The United States has many famous cities. The southern part of the US has a business and cultural center in New Orleans. The people of New Orleans are of mixture of backgrounds. The main group is called Greole. They are descendants（后裔）of French and Spanish settlers. Since New Orleans was a slave center before the Civil War, one third of the population is black. Other groups include Ger mans, Italians, and Latin Americans.
New Orleans is perhaps best known as the birthplace of jazz. There are many places of interest to see in New Orleans. There are two celebrations there each year which draw people from all of the country.
Mardi Gras is one of the celebrations. It takes place before Christian （基督教的）period of fasting（禁食）called Lent. On the last day of Mardi Gras, which is also called Fat Tuesday, people dress up in costumes and march in parades or just go to various places to listen to music. The second celebration, which is called the Spring Fiesta, is less crazy. It consists of candlelight tours of some of the older and more famous houses in the French Quarter.
All in all, New Orleans should be counted as one of the great cities in the United States.
(1) People with different ______ form the population of New Orleans.
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A．groups
B．settlers
C．descendants
D．backgrounds
(2) Which of the statements is not true?
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A．Jazz was born in New Orleans.
B．Tourists come to New Orleans.
C．Most music lovers like to see New Orleans.
D．There are two attractive celebrations in New Orleans.
(3) People who take part in Mardi Gras parade are_______.
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A．well-dressed
B．dressed up
C．in beautiful clothes
D．formally dressed
(4) People in New Orleans ______ when they celebrate the Spring Fiesta.
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A．go to every famous house
B．are not crazy
C．hold candles
D．walk with French people
轻松夺冠全能掌控卷系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：英语完形填空天天练 高一同步 题型：054
You have probably heard of homing pigeons (鸽子), which usually appeared in war. From 3,000 B．C．to the present, homing pigeons have 1 as postmen. They have been especially useful for carrying messages in time of war. The telegraph is not 2 to carry about. Sometimes only the little pigeon can take a message where it ought to go.
In 1870, when the Prussians surrounded the city of Paris, the city was cut off from all the 3 means of communication. The people 4 many different ways of 5 news. One way was to let go small balloons carrying mail. 6 of course, they only drifted 7 the wind carried them. Often they landed inside the enemy's lines. Even balloons large enough to carry a pilot could hardly be well controlled.
It was pigeons that in the end solved the 8 . Homing pigeons were brought into 9 . Soon they were carrying letters far and wide. The enemy bought 10 to catch pigeons, but the little postmen could fly faster than their 11 . Strangely enough, pigeons played an important 12 in war.
During World War I every army unit had a group of pigeons 13 . Many of them were 14 . Among them was an American pigeon with a French name Cher Ami, which meant “friend”. A group of U.S. soldiers were surrounded by the enemy. They had no food and no bullets. They nearly died of 15 There was 16 hope for them. Cher Ami made his way 17 the bullets and succeeded. At once planes set out to drop food and ammunition (军火) to them. With their strength 18 , the soldiers fought back to their own army and got saved.
19 can pigeons carry the message? There were various methods. Usually the message is put into a little glass tube. The tube is tied to the leg or hidden under 20 or hung around the neck.
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Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___1___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still ___2___ away. A mother who has not ___3___ the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the law of over-learning, which can be stated as follows: ___4___ we have learned something, additional learning increases the ___5___ of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and ___6___ ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but ___7___ The law of over-learning explains why cramming (突击 学习) for an examination, ___8___ it may result in a passing grade, is not a ___9___ way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over-learning, ___10___, is usually a good investment toward the future.
1. A. only B. hardly C. still D. even
2. A. move B. drive C. travel D. ride
3. A. thought about B. cared for C. showed up D. brought up
4. A. Before B. Once C. Until D. Unless
5. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. length
6. A. remind B. inform C. warn D. recall
7. A. recite B. over-learn C. research D. improve
8. A. though B. so C. if D. after
9. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift
10. A. at most B. by the way C. on the other hand D. in the end
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One explanation is the law of over-learning, which can be stated as follows: ___4___ we have learned something, additional learning increases the ___5___ of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and ___6___ ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but ___7___ The law of over-learning explains why cramming (突击 学习) for an examination, ___8___ it may result in a passing grade, is not a ___9___ way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over-learning, ___10___, is usually a good investment toward the future.
1. A. only B. hardly C. still D. even
2. A. move B. drive C. travel D. ride
3. A. thought about B. cared for C. showed up D. brought up
4. A. Before B. Once C. Until D. Unless
5. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. length
6. A. remind B. inform C. warn D. recall
7. A. recite B. over-learn C. research D. improve
8. A. though B. so C. if D. after
9. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift
10. A. at most B. by the way C. on the other hand D. in the end
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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy’s tummy.
The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen, an active member of the Panther Creek United Methodist Church in Morristown, Tennessee. Then the labor pains come. Every five minutes ... every minute. But Complications arise during delivery. Hours of labor. Would a C-section be required? Finally, Michael’s little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The days inch by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric specialist tells the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.” Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby — now they plan a funeral.
Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he says. Week two in intensive care. It looks as if a funeral will come before the week is over. Michael keeps nagging about singing to his sister, but kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. But Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not.
If he doesn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive. She dresses him in an oversized scrub suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and bellows, “Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed.” The mother rises up strong in Karen, and the usually mild-mannered lady glares steel-eyed into the head nurse’s face, her lips a firm line. “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!” Karen tows Michael to his sister’s bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings:
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray — ”
Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.
Keep on singing, Michael. “You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away —“ The ragged, strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten’s purr.
Keep on singing, Michael. “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my arms...” Michael’s little sister relaxes as rest, healing rest, seems to sweep over her.
Keep on singing, Michael. Tears conquer the face of the bossy head nurse. Karen glows. “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. Please don’t, take my sunshine away.”
Funeral plans are scrapped. The next, day — the very next day — the little girl is well enough to go home!
The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!
Never give up on the people you love. Love is so incredibly powerful.
71. What does “sibling” in the first paragraph mean?
A. stepmother B. sister or brother C. neighbor D. friend
72. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Michael doesn’t love his younger sister because she will share his mother’s love.
B. After delivering the baby, Karen was seriously ill.
C. Seeing the younger sister in danger, Michael didn’t care and still sang happily.
D. The head nurse was at last moved by Michael’s song and his love for the sister.
73. Why did Karen insist on Michael’s entering Intensive Care?
A. Because Michael may never have chance to see his younger sister alive.
B. Because Karen was driven mad at that time.
C. Because Michael was also seriously ill.
D. Because Karen knew Michael would save his younger sister by his singing.
74. Who saved the girl in the end?
A. The pediatric specialist. B. Karen and her husband.
C. The baby. D. The miracle created by love.
75. What does the writer want to convey in the passage?
A. Where there is a will, there is a way.
B. Love can make miracles.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. Parents are the best teachers in children’s development.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
It was 4 o’ clock in the morning when I received the phone call.
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 31 in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a (n) 32 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was 33 .
The doctor described the 34 , which caused the burns. Our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they 35 the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol). The flames 36 my son’s shirt tail(下摆) and shot from his waist to well over his head.
37 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped(抓住) my son, and 38 him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in 39 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).
After he 40 from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容) for 6 months 41 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking(缩水) and wrinkling(起皱). So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.
When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very 42 scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not 43 it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”
I 44 this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to his 45 and returned to school with his head held high——glad he was alive.
By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not 46 , so he made the 47 to give up any plastic surgery.
We all have “scars” that we believe 48 people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.
But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same 49 standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 50 yourself, and your beauty will shine through.
31. A. brought B. given C. turned D. showed
32. A. doctor B. hospital C. aircraft D. ambulance
33. A. serious B. terrible C. dangerous D. important
34. A. event B. process C. reason D. accident
35. A. got B. lit C. burned D. moved
36. A. took B. held C. caught D. attracted
37. A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Slowly
38. A. pushed B. threw C. dropped D. rolled
39. A. shape B. place C. fact D. time
40. A. benefited B. recovered C. suffered D. relaxed
41. A. if B. while C. because D. although
42. A. normal B. violent C. obvious D. popular
43. A. mention B. notice C. laugh D. hide
44. A. sent B. kept C. handed D. passed
45. A. heart B. life C. practice D. consideration
46. A. grow B. matter C. exist D. appear
47. A. mistake B. effort C. decision D. request
48. A. invite B. cause C. allow D. remind
49. A. false B. strict C. attractive D. general
50. A. by B. over C. beyond D. within
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