根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处（第1-4题）的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Texting (发短信) is nearly universal among people with cell phones. While texting can be a great way to stay in touch and to share the feelings of daily life, it sure has a downside. 1. Read on to learn why it is time to put the phone down — even if it’s just for an hour or an afternoon.
2. We all know that cell phone use during the week hours can disturb our sleep patterns, but it's also true that texting during the day could harm our ability to get a good night’s sleep. In a recent study, researchers found that the more people texted during the day, the poorer their sleep was.
Your posture (姿势) is suffering. Texting can actually harm your whole body. People get so focused on their phones that they end up holding their neck and upper back in uncomfortable positions for a long time. That’s why people coined the phrase ‘text neck’, which refers to postural pain. 3. Bring your phone to eye level while you use it. Oh, and give your phone a rest!
4. Your texting could be a liability to the people around you. A recent study found that one in three people was distracted by mobile devices while walking. And texting walkers were four times more likely to ignore traffic lights and fail to look both ways at a cross.
Your school or work performance will suffer. Researchers discovered students texting too much gave worse performance in class. 5. Just reading or sending a text while working can increase the number of mistakes a worker makes during a single task.
A. It makes you a less responsible walker.
B. It’ll do harm to your sleep at night.
C. It can prevent you from really enjoying the activities you treasure.
D. We can’t believe we still have to say this, but it affects your driving.
E. But it isn’t just college students who face texting distractions (分神).
F. What do we lose when we get lost in the texting life?
G. Want to get rid of the effect of all this bending and texting?
科目：高中英语 来源：2016届浙江三校等高三第一次五校联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price-five dollars-was far beyond Reuben Earle's means. Five dollars would buy almost a week's groceries for his family.
Reuben couldn't ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to her mother, Dora, who struggled to feed and clothe their five children.
Nevertheless, he opened the shop's weathered door and went inside. Standing proud and straight in his flour-sack shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding ,“But I don't have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”
“I'll try,”the shopkeeper smiled.“Folks around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”
Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben suddenly had an idea. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails purchased in sacks from a local factory. Sometimes the used sacks were disposed of at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.
That day he found two sacks, which he sold to the man in charge of packing nails.
The boy's hand tightly clutched the five-cent pieces as he ran the two kilometers home.
Near his house stood an ancient barn. Reuben found a rusty soda tin and dropped his coins inside. Then he climbed into it and hid the tin beneath a pile of hay.
It was dinnertime when Reuben got home. His father was ready to serve dinner as Reuben took his place at the table. He looked at his mother and smiled. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. Her chores were never-ending, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were her highest priority.
Every day after chores and school, Reuben scouted the town, collecting the nail sacks. Summer vacation came, and no student was more delighted than Reuben. Now he would have more time for his mission. All summer long, despite chores at home weeding and watering the garden, cutting wood and fetching water — Reuben kept to his secret task.
Then all too soon fall arrived, and the winds blew cold and gusty from the bay. Reuben wandered the streets, diligently searching for his treasures. Often he was cold, tired and hungry, but the thought of the object in the shop window sustained him. Sometimes his mother would ask:"Reuben, where were you? We were waiting for you to have dinner."
“Playing, Mum. Sorry.”
Dora would look at his face and shake her head. Boys.
Finally the time had come! He ran into the barn, climbed to the hayloft and uncovered the tin can. He poured the coins out and began to count.
Then he counted again. He needed 20 cents more. Could there be any sacks left anywhere in town? He had to find out and sell them before the day ended. Reuben ran down Water Street. The shadows were lengthening when Reuben arrived at the factory. The sack buyer was about to lock up.
“Mister! Please don't close up yet.”
The man turned and saw Reuben, dirty and sweat stained.
“Come back tomorrow, boy.”
“Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now — please.”The man heard a tremor in Reuben's voice and could tell he was close to tears.
“Why do you need this money so badly?”
“It's a secret.”
The man took the sacks, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben's hand. Reuben murmured a thank you and ran home.
Then, clutching the tin can, he headed for the shop.
“I have the money,”he solemnly told the owner.
The man went to the window and retrieved Reuben's treasure.
He wiped the dust off and gently wrapped it in brown paper. Then he placed the parcel in Reuben's hands.
Racing home, Reuben burst through the front door. His mother was busy in the kitchen.
“Here, Mum! Here!”Reuben exclaimed as he ran to her side. He placed a small box in her work-roughened hand.
She unwrapped it carefully, to save the paper. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora lifted the lid, tears beginning to blur her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch was the word "Mother". It was Mother's Day, 1946.
Dora had never received such a gift; she had no finery except her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms.
1.Why did Reuben enter the shop?
A. Because he wanted to bargain with the shop keeper.
B. Because he wanted to ask the shop keeper for a favor.
C. Because he wondered if he could get what he wanted for free.
D. Because he wanted to have a better look at the thing that appealed to him.
2.Reuben must have felt ______ after talking with the shop keeper.
A. relieved and nervous B. disappointed and sad
C. stressed but hopeful D. happy but determined
3.What is the possible meaning of the underlined word in the tenth paragraph?
A. visited B. searched
C. wandered D. escaped
4.How did Reuben manage to raise the 20 cents short for his purchase?
A. By begging some passers-by for a favor.
B. By demanding a discount from the shop keeper .
C. By asking for some extra pocket money from his mother.
D. By sweating himself in collecting and selling more sacks.
5.What message is conveyed through the story?
A. Happiness comes from giving.
B. Money can't buy everything.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. A mother understands what a child does not say.
6.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Boy with a Mission
B. A Valuable Gift
C. A Special Mother's Day
D. An Unforgettable Experience
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In Alice Munro’s novel, Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, ______, decides to flee.
A. her unhappiness being built into desperation
B. her unhappiness has built into desperation
C. her unhappiness builds into desperation
D. her unhappiness building into desperation
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在学习、生活和工作中，学会与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中提供的信息，写一篇题为“Being a Good Partner ”的英文演讲稿。
为何合作 | 有利于互相学习，增进友谊，节省时间与精力 | |
与谁合作 | 与喜欢的人合作 | 心情愉快, 同甘共苦 |
与不喜欢的人合作 | 学会容忍，发现优点 | |
怎样合作 | 你的观点…… （至少2个） | |
注意:
1. 对所给要点进行陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
2. 词数100左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。
3. 参考词汇：合作cooperation(n.) cooperate(v.)
Good afternoon, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is “being a good partner”. _____________________
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
Many years ago there was such a child with the name Hokey___1.___ father brought home a mirror. Hokey had never seen one before so when he saw it for___2.__ first time, he didn’t understand __3.__ it was, but he saw another boy in the mirror, which made him very happy, for he thought the boy had come to play with him. He spoke to the stranger in a very friendly way, but received no reply. He laughed and waved at the boy, who did __4.__ (exact) the same thing. Then he thought, “I’ll go closer. It may be because he doesn’t hear me.” But when he began to talk, the other boy imitated him.
Hokey stopped____5.__(think) about these strange actions, saying to himself.，“This boy is fooling me. He does everything that I do.” The more he thought about it, the __6.___(angry)he became and soon he noticed the boy became very angry too. So Hokey ___7.__(strike) the boy in the glass, but he only hurt his own hand and went___8.___(cry) to his father, who said, “The boy you saw was ___9.__ image. This should teach you an important lesson, my son. You should never show your anger to others. Now remember that in real life when you strike___10.__ cause you will hurt yourself most of all..
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单词拼写
1.It’s hard to tell what kind of person he is. On one o______________, he is normal and on another, he behaves strangely.
2.We can not afford an expensive package tour abroad because we have a tight b______________.
3.This exercise is beyond me. Could you give me an e______________ of how to work it out?
4.The cartoon movie, originally i______________ for kids, has turned out to attract adults so much.
5.Our argument was so c______________ that I was 100% sure we would win the debate.
6. Doctors say that even a single b______________ existing in air, water or soil can be a cause of disease.
7.Alibaba has been e______________ its business over the last decade and has now been a world-class company.
8.When we say the festival is around the corner or on the way, it means the festival is a______________.
9.Cathy doesn't care about what she eats，but she is very p_______________ about what she wears.
10.O______________ by fear and despair, she found herself unable to speak a single word.
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The Los Angeles Times _________ a wide circulation in that city and that people each _________ a copy on the subway is a common occurrence.
A. has; reads B. have; read
C. has; read D. have; reads
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You are a new manager at the American branch of your German firm in Chicago. With a few minutes to spare between meetings, you go to get a quick cup of coffee.
“Hey, David, how are you?” one of the senior partners at the firm asks you.
“Good, thank you, Dr. Greer,” you reply. You’ve really been wanting to make a connection with the senior leadership at the firm, and this seems like a great opportunity. But as you start to think of something to say, your American colleague breaks in to steal your spotlight.
“So Arnold”, your colleague says to your boss, in such a casual manner that it makes your German soul cringe(畏缩), “So what’s your Super bowl prediction? I mean, you’re a Niners fan, right?” The conversation moves on, and you walk silently back to your desk with your coffee. You know how important small talk is in the U. S. , and you feel jealous of people who can do it well.
There’s nothing small about the role that small talk plays in American professional culture. People from other countries are often surprised at how important small talk is in the U. S. and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it—with peers，men，women，and even with superiors. You can be the most technically skilled worker in the world, but your ability to progress in your job in the United States is highly dependent on your ability to build and maintain positive relationships with people at work. And guess what skill is critical for building and maintaining these relationships? Small talk.
What can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U. S. to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone(磨练)your own version of American-style small talk. Watch how others do it. You don’t have to mimic what they do; in fact, that would likely backfire because people would see you as inauthentic. But if you can develop your own personal version, that can go a long way toward making you feel comfortable.
1. The author introduces the topic of the passage by __________.
A. raising an interesting question
B. telling a small jokes
C. making comparisons
D. describing an interesting scene
2.What do we know about German people?
A. They usually make small talk in work breaks.
B. They don’t make so much small talk.
C. They hate making small talk.
D. They are good at making small talk too.
3. What makes people from other countries surprised in American professional culture?
A. The role small talk plays in work settings.
B. American workers’ attitude towards superiors.
C. The special meaning of small talk.
D. American workers’ ability to make progress.
4.What does “backfire” underlined in the last paragraph mean?
A. be difficult B. be helpful
C. have the opposite effect D. have a good result
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016河南省许昌三校高一上学期第二次考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and 1. (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone 2. (consider) in danger.
Why should people care? 3. we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. 4. (destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed 5. rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖) 6. (quick).
Luckily, some people are working 7. (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about 8. problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few 9. (country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger 10. (be) growing.
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