Their belief is proved by the fact that the death penalty prevents murder.
A. that B. which
C. what D. the fact that
科目:高中英語 來源:2010-2011廣東深圳高級中學高三第二次模擬測試英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
The idea about the phoenix goes back to Ancient Egypt, where we find the phoenix described as a handsome, eagle-like bird, with part-golden, part-red plumage, that spent most of its life in the Arabian deserts. It was rarely seen and according to one version of the story, only appeared in Egypt once every five hundred years, when it flew to Heliopolis, “city of the sun”, and deliberately burnt itself to ashes by settling on the altar (祭壇) flame there! However, it seems it did not really die because from those same ashes a young, fully formed phoenix was born and flew away, apparently back to Arabia.
It is pretty obvious that no one has ever seen or will see a living phoenix. The interesting thing is that we can find certain clues which may explain one aspect of the Egyptians’ idea. It may sound unbelievable, but some birds are apparently quite charmed by flames and small fires, especially members of the crow family. One zoologist actually proved this by setting fire to some straw near to a tame(馴養(yǎng)的)rook, a large black bird like a crow. Far from becoming nervous and backing away, the bird deliberately stood over the flames, with raised and vibrating wings. It didn’t get burnt, but the image it presented by its strange behavior was almost exactly like that shown in illustrations of the mythical phoenix!
Why birds should occasionally behave in this strange way is not clear. One idea is that they carefully use the heat of the flames to relieve the annoyance caused by their feather mites (虱) which all birds have. Whatever the reason, it is quite possible that the Ancient Egyptians saw birds behaving in this way, from time to time, and used it as the basis of their phoenix myth, adding fanciful details which closely linked it to their worship of the sun and their belief in resurrection.
Nowadays, the phoenix is much less important to us than it was to the Egyptians. But the logo of modern fire insurance companies, which employ the phoenix as one of their symbols, refers that in one sense the idea of it remains.
【小題1】 According to the passage, the phoenix _________ .
A.is a handsome and eagle-like bird living in Arab |
B.used to be seen when the Egyptians held religious activities |
C.has never really existed in the world |
D.is the king of all kinds of birds |
A.the phoenix used to do so | B.they may get rid of the mites |
C.they want to burn their feather | D.they can heat themselves |
A.The ancient Egyptians worshiped the phoenix. |
B.The scientists have discovered why birds are attracted by fire. |
C.The modern people still favor the idea of the phoenix. |
D.The mythical tales about the phoenix were based on facts. |
A.living forever | B.offering warmth |
C.coming back to life | D.staying healthy |
A.Our company can protect you from being harmed by fire. |
B.If your property is destroyed by fire, we will help you build it up again. |
C.Our company will always be energetic and wealthy. |
D.If needed, we will save you at the risk of losing lives. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆廣西平南縣六陳高級中學高三模擬考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
There have been big changes in the attitudes of most parents over the last few years. Physical punishment is banned in schools in most countries, and in many countries, there are moves to ban all physical punishment of children even at home. However, many parents still believe that they have the right to use some physical punishments to deal with certain misbehavior at certain ages.
It’s easy to find reasons to allow some physical punishments. One issue is that many parents find it very difficult to abandon physical punishment completely. Parents argue that this was the way they were brought up and that it didn’t do any harm to them. They believe that for the child’s sake they have the right to discipline the child in any way they consider fit, including using some physical punishments. The other one is that physical punishment can be quick and effective. There is not much point reasoning with a screaming child in the supermarket.
However, there are several reasons why we should stop using physical punishment. One point is that most parents are not trained to deal with misbehaving children. They don’t have enough resources or choices to handle the situation. As a result, they immediately react by hitting the child even if there are other solutions to the problem. Another point is that unless people are challenged or forced to change their belief, they may keep following negative habits. An example is seat belt use —now most people wear seat belts without thinking, while years ago the idea of using seat belts was strange to most people. In the same way, banning physical punishment will force people to change their habits.
In conclusion, parents have to change some of their belief and ideas about how children should be raised. It is possible to avoid the use of physical force, and doing so will help us move closer to the dream of removing violence from our society.
【小題1】According to the first paragraph, many parents think that ____________.
A.they are free to use physical punishment on their children |
B.most of the children behave badly in their daily life |
C.they have changed their attitudes towards their children |
D.physical punishment is effective to educate their children |
A.they are disappointed with their children |
B.they were brought up just in the same way |
C.they don’t want to hurt their children badly |
D.they don’t know what to do with their children |
A.most people are used to wearing seat belts |
B.it’s not difficult to change some negative habits |
C.seat belts are really very necessary and useful |
D.people won’t change their old habits unless forced |
A.talk about a ban on using physical punishment |
B.tell us we should educate our children in other ways |
C.advise parents to give up using physical punishment |
D.suggest physical punishment should be used at home |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012屆廣東省佛山一中高三高考模擬英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:寫作題
When I was in college twenty-five years ago, I spent four summers working as a maid in housekeeping at a grand hotel in downtown Chicago. I did not enter the world of housekeeping enthusiastically. I had been hoping to get a job as an office assistant. When that failed, I had no choice but to work as a maid.
It was tiring work, cleaning up to eighteen rooms a day. My poor attitude reflected my disdain(蔑視) for cleaning toilets, changing bed sheets, dusting, and vacuuming eight hours a day for the comfort of total strangers who rarely left a tip. My maid work was just so-so until the day I was assigned to the eighteenth floor.
That was Lorena’s regular floor. The only time another maid set foot on it was on Lorena’s day off. If you left a little rubbish on the floor, a small tissue under the bed, or a pillow uncleaned, Lorena would hunt you down when she returned. She’d ended her lecture to me with, “Take some pride in your work.”
She did. And so did Rosalie, Helen, Annette, Pearlie, Earline, and all the other career maids with more than one hundred years of experience among them. Their commitment to doing a good job and their belief that their work was a reflection of their character stuck with me throughout my professional career. I learned a lot from them those four summers.
【寫作內容】
1、以約30詞概括上文的主要內容。
2、以約120詞談談暑假生活,內容包括:
(1) 你是否做過暑期工;
(2) 你打算如何度過高考后的暑假;
(3) 你認為怎樣過暑假才有意義。
【寫作要求】
1作文中可以使用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作文中不能出現真實姓名和學校名稱。
【評分標準】
概括準確,語言規(guī)范,內容合適,語篇連貫。
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科目:高中英語 來源:2014屆浙江象山普通高中高三第二次模擬英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
I have only once been in trouble with the law.The whole process of being arrested and taken to court was a rather unpleasant experience at the time, but it makes a good story now. What makes it rather disturbing was the arbitrary(隨意的)circumstances both of my arrest and my subsequent (隨后的) fate in court.
It happened in February about twelve years ago.I had left school a couple of months before that and was not due to go to university until the following October.I was still living at home at the time.
One morning I was in Richmond, a suburb of London near where I lived.I was looking for a temporary job so that I could save up some money to go traveling.As it was a fine day and I was in no hurry, I was taking my time, looking in shop windows, strolling in the park, and sometimes just stopping and looking around me.It must have been this obvious aimlessness that led to my downfall.
It was about half past eleven when it happened.I was just walking out of the local library, having unsuccessfully sought employment there, when I saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to me.I thought he was going to ask me the time.Instead, he said he was a police officer and he was arresting me.At first I thought it was some kind of joke
But then another policeman appeared, this time in uniform, and I was left in no doubt.
'But what for?" I asked
‘Wandering with intent to commit an arrestable offence,' he said.
‘What offence?' I asked
'Theft,' he said
'Theft of what?'I asked
'Milk bottles,' he said, and with a perfectly straight face too!
'Oh,' I said.
It turned out there had been a lot of petty thefts in the area, particularly that of stealing milk bottles from doorsteps.
Then I made my big mistake.At the time I was nineteen, had long untidy hair, and regarded myself as pan of the sixties' 'youth counterculture'.As a result, I wanted to appear cool and unconcerned with the incident, so I said, 'How long have you been following me? in the most casual and conversational tone I could manage.I thus appeared to them to be quite familiar with this sort of situation, and it confirmed them in their belief that I was a thoroughly disreputable (品行不端的) character.
A few minutes later a police car arrived.
'Get in the back,' they said.'Put your hands on the back of the front seat and don't move them.'
They got in on either side of me.It wasn't funny any more.
At the police station they questioned me for several hours.I continued to try to look worldly and familiar with the situation.When they asked me what I had been doing, I told them I'd been looking for a job.'Aha,' I could see them thinking, 'unemployed'.
Eventually, I was officially charged and told to report to Richmond Magistrates' Court the following Monday.Then they let me go.
I wanted to conduct my own defense in court, but as soon as my father found out what had happened, he hired a very good solicitor (律師) .We went along that Monday armed with all kinds of witnesses, including my English teacher from school as a character witness.But he was never called on to give evidence.My 'trial' didn't get that far.The magistrate (法官) dismissed the case after fifteen minutes.1 was free.The poor police had never stood a chance.The solicitor even succeeded in getting costs awarded against the police.
And so I do not have a criminal record.But what was most shocking at the time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on.I had the 'right' accent, respectable middle-class parents in court, reliable witnesses, and I could obviously afford a very good solicitor.Given the obscure nature of the charge.I feel sure that if I had come from a different background, and had really been unemployed, there is every chance that I would have been found guilty.While asking for costs to be awarded, my solicitor's case quite obviously revolved (回轉) around the fact that I had a 'brilliant academic record'.
Meanwhile, just outside the courtroom, one of the policemen who had arrested me was gloomily complaining to my mother that another youngster had been turned against the police. 'You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you,' he said to me reproachfully (責備地) .
What did he mean? Probably that I should have looked outraged (暴怒)and said something like, 'Look here, do you know who you're talking to? I am a highly successful student with a brilliant academic record.How dare you arrest me!' Then they, probably, would have apologized perhaps even taken off their caps, and let me on my way.
1.Judging from the first paragraph, the writer's attitude towards his story is _______.
A.angry B.sad
C.amused D.more than just one of the above
2.The first man who came up to him was ______.
A.a uniformed policeman B.a policeman in plainclothes
C.not a policeman D.a good joker
3.The court never asked the author's English teacher to give evidence because _______.
A.the time for the trial was limited to fifteen minutes only
B.the author wanted to conduct his own defense in court
C.the case was dismissed before the trial reached that stage
D.he was found to be unqualified as a character witness
4.The author believes that he would most probably have been declared guilty if _______.
A.the magistrate had been less gentle
B.he had really been out of work
C.he had been born in a lower—class family
D.both B and C
5.In the opinion of one of the policeman who had arrested the author, the whole thing might not have occurred if ______.
A.he had protested strongly at the time
B.he had begged to be allowed to go home
C.he hadn't wandered aimlessly
D.he had tried to look cool
6.We can see from the passage that the author ______.
A.has broken the law only once
B.has never broken the law
C.has broken the law on more than one occasion
D.once broke the law without knowing it
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆內蒙古巴市高二下學期期末考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單詞拼寫
單詞拼寫(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)
1.Because the temperature dropped a________(突然) , the south of China suffered a heavy snow.
2.Please come to my home to play cards whenever it is______________ (方便) for you.
3.Books should be c___________ by subjects.
4.Don’t h_____________ to turn to me whenever you are in trouble.
5.The doctor said that the patient might be _________________(不舒服) after the operation.
6.The ancients were ________________(錯誤) in their belief that the earth was flat.
7.R_____________ of the colour of his skin, every man has right to live where he wants to.
8.It is not polite to i_________ when someone is talking.
9.I can’t ____________(假設) anything in this case.
10.The explorers had to eat unripe fruits to prevent____________(饑餓).
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