This is a true story from Guyana.One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box.He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose.He couldn’t get it out.He ran crying to his mother.His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either.A week later, the paper was still in the boy’s nose.His nose began to have a bad smell.
So his mother took the boy to a hospital.The doctor looked up at the child’s nose, but she couldn’t get the paper out.She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out.
The boy’s mother came home looking sad.She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut.The next day she took the b oy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May.May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose.
“Yes, I can see it,” May said.“It will be out soon.”
As she spoke, she shook some black pepper (胡椒粉)on the child’s nose.The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out.His mother was surprised.May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut.
1.After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, ____.
A.he took it out
B.his mother took it out
C.he tried to take it out but failed
D.he did nothing but cry
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose.
B.The boy had to have his nose cut at last.
C.The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem.
D.May succeeded in taking the paper out.
3.The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ____.
A.he needed to learn to swim.
B.the sea water would wash out the paper ball.
C.the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose.
D.he needed a rest.
科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年广东佛山一中高一下第一次段考英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
It took some time for spring to arrive but now it’s here that UK’s gardens are enjoying it. Many flowers that would usually be over by now are still at their best. Here are some of the best gardens right now.
Kew Gardens, London
The rock garden is one of the places to head for at Kew right now. It will be at its peak in the days ahead. The garden has waterfalls and streams over the land, and many plants and flower buds are all at their best. Equally those who cannot be missed are the flowering cherry trees.
Open daily 9:30 am– 6:30 pm, adults £16, children free.
Wentworth Castle Gardens, near Barnsley
A yellow carpet surrounds Wentworth Castle at the moment, as the daffodils(水仙花) are still in full bloom. Another wonderful spot is the Victorian flower garden, created from an old bowling(保龄球) green in the 19th century.
Open daily 10:00 am –5:00 pm, adults £5.50, children £2.95, family £12.50.
Harlow Carr, Harrogate
The earlier bad weather means many daffodil varieties were extremely late, but at Harlow Carr plenty of the plants can be found at the moment. The garden also has one of the longest streamside plantings in the country.
Open daily 9:30 am – 6:00 pm, adults £8.50, children£4.25, family£20.70.
Bon Stewart, Newtownards
There are great smells as well as great sight at Bon Stewart : Lady Londonderry, who created the garden in the 1920s and 1930s, love plants with a sweet smell. So go up to Rhododendron(杜鹃花) hill. It’s one of the best places here right now.
Open daily: 10:00 am—6:00 pm, adults £6.63, children £3.31, family £16.00.
1.To enjoy pleasant-smelling flowers, you might visit _______.
A. Kew Gardens B. Harlow Carr
C. Bon Stewart D. Wentworth Castle Gardens
2.You can probably enjoy the flowers beside the stream in ________.
A. Kew Gardens and Bon Stewart
B. Harlow Carr and Kew Gardens
C. Bon Stewart and Harlow Carr
D. Wentworth Castle Gardens and Bon Stewart
3.What can we learn about Wentworth Castle Gardens?
A. It offers a great place to play bowling.
B. It is surrounded by flowering cherry trees.
C. It provides the shortest visiting time in a day.
D. It charges a couple with a child at least £13.95.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届山西太原市高三4月阶段性检测(模拟)英语试卷(解析版) 题型:听力第三部分
A machine that takes sweat-laden (浸满汗水的) clothes and turns the sweat into drinking water is in use in Sweden. The machine makes the clothes turn round quickly, heats them to remove the sweat, and then passes the steam through a kind of special material to make purified water.
Since it has been brought into use, its creators say more than 1000 people have drunk others’ “sweat” in Gothenburg. They add the liquid is cleaner than local tap water.
The device was built for the United Nations’ child-focused charity UNICEF to promote a campaign highlighting the fact that 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water.
The machine was designed and built by the engineer Andreas Hammar, known locally for his appearances on TV tech show “Mekatronik”. He said the key part of the sweat machine was a new water purification part developed by a company named HVR.
“It uses a technique called membrane distillation (膜蒸馏),” he told the BBC. “We use a special kind of material that only lets steam through but keeps bacteria, salts, clothing fibers and other things out. They have something similar to the International Space Station, but our machine is cheaper to build. The amount of water it produces depends on how sweaty the person is, but one person’s T-shirt typically produces 10ml, about a mouthful.”
The device has been put on show at the Gothia Cup-the world’s largest international youth football tournament. Mattias Ronge, chief executive of Stockholm-based advertising agency Deportivo, said the machine had helped raise awareness for UNICEF, but in reality had its limitations.
“People haven’t produced as much sweat as we hoped – right now the weather in Gothenburg is lousy,” Mattias Ronge said. “So we’ve equipped the machine with exercise bikes and volunteers are cycling like crazy. Even so, the demand for sweat is greater than the supply. And the machine will never be produced in large numbers, since there are better solutions out there such as water purifying pills.”
1. Which of the following is the disadvantage of the sweat machine?
A. It takes too long for the machine to produce water.
B. It costs a large amount of money to build the machine.
C. The amount of water the machine produces is rather limited.
D. The water processed by the machine is not clean enough.
2. UNICEF is mentioned in the text to ________.
A. show how the sweat machine works
B. tell us who invented the sweat machine
C. show the importance of the United Nations
D. explain why the sweat machine was invented
3. What did Mattias Ronge think of the sweat machine?
A. It did not work at all.
B. It was not worth popularizing.
C. It could only be used in summer.
D. The water it produced tasted sweet.
4.The text is written mainly to tell us that ______________.
A. a better solution to purifying dirty water is discovered
B. 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water
C. a machine which turns sweat into drinking water is invented
D. the pill which turns dirty water into clean water is produced
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届江西上高县二中高三4月半月考(二)英语试卷(解析版) 题型:听力第三部分
Donna is 19 years old and loves animals, which is why I'm always happy to leave my dog with her when I go on holiday. Donna also helps to train hunting dogs, but recently, her boyfriend told me, she returned home from a farm in tears after being told to hit some dogs.
“She wasn't being asked to hit them because they didn't behave well,” he said. “She was told to punch these puppies with a closed fist simply to let them know who is the boss,” Donna refused. Good for Donna. In my view, you hit an animal for only two reasons: as a way to teach it an important lesson to protect it from danger, such as not into the road; or because you like hurting animals.
Last summer, I attended a horse race. I don't know much about horses, but I was alarmed when I saw a horse with a huge ulcer (溃疡) on its legs. “Surely this horse won't race?” I asked. I was very surprised that nobody in the crowd seemed concerned.
The horse began the race, but later it fell heavily. It had broken its leg. The hext thing I saw was its dead body in a bag, being driven past. No one seemed to care, except those who had bet on it. I know people care for horse racing, but do they really care for horses? I doubt it.
Oh, but it's a tradition, I hear you say. Wouldn't the world be a boring place if we didn't occasionally hit, shoot and chase animals? Traditions are made by man and can be unmade. It was once acceptable to kill servants when their master died, to visit the mental hospitals to laugh at the patients or to watch public execution (执行死刑).
Nor should it be forgotten that in our progress to a more civilized world, animals have played an important role they have fed us, carried us, worked for us, rescued us, died for us and sometimes just saved us from loneliness. Surely by now they deserve our kindness. At the very least, they deserve our respect.
1.Donna was asked to hit the young dogs because ________.
A. they misbehaved
B. their owner disliked them
C. people on the farm enjoy hurting them
D. it was a way to train them to obey people
2.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Strike. B. Stroke.
C. Scold. D. Pump.
3.What is the author's purpose in telling the readers the story about the horse?
A. To explain the traditional horse race to readers.
B. To prove that the weak horse can't win in the race.
C. To show that animals are treated unfairly by humans.
D. To say that people care more for horses than horse racing.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People no longer watch killing criminals in public.
B. The author cannot accept anyone who hits the animals.
C. It was a traditional practice to kill servants for their dead master.
D. The author thinks it is possible to change the traditions made by man.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届河南重点中学协作体高三第二次适应性考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some adults spend a lot of time trying to stop children playing. They are usually people who think of play as being the of work and therefore a waste of time. For humans, work is a way of getting food to eat, and like humans, must spend time doing the things. Regardless of this, children playing, and so do other young animals. It is quite to keep both a small child and a young cat for hours with a piece of paper.
Hunting may be the most obvious skill in play, but it is far from being the only one. Lambs and goat kids play , although they will never anything other than some grass. But for these young animals too, is an important part of learning. Sheep and goats are hill and mountain animals. Running and skipping exercise young legs and develop a strong sense of that will keep them safe on the steepest rocks. animals play, is not so different. trees and catching flies are not the most obvious training for the adult world, but the flexibility in these activities is similar to that required of a bus driver or businessman.
What we know about animals shows us that playing is a very good way of , so maybe one of the best ways for to learn is also by playing. Children find playing is fun, but notice that they are also learning at the same time. Most people continue to play games long after they have become , and perhaps that is because we rely so much on our to learn.
1.A. reward B. opposite C. basis D. nature
2.A. animals B. children C. parents D. cats
3.A. same B. ordinary C. dull D. chief
4.A. delay B. regret C. enjoy D. ignore
5.A. possible B. necessary C. reasonable D. difficult
6.A. annoyed B. alarmed C. amazed D. amused
7.A. kept B. practiced C. tested D. required
8.A. endlessly B. clumsily C. crazily D. aggressively
9.A. hunt B. plant C. learn D. catch
10.A. jump B. work C. play D. walk
11.A. strangely B. initially C. naturally D. equally
12.A. direction B. space C. distance D. balance
13.A. Based on B. Compared with C. Inspired by D. Developed form
14.A. Climbing B. Growing C. Watering D. Cutting
15.A. reduced B. allowed C. damaged D. needed
16.A. learning B. exercising C. improving D. growing
17.A. adults B. creatures C. humans D. students
18.A. generally B. hardly C. possibly D. truly
19.A. mature B. wise C. athletic D. strong
20.A. flexibility B. liberty C. responsibility D. curiosity
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016届广东省深圳市高三第二次调研考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:七选五
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Television is everywhere around us. Yet it is great for learning English. The pictures make it easier to understand than radio and because you can see who’s talking, and get a better idea of what people mean. Just watch their “body language”! Watch programs that you find enjoyable and entertaining. 1.
Here’s the english-at-home.com guide to learning as much as possible while watching English television:
2. Learning English should be fun –– not something that you have to force yourself to do. If you have a passion for football, watch matches or the sports news.
Keep a notebook near to your television. 3. This is especially useful. You can look for programs with sub-titles in your own language.
Try to watch English television regularly. Even if you can only watch 15 minutes a day, you’ll be amazed how much you learn.
Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything. English television is normally aimed at native English speakers. 4. If the programs that you’re watching are full of unknown words, just concentrate on understanding the general meaning.
Keep a note of television programs and presenters that you find easy to understand and try to watch them regularly. 5. Soon you will impress your friends with your English skills.
A. Don’t watch the programs too easy for you.
B. Better watch programs that you find interesting.
C. Programs often include many difficult words.
D. English learning has little to do with watching TV.
E. Whatever you watch will help you improve your English.
F. Doing this will increase your confidence in learning English.
G. You can take down any new words or expressions that you hear.
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英语知识运用
I was born in London, bill I grew up in Taunton, which is a small town with not much to do,so I had to invent a lot of garner. This is probably 1._____ I was good at making things. As a child. I always enjoyed2.______ (design) objects.
At the age of 16,1 decided to leave school to work for a design company. 3.________ (main) doing routine work in the office. During this time I learnt a lot 4._______my manager. She was quite inspiring and taught me how5._____(solve) problems by looking at things in a different way.
In 2006. I6._____(feel) I needed a new challenge so I decided to take a film-making course. My 7.______ (apply) was successful and I spent a(n) 8.______ (enjoy) month learning film-making. It was at this time that I realized the most suitable job for9.______ was designing advertisements and commercial films. I made up my mind to develop different 10._______ (skill) so that I would be able to work in this field in the future.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年安徽师范大学附中高一下期中考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:单句改错
书面表达
假设你是李华,从互联网上得知一个国际中学生组织将在新加坡(Singapore)举办夏令营,欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封信申请参加。
内容主要包括:
1. 自我介绍(包括英语能力);
2. 参加意图(介绍中国、了解其他国家);
3. 希望获准。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇:夏令营-summer camp
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016年北京市朝阳区高三一模英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
I've heard that preparations __________ for the coming festival.Let's give them a hand.
A.are being madeB.have been made
C.are makingD.have made
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