Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.
Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.
After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me. Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.
1.What do we know about the author?
A. His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge.
B. His dream at university was to become a volunteer.
C. He took pride in having contributed to the world.
D. He felt honored to study English literature.
2.According to Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author ________.
A. discussed his decision with his family
B. asked previous volunteers about voluntary work
C. attended special training to perform difficult tasks
D. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends
3.In his application for the volunteer job, the author ________.
A. participated in many discussions
B. went through challenging survival tests
C. wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work
D. faced strong competition from other candidates
4.What can we infer from the author’s experiences in Nigeria?
A. He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture.
B. He had learned to communicate in the local language.
C. He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.
D. He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.
智慧小复习系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年河北邯郸一中高一上期入学考试英语卷（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、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。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a ___ over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always ____. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was ____. I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t ___ for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big ___ for the kids was the fun of Christmas ___.
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking ___ what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for ___ to share by all five of us.
The big ___ arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and ___ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ____ back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits(情绪), ___ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ____. She had only one small, flat(瘪的) bag with a few candies—fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ____ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ___ to be angry again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking ____ thinking of what to buy, and I ___ to read the little cards in the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ___ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and ____ the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so ____ as I did that day.
1.A. hatB. roofC. cloudD. star
2.A. littleB. lessC. moreD. enough
3.A. politeB. strictC. seriousD. sad
4.A. moneyB. roomC. timeD. date
5.A. angerB. problemC. surpriseD. excitement
6.A. shoppingB. travelingC. partiesD. greetings
7.A. the otherB. each otherC. one by oneD. every other one
8.A. toysB. clothesC. presentsD. bills
9.A. dayB. chanceC. cardD. tree
10.A. benefitedB. remindedC. invitedD. forgave
11.A. drawB. stayC. moveD. meet
12.A. includingB. exceptC. besideD. for
13.A. quietB. excitedC. happyD. healthy
14.A. sinceB. afterC. untilD. while
15.A. readyB. ableC. curiousD. afraid
16.A. outB. overC. forwardD. around
17.A. forgotB. stoppedC. failedD. hated
18.A. wantedB. didC. builtD. played
19.A. madeB. searchedC. boughtD. fetched
20.A. angryB. richC. patientD. terrified
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It would be very exciting to be a reporter on a newspaper. As soon as a reporter’s boss gives him a story to write, the reporter is on the job. He keeps his mind on what he is going to do. He does not begin writing the story until he knows what he should find out. He must know why he should write the story.
At times a reporter must search hard to find all of the facts he needs for a story. The facts may not be right under his nose. To find the facts, he has to recognize important details. While gathering information for a story, he asks himself questions: Should I use this information? Is this an important fact?
A reporter writes the story as fast as he can, so it can go right away into the newspaper. The story also needs a headline, which tells very quickly what the news story is about and is printed bigger and blacker than the rest of the news story.
Every big newspaper has many reporters, because many stories are needed in the newspaper. Would you like to be one？
1.A reporter writes the story as fast as possible because ________.
A. he wants it to go into the newspaper quickly
B. people prefer to buy today’s newspaper
C. he wants to have a rest
D. he is good at writing it
2.Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. Being a reporter is a tiring job.
B. It is easy for a reporter to find the facts.
C. The headline must tell the details of the news story.
D. A reporter begins to write when knowing what he should find out.
3.Which is the writer’s opinion?
A. A reporter’s boss is usually very hard to his men.
B. The job of a newspaper reporter is exciting but not easy.
C. Everyone can write a good news story.
D. No one likes to be a reporter.
4.The passage is about ________.
A. the job of a news reporter
B. big newspapers in the world
C. how to write the headline of all articles
D. how to gather information for a news story
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届云南临沧一中高三上第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
I used to work in an office, which had a Locust tree growing outside the window．It had grown into a tall tree and must have been there for a long time．_1._. Unfortunately, this happened to be the room assigned to me, and I was depressed by it for quite some time．
When the first spring came, everything was green except the locust tree．_2.__. One morning, when I opened the window for some fresh air, I unexpectedly smelt a familiar sweet scent(香味) floating into my office which I could not name．_3.__. The tree that I thought dead was in full bloom!
From then on, I usually came to the office very early to see dew(露水) forming on the locust tree blossoms, and was eager to see spring again every year．
During summer, the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the strong sunlight, but allowed enough light in to make it pleasant．_4._. Their beauty touched my soul. Many times, I wanted to take photos but never did．Then, I had to leave in a hurry．Later in life, it became a great regret that I had not done so．
Actually, many times in our lives we think we own something and thus do not value it. __5._. Moreover, sometimes, we have to accept the things we don't want and need to discover the hidden beauty to find unexpected joy!
A. Do value what you own!
B. Suddenly, I realized it was the locust tree!
C. We don't feel regretful until we lose it one day!
D. In autumn, the leaves turned many different colors．
E. I felt very happy because I thought it had died!
F. The tree blocked the view and made the office seem dull.
G. The tree provides much shade and cools the room in summer.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届四川省高三9月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
There are as many varieties of English as there are speakers of it. English 1. (speak) as an official language in more than 60 countries, and it can sound very different from place to place. 2. is easy for us to tell British English 3. American English.
There is not really a standard form that everyone can agree on and English is 4.(wide) spoken, so it is hard to tell which English is correct. As long as speakers can understand each other, 5.(correct) doesn't matter.
Australian English has traces of both Irish and cockney speech patterns, because the first speakers were prisoners 6. came from all over Britain. Many of the Aboriginal words 7. (pass) into the language. 8. the main differences lie in the individual sounds and intonation patterns.
But this is not the case, the variety of English 9.(speak) in Jamaica has some of the grammatical features of the American languages.
On the 10. side of the world, in Singapore, English is spoken by about half the population. Sentences often end with the word lah. English here has been influenced especially by Malay and the Chinese dialect Hokkien.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届山西长治二中等五校高三上第一次联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Don’t you want to consider studying business?” It was 2003 and I was in Class 10. Why did Papa ask me that? He knew I wanted to be a ________.
“If you’re thinking of studying mass media after class 12,” Papa added, “________ should be more helpful than science.”
“But I ________ to be a cardiologist（心脏病学家), Papa!” I protested.
“________ that’s where your heart really lies, I’m sorry I ________ this up,” he said.
In 2006, after I had spent two difficult years trying to study science, I brought up the ________ again with my father, a teacher who ________ his own training institute in Ujjain, MP. “What made you ________ I’d make a better journalist than a doctor?” I asked Papa.
“You have been my ________, too,” he said, smiling.
I was just eight years old when I ________ evening classes at his institute. It was very different from regular school. We shared anecdotes, made presentations, staged plays, listened to and watched tapes from the BBC.
Always thinking about his students, Papa ________ takes leave but when he absolutely has to, he feels guilty. It ________ him when a student doesn’t show the same enthusiasm.
Every year, Teacher’s Day, the 5th of September, is like a ________ in our house. The phone ________ ringing. Papa takes every call ________ it were the only one he got.
It turned out to be journalism and not cardiology for me. In June 2006, when I joined St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, for my ________ degree in mass media, it felt like Papa’s classes. Soon I was writing regularly for the news magazine Outlook. In 2009, it was Papa again who ________ me decide not take a postgraduate degree in mass media.
“You’ll only study the ________ things again,” Papa explained. “Sociology is such a lively subject, and if you want to be a good journalist you ________ know about society and people.”
I got my MA in sociology two years later.
This Father’s Day, June 21, when I called him, I will have completed nearly four fruitful years working as a journalist, thanks to Papa’s ________.
1.A. journalistB. doctorC. businessmanD. sociologist
2.A. businessB. literatureC. sociologyD.communication
3.A. hesitateB. refuseC. wantD. agree
4.A. IfB. SoC. WhenD. But
5.A. pickedB. putC. broughtD. gave
6.A. conceptB. projectC. questionD. subject
7.A. supportsB. runsC. holdsD. shares
8.A. feelB. doubtC. hopeD. prefer
9.A. sonB. studentC. fellowD. friend
10.A. choseB. taughtC. attendedD. received
11.A. sometimesB. alwaysC. neverD. hardly
12.A. hurtsB. defeatsC. strikesD. amuses
13.A. showB. lectureC. meetingD. festival
14.A. keepsB. beginsC. continuesD. stops
15.A. in caseB. as ifC. even ifD. now that
16.A. bachelor’sB. master’sC. doctor’sD. graduate’s
17.A. sawB. letC. foundD. helped
18.A. differentB. sameC. generalD. boring
19.A. mayB. couldC. wouldD. must
20.A. patienceB. powerC. guidanceD. understanding
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年山西康杰中学高二下期末考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
The summer holiday is coming. My classmates and I are talking about how to do during the holiday. We can chose between staying at home and take a trip. If we stay at home, it is comfortable but there is no need to spend money. But in that case, we will learn little about world. If we go n a trip abroad, we can broaden you view and gain knowledges we cannot get from books. Some classmates suggest we can go to places of interest nearby. I thought that it is a good idea. It does not cost many, yet we can still learn a lot.
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假定你是高三学生李华，从网上获悉一家国际青少年志愿者组织正在全球招募暑期志愿者。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。主要内容如下：
1．写信目的；
2．自我介绍；
3．希望获准。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．文章的结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir or Madam,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
With all my best regards.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届贵州遵义航天高中高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达).” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.
Some people prefer to do almost everything over the internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的） rude messages by email.
However, rudeness is never acceptable. Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and annoying.
We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is admitting our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly recognize good manners when we see them.
1.What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?
A. People can tell good from bad behavior.
B. Radar is able to observe human behavior.
C. People care little about their behavior.
D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.
2.Some people are less willing to deal with humans because ________.
A. they are becoming less patient
B. they are growing too independent
C. they have to handle many important messages
D. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward
3.The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ________.
A. ridiculousB. hatefulC. acceptableD. reasonable
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. We should praise good behavior.
B. Technology can never be blamed.
C. We should keep pointing out mistakes.
D. Technology will take over our lives one day.
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