For some people, the prospect of starting college, especially going away to school, is scary. It’s probably the first time that you’ll be totally responsible for your own schedule. What if you intend to go to college but just don’t feel ready to start yet-for whatever reason-and you don’t want to take on a full-time job after graduation? You might want to take a year off to pause and regroup. This practice is common in some countries, like the United Kingdom, where it’s called a “gapyear”.
Taking time off doesn’t mean you should ignore the idea of applying to college. In fact, you may want to consider making your college plans before you become involved in other things, especially if you’ll be travelling. Apply to schools and make your choice, then ask for a deferred admission. Rachel took a year off and worked in New York City between college and medical school. She says that she had to be extremely well organized about planning for medical school so she didn’t miss any of her deadlines. “Not only did I have to apply to schools and make plans to take my MCAT exams, I also had to make all my living arrangements and other plans for my year off!”
Even if you decide not to apply to college, it can be a great idea to take a year to do something you may not have an opportunity to do again. Lots of volunteer organizations would welcome your time and energy and would provide you with a wonderful learning experience. If you take a year off you will learn some great life skills-like living on a tight budget! If you take a year off you’ll pay your way while you are traveling or doing volunteer work.
【小題1】What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Taking Time Off |
| B．Disadvantages of a “Gap Year” |
| C．Plans after Graduation |
| D．How to Apply to College |
| A．a(chǎn)sking for a year’s leave to rest at home |
| B．taking a year off to pause and regroup |
| C．ignoring the idea of applying to college |
| D．travelling around the world before going to college |
| A．it’s not easy to take a year off |
| B．it’s interesting to take a “gap year” |
| C．what taking time off is like |
| D．how to apply to schools |
| A．You’ll learn some great life skills. |
| B．You’ll make full preparation for starting college. |
| C．You’ll earn much money by taking on a full-time job. |
| D．You’ll gain a wonderful learning experience by joining in a volunteer organization. |
科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學(xué)年福建省四地六校高一下學(xué)期第三次月考英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no,” criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.
Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating into a big deal. Recently a neighbor of mine had a squabble with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned home, she received a long-distance phone call. “Person-to-person for Mrs. I. A. Pologize,” intoned the operator. “That’s spelled ‘P’ as in…” In a twinkling, the whole day changed from grim to lovely at both ends of the wire.
An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive. Austerity（節(jié)儉）was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen—and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker, brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor.
The boy stood rooted: guests stared at their plates. Moving only her head the hostess smiled at her son,” No harm, Daniel,” she said. “Just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen”… she enunciated clearly so he would think about what she was saying… “and bring in the other one.”
A wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.
【小題1】What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Humor is the key to success in our work and our lives. |
| B．Humor enables us to cope with difficult situation effectively. |
| C．Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face. |
| D．Humor makes fun of any difficult situations. |
| A．Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences. |
| B．To make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means. |
| C．People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations because of its effectiveness. |
| D．Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs. |
| A．the son had to cook another turkey for the guests |
| B．she already had made more than one turkey ready for the dinner |
| C．some other dish would be served instead of a turkey |
| D．the son could serve the same turkey after it was cleaned |
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The following are introductions to some programs that BBC I London will show on TV.
| 12:25am Tuesday | The Real Swiss Robinson Family Laura worried that her children have had their life too easy due to her husband’s career in big business, so she decides to take her teenagers to the Cook Islands to experience the simple life. They face storms and a lack of food, but Laura is happy as their local guide shows them the island’s wealth of rare fruits and foods. |
| 11:00a.m Wednesday | A team have come across an armed man who is holding two baby apes who were captures .One of them, David, is sent to a medical emergency in the forest. Later a center director, Nielsen, finds a suitable place to set free more rescued animals. |
| 7:50p.m Thursday | Lost Building of Britain Simon Thurley visits the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey(修道院), which ,before its destruction by Henry VIII, was famous for some of the most amazing stained glasses of its age. It also had a great deal of financial power, acting as the center of an influential business empire. Eventually, it was the king’s envy of the abbey’s wealth that changed the abbey’s fate. |
| 10:35 p.m. Thursday | Nigella Express Nigella presents ideas for impromtu（即興的） cooking, from new recipes and suggestions for taking advantage of the food you have to make quick , simple and impressive meals. |
| A．Life on the Cook Islands is too simple. |
| B．Her husband faces difficulties in his business |
| C．Storms are approaching her hometown |
| D．Her children may not know how to cherish life |
| A．10:35 p.m on Thursday. |
| B．7:50 p.m on Thursday |
| C．11:00 a.m on Wednesday |
| D．12:25 a.m on Tuesday |
| A．David is a farmer |
| B．Henry VIII set up a business empire in the Abbey |
| C．Nielsen is an animal-lover |
| D．Glastonbury Abbey is famous today for its stained-glass |
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科目：高中英語 來源：江蘇省09-10學(xué)年度高一下學(xué)期�？炀毩暎ǘ� 題型：單詞拼寫
一．單詞拼寫
1. H___________ the Olympic Games is a great honour to us Chinese people.
2. An a_____________ is a person who does a sport.
3. Bank of China has b____________ all over the country.
4. I’m d_____________ at your success in the final exam.
5. What’s the s______________ of the symbol “♀”?
6. The burning coals started to f___________ yellow and orange.
7. Some p_____________ gathered around the victim to try to help him while others directed the traffic.
8. We drove two hours to attend the opening c______________ of the final festival.
9. We shouldn’t look down on those who do p_____________ labour.
10. We should take measures to meet the increasing r______________ of the people.
11. He is always watching CCTV news broadcast on c________________ affairs.
12. Nowadays, many places have been developed into tourist a________________.
13. This story just happened on the p______________ evening .
14. Mr Johnson, a member of the I________________ Olympic Committee will visit a
high school in Beijing.
15. What’s your f________________ sport of the five?
16. There are 12 _______________ (選手) in the two-hundred-metre dash.
17. The main _______________ (體育館) for 2008 Olympic Games will be completed by 2006.
18. He was given a _________________（獎?wù)拢ゝor his bravery in the accident.
19. E____________ a new sport into the Olympics can be a long process.
20. U____________ women were allowed to compete in honour of the wife of Zeus.
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科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省湛江市2009-2010學(xué)年度高一級第二學(xué)期第一次月考（英語） 題型：其他題
信息匹配（共5小題，滿分10分）
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以下是演講會的資料：
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A Are you interested in “Dream of the Red Mansion” (Hong Lou Meng)? Listen to a lecture on this classical novel. Venue: National Museum of Chinese Modern Literature (Beijing) Time: 9:30 a.m. Price: free Tel: 010 – 84615522 |
B “Jiaguwen” is among the oldest pictographic characters in the world．How much do you know about it? Get all the answers at this free lecture. Venue: Dongcheng District Library (Beijing) Time: 9:00 a.m. Price: free Tel: 010 – 64013356 |
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C Former United Nations interpreter Professor Wang Ruojin speaks about her experiences at the UN and shares her understanding of the cultural differences between East and West. Venue: National Library of China (Beijing) Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p. m. Price: free Tel: 010 – 68488047 |
D Qi Baishi, one of China’s greatest modern painters, was also a poet, calligrapher(書法家) and seal-cutter(刻印者). Can you appreciate his works? Then come to spend the time with us. Venue: Beijing Art Academy Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Price: 10 yuan Tel: 010 - 65023390 |
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E It is the year of the Dog, and you can see “Fu” everywhere. But how much do you know about dogs – man’s best friend? What is “Fu” and where does it come from? Why do people hang “Fu” character upside down on the door? Get all the answers from this free lecture. Venue: Capital Library (Beijing) Time: 2:00 p. m. Price: free Tel: 010 - 67358114 |
F About 160 cultural relics from Guangdong, Macao and Hong Kong are on display to April 15th. Meanwhile experts will talk about the important roles these three cities have played in the past two thousand years of Sino–Western exchanges. Venue: Beijing Art Museum Time: 2:00 p. m. – 5:00 p. m. Price: 20 yuan, students 10 yuan Tel: 010 - 83659337 |
以下是想去聽演講的人員的基本信息，請匹配適合他們的演講內(nèi)容。
71. Alice is now studying in Beijing University, and she is especially interested in Chinese writing. In her spare time she enjoys drawing, writing poems and is fond of sharing her pieces with her classmates.
72. Simon comes from Egypt. He is now studying in Beijing Art Academy. He shows great interest in Chinese ancient characters. Now he wants to know much about it.
73. Lora and Peter, visiting professors from Australia, are both crazy about Chinese traditional culture. At weekends they like to call on Chinese families to learn about Chinese festivals as well as their history.
74. Edward is a senior student in Beijing Foreign Language University. He likes traveling very much and has made up his mind to work as an interpreter for some joint–venture enterprises (合資企業(yè)).
75. Steve and Mark are both studying in the Chinese Department of China’s Renmin University. They want to do some research on Chinese ancient literature.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2010年河南省高一上學(xué)期第一次月考英語卷 題型：單詞拼寫
單詞拼寫（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）
1.He c_________ that we should come back before 9 o’clock.
2. An e___________ is a kind of machine for raising and lowering something.
3.If you want to read quickly and well, you should enlarge your v__________.
4.People aged from 13 to 19 are called t__________.
5. His friend has _________(遭受) from lung cancer for some years.
6.They carried out a s_________ of experiments to test the new drug.
7.The mother________(使平靜) the little boy by telling him a story.
8.I’m rather _________(掛念的) about your health.
9.He made a long j_________ from Beijing to London.
10. The doctor p___________ him to give up smoking finally.
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