阅读理解。
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.
December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits -Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames has many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More info: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
1.When is the talk on James Brindley?
A. February 6th. B. March 6th.
C. November 7th. D. December 5th.
2. What is the topic of the talk in February?
A. The Canal Pioneers.
B. Ice for the Metropolis
C. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands
D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals
3. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.
A. Miranda Vickers B. Malcolm Tucker
C. Chris Lewis D. Liz Payne
科目：高中英语 来源：2017届高考英语一轮总复习题型重组专题练7英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读理解。
In a computer age, a broadband Internet connection is very popular now.Whether cable or mobile broadband, today's connections are many times faster than those in the early days.Videos play smoothly, complex websites load quickly, and files download much faster than ten years ago. And the files are much bigger too.
There's a hidden problem：you have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet. If you don't, it's slow dial?up access for you. And for those living really far away，there may be no Internet access at all.
Technology experts often talk about the “last mile” problem, which refers to the difficulty of bringing Internet access to remote locations. In cities and suburbs(郊区), it's relatively easy to provide access for everyone. It is much more difficult to deliver access to those living far from cities，especially in developing countries. Internet service providers，for their part，have been reluctant to provide access to sparsely (稀疏地) populated areas. The handful of Internet users they would reach wouldn't cover the expense.
But every year，technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users.Most broadband connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies aren't available everywhere.
Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines.Advancements in cheaper and more efficient fiber?optic cables(光缆)promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more users.Still, the “last mile” problem remains hard to deal with.There will always be somewhere that doesn't have an affordable broadband connection. But someday that might not matter. If the rapid progress in cellphone technology has any indication, it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Internet connections have been popular everywhere.
B．Internet service providers are willing to care about rural customers.
C．The problem of Internet access hasn't been completely dealt with.
D．Computers can't become popular in developing countries.
2.Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that technological advancements ________.
A．make TV and telephone available everywhere
B．bring great change to people's everyday life
C．bring faster Internet connections to users
D．make it possible for more people to use the Internet
3.What may eventually settle the “last mile” problem?
A．The broadband connection's getting faster.
B．The rapid progress in cellphone technology.
C．More and more Internet connections.
D．More and more Internet users.
4.The best title for this passage may be “________”．
A．Internet Connection Problems
B．Internet Connections Need Improving
C．Progress in Internet Connections
D．Internet Connections Today
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2016考前阅读、完型与写作之短文改错专项训练英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错。
Dear Jim,
I'd like to tell you something more about our school sports meet. It was holding on Oct. 6th, it was a fine day. There were over 1,000 students and teachers attended it. Wang Lin, a student from my class won the 100-meters race. He finished the race in 12.6 seconds and broke the school record. The sports meet was really success. That was because we were all trying to do my best. Although I was not one of the winner, I was proud of that we had done.
Looking forward to receive your letter.
Yours, Li Ping
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年考前阅读、完型与写作之阅读理解专项训练英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读理解。
What makes a person a scientist？Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others？The answer is “no”．It isn't the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools which makes him a scientist．You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter．You will probably agree，too，that knowing how to investigate，how to discover information，is important to everyone．The scientist，however，goes one step further；he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer he gets to many questions is into a large set of ideas about how the world works．
The scientist's knowledge must be exact．There's no room for half right or right just half the time．He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit．What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times．If the conditions are different，any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions．
This is one reason why investigations are important in science．Albert Einstein，who developed the Theory of Relativity，arrived at this theory through mathematics．The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigation．Einstein's ideas were proved to be correct．A scientist uses many tools for measurements．Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations．
1.What makes a scientist according to the passage？
A．The tools he uses． B．His ways of learning．
C．The way he uses his tools． D．The various tools he uses．
2.“…knowing how to investigate，how to discover information，is important to everyone．”The writer says this to show_______．
A．the importance of information
B．the difference between scientists and ordinary people
C．the importance of thinking
D．the difference between carpenters and ordinary people
3.A sound scientific theory should be one that_______．
A．works under one set of conditions at one time and also works under the same conditions at other times
B．leaves no room for improvement
C．doesn't allow any change even under different conditions
D．can be used for many purposes
4.What is the main idea of the passage？
A．Scientists are different from ordinary people．
B．The Theory of Relativity．
C．Exactness is the core of science．
D．Exactness and way of using tools are the keys to making of a scientist．
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年考前阅读、完型与写作之阅读理解思路点拨英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读理解。
A new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.
Frank Hurley’s pictures would be outstanding—undoubtedly first-rate photo-journalism—if they had been made last week. In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck(海滩), by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival. Many of the images were stored in an ice chest, under freezing water, in the damaged wooden ship.
The ship was the Endurance, a small, tight, Norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists, 27 men in all, to the southernmost shore of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled(雪橇) across the continent. The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done. Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.
As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story The Endurance, adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort. Scott’s last journey, completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the world’s imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds. Shackleton, a onetime British merchant-navy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography. Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic, was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published.
1. What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley?
A. They were made last week.
B. They showed undersea sceneries.
C. They were found by a cameraman.
D. They recorded a disastrous adventure.
2. Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?
A. Frank Hurley. B. Ernest Shackleton.
C. Robert Falcon Scott. D. Caroline Alexander.
3. What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?
A. Artistic creation. B. Scientific research.
C. Money making. D. Treasure hunting.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年考前阅读、完型与写作之阅读理解命题揭秘英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读理解。
If you are a fruit grower — or would like to become one — take advantage of Apple Day to see what’s around. It’s called Apple Day but in practice it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain.
Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try, as is the knobbly(多疙瘩的) Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.
There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so it’s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.
At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games.
Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and commercial orchards(果园). If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.
1. What can people do at the apple events?
A. Attend experts’ lectures．
B. Visit fruit-loving families．
C. Plant fruit trees in an orchard．
D. Taste many kinds of apples．
2. What can we learn about Decio?
A. It is a new variety．
B. It has a strange look．
C. It is rarely seen now．
D. It has a special taste．
3. What does the underlined phrase ＂a pipe dream＂ in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. A practical idea． B. A vain hope．
C. A brilliant plan． D. A selfish desire．
4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To show how to grow apples．
B. To introduce an apple festival．
C. To help people select apples．
D. To promote apple research．
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年考前阅读、完型与写作之完型填空专项训练（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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Lainey finished third grade. She had good grades and could read grade level, but she did not like to read. On a family car trip, her Aunt Dede pulled out a copy of Harry Potter, as a surprise for her . But Lainey took one look at it, her eyes, and said, “Borring!”
Aunt Dede, a teacher, had read the book to her students, and they loved it. the youngest children in the class were by the story. They with great interest and then joined in grand conversations about Harry`s adventures.
“How can you say it`s ? Have you read it? ” asked Aunt Dede.
“No, it`s too long and it doesn`t have any .” complained Lainey.
“Oh, that`s where you are ;there are lots of pictures. Every page is full of pictures; you just have to read the words to them. It`s like magic.”
“Nice try , Aunt Dede,”Lainey replied from the back seat.
Another was in order. “Well, if you don’t want to read it, give it .Maybe your mom would hearing the story.” The book sailed through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud. By the end of the first chapter, were coming from the back seat:“Please read a little .”
Lainey is an example of an reader. As shown here, Lainey can become about reading when________ with literature on topics that interest her, and when the people around her model involvement in the reading process.
1.A. within B.on C.to D. above
2.A. daughter B.niece C. student D.friend
3.A. opened B.dried C.rolled D.shaded
4.A. Even B.Still C. Just D.Yet
5.A. surprised B.annoyed C. puzzled D.attracted.
6.A. read B.told C.listened D.wrote
7.A. suspectedly B.anxiously C.calmly D.enthusiastically
8.A. amazing B.boring C.ridiculous D.humorous
9.A. pictures B.stories C. adventures D.conversations
10.A. crazy B.foolish C. wrong D.different
11.A. see B. match C.show D.recognize
12.A. sourly B.patiently C. eagerly D.shyly
13.A. idea B.try C.belief D.behavior
14.A. away B.out C.in D.back
15.A. enjoy B.admit C. mind D.finish
16.A. decisions B. requests C.comments D.promises
17.A. more clearly B.longer C. louder D.more carefully
18.A. Unpleasant B. Innocent C.unwilling D.independent
19.A. astonished B.worried C. confused D.excited
20.A. presented B. concerned C.disturbed D.replaced
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届江苏省高三暑期考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Cocoa Beach /Jupiter Surf Camp — Summer |
Summer Surf Camp is centrally located on the Best Western seashore in Cocoa Beach & Jupiter at Carlin Beach Park with accommodations at the Holiday Inn Express in Juno Beach. |
Summer Surf Camp Dates: ● Surf Camp — Session 1 May 27th—30th Family Surf Week (All Ages) ● Surf Camp— Session 2 June 2nd—6th Family Surf Week (All Ages) ● Surf Camp — Session 3 June 9th—13th Teen Week (Ages 12—17) ● Surf Camp — Session 4 June 16th—20th Family Surf Week (All Ages) ● Surf Camp — Session 5 June 23rd—27th Adults Only (18 and over) ● Surf Camp — Session 6 June 30th—July 3rd Family Surf Week (All Ages) ● Surf Camp — Session 7 July 7th—11th Family Surf Week (All Ages) ● Surf Camp — Session 8 July 14th—18th Women’s Camp (18 and over) ● Surf Camp — Session 9 July 21st—25th Family Surf Week (All Ages) ● Surf Camp — Session 10 July 28th—August 1st Adults Only (18 and over) |
* A 20% discount will be applied to the 4-Day Surf Camp Weeks. * Parents are always welcome to sign up and join their children during the teen week surf camp sessions. Summer Camp Details: ● Use coupon(优惠券) code: “CAMP5” at checkout to get the 5% discount * Daily Rate: $125.00 / person * Surf Camp Runs: 9:30 a.m. — 2:30 p.m. ●Please note: We don’t supervise(监督) the campers after 2: 45 p.m. * Directions to Camp: click here |
1.Who are allowed to take part in Session 5 and Session 8?
A. Mr Johnson and his wife.
B. A couple without children.
C. Mr Black and his 19-year-old son.
D. Mrs Black and her 21-year-old daughter.
2.If Mr and Mrs Brown have a “CAMP5” coupon and want to join in the Summer Surf Camp from June 30th to July 3rd, how much should they pay?
A. $600. B. $760. C. $800. D. $950.
3.What can we know from the form?
A. The campers are supervised all day.
B. A couple can sign up and join in the Camp by fax.
C. Parents can take part in Session 3 together with their children.
D. An adult can join in the Summer Surf Camp on any day in June.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届河南省八市高三英语第三次质量检测试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everybody knows about lots of relatively easy things on weight loss. 1. However, if you have ever tried some before without success, then the following guides could be more useful for your life.
There’s no magical diet.
We often think that if we can just discover the “right” kinds of foods, we’ll magically lose weight or maintain what we’ve lost. In fact there doesn’t seem to be any “right” diet, and there doesn’t seem to be any evidence that one particular diet will work better with an individual’s body. 2.
Dieting gets the better of exercising.
It is said that exercise is the key to weight loss—taking the stairs instead of the elevator will make a difference, for instance. 3. Decreasing food intake is much more effective than increasing physical activity to achieve weight loss. Of course, both together would be even better.
Work harder than other people.
Exercise may not help go back to what it was before you gained weight. So if you’ve been overweight and you lose weight, maintaining that loss means you’re probably going to have to work harder than other people. Building muscles can help your body burn a few more calories. 4. It seems unfair, but that’s the way it is.
5.
For energy balance, it’s the number of calories that counts. It’s certainly true at least in theory and sometimes in practice. You can gain weight eating too much healthy food as well as unhealthy food. So the point is not to question what a calorie is, but rather to understand that we need to exchange the calorie-packed foods for foods that are less calorie-dense and more nutritionally dense.
A. All calories are created equal.
B. Some of them are also extremely effective when actually carried out.
C. A calorie is a calorie!
D. We know pretty much that any diet will work if you follow it.
E. However, it’s much more efficient to cut calories.
F. Some of the calories we burn come from our basic exercise.
G. However, it’s also likely that you’ll have to do more in the long run.
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