You might think the largest library in the world would be in Europe. But it isn’t. It’s in Washington D.C. It’s called the Library of Congress.
President John Adams started the library in 1800 for members of Congress. He wanted them to be able to read books about law. The first 740 books were bought in England. They were simply set up in the room where Congress met. Then Thomas Jefferson sold Congress many of his own books. He felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on law. This idea changed the library forever.
The library grew and grew. Now it covers a large area of land. It contains20million books as well as many pictures, movies, globes and machines. Experts in every field work there. Hundreds of people call every day with all kinds of questions. Many of them get answers right over the phone.
The library is a huge storehouse. Thomas Edison’s first movie and Houdini’s magic books are preserved there. And it is the proud owner of the world’s best collection of humorous books.
The first step in starting the Library of Congress was .
A. buying Thomas Jefferson’s books
B. buying books from England
C. putting up the library building
D. asking experts in every field to work there
Thomas Jefferson’s opinion about the library was that .
A. it should buy books on law
B. it should be the largest in the world
C. it should have books on all subjects
D .it should answer all kinds of questions
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Thomas Jefferson enriched the collection of the Library.
B. The Library of Congress is in Washington D.C.
C. The Library of Congress has books on all subjects from the very beginning.
D. You can ask the experts in the Library of Congress all kinds of questions by phone.
The best title for this passage is .
A. General Introduction to the library of congress
B. The building of the Library of Congress
C. The Library of Congress—the American’s Pride
D. The Library of Congress—the World’s Best Collection of Humorous Books
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题1】根据文章的第二自然段“President John Adams started the library in 1800 for members of Congress. He wanted them to be able to read books about law. The first 740 books were bought in England.”即约翰-亚当斯总统在1800年为国会议员建立图书馆，目的是让他们能读有关法律的书，最初的740本是从应该购进的。由此可以断定该题选B
【小题2】根据“He (John Adams) felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on law. ”他认为国会应该欧各种各类的书籍，不仅仅是有关法律的书。由此可以断定该题选C
【小题3】根据“He (John Adams) felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on law. ”他认为国会应该有各种各类的书籍，不仅仅是有关法律的书。此可以断定，选项A B D 是正确的，故该题选C
【小题4】根据文章的大意可知，本文主要介绍了“the Library of Congress”的一些情况，从创立，经扩充，最后成为最大的图书馆。故该题选A
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首先请阅读下列餐馆的信息：
A. Pasta House - new Italian restaurant located in the heart of the city. Simple but delicious inexpensive meals. Also has a good range of vegetable-only meals. It's always crowded so be ready to order take-away or share a table. Open 11 a.m. to midnight.
B. A Taste of India - famous for its spicy curries and many southern Indian
dishes using chilli. You will usually be able to find a table during the week but if you're planning to go on the weekend make sure you book a table in advance.Open noon to midnight.
C. Paris Match - this is the finest French restaurant in the city. Wonderful food you can enjoy in luxurious surroundings. The perfect place to have a romantic meal or impress a business partner, but be prepared for a large bill. Open noon to 2 a.m.Booking essential.
D. Mountain Diner - not fancy but tasty. Excellent Asian and European dishes.
Countryside location surrounded by forest. It's at least an hour's drive from the city so you migh
t want to stay at the nearby Mountain Hotel overnight. Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
E. Owl Cafe - open 24 hours a day the cafe has a large selection of set
breakfast, lunch and dinner meals for you to choose from, or you can enjoy one of their many d
elicious snacks and desserts over a cup of freshly made coffee.
E Greek Bistro - a lively restaurant that serves great-value Greek food and has live Greek music played by a local band. Customers are encouraged to take part in the entertainment so be ready for a night of loud fun and laughter. Open 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.
以下是五个人的选择要求，请匹配每个人拟选择的地方：
【小题1】 Bill-was late getting up today so hasn't had time to make breakfast. He wants to pick up something to eat before he goes to work so he has enough energy to last through to lunch time.
【小题2】Julie - works in the city and wants to get some lunch. She doesn't want
anythin
g too special so long as it is tasty and not too expensive. Julie likes all kinds of food but because she is on a diet she wants to avoid anything comtaining meat.
【小题3】 Sally - has friends visiting her from out-of-town and wants to take them to dinner. She wants to take them somewhere they can enjoy the atmosphere and have fun.She is a university student so doesn't have a lot of money and doesn't like her food too hot.
【小题4】Albert - is a businessman who will meet an important European client for a business dinner next week. Want to book a table at a quiet restaurant that will impress his guest with both its food and its surroundings.
【小题5】 Robert - is meeting his
friend Ben for lunch today (Tuesday) and wants to take him to a nice restaurant. Both Robert and Ben enjoy good quality spicy food.Robert doesn't like arranging things in advance so he hasn't booked a table.
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As you can see，water works hard in your body every day.That’s why it’s important? to give your body the water it needs to carry out all its different jobs.On a regular day，your body loses 2 to 3 quarts of water—enough to fill a 2?liter soda bottle.You probably guess that water is lost when you sweat—especially?? on a hot day.
But your body also loses water in an almost invisible way—evaporation (蒸发)．Water escapes from your body through your skin and in your breath.How？Your breath contains droplets (小滴) of water that are usually too tiny to see.They become visible for a quick second in the cold when you can “see your breath”．But water evaporates this way all year round.Your skin also contains water，which escapes in tiny droplets that go into? the air.The water in your skin evaporates into the air，but fortunately，your body can replace the water it loses so your skin doesn’t dry out.
Eating and drinking is one way to replace the water your body loses.Most foods have a lot of water in them，especially fruits and vegetables.Grapes，watermelons，oranges，and cantaloupes are delicious and full of water.
But you can’t rely_on food alone to get that water back，and that’s why it’s also a good idea to drink water? every day.You might have heard someone say that people need to drink 6 to 8 cups (1.4 to 1.9 liters) of water each day.Depending on how much? water you’re getting from foods and other liquids,6 to 8 cups might not be necessary.If you eat a lot of fruits and vegetables，or you like to eat soup every day，you’ll get some of the water your body needs.
1. You should drink enough water every day because________.
A．your body needs too much water
B．water does all kinds of jobs in your body
C．your body loses a lot of water every day
D．the more water you drink the better you feel
2. Water in your body loses by the following ways EXCEPT________.
A．breathing? B．evaporating
C．sweating? D．eating
3. Your body has to give enough water to your skin in order to________.
A．keep the water in your skin clean
B．stop your skin from drying out
C．stop the water from losing
D．keep your skin clean all the time
4. What does the underlined phrase “rely on” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A．Eat up.? B．Receive.
C．Depend upon.? D．Digest.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年高考二轮复习训练：专题4 情态动词与虚拟语气英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
How many times have you got upset because someone wasn’t doing his job，because your child isn’t behaving？How many times have you been irritated (恼怒的) when you’ve planned something carefully and things didn’t go as you’d hoped?
This kind of anger and irritation happens to all of us—it’s part of the human experiences.
One thing that irritates me is when people talk during a movie，or cut me off in traffic.Actually，I have a lot of these little annoyances—don’t we all？And it isn’t always easy to find peace when you’ve become upset or irritated.
Let me tell you a little secret to finding peace of mind：see_the_glass_as_already_broken.
See，the cause of our stress，anger and irritation is that things don’t go the way we like，the way we expect them to.Think of how many times this has been true for you.And so the solution is simple：expect things to go wrong，expect things to be different than we hoped or planned，expect the unexpected to happen.And accept it.
One quick example：on our recent trip to Japan，I told my kids to expect things to go wrong—they always do?? on a trip.I told them，“See it as part of the adventure.”
And this worked like a charm.When we inevitably (不可避免地) took the wrong train on a foreign?language subway system，or when it rained on the day we went to Disney Sea，or when we took three trains and walked 10 blocks only to find the National Children’s Castle closed on Mondays...they said，“It’s part of the adventure！” And it was all OK—we didn’t get too bothered.
So when the nice glass you bought inevitably falls and breaks some day，you might get upset.But things will be different，if you see the glass as already broken，from the day you get it.You know it’ll break some day，so from the beginning，see it as already broken.Be a time?traveler，or someone with time?traveling vision，and see the future of this glass，from this moment until it inevitably breaks.And when it breaks，you won’t be upset or sad—because it was already broken，from the day you got it.And you’ll realize that every moment you have with it is precious.
1.The author would probably agree that________.
A．we should control our anger and irritation
B．we must get well prepared for the future
C．optimism can help us overcome our anger and irritation
D．anger and irritation is a natural part of our life
2.The purpose of the author is to________.
A．tell us his own experience in life
B．advise us how to find peace of mind
C．tell us a happy trip he took with his children
D．ask us to see things from both sides
3.By the underlined part (in Para.4)，the author tells us? to________.
A．get ready for the worst result of things
B．enjoy the process of things
C．expect little from life
D．find the relationship between cause and effect
4.We can learn from the passage that the author________.
A．often gets angry in his life
B．can adjust his state of mind accordingly
C．always expects others to act in his way
D．always? suffers from his anger and irritation
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Laugh and the world laughs with you. Even better, you might live longer, an American researcher reports.
“Adults who have ___1.___ sense of humor live longer than those who don’t find life funny, and the survival edge is ___2.__ (particular) large for people ___3.___ cancer,” says Richard Smith of the Columbia University of Science and Technology.
He ___4.___ (present) his study of about 54,000 Americans, ___5.___ he had followed for seven years, at the American Psychosomatic Society meeting last Monday.
At the start, patients filled out questionnaires on how easily they found humor in real-life situations __6.___ how important a ___7.___ (humor) idea was.
The study showed next the greater role humor played in their lives, the greater their chances were in ___8.___（survive）the seven years. Adults scoring in the top one-quarter for humor appreciation were 35% more likely to be alive ___9.__ those in the bottom quarter. In a smaller group of 2,015 people who had a cancer diagnosis(诊断) at the start, the study found ___10.__ important that a great sense of humor cut the chances of dying by about 70%.
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An allowance（零花钱）is an important tool for teaching kids how to budget, save and make their own decision. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly.
How large an allowance is appropriate? Experts say there is not a right amount. Actually amounts differ from region to region, and from family to family.
To set an appropriate allowance for your child, work out a weekly budget. Allow for entertainment expenditures(花费) such as movies and snacks. Next, include everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare, school supplies. “If you make the child responsible for these bills,” Says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist, “he or she will learn to budget for necessary expenditures.”
Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible. If you can, keep your child’s allowance in line with that of his friends. A child whose purchasing power falls away below his peer’s can feel left out.
It can be tough, but avoid excusing your children when they make a mistake with their allowance. When Brooke Stephens was ten, her mother gave her $1, 75% of which for bus fare and lunch. “If you lose your money,” Brooke’s mother told her, “you walk home.”
One week the girl spent all her allowance in a candy store, then she called home for a ride. “Mom made me walk home.” recalled Stephens, now a financial planner. “ At first I was angry, but I finally realized that she was trying to teach me an important lesson.”
Experts advise that an allowance not be tied directly to child’s daily chores（日常家务）.
Kids should help around the house not because they get paid for it but because they share responsibilities as members of a family. You might, however, pay a child for doing extra jobs at home that can develop his or her initiative.
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