It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.
“Any old papers, lady？” asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(涼鞋), wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.
The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich？”
“Am I rich? Pity, no！”
I looked at my worn?out slipcovers(椅套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer(茶碟)carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.
Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.
I tasted the potatoes and stirred(攪動)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.
1.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．A story of Thanksgiving Day．
B. Lady, are you rich?
C．Don't forget how rich you are
D．Does cups and saucers match well?
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The writer had thought she wasn't rich because her supplies were not expensive.
B．The girl thought the writer was rich just because she wanted to make the writer happy.
C．If cups and saucers match well, they are a best pair even though cheap.
D．After hearing what they said, the writer seemed to understand what a rich life was.
3.The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to________.
A．remind her that she shouldn't forget how rich she was
B．show that she was a kind?hearted lady
C．leave room for readers to think about what being rich is
D．prove that she had understood what meant being rich
4.It can be inferred from the text that whether you are rich depends on________.
A．what attitude you have had towards life
B．how much money you have made
C．the way you help others
D．your social relationship
科目：高中英語 來源：2014-2015學年湖南衡陽八中高三上學期第四次月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：其他題
SECTION A（共10小題；每小題 1分，滿分10分）
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Ready to give up long showers, water parks, and unlimited water gushing（噴涌） out of your taps? A new study says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people are faced with water shortage now. The oceans are full, of course. But the liquid—fresh, clean water for drinking and watering crops is in short supply in many parts of the world. Rivers are running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped flowing, and groundwater is being pumped dry. However, the demand for water keeps increasing. So there comes inevitably the water crisis!
What is causing the crisis? Experts say it is a complex combination of climate change and rapid population growth. On the one hand, global climate change threatens to reduce water supplies due to decreased rainfall. On the other hand, population growth is driving explosive demand for water, prompting rivers in thirsty countries to be tapped for nearly every drop and driving governments to pump out so-called fossil water.
Lack of water may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters are not safe. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.
One partial answer to the world water shortage, at least for countries near the sea, is to build more desalination plants that change seawater into fresh water. Another suggested solution is for water-rich countries, such as Canada, to sell water to countries which are poor in water. A third suggestion is for countries to adopt ways of increasing the freshwater supply, such as teaching farmers in Africa methods to get clean rainwater. And nearly everyone agreed that the amount of water on our planet can’t be changed, but the way we use it can be if more people realized the problem. Last and the most important, public should be aware of saving water to defeat the water crisis.
Title: 1.
I. Present situation:
★ Rivers are 2. .
★ Lakes are shrinking.
★ Streams have stopped flowing.
★ 3. is drying up.
II. 4. :
★ climate change →decreased rainfall → 5. water supplies
★ population growth →rivers 6. and fossil water to be pumped out
III. Consequences:
★ health problems
★7..
★ the affected ability of developing to improve economies
IV. 8. :
★ turning seawater into freshwater
★ water-rich countries selling water to 79. countries
★ exploring methods of getting clean rainwater
★ changing the way people use water
★ arousing 10. of saving water
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆寧夏銀川市高三上學期統(tǒng)練一英語試卷（解析版） 題型：其他題
根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
Carrots are easy to raise and easy to harvest. They taste good. 1.
When people think of carrots, they usually picture in their mind a vegetable that is long, thin and orange. 2. And not all carrots are orange. For example, Paris Market carrots are about five centimeters around. Rome carrots are thin and about twenty-five centimeters long. And Belgian White carrots are, as their name suggests, white.
For the best results, carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not hold water for a long time. The soil also should have no rocks. To prepare your garden for carrots, dig up the soil, loosen it and turn it over. Then, mix in some plant material or animal fertilizer (肥料).
3. Experts say warm days, cool nights and a medium soil temperature are the best conditions for growing carrots that taste great.
Carrots need time to develop their full sugar content. This gives them their sweetness if you wait too long to pull them from the ground. 4. Usually, the brighter the color, the better the taste.
5. If the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow and harvest carrots the same way as during the summer months. If the ground does freeze, simply cover your carrot garden with a thick layer of leaves or straw. This will prevent the ground from freezing.
A. But carrots come in many different sizes and shapes.
B. They are economic crops.
C. The best time for planting carrots is during the winter months.
D. Weather, soil conditions and age will affect the way carrots taste.
E. The best way to judge if a carrot sis ready to be harvested is by its color.
F. And they contain a lot of carotene (胡蘿卜素), which the body make into vitamin A.
G. Many people do not know that carrots can be grown during the winter months.
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Online Money Earning
Yes you can earn money online without any investment or without anytime limit. I have many useful easy methods for earning easy money while we all spend our useful time on the Internet by surfing, chatting, downloading and other work. There is no need to stop any other work. We can earn with or without our daily routine. Here I tell you the complete method for online earning.
First Method
Earn money with “Bux. to”. You can earn money through “Bux.to” by clicking on ads on “Bux. to” site. First you need to open an account at “Bux. to”.
“Bux. To” is a new international and FREE English based service that allows advertisers to reach thousands of potential customers by displaying their ads on our “Surf Ads” page. An exact calculated percentage of all advertising income is paid to our members. “Bux. to” makes money through advertising.
How you make money
You view websites in 30 seconds through the “Surf Ads” page. Once the 30 seconds is up, you’ll either get a green tick sign or a red “x”. The green tick sign means you’ve earned $0.01and the “x” means you have not earned money for the visit. You’ll get red x’s when you have more than one websites from the “Surf Ads” page open. When this happens, you get no credit.
Earnings example
You click 10 ads per day =$0.10
20 referrals(轉送) click 10 ads per day =$2.00
Your daily earnings =$2.10
Your weekly earnings =$14.70
Your monthly earnings =$63.00
How to get paid
If you have at least $10.00 accumulated, you can click on your account balance within your states area and it will meet your request. At present, it only makes payments through “AlertPay”. It will soon be using other methods of payment.
AlertPay is the payment processing solution that we use to pay members. Your AlertPay address is the e-mail address you use to register with AlertPay. You can get a free AlertPay account at http:// alertpay. com.
Method 2 will publish soon…
1.What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To introduce a surprising way to earn money.
B. To tell an interesting story.
C. To solve a puzzling problem.
D. To present an exciting research.
2.You can earn money by ________.
A. chatting online
B. advertising some products
C. clicking on advertisement
D. choosing green ticks or x’s
3.What can we know from the passage?
A. You’ll earn $0.10 if you click 1 ad.
B. You’ll get many green ticks if you have many websites open.
C. You can get your payments through AlertPay.
D. Your AlertPay account is not for free.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年廣東湛江第一中學高二上期中英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smart phone, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic(懷舊的) skill. However, while today’s educators are using more and more technologies in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful ---both in school and in life. Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says it’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.
Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete senten3ces and had a faster word production rate.
In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student’s writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active, which helps us access our vocabulary, word meanings and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.? Berninger said.
Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe (轉換) “those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. Seeing the words in the “mind’s eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to spot spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time.
“In our computer age, some people believe that we don’t have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,” she said. “But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won’t have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer.”
1.What makes writing by hand a thing of the past?
A. The absence of blackboard in classroom.
B. The use of new technologies in teaching.
C. The lack of practice in handwriting.
D. The popular use of smart phones.
2.Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?
A. Spelling improves one?s memory of words.
B. Spelling ability is closely related to writing ability.
C. Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.
D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.
3. What does minds eye in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Window B. Soul C. Picture D. Imagination
4. What conclusion could be drawn from the passage?
A. Computers can help people with their choice of words.
B. Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching.
C. Handwriting still has a place in today?s classrooms.
D. Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆河北省高三10月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1-20各小題所給的四個選項A、B、C和D中，選出一個最佳答案。
Sometimes people come into your life. You know that they will help you out who you are or who you want to become. You never know these people may be，possibly your roommate, neighbor, or even a complete stranger. But when you eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will your life in some way.
And sometimes things happen to you that may seem at first, 1but in reflection you find that without them you would have never your potential ability.
Everything happens for a . Nothing happens by chance or good luck. Illness, injury, love all occur to test the of your soul. Without these small tests, life would be like a road to nowhere. The people affecting your life, and the and failure you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. the bad experiences can be learned from, for they are the most important ones. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, because they are you to love. If someone hurts you, them, for they have helped you learn about and the importance of being cautious.
Make every day . Appreciate every moment, for you may never be able to _ __ it again. Tell yourself you are a great individual and yourself. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no . Most importantly, if you LOVE someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
1.A. figure B. take C. give D. speak
2.A. where B. how C. who D. what
3.A. fill B. lock C. cover D. close
4.A. value B. affect C. love D. waste
5.A. exciting B. inspiring C. inviting D. challenging
6.A. realized B. lacked C. controlled D. tested
7.A. profit B. fact C. reason D. result
8.A. in need of B. on behalf of C. on account of D. by means of
9.A. degrees B. limits C. influence D. condition
10.A. smooth B. snowy C. busy D. heavy
11.A. sense B. incident C. success D. feeling
12.A. So B. Yet C. Thus D. Even
13.A. probably B. exactly C. certainly D. rarely
14.A. persuading B. allowing C. teaching D. forcing
15.A. warn B. forgive C. scold D. charge
16.A. agreement B. society C. right D. trust
17.A. count B. mean C. go D. change
18.A. save B. experience C. share D. miss
19.A. hold on B. care for C. think of D. believe in
20.A. efforts B. beliefs C. regrets D. directions
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年江蘇鹽城響水中學高二10月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
Generally, _____ to a university in western countries, international students need to prove their ability to speak English.
A. admitting B. admitted
C. being admitted D. to be admitted
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆內蒙古赤峰寧城縣高三第一次統(tǒng)一考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空
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，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened a young man, the son of a(n) baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was , and by midseason he expected to be removed day. The coaches were by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb athlete, but he seemed to have become from his potential.
His seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.
Then play , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly the attention of the parent team, and he was called to the majors.
On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the remark the judge had that day when his baseball career had seemed .
“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it. he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”
1.A. as B. since C. while D. when
2.A. star B. average C. amateur D. old
3.A. embarrassing B. disappointing C. satisfying D. rewarding
4.A. some B. a C. one D. any
5.A. amazed B. impressed C. puzzled D. ashamed
6.A. separated B. different C. inconsistent D. divided
7.A. hope B. future C. dream D. ambition
8.A. break B. rest C. pause D. stop
9.A. catcher B. coach C. batter D. judge
10.A. began B. lasted C. restarted D. moved
11.A. part B. point C. place D. spot
12.A. drew B. fixed C. focused D. took
13.A. in B. for C. up D. out
14.A. encouraging B. casual C. demanding D. wise
15.A. said B. made C. given D. pointed
16.A. hopeless B. useless C. endless D. helpless
17.A. on the right B. on the left C. before D. behind
18.A. And B. So C. Thus D. Therefore
19.A. strength B. arms C. body D. talent
20.A. supposed B. pretended C. imagined D. expected
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It was unusual that such close neighbors ______ not know one another.
A. could B. would C. must D. should
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