Surviving Hurricane Sandy
Natalie Doan,14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house. “It’s the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,” she says.
On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalie’s family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city’s bridge closed.
When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalie’s friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly. Natalie’s school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn.
In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.
“My mom tells me that I can’t control what happens to me,” Natalie says. “but I can always choose how I deal with it.”
Natalie’s choice was to help.
She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted introduction about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collecting when his house burned down. Within days, Patrick’s collection was replaced.
In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-need supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.
Today, the scars(創痕)of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I can’t imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”
1.When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane ,she found______.
A. some friends had lost their lives B. her neighborhood was destroyed
C. her school had moved to Brooklyn D. the elderly were free from suffering
2.According to paragraph4,who inspired Natalie most?
A. The people helping Rockaway rebuild
B. The people trapped in high rise building
C. The volunteers donating money to survivors
D. Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people
3.How did Natalie help the survivors?
A. She gave her toys to the kids
B. She took care of younger children
C. She called on the White House to help
D. She built an information sharing platform
4.What does the story intend to tell us?
A. Little people can make a big difference B. A friend in need is a friend indeed
C. East or West, home is best D. Technology is power
科目：高中英語 來源：黑龍江省2016-2017學年高二4月月考英語試卷 題型：單項填空
No sooner __________ these words than the warden hit him on the head with the soup spoon.
A. had Oliver spoken B. did Oliver speak
C. Oliver spoke D. Oliver had spoken
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“Please close the window,” he said to me. →He ______ me _____ the window.
A. said to; to close B. told to; closing
C. asked ; to close D. said to; please close
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A recent study led by researchers from ihe National University of Singapore ( NUS) has found a clear link between the color o£ a taxi and its accident rate. An analysis of 36 months of detailed taxi，driver and accident data from two fleets of yellow and blue taxis in Singapore
suggested that yellow taxis have fewer accidents than blue taxis. The higher visibility (能見度）of yellow makes it less difficult for drivers to avoid getting into accidents with yellow taxis, leading to a lower accident rate.
The study was led by Prof Ho. To test whether there was a relationship between the color of a taxi and the number of accidents the taxi had, the research team analysed data collected by the largest taxi company in Singapore. The researchers found that yellow taxis have about 6. 1 fewer accidents per 1,000 taxis per month.
They also studied the economic effect of changing the color of the entire fleet of taxis to yellow. The Singapore taxi company involved in the study owns about 16,700 taxis in a ratio (比例〉of one yellow to three blue taxis. If a commercial decision is made to switch from blue to yellow taxis, 76.6 fewer accidents will occur per month or 917 fewer accidents per year.Assuming an average repair cost of $1,000 per car and a downtime of six days，switching the color of all taxis to yellow could produce an annual saving of $2 million.
“We are eager to continue to validate(證實）the findings of our study by looking at the use of yellow in other types of public transport, such as school buses. For example, we hope to compare (he accident rates of yellow school buses against those of other colors lo find out if yellow is indeed a safer color for school buses. Besides, we're also interested to look al private-hire vehicles and do a comparison of the accident rates of vehicles that are of differenl colors,” explained Prof Ho.
1.Why do yellow taxis result in fewer accidents?
A. Because yellow can be seen more easily.
B. Because yellow signals a warning of clanger.
C. Because drivers tend to be more careful in yellow taxis.
D. Because people act more quickly in yellow surroundings.
2.What's Prof Ho'S study based on?
A. Physical risks taxi passengers experience.
B. The economic effect of changing taxi color.
C. Data from Singapore's largest taxi company.
D. Personal reports from taxi drivers worldwide.
3.What do Prof Ho’s words in the last paragraph suggest?
A. Their study will be furthered.
B. Their findings are worth popularizing.
C. School buses should be painted yellow.
D. Yellow should be widely used in public transport.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Caution： yellow taxis ahead.
B. Safer to ride in yellow taxis.
C. Why are yellow taxis preferred?
D. How can colors help prevent accidents?
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My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were______ , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent(代理人） ________ a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was ______our range, so we declined. But she kept urging（催促） us to have a look _____.
We finally did and it was _______ at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and ________ of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of _______ it would be like to live there.
Days later, we made a(n) _____ —far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t _______ us. They renewed their offer ______ . It was also much more than we could afford, but far ______ than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a _______ message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the _______ directly. We made our final offer, which______ was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it, ________ we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner. Then he _____ : He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d _______ the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a ______ by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the ______ in the price “an early wedding present.”
That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are _______ they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.
1.A. needed B. limited C. enough D. large
2.A. recommended B. decorated C. sold D. spun
3.A. below B. within C. beyond D. between
4.A. at least B. at most C. at times D. at hand
5.A. relief B. concern C. love D. curiosity
6.A. poverty B. happiness C. challenge D. desire
7.A. which B. why C. that D. what
8.A. effort B. offer C. promise D. profit
9.A. come across B. look after C. depend on D. laugh at
10.A. instead B. indeed C. aside D. apart
11.A. worse B. better C. less D. higher
12.A. relaxing B. disappointing C. pleasant D. regular
13.A. agents B. buyers C. managers D. owners
14.A. already B. still C. generally D. ever
15.A. so B. or C. for D. but
16.A. apologized B. complained C. blamed D. explained
17.A. check B. analyze C. appreciate D. ignore
18.A. loss B. risk C. chance D. lead
19.A. increase B. difference C. interest D. mistake
20.A. kind B. polite C. smart D. energetic
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Do you know how to deal with failure at school? Here are four steps that will help you get the most out of each failure,and move on.
1. When you feel bad after failing,talk with your parents or good friend,or any other adult.Then decide to take the responsibility to improve yourself.Read the teachers’ comments on your test carefully.
Ask yourself what you were trying to do and why you failed.2. Maybe you didn’t have all the information you needed; maybe you made a mistake or a poor decision.If so,give yourself a pat in the back.Fewer people ever get something right the first time they try it,and often it takes them many times.
3. Sometimes the failure isn’t because of something you did or didn’t do; it is someone else’s fault.But don’t spend time blaming them; instead,move on toward your goals.
Don’t give up easily.4. There is a difference between making a decision and giving up.Deciding to follow a better way is one thing; simply walking away means you really have failed.
Keep trying again.Successful people are different because they choose their next steps instead of just reacting to feelings.If a goal is still important to you,figure out what to do and go after it again.5.
A.No pains,no gains.
B.Failure is unavoidable.
C.If it isn’t,do your best on something else.
D.Remove you bad feelings.
E.Actually it was because you were very lazy.
F.Review the situation to see what your choices are.
G.Usually it was because you were trying out a new skill or learning a new subject.
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假設你是紅星中學高三學生李華，請給你的外教Mr. Black寫一封郵件，邀請他參加你們學校舉行的英語讀書會(reading circle)活動，郵件的內容包括：
介紹讀書活動的相關信息（例如：時間、地點、活動目的、內容等）；
1.說明你發出邀請的原因；
2.詢問對方的意向。
注意：1. 詞數不少于100詞；
2. 開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。
Dear Mr. Black,
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Your,
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