There have been a number of robberies in the world. Some of them come off(成功) by a fluke(侥幸) ;many more, inevitably(必然地) , are ___1____ failures. The following two robberies can be said to be among the most __2__ ones.
Two men drove up to a bank , jumped out of their car, ran into the bank, __ 3___ the cashier, took a suitcase full of money from him, and ran out of the bank ___4___ to find that someone had stolen their __5__ car.
In 1975, three men tried to___ 6___ the Royal Bank of Scotland in Rothesay. Their first problem was that they got ___7___ in the revolving( 旋转的) door of the bank. They ___8___ to ask the bank staff to free them. When they were free, they thanked the staff for their help and ___9 __. A few minutes later they returned. This time they got ___10 __the revolving doors and told the bank staff to ____11___ on the floor. The bank staff just laughed at them and __12__ their work.
The leader of the three ___13__ $ 5, 000. When no one paid any attention to him he asked for $ 500 and __14__ $5.
The chief cashier of the bank thought that was so ___15___, and burst out laughing. __16 ___ now , the leader of the three leapt over the counter at the cashier. He __17__ his foot on the top of the counter and fell to the ground, __18 __his ankle.
The other two members __19__ to get away ___20__something else went wrong , but they got stuck again in he revolving doors.
1. A. possible B. obvious C. important D. total
2. A. unhappy B. dangerous C. stupid D. terrible
3. A. held up B. took away C. broke up D. put up
4. A. surely B. only C. even D accidentally
5. A. expensive B. fast C. getaway D. stolen
6. A. steal B. break into C. enter D. rob
7. A. hurt B. away C. arrested D stuck
8. A. wanted B. refused C. had D. pretended
9. A. went out B. got in C. disappeared D. gave up
10. A. across B. off’ C. through D. into
11. A. lie B. stand C. sit D. stay
12. A. stopped B. continued with C. left D. started
13. A. Look away B. found out C. wanted D. demanded
14. A. then B. finally C. even D. later
15. A. strange B. troubled C. funny D. exciting
16. A. Angry B. Excited C. Interested D. Disappointed
17. A. landed B. slipped C. injured D. caught
18. A. breaking B. losing C. hitting D. dropping
19. A. managed B. refused C. had D. decided
20. A. when B. while C. because D. before
1. D根据下文可知“失败“已经发生，且为“完全的，彻底的”失败，故答案选D。
2. C由下文可知劫匪的“笨拙”。
3. A hold up在此意为“抢劫，劫持”。
4. B。吻与后面的不定式一起表示“结果（出乎意料地）发现……”，其他选项均不合逻辑。
5. C getaway为形容词，意为“（劫匪等作案后）逃跑用的”。
6. D steal意为“偷”，指秘密窃取；rob意为“抢”，即使用暴力、威胁、恐吓等手段窃取；break into意为“破门而人”。根据语境可知rob最佳。
7. D get stuck意为“被卡住；陷在……中；陷人困境”。由文章最后一句可知答案。
8. C根据下文可知，他们“不得不”请求职员们帮忙。
9. A went out与下文的returned相对应。
10. C这里指从旋转门中间“穿过”。
11. A只有让银行职员们“躺”在地上才最不易反抗。
12. B根据下文语境可知，职员们不理睬他们，“继续”工作。
13. D这里指“提出要求”，并没拿走，故A项不合语义。’
14. B此处指抢劫犯的要求“最后”降到5美元。
15. C funny与下文的laughing呼应。
16. A这里指“恼羞成怒”。
17. D catch在此意为“钩住，缠住，夹住”等意思。
18. A这里指“扭伤了”脚躁。
19. D“另外两名劫犯决定逃跑”符合句意。
20. D根据语境可知同伙见势不妙，企图在没出别的事“之前”溜掉。第三部分
百年学典课时学练测系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, "But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead."
Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt-- a mistake 75% of US population make every day. The big question is why.
There have been many myths about safety belt ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.
Myth the Number One: It's best to be "thrown clear" of a serious accident.
Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to "throw you clear" is able going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you'll have traveled through a windshield (挡风玻璃)or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times in cases where people are "thrown clear".
Myth Number Two: Safety-bets "trap" people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious (昏迷) due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situation, not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren't needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour (mph).
Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 metres.
Why did Elizabeth say to her father, "But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead"?
A. He was driving at great speed.
B. He was running across the street.
C. He didn't have his safety belt on.
D. He didn't take his medicine on time.
The reason father was in a hurry to get home was that he __________.
A. wasn't feeling very well B. hated to drive in the dark
C. wanted to take some exercise D. didn't want to be caught by the people
According to the text, to be "thrown clear" of a serious accident is very dangerous because you ________.
A. may be knocked down by other cars.
B. may get serious hurt thrown out of the car
C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat
D. may get caught in the car door
Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe _______.
A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident
B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident
C. they will be caught when help comes
D. cars catch fire easily
What is the advice given in the test?
A. Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.
B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.
C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.
D. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年广东华南师大附中高三综合测试英语卷（三） 题型：阅读理解
Electric ears are dirty.In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins.
People in California love to talk about "zero-emissions vehicles", but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly use fire to make it. Aside from the new folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators. Generators are fueled by something---usually coal, oil,but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something.
In other words, those "zero-emissions" cars are likely coal-burning cars. It's just because the coal is burned somewhere else that it looks clean. It is not. It's as if the California Greens are. covering their eyes---"If I can't see it, it's not happening." Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it.But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat---at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc.
A gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won't get you nearly as far---so electric cars bum more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes; or geothermal,or hydro, or solar, or wind,then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical,and economic reasons,we don't use much of those energy sources.
In addition,electric cars' batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill.And finally, When cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When it's a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.
【小题1】 What does "clueless" mean in paragraph 2?
| A．People are seeing the California Greens everywhere. |
| B．People in California love to talk about zero-emissions vehicles. |
| C．People in California love to have their roofs covered with solar cells. |
| D．People there have no idea that so far electricity mainly comes from burning |
| A．Electric cars are not clean at all |
| B．Electric cars are better than gasoline-powered ones. |
| C．People cast doubts on electric cars' batteries. |
| D．Gasoline is an efficient way to powera vehicle. |
| A．not less than 25 miles | B．more than 25 miles |
| C．no more than 25 miles | D．not more than 25 miles |
| A．do not burn fuel and more environmentally-friendly |
| B．are toxic because it is difficult for nature to clean it up when their batteries are buried in one spot. |
| C．are very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated |
| D．are poisonous for a long time and will eventually end up in a landfill |
| A．being green is good and should be encouraged in communication |
| B．electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning something |
| C．zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environment |
| D．electric cars are now the dominant vehicle compared with gasoline-powered |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年广东省佛山一中高一第二次段考英语试卷（带解析） 题型：填空题
根据句子结构或括号中所给的词在空格处填上合适的词或所给词的正确形式。
【小题1】There have been severe floods, __________ (bring) chaos to the region.
【小题2】The story is about global warming and __________ it will destroy cities and change the world in the future.
【小题3】_________ the society developing rapidly, we’d better keep changing our views on different things with the times.
【小题4】Chaos is a terrible situation __________ everything goes wrong.
【小题5】We see people in the restaurant __________ (eat) happily.
【小题6】At the entrance __________ the bank, there are two white marble lions.
【小题7】Some people think smoking is harmful to health, __________ others consider smoking is helpful for reducing pressure of work.
【小题8】Most of the products __________ (make) in China are popular in the world.
【小题9】The house __________ roof is red is theirs.
【小题10】Her son believes Father Christmas is real and __________ he lives in the North Pole.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届内蒙古包头市高三入学考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Everyone has heard of the San Andreas fault （断层）, which constantly threatens California and the West Coast with earthquakes. But how many people know about the equally serious New Madrid fault in Missouri?
Between December of 1811 and February of 1812, three major earthquakes occurred, all centered around the town of New Madrid, Missouri, on the Mississippi River. Property damage was severe. Buildings in the area were almost destroyed. Whole forests fell at once, and huge cracks opened in the ground, releasing some strong smell chemicals.
The Mississippi River itself completely changed character, developing sudden rapids and whirlpools (激流和漩涡). Several times it changed its course, and once, according to some observers, it actually appeared to run backwards. Few people were killed in the New Marid earthquakes, probably simply because few people lived in the area in 1811; but the severity of the earthquakes are shown by the fact that the shock waves rang bells in church towers in Charleston, South Carolina, on the coast. Buildings shook in New York City, and clocks were stopped in Washington, D.C.
Scientists now know that America's two major faults are essentially different. The San Andreas is a horizontal boundary between two major land masses that are slowly moving in opposite directions. California earthquakes result when the two masses make a sudden move.
The New Madrid fault, on the other hand, is a vertical fault; at some points, possibly hundreds of millions of years ago, rock was pushed up toward the surface, probably by volcanoes under the surface. Suddenly, the volcanoes cooled and the rock collapsed, leaving huge cracks. Even now, the rock continues to settle downwards, and sudden sinking motions cause earthquakes in the region. The fault itself, a large crack in this layer of rock, with dozens of other cracks that split off from it, extends from northeast Arkansas through Missouri and into southern Illinois.
Scientists who have studied the New Madrid fault say there have been numerous smaller quakes in the area since 1811; these smaller quakes indicate that larger ones are probably coming, but the scientists say they have no method of predicting when a large earthquake will occur.
1.This passage is mainly about ___________.
A. current scientific knowledge about faults
B. the San Andreas and the New Madrid faults
C. the causes of faults
D. the New Madrid fault in Missouri
2.The New Madrid fault is __________.
A. a vertical fault
B. a horizontal fault
C. a more serious fault than the San Andreas fault
D. responsible for forming the Mississippi River
3.This passage implies that _________. .
A. horizontal faults are more dangerous than vertical faults
B. Vertical faults are more dangerous than horizontal faults
C. The volcanoes that caused the New Madrid fault are still alive
D. A lot of people would die if the 1811 New Madrid earthquakes happened today
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科目：高中英语 来源：浙江省09-10学年度高一下学期课时训练二英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great. How did these players get that way---was it through training and practice, or are great players “born, not made”? First, these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past---players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate(模仿). In the history of soccer, only seven countries have ever won the World Cup---three from South America and four from western Europe. There has never been a great national team---or a really great player---from North America or from Asia. Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four.
Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighbourhood---a poor, crowded area where a boy’s dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer(艺人). For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beatles, had one of the best English soccer teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street with a “ball” made of rags(破布). And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall(对着墙壁踢球) in the slums(贫民窟) of Belfast.
All great players have a lot in common, but that doesn’t explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.
46. According to the writer, which of the following statements is true?
A. Soccer is popular all over the world, but truly great players are few.
B. Millions of people all over the world are playing soccer, but only seven countries have ever had famous stars.
C. Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but only seven countries from South America and western Europe have ever had great national teams.
D. Soccer is one of the most popular games all over the world, but it seems the least popular in North America and Asia.
47. The world “tricks” at the end of Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. experience B. cheating C. skills D. training
48. The Brazilian streets are mentioned to illustrate that ______.
A. famous soccer players live in slum areas
B. people in poor areas are born with some unique quality
C. children in poor areas start playing football at the age of three or four
D. a great soccer player may be born in a slum area
49. In the last paragraph the statement “…but only one became Pele” indicates that ______.
A. Pele is the greatest soccer player
B. the greatest players are born with some unique quality
C. Pele’s birthplace sets him apart from all the others
D. the success of a soccer player has everything to do with the family background
50. The writer mentions all the factors that may affect a soccer player’s success except ______.
A. his family background B. his neighbourhood
C. his practice D. his character
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