They ________ the house and it was burnt down ________ the ground.


  1. A.
    set fire to; on
  2. B.
    set fire to; to
  3. C.
    burnt; ×
  4. D.
    sot on fire; to
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

When next year’s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they’ll be joined by a new face: Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost(教務(wù)長) of Yale, who’ll become Oxford’s vice-chancellor——a position equal to university president in America.

Hamilton isn’t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc. have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it’s gone global. Yet the talent flow isn’t universal. High-level personnel(人員) tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.

The chief reason is that American schools don’t tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university’s budget. “We didn’t do any global consideration,” says Patricia Hayes, the board’s chair. The board finally picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist(活動(dòng)家) who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a particularlly American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.

Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student numbers. The decline in government support has made fund-raising an increasingly necessary ability among administrators (管理人員), and has hiring committees hungry for Americans.

In the past few years, well-known schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.”

Of course, fund-raising isn’t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind to promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective(視角) on established practices.

What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?

A.Institution worldwide are hiring administrators from the US.

B.A lot of activists are being hired as administrators

C. American universities are enrolling more international students.

D. University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising.

What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-level administrators?

A. The political correctness.              B. Their ability to raise funds.

C. Their fame in academic circles.         D. Their administrative experience.

What do we learn about European universities from the passage?

A. The tuitions(學(xué)費(fèi)) they charge h ave been rising considerably.

B. Their operation is under strict government control.

C. They are strengthening their position by globalization.

D. Most of their money comes from the government.

In what way do top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university development?

A. They can improve the university’s image.

B. They will bring with them more international personnel.

C. They will view a lot of things from a new angle.

D. They can set up new academic subjects.

Which of the following would make the best title of the passage?

 A. Higher Education Globalization         B.Global Headhunting In Higher Education

C. Global Higher Education Cooperation    D. Universal Higher Education Development

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科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆甘肅省蘭州一中高三9月月考英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解

Every child has written their names on the beach at some point.
But whereas most people’s “handwriting” is washed away, one super-rich Arab sheikh(酋長) has ensure that his graffiti(胡寫亂畫) will last a little longer.
Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, 63, has scrawled his name in sand on an island he owns with letters so big that they be seen from space.
The word “HAMAD” measures 1,000 meters high and is a staggering two miles long from the “H” to the “D” on the Al Futaisi Island.
And rather than allow the writing to be washed away by the ocean, the letters actually form waterways that absorb the encroaching(滲入) tide. The ruler’s name is even visible on Google’s map service.
Hamad dreamed up the idea and had his workmen work hard for weeks to craft the enormous piece of sand graffiti. It is not known how much it cost to make.
However, the sheikh boasts a personal fortune second to the Saudi king’s.
Hamad, also known as the “Rainbow Sheikh”, is a member of the Abu Dhabi Ruling Family.
He is understood to have some 200 cars including seven Mercedes 500 SELs painted in different colors of the rainbow which he stores in a giant pyramid.
The Arab sheikh had a taste for doing things on a large scale. He built the world’s largest truck—eight times the size of the Dodge Power Wagon, with four bedrooms inside the cabin.
Hamad constructed a motor home in the shape of a giant globe which is exactly 1 millionth the size of the actual earth.
Alongside his displays of wealth he has become a well-known philanthropist(慈善家) in medicine and supplied a complete Kinney stone operating theatre to a public hospital in Morocco where he continues to fund its stuff.
【小題1】Which of the following in NOT true according to the passage?

A．Hamad is a man who wants himself to be well-known from apace.
B．Hamad is a super-rich person who always does something unusual.
C．Hamad is a man who is always so mean in his family
D．Hamad is a man who boasts his fortune is second to the Saudi king’s
【小題2】In what way could Hamad make his handwriting last longer?
A. The word “HAMAD” measures 1,000 meters wide and high.
B The word “HAMAD” is a staggering two miles long from the “H” to the “D”.
C. The word “HAMAD” actually forms huge waterways that absorb the encroaching tide.
D. The word “HAMAD” cost his workmen a lot of hard work for several weeks.
【小題3】Why does Hamad have his seven Mercedes-Benz500 SELs painted in different colors?
A．Perhaps he hoped his cars were stored in a giant pyramid safely.
B．In some ways he could make a very strange rainbow.
C．Maybe he just wanted to show off his wealth.
D．He is always interested in making his cars like these.
【小題4】Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．The Rainbow Sheikh’s name can be seen from space
B．The richest Arab sheikh’s name has made many funny things
C．A great person likes doing things on a large scale
D．A well-known philanthropist displays his wealth

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Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. roots      B. but     C. covered     D. reproduce   E. energy

F. probably  G. gaining  H. surrounding  I. supplied     J. life

Life on land probably began about 430 million years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first     1    on land, we     2   think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but, in fact, no animals could have been living if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They    3   the first land animals with the    4   and food necessary, since they ---the plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store    5    .

The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae （ 藻類 ）which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground and needed water in which to    6  . Once the move to land has been made, however, evolution took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their    7  , and some have got tree-like forms since height was very important in    8   sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was     9   with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.

 

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單詞拼寫（共10小題，每題0.5分，共5分）請(qǐng)將單詞答案寫在第九頁的橫線上。

1. I want to ________(購買) a washing machine with cash.

2. All the ____________ (參與者) in the debate will have a chance to speak.

3. She was even less __________________（熱切的）about going to Spain.

4. At last, he a_________ to the teacher for being late.

5. Mary is w_________ over the bad news.

6. To succeed, we must _____________(結(jié)合) talent with working hard.

7. Children are always full of c____________; they want to know everything.

8. It is bad m________ to spit in public.

9. The____________________（氣氛）changed as she walked in.

10. Do you know the h__________ effects of smoking and drinking?

 

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單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題0.5分，滿分5分）

1.He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his ________ and went away.

2.A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that ______would try to steal the diamonds.

3. Nearly everybody enters for “The Nicest Garden _____” each year, but Joe wins every time.

4. It was the last day of the year and a large_______ of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.

5. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has __________ to our family for a long time.

6.It is worth your time and patience to get out of the h___________ of smoking.

7.The__________ (政府) should take measures to improve the living conditions of the people.

8.They have planned a tight s_________ of travel, so they need an early start.

9.Excuse me, what is the f___________ to Paris? Is $ 10 enough?

10.The plane was then flying at an a___________ of 8000 feet.

 

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