Vallandigham was a lawyer. In his last appearance in the courtroom, he represented a client（委托人）on trial for murder. He insisted that the victim（受害人）had drawn his own gun in a way that caused it to fire, killing himself. To prove what he said was true, Vallandigham showed the victim's method of drawing a gun using the evidence gun filled with bullets. The gun went off, and he lost his life but proved his case.
Gone fishing
A fisherman in Kiev killed himself by electricity while fishing in the river. The 43-year-old man connected cables to the main power supply of his home and put the end into the river. The electric shock killed the fish, which floated to the top of the water. The man stepped into the river to collect his catch, forgetting to remove the live wire, and terribly suffered the same fate as the fish. The man was fishing for a mourning meal to remember the first anniversary（周年纪念）of his mother-in-law's death.
Wrong and wronger
A 40-year-old official of the local government took his dog out for a walk. He met with a Police Academy student who was guarding two women to their homes. The student pointed out that the official's dog was not allowed on a public street without a lead. Now, no one would be brave enough to tell a village official what to do, so the two men began to argue. Unable to resolve the matter by oral means, the official finally pulled out a military RGD-5 hand grenade（手榴弹）and threw it to the student's feet. His well-trained dog immediately ran for the object and fetched it for his master…and the man and dog met the same fate.
What's that sound?
Police said an Olathe man was struck and killed by a train after his vehicle broke down on Interstate 35. His attempts to repairing his car had failed, and he had stepped away from the busy freeway to call for help, when the train engineer spotted him standing on the tracks. The engineer said the man was holding a cell phone to one ear, and cupping his hand to the other ear to block the noise of the train.
(1) What the lawyer Vallandigham did showed that ________.
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A．he had to kill himself to prove the case
B．he had planned carefully to prove the case by killing himself
C．he hadn't thought he would lose life
D．he killed himself in order to save his client
(2) What caused the death of the fisherman?
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(3) Who is wronger?
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(4) How dare the driver stand on the tracks while a train was coming near?
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A．He thought the train would stop in front of him.
B．He thought the train wasn't near enough to kill him
C．He couldn't hear the train coming.
D．He failed to notice the danger of the coming train.
(5)The best title of the passage might be“________”
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
For a 400-year-old art form，opera(歌剧) had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, opera goers also had a certain appearance in people's mind: rich, well-dressed and old.
But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audience.
Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to make the opera closer to common people. Because young people don't or won't come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries and public schools.
The Houston Grand Opera's choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas”, shortened versions(剧本) of child-friendly operas. This summer's production is Hansel ＆Gretel. By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level. The San Francisco Opera, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary(周年) this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists' Training Program.
Which is the main idea of this passage？
A. Opera is famous for its long history.
B. Opera is only performed for rich people.
C. Opera companies are trying to keep opera alive.
D. Young people are not interested in opera.
The underlined phrase in the second paragraph means __________.
A. breaking up the old rules
B. changing the dresses
C. making the audience at ease
D. advertising themselves
From the passage we can infer that __________.
A. the tickets for operas are very expensive
B. operas are performed in a difficult language
C. operas are not so popular an art form today
D. students enjoy performing operas very much
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年浙江省高三上学期期中英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
SAN FRANCISCO—A phone app (应用程序) in San Francisco gives information about open parking spots. City officials in San Francisco introduced the app to try to reduce traffic jams in the city, but some say it raises safety concerns.
In this city, drivers searching for parking spots lead to 30 percent of all downtown jams, city officials think. Now San Francisco has found a solution—a phone app for spot-seekers that displays information about areas with available spaces. The system, introduced last month, relies on wireless sensors (感应器) fixed in streets and city garages that can tell within seconds if a spot has opened up.
Monique Soltani, a TV reporter, said she and her sister spent 25 minutes on Friday trying to park. “We were praying to the parking god that we’d find a spot,” she said. “If we had the app, we would not have to pray to the parking god.” But the system could come with serious consequences.
Some people say that drivers searching for parking could end up focusing on their phones, not the road. “It could be really distracting (使分心的),” said Daniel Simons, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois.
City officials acknowledge the potential problem. They are urging drivers to pull over before they use the city’s iPhone app, or to do so before they leave home. Nathaniel Ford, executive director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, said safety could actually improve if drivers quickly found a spot instead of circling and getting frustrated.
San Francisco has put sensors into 7,000 parking spots and 12,250 spots in city garages. If spaces in an area open up, the sensors communicate wirelessly with computers that in turn make the information available to app users within a minute, said Mr. Ford, of the transportation agency. On the app, a map shows which blocks have lots of places (blue) and which are full (red).
More than 12,000 people have downloaded San Francisco’s app, which is available now only for the iPhone but which city officials say they hope to bring to all similar devices.
When it is started up, the city’s parking app warns drivers not to use the system while in motion. But safety advocates said that might not be sufficient. After all, they say, texting while driving is illegal in California and in many states, but a number of surveys, including one by the Pew Research Center, show that many Americans do it anyway.
Elizabeth Stampe, executive director of Walk San Francisco, a pedestrian advocacy group, said she hoped the new parking app would lead to fewer accidents.
“It’s an innovative idea,” she said. “The safe way for people to use the device is for them to pull over, which they know they should do. The question is whether they will.”
But Ms. Soltani, the TV reporter, said using the app would probably join the group of activities already performed by drivers.
“We’re already looking at Google Maps and Facebook on the phone while we drive,” she said. “Aren’t we always looking at something on our phone, or changing the radio, or drinking coffee? You’re always slightly distracted when you’re driving.”
1.What is the phone app mentioned in the text mainly aimed at?
A. Making full use of the parking spots.
B. Making the traffic flow smoothly.
C. Preventing traffic accidents.
D. Benefiting iPhone users.
2.According to the text, San Francisco city officials ______.
A. don’t consider the app distracting
B. advise drivers to park cars slowly
C. are aware of the app’s disadvantages
D. believe more parking spots are needed
3.How do drivers locate the parking spots?
A. Sensors"computers"app. B. App"computers"sensors.
C. Sensors"app"computers. D. Computers"app"sensors.
4.The phone app mentioned in the text ______.
A. is a bit slow in reacting
B. hasn’t been put into service
C. was introduced several years ago
D. can’t be downloaded to all phones
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Daniel Simons thinks the app convenient.
B. San Francisco will put more sensors into use.
C. Most drivers open the app once they start their cars.
D. Nathaniel Ford doesn’t doubt the practical use of the app.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届河南南乐县实验高级中学高二下期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Decisions, decisions! Our lives are full of them, from the small ones to the life-changing. The right to choose is central to everyone. Yet sometimes we make bad decisions that leave us unhappy or full of regret. Can science help?
Most of us know little about the mental processes that lie behind our decisions. Luckily, what psychologists are finding may help us all make better choices. Here are some of their amazing discoveries to help you make up your mind.
Consider your emotions. You might think that emotions are the enemy of decision-making, but in fact they are a part of it. Whenever you make up your mind, your brain’s emotional centre is active. University of Southern California scientist, Antonio Damasia, has studied people with damage to only the emotional parts of their brains, and found that they were unable to make basic choices about what to wear or eat. Damasia thinks this may be because our brains store emotional memories of past choice, which we use to help the present decision-making.
However, making choices under the influence of an emotion can greatly affect the result. Take anger for example. A study by Nitika Garg of the University of Mississippi and other scientists found the angry shoppers were more likely to choose the first thing they were offered rather than considering other choices. It seems that anger can lead us to make quick decisions without much thinking.
All emotions affect our thinking and motivation，so it may be best to avoid making important decisions under their influence. Yet strangely there is one emotion that seems to help us make good choices. The American researchers found that sad people took time to consider the various choices on offer, and ended up making the best choices. In fact many studies show that people who feel unhappy have the most reasonable view of the world.
1.What does the underlined word “central” mean?
A．in the middle B．easy to reach C．important D．having power
2.Damasia’s study suggests that ________.
A．emotions are the enemy of decision-making.
B．our brain has nothing to do with decision-making.
C．people with physical damage find it hard to make up their minds.
D．our emotional memories of past choices can affect present decisions.
3. According to the text, what may help us make better decisions?
A．To think about happy times. B．To make many decisions at a time.
C．To stop feeling regretful about the past. D．To learn about the process of decision-making.
4. Why are angry shoppers more likely to choose the first thing they are offered?
A．They often forget their past choices. B．They make decisions without much thinking.
C．They tend to save time when shopping. D．They are too angry to bargain.
5.What do we learn from the text?
A．Emotions are a part of decision-making.
B．Sad people always make worse choices.
C．No emotion seems to help us make good choices.
D．Only sad feelings affect our thinking and motivation.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届福建省高一上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines(烹饪、美食)，but few are like A Bite of China（舌尖上的中国）. It tries to bring something new by introducing more cultural features related to dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories about food.
It’s said that more than 100 million Chinese people are watching the program. Most Chinese people see this program as more than just the regular food shows. They see it as an amazing documentary providing a special view of Chinese as well as the relations between people and food and between people and society.
On the other hand, the documentary also stimulates(刺激) Chinese people’s consumption(消费). Taobao, one of China’s biggest online shopping sites, reports that the search(搜索) on food items that were introduced by the documentary has increased to 4 million times within one week, and sales have increased to 5.82 million, or 20%.
To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started making the documentary last July. Filming lasted about nine months.
Liu Wen, the director, says “As CCTV-9 serves as a window, allowing the world to better understand China, the documentary aims to help the world not only appreciate the beauty of Chinese cuisines, but also learn Chinese customs.”
1.A Bite of China is a .
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A．film |
B．magazine |
C．book |
D．TV program |
2.This program is quite different from other food shows because it has more features of .
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A．culture |
B．cuisine |
C．news |
D．society |
3.The main idea of the 3rd paragraph is that the program brings a new opportunity on .
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A．Internet communication |
B．film making |
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C．food business |
D．story writing |
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
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A．Most people watch the program because they want to learn how to cook. |
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B．Taobao is China’s biggest online shopping site. |
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C．You can buy some food that’s more delicious and cheaper through the program. |
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D．There’re many wonderful stories about Chinese cuisines in “A Bite of China”. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：甘肃省2009-2010学年度高二下学期期中考试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
A world of opportunity
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NEW—The House & Home section. Thursday, filled with useful, interesting features and articles about making the most of all sorts of living spaces.
NEW—An expanded,two-part Weekend section.Fridays,with more ideas about movies, shows, art exhibitions, outdoor and indoor recreation.
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1. This is one of the advertisements put for a ______.
A. book store B. newspaper
C. magazine D. restaurant
2. Detailed information about films can be found in ______ section.
A. The Arts B. The Dining In,Dining Out
C. The House & Home D. Weekend
3. The advertisement tells us The Times is ______.
A. of great benefit B. of little use
C. paid D. priceless
4. The main idea of this advertisement is ______.
A. many opportunities will be provided just to those who order home delivery
B. several new sections have been printed separately from now on
C. readers can be well informed of the latest news and sports results
D. people can pick up all the information they are interested in
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