Even in winter the roadsides were places of beauty, _______ countless birds came to feed on the berries and on the seed heads of the dried weeds rising above the snow.
A. which B. when C. where D. what
科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年江蘇省徐州市高三第三次質(zhì)量檢測英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC)一A Santa Monica High School teacher who was put on
leave after using physical force to control a student who was selling marijuana(大麻)in his classroom has received surprising support on Facebook. The incident was captured on video and has caused a sudden reaction from parents, teachers, students and even graduates. They are showing their support for Black. A Facebook page supporting "Coach Black" has over 4,700 likes. And many want him back in the classroom.
Student witnesses say Mark Black, who is also the wrestling coach, tried to confiscate(沒收)a bag of marijuana and was then injured by the student with a pencil. The cellphone video shows Black locking the student's legs and pinning the student to the ground. "He just wanted him to stop and he was trying to be a teacher and help, and I don't think it was his fault." said student Kylan Townsend.
School Board member Oscar De La Tone says Mr. Black is one of his teachers at Santa Monica High School. "I know him very well. I know him to be a fair person, a good person, someone who cares deeply about his students," said De La Torre. He says that the video does not tell the whole story and that the incident brings to light the issue of drug use, something the district needs to address.
But in an email to parents, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Superintendent Sandra Lyon says the teacher's behavior is "absolutely alarming." She put Black on leave during an independent investigation.
Lyon has come under fire from parents for initially saying the kind of physical action used by the teacher was unacceptable. On Saturday, Lyon released the following statement to Eyewitness News: "I want to stress that teachers are at times confronted with difficult, even threatening situations, and they must make judgment calls to protect safety. I want to emphasize that putting the teacher who was involved in this incident on leave until completion of an independent investigation is a matter of standard policy and practice; it in no way prejudices the outcome of the investigation."
Students hope the situation will have a quick and just resolution. An online petition(請原書) pas also peen createu by one of Black's former students. The petition has already gained thousands of signatures.Black did not respond to a request for comment.
1.What does the cellphone video on Facebook disclose?
A. Mark Black injured a student with a pencil.
B.Mark Black wrestled with a student in his class.
C. Mark Black confiscated a bag and locked a student.
D. Mark Black controlled a student with physical force.
2.In the fifth paragraph, the underlined word "it" refers to__.
A. making judgment calls to protect safety
B. putting the teacher involved on leave
C. completion of an independent investigation
D. a matter of standard policy and practice
3. From the passage, we can infer that__
A. the people involved in the matter support Mark Black
B. Mark Black will be eventually fired by the School Board
C. Sandra Lyon won some support from parents initially
D. no decision has been made from the investigation yet
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Teacher Put on Leave Receives Support
B. Thousands Come and Sign the Petition
C.School Teacher Wrestled with Student
D. Cellphone Video on the Facebook Page
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年江蘇省南京市高三第三次模擬英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
In winter Hammerfest is a thirty-hour ride by bus from Oslo, though why anyone would want to go there in winter is a question worth considering. It is on the edge of the world, the northernmost town in Europe, as far from London as London is from Tunis, a place of dark and cruel winters, where the sun sinks into the Arctic Ocean in November and does not rise again for ten weeks.I wanted to see the Northern Lights. Also, I had long harboured a half-formed urge to experience what life was like in such a remote and forbidding place. Sitting at home in England with a glass of whisky and a book of maps, this had seemed an excellent idea. But now as I picked my way through the grey, late-December slush(融雪) of Oslo I was beginning to have my doubts.
Things had not started well. I had overslept at the hotel, missing breakfast, and had to leap into my clothes. I couldn't find a cab and had to drag my unreasonably overweighted bag eight blocks through slush to the central bus station. I had had huge difficulty persuading the staff at the Kreditkassen Bank on Karl Johans Gate to cash sufficient traveller's cheques to pay the overcharged 1,200-kroner bus fare-they simply could not be made to grasp that the William McGuire Bryson on my passport and the Bill Bryson on my traveller's cheques were both me-and now here I was arriving at the station two minutes before departure, breathless and steaming from the endless uphill exertion(費力)that is my life, and the girl at the ticket counter was telling me that she had no record of my reservation.
"This isn't happening," I said. "I'm still at home in England enjoying Christmas.Pass me a drop more port, will you, darling?" Actually, I said, "There must be some mistake. Please look again." The girl studied the passenger list. "No, Mr Bryson, your name is not here·”
But I could see it, even upside-down. "There it is, second from the bottom二,,
"No," the girl decided, "that says Bemt Bjornson. That's a Norwegian name·”
"It doesn't say Bernt Bjornson. It says Bill Bryson. Look at the loop(圓圈) of the 'y', the two ‘I's. Miss, please." But she wouldn't have it. "If I miss this bus when does the next one go?""Next week at the same time.,,
Oh, splendid.
"Miss, believe me, it says Bill Bryson."
"No, it doesn't."
"Miss, look, I've come from England. I'm carrying some medicine that could save a child's life.”She didn't buy this. "I want to see the manager."
"He's in Stavanger.”
"Listen, I made a reservation by telephone.If I don't get on this bus I’m going to write a letter to your manager that will cast a shadow over your career prospects(前景)for the rest of this century." This clearly did not alarm her. Then it occurred to me. "If this Bemt Bjornson doesn't show up, can I have his seat?"
"Sure.”
Why don't I think of these things in the first place and save myself the suffering? "Thank you,"
I said, and dragged my bag outside.
1. What words can best describe Hammerfest in winter?
A. Grey and dirty.
B. Dark and cold.
C. Unfriendly and expensive.
D. Wild and forbidden.
2.Why did the author mention the Kreditkassen Bank on Karl Johans Gate?
A.To suggest that people there could be ridiculous and stubborn.
B.To introduce the cultural differences in northern Europe and England.
C. To give an example of an interesting story during his journey.
D.To indicate that the bus fare was very expensive.
3.What could be inferred from the passage?
A. The author booked his bus ticket with a Norwegian name.
B.The author paid the bus fare by traveller's cheque.
C. The author would hopefully get on the bus.
D.The girl at the ticket counter cared about the author's complaints.
4.According to the last paragraph, the author probably felt_at that moment.
A.embarrassed B.contented
C. regretful D. grateful
5.We can learn from the passage that_.
A. the author's journey to the north was not worthwhile
B.the Europeans didn't welcome visitors
C. the author wrote a letter to the girl's manager
D. the author's journey to the north was not smooth
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年江蘇省南京市高三第三次模擬英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
-What a beautiful river and breathtaking mountains!
-Yeah. They make me think I___on an alien planet.
A .a(chǎn)rrive B.a(chǎn)rrived C. have arrived D. had arrived
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年江蘇省南京市鹽城市高三第二次模擬(淮安三模)英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Air pollution is a leading cause of cancer and classified among Group 1,or top, human carcinogens (致癌物質(zhì)), said the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer agency, on Oct 17,2013.
The most widely used system for classifying carcinogens comes from the IARC, which places them into five groups. Group 1 carcinogens definitely cause cancer in humans. Group 2A is probably carcinogenic to humans, Group 2B is possibly carcinogenic, the carcinogenicity of Group 3 in humans is unclassifiable, and Group 4 is probably not carcinogenic to humans. Only a little more than 100 are classified as Group 1 cancer-causing substances, including ultraviolet radiation and tobacco smoke.
“Our task was to evaluate the air everyone breathes rather than focus on specific air pollutants,” the lARC's Dana Loomis said in a statement. “The results from the reviewed studies point in the same direction: the risk of developing lung cancer is significantly increased in people exposed to air pollution.”
In 2010, lung cancer resulting from air pollution killed 223,000 people worldwide, and there was also convincing evidence that it increases the risk of bladder (膀腕) cancer, according to the IARC.
Air pollution is already known to raise risks for a wide range of illnesses, including respiratory and heart diseases.
Air pollution is global, although the levels of it vary over space and time.
Loomis said people in Asia, eastern North America, some places in Central America and Mexico, as well as North Africa have relatively high exposure. Developing countries with large populations and booming manufacturing sectors, such as China, are particularly at risk.
Many cities in China, such as Beijing, frequently see smog. This week, Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang province, became the first Chinese city to officially suspend classes due to serious smog
Many developed countries face similar problems, although to a lesser degree than most developing nations. In Europe, levels of many pollutants have fallen. But between 91 and 96 percent of Europeans living in cities are exposed to levels of PM2.5—tiny particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers—that are higher than the WHO safety limits, says a report published by the European Environment Agency on Oct 15.
Although both the composition and levels of air pollution can vary dramatically from one location to the other, the 1ARC said its conclusions apply to all regions of the world.
“Given the scale of the exposure affecting people worldwide, this report should send a strong signal to the international community to take action without further delay,” said Christopher Wild, director of the IARC.
1.What might be the best title of the passage?
A. Signals of air pollution
B. Safety limits of air pollution
C. Air pollution, cancer risk
D. Air pollution, smog risk
2.What’s the main task of IARC?
A. To focus on cancer-causing substances.
B. To evaluate the air quality.
C. To study the developing risk of cancer.
D. To send signals to the international community.
3.Why should the international community take action without further delay?
A. The composition and levels of air pollution vary from place to place.
B. More and more people in developing countries are exposed to air pollution.
C. Developed countries face air pollution, the level of which is higher than the safety limits.
D. A large number of people worldwide are exposed to air pollution.
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Our company is going on very well. ____dozens of local women, we produce handmade goods with unique designs that sell well overseas
A. To employ B. Being employed C. Employed D. Employing
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It is really important for parents to reach a ______ between what they want and what their kids desire.
A. conclusion B. compromiseC. communication D. consensus
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年江蘇省興化市高三上學(xué)期期中英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項填空
Wanda Plaza in Wuxi is _______ a shopping center.You can do almost anything there.
A.no more than B.not more than
C.more than D.rather than
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年廣東省湛江市高三高考模擬測試(一)英語試卷(解析版) 題型:信息匹配
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首先請閱讀下面六件產(chǎn)品的簡介。
A. Bio Pac Dish Soap
Bio Pac Dish Soap, with aloe and tea tree oil, has a fresh smell. It contributes a lot to green cleaning, for it is made of natural ingredients. What’s more, the company gives 10 percent of its profits to wilderness protection.
B. Dish Soap—Mint Sage, 16 oz
An all-natural dishwashing soap that has long-lasting bubbles cleans without the harsh ingredients in it that can irritate sensitive skin. This unique dish soap contains natural borax and the fragrance of flowers that work together to make things clean.
C. Method Dish Soap
Method Dish Soap works safely when used to wash dishes. It is concentrated, so a little goes a long way. You just need to lift and squeeze it to get a small amount of the soap from the bottle. The soap comes in various fruit fragrances, such as orange and green apple.
D. Life Tree Dish Soap
A few drops of Life Tree Dish Soap will do a nice job on dishes. It comes in a smaller bottle than other dish soaps. Life Tree does not use animal ingredients. So if you’re looking for a really environmentally friendly dish soap, look at Life Tree.
E. Seventh Generation Dish Soap
Seventh Generation Dish Soap cleans as well as any other soap. Also, it’s very environmentally friendly. The product is gentle on hands. For those who are sensitive to certain fragrances, like flowers and fruit, Seventh Generation is a great choice.
F. Citrus Fresh Dish Soap
Pleasantly fresh and cheap, the wonderful formula of the soap delivers extraordinary cleaning power to handle even the most difficult jobs. But with extras of aloe, calendula and other natural skin softeners, it actually helps prevent skin dryness.
以下顧客打算選購一款dish soap。根據(jù)他們的個人情況,請選出符合他們需要的產(chǎn)品。
1.Kate serves as a kitchen steward of a fancy restaurant, in charge of cleaning large quantities of oily dishes every day. It is, by all means, an ideal choice for her if it features super cleaning power and meanwhile can keep the hands soft, but not dry.
2.Mary works as a regional representative of a major company. She is keen on trying something new; she is sensitive to certain flower and fruit fragrant scents. She needs a kind of dish soap with no harm to her skin.
3. Anna is a full-time housewife who always manages to live within her means. For example, she prefers to choose the dish soap that holds out for very long. Besides, the soap with the fragrance of flowers or fruit is much more to her taste.
4.Susan runs a hotel somewhere in the countryside. She’s planning to buy an eco-friendly dish soap with the natural fragrance of aloe. If the producer cares about nature protection, she will put more trust in this brand.
5.Jane has just moved in a fully furnished apartment. But the cupboard in the kitchen is relatively smaller. Thus, she will have no other alternative but to purchase a dish soap in a smaller bottle. Furthermore, she is an environmental activist.
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