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科目:高中英語 來源:2011屆湖南省瀏陽一中高三第二次月考英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
As the US wakes up to China’s rising status (地位) as an economic and strategic competitor, US parents are urging their children to learn Chinese, reports Julian Borger.
The US is being swept by a rush to learn Mandarin (普通話) -- from wealthy New York mothers hiring Chinese nannies (保姆) for their small children to a defence department education project in Oregon.
The forces driving Mandarin’s momentum (勢頭) are parental ambition for children facing a future in which China is almost certain to be a major player, and the government is worried about that America may get left behind in that new world.
The bottleneck is the supply of teachers. Mandarin instructors are difficult to import and difficult to train. There are visa problems in bringing over teachers from China but the biggest barrier is cultural. Teaching in Asia is generally done by rote and the change to western, interactive styles of instruction can be a large leap(跳越).
On the other hand, it requires enormous firmness for westerners to learn a language like Chinese, with its thousands of written characters. According to the Asia Society in New York, all of America’s teacher-training institutions turn out only a couple of dozen homegrown Mandarin teachers.
One way to ease the shortage is to find native Mandarin speakers and use fast-track methods to train them. However, the majority of Chinese-Americans grew up speaking Cantonese, the dialect(方言)spoken in Hong Kong, where their parents came from. Many are themselves signing on as Mandarin students at the private language schools springing up on the west coast.
Title : 【小題1】 in the USA
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科目:高中英語 來源:2014屆湖南省益陽市高三上學期第一次月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:其他題
Smoking in indoor public places including public working place, public transportation vehicles and some other special outdoor working spaces has been banned in China since January 2011. Should smoking be banned in public places? Of course, it should be. First, banning smoking in public places will not only help in saving smokers from various kinds of heath conditions and diseases, but will also be beneficial for passive smokers.
Second, banning smoking in public places will put pressure on smokers to quit. Since a smoker is forbidden from smoking in public places, he will learn how to live without smoking a cigarette for long hours. Moreover, when a smoker doesn’t see anybody around him smoking or smelling of cigarette, it might reduce his urge to smoke too. Thus, people have to quit smoking as a result of smoking ban.
Smoking in public places influences nonsmokers to take up smoking, especially adolescents. Since teens are in an impressionable age, when they see people around them smoking, they get encouraged to try it and then it becomes a habit, increasing the incidence of teen smoking. Moreover, asthma(哮喘) and ear infections are commonly seen in children who live around smokers, so if it’s banned in public places, these places will become safe for children and teens, healthwise.
Looking from the economic point of view, since smoking is a major contributing factor to many diseases, it leads to absence from work. Moreover, employees who smoke tend to take breaks now and then to smoke, thus cutting back on their working hours. So, if employers want to increase work productivity and want to make sure that their employees remain healthy, they should ban and stop smoking in and around offices.
At last, smoking cigarettes adds to the pollution of the air, so if it is banned, it will help in saving the environment from further deterioration(惡化).
1.According to the passage, in what situation do smokers reduce their urge to smoke? (No more than 11 words)
________________________________________________________________________
2.Seen from the environmental point of view, why shouldn’t people smoke in public places? (No more than 7 words)
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3.How does smoking in and around offices affect work productivity? (No more than 13 words)
________________________________________________________________________
4.What is the main idea of the passage?(No more than 8 words)
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科目:高中英語 來源:2014屆湖南湘中名校高三第一次大聯(lián)考英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:
Price: $10
BOOKING
There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:
------ in person
The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m.—8 p. m.
------ by telephone
Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card(Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted)
------ by post
Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.
------ on line
Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. Com
DISCOUNTS:
Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.
Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.
Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible(suitable)for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.
Group Bookings: there is a ten per cent discount for parties of twelve or more.
School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.
Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
1.If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT _____
A. use the Internet.
B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card.
C. go to the Box Office on Sundays.
D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office.
2.According to the notes, who can get $2 off?
A. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.
B. A 20-year-old full-time college student.
C. A 55-year-old woman.
D. An 18-year-old teenager.
3.If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?
A. $120 B. $140 C. $150 D. $126
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. A school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby tickets.
B. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre.
C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 per cent discount.
D. The audience can’t refund money if the performance is on show.
5.What kind of tickets are the cheapest?
A. The standby tickets.
B. The standby tickets for school parties of ten or more.
C. The tickets for Saver discount.
D. The tickets for group booking.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015屆黑龍江友誼縣紅興隆管理局第一中學高一月考英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walt Disney. He had unusual voice and he wanted to do work in Disney’s cartoon films for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said, “Stop! That’s our duck!”
The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in1934 in the film The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight-minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audiences liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very quickly. And they loved his voice, when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t goody-goody like Mickey.
In the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto make hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared—there were no more new cartoons.
Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.
1.Walt Disney ______.
A.played the part of Donald Duck B.made Donald Duck films
C.had Donald Duck’s voice D.drew cartoons
2.Walt Disney chose Clarence Nash ______.
A.because his voice was right for Mickey Mouse
B.because his voice was right for the duck in a new cartoon film
C.because he was fond of playing jokes
D.because he was quite humorous
3. The first Donald Duck film ______ .
A.appeared in 1934 B.was shown in 1933
C.was greatly appreciated in 1966 D.was popular in 1930
4.Which of the following in NOT true?
A.Clarence Nash had Donald Duck’s voice.
B.People liked Donald Duck better because he was lazy and greedy and became angry quickly.
C.Donald Duck’s voice disappeared in 1966.
D.Mickey Mouse wasn’t a goody-goody.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2015屆福建省高一上學期期末考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping(錄像) the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general, the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is. ”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”
1.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ______.
A.report on the findings of a study
B.teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
C.show the relationship between parents and children
D.give information about family problems
2.Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ______.
A.they are busy serving food to their children
B.they have to pay more attention to younger children
C.they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
D.they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
3.By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children ______.
A.have to help their parents to serve dinner
B.find it hard to keep up with other children
C.are often kept away from the dinner table
D.get the least attention from the family
4.Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?
A.Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.
B.It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.
C.It is important to have the right food for children.
D.Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner.
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