After having worked in the University of Maryland for three years, I got a job offer from another university---Lynn University. I left my letter of offer on my present boss's desk, turned around, and closed the door quietly. I was expecting a call from my boss saying congratulations, which would show her approval of my leaving.
In the afternoon, my boss called me, saying, "Can we meet tomorrow? "That was a good signal. The next day, I met with my boss. She said, 'Nicholas, we want you. What do you want?" I said, "Boss, I deserve a significant pay raise this year due to my outstanding performance. I think I need a 10% pay raise next year as a condition for me to stay here." My boss said, "No problem.''
When I left her office, I called Lynn University and told them that I was going to get a 10% pay raise. They had to give me 10% more than their original pay offer in order for me to accept the job. The new boss told me that he was willing to give me more, but I would feel very bad working at this university with such a high pay. I would win a battle, but I would lose a war. He said, "The problem is that your colleague will earn less than you, so you will feel guilty(内疚)and uncomfortable. But, I can still give you 5% more than the original offer."
I delivered this massage to my present boss, and she told me that she would give me another 5% pay raise if I promised to refuse this new job offer. On top of that, she would strongly support my early promotion（晋升)from assistant professor to associate professor. According to the university policy, you must take at least 6 years to get promoted. That was my third year of employment at this university. After refusing the new job offer, I finally enjoyed both a pay raise and early promotion.
1.In paragraph 2, what does Nicholas mean by "That was a good signal"?
A. His boss would approve his leaving the University of Maryland.
B. He would leave his present job and work for Lynn University.
C. His boss would talk with him about a possible pay offer.
D. His friends would congratulate him on getting a new job offer.
2.Why did the new boss agree to another 5% raise when Nicholas asked for 10% the next day?
A .He did not have the right to make such a big pay offer.
B. he did not want Nicholas to earn more than he did.
C. Nicholas was not experienced enough to get such a raise.
D. Nicholas would not feel good for earning too much more than others.
3.How much pay raise did the author finally get as a result of refusing the new job offer?
A. 5% B. 10% C. 15% D. 20%
4.In the text, the author mainly tells his experience of________.
A. earning a pay raise
B. refusing a job offer
C. applying for a new position
D. making decisions in the workplace
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年广西钦州市高二上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel’s books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on．The stories of his unconventional and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so to me and had such a big on how I saw life from then on．
Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr．Bernie and his CDs again to my own Cancer experience ？
I’m an ambitious , and when I started going through chemo( 化疗 )，even though I’m a very person, I lost my drive to write．I was just too tired and not in the ．One day, while waiting to go in for , I had one of Dr．Bernie’s books in hand．Another patient what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me he had one of his books with me as well．It that among other things, he was an eighty—year---old writer．He was a published author, and he was currently on a new book．
We would see each other at various times and friends．Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a ( n ) of Dr．Berline．He really put a on my face．He unfortunately last year due to his cancer, he left a deep impression on me and gave me the to pick up my pen again．I to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I．”
1.A．ideas B．tastes C．notes D．memories
2.A．amazing B．shocking C．amusing D．strange
3.A．strike B．push C．challenge D．impact
4.A．learn from B．get through C．go over D．refer to
5.A．reader B．writer C．editor D．doctor
6.A．honest B．agreeable C．humorous D．positive
7.A．state B．position C．mood D．way
8.A．advice B．reference C．protection D．treatment
9.A．viewed B．knew C．noticed D．wondered
10.A．because B．while C．although D．providing
11.A．came out B．turned out C．proved out D．worked out
12.A．naturally B．merely C．hopefully D．actually
13.A．deciding B．investing C．relying D．working
14.A．became B．helped C．missed D．visited
15.A．patient B．operator C．fan D．publisher
16.A．smile B．sign C．mark D．mask
17.A．showed up B．passed away C．fell down D．set off
18.A．since B．but C．so D．for
19.A．guidance B．trust C．opportunity D．inspiration
20.A．promised B．swore C．replied D．thought
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年河南省郑州市高三第二次质量预测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
“Beauty is only skin deep." This expression means that beauty is only a temporary surface quality. Some beauty products can cause lasting damage that goes far below the surface of the skin.
In America，many people use sunlight and non-natural light to darken their skin. Health
experts advise against what is called“tanning”because of its links to akin cancer. In the African country of Senegal（塞内加尔），some women take health risks trying to do just the opposite.
An average beauty supply shop in Dakar has many kinds of skin-lightening creams and
soaps. The World Health Organization says that 25％of Senegalese women use skin-lightening production a usual basis. These products can contain chemicals，like mercury（汞）， hydroquinone（对苯二酚），etc. These are dangerous ingredients that can cause cancer and possibly other physical damage to the akin. They can actually burn the eyes and skin.
Shop worker Adama Diagne advises her visitors to avoid the stronger products that promise fast results. She users a cream that is made from carrots，not the strong chemical，hydroquinone. She says that it is a personal choice and that no one pressures her. Some women want to be black every day，but for her，she likes to be a shade of brown. Women in Senegal say they lighten their skin for the same reason that women all over the world make changes to their appearance. They say they want to look beautiful，to find a husband， to stand out in a crowd or simply to look great for a special event.
This thinking troubles Senegalese film-maker Khardiata Pouye Sall. So，she made“This
Color That Bothers Me"，a film about the subject of skin lightening. She said，“I used the most shocking images so that women would see the dangers. It is hard to understand why a woman says that dark skin is not beautiful. It is in their heads. They want to please a man，to he loved or they want to please society，to succeed."
Ms. Sall says that the government needs to better control the marketing and the sale of skin-lightening products. But she adds that education is the best way to persuade people against using them.
1.The underlined part“the opposite" in Paragraph 2 means some Senegalese women ．
A. use sunlight to darken their skin
B. try creams to prevent skin cancer
C. use products to lighten their skin
D. take health risks to become beautiful
2.According to Adama Diagne，women shouldn't believe ·
A. beauty is just a personal choice
B. a cream from carrots is healthier
C. it is beautiful to be black every day
D. a product can make you beautiful quickly
3.We can infer that women in Senegal ．
A. attract attention with shockingimages
B. don't consider dark skin to be beautiful
C. find it hard to understand the true beauty
D. put beauty in the first place in their heads
4.What is Sall's attitude towards skin-lightening products?
A. Unsupportive. B．Casual.
C. Responsible. D. Positive.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年河北衡水中学高三下学期三调（一模）考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Stay on the brighter side of life
One very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. In fact, there is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well - being. Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you' re grateful for.1.
Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone , try acting like you' re happy-even if you aren't. A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually f'ool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well. 2.Reassure yourself that everything is good- even if you don't feel it。
“ 3.If you're stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly, too," says Anne
Parker, a wellness counselor. By blowing negative events out of proportion, you' re setting yourself up for feeling down all day. Instead, acknowledge that you're stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window. That way, you'll get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day.
Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve. 4.You may even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you the strength to keep going.
5. Try making someone else's day better .A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non volunteers. Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well - being, and 92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life.
A. Try to help someone in need.
B. Want to give your attitude a lift?
C. People tend to think in an either - or way.
D. Act in an optimistic way-smile, laugh, tell a joke.
E. You'll fail to appreciate more important things in your life.
F. By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.
G. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年海南省高三5月模拟英语试卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。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。
I had been sitting by myself in my usual compartment for at least ten minutes, waiting for the train 1. (start). Suddenly I heard someone shouting on the platform outside. A young girl was running towards the train. The man on duty put out his hand to stop her but she ran past2. and opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle 3. (blow) and the train started. “I nearly missed it, didn’t I?” the girl said. “How long does it4.to get to London?” “It depends on the engine driver” I said. “Some days it’s much slower than others.” “I’ll have to have my watch 5.(mend), so as not to be late again tomorrow,” she said.
“It’s my first day at work with a new firm today and they told me that the man I’m going to work for is very strict. I haven’t met him yet so I don’t know what he is like,6. he sounds a bit 7.(frighten).”
She talked about her new job 8. the way to London and before long, I realized that she was going to work for my firm. My secretary had just left so I must be her new boss. It was only fair to tell her. “Oh, dear,” she said. “9. a terrible mistake! I wish I had known”. “Never mind,” I said. “At least you’ll know when your train’s late, 10. (I) will be, too.”
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届四川双流中学高三12月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
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 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项，并在答题卡上将此选项涂黑。
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep well. All the other frogs the well. When they saw how the well was, they told the two frogs that they might as well be .
The two frogs ignored what were saying and to jump up out of the well with all of their physical strength. The other frogs telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs the comments, seriously considered them, and gave up. He down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the and just die. He jumped even harder and finally it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not us?” The frog explained to them that he was . He thought they were him the whole time.
This story teaches two lessons: First, there is power of life and death in the . An encouraging word to someone who is can lift them up and help them make it through the day. Second, a destructive word to someone who is down can be it takes to kill them. Be of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.
The of words is great. It is sometimes hard to understand an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.
1.A. jumped over B. gathered around C. came down D. looked through
2.A.big B. wide C. dangerous D. deep
3.A. quiet B. kind C. dead D. safe
4.A. the ones B. another C. others D. the others
5.A. tried B. promised C. managed D. agreed
6.A. finished B. enjoyed C. kept D. stopped
7.A. came up with B. got used to C. paid attention to D. got along with
8.A. fell B. went C. climbed D. slowed
9.A. much B. hard C. straight D. fast
10.A. disease B. pain C. fear D. competition
11.A. worked B. turned C. made D. left
12.A. hear B. follow C. recognize D. consider
13.A. blind B. deaf C. honest D. clever
14.A. respectin B. encouraging C. comforting D. beating
15.A. tongue B. communication C. society D. misunderstanding
16.A. angry B. down C. away D. up
17.A. who B. that C. what D. which
18.A. careful B. proud C. afraid D. free
19.A. function B. power C. energy D. skill
20.A. when B. what C. whether D. that
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届陕西西安中学高三上学期第四次质量检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
Nowadays, it’s fashionable for young student to have iPads. Used an iPad, we can listen to music, download a lot of learning materials and read it. Obviously, it’s of great help with our studies, especial with our English listening skills. Some students, however, bring their iPads to the classroom listening to music with earphones, but some even playing video games, which make teachers and students greatly annoyed. For my opinion, the classroom is a place to study and concentration was terribly needed. Therefore, we should make a good use of iPads and other modern communication tools to help with our lessons. Meanwhile, schools should make some rules instruct the students to use iPads properly.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届浙江绍兴第一中学高三下学期开学回头考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
书面表达
假如你是李明，你马上就要去英国留学。你的英国笔友George来信询问你在留学期间是住在学生公寓还是住在寄宿家庭，你现在回信告诉他，你打算住在寄宿家庭，并且说明你的至少三个理由。词数120字左右。
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届江苏清江中学高三2月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
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“Can I hug you?” community nurse Joyce Jebambula asks with a smile as she welcomes me back to her village. “Of course,” I say as I put my arms around her. It’s an unbelievable moment. Just at the height of the outbreak more than a year ago, there was an “avoid body contact” rule here. It’s now been removed.
One of the most challenging parts of reporting this outbreak over the past 18 months is that I haven't been able to touch anyone in the worst-affected countries. When Ebola(埃博拉病毒) survivors described in tears describing losing their families, I had to almost sit on my hands to avoid reaching out to comfort them.
The outbreak was declared over in Sierra Leone on 7 November. I returned for the celebrations. But despite reaching this long-awaited milestone, all is not well.
Ibrahim Koroma, 21, clings to his survivor's certificate outside the home. All 17 of his family are now dead. The certificate is one of his most prized possessions. "He does not pose any risk to the community" it reads.
Ibrahim tells me how his landlord has allowed him to stay in one of the rooms of his former family home until the end of the year. He says he doesn't know what he'll do after that. He does some part-time work, relying heavily on help from neighbours. His two little sisters and little brother died in the very room where he now sleeps. He says he often lies awake thinking about them, feeling very bad.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa was the worst on record. In past outbreaks there had only been a few hundred deaths and a few hundred survivors. It was thought Ebola could live for only three months. But research has now shown it can linger for at least nine months. Scientists are still trying to find how long it could be infectious.
1.When interviewing Ebola survivors the author _______.
A. couldn’t touch the with hands.
B. kept comforting them with hands
C. held their hands to show sympathy
D. couldn’t help comforting them with hands
2.Ibrahim Koroma values his certificate because it_________
A. is a sign of his contributions
B. shows he is healthy person
C. has been the only one for patients so far
D. is a great honor to have it in his village
3.We can learn from the passage that___________
A. Ebola an only survive a few days
B. Ibrahim’s neighbours treat him badly
C. Ebola still influences Ibrahim’s life
D. there were once 17 people in Ibrahim’s family
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