科目:高中英語 來源:2012屆湖北省武漢市武昌區(qū)高三5月調研英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Why Rent Textbooks?
Renting textbooks is a relatively new idea for everyone. Back in the old days, the idea of renting one never existed since the books are affordable or readily available in libraries. But the time has changed and with the changes in educational system and various economic challenges happening across the globe, the price of textbooks increased.
Given such fact, textbook renting is now a new fashion among college students. Research was made to find out if renting helps one save money and time rather than buying new textbooks and realized that it really is. Let’s examine carefully further and see why renting books is a cost-effective way to still get to have your textbooks without shelling too much money from your pocket.
Gives value for your money
You don’t have to buy all of your textbooks. Those non-major subjects, are better acquired through renting. It saves one money and helps you give out the money you save on some other personal possessions you need in college.
Renting textbooks allows you to save at least 50% off the standard retail (零售) price for each item. You can tell, with a little research, that renting is a lot cheaper compared to buying used books aside from looking way better than the former.
Saves time
You can save a great deal of time when renting a textbook. Instead of browsing your way for hours trying to look for better deals online, you can simply go to a popular book renting marketplace online and just order away. There is literally no need to skimming for hours and see where you can find a great deal. Often, the rental company gives you prepaid postage slip just to get you going and do the same when you decide to return the book.
This process not only saves you time, it also saves other resources like gas if you decide to go to the nearest bookstore to buy books or spend hours using electricity just to find a good deal.
User Friendly
Aside from being able to save money and time, renting textbooks brings convenience to all users. Imagine trying to scan the virtual bookshelf and checking on comments of previous users and figuring out which ones got bad comments and which had great ones. It could be fun at first but if you are short of time, the process can become annoying.
If you rent books, you will only be needing the book’s ISBN number and find it right away. No more time-wasting site search. Type in the ISBN number, order the book, and wait for it to get shipped to your home.
【小題1】The reason why people haven’t the habit of renting textbooks in the old days is that ______.
A.the educational system has not changed by now |
B.people can afford books or get books easily in libraries |
C.different economic challenges happen across the world |
D.the price of textbooks is much higher than that of nowadays |
A.saving | B.spending | C.removing | D.wasting |
A.One can save a great deal of time in browsing for better deals online |
B.It brings convenience to all the users apart from saving money and time |
C.The process saves other resources if you don’t go to the nearest bookstore |
D.It saves one money and helps him spend money on what he need most in college |
A.renting textbooks allows you to save a lot of money |
B.renting a textbook can also save you a great deal of time |
C.textbook renting was a relatively new fashion among college students |
D.textbook renting is a money-saving, fun, and, convenient way for college students |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011-2012學年浙江臨海白云高級中學高一下學期期中考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:填空題
When you make a mistake, big or small, cherish it as the most precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is.
60 . Most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad. And we are reminded that we should try to avoid mistakes. We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes — at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.
Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. 61 . We don’t really consume information and instantly know it or know how to do it. Instead, we get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing usually; then we construct a model in our mind, test it out by trying it in the real world, make mistakes, revise the model based on the results of our real-world experimentation and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until we’ve pretty much learned how to do it well.
62 . If you succeed at something, it’s probably something you already knew how to do it. You haven’t really grown much from that success — at most it’s the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey is made up of mistakes. By trial and error, we try out new strategies and make new discoveries, thus leading to higher payoffs. So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. 63
A.Just think about how we learn. |
B.Everyone can make mistakes in their life. |
C.Mistakes are how we learn to do something new. |
D.It is natural that we are in a bad mood when we make mistakes. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆吉林省長春市十一中高三上學期期初考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:填空題
We are all faced with challenges constantly in every area of our lives. 71
The truth is that you will have to deal with difficult problems throughout your life, whether it is in your personal life or career. Most of us get really afraid and run away from problems because we don’t want to accept reality. Running away from your problems is the worst thing you can do to deal with the challenges you are faced with. Here are some tips for you on learning how to deal with everyday challenges.
Please bear in mind that you shouldn’t overact when coming across challenges. Overacting to a problem will cause you to make bad decisions. 72 Next time you are faced with a challenge, stay calm so you can make smarter decisions.
73 If you cannot accept reality, you will feel very frustrated with your life. Once you can accept reality, you will be able to be calmer and think more clearly about how to get a step closer towards your goals every day.
Many people make a habit of blaming others for all their problems. They fail to take full responsibility for the decisions they have made in life. The more you blame others for the challenges you are faced with, the more you will make people dislike you and not want to be around you. 74
Don’t compare your lifestyle with others. Of course, it is really difficult not to compare ourselves with other people. However, the more often we do that, the more frustrated we will feel. 75 The key thing to remember is that you create your own story and success in life.
A.Accept the reality of the present moment. |
B.Try to look at change as a positive challenge, not as a threat. |
C.There will always be a person that may have accomplished more than you. |
D.Our focus may entirely be on how we can deal with the challenge that has come our way. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015屆浙江省高二上學期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
WHAT’S ON
STAGE
Russian dances: The famous “Little White Birth” Dance Troupe will travel from Russia to present performances in Beijing.
The troupe, founded in 1948, is famous for their combination of Russian folk dances and classical dancing art.
It has been invited by the Beijing Foreign Culture Exchange Co. in order to give four performances in Beijing.
Tickets are available through ticket hotlines and website such as www. paio. com. cn, www. Chinaticket. com and www. ticket. elong. com.
* Time: 7: 30 pm, January 18 - 21
* Place: Beizhan Theatre, 135, Xiwai Dajie,
Xicheng District
* Tel: 6606-4258
EXHIBITIONS
Kite show: All together 81 kites collected by the China National Art Museum is on show in the Yanhuang Art Museum.
Kong Xiangze, an expert on Chinese kites, published a book on kites, explaining the origins of the kite-making process. The exhibited kites are made in a traditional Chinese style.
* Time: 9 am-5 pm until February 11
* Place: 9 Huizhong Lu
* Tel: 6491-2902 CONCERTS
Folk music: A concert of classics of Chinese folk music will greet audiences on the first day of the Year of Snake at the Beijing Concert Hall.
The China Song and Dance Ensemble will perform dozens of traditional instrumental pieces, such as “Full of Joy”, “Colourful Cloud Chasing the Moon” and “Spring Festival Suite”.
* Time: 7: 30 pm, January 24
* Place: 1, Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District
* Tel: 6559-8285
EVENTS
Flower festival: The Beijing Botanical Garden is bringing people a blooming festival with the beautiful flowers in its tropical plants greenhouse.
The garden has introduced nearly 80 kinds of flowers abroad for the exhibition.
There is also an exhibition of potted narcissus (水仙) landscapes (盆景). More than 300 mini landscapes involving imported narcissus will be displayed, people can get a preview of the show by visiting www.beijingbd.com, the garden’s website.
* Time: 8:30 am-5 pm until January 28
* Place: Wofosi Lu near the Fragant Hills
* Tel: 8259-5547
1. Suppose you are too far away from Beijing or you can’t spare time to go there in person, which of the following shows can you enjoy all the same?
A. Russian dances. B. Kite show C. Folk music D. Flower festival
2.The phrase “get a preview of” used in the passage means ______.
A. watch in advance B. see more clearly
C. get good position of D. get a general idea of
3.f you and your classmates have a free evening to spend on the 19th of January, which is a useful number to call?
A. 6606-4258 B. 6491-2902 C. 6559-8285 D. 8259-5547
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學年浙江效實中學高一上期期始考英卷(解析版) 題型:單詞拼寫
1.If you can swim a________ the river, I’ll be waiting for you on the other side.
2.–What do you want to be in the f________?
–I want to become a teacher.
3.The nice dress was bought by my uncle as a birthday p_________.
4.You’ve d_________ so much wine. You mustn’t drive.
5.He’s poor at spelling. He made a lot of spelling m__________ in his writing.
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