There are two main sets of Games — the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are 1. every four years on a 2. basis.

Only 3. who have reached the agreed standard for their events will be 4. as competitors. They may come from anywhere in the world.

I have even been put into space 5.and sent to 6.. the Moon and Mars. 7. my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly filled with 8. that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race.

The flying 9.travelled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe. Daisy turned 10. and found that she was being watched by an elephant.

“ Have you come to take my photo? ” it asked. In 11. Daisy burst into 12.. “ Don’t laugh, ” said the elephant, “we used to be an endangered species. Farmers hunted us without 13..

So the 14.decided to help. They allowed tourists to hunt only a 15. number of animals.

練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源：2017屆河北衡水中學(xué)高三上期七調(diào)英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

Is any economist so dull as to criticise Christmas? At first glance,the holiday season in western economies seems a treat for those concerned with such vagaries (奇想）as GDP growth.After all,everyone is spending;in America,retailers make 25% of their yearly sales and 60% of their profits between Thanksgiving and Christmas.Even so,economiwsts find something to worry about in the nature of the purchases being made.

Much of the holiday spending is on gifts for others.At the simplest level,giving gifts involves the giver thinking of something that the recipient would like-he tries to guess her preferences,as economists say-and then buying the gift and delivering it.Yet this guessing of preferences is not easy;indeed,it is often done badly.Every year,ties go unworn and books unread.And even if a gift is enjoyed,it may not be what the recipient would have bought if they had spent the money themselves.

Interested in this mismatch between wants and gifts,in 1993 Joel Waldfogel,then an economist at Yale University,sought to estimate the difference in dollar terms.In a research,he asked students two questions at the end of a holiday season:first,estimate the total amount paid (by the givers) for all the holiday gifts you received;second,apart from the sentimental value of the items,if you did not have them,how much would you be willing to pay to get them? His results were gloomy:on average,a gift was valued by the recipient well below the price paid by the giver.

In addition,recipients may not know their own preferences very well.Some of the best gifts,after all,are unexpected items that you would never have thought of buying,but which turn out to be especially well picked.And preference can change.So by giving a jazz CD,for example,the giver may be encouraging the recipient to enjoy something that was ignored before.This,a desire to build skills,is possibly the hope held by many parents who ignore their children's desires for video games and buy them books instead.

Finally,there are items that a recipient would like to receive but not purchase.If someone else buys them,however,they can be enjoyed guilt-free.This might explain the high volume of chocolate that changes over the holidays.Thus,the lesson for gift-givers is that you should try hard to guess the preference of each person on your list and then choose a gift that will have a high sentimental value.

1.The word “sentimental” in Paragraph 3 is close to “ ”

A.intelligent B.emotional C.social D.practical

2.According to the text,which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Price is nothing but the factor when you give gifts.

B.Chocolates will be blamed when people receive them as gifts.

C.The receivers often overestimate the values of gifts.

D.Wants do not always correspond to needs in gift-giving.

3.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the text?

A.The gift-giver tries to neglect the actual needs of the receiver.

B.The best gifts are well picked by the givers.

C.In gift-giving,guessing preference is often a failure,so it's the thought that counts.

D.You have to take money into consideration when giving a gift.

4.The text is most likely taken from a .

A.users' handbook B.medical journal

C.travel magazine D.consumer-related report

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2017屆河南豫南九校高三下期質(zhì)量考評（五）英語卷（解析版） 題型：書面表達(dá)

假如你是李華。你將要參加本周六主題為An unforgettable Experience in High School 的英語演講比賽。你寫了一篇演講稿，請外教Jason給予指導(dǎo)。請根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)，給他寫一封郵件。

1.說明情況；

2.指導(dǎo)內(nèi)容（詞匯，語法，結(jié)構(gòu)等）；

3.回復(fù)時間；

4.表達(dá)感激。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.信的格式已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；

3.適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Jason,

__________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

______

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2017屆河北五個一推薦高三上第一次模擬考英語卷（解析版） 題型：書面表達(dá)

2022年冬奧會部分項(xiàng)目將在張家口舉行，為了確保冬奧會圓滿成功，張家口某機(jī)構(gòu)提前發(fā)起了志愿者招募活動。假如你是該活動的負(fù)責(zé)人，請用英文寫一篇招募通知，歡迎各界人士踴躍報名參加。

報名時間：2016年9月1日至10月 1 日；

地點(diǎn)：張家口市志愿者招募辦公室；

聯(lián)系電話：0313-123456；

其他內(nèi)容自擬。

注意：1. 字?jǐn)?shù)120字左右 2. 開頭，結(jié)尾已為您寫好

Notice

Attention, please! Everyone:

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Volunteer Recruiting Office

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2017屆河北五個一推薦高三上第一次模擬考英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

With fuel costs rising and airlines finding more fees to impose on travelers every day, airfare isn’t getting any cheaper. Since you can’t drive to all your dream destinations, flying is the only way to go sometimes and, undeniably, the fastest. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to find the most affordable fares and also avoid paying as many extra charges as possible when you plan ahead.

Getting the best fare. Airlines put out their fare sales on Tuesday morning, making this day the best day to book a flight for less.

Fly during the least popular times. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday are the slowest days to fly, which means cheaper deals than the rest of the week. You can also find reduced rates on early morning flights, since many people don’t like to get up before the sun to get to the airport. Earlier boarding times can also considerably cut down your chances of getting bumped on an overbooked flight or delayed because of other delayed flights or mechanical issues.

Choose your seat later. Some airlines charge you to pick your seat when you book online, adding even more to the bottom line of your ticket cost. If you show up early on your travel day, you can still get suitable seats. Some of the best seats get held back until flight day, unless others are willing to pay extra for them ahead of time, so you still have the chance at one of those.

Fly on holidays. You already know that summer is the most expensive time to fly, and even though most other times are more affordable, the days surrounding holidays can be crazy. Save big if you’re willing to travel on major holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Don’t wait until the last-minute to book. Many travelers don’t know that there’s a sweet spot for booking and getting the best price on your tickets. Book too early or too late and you could end up paying more than you need to. The best time to book is between three months and six weeks from when you want to travel.

Avoiding extra fees Airlines will charge for just about anything these days. Some have even toyed around with charging customers for using the restroom. All those extra fees can certainly add up, but there’s no reason to pay them if you don’t have to. Here are some tips to keep money in your wallet once you get to the airport.

Avoid the upgrade it's not necessary. Sometimes upgrades are free, but mostly you will be charged for seeking a last-minute bump to first class, and the cost can be hefty.

Fly carry-on only. Baggage fees vary wildly, but almost all airlines charge them and charge big. Why pay for your clothes to fly with you? If everyone in your travel party checks a bag, your bill can be astronomical before you ever even get to your destination. It’s easy to reduce the amount of stuff you pack: Make sure all your clothing coordinates, so you can take less and still make more outfit combinations, take only two pair of shoes, plan to do a bit of laundry on your trip and bring only travel-sized toiletries.

Pack your own snacks. Unless you’re flying internationally, it’s rare your flight comes with a free meal. Snacks on the plane are not cheap and almost never healthy. Don’t rely on what’s on the small menu and instead tuck some of your own snacks — granola bars, homemade muffins, fruit and trail mix all make fantastic travel foods — into your bag and eat a lot better, and cheaper, than other passengers.

Do you have a tried and true method of getting the best deal on your flights? Let us know.

1.Tuesday is the best to book a ticket at a lower cost for ________.

A. fewer people travel on Tuesday.

B. the flights are slower than usual.

C. fare sales are usually announced on Tuesday.

D. flights are seldom delayed on Tuesday.

2.Which of the following will help to cost you less for a flight?

A. Book your flight on Thursday.

B. Travel surrounding Christmas.

C. Pick your seat the moment you book online.

D. Book early morning flights.

3.The underlined word “hefty” here has the same meaning as ________.

A. largeB. heavyC. fierceD. acceptable

4.To save the cost for the flight, you should ________.

A. check whether the upgrade is free before you bump to the first class

B. make sure your clothes and shoes are fit for a lot of walk

C. share your own snacks with other passengers

D. plan to do the washes on flight

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學(xué)年甘肅省天水市高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

In California, another interesting kitchen robot has been developed, called Readybot. It can pick up objects and either store them in cabinets (櫥柜) or put them in the trash. It also carries a separate floor-cleaning robot that can operate by itself. Unlike the Japanese robot, Readybot just looks more like a large box with arms and wheels.

Readybot was created by engineers and designers who established a club called the Readybot Challenge. They believe that in the future millions of robots will be needed in homes to perform ordinary household tasks. Readybot is just the first step in their plan to create a robot that can do jobs not only in kitchens but in other rooms of homes and in offices as well.

Clearly there are technological difficulties to solve before robots can cook a complete dinner, and there are also many safety concerns (憂慮). Not everyone (especially parents) would be comfortable with the idea of robots in their house,manipulatinghot pans and sharp knives. The European Commission recently funded(資助) a project to study these concerns. According to lead researcher Professor Chris Melhuish, “Enabling robots to work safely with humans is a key need for the future development of robotics.”

1.

A. is more popular B. performs more jobs

C. moves more quickly D. looks more like a person

2.

A. drive you around B. clean your kitchen

C. prepare food for you D. work for office workers

3.

A. inventing B. avoiding C. controlling D. making

4.

A. have shown great interest in kitchen robots

B. can’t wait to use kitchen robots in their homes

C. might think that kitchen robots could be dangerous

D. found out how to operate robots safely

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學(xué)年四川省樂山市高二上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

When we know somewhere well，we say we “know it like the back of our hand”. But new research has shown that we don’t actually know as much about our hands as we think we do.

Wider and shorter

Professor Matthew Longo at the University of London and his team did an experiment, covering the left hands of 100 people. Then they asked the people to point to where they thought their fingertips and knuckles (指關(guān)節(jié)) were. They made some quite big mistakes.

“People think their hand is wider than it actually is,” said Longo. The fingers also seem shorter than they are. This mistake gets worse as you go across the hand from the thumb to the little finger.

Sense of position

“It is connected to our sense of position,” explained Longo. This is our ability to tell where different parts of our bodies are, even when we can’t see them. “It tells us whether a joint is straight, or not” he said. It also tells us whether we are going up or down in an elevator. All this information comes from signs from nerves in real time. It’s like our brain has maps — maps that show the size and shape of our body. “This experiment tried to find those maps,” said Longo.

Strength(強(qiáng)度) of feeling

But these maps make mistakes. These mistakes may be made because of how the brain understands different parts of the skin. “Our brains ‘see’ areas as larger where the skin feels touch strongly,” said Longo. Body parts don’t appear as their true size, but appear bigger or smaller depending on how strongly they feel touch. Our lips, for example, have more nerves than our nose. So brain “sees” lips on its map of the body as being bigger than our nose. The same thing happens for other parts of the body that have lots of nerves.

Longo believes that more research in this area may help us to understand eating problem better, because people suffering from these problems may not know their bodies properly.

1.Which of following statement is TRUE about the experiment according to the article?

A. People think their body parts are larger than they actually are.

B. People made more mistakes about their little fingers length than their thumbs’ length.

C. People’s fingers are actually shorter than they think.

D. People were asked to draw their hands from memory

2.What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The new experiment. B. The location information.

C. The mistake people made. D. The sizes of fingers and hands.

3.We can learn from the article that ________.

A. the maps of people’s bodies form before they are born

B. the maps of our body are based on information from nerves

C. our sense of position tells how different parts of the body work

D. how we feel about our body shape is only decided by our sense of position

4.We can infer from the article that ________.

A. the hand feels touch more strongly than fingers do

B. our lips have a weaker sense of touch than our nose

C. there are more nerves in the finger than in the hand

D. our sense of position should not be trusted because it is too often incorrect

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2017屆山西重點(diǎn)中學(xué)協(xié)作體高三下高考模擬（一）英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

One of my first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom in the family house in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto. It was the farthest, coldest, and darkest thing a child could imagine. We guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes we had on. We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than Antarctica, or than the coldest day we had ever experienced in Pennsylvania.

Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet”（矮星） in 2006, captured our imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system.

Pluto’s underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so attractive. Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and self-ground lenses. As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tombaugh's task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a planet that the observatory’s founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune. On February 18，1930，Tombaugh found it. Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depression’s dark encroachment (入侵).

Pluto is much more than something that is not a planet. It’s a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isn’t the limit at all. We don’t know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme nature is capable of making until we get there to look.

1.Why did Pluto become famous in 2006 according to the passage?

A. Because it lost its major planet status.

B. Because it disappeared in the sky.

C. Because it was discovered by an American.

D. Because it was proved to be the coldest planet in the universe.

2.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. An American Scientist: Clyde Tombaugh

B. Pluto was First Discovered by a Boy

C. Pluto’s Strange Romance

D. The Days I Spent with My Brother in Pennsylvania

3.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

A. Clyde Tombaugh discovered the darkness in the Great Depression.

B. Pluto was the only planet that was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.

C. Clyde Tombaugh’s job was to build telescopes for Lowell Observatory.

D. Clyde Tombaugh’s telescopes used for searching stars were very simple.

4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph most probably mean?

A. Pluto is no less than a planet in the solar system.

B. Pluto is much more than a planet in the solar system.

C. Pluto is more important than any other planet in the sky.

D. Pluto is not a planet in the solar system, but it is more than a planet.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2017屆山西省高三下學(xué)期名校聯(lián)考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

Famous people have a lot of influence on cultural trends, like it or not. When Amal Clooney wears a Stella McCarney dress, sales go way up. However, one trend that seems harmless—but is actually damaging—is the pressure on stars to have their photos taken with rare animals.

Famous people who are asked to have photos taken with wild animals for a magazine spread or who do so while on vacation always have good intentions and even love animals. This makes them easy targets for the often greedy amusement parks and fake animal centers. These businesspeople love the thought of sharing pictures of a star hugging a baby tiger or a whale. Kind people are naturally drawn to places that claim to offer rare animals safety and are eager to see elephants paint, to hug baby bear or to swim with dolphins. However, it has shown that many of these businessmen are breeders, dealers or exhibitors that are using Hollywood’s goodwill for their own ends.

At the recently closed Tiger Temple in Thailand, 40 dead tiger cubs(幼崽) were found in a freezer, secretly killed to make tiger wine and other folk medicine for sale on the black market. But it isn’t just the “tiger temples” that are being closed down. The number of tourist traps using word like “rescue” in their names has increased greatly in recent years.

Many businessmen continually breed the animals just so they’ll have a constant supply of young animals in order to charge money for photos to people. Of course the babies are cute but they grow fast, and within a few weeks they are too big to handle. They’ll spend the rest of their lives, sometimes decades, in small and empty cages — or even be killed.

In some Asian countries, elephants are kept in camps. A few camps are working to help elephants in trouble, but the vast majority are not, and training methods are cruel. As soon as the cameras are gone after someone like Prince William takes 0a photo with an elephant, the chains go back on.

Fans, tell the stars: Stay away from rare animal photos, and the animals will be grateful. Of course, you don’t have to be famous to make a difference. Whether right here at home or at a place abroad, every one of us must fight the temptation to take a photo with an elephant or hug a baby tiger.

1.The author intends to make an appeal that ________.

A. all people including stars should refuse to take photos with rare animals

B. measures should be taken to protect the rare animals

C. bans should be issued to limit celebrities’ behavior

D. warns of wild animals should be given to the public

2.It can be inferred that ________.

A. tiger wine and folk medicine made from tiger babies are sold in the supermarket

B. most of the elephants in Asia are treated well in camps

C. people are attracted to amusement parks and fake animal centers where celebrities share photos

D. when the baby animals that take photos with tourists grow up, they will be set free

3.Businessmen use the following tricks to make profits EXCEPT ________.

A. in the name of rescuing rare animals

B. take advantage of famous people to take photos with animals

C. claim to offer rare animals safety

D. protection of rare animals

4.Which of the following do you think is the best title?

A. Tell stars to stop!

B. Be careful when sharing photos on media!

C. No sale, no killing!

D. Rescue the endangered animals!

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案