科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Britain’s symbolic red phone boxes have become out of date in the age of the mobile, but villages across the country are stepping in to save them, with creative intelligence. Whether as a place to exhibit art, poetry, or even as a tiny library, hundreds of phone boxes have been given a new life by local communities determined to preserve a typical part of British life. In Waterperry, a small village near Oxford, the 120 residents have filled the phone box next to the old house with a pot of flowers, piles of gardening and cooking magazines, and stuck poems on the walls.
They took control of the phone box when telecoms operator BT said it was going to pull it down, an announcement that caused such dissatisfaction that one local woman threatened to chain herself to the box to save it. “I’d have done it, “ insisted Kendall Turner. “It would have been heartbreaking for the village. “ Local councilor Tricia Hallam, who came up with the idea for the phone box’s change, said quite a few people would have joined her, adding, “ We couldn’t let it go because it’s a British symbol.”
Only three feet by three feet wide, and standing 2.51-meter tall, the phone boxes were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1936 for the 25th anniversary of the reign of King George V. Painted in “Post Office red” to match the post boxes, they were once a typical image of England and the backdrop(背景) to millions of tourist photographs.
Eight years ago there were about 17,000 across Britain, but today, in a country where almost everybody has a mobile phone, 58 percent are no longer profitable and ten percent are only used once a month. “On average, maintaining them costs ￡800 a year per phone box-about ￡44 million annually,” said John Lumb, general manager for BT Payphones.
Some red phone boxes in Britain have been used for ____.
a. selling flowers b. cooking c. reading d. exhibiting art or poetry
A. a, b B. c, d C. a,b,c D. b,c,d
Why do the villagers want to keep the red phone boxes?
A. Because millions of people visit Britain to see the red phone boxes.
B. Because the local people could earn a lot of money from the red phone boxes.
C. Because the red phone boxes have already become a symbol of Britain.
D. Because the red phone boxes may be useful for some people in emergency.
What is the color of the British post boxes according to the passage?
A. Green B. Red C. Black D. Yellow
What is John Lumb’s attitude towards pulling down the red phone boxes?
A. supportive B. Opposed C. Neutral D. Indifferent.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆福建省高二上學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆內(nèi)蒙古高二下學期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
When I was an official of a school in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly’s son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as the educationally handicapped and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents knew his difficulties, but they always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper.
“Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known that the last time I had talked to him would be the last time. If I had only known that, I would have said to him, ‘Jim, I love you and I’m always so proud of you.’ I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, his laughter, and his genuine love to other people.
“When I put all the good things on the scale and try to balance them with all the irritating (惱人的) things such as the radio that was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., I find that the irritations really don’t amount to much.
“I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear as if it may be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the morning of the day when he died. He called me to say, ‘Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. You have to go to work now. Bye.’ That day, he gave me something to treasure forever. ”
If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate life more and to tell people, especially family members, that they should take the time to let each other know just how much they care. You may never have another chance. Do it today!
1.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “the educationally handicapped”?
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A．The learning difficulty. |
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B．The physical problems. |
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C．The psychological problems. |
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D．The communication difficulty. |
2.According to the writer, which of the following about Jim is TRUE？
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A．He was always sad about his school marks. |
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B．His parents always scolded him about his bad school marks. |
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C．His study needed more attention from his parents and teachers. |
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D．He was killed in a car accident. |
3.What did Polly think of Jim?
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A．He was a lovely boy with a beautiful smile who always loved others. |
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B．He was physically sick but always happy. |
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C．He was an irritating boy with some bad habits. |
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D．He seldom expressed his love for his parents. |
4.The purpose of Polly’s letter is to _______. .
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A．memorize her son |
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B．teach parents to appreciate their children |
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C．teach children how to be good boys |
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D．give some advice on how to deal with children’s problems |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆云南大理州賓川第四高級中學高二5月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
“TODAY is a dream comes true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam (大滿貫) champion.”
These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4.
“People were saying I’m getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman,” the 29-year-old joked.
This is the way that Li usually fights doubts– by being humorous and sharp. “China’s number one sister” is never a pushover (軟弱的人).
She has a tattoo (紋身). She has dyed (染色) her hair many different colors. And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support.
Li started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once recalled: “As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didn’t have time to play.”
Luckily, the tough girl didn’t give up, thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time.
Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title. Her next stop is Wimbledon – the European grass court championship that starts later this month.
“When you have one title, naturally you will think about another,” she says, not hiding her ambition.
“Chinese people are so lacking in confidence on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can prove we can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same,” she said.
1.Li Na is _________.
A. a basketball player B. a table tennis player
C. a tennis player D. a soccer player
2.Li Na is the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in______.
A. the Australian Open Tennis Championships
B. the Wimbledon Championships
C. the French Open
D. the American Open
3.From the passage, we know Li Na is ______.
A. outgoing B. fashionable C. tough D. All above
4.Li Na thinks that Chinese people need _______ in most.
A. independence B. ability C. confidence D. ambition
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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學年江蘇省高三上學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：書面表達
90后出生的學生，思想特殊、行為方式和價值觀令人擔憂。假如你是一名90后出生的學生，請根據(jù)下表中所提供信息以“Do trust us—a generation born in the 90s”為題寫一篇英語演講稿，以消除人們的憂慮。
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90后的境遇 |
面臨更多的升學和就業(yè)煩惱，所處環(huán)境競爭更加激烈。 |
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人們的憂慮 |
1.注重自我，輕視合作；2.缺乏毅力，容易氣餒；3.盲目追求，渴望成名。 |
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我們的長處 |
敢于挑戰(zhàn)。（請考生聯(lián)系自己擬定內(nèi)容，再列舉兩至三點。） |
注意：
1.對所給要點，逐一陳述，適當發(fā)揮，不要簡單翻譯。
2.詞數(shù)150左右。開頭和結尾已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。
Good afternoon, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is “Do trust us—a generation born in the 90s”.
Living in an environment full of fiercer competition, we, a generation born in the 90s, are faced with more problems in entering higher schools and getting employed.
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