A few days ago my family and I were out for an evening walk. As we headed home, dark _____ started rolling in and we knew we probably wouldn’t make it back without getting wet. _____ enough, the rain started falling just as we______ our neighborhood. We all ____ down the street and into the house but when we got there I noticed that one of my sons was _______ I went back out in the rain and found him _____ in an irregular pattern in front of the house. His face was one of ______as he seemed to be going in circles. This is my child that usually hates getting _____.
I shouted to him, “What are you doing?!!”
“I hate getting wet!” he _____ back.
“Then why are you running around in the _____ ? Hurry inside!”
“I’m trying to but I have to _____ the rain drops!”
He was getting more wet than any of the rest of us _____ he was trying to avoid the raindrops. As I went and put him _____ my arm and walked him inside, I realized that there is a good_______in this story.
How often do you_______life “avoiding the raindrops”? How often do you get so worried about the little _____that might happen, the failures that you miss out on the great _____ that you could be having? We can spend all of our time running around in circles trying not to fail or we can accept that failure is going to come and ______forward anyway. Any happy and successful person will tell you that the road to success is _____with failures.
But every time you fail, you learn. Every time you learn, you improve. The more you improve, the more ______ you will be.
1.A. buses B. clouds C. mosquitoes D. smoke
2.A. Sure B. Anxious C. Strange D. Funny
3.A. surrounded B. noticed C. crossed D. entered
4.A. paced B. escaped C. hurried D. advanced
5.A. missing B. outstanding C. disturbing D. charming
6.A. jumping B. trembling C. running D. sliding
7.A. happiness B. pleasure C. excitement D. suffering
8.A. cold B. wet C. hungry D. thirsty
9.A. screamed B. waved C. turned D. looked
10.A. distance B. darkness C. rain D. wind
11.A. collect B. experience C. fight D. avoid
12.A. because B. though C. unless D. if
13.A. with B. under C. by D. beside
14.A. ending B. plot C. lesson D. theme
15.A. care about B. rely on C. sort out D. go through
16.A. failures B. accidents C. emergencies D. disasters
17.A. pains B. dangers C. diseases D. adventures
18.A. float B. wander C. move D. flow
19.A. equipped B. paved C. buried D. covered
20.A. successful B. generous C. considerate D. intelligent
科目：高中英语 来源：四川省成都市2017届高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Scientists have found that human eyes are more likely to be damaged by UV rays while skiing in the snow-covered areas than sitting on the beach, according to a report by the UK newspaper.
The researchers at Kanazawa Medical University, Japan and American company Johnson conducted the study together. They looked at the effects of light reflection on newly fallen snow on a ski trail in Ishikawa District, northern Japan. They compared the results with the levels of UV rays on a sand beach in southern Japan's Okinawa District.
They found that on the beach, eyes are exposed to a daily 260 kilojoules (千焦耳) of UV a square meter compared to 658 kilojoules in snow-covered areas.
The findings are supported by the Japan Meteorological (气象的) Agency. According to the agency, the reflection rate of UV light on beaches is often between 10 and 25 percent, compared to 80 percent in the new snow areas. The amount of light increased 4 percent with a 300-meter rise in height.
Most of us know that UV rays can harm the skin. That's why we wear sunscreen on our skin before we get out in the sun. But many of us may not realize that UV rays are also harmful to the eyes.
If your eyes are exposed to large amounts of UV radiation over a short period of time, you may experience a kind of sunburn of the eye, which is harmful. Your eyes will become red and feel a strange feeling. They may be sensitive to light. Fortunately, this is usually temporary and seldom causes permanent damage to the eyes.
Long-term exposure to UV radiation, however, can be more serious. Scientific studies and researches have shown that exposure to small amounts of UV radiation over a period of many years increases the chance of eye damage, which could lead to total blindness.
1.You would most likely find the article in ________.
A. a doctor’s diary B. a travel journal
C. a medical magazine D. a physics textbook
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Too much eye exposure to UV rays may cause total blindness.
B. Short-time exposure of the eyes to UV rays doesn't harm them at all.
C. Most people know that UV rays harm the eyes as well as the skin.
D. The study was conducted by researchers from Japan, the USA and the UK.
3.Human eyes are more likely to be damaged by UV rays while skiing in the snow-covered areas than sitting on the beach because ________.
A. snow produces more UV light than water
B. people don’t wear sunscreen while skiing as they do while sitting on the beach
C. the reflection rate of UV light in snow-covered areas is much higher than that on the beach
D. human eyes are exposed longer to UV light in the snow- covered areas than on the beach
4.What will the passage most probably talk about next?
A. Never ski on newly fallen snow in Japan.
B. Go to hospital to have your eyes examined.
C. Wearing a hat can provide protection while skiing in new snow areas.
D. Take some measures to protect your eyes while skiing in new snow areas.
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科目：高中英语 来源：宁夏银川市2016-2017学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷 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（\）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。
I was not good in math in the first year of junior high school. Having been failed so many times in math exams, I was anxious about the subject. Every time I tried my best work out a math problem and I was afraid of making mistakes, which really made me feel helpless. Unluckily, I met a nice math teacher in a second year. She told me that I did need to worry about making mistakes because I could find out my shortcomings through my mistakes. She always encouraged myself to try again whenever I make a mistake. Thanks to my teacher encouragement, I became interested in math and made rapid progress. My experience proves that failure was the mother of success and that we can learn a lot from our mistakes.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河北省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
近日，武汉外国语学校高二（1）班李华同学收到一封美国笔友Peter的邮件。在邮件中，Peter讲述自己特别喜爱的宠物狗突然死去，非常伤心，打算克隆这条狗，但犹豫不决，特来邮件征询李华的意见。
假如你是李华，请对邮件作回复，对于“克隆宠物狗”提出自己的反对建议及其原因：1、克隆狗只是外貌相似，个体差异大；2、目前，动物克隆风险较大；3、克隆动物抗病能力差、寿命短暂；4、克隆费用昂贵，不如重新领养。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 内容包括要点但不要逐字翻译，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
4. 参考词汇： clone (克隆) resist (抵抗) adopt(领养)
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to receive your letter of May 2nd,
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河北省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Here comes a story that many years ago a man arrived at a village in India to catch monkeys so he could sell them to zoos. The monkeys, however, were very clever and every sort of trap he set failed. A young boy watched the man's pathetic efforts and laughed.
The man said, “If you can catch me a monkey, I'll give you $ 2.” That was a huge amount of money then.
The boy went to his home and took a clay pot with a narrow neck. He placed a few nuts around the pot and put lots of nuts inside. He then tied the pot to a tree and told the man, “We should have a rest in a few hours. Let's wait in the village. The monkey will call us when he is ready.”
Certainly enough, a band of monkeys soon discovered the nuts and the pot. One slipped his hand in the pot and grabbed a handful of nuts, but he couldn't pull his hand out of the narrow opening of the pot because his fist(拳头) was clenched. The monkey feared and started making loud noises. Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand.
The boy and the man heard the noises and the boy got a big strong bag. As they approached the monkeys they all ran away except the one with its hand in the pot. The boy grabbed the monkey and the pot. The man was amazed and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap, “Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so hard to get it out?”
The boy laughed and said, “The monkey could have easily got his hand back out and escaped, but he would have had to let go of the nuts in the pot and he just wasn't willing to let go. They never are.”
What lessons can be learned from this story? Do people sometimes trap themselves by holding onto things that they should let go? Do you?
1.What does the underlined word “clenched” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?
A. quickly pushed B. lightly pulled
C. tightly fastened D. closely held
2.Why couldn’t the monkey pull his hand out of the pot? The reason lies in that .
A. the pot’s neck was too narrow B. the monkey wouldn’t let go of the nuts
C. the monkey’s fist was too big D. the nuts in the pot were too delicious
3.Which of the statement is NOT true according to the story?
A. The boy just played a trick on the man.
B. The monkeys were too clever to be trapped.
C. The boy was helpful.
D. The boy could ask for $2 from the man.
4.What might be the best title of this passage?
A. the monkey and the boy B. the boy and the pot
C. the monkey and the pot D. the man and the pot
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河北省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The plan had been made to create a beautiful nature park with a large man-made lake on the outer parts of the city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province. However, thanks to a terrible trick played by nature, what the officials have ended up with, is a natural sandy mess!
The government wanted to create a beautiful place where people of this busy industrial city could come to relax. But things did not quite turn out that way---shortly after digging up thousands of tons of sand, the underground water dried up. As a result, the dry sand has changed into a Sahara-like desert. While official reports show that the sand is piled up to 10 meters high, some people say that it is ten times more or about a 100-feet high in certain areas.
If that is not bad enough, the sand hills that now spread across an area the size of four football fields, have influenced the environment. What’s worse is that on windy days, the dry sand moves into the city center, making it almost impossible to drive and forcing people to wear face masks and protective eyewear to prevent the sand from getting into their eyes, nose, and mouth.
In an act of trying to keep the sand and provide the illusion(幻想) of green fields, the officials have even tried covering it with a green plastic netting. However, that has not done much to improve the terrible situation!
As you can imagine, many of Zhengzhou’s residents are upset by the disaster. They think that desert wasteland that looks nothing like the green landscape they were promised, has resulted in polluting their pleasant city environment. Some think it is even stopping businessmen from coming to the city.
1.The author may agree that it is_________ to build a large man-made lake.
A. possible
B. impossible
C. great
D. interesting
2.The dry sand has changed into a Sahara-like desert because________.
A. the weather in Zhengzhou is too dry
B. there are enough trees in Zhengzhou
C. they haven’t finished digging the lake
D. there is no underground water
3.What kind of pollution have the sand hills caused?
A. Light pollution. B. Water pollution.
C. Air pollution. D. Sound pollution.
4.What do Zhengzhou’s residents think of the man-made lake?
A. Scary. B. Small.
C. Helpful. D. Great.
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科目：高中英语 来源：山东省2016-2017学年高二3月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.
Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated(展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person's thoughts.
In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.
"Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles, "Tavella says. "Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices."
The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.
Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. "The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair."
He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.
1.BCI is a technology that can ________.
A. help to update computer systems
B. link the human brain with computers
C. help the disabled to recover
D. control a person's thoughts
2.How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?
A. By controlling his muscles.
B. By talking to the machine.
C. By moving his hand.
D. By using his mind.
3.Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?
A. scalp →computer→ cap→ wheelchair
B. computer →cap→ scalp→ wheelchair
C. scalp →cap→ computer →wheelchair
D. cap →computer →scalp →wheelchair
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届山西省太原市高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
At long last, Stefano Boeri Architects’ brilliant Bosco Verticale towers are finally completed. The “world’s first vertical forest” consists of a fantastic pair of costly towers that add nearly 2.5 acres of lush vegetation to the sky line of Milan, a city notorious (声名狼藉的) for its air pollution. 1. Like a pair of green lungs, its forested appearance of 21,000 plants will absorb CO2, control noise pollution, lessen the urban heat island effect, and create oxygen and favorable micro-climates.
The Bosco Verticale mixed-use towers are constructed with a $2.5 billion public-private investment as part of the re-development of Milan’s Porta Nuova district. The towers, measuring 260 feet and 367 feet, house 800 trees between 9 and 30 feet tall, over 4,000 shrubs (灌木) and 15,000 ground cover plants. Bosco Verticale is created with LEED Gold Certification (绿色建筑黄金认证) in mind. 2.
The buildings shrub have welcomed their first residents. 3. A fast-growing bird population has already begun to nest in Bosco Verticale’s rich leaves, of which over a hundred different species of trees and shrubs are represented. 4.
The superstructure is also selected for the world famous International Highrise Building Award as one of the five most beautiful and original high-rises in the world that is completed. 5.
A. “We take great pride in this project, which may earn us an award” says Boeri.
B. Boeri is currently in China, where he plans to build another Bosco Verticale project.
C. It is also equipped with a gray water recycling and irrigation system.
D. However, Bosco Verticale will be more than just a beautiful sight to enjoy.
E. “The real key to this project is biodiversity,” says Boeri.
F. It is also well received by the Chinese experts in the field.
G. But those families aren’t the only ones to call the vertical forest home.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年重庆市高二3月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Canada is undoubtedly one of the world’s top ski holiday destinations. The excellent snow conditions, spacious track, perfectly groomed runs and superb powder are just a few of the many attractions that can be found in Canada. And to this unbeatable hospitality and service and you have the recipe for an outstanding, unforgettable ski holiday.
Canadian Ski Resorts
Skiing in Whistler
Regularly voted the No.1 ski resort in North America, Whistler offers everything that you could possibly want: fantastic scenery, an attractive village, efficient lift system, wonderful skiing for all standards, good accommodation to suit all pockets and entertaining after ski.
Skiing in Lake Louise
Located in the heart of Canadian Rockies and yet only 90 highway minutes away for Calgary International Airport, the charming village of Lake Louise offers breathtaking views, 5-star accommodation, dining, shipping and nightlife.
Skiing in Banff
Lying in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff promises memorable skiing and snowboarding across 3 very different ski areas: Banff, Mount Norquay and sunshine. Each of these resorts is efficiently linked by an excellent ski bus service. Non skiers are also just as welcome here with a huge array of non-ski activities including snowmobiling（摩托雪橇）, dog sledding（狗拉雪橇）and ice skating.
1.This passage is written mainly for ________.
A. sportsmen B. trainers for skiing
C. gymnasts D. holiday makers
2.Mary and her ten-year-old boy choose to go Banff for skiing probably because ________.
A. Banff offers very good hotels and dining halls
B. Banff is not far away from the International Airport
C. they are not very good at skiing but love to play with snow
D. they can enjoy a wonderful meal and nightlife
3.________ is suitable for those who enjoy skiing and append less money on hotels.
A. Whistler B. Lake Louise
C. Banff D. Sunshine
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