科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Below is adapted from an English dictionary
| figure/fīg ?? / noun, verb ●noun 1. [C, often pl.] a number representing particular amount, especially one given in official information: the trade /sales figures 2. [C] a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9: a six-figure salary 3. [pl] (informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc 4. a person of the type mentioned: Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history. 5. the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly 6. a person or an animal as shown in art or a story: a wall with five carved figures in it 7. [C] the human shape, considered from the point of view of being attractively thin: doing exercise to improve one’s figure 8. [C] a pattern or series of movements performed on ice: figure-skating [IDM] be/become a figure of fun: be/become sb. that others laugh at cut a…figure: (of a person) to have a particular appearance He cut a striking figure in his dinner jacket. put a figure on sth.: to say the exact price or number of sth. | a fine figure of man/woman: a tall, strong-looking and well-shaped person figure of speech: a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meanings in order to create a particular mental image or effect figurehead: someone who is the head or chief in name only (with no real power or authority) ●verb 1. to think or decide that sth. will happen or is true: I figured that if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning. 2. to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part: My opinion of the matter didn’t seem to figure at all. 3. to calculate an amount or the cost of sth.: We figured that attendance at 150,000. [PHRV] 1. figure in: to include (in a sum): Have you figured in the cost of hotel? 2. figure on: to plan on; to expect sth. to happen: I haven’t figured on his getting home too late. 3. figure out: to work out; understand by thinking: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? [IDM] It/That figures! (informal): That seems reasonable, logical and what I expect. |
I didn’t really mean my partner is a snake; it was just a ______.
A. figure of eight B. figure head C. figure of speech D. a fine figure
—She was coming late again.
—______! That’s typical of her.
A. It figures her out B. It figures C. It cuts a poor figure D. She is a figure of fun
What does “watch my figure” in the sentence “Don’t tempt me with chocolate; I am watching my figure.” mean?
A. add the numbers B. have sports C. try not to get fat D. watch games
No one can figure out the reasons for the Poland president plane crash in 2010. Here figure out means:_________
A. watch out B. work out C. understand well D. break out
—Promise you don’t wear this kind of clothes? People will play a joke on you.
—I don’t care whether I am________. I just want to keep warm.
A. a figure of fun B. a healthy figure C. a figure head D. a bad figure
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科目：高中英語 來源：浙江省富陽市2009-2010學年高二5月教學質量檢測試題（英語） 題型：單詞拼寫
四、單詞拼寫 (共10小題，計10分)
51. She enjoys p_________ the beautiful scenery.
52. The judge found her g___________ of killing people.
53. A pocket e__________ of the dictionary will come out soon.
54. You must buy a good piano for your son, for he is a g___________ pianist.
55. The restaurant has just e_____________ five new waiters.
56. I’m looking forward to attending my sister’s wedding c______________.
57. Her health broke down under the p______________ of work.
58. The boys a__________ to leave for camping but were stopped by their parents.
59. When his father died, he came into p__________ of a large fortune.
60. There are many art g__________ in New York such as Museum of Modern Art.
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科目：高中英語 來源：上海市2009-2010學年度高二下學期階段質量檢測英語試題 題型：其他題
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only
be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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A．probably |
B．a(chǎn)ttached |
C．respectively |
D．finalists E. beating |
F. sales G. amazing H. similar I. included J. contest
Do you have a problem with the messy homework? Good news! You may soon be able to solve that, thanks to Keagan Bolibol and her Problem Pad.
Keagan is the winner of the Staples Invention Quest for kids, a (41)________ that encourages people to invent helpful office products. This is the first year that the Invention Quest has （42）________ a category for kids. “ I’m very excited,” Keagan told Scholastic News Online. “ I really can’t believe I actually did it. From the moment I entered it, it’s really (43)________that I should make it this far.”
Keagan was one of the five (44) _______ in the kids’ category. She is a fourth-grader in Woodinville, Washington. Keagan’s Problem Pad is (45)________ to a dry-erase board except that it can fit into a notebook. It also has a pen (46)_______ to the bottom, along with helpful tools like a multiplication table (乘法表). Kids can use the Problem Pad to do their homework and other projects. They can make mistakes and then erase them. When they finally get them right, they can copy their work on a clean sheet of paper.
Keagan received a $25,000 prize for her invention, (47) ________ thousands of other kids. If her product is produced and sold in Staples stores, she can also receive royalties（版稅），part of the money made from (48)________ of a product. “ I’m (49) ________ going to donate some to charities. Then the rest is for college,” said Keagan.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2011年河南省南陽市高一春期期末考試英語題 題型：信息匹配
根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。
What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? 1..
We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. 2.. Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. 3..If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.
4..According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “5..”
A.A healthy body contributes to one’s intelligence.
B.Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children.
C.What people want express is like this.
D.The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent.
E.It needs exercise.
F.You are such a smart child.
G.These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.
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