Exhibitions in the British Museum
Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is widely regarded as one of Japan's most famous and influential artists.He produced works of astonishing quality right up until his death at the age of 90.This new exhibition will lead you on an artistic journey through the last 30 years of Hokusai's life—a time when he produced some of his most memorable masterpieces.
25 May—13 August 2017
Room 35
Adults￡12,Members/under 16s free
Places of the mind: British watercolour landscapes 1850-1950
Drawn from the British Museum's rich collection,this is the first exhibition devoted to landscape drawings and watercolours by British artists in the Victorian and modern eras—two halves of very different centuries.
23 February—27 August 2017
Room 90
Free,just drop in
Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia
This major exhibition explores the story of the Scythians—nomadic tribes and masters of mounted warfare,who flourished between 900 and 200 BC.Their encounters with the Greeks,Assyrians and Persians were written into history but for centuries all trace of their culture was lost—buried beneath the ice.
14 September 2017—14 January 2018
Room 30
Adults￡16.50,Members/under 16s free
Politics and paradise: Indian popular prints from the Moscatelli Gift
This display is part of the Museum's contribution to the India-UK Year of Culture 2017.It looks at the popular print culture of India from the 1880s until the 1950s.
19 July—3 September 2017
Room 90a
Free,just drop in
1.If you are interested in drawings of natural scenery,you will probably go to______.
A. Room 35 B. Room 90
C. Room 30 D. Room 90a
2.Which exhibition can you attend in October 2017?
A. Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave.
B. Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia.
C. Places of the mind: British watercolour landscapes 1850-1950.
D. Politics and paradise: Indian popular prints from the Moscatelli Gift.
3.Where can we most probably find the passage?
A. In a health report. B. In a story book.
C. In a parenting magazine. D. In a tour guide.
第1卷单元月考期中期末系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省2018届高三上学期期初考试英语试卷 题型：单项填空
—The criminal was finally sentenced to death.
—Just as a biblical idiom says, “_________________.”
A. You reap what you sow B. An eye for an eye
C. See the handwriting on the wall D. Kill the fatted calf
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科目：高中英语 来源：山西省、忻州一中等五校2018届高三9月摸底考试英语试卷 题型：七选五
English teachers love William Shakespeare for all his wonderful 16th century dialogue and prose (散文）. 1. If you need or want to read a comedy or tragedy of Shakespeare's and don’t know how to begin, here are some tips to get you started
Keep a Shakespeare lexicon handy. A lexicon is a reference guide similar to a dictionary, except that it defines and explains word usage from different periods or regions.2.
Explore online study guides. Many sites offer free study guides to the works of William Shakespeare. 3. These websites will include a character analysis, plot timeline, major themes and chapter, as well as an explanation of unfamiliar terms.
4. Charles and Mary Lamb have written beautiful story versions that are very readable for all ages. If you read it as a story without the dialogue or unfamiliar dialect and language, you will get a feel for the plot and characters. You will understand the story better.
Watch a theater or movie version of the play. You can access some versions of the plays on United streaming. com as a teacher. As a student, look on the Internet movie database for a comprehensive list of productions. 5.
Shakespeare’s works are fun and wonderful! Make friends with the rhythm of this most engaging reading! Use this handy guide and soon you’ll be another Shakespeare in no time!
A. Try to add the correct emotion.
B. Listen to the way that the actors say the lines.
C. His works were written for actors in a theater.
D. English students hate him for the same reason.
E. It will translate terms from middle to modern English.
F. Read the story itself in children's version to get the main plot.
G. I regularly use Cliffnotes, Sparknotes and Pink Monkey for literary help.
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科目：高中英语 来源：新人教版2017-2018学年高一必修1英语：模块综合检测 题型：七选五
Each New Year,we wish others happiness and success.1. There are several—a smile,freedom,the willingness to share and the confidence that you will get what you need in life.
2. As you turn over the calendar,keep turning over your mind as well.Don’t fill your future dates with past events.Just move on.
You want to be free of such weaknesses as complaint,hatred,and anger.3. Do not let the past aff
ect your life in the present.If you cannot forgive the past,then your future will be dark.
As long as you are useful to people,your value will never be lost.“Any of your good actions will always come back to you.Today you have the whole world for a family.What you need to feel is that everybody is part of your own family.4. Open your eyes and see how much you have been given.5. The more thankful you feel,the more you will be given.However,the more you complain,the more will be taken away from you.
There is always happiness when you focus on what you have.With this calmness,abilities appear naturally.Success comes,beauty comes,and peace comes.
A.What are the effects of success?
B.What really is the sign of success?
C.Welcome the New Year with a smile.
D.Take responsibility and then there is no suffering.
E.Understand that negative feelings are because of the past.
F.Focus on what you have rather than what you don’t have.
G.Never quit and keep on trying,and then you will make it.
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科目：高中英语 来源：吉林省长春市2018届高三一模考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock（股票）exchange.
Though it was a proud_______,the job was simply too physically_____—I must stand in a crowd every day, which often_______me in a mindset（心态）that held me back.
Manhattan is a walking town and it's difficult to ______when you have a disability. Taxis are expensive and riding the subway _______dozens of steep steps to get below ______.This left me only one________—the bus.
One night, after the _______for my job, I was aching with self-pity________it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more________without an umbrella, thinking I’d never________it in this city. Telling myself, "this city is just too hard" and "maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me".
And then, I ______the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand_______hand as they skated what seemed like the tango. They were all wet but they saw the_____as an opportunity and romance.
I suddenly became grateful for waiting in the rain because I________have missed this beauty___________if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although _______, was an important moment on my journey to discovering the________of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset, ______for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self-limiting beliefs that________my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier, happier life.
1.A. adjustment B. achievement C. agreement D. treatment
2.A. tiring B. boring C. relaxing D. disappointing
3.A. reminded B. expected C. took D. left
4.A. go up B. get around C. set off D. show up
5.A. requests B. supports C. requires D. surrounds
6.A. ground B. street C. town D. city
7.A. change B. chance C. idea D. choice
8.A. struggle B. work C. experience D. influence
9.A. before B. while C. when D. after
10.A. nervous B. curious C. scared D. upset
11.A. get B. make C. put D. watch
12.A. recalled B. observed C. witnessed D. realized
13.A. on B. by C. to D. in
14.A. rain B. tree C. wind D. cloud
15.A. shall B. would C. need D. must
16.A. exactly B. instantly C. entirely D. suddenly
17.A. strange B. small C. normal D. different
18.A. humor B. honest C. power D. principle
19.A. still B. yet C. also D. even
20.A. affect B. follow C. forbid D. harm
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科目：高中英语 来源：新人教版2016-2017学年高一必修1英语：模块综合测评 题型：七选五
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a batter student in several ways.1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.3.
The following methods may work best for you.
●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
● Write your notes in your own words.
● 4.
● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.5.
A. Use words, not complete sentences.
B. There are three practical note-taking methods.
C. You must write your notes on separate paper.
D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
AB. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
AC. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
AD. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
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科目：高中英语 来源：河南省天一大联考2016-2017学年高二下学期4月阶段性测试（三）英语试卷 题型：短文填空
For years, Ussuri Bay was a landfill(填埋场) for glass bottles and waste from a nearby factory. But today, all those materials 1.(throw) away by people have been shaped into a colourful glass beach.
Many years ago, truckloads of glass 2.(pour) into Ussuri Bay. Instead of 3. should have been a landfill for unwanted, waste, Steklyashka beach is actually one of the most wonderful tourist 4.(attract) in the world. For years, waves have rounded and polished the pieces of glass into beautiful stones of various colours and have turned this place5. a wonderland.
Once considered a no-go zone, Steklyashka beach is now popular with both locals and tourists, and has been afforded special protection by the local government. In summer, it’s 6. unique bathing spot. People 7.(usual) drive from the port city of Vladivostok, about 30 minutes away, 8.(take) photos of the breathtaking 9.(nature) beauty there.
Photos of the beautiful glass sand of Steklyashka beach 10.(become) popular online since an article in The Siberian Times showed this wonder to the whole world.
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科目：高中英语 来源：广东省化州市2015-2016学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：单句改错
每个句子只有一处错误。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(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
1.Wang Wei rode in front of me than usual.
2.We final got the chance to take a bike trip.
3.No wind, but, could blow them away.
4.In the earthquake, a large city lay in ruin.
5.Wang Wei has dreamed of take a great bike trip.
6.As you know it, the quake happened forty years ago.
7.Sun Yat-sen found the first Republic in China in 1911.
8.I saw a car and many people who were in front of the hill.
9.He fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peace way.
10.The Langcang River called the Mekong River in the other countries.
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科目：高中英语 来源：新人教版2017-2018学年高二必修5英语： Unit 2 单元综合测评 题型：完形填空
While driving home today，I passed a man who was holding a sign，begging for donations.I had ______ dollar(s) in my wallet.I decided that I was not going to give ______ money was so tight right now.
Then，I felt it ______ not to give，and therefore I ______ to give him half of what I had.I rolled down my window and ______ him one dollar.He said，“God bless you！”and I said，“You too.”It was not a full ______．
As I ______ away，I wished that I had ______ more to him，and I wished that I had given him all that I had，but instead I was too ______ to give more of myself.
On my way home，I wondered why helping others didn't make me happy.I wondered if I had ______ a powerful universal law—the law of giving from my ______ instead of my head.Perhaps just ______ not giving it all from my heart，I had blocked (阻塞) what I need to ______ right now.
I did not feel guilty，______ I did feel sad in my heart over my ______．My giving was from my head，not my heart.Now I ______ have the other dollar in my wallet.I hope that I will have a ______ soon to give it all.
It is true that all of us should have courage to ______ all that we have.Though we do ______ money to buy our own children food and clothes，Christmas presents，socks，toilet paper and so on，we are ______ to try our best to help those in need of our help.
1.A. one B. two C. three D. four
2.A. if B. though C. when D. because
3.A. necessary B. normal C. unimportant D. wrong
4.A. decided B. refused C. asked D. agreed
5.A. showed B. lent C. handed D. owed
6.A. deal B. exchange C. business D. greeting
7.A. walked B. turned C. ran D. drove
8.A. spoken B. proved C. admitted D. referred
9.A. pleased B. sure C. afraid D. busy
10.A. passed B. ignored C. remembered D. practiced
11.A. mouth B. hand C. mind D. heart
12.A. by B. after C. upon D. over
13.A. admit B. receive C. blame D. avoid
14.A. and B. so C. or D. but
15.A. choice B. failure C. difficulty D. fear
16.A. already B. even C. still D. almost
17.A. way B. chance C. right D. duty
18.A. enjoy B. value C. give D. trust
19.A. need B. lose C. earn D. borrow
20.A. prepared B. forced C. supposed D. forbidden
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