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科目:高中英語 來源:活題巧解巧練·高二英語·下 題型:050
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Halloween is a festival celebrated on October 31st. The name of the holiday means “hallowed” or “holy evening” because it happens the day before All Saints Day(萬圣節(jié)) .
It is said that Halloween is the children's New Year's Eve. they dress up with special costumes(服裝) , they eat too much, and stay up too late celebrating.
Children go around the neighbourhood wearing make-up, and dressed masks and colorful costumes. The most common costumes are witches, ghosts, skeletons, and popular TV, movie and storybook characters. Sane costumes are homemade, others are bought in stores. The children go door to door saying “trick or treat” . People give them candy, cookies, fruit or money. Sometimes money is to help UNICEF ( United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) .
Homes, stores and classrooms are decorated in the traditional Halloween colors, orange and black. Usual decorations are witches, black cats, ghosts, skeletons, and jack-o-lanterns (燈籠) . Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins that are carved to look like faces. They ace placed on doorway entrances and in windows. Horror movies and ghost stories are shown on TV on this day.
Adults and older children also celebrate Halloween with parades, festivals and costume parties. Some people create their costumes, other people rent them. Contests are held where the beat costume receives a prize. One of the party events popular with children is dunking(浸泡) for apples. Apples are put in tubs filled with water. People try to get the apples using only their , hands cannot be used.
1.Why is it said that Halloween is the children's New Year's Eve?
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A.Because Halloween comes the day before All Saints Day.
B.Because only on that day can children go around the neighbourhood.
C.Because children can get money from their parents on Halloween.
D.Because children dress up with special costumes, eat a lot, and stay up late celebrating.
2.Which of the following is NOT true about the common costumes according to the passage?
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A.They are colorful.
B.Some of the costumes are homemade.
C.They are witches, skeletons, ghosts and popular TV characters, and so on.
D.All of the costumes are homemade.
3.What are the traditional Halloween colors?
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A.Red and green.
B.Orange and black.
C.Black and white.
D.Orange and brown.
4.Which of the following about Halloween is WRONG?
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A.Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins that are carved to look like faces.
B.Adults also celebrate Halloween together with children.
C.Horror movies are shown on 1'V on 31st October.
D.Apples are the favourite fruit people eat on Halloween.
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科目:高中英語 來源:英語教研室 題型:050
Norah Jones had a sleepless night on February 23. The 23-year-old American jazz singer, who found her voice in the small clubs of New York, dominated(統(tǒng)治)the 45th annual Grammy Awards—the music industry’s most prestigious(赫赫有名的)award ceremony.
She seemed as surprised as everyone else that her first album, “Come Away With Me”, was such a big success. It won her the most wanted awards, including Album of the Year(年度最佳專輯), Song of the Year and Best New Artist.
“I can’t believe this, I feel really blessed and really lucky to have this year, ”said the wide-eyed girl at the ceremony.
Jones grew up in Texas, US, with her mother. Her parents separated before she was born. She began singing in church choirs(唱詩班)at the age of five and started piano lessons two years later.
At the age of 15, Jones entered the High School for the Performing Arts in Washington. She won Best Jazz Singer and Best Original Composition(最佳原創(chuàng)作品)at the 1996 and 1997 Student Music Awards.
She had always enjoyed singing, but felt the piano would be a more solid foundation in life. So Jones chose to study jazz piano music at the University of North Texas for two years before taking a trip to New York City.
The trip started out as a summer vacation. But Jones soon realized she wanted to stay for a while, “The music scene in New York is so huge and exciting. Everything opened up for me. I couldn’t leave, ”she said.
Jones became friends with local songwriters and was inspired(激勵)to write her own songs. She began to sing and play the piano in a band. She got her break in 2001 and released “Come Away With Me”the following year.
The album is a blend(融合)of jazz, country and folk-pop. It has now sold more than 6 million copies around the world and has won much praise from the music industry. “She makes an album that people will remember in 20 years. ”said American country singer Faith Hill.
What is jazz?
Jazz is generally thought to have begun in New Orleans, US. It developed in the latter part of the 19th century from African work songs, songs of sorrow and hymns(贊美詩). The character of jazz is spontaneous(自然的)and emotional. It is usually played by small bands made up of a cornet(短號), clarinet(單簧管), trombone(長號)and guitar.
1. Norah Jones had a sleepless night on February 23. From this sentence, we can see she was ________________that night.
A. tired B. having difficulties going to sleep
C. excited D. too busy to sleep
2. What does the writer mean by saying“…who found her voice in the small clubs of New York” in the first paragraph?
A. She once lost her voice and after some medical treatment in New York, she found her voice.
B. Her experiences in those clubs helped her realized she was a good singer.
C. She started to sing in those clubs.
D. Her experiences in those clubs helped her develop her singing style.
3. At the end of Paragraph 3, the writer uses the description “wide-eyed” to show Norah was________________.
A. a girl with big eyes B. very surprised
C. inexperienced D. opening her eyes wide
4. Put the events listed below in the correct order.
a. Norah started learning the piano.
b. She won Student Music Awards.
c. She studied jazz piano music.
d. She sang in church choirs.
e. She took a trip to New York.
A. abcde B. dabce C. dcabe  v; D. abdce
5. At the end of the last paragraph but two(倒數(shù)第二段), the writer mentions that “she got her break in 2001”. What does it mean?
A. She got a rest that year.
B. She made some changes that year.
C. She reached a high point that year.
D. A lucky chance appeared and she made some achievement that year.
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科目:高中英語 來源:陜西省寶雞市2012屆高三第二次模擬考試英語試題 題型:030
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Bruce:Hello, Zhou Lan.This is Bruce.Excuse me for ringing you so late, but I' v e only just got home.
Zhou Lan: 1
Bruce:I would like to ask you about some stamps.Do you still have the cock year stamp? You had it when I last saw you.
Zhou Lan:I'm afraid I don't have it any more.I sold it last week.
Bruce:Oh! 2
Zhou Lan:I'm sorry.I didn't know you wanted it.What a shame!
Bruce: 3 I only decided to get one today.It's a pity I didn't think of it earlier.
Zhou Lan:Do you want me to find one for you?
Bruce:Yes, please. 4 I' ve been working so hard recently that I haven't had any time for collecting new stamps.
Zhou Lan:OK. 5
Bruce:Thanks very much.Bye.
Zhou Lan:Goodbye.
A.That would be kind of you.
B.I' 11 ring you if I have any news.
C.What a pity!
D.Please remember my phone number.
E.That's OK.
F.I' 11 see you tomorrow.
G.It doesn't matter.
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科目:高中英語 來源:河北省唐山一中2012屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型:050
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