When referring to the money, the official avoided __________________________________ (將人們的注意力集中在) on how to use it. (attention)

 

focusing people's attention

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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學(xué)年山東省泰安市高三12月質(zhì)檢英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish.

Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too thrilled to believe her. Her words could not convince me at all. So I did a research on google.com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see.” This sentence has been widely used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible places. Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Ironically, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.

Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies.

Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew. All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together, and they change the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(少數(shù)民族的成員) group in the United States, is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew.

You can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese, such as pizza from Italian, susi from Japanese, and déjà vu from French etc. There is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from others. They will modify it and make it their own, so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant, or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store. Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future. In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor.

1.The writer himself felt surprised at ______. 

A．the Chinglish expression “Long time no see”

B．“Long time no see” used as standard American English

C．so many literal translation of the expressions used in America

D．finding out Americans use the expression every day

2.The word “stew” in the 4th paragraph probably means ______.

A．mixture literature                       B．Confucius’ words

C．a(chǎn) kind of cooked dish                    D．American changing cultures

3.According to the passage, it can be inferred that ______.

A．detectives translate the phrase “Long time no see”

B．Hollywood made “Long time no see”popular

C．the huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languages

D．cultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew

4.The main idea of the passage is that ______.

A．some Chinese expressions are introduced into English

B．you’ll not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in America

C．some American expressions can be used in China

D．American English keep being enriched from different cultures

5.According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?

A．Informal language sometimes doesn’t go with grammar and structure.

B．Languages are always ruled by grammar and structure.

C．Long time no see” has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passage.

D．There are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew.

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆湖南省高一下學(xué)期第三次月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.

Mrs. Matthews lived in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride.

Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.

The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he noticed that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked at her and whispered, “Don’t forget to give your mother’s card back to her when you see her again.”

Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.

1.Senior citizens in the story refer to       .

A．those who have special cards

B．old people with special cards

C．people who hold high positions in the government

D．those who wanted to travel cheaply

2.Women over sixty       .

A．don’t have to pay for taking buses

B．pay less for their ride if they have a special card

C．have to pay the full price for their ride

D．have to pay their special card

3.Mrs. Matthews used to pay the full price for her ride because    .

A．she didn’t know the rule

B．she wasn’t old enough

C．she didn’t know where to get the card

D．she had reached sixty but had not got her senior citizen card

4.Mrs. Matthews felt unhappy on the bus because      .

A．she still had to pay for the ride

B．the card wasn’t hers

C．she felt she was now an old woman

D．the driver found out she was not honest

5.The driver whispered to her      .

A．in order to make her feel younger

B．because he thought that she shouldn’t have borrowed her mother’s card

C．because he wanted her to pay the full amount

D．because he knew her mother was still alive

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆江西省高二下學(xué)期教學(xué)競賽英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

[1] Is the supermarket a place where you listen to music while dragging your feet into it ? Despite the music , supermarket shopping can be interesting . After all , once you’ve chosen those tasty foods , you get to eat them . Before you seize a shopping cart and head for the shopping areas , check out these tips for smart and healthy supermarket shopping.

[2]You can go to a supermarket almost anytime you want-many are open 24 hours . Choosing

         for your food shopping can help you shop smarter .

[3]Don’t shop when you’re hungry

If your stomach is empty when you enter the store , you’ll be crazy when you see all those tasty treats . Eat a healthy meal before you go to the supermarket.

[4]Pick the best supermarket for you

If you have a choice on where to shop , think about the kinds of things that you want the store to have . A salad bar? A great seafood department of bakery? Choose a supermarket that can make your shopping convenient and easy . And once you’ve found a store you like , stick with it . Knowing where to find the things you want in the store will help you find them faster.

[5]Shop during off-peak times

Did you ever get stuck behind a person pushing the cart slowly in front of you because the store was so crowded? Try to avoid stores when they’re likely to be the busiest-after work hours (weekdays between 5 pm and 7 pm ) and weekend mornings , for example . The best time to shop is very early in the morning or on a popular TV night-you can set your VCR, do your shopping , and watch the shows later.

1.What does the passage mainly tell us ?(no more than 6 words)

                                                  

2.Why do you avoid the peak times when shopping ? (no more than 6 words)

                                                  

3.Complete the following sentence with words from paragraph 3. (no more than 3 words)

You’d better not            when you feel very hungry.

4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words . (no more than 5 words)

                                                  

5.What does the word “them” (Line 5, Paragraph 4) probably refer to ? (no more than 4 words)

                                                  

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：河南省鄭州市2010屆高三模擬考試英語試題 題型：閱讀理解

 

I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He suggests Ways to Burn More Calories.

Run through water

Running in water is one of the toughest activities you can perform because the wet stuff is about 12 to 15 times as resistant (具有阻力的) as air. Try your hardest to run and you can burn about 17 calories per minute.

Start fast

Don’t be fooled — slow and steady won’t win the race. A recent study found that after a short warm-up, cyclists who rode hard during the first half of their workouts and then slowed for the second half burned about 10 percent more calories than those who started slow and finished fast.

Take to the sand

Here is some easy-to-remember advice on burning calories: the softer the surface, the more you burn. By walking or running on the beach, you can use up 20 to 50 percent more calories than you do going at the same pace on a hard trail.

Shut up and dance

Here’s the perfect excuse to sign up for that hip-hop dance class you’ve been eager to try. Surprising your body with new activities — dance, a new sport, you name it — forces it to work harder because it’s doing unfamiliar movements and using muscle groups in different ways.

Use your arms

Getting both your upper and lower body involved can provide a big calorie-burning advantage. So if you’re short of time or want to get everything you can out of your usual 45-minute workout, try total-body activities, like rowing. You can swing your arms as hard as you can while you walk.

1. How can water help you burn more calories?

A. By pushing your body.                    B. By wetting your clothes and shoes.

C. By forcing you to run faster.              D. By forcing your body to work harder.

2 What does “it” in Part 4 refer to?

A. dance                      B. movement            C. body              D. muscle

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. One can burn more calories when walking on the sand than on land.

B. One can burn more calories when walking on stones than on earth.

C. One can burn more calories when running in water than on the sand.

D. One can burn more calories when exercising using the upper body than using the lower body.

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：安徽省銅陵市2010屆高三下學(xué)期第三次模擬考試試題（英語） 題型：閱讀理解

Edinburgh takes on Leinster in their Rugby Union match on Friday evening where it should be a dry night with some clear spells. It will feel chilly in the wind, with temperatures at the start of the match around only 6℃ (430F).

There will be some light rain on Friday afternoon for the races in Newbury. It will stay rather cloudy and will feel cold in the wind with a high of 8 ℃. But the weather will not be too much of a problem for the event.

A slow moving storm system spreads cloud, rain and colder weather across New York. This will be the case, not only tonight, but right through until Friday. Saturday the weather will start to change to a more spring pattern with mild and fine weather again on Sunday, when the biggest American football match kicks off.

Keep an umbrella handy.

A cold front will push eastward from Texas to the southern half of the Mississippi Valley by Friday evening. Strong two severe thunderstorms have already developed, from eastern Kansas and western Missouri southward to central and eastern Texas. All outdoor sports events will be impossible in these areas.

60. If you want to watch the Rugby match on Friday, you'd better       .

A. wear warm clothes and a raincoat       B. wear warm clothes

C. take an umbrella with you                  D. wear a sport suit

61. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. There will not be any sports matches or races in central and eastern Texas because of the coming thunderstorm.

B. The weather will be fine when the football match starts in New York.

C. The races will continue in Newbury in spite of the rainy weather.

D. Mississippi Valley runs from north to south.

62. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Bad weather happens abruptly in New York.

B. The races in Newbury will be cancelled because of the weather.

C. 6 ℃ is a high temperature for the season when the match takes place.

D. Edinburgh and Leinster refer to two Rugby teams in the passage.

 

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