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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高級(jí)管理人員) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now ___________on their way to impressive careers. By society’s ___________ , they seem to have it made.

On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a ___________drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and___________ out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine ___________ a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.

The thing is, a number of them have ___________ that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some ___________ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they ___________. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and ___________ . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the ___________ to which they have so quickly become___________.

People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and ___________ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they ___________ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s___________ . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押貸款）to ___________ , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something ___________ in their lives, but it’s ___________ to step off the track.

In a society that tends to ___________ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our ___________in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs ___________ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.

1.A. much B. never C. seldom D. well

2.A. policies B. standards C. experiments D. regulations

3.A. last B. least C. second D. best

4.A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked

5.A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected

6.A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded

7.A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve

8.A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. overlook

9.A. calm B. guilty C. warm D. empty

10.A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project

11.A. accustomed B. appointed C. unique D. available

12.A. yet B. also C. instead D. rather

13.A. let out B. turn in C. give up D. believe in

14.A. fundamental B. practical C. impossible D. unforgettable

15.A. take off B. drop off C. put off D. pay off

16.A. missing B. inspiring C. sinking D. shining

17.A. harmful B. hard C. useful D. normal

18.A. measure B. suffer C. digest D. deliver

19.A. disasters B. motivations C. campaigns D. decisions

20.A. assessed B. involved C. covered D. reduced

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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學(xué)年內(nèi)蒙古赤峰二中高一4月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

For as early as I could remember, my mother had been a bright, cheerful woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. However, in the last fifteen years of her life, she had to live with senile dementia (老年癡呆). I would go to my home to pay her a visit in California and she would curiously look at me and then ask, “Who are you?” I would answer, “I’m your own son, of course.” “Where do you live?” She would ask. “In Virginia”, I would tell her. “Isn’t that interesting,” she would say, “I have a son in Virginia.”

Mother seemed only forgetful as well as confused at the beginning of that disease, but sometime later she would go through different time of intense anxiety. She would keep walking through the house she used to live in most of her life crying uneasily that she would like to go home. Or sometimes she left home and wandered away if she were unattended(無人照看) for a short time.

Hoping to make her happy and put her mind at ease I would take her in my car, visiting sites where she used to live when she was a child. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I pictured my mother that there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some response. She shook her head and said, “I want to go home.”

Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a place, but a time. I think it was a time when she was much younger, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still energetic and attentive.

Watching my mother’s suffering set me wondering where I would have in mind if someday I couldn’t find home and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some alarming symptoms（癥狀）. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only natural and that it comes with age. Still the fear of senile dementia is haunting there. Someday if and when I become even more cloudy minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your guidance.

1.Which of the following is NOT the symptom of the mother of the author?

A. forgetful B. confused C. cheerful D. uneasy

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “picture”?

A. 攝影 B.描繪 C.出現(xiàn) D. 繪畫

3.What can you infer from the third paragraph?

A. The author cared much about his mother.

B. The mother of the author liked pet lambs very much.

C. The author found a very little girl who was playing with a pet lamb.

D. The mother of the author did not like her usual home.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Where Is Home?

B. A story about a son and a mother.

C. Everyone will suffer with senile dementia.

D. Take Mother Home.

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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學(xué)年湖北孝感高級(jí)中學(xué)高二下期中考試英語卷（解析版） 題型：短文改錯(cuò)

短文改錯(cuò)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(A)，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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。

My cousin Cherry is a typist which has always wanted to go on a time travel holiday. In order to have a look at the life in one thousand years, she decide to design her own time tour last year. She wanted to take a space capsule to AD 3050. The representative from the time travel company gave her a impression that the space capsule was easy to handle. He told her about its efficient and safety. This increased her motivation to take the DIY (Do It Yourself) time tour. However, his trip was not as successful she had expected. It took her quite a long time to adjust to press down the handle to move forward. Fortunately, with the help of the steward, she was back on her foot quickly. In no time she began to enjoy the exciting life there. Though exhausting, she couldn’t fall sleepy in bed.

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書面表達(dá)

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請(qǐng)寫一封電子郵件申請(qǐng)參加。主要內(nèi)容如下：

1．寫信目的；

2．自我介紹；

3．希望獲準(zhǔn)。

注意：

1．詞數(shù)100左右；

2．文章的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

3．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Sir or Madam,

With all my best regards.

Yours sincerely，

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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆江西南昌市高三第一次模擬考試英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop. The room was filled with boxes and dusty photographs of people holding packages in their hands.

Mr. Hopkins said, "We have a very wide choice of items for sale. Whenever I serve a new customer, I take his picture. " Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera on a table.

I began to appreciate the lovely items on sale. I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodi-ties in the shop. Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box, a pair of riding boots and a sewing machine.

I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop. "I will tell all my friends about your love-ly place. " I told the shopkeeper. "Please don't do that, sir. " said Mr. Hopkins. "This is a special place for special people. You must keep this shop a secret. " Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away.

" That was quick ! " I exclaimed. In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought there.

On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them.

For weeks, my brother begged me to take him to the wonderful little shop. I finally agreed.

We walked along Oxford Street, past the department store and found---nothing. In its place was an empty space being used as a car park. I checked the area again. There was the music shop, and there was the department store. In between should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn't there.

Just then, an old policeman came. "Are you looking for something, sir?" he asked. "I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son. "

"Oh yes, there was a shop here 'once called Hopkins and Son. But it was knocked down over 30 years ago. "

I looked again at the place, then I reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that Mr. Hop-kins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop.

" How strange ! " I screamed.

1.What did the author think of Hopkins and Son?

A. Big and modem. B. Old and outdated.

C. Little and dusty. D. Lovely and wonderful.

2.We can infer from Paragraph 4 that Mr. Hopkins . .

A. was ashamed of his little shop

B. didn't like his shop to be advertised

C. was one of the author's special friends

D. handed the author his picture immediately

3.What does the underlined word "commodities" refer to?

A. The goods in the shop.

B. The author's gifts.

C. Photographs taken by Mr. Hopkins.

D. Packages held by other customers.

4.What can we learn about the shop?

A. It was closed by the police. .

B. It was well - known in that area.

C. It was knocked down a few weeks ago.

D. It was between a music shop and a department store.

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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆湖南衡陽八中高三第一次模擬考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package: What food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse declared the warning, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house.”

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr Mouse, I can tell you this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me, I cannot be bothered by it.”

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the house.” “I am so sorry, Mr Mouse,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my prayers.”

The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “A mouse trap, am I in grave danger, huh?”

So the mouse returned to the house, head down and depressed to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was an evil snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knew to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient. His wife’s sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer’s wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral. The farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.

So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we are all at risk.

1.We could see from the passage that the mouse was ______.

A. kind and warm-hearted B. well-informed

C. good at cheating others D. foolish and rude

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The pig was comparatively less friendly than the others in the farmyard.

B. The mouse trap that the mouse discovered was not a practical one.

C. The farmer and his wife trapped an evil snake that night.

D. The farmer’s family was in fact poor and they had no friends.

3.The underlined word “ingredient” (Paragraph 7) refers to ______.

A. the mouse B. the pig

C. the snake D. the chicken

4.What can we learn from the story?

A. Better safe than sorry.

B. Traps are usually well disguised.

C. To help others is just to save you.

D. To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all.

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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆湖北省沙市高三下期第三次半月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

Earlier this year, the social media website Facebook announced that it would work with several news organizations — including The New York Times, The Guardian, and the BBC — to place news stories directly into users’ personal Facebook webpage. Stories published using Facebook Instant will load more quickly and keep the style of the original publisher, who will keep all the advertising income the stories earn — at least for now. The deal shows how important social media has become to news organizations, and is a clear sign of how the world of news is changing — and has been for a while.

When Google News began in 2002, many saw it as the death of the newspaper. It had no human editor. Instead Google used, and still uses, a secret computer program that selects and displays news stories according to the reader’s personal interests. More recently, Associated Press and Yahoo! have been publishing computer-written articles. Both use special software to automatically produce stories about company financial results and sports reports — areas where the quality of writing is felt to be of secondary importance to the accuracy of the data.

Should we be worried about such developments? I think we should. One concern is that facebook, Google and other social media websites see journalism as a sideline, a way of putting people in front of advertisements. It isn’t their primary function — so if it stops making them lots of money, they're likely to stop doing it.

There’s also a concern that computer-written articles are not actually journalism at all, because what a human news team produces is actually quite complex. A well-written news story puts information in context, offers a voice to each side of an argument and brings the public new knowledge.

Though economics and speed of delivery mean readers will probably choose a computer-written story over a carefully shaped article — at least for daily news — I don't think the computers will be writing any in-depth articles for a while yet.

1. What is the main purpose of the article?

A. To report on a new computer service offered by Facebook..

B. To advise readers against reading computer-written news.

C. To express concern about recent trends in online news.

D. To describe the process of online news reporting.

2.Computer-written news reports have so far focused on sports and finance because ________.

A. these are the most popular topics for online readers

B. there are fewer journalists specializing in these areas

C. information on these topics is more easily available

D. writing style is less important than accuracy in these areas

3.What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Journalism. B. Advertising.

C. Facebook. D. Business.

4.In Paragraph 4, which of the following is mentioned as a characteristic of a well-written news article?

A. The information presented is up-to-date.

B. The author's opinion is clear.

C. Different views on the topic are presented.

D. The language used is vivid.

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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆北京市東城區(qū)高三下期綜合練習(xí)（一）英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

The Come-back Coffeehouse

The sign in the window read "Carl's Coffee Shoppe," spelled the old-fashioned way. Hallie shook her head and wondered how many times she had suggested an alternative. She entered the shop and saw only one person.

"I could help with the books, Dad"，Hallie offered, "There's not much you could do." Her father signed. "How about if you clean the counters instead?" His statement made her feel like a little girl instead of a senior in high school. Hallie sprayed some cleanser and ran a cloth over the worn countertops, After she had washed a few of the old eggshell-colored cups, she began her homework. At closing time， Hallie's parents sat beside her. "You know the shop has not been profitable lately," Mr. Rhodes began. "We need to decide if it is even worth keeping it open." "We're going to visit Uncle Harold over spring vacation." Mrs, Rhodes continued. "He can look over the books and tell us what our options are. You and Aunt Tess will run the shop for the week."

By spring vacation Hallie was ready for an adventure. Hllie's parents gave some instructions, and said good-bye. Hallie stared absently out the window at the passersby: young people on their way to work, and kids on their school vacation. They were not the same people that her grandpa Carl had served. Suddenly Hallie had an idea. She confided in Aunt Tess, who approved. The two eagerly set to work.

At the end of the week, Hallie was coming out from the kitchen when she saw her parents standing in the shop, confused. She smiled as her parents staredat the teens around the counter and the young families seated at the tables.

"Welcome back!" Hallie swept her arms to present the restaurant'scheerful new decoration. Bright, attractive coverings spread over the tables, and modern posters hung on the walls, while, colorful mismatched dishes contributed to the pleasant atmosphere."

I brought board games from home," Hallie added excitedly, "and the bookstore down the street donated the posters. When we talked to our friends about what we were doing, they were happy to give us some dishes." Hallieheld her breath as she waited for her parents' reaction.

"Everyone certainly seems to like the changes," noted Mrs. Rhodes.

"Speaking of changes," Mr. Rhodes said, "I see our name has changed, too."

"Do you mind? I changed our name to 'Come-Back Coffeehouse' to make the shop sound welcoming, as in 'Please come back again'..."

A smile spread across her father's face. “The new name is fitting.” Thanks to you, this place certainly has made a comeback!"

1.What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?

A. Hallie trusted Aunt Tess very much.

B. Hallie took charge of the books for her parents.

C. Hallie's parents didn't take her opinions seriously.

D. Hallie's parents didn't count on the shop for a living.

2.What do we learn about "Carl's Coffee Shoppe"?

A. It is behind the times.

B. It has regular customers.

C. It is located on a quiet street.

D. It follows family traditions well.

3.What did Hallie do after her parents left?

A. She advertised for the shop.

B. She made the shop more attractive.

C. She invited her friends to the shop.

D. She turned the shop into an activity center.

4.What kind of girl in Hallie?

A. Smart and helpful. B. Modest and out-going.

C. Optimistic and generous. D. Faithful and hardworking.

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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學(xué)年吉林松原油田高中高二下4月考試英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

Nowadays the U.S. students are sleepy in school because they spend too much time texting, playing video games, watching TV and using the media in other ways.

“Heavy media use interferes with sleep by reducing sleep duration, making it harder to fall asleep, and lowering sleep quality,” Meilan Zhang, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, wrote in her research review in the journal, Sleep Medicine.

But the relationship between youth’s media use and sleep is not so simple, said Michael Gradisar, who authored both that review and the Sleep Medicine meta-analysis. “Technology use is the new evidence when we are trying to answer ‘Why are school-age children sleeping less?’” said Mr. Gradisar, an associate professor of psychology at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia.

There may be safe limits to technology use, Mr. Gradisar stated. For instance, recent research results indicate that using a bright screen for an hour before bed or even playing violent video games for less than that will not necessarily interfere with teenagers’ sleep, he wrote.

But longer periods of usage can be harmful to sleep, Mr. Gradisar added. Rather than delaying school start times, he said, the first step should be educating parents about limiting the hours that their children are using technology before bed, and enforcing a consistent bedtime.

Early school start times are also commonly blamed for students’ sleepiness, especially for adolescents. Secondary schools around the nation and the world have been delaying start times, often with positive results.

Mr. Minnich of the TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Center hesitated to put blame to any particular factor. But he did think that cost-saving measures to consolidate（合并）bus routes might help explain U.S. students’ sleepiness.

“For those children who board the bus first, they must get up earlier, may end up sleeping on the way to school, and may end up arriving at school sleepy.” he said.

1.Which of the following may be the best title for the text?

A. Kids benefit a lot from technology.

B. Several sleep troubles appear at school.

C. Some tips can help kids sleep well.

D. Several factors affect kids’ sleep.

2.Which of the following may be the good way to help kids sleep better?

A. Parents should be well educated.

B. Technology is forbidden at home.

C. Their playing time must be limited.

D. They are allowed to go to school early.

3.Who are most likely to be interested in the text?

A. The teachers. B. The parents.

C. The officials. D. The researchers.

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