The movie Gravity won seven awards at the Oscar night, _____ was beyond the director’s wildest dream.
A. which B. that C. where D. what
科目：高中英语 来源：2015届吉林省白城市高二上期末英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day. They never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.
1.. The main idea of this passage is that _______.
A. large numbers of people do not need sleep.
B. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep.
C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive.
D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep.
2. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting to _______.
A. find that his sleeplessness was not really true.
B. cure him of his sleeplessness
C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping.
D. find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep.
3.After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _______.
A. was too old to need any sleep.
B. often slept in a chair.
C. needed no sleep at all.
D. needed some kind of sleep.
4. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was _______.
A. that he hadn’t got a bed.
B. that he had gradually got tired of the sleeping habit.
C. his mother’s injury before he was born.
D. his magnificent physical condition.
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With temperature ______ so rapidly, we could not go with the experiment.
A. fall B. falling
C. fallen D. to fall
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届北京市高二下学期期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Johnny the Explorer
Johnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody left the garden gate open. Johnny wandered out, crossed some fields and, two hours later, arrived in the next village. He was just able to give his name and address.
By the time he was seven, Johnny used to disappear from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. Sometimes he got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police brought him home. “Why do you do it?” they used to ask. “I just like seeing places,” Johnny told them.
Johnny continued to “see places” although everyone tried to stop him. His parents used to watch him closely, and so did his teachers; but sooner or later Johnny managed to slip away. As he grew older, his favorite trick was to hide on a long distance truck. Sometimes he travelled hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him.
It is hardly surprising that eventually Johnny managed to board a plane. He was twelve at the time. It was a cargo plane and, a few hours later, Johnny found himself in Cairo. How did he get on board? No one knows! According to Johnny himself, it was easy: he just went into the airport, walked along some passages and got on board the nearest plane.
In spite of all this, Johnny did well at school. He enjoyed mathematics and languages and, perhaps not surprisingly, he was especially good at geography. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” his teachers asked him. “An explorer!” he answered. “But it’s difficult to become an explorer in this modern age,” they tried to tell him. But it was no use: Johnny knew what he wanted!
Just before he left school, Johnny saw a notice in a daily paper. A long journey was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were jobs for three young people “willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure”. Johnny applied, and two months later, he was on his way to Brazil.
1.At what age did Johnny board a plane for the first time?
A. Three B. Seven C. Twelve D. Not mentioned
2.Johnny frequently left home because ______.
A. he preferred to stay alone
B. he enjoyed seeing new places
C. he couldn’t do well at school
D. he didn’t get along well with his parents
3.People around Johnny ______.
A. tried to stop him from slipping away
B. kept following him to get him back
C. booked tickets for him if necessary
D. were clear about how he travelled abroad
4.From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A. Johnny worked for a daily paper
B. Johnny lacked a sense of adventure
C. Johnny went exploring along the Amazon River
D. Johnny went to Brazil two months after he finished school
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届北京市高二下学期期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
—What’s that noise?
—There’s a truck stopping outside. It’s someone _____ something.
A. deliverB. to deliverC. deliveringD. delivered
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届北京市高二下学期期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
I’ve been away for only three years, _____ I can hardly recognize my hometown
A. soB. orC. forD. yet
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届云南省高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments－mostly for entertainment purposes－is fair and respectful?
Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes.
Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals’ natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species’ name, diet, and natural range. The animals’ normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don’t usually take care of the animals’ natural needs.
The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.
Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding (圈养繁殖) of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Haven’t we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?
Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals’ natural habitats.
1.In the state of zoochosis, animals _________.
A. remain in cagesB. behave strangely
C. attack other animalsD. enjoy moving around
2. What does the author try to argue in the passage?
A. Zoos are not worth the public support.
B. Zoos fail in their attempt to save animals.
C. Zoos should treat animals as human beings.
D. Zoos use animals as a means of entertainment.
3.The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _____.
A. discussing the advantages of natural habitats
B. using evidence he has collected at zoos
C. questioning the way animals are protected
D. pointing out the faults in what zoos do
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014高考英语疯狂冲刺倒计时：单项填空＋完形填空＋阅读理解3（解析版） 题型：单项填空
As is known to all, one of the many benefits of ________ adventure travel is teaching children how to cope with ________ unexpected.
A．the; / B．/; an C．the; the D．/; the
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014高考英语疯狂冲刺倒计时：单项填空＋完形填空＋阅读理解1（解析版） 题型：单项填空
—How do you think I can make up with Johnson?
—Set aside ________ you disagree and try to find ________ you have in common.
A．what; what B．where; what
C．what; which D．where; which
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