My friend, Peg, and I were seeking evidence that there were people who were treating our soil, our waters, our air with the love and respect they deserved. And we found it.

One day we saw a busload of school children on an outing. The bus had stopped at a hamburger stand where we were having a rest, and half-a-hundred children poured out. Busloads of children, of course, were not new, and I hardly gave them more than a glance until I realized what they were doing. Chatting and laughing, the children were picking up as much waste as they could carry from around the stand and its parking area. They took the waste to their bus, where several bags had been brought out for the waste.

Within five minutes, before our astonished eyes, that parking lot had been picked clean. Impressed, I walked over to their teacher. "I'm interested," I began. "In fact, I'm surprised at how those kids worked this place over. Is this some kind of environment protection class?"

"You'd never guess it," he said, "but we're a history class. "

"A history class?"

"That's right. We're on our way from Boston to visit Fort(城堡) Ticonderoga. Before the trip, one of the things we tried to find out was how the Ticonderoga countryside looked back in old days," he said. "In fact, we made a little table display of the scene, using toy buildings and toy trees. When one kid jokingly suggested we ought to put a few bottles and cans around to make it look real, the others blamed him. But the boy argued that he bet Ticonderoga would look like that today. Besides, if they thought it was so funny, were they prepared to clean it up if he was right? The class decided, however, that the entire fort might be too big a task to do. But they agreed to clean up any roadside area where they stopped on their way to the fort. And so that's what they did!"

1.How did the author feel when he understood what the kids were doing?

A. Amazed.

B. Bored.

C. Disappointed.

D. Unconcerned.

2.Why were the students going to Fort Ticonderoga?

A. To learn history.

B. To go outing for fun.

C. To clean the roads to the fort.

D. To protect the environment there.

3.The underlined word "display" in the last paragraph refers to__________.

A. plan

B. show

C. cloth

D. game

練習冊系列答案
相關(guān)習題

科目：高中英語 來源：河北省2016-2017學年高二下學期第二次月考英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解

Texting（發(fā)短信）walkers aren't just an annoyance to other walkers, Australian researchers armed with movie special-effects technology have determined scientifically that they're threats to themselves. Using motion-capture technology similar to that used for films, researchers concluded that texting while walking not only affects balance but also the ability to walk in straight line.

“Some people like checking emails while walking to work in the morning” said the study co-author Hoorn, “but they may not know it has a serious effect on the safety of themselves”. Other facts have also proved this. A tourist from Taiwan walked off a pier near Melbourne last month while checking Facebook, bringing a sudden and icy end to a penguin-watching visit. Another person who was too wrapped up in his phone to notice dangers walked straight into the fountain in front of a shopping mall.

The Australian study involved 27 volunteers, a third of whom admitted having knocked into objects while texting. They were asked to walk 8.5 meters three times—once without phones, once while reading text and once while writing text, when eight cameras recorded their actions.

They found the volunteers using the phone walked slower, and, more seriously, they locked their arms and elbows in like “robots”, which forced their heads to move more, throwing themselves off balance. “In a pedestrian（步行的）environment, inability to maintain a straight path would be likely to increase potential for traffic accidents”, said Mr. Hoorn. “The best thing to do is to step aside and stop, or keep off the phone.”

Authorities world-wide have taken note. Signs on Hong Kong's subway system advise passengers in three languages to keep their eyes off their phones. Police and transport authorities have highlighted the danger in Singapore, where the Straits Times newspaper recently declared cellphone-distracted road crossing as “bad habit No. 2” contributing to the rising number of road deaths. Some U.S. states, including New York and Arkansas, are considering bans on what they're calling phone jaywalking.

1.According to the passage, people texting while walking usually____________.

A. do not influence other walkers B. do harm to their eyes

C. put themselves in danger D. can still walk straight

2.Which of the following words has the closest meaning to “wrapped up” in Paragraph 2?

A. absent-minded B. annoyed

C. confused D. absorbed

3.The two examples in Paragraph 2 are given in order to __________.

A. prove texting walkers are threats to others

B. show texting walkers may harm themselves

C. analyze the causes of the danger

D. amuse the readers

4.About the Australian study, we know that___________.

A. the volunteers using phones while walking moved normally

B. ten volunteers admitted having bumped into things while texting

C. the volunteers were divided into three groups during the study

D. texting walkers are exposed to greater possibility of traffic accidents

5.The last paragraph suggests that_________.

A. actions have been taken against texting while walking

B. Hong Kong’s subway system forbids texting walkers to take the train

C. New York has made laws to ban phone jaywalking

D. cellphone-distracted road crossing is considered the worst habit in Singapore

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：江西省九江市2016-2017學年高一下學期期末考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解

In Modem society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity; others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affaire. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players，they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that wound mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both arc afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (化解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.

1.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Competition helps to set up one’s self-respect.

B. People hold different opinions on competition.

C. Failures are necessary experience in competition.

D. Competition is harmful to one’s development.

2.Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty.

C. It encourages individual efforts. D. It improves personal abilities.

3.What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with “a desire to fail”？

A. One’s success in competition calls for great efforts.

B. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.

C. One’s success relies largely on his firm belief of winning.

D. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.

4.Which point of view may t)ie author agree with?

A. Competition- damages friendship among people.

B. Performance in competition determines one’s value.

C. Fear of failure should l>c removed in competition.

D. Winning should be a mailer of life and death.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：安徽省滁州市九校2016-2017學年高二下學期期末聯(lián)考英語試卷 題型：七選五

Some Ways to Have an Amazing Day

Here are a few tips for making sure you can answer the pop quiz of life confidently:

Be kind.

1. How often do you stop to talk to the people you encounter every day? Do you know the names of the people at the bank, the grocery store, or restaurant? One great way to get more out of your day is to fill it with people you know. The best way to know more people is to be kind to everyone you meet. Take a moment to learn a little about them.

2.

I avoided saying “Stay Busy” because sometimes we can fill our day with meaningless activities and feel busy but then at the end of the day we look back and realize we accomplished nothing. A great way to stay productive is to look at the things you would like to accomplish today, this week, this month, etc. and then plan some time to work on each of them.

Look for ways to serve.

I truly believe that giving meaningful service to other people is the greatest key to our personal happiness. It may be just a smile and a “hello”. 3. It may be just a phone call to tell them “thank you for being a friend.” When we serve other people, we develop personal joy.

Find a purpose.

The happiest people have one or more big “l(fā)ife goals”. 4. When we have a big goal that we feel passionate about we become more excited to work on that goal every day.

5. When you give yourself the pop quiz at the end of the day, you will be ready to say you did everything you

could.

A. Keep learning new things

B. Make the most of every day

C. Stay productive all the time

D. Try to do more in your everyday life

E. It may be helping them with their work

F. It has been said that you can measure a person by how they treat the people who can do nothing for them

G. It may be to run a marathon, write a book, start a business, develop a product or learn a new hobby or profession.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：山西省運城市2016-2017學年高一下學期期末考試英語試卷 題型：短文填空

Mr. Clark works in a middle school. He likes reading and often borrows some books1.the library. He listens to the radio every morning and reads newspapers after supper. So he knows much and teaches well.

Mr. Clark has a nine-year-old son, Mike,2.also likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Clark always thinks he’s too young3.(understand) him and chooses the easiest ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with it.

On day Mike read something about lights and was4.(interest) in it. He asked his father a few questions, and without any5.(difficult) his father answered them all. Then his father said6.(proud), “Fathers always know 7.(much) than sons!” The boy thought for a while and said, “I don’t think8..” His father asked, “oh? Why?” Mike didn’t answer, and asked instead, “Who9.(invent) lights in the l9th century?” “Thomas Edison,” answered Mr. Clark. “why didn’t his father invent them, then?”10.(look) at his son, Mr. Clark didn’t know what to say!

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：甘肅省武威市2016-2017學年高一下學期期末練習英語試卷 題型：完形填空

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know ____ you think you are a _____person or a coward (懦 夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question ___ you are tested in real life. Some people _____they are brave but when they come face to face with real ____, they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like ____ .

Lenny had always thought of himself as a ___ person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. ___, on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the ____water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very ____and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, ____ to the woman, and kept her head ___ the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not ____.

When you are in a very ____ situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin（腎上腺素）. ___ adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are ____ to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this ___ , the muscles（肌肉） become very hard and you find you _____move at all. You are then paralyzed (使無能為力) with fear. This is ____when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified(驚呆的)”. This word comes from the Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are ____ frightened that we become stonelike.

1.A. how B. neither C. whether D. either

2.A. brave B. real C. hard D. certain

3.A. when B. until C. after D. once

4.A. realize B. find C. think D. agree

5.A. life B. question C. mouse D. danger

6.A. soldiers B. mice C. heroes D. cowards

7.A. useful B. brave C. nervous D. terrible

8.A. So B. Therefore C. Then D. Actually

9.A. fresh B. poisonous C. warm D. ice-cold

10.A. nervous B. calm C. frightened D. excited

11.A. went B. helped C. spoke D. swam

12.A. in B. under C. above D. from

13.A. an accident B. a mistake C. seventy-eight D. seventy-nine

14.A. dangerous B. comfortable C. different D. favorable

15.A. With B. Without C. For D. Like

16.A. afraid B. unable C. ready D. anxious

17.A. gets B. disappears C. happens D. goes

18.A. needn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t

19.A. where B. how C. because D. why

20.A. really B. very C. such D. so

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省揭陽市、揭東一中2016-2017學年高一下學期期末聯(lián)考英語試卷 題型：短文改錯

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞。

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

I was asked to deliver the speech before the whole class at the age of 9! I felt shy the moment I thought of that. Therefore, I had no choice but to prepare for them. The real moment began when I stood on the platform with so many eyes fixing on me. My listeners were waiting patient. I gradually found myself back, giving my speech. My audience applauded at last, which means I made it. After then, my fear of talking before lots of people has been disappeared. The greatest difficulty on our way to success is your fear. Overcome it, we will be able to achieve our goals.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省揭陽市、揭東一中2016-2017學年高一下學期期末聯(lián)考英語試卷 題型：單項填空

—Why can’t I smoke here?

—At no time _________ in the meeting room.

A. is smoking permitted B. smoking is permitted

C. does smoking permit D. smoking does permit

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：江蘇省連云港市2016-2017學年高一下學期期末考試英語試卷 題型：單項填空

Students are advised to keep the list of books near the desk for easy .

A. reference B. preference

C. purpose D. function

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案