_______ is certain that practice makes perfect.
A. What B. It C. There D. Anything
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Brittnie Pemberton listened attentively as Jim Herrick took her and her mother, Tanya, on a brief tour of San Diego State University on Thursday. Her dream is much closer to reality after she received a promise from the university. The university promised that she would get a full four-year scholarship to the school as long as she met the entrance requirements.
Brittnie, 10, laughed. Her mom cried.
They live at the Salvation Army Door of Hope, a living center for homeless women and their children. Photojournalist Linda Solomon met them in August when she came to the facility and taught boys and girls, ages three-and-a-half to 13, how to take pictures. She gave them all disposable cameras and told them to capture images that reflected their dreams. The children's images - a big house, a church, a playground, a backyard and more - are kept. This is a project called“Pictures of Hope" organized by the Salvation Army
"I wish to go to college, so I took a picture of the sign out in front of San Diego State University," Brittnie said last month. The Fletcher Elementary School fifth-grader was pointing to the Christmas card bearing her photograph.
Adrienne Finley, development director at the Salvation Army, hosted a reception for Solomon, who told Finley about the president of a small university who gave a child the scholarship she dreamed of last year.
Finley called his old friend, Herrick, who serves as the SDSU President. "We have a wonderful opportunity here to make a difference in a little girl's life," Finley said. Soon her mom and Brittnie were face to face with SDSU President Jim Herrick.
"You must be Brittnie," he said, reaching out to shake her hand. She quickly pulled her hands out of the pockets of the new SDSU sweatshirt she had been given that morning.
They sat down at a table in his office and talked about college, about science, about her love of math and his hope that she and other girls wouldn't lose interest in those subjects, as happens to many girls as they grow older.
Then they talked about how much discipline she would need over the next eight years to make her dream come true. Both signed the paper outlining their agreement to the terms of the scholarship. Back outside on the sunny campus, Brittnie admitted she's tempted sometimes not to do her homework. "But not anymore," she said.
According to the first paragraph, we can know that________.
A. it is certain that Brittnie will be admitted into SDSU
B. Brittnie will not need to pay for her university education if she can study in SDSU.
C. Jim Herrick promised Brittnie’s mother to offer her a job in SDSU.
D. Brittnie made a promise that she would never give up her dream. .
The Salvation Army Door of Hope is intended to ______.
A. recruit young men and young women to help others
B. provide shelters for homeless moms and their children
C. carry out some projects to help those who are in trouble
D. help homeless people no matter who they are
According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT_______.
A. Linda Solomon taught children photography to inspire them.
B. Children told people about their dreams through their pictures.
C. Brittnie took a picture standing at the gate of SDSC.
D. Brittnie’s picture was so good that it was printed on a Christmas card.
From what Ferrick said to Brittnie, we can infer that_______.
A. Ferrick has a strong belief that Brittnie will be a scientist in the future.
B. Brittnie, as well as some other girls, is interested in both science and math.
C. some girls would not be so good in science and math as boys as they grow older.
D. Brittnie will never lose interest in science because of her deep love
Which of the following words can best describe Brittnie’s feelings when she signed
the agreement about the scholarship ?
A. Encouraged B. Calm C. Nervous D. Proud
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. __. There are over eighty of them scattered(分散,撒布) along the banks of the Nile, some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these are the “step” pyramid and “ Bent ”pyramid.
Some of the pyramids still look much the same as they must have done when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often, for stone to use in modern buildings.__ __. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last forever. ___. However, there are no writings or pictures to show us how the Egyptians planned or built the pyramids themselves. __. Nevertheless(然而), by examining the actual pyramids and various tools which have been found, archaeologists have formed a fairly clear picture of them.
One thing is certain: there must have been months of careful planning before they could begin to build. ____. You may think this would have been easy with miles and miles of empty desert around, but a pyramid could not be built just anywhere. Certain rules had to be followed, and certain problems had to be overcome.
A.The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve(保护) the pyramids, and their very shape have made them less likely to fall into ruin.
B.It is practically certain that plans were made for the building of the
pyramids because the plans of other large works have fortunately been preserved.
C.The first thing they had to do was to choose a suitable place.
D.Consequently, we are only able to guess at the methods used.
E.Many people were killed while building the pyramids.
F.They have stood for nearly 5,000 years, and it seems likely that they will
continue to stand for thousands of years yet.
G.It takes workers twenty years to build the Pyramids.
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科目:高中英语 来源:天津市南开区2009-2010学年度高一下学期期末质检试题(英语) 题型:阅读理解
第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
What will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and (26) ____________ (make) predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain—they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth’s natural (27)____________ (resource) run out. We will use lots of (28) ____________ (recycle) materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more (29) ____________ alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, (30) ____________ there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.
B
Public transport (31) ____________ (provide) a cheap way to get around in Beijing. There are 20,000 buses and (32) ____________ (trolleybus) in Beijing, but they can get very (33) ____________ (crowd). It’s a good idea to avoid public transport during the (34) ____________ hour (6:30 am - 8:00 am and 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm). Fares are cheap, (35) ____________ (start) at 1 yuan. Air-conditioned buses cost more.
C
We use “learned” body language when we are (36) ____________ (introduce) to strangers. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to (37) ____________ (relax). So every culture has developed a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not (38) ____________ (aggress). Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands. They do this with the right hand—the (39) ____________ (strong) hand for most people. If our right hand is busy (40) ____________ (greet) someone, it cannot be holding a weapon.
D
We left the docks (41) ____________ a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining (42) ____________ (bright) as we sailed downstream through a hilly region. Men (43) ____________ (ride) bamboo rafts along the river’s edge and coal boats went past. As the sun set we docked at Fengdu. We could see the sun (44) ____________ (set) behind the white pagoda. It was beautiful.
We slept through the first gorge, (45) ____________ is called the Qutang Gorge.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届甘肃省高一下学期期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完型填空
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1 分,共计20分)
Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked 21 . We decided it was time to 22 the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing 23 colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together:“Not the measuring stick. ”
“No,” I 24 them. “Not the measuring stick.”
The measuring stick isn’t a (an) 25 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we’ve 26 each child’s growth by making a mark showing his or her 27 on every birthday. Over the years, so many colored pens, pencils and 28 have been used that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract(抽象的) painting.
Names and dates show different 29 , and I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old 30 to measure her three-year old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother and my husband did the same to me. At our family 31 , when this door swung back and forth frequently, friends used to stop to 32 the names and dates. When they were asked if they would like to be always remembered, they 33 smiled shyly and went back right up into place, 34 to be measured.
Many of those 35 on the door are still 36 . Some have stopped. Some remain with us only in 37 . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her, too. It was her last visit to our home.
We haven’ t 38 the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the 39 of the kitchen door will still remain 40 , with lots of names and dates in various colors.
1. A.small B. old C. familiar D. favorable
2. A.repair B. rebuild C. reuse D. repaint
3. A.safe B. possible C. valuable D. changeable
4. A.promised B. repeated C.followed D. persuaded
5. A.false B. wonderful C. actual D. obvious
6. A.kept B. witnessed C. recorded D. accompanied
7. A.age B. weight C. name D. height
8. A.boxes B. markers C. schoolbags D. sticks
9. A.information B. handwriting
C.character D. status
10. A.allowed B. pretended C. helped D. ordered
11. A.offices B. banks C. meetings D. parties
12. A.copy B. read C. like D. remove
13. A.hardly B. never C. usually D. seldom
14. A.ready B. afraid C. able D. unwilling
15. A.missed B. taught C. listed D. suggested
16. A.growing B.contributing C.studying D. working
17. A.sight B. design C.trouble D. memory
18. A.connected with B.agreed to
C.decided on D.relied on
19. A.front B. back C. right D. left
20. A.yellow B. grey C. white D. blue
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科目:高中英语 来源:湖南省2009--2010学年度高一下学期期中考试试卷(英语) 题型:其他题
第二节摘录信息 (共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分) {007}
阅读短文,根据所读内容在文后53--57的空格里填上适当的单词或短语,并将答案转写到答题
卡上。注意:每空不超过3个单词。
Advertisements can be placed nearly everywhere to catch our attention, they have even become popular on the Internet. That means that customers can see them at any time and from any place. In cities, you can see them on the sides of buses, taxis and trains. There are advertisements high up on the sides of buildings. The names of famous brands, like Nike, Pepsi, Guess and Apple, appear on shoes, clothing and bags. So when people use these branded products in their daily life, they are helping the products to sell more of them.
Every company gets you to recognize its name. The company name is always printed in the same way, using the same letters and the same colors. So, when customers see the same “look” of the company name day-in and day-out, they begin to recognize it without having to read it.
We cannot predict the future of advertising, but one thing is certain- advertisements are here to stay and will always change the way of our life.
Title:53________ |
|
Aim |
To 54.________ |
55.______ |
56.________ On the sides of buses, taxis and trains On the sides of buildings On shoes, clothing and bags |
Effect |
Changing our 57.________ |
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