Are you facing a situation that 1. (look) impossible to fix?
In 1969, the dilution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It was unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 2. (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 3. most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But the river wasn’t changed in a few days 4. even a few months. It took years of work 5. (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 6. (clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 7. is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?
While there are 8. (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 9. (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 10. (patience).
科目:高中英语 来源:四川省2016-2017学年高一下学期第三次月考(6月)英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
Here are Travelbag, we’ve seen the world---we want you t o as well. To help you on your way, we’ve put the World on Sale. The offers you see below are just a taste of the great deals we have available. To find out more, call us on 0800 804 8911 and let our experts make your perfect trip, at the perfect price. Book by: 30 Apr.
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Americas | |
Rio was £799 now £649 includes flights 7nts, 3* Golden Tulip Continental (B&B), Rio | Las Vagas was £540 now £485 Includes flights 5nts, 3* Circus Circus, Las Vagas Valid: 01 May---30 Jun. |
1.The underlined words in the first offer most probably mean ______________.
A. 3 nights at 4 stars B. 3 nights and 4 days
C. 3 or 4 places D. $3.4
2.In which of the following places may you have to change your hotel?
A. Rio B. Mauritius
C. Sydney D. Malaysia, Langkawi
3.If you want to enjoy the scenery along the driving way, you can visit_________.
A. Dubai B. Thailand Beach(Cha Am)
C. Las Vagas D. New Zealand
4.It can be inferred from the text that ___________.
A. the ad is intended for foreign travelers
B. the offer to Rio has the longest valid time
C. the booking service will last until the end of May
D. taking planes is the only way to go to those places
5.The writer’s purpose of writing this article is to __________.
A. have more people to buy from Travelbag
B. compare travel costs in different countries
C. teach tourist how to save more money
D. inform tourists of some places of interest
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The Dragon Boat Festival has been marked by eating zongzi and racing dragon boats for thousands of years. It 1. (fall) on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar in honor of Qu yuan, 2. is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself.
Qu was minister of the state of Chu 3. (situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hebei provinces during the Warring States period. He was upright., loyal and 4. (high) respected. 5., he was fired from office due to his suggestion to fight against Qin in cooperation with other states. During his stay in other states, he wrote many poems to express his strong love for his country. When Chu 6. (defeat) by Qin. He realized 7. he could do about it was nothing. Qu jumped into Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month.
After the 8. (dead) of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to mourn (悼念) over the great poet they loved so much. People threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves 9. the river to feed the fish to keep them away from Qu Yuan. Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become 10. traditional festival for the Chinese people.
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The foreign Minister said “ ________ that the two sides will work towards peace”.
A. It is no doubt B. There is our hope
C. There is no wonder D. It is our hope
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Every great culture in the past had its own ideas of beauty _______ in art and literature.
A. expressed B. express
C. being expressed D. to be expressed
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The National Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modem ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.
Layout:
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titian and Veronese.
The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velaazquez, Claude and Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).
1.In which wing can you see religious paintings?
A. In the East Wing. B. In the main West Wing.
C. In the Sainsbury Wing. D. In the North Wing.
2.If you enter the gallery by a ground floor, you will easily see the works of .
A. Van Eyck B. Cranach
C. Van Dyck. D. Constable.
3.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The National Gallery is the biggest British national art museum.
B. There are four exhibition areas in The National Gallery
C. The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm
D. The Gallery is completely free
4.Where does the text probably come from?
A. An artist magazine. B. A tourist map.
C. A news report. D. A museum guide.
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In 1917 Orville Wright predicted that "the aeroplane will help peace in many ways –in particular I think it will have a tendency to make war impossible.” Earlier in 1904, American journalist John Walker declared, “As a peace machine, the value of the aeroplane to the world will be beyond computation.” This wasn’t the first grand promise of technology. In that same year Jules Verne announced, “The submarine(潜艇)may be the cause of bringing battle to a stoppage.”
Alfred Nobel, sincerely believe his dynamite(火药) would be a war obstacle: “My dynamite will sooner lead to peace than a thousand world conventions(公约).” Similarly, when Hiran Maxim, inventor of the machine gun, was asked in 1893, “Will this gun not make war more terrible?” he answered, “No, it will make war impossible.” Gugliemo Mareconi, inventor of the radio, told the world in 1912. “The coming of the wireless time will make war impossible, because it will make war ridiculous.” General James Harbord, chairman of the board of RCA in 1925, believed, “Radio will serve to make the concept of Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men a reality.”
David Nye, a historian of technology, adds to the list of inventions imagined as abolishing war forever and leading to universal peace the hot-air balloon, poison gas, land mines and laser guns.
It is not that all these inventions are without benefits—even benefits toward democracy. Rather, it’s the case that each new technology creates more problems than it solves. “Problems are the answers to solutions,” says Brian Arthur.
Most of the new problems in the world are problems created by previous technology. These problems are nearly invisible to us. Every year 1.2 million people die in automobile accidents. The technological transportation system kills more people than cancer. Global warming, environmental poisons, nuclear terrorism, and species loss, are only a few of the many other serious problems troubling people.
If we embrace(拥抱) technology we need to face its costs.
1.What will new inventions do according to the first two paragraphs?
A. They will increase wars.
B. They will lead to peace.
C. They will serve people.
D. They will break conventions.
2.What does the author list so many inventions?
A. To show people’s creativity.
B. To appreciate their benefits.
C. To contradict the original ideas.
D. To prove grand promises.
3.What does the author hope to tell us about new technology through the text?
A. It will experience many tests.
B. It will bring about huge costs in the world.
C. It provides answers to many problems.
D. It presents more problems than it solves.
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科目:高中英语 来源:江苏省如皋市2016-2017学年高二选修六Unit 2 What is happiness to you同步练习英语试卷 题型:单项填空
—The expression on his face suggests he ________ have failed in the competition.
—I guess so. It’s not easy after all.
A. should B. could
C. must D. might
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科目:高中英语 来源:Unit1 Friendship--高考英语单元能力提升测试卷 题型:阅读理解
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness with me. When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: "Let’s start with a train whistle today." We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changed into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair (失望) and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friends. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: "Yes, I must tell..." We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist (心理学家), who will only fill up the healing (愈合的) silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.
1.In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to __________.
A. become serious about her study B. go to her friend’s house regularly
C. learn from her classmates at school D. share poems and stories with her friend
2.In Paragraph 2, "We gave London to each other" probably means __________.
A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C. our unpleasant feelings about London disappeared
D. we parted with each other in London
3.According to Paragraph 3, the author and her friend __________.
A. call each other regularly B. have similar personalities
C. enjoy writing to each other D. dream of meeting each other
4.In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to __________.
A. ask for professional help B. be left alone
C. stay with her best friend D. break the silence
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