Although all of the apples ________, none of them ________ good.
A. have been tasted; tasteB. have been tasted; are tasted
C. have tasted; tasteD. have tasted; are tasted
科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江西省五校高三第一次联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Educating Girls Is a Real Lifesaver
Clare Short knows it. Every developing economist knows it. The World Bank knows it. The education of girls is the surest way to reduce poverty.
The reason is simple. All the evidence shows that taking girls out of the fields and homes, and putting them behind desks, raises economic productivity, lowers infant and maternal(产妇) death rates, reduces birth rates, and improves environmental management.
Why, then, are 90 million primary school-age girls around the world not in school? For the same reason that when Charles Dickens was writing David Copperfield 150 years ago girls were absent from the British education system: Men in power mostly prefer it that way, or are not interested enough in changing the situation to commit energy and money to doing so.
The countries with the poorest record for having women in positions of power or influence have the worst figures for girls’ education. High-profile intervention(介入) by organizations such as the World Bank has begun successfully with several countries, and more of the same will probably be needed to bring change in conservative, male-run states.
Even if there were no development payoff from gender equality in schools, the education of girls would still be a cause worth fighting for. Education is a human right, and the denial of it to girls is a scar on the community in the twenty-first century.
To be born a girl in a rural area in Nepal, Pakistan, Indonesia, Morocco, Togo, or Sudan — half a dozen of the most shameful performers — means being condemned to a life without school, education, or clean water, marriage and babies coming too early, too many births, children who die of preventable diseases, backbreaking work in the fields, subordination(从属) to husband and his family, and an early death.
Every year, almost 12 million children under the age of five needlessly die of infectious diseases associated with poverty. But each additional year spent by their mothers in primary school lowers the risk of premature child deaths by about 8 percent. In Pakistan, an extra year of school for 1,000 girls could prevent sixty infant deaths.
With women and girls being the main farmers in Africa and southern Asia, their education offers a chance to develop more efficient farming practices, improve output, and raise awareness of the ecological needs of the land with tree planting and farming. Therefore, the world community cannot afford to ignore this avenue of change.
1.Which is Not the reason why educating girls reduces poverty?
A. It improves environmental management.
B. It raises economic productivity.
C. It creates more children.
D. It lowers maternal death rates.
2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The poor economy at that time.
B. Girls’ absence from school.
C. Energy and money.
D. The education of girls.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The countries where women have great influence and are in power always do worse in girls’ education.
B. Some organizations such as the World Bank haven’t taken the lead in girls’ education.
C. Some girls in Sudan and Indonesia are bound to live a life without education when they are born.
D. Each extra year of school for girls has nothing to do with the birthrate and maternal deaths.
4.How many more infants will survive when 100 girls stay in school for another year?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 8 D. 12
5.What does the author think of girls’ education?
A. essential B. terrible
C. indifferent D. helpless
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江苏省高二期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：其他题
单词拼写 根据中文提示或首字母完成下列单词 （共10小题；每小题0..5分, 满分5分）
1.Sarah told me that she felt ______ (背叛) by her friend Hannah.
2.The guests made a number of ______ (评论) about the service of the hotel.
3.His speech dealt with _______(环境的) protection.
4.Many people _______ (责备、指责)this change on gases such as carbon dioxide.
5.I insist that you take the opinions of the people of the UK into _______(考虑), and end this practice immediately.
6. He lacks sound j , which means he doesn’t exactly know what is right or wrong.
7.The m of the officials are in favor of the plan while there are still a small number of them who are against it.
8.While this kind of humour may sound cruel, it usually only works if both the comedian and the audience have a_______ for or admire the person being made fun of.
9.Due to the bad weather, we had to d______ the sports meeting.
10.The law requires equal treatment for all, r______ of race, sex or origin.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江苏省高二期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
_______, she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smile
A. Shy and cautious B. Sensitive and thoughtful
C. Honest and confident . D. Lighthearted and optimistic
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江苏省沭阳县高二下学期期中调研测试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Hi, everybody. Over the past couple months, most of the political headlines you’ve read have probably been about the government shutdown and the launch of the Affordable Care Act(平价医疗法案). And I know that many of you have rightly never been more frustrated with Washington.
But if you look beyond those headlines, there are some good things happening in our economy. And that’s been my top priority（优先考虑）since the day I walked into the Oval Office.
After decades in which the middle class was working harder and harder just to keep up, and a punishing recession（衰退）that made it worse, we made the tough choices required not just to recover from crisis, but to rebuild on a new foundation for stronger, more durable economic growth.
Five years later, we have fought our way back. Our businesses have created 7.8 million new jobs in the past 44 months. Another 200,000 Americans went back to work last month.
The American auto industry has come back with more than 350,000 new jobs –-- jobs putting out and selling the high-tech, fuel-efficient cars the world wants to buy. And they’re leading the charge in a business that has added jobs for the first time since the 1990s –-- a big reason why our businesses sell more goods and services “Made in America” than ever before.
We decided to stop our addiction to foreign oil. And today, we produce more renewable energy than ever, more natural gas than anybody, and for the first time in nearly 20 years, America now produces more oil than we buy from other countries.
We decided to fix a broken health care system. And even though the task has be
en rough, so far, about 500,000 Americans gain health coverage starting January 1st. And by the way, health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years.
And one more thing: since I took office, we’ve cut our deficits (赤字) by more than half. And that makes it easier to invest in the things that create jobs –-- education, research, and so on.
Imagine how much farther along we could be if both parties were working together. Think about what we could do if the few didn’t hold the economy hostage (人质) every few months, or waste time on dozens of votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act rather than try to help us fix it.
In the weeks ahead, I’ll keep talking about my plan to build a better bargain for the middle class. Good jobs. A good education. A chance to buy a home, save, and retire. And yes, the financial security of affordable health care. And I’ll look for any willing partners who want to help.
Because of your hard work and tough sacrifices over the past five years, we’re pointed in the right direction. But we’ve got more work to do to keep moving that way. And as long as I’m President, I’ll keep doing everything I can to create jobs, grow the economy, and make sure that everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead. Thanks, and have a great weekend.
1.Which of the following is not the reason for people’s frustration with the government?
A. The government shutdown
B. Unemployment rate
C. The addiction to foreign oil
D. Cancelling the Affordable Care Act
2.Why does the president mention more goods and services “Made in America”?
A. To show that American goods and services are very popular.
B. To indicate that American people should be dependent on themselves.
C. To show that the employment rate has been increased.
D. To show that American auto industry enjoys high technology.
3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “repeal”?
A. put an end to B. try hard to fix C. make stronger D. get accustomed to
4.According to the speech, which of the following can be implied?
A. American people have every reason to feel frustrated with the government.
B. Health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years.
C. The president feels sorry that the economy is not moving in the right direction.
D. Some government officials don’t agree with the president on the medical care system.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江苏省沭阳县高二下学期期中调研测试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Due to the widespread ______ of this medical technology, more diseases can be discovered and treated at an early stage.
A. presentation B. appreciation C．qualification D．application
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What do you think of the suggestion _______ he offered us _______ we go to New York for our holiday?
A. what; thatB. which; thatC. which; whatD. what; what
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He was a bit nervous. He _________his spare breath with a soft sound that was almost heard by the audience.
A. gave out B. let out C. picked out D. blew out.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江苏省高二4月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
– At first he was not good at playing basketball but after a long time of training hard, he stood out.
– It’s easy to understand, ____________________.
A. Make hay while the sun shines.
B. Practice makes perfect.
C. The early bird catches the worm
D. Actions speak louder than words.
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