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a ___ in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often ___ to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t ___ to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went ___. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was ___ what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own __.
It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a ____in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and ___ plenty of money.
Jack ___ working hard. After one year he succeeded in ____ the ￡100.
By the time Jack was 30 years old he had ____ his first million, and he wanted to ____ this achievement by doing something “____”. With all his money it was ____ to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the ____ of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, ____ Jack still can’t get used to ____ the good life. He can ____ be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.
“I remember being very ____ as a child, but never ____ as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”
1.A. job B. work C. company D. house
2.A. able B. glad C. unable D. eager
3.A. offer B. like C. expect D. afford
4.A. wrong B. hungry C. ill D. bad
5.A. seeing B. wondering C. doubting D. preparing
6.A. school B. farm C. business D. store
7.A. problem B. purpose C. future D. principle
8.A. spent B. borrowed C. wasted D. earned
9.A. enjoyed B. preferred C. promis
ed D. hated
10.A. developing B. saving C. repaying D. paying
11.A. given B. made C. taken D. lost
12.A. remember B. honor C. celebrate D. recognize
13.A. common B. simple C. interesting D. grand
14.A. impossible B. possible C. obvious D. basic
15.A. ground B. front C. spot D. heart
16.A. so B. and C. or D. but
17.A. using B. sparing C. living D. keeping
18.A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
19.A. rich B. poor C. healthy D. well
20.A. proud B. satisfied C. unhappy D. happy
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