In an effort to discourage people from using plastics，scientists have been hard at work inventing alternative packaging products．From water bottles made from seaweed to cutlery(餐具) made from rice and wheat，a number of inventions are set to change the way we eat while we are on the go，or having a relaxing picnic in the park．
The idea of using seaweed to make eco-friendly(環保的) water bottles has been around for a few years．Recently，Ari Jonsson took his invention—a water bottle made from red seaweed—to show off at a festival. The bottles will only hold their shape as long as they are filled．As soon as these bottles are empty they will begin to break down，though they would be perfectly safe to eat．Ari Jonsson’s bottles are a step closer to a widely used alternative to the current plastic ones．
The eatable water container is not the only product to add to our image of the future．Narayana Pessapaty has also created eatable spoons．After the success of his spoons, Mr Pessapaty is ready to expand and introduce forks and chopsticks to his menu．His aim is to largely reduce the amount of plastic waste，which is a huge problem for waste sites all over the world．It is a product that may take up to 500 years to break down，and recycling companies worldwide are struggling to deal with it．
Aside from the obvious benefits to the environment，this new packaging is also cheap to produce and therefore cheap to buy．Even better is the fact that similar eatable cutlery can be made at home，possibly a science project for children or just fun with friends．Why not get experimenting and create your own recipes?
1.Why do scientists invent alternative packaging products?
A. To make people’s life more convenient．
B. To reduce the amount of plastic waste．
C. To charge the way we picnic outside．
D. To show off their inventive talents．
2.What makes Ari Jonsson’s water bottles eco-friendly?
A. They can be made at home．
B. They are cheap to produce and buy．
C. They will hold their shape when they are filled．
D. They will break down themselves when empty．
3.What do Ari and Narayana’s inventions have in common?
A. They are convenient to carry． B. They are safe to eat．
C. They can be used for a short time． D. They are heavier than plastics．
4.What can be inferred from this passage?
A. Home-made eatable cutlery is likely to be popular．
B. Eatable cutlery’will completely replace plastics in the near future．
C. No recycling companies can breakdown plastic waste．
D. It’s unsafe for individuals to invent eatable cutlery at home．
科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年浙江省高一3月階段性考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
When the dog named Judy spotted the first sheep in her life, she did what comes naturally. The four-year-old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and, being a city animal, lost both her sheep and her sense of direction. Then she ran along the edge of cliff( 懸崖) and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea.
Her owner Mike Holden panicked and called the coastguard of Cornwall, who turned up in seconds. Six volunteers slid down the cliff with the help of a rope but gave up all hope of finding her alive after a 90-minute search.
Three days later, a hurricane(颶風) hit the coast near Cornwall. Mr. Holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced his pet was dead. He comforted himself with the thought she had died in the most beautiful part of the country.
For the next two weeks, the Holdens were heartbroken. Then, one day, the phone rang and Steve Tregear, the coastguard of Cornwall, asked Holder if he would like his dog back.
A birdwatcher, armed with a telescope, found the pet sitting hopelessly on a rock. While he sounded the alarm, a student from Leeds climbed down the cliff to collect Judy.
The dog had been knocked unconscious(失去知覺的)at first but had survived by drinking water from a fresh scream at the base of the cliff. She may have fed on the body of a sheep which had also fallen over the edge. “The dog was very thin and hungry,” Steve Tregear said , “
It was a very lucky dog. She survived because of a plentiful supply of fresh water,” he added.
It was, as Mr. Holden admitted, “a minor miracle(奇跡)”.
1.The dog Judy fell down the cliff when she was ________.
A. rescuing her owner B. caught in a hurricane
C. blocked by a rock D. running after a sheep
2.Who spotted Judy after the accident?
A. A student from Leeds B. A birdwatcher
C. Six volunteers D. The coastguard of Cornwall
3.What can we infer from the text?
A. People like to travel with their pets.
B. Judy was taken to the fields for hunting.
C. Holden cared little where Judy was buried.
D. Luck plays an important role in Judy's survival.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Miracle of the Coastguard. B. Coming Back from the Dead.
C. Dangers in the Wild D. Surviving a Hurricane.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年河南省南陽市六校高一下學期第一次聯考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空
One of the most inspiring quotes（名言） I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The______between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people ______ many more times than unsuccessful people.”
I deeply understood the ______ of the quote soon after my fist book was published.
I was living in Atlanta at the time and ______ my fist signing sale for my new book at the phoenix and Dragon,the largest bookstore in the city. Although a nice sign was placed outside the room ______ images of both me and my book, The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul,not a single customer entered the room. ______ each minute passed, I became increasingly ______.
At 6:25 pm, just before the store’s ______, I began to get myself ready to leave. At that moment, just when I couldn’t fell any ______, a middle-aged couple walked into the room. I managed to ______ my emotions and introduced myself and my book.
The couple turned the pages each other, and the husband ______ to his wife. She then told me,“I think we’ll get the book.”
Despite the impulse (沖動）to jump ______, and hold their hands to thank them for being my ______ readers, I realized the woman was trying to say something else.
“The ______ we’re buying it is that our son died two years ago,” she said. “Maybe your book will help us ______ it .”
At that moment, I knew if never sold a copy of the book, my four years of ______ had been meaningless.
Although I would have many more challenging years ______ my book became a bestseller, this couple’s story was all the ______ I needed at that point to keep me ______.
Thanks to them, I would realize that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way : One challenge ... one challenge ... one difficulty ... one step ... and one small ______ at a time.
1.A. similarity B. difference C. interest D. advantage
2.A. fail B. own C. try D. experience
3.A. fault B. key C. secret D. wisdom
4.A. refused B. decided C. arranged D. waited
5.A. including B. showing C. drawing D. selling
6.A. While B. As C. With D. when
7.A. anxious B. excited C. angry D. curious
8.A. rented B. opening C. crowded D. closing
9.A. worse B. bad C. good D. better
10.A. express B. hide C. read D. push
11.A. nodded B. side C. replied D. talked
12.A. one end B. in a row C. in the air D. on the ground
13.A. reliable B. old C. welcoming D. first
14.A. impact B. reason C. purpose D. result
15.A. look through B. get over C. find out D. come across
16.A. studying B. advertising C. writing D. waiting
17.A. since B. unless C. after D. until
18.A. motivation B. information C. decision D. material
19.A. moving ahead B. falling down C. putting forward D. losing courage
20.A. sorrow B. failure C. success D. pleasure
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科目：高中英語 來源：四川省廣元市2017屆高三第二次高考適應性統考英語試卷（有答案） 題型：短文填空
Visitors to Britain may find the best place to enjoy local culture is in a traditional pub. A team of1. (research) have discovered some of the unknown culture of British pubs---starting with the difficulty of 2.(get)a drink. His may sound in convenient, but there is3.hidden meaning.
Pub culture4.(form) to improve sociability in a society that is known for its coldness. Standing at the bar for service 5.(allow) you to chat with others who are waiting to be served. The bar counter is6.(possible) the only place in Britain where a 7. (friend) talk with strangers is considered to be entirely proper and really quite normal behavior. 8., if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are in a big group,9.is best for one or two people to go to buy the drinks. Nothing makes the regular customers and bar staff angry 10.(much) than a group of strangers blocking all passages to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order.
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科目：高中英語 來源：山東省煙臺市2017屆高三3月高考診斷性測試（一模）英語試卷 題型：書面表達
假如你是李華，你校英國交換生Tom在郵件中說他被Oxford University錄取了，邀請你本周六晚參加慶祝派對，但你那天要參加漢語詩詞(poetry)比賽，不能參加派對。請用英語給他回復郵件。
注意：1．詞數100左右；
2．可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。
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科目：高中英語 來源：山西省2017屆高三3月聯考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：短文改錯
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞;
2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。
I have just got some good news to tell you. I win a national prize for my painting last week. My father was so pleasing that he suggested I went to England for a holiday this summer. I’d like stay here for half a month, visiting some places of interest and practise my English as well. We have kept in touch each other for nearly a year now. I have often dreamed of talking face to face with you. I hope you’ll be on the holiday at that time, but I’m sure we will have a lot to talk about. I also want to buy some souvenir for my friends at home. If I have any better ideas, please share them with me.
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科目：高中英語 來源：山西省2017屆高三3月聯考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Robert Ballard is probably the most famous deep-sea explorer in the past 100 years. While he is best known for his historic discovery of the wreckage(殘骸) of the R.M.S. Titanic which sank to the bottom of the sea in 1912, he also discovered the wreckage of the Bismarck and the Yorktown. Over his career, Dr. Ballard has completed over 120 deep-sea journeys and continues to push exploration to new depths with new technologies and strategies. His new high-tech Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island links scientists all over the world and makes it possible to identify new discoveries in realtime.
Reporter: What were you like as a kid?
Ballard: I was a very “active” kid with lots of interests including sports (football, basketball, and tennis), fishing, and studies.
Reporter: Do you have a hero?
Ballard: My hero is Captain Nemo from the book, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne and his submarine the Nautilus.
Reporter: What do you daydream about?
Ballard: I dream about undersea exploration.
Reporter: How did you get into your field of work?
Ballard: It started with a scholarship to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, in the summer of 1959 when I was a junior in high school. That summer, I went to sea on two separate expeditions in Baja California with various oceanographers(海洋學家). During one of those expeditions, I met Dr. Robert Norris, a Scripps graduate with a Ph. D. in marine geology, who invited me to come to the University of California, Santa Barbara where I ended up getting my undergraduate degree in Geology and Chemistry with minors in Math and Physics.
Reporter: What’s the best piece of advice that anyone has ever given you that you can share with us?
Ballard: Follow your dreams and don’t let anyone talk you out of them.
Reporter: Do you have any good jokes?
Ballard: I prefer sayings to jokes. My favorite is, “Never get into the thick of thin things.”
1.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that Robert Ballard ________.
A. is president of a university and travels a lot
B. is the most famous deep-sea explorer in history
C. is still contributing to the development of deep-sea exploration
D. is best famous for the discovery of the wreckages of three ships
2.From the passage we know Nemo ________.
A. is Jules Verne’s nickname B. is the name of a ship
C. is a sailor on a submarine D. is a character in a book
3.What can we know about Ballard?
A. He was lucky to meet Dr. Robert Norris.
B. He once wrote a book about the sea.
C. He loves jokes more than proverbs.
D. He used to be tired of studying.
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The great achievements of Robert Ballard.
B. An interview with a famous deep-sea explorer.
C. A brief introduction to famous Robert Ballard.
D. What a famous deep-sea explorer is like.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年安徽省六安市高一下學期第一次階段檢測英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
I’ve just got to talk about this problem I’m having with my postman. It all began a year ago, after the birth of his first child. Not wanting to appear rude, I asked him about the baby. The next week, not wanting him to think I had asked out of mere politeness the week before, I asked all about the baby again. Now I can’t break the habit. I freeze whenever I see him coming. The words “How’s the baby?” come out on their own. It holds me up. It holds him up. So why can’t I stop it? The answer is that I want him to like me. Come to think of it, I want everyone to like me.
What about at work? Richard Lawton, a management trainer, warns: “Those managers who are actually liked by most of their staff (員工)are always those who are honest with staff, treating them as human beings and following common politeness like saying hello in the morning.” To explain the point, Richard told the story of the company chairman who especially wanted to be liked. One day, after making one of his employees fired, the employee replied: “If you were that sorry, I wouldn’t be leaving.” The lesson is that if you try too hard to be liked, people won’t like you.
The experts say it all starts in childhood. “If children feel they can only get love from their parents by being good,” says Zelda West-Meads, a marriage adviser, “they develop low self-confidence.” But is there anything wrong in being a giver? Anne Cousins believes there is. “Sometimes giving becomes unhealthy,” she says. “It comes when you do things for others but feel bad about it.”
I am now trying hard to say to people “I feel uncomfortable about saying this, but…” and tell myself “Refusal of a request does not mean Refusal of a person” and I find I can say almost anything to almost anyone.
1.Why does the author ask the postman about his baby?
A. He is interested in the baby.
B. He wants to be always polite to him.
C. He wants to leave a good impression to him.
D. It’s a way to start a chat with great politeness.
2.Managers are more likely to be popular if they ______.
A. help the staff with their problems
B. make sure the staff do not lose their jobs
C. encourage the staff to be polite to each other
D. do not make too much effort to be liked
3.What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?
A. To show how to let others like you more.
B. To encourage people to have more self-confidence.
C. To prove how to create a harmonious atmosphere.
D. To suggest ways of dealing with difficult people.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年江西省新余市高二下學期第一次段考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：任務型閱讀
A student’s life is never easy.1.A lot of preparations are needed so you can be sure to go back home with a diploma and a bright future waiting for you. The following are some basic things you need to do before even seizing that passport and boarding on the plane.
Knowing the country.
You shouldn’t bother researching the country’s hottest tourist spots or historical places. You won’t go there as a tourist, but as a student. It’ll be helpful to read the most important points in their history and to read up on their culture.2.You surely don’t want to face legal problems, especially if you’re away from home.
Studying their language.
Don’t expect that you can graduate abroad without knowing even the basics of the language. Before leaving your home country, take online lessons to at least master some of their words and sentences.3.Doing this will also prepare you in communicating with those who can’t speak English.4.
Check the conversion（兌換）of your money to their local currency, set up your bank account so you can use it there, get an insurance, and find an apartment. The Internet or your intended school will be very helpful in finding an apartment and helping you understand local currency.
Remember, you’re not only carrying your own reputation but your country’s reputation as well. If you act foolishly, people there might think that all of your country men are foolish as well.5.
A. Packing your clothes.
B. Preparing for other needs.
C. Most importantly, read about their laws.
D. This will be useful in living and studying there.
E. That would surely be a very had start for your study abroad program.
F. Going with their trends will keep it from being too obvious that you’re a foreigner.
G. And it is even more difficult if you will have to complete your study in a foreign land.
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