There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.
On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."
The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.
"You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you."
"But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor.
"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."
The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken."
"I can," answered the captain.
"If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."
The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?"
"There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore."
"But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily.
" A fire's fire, you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."
1. The captain got the sailors' wages ________.
A. to buy a chicken for himself
B. and said he would return the money soon
C. and kept the money for future
D. by cheating him
2.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.
A. wanted to keep his promise
B. didn't believe the sailor's success
C. didn't want to lose the bet
D. wanted to show his cleverness
3. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.
B. The sailors didn't trust the captain.
C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.
D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.
4.What is the best title of the story?
A. A Fire Is Fire
B. How a Sailor Got a Ship
C. A Brave Sailor
D. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor
科目：高中英语 来源：2017届辽宁葫芦岛六校协作体高三上期初考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
随着智能手机的普及，众多解答习题答案的作业APP出现。（即拍下一道题上传后，很快就会获得答案的软件。）越来越多的学生写作业用此类软件。请写一篇英语短文，谈谈你对这个现象的看法，要点如下：
优点：提高效率，节省时间；遇到不会的问题可以及时得到解决
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注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头语已为你写好；
3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届甘肃天水一中高三上第二阶段考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Different kinds of soil conservation methods are used by farmers to protect their land from damage by farming and the forces of nature. One important form of soil conservation is the use of windbreaks.
Windbreaks are barriers (屏障) formed by trees and other plants with many leaves. Farmers plant them in lines around their fields. Windbreaks stop the wind from blowing soil away. They also keep the wind from destroying or damaging crops. They are very important for growing grains, such as wheat.
There have been studies done on windbreaks in parts of West Africa, for example. They found that grain harvests can be twenty percent higher in fields protected by windbreaks compared to fields without such protection.
However, windbreaks seem to work best when they allow a little wind to pass through. If the wall of trees and plants stops wind completely, then violent air motions will take place close to the ground. These motions will lift soil into the air where it will be blown away. For this reason, a windbreak is best if it has only sixty to eighty percent of the trees and plants needed to make a solid line.
There should be at least two lines in each windbreak. One line should be large trees. The second line, right next to it, can be shorter trees and other plants with leaves. Locally grown trees and plants are best for windbreaks.
1.What is a windbreak according to the passage?
A. A windbreak is a concrete wall to prevent the strong winds.
B. A windbreak is a wood with different kinds of trees.
C. A windbreak is a wall of trees to hold soil in place.
D. A windbreak is a wall of wind to fight wind from the opposite way.
2.When can windbreaks be most effective?
A. The trees are planted one by one.
B. The trees and plants grow in a line.
C. The trees grow as high as they can.
D. Windbreaks allow a little wind to blow through.
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. A windbreak is one of the best forms of soil conversation.
B. A windbreak is very good for growing grains such as wheat.
C. One line of trees is enough for soil protection.
D. Locally grown trees and plants are the top choice for a windbreak.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届甘肃民乐县一中高三10月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Now scientists believe that global warming affects hibernating(冬眠的) animals, causing them to wake up earlier. While this may seem a little concern, it is in fact a significant environmental problem. The shortened hibernation (冬眠) period could actually lead to significant declines in the populations of several species.
Some of the first concrete evidence of the phenomenon came from Colorado, where researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological lab have been observing marmot（旱獭） hibernation behavior since the 1970s. In the early days of their studies, marmots generally hibernated several weeks into the month of May. Nowadays, however, temperatures in the area have risen by 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit(华氏度), and the marmots are waking up about a month earlier.
At least the marmots are still hibernating. Several other animals have not been hibernating at all recently. Brown bears in the Spanish Cantabrian Mountains did not hibernate last year. In parts of the United States, chipmunks （花鼠） also skipped the hibernation period. The bears seem to have survived without losing many individuals. The chipmunks, however, were not so lucky. Many of the animals died of starvation during the winter.
The problem with animals waking up early, or skipping hibernation altogether, lies with the creatures’ metabolism（新陈代谢）. When an animal hibernates, their metabolism drops significantly. The animals’ heart rate slows, and they require very little energy to live. When the animals awake from their winter slumber, their metabolism returns to normal.
But while their metabolism may be as active as it was before hibernation, food sources aren’t as available as they were before. A marmot may wake up when temperatures get warmer, thinking it’s spring, but plants will not have gotten the amount of sun they need to signal their spring period of growth. So until the plants grow, the marmots have no reliable food source.
Many scientists believe the problem will continue to get worse. In addition to changes in hibernation patterns, some believe that other animals will also begin to change their migration patterns or begin to give birth earlier. For many biologists, that’s a scary prospect. Terry Root, an animal expert at Stanford University, said: “I do think what we will be facing is the extinction of many species."
1.What is the viewpoint of the writer?
A. Global warming will continue to get worse as time goes on.
B. Global warming will lead to shortened hibernation of some animals.
C. Shortened hibernation will result in declines in the population of animals.
D. Some animals will skip hibernation altogether.
2.The writer sets the example of the marmot so as to ________.
A. explain that global warming influences animals’ hibernation
B. indicate that the weather gets warmer and warmer now
C. show that the weather in the United States is quite different
D. say some animals do not hibernate now due to warm weather
3.Why can’t marmots find enough food when they wake up?
A. Because there are too many marmots in the wild now.
B. Because plants haven’t received enough sunlight for spring growth.
C. Because winter days end much earlier than before.
D. Because more and more animal species skip hibernation now.
4.Terry Root holds a(n) ________ attitude towards the future of animals.
A. optimisticB. doubtfulC. pessimisticD. sensitive
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年内蒙古高一上期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
My car and my best friend
For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me . But then it tore us apart (分开).
My best friend lives three minutes from my . Since her is in late summer, seven months behind mine, I basically became her when I turned 16 in December.
And so I her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream , went shopping and to the movies―all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so that she gave me a key her house.
A week after I got my license (驾照), she was with me I had my first accident. She was there and me and we kept it a , since I didn’t want people to . From then on, through thick and thin (共患难), it was just me , my car and my best friend.
High school is a time of , but I couldn’t for a long time we became so distant (疏远) after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle. With its , the passenger seat of my car became . Our car trips became less frequent (频繁的) I didn’t even drive down her street.
It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.
1.A. some B. any C. none D. all
2.A. closer B. farther C. luckier D. happier
3.A. neighbor B. school C. home D. family
4.A. holiday B. birthday C. course D. job
5.A. guide B. follower C. partner D. driver
6.A. picked B. woke C. called D. hurried
7.A. parties B. trips C. plans D. classes
8.A. happily B. frequently C. hardly D. seldom
9. A. to B. on C. of D. for
10.A. while B. but C. when D. after
11.A. saved B. suggested C. advised D. comforted
12.A. favorite B. secret C. pride D. joke
13.A. help B. see C. know D. laugh
14.A. change B. disappointment C. friendship D. excitement
15.A. believe B. answer C. imagine D. understand
16.A. when B. where C. how D. what
17.A. arrival B. dream C. return D. beauty
18.A. broken B. crowded C. empty D. different
19.A. however B. until C. as D. before
20.A. lost B. received C. enjoyed D. regretted
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年内蒙古高一上期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Not far from the club, there was a garden, _____ owner was seated in it playing cards with his children every afternoon.
A. its B. of which C. which D. whose
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年内蒙古高一上期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
---Do you know Hanhan’s new novel has just _________?
---Really? Can you get _____ for me?
A.come out ; one B.come up; it
C.come across; one D.come to;it
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年黑龙江大庆实验中学高二上期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Travis laughed as he tore atthe wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball , Chuck Hart. Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous (声名狼藉的) , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’ s on the side of the box. The first indication that something was came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was for his amazing work in the community.
Travis’s hands ; his heart stopped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis knew he tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look…” his dad said , “ Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n) . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in ?”
“No,” Travis said.
“ Never. He’ s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’ s a team player. You could have acted like a when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, you were polite and made the best of it. You have , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful .
1.A. excited B. ashamed C. surprised D. worried
2. A. team B. coach C. player D. game
3. A. Unless B. If C. Because D. Although
4.A. skill B. performance C. behavior D. action
5.A. name B. photo C. sign D. model
6.A. strange B. wrong C. true D. funny
7.A. known B. encouraged C. adopted D. influenced
8.A. fell B. froze C. shook D. folded
9.A. questioned B. noticed C. attacked D. teased
10.A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. wouldn’t
11.A. took up B. put up C. pulled up D. turned up
12.A. peacefully B. hesitantly C. delightedly D. naturally
13.A. choice B. effort C. comment D. mistake
14. A. believe B. miss C. admire D. remember
15.A. danger B. anger C. sorrow D. trouble
16.A. teammate B. adult C. student D. kid
17.A. so B. and C. but D. or
18.A. honor B. courage C. dream D. belief
19. A. clearly B. carefully C. patiently D. differently
20.A. hope B. look C. gift D. lesson
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年江西临川区二中高二上期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
To understand how Americans think about things, it is necessary to understand "the point". Americans mention it often: "Let's get right to the point." They will say, "My point is…" "What's the point of all this?"
The "point" is the idea or piece of information that Americans suppose is, or should be, at the center of people's thinking, writings, and spoken comments. Speakers and writers are supposed to "make their points clear", meaning that they are supposed to say or write clearly the idea or piece of information they wish to express.
People from many other cultures have different ideas about the point. Africans traditionally tell stories that express the thoughts they have in mind, rather than stating the point clearly. Japanese traditionally speak indirectly, leaving the listener to figure out what the point is. Thus, while an American might say to a friend, "I don't think that coat goes very well with the rest of your outfit," a Japanese might say, "Maybe another coat would look even better than the one you have on." Americans value a person who "gets right to the point". Japanese are likely to consider such a person insensitive if not rude.
The Chinese and Japanese languages are characterized by vagueness and ambiguity. The precision and directness Americans associate with "the point" cannot be achieved, at least not with any grace, in Chinese and Japanese. Speakers of those languages thus have to learn a new way of reasoning and expressing their ideas if they are going to communicate satisfactorily with Americans.
1.According to the passage, Americans expect speakers and writers to ________.
A. express their personal views
B. be clear about their main ideas
C. be honest about their true feelings
D. give as much information as possible
2.Which of the following peoples will tell a story to express what they have in mind?
A. Americans.B. Chinese.C. Japanese.D. Africans.
3.The underlined word "outfit" in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A. appearanceB. behaviorC. speechD. clothes
4.In order to communicate with Americans satisfactorily, speakers of Chinese need to ________.
A. mind their manners
B. explain their reasons clearly
C. change their ways of expressing ideas
D. be careful about their choices of words
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