The best UK cottages for Christmas and New Year
Victorian gatehouse, County Antrim
It’s a solid little Victorian gatehouse outside Ballycastle. It has an association with Irish nationalist Roger Casement. Close to the Causeway Coast, the closest beach is five minutes’ drive away. It is a good choice for those who want to avoid stairs, since all the main rooms are on the ground floor.
Sleeps 2 adults + 2 children, £730 a week at Christmas or New Year (three nights from £389), 353 1 670 4733, irishlandmark.com
Lindisfarne retreat, Northumberland
It is located in a peaceful island, where a priory (修道院) was built 1,400 years ago. Guests at Coastguard’s Cottage, the latest addition to English Heritage’s portfolio （代表作品集）of holiday houses, can explore the priory ruins. The attractive whitewashed house is decorated with calming tones and contemporary furnishings and has views of Lindisfarne Castle.
Sleeps 6, £1,600 a week from 19 Dec, 0370 333 1187, english-heritage.org.uk
Wildlife sanctuary, East Sussex
It sits on a 350-acre private nature reserve. Surrounded by woodlands, wetlands and wild meadows, it’s a heaven for wildlife. You might meet a few animals on a walk around the reserve. Built by local craftsmen using natural materials, it is a light-filled living space with huge windows, a woodburner (燃炉) and other essential for winter evenings — a home cinema system.
Sleeps 6, £1,430 a week from 29 Dec, 01580 720770 kentandSussexcottages.co.uk
Farmhouse kitchen, Suffolk
In snowy winter, the quiet 16th-century cottage near Stowmarket is like a perfect picture on Christmas cards. The inside is also appealing, with a big farmhouse kitchen, antique furniture, comfortable carpets and an impressive fireplace. A good selection of films, music and books are provided. Approached via a single track lane, the cottage sits in three acres of wild meadow, surrounded by plenty of farmland.
Sleeps 5, £1,003 a week from 30 Dec (three nights £725), 01787 211115, grove-cottages.co.uk
1.How much will be charged if a couple with two children stay in Victorian gatehouse for a week at Christmas?
A. £389.B. £730.C. £1,430.D. £1,600.
2.Who will probably book the cottage in Northumberland?
A. Disabled people in a wheelchair.
B. Those who want to explore some ruins.
C. Those who are interested in wildlife.
D. Those who enjoy the scenery of farmland.
3.Which cottage will you be advised to book if you are a zoologist?
A. Victorian gatehouse, County Antrim.
B. Lindisfarne retreat, Northumberland.
C. Wildlife sanctuary, East Sussex.
D. Farmhouse kitchen, Suffolk.
4.If you want to book Farmhouse kitchen in Suffolk, you can go to the website _______.
A. irishlandmark.com
B. english-heritage.org.uk
C. kentandsussexcottages.co.uk
D. grove-cottages.co.uk
科目：高中英语 来源：2017届贵州遵义航天高中高三上第二次模拟考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
Zhu De was born _1.__ December 1, 1886 to a poor farmer’s family in a town in Yilong County, a 2. (hill) and separate part of northern Sichuan Province. Of the fifteen 3. (child) born to the family, only eight survived. His Hakka(客家) family migrated from Hunan Province and Guangdong Province __ 4.__ Sichuan. _5. his family was poor, by pooling(合伙经营) resources, Zhu was chosen to be sent to a regional private school in 1892. At the age of nine, Zhu was adopted by his wealthy uncle, 6. political influence allowed him _7. (gain) access to Yunnan Military Academy. Later, he attained the rank of Xiucai in 1906, 8.__ (make) him qualified as a civil servant. He was admitted into a Sichuan high school around 1907, and graduated in 1908. Consequently, he returned to Yilong’s primary school as a gym 9.__ (instruct). He was an advocate(倡导者) of modern science and political teaching, rather than the strict classical education afforded by schools, so he 10. (dismiss) from his post and entered the Yunnan Military Academy in Kunming. There, he joined the Beiyang Army and the Tongmenghui secret political society.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年四川雅安中学高一上第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Every people uses its own special word to show its ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions（表达，说法） are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where’s the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s “Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone using it at the time.
Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Ray called this “McDonald’s”. Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America.
Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where’s the beef?” she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where’s the beef?”.
1._______ started McDonald’s restaurant.
A. Ray B. McDonald C. Wendy D. Three old women
2.Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought _______.
A. they could sell hamburgers at a low price
B. hamburgers were easy to make
C. beef was very popular in America
D. they could make a lot of money
3.Wendy’s made the expression known to everybody _______.
A. with many old women eating hamburgers
B. by a television advertisement
C. while selling bread with a bit of meat in it
D. at the McDonald’s restaurant
4.We can learn from the passage that the expression “Where’s the beef?” means _______.
A. The beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be
B. The hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be
C. It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be
D. Wendy’s is the biggest
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年新疆石河子一中高一10月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
As you can see，the number of cars on our roads ________ rising these days.
A．was keeping B．keep
C．keeps D．were keeping
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届宁夏高三上第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友丹尼斯对中国功夫很感兴趣，来信询问中国功夫的相关情况。请你根据表格中所给提示信息，用英文给他回一封信。
功夫 | 俗称中国武术(martial arts)，中国国宝 |
起源 | 可追溯到古代自卫…… |
人群 | 老少皆宜，传统体育运动的一种 |
风格 | 有上百种，一些模仿动物，还有一些受到中国文化的启发 |
注意：1．词数120左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3．开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Dennis,
I’m glad you’re interested in traditional Chinese Kung Fu. ____________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年贵州思南中学高二下第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
文中共有10处语言错误，错误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：把多余的词作斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。
My father speaks very well English, but he knows little Japanese. He went to Tokyo in November 11 for a meeting. The meeting over a week later. The next morning he went to a park and then do some shopping. At noon, he was very much hungry. He went to nearest restaurant and sat down at a table. A man came up to him and asked that he needed. He said he liked noodles, chicken and some fishes. He spoke to the man in English, and the man couldn't understand him. My father had to write some Chinese words for the food and got them.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年贵州思南中学高二下第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Editor: Today our topic is part-time job. Are they good for school children or not?
Headmaster: Certainly not. Children have got two full-time jobs already: growing up and going to school. Part-time jobs make them so tired that they fall asleep in class.
Mrs. White: I agree. I know school hours are short, but there’s homework as well, and children need a lot of sleep.
Mr. White: Young children, perhaps some boys, stay at school until they’re eighteen or nineteen. A part-time job can’t harm them. In fact, it’s good for them. They earn their pocket money instead of asking their parents for it. And they see something of the world outside school.
Businessman: You’re quite right. Boys learn a lot from a part-time job. And we mustn’t forget that some families need the extra money. If the pupils didn’t take part-time jobs, they couldn’t stay at school.
Editor: Well, we have got two for, and two against. What do our readers think?
1.Who have the same opinion?
A. Headmaster and Mrs. White.B. Editor and Mr. White.
C. Mr. and Mrs. White.D. Businessman and Headmaster.
2.Mrs. White thinks the young children maybe ________.
A. need to stay at school until they are eighteen or nineteen
B. need to have some pocket money
C. should see something of the world outside school
D. need to have a lot of sleep
3.What does the editor think of part-time jobs?
A. They can help students from poor families.
B. They are good for school children.
C. They cannot harm school children.
D. We are not told.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届安徽滁州中学高三上期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
“Did you hear what happened to Adam last Friday?” Lindsey whispers to Tori.
With her eyes shining, Tori brags, “You bet I did. Sean told me two days ago.”
What are Lindsey and Tori talking about? It just happens to be yours truly, Adam Freedman. I can tell you that what they are saying is (a) not nice and (b) not even true. Still, Lindsey and Tori aren’t very different from most students here at Linton High School, including me. Many of our conversations are gossip（闲话）. I have noticed three effects of gossip: it can hurt people, it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction, and it can cause social pressures in a group.
An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about. Usually, gossip spreads information about a topic—breakups, troubles at home, even dropping out—that a person would rather keep secret. The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is, the juicer the gossip it makes. Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie. People often think of gossipers as harmless, bur cruel lies can cause pain.
If we know that gossip can be harmful, then why do so many of us do it? The answer lies in another effect of gossip: the satisfaction it gives us. Sharing the latest rumor can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others don’t. Similarly, hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the “in group”. In other words, gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority（优越感）.
Gossip can also have a third effect: it strengthens unwritten, unspoken rules about how people should act. Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group. Translated into high school terms, this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said, then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention. The do’s and don’ts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.
The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation. The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news, think about why you want to gossip and what effects your “juicy story” might have.
1.An important negative effect of gossip is that it ________.
A. breaks up relationships
B. embarrasses the listener
C. spreads information around
D. causes unpleasant experiences
2.In the author’s opinion, many people like to gossip because it ________.
A. gives them a feeling of pleasure
B. helps them to make more friends
C. makes them better at telling stories
D. enables them to meet important people
3.Professor David Wilson thinks that gossip can ________.
A. provide students with written rules
B. help people watch their own behaviours
C. force schools to improve student handbooks
D. attract the police’s attention to group behaviours
4.What advice does the author give in the passage?
A. Never become a gossiper.
B. Stay away from gossipers.
C. Don’t let gossip turn into lies.
D. Think twice before you gossip.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年黑龙江哈尔滨师大附中高二10月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
–Where is Mother?
–She is in the kitchen. She ______ the housework all morning.
A. is doing B. was doing
C. has done D. has been doing
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