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A dull speech greeted with ____.

A.yawns 　　　 B. applause C. welcome 　　　　　　　 D. replay

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科目：高中英語 來源：2010-2011江西吉安一中高二下學期第二次月考英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解

A simple flower made headlines in the British press last week. How could that be?
British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ministers were attending a reception hosted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. They insisted on wearing poppies(罌粟花) in their buttonholes.
What’s wrong with that?
According to the Global Times, Chinese officials apparently had asked the UK delegation not to wear poppies. The British said that poppies meant a great deal to them on that day and they would wear them all the same.
So what’s the significance of the poppy? It’s a flower which has different cultural and symbolic meanings for British and Chinese people.
From the Chinese point of view, the poppy is a symbol of China’s humiliation at the hands of European powers in the Opium Wars of the 19th century. Britain forced China to open the borders to trade —including in the opium —which was made from poppies grown in India.
Yet from the British viewpoint the poppy is a reminder of the killing during Word War I. Red poppies grew on the battlefields of Flanders in Belgium where many thousands of British soldiers died or were buried. Since then, Poppy Day (November 11) has become a time in the UK to wear poppies and remember the sacrifices of British soldiers and civilians in times of war.
So you can see that the poppy sets off strong feelings in the hearts of Chinese and British people for different reasons. And it makes sense for us to try to understand each other’s standpoint.
Of course cultural differences can also be interesting and funny. And what one nation thinks is an acceptable gift may be viewed differently by their guest from overseas. US President Barack Obama gave a gift of an iPod to Britain’s Queen —a dull person with no interest in music. Obama also presented Gordon Brown with a fine selection of American movies. But they were in US format and impossible to play on British DVD players.
Many countries have diplomats stationed overseas. Diplomats provide information and advice to their governments back home. However, sometimes it would seem that even diplomats can overlook the cultural significance of a small flower.
(   ) 【小題1】.  British Prime Minister David Cameron probably attended a reception in Beijing on         .

A．October 1B．November 11C．December 31D．January 1
(   ) 【小題2】.  The poppy reminds the Chinese of         .
A．the shame caused by European countries in the 19th century
B．the British soldiers who were killed and buried during World War I
C．the Chinese soldiers killed during World War II
D．the suffering caused by Britain during World War I
(   ) 【小題3】. The diplomatic problem in Beijing is mainly caused by         .
A．the translation mistakeB．the language difference
C．the cultural differenceD．the different lifestyle
(   ) 【小題4】.  We can infer that         .
A．Britain’s Queen is not interested in art
B．Gordon Brown was fond of American movies US President Barack Obama sent him
C．US President Barack Obama received a gift for music
D．Britain’s Queen may not like the iPod US President Barack Obama presented her
(   ) 【小題5】.  What is the main idea of the 9th paragraph?
A．Cultural difference can also be interesting and funny.
B．Cultural differences can cause a big problem.
C．US President Barack Obama likes to present gifts to other leaders.
D．US leaders and British leaders get along well with each other.

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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年浙江省桐鄉(xiāng)市高三模擬考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完型填空

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。

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Over the years my grandparents noticed   25   changes in their community. Every year more farmland was   26   to build larger and larger homes. With houses’ prices   27  , many of their neighbors sold their little homes and lands.   28   only their small house was still on the block, surrounded by a sea of tall buildings. Countless family members   29   my grandparents to expand their home. But they didn’t want a bigger place and were   30   with what they had.

　　In many ways, I’ve modeled my life after my grandparents. Through their example I learned an important   31  : It is absolutely possible to live a small and fulfilling life.

　　My grandparents lived in a small home, but they owned a(n)   32   garden. They loved gardening deeply because it not only   33   their grocery bill, but also improved their health and gave them a(n)   34   to be outside. They said, “  35   you live in a small home or an apartment, you don’t have to give up gardening.”

My grandparents avoided lifestyle creep(攀比) by paying for their own home in cash and building it themselves. They also recycled and   36   everything. For instance, they drove the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy anything new until their stuff was   37   worn out.

My grandparents taught me that living well on   38   isn’t about feeling bad for myself.   39  , it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to seek your dreams. You know: Becoming debt free, living in a smaller home, and others are a few ways to   40   your life.

1.A. dull                       B. simple                     C. single                       D. busy

2.A. attitude               B. experience            C. principle                 D. standard

3.A. Rather than        B. More than              C. Other than             D. Apart from

4.A. shopping             B. work                        C. break                       D. quality

5.A. obvious              B. delicate                  C. enjoyable               D. flexible

6.A. improved            B. ruined                     C. discovered             D. distributed

7.A. taking up             B. making up              C. going up                 D. turning up

8.A. Probably             B. Suddenly                C. Instantly                  D. Eventually

9.A. forced                           B. encouraged           C. persuaded             D. ordered

10.A. content             B. angry                       C. cautious                  D. familiar

11.A. lesson               B. theory                     C. truth                        D. sentence

12.A. small                  B. special                     C. ordinary                 D. huge

13.A. reduced           B. handled                  C. checked                  D. handled

14.A. platform           B. stage                        C. excuse                     D. solution

15.A. As if                    B. Even if           C. Only if            D. What if

16.A. sewed               B. created                   C. sold                          D. reused

17.A. thoroughly       B. generally                C. nearly          D. hardly

18.A. more                B. less                         C. better                     D. worse

19.A. What’s more    B. As a result              C. On the whole         D. On the contrary

20.A. risk                     B. manage      C. limit                       D. destroy

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012年學年度吉林省高三上學期第一次月考英語題 題型：其他題

根據句意選擇單詞或短語，并用適當形式填空（每詞只能使用一次，有兩個多余選項）。

perform

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base…on…

add…to…

persuade

affect

image

refer to

out of place

leave…alone

specialize in

be in demand

 

1.His bad habits of reading in bed _____ his eye-sight． As a result, he had to wear glasses．

2. Employees with skills ________ in joint-venture enterprises．

3.The performances given by these young people succeeded in _______ a dull play ______．

4. At last, my little son _____ to put his whole heart into his studies at school so as to keep up with others．

5.In teaching a foreign language, it is important for teachers _____ new teaching methods ___ our teaching process．

6.Teaching is an art ______ science．

7.Which students ____ the teacher ______when she spoke of the most promising ones?

8.On account of his illness, he ___ never ________．

9.It is ______ for anyone to laugh at those who are in trouble．

10.Many teenagers love to watch a conjurer _______ tricks．

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：20102011江西吉安一中高二下學期第二次月考英語試題 題型：閱讀理解

A simple flower made headlines in the British press last week. How could that be?

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ministers were attending a reception hosted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. They insisted on wearing poppies(罌粟花) in their buttonholes.

What’s wrong with that?

According to the Global Times, Chinese officials apparently had asked the UK delegation not to wear poppies. The British said that poppies meant a great deal to them on that day and they would wear them all the same.

So what’s the significance of the poppy? It’s a flower which has different cultural and symbolic meanings for British and Chinese people.

From the Chinese point of view, the poppy is a symbol of China’s humiliation at the hands of European powers in the Opium Wars of the 19th century. Britain forced China to open the borders to trade —including in the opium —which was made from poppies grown in India.

Yet from the British viewpoint the poppy is a reminder of the killing during Word War I. Red poppies grew on the battlefields of Flanders in Belgium where many thousands of British soldiers died or were buried. Since then, Poppy Day (November 11) has become a time in the UK to wear poppies and remember the sacrifices of British soldiers and civilians in times of war.

So you can see that the poppy sets off strong feelings in the hearts of Chinese and British people for different reasons. And it makes sense for us to try to understand each other’s standpoint.

Of course cultural differences can also be interesting and funny. And what one nation thinks is an acceptable gift may be viewed differently by their guest from overseas. US President Barack Obama gave a gift of an iPod to Britain’s Queen —a dull person with no interest in music. Obama also presented Gordon Brown with a fine selection of American movies. But they were in US format and impossible to play on British DVD players.

Many countries have diplomats stationed overseas. Diplomats provide information and advice to their governments back home. However, sometimes it would seem that even diplomats can overlook the cultural significance of a small flower.

(   ) 1..  British Prime Minister David Cameron probably attended a reception in Beijing on         .

    A. October 1            B. November 11      C. December 31      D. January 1

(   ) 2..  The poppy reminds the Chinese of         .

    A. the shame caused by European countries in the 19th century

    B. the British soldiers who were killed and buried during World War I

    C. the Chinese soldiers killed during World War II

    D. the suffering caused by Britain during World War I

(   ) 3.. The diplomatic problem in Beijing is mainly caused by         .

    A. the translation mistake                      B. the language difference 

C. the cultural difference                          D. the different lifestyle

(   ) 4..  We can infer that         .

    A. Britain’s Queen is not interested in art

    B. Gordon Brown was fond of American movies US President Barack Obama sent him

    C. US President Barack Obama received a gift for music

    D. Britain’s Queen may not like the iPod US President Barack Obama presented her

(   ) 5..  What is the main idea of the 9th paragraph?

    A. Cultural difference can also be interesting and funny.

    B. Cultural differences can cause a big problem.

    C. US President Barack Obama likes to present gifts to other leaders.

    D. US leaders and British leaders get along well with each other.

 

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

Everyone knows about straight-A students. We see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge (報復) of the Nerds. They get high grades, all right, but only by becoming dull laborers, their noses always stuck in a book. They are not good at social communication and look clumsy while doing sports.
How, then, do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres? Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High School. She also sings in the choral group, serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics society. For two years she has maintained A’s in every subject. Melendres, a freshman at the University of New Mexico, was student-body president at Valley High School in Albuquerque. He played soccer and basketball well, exhibited at the science fair, and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television station. Being a speech giver at the graduation ceremony, he achieved straight A’s in his regular classes, plus bonus points for A’s in two college-level courses.
How do super-achievers like Roman and Melendres do it? Brains aren’t the only answer. “Top grades don’t always go to the brightest students,” declares Herbert Walberg, a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has conducted major studies on super-achieving students. “Knowing how to make full use of your innate (天生的) abilities counts for more. Much more.”
In fact, Walberg says, students with high IQ sometimes don’t do as well as classmates with lower IQ. For them, learning comes too easily and they never find out how to get down. Hard work isn’t the whole story, either. “It’s not how long you sit there with the books open,” said one of the many-A students we interviewed. “It’s what you do while you’re sitting.” Indeed, some of these students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their lower-scoring classmates.
The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “nerds” in paragraph 1 can probably be ________

    1. A.
      dull bookworms lacking sports and social skills
    2. B.
      successful top students popular with their peers
    3. C.
      students with certain learning difficulties
    4. D.
      born leaders crazy about social activities
  2. 2.

    What can we conclude from the first paragraph?

    1. A.
      Most TV programs and films are about straight-A students
    2. B.
      People have unfavorable impression on straight-A students
    3. C.
      Everyone knows about straight-A students from TV or films
    4. D.
      Straight-A students are well admired by people in the society
  3. 3.

    Some students become super-achievers mainly because ________

    1. A.
      they are born cleverer than others
    2. B.
      they work longer hours at study
    3. C.
      they make full use of their abilities
    4. D.
      they know the shortcut to success
  4. 4.

    What will be talked about after the last paragraph?

    1. A.
      The interviews with more students
    2. B.
      The role IQ plays in learning well
    3. C.
      The techniques to be better learners
    4. D.
      The achievements top students make
  5. 5.

    What can we infer from the passage?

    1. A.
      IQ is more important than hard work in study
    2. B.
      The brightest students can never get low grades
    3. C.
      Top students certainly achieve all-around developments
    4. D.
      Students with average IQ can become super-achievers

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