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　　Nathaniel Heatwole isn' t a terrorist．He' s a 20-year-old college student who just wanted to make a point about airline security．He aimed to show how easily someone could smuggle(偷帶)weapons onto an airplane．

　　In mid-September, Heatwole hid box cutters, bleach(漂白粉), matches, and modeling clay(橡皮泥)that look like plastic explosives in the bathrooms of two Southwest Airlines planes．The items were discovered nearly a month later during airplane maintenance inspections in New Orleans and Houston．

　　In an e-mail to the Transportation Security Administration, Heatwole claimed responsibility for smuggling the item aboard in his carry-on luggage．Heatwole, a student at Guilford College in Greensboro, N．C．, had made his point．Now federal law enforcement authorities have a different point to make．

　　Heatwole was charged on October 20 with smuggling weapons onto a commercial airliner．The crime is a felony(重罪)for which Heatwole could face up to 10 years in prison．Heatwole claims he just wanted the government to improve airline safety．His intentions may have been good．Nevertheless, he broke the law．Now he faces the same penalty(處罰)that a terrorist might．

(1)

Why did Heatwole take some forbidden things onto airplanes?

[　　]

A．

To show how smart he was．

B．

To make himself famous．

C．

To see whether he would be punished for doing it．

D．

To prove that airplanes have serious security problems．

(2)

The forbidden things were found ________

[　　]

A．

as soon as Heatwole left them onto the two planes

B．

almost a month after he had left them onto the two planes

C．

as soon as the planes landed at the airport of New Orleans and Houston

D．

only after Heatwole claimed responsibility for smuggling the items aboard

(3)

Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．

Heatwole thought what he had done was out of good intention．

B．

Federal law enforcement authorities didn' t believe Heatwole' s story．

C．

Heatwole failed to show the Transportation Security Administration how serious the security problems are．

D．

The plastic explosives Heatwole took onto the planes were really very dangerous．

(4)

From the article, we can see that the author ________

[　　]

A．

is for the intentions Heatwole had but against the way he took

B．

doesn' t think Heatwole should be punished as a terrorist

C．

only wants to objectively report the fact

D．

supports Heatwole and asks the government to improve airline safety

答案：1．D;2．B;3．A;4．C;
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科目：高中英語 來源：2004全國各省市高考模擬試題匯編(天利38套)·英語 題型：050

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1．South Korean Films

　　An audience can view five new South Korean films, all with Chinese subtitles (中文字幕), until April 19 at the Tuixin Cinema in the Beijing National Library grounds.

Two other South Korean films completed their full runs at the Tuixin Cinema earlier this month.

　　Location: Tuixin Cinema, Beijing National Library, 39 Baishiqiao Road, Haidian District.

　　Tel: 86415566

　　“My Love, My Bride”

　　April 15: 9:00, 13:00, 15:30, 17:30, 19:30

　　“Kim's War”

　　April 16: 9:00, 13:30, 18:15

　　“Because You Are a Woman”

　　April 17: 13:30, 18:15

　　“Marriage Story”

　　April 18: 9:00, 13:30, 15:30, 18:15

　　“Sopyonje”

　　April 19: 9:00, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30, 19:30

2．Leon's show

　　Hong Kong pop starLeon Lai will give a personal performance at 7:30 p. m. from tomorrow through to September 21 at the Shanghai Gymnasium, The show is to celebrate the opening of the 93rd Huangpu Tourism Festival.

　　Tickets: 60, 90, 120, 180 yuan RMB, available (有票) at 66 Jiangning Road.

　　Address: Shanghai Gymnasium, 1111 Gaoxi Road N.

　　Tel: 29189188, 29171145, 49384952, 29197113

3．Russian concert

　　The Shanghai Phiharmmonic Orchestra (管弦樂隊) will put on some excellent Russian Orchestra works at 7:15 p. m. on September 26 and 27 at the Shanghai Concert Hall. They will sing Russian folk songs and mass under a Russian Conducter who is very famous for conducting choirs(歌唱隊) and has given a successful choral concert in Beijing.

　　Tickets: 6, 8, 10, 12 yuan RMB, available at the hall's ticket office.

　　Address: 523 Yan'an Road W. Shanghai.

　　Tel: 32275694.

4．Korean songs

　　The songs and Dance Troups of North Korea will give a song and dance show at 7:30 p. m. tonight at the Shanghai Center Theater.

　　Tickets: 10,20,30 yuan RMB, available at the theater's ticket office.

　　Address: 1376 Nanjing Road W. Shanghai

　　Tel: 29798663

1．________ will be on on April 18．The cinema's telephone number is ________.

[　　]

A．Kim's War; 29798663

B．My Love, My bride; 32275694

C．Because You Are a Woman; 29189188

D．Marriage Story; 86415566

2．An audience can watch the performance given by Leon Lai from tomorrow throught to September 21 in ________.

[　　]

A．Beijng.
B．South Korean
C．Shanghai
D．Hong Kong

3．The address of the Shanghai Center Theater is ________.

[　　]

A．1111 Caoxi Road N.

B．1376 Nanjing Road W.

C．523 Yan' an Road W.

D．66 Jiangning Road

4．According to the advertisement, a six yuan ticket is for ________.

[　　]

A．Russian concert
B．Korean songs
C．South Korean films
D．Leon's show

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　　Answer the following question by using the information taken from a dictionary page. (You may read the questions first.)

　　jaguar　　n. a type of large, yellow - colored cat with black markings found in the southwestern region of the U. S. and in Central and South America.

　　jargon　　1n. speech that doesn't make sence.　　2n an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand.　　3n. a language made up of two of more other languages: His jargon was a mixture of French and English.　　4n. the special vocabulary of a field or profession: Her report on computers was filled with jargon.

　　jaunt　　1n. a trip taken for fun.　　2v. to go on a brief pleasant trip: We jaunted to the country last Saturday.

　　javelin　　1n. a spear most commonly used as a weapon or in hunting.　　2n. a lightweight metal or wooden spear that is thrown in trackandfield contests.　　3n. the contest in which a javelin is thrown.　　4v. to strike, as with a javelin.

　　jazz　　1n. a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats.　　2n. popular dance music influenced by jazz.　　3n. (slang) empty talk.　　4adj. of or like jazz: a jazz band, jazz records.

　　jennet　　n. a small Spanish horse.

1．Which meaning of the word javelin is used in the sentence below?

　　At the competition, Jack drew his arm back and threw the javelin 50 yards.

[　　]

A．Definition 3
B．Definition 2
C．Definition 1
D．Definition 4

2．Which meaning of the word jargon is used in the sentence below?

　　Doctors often speak in medical jargon.

[　　]

A．Definition 3
B．Definition 2
C．Definition 1
D．Definition 4

3．What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence?

　　Don't give me that jazz, for I am a practical person.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) kind of dance
B．a(chǎn) type of music
C．rhythmic beats
D．meaningless talk

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　　You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen．

　　“You is IN，” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen．“You is active and mature(成熟的)because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies，to books on art, to movies．We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes．”

　　You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year．As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University，she is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker．“I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained．

　　But for her, watching isn’t enough．Last year，while in Senior 1, You met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school．

　　“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films，” she said．So she wrote a campus(校園)story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English．“I played one of the leading roles, actually I was everything in my film．I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays,” she recalled．The movie finally became a big hit on campus，earning You a strong reputation(名氣)as a DV movie director．

　　But this is not the only field she wants to master．Despite being a science student, she likes art, literature and fashion design very much．

　　“There are people who can be artists, there are people who edit books，and there are people who become film producers．But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said．“There is an old saying I believe：Chance favours only the prepared mind．”

(1)

You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen，mainly because she ________．

[　　]

A．

is beautiful

B．

she is lovely and full of confidence

C．

is active and mature

D．

has rich knowledge

(2)

You Mi’s fluent English is based on ________．

[　　]

A．

her chance to host an English broadcasting programme

B．

the influence of her parents

C．

her deep interest in it

D．

her making DV movie

(3)

The author mentioned a talented boy to show ________．

[　　]

A．

the great influence he had on You Mi

B．

he was admired by his schoolmates

C．

the young can do things as well as the adults do

D．

self-made DV movies are popular at school

(4)

In the 30-minute DV movie, You Mi didn’t act as a(n)________．

[　　]

A．

director

B．

musician

C．

actress

D．

producer

(5)

We can learn from the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent

B．

the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You Mi

C．

You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist

D．

the outbreak of SARS delayed You Mi’s studies

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　　So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species(物種), and that’s just a small part of what probably exists on Earth．With so many plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is crawling up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by．

　　A soon-to-be-launched Website might help．An international team of researchers has announced the creation of a Web－based Encyclopedia of Life(EOL)．The project aims to catalogue every species on Earth in a single, easy-to-use reference guide．

　　To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific databases that already exist．And eventually, in special sections of the site, nonscientists with specialized knowledge will join．Gardeners, for example, will be able to record the dates that their flowers first bloom each year．Bird-watchers will be able to input which birds they’ve seen and where．The technology for this kind of tool has only recently become available．

　　As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects．The site will have special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems in their neighborhoods．To make sure the encyclopedia is accurate, scientists will review much of the information added to it．People who visit the site will be able to choose to skip pages that haven’t been reviewed．

　　Another convenient characteristic of the EOL is that you’ll be able to pick the level of detail you see to match your interests, age, and current knowledge．If you wanted to learn about polar bears for a science class report, for example, you could use the“novice”setting to get basic information about the animals．On the“expert”setting, on the other hand．you could get much more detailed information about the history, literature, and exploration of polar bears．

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　　Keep an eye on www.eol.org．Pages will begin to go up sometime next year, and you might find them useful for your school reports．The EOL team might have the basics for all 1.8 million entries online as early as 2017．Someday, you might add your own notes．

(1)

What is implied in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

[　　]

A．

No one can become an expert on spiders and birds．

B．

So many spiders have crawled up your leg

C．

There are far more than 1.8 million living species．

D．

Scientists have named a lot of living species

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[　　]

A．

You can find information of all living species online in 2017．

B．

Nonscientists will be able to add their own notes to the website．

C．

The kids preparing school reports can not have access to the informat’0 n’

D．

You are not free to choose the amount of detailed information．

(3)

What does the underlined word“novice”probably mean in Paragraph 5?

[　　]

A．

Beginner．

B．

Specialist．

C．

Scientist．

D．

Pupil．

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Who are the intended readers of this passage?

[　　]

A．

Students．

B．

Researchers．

C．

Bird watchers or Gardeners．

D．

People in general

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What is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

Exploring Polar Bears

B．

Visit Our Website Now

C．

How to Do School Projects

D．

E-book of Life．

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科目：高中英語 來源：江蘇省泰州中學(xué)2010－2011學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型：050

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　　While looking through the various job sites on the Internet, I found the following list of the highest paying jobs in the US．It's interesting to see how the different types of jobs in the tech industry compare to other industries．

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　　·Aircraft pilots－＄133,500

　　·Chief executives－＄116,000

　　·Electrical and electronic engineers－＄112,000

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　　·Marketing and sales managers－＄80,000

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　　·Construction manager－＄33,600

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　　·General and operations managers－＄48,000

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　　·Electrical and electronic engineers－＄57,000

　　·Mechanical engineers－＄56,800

　　·General and operations managers－＄54,000

　　·Computer and information systems managers－＄50,400

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[　　]

A．

Teachers．

B．

Housewives．

C．

Retired people

D．

High school students．

(2)

Mr Smith didn't finish his studies in high school and is an experienced worker．If he wants to get a high paying job, he should try to become a(n)________．

[　　]

A．

computer software engineer

B．

education administrator

C．

industrial production manager

D．

computer and information systems manager

(3)

Besides the Internet, we can probably find this passage in a(n)________．

[　　]

A．

textbook

B．

advertisement

C．

poster

D．

magazine

(4)

What's the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．

Qualifications for highest paying jobs．

B．

Highest paying jobs in the US．

C．

Advice on finding a highest pay job．

D．

A comparison between the pay of different jobs．

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