. Don't _____ the news to the public until we give you the go-ahead (许可，准许).
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A．release |
B．discard |
C．relieve |
D．retain |
科目：高中英语 来源：湖南省邵阳市二中2009-2010学年高二下学期期末考试试题（英语） 题型：阅读理解
How old is “old”? The answer has changed over the years. Two hundred years ago，you were old at 35.At the beginning of the 20 th century，the average life span（平均寿命）was 45. In 1950，70-year-olds were really old.Today，a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young.
So，how old is old? The answer is one you’ve heard many times，from all kinds of people.“You are as old（or young）as you feel.”Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived.Your body tells you how well you’ve lived.
“Nobody grows old by living a number of years.” wrote a writer.“People grow old when they don’t have their ideals.”
People shouldn’t have the wrong ideas about aging.Sometimes，older minds can be as bright as young minds.Alice Brophy once said，“It makes me unhappy when people say，‘You look young for your age。’ What does that mean?
You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80. ”
53.The meaning of the underlined word “aging” is “ ”
A．growing old B. staying young C. keeping healthy D. feeling unhappy
54.Which question is NOT answered in the passage?
A. Can older people be as bright as young people?
B. What tells you how well you’ve lived?
C. How old is “old”?
D. what is the average life span today?
55.The passage is mainly about __________ .
A. the average life span B. aging
C. the 20th century D. older people and young people
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届河南省高一第三次考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Obama Still Smokes in Secret
US President Barack Obama has just made life more difficult for cigarette makers．He has just signed a law that will set tough new rules for the tobacco industry．The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and marketing of tobacco products．
At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said that he was among the nearly 90% of smokers who took up the habit before their 18 th birthday．
Obama, who has publicly struggled to give up smoking, said he still hadn’t completely kicked the habit．Every now and then he still smokes in secret．
“As a former smoker I struggle with it all the time．Do I still smoke sometimes? Yes．Am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No．” Obama said at a news conference．
“I don' t do it in front of my lads．I don’t do it in front of my family．I would say that I am 95% cured, but there are times when I mess up, " he said．
"Once you go down this path, it' s something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the law is so important．The new law is not about me, it' s about the next generation of kids coming up．What we don ' t want is kids going down that path," he said．
Nearly 20% of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the United States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases．
1.The new law makes life difficult for ．
A．Obama B．tobacco industry
C．White House D．US Food and Drug Administration
2.What do we know about Obama?
A．He no longer smokes．
B．He still smokes as usual．
C．He began to smoke at eighteen．
D．He is trying hard to give up smoking．
3.According to the passage, Obama is most concerned about ．
A．children B．officials C．his family D．businessmen
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科目：高中英语 来源：重庆市2010届高三下学期第二次质量检测试题（英语） 题型：阅读理解
I am trying to muster(鼓起)the courage to toss away my mobile phone to enjoy a more peaceful and ring –free life．
Can you imagine not having your mobile phone? In our high-tech, in-a-hurry age, a cell-free life is a hard concept to swallow． Our mobile phones can now access the Internet, and many people feel the need to express their every thought on their blog pages． If I gave up my cellphone, people would think I was mad．
I wish I had the strength to toss away my technology ． I have an office phone, a home phone, e-mail and if people want to contact me． they can． If I’m out, people can leave a message． Do they really need to find me 24/7 ? However, I’m a bit like Frodo in the movie Lord of the Rings． The power of the ring is too strong and I can’t let it go．
Mobile phones have become necessary tools in our busy life． For most people , they hold all contacts and many of us don't write up address books any more． The latest phones carry our music, pictures, movies and everything else． We feel lost without this device and when we do misplace it , we feel cut off from our fellow,
“Where have you been?” said a friend, who saw me a week after I lost my cell, “I tried calling you , but you disappeared． You disappeared off the face of the Earth。” See, when you don’t have a mobile phone, you don’t exist．
I’m not really going to toss my mobile phone away, in fact． We humans are such social animals and mobile phones serve us well． So in 2009, I’ve dicided not to serve my mobile phone． Like all machine, I can always turn it off．
1．What does the underslined phrase“toss away”mean?
A．give away B．get away C．break away D．throw away
2．The writer mentions Frodo to
A．show it is difficult to get rid of the mobile phone
B．show how much he likes Frodo
C．suggest a cell-free life is what he wants
D．introduce a film character to us
3．What do we know about mobile phones in the 4 th paragraph?
A．Mobile phones can do anything for us ．
B．Mobile phones have become very important in our life
C．We could not live without mobile phones
D．We would be cut off by our fellow without mobile phones
4．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．The writer is not really going to toss his mobile phone away．
B．When you don't have a mobile phone, you don’t exist．
C．The writer decides not to serve his mobile phone
D．We humans can control ourselves and machines will．
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省20092010学年高一下学期期末考试试题（英语） 题型：信息匹配
第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请阅读下面应用文和相关信息，按照要求进行匹配，并在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先，请阅读下列广告信息：
A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTER
Classes for beginners for 3 months.
Focus on grammar as well as writing and oral English.
3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Small classes with maximum 8 students
Course fee: $300(10% discount for the first to enroll)
Tel: 22325445
B. HALIFAX PLAYHOUSE
Ring’s Cross Street, Halifax.
Oct. 10th –17th on Golden Pond by Emest Thompson.
This is a magical comedy about real people. A well-acted play for everyone.
Don’t miss it.
Performances:7:30 p.m.
Admission:$3.
Tel:3659 9988
C:LONDON COLLEGE OF ENGLISH
Classes for foreign students of all levels.
3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 1 year course.
Focus on spoken language.
Open through all year from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p.m.
Small class with maximum 12 students.
Course fee for English for one year: $1,200
Discount at shorter period of study.
Tel: 22342381
D:EXHIBITIONS OF OIL PAINTINGS
Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Art
A combination of Eastern and Western Art
8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. from January 3th to 19th
Admission:$2 for adults, $1 for students
Tel:33569875
E: WESTERN ART SHOW
China National Art Museum
European modern art, Chinese art and African ancient art.
Open from 7:30 am to 4:00pm from January 6 th to 20 th
Admission: $3 for adults, $1.5 for middle school students.
Tel:25545569
F: GRAND THEATRE
Oxford Street, Leeds.
Restaurant and Café.
Sept. 1-19
Admission: Tues-Thurs. $2-6; Fri. & Sat. $4-8
Sue Townsend’s musical play.
Performances: Evenings 7:45. October 10-17, at 2:30 p.m. No Monday performance.
All kinds of drinks offered
Tel: 52011611
然后请阅读下列Wendy 等人的信息，并匹配各人所需要联系的电话号码：
56. Wendy, a student who is interested in comedy and performing, happens to be free on Oct. 12th and wants to relax herself by enjoying some performances, but she has no more than $4.
57 Carol happens to be free on October 15th and plans to enjoy some performances while having a cup of coffee.
58. Jenny,a student who is a major in art is interested in Italian art as well as Chinese ,will be free after school at 4:30.
59.Tom will go to study in the USA for a master’s degree. He wants to have a full-time special training for several months to improve his oral English.
60.Mark,a worker of an export company,needs to improve his writing and oral English. He can only go to the training class after work every day.
56. Wendy A. 22325445
57 .Carol B. 3659 9988
58. Jenny C. 22342381
59.Tom D. 33569875
60. Mark E. 25545569
F. 52011611
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年陕西省咸阳市高三上学期第一次月考英语题 题型：阅读理解
Obama Still Smokes in Secret
US President Barack Obama has just made life more difficult for cigarette makers．He has just signed a law that will set tough new rules for the tobacco industry．The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and marketing of tobacco products．
At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said that he was among the nearly 90% of smokers who took up the habit before their 18 th birthday．
Obama, who has publicly struggled to give up smoking, said he still hadn’t completely kicked the habit．Every now and then he still smokes in secret．
“As a former smoker I struggle with it all the time．Do I still smoke sometimes? Yes．Am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No．” Obama said at a news conference．
“I don' t do it in front of my lads．I don 't do it in front of my family．I would say that I am 95% cured, but there are times when I mess up, " he said．
"Once you go down this path, it' s something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the law is so important．The new law is not about me, it' s about the next generation of kids coming up．What we don ' t want is kids going down that path," he said．
Nearly 20% of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the United States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases．
1.The new law makes life difficult for ．
|
A．Obama |
B．tobacco industry |
|
C．White House |
D．US Food and Drug Administration |
2.What do we know about Obama?
|
A．He no longer smokes． |
|
B．He still smokes as usual． |
|
C．He began to smoke at eighteen． |
|
D．He is trying hard to give up smoking． |
3.According to the passage, Obama is most concerned about ．
|
A．children |
B．officials |
C．his family |
D．businessmen |
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