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　　Meteorites (隕石) are lumps of rock and iron that hit Earth from outer space. Some of them are almost solid iron. We don’t know for sure, but the first iron that men used for tools and weapons might have come from meteorites. Iron is much heavier than most rooks. Early man would have noticed this.

　　It is thought that the centre of Earth is almost all iron, like the meteorites. But iron found on Earth’s surface is mixed with other things. Rock with lots of iron in it is called iron ore (鐵礦石).

　　Iron ore is found in many places on Earth. There is much of it in Canada, but there’s a lot more of it in the United States—near Lake Superior (蘇比利爾湖). Ships carry iron ore across Lake Superior and the other Great Lakes to steel mills in such cities as Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Detroit.

　　Steel is iron that has something called carbon in it. The carbon helps make the steel very hard. At first, steel was made by hammering heated iron on an anvil (鐵砧) with a little carbon dust. Then a hundred years ago, Henry Bessemer in England and William Kelly in America discovered a better way of making steel. They made it in a big container called a crucible (坩堝). They loaded the crucible with hot melted iron and carbon and had air blown through it from the bottom. A few years later a still better way of making steel was discovered. It was called the open-hearth method (平爐煉鋼法). And a lot of steel is still made in this way.

　　For making certain special kinds of steel, where the heat and the chemicals must be measured very carefully, an electric furnace is used. Recently, still another way of making steel was discovered. This is really an improvement on the openhearth way. Oxygen gas is blown into the hot melted iron at the top of the giant furnace.

　　Most steel is carbon steel. This is the kind of steel that is used in making such things as bridges, automobiles, boilers, ships, and railroad tracks.

1．Which of the following statements would the author be able to agree?

[　　]

A．We know for sure that the first iron used comes from me teorites.

B．It is doubtful that the first iron used comes from meteorites.

C．It seems likely that the first iron used comes from meteorites.

D．We have no idea that the first iron used comes from meteorites.

2．Iron on earth’s surface exists in ________.

[　　]

A．natural mixtures
B．meteorite only
C．a(chǎn)ll rocks
D．lakes

3．The best way of steel making mentioned in the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．by hammering heated iron on anvil with carbon dust

B．by loading a crucible with hot melted iron and carbon and having air blown through it from the bottom

C．the open-hearth mehod

D．the top-blown oxygen method

4．An electric furnace is needed for making a special kind of steel because ________.

[　　]

A．it is easy to operate

B．it meets the requirements of careful measurement of its heat and chemicals

C．it is an improvement on the open-hearth way

D．it can improve the quality of ordinary steel materials

5．According to this passage, by adding carbon to the melted iron, one can make steel ________.

[　　]

A．very springy or magnetic

B．rust resistive

C．very strong

D．Both A and B

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科目：高中英語 來源：學習高手必修四英語人教版 人教版 題型：050

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A Giant Leap for China

　　A few days ago, he was just Colonel(上校)Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face．But last Thursday, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei’s smile was seen across the world above the magic words：“China’s first spaceman”．

　　The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space at 9 a. m．Last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou Ⅴ spacecraft, which orbited the earth 14 times．He landed safely at 6∶23 a. m．The next day, making China the third country successfully send a person into space, after the former Soviet Union and the US．

　　Yang was satisfied with his job．“I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was one of the most successful, ”He said on a special plane to Beijing after landing．Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1350 hours in the air．He joined the Chinese space programme 11 years later．

　　While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China’s national flag and the United Nations’ flag to the people watching on TV at home．He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap．The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems．

　　Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk．

　　He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitation(重力)on take-off and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes．

　　He has spent five years training to become a spaceman．

　　“I eat all of my meals at the space programme’s dinning room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten, ”he said．“I’ve never met his teachers．”

　　But becoming China’s first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile．

　　“When I boarded the spacecraft for the first time, I couldn’t help feeling excited,” he said．“I decided that I had to fly it．”

　　To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero．One visitor to a Xinhua news agency online forum(網(wǎng)上論壇)said, “Yang’s trip is a giant leap forward for China．”

　　Officials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005．China also plans to develop spacewalking and a space lab．

(1)

What is the main idea of the story?

[　　]

A．

China’s first manned flight．

B．

A hero with great courage．

C．

The first Chinese man in space．

D．

How Yang Liwei became China’s first spaceman．

(2)

How long did each of Yang’s orbits take on average?

[　　]

A．

1 hour．

B．

1.5 hours．

C．

6 hours．

D．

The story didn’t mention it．

(3)

Why did the writer mention the gravitation forces on take-off and landing?

[　　]

A．

Because it was the most dangerous part of the space flight．

B．

Because it was a very special experience．

C．

To stress how much training he had to do to prepare for the flight．

D．

To show that Yang is brave．

(4)

Why did the writer use “giant leap” in the title?

[　　]

A．

Because the space flight marked China’s great progress in the field of space exploration．

B．

Because Neil Armstrong said it was a “giant leap” for mankind when he first set foot on the moon．

C．

Because the space flight was a huge success．

D．

Both A and B．

(5)

This passage is most likely to appear in __________．

[　　]

A．

newspaper

B．

textbook

C．

science magazines

D．

biographies(傳記)

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科目：高中英語 來源：河北省冀州中學2009屆高三上學期期末考試英語試題(A卷) 題型：050

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　　We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck, or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache and stiff．Your whole body feels tight．The slightest move makes you jump with pain．Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck．

　　That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling．We have all met such people．

　　One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands－often at the wrong time－during a performance in the theater．He keeps you from hearing the actors．

　　Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins．They come hurrying down to your row of seats．You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap．You must stand up to let them pass．You are proud of your self-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…Good God, one of them is up again．He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass．Now, that is“a pain in the neck”．

　　Another, well-known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies．His mouth is full of popcorn; he is chewing loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him．None of them remain still．Up and down, back and forth, they go－for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink．

　　Then, there is the man sitting next to you at a lunch counter smoking a smelly cigar．He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth．

　　We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway car and sits down next to you, just as closes you will let him．You are reading the newspaper and he leans over and stretches his neck so that he can read the paper with you．He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it．

　　We also call such a person a“rubber-neck”, always stretching his neck to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors．They enjoy invading your privacy．People have a strong dislike for rubber-necks．They hate being spied upon．

(1)

Where can you find this passage?

[　　]

A．

Medicine dictionaries．

B．

Social science books．

C．

Kids’ comic books．

D．

Science text books．

(2)

How do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?

[　　]

A．

Ignored．

B．

Bored．

C．

Disturbed．

D．

Relaxed．

　

(3)

A“rubber-neck”often ________．

[　　]

A．

says bad words behind people

B．

quarrels face to face with neighbors

C．

bargains the price with sales women

D．

asks about other people’s business

(4)

Which of the following is a“pain in the neck”?

[　　]

A．

Someone who helps you find your seat in a movie theatre．

B．

Someone who smokes in a smoking section on a train．

C．

Someone who throws trash out of his car window on the highway．

D．

Someone who goes to the doctor for his severe pain on the neck．

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科目：高中英語 來源：河北省冀州中學2009屆高三上學期期末考試英語試題(B卷) 題型：050

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　　We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck, or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache and stiff．Your whole body feels tight．The slightest move makes you jump with pain．Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck．

　　That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling．We have all met such people．

　　One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands－often at the wrong time－during a performance in the theater．He keeps you from hearing the actors．

　　Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins．They come hurrying down to your row of seats．You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap．You must stand up to let them pass．You are proud of your self-control after they have settled into their seats…Well, what now…Good God, one of them is up again．He forgot to go to the men’s room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass．Now, that is“a pain in the neck”．

　　Another, well-known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies．His mouth is full of popcorn; he is chewing loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him．None of them remain still．Up and down, back and forth, they go－for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink．

　　Then, there is the man sitting next to you at a lunch counter smoking a smelly cigar．He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth．

　　We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway car and sits down next to you, just as closes you will let him．You are reading the newspaper and he leans over and stretches his neck so that he can read the paper with you．He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it．

　　We also call such a person a“rubber-neck”, always stretching his neck to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors．They enjoy invading your privacy．People have a strong dislike for rubber-necks．They hate being spied upon．

(1)

Where can you find this passage?

[　　]

A．

Medicine dictionaries．

B．

Social science books．

C．

Kids’ comic books．

D．

Science text books．

(2)

How do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?

[　　]

A．

Ignored．

B．

Bored．

C．

Disturbed．

D．

Relaxed．

(3)

A“rubber-neck”often ________．

[　　]

A．

says bad words behind people

B．

quarrels face to face with neighbors

C．

bargains the price with sales women

D．

asks about other people’s business

(4)

Which of the following is a“pain in the neck”?

[　　]

A．

Someone who helps you find your seat in a movie theatre．

B．

Someone who smokes in a smoking section on a train．

C．

Someone who throws trash out of his car window on the highway．

D．

Someone who goes to the doctor for his severe pain on the neck．

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科目：高中英語 來源：湖北省荊州中學2012屆高三第二次質(zhì)量檢查英語試題 題型：050

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　　We’ve all met with something that slows us down, for example, the bumps(顛簸)in the road, the setbacks．You just have to keep in mind that a setback is only temporary and greater things lie ahead．Therefore, keep moving forward, developing what you have, since you’ve already built a solid foundation on which you can rely．

　　It is easy just to quit, give up and ignore the hard work you have put into something．But we believe in the “two steps forward, one step back” philosophy．So how can you react when something doesn’t turn out as you’ve expected it to be?

　　First, be objective．Step back and look at the situation．Is your setback really that significant, or will it just require a little extra effort? Then, plan your next move．You can ask for help．Don’t be afraid or ashamed to do this．Frequently, people are more than willing to give you support and advice．You don’t have to be perfect; after all, nobody else is．Next, bounce back．Reevaluate the goals you should have set for yourself at the beginning and retool(改組)them when necessary．Goals should be realistic and specific, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be flexible．Instead of looking at your project as a disaster or failure, view it with success．Concentrate on how great it will feel after it is finally done, after you have put your all into it．Instead of focusing on a possible unsatisfactory performance one single time, take a moment to sit back and reward yourself for all that you have accomplished．

　　Above all, don’t live with regrets．Success is never easy．It remains up to you whether you will give up, or fight through the tough battles to earn whatever you want．Keep reaching for your goals and you will achieve them．One small setback is nothing if you really want something and are willing to work for it．

(1)

According to the passage, the philosophy “two steps forward, one step back” means that _________when meeting with a setback．

[　　]

A．

we’ are supposed to quit and ignore the hard work

B．

we’d better think it over before making a decision

C．

we should stop to think before taking further action

D．

we are expected to look at things in an all round way

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When we suffer a setback, the most important thing to do is _________．

[　　]

A．

to keep moving forward to your goals

B．

to depend on others’ support and advice

C．

to sit back and reward yourself for your success

D．

to focus on a possible unsatisfactory performance

(3)

What is the passage mainly about?

[　　]

A．

How to avoid the bumps．

B．

How to deal with the setbacks．

C．

Different attitudes to the setbacks．

D．

Different suggestions on your goals．

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科目：高中英語 來源：山東省濰坊市三縣2012屆高三上學期12月聯(lián)考英語試題 題型：050

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　　Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore．We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to out-patients at the clinic．

　　One summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door．I opened it to see a truly awful looking man－no taller than my eight-year-old son－I thought as I stared at the shriveled(皺縮的)body．But the shocking thing was his face－twisted from swelling．

　　He told me he'd been hunting for a room since noon but with no success．"I guess it's my face…, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…”

　　I told him we would find him a bed．When I had finished the dishes, he told me he fished for a living to support his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly disabled from a back injury．He didn't tell it by way of complaint; in fact, every other sentence began with a thanks to God for a blessing．He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease, which was apparently a form of skin cancer．

　　The next morning before he left for his bus, he asked if he could come back and stay the next time he had a treatment．I told him he was welcome to come again．

　　In the years he came to stay overnight with us, there was never a time that he did not bring us fish or oysters or vegetables from his garden．

　　When I received these little gifts, I often thought of a comment our next-door neighbor made after he left that first morning．"Did you keep that awful looking man last night? I turned him away．You can lose roomers by accommodating such people!"

　　Maybe we did lose roomers once or twice．But oh! If only they could have known him, perhaps their illnesses would have been easier to bear．I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude．

(1)

The first time I met the man, ________．

[　　]

A．

I felt pity for his look

B．

he frightened my kid

C．

he was looking for a place to stay overnight

D．

he was in need of something to eat

(2)

The next-door neighbor refused the man because ________．

[　　]

A．

the man didn't bring him gifts

B．

the man was poor

C．

he had no spare room

D．

he might lose roomers

(3)

Which of the following is NOT true about the man?

[　　]

A．

He developed skin cancer．

B．

God helped him to get over his disease．

C．

He fished to support a large family．

D．

He didn't complain about his sufferings．

(4)

What attitude did the man have toward life?

[　　]

A．

Regretful．

B．

Confident．

C．

Grateful．

D．

Passive．

(5)

What might be the best title of the passage?

[　　]

A．

Accept good and bad with gratitude

B．

Give others a hand

C．

Never judge a book by its cover

D．

Be the architect of life

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