The temperature is rising again in the Arctic. The sea ice area has dropped to one of the lowest levels on record， climate scientists reported last week.
“The new Arctic Report Card tells a story of widespread and continued effects of a warming Arctic，” said Jackie Richter-Menge of the US’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.
“This isn’t just a climatological (氣候學的) effect. It impacts the people that live there，” she added.
Scientists concerned about global warming focus on the Arctic because that is a region where the effects are expected to be felt first， and that has been the case in recent years.
There was a slowdown in Arctic warming in 2009， but in the first half of 2010 warming was near a record pace. The monthly readings were over 4 degrees Celsius above normal in northern Canada， according to the report card. The report card was prepared by 69 researchers in eight countries.
Researchers said last winter’s big snow storms that struck some Northern countries were tied to higher Arctic temperatures.
“Normally the cold air is bottled up in the Arctic，” said Jim Overland of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “But last December and February， winds that normally blow west to east across the Arctic were instead bringing the colder air south，” he said.
“As we lose more sea ice... warming in the atmosphere can create more of these winter storms，” Overland said.
There is a powerful connection between ice cover and air temperatures， Richter-Menge explained. When temperatures warm， ice melts. When ice melts it shows darker surfaces underneath ， which absorb more heat. “That， in turn， causes more melting and on the cycle goes，” she said.
In September the Arctic sea ice extent was the third smallest in the last 30 years， added Don Perovich of the US Army Laboratory. He said the three smallest ice covers have occurred in the last four years.
1.Scientists care so much about the warming in the Arctic region because .
A .the climate in the Arctic doesn’t change much
B. global warming effects are most serious in the Arctic region
C .there has been a major decrease of Arctic warming in recent years
D. by studying the region they can make predictions about the future impact of global warming
2.. Which of the following shows that the Arctic is getting warmer？
A. The surface of the sea ice in Arctic is getting darker and darker.
B. The Arctic sea ice extent has disappeared over the last 30 years.
C. The sea ice extent has increased to one of the highest levels on record.
3. What does the underlined word “cycle” refer to？
A .Ice giving off heat when it melts.
B. Higher temperatures bringing more storms.
C .The cause and the result of the melting.
D. The life of the people living in the Arctic getting worse.
4. According to researchers what led to big snow storms attacking some Northern countries last winter？
A. Higher Arctic temperatures.
B. The melting ice.
C. The cold wind blowing west to east.
D. Cold air bottled up in the Arctic.
5. What is the main point of the article？
A. Last winter’s big snow-storms.
B. Winds in the Arctic region.
C. Arctic warming and its possible effects.
D. Changes to the life of people living in the Arctic.
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
You may not realize it, but you are doing more than just studying when you are at school. The school is also the place where you learn__________. But this is not always easy. What can you do if you just don’t like one of your classmates?
If you discover that you have problems getting along with your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others.We can not change the way that other people do, so it is important to learn to live happily with them.
Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other. Knowing others constantly makes us understand others’differences. Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad. Tolerance teaches us to keep an even temper and an open mind.
You need to remember an old saying, “Treat others how you want to be treated.” You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is important to treat them kindly too. If you tolerate something, it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to change who you are or what you believe in.Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and not try to make them change.
It is important to practice tolerance, because it will make everyone’s life easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is very different, and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference.
What is the main idea of the text？(within 10 words)
________________________________________________________________________
Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?
Getting to know someone may help you understand why they do things differently.
________________________________________________________________________
Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within 10 words)
________________________________________________________________________
Why is tolerance important？How can you get along well with your classmates？(within 30 words)
________________________________________________________________________
Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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科目：高中英語 來源：湖北省鐘祥市舊口高中2009-2010學年高一下學期期中考試試題（英語） 題型：完型填空
第二節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
As a teenager, I didn’t get along well with my mother before . She 31 every aspect of my life, leaving me unable to have my 32 space.
About two years ago, I had a 33 with her . I just couldn’t control my bad temper that day . I said something 34 to mum . Mum was hurt, but she went away without saying anything .
When I was 35 at home, I started to recall the happy time we spent together and realized that I should 36 .But when I saw mum, the 37 moments pushed all the thoughts of saying sorry out of my head. I came back to my bedroom, feeling distracted (心煩意亂). That night I didn’t 38 well.
The next day, I got up earlier than usual. And I 39 a letter beside my bed. It was mum! In this letter, mum 40 how she loved me and how she worried about me . The 41 of mum’s love raced through my mind when I read it . I couldn’t help crying. I went out of bedroom and saw mum standing there 42 me.
“I am sorry, mum . Please 43 me !” I said with a guilty conscience(愧疚感) . Then I saw tears of 44 coming into mum’s eyes. We embraced(擁抱) emotionally. That moment was totally in my 45 forever.
From then on, 46 there is argument between us ,we will write our feelings and thoughts to each other. Then we can 47 and soon get along well.
By telling my story, I just want 48 people to know that if you have problems with your parents try to find the 49 . Never think that you have nothing to talk with them.They are the persons who always love you and stand 50 you! Maybe they’ve hurt you before , probably just because they didn’t know how to express love.
31. A. took notice of B. took care of C. took hold of D. took the place of
32. A. private B. wide C. empty D. quiet
33. A. talk B. conflict C. instruction D. decision
34. A. cheerful B. wonderful C. helpful D. hurtful
35. A. asleep B. sleepy C. alone D. lonely
36. A. complain B. tolerate C. change D. apologize
37. A. unhappy B. uncertain C. unfriendly D. unfamiliar
38. A. eat B. feel C. sleep D. live
39. A. wrote B. found C. accepted D. read
40. A. implied B. explained C. declared D. promised
41. A. words B. stories C. records D. details
42. A. pointing at B. staring at C. waiting for D. looking for
43. A. forgive B. accept C. forget D. punish
44. A. happiness B. regret C. sadness D. shame
45. A. diary B. memory C. imagination D. life
46. A. because B. unless C. if D. although
47. A. understand B. play C. think D. relax
48. A. unkind B. impatient C. adult D. young
49. A. answers B. difficulties C. solutions D. suggestions
50. A. for B. by C. in D. against
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科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省2010屆高一下學期期末考試英語試題 題型：其他題
讀寫任務（共1小題，滿分25分）
閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文
This is a very simple statement，yet not so easy to do—Keep your promises. I try to conduct my life in this manner. If you tell someone that you will do something for them，you can’t turn around at the 1ast minute and say, I didn’t do it because it wasn’t convenient. Keeping your promises is also a way to live your life with integrity. That's why it’s important to be aware of your choice of words, and to live consciously. There were many times that I was not able to keep my promise for example of repaying some money to a friend or colleague, somewhere in the back of my mind I had always intended to repay the debt even if it was years in the future. But that is not a very good way of living. If you consistently live like this you will lose friends because l was not true to my word. It is heartbreaking for both sides.
Especial with Children you need to keep your promise. I get so disturbed when l hear parents trying to sooth a child’s temper and the parent says “I promise一" Later when the child remind the parent or guardian，it becomes clear that the parent had no real thought to keep the promise. The words were just said to placate the child. The parent, as I remember, thought that his or her child would just forget a11 about what was promised. But children have a great memory. Especially when they hear the words I PROMISE. Those words sound stronger than any other words in the English language to a child. We have been taught that those words have power and magic．
[寫作內容]
1．以約30個詞概括短文的內容要點；
2．以約120個詞就“實踐你的諾言”這個主題發表你的看法，包含以下的內容要點：
(1)敘述你或你的朋友守信或不守信的一次真實或虛構的經歷及其結果。
(2)言而有信讓你生機處處；
(3)言而無信使你處處碰壁。
［寫作要求］
１、作文中可以使用自己的親身經歷或虛構的故事，也可以參照閱讀材料的內容但不得直接引用原文中的句子； ２、標題自定
[評分標準] 概括準確，語言規范，內容合適，篇章連貫。
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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學年浙江省高三年級九月月考英語題 題型：閱讀理解
Many trees in the Brackham area were brought down in the terrible storms that March. The town itself lost two great lime trees from the former market square. The disappearance of such striking features had changed the appearance of the town centre entirely, to the annoyance of its more conservative inhabitants(居民).
Among the annoyed, under more normal circumstances, would have been Chief Inspector Douglas Pelham, head of the local police force. But at the height of that week's storm, when the wind brought down even the mature walnut tree in his garden, Pelham had in fact been in no fit state to notice. A large and healthy man, he had for the first time in his life been seriously ill with an attack of bronchitis.
When he first complained of an aching head and tightness in his chest, his wife, Molly, had tried to persuade him to go to the doctor. Convinced that the police force could not do without him, he had, as usual, ignored her and attempted to carry on working. Predictably, though he wouldn't have listened to anyone who tried to tell him so, this had the effect of fogging his memory and shortening his temper.
It was only when his colleague, Sergeant Lloyd, took the initiative and drove him to the doctor's door that he finally gave in. By that time, he didn't have the strength left to argue with her. In no time at all, she was taking him along to the chemist's to get his medicine and then home to his unsurprised wife who sent him straight to bed.
When Molly told him, on the Thursday morning, that the walnut tree had been brought down during the night, Pelham hadn’t been able to take it in. On Thursday evening, he had asked weakly about damage to the house, groaned(含糊不清地說) thankfully when he heard there was none, and pulled the sheets over his head.
It wasn't until Saturday, when the medicine took effect, his temperature dropped and he got up, that he realised with a shock that the loss of the walnut tree had made a permanent difference to the appearance of the living-room. The Pelhams' large house stood in a sizeable garden. It had not come cheap, but even so Pelham had no regrets about buying it. The leafy garden had created an impression of privacy. Now, though, the storm had changed his outlook.
Previously, the view from the living-room had featured the handsome walnut tree. This had not darkened the room because there was also a window on the opposite wall, but it had provided interesting patterns of light and shade that hid the true state of the worn furniture that the family had brought with them from their previous house.
With the tree gone, the room seemed cruelly bright, its worn furnishings exposed in all their shabbiness. And the view from the window didn’t bear looking at. The tall house next door, previously hidden by the tree, was now there, dominating the outlook with its unattractive purple bricks and external pipes. It seemed to have a great many upstairs windows, all of them watching the Pelhams' every movement.
“Doesn’t it look terrible?” Pelham whispered to his wife.
But Molly, standing in the doorway, sounded more pleased than dismayed. “That's what I’ve been telling you ever since we came here. We have to buy a new sofa, whatever it costs.”
1.Why were some people in Brackham annoyed after the storm?
A. No market could be held. B. The police had done little to help.
C. The town looked different. D. Fallen trees had not been removed.
2.In the third paragraph, what do we learn about Chief Inspector Pelham’s general attitude to his work?
A. He finds it extremely annoying. B. Не is sure that he plays an important role.
C. Не considers the systems are not clear enough.
D. He does not trust the decisions made by his superiors.
3.What aspect of the Pelhams’ furniture does “shabbiness” in paragraph 8 describe?
A. its condition. B. its colour. C. its position. D. its design.
4.As a result of the storm, the Pelhams’ living-room _____.
A. was pleasantly lighter B. felt less private
C. had a better view D. was in need of repair
5.Why did Molly sound pleased by her husband’s comment?
A. It proved that he was well again. B. She agreed about the tree.
C. She thought he meant the sofa. D. It was what she expected him to say.
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
When I was a kid, I was a little fat, but I was also into sports．In college, I was less active, and I started blowing up．It got out of control when I went to law school．
I’d made a mental decision a thousand times ;Pm going to start losing weight now．But what prompted me to get serious about it was turning 30．At that point, I weighed 414 pounds．I was always tired．I have a family history of heart disease, and I was scared．I also wanted to look better．So a few weeks after my birthday, in the spring of 2006, I started to lose weight．
Walking was all I could do at first．I started by walking to a subway stop a few blocks away instead of the one closest to my apartment．On weekends, I’d walk in Central Park．I gradually increased the distance．A year later, I started to run．At first I could run for only two minutes, but I kept on．
It made a difference．I was losing nine or ten pounds a month, and I had a lot more energy． And there’s something about running．It makes you feel like a kid again．I enjoyed it．I started to think about the New York City Marathon, which goes right past my apartment building．For years, I thought I could never do that．But now I realized that maybe I could．By my 33rd birthday, in the spring of 2009, I was down to 180 pounds．That summer, I started formally training for the marathon．And on the morning of November 1, I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners, waiting for the event to start．When we started moving, it was an amazing feeling to have people cheering me on, handing me cups of water．In Harlem, my mom and brother stood on a street corner, waving．And then I crossed the finish line in Central Park, and somebody put a medal around my neck．I was in tears from being so happy．
At that moment, I knew: If I set my mind to something, nothing is impossible．
1．How old is the writer in the year of 2006?
A．30． B．31． C．32． D．33．
2．The underlined word "blowing up" in Paragraph 1 could roughly be replaced by ___ _．
A．losing the temper B．gaining weight
C．breaking the tire D．air charging
3．The first step the write takes to lose his weight is __ __．
A．dieting B．running C．walking D．swimming
4．Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A．The writer once weighed 414 pounds．
B．The writer lives in New York City.
C．The writer almost lost more than 200 pounds during 3 years.
D．The starting point of the City Marathon is Central Park.
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