科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Be Brave With New Things
The old advertising slogan, “so simple a child can do it ,” has taken on new meaning to me. A few weeks ago I got a computer, but I an mechanically illiterate. I knew that children had no fear of the future, so that seemed a good place to seek help. I asked my nephew, twelve years old, at an elementary school, to help me.
My nephew took the machine for granted and has simply accepted the fact that computers are now a way of life. He plays with them and does his homework on them and even creates programs for them. I , on the other hand, are terrified by what this equipment can do. It can interchange paragraphs, switch words around and even correct my spelling. It informs me of Its limitations, takes commands and asks questions. It even seems to have a sense of communication. Rather than accusing me of making an error, it prints “One of us has made a mistake!” It never gets tired and is always patient and ready to go when I am.
I think it was somewhat normal for me to be suspicious of computers. They represent a break with some very familiar habits and traditions. It is only human to instinctively avoid anything that shifts thoroughly from the acceptable, comfortable past. But the world is governed by ceaseless change and we must therefore establish links with the present and future as well as the past. Computer technology is an excellent case in point, as the newest systems grow out of date in only a few years, or even months.
This ability to see, experience and accept the new is one of our saving characteristics. To be fearful of tomorrow, to close ourselves to possibilities, to resist the inevitable, to advocate standing still when all else is moving forward, is to lose touch. If we accept the new with joy and wonder, we can move gracefully into each tomorrow. More often than not, the children shall lead us.
6．What is the new meaning of “So simple a child can do it” for the author?
A．computers are so easy to operate that even a child can play them well
B．A child can always do more complex things than an adult.
C．It is easier for a child to accept new things than for an adult.
D．A child has greater ability than an adult in operating computers.
7．According to the second paragraph, which of the following statements is true?
A．The nephew thought it is natural to accept the fact that computers are now a way of life.
B．The nephew believed that machines were made for people to do whatever they wanted.
C．computers are not only used to communicate, but also to remove their limitations.
D．It is a fact that both adults and children have accepted computers as a way of life.
8．Which of the following doesn’t the author’s computer do ?
A．It asks the author if she has made a mistake.
B．It accuses the author of making mistakes.
C．It corrects the author’s spelling mistakes.
D．It informs the author of her mistakes.
9．According to the third paragraph, it is human nature that we resist those things which
A．only represent the comfortable and acceptable past
B．change thoroughly into the comfortable and acceptable past
C．make people stand still when all else is moving forward
D．change completely from the acceptable and comfortable past
10．How do you understand the underlined sentence in the text?
A. It is always ready to inform me when I am ready to go.
B. It is always ready to start working when I am ready for work.
C. When I am ready to go, it is patient to wait.
D. When I am ready to go, it has already gone.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年湖北省沙市中学高二下学期第二次周练英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Last year, two days after Christmas, we kicked China out of the house. Not the country obviously, but bits of plastic, metal, and wood with the words “Made in China”. We kept what we already had, but stopped bringing any more in. because it had coated our lives with toys, and useless stuff. Sometimes I worried about jobs sent overseas, but price triumphed over virtue at our house. We couldn’t resist what China was selling.
But on that dark Monday last year, an unease feeling washed over me as I sat on the sofa. It wasn’t until then that I noticed a fact: China was taking over the place.
It stared back at me from the empty screen of the television. I spied it in the pile of tennis shoes by the door. It glowed in the lights on the Christmas tree and watched me in the eyes of a doll lying on the floor, I slipped off the couch and sorted gifts into two piles: China and non-China. The count came to China, 25, the world, 14. Christmas, I realized, had become a holiday made by the Chinese. Suddenly I wanted China out.
I persuaded my husband, and on Jan. 1 st, we started a-year-long household embargo on Chinese imports. The idea wasn’t to punish China. And we didn’t fool ourselves into thinking because we wanted to measure how far it had pushed in. We wanted to know what it would take in time, money, and worry to kick our China habit!
In the spring, our 4-year-old son started a campaign to support “China things”. “It’s too long without China,” he cried. He kept at me all day. I have discovered for myself that China doesn’t control every aspect of our daily lives, but if you take a close look at the underside of boxes in the toy department, I promise it will give you pause. “When we can buy China things again? Let’s never stop.” My son said.
After a year without China I can tell you this: You can still live without it, but it’s getting costlier by the day. And a decade from now I may not be brave enough to try it again.
【小题1】 The best title for the text could be _______.
| A．China Free Living: A Trouble One |
| B．A Year without “Made in China” |
| C．Why I Choose “Made in China” |
| D．“Made in China”: Good or Bad |
| A．Because she wanted to bring back job opportunities for her natives. |
| B．Because she has a strong sense of nationalism against “Made in China”. |
| C．Because she wanted to learn what life would be like without “Made in China”. |
| D．Because too much stuff made in China was take over her house. |
| A．reaction | B．ban |
| C．restriction | D．cancellation |
| A．to tell the readers an interesting experience |
| B．to describe the trouble facing a housewife |
| C．to explain the importance of Chinese goods |
| D．to show the difficulty without Chinese goods |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年山东省兖州市高三9月入学诊断检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
I ______ to go on a diet, but the dishes at the party were simply impossible to resist.
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A．had intended |
B．am intending |
C．intend |
D．could intend |
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科目：高中英语 来源：山东省2009-2010学年高一下学期期末考试试题（英语） 题型：完型填空
Ⅲ．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
One day at the day care centre（日间托儿所）I watched a mother try to pick up her daughter. The girl wanted to go to McDonald’s. The mother replied, “Susie, not tonight. Maybe we can go tomorrow.”. Susie 36 dropped to the floor, kicking and screaming. “I want to …”
Her mother tried to 37 Susie’s tantrum（发脾气）. Finally her mother 38 . I was surprised that we could have almost anything we wanted by throwing a tantrum.
That day my mother 39 me up early because we were going to a department to do the shopping for 40 Day. I was excited to see a toy telephone. Looking lovingly 41 at my mother, I asked, “Can I have that telephone?”
She replied, “Baby, not now, but 42 you are a good girl, maybe Santa Clause will 43 you.” “But Mama, I want that telephone right now,” I said. My mother’s eyes 44 and her hand tightened（紧握）on mine. “Becky, you 45 have that telephone today, and if you 46 you can have a spanking（打屁股）.”
We were standing in the long 47 ,and I knew from my experience that it was now or 48 . So I lay down on the ground and began screaming, “I want that telephone.” Tired Christmas 49 looked as my mother calmly said, “Becky, you’d better get up by the 50 of three or else.” “One…Two…Three.” But I was 51 in full tantrum. Then she lay down beside me on the 52
and began screaming, “I want a new car, I want some jewellery, I want…”
53 , I stood up. “Mama, stop, Mama, get up,” I tearfully 54 .
She stood up. The others waiting began to laugh. The next thirty minutes was complete 55 for me. Then on parent said to me with a smile, “I bet you’ll never try that again”.
36．A．heavily B．immediately C．directly D．hopelessly
37．A．cover B．free C．resist D．stop
38．A．gave in B．dropped C．moved on D．walked away
39．A．carried B．picked C．held D．sent
40．A．Mother’s B．Children’s C．Christmas D．National
41．A．down B．up C．over D．out
42．A．if B．unless C．until D．while
43．A．praise B．believe C．love D．help
44．A．opened B．closed C．narrowed D．shone
45．A．won’t B．daren’t C．mustn’t D．can’t
46．A．lie B．risk C．scream D．steal
47．A．line B．street C．row D．passage
48．A．never B．ever C．later D．then
49．A．managers B．sellers C．families D．shoppers
50．A．noise B．count C．voice D．word
51．A．again B．even C．still D．more
52．A．bench B．mat C．counter D．floor
53．A．Frightened B．Satisfied C．Embarrassed D．Amused
54．A．begged B．ordered C．explained D．promised
55．A．luck B．discomfort C．complaint D．anger
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012届度湖北省咸宁市高二上学期期末统考英语卷 题型：完型填空
完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious (反叛的) on the outside, 31 on the inside, I wanted people to 32 me.
Once I left home to hitchhike (搭便车) to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t 33 , and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular 34 me grateful to still be alive When I returned home, I was different, not so outwardly sure of myself.
I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was 35 with us, was wearing my clothes. And my 36 seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be 37 if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that 38 Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could 39 me. I pointed out, “ She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been. ” My mom said these were wonderful 40 ,but I was the only person who could fill my 41 , She made me realize that even with my 42 — and there were many —I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.
I became a searcher, wanting to 43 who I was and what made me unique. My 44 of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. . I started to resist pressure to 45 in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I was 46 by who I really was. I came to feel much more 47 that no one can ever take my place.
Each of us 48 a unique place in the world．You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So 49 about being replaced．You 50 be.
1.A. and B. but C. as D. for
2.A. leave B. respect C. admire D. like
3.A. easy B. hard C. fun D. long
4.A. succeeded B. kept C. managed D. remained
5.A. playing B. eating C. staying D. running
6.A. family B. friends C. relatives D. class
7.A. loved B. mentioned C. cared D. missed
8. A. before B. after C. though D. unless
9. A. scold B. compare C. replace D. match
10.A. qualities B. girls C. people D. times
11. A. character B. role C. task D. job
12.A. faults B. advantage C. manners D. pities
13. A. look for B. look back C. find out D. give up
14.A. picture B. view C. sense D. drawing
15. A. think B. learn C. change D. act
16. A. thankful B. delighted C. disappointed D. hopeful
17. A. sure B. doubtful C. happy D. lonely
18.A. carries B. catches C. seizes D. holds
19.A. talk B. forget C. care D. argue
20. A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
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