He went to Beijing at the end of September, _________ there was a grand celebration for new China’s 60th birthday on National Day.
A. when B. which C. where D. that
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
One of the most well-known directors of our time is Stephen Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a performing pianist. His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screenwriter who wrote the stories for many famous films.
Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old, he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later, he produced a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollars’ profit at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily, he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become a great director.
Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses, most of which are involved in the film industry.
| Year | What happened |
| 1946 | Stephen Spielberg in Cincinnati. |
| 1959 | Stephen Spielberg made a film and it a local competition. |
| 1962 | Stephen Spielberg produced a film called , from which many were later used for Close Encounters of the Third Kind. |
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| Though he to get into the film school he wanted to go to, Stephen Spielberg didn’t give up his dream to become a great director. |
| 1976 | Stephen Spielberg his major film. |
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,”he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.”The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer , neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,”said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles (运货车队). Five years later, the man was the one of the largest food retailers (零售商)in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said,“I haven’t got one.”
His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied,“Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft.”
The man didn’t get the job because he _______________________.
A disliked the job B didn’t pass the test
C didn’t have an e-mail D knew nothing about computers
Why could the man become one of the largest food retailers in the US?
A Because he had many friends to help him.
B Because he was smart and worked very hard.
C Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
D Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.
What does the story want to tell us?
A Computers are very important in our daily life.
B Everyone can make a lot of money with only $10.
C The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man.
D Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard,
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Of all the men who ever liked fresh air, no one liked it more than James Wilson did. He _1__ slept with his window open even when snow was falling outside.
One winter, he went to Finland on business. When he _2__ his room in the hotel, he found that the windows were closed to __3__ the icy air out. He did his best to open one but failed. The bed was really __4___, but Wilson couldn’t sleep. He __5__ forget the closed windows. No fresh air! It was __6___ to think of.
At about one o’clock in the morning, he was __7__ awake. Worrying about the air in the room. He became very angry. Where was the __8__ ? He could see something that looked like __9___ over there. He threw a shoe at it through the darkness with all the force of his strong right arm. A terrible sound of breaking glass _10__ the room, but to Wilson’s sad heart, it seemed like the sound of __11___ music.
When daylight came through the window, he __12___ and lay with his eyes close. There was __13__ to worry about. __14___ was it ? Oh, the broken window! Yes, indeed. He would have to pay __15__ that. He opened his eyes to look.
Suddenly he sat up in __16__. The window was not broken at all. The __17__ was all in one piece, just as good as it had been the night before. __18__ fresh air was entering the room through the window!
He then turned his eyes to the __19__ and saw a broken picture __20__ on the wall. There was a shoe on the floor below it, and a lot of broken glasses around the shoe.
1. A. seldom B. often C. sometimes D. always
2. A. left B. cleaned C. entered D. examined
3. A. prevent B. keep C. stop D. send
4. A. cold B. comfortable C. bad D. terrible
5. A. shouldn’t B. wasn’t able to C. couldn’t D. wouldn’t
6. A. unlucky B. anxious C. difficult D. terrible
7. A. already B. nearly C. hardly D. still
8. A. waiter B. manager C. window D. light
9. A. paper B. glass C. a picture D. a man
10. A. destroyed B. covered C. filled D. entered
11. A. funny B. strange C. beautiful D. famous
12. A. got up B. woke up C. went in D. came down
13. A. a lot B. little C. something D. someone
14. A. What B. How C. Where D. Who
15. A. to B. with C. from D. for
16. A. silence B. surprise C. trouble D. pain
17. A. window B. picture C. glass D. shoe
18. A. Much B. No C. Still D. Yet
19. A. outside B. top C. side D. bottom
20. A. lying B. hanging C. falling D. put
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届河南灵宝第三高级中学高二下期第三次质量检测英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light，I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff（东西） they call “books”。
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed？” I asked myself. I didn’t answer，In fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve. “ Oh，dear！” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！” We pupils are the most wretched creatures（生物） in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate（绝望的）now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed，“Oh，God，please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards，Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later，with my head on the desk，I fell asleep.
1.The underlined word “wretched”in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .
A．very happy. B．disappointed. C．very unhappy. D．hopeful.
2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because .
A．it was too late at night.
B．he was very tired.
C．his eye lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open.
D．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination.
3.What do you suppose happened to the author？
A．He went to a church to pray again.
B．He passed the exam by sheer luck.
C．He failed in the exam.
D．He was punished by his teacher.
4.The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A．The Night Before the Examination.
B．Working Far into the Night.
C．A Slow Student.
D．Going Over My Lessons.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年内蒙古、平煤高中高三5月联合考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Once there lived a man who was such lazy that no job was fit him. In order to make a living he went to the neighbor of his for help one day. The neighbor advised to him to be a grave caretaker as it is the easiest job one could find. The lazy man was delighting and soon became a grave caretaker. And to everybody’s surprise he gave up his job three days before he got it. “It’s unfair.” He said to the neighbor angry. “In the grave all the others are lying still when I am the only one who has to stand.”
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