A. Surprising
B. Surprised?
C. Being surprised?
D. To be surprising
科目:高中英语 来源:2011年河南省南阳市高一春期期末考试英语卷 题型:阅读理解
Welcome to the International Summer School
Students can have an enjoyable English language learning experiencce—together with organized sports, activities and excursion program. The International Summer School runs 4 different summer school centers for boys and girls aged from 7 to 20.
Two of these schools—Moira House and University Hall of Residence—are based in East Bourne on the south coast of Englanded—in the much favored Meads area of the town, within walking distance of the seafront and town centre. Gatwick Airport is about an hour’s drive away and Healthrow around 90 minutes.
Our 4th school—Bethany Centre—is located in the heart of Kent—an area known as “The Garden of England” close go woods of the High Wealed but only 20 minutes from the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Gatwick and Heathrow Airports are easily accessible, as are Euro star InternationalStations at Ashford and Ebbs fleet.
The aim of International Summer School is to create a lively and happy atmosphere that makes learning and international communication enjoyable. Young people can have fun, but also gain considerable skills in English.
A full day in London is always included, as well as other places of cultural interest. Students of all cultures are welcomed as our aim is to create a summer school which can truly be described as International.
When we return your child to you at the end of their stay, we hope they will feel enriched by their experience with us and will look forward to returning to meet friends made at International Summer School the following year, as so many do.
【小题1】What is the writer’s purpose by writing this passage?
A.To introduce to readers the International Summer School |
B.To attract more students to study in the International Summer School |
C.To share his experiences of studying in the International Summer School |
D.To show the great achievements made in the International Summer School |
A.Moria House |
B.University Hall of Resicence |
C.Bethany Centre |
D.Royal Tunbridge Wells |
A.Kent is a very beautiful university in England |
B.Bethany Centre is very inconvenient in transportatton |
C.Children will feel relaxed at the International Summer School |
D.Only students from England will be admitted to the school |
A.Parents with teenager children. |
B.Children aged between 7 and 20. |
C.School teachers. |
D.Less healthy and disabled children. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013届浙江省金华一中高三12月月考英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
It seems that there is no middle ground when it comes to cats. People either love them or hate them. These feelings are not new either. All through history, cats have been worshiped or hated. A study of ancient writings and evidence found in tombs indicates that for the past 5,000 years, cats have been kept as pets in China, Arabia, Egypt, and India. However, this isn’t very long compared to dogs, which have been domesticated for 50,000 years. Still, while the period in which cats have been domesticated may be quite short, it has definitely had its high and low points.
Cats were at their highest position of domesticated life in ancient Egypt. There were more cats living in Egypt during the time of the pharaohs than in any other place in the world since that time. This high number of cats was probably due to the laws protecting them. Cats were associated with the moon goddess, Bast, so the Egyptians worshiped them as holy animals. If anyone was caught killing a cat, the person could be put to death. Families in Egypt also mourned the death of a cat and had the body of the dead cat wrapped in cloth before it was finally laid to rest. This respect for cats carried over to the Roman Empire where cats were the only animals allowed into temples. This fact was probably due to the ability of cats to keep the temples free of mice and rats. With the coming of the Dark Ages in Europe, the place of cats in society took a turn for the Empire, Christians began to associate cats with pegan (异教徒) beliefs. Cats had a reputation as helpers of witches. When a person was accused of being a witch, a cat would often be put on trial with the person. The cat would be tortured(拷打) to try and make the person tell the truth, and usually the cat and the person would end up being burned in a bonfire or drowned. Bonfires of collected cats were not uncommon during this time.
The days of hunting witches have ended, but other myths about cats still hold out. For a while, people in some places used to bury live cats under new buildings for good luck. As well, many people today continue to believe that black cats bring bad luck. If a black cat walks in front of a person, that person must take extra care in the near future to watch out for dangerous situations. Regardless of superstition(迷信), cats remain a popular pet today. Some cat experts believe that a cat never truly be domesticated because it may turn wild and run away at any time. However, this claim has not put people off keeping cats in their homes. A third of homes in the United States have cats, and one out of every three of these homes keeps both a dog and a cat. Especially in large cities, many people in small apartments have found that cats make much better pets than dogs.
Cats may not be worshiped as gods any more, but there are people who seem to think of their cat as their children. These cat owners will do almost anything to keep their pets healthy and happy. For those cat owners who have always wondered what their pets are trying to tell them, a Japanese company may have come up with the perfect invention. In 2003, the Takara Company announced the Meowlingual, a cat translation device. The Meowlingual uses a microphone, display, and cat voice analyzer to analyze a cat’s meows to determine which of 200 phrases a cat is trying to say.
According to a company spokesperson, “… cat owners all over the world have been telling Takara, ‘ We want a cat translator!’” Now, the company “is making their dream come true by bringing in a new era of communication between cat lovers and their pets.”
【小题1】Which of these is NOT discussed in the passage?
A.the status of cats throughout history |
B.the evolution of different species of cats |
C.the popularity of the cats today |
D.communication between cats and their owners |
A.how Bast became a goddess. |
B.the low point in the history of cats |
C.the high point in the history of cats |
D.the reason why cats are such good hunters |
A.as farm animals | B.as food | C.as magical creatures | D.as honored guests |
A.about 10 percent | B.nearly 25 percent | C.about 33 percent | D.close to 50 percent |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年河北省邢台一中高二第三次月考英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 1 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2 She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.
3 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 4 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.
Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 5 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.
A.She enjoys listening to classic music. |
B.As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort. |
C.She loves her students and cares for them. |
D.She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届浙江省高一上学期期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
From birth to death, the word kick has been given an important part in expressing human experience. The proud and happy mother feels the first signs of life kicking inside her body. And that same life------many years later------ comes to its end in a widely-used expression, to kick the bucket( 吊桶) . The expression to kick the bucket is almost 200 years old. One belief is that it started when an English stableman(马夫) killed himself by hanging while standing on a bucket. He put a rope around his neck and tied it to a beam(梁柱) in the ceiling, and then kicked the bucket away from under him.
Another old expression that comes from England is to kick over the traces. Traces were the chains(链子) that held at horse or mule to a wagon(货运马车)or plow. Sometimes, an animal refused to obey and kicked over the traces.
Kick around is an expression that is heard often in American English. A person who is kicked around is someone who is treated badly. Usually he is not really being kicked by somebody's foot. He is just not being treated with the respect that all of us want. A person who has kicked around for most of his life is someone who has spent his life moving from place to place. In this case, kicking around means moving often from one place to another. Kick around has another meaning when you use it with the word idea. When you kick around an idea, you are giving that idea some thought.
There is no physical action when you kick a person upstairs, although the pain can be as strong .You kick a person upstairs by removing him from an important job and giving him a job that sounds more important, but really is not.
Still another meaning of the word kick is to free oneself of a bad habit, such as smoking cigarettes. Health campaigns urge smokers to kick the habit.
1.It is clear that the author wants to help readers _____________.
A.know English has a long history
B.understand the development of English
C.enjoy the interest of English idioms(习语)
D.learn English expressions with Kick
2.What does the idiom "kick over the traces" in "All kids seem to want to kick over the traces and do what they like to" means ____________.
A.disobey the commands B.obey the traditions
C. ride a horse or mule D.punish animals strictly
3.Mr. Smith always kicked his sons around with no excuse, in other words, his sons___________
A.expressed their ideas freely B.were looked after well
C.moved their family often D.were treated badly
4.How many different kinds of meanings are talked about on;'kick around' in the text?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
5.Though Tom got raised to a better position by his boss, he had no power, we can say __________
A.the boss kicked Tom upstairs B.Tom kicked the bucket
C.Tom kicked the bad habit D.Tom kicked around an idea
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届吉林省高一上学期期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:短文改错
英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下小短文为你同桌所写,请你对其进行修改。短文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧ ),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
3.必须按答题要求做题。否则不给分。
Dear Smith,
I’m an university student. I once think life at the university must be excellent, and now I have changed my mind . I had three roommate, and I was the last one to move in the dormitory. Last term, I got along peacefully and happy. But I find they are willing to be with me now. They don’t talk with me, and they have become colder towards me than ago. Many times, I wanted to talk with them about how I felt, but I failed to find an opening. I have been feeling sad and lonely. Although I am an honest student, but I can’t win true friendship.
Yours sincerely,
Tom
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