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Stories about Kites in Japan
People have flown kites in Japan for more than 1000 years. There are many different kinds of kites there. Some look like bats; others look like birds. Most have pictures on them.
There are many interesting stories about kites in Japan.
One story tells us about a thief who used a kite to fly. He wanted to steal the gold from the top of an old tower. The thief and his friends made a large kite. One dark windy night, the thief caught hold of(抓住) the kite. His friends raised the kite into the air. Then they moved the kite near the top of the tower. The thief was able to steal the gold.
Another story tells about a father and a son who were on a small lonely island in the middle of the Japanese sea. There were no bouts or ships. They couldn’t go back to the mainland. So they made a big kite. His son flew on it back to Japan.
There is a K-Day in Japan. The young men of Japan have kite matches. When the kites are flying the match starts. The young men try to break each other’s kite string(细线). The last kite left in the sky is the winner.
35. Most kites in Japan ____.
A. are very large B. are very small C. look like bats D. look nice with pictures.
36. In the kite match, the young men try to ____.
A. make their kites fly high
B. stop each other’s kites from flying in the sky
C. make very large kites themselves
D. draw beautiful pictures on their kites.
37. The father in the passage made a big kite to help his son to ____.
A. return home B. fly over Japan C. win the match D. steal the gold.
38. which of the following is NOT true?
A. The last kite left in the sky is the winner in the kite match.
B. The thief stole the gold from the top of an old tower.
C. The father and the son in the story were dead in the sea at last.
D. There is K-Day in Japan.
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
I am serving in a company in Cheyenne. The work has been challenging, but the 36 are big, and I have been given a rise. The weather has been cold lately. 37 walking has been excellent exercise, I have realized that I need another form of 38 for the winter.
My boyfriend Mike knew of this 39 and he researched some local sites for cheap cars. The minute he 40 me the information about a 1978 Ford Fairmont, I 41 this car was meant to be! I began communicating with the 42 , a man named Dale Meyer. I found out that the car was bought by his grandfather and was still in good 43 . He and his two brothers had 44 learned to drive using this car.
We 45 a price of $400, and fixed a time for a test drive. The day before the test drive, I received a phone call from Dale. He 46 a little nervous, but also excited. He asked simply, “You really 47 this car, don’t you?”
“Of course. I couldn’t love it more,” I gave an enthusiastic 48 . He then said to me, “How about me giving it to you for a dollar?” His offer left me 49 . At that time words 50 me.
I picked up my new Fairmont last night. Dale walked me around the car, 51 its bumps and nicks (磕磕碰碰). As he was telling me the 52 of the car, it seemed that he was losing an old friend. As I was pulling 53 the driveway, he stopped me and said, “Don’t forget to pass this 54 on.”
It was truly a 55 end. Never underestimate the kindness of strangers.
36. A. presents B. awards C. honors D. rewards
37. A. Because B. Although C. If D. When
38. A. entertainment B. pleasure C. transportation D. training
39. A. habit B. purpose C. goal D. desire
40. A. found B. sent C. asked D. taught
41. A. knew B. wondered C. doubted D. promised
42. A. producer B. owner C. customer D. stranger
43. A. situation B. state C. operation D. condition
44. A. slowly B. actually C. naturally D. hardly
45. A. thought of B. referred to C. settled on D. talked about
46. A. looked B. sounded C. felt D. behaved
47. A. like B. repair C. drive D. use
48. A. refusal B. description C. reply D. attitude
49. A. careless B. lifeless C. motionless D. speechless
50. A. left B. failed C. forgot D. beat
51. A. searching B. checking C. explaining D. touching
52. A. sufferings B. stories C. materials D. troubles
53. A. away from B. into C. by D. out of
54. A. car B. custom C. kindness D. experience
55. A. sudden B. perfect C. foolish D. forced
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
If we are asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we might have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and written in it an account (陈述) of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.
It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a great deal about the people who lived in china 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for whose who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned go write.
Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and those have been sung and acted and told for many generations, for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call ‘remembered history’. Some of it has now been written history, because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.
Which of the following ideas is NOT talked about in the passage above?
A. “Remembered history” is less reliable than written history.
B. Written records of the past played a most important in our learning of the human history.
C.A written account of our daily activities helps us to remember what we have done
D. Where there are no written records, there is no history.
Remembered history”refers to .
A. history based on a person’s imagination
B. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth
C. history written down in books
D. what we have learned and remembered in history lessons
“Remembered history”is regarded as valuable only when .
A. it is written down B. there is no written account
C .is proves down D. people are interested in it
It can be inferred from the passage that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if our ancestors had .
A. kept a written record of every past event
B. not fought against one another in wars
C. told exact stories of the most important happenings
D. produced and taught more songs and dances
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省汕头金山中学2009-2010学年下学期高一期中考试英语试题 题型：完型填空
第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从41～55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Saint-Ex back from the dead
The French Government confirmed last Wednesday that pieces found at the bottom of the Mediterranean belonged to a plane piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, one of France's most beloved authors. The discovery throws some 41 on Saint-Exupery's mysterious disappearance about sixty years ago.
The author of "The Little Prince" disappeared completely during World War II while 42 a group of men for the Allies (联盟)over 43 of France on July 31, 1944. But in May 2000, a professional diver discovered the remains of a Lockheed Lightning P38 plane thrown here and there on the seabed in 70 metres of water 44 the French port of Marseilles. A state ban (禁令) on 45 dives in the area delayed further searches until October 2003. At that time, a salvage (打捞)team 46 pieces of the aircraft's landing parts and engine. One of the pieces 47 a maker's number. It wasn't until last Wednesday that the researchers 48 confirmed that it belonged to Saint-Exupery’s plane.
Saint-Exupery was 44 when he 49 out to photograph parts of southern France in 50 for the Allied landings there, but was never seen again. Repeated searches of the coast 51 to turn up the aircraft, leaving the author's disappearance 52 in mystery. The discovery was a dream for 53 , even if it did not explain why the plane came down.
Saint Exupery was a great adventurer whose life and 54 turned him into one of the country's biggest heroes. "The Little Prince" is a tale about a little boy who tells his 55 to a pilot he meets in the Sahara Desert.
41.A. ideas B. light C. thought D. views
42.A. sending B. seeing off C. flying D. being together with
43.A. the east B. the west C. the north D. the south
44.A. along B. off C. over D. to
45.A. late B. immediate C. further D. new
46A. searched B. got C. found out D. recovered
47.A. got B. bore C. made D. put
48.A.surely B. carefully C. completely D. finally
49.A. sent B. flew C. turned D. came
50.A. preparation B. search C. group D. secret
51.A. succeeded B. failed C. got D. missed
52.A. recovered B. covered C. unknown D. known
53.A. dives B. France C. authors D. historians
54.A. books B. stories C. plane D. war
55.A. discoveries B. author C. experiences D. searches
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖南省20092010学年度高一下学期期末考试试卷（英语） 题型：阅读理解
IN a 30-minute film called The Chase, a girl tries to catch a thief and finally takes him down with martial arts (武术) skills.
Anything special? Thirteen-year-old US girl Sophia Tran wrote, shot and performed in the film. She played the girl in the movie and her father, Steven, played the thief.
Now an eighth-grader at Ladera Ranch Middle School, California, Tran wrote The Chase over the summer of 2008. She shot the film in the fall of 2008 before holding the premiere (首映式) at her home in January the next year.
“It is important to have passion in filmmaking or you are not going to make it,” the quiet teenager said with a smile. “Also, you should read a lot of books about filmmaking.”
Tran thinks that many screenplays don't have any “suspense (悬念) as the film progresses.” She is now working on a movie which she says will be a suspense story.
Steven says his daughter has enjoyed drama and action movies since she was 7.
“She started to be interested in how stories are adapted (改编) to a screenplay,” Steven said. “And she wrote her own books when she was in second grade.”
But Tran also has a big heart. She sold DVD copies of her film The Chase for $10 each to family and friends. She then donated $400 from the DVD sales to her school to buy new computers.
57. Sophia Tran played _____ in her movie.
A. a thief B. a doctor C. a girl D. a police woman
58. Sophia Tran shot the film _____.
A. last year B. in January C. last summer D. less two years ago
59. Sophia Tran thinks ______ are important for successful filmmaking.
A. characters B. stories C. passion and knowledge D. passion and experience
60. According to Sophia Tran, many screenplays are poorly written because _____.
A. they don't keep readers excited B. they mostly end in an unexpected way
C. their dialogues are not interesting D. they are not inspiring
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