根據(jù)短文內(nèi)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。
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English has always been a problem. 1. Then people could spell words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn’t made until the time of the late Qing Dynasty. 2. They are Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray. These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to collect words for their dictionaries. For them, it was not only a job; it was a wonderful journey of discovery. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short.
3. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house built in the garden behind his house to do his work. Part of it was one meter underground. 4. He had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and worked several hours before breakfast. 5. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was still adding words for the letter A! Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.
A. In winter it felt like a barn.
B. Murray had never been to college.
C. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old.
D. Often he would work by candle light into the evening.
E. But it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary.
F. Three men did most of the important early work on dictionaries.
G. The idea of this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857.
科目:高中英語 來源:2017屆河南豫北推薦高三上期精英對抗賽英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
World leaders from nearly 200 countries have signed an important historic agreement to fight global climate change. The agreement came after two weeks of talks between the leaders at the 21st Conference in Paris, France.
As part of the Paris agreement, countries said they would cut down on pollution However, according to the terms of the deal, countries that don’t do this will not be punished, or fined. Instead,the document is meant to show that governments around the world take climate change seriously and are willing to work together to fight global warming.
World leaders have met many times to discuss climate change. But, the 21st Conference of Parties, or COP21, which began on November 30 in Paris, was the first time they agreed on a global, legal pact (協(xié)定).
Before the conference, each nation was asked to create plans on how to reach the shared goal. The pact that was signed allows countries to decide the best way to cut down their gas pollution. No matter how they decide to go green, each country must report honestly on all of their efforts. Every five years, nations must look at the work they’ve done and submit new plans on how they will improve over the next five years.
In the pact, the countries pledge(承諾)to limit the amount of greenhouse gases emitted(排放) by human activity to the levels that trees,soil and oceans can absorb naturally. It urges countries to spend trillions of dollars on creating new energy sources, like solar and wind power. It also requires countries to raise at least $ 100 billion each year to help developing countries.
However, critics of the pact say it is not detailed enough, and doesn’t include specifics about how the plan will be enforced and how improvements will be measured. The pact does include one large, specific goal: how countries will aim to keep global temperatures from rising more than 3. 60℉(20℃) by 2100.
Nonetheless,the agreement is considered by many world leaders to be a major victory. The U. N. has been working more than two decades to convince governments to work together to reduce man-made emissions.
“History will remember this day,” U. N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said. “The Paris agreement on climate change is a monumental success for the planet and its people.”
1.When was the legal pact probably passed?
A. On November 30. B. On December 4.
C. On December 8. D. On December 12.
2.According to the agreement, countries_________ .
A. have to give a yearly report about their work
B. will be published if they fail to reduce pollution
C. are required to ensure investment in fighting pollution
D. should try to reach the agreed standard in five years
3.What is each country required to do before the Paris conference?
A. Provide a work plan. B. Give an oral explanation.
C. Provide a large amount of money. D. Give a written assessment.
4.The pact is thought to be imperfect because_______.
A. it doesn’t consider developing countries
B. it is not detailed enough
C. it is not attractive to all countries
D. it only benefits some countries
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015-2016寧夏孔德校區(qū)高二下第二次月考英語卷(解析版) 題型:完形填空
My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy. One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-paper his dream of owning a farm. He put a great deal of his into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his . Two days later he received his paper back. On the page was a large red F with a that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “ did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like . Owning a farm requires a lot of money. There’s no a young man could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your .”
The boy went home and about it long and hard. Finally, after a week, he turned in the paper, making no changes.
Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my farm. I have that school paper over fireplace.” He added, “The part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher 30 kids to camp out on my farm. When the teacher was , he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. you had enough courage not to yours.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what…
1.A. in B. at C. for D. about
2.A. giving B. taking C. describing D. making
3.A. opinion B. thought C. soul D. heart
4.A. classmate B. teacher C. father D. writer
5.A. front B. middle C. back D. last
6.A. word B. note C. paper D. letter
7.A. What B. Where C. Why D. How
8.A. you B. me C. him D. them
9.A. road B. way C. opinion D. idea
10.A. Now B. Although C. Since D. If
11.A. work B. idea C. grade D. advice
12.A. thought B. wrote C. spoke D. read
13.A. new B. same C. different D. second
14.A. never B. again C. even D. still
15.A. first B. biggest C. best D. most
16.A. brought B. took C. carried D. found
17.A. arriving B. leaving C. moving D. reaching
18.A. stealer B. maker C. lover D. leader
19.A. Unluckily B. Generally C. Finally D. Fortunately
20.A. take up B. make up C. give up D. break up
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科目:高中英語 來源:2016-2017學(xué)年寧夏高一上期中考試英語卷(解析版) 題型:完成句子
用所給詞組的正確形式填空
come up, go through, believe it or not, be based on , get along with, make up one’s mind, pack up , graduate from, think little of, suffer from |
1.The problem __________ at the meeting yesterday.
2.This film ___________ an old love story.
3.My father ___________ many hardships in the past few years.
4.She ___________ loneliness, but she had to learn to like it.
5.Look! They are busy _________ picnic things.
6.I gave him some good advice, but he __________ it.
7.They have _______________ to study hard.
8.How are you _____________ your new classmates?
9.After ___________ college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip.
10.__________ , all the people present have agreed to the plan.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2016-2017學(xué)年山東濰坊高一上第一學(xué)段模塊監(jiān)測英語卷(解析版) 題型:書面表達(dá)
假如你是李華,是你校English Club的團長。請你用英語給全校同學(xué)寫一封信,簡要闡述參加英語社團的好處,并建議大家踴躍參加。要點如下:
1. 鍛煉英語口語;
2. 提高溝通能力,廣交朋友;
3. 使學(xué)校生活更加豐富多彩。
注意:1. 100詞左右;
2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫;
3. 開頭已給出,不記入總詞數(shù)。
Dear schoolmates,
On behalf of our English Club I’d like to ______________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目:高中英語 來源:2016-2017學(xué)年浙江溫州中學(xué)高二上期中考試英語卷(解析版) 題型:書面表達(dá)
The worst tourist (旅行者) in the world may be Nicholas Scottie of San Francisco. Once he flew from the US. to his hometown in Italy. He had some troubles on his journey. The night before, he stayed up late to deal with some emails, so when he boarded on the plane he decided to have a sleep. Hours later, he was woken up by some noise and he found the plane had landed.
As he thought he had arrived home, Mr. Scottie got off the plane . He thought he was in Rome. However, the truth was that the plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York.
Mr. Scottie waited at the airport for some while, but nobody was there to meet him, he thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic which was very common in Rome. He decided to give his family a phone call. Unfortunately, he found he had left his cellphone at the hotel in San Francisco. Therefore, he decided to go home by himself. While he was walking in the city, Mr. Scottie found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many street signs were written in English. What made him most surprised was that drivers’ awareness of traffic safety was improved and he hardly found any driver speeding on the road. All cars were driving in line. The condition was widely different from that in the past. He was feeling proud.
Mr. Scotti knew very little English, so he asked a policeman (in Italian) the way to the bus station . He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language. Mr. Scotti thanked him, left, quickly found the bus station and got on a bus. He looked outside of the bus window.
注意:
1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;
2.應(yīng)使用5個以上短文中標(biāo)有下劃線的關(guān)鍵詞語;
3.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段,每段的開頭語已為你寫好;
4.續(xù)寫完成后,請用下劃線標(biāo)出你所使用的關(guān)鍵詞語。
Paragraph 1 :
After twelve hours' travelling round on a bus, Mr. Scotti thought to himself that Rome had changed so much that he even failed to find his home
Paragraph 2 :
To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警報) on.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2016-2017學(xué)年浙江溫州中學(xué)高二上期中考試英語卷(解析版) 題型:完形填空
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從31—50各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。
I Was Forced to Find My Gifts
I was a pretty typical 17-year-old with a strong interest in painting when something happened. One Sunday, I went to an old swimming hole and dove in. I ________ something under the water head-on and broke a couple of vertebrae(椎骨)of my neck.
For five months I stayed at the hospital, feeling like a ________ to my family. My self-image was instantly ________. I was described with terms like “disabled” or “crippled.” I was angry and ________ after I failed so many times at some ________ task—dropping something on the floor and trying to get it back up again.
Near the end of my stay in the hospital, my doctor almost forcibly tied a ________ to my hand. He had seen my paintings I’d done before and ________ me to paint. Fortunately, I found that I ________ had this artistic ability left. It was like a big weight had been ________. At least I could do something worthwhile again, and it became a ________ part of my recovery.
After I left the hospital, I stayed at home, feeling desperately ________. It seemed like I was cut off from ________. No one can get along ________ love and acceptance. So that fall, I started at the University of Texas, majoring in graphic design.
One day a man happened to see one of my paintings. He had a great ________ for it and asked if I ever did art shows. So I was given a(n) ________. Much to my surprise, I found that people liked my paintings and would pay for them. That was about 11 years ago. Today, 1,500 ________ have carried my work.
It was the art that provided the ________ for me to get up every morning and do something, ________ sitting in front of the television. Society has such ________ expectations of the disabled person, so it’s very easy to get sucked into a dependency routine — you know, the “give me” kind of attitude. And that’s what I take the most ________ in — the fact that what I’m doing today is well received all over.
1.A. sawB. hitC. touchedD. picked
2.A. burdenB. failureC. jokeD. patient
3.A. improvedB. createdC. changedD. judged
4.A. helplessB. carelessC. nervousD. tired
5.A. difficultB. specialC. simpleD. important
6.A. bandageB. towelC. ropeD. paintbrush
7.A. allowedB. taughtC. orderedD. encouraged
8.A. alreadyB. stillC. evenD. always
9.A. gainedB. carriedC. liftedD. measured
10.A. vitalB. strangeC. boringD. different
11.A. lonelyB. weakC. frightenedD. guilty
12.A. successB. classmatesC. societyD. treatment
13.A. inB. forC. behindD. without
14.A. sympathyB. fondness
C. talentD. responsibility
15.A. exhibitionB. challengeC. permissionD. message
16.A. hospitalsB. galleriesC. schoolsD. families
17.A. imaginationB. chanceC. motivationD. curiosity
18.A. instead ofB. apart fromC. due toD. but for
19.A. highB. lowC. enoughD. unrealistic
20.A. powerB. prideC. comfortD. advantage
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科目:高中英語 來源:2017屆安徽江淮十校高三11月聯(lián)考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
If Kate McWilliams got a penny every time someone asked how old she was she would be on to a good thing.
Easyjet says the 26-year-old is its youngest ever commercial female airline captain.
She flies to around 100 destinations across the world and says most people “are pleasantly surprised and impressed” when she tells them her age.
But Kate isn't the youngest ever female captain.Ronan Milne got in touch with Newsbeat to say his colleague Dawn Hunter was made a captain aged 24 at Loganair.Sarah Hendry is also 24 and a captain with the same company.
Kate began flying in the air cadets(見習(xí)生) when she was 13 years old, but admitted to the Press Association that she never thought she could become a commercial pilot.However, following aviation training in Southampton, she joined easyJet as a co-pilot in May 2011.This August she took up the rank of captain after passing the airline’s command course.
“Personally I don’t think my age matters,” she said. “I’ve been through the same training and passed the same command course as every other captain so I’ve proven myself capable regardless of my age.”
Kate is originally from Carlisle, but now lives in Surrey so she can be near to Gatwick Airport.From there she flies Airbus A319 and A32 planes to locations across the world, including Iceland, Israel and Morocco.“I rarely fly to the same place twice in the same month,” she said. “That keeps things interesting.”
Around 5% of commercial pilots are women.Last year easyJet announced a plan to increase its number of female entrants to 12%.Julie Westhorp, chairwoman of the British Women Pilots’ Association (BWPA), hopes Kate will inspire more women to think about working in aviation.She says: “Both the BWPA and easyJet are aware of the importance of visible role models for girls and young women when making career choices and continue to work together to encourage young women to consider a pilot career.”
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.More women will take up a pilot career,inspired by Kate.
B.Kate has flown to around 100 destinations across the Europe.
C.Most people like the female pilot at such a young age.
D.There are more training and couses for the female pilot.
2. Which of the following is the correct order, according to the passage?
a.Kate became a co-pilot of EasyJet.
b.A plan to increase its number of female employees was made by EasyJet.
c.Kate began her flying work.
d.Kate became the captain in EasyJet.
A.cbad B.acbd C.cabd D.abcd
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Kate has dreamt of being a pilot since she was a little girl.
B. Kate made a move so that she could be closer to the airport.
C. Kate likes experiencing something different.
D. Kate has been the youngest ever female captain.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Kate Mc Williams-An amazing female pilot
B. Meet Easy Jet's youngest female airline captain
C. Ages don’t matter
D. An experienced captain
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科目:高中英語 來源:2016-2017吉林長春十一中、白城一中高二上期中英語卷(解析版) 題型:單句改錯
下面每個句子都只有一處語言錯誤。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。多改或不按格式要求改不得分。
增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(?),并在其下面寫出該詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯的詞下面劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
1.Between the two buildings stand a tall tree.
2. Mr. Brown lost all his possession in that big fire.
3.A few kind words at the right time can make difference.
4.Deeply impressed on its beauty, I fell in love with Guilin.
5.Life in the twenty-first century is much easier than it used to.
6.Instant Tom heard the fire alarm, he rushed out of the building.
7.After his journey from abroad, Richard returned home, exhausting.
8. Don’t move anything here. Mother likes everything to be in the place.
9.It is demanded that the books are returned to the library within two weeks.
10.We’ll discuss a number of cases which beginners of English fail to use the language properly.
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