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科目：高中英语 来源：江西省于都实验中学2010届高三下学期周练（三） 题型：阅读理解
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As public playgrounds grow increasingly worn and shabby, the for-profit centers offer clean, safe, supervised activity as well as a variety of challenging exercises to develop youngsters’ physical fitness, usually for a fee of around $5 an hour. “Playgrounds are dirty, not supervised,” says Dick Guggenheimer, owner of the two-month-old Discovery Zone in Yonkers, N.Y., part of a Kansas City-based chain. “We’re indoors; we’re padded(铺上软垫); parents can feel their child is safe.”
Discovery Zone has sold 120 outlets in the past 14 months, boasting sandboxes full of brightly colored plastic balls, mazes(迷宫), obstacle courses, slides and mountains to climb. Now McDonalds is getting into the act. The burger giant is test-marketing a new playground, Leaps&Bounds, in Naperville, Ill. Phys Kids of Wichita has opened one center and has plans to expand.
American parents are rightly worried about their kids leisure life. There are 36 million children in the U.S. aged 2 to 11 who watch an average of 24 hours of TV a week and devote less and less energy to active recreation. Nationwide decrease in education budgets are making the problem worse, as gym classes and after-hours sports time get squeezed. Says Discovery Zone president Jack Gunion: “we have raised a couple of pure couch potatoes.”
In an attempt to attract more people , the new facilities cater to the concerns of two-earner families, staying open in the evenings, long after traditional public playground have grown dark and unusable. At Naperville’s Leaps&Bounds, families can play together for $4.95 per child, parents free. Fresh-faced assistants, dressed in colorful sport pants and shirts, guide youngsters to appropriate play areas for differing age group.
These new playground are not meant to be day-care facilities; parents are expected to stay and play with their kids rather than drop them off. But several also provide high-tech baby-sitting services. At some of the Discovery Zones, parents can register their children in special supervised programs, then leave them and slip away for a couple of hours to enjoy a movie or dinner.
The most fun of all, though, is getting to do what parents used to do in the days before two-career families and two-hour commutes: play with their kid. That, at least, is old-fashioned, even at per-hour rates.
68. What is this article mainly talking about?
A. Children can play in the public playground without parents’ care.
B. The fast development of Discovery Zone.
C. A new type of playground for kids.
D. The decay of outdoor playground.
69. According to the article, which of the following is true to the new playground?
A. The cost is high for a family.
B. It’s a place where kids can watch TV while eating potatoes.
C. It doesn’t allow parents to leave their kids.
D. It’s a place where parents can play together with their kids.
70. What does the writer mean by saying “old-fashioned”?
A. The so-called new playground is outdated.
B. the new playground offers a fashion which is popular in the past.
C. The new playground is also enjoyed by old people.
D. The new playground is actually enjoyed by parents
71. What is the writer’s attitude toward the new playground?
A. Agreeable. B. Indifferent. C. Objective. D. Neutral.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年度江苏省启东中学高一上学期期中考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大写的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.
Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.
E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.
【小题1】Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?
| A．Their titles are all written with capital letters. |
| B．A special capital letter is used in them to refer to the writer. |
| C．He used “Y” to refer to “you”. |
| D．He used letters in a special way in them |
| A．Edward’s schooling | B．Edward’s parents |
| C．Edward’s family | D．Edward’s childhood. |
| A．he went to France without permission | B．he looked like a Frenchman |
| C．he was thought to be German agent | D．he drove away a car that belonged to the army |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年福建省龙岩一中高二上学期第一学段考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：填空题
阅读下列短文，根据以下提示：
（1）汉语提示
（2）首字母提示
（3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
People are often worried about going to other countries due to the
“language problems”. But as a matter of ，you can still have a【小题1】
great time living a without many language skills. 【小题2】
Here are some tips.
To begin with, take the time to learn a few basic （表达） 【小题3】
and how to c from one to ten. Secondly，open your mouth and 【小题4】
say “ahh” Before （问）the way， 【小题5】
as if you were at the doctor's.
Follow “ahh” by the name of the place you're going to, l____ 【小题6】
“ahh Paris”. Lastly, speak simply. Say “Menu, please.”rather ____【小题7】
I would like a menu please.” If your vocabulary is____（有限）， 【小题8】
try to communicate by writing. Carry ____ and a pen，and get waiters 【小题9】
or clerks to write down prices for you. Most importantly，
give y____ a chance to use body language. 【小题10】
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届湖北荆门龙泉中学高三月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
If you hear the sound of running water the next time you call a co-worker on his or her mobile phone, don’t be surprised. Three-fourths of Americans with mobile phones say they use them in the bathroom, a new study shows.
Approximately the same number of men and women have used the phone in the bathroom, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans by 11mark, an integrated marketing agency, although men seem more attached to IT in the toilet: 30 percent of men versus 20 percent of women agreed with the statement, "I don't go to the bathroom without my mobile phone."
More than half the surveyed users (63 percent) said they have answered a phone call in the bathroom, and almost half (41 percent) reported initiating a phone call. That's not all, however. What goes on behind the walls of the stalls is anything a mobile phone is capable of. Sixty-seven percent said they have read a text, and 39 percent have surfed the Web. Men work more from the bathroom — 20 percent said they have participated in work-related calls, versus 13 percent of their female colleagues.
As expected, Gen Y respondents are the pacesetters in the "mobile everywhere" movement, with 91 percent using their phone in the bathroom. Still, older generations are not far behind. Eighty percent of Gen X(1961-1981) reported using the phone in the bathroom, as did 65 percent of Baby Boomers and 47 percent of the Silent Generation.
While online, they are doing more than just surfing; 16 percent of Gen Y report they have made an online purchase while in the bathroom. Users of iPhones are particularly likely to browse and buy in the bathroom – 22 percent have made a purchase, versus 10 percent of Americans with mobile phones overall.
"The writing is on the stall," said 11mark principal Nicole Burdette. "This study confirms what we all know: that the last private place is no longer private."
In the process, high-tech hygiene(卫生) is taking a hit, the survey found. While 92 percent of mobile phone users said they wash their hands after using the bathroom, only 14 percent said they wash their phones.
1.59.Which is the best word to replace the underlined word "initiating"?
A. receiving B. experiencing C. ending D. beginning
2.60.According to his words, Nicole Buedette mainly wants to tell us that .
A. no wonder mobile phones are used in the bathroom
B. the bathroom is a private place for people
C. it makes people have no privacy at all
D. more men have used the phone in the bathroom
3.61.What does the last paragraph of the passage imply?
A. Using phones in the bathroom has a bad effect on hygiene
B. Mobile phones should not be allowed to use in the bathroom
C. Most people care about the hygiene after using the bathroom
D. Few people wash their phones after using the bathroom
4.62.The attitude of the author to the use of phones in the bathroom is ______
A. supportive B. disapproval
C. subjective(主观的) D. objective(客观的)
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年福建省福州外国语学校高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：其他题
People are often worried about going to other countries due to the
“language problems”.But as a matter of_____ , you can still have a
76. ______?
great time living a_____ without many language skills.Here are some tips.
77. ______
To begin with, take the time to learn a few basic _____ (表达) and
78. ______
how to c_____ from one to ten.Secondly, open your mouth and say“ahh”
79. ______
before _____ (问) the way, as if you were at the doctor’s.Follow“ahh”
80. ______
by the name of the place you’re going to, l_____“ahh Paris”.Lastly,
81. ______
speak simply.Say“Menu, please.”rather_____“I would like a menu,
82. ______
please.”If your vocabulary is_____ (有限), try to communicate by writing.
83. ______
Carry_____ and a pen, and get waiters or clerks to write down prices for
84. ______
you.Most importantly, give y_____ a chance to use body language.
85. ______
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