Most oceans________35 parts of salt per thousand parts of water.
A．hold B．drink
C．contain D．include
科目：高中英语 来源：2014届湖北省高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
New York, the city that never sleeps, fell silent last week—schools were closed; bus and subway services were stopped; flights were canceled, and even the stock market closed for the first time since 1985. All the disorder was caused by one thing, the arrival of hurricane Sandy.
This big storm landed on Oct 29 on the US east coast and brought damaging winds, flooding, blackouts (停电) and heavy snow.
Sandy is one of the largest storms that have ever hit the US, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. By the afternoon of Nov1 (Beijing time), about 140 deaths were caused by the storm as it traveled across the Caribbean islands and into the US.
Unlike most hurricanes that happen during summer, Sandy was strengthened not only by warm ocean water, but also by the cold air coming from the northwest. Sandy’s power grew because of the difference in masses between the warm and wet air and cool and dry air. It became a kind of “super-storm”, the Guardian reported.
The flooding was particularly severe. Scientists said it was because Sandy’s arrival happened together with a full moon, which normally means higher-than-usual tides (潮水).
“The most worrying aspect of Sandy is the high tides,” Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee told Reuters before the storm arrived. “With the full moon on Monday, with Sandy coming up the bay, we’re very concerned about flooding in our low-lying coastal areas.”
Apart from the power of Sandy itself, another reason why her arrival has caused so much damage is that its target area is crowded with big cities such as New York and Philadelphia. These urban areas are home to tens of millions of people. The flood, the snow and the blackout have brought the country’s financial and political centers to a stop.
“The size of this alone, affecting a heavily populated area, is history making.” Said Jeff Masters, a hurricane specialist.
1.The author mentioned the disorder in New York city at the beginning of the article to _______.
A．remind us of the problems people might face when disaster strikes
B．introduce the disastrous influence of hurricane Sandy
C．criticize the poor management of the city by the New York government
D．prove New York suffered most from hurricane Sandy
2.According to the text, hurricane Sandy _______.
A．only got its power from the warm ocean water
B．grew stronger than other hurricanes because of the full moon
C．led to flooding in many cities around the US
D．brought with it strong winds, high tides, blackouts and heavy snowfall
3.From the article, we learn that areas hurricane Sandy targeted _______.
A．were mostly high land
B．were mostly near the sea
C．were far away from important cities
D．were empty as people were evacuated (疏散)
4.What is the main point of the article?
A．To show how a super-storm comes into being.
B．To explain why hurricane Sandy was so destructive.
C．To show that big cities in the US are easily affected by huge hurricanes.
D．To explore the best ways to avoid loss when a hurricane hits.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届北京西城区（南区）高二下学期期末质量检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
As the summer time approaches, more and more commercials and advertisements can be seen on the mass media encouraging students to join English study tours abroad. The purpose of these tours is to provide students with an opportunity to learn English in a native speaking environment and use English in real situations. Parents always believe that their children will automatically speak good English after attending these study tours. However, for me, as an English major and former participant of many English study tours, I find these summer tours ineffective.
Parents who send their children abroad for a summer to study English usually believe that the native speaking environment, including the courses, teachers, and host families, can help their children to learn English better. This might be true if the students really study hard and they really get an all-English environment. But the fact is that, most of the time, the tour part is more important than the study part. Although these tours take place in foreign countries, students are rarely exposed in an all-English environment. You will find that, in the morning classes, Taiwanese students would like to stick together and speak Chinese with each other, even though there are some students from other countries. In the afternoon, the students go on a sightseeing excursion with their companions from Taiwan; they speak Chinese of course. In the evening, when students return to the host families, they would stay in their room and share the day with their roommate, another Taiwanese student. People who speak the same language with you is like a log（原木）in the ocean when living in a foreign country where you can not express yourself well, so that you would naturally stick with them. This is especially true with children.
Another unrealistic expectation parents have for these tours is that the experience of living abroad can make their children more independent and mature. However, maturity does not come overnight. It takes time and practice. The most important of all is that they need a good mentor（顾问）. None of these exist in the study tours.
1.Which of the following is the most important thing for children who study in an English environment according to the writer?
A. Host families. B. Hard work. C. Courses. D. Teachers.
2.The underlined word “mature” in the last paragraph probably means .
A. active B. free C. outgoing D. grown-up
3.What’s the author’s attitude towards the English study tours abroad?
A. Doubtful. B. Negative. C. Positive. D. Neutral.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届河北省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单词拼写
根据所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
1.Finally he even encouraged me to ____________(反驳 驳斥) the authors I’d read!
2.As he was not allowed to ____________（陪伴） her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her.
3.In 1942 he joined the __________(全体员工)of the Philadelphia Navy Yard as a junior chemisht and worked there for three years.
4.I _________(嗅，闻) the food;it smelled delicious.
5.It marked a ______________(界限 分界线) and I thought I was very brave when I swam over the edge of the reef and looking down into the depths of the ocean.
6.I loved listening to the family softly talking to each other in their language, even though I could not ____________(参加 参与) in the conversation.
7.The yellow and green parrotfish was hanging upside down and __________(吮吸) tiny plants off t the coral with its hard bird-like mouth.
8.In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger _________________(心理地，精神上地) and become more independent.
9.When I miss my family, it’s a great comfort to have a ______________(代替者 代用品) family to be with.
10.Sometimes I wonder how ____________(有关的 切题的) chemistry is to these students, most of whom will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届安徽宿松复兴中学高一下学期第三次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Fluency(流利) in another language is one of the most important aims of a newcomer to another country. In addition, understanding the culture and learning to communicate comfortably with people of that culture are as important as learning the rules of the language. Language learning and culture learning go together and may take a long time.
Sometimes people feel that they understand a culture after a few weeks or months. People do learn a lot when they first begin living in another culture, but this is only the first stage of learning. It usually involves(含包) things like learning everyday activities and some basic customs.
To really understand another culture, people have to go beyond the first stage, This is challenge because it is often difficult to know what to learn. Much of what we call “culture” is hard to see.
Culture is like an iceberg. Picture in your mind a huge iceberg in the ocean. The only part of the iceberg that you see is the tip. You don’t see the rest of the iceberg because it is hidden from sight in the water. It is easy to forget that it is there. Most of the iceberg is deep within the ocean, just as much of a culture is deep within its people.
When you meet someone from another culture， certain culture differences are obvious: You hear another language or you hear your own language spoken with an accent. You see different foods, clothes and sometimes physical characteristics of people. You observe new customs or habits, such as the use of chopsticks, and, bowing or kissing on both cheeks as a greeting. These differences are interesting and important, but they are usually not too difficult to understand. They are visible so they are seen easily and quickly.
The part of culture that is like the underwater part of the iceberg consists of assumptions(设想), communication styles, values, and beliefs about what is right and wrong. The hidden part of culture affects much of a person’s way of thinking and communicating. It is the meaning behind his or her verbal (言语的) and nonverbal language. Learning to communicate well with people from another culture involves becoming aware of the hidden part of culture.
1.What’s the subject of this passage?
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A．Learning about culture. |
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B．Language learning. |
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C．The hidden part of the iceberg. |
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D．Fluency in another language. |
2.What is learning about culture?
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A．Learning the hidden part of the iceberg, which is underwater. |
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B．Learning everyday activities and some basic customs. |
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C．Learning the culture of an iceberg. |
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D．Learning the visible as well as the hidden differences of culture. |
3.What’s the writer’s opinion?
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A．Communication styles can be easily seen and learned. |
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B．Language learning is more important than culture learning. |
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C．Learning about culture is not easy and may take a long time. |
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D．People usually learn a culture after a few weeks or months. |
4.The underlined phrase “consists of” can be replaced by “______”.
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A．lies in |
B．is made up of |
C．agrees with |
D．is different from |
5.What conclusion can we draw after reading this passage?
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A．Values and beliefs are like the tip of the iceberg. |
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B．People often become aware of the hidden part of culture. |
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C．The tip of the iceberg is larger than the hidden part. |
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D．The hidden part of culture has a great effect on people’s communication styles. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年浙江省高三年级九月月考英语题 题型：完型填空
Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges---a speech impediment (语言障碍), dyslexia (诵读困难), and auditory problems. __41__ today he is walking confidently, standing tall to make an acceptance __42__ for having been chosen one of the “Outstanding Young Citizens” in Ocean County, New Jersey __43__ his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.
As I listened, I closed my eyes. I found myself __44__ those memorable moments. My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving, caring youth, a gentle soul, __45__ his challenges. And now, as he stood at the platform, I knew his heart __46__ be racing. As Russ continued to speak, I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments(损伤) and how __47__ his tutors would be if they could see him today. Here he was at twenty-nine, being honored for ten years of service as a volunteer __48__. Russ was __49__ for organizing clothing for the homeless, teaching preschool children about fire safety, and for playing Santa Claus for very sick children by driving up in a fire truck.
Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and for teaching him about morals. Then, pausing for a few seconds, he __50__ us by surprise by touching lovingly on the __51__ of his nephew, Austin. Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that moment, I had to close my eyes again __52__ a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence __53__ the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin. He __54__ his address by lifting the audience up with these words, “Austin taught me how to love.”
I have never thought of this day. __55__, no one had ever thought that Russ would make __56__ as the star of the football team, and he had never been voted “most likely to succeed,” but he __57__ to be a true “star” in his community. Russ became a man of strong character __58__ his unselfish service to others. With so many impairments, Russ now sees and acts __59__ with his heart. His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him. It is Russ, our son, who has shown us what __60__ is.
1.A. And B. While C. As D. But
2.A. point B. speech C. call D. appeal
3.A. in spite of B. regardless of C. because of D. in face of
4.A. recalling B. recording C. seizing D. expecting
5.A. putting up with B. concerning about C. escaping from D. facing up to
6.A. could B. must C. would D. might
7.A. nervous B. excited C. proud D. surprised
8.A. policeman B. tailor C. fireman D. tutor
9.A. grateful B. responsible C. anxious D. fit
10.A. took B. got C. shocked D. moved
11.A. birth B. achievement C. loss D. disease
12.A. since B. after C. when D. before
13.A. dropped down B. fell over C. took off D. got up
14.A. concluded B. wrote C. delivered D. started
15.A. Generally B. Surprisingly C. Actually D. However
16. A. it B. him C. one D. that
17.A. happened B. rose C. appeared D. reduced
18.A. at B. on C. by D. in
19.A. cautiously B. generously C. closely D. clearly
20.A. sharing B. love C. sacrifice D. confidence
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