We’ve just moved into a bigger house and there’s a lot to do. Let’s ________ it.
A. keep up with B. do away with
C. get down to D. look forward to
科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆江西省六校高三上學期第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
In this age of Internet chat, video games and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year.
As a writer, I know about winning contests – and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.
A revelation (啟示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自發(fā)地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept that I was co-opting my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
1.What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Now many amusements compete for children’s time.
B. Children have lots of fun doing mindless activities.
C. Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time.
D. Rebecca often go online for her writing materials.
2.What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.
B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
C. She didn’t quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
D. Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations.
3.The underlined word “resurface” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.
A. recycle B. reappear C. reconsider D. reunite
4.Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?
A. She was confident about her talent in writing.
B. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.
C. She wanted to share her stories with readers.
D. She had won a prize in the previous contest.
5.The author took great pains to improve her daughter’s stories because _______.
A. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer
B. she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing
C. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much
D. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance
6.What’s the author’s advice for parents?
A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.
B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.
C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.
D. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆江西九江外國語學校高三8月暑假英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
Big boy _______ I am, my mother asks me to keep it in mind that under no circumstances _______ go to swim.
A. as; will I B. so; will I
C. as; I will D. though; I will
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆江蘇連云港東海第二中學高三上期中英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
When English as a foreign language is taught to children at the primary and early secondary levels of education, it is generally taught with a general education aim in mind--that is, it is regarded as a “good thing” for them to learn a foreign language as a part of a broad education. There is usually, however, no immediate and specific requirement for such children to make use of the language in any communicative situation. The purpose of learning the language is essentially a “deferred” (延緩的) purpose, deferred till the tertiary (第三的) level of education, normally at university, where, it is agreed, a knowledge of English would be helpful in their academic studies. Immediate aims of learning English are defined by the requirements of examinations. Inevitably what is taught to primary and secondary level children is not a communicative knowledge of English language use, but a knowledge of how the rules of English operate.
The language system is taught by means of systematic audio-lingual (聽說的) drill and exercise techniques based on habit formation theory of learning and a structural description of English. This may be an effective manner of teaching English usage, but it is less certain that an understanding of how these rules are related to language in use for communicative purpose is an automatic result of this instruction.
What the thousands of children succeed in learning in this way is what is necessary in order to pass examinations. Whether such examinations accurately reflect the uses to which English will be put at the tertiary level is another matter altogether. Adults, on the other hand, unless they are learning a foreign language for “pleasure” at evening institutes, as a “cultural” and social experience, are generally highly conscious of the use to which they intend to put it. That use is frequently associated with an academic or professional requirement; without a knowledge of the foreign language, their development in their chosen sphere of work could be restricted or at least adversely affected.
1.According to the author, the current examination system ________.
A. reflects the students’ future needs
B. does not offer students opportunities to show their knowledge of English
C. does not enable students to use English for communication
D. prepares students for their future academic requirements
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. English teaching should prepare children for the passing of examination.
B. English should be taught to children at primary and secondary levels.
C. English teaching should help students with their future academic studies.
D. English teaching at primary and secondary levels should focus only on grammar.
3.We know from the passage that ________.
A. audio-lingual techniques are the best way to teach English for communication
B. language usage is the focus of foreign language teaching at primary and secondary levels
C. foreign languages are usually taught to children as the key of a broad education
D. adults usually don’t know why they learn foreign languages
4.What’s the relationship of English learning at different levels?
A. English learning at primary and secondary levels is more important than that at the college stage.
B. English learning at the tertiary level is more important than that at the first two levels.
C. Successful English learning at the first two levels does not necessarily mean success in English learning at college.
D. English learning should not be divided into different levels.
5.What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The importance of English learning.
B. English learning as a part of a general education.
C. English learning and examination.
D. Aims and purposes of foreign language learning.
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The lecture, ________ at 7:00 pm last night, was followed by a discussion.
A. beginning B. began
C. begun D. to begin
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Food supplies in the earthquake area ________. We must act immediately before there’s none left.
A. are being run out B. are running out
C. have run out D. have been run out
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆江蘇省南京市高三9月學情調(diào)研英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Phantom vibrations-the phenomenon where you think your phone is vibrating but it's not-have been around since the mobile age. Today, they’re so common that researchers have devoted studies to them．
For Valerie Kusler, who works on a cattle farm, the feeling is complicated by the cows“The cows’moo is very muffled, it kinda sounds like…errrr,”she says.“So that's very similar to what my phone sounds like when it vibrates on my desk or in my purse.”
Other people may not confuse cows for their phones, but research shows phantom vibration symptom is a near-universal experience for people with smartphones.
Nearly 90 percent of college undergraduates in a 2012 study said they felt phantom vibrations. The number was just as high for a survey of hospital workers, who reported feeling phantom vibrations on either a weekly or monthly basis．
“Something in your brain is being triggered（觸發(fā)）that's different than what was triggered just a few short years ago,” says Dr Larry Rosen, a research psychologist who studies how technology affects our minds.
“If you'd asked me 10 years ago, or maybe even five years ago if I- felt an itch beneath where my pocket of my jeans was, and asked me what I would do, I'd reach down and scratch it because it was probably a little itch caused by the neurons firing（神經(jīng)元刺激），”he says. Now, of course, the itch triggers him to reach for his phone. Rosen says it's an example of how our devices are changing how our brains process information．
“we’re seeing a lot of what looks like obsessive behavior. People who are constantly picking up their phone look like they have an obsession. They don't look much different from someone who's constantly washing their hands. I’m not saying that it is an obsession, but I’m saying that it could turn into one, very easily," Rosen says.
While 9 out of 10 participants in the study of college students said the vibration feeling bothered them only a little or not at all, Rosen still recommends backing away from our phones every once in a while to keep our anxiety levels down.
“One of the things I’m really adamant about in spite of being very pro-technology, is just away from the technology for short periods," Rosen says．"And by short periods. I mean; maybe just 30 minutes or an hour.”
1.According to the article, phantom vibrations_____．
A. are mainly caused by neurons firing
B. affect people mostly working on farms
C. help our brains better process information
D. started troubling people in recent years
2.The underlined word "adamant" in the last paragraph probably means_____.
A. curious B. determined C. satisfied D. cautious
3.It can be concluded from Larry Rosen's research that_____.
A. phantom vibrations could probably result in obsessive behavior
B. the use of smart phones has completely changed the way our minds work
C. most people feel uncomfortable when they experience phantom vibrations
D. hospital workers are more likely to suffer from phantom vibrations than students
4.According to Larry Rosen, the most effective measure against phantom vibrations is to_____．
A. move to a quieter neighborhood
B. stop using smartphones in poor condition
C. take a break from using smartphones occasionally
D. keep a close watch on your anxiety levels
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆江蘇省南京市高三9月學情調(diào)研英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
---Why was the movie a turn-off? I thought you liked thrillers.
--- Well, I do enjoy it. However, I dislike______ when the actors’ expressions are so fake and unnatural.
A. that B. those C. them D. it
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆江蘇沭陽銀河學校高三上第一次階段性檢測英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
We human beings should be very careful with what we do with nature, _____power is beyond our understanding.
A. that B. which C. whose D. where
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