When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born.I loved this bird; I would ________ him for hours. He would ________ effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the ________ and float there beautifully.Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move ________ into the grasses.We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot language ________ “pink-colored feet”; meksikatsi and I became very good friends.
The bird had a very particular significance to me ________ I desperately wanted to be able to fly too.I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where ________ was impossible. And most of the things that I ________ about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people.
When I was ten years old, something unexpected ________ my life suddenly. I found myself become an ________ child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a ________ position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but ________ two cultures.
A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what ________ people have called that bird for thousands of years.Meksikatsi, he said, was really “duck”.I was very ________ with English.I could not understand it.First of all, the bird did not look like “duck”, and when it made a ________, it did not sound like “duck”, I was even more ________ when I found out that the meaning of the verb “to duck” came from the bird.
As I ________ to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of ________, but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning.I ________ that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different ________, totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world.
1.A.keepB.watchC.followD.search
2.A.jumpB.diveC.circleD.wander
3.A.nestB.hillC.waterD.road
4.A.quicklyB.naturallyC.freelyD.quietly
5.A.meansB.readsC.showsD.states
6.A.thoughB.becauseC.whileD.until
7.A.communicationB.imaginationC.beliefD.flight
8.A.dreamedB.worriedC.knewD.argued
9.A.improvedB.enrichedC.changedD.ruined
10.A.educatedB.adoptedC.outgoingD.independent
11.A.weakB.comfortableC.terribleD.central
12.A.betweenB.againstC.withoutD.beyond
13.A.mostB.fewC.theirD.my
14.A.desperateB.bored
C.uncomfortableD.disappointed
15.A.noiseB.callC.decisionD.choice
16.A.ashamedB.confusedC.embarrassedD.frightened
17.A.triedB.cameC.determinedD.expected
18.A.evidenceB.distinctionC.profitD.sense
19.A.identifiedB.confirmedC.realizedD.predicted
20.A.conceptsB.regulationsC.messagesD.evaluations
科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年吉林长春市高二上期初考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
I still clearly remember that day. I was on the side of the road for about four hours with my big jeep. I put signs in the windows that said,“Need a jack (千斤顶).”
As I was about to give up, a truck stopped and a man got off. He looked at the situation, made a judgment and went back to take a jack. After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats. We were both dirty. His wife took a large bottle of water for us to wash our hands.
I tried to put $20 in the man’s hand, but he wouldn’t take it, so I went to give it to his wife quietly. I asked their little girl where they lived. She said they lived in Mexico. They were in Oregon now, so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks. After that, they were going to pick peaches and then go home.
After I said goodbye and started going back to my jeep, the girl ran to me and handed me a tamale(玉米粽子)for lunch. I thanked them again and walked back to my jeep. When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $20! I ran to the truck and the guy rolled down his window. He started shaking his head, smiled and said in English“Today you, tomorrow me. ” Then he drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.
This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly.
Since then I’ve helped many people like the Mexican family. I didn’t accept their money. Every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.
1. From the passage we can know that _______.
A. the Mexican man couldn’t speak English.
B. the author’s jeep broke down on the road.
C. the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit.
D. $20 was a small amount for the Mexican family.
2.Why did the author hand the money quietly to the man’s wife?
A. Because the Mexican man had refused to accept it.
B. Because the Mexican man’s wife needn’t wash her hands.
C. Because the Mexican man was busy washing his hands.
D. Because the Mexican man’s wife was in charge of money at their home.
3. The Mexican man helped the author because he thought that_______.
A. it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly.
B. it was quite easy to help the author repair the jeep.
C. it was possible that everyone might get into trouble.
D. the author was a polite stranger and deserved the help.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author.
B. What made the author cry was the tamale given by the girl.
C. The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon last year.
D. The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年江苏启东中学高二上第二次月考英语卷(解析版) 题型:完成句子
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.
American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-school and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. Most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character—how to help them develop skills like perseverance, optimism, responsibility, and self-control, which together do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.
There is growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned only with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges the child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in a competitive academic environment, the idea of failure can be very scary, to students and parents alike.
But experiencing failure is a critical part of building character. Recent research by a team of psychologists found that adults who had experienced little or no failure growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. “Overcoming those obstacles,” the researchers assumed, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity, and foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully in the future.”
By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible failure—when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at—we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.
In the classroom and outside of it, American parents need to encourage children to take chances, to challenge themselves, to risk failure. In the meantime, giving our kids room to fail may be one of the best ways we can help them succeed.
Back to School: Why Perseverance Is More Important than Good Grades? | |
Common phenomena | Parents throughout America 1.______ their kids’ backpacks up with snacks and school supplies. |
Many American parents don’t 2._______ enough importance to their kids’ character building. | |
The writer’s 3._________ | Parents should pay more attention to their kids’ character building. |
Evidence and 4._____ findings | Parents’ anxiety about their kids’ performance may 5. them from learning some valuable skills. |
Parents concerned only with a kid’s G.P.A. have a 6. to minimize the challenges the child faces. | |
Adults who have experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood are 7. and more confident than those who haven’t. | |
Denying kids character-building experiences can 8. in difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood. | |
The writer’s suggestions | 9.________ kids to be risk-takers. |
Give kids room to experience 10.____________. | |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年江苏启东中学高二上第二次月考英语卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
—In no case ________ you are a senior two student.
—My teacher has told me thousand times. Anything fresh?
A. you should forgetB. forget you
C. should you forgetD. shouldn’t you forget
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年江苏扬州中学高二上开学考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:任务型阅读
What is eco-fashion?Eco-fashion is about making clothes that take into account the environment, the health of consumers and the working conditions of people in the fashion industry. It is a complex phenomenon and the common use of the term covers two aspects of fashion —‘ecological’ and ‘ethical’. Ecological fashion usually refers to textile (织物) and clothing production processes and the environmental issues surrounding them;ethical fashion generally relates to the working conditions involved in the producing processes.
What are the problems with fashion? A closer look at the fashion industry points out many problems that are common practices in the creation of our fashions from the field to the factory. Firstly, the production of textiles pollutes the environment heavily. Cotton-planting uses pesticides;sheep-farming and woolcleaning contribute to global warming;synthetics-making (人造纤维生产) brings about waste which does harm to our environment. Secondly, every stage of clothing production has a significant effect on the environment. They all use a great deal of energy, and some also involve harmful chemicals. In addition to this, there is a lot of waste produced in the process, especially in the form of polluted water. Thirdly, growing consumption levels and our shopping habits further worsen the bad effects. We are now buying clothes in increasing quantities without realizing the scale on which it affects natural environment, and we are also quick to throw away clothes that have been worn only a couple of times.
Then, how to solve the problems? Other industries that design products are ahead of the fashion industry when it comes to choosing sustainable materials, designing for minimum waste, choosing energy efficient manufacturing and creating products for longevity. The fashion industry has been slow to adopt these changes and part of the problem is the very nature of fashion. To a large degree, it is the fashion producers that really have the power and the responsibility to shape our future. There are numerous ways in which these producers can reduce their ecological footprint, from switching to green energy and reducing energy use, through selecting sustainable materials and choosing local suppliers,to recycle and minimize waste. On the other hand,as consumers we can all make contributions by selecting environmentally friendly clothing and reducing clothing consumption.
There is some concern that eco friendly fashions are just a trend that we will eventually grow tired of but we can make sure that doesn't happen. Now many people are beginning to shop for organic food products because the benefits of eating food free of chemicals are straightforward and immediate. They relate directly to our personal health. In fact, choosing eco-fashion can also contribute to our personal health, though it is mostly done by way of keeping the health of the planet.
Why choose eco-fashion? | ||
1.of fashion | Ecological | Textile & clothing production processes; Issues related to2. |
Ethical | Working 3. involved | |
Problems with fashion | Textile 4. | Cotton-planting: use of pesticides; Sheep-farming & wool-cleaning: global warming; Synthetics-making: 5. waste |
Clothing production | Producing a lot of waste; Using harmful chemicals; 6. a great deal of energy | |
Consumption levels & shopping habits | New clothes: bought in increasing quantities Old clothes: 7. away quickly | |
8.to problems | Fashion producers | Ways to recycle and9.waste: Switching to green energy; Reducing energy use; Selecting sustainable materials; Choosing local suppliers |
10. | Selecting environmentally friendly clothing Reducing clothing consumption | |
Choosing eco-fashion can contribute to our personal health. | ||
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年江苏扬州中学高二上开学考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
—Why! I couldn’t get you on the phone this morning.
—We ________ tennis in the yard when you phoned me.
A. could be playing
B. must be playing
C. must have been playing
D. should have played
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年江苏扬州中学高二上开学考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
The doctor ________ me to spend several days at the seaside, so that I’ll ________ soon.
A. considered; hold up
B. hoped; bring up
C. suggested; take up
D. advised; pick up
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年江西上高县二中高一上期第三次月考英语卷(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,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life Lessons
Sometimes Life will send you an experience when you least expect it. Recently, I a little girl when I was shopping.
She was helping her get the items they needed. She was bald (秃头的) but beautiful,wearing a big smile on her face.
However, she was going through some kind of treatment and was very . I couldn’t help moving near to them and starting a .
“Hi,” I said,“You're and I want you to know, I once had your same .And now look at my hair—it all .”
“See,” her mom said , “It will come back. We just have to be .”
We smiled at one another and continued with our shopping. Then, suddenly the little
girl ran up to me and gave me a big . It caught me off guard but I hugged her back.
This experience left a deep impression on me.
Life treated her unfairly. Her family was being to face any parent's worst nightmare (噩梦) : a child. I can't imagine how hard it is for her parents to life.But they were doing it, and doing it .They were warm and pleasant. They were doing the best they could with the situation they were in. And,isn't that all of us should do? Whatever we meet in our ,we should be optimistic (乐观的).
I wasn't this lesson when I walked into the store, I don't think I'll forget this family. That's the thing about life. There are lessons all around for us to .Sometimes, you just have to open your eyes and be willing to see and all that is there.
1.A. saved B. met C. cured D. recognized
2.A. friends B. customers C. classmates D. family
3.A. luckily B. frequently C. clearly D. simply
4.A. weak B. healthy C. lovely D. unhappy
5.A. plan B. task C. business D. conversation
6.A. clever B. honest C. careful D. beautiful
7.A. illness B. clothes C. hairstyle D. dream
8.A. stood up B. came back C. went out D. gave in
9.A. patient B. brave C. active D. polite
10.A. smile B. kiss C. surprise D. hug
11.A. requested B. persuaded C. forced D. invited
12.A. sick B. rude C. lazy D. mean
13.A. earn B. explain C. treat D. face
14.A. sincerely B. well C. freely D. selflessly
15.A. unfair B. common C. simple D. old
16.A. study B. work C. life D. time
17.A. preparing B. attending C. scheduling D. expecting
18.A. unless B. but C. because D. or
19.A. give B. design C. learn D. teach
20.A. receive B. change C. speak D. improve
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年内蒙古高一上第二次月考英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.
Tourism brings many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.
1.In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.
A. boys and girls, men or women, young or old
B. either kings or queens
C. both the poor and the rich
D. nobody but those who had money
2.What makes travel more attractive than before? _________
A. Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.
B. More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.
C. Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.
D. New hotels and restaurants have been built.
3.Which of the following statements is true according to the article?
A. Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.
B. People have some trouble in making journey.
C. With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.
D. Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Change of Tourism B. Tourism
C. The Importance of Tourism D. The Cause of Tourism Change
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