Every Wednesday, I go to Cantata Adult Life Services, a local retirement community in Brookfield, Illinois, US, with my classmates to do community service.
After my very first visit to Cantata, my life changed forever. That may sound a bit dramatic, but volunteering with the elderly has changed my views on life.
Our visits last about an hour, and we bring 25-30 students every time. We play board games and cards with the residents while we’re there.
You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about “l(fā)ife back then”, but nothing compares to talking to the people who were actually there. Just hearing their stories has touched me in a way I never thought possible.
Whether it was talking to 98-year-old “Hurricane Hilda” about her glory days as a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor, I was completely attracted by every single memory the residents wanted to share with me.
Even the residents who don’t have amazing memories make the experience satisfying . I remember visiting Mrs Robinson. She couldn’t recall much about her past, but she told me she’d never forget how kind I was just to listen to her “rambling (漫談)”. It made me realize that it’s the little things that make life worth living. That’s something I won’t forget anytime soon.
If there’s one thing I’ve realized in my three years of visiting Cantata, it’s that presence – just being there – means more than anything to many of the residents. And despite how busy our lives are, there’s always time to make someone’s day.
For me, it feels great to be a source of happiness, a smile on a bad day or a listening ear for old memories. And at the end of the day, that’s all that matters.
It’s easy to feel like you don’t have anything in common with the elderly – especially when you’re a teenager. But that’s not true at all.
I hate to be overly clichéd (陳詞濫調的) here, but age really is just a number. As young adults, it’s important for us to realize this sooner rather than later. We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often benefit from teenagers too.
1.What do the volunteers do according to the passage?
A. They share everything with the residents.
B. They play board games and cards with the residents.
C. They watch the residents play games.
D. They buy gifts for the residents.
2.According to the writer, what is the most important thing that volunteers can do for the elderly?
A. Playing with them. B. Benefiting from them.
C. Helping them. D. Being there with them.
3. What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage ?
A. We don’t have anything in common with the elderly.
B. Age is just a number.
C. It is important to help the elderly.
D. Young adults and the elderly can benefit from each other.
科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年青海西寧第四中學高一上一次月考英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Jack threw the papers on my desk. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said. I had changed a long sentence and corrected its grammar — something I thought I was paid to do.
Several days later, he made me angry again. I went to his office, prepared to lose my job if need be, but not before I let the man know how I felt. “What?” he said nervously. Suddenly I knew what I had to do. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. And it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. “I want to make you a promise. I will be a friend.” The next day I brought some cakes to Jack’s office. Every time I saw Jack in the hall, I smiled at him. After all, that’s what friends do.
One year after our talk, I was told that I had breast cancer (乳腺癌). When I was in hospital, my friends tried to find the right words to say, but no one could. The last day of my hospital stay, the door opened and Jack walked over to my bed. “Tulips (郁金香),” he placed some bulbs (球莖) beside me and said, “If you plant them when you get home, you’ll be there to see them when they come up.” Tears filled my eyes. In a moment when I prayed for just the right words, a man with few words said the right thing. After all, that’s what friends do. Now, I have seen those tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years.
1.Why did Jack throw some papers on the author’s desk?
A. She gave him the wrong papers.
B. He thought her report was very bad.
C. He wanted her to check them again.
D. He didn’t agree with her correction.
2.What promise did the author make to Jack?
A. She would work harder from then on.
B. She would treat him the same way.
C. She would bring him some cakes.
D. She would treat him like a friend.
3.The tulip bulbs that Jack gave the author probably suggest ______.
A. love B. honor C. hope D. thanks
4.What did the author mean by saying “that’s what friends do”?
A. Friends must help each other to correct mistakes.
B. Friends should give advice to each other at the right time.
C. Friends should treat each other with respect and kindness.
D. Friends should do anything for each other.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆湖北省黃岡市高三3月份質量檢測英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
I walked up to the counter. Behind it was a lady with glasses on the tip of her nose and gray hair on her head.
“Excuse me,” I said. She looked up. “You’re that Clements kid,” she said. “I’ m Miss Bee. Come closer and let me get a look at you.” She pushed her glasses up her nose. “I can describe you to the police if something goes missing from the store.”
“I’ m not a thief!” I was shocked. I was seven too young to be a thief!
“From what I can see you’re not much of anything. But I can tell you’ve got potential.” She went back to reading her newspaper.
“I need to get these.” I said, holding up my list. “So? Go get them.” Miss Bee pointed to a sign on the screen door. “I’m not your servant, so I suggest you get yourself a basket and start filling.”
I visited Miss Bee several times a week that summer. Sometimes she short-changed me. Other times she overcharged. “That can of beans is only twenty nine cents” I corrected her one afternoon. I had watched the numbers change on the cash register closely, and Miss Bee had added 35 cents. She didn't seem embarrassed. She just looked at me over her glasses and fixed the price.
But she ever let me declare victory. All summer long she found ways to play tricks on me. No sooner had I learned how to pronounce bicarbonate of soda(小蘇打) and memorized its location on the shelf than Miss Bee rearranged the shelve and made me hunt for it all over again.
One day before I left, she said, “I know what you think of me, but I don't care! Each of us is put on this earth for a reason. I believe my job is to teach every child I meet life lessons. When you get older you'll be glad our paths crossed!” Glad I met Miss Bee？Ha! The idea was absurd…
Until one day my daughter asked me to finish her math problems. “If I do it for you how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” I said. Suddenly, I remembered the lady Miss Bee.
1.The girl felt __________ when Miss Bee implied she could be a thief.
A. surprised B. shocked C. puzzled D. annoyed
2.We can infer from Paragraph 6 that Miss Bee ______________.
A .showed no care about her mistakes
B. made the girl learn to double-check
C. was always playing tricks on the girl
D. was careless and dishonest to do business
3.It can be learned from the passage that Miss Bee ______________.
A. knew her job was to help every child she met
B. asked the girl to shop by herself to test her honesty
C. taught the girl many lessons but she didn't understand
D. rearranged the shelves to teach the girl to be changeable
4.Which is NOT the lesson the writer learnt from shopping?
A Treat others kindly and politely.
B. Don’t be so quick to judge others.
C. The best teachers aren’t only in school.
D. Try our best though the task seems beyond us.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆重慶市高三3月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
A team led by Professor Theoder Berger, from the University of Southern California, can now manipulate(操縱) brain cells in rats so that memories stored in the hippocampus, a brain area crucial for memory formation, are activated or suppressed(抑制). It’s said that the technology could one day have medical applications.
In the study, researcher first trained rats to remember which of two levers(杠桿) they pressed first, then to press the other lever.
As the rats performed the task, the scientists carefully monitored the electrical activity in each creature’s hippocampus to find the pattern of nerve-cell activity involved in making a solid memory.
Using the same glass needles they had used to record the nerve activity, they stimulated (刺激) nerves in the same pattern and found that the animals’ performance in the task got even better. The rats made fewer errors and were able to remember which lever was the“correct”one for a longer period of time.
The scientists went a step further and suppressed the rats’ memories with a drug called Mk801, which caused them to forget their task. When the animals’ brain cells were later stimulated with the“correct”pattern, they remembered again which lever to press.
“What’s really exciting about this study is that when they played back the‘good’ patterns—the patterns when the animal got the task right—it did appear to improve memory,”said Dean Buonomano, an associate professor at the University of California.
The final goal, Berger said, is to help people with stroke(中風) and epilepsy(癲癇癥) and the like strengthen memories and to help doctors treat them. The technology might even help sufferers of post-traumatic(創(chuàng)傷后) stress disorder.
But first, researchers would have to show that they can stimulate or suppress far more complex memories than the ones in the rat experiment.
“Here ,it’s a simple task,”Buonomano said. In contrast, humans’ memories are very rich and specific…
“We have very many steps to go before this can be achieved,”he said.
1.How does“the technology”in Paragraph 1 act?
A.It manipulates brain cells.
B.It stores memories in the hippocampus.
C.It activates memories stored in the brain.
D.It suppresses memories stored in the brain.
2..In what order did the researchers conduct the rat experiment?
a.Monitor the electrical activity in the rat’s hippocampus.
b.Suppress the rat’s memory with a drug called MK801.
c.Stimulate the rat’s nerves in the same pattern.
d.Stimulate the rat’s nerves in the same pattern for a second time.
e.Train the rats to remember the order of the two levers they pressed.
A.a, e, b, c, d B.a, e, c, d, b
C.e, a, c, d, b D.e, a, c, b, d
3.When their nerves were stimulated, the rats .
A.forgot their task
B.completed the task better
C.made no errors in their task
D.remembered which lever they had pressed for a shorter time
4.What can we infer from the article?
A.MK801 is a drug that can be used to stimulate nerves.
B.The study is expected to be used to help stroke and epilepsy patients recover completely.
C.Using the study to improve humans’ memories still face many challenges.
D.Researchers have studied far more complex memories than the ones in the rat experiment.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆河北武邑中學高三下學期周考3英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空
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。
My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought ________ . My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on ________ ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their________ into tears, I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to ________ my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time ________ their rooms. On their desks, in plain ________ , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was ________ to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” ________ arriving back, the children were ________ excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy ________ for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and ________ asking them to play a certain violin________ . Each day, thank--you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas ________.
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little ________ : “If you can finish your homework and ________ your lessons before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in ________ of well done jobs the day ________ .
________ I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its(貼條). The bathroom mirror became the ________ centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.
We all benefited from and________ the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.
1.A. indifferently B. gratefully C. doubtfully D. otherwise
2.A. side B. deaf C. neither D. either
3.A. crying B. breaking C. bursting D. bumping
4.A. adjust B. adopt C. access D. addict
5.A. clearing B. tidying C. emptying D. searching
6.A. distance B. words C. speech D. sight
7.A. sent B. read C. delivered D. addressed
8.A. As B. At C. In D. Upon
9.A. more than B. rather than C. no more than D. other than
10.A. asking B. waiting C. praying D. expecting
11.A. politely B. happily C. gently D. toughly
12.A. music B. song C. piece D. tone
13.A. respectable B. uninteresting C. incredible D. fresh
14.A. challenge B. question C. suggestion D. advice
15.A. go with B. look up C. go over D. look into
16.A. response B. answer C. praise D. honor
17.A. ahead B. before C. over D. ago
18.A. Actually B. Even so C. Even if D. Though
19.A. life B. main C. memory D. reminder
20.A. learned B. appreciated C. shared D. thanked
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆江蘇省揚州市高三上學期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Flickering lights are annoying but they may have an advantage. Visible light communication (VLC) uses rapid pluses of light to transmit information wirelessly. Now it may be ready to compete with conventional Wi-fi.
In a recent TED talk, Harald Hasas from the University of Edinburge,UK demonstrated one VLC prototype(原型），“Li-Fi", transmitting a video from a store-bought LED lamp to a solar cell to a laptop. “Li-Fi is essentially the same as Wi-Fi,except for a small difference- we use LED lights around us to transmit the data wirelessly as opposed to using radio," Haas says.
Once established, VLC could solve some major communication problems. In 2009, the US Federal Communications Commission(FCC) warned of spectrum (波譜）crisis: because our mobile devices are so data- hungry we will soon run out of radio-frequency bandwidth.Li-Fi could free up bandwidth, especially as much of the infrastructure is already in place."There are around14 billion light bulbs worldwide, they just need to replaced with LED ones that transmit data", says Haas.
The idea of transmitting data through the visible light spectrum is not new.Alexander Graham Bell transmitted sound via a beam of sunlight in 1880 using a photo phone, a sort of solar-powered wireless telephone. In the past several decades, a number of researchers have looked at using visible light to transmit data.
But what Haas seized on is the use of simple LED light bulbs for data transmission. LED bulbs are controlled by a driver, which can rapidly di the light or turn it on or off. Therefore, Haas figured, data could be encoded in subtle shifts of the light’s brightness. Eventually, he creaded a working transmitter and receiver system with an IKEA lamp and a solar panel.
Li-Fi stands to be much faster than Wi-Fi. According to Haas research, Li-Fi can achieve data density 1000 times greater than Wi-Fi,because Li-Fi signals are contained in a small area, as opposed to the more diffuse (分散的)，radio signals.The system wouldn’t mean having to keep your lights on all the time either, Haas says---bulbs could be dimmed to such a point that they appear off, but still transmit data.
Now, Haas’ team hopes that Li-Fi could make its way into homes in a few years. The system can easily network any device with an LED light—an electric kettle, an oven. Eventually, this could bring about the Internet of Things era much faster. Haas also sees Li-Fi as a way to bring internet to remote location, using hilltop transmitters and rooftop solar panels. LED streetlights could even be used to form a network of outdoor Li-Fi, making it possible to stay connected when walking around the city.
But some sound a cautious note about VLC’s future. It becomes less powerful , for example,when light is blocked, wheather due to fog or other conditions.
1.By saying "There are around14 billion light bulbs worldwide”Haas intended to tell us that ______________
A. mobile devices will consume more data
B. radio-frequency bandwidth needs to be freed up.
C. VLC might solve the spectum crisis.
D. the world has a complete lighting infrastructure.
2.The underlined phrased “seized on“ in the passage is closet in meaning to “_____________”
A distinguished B. exploited C. created D. figured
3.We can learn from the passage that ________________________
A. Li-Fi can’t work outdoors.
B Li-Fi can work with LED lights off.
C. Li-Fi can be used with all household appliances.
D. Li-Fi needs improving to next diverse need.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆江蘇省揚州市高三上學期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
His injuries were severe. Five minutes late, _______he would have died.
A. but B. or C. so D. and
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年黑龍江雙鴨山一中高一4月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：短文改錯
短文改錯
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增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）,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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
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2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。
Yesterday morning, I was surprising to hear that my best friend Allee has been hit by a car and was in hospital. The other day when he was going to cross a street, he was such careful that he didn’t go until he saw the traffic light to turn green. But hardly had he got to the middle of the street while he saw a car suddenly appear on his right-hand side and come towards them. It was too late for Allee to escape. He was hit by the car or was thrown a few meters away. He was sent to the nearest hospital immediately and had operation. When I went to see him, he was out of dangers but still looked pale. I sincere hope he will recover and return to normal as soon as possible.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年湖南邵東第三中學高一3月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空
完形填空
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給四個選項（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。
The picked up the thermos (熱水瓶) and poured some hot water into the tea-cups and placed them on the small table in front of his , who were a father and a daughter. Obviously________ of something, the host hurried into the inner room, leaving the ________on the table. His two guests heard a box of drawers opening and a rustling (颯颯地響).
They ________sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the ________ came, right there in the living room. Something was broken.
It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked ________ her shoulder at once, startled (嚇一跳), ________ . It was________ . Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the ________ floor and said immediately, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”
The father started to say something. Then he muttered (嘀咕), “ Sorry, I ________it and it fell.”
“It doesn’t matter,” the host said.
Later, when they left the house the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your ________ in the windowpane (玻璃窗). You were sitting perfectly ________ . Why did you say…?”
The father ________ , “What would you ________ as the cause of its fall?”
“It fell by itself. The floor is uneven (不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there.”
“It won’t ________, girl. It sounds more ________ when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you ________ them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”
The daughter was lost i_________ for a while. Then she said, “Can you ________ it only in this way?”
“Only in this way, for sure.” the father said.
1.A. host B. customer C. guest D. guide
2.A. friends B. neighbors C. guests D. children
3.A. knowing B. singing C. hearing D. thinking
4.A. thermos B. cup C. apple D. tea
5.A. enjoyed B. remained C. imagined D. hated
6.A. stranger B. host C. voice D. crash
7.A. for B. at C. in D. over
8.A. staring B. laughing C. smiling D. eating
9.A. helpless B. exciting C. terrible D. strange
10.A. broken B. streaming C. clean D. buautiful
11.A. touched B. beat C. dropped D. threw
12.A. hands B. reflection C. legs D. eyes
13.A. calm B. unmoved C. stand D. straight
14.A. shouted B. complained C. repeated D. laughed
15.A. tell B. make C. accept D. give
16.A. work B. open C. close D. indicate
17.A. comfortable B. acceptable C. friendly D. imaginable
18.A. defend B. support C. discuss D. argue
19.A. darkness B. ignorance C. sadness D. silence
20.A. explain B. do C. make D. manage
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