____ the expense, I ____ a round-the-world tour.
A. Were it not … would take B. If it were not… take
C. Weren't it for… will take D. If it hadn't been for… would have taken
閱讀快車系列答案科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Tests administered（實施）to most elementary and high-school students in the United States exert（發揮）an unfavorable influence on science and math teaching， according to a new ＄1 million study performed for the National Science Foundation．And because schools with high minority enrollments（入學）generally place a greater reliance（相信）on scores from these tests， the study finds，there tends to be “a gap in instructional emphases between high and low minority classrooms that differs from our national concern for the quality of education．”
George F．Madaus and his colleagues at Boston College analyzed not only the six most widely used national standardized tests， but also the tests designed to accompany（go with）the four most commonly used science and math texts in fourth-grade，eighth-grade，and high-school classrooms．Though curriculum（teaching program）experts argue that schools should place greater emphasis on problem solving and reasoning， the new study shows that the tests focus on lower-level skills—primarily mechanical memorization of routine formulas（公式）．
Researchers surveyed more than 2，200 math and science instructors，interviewing in depth some 300 teachers and administrators．Especially in schools with high minority enrollments，teachers reported feeling pressured to help students perform well on these tests．Some states judge schools and some schools determine teacher assignments（工作安排）based on students' test scores．
“With so much worry，”Madaus says，“teachers feel forced to focus their instruction on drilling what the tests will measure—at the expense of the more valuable，higher-level skills．”
The author of this article states that ____ _ ．
A．the tests don't affect teaching in most elementary and high schools
B．the science and math teaching is influenced by the present tests
C．no study is performed on tests for the National Science Foundation
D．the United States exerts a strong influence on science and math teaching
It can be inferred that in high minority classrooms ____ _ ．
A．the students can not get high score from the tests
B．scores from the tests are not important
C．instructional emphases are unfavourable
D．teaching doesn't focus on the quality of education
According to the second paragraph，the study has discovered that ____ _ ．
A．emphasis of teaching is on problem solving and reasoning
B．curriculum is good for national standardized tests
C．the tests mainly center around the memorization of some formulas
D．routine formulas are not useful for students to memorize
According to Madaus' opinion，teachers are forced to ____ _ ．
A．evaluate（評估）students' skills every year
B．suffer so much worry on the texts
C．teach what will be tested
D．focus their instruction on useful drillings
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年天津市高三第三次月考英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Self-employed private physicians who charge a fee for each patient visit are the foundation of medical practice in the United States. Most physicians have a contract relationship with one or more hospitals in the community. They send their patients to this hospital, which usually charges patients according to the number of days they stay and the facilities (operating room, tests, medicines that they use). Some hospitals belong to a city, a state or, in the case of veteran's hospitals, a federal government agency. Others are operated by religious orders(教會) or other non-profit groups.
Some medical doctors are on salary. Salaried physicians may work as hospital staff members, or residents, who are often still in training. They may teach in medical schools, be hired by corporations to care for their workers or work for the federal government’s Public Health Service.
Physicians are among the best paid professionals in the United States. In the 1980s, it was not uncommon for medical doctors to earn incomes of more than $ 100,000 a year. Specialists, particularly surgeons, might earn several times that amount. Physicians list many reasons why they deserve to be so well rewarded for their work. One reason is the long and expensive preparation required to become a physician in the United States. Most would-be physicians first attend college for four years, which can cost nearly $ 20,000 a year at one of the best private institutions. Prospective physicians then attend medical school for four years. Tuition alone can exceed $ 10,000 a year. By the time they have obtained their medical degrees, many young physicians are deeply in debt. They still face three to five years of residency(實習階段) in a hospital, the first year as an apprentice physician. The hours are long and the pay is relatively low.
Setting up a medical practice is expensive, too. Sometimes several physicians will decide to establish a group practice, so they can share the expense of maintaining an office and buying equipment. These physicians also take care of each other’s patients in emergencies.
Physicians work long hours and must accept a great deal of responsibility. Many medical procedures, even quite routine ones, involve risk. It is understandable that physicians want to be well rewarded for making decisions which can mean the difference between life and death.
1.According to the passage, it is very unlikely that an American hospital is owned by ______.
A. a church B. a corporation C. a city D. a state
2.The expenses for becoming a doctor are spent on _______.
A. schooling and retraining B. practice in a hospital
C. facilities he or she uses D. education he or she receives
3.According to the passage, how long does it take for a would-be physician to become an independent physician in the USA?
A. About seven year. B. Eight years.
C. Ten years. D. About twelve years.
4.Sometimes several physicians set up a group medical practice mainly because _______.
A. there are so many patients that it is difficult for one physician to take care all of them
B. they can take turns to work long hours
C. facilities may be too much of a burden for one physician to shoulder
D. no one wants to assume too much responsibility
5.Which of the following statements could fully express the author’s view towards physicians’ payment in the USA?
A. For their expensive education and their responsibility, they deserve a handsome pay.
B. It is reasonable for physicians to have a large income because their work is very dangerous.
C. Physicians should be better paid because they work long hours under bad conditions.
D. Physicians have great responsibility, so it is understandable that they should be well rewarded.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年湖南省高三第五次月考英語卷（解析版） 題型：其他題
The construction of Shanghai Disneyland project and the international tourist resort is 1. ______ to cost the municipal government more than 100 billion yuan ($15.1 billion), 2.______ than the expense of last year's World Expo. According to the report, it will cost about 25 billion yuan to build the new theme park's core area, and 3. ______ 40 billion yuan to finish affiliated（附屬的）facilities. Most of these expenses will be paid by the Shanghai government.
The entire project will cover 4. _____ to 107.1 square kilometers, with 7 square kilometers taking up the core area, 13.6 square kilometers for affiliated facilities 5.______ 86.5 square kilometers for control areas. The government is expected to spend more than 100 billion yuan on the project..
"Affiliated facilities, 6.______ a commercial hotel, are set to be finished before the park opens in 2015," said Xu Lin, who heads the Pudong New Area district. Major construction work will begin in May, and affiliated facilities are scheduled to be done 7.______ June 2014.
In addition, apart from government investments, overseas capital and some domestic companies are eyeing deals for the park's affiliated projects as well. A Japanese company, 8._______ is in charge of Tokyo Disneyland's operations, is contacting the Walt Disney Co in the US, trying to obtain an operation deal for the park.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年遼寧省沈陽市高三高考領航考試（二）英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
In the computer age, most of us take a broadband（寬帶）Internet connection for granted. Whether cable or mobile broadband, today’s connections are many times faster than those in the early days. Videos play smoothly, complex websites load quickly, and files download much faster than ten years ago. And the files are much bigger too.
There’s a catch, of course: You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet. If you don’t, it’s slow dial-up access for you. And for those living really far out, there may be no Internet access at all.
Technology experts often talk about the “last mile” problem, which refers to the difficulty of bringing Internet access to remote locations. In cities and suburbs, it’s relatively easy to provide access for everyone. It is much more difficult to deliver access to those living far from cities, especially in developing countries. Internet service providers, for their part, have been reluctant to provide access to sparsely (稀疏地) populated areas. The handful of Internet users they would reach wouldn’t cover the expense.
But every year, technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users. Most broadband connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies aren’t available everywhere.
Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines. Advancements in cheaper, more efficient fiber optics cables (光纖電纜) promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more users.
Still, the “last mile” problem remains hard to deal with. There will always be somewhere that doesn’t have an affordable broadband connection. But someday that might not matter. If the rapid progress in cell phone technology is any indication (跡象), it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go.
1.The underlined part “a catch” (in Paragraph 2) probably means “_____”.
A．a rare challenge B．a desirable plan C．an efficient device D．a hidden problem
2.What can we know from the third paragraph?
A．Internet connection has not been popular in most cities.
B．Internet service providers care about rural（農村的）customers.
C．Computer is popular in developing countries.
D．It is hard to bring Internet access to users in remote areas.
3.Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that technological advancements _____.
A．make TV and telephone available everywhere
B．bring great change to people’s everyday life
C．make it possible for more people to use the Internet
D．bring faster Internet connections to users
4.What may eventually settle the “last mile” problem?
A．The broadband connection’s getting faster.
B．More and more Internet users.
C．more and more Internet connections.
D．The rapid progress in cell phone technology.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學年廣東省高三上學期期中考試英語題 題型：閱讀理解
If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life，one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have.
Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment．Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（敘舊，更新）with the friends，relatives and acquaintances we already have．
Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!
Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?
If you haven’t seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?
If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is because you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time．Compare it with your real values and priorities（優先考慮的事）in life．Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?
If you have become too busy for friends，why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?
Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities．Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you．
If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.
1. The author mainly discusses _______________in this passage.
A. how to spend our spare time
B. how to balance friendship and work
C. whether we should keep friendship
D. whether we should invite friends to dinner
2.Which of the following doesn’t indicate a good relationship?
A. You feel depressed with others in life.
B. You have someone to have close talks with.
C. You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.
D. You have fun when you are with someone.
3.What does the underlined word “delegated” (Para.7) probably mean?
A. declined B. answered C. appointed D. handled
4.The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following EXCEPT that________.
A. you spend too much time seeking material toys in your life
B. you stick to doing everything all by yourself
C. you feel it difficult to keep friendship
D. you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do
5. Which would be the best title for the text?
A. How to Make New Friends B. Too busy for Friendship?
C. How to Spend Your Time D. Too busy with work?
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