– Mike, I won the first prize in the speech contest last week.
-- ___!
A. Congratulations B. Enjoy yourself C. Good luck D. No way.
科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆廣西桂林十八中高二下學期開學考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
----I’m sorry I made a mistake !
----_______. Nobody is perfect .
A. Take your time. B. You’re right. C. Whatever you say. D. Take it easy.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆廣東省高二下學期起初考試英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs—what do they have in common? They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site badoo. com, they all best illustrate(舉例說明) the word “cool”.
But just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”? Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd.
Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy(哲學). “Cool” relates to ideas of grace(優雅) under pressure.
“In Africa, ” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life.”
The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World War II. “Post-war ‘cool’ was in part an expression of war-weariness (n. 厭戰情緒)
. . . it went against the strict social rules of the time,” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules:Anatomy of an Attitude.
But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities. He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies(欺凌弱小者). In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years.
Today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics (體育運動) stars. Often in movies about schools, students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die.
But many teenagers also think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.
“Call it the Harry Potterization of America—a time when being smart is the new cool,” writes journalist Joe Sunnen.
1.Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.
A. introduce the topic B. draw our attention
C. tell us what they have in common D. tell us what is “cool”
2.If you were considered “cool” in Africa in the 15th century, you ________.
A. thought and acted differently from the majority
B. had a calm and quiet attitude towards life
C. didn’t observe rules and authorities
D. had all kinds of “bad” manners
3.The heroes in Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who ________.
A. do very well in their studies
B. are very skilled at sports
C. are good at chess and other thinking games.
D. have supernatural powers like Harry Potter
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?
A. It is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd.
B. “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century.
C. Disobeying one’s parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowadays.
D. Getting the first place in an exam can also be considered “cool”.
5.What does the article mainly talk about?
A. The origin of the word “cool”.
B. The kinds of people who are “cool”.
C. The changing meaning of the word “cool”.
D. How to be a “ cool” person.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆山西省高二上學期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy．After all，you probably sing or whistle when you are happy．
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy．However，they sing most of the time for a very different reason．Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory
Do you know what a“territory”is? A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims(聲稱)as its own．Only he and his family are welcome there．No other families of the same species(物種)are welcome．Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome．If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you，you might shout．Probably this would be enough to frighten him away．
If so，you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him．A bird does the same thing．But he expects an outsider almost any time，especially at nesting(筑巢) season．So he is screaming all the time，whether he can see an outsider or not . This screaming is what we call a bird’s song，and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away．
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs．
You can see that birds have a language all their own．Most of it has something to do with attracting mates and setting up territories．
1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’singing is actually ．
A．a way of warning B．an expression of happiness
C．an expression of anger D．a way of greeting
2.What is a bird’s“territory”?
A．A place where families of other species are not accepted．
B．An area which a bird considers to be its own．
C．An area for which birds fight against each other．
D．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its Voice．
3.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A．Because they want to invite more friends
B．Because they want to find outsiders around．
C．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away．
D．Because their singing helps get rid of their fears．
4.How does the writer explain birds’ singing?
A．By comparing birds with human beings．
B．By reporting experiment results．
C．By describing birds’ daily fife．
D．By telling a bird's story．
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆山西省高二上學期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ___.
A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathed
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆山西省高二上學期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
– I’m still working on my project.
-- Oh, you’ ll miss the deadline. Time is ___.
A. running out B. going out C. running out of D. losing out
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆山西省忻州市高二第一學期期末聯考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
There are many differences between America and China. The biggest difference is traffic rules. In America there are too much more cars than in China. But there are much fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey strictly traffic rules, and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.
About American traffic rules, there are many better terms, such as:
1. Stop line: There are stop lines in all crossing without traffic light (some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines). All cars must stop while meeting the stop line.
2. Traffic light: There is traffic light in the crossing of the road. Cars may almost turn every direction. The traffic light can give signal step by step including u-turn. There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe, he may turn left. In many conditions the order of passing is also given very specifically. If people want to change lane or turn, they must look behind and think being safe. Only so, they may do it.
3. Specific item: Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (their colors are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are many streets in some residential areas (住宅區), and there is a kind of rule that any car cannot park at any time or any period time. In every parking, there are some special positions for invalid (傷殘的) people.
4. About the priority of passenger and car: At any case, passengers have the priority to cars. And only after passengers have passed the road and got the top of sidestep, cars may go ahead.
In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient, safe and humanizing.
1.Which of the following is NOT the reason why we can hardly see traffic police in the street in America?
A. Traffic police are not very necessary because few cars break traffic rules.
B. The traffic is very clear and there are few traffic jams and accidents in the street.
C. There are so many cars in the street that the traffic police can’t be seen.
D. The effective traffic rules play an important part in the road safety.
2.Why is there a middle lane of turning left on the road?
A. It is designed for the cars that want to turn left.
B. It is very safe to drive there.
C. It is very convenient for the traffic police to find the cars that break the rules.
D. The cars that want to turn left can easily give a signal of turning left.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. In America, all cars in the crossing must stop when they meet the stop line.
B. In America, any car cannot park in the streets in some residential areas.
C. If people want to turn, they can obey the guide of the traffic police.
D. There are more traffic jams in China.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. American Traffic Rules
B. Differences in Traffic Rules between China and America
C. Traffic Jams in America
D. American People Who Obey Traffic Rules
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆山西省忻州市高二第一學期期末聯考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
We shouldn’t take_____ for granted that our parents will take care of us forever.
A. thisB. thatC. them D. it
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆山東省濟寧市高二上學期期末模擬英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
---I am taking my driving test tomorrow!
---__________!
A. Cheers B. Good luck C. Come on D. congratulations
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