Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mum, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”
Mum never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.
That night I told Mum about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, mum looked carefully at the bars.
“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung I reached.
I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs; I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.
One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mum came into my room. “Mum,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”
For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.
1.Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mum’s attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?
A. Cautious B. Serious
C. Strict D. Considerate
2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 imply?
A. Mum believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.
B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.
C. Mum was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.
D. What the child had said brought Mum great attraction and curiosity.[
3.When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because ________.
A. they felt sorry for what they had done before
B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt
C. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars
D. they were astonished to find the author’s progress
4.The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ________.
A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mum weep
B. the child’s experience reminded Mum of that of her own
C. Mum could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph
D. Mum suffered more in the process of the child’s growth actually
數學奧賽暑假天天練南京大學出版社系列答案科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年江西臨川第一中學高二12月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Singer-songwriter Tori Kelly is close to a huge breakthrough. Her recent performances on the BET Awards shows have created a sensation（轟動）in pop music. You couldn’t call Kelly an overnight success. Sure she’s only 22.
The Southern Californian girl first appeared in public on the talent show “Star Search” when she was only 10. But her real appearance came from posting videos on YouTube. Eventually Kelly made her way to “American Idol”, and advanced through to Hollywood. But she did not make the Top 24. That loss encouraged her to write more of her own material, which eventually became part of her first album “Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly”.
“Even just releasing music in general is an achievement. I get to put out a whole album of songs that I just put my whole heart into, and people are responding really well to it,” she said. “It’s like the best feeling in the world because these are songs about my life. So it’s really cool to be able to do what I love.”
“Handmade Songs” sold well enough to reach the top 10 in a number of music charts（排行榜）.She followed that success with live performances at clubs in Los Angeles. Recently, Kelly excited audiences at the Billboard Music Awards with her performance of her song “Nobody Love”.
The singer-songwriter says that being within reach of her goal is amazing. “I think all the awards shows I have done so far have just been so surreal,” she said. “Like, I always dreamed of being on different awards shows, sitting at home on my sofa and watching. I think as a kid I just always put myself on that stage, and the fact that it’s actually happening, that I get to be a part of these shows is unbelievable.”
Kelly released her full-length album “Unbreakable Smile” in June, 2015. Her single “Should’ve been us” is also rising on the Billboard Hot 100.
1.Tori Kelly is not an overnight success because_________.
A. she often performs on the shows all around the world
B. she has released a lot of albums since she was ten
C. she has been working to be a pop star for over ten years
D. she has won many awards in the music world
2.Which of the following is the first album of Tori Kelly?
A. “Unbreakable Smile”
B. “Nobody Love”
C. “Should’ve Been Us ”
D. “Handmade Songs By Tori Kelly”
3.The underlined word “surreal” in Paragraph 5 means______.
A. impossible B. dreamlike C. unworthy D. valuable
4.It can be known from the passage that Tori Kelly_______.
A. has a great gift for pop music
B. focuses on her career because she loves music
C. will change her profession soon.
D. will face more difficulties in the future.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年北大附中河南分校高一上學期期中英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空
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A couple of months ago I was renting a house to work from. I was fairly well set up, _____ didn’t own a lawn mower(割草機) and after a week I realized I had to find some way to deal with the growing _____! But I was on a fairly ____ budget(預算) which couldn’t pay a lawn-mowing company.
I was thinking about this one Sunday as the “Mr. Whippy” ice cream van (貨車) _____ outside on the street. I hadn’t had a Mr. Whippy ice cream for years, and I _____ my coin purse and headed _____. On the pavement were three young _____ playing. They may have been from next door, but I was new there and hadn’t really met anyone yet.
It was a _____ day and I asked them if they’d like an ice cream. “Yes, please,” they replied _____. At that moment a fourth boy ___ them from the neighboring house. And there was just enough change to cover _____ ice creams. As I left the van, I heard the lady serving the boys say, “that was a really ______ thing that lady did for you boys. Don’t forget to _____ her.” I smiled as I went inside to carry on ____.
I left for work that evening, and didn’t _____ until Tuesday morning. As I drove into the drive, I realized something was _____. Yes, my lawns had been mowed. I felt this huge _____ rush into my heart. I knew my _____had done this for me.
This act of _____ not only made a big difference to me, but it also ____ me to act further in our community. Thank you so much neighbors.
1.A. soB. unlessC. butD. or
2.A. troubleB. grassC. treeD. noise
3.A. easyB. bigC. tightD. free
4.A. broken upB. built upC. taken upD. pulled up
5.A. grabbedB. openedC. madeD. hid
6.A. insideB. outsideC. upD. down
7.A. womenB. menC. boysD. girls
8.A. importantB. boringC. coldD. hot
9.A.enthusiasticallyB. nervouslyC. surprisinglyD. disappointedly
10.A. cared aboutB. joinedC. noticedD. laughed at
11.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. six
12.A. easyB. naturalC. painfulD. kind
13.A. thankB. visitC. helpD. catch
14.A. shoutingB. designingC. workingD. waiting
15.A. sleepB. returnC. recoverD. finish
16.A. similarB. generalC. popularD. different
17.A. warmthB. patienceC. courageD. wisdom
18.A. parentsB. neighborsC. friendsD. relatives
19.A. illnessB. sadnessC. happinessD. kindness
20.A. encouragedB. warnedC. madeD. prevented
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆吉林長春外國語學校高三上學期第二次質檢英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空
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The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to influence from the other town.
In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very . For instance, when women birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because was the symbol of success, people were busy making money, with no time for . Some young people couldn't bear the intensity and chose to drive to escape.
, in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People without pressure and do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn't care students came or not. Workers might sit around the office drinking coffee and doing nothing. the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was that mattered. No one had the slightest thought of moving , either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were the old models from the town of Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to because of the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves. “What is for?” But just before life in the two towns completely , there came a great person--Mr.Reason. He went from door to door, with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had, ________ people in Pleasure began to make plans. They the wall between them and built a road to connect the two. People in the two towns came to realize the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don't go to extremes.
1.A. connect B. contact C. prevent D. arrange
2.A. worst B. best C. least D. most
3.A. took B. gave C. offered D. brought
4.A. health B. power C. wealth D. status
5.A. sometimes B. hardly C. seldom D. always
6.A. relaxation B. intension C. standard D. starvation
7.A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover
8.A. got up B. went up C. grew up D. set up
9.A. must B. could C. need D. should
10.A. who B. where C. what D. whether
11.A. all day long B. all night C. all alone D. all the way
12.A. Regardless of B. Due to C. According to D. As for
13.A. pleasure B. time C. money D. pressure
14.A. backward B. downward C. upward D. forward
15.A. drugs B. food C. work D. books
16.A. money B. life C. pleasure D. pressure
17.A. failed B. improved C. lived D. succeeded
18.A. to talk B. talking C. talked D. talks
19.A. when B. as C. while D. since
20.A. went down B. put down C. pulled down D. wrote down
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆寧夏回族自治區銀川一中高三上第四次月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Alibaba started taking the lead in China by connecting big Chinese manufacturers(制造商) with big buyers across the world. Its business-to-business site, Alibaba.com allowed business to buy almost everything. Alibaba’s advantage wasn’t hard to judge: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Its market attracts 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a year — and Alibaba is just the middleman. It encourages people to use its markets — not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.
If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience. I moved to Beijing a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anything else my wife wanted. “You’re looking for what exactly? Why not try it? ” my Chinese teacher asked me one day. With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.
Alibaba’s original business-to-business model now is second to consumer buying. Chinese retail(零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibaba’s profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you’ll ever find. TMall.com is Alibaba’s other big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices.
What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U.S. is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping — big-box retailers especially —in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites. In smaller towns than Beijing, where big retailers have not yet traveled, shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.
I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is. Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping. I’m not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chinese-language site. When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teacher’s iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.
1.Alibaba’s advantage mainly lies in .
A．its low price
B．its big size
C．its not charging small sellers
D．its business-to-business service
2.We know from the passage that Alibaba .
A．will continue to develop.
B．charges all the sellers on its site a percentage of the sale.
C．acts as a bridge between the buyers and sellers.
D．is of middle size among all the online sites.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Alibaba’s business-to-business service earns more money than retail.
B．TMall.com provides more profit than Taobao.
C．Taobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites.
D．The author’s Chinese teacher is also an online purchase lover.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A．Shopping online in China is TaoBao.
B．How the author purchases online in China.
C．Shopping online goes beyond traditional shopping.
D．Alibaba influences people’s daily purchase in China.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年廣東惠州第一中學高二上學期期中英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Since my family were not going to be helpful about my taking a cooking job, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not to tell them about it till I’d got a permanent one.
I had seen an agency advertised in a local paper, so as soon as there was no one about to say “Where are you going?” I rushed out of the house in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as nervous as if I were going on the stage. Finding the place quite easily, I tore up three flights of stairs, and swung breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office calmed me, and I sat down on the edge of a chair. The woman at the desk opposite looked carefully at me. Then she questioned me in a low voice. I answered softly and started to feel helpless. She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job, so I felt I had to give her the idea of a widowed mother struggling against poverty. But I felt more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience or references. Suddenly, the telephone on her desk rang. While having a mysterious conversation, she kept looking at me. Then I heard her say:
“In fact, I’ve got someone here who might suit.” She wrote down a number, and my spirits rose as she held out the paper to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a cook immediately. Cook a dinner for ten people tomorrow. Could you manage that, I wonder?”
“Oh, yes,” say I—never having cooked for more than four. Then I rushed out and called the lady, Miss Cathy. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. “Are you sure?” she kept saying. Anyway she decided to employ me and a permanent position if I carried out the promise of my self-praise. I asked her what tomorrow’s menu was to be.
“Just a small, simple dinner: lobster cocktail, soup, turbot Mornay, fruit salad and a savory.” In a rather shaken voice I promised to turn up in good time tomorrow and rang off.
1.What did the author feel on her way?
A. Excited but worried.
B. Nervous and excited.
C. Easy and curious.
D. Helpless but excited.
2.Why didn’t the woman give the author the job at first?
A. Because the woman found that the author didn’t respect her.
B. Because the woman realized that the author made up a story.
C. Because the author hadn’t been a cook before or got a reference.
D. Because the woman had already hired a more suitable cook.
3.According to the passage, what would the author most probably do after the call?
A. Read some cookery book.
B. Call her family and tell them the news.
C. Go to the woman’s house.
D. Buy what the woman told her at once.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆天津第一中學高三上學期第二次月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Some American high schools are for students with special interests, like science or the arts. New York City even has a program for those interested in the food service industry, called Food and Finance High School.
New York also has what are called international high schools, or internationals, for immigrant students. They must be new learners of English who have been in the United States less than four years. The first school opened in nineteen eighty-five. The city will begin the new term next month with ten.
New York works with a nonprofit organization, the Internationals Network for Public Schools. Support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has helped the network expand. The network says the graduation rate was seventy percent last year in the four New York schools open long enough to have graduating classes. That, compared with twenty-three percent for English language learners in all of the city schools.
Over all, New York officials recently reported that the city’s four-year graduation rate, reached fifty-two percent last year. At the same time, they reported that the city’s dropout rate fell below fifteen percent. The Internationals Network says its schools have an average dropout rate of just five percent.
Claire Sylvan is the executive director of the group. She says students drop out mainly because their families need them to work or because parents arrange marriages for girls.
The Internationals Network mainly helps find teachers and trains them in the teaching method of the internationals. Claire Sylvan says the teaching approach is to have students use their different strengths to help each other. They work in small groups, but she says they are not grouped by ability. She says the students discuss issues, then produce a product like a paper, a play, a poster or a report. They learn English as they work.
1.The international high school in New York is __________
A. for immigrant students with special interests
B. for new immigrant students who have been living in New York less than four years
C. for new learners of foreign language from around the world
D. for new young learners of English language living in the US less than four years
2.The international high schools in New York _______
A. have been opened for less than 20 years and set a good example
B. can bring great profit for the Internationals Network for Public Schools
C. will expand from having one school to having ten
D. have given great support to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
3.Which of the following shows the graduation rate of the schools of the International Networks last year in the four New York schools?
Graduation rate
Dropout and other
A B C D
4.One of the reasons why some students drop out of school is that _____.
A. their parents can’t afford to pay for the education
B. they have to help their parents with the work
C. girls are forced to make money for their families
D. they have trouble in passing all kinds of exams
5.Claire Sylvan would agree with all the following statements EXCEPT _____.
A. with the help of the network, the students can find right teachers.
B. students use their different strengths to help each other
C. students can be divided into different classes according to their ability
D. students can discuss with each other and finish their work by themselves
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年江蘇淮陰中學高二上第二次月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：其他題
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The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction handbook. And each child is different. So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration, not knowing what to do. But in raising children----as in all of life---what we do is influenced by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American values.
To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children stand on their own two feet. From infancy, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they gain more freedom to make their own choices. Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to share them with. When they reach young adulthood, they choose their own careers and marriage partners. Of course, many young adults still seek their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the nest” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not “tied to their mother's apron strings.”
The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to treat their children as individuals─ not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to fulfill their own dreams. Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the confidence to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a friendship among equals. But contrary to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit. Even as adults, they respect and honor their parents.
Most young couples with children struggle with the issue of childcare. Mothers have traditionally stayed home with their children. In recent years, though, a growing trend is to put preschoolers in a day care center so Mom can work. Many Americans have strong feelings about which type of arrangement is best. Some argue that attending a day care center can be a positive experience for children. Others insist that mothers are the best caregivers for children. A number of women are now leaving the workforce to become full-time homemakers.
Disciplining children is another area that American parents have different opinions about. Many parents feel that an old-fashioned spanking(一頓打) helps youngsters learn what “No!” means. Others prefer alternate forms of discipline. For example, “time outs” have become popular in recent years. Children in “time out” have to sit in a corner or by a wall. They can get up only when they are ready to act nicely. Older children and teenagers who break the rules may be grounded, or not allowed to go out with friends. Some of their privileges at home like TV or telephone use may also be taken away for a while. Although discipline isn't fun for parents or children, it’s a necessary part of training.
Being a parent is a tall order. It takes patience, love, wisdom, courage and a good sense of humor to raise children. Some people are just deciding not to have children at all, since they're not sure it's worth it. But raising children means training the next generation and preserving our culture. What could be worth more than that?
Paragraph outline | 1._________ details |
Introduction | It is no easy task to bring up children. Parents sometimes feel very 2.______, not knowing what to do. |
The goal of parents | They help children to learn live 3._______ from infancy on. |
The relationship between parents and children | An informal relationship exists between American parents and children. Children are praised and 4.______ to realize their dreams. ●Children are treated equally more like friends. |
The issue of childcare | Most young couple struggle with this issue. ●5._______, mothers stayed at home with kids. ●Recently, a day care center is 6.______ preschoolers are put. ●There is an argument over whether attending a day care center is a positive experience for children. |
7._____to discipline children | American parents have different opinions. ● “Time outs” have gained 8._____ in recent years. ●9.________ away some privileges is a way to punish some older children and teenagers. |
Conclusion | Raising children takes patience, love, wisdom, courage etc, but it is 10.________ it. |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆內蒙古巴彥淖爾市高三上學期期中英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Europe loves bicycle
Cycling isn’t always easy. Busy streets, noisy horns, and inadequate bike lanes and parking areas can make it an uphill battle. But not even these difficulties can stop Europeans passion for cycling. According to BBC,bicycles outsold cars in 26 of the European Union’s 28 states last year.
In some European countries just like Denmark and the Netherlands, people really love bicycles.
But BBC reported that Spain is also embracing bicycling: for the first time on record, bicycles outsold cars in the country in 2012.
And it’s becoming a continent-wide phenomenon. “people ride to work and take their bikes to the grocery
store,” Bill Strickland, executive editor of Bicycling magazine, told Reuters.
So what has led to cycling’s growing popularity in Europe?
“Cycling is a safe, clean, healthy way to get around,” the Daily Star concluded. “it not only reduces traffic congestion and pollution, abut also contributes to public health.”
Bike-friendly policies have also contributed to the phenomenon.
Dozens of cities have joined a European Union initiative(倡議) to make bicycles on the par with (與......平分秋色) cars as a form of urban transport. Quite a few cities such as Stockholm, London, Florence and Munich now offer extensive networks of well-marked bike lanes.
Copenhagen take it as a step future by keeping bicycles and motor vehicles physically separate as much as possible. On these routes, stoplights are adjusted to the rhythms of bicycles, not cars. And the routs are lined with bicycle pump stations that are designed to the Daily Star.
For people living far from city centers, getting to work by bicycles alone may not be time-efficient. That’s why many European countries now allow cyclists to bring their bicycles onto subway trains.
Europeans are also creative in solving parking problems. The Daily Star reported that Amsterdam has come up with a high-tech solution: you lock your bike to a rack (架子), which then revolves underground. When you want your bike back, the rack rotates (旋轉) it back to the surface.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. In Denmark, all bike lanes are separated from motorized traffic.
B. In Copenhagen, cyclists are given priority (優先) over drivers in many traffic situations.
C. Bicycles are not allowed to be taken onto subway trains in most European countries.
D. Amsterdam’s cycling network and underground parking system is the most advanced in the world.
2.The underlined word “embracing” in Para3 is closest in the meaning to _____.
A. getting worries about
B. taking little interest in
C. accepting gladly
D. including as a part of something larger
3.What’s the purpose of the underlined sentence?
A. It shows the popularity of bicycles.
B. It shows why people dislike bicycles.
C. It serves as an introduction of why Europeans like bicycles.
D. It serves as a warning of difficulty in riding a bicycle.
4.More and more Europeans prefer bicycles because ________.
A. They think cycling is a safe, clean, healthy, inexpensive way to get around.
B. Cars are usually caught in traffic jams.
C. Governments require them to do so.
D. It is convenient to park their bicycles.
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