For more than twenty years scientists have been seeking to understand the mystery of the “sixth sense” of direction. By trying out ideas and solving problems one by one, they are now getting closer to one answer. One funny idea from observing animals in nature is that animals might have a built-in compass.
Many birds migrate(遷徙)twice a year between their summer homes and winter homes. Some of them fly for thousands of kilometers and mostly at night. Experiments have shown that some birds can recognize star patterns. But they can keep on course even under cloudy skies. How can they do that? A common bird that does not migrate but is great at finding its way home is the horning pigeon(鶴子)and they have been widely studied. One interesting experiment was to attach little magnets (磁鐵,磁場)to the birds’ heads to block their magnetic sense — just as a loud radio can keep you from hearing a call to dinner. On sunny days, that did not fool the pigeons. Evidently they can use the sun to tell which way they are going. But on cloudy days, the pigeons with magnets could not find their way. It was as if the magnets had blocked their magnetic sense. Similar experiments with the same kind of results were done with honeybees.
In spite of the experiments, the idea of an animal compass seemed pretty extraordinary. How would animals get the magnetic stuff for a compass? An answer came from an unexpected source, A scientist was studying bacteria that lived in the mud of ponds. He found accidentally little rod-like bacteria that all swam together in one direction 一 north. In fact, the bacteria had made themselves into little magnets that could line up with the earth’s magnet.
The big news was that a living thing, even a simple bacterium,can make magnetite. That led to a search to see whether animals might have it. By using a special instrument, scientists were able to find magnetite in bees and birds,and even in fish. In each animal, except for the bee, the magnetic stuff was always in or close to the brain.
Thus, the idea of a built-in animal compass began to seem reasonable.
1.The main purpose of this passage is to .
A. explain how the animal compass was invented
B. answer how an animal would get the magnetic stuff for a compass
C .introduce a famous experiment
D. prove the idea that animals might have a built-in compass
2.Which of the following can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A. The bacteria magnetic sense seemed to be the same as the earth’s.
B. The earth itself is a big magnet with which something magnetic might lines up
C. Little rod-like bacteria were found to swim north together through experiments.
D. Migrant birds can easily lose their way because of lacking magnetie.
3.The underlined words “keep on course” in the second paragraph means“
A.stay in the correct flying route
B.lose one’s way
C.remain calm
D.recognize star patterns
4.Where is probably the built-in magnet for a fish according to the scientists?
A.Close to its stomach. B.In its heart.
C.Far from its brain. D.Inside its head.
科目:高中英語 來源:2015-2016學年安徽安慶六校高二下期中聯(lián)考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:語法填空
閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热?1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。
The eye doctor instructed her patient to read a chart on the wall. He looked at it and read, “A, B, F, N, L and G.” The doctor turned the light back on and wrote in her notebook.
“How'd I do,Doc?” the patient__1.__(wonder).
She replied, “Let's put it this way—they're numbers.”
“_2.__Doc,” he argued, “this is the way I see it!”
Much of my happiness or unhappiness is a result of my habit. “This is the way I see it,” I tell_3.__(me).
I see some problems as challenges that encourage me__4.__(take) action and others as obstacles that stop further progress. It's just the way I see it.
And sometimes I see new situations as fun, and other times I see them as fearful.
My life can be OK if I see it that way, or it can be a major source of stress. And an unexpected thing in my schedule can be a bother or, if I see it that way, __5._(possible) the most important thing I could do that day. Even __6.__embarrassing mistake can be the beginning of a new learning.
One of the greatest__7.__(secret) to my happiness is forgetting that it is not always about what is happening to me—it's __8.__(much) about the way I see it.
Like Marcel Proust said, “The real voyage of discovery__9._ (lie) not in seeking new landscapes, but__10.__having new eyes.” It's the way we see it.
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The college student lost his life trying to save the drowning child, ______ he will always be remembered.
A. in which B. about which
C. by which D. for which
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015-2016學年黑龍江牡丹江一中高二下期中考試英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
完形填空
閱讀下面短文, 從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白的最佳選項。
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I _________ teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I _________ the same things thousand and one times, do not _________ me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story _________ you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a _________, neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I _________, in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my _________ little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you _________ to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life...When at some moment I lose the memory or the_________ of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you _________ to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well _________ I need to and when not. When my _________ legs do not allow me to walk, give me your _________ , the same way I did when you gave your first _________ . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to _________ any more----that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand. Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, _________ my mistakes, I always wanted the _________ thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(無可奈何) for seeing me _________ you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you _________ living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and _________ I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, Son.
Your father
1.A. paid B. spent C. cost D. took
2.A. praise B. think C. repeat D. criticize
3.A. interrupt B. disturb C. look D. avoid
4.A. when B. after C. since D. until
5.A. rest B. word C. shower D. sleep
6.A. discovered B. invented C. noticed D. assumed
7.A. knowing B. fearing C. enjoying D. consulting
8.A. what B. when C. how D. why
9.A. news B. attitude C. material D. thread
10.A. talking B. listening C. responding D. appealing
11.A. where B. how C. that D. when
12.A. tired B. short C. long D. strong
13.A. leg B. ear C. hand D. mind
14.A. step B. pace C. laugh D. cry
15.A. talk B. live C. write D. sleep
16.A. though B. since C. while D. despite
17.A. last B. first C. best D. most
18.A. near B. behind C. below D. against
19.A. made B. started C. earned D. found
20.A. mercy B. care C. excuse D. patience
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015-2016學年河南洛陽高二下期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:其他題
漢譯英
1.祝愿你成功學習英語!
I you to your English!
2.我擅長英語,不管是說還是寫。
I am good at English, speaking writing.
3.祝賀你在英語競賽中贏得一等獎。
your the first in the English contest.
4.如果我預付款的話是不是有折扣?
Is there a discount I pay ?
5.雖然他已經服用了很多維生素C,他的感冒還是沒好。
he lots of Vitamin C, his cold hasn’t gone away.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015-2016學年福建師大附中高一下期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:短文改錯
短文改錯
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧),并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。
In recent years, the volunteering spirit has spread between the Chinese people, especially youngsters. Actually, an increased number of people become volunteers every year in China.
Volunteering actions are of great beneficial to both those in need and the society. What is known to all, volunteers played an active role in National Youth Games in Fujian. Without them, it will be a tough task to hold this grand National Youth Games. Therefore, we can say that it was those volunteers who ensure the success of these games.
As high school student, we should get active involved in volunteering activities. Only by participating we learn how to work well in a team, how to improve our social skills. Undoubtedly, all of these are important for our growth. So, we should take an action to learn and to grow.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015-2016學年福建師大附中高一下期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:聽力第三部分
My fifteen-year-old son has just returned from abroad with rolls of exposed film and a hundred dollars in uncashed traveler’s checks, and is asleep at the moment. His blue duffel(粗呢) bag lies on the floor where he dropped it. Obviously, he postponed as much sleep as he could: when he walked in and we hugged, his electrical system suddenly switched off, and he headed directly for the bed, where I imagine he beat his old record of sixteen hours.
It was his first trip overseas, so weeks before it, I pressed travel books on him, and a tape cassette of useful French phrases; drew up a list of people to visit; advised him on clothing and other things. At the luggage store where we went to buy him a suitcase, he headed for the duffels, saying that suitcases were more for old people.
During the trip, he called home three times: from London, Paris, and a village named Ullapool. Near Ullapool, he climbed a mountain in a rainstorm that almost blew him off. In the village, a man spoke to him in Gaelic, and, too polite to interrupt, my son listened to him for ten or fifteen minutes, trying to nod in the right places. The French he learned from the cassette didn’t hold water in Paris. The French he talked to shrugged and walked on.
When my son called, I sat down at the kitchen table and leaned forward and hung on every word. His voice came through clearly, though two of the calls were like ship-to-shore communication. When I interrupted him with a “Great!” or a “Really?”, I knocked a little hole in his communication. So I just sat and listened. I have never listened to a telephone so attentively and with so much pleasure. It was wonderful to hear news from him that was so new to me. In my book, he was the first man to land on the moon, and I knew that I had no advice to give him and that what I had already given was probably not much help.
The unused checks are certainly evidence of that. Youth travels light. No suitcase, not much luggage and a slim expense account, and yet he went to the scene, and came back safely. I sit here amazed. The night when your child returns with dust on his shoes from a country you’ve never seen is a night you would gladly turn into a week.
1.During the trip, the author’s son ______.
A. didn’t have enough sleep
B. ran out of money
C. forgot to call his mother
D. failed to take good pictures
2.According to the passage, which of the following could best describe the author’s son?
A. Polite and careless.
B. Considerate and independent.
C. Creative and stubborn.
D. Self-centered and adventurous.
3.What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. It is important to listen to your child’s story.
B. It’s easy to interrupt the chat with your child.
C. The author is proud of her son landing on the moon.
D. The son no longer needs much help from his mother.
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Good parents should protect their children from potential dangers.
B. The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
C. Communication between parents and children is extremely important.
D. It’s a win-win choice to give a child space to experience and explore.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015-2016學年安徽蚌埠二中高二下期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Phillida Eves and her husband Tedd Hamilton weren’t unhappy living in the Galway countryside with their sons, Cian and Oisin, and their daughter, Soracha. “We had a lovely home , a car, lots of friends, and weekends sailing our boat”, says Phillida. “But there’s a line from a poem that goes: ‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’ That says it all for me. We felt that there was more to life.”
So they quit their jobs, took their sons, then aged six and nine, out of school and went to southern Spain where they bought a 15-meter yacht (游艇) and headed up the coast to Barcelona. Soracah was not even three. And they brought along Poppy, the family dog. Now, two and a half years and 10,000 km later, they don’t intend to stop. Tedd is a yacht engineer and can find work in ports. But, says Phillida, a supply teacher(代課老師), “Any family could do this”.
The children are home-schooled using a correspondence course(函授課程). My son had a recent project on the weather. The weather is vital to us. My son knows more than most adults about weather systems, compasses, maps and directions. The weather, for him, means life or death.
Other subjects have become equally vivid. “They’re living geography and history all the time. We’ve sailed round Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, and seen tiny islands we didn’t know. The kids learned about ancient Romans by visiting Rome. One summer off the Italian coast we sailed past a volcano at 2am. We woke the kids. There it was, under the moon, with fire coming out the top―you don’t get that in a textbook.”
But what about social development? Again, Phillida is sanguine. “The children have become much more socially confident since we set out. They play with tones of families of all nationalities on other boats we meet.”
Living for the moment, they believe, is a huge life lesson. “Our children never say they’re bored.” The other day they stopped mid-ocean and the kids swam, 110km from land. “That’s the kind of freedom we want for them,” says Phillida. “That’s the kind of freedom they’ve got.”
1.The couple quit their jobs and took their children traveling because .
A. their children wanted to make friends of all nationalities.
B. they wanted to experience more in their lives.
C. their children wanted completed freedom.
D. they were unhappy with their lives.
2.The underlined word “sanguine” in Para graph 5 is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A. patient B. curious C. excited D. optimistic
3.The author describes the children’s home schooling by .
A. using examples
B. making comparisons
C. following the order of importance
D. describing the changes in space order
4.What can we learn about the family from the text?
A. they plan to stop for a rest.
B. they have toured for more than 3 years
C. they believe any family can do the same thing as they can do
D. They have made several geographical and historical discovers
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015-2016學年江蘇揚州中學高二下期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
閱讀理解
請認真閱讀下列短文, 從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中, 選出最佳選項, 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous and anxious as he thought about the upcoming showdown. What if Mr Larchmont refused to grant his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and landed some great accounts for his company. Of course, he deserved a wage increase.
The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak in the knees. Late in the afternoon he was finally courageous enough to approach his superior. To his delight and surprise, the ever-frugal(一向節(jié)儉的)Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a raise!
Andrew arrived home that evening—despite breaking all city and state speed limits—to a beautiful table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he figured someone from the office had tipped her off!
Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered note. It was from his wife. It read: “Congratulations, my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I am so proud of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was.
After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he observed that a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you even though you did not get the increase.”
Suddenly tears swelled in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not conditional upon his success at work.
The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.
1.Which of the following statements about the story is FALSE?
A. Andrew was afraid that his request would lead to disaster.
B. Andrew had worked very hard and done his part for the company.
C. Andrew’s boss agreed to his request.
D. One of Andrew’s colleagues had told his wife the good news.
2.Why did Tina prepare a grand dinner for Andrew that day?
A. She was confident of his getting a pay raise.
B. She believed that her husband was the best in his company.
C. She meant to show her support to her husband.
D. She wanted to express her gratitude for his devotion to the family.
3. We can conclude from the text that ______.
A. we should never be afraid to ask for what is due to us
B. work hard and you will be rewarded
C. many fears turn out to be unfounded
D. unconditional love brings courage and strength
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