| A. major | B. determined | C. promotion | D. prosperous | E. stressed |
| F. surprisingly | G. impressed | H. questions | I. cooperation | J. increasingly |
Barack Obama has been a hit in China. Apart from holding talks with Chinese leaders, the president ___41___ the Chinese with a lively question-and-answer session with college students. In fact, he is the first U.S. president to visit China inside his first year in office.
“The United States insists we do not seek to contain China’s rise,” he told Chinese students in Shanghai. “On the contrary, we welcome China as a strong and ___42___ and successful member of the community of nations.”
The U.S.-China relationship has opened the door to partnerships on ___43 ___ global concerns including economic recovery, clean energy, climate change, and the ___44___ of peace and beyond, he added.
Indeed, given these pressing issues, China and the United States have ___45___ found their future linked together. They discovered that the largest developing nation and the most powerful industrialized country have to work in concert.
Obama’s visit to China on November 15-18 highlighted the complexity of arguably the most important bilateral (雙邊) relationship in the world. Moreover, for all their differences and disagreements, Beijing and Washington are ___46___ to manage their relations in a way that will contribute to world peace and development.
Obama kicked off his first state visit to China in the country’s financial and economic centre, Shanghai, where he held a “town hall” meeting with more than 500 Chinese students. The one-hour discussion, during which Obama took ___47___ ranging from antiterrorism to recipes for success with his signature charisma (領袖魅力), was broadcast live on the websites.
He ___48___ that young people could help build bridges in U.S.-China ___49___ — a process that he said must grow beyond the two countries’ governments to take root in the people.
科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年河南十所名校高三考前仿真測試英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--The 2004 winner of Alaska’s famous 1,000-mile sled-dog race, the Iditarod, won again at age 53 to become the oldest champion in 2013, a year after his son became the youngest winner.
Mitch Seavey got his dogs to the finishing line first in 9 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes and 56 seconds. His son, Dallas Seavey, now 26, ended up ranking fourth, behind the older competitor, 43-year-old Aliy Zirkle, who followed four-time champion Jeff King, now 57.
Mitch Seavey, who lives in Seward, Alaska, operates a seasonal sled-dog touring business. The race was Mitch Seavey’s 20th Iditarod.
This year’s contest was marked by unusual conditions and unseasonable rain in the northern part of the trail, and conditions that Seavey said helped his team. “It seems like the tougher it is, the better we can do.”
He also thought highly of Zirkle, a New England immigrant（移民）who now lives in Two Rivers, Alaska. “She’s a great musher（趕狗拉雪橇的人）, and she’s going to win the Iditarod sometime, and probably more than once. We just had a little more energy, I think.” Zirkle, one of the most popular mushers, was greeted by shouts of “Aliy, Ally” from the fans as she drove her dog team approaching the finishing line on Nome’s Front Street. “I am pretty happy to be here,” she said. “I was going for it.”
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is one of the few major U. S. sports events in which men and women compete on an equal footing. The name “Iditarod” dates from a local Athabascan term meaning “a far, distant place”. Youthful mushers in the race may have some physical advantages--they can do some things more easily. But more importantly, winning the race needs the experience in dog race.
The year’s event started on Saturday, March 2 with a ceremonial nm in Anchorage. Of the 66 mushers who started the race, 10 had dropped out of competition as of Tuesday night. For his victory, Mitch Seavey will take home $50,400 and a new truck.
1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Mitch Seavey is the oldest competitor in the sled-dog race in 2013.
B. Mitch Seavey, who operates a touring business, is a New England immigrant.
C. Mitch Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 2004 and 2013.
D. Mitch Seavey managed to help his son become the youngest winner in 2012.
2.On which day did Mitch Seavey probably win the champion in the 2013 Iditarod?
A. On Saturday, March 2. B. On Monday, March 11.
C. On Saturday, March 9. D. On Tuesday, March 13.
3. Who ranked the 2nd place in the 2013 Iditarod according to the passage?
A. Aliy Zirkle. B. Dallas Seavey.
C. Mitch Seavey. D. Jeff King.
4. According to the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. the sled-dog race is the most important sports event in the US
B. experience also has a major influence on the result of the race besides age
C. men and women can’t compete in the sled-dog race together at the same time
D. all the athletes in the sled-dog race are limited by age to win the sled-dog race
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆安徽省高二3月月考英語試題 題型：閱讀理解
Without proper planning，tourism can cause problems．For example，too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of the country．If tourists create too much traffic，the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy．They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely．They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy．It is important to think about the people of a destination (旅行目的地) country and how tourism affects them．Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists．Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants．
Too much tourism can be a problem．If tourism grows too quickly，people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry．This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer．
On the other hand，if there is not enough tourism，people can lose jobs．Businesses can also lose money．It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels．Airports，first-class roads，and other support facilities (配套設施) needed by tourist attractions．For example，a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build．If this room is not used most of the time，the owners of the hotel will lose money．
Building a hotel is just a beginning．There must be many other support facilities as well，including roads to get to the hotel，electricity，sewers (下水道) to handle waste，and water．All of these support facilities cost money．If they are not used because there are not enough tourists，jobs and money are lost．
1.Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?
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A．It is extremely important to develop tourism． |
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B．Building roads and hotels is important． |
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C．Support facilities are highly necessary． |
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D．Planning is of great importance to tourism． |
2.The underlined word “inhabitants” (in Paragraph 1) probably means ______．
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A．citizens |
B．passengers |
C．population |
D．tourists |
3.Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT _______．
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A．a bad effect on other industries |
B．a change of tourists’ customs |
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C．over-crowdedness of places of interest |
D．pressure on traffic |
4.It can be inferred from the text that _______．
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A．the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fast. |
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B．local people will benefit from tourist attraction. |
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C．people will lose jobs because of the development of tourism. |
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D．we shouldn’t build support facilities needed by tourist attractions . |
5.The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will _____．
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A．waste a lot of money |
B．weaken their economy |
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C．help establish (確立) their customs |
D．help improve their life |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2010年山東聊城三中高一下學期期末考試英語卷 題型：閱讀理解
Can storms in Africa cause asthma(哮喘) in the Caribbean(加勒比)? Islanders point to the desert insects that land on beaches after a 5,000-kilometer flight across the Atlantic. If they can use winds to get from one continent to another, so can clouds of dust that carry disease.
Scientists think that as Africa becomes drier, dust from expanding deserts is being blown away into Caribbean islands. A study in Barbados shows that asthma has increased 17 times since Africa’s drought(干旱) began in 1973.
Other forms of life are suffering, too. Among them are the Caribbean’s famous coral reefs( 珊瑚礁), which began dying in large numbers in the 1900s. Eugene Shinn of the U.S. Geiological Sudrvey(USGS) in Florida went to the virgin Islands to study the reefs. The tests he and his colleagues carried out showed that the coral was dying of disease caused by Africa microbes(微生物) from across the ocean.
William Sprigg of the University of Arizona is studying the problem as part of a major UN project. He says that dust is causing problems in the U.S., too.
“We are just beginning to collect the evidence of airborne(空氣傳播的) dust influences on human health,” he told The Washington Post.
1.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
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A．Dangerous Dust |
B．Dangerous Disease |
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C．Changing Weather |
D．Developing Technology |
2. Where does the dust talked about in this passage come from?
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A．America. |
B．Africa. |
C．The Atlantic. |
D．The Pacific. |
3. The increase of asthma in the Caribean is probably related to _____ according to scientists.
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A．desert insects |
B．strong winds |
C．airborne dust |
D．dry weather |
4.Which of the following is NOT true about the Caribbean coral reefs?
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A．They are in Florida. |
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B．They used to be very beautiful. |
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C．They began dying in the past decades. |
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D．The African microbes have bad effect on them. |
5. Which of the following is TRUE about William Sprigg?
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A．He is a member of UN. |
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B．He thinks African dust also affects the US. |
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C．He has collected enough evidence about dust influences. |
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D．He is a reporter from The Washington Post. |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2010年山東德州一中高一下學期期末考試英語卷 題型：閱讀理解
My mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care.
One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”
I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.
I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.
Over the years my mother’s changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.
My story is really my mother’s story －a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.
1. The underlined word “ruse” in the first paragraph probably means .
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A．discovery |
B．success |
C．trick |
D．pleasure |
2.When the author asked his mother to buy him shirts, she .
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A．advised him to earn money by himself |
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B．asked him to try to manage their money |
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C．persuaded him not to buy them patiently |
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D．agreed to buy them for him immediately |
3. What do we learn about the author?
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A．He now works as a doctor. |
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B．He disliked watching TV as a kid. |
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C．He received little formal education. |
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D．He often did housework when young. |
4.The underlined word “this” in the last but one paragraph refers to .
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A．God’s throwing me away |
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B．my own medical illness |
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C．the operation on my spine |
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D．my mother’s changeless faith in God |
5.In writing the passage, the author mainly shows us .
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A．the happy relationships in his family |
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B．the benefits of reading for young children |
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C．the importance of formal education for adults |
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D．his mother’s great influence on his development |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012屆江蘇省高二下學期期末考試（英語） 題型：閱讀理解
Kenya wants to organize a major international conference to discuss how to fight piracy(海盜) off the coast of Somalia. The conference may also deal with ways to rescue Somalia from seventeen years of civil war. More than forty percent of its people depend on food aid.
Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula says the world cannot end piracy and civil war without dealing with Somalia’s political problems.
Somali pirates operate in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. The Gulf of Aden connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean by way of the Suez Canal. The pirates have fast boats, modern weapons and equipment like satellite phones and global positioning systems.
Pirates hijacked the Sirius Star off the coast of Kenya and moved it to waters off Somalia.
The tanker Sirius Star, at three hundred thirty meters long, is the biggest ship ever known to have been captured by pirates. It also happened farther south than most attacks, and farther out at sea ---- more than eight hundred kilometers from land.
The ship was headed for the United States with two million karrels of oil, worth an estimated one hundred million dollars. A Saudi Arabian company owns the tanker. The pirates have reportedly demanded twenty-five million dollars in negotiations to release the ship and its crew of twenty-five.
Somali pirates generally do not steal goods or kill hostages. They are believed to be holding seventeen ships with about three hundred crew members. Among the ships is a Ukrainian vessel hijacked(劫持) in September with a load of military weapons including tanks.
The increase in piracy is raising the cost of insuring ships. Also, oil from the Middle East and exports from East Asia could take longer to arrive.
Some of the world’s heaviest shipping traffic passes the Somali coast. But major shipping companies have begun to consider new routes. One of the world’s biggest shippers, A.P, Moeller Maersk, says it will avoid the Gulf of Aden. A move away from the Suez Canal could hurt Egypt’s economy.
American and other foreign navy ships are now watching for pirates. This week the Indian Navy destroyed a heavily armed “mother ship” in the Gulf of Aden. But the area to protect covers more than one hundred sixty million square kilometers.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is the key to solving the piracy in Somalia?
A. Providing lots of money. B. Ending Civil war.
C. Supplying enough food. D. Handling Somalia’s political problems.
2. Somali pirates do the following things except that _______.
A. they demand money B. they hold the ships with crew
C. they kill some of the hostages D. they hijack ships with military weapons
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The cost of ship transport is decreasing.
B. The routes of some ships might change.
C. Nothing has been done to fight against the piracy.
D. The Suez Canal is of no importance to Egypt’s economy.
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