It is good to get in touch with your inner child from time to time，and obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment．A Brooklyn-based adult preschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to act like a kid again．
At Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in show—and—tell，arts—and—crafts such as finger paint，games like musical chairs and even take naps．The month-long course also has class picture day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day．
30-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos，the brain behind the adult preschool，studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher．She’s always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood．A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead．
According to Candice，her blogger friend，Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children．“I realized all the significances of what we learn in preschool，”said founder Michelle Joni，“People come here and get in touch with their inner child．It’s magical．We are bringing ourselves back to another place，another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves，more confident and ready to take on the world.”
“One person’s here because they want to learn not to be so serious．”Michelle said．“Another's here to learn to be more confident.” She explained that most of the classes were planned．However，Joni added that while the planned activities were fun，it was often the spontaneous(自发的)moments that attracted students．“It’s the things you don’t plan for，the sharing between friends and learning from each other.’’
1.What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind?
A. To give adults a chance to return to childhood．
B. To help parents understand their children better．
C. To provide practical training courses for teachers．
D. To introduce some ways of playing with children．
2.What is mainly discussed about Preschool Mastermind in Paragraph 2 ?
A. Its customers． B. Its activities．
C. Its environment． D. Its schedule.
3.According to Candice，people come to this program to________.
A. enjoy freedom of thinking B. realize their childhood dreams
C. discover their inner abilities D. figure out childhood puzzles
4.What do we know about Michelle Joni?
A. She used to be a preschool teacher．
B. She likes to make plans in advance．
C. She founded Preschool Mastermind．
D. She gained confidence by sharing．
科目：高中英语 来源：河北省2017届高三（承智班）下学期（5-15）英语周练试卷 题型：阅读理解
I don’t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people kept asking me stories about what it’s like to work in a field under the control of men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the existence of the universe, the shape of space time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the problem started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed from the angle of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would finally become my reply to any and all provocations(挑衅): I don’t talk about that any more. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender problems. Why should removing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t take no notice of those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the scene of their physics professor heavily pregnant (怀孕）doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
1.Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A. She feels unhappy working in the scientific field.
B. She finds space research more important.
C. She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
D. She is tired of the sexism in scientific field.
2.From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would think the author’s failures were due to __.
A. her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
B. her involvement in gender politics
C. the very fact that she is a woman
D. the burden she bears in a male-leading society
3.Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?
A. Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.
B. Her students’ performance has brought back her confidence.
C. More female students are going in for science than before.
D. Her female students can do just as well as male students.
4.What does the image(形象) that the author presents to her students suggest?
A. Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
B. Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
C. Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.
D. Women now have fewer problems going in for a science career.
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科目：高中英语 来源：甘肃省武威市2016-2017学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型：信息匹配
Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for laughing? I’m not asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course, we should laugh during the happy times. 1..
2.But she wrote one about a more serious subject--cancer in children. The book is titled I WANT TO GROW HAIR, I WANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who have cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors know how they should smile at life, though they are receiving chemotherapy（化疗）.
3..Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis（假肢）. Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard with her foot. The ball flew off in one direction while her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.
As the saying goes, “4.” Do you find plenty of time to laugh?
You can, if you find reasons to laugh during the difficult times. Survivors know how to laugh. If you can laugh even when you’re in trouble, you will make it. Remember, laugh and the whole world laughs with you. 5..
A. We just laugh about it.
B. Cry and you cry alone!
C. There’s a time to cry and a time to laugh.
D. Erma Bombeck is known for her funny books.
E. But do you also laugh during the difficult times?
F. She tells about the experience of 15-year-old Jessica.
G. I still remember those happy days when we were at college.
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科目：高中英语 来源：安徽省滁州市2016-2017学年高二5月联考英语试卷 题型：七选五
If you find that your teacher is unfair to you,think about what is happening.Try to find out whether your teacher really dislikes you,or whether something else is going on.Here are some questions to ask yourself:
1.Ask your classmates if they are having trouble with the teacher,too.If they say yes,perhaps your teacher is to blame.
Are you working up to your ability?Maybe you got a C in your last test,and your teacher told you that you could do better.2.But the teacher didn't say anything to him!Isn't this unfair?Well,it could be that your teacher knows that you could do better if you put more effort into it.3.
Are you more sensitive than other students?4.However,if you react to criticism quite differently from others, this could be a reason why you think your teacher doesn't like you.
Does your teacher seem to act unfairly all the time,or just once in a while?Think about the harsh（苛刻的）things your teacher has done to you.5.If your teacher really hates you,you would probably be picked on all the time.If your teacher has acted unfairly only a few times,then there's probably something else going on.
A.Are you interested in your lessons?
B.And the kid sitting beside you got a C,too.
C.There's nothing wrong with being sensitive.
D.Are you getting along well with your classmates?
E.Teachers often grade students by different standards.
F.Are you the only person being treated badly?What about others?
G.Are these things happening every day,or just once or twice a month?
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖北省沙市2017届高考冲刺第九次考试英语试卷 题型：短文填空
Once upon a time, there was a man from the State of Chu who loved his sword very much. One day, he was sitting in a boat preparing to cross a river1. he accidentally dropped his sword into the water. 2. the ship moving fast on and the water running, the people on board reminded that he should go into the water to find his beloved sword back. The man felt in great 3. ( anxious) too. However, he turned a deaf ear to that and instead, he 4. (immediate) took out a knife and made a notch（刻痕） on the side of the boat 5. his dear sword fell. The people wondered why he did so. He said proudly the notch could help 6. (get) his sword back. Shortly after the 7. (arrive) at the shore, he entered the water just beneath the notch he made. Though 8. (spend) rather a long time, he returned empty-handed. Without doubt, he was laughed at in public and his story became 9. well-known joke in China.
Today the idiom 10. (relate) to the story is used to describe a person who stick to rigid rules without considering a changing environment or describes an action made pointless by changing circumstances.
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科目：高中英语 来源：甘肃省2017届高三下学期第四次校内诊断考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
Although I love my life,it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and,in my 20s,when my____was more manageable,I____ten years as a professional singer in restaurants,playing and singing folk songs.____that was years ago and times have changed.____I live with my mother on a country farm.
Two years ago,I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to____my disability pension（残疾抚恤金）.____I needed to sleep in the afternoons,I was limited in my____.I decided that I would consider____to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians,so I was____when I went into our local music store.I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music.I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of ____to get started.And____you find only three to four songs out often on a disc that you can____use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my____,he gave me a long thoughtful____."This means a lot to you, doesn't it?"he said."Come with me."
He led me____the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it.He placed his large hand____on his treasure and said,"I have 800 karaoke songs in here.You can take your____and I'll record them for you.That should get you started."
I____.Thanking him,I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose____that I could sing.I have come full circle with his help.
His____still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra,when I have the chance.
1.A. loneliness B. sadness C. sickness D. tiredness
2.A. set B. shared C. kept D. enjoyed
3.A. Gladly B. Eventually C. Surprisingly D. Unfortunately
4.A. Then B. Now C. Sometime D. Meanwhile
5.A. add up to B. get rid of C. make up for D. take advantage of
6.A. As B. If C. Though D. Before
7.A. movement B. condition C. positions D. choices
8.A. reaching out B. living up C. going back D. getting on
9.A. invited B. interviewed C. found D. recognized
10.A. energy B. time C. money D. knowledge
11.A. thus B. once C. often D. seldom
12.A. hardly B. actually C. nearly D. formerly
13.A. job B. family C. offer D. idea
14.A. face B. look C. view D. sight
15.A. over B. along C. through D. towards
16.A. unhappily B. pitifully C. lovingly D. gratefully
17.A. tum B. pick C. role D. step
18.A. had to cry B. ought to cry C. could have cried D. should have cried
19.A. more B. the rest C. few D. the ones
20.A. courage B. devotion C. trust D. kindness
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科目：高中英语 来源：吉林省2017届高三下学期第八次模拟考试（期中）英语试卷 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Today we had the honor of invite Professor Hudson, a foreign teacher from Beijing University, to give us an English lesson. All of us were deeply impressing by this unforgettable English lesson. The professor began the class with an amusing English story, that attracted our attention at once. He spoke slowly and clearly so that we could follow her well. Great inspired, most of us took an active part in classroom activities. After class, many students being interviewed spoke highly of him. They said that never they experienced such interesting a class. From his lesson, we came to a conclusion what it is not so difficult to learn English but we find a good way.
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科目：高中英语 来源：河北省2016-2017学年高一下学期5.21周练英语试卷 题型：七选五
Red envelopes have been related to the Chinese Lunar New Year for long. I myself have had plenty of experiences both receiving and giving out red envelopes in the past, 1. I mean, who doesn’t love free money?
I’m truly surprised by the extent of people’s obsession with virtual red envelopes this year. In fact, everyone I know spent at least a day or two crazily shaking their smart phones, 2. Thanks to messaging app giant We Chat’s new feature which allows users to send money electronically, grabbing virtual red envelopes has never seemed so easy.
3. here’s how it works. Givers link their We Chat to their bank accounts, and then they can send specified amounts of money to their We Chat accounts through a personal message. They can also put the cash up for grabs in chat groups full of friends, and anyone who acts fast enough will get a share. 4.
In theory, this sounds like a fun game. I’m always for some harmless fun in life, so my natural response would be: Why not? Moreover, I’ve always believed that it’s human nature to want free stuff, regardless of whether you actually need it or not. This may not be a good quality, but it’s not against the law, 5. Considering these reasons, I really can’t fault anyone for their enthusiasm in grabbing virtual red envelopes. I would have done it too, had I not thought linking We Chat to my bank accounts was too much trouble.
A. and we know everyone likes money.
B. and generally speaking, it’s been fun.
C. if you want to be good at grabbing a red envelope.
D. Just in case you are one of the very few people still not on the bandwagon,
E. mostly trying to get as much lucky money as possible.
F. so I won’t get all judgmental here.
G. Later，receivers can transfer the funds from their We Chat back into their own bank accounts.
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科目：高中英语 来源：安徽省六安市2016-2017学年高一下学期第二次段考英语试卷 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
It is known that some students cheat in exams.There are three reason.First of all,there are so many exams.Beside,the exams given are difficulty in some ways.Secondly,some students have to cheat in exams because of they are too lazy.The last reason is to please our parents and teachers.For some students,low marks brought them great pressure and make them depressing.In my opinion,cheating in exams are wrong.We should take active attitude to our studies,and try to get a mark what is true.
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