The Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Sled Dog Race is a sled dog race run every February
between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon．Because of the harsh winter conditions, difficult trail, and the limited support that competitors are allowed, it is considered the “toughest race in the world”．
In the competition, first run in 1984, a dog team leader and a team of 6 to 14 dogs race for 10 to 20 days．The course follows the route of the historic 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, mail delivery, and transportation routes between Fairbanks, Dawson City, and Whitehorse．Players pack up to 250 pounds of equipment and provisions for themselves and their dogs to survive between checkpoints．They are permitted to leave dogs at checkpoints and dog drops, but not to replace them．Sleds may not be replaced and players cannot accept help from non-racers except at Dawson City, the halfway mark．Ten checkpoints and four dog drops, some more than 200 miles apart, lie along the trail．Dcotors are present at each to ensure the health and welfare of the dogs, give advice, and provide veterinary (兽医)care for dropped dogs．
The route runs on frozen rivers, over four mountain ranges, and through isolated northern villages．Racers cover 1,016 miles or more．Temperatures commonly drop as low as ?60°F, and winds can reach 50 miles per hour at higher elevations．Sonny Lindner won the first race in 1984 from a field of 26 teams．The fastest run took place in 2009, when Sebastian Sch nuelle finished after 9 days, 23 hours, and 20 minutes．The 2009 competition also had the closest one-two finish, as Sch nuelle beat second-place Hugh Neff by just four minutes．The longest race time was in 1988, when Ty Halvorson took 20 days, 8 hours, and 29 minutes to finish．To allow participation in both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, the 2010 Yukon Quest will begin in Fairbanks one week earlier than usual–on February 6．
60．What is the Yukon Quest particular in?
A．The difficulty the competition has to face．
B．The special team and the special weather．
C．The limitation of time and support in the run．
D．The way the competition is valued．
61．The competitors can do the following except ______．
A．pack less then 250 pounds of equipments and provisions
B．drop any dogs at the checkpoints
C．replace dogs which are worn out
D．get medical care for dogs in any checkpoint
62．Who keeps a new record in the Yukon Quest in terms of speed?
A．Sonny Lindner． B．Sebastian Schnuelle．C．Hugh Neff． D．Ty Halvorson．
63．The underlined word “harsh” in the first paragraph might most probably mean “______”．
A．happy B．important C．difficult D．unforgettable
科目：高中英语 来源：浙江省平阳二中2011－2012学年高一上学期期末英语试题 题型：053
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息．请阅读下列电影信息：
A．The Birth of a Nation(1915)186 minutes, D：D．W．Griffith
A landmark of American motion(动作)pictures．Griffith's story of two families during the Civil War and Reconstruction(重建)is still fascinating．Griffith's portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan in a heroic role has kept this film a center of controversy to the present day．
B．Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(小矮人)(1937)83 minutes, D：Ben Sharpsteen
Walt Disney's ground-breaking(创新的)lively feature film-the first of its kind-is still famous, a classic fairytale featuring seven dwarfs．Only bad-tempered(坏脾气的)people could fail to love it．Songs include Whistle While You Work, Heigh Ho and Some Day My Prince Will Come．
C．King Kong(1933)103 minutes, D：Merian
A classic version of the-beauty-and-the-beast(美女与野兽)theme is a must-see movie, with Willis O'Brien's special effects and animation(活泼)of a monster ape named Kong is still unsurpassed．The final sequence on top of the Empire State Building is now cinema folklore(民间传说); Max Steiner's music is also memorable．The film was followed immediately by The Son of Kong．
D．The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938)102 minutes, D：Michael Curtiz
Dashing Flynn is the definitive swashbuckler(暴徒), with the help of de Havilland(never lovelier as Maid Marian), stops evil prince Rains, and fights with bad Rathbone．Erich Wolfgang Korngold's outstanding music earned an Oscar, as did the art direction and editing．
E．Gone with the Wind(1939)222 minutes, D：Victor Fleming
Margaret Mitchell's story is, in effect, a Civil War soap opera, focusing on vixenish(泼辣的)Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, brilliantly played by Leigh．She won an Oscar, as did the picture, McDaniel, director Fleming, and many others．
F．The Gold Rush(1925)82 minutes, D：Charlie Chaplin(卓别林)
An immortal Chaplin classic, pitting Little Tramp against the Yukon．Also a love story with dance hall girls and strong miners trying to make it in the wild north．Scenes like：dance of the rolls, eating your leather shoes, cabin tottering over a cliff-all highlight this wonderful, time-less comedy．Chaplin re-edited the film in 1942．His version, with his narration and music, runs 72m．
以下是个人信息，请阅读后将他们与相应的电影进行匹配．
1．Ms Green will take a group of her history students to see a film．She wants them to know something about US history in cinema．
2．Just learning about Chaplin's silent films for the first time, Jack is so interested in his films that he is looking for any and all works by Chaplin．
3．May is fond of romantic stories and the ones that have a beautiful woman and an ugly animal will be at the top of her list of things to see．
4．The Smiths together with the three children, aged from 5－10, are planning for some fun．The little 5-year-old girl Tammy wants to see a film and she loves the song Heigh Ho．
5．Mary likes reading English literature．She was so impressed with Margaret Mitchell's works that she wanted to know more, so she was advised to see a movie about the writer's works
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届浙江省重点中学协作体高三摸底测试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Jack London had endured more hardships by the age of twenty-one than most people experience in a lifetime. His struggles developed in him sympathy for the working class and a lasting dislike of hard work and provided inspiration for his career as a writer.
London grew up in San Francisco in extreme poverty. At an early age, he left school and supported himself through a succession of un skilled jobs ----working as a paper boy, in bowling alleys, on ice wagons, and in canneries（罐头食品厂） and mills. Despite working long hours at these jobs, London was able to read constantly, borrowing travel and adventure books from the library.
The books London read inspired him to travel, and his job experiences led him to become active in fighting for the fights of workers. He sailed to Japan on a journey aiming at catching seals and joined a cross-country protest march with a group of unemployed workers. After being arrested for vagrancy near Buffalo, New York, London decided to educate himself and reshape his life. He quickly completed high school and entered the University of California.
After only one term, however, the appeal of fortune and adventure proved uncontrollable. London gave up his studies and traveled to the Alaskan Yukon in 1897 in search of gold. Jack London was among the first of these miners. He may have searched for more than gold, however. London once commented, “ True, the new region was mostly poor; but its several hundred thousand square miles of coldness at least gave breathing space to those who else would have choked at home.” Although he was unsuccessful as a miner, London’s experiences in Alaska taught him about the human desire for wealth and power and about humankind’s inability to control the forces of nature. While in Alaska, London also absorbed memories and stories that would make him known one hundred years later.
Once back in California, London became determined to earn a living as a writer. He rented a typewriter and worked up to fifteen hours a day, spinning his Alaskan adventures into short stories and novels.
According to legend, London’s piles of rejection slips from publishers grew to five feet in height!
Even so, London preserved. In 1903, he earned national fame when he published the popular novel The Call of the Wild. He soon became the highest paid and most industrious writer in the country. During his career, he produced more than fifty books and earned more than a million dollars. Several of his novels, including The Call of the Wild(1903),the Sea-Wolf(1904),the White Fang(1906),have become American classics. In fact, he was a creative writer whose fiction explored several regions and their cultures: the Yukon, California, Hawaii, and the Solomon Islands. He experimented with many literary forms, from traditional love stories and dystopias（反面乌托邦小说）to science fantasy. His noted journalism included war communication, boxing stories, and the life of Molokai lepers（麻风病患者）. He was among the most influential figures of his day, who understood how to create a public persona and use the media to market his self-created image of poor-boy-turned-success. London's great passion was agriculture, and he was well on the way of creating a new model for spreading through his Beauty Ranch when he died of kidney disease at age 40. He left over fifty books of novels, stories, journalism, and essays, many of which have been translated and continue to be read around the world. His best works describe a person’s struggle for survival against the powerful forces of nature. “To Build a Fire”, for example, tells the story of a man’s fight to survive the harsh cold of the Alaskan winter.
【小题1】_________made Jack London reconsider his life in the future.
| A．His job experience | B．The books he read |
| C．Being arrested | D．Long-hour work |
| A．Jack London was poor all his life. |
| B．Jack London got enough money while in the search of gold. |
| C．The books Jack London read inspired him to travel and become active. |
| D．The experience of gold searching made Jack London determined to write novels about Alaska adventures. |
| A．realized the nature of human beings. |
| B．knew people could control the nature finally. |
| C．regretted being there. |
| D．thought highly of himself. |
| A．Jack London regarded Alaska a poor place as he never got any gold there. |
| B．people would have been ill at home if they had never been Alaska. |
| C．People searching for gold there still have chance to win. |
| D．Alaska was a poor but large region. |
| A．love stories | B．poetry | C．journalism | D．essays |
| A．Failure is the mother of success. |
| B．Practice makes perfect. |
| C．Knowledge is powerful. |
| D．All of above. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江西省高一下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：信息匹配
Driving in Canada is similar to driving in many parts of the United States. Distances and speeds, however, are posted in kilometers per hour and some signs, particularly in Quebec, may only be in French.
Unless otherwise posted, the maximum (最大限度的) speed limit in Canada is 50km/hr in cities and 80km/hr on highways. On rural highways, the posted speed limit may be 100km/hr. It is not allowed to take automobile radar detectors (汽车雷达检测器) into Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and the Yukon. Seat belt use is required by law for all passengers, and child car seats must be used by children under 40 pounds. Some provinces require drivers to keep their vehicles’ headlights on during the day and some have banned (禁止) driving while using a hand-held cell phone. Motorcycles cannot share a lane (车道), and safety helmets for motorcycle riders and passengers are necessary. Running a red light is a serious crime throughout Canada and drivers are advised to stop before starting when a light turns green.
Winter travel can be dangerous due to heavy snowfalls and icy conditions. Some roads and bridges are often closed in winter. Snow tires are required in some provinces. Travelers should also be careful about animals while driving at night in rural areas.
Highway 401, from Detroit to Montreal, is one of the busiest highways in North America. It has been the scene of many deadly traffic accidents due to sudden and severe weather changes, high rates of speed, and heavy truck traffic. Thus drivers should be alert while travelling here.
Please refer to our Road Safety page for more information and tips . Also, we suggest that you visit the website of Canada’s national authority responsible for road safety.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．All signs on the roads in Quebec are in English.
B．Automobile radar detectors are allowed to be used in Manitoba.
C．Passengers may choose not to wear seat belts while in a car in Canada.
D．The speed of cars in Canadian cities should be less than 50km/hr.
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned that have led to deadly accidents on Highway 401?
A．Bad weather B．Drunk driving C．High speed D．Heavy traffic
3.The underlined word “alert” in Paragraph 4 could best be replaced by _____.
A．careful B．relaxed C．nervous D．pleased
4.What is the best title for the text?
A．Different traffic rules in Canada .
B．Tips for traveling by car in Canada .
C．Special rules for driving in Canada .
D．Traffic safety and road conditions in Canada .
5.This passage is mainly written for the _________.
A．drivers in Canada B．Drivers in America
C．Traffic police in Canada D．Traffic police in America
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届浙江省协作体高三摸底测试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Jack London had endured more hardships by the age of twenty-one than most people experience in a lifetime. His struggles developed in him sympathy for the working class and a lasting dislike of hard work and provided inspiration for his career as a writer.
London grew up in San Francisco in extreme poverty. At an early age, he left school and supported himself through a succession of un skilled jobs ----working as a paper boy, in bowling alleys, on ice wagons, and in canneries（罐头食品厂） and mills. Despite working long hours at these jobs, London was able to read constantly, borrowing travel and adventure books from the library.
The books London read inspired him to travel, and his job experiences led him to become active in fighting for the fights of workers. He sailed to Japan on a journey aiming at catching seals and joined a cross-country protest march with a group of unemployed workers. After being arrested for vagrancy near Buffalo, New York, London decided to educate himself and reshape his life. He quickly completed high school and entered the University of California.
After only one term, however, the appeal of fortune and adventure proved uncontrollable. London gave up his studies and traveled to the Alaskan Yukon in 1897 in search of gold. Jack London was among the first of these miners. He may have searched for more than gold, however. London once commented, “ True, the new region was mostly poor; but its several hundred thousand square miles of coldness at least gave breathing space to those who else would have choked at home.” Although he was unsuccessful as a miner, London’s experiences in Alaska taught him about the human desire for wealth and power and about humankind’s inability to control the forces of nature. While in Alaska, London also absorbed memories and stories that would make him known one hundred years later.
Once back in California, London became determined to earn a living as a writer. He rented a typewriter and worked up to fifteen hours a day, spinning his Alaskan adventures into short stories and novels.
According to legend, London’s piles of rejection slips from publishers grew to five feet in height!
Even so, London preserved. In 1903, he earned national fame when he published the popular novel The Call of the Wild. He soon became the highest paid and most industrious writer in the country. During his career, he produced more than fifty books and earned more than a million dollars. Several of his novels, including The Call of the Wild(1903),the Sea-Wolf(1904),the White Fang(1906),have become American classics. In fact, he was a creative writer whose fiction explored several regions and their cultures: the Yukon, California, Hawaii, and the Solomon Islands. He experimented with many literary forms, from traditional love stories and dystopias（反面乌托邦小说）to science fantasy. His noted journalism included war communication, boxing stories, and the life of Molokai lepers（麻风病患者）. He was among the most influential figures of his day, who understood how to create a public persona and use the media to market his self-created image of poor-boy-turned-success. London's great passion was agriculture, and he was well on the way of creating a new model for spreading through his Beauty Ranch when he died of kidney disease at age 40. He left over fifty books of novels, stories, journalism, and essays, many of which have been translated and continue to be read around the world. His best works describe a person’s struggle for survival against the powerful forces of nature. “To Build a Fire”, for example, tells the story of a man’s fight to survive the harsh cold of the Alaskan winter.
1._________made Jack London reconsider his life in the future.
A. His job experience B. The books he read
C. Being arrested D. Long-hour work
2.What is TRUE about Jack London?
A. Jack London was poor all his life.
B. Jack London got enough money while in the search of gold.
C. The books Jack London read inspired him to travel and become active.
D. The experience of gold searching made Jack London determined to write novels about Alaska adventures.
3.After the experience in Alaska, Jack London ________________.
A. realized the nature of human beings.
B. knew people could control the nature finally.
C. regretted being there.
D.thought highly of himself.
4.In paragraph 4, the sentence “True, the new region was mostly poor; but its several hundred thousand square miles of coldness at least gave breathing space to those who else would have choked at home.” implies_______________________________.
A. Jack London regarded Alaska a poor place as he never got any gold there.
B. people would have been ill at home if they had never been Alaska.
C. People searching for gold there still have chance to win.
D. Alaska was a poor but large region.
5.Which one of following works doesn’t belong to Jack London according to the passage?
A. love stories B. poetry C. journalism D. essays
6.What can we learn from Jack London’s final success?
A. Failure is the mother of success.
B. Practice makes perfect.
C. Knowledge is powerful.
D. All of above.
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