1.To save time. I suggest taking a _______(直达的) flight to NY.
2.We are hoping our government will ________ (降低)the prices of houses.
3.I enjoy watching my daughter playing on the _______(秋千)in the park.
4.At present, there’s no certain c______ for this disease.
5.Mike suddenly a___________ that he would marry Anna.
6.Everybody should learn to s_________ against difficulties.
7.Water p_______ by all kinds of industrial wastes is not suitable for use.
8.After 90-minute’s playing, we d_______ the other team.
9.Because they found what he said was c________, most of them took his advice after attending his lecture.
10. As winter a_________, the weather becomes colder.
科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年广东省佛山一中高一上学期期中考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
The clock rules our lives. The more we try to save time, the less time we seem to have. In every area of our lives we are doing things faster. And many of us live in towns and cities which are getting noisier and more stressful as each day passes. But now a worldwide movement, whose aim is to slow life down, has started. Its supporters are people who believe that a happier and healthier way of life is possible.
The Slow Food movement was founded the day that an Italian journalist, Carlo Petrini, saw that McDonald’s had opened a restaurant in a beautiful square in Rome. He thought it was sad that many people today live too quickly to sit down for a proper meal and only eat much fast food. He decided that he had to try to do something about it and so he started the Slow Food movement. Slow Food has become a global organization ever since and now has more than 80,000 members in 100 countries.
Slow Food also encourages people to eat local and regional food, to use local shops and markets, to eat out in small family restaurants, and to cook with traditional recipes.
The idea of Slow Cities was inspired by the Slow Food movement. The aim of Slow Cities is to improve people’s quality of life. Towns which want to become a Slow City have to reduce traffic and noise, increase the number of green areas, plant trees, build pedestrian zones, and promote local businesses and traditions. Now it has spread to other countries all over the world, from the UK to Japan and Australia. There are now 135 Slow Cities in 24 countries across the world that have been named since founding of the organization in 1999. Gao Chun County, in east China’s Jiangsu Province, is expected to be named the first “Slow City” in China next year.
“Slow Cities are about having a community life in the town,” said a local resident. “It is not ‘slow’ as in ‘stupid’. It is ‘slow’ as in the opposite of ‘worried’ and ‘stressful’.”
But not everybody is happy. For teenagers, who have to go 25km to Norwich, the nearest city, to buy CDs, living in a Slow City is not very attractive. “It’s all right here,” says Lewis Cook, 16. “But if you want excitement, you have to go to Norwich. We need more things here for young people.”
【小题1】What’s the aim of the Slow Food movement?
A.To call on people to eat out. |
B.To make people enjoy cooking. |
C.To drive McDonald’s out of Rome |
D.To encourage people to slow down. |
A.reducing traffic and noise |
B.increasing the number of green areas |
C.building more department stores |
D.promoting local businesses and traditions |
A.the Slow Food was founded in 1999 |
B.there is no Slow City in China now |
C.Slow Cities are mainly in the UK |
D.there are about 24 Slow Cities in the world |
A.Positive | B.Neutral | C.Negative | D.Indifferent |
A.Slow down and you’ll move fast |
B.Time flies never to be recalled. |
C.Eat slowly and you’ll be healthy. |
D.Pay attention to the quality of life. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年海南省嘉积中学高一上学期教学质量检测(三)英语卷 题型:阅读理解
We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters (called acronyms). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室). Some of them are:
BTW(by the way); BRB(be right back); LOL(laughing out loud); IMO(in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
info(information); puter(computer); pic(picture); sec(second)
We ususally don’t see people when we communicate on the Internet, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw “feelings”, such as:
:-) (happy); ;-)(joking); :-((sad); :-O(surprised)
These days, many forums(论坛)have picture feelings. For example:
(happy) (sad) (angry) (cool)
There are even whole new words, like ”newbie’s” (someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it’s called “flaming” the person.
It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
【小题1】Why do people type acronyms?
A.To show their feelings. | B.To make jokes. |
C.To save time. | D.In this way newbie’s won’t understand them. |
A.The person is happy about getting a new computer. |
B.The person has to go away from his/her computer. |
C.The person is angry at somebody. |
D.The person is sad that his computer is having problems. |
A. | B.BRB | C.LOL | D. |
A.keep changing | B.stay the same |
C.be used by people on the telephone | D.be easy for newbie’s to understand. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015届山西省高二9月月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:书面表达
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ways to save time
We all wish we had just a bit more time.Just think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine, or spring-clean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar and so on.
1. But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter.
1.Get Out of Bed Earlier
If you normally get up at 7; 30 a.m.try getting up at 7:00 a.m.That half-hour might not sound like much, but it could be time that you use to exercise, to read that book you've been meaning to finish.2.
2.Do the Important Tasks First
Once you get to work, get the important ones done first (not the easy ones, or even the urgent ones).You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big, important tasks rather than on all those little urgent ones.
3. The urgent tasks will still get done, and you won't miss the important ones.
3.Reduce Interruptions
If colleagues have a habit of hanging around your desk to chat, or if the phone is constantly ringing, you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter.Constant interruptions don't just eat up time, they also break your concentration.
When you've got a big task to focus on, let your calls go to voicemail.4. Wearing headphones makes it less likely that people will try to strike up a conversation.
4. 5.
A few minutes chatting, browsing the web, and so on, can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day.
When you're working, work.If your concentration is slipping, take a proper break: go and get a glass of water, or stretch your legs a bit.And if you're facing a difficult task, try breaking it into small steps or stages so that it's easier to deal with.
A.Stay Focused on Your Work
B.Take Breaks When Necessary
C.If you have an office door, close it.
D.If you work like this, you'll usually save time.
E.Would you want me to make your day longer?
F.I can't magically make all your days 25 hours long.
G.Or simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年天津市高三下学期第五次月考英语 题型:阅读理解
(BEIJING, August 10)—The Beijing Daily has put together a number of tips for cost-efficient travel in Beijing.
★ Subway transfer
“Transfer” is a word frequently used by volunteers helping visitors choose the best way of transport during the ongoing Beijing Olympics to save time.
On the seven subway lines now in operation, the transport authorities have set up a total of 16 transfer stations:
Transfer between Line 2 and Line 1 at Jianguomen and Fuxingmen stations;
Transfer between Line 2 and Line 5 at Chongwenmen and Yonghegong stations;
Transfer between Line 2 and Line 13 at Dongzhimen and Xizhimen stations; Dongzhimen station can also bring you to Beijing Capital International Airport via the Airport Line;
Transfer between Line 1 and Line Batong at Sihui and Sihuidong stations;
Transfer from Line 1 to Line 10 at Guomao station to reach Zhongguancun, the north Third Ring Road (going north and west) or Jinsong (going south).
Via Line 10, transfer to Line 8 at Beitucheng station to reach the Olympic central zone, where the “Bird’s Nest” and other venues are located; transfer to Line 5 at Huixinxijie Nankou; transfer to Line 13 at Zhichunlu and Shaoyaoju stations; Sanyuanqiao station takes you to the airport via the Airport Line.
★ From subway to bus
Beijing’s subway system is thoroughly linked with bus routes.
The Beijing Railway Station, which can be reached via the Line 2 subway, has bus lines going north, southeast and to the West Railway Station, covering Chaoyang, Tongzhou, Daxing and other districts.
Xizhimen station is linked to many bus routes that go south and northeast. The long-distance bus routes near Dongzhimen station pass through Shunyi, Pinggu and other outskirts.
★ Park and ride
Park and ride facilities allow commuters to leave their personal vehicles in a parking lot and transfer to a bus or rail system.
In Beijing, because of city planning and other factors, park and ride is limited to bus and subway stations beyond the Fourth Ring Road. Since the Line 5 subway began operating, a low-fare parking lot, the largest in Beijing, was created at Tiantongyuan Beizhan station. Drivers are encouraged to spend just two yuan per day parking their vehicles and take the subway into the city.
1.At which of the station, passengers can go to the Beijing Capital International Airport by subway?
A. Dongzhimen and Xizhimen. B. Jianguomen and Fuxingmen.
C. Dongzhimen and Sanyuanqiao. D. Zhichunlu and Shaoyaoju.
2.According to the tips, if you take Line 2, how can you reach Zhongguancun?
A. Transfer to Line 1 at Jianguomen station, and then transfer to Line 10 at Guomao station.
B. Transfer to Line 5 at Chongwenmen station, and then transfer to Line 10 at Guomao station.
C. Transfer to Line 13 at Dongzhimen station, and then transfer to Line 8 at Beituchengstation.
D. Transfer to Line 1 at Dongzhimen station, and then transfer to Line 10 at Guomao station.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. You can get to the Beijing Railway Station via the Line 5 subway.
B. Park and ride is limited to bus and subway stations beyond the Third Ring Road.
C. Drivers can spend a little money in parking their vehicles in the largest parking lot.
D. Drivers must park their cars in the largest parking lot and transfer to a bus or rail system.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. From the Beijing Railway Station, you can take buses to the West Railway Station.
B. From the Beijing Railway Station, you can take the subway to the West Railway Station.
C. The Beijing Railway Station has bus lines going north and southeast.
D. The Beijing Railway Station has bus lines going southeast and to the West Railway Station.
5.What is the purpose of the tips?
A. To help volunteers save time during the ongoing Olympic Games.
B. To help tourists enjoy the places of interest in Beijing.
C. To make people learn about the daily transport in Beijing.
D. To make it convenient and efficient to travel in Beijing during the ongoing Olympic Games.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试辽宁卷英语试题 题型:阅读理解
I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格) of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A new Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
1.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.
A.describe the place carefully |
B.show him a map of the place |
C.tell him the names of the streets |
D.refer to recognizable buildings and places |
2.What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A.New York. |
B.Los Angeles. |
C.Kansas. |
D.Iowa. |
3.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.
A.in order to save time |
B.Los Angeles. |
C.so as to be polite |
D.for fun |
4.What can we infer from the text?
A.It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences. |
B.It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. |
C.People have similar understandings of politeness. |
D.New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. |
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