- You seem busy these days．
- Yes．I’m writing a story．You know, it’s really not easy to write ______ with attractive plots．（ ）
A．thisB．oneC．itD．that
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年湖北武汉二中高一上学期期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
When NASA astronaut Scott Kelly completes his yearlong mission on the International Space Station next year, he’ll come back just a little bit younger than his twin, Mark, than he was before. This is because time travels more slowly in space, a phenomenon first described by Albert Einstein’s 1915 theory of general relativity.
This December, universities and academies around the world are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the theory’s publication.
Even 60 years after his death, Einstein is still the most important scientist of the modern era. Looking back as far as 2,400 years ago, only Newton, Galileo and Aristotle were his equals.
Born in the era of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas started a technological revolution that brought about more change in one century than in the 2,000 years before.
In 1905, Einstein published four important scientific papers. These completely changed people’s ideas about space, time, light and matter. In one of these papers Einstein. introduced his theory of special relativity. Two groundbreaking parts of the theory were about the relationship between mass and energy and the speed of light. Einstein was able to show that mass and energy were connected through the formula E＝MC2. The theory also says that no object can travel faster than the speed of light.
About 10 years later came his theory of general relativity, the theory that modern physics is really based on. In Einstein’s mathematics, space has three dimensions, and the fourth dimension is time. Space and time are part of one continuum, called space-time. The presence of mass changes space-time, which explains where gravity comes from.
Computers, satellites, telecommunication, lasers, television and nuclear power, many of the biggest developments in the modern world, can be linked to Einstein’s work.
“We are a different people than we were a century ago,” said astrophysicist Michael Shara of the American Museum of Natural. History, “completely different, because of Einstein.”
However, there’s more to him beyond the image of a science mastermind. Einstein, as a person, has also become a grandfatherly icon in our culture.
He liked playing Mozart on his Violin and keeping fit by hiking and walking. Power was not his goal. In 1952, the young nation of Israel asked Einstein to be its president, but he refused.
And, yes, he was eccentric. With hair like that, how could he not be?
1.The first paragraph was written to .
A. get readers to wonder about the effects of space travel on astronauts’ health
B. interest readers in the relationship between time and space
C. describe what gave Einstein the inspiration for his theories
D. lead in to the topic of the theory of general relativity
2.From the article, it can be concluded that .
A. the theory of general relativity is mainly about space and time
B. the theory of general relativity proves that the speed of light is the fastest of all speeds
C. the theory of general relativity is about math and has nothing to do with physics
D. the most important parts of the theory of special relativity are about space and energy
3.By using Michael Shara’s words, the author intends to .
A. give high praise to Einstein’s important publications
B. stress the great contribution that Einstein made to the modern world
C. suggest that more research needs to be done into Einstein and his work
D. say that there was more to Einstein than just being a science genius
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年安徽安庆一中高一上学期期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
This could be the perfect gift for the partner, who embarrasses you on the dance floor. Smart socks, which can teach to dance, may be the answer for anyone with two left feet.
The socks have been developed as a running tool to help runners improve their skills. Thanks to the socks, users can accurately（精确地） record not only know far and fast they run but also how well. It means the user maximizes(最大化)their performance, and reduces damage to body and prevents hurt. The hi-tech socks are made of special fibers(纤维) that watch the movements of your feet. They look, feel and can be washed like normal clothes.
Sensors record each movement and send it by an ankle transmitter (脚踝发射器) to a smart phone. Then a “virtual coach” application shows the information and can tell the user what they are doing wrong, and help to improve skill in any task with feet.
The socks should be useful to athletes and weekend joggers. “People think running is so easy and of course everybody can do it but not necessarily safely and well,” Dr Davide Vigano said. A recent study showed that between 60 and 80 percent of runners got hurt per year. This is pretty much more than any other human activity. Researchers say the technology can also be developed to teach people how to dance, play sports such golf, or even to help to teach women to walk better in high heels.
Mr. Vigano said, “People could all benefit from the idea. We have had interest from all sorts of sports, like skiing, football, cycling and golf. Anything where you have to use your feet can use it. It could even be put in high heels to help women walk in them safely.”
Socks are just the start, and the technology could be used in gloves, hats and boots. The socks, anklet and software package, are expected to be sold for around ￡120, which will go on sale in March.
1.What does the underlined part “anyone with two left feet” refer to?
A. People who are disabled.
B. People who invented the socks.
C. People who are not good at dancing.
D. People who are interested in dancing.
2.What’s special about fibers that the socks are made of ?
A. They can monitor the movement of feet.
B. They feel much softer than normal clothes.
C. They are expensive to produce.
D. They act as a smart phone for users.
3.According to Dr Vigano, _____
A. 60 to 80 percent of runners would like to buy the smart socks.
B. users can run as fast as they like with the socks.
C. everyone can make good use of the smart socks.
D. no runners will get hurt, thanks to the socks.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届山东省临沂市高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空（共1小题）
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Feb．5 was a bad day for me．My doctor ________me and my parents that I had ________ cancer and that I had only a few months to live．I became so sad that I immediately ________ .
Now I am actually ________ for all that has happened to me．I realize I would have never had to reflect and rethink about the purpose of my ________ if I had never been so close to ________·
Had I not been ________to this limit，I would not have developed a deep ________of the beautiful gift of life and of everything around me．I also would not have thought about how I wanted to ________the people around me in a positive way before leaving the world．
This is no ________ ；I don’t even think it is sad in the ________ way to be honest．I’ve been so ________in my life．I’ve lived in Paris，served the Peace Corps in Peru，fallen madly in love with the most ________ girl，have the most fantastic ________ and friends anyone could ever ask for…and the ________just goes on．
I ________believe everything happens for a reason．If terminal cancer had not ________ to me，I would not have been able to ________ my closest friends and family to appreciate the beautiful gift of life a little more and live more appreciative and ________ lives with my story．This is the purpose of my life I had been ________all of my life．In fact，that is the reason I’ve decided to write this article and go public with my story as well．It is also the reason why I am，after all that I’ve been through in the past few months，thankful for terminal cancer．
1.A．inspected B．informed C．insulted D．interviewed
2.A．typical B．sensible C．supreme D．terminal
3.A．cried B．burst C．barked D．numbed
4.A．cheerful B．scared C．grateful D．glad
5.A．1ife B．soul C．faith D．growth
6.A．burden B．chaos C．creed D．death
7.A．hooked B．pushed C．dragged D．marched
8.A．gratitude B．perseverance C．appreciation D．romance
9.A．seize B．affect C．flatter D．dominate
10.A．target B．tolerance C．mercy D．tragedy
11.A．slightest B．highest C．farthest D．1ongest
12.A．excited B．blessed C．interested D．declined
13.A．exotic B．courageous C．sensitive D．amazing
14.A．author B．acquaintance C．family D．citizen
15.A．deed B．1ist C．doom D．scene
16.A．strongly B．decently C．generally D．approximately
17.A．belonged B．attached C．happened D．appealed
18.A．inspire B．suggest C．command D．demand
19.A．negative B．objective C．subjective D．positive
20.A．searching for B．caring for C．accounting for D．applying for
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届江西省高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Patricia was worried．She had a job interview, and she wanted to look good．She decided to get some new clothes．The store owner, Pallas Hansen, helped Patricia find a suit．But when she left the store, she didn’t pay for the suit!
How could Patricia do this? She was in a special store called Career Closet in San Jose, California．Pallas Hansen and Charlotte Krumwiede started this nonprofit store to help women．They knew that many women don’t find jobs because they don’t have the right clothes for a job interview．Women who don’t have a lot of money have to use their money to buy food and clothes for their children．They can’t buy clothes for themselves.
Pallas and Charlotte started the store in 1992 after they heard about a store like this in Chicago．Volunteers work in the store．Working women donate most of the clothes to the store．This makes it possible for the customers at Career Closet to get clothes for free.
Career Closet has helped 2,500 San Jose women, but clothes aren’t the only things women get at the store．They also get confidence．Patricia is 36 years old．Her husband was hurt in an accident, and Patricia needed a job to support her seven children．She went to Career Closet and got a jacket, a skirt, and a blouse．“The whole day made me feel special,” she said．Patricia was a success at her interview, and she got the job．One reason why she got it was that she was wearing the right clothes for the workplace.
Pallas says,” I love this job．Sixty percent of the women get jobs．It’s like being a fairy god-mother.”
1.What do the women get besides clothes at Career Closet?
A．Money
B．Shoes
C．Confidence
D．Chances
2.Where do the clothes at Career Closet come from?
A．Volunteers working in the store
B．Patricia
C．Pallas Hansen and Charlotte Krumwiede
D．Working women
3.We can know from the passage that ____________.
A．women need to wear fashionable dress for work.
B．dressing properly in working place is important.
C．women are trained for the interview in Pallas’s shop.
D．women get the job training in Pallas’s shop.
4.The best title for the passage might be _____.
A．Getting Clothes Free of Charge
B．Fashion
C．Success of women
D．Job Interview
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届江苏省高三上学期期中模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
- Have you heard about the shark attack accident at the SeaWorld show?
- Yea, how horrible! A trainer ______ in front of the audience．（ ）
A．had been killedB．has been killed
C．was killedD．is killed
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届江苏省淮安市高三12月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
The 2013 population investigation shows one in four people in Jiangsu will be over 65 and the number of over-85 people ________ by 2030．
A．have doubledB．will be doubled
C．will have doubledD．will double
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015年黑龙江哈尔滨第三十二中学高三上期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业)，and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and large．Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any more．Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone France．The statistics(统计)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day．As the rush to live out of town continues．rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses，so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment．
1.If now America has 250 million people．how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?
A．About 25 million.
B．More than 25 million.
C．Less than 25 million.
D．Less than 225 million
2.Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?
A．United States.
B．Germany.
C．France.
D．England.
3.What’s the meaning of the word“metropolitan”in the middle of the passage?
A．Of a large city with its suburbs.
B．Of small and large towns.
C．Of urban areas.
D．Of rural areas.
4.According to the passage，what can we learn about small towns in the United States?
A．Most small towns become gradually crowded.
B．Small towns are still similar to each other.
C．As the traditional picture is changing，towns are different.
D．Small towns are turning into large cities.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年江苏南京盐城两市高三一模考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Mum，it’s me．Hopefully，this Mothering Sunday you will get to hear those three words．I will，of course，try to phone you．I hope we will be able to speak for the allowed 10 minutes．But I suspect many inmates will be using the phone，so if I don’t call and if we don’t speak，then this is what I would have said：
It’s not your fault that I am here．I know that deep in your heart you have questioned whether my current circumstance is somehow your fault，if the reckless stupidity of my past is somehow a failure on your part．It is not．Only one person is to blame，only one person should hurt — me．You have always taught me that when the room goes dark，you can wait for the lights to be switched back on or you can search in the dark and turn the light on yourself．You are my light．You always have been and always will be．There is nobody I admire more，nobody I have strived harder to please in my life，which is why my current failure hurts me so much．
I am so sorry that I will not be there to see you，but I want you to know that now，as always，you are here with me．In my darkest hours，and in the coldest loneliness of my past few months，my mind has so often wandered to the past，to when it was you and me — and I have been able to smile．Yours is the strength that I draw upon．
A parent’s job is to make sure that they pass on the best of themselves to their children．You have done that．It is the inner you in me that will get me through this．
I have failed you so epically，but you have never failed me．If I think back to the tears I shed when Dad left，all those years ago，I see you through their misty glaze．You holding me and you telling me we’d be OK，and we will be．We are and always will be the best team．
Childhood heroes such as footballers，actors and rock stars are clichéd． If the job’s done right，a child’s heroes should be their parents — you are mine．The strength you showed after the divorce from Dad to find your biological parents，to go to university and get your teaching qualifications，to begin your life again，is the strength that I draw on now．It is the belief in myself，it is the belief you have in me，that tells me that once I am released I can and will rebuild my life．I will make you proud again．I will make you happy to have me as your son．Yours is the will that gets me through every day．
I don’t believe you can judge a person for the mistakes they make，as we all make them，but you can judge them for what they do afterwards．And after this，when it is all over，you will still have a son with the same hopes and dreams．They have not diminished． If you can dream it，then you have to believe it can happen — right？
So this Mothering Sunday，please think back to that morning in the 80s，the first Mother’s Day without Dad，when a six year old me got up early and made breakfast for you．Do you remember it？Could you ever forget？A slice of bread a doorstep thick and a wedge of cheese equally dense．You didn’t have to eat it，but you did，chewing every dry mouthful．I know now why you forced yourself — because it had been made with love．Well，things don’t change this year — this letter is that bread and cheese (it sure has plenty of the cheese！)．
I love you so much．I am sorry I have let you down，but you have taught me that we will always pick ourselves up and become better than we were before．Thank you for everything and this year，more than ever：
Happy Mothering Sunday．
Love，your son
1.According to the passage，what made the author most upset at present？
A． Losing his freedom temporarily．
B． Being unable to phone his mother．
C． Failing to live up to his mother’s expectations．
D． Having no chance to spend the weekend with mother．
2.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to？
A． Mothering Sunday
B． Dark time
C． His mistake
D． Near future
3.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to？
What did the author do in the loneliness of his past months？
A． He summed up the causes of the failure in his life．
B． He planned to help his mother find her birth parents．
C． He recalled the fond memories of being with his mother．
D． He prepared himself to go to university for further studies．
4.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to？
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “clichéd” in Paragraph 6？
A． Ridiculous
B． Liberal
C． Explicit
D． Common
5.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to？
Which of the following can best describe the author’s mother？
A． Selfless but stubborn
B． Guilty but determined
C． Selfish but responsible
D． Caring but envious
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