外研版高中英语选修十模块3练习卷
For more information about the job employment ad.,please________our website on the Internet at www.state.gov or telephone 619-5886.
A.pass away | B.call up | C.refer to | D.put up |
We believe ________ we can find out the wonder drugs to H7N9 bird flu.
A.when | B.whether | C.what | D.that |
She drove so fast at the turn that the car almost went ___ the road.
A.on | B.along | C.from | D.off |
The tanker,which was full of petrol,________and gave off heavy and dark flames the moment a truck knocked into it.
A.blew up | B.put up | C.turned up | D.brought up |
Some of us remain________at our computer for hours every day,forgetting moving our body.
A.seating | B.seated | C.sat | D.sit |
In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away.
We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom's vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn't care much about my bedtime.
Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little Are going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel(桶) of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when 1 made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me
Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me. 1 hadn't turned 5 yet.
As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?
As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder (驾雪橇者), I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn't realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather.
In 1950, we moved back to Coeur d'Alene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska.
What can be inferred about the author's family?
A.His father was a cruel man. | B.His parents didn't love him. |
C.His parents used to be very busy. | D.His mother didn't have any jobs. |
What happened when the author was 4?
A.He learned to smoke. | B.He was locked in a basement. |
C.He was arrested by the poli | D.He nearly caused a fire accident. |
Which of the following is true?
A.Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds. |
B.The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska. |
C.Leonhard often visited the author's family after 1950. |
D.The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska. |
What is the author's purpose of writing the text?
A.To look back on his childhood with adventures. |
B.To describe the extreme weather of Alaska. |
C.To express how much he misses Leonhard. |
D.To show off his pride in making trouble. |
Commuters (上下班往返的人) who drive to work will face a parking charge of up to £350 a year.Ministers are backing a workplace parking charge which will come into force in Nottingham in 2013 and is likely to be adopted across the country.The scheme will see firms with more than ten parking places for staff charged £350 a year for each space in two years.
Employers would be free to pass on the charge to their staff—meaning it would effectively be a tax on driving to work.The scheme aims to reduce traffic by preventing unnecessary car journeys and raise funds to improve public transport,but critics say it is just an excuse for councils to fill their coffers (金库).
Some ten million Britons drive to work each day,and the British Chambers of Commerce says the new charge could total £3.4 billion a year if rolled out nationwide.
Already some firms in Nottingham have threatened to leave the city,where 40,000 commuters use their cars to get to work.A spokesman said the scheme was nothing more than a tax on jobs.“It is very unfair to discriminate against those employers who have parking spaces,which get vehicles off the streets,” he said.“And these charges apply around the clock,which is especially unfair on shift workers who rely on their cars because public transport is not available.This is more about increasing the government’s income than reducing traffic.”
However,Transport Minister Sadiq Khan gave the plan an official approval during a visit to Nottingham. The council says the tax will raise as much as £100 million over ten years—one fifth of the cost of a new transport system for the city.
Another transport spokesman Theresa Villiers said the tax would have a devastating impact on businesses struggling to cope with the economic decline.
But Richard Hebditch of the Campaign for Better Transport said the tax would raise money to invest in better transport.“We put forward the idea of workplace parking taxes as a fairer way to raise money to invest in the future local transport services.We are pleased that the people of Nottingham will be the first to benefit.”
Supporters argue that the scheme________.
A.can help improve the parking conditions for the staff |
B.should be applied to ail commuters driving to work |
C.is certain to be carried out despite the objections |
D.will relieve traffic pressure and improve public transport |
According to the objectors,the scheme is unfair for________.
A.the firms with parking lots |
B.the workforce without cars |
C.the employees parking their cars on the streets |
D.the staff driving to work in the daytime |
Which word can best describe Theresa Villiers’s attitude towards the scheme?
A.Neutral. | B.Negative. |
C.Understanding. | D.Positive. |
It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A.many firms are willing to pay the charges for their staff |
B.the public transport in Nottingham is in great need of improvement |
C.the author believes Britons will benefit from the scheme |
D.those firms with more commuters will leave Nottingham |
Does Fame Drive You Crazy?
Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just
imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.
According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities — famous people — worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”
The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed
Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited
America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨)
about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.
Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something
ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.
If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.
Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.
It can be learned from the passage that stars today .
A.are often misunderstood by the public |
B.can no longer have their privacy protected |
C.spend too much on their public appearance |
D.care little about how they have come into fame |
What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A.Great heroes of the past were generally admired. |
B.The problem faced by celebrities has a long history. |
C.Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids. |
D.Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers. |
What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?
A.Availability of modern media. |
B.Inadequate social recognition. |
C.Lack of favorable chances. |
D.Huge population of fans. |
What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?
A.Sincere. | B.Sceptical. |
C.Disapproving. | D.Sympathetic. |
假设你是学生会主席,请根据下面表格内容,用英语写一则春游的通知。
参加者 |
高三年级的学生 |
集合地点 |
学校大门口 |
活动内容 |
1.去博物馆看《人与自然》的展览; 2.参观泉山植物园(the botanical garden). |
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集合时间 |
1.3月15日上午乘校车前往; 2.早上7点集合,7:20开车。 |
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注意事项 |
参观展览时保持安静;并认真记笔记,准备回来讨论; 在山顶野餐,要自带午餐和饮料; 参加者在本周四前到学生会报名(sign up for) |
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