------ Mike has been offered a prize for his good deed, but he doesn’t want to accept it.
------ ________? He deserves it.
A. Guess what B. So what
C. Like what D. But why
科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建福州文博中学高三上期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the goldsmith（金匠）father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their condition, two of Durer's children had a dream to seek their talent for , but they knew 1well their father would never be able to send of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
The two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss（扔） a coin. The _ would work in the nearby mines to support his brother. Albrecht Durer the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, work at the academy was almost an success. Albrecht's woodcuts（木刻） and oils were better than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees his works.
When the young returned home, the Durer family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, "Now, Albert, it is your to seek your dream. I will support you."
All heads turned to the far end of the table, where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, while he and repeated, "No ...no." Finally, Albert rose and the tears from his cheeks. He said softly, "I go to Nuremberg, brother. It is too late for me. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed（猛击） at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to your toast."
Today, Albrecht Durer's masterful works in every great museum in the world, but chances are great you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. Albrecht Durer drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin stretched（伸展） skyward. He it "The Praying Hands."
Next time you see that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it !
1.A. hopeful B. hopeless C. disappointed D. lucky
2.A. music B. art C. mining D. farming
3.A. all B. each C. both D. either
4.A. painter B. loser C. winner D. failure
5.A. lost B. got C. won D. beat
6.A. whose B. his C. whom D. who
7.A. casual B. immediate C. attractive D. ordinary
8.A. far B. quite C. very D. more
9.A. for B. to C. in D. at
10.A. miner B. artist C. worker D. professor
11.A. luck B. turn C. move D. moment
12.A. sobbed B. nodded C. smiled D. laughed
13.A. recovered B. wept C. wiped D. handed
14.A. can’t B. mustn’t C. can D. have to
15.A. hold B. return C. move D. turn
16.A. visit B. represent C. present D. hang
17.A. when B. that C. which D. as
18.A. figures B. hands C. fingers D. arms
19.A. said B. loved C. told D. called
20.A. alone B. out C. yet D. before
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建清流第一中学高三上第一次阶段英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Wealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time. Call it the piggy bank strategy(策略). There are lessons in that time-honored coin-saving container.
Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. I f you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax, you will have your trip money.
When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it. We associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth. Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Year’s Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it.
Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? Why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins? In the Middle Ages, before modern banking and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. Potters(制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay(黏土) called “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars.The Middle English word
for pig was “pigge”. While the Saxons pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”, eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy. As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighting children and adults. The piggy bank was born.
Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons. Think about the things in life that require large amounts of money--- college education, weddings, cars, medical care, starting a business, buying a home, and fun stuff like great trips. So when you have money, take off the top 10%, put it aside, save and invest wisely.
1.What is the piggy bank strategy?
A. Paying 1% income tax at a time.
B. Setting a goal before making a travel plan.
C. Aiming high even when doing small things.
D. Putting aside a little money regularly for future use.
2.Why did the writer’s parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?
A. To delight him with the latest fashion.
B. To encourage him to climb mountains.
C. To help him form the habit of saving.
D. To teach him English pronunciation.
3.What does then underlined word “something”(Paragraph 3) most probably refer to?
A. Money B. Gifts
C. Financial success D. Good luck
4.The piggy ban originally was _________.
A. a potter’s instrument B. a cheap clay container
C. an animal-shaped dish D. a pig-like toy for children
5.The last paragraph talks about ________.
A. the seriousness of educating children
B. the enjoyment of taking a great trip
C. the importance of managing money
D. the difficulty of starting a business
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建清流第一中学高三上第一次阶段英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
China is one of the developing countries ________ the third world.
A. belongs to B. belonging to
C. is belonging to D. belonged to
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建武平第一中学高三上期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
If you can see the magic in a fairytale, you can face the future.” —Danielle Steel
Who have not read fairytales? We all have had the experience of reveling in the beauty and innocence of fairytales. May it be Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty... fairytale is a word which cannot be new to us. But have you ever traveled ages back to the earliest of times and uncovered the fascinating facts about these stories? Well, if not, then here are some mystical finds I discovered when I undertook this journey.
A fairytale or fairy story is a fictional tale that usually features folkloric characters (such as fairies, talking animals). A fairytale often stars transformed princes, princesses, animals, as in “fairytale ending” where the humble but heroic princes defeat the wicked enemies or as in “fairytale romance” where after much ado the beautiful princesses marry their Prince Charming.
One distinct feature of fairytales is that, they take place “once upon a time”. The history of the fairytale is particularly difficult to trace. The oral tradition of the fairytale came long before the written page. The oldest known fairytales stem from ancient Egypt around 1,300 B.C and now, after traveling through various periods of time, they have grown and matured in various aspects and have become the most popular genre of stories for young children.
The most famous authors of fairytales are the Grimm Brothers whose works include Cinderella, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and many more; The Grimm Brothers collected their tales from farmers and edited them to suit their audience.
But whatever may the form be, fairytales are after all fairytales! G. K. Chesterton said, “Fairytales do not tell children the dragons exist; they tell the dragons can be killed.” This quote has great weight. Every child believes in fairies, dragons, etc. They do not need fairytales to tell them that. Instead fairytales tell that good always succeed over evil. So fairytales are necessary for young minds.
Fairytales are narrated to children when they are young. This is very essential indeed, for if in the beginning of our lives our minds are touched by the beauty, innocence and the morals in these tales, we will be able to trace the optimistic side of happenings. The fairies are like our wildest dreams, which seem unreachable but we can make them plausible（真实的）.
1. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us?
A. The definition of fairytale.
B. The characters in the fairytale.
C. The brief introduction of fairytale.
D. The plot of the fairytale.
2. What implies in the passage?
A. The fairytale first appeared as a written form.
B. The spoken form of fairytale came earlier than the written form.
C. The fairytale came from ancient Egypt and hasn’t changed much since then
D. The fairytale always begins with “once upon a time”.
3. By saying “Fairytales do not tell children the dragons exist; they tell the dragons can be killed.”, G. K. Chesterton meant________.
A. the dragons are evil things
B. good always win over evil
C. every child believes the existence of the dragon
D. every child can know how to kill a dragon from the fairytale
4.What does the writer think about the fairytale?
A. He believes that we can make fairytale come ture.
B. He thinks the fairytale makes no difference to our lives.
C. He feels doubtful of the fairytale.
D. He thinks the fairytale is unreachable.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建武平第一中学高三上期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Cathy spent her summer vacation in reviewing her lessons _____ she would achieve marks in the coming examination.
A. now that B. as if
C. only if D. so that
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建武平第一中学高三上期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
It is ____ for me to go to school as it takes only a few minutes to get there.
A. comfortable B. suitable
C. convenient D. free
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建四地六校高三上第二次联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Thanks to the Internet, we have_________ to data quickly and effectively, regardless of where we are and what we are doing.
A. access B. passage
C. way D. approach
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建三校联考高三上期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
“______ to Michelle and having two beautiful girls in my house never allows me to look down upon women,” said Obama.
A. Marrying B. Married
C. Having married D. Being married
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