______ at his final score, he decided to treat himself to a big dinner.
A. Amazed B. Amazing C. Being amazed D. To amaze
科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年广东佛山黄岐高级中学高一下第一次质检英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A well-dressed man came to a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter. Since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, because she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? ” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl.”
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I got it from my mother, and my mother from hers. But I really need the money. ”
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.
1.He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ______.
A. he loved his wife deeply
B. the jeweler’s business had been successful
C. he was anxious to get it
D. he wanted to make the jeweler believe him
2.He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ______.
A. exactly the same size as the black one
B. exactly as big and nice as the black one
C. exactly as expensive as the black one
D. exactly the same quality as the black one
3.Many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _______.
A. to see the perfect pearl
B. to sell their own pearl at a high price
C. to get in touch with the rich man
D. to help the rich man’s wife
4.The little old lady was probably________.
A. the man’s partner B. short of money
C. unwilling to sell the pearl D. the man’s wife
5.The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.
A. his wife had found another perfect pearl already
B. he happened to be out at that time
C. he got $ 20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money
D. he was angry with the jeweler for waiting too long
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年黑龙江哈尔滨第三十二中学高一下第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
I've been considering _______ my job as a teacher because a teacher is often considered _______ a gardener.
A. to change; to be B. to change; being
C. changing; being D. changing; to be
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015年东北三省三校高三第二次联合模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS? Every one of us gets so used to punctuation marks that not many of us give them a second thought. Actually, the ancient Greeks wrote this way. The lack of punctuation marks probably didn’t bother good readers, though. As they read, they just put pauses where they fit best. Also at this time, sentences switched directions. A sentence read from left to right. The next one read right to left, and then left to right again, etc. The ancient Romans sometimes punctuated like this: They put something that can separate words in a sentence. The word punctuation actually comes from this idea and the Latin word punctum, which means a dot.
When the 5th century arrived, there were just two punctuation marks: spaces and points. The spaces separated words while the points showed pauses in reading. Then in the 13th century, a printer named Aldus Manutius tried to standardize punctuation. He always used a period for a complete stop at the end of a sentence. He used a slash (/) to indicate a short pause. Over time, that slash was shortened and curled, and it became the modern comma (逗号).
Since that time, other marks have enlarged the punctuation family. The exclamation mark (感叹号) comes from the Latin word io. It means “exclamation of joy.” The question mark originally started out as the Latin word questio, meaning question. Eventually, scholars put it at the end of a sentence to show a question.
Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays. New marks are coming into existence, and old punctuation marks are used in new ways. Take for example the “interrobang”. This 1962 invention combines the question mark and exclamation mark for times when writers want both. For example, “She did what?” or “How much did you pay for that dress?” Obviously, the interrobang is not widely used or recognized yet, but its invention shows that English is not yet finished with its punctuation.
1.From the first paragraph, we can know that _______.
A. good readers had trouble reading without punctuation marks
B. a sentence always read from left to right in ancient Greece
C. ancient Greeks switched the direction of punctuation marks
D. the use of punctuation marks can date back to ancient times
2. The passage is developed _______.
A. by time B. by space
C. by comparison D. by importance
3. We can learn from the passage that _______.
A. ancient Romans didn’t use any punctuation marks
B. exclamation and question marks came from Latin
C. spaces and slashes were already used before the 5th century
D. Aldus Manutius first started to use commas
4. What can be concluded from the last paragraph?
A. The combination of two marks will not work.
B. It takes time for people to accept new punctuation marks.
C. Old punctuation marks need to be standardized.
D. Punctuation marks are still changing today.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年安徽省合肥市高三第二次教学质量检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Severely disabled people may soon be able to use their noses to write, drive a wheelchair or surf the Internet, thanks to a device (装置) developed by doctors in Israel.
The device will be used by breathing in and out through the nose, according to a study. Healthy people who tested the device quickly learned to play computer games and write sentences by sniffing. Encouraged by the results, the researchers decided to test their device on people who are paralyzed (瘫痪) but whose intelligence remains normal. Ten paralyzed who tested the device quickly learned to use their noses to write words, open a webpage, copy words and put them into a search engine.
With their success in helping severely disabled people to communicate * the researchers decided to make use of the new technology to design an electric wheelchair to be driven by sniffs.
Ten healthy people easily mastered sniff—driving a wheelchair through a maze (迷宫), and a 30-year-old man who had been paralyzed from the neck down for six years was as good a sniff-driver as the healthy participants at his second attempt. In other words, a paralyzed person could use the sniff controller to drive an electric wheelchair.
At the moment, sniff-controlled technology is still in the stage of development, and the Weizmann Institute has already applied for a patent on the device. "Ill be very happy if it can help us to make money, but the real problem is that I hope someone will develop it, because this would help a lot of people," said Sobel, one of the lead researchers of the study.
1.What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce a new invention.
B. To equip the disabled with life skills.
C. To show the nose's special functions.
D. To instruct doctors to apply for a patent.
2.In the test, the paralyzed people with normal intelligence can use their nose to ______.
A. type long sentences quickly
B. play computer games easily
C. enter a website without much difficulty
D. communicate with others successfully
3.With the help of the sniffing device, a 30-year-old disabled man ______.
A. spent six years learning how to drive a wheelchair
B. failed to drive through the maze at his first attempt
C. took the wheelchair controlled by healthy participants
D. managed to drive an electric wheelchair by sniffing
4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that the sniff-controlled technology ______.
A. will be applied to other fields of research
B. needs further developing to serve more people
C. has become an important patented invention
D. shows the wisdom and talents of Israel doctors
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年安徽省合肥市高三第二次教学质量检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
The virus Ebola is reported ______ over 3,000 lives in 5 countries of West Africa by now.
A. taking B. having taken
C. to take D. to have taken
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年安徽省合肥市高三第二次教学质量检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
— A US pilot says he saw a UFO in the shape of triangle, moving very low over bushes two days ago.
— ______, but I didn't think that’s true.
A. It’s a pity B. Come off it
C. Excuse me D. Please say it again
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年湖南邵阳县石齐学校高一上期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Everyone has got two personalities (性格) —the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control yourself, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.
If you go to sleep on your back, youre a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You dont like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. Youre quite shy and you arent very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and youre always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.
If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You’re shy and you don’t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced (平衡的) personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. Youre usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you dont often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.
1.You may find the passage in_____.
A. a science magazine B. a guide book
C. a sports newspaper D. a story book
2.When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?
A. In the daytime. B. At the beginning of sleep.
C. At night. D. During the deep sleep.
3.Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep _______.
A. on curled up B. on her stomach
C. on her back D. on her side
4. What does the word "defensive" mean in the passage?
A. 易怒的 B. 攻击性的
C. 外向的 D. 有戒心的
5.What does the passage tell us?
A. Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.
B. Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.
C. Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities.
D. Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年四川省遂宁市高三第二次诊断考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
---Would you mind my sitting here?
--- ______. It’s for my girl friend.
A. Not at all. B. Never mind.
C. Better not. D. Of course not.
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