【題目】閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Here's a surprising fact: Of the 1.1 million firefighters in the United States, about 780,000 are volunteers. Roughly a third of the population is 1 by mostly- or all-volunteer fire departments.
Also 2, perhaps. Sometimes they have to pay for their own gear.
I 3 this because I volunteer as a firefighter in Durango, Colorado. I responded to more than 50 calls in 2014, everything from 4 to car accidents. In that period, I spent close to $1,000 on optional gear not supplied by my 5, things like higher-quality flashlights, knives, and better gloves, which make my 6 easier.
Yesterday, a 7 was introduced in Congress that would give a significant tax break to those who volunteer their time as 8 responders. I hope it passes, not because it will put some money in my pocket 9, hey, (that'll be nice) but because it will ease the financial burden on volunteers and acknowledge their time commitment. I believe it will 10 more people to help.
And we 11 that.
In 12 areas where population density is low and calls for fire and EMS services are relatively rare, it just doesn't 13 to have career firefighters on the staff 24/7 (全天候). 14, volunteers are used to fill in the 15. We are ready to put our regular lives aside to help someone on what is the 16 day of their life. We have likely never met before, and might never again, but it doesn't 17 in a crisis. Without volunteers, the whole system would collapse.
There's a T-shirt that's popular among us, reading “For Pride, Not 18.” We volunteer because we know our 19 need us. We don't need a small tax break. Without one, we'll still put on our gear when the alarm goes off without any 20. But we'd appreciate one, and if it encourages more people to join us, it's worth it.
（1）A.taught B.inspired C.supported D.protected
（2）A.surprising B.amusing C.pleasing D.worrying
（3）A.appreciate B.know C.prove D.analyze
（4）A.wildfires B.wars C.lightning D.embarrassments
（5）A.company B.department C.team D.family
（6）A.manner B.life C.project D.job
（7）A.guest B.politician C.bill D.word
（8）A.wise B.proud C.same D.first
（9）A.so B.when C.though D.because
（10）A.encourage B.persuade C.invite D.allow
（11）A.neglect B.need C.predict D.admit
（12）A.dark B.rural C.dirty D.cold
（13）A.end up B.stand out C.work out D.make sense
（14）A.Recently B.Quickly C.Instead D.Besides
（15）A.time B.hole C.form D.gap
（16）A.busiest B.hottest C.worst D.shortest
（17）A.matter B.pass C.exist D.happen
（18）A.Satisfaction B.Pay C.Strength D.Education
（19）A.communities B.neighbors C.children D.patients
（20）A.disappointment B.trouble C.hesitation D.anxiety

【答案】（1）、D
（2）、A
（3）、B
（4）、A
（5）、B
（6）、D
（7）、C
（8）、D
（9）、C
（10）、A
（11）、B
（12）、B
（13）、D
（14）、C
（15）、D
（16）、C
（17）、A
（18）、B
（19）、A
（20）、C

【解析】本文講述美國的消防員中竟然有780,000是志愿者，大約三分之一的消防員被好好保護，其他的可能還要自己買裝備。作者作為一名志愿消防員希望國會能通過對志愿消防員減稅的法案。

⑴D 考查動詞。A. taught教學；B. inspired鼓舞；C. supported支持；D. protected保護。大約三分之一的人(指消防員)被大多或所有志愿消防部門保護。故選D。

⑵A 考查形容詞。A. surprising令人驚訝的；B. amusing娛樂的；C. pleasing取悅?cè)说�；D. worrying擔憂的。也很可能會令人驚訝的，有時候他們必須為自己的裝備買單。故選A。

⑶B 考查動詞。A. appreciate感激，鑒賞；B. know知道；C. prove證明；D. analyze分析。我知道這個，因為我當了一名志愿者。故選B。

⑷A 考查名詞。A. wildfires野火；B. wars戰(zhàn)爭；C. lightning閃電；D. embarrassments尷尬。在2014年我回應(yīng)了50多個電話，從野外的火到汽車事故。A項是消防員的工作。故選A。

⑸B 考查名詞。A. company公司；B. department部門；C. team隊；D. family家庭。我們要為部門沒有配置的裝備花費近1000美元。故選B。

⑹D 考查名詞。A. manner方式；B. life生活；C. project工程，項目；D. job工作。這會使我的工作更容易些。故選D。

⑺C 考查名詞。A. guest客人；B. politician政治家；C. bill議案，賬單；D. word單詞。在國會上有一個議案，它將給那些志愿作為第一反應(yīng)者的人一個重要的稅收減免。故選C。

⑻D 考查形容詞。A. wise明智的；B. proud自豪的；C. same相同的；D. first第一。它將給那些志愿作為第一反應(yīng)者的人一個重要的稅收減免。故選D。

⑼C 考查連詞。A. so 所以；B. when當……時候；C. though然而，盡管；D. because因為。不是因為它會在我的口袋里放一些錢。故選C。

⑽A 考查動詞。A. encourage鼓勵；B. persuade說服；C. invite邀請；D. allow允許。這將鼓勵更多的人去幫忙。故選A。

⑾B 考查動詞。A. neglect忽略；B. need需要；C. predict預測；D. admit承認。根據(jù)上句可知“我們需要幫助”。故選B。

⑿B 考查形容詞。A. dark黑暗的；B. rural農(nóng)村的；C. dirty臟的；D. cold冷的。在農(nóng)村地區(qū)，人口密度低需要消防服務(wù)相對來說稀少。故選B。

⒀D 考查動詞短語。A. end up結(jié)束；B. stand out突出，杰出；C. work out制定出，工作出；D. make sense有意義。這對全天候的職業(yè)消防隊員來說毫無意義。故選D。

⒁C 考查副詞。A. Recently最近；B. Quickly迅速地；C. Instead相反，代替；D. Besides另外，此外。相反，志愿者來填補這個空白。故選C。

⒂D 考查名詞。A. time時間；B. hole洞，孔；C. form表格；D. gap間隙。自愿者來填補這個空白。故選D。

⒃C 考查形容詞最高級。A. busiest最忙的；B. hottest最熱的；C. worst最差的；D. shortest最短的。這里表示“我們這些志愿消防員把自己的日常生活擺在一天，去幫助人們生命中最糟糕的一天。故選C。

⒄A 考查動詞。A. matter重要；B. pass經(jīng)過；C. exist存在；D. happen發(fā)生。我們以前沒見過面，可能再也不會見面，但是在一個危機當中這并不重要。故選A。

⒅B 考查名詞。A. Satisfaction滿意；B. Pay付款；C. Strength力氣，力量；D. Education教育。因為是志愿者，所以“為了自豪，沒有報酬”。故選B。

⒆A 考查名詞。A. communities社區(qū)；B. neighbors鄰居；C. children孩子；D. patients病人。我們是自愿的，因為我們知道我們的社區(qū)需要我們。故選A。

⒇C 考查名詞。A. disappointment失望；B. trouble麻煩；C. hesitation猶豫；D. anxiety焦慮。警報響起時，我們將會毫不猶豫。故選C。

練習冊系列答案
相關(guān)習題

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】短文改錯。 Americans think a great deal of about time. From childhood they learn to value time. As children, they were taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. When they are having good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowing time.
Time is money, is knowledge, and is everything in America. A working American must work hard for 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week, that is the working time. On his spare time he also works for less money. Even Saturdays and Sundays are filled of activities. In the street you can hardly see a man who walk slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容的理解，選擇正確答案。 Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown. "There's so much to learn," he'd say. "Though we're born stupid, only the stupid remain that way. "He was determined that none of his children would be denied (拒絕) an education.
Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.
Then came the moment—the time to share the day's new learning.
Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen.
"Felice," he'd say, "tell me what you learned today."
"I learned that the population of Nepal is ...."
Silence.
Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation of the world would depend upon it. "The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well……" he'd say. "Get the map; let's see where Nepal is." And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.
This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.
As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another's education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.
Later during my training as a future teacher I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful.
（1）What do we know from the first paragraph?
A.The author's father was born in a worker's family.
B.Those born stupid could not change their life.
C.The town elders wanted to learn about the world.
D.The poor could hardly afford school education.
（2）The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to "________".
A.one new thing
B.a request
C.the news
D.some comment
（3）It can be learned from the passage that the author ________.
A.enjoyed talking about news
B.knew very well about Nepal
C.felt regret about those wasted days
D.appreciated his father's educational technique

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】You wait in a long queue in the supermarket, but when it’s finally your turn to pay, you can’t find enough money in your purse. 【1】 While you are bending down to look for them, the people behind you are getting angry. The cashier is pounding her fingers impatiently on the counter.

【2】 But the good news is: scientists have thought of a way to make queues shorter and paying for things easier. They have invented an eye scanner. In the future, when you pay for food at the supermarket, an eye scanner will take a picture of your eyes and a computer will identify you. 【3】

Students at Venerable Bede School, England, have already got an eye scanner in their cafeteria. After the students choose the food they want, the scanner looks for their information and sends a list of the food to their parents. 【4】 Also, parents pay for the meals at the end of the week, so the students don’t have to take money to school and wait in long queues to pay for their lunch.

If all shops had eye scanners, shopping would be easier. 【5】 So, it seems that it will be a while before most of us get our eyes scanned at the cashier.

A. Sometimes shopping can be unpleasant.

B. You take out your credit cards, but they fall on the floor.

C. If students aren’t eating a healthy diet, their parents will know.

D. Stores are trying several new ways to get shoppers to spend more.

E. Parents are urging the government to introduce better security safeguards.

F. However, eye scanners are very expensive and many shops can’t afford them.

G. As soon as the machine finds your information, it will send it to your bank which pays for your food automatically.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

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。

Susan’s family was terrible poor. One Christmas Eve, Susan’s father saw that Susan had used piece of gold wrapping paper to decorate a shoe-box, where is so precious to their family, and she put it under the Christmas tree. The next morning, Susan takes the box to her dad and said, “This is for you, dad!” But if he opened it, he found it was empty. “Why do you give me an empty boxes? Don’t you know the gold wrapping paper is such expensive to us?” Her dad said angrily. Susan cried, said, “Dad, it isn’t empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all foil.” Hearing of this, the dad felt regretful, he held Susan in his arms but said “Sorry, my dear, I love you!”.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】根據(jù)短文理解，選擇正確答案。
When I was a child, I had to go to church and obey many other rules, though these rules at times caused resentment (怨恨). Perhaps the most extreme parenting decision my parents made for my four brothers and sisters and me was to create a home environment without a television.
We hated this decision at that time, because there was seemingly no way to keep this embarrassing fact a secret at school. Naturally, simple pleasures like cartoons, football games, and movies became huge novelties (新奇事物). I would go over to friends' or relatives' houses for that access alone.
When I reached high school, my parents bought a television, though it had no cable. However, I did spend most of my childhood in a home without a television. In fact not having a television did contribute a great deal to my skills, and it also forced me to develop other valuable interests. We grew up in a small town, so my brothers and sisters and I spent time exploring streets, fields and woods. And of course I read and wrote and studied, which pushed me toward a career path.
So would I give a similar situation to my own children if I had them? I doubt it, at least not in the most extreme sense. I'm too much of a football fan, not to mention the TV serials (連續(xù)劇) like The Wire. But television or almost anything for that matter is unhealthy for kids. It can prevent them from living a full life. So maybe a reasonable answer is no cable or no video-game systems or simply setting the time limit, but I haven't exactly worked out how to confine it yet. Although some people are against my idea, we do need limits after all.
（1）From the text we can learn that ________.
A.the author didn't like watching TV as a child
B.the author's family seldom went to church
C.not having a TV set brought the author many benefits
D.few homes had a TV set when the author was a child
（2）From the last paragraph we can learn the author thinks that ________.
A.children shouldn't watch TV too much
B.children should be forbidden to watch TV
C.children should only watch serials and sports on TV
D.watching TV is unhealthy for both adults and children
（3）Which of the following can replace the underlined word “confine” in the last paragraph?
A.Limit.
B.Punish.
C.Reject.
D.Support.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】根據(jù)短文理解，選擇正確答案。
In the spring of my career, I found myself questioning the choice of my life's work. The students did not appear to be motivated; the paperwork was overwhelming (巨大的) and the constant changes of educational direction were discouraging. But I just could not bring myself to do anything else. “Next year,” I would say, “next year I will switch jobs, make more money and have far less stress.” Next year just never came. I am now in my forties. And while I am no longer in the classroom or at the schoolhouse, I remain an educator. It finally dawns on me that there is no other profession that will let me change children's minds and have an impact on their future. For every student that finally “got it”, for every new teacher that said, “You inspired me to stay,” I get the raise that has never quite made it to my paycheck.
I was on a plane recently and the flight attendant asked my name. When I told him, he said, “I knew that was you! You taught at my elementary school. You made me take my cap off in the building and told me I was handsome.” He then paused and said, “I think I kept my hat on until you saw me, just so I could get that compliment (贊美). Thank you for making me feel special.”
We have now entered an age where nothing is private and secrets are hard to keep. Your “friends” are counted by simply clicking a button. Face-to-face interactions are seen by many as unnecessary and time-consuming. Of course, we can do anything online, including teaching and learning. But I guess I am just old school. I want to look into your eyes when the answer finally dawns on you.
（1）From the first paragraph, we can learn that the author ________.
A.never wanted to change the job
B.wasn't a success as a teacher
C.doesn't regret being an educator
D.was not happy with her paycheck
（2）The author told us the experience in Paragraph 2 mainly to show ________.
A.feedback on teachers' classes from students
B.the friendship between teachers and students
C.an important role praise plays in people's life
D.the great influence teachers have on students
（3）What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.The author is out of fashion in today's world.
B.The author still prefers face-to-face communication.
C.The author thinks online communication is boring.
D.The author suggests that people stay away from the Internet.
（4）What could be the author's purpose in writing the text?
A.To make a summary of her teaching career.
B.To express her views on the Internet.
C.To show the influence of a teacher.
D.To share her belief as a teacher.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】—Ken, ________, but the music you are enjoying is too loud.

—Oh, I’m terribly sorry. I’ll turn it down on the spot.

A. I am really tired of this B. I need your help

C. I’d like to talk with you D. I hate to say this

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：

【題目】手機本來是方便聯(lián)系的，但是很多年輕人卻將手機當成消磨時間的娛樂工具。他們整天低頭發(fā)微信、玩游戲，被人們戲稱為“低頭族”。請為學校�？瘜懸黄陡�，對這種情況進行分析，并發(fā)表你的看法，文章中需包括下面的要點：
1）人們對手機產(chǎn)生依賴，疏遠家人和親友；
2）低頭玩手機甚至引發(fā)交通事故，給家人帶來痛苦。
注意：1）詞數(shù)100左右；
2）可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
3）參考詞匯：低頭族Smartphone Addicts

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案