Time Travel
If you could travel in time, where would you go? Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeare’s play in Elizabethan England? What about hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period? Or maybe you’d voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.
The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing. Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years. Perhaps the best known example is science fiction novel The Time Machine, which was written by H.G. Wells and published in 1895 for the first time. It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term “time machine”, coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.
But could time travel actually be possible? Some scientists say yes, in theory. They propose
using cracks in time and space called “wormholes”, which could be used as shortcuts to other periods. Einstein's theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances. And British
physicist Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship — going at nearly the speed of light. Though building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task.
Even if you could travel into the past, there is something called the “grandfather paradox”. It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason, and therefore prevent himself from being born．If the time traveler wasn't born, how would he travel back in time？
And would you really like to visit the future？In H．G．Wells' book, the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs. He then voyages 30 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles(触角).If that's what's in store, maybe we are better just living in the present day after all.
1.The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show___________．
A．the special feature of the book
B．People's interest in time travel
C．the long history of time travel
D．the contribution of H．G．Wells
2.Einstein's and Hawking's theories_________．
A．suggest the possibility to invent the time machine
B．have similarities in many ways
C．have proved wrong by some time travelers
D．push the invention of the first spaceship
3.In Paragraph 4,“grandfather paradox” probably refers to the idea that__________．
A．the traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfather
B．the traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfather
C．the grandfather's death makes the traveler's birth impossible
D．The reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness
4.According to the passage, what is probably the author's attitude towards time travel？
A．Supportive． B．Unconcerned．
C．Unclear． D．Skeptical．
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年湖南衡阳八中高二下学期第一次月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
The Great Plague(瘟疫) of London in 1665 was the last in a long senies of plague that first began in London in June 1499.1t killed between 75,000 and 100,000. First suspected in late 1664,it began to spread eastwards in April 1665 from the poor suburb of St. Giles to the crowded and dirty communities on its way to the walled City of London.
The Great Plague at Its Peak
By September 1665 ,the death rate had reached 8,000 per week. Helpless city authorities began to abandon quarantine(隔离) measures. Houses containing the dead and dying were no longer locked. London's mournful silence was broken by the noise of carts carrying the dead for burial in churches or public plague pits.
Well-off residents soon fled to the countryside, leaving the poor behind in poor old commun/ties. Thousands of dogs and cats were killed to remove a feared source of contagion (传染) ,and piles of rotting garbage were burned. Doctors cut swellings and bled black spots in attempts to cure plague victims.
Plague Orders prohibited churches from keeping dead bodies in their buildings during public assemblies or services, and camers of the dead had to identify themselves and could not mix with the public.
Samuel Pepys: Eyewitness Accounts
In his famous diary, Samuel Pepys, a member of Parliament, conveyed the sad image of desperate people wandering the streets in search of relief from the ruins of the plague. His notes during 1665 indicated the severity of London's Great Plague. In July, he mourned " the sad news of the death of so manv in the community, forty last night, the bell always going either for deaths or burials. " A month later, when London's death rate rose sharply, Pepys noted that surviors are forced to carry the dead to be buried by daylight, the nights not enough to do it
The Plague Declines and the Government Reacts
By February 1666,the Great Plague had nearly run its course.lt died out during the Great Fire that same year and never returned. Central parts of London were rebuilt with wider streets to relieve crowding and better waste water svstems to improve public cleanliness. New Plague Orders were issued in May 1666,which banned the burial of future plague victims in churches and small churchyards, enforced the use of quicklime (生石灰) at chosen burial sites, and strictly prohibited opening graves less than one year after burial as a safeguard against the spread of infection.
1.1n the course of the Great PJague,it was a common practice to .
A. keep dead bodies in the church buildings
B. burn piles of rotting garbage in the streets
C. carry the dead for church burials in the daytime
D. unlock the houses containing the dead and dying
2.lt can be inferred from the passage that .
A. dogs and cats were certain to spread the piague
B. doctors' treatment of plague victims was effective
C. city authorities allowed rich residents to go to the countryside
D. quarantine measures were powerless in preventing the plague
3.How did Samuel Pepys feel when the bell was going all the night during the Great Plague?
A. Frightened. B. Relieved.
C. Sorrowful. D. Moody.
4.What's the main purpose of this writing?
A. To blame poor public cleanliness for plague.
B. To inform readers of what happened in the Great Plague.
C. To show that plague was closely related to church activities.
D. To prove that plague could be controlled by humans.
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Tom’s new watch ________ hands are made of gold is quite expensive.
A. that B. which C. whose D. of which
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A\B.C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that________ my life forever.
One day l went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and less than24 hours later,1 was in a ________ on life support with less than two percent________ of living. It wasn't until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a ________blood infection. Over the45of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee. When my parents ________ me out of the hospital, I________ that I had been put together like a patchwork（拼缝物）doll and I had to live with ________ legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken, ________streaming down.
But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and________ the New Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant________ .And that is when it ________ me that I didn't have to be five-foot-five anymore, ________ I could be as tall as l wanted. And ________ of all ,I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were________here.
Four months later,1 was back upon a ________ .And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals, ________me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.
So, instead of looking at our________ and our limitations as something________ or bad, we can begin looking at them as a wonderful ________ that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.
1.A.saved B. risked C. ruined D. changed
2.A.hospital B. club C. f ield D. stadium
3.A.thought B. degree C. chance D. decision
4.A. mild B. severe C. potential D. slight
5.A.journey B. break C. course D. schedule
6.A.wheeled B. dragged C.pulled D. delivered
7.A.made sure B. felt like C. worked out D. put forward
8.A.muscled B.heavy C. shapely D. false
9.A.blood B.sweat C. tears D. water
10.A.hug B. recognize C. fix D. introduce
11.A.plan B. question C. information D. favor
12.A.dawned on B. knocked into C. depended on D.looked into
13.A.although B. so C. while D. but
14.A.first B. strangest C. best D. luckiest
15.A.struggles B. benefits C. rewards D. conflicts
16.A.stage B. snowboard C. track D. playground
17.A.allowing B. giving C. calling D. making
18.A.challenges B. achievements C.devotions D. hesitations
19.A.active B. amazing C. negative D. terminal
20.A.ability B. skill C. tool D. gift
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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—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。
Dear American guests,
On behalf of our school, I would like to express our warm welcome to you. We are lucky to have us here in the middle of our English Week activities.
As being scheduled, we had English Talent Show today. The purpose of this programme is develop our interest in English learning and practical abilities in listening and spoken. The programme consists in the following activities: recitation, singing, word spelling, story told and so on. The Show will begin at two o’clock this afternoon at the Student Center. Dear guests, you are welcomed to take part in our activities. I hope we students will benefit great from your presence.
I sincerely hope you a pleasant time with us. Thank you.
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阅读下面材料、在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many Americans believe Britons have bad teeth. But a new study shows Americans 1.(actual) have more dental ___2.____ (problem).
The study 3. (publish) in the British Medical Journal. The researchers from University College London, the National University of Colombia and the Harvard School of public Health found that Americans are missing more teeth 4. people aged 25 and older. The researchers also found that poor people in the United States had 5. (bad) teeth than poor people in Britain.
People in Britain receive dental care through the National Health Service, 6. is funded by taxpayers. In the United States, people either pay for their dental care 7. buy dental insurance. Many poor people in the United States do not have dental insurance and dental care is not affordable to 8. _(they). In 2004, 9. 0rganization for Economic Co-operation and Development found that Britain had the lowest number of people with bad, 10. (miss) or filled teeth among all of its 34 member states. The United States was in the middle of the rankings.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年湖南岳阳县第一中学高一3月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
书面表达
Directions: Write an English composition according to the pictures and instructions given below in Chinese.
假如你是一名高一学生，最近你看了一则央视公益广告Family且深有感触。请用英语根据下面的图给你校英语报写一篇立志学习，感恩父母的文章,描述图片要表达的内容和意义并谈谈你的感受。
注意: 不少于120词，开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
As is vividly shown in the picture, the word family represents three people, who are father, mother and I. When I was young, father was the most important person in my family.
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Even though I’d hurt my leg, I _______ swim back to the river bank.
A. could B. might C. had to D. was able to
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年北京东城区高二上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview. _________ the answers ready will be of great help.
A. Having B. Had C. Have D. Have had
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