After ruling the tennis world for almost five years,Roger Federer is adjusting to life at NO.2.But,like any king whose throne has been taken away,the Swiss star is already planning secretly bis return to power,beginning at this week's US Open.
The problem is,many experts think he will never do it.They blame everything from age and tough competition to his racket and psychology.
For years Federer,had enjoyed the view from the top.Competitors saw him as undefeated,and for the most part he was.However,before the 2008 season began,Federer had an illness that stole his strength and clearly affected his play on the court.Ever since,he has struggled to return to form,winning just two of his last 14 tournaments.
"Twenty-seven is an age when your body starts talking back to you."tennis great John McEnroe told the New York Times.
Pancho Sefura,another tennis great,noted that Federer is also facing a maturing crop of young talents."There are too many great players now,"he said,naming Britain's Andy Murray,21,and Latvia's Ernests Gulbis,20.
US magazine Sports Illustrated tennis columnist Jon Wertheim suggested that part of Federer's problem could be his insistence on using a small racket.He says that the smaller head demands ball control.But we see time and again that racket makers try to get players to use a certain stick-one they would like to market to consumers and it has a negative effect on the professional game.
Sports psychologist Jim Loehr told the Times that Federer is probably feeling "a sense of doubt"after being considered as undefeated for so long.If Federer is to recover his state of being undefeated,Loehr said he must overcome his doubt."Federer doesn't need fame and money.But he has to get better.He has to go t.o a whole new level.That's the only way he stays in the game,"he said.
As for beginning his first Grand Slam in ages as the NO.2 seed,Federer said it might be for the best."Five years almost,I was expected to win every tournament I entered,"he said,"so maybe Rafael Nadal now feels what I had to feel for a very long time.It will be interesting to see how he handles it."
1.What does the underlined part "your body starts talking back to you" in Para.4 mean?
A. Your body often argues with you.
B. You can do whatever you want.
C. Your strength is beginning to decline.
D. You are more easily to have quite terrible diseases.
2.From the passage,we know the main reason why Federer's throne was taken away is that .
A. he is becoming older and older
B. he insisted on using a small racket
C. he is facing a maturing crop of young talents
D. he had an illness that stole his strength
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Now it is Nadal who has replaced Federer as the No.1 tennis player.
B. the racket makers aim at the players' better performance in games.
C. It is impossible for Federer to return to power.
D. Federer has never won a Grand Slam before.
4.What's the best title of the passage?
A. Nadal—The No.1 Tennis Player
B. Federer—Always Undefeated
C. State of Mind Plays a Important Role
D. Federer Hopes to Recover His Magic
名校课堂系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：江西省2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
Work ethic(道德) is important. but I didn’t realize this until I grew up although my dad told me a lot about this. In my memory, the biggest ______ he taught me was about how a person should have a strong work ethic.
When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed (修剪) yards during the summer to ______ our pocket money. Dad seemed to be our ______. He told our neighbors about our service and offered a price they could not ____. My brother and I got $10 per yard. I later found out that our friends were charging $20 for the same ______ of work.
Every time we headed out to mow grass, Dad was there to ______. He stood supervising (监督) our work ______ when he could have been inside ______with air conditioning and an icy drink.
One day we were cutting our next-door neighbor’s yard. She always waited ______ the grass was knee-high to call us over. ______, we had an old grass mower. This particular afternoon, I was finishing up and was ______ and sweaty.
I was just about to cut off the grass mower ______ I saw Dad pointing to one piece of grass. He shouted: “You ______ a piece.”
I frowned, hoping he would let it ______ and let me go home. He kept pointing. So, tired and disappointed, I went back to ______ that piece of grass. I thought to myself: “That one piece isn’t hurting ______. Why does he insist?”
But when I reached adulthood, I understood his ______: When you’re running a business, the work you do ______ a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as an entrepreneur (企业家) with ______, you must deliver a quality product. That single piece of ______ meant the job was not done.
1.A. lessons B. suggestions C. views D. courses
2.A. gain B. make C. achieve D. expand
3.A. host B. assistant C. manager D. saver
4.A. refuse B. give C. agree D. offer
5.A. yard B. quality C. number D. amount
6.A. help B. check C. watch D. confirm
7.A. in the air B. in the heat C. in the distance D. in the way
8.A. relaxing B. working C. talking D. sleeping
9.A. when B. before C. unless D. until
10.A. Worse Still B. In general C. In addition D. Above all
11.A. satisfied B. inspired C. amused D. exhausted
12.A. while B. when C. as D. until
13.A. lost B. missed C. ignored D. blocked
14.A. flow B. grow C. stand D. go
15.A. approach B. search C. cut D. check
16.A. anyone B. everyone C. itself D. others
17.A. function B. reaction C. message D. hope
18.A. circulates B. performs C. explains D. shows
19.A. honesty B. consideration C. respect D. intelligence
20.A. work B. grass C. determination D. failure
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The Anchorage Museum is expanding to the north with the addition of 25,000 square feet of new gallery space for the museum’s art collection and exploration of art of the north.
Construction timeline: February 2016〜September 2017.
Focus: This expansion is about more than bringing works from the collection out on public view. It’s also about creating a wonderful description for the north through the lens (镜头)of art and furthering the museum's mission of expanding awareness of the north, its landscape and cultures.
An expanded museum will:
•Provide greater public access to the museum’s art collection
•Create physical space for each kind of the museum’s mission—art, history, science, culture
•Tell the story of the north and Alaska through art that represents its landscape and people
•Create positive, engaging and relevant museum experiences
•Help museum visitors understand Alaska and the north through a variety of experiences
•Connect people and encourage global dialogue about the north and its different environment
Project partners: The $24 million expansion is funded entirely by private dollars, including $12 million gifts from both the Rasmuson family and the Rasmuson Foundation.
Anchorage Museum
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907—929—9200 |General
907—929—9228 | Membership
Admission:
•Member: Free
•Adult: $15
•Senior Student: $10
•Children 3—12: $7
•2 and younger: Free
1.What is the aim of the expansion?
A. To make the museum unique.
B. To reward the project partners.
C. To make the public know the north better.
D. To bring works from the collection out on public view.
2.When will the expansion be finished?
A. In September 2017. B. In February 2017.
C. In May 2017. D. In April 2017.
3.Through the expansion, the museum may hope that ________.
A. more people will travel to Alaska
B. much money will be donated to the museum
C. international attention will be paid to the north
D. local people will become the members of the museum
4.If Jack visits the museum with two high school students and his 5-year-old son, he should pay ________.
A. $30 B. $36
C. $40 D. $42
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_________they grow they make sure that what is left in the ground after harvesting_________a natural fertilizer for the next year’s crop.
A. Whatever; become B. Whichever; become
C. Whatever; becomes D. Whichever; becomes
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科目：高中英语 来源：福建省2017届高三5月质检（最后一模）英语试卷 题型：完形填空
The Belief of a Teacher
When I say all children can learn, people sometimes misunderstand.
They think I am saying that_______you give a bright kid from a poor family good education, he can succeed. That's absolutely true, but that's not_______I mean.
I believe that all kids can learn, I believe it, I've seen it and I've even_______it.
Back in 1975 when I graduated, I worked for emotionally_______kids, kids that everyone—_______——their parents—had given up on.
What we would do was cook with the kids. These children didn't tell baking powder_______table salt, but_______they had eaten a warm biscuit, they wanted to learn how to make some more.
Suddenly, kids who couldn't focus were_______eyeballing ingredients（配料）as we measured them out, learning _______math and spelling lessons we could slip in along the way. By the end of the summer, I remember parents ________ when they saw the progress their children had ________.
Today I still remember the lesson they taught me: that if we, the adults, can find the right________for a child, there's hope for that child's education.
I don't accept excuses about kids not learning. That's________the kids with problems are not going to________start teaching themselves. We have to help them by finding out what________them and exploiting(利用) it shamelessly.
When I was growing up poor, I probably looked like I was heading ________. And I would have ended up dead or in jail________a couple of teachers. They________my fascination with reading and made sure I had great books________.
Because of that, I have devoted my life to the poorest communities _________making sure kids like me don't get written off.
(NPR's Tell Me More, November 6,2008.)
1.A. though B. if C. while D. unless
2.A. which B. where C. what D. that
3.A. tasted B. teased C. trusted D. tolerated
4.A. unexpected B. disturbed C. delighted D. unaffected
5.A. never B. always C. even D. ever
6.A. like B. in C. of D. from
7.A. once B. before C. until D. since
8.A. unwillingly B. carefully C. quickly D. strangely
9.A. interesting B. complex C. challenging D. simple
10.A. working out B. breaking down C. building up D. pulling up
11.A. made B. searched C. accepted D. provided
12.A. attention B. decision C. motivation D. determination
13.A. how B. when C. why D. because
14.A. relatively B. suddenly C. finally D. secretly
15.A. upsets B. inspects C. excites D. comforts
16.A. somewhere B. everywhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
17.A. but for B. because of C. regardless of D. except for
18.A. laughed B. shared C. equipped D. spotted
19.A. to read B. read C. reading D. being read
20.A. for B. or C. and D. but
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科目：高中英语 来源：广西省桂林市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末质量检测英语试卷 题型：完形填空
One Sunday, I drove my wife to work. On my_______she asked me to do some shopping at the local shopping centre. Outside I noticed a(n)_______guy. He sat on the floor with a small cup asking for_______and a little dog at his side, keeping_______.
The shoppers walked past, _______him on such a very cold day without any mercy. I_______my pockets.￡1.5 was all the change I had and I_______it in his cup and said to him to treat himself. _______I left him, I thought to myself: Is that really a treat? Leave this guy in the cold and_______throw him￡1.5!I knew this wasn't________.
I collected my shopping and as I made my way back, I thought what I could do to help this guy. So I went into a bakery and bought some ________for him. But what about his________? Again, I went to a shop, grabbing some doggy chocolate treats.
Coming________, I sat down, introduced myself and gave him the food. He was________and couldn't believe it, but he kept shaking my hand and _________me. Then I left. As I returned my car, I ________. The guy was eating his food and filling a bowl of water for his dog.
Christmas is about ________and helping others. ________everything you have, for example, the rich food in your fridge over the Christmas period and your sofa. On the contrary, this guy had ________of these. I've helped him for a day or two and hope that you may spare a thought next time you see someone on the________.
1.A. travel B. return C. business D. celebration
2.A. intelligent B. strong C. annoying D. homeless
3.A. treat B. water C. respect D. money
4.A. balance B. company C. peace D. silence
5.A. helping B. watching C. ignoring D. pushing
6.A. checked B. filled C. picked D. shook
7.A. collected B. shot C. moved D. placed
8.A. As B. Since C. If D. Unless
9.A. even B. just C. yet D. still
10.A. clever B. common C. special D. right
11.A. food B. pots C. bowls D. material
12.A. cat B. dog C. son D. daughter
13.A. forward B. in C. out D. down
14.A. honored B. frightened C. astonished D. satisfied
15.A. thanked B. paid C. comforted D. questioned
16.A. looked around B. looked out C. looked up D. looked back
17.A. suggesting B. giving C. accepting D. abandoning
18.A. Consider B. Donate C. Show D. Store
19.A. many B. all C. few D. most
20.A. sun B. air C. street D. moon
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科目：高中英语 来源：山西省2016-2017学年高二4月联考英语试卷 题型：短文填空
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly,four things are necessary.First,we must understand the language when we hear it1.(speak).Secondly,we must be able to speak it 2.(correct) with confidence and without hesitation.Thirdly,we must be able to read the language,and fourthly,we must be able to write it.We must be able to make sentences3.are grammatically correct.
There is no easy way4.(get) success in language learning.A good memory is of great help,but it is not enough only to memorize5.(rule) from a grammar book.It is no use6.(learn) by heart long lists of words and their7.(mean),studying the dictionary and so on.We must learn by using the language.If we are satisfied8.only a few rules we have memorized,we are not really learning the language."Learn through use"9.(be) a good piece of advice for those who are studying10.new language.Practice is important.We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can.
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖南省长沙市2017届高三下学期临考冲刺训练英语试卷 题型：短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处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限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My friend Lily and I met each other when they were five years old. At that time, I moved into a new house next to hers because my father’s work. I felt so lonely when facing the new environment. Then someday, Lily played in her yard, but when she saw me, she smiled at me and asked me if or not I could play with her. I was shy at first, but then I was affecting by her kindness. We became good friend soon. As time goes by, our relationship becomes much close. When I met difficulties, she will help me without a hesitation. I think I am luckily to have her as my friend.
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科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省镇江市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
The tough economy is bringing new shoppers to the secondhand market.Plato's Closet in Charlotte,NC is a private company,which mainly buys and sells used clothes.While Charlotte has outstanding secondhand stores offering high-end and graceful brands for women,most of their stock applies to adults.Plato's closet targets teens and those in their 20s.
Plato's Closet,with stores in Matthews and the university area,sells clothes and accessories（装饰品）that are currently popular at about one third the retail（零售）prices.
The two hottest brands,for buying and selling,are Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch.Even though the offerings tend to be suitable for young people,there are a variety of shoppers at Plato's Closet of varying ages.Women in their 30s,40s,and older could easily find a purse,jacket or piece of jewelry they like.
If you are selling
Unlike higher-end resale stores which usually work on consignment（寄售）,Plato's Closet buys on the spot.
Items can be gently used,but must be in very good condition.
Clothes should be less than two years old and styles should be the same as those still being sold at the shopping center.
There is no negotiation;prices are set company-wide.If what you sell amounts to $30 or less,they'll give you cash.More than that,you'll get a Visa cash card.
Secondhand success
Don't get discouraged if you can't find something on your first trip.Resale shops are always getting new lists of goods and change their styles with each season.
Be sure to check each piece carefully before buying.
Price comparison
Jackets: New York & Company black blazer,$12; retail: $37.
Pants: Express Editor-style pants,$12; retail: $69.90.
Shoes: Nine West black peep-toe pumps,$12; retail: $89.
Jewelry: Necklaces,$3-$5; retail: $18-$30.
1.Plato's Closet is different from other secondhand stores in that .
A. its offerings are more expensive
B. its target customers are young people
C. its stock mainly applies to female adults
D. it only offers high-end brands for women
2.If you want to sell something at Plato's Closet,you .
A. are surely paid by cash B. can bargain with buyers
C. should sell on consignment D. should make sure it's in good condition
3.If you buy a pair of Express Editor-style pants in Plato's Closet,you can save .
A. 57.9 dollars B. 15 dollars
C. 77 dollars D. 25 dollars.
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