题型：阅读理解 题类：其他 难易度：易
年份：2017
I had been following the yellowish-green markers for a “popular and easy” three-mile out-and-back hike. Immediately after the trailhead(山道的起点), the trail became very rocky and steep. But having read information about the hike, I knew within five minutes, I was supposed to reach the hike’s first overlook.
However, the overlook never arrived. Instead, I found myself lost in the woods. Pulling out my cellphone, I saw it read “no service”. I checked the last text message I’d sent to my mom. It read, “Conference ended…going for a small hike before my flight home this afternoon.” I put my phone away and kept moving and yelling, “Help! Is anybody out there?” Every so often, I’d stop to listen, but I never heard a reply.
I got out my phone again. The battery was running out fast as it searched for a signal. I struggled to find a place where I could get service. When I did, I called my mom. It went through! In a shaky voice, I said, “Mom?” And then the call dropped. More than 1,500 miles away, my mom instantly knew something was wrong. She called the Denver Police Department and was directed to the US Forest Service.
This was how I was introduced to John, an operator from the US Forest Service. Following John’s instruction on the phone, I finally escaped from the woods. I breathed a sigh of relief. Then my phone rang, and it was John, making sure I was still going in the right direction. “By the way,” he said, “we’ve had your mother on hold this whole time. We know once you get down the mountain, you will absolutely want to give her a call.”
| A. He yelled for help. |
| B. He continued walking. |
| C. He returned to the start. |
| D. He found the first overlook. |
| A. After he got lost. |
| B. After John’s call. |
| C. After a conference. |
| D. After the call dropped. |
| A. The author called and told her about it. |
| B. The author’s flight didn’t arrive on time. |
| C. She learned it from the US Forest Service. |
| D. She sensed something unusual on the phone. |
| A. The author’s mom was on line waiting. |
| B. John came to the woods for the author. |
| C. John lost touch with the author’s mom. |
| D. The author went in the wrong direction. |
题型：阅读理解 题类：其他 难易度：易
年份：2017
Summer is the most popular season to visit Texas since there is so much to see and to do. While visiting the Lone Star State this summer, don’t miss visiting some of these attractions and taking part in some of Texas, best summer vacation activities.
Visit SeaWorld
There are sea life shows, adventure camps，thrilling rides and a water park. A great many activities are waiting for you at SeaWorld.
Windsurf (风帆冲浪) at South Padre
With miles of shallow (浅的)，calm water in the Lower Laguna Madre and strong winds conning off the Gulf of Mexico, South Padre Island is a windsurfer’s dream.
Swim at Barton Springs
Barton Springs is in the famous Zilker Park. It was formed when Barton Creek was built. Since its opening, Barton Springs has become one of the most popular swimming pools in the state.
Take part in an outdoor adventure
In the scenic Texas Hill Country, Lake Buchanan Adventures offers different kinds of activities, including boating, hiking, camping and more.
Camp and hike in Big Bend Park
Big Bend offers a great number of outdoor activities in an old way. Backpacking, mountain biking, fishing, boating, hiking, nature watching and camping — you name it. If it can be done outdoors, it can be done in Big Bend.
Enjoy saltwater fishing
Saltwater fishing in Texas is as good as anywhere else in the USA. More and more fishermen have been discovering this in recent years and packing their bags and rods (鱼竿）to make good use of Texas’ world-class saltwater fishery.
| A. Texas | B. San Antonio |
| C. South Padre | D. Gulf of Mexico |
| A. sea life shows | B. adventure camps |
| C. climbing | D. exciting rides |
| A. San Antonio. | B. South Padre. |
| C. Barton Springs. | D. Texas Hill Country. |
| A. Barton Springs is the most popular in the USA |
| B. Lake Buchanan Adventures offers indoor activities |
| C. fishermen may get the best saltwater fish when fishing in Texas |
| D. Big Bend provides outdoor activities in an ancient way |
题型：阅读理解 题类：其他 难易度：易
年份：2017
阅读理解The National Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a different collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modem ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modem works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance
Layout:
The modem Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.
The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square (3-minute walk), Embankment (7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk).
（1）In which century's collection can you see religious paintings?
A.The 17th.
B.The 13th.
C.The 18th.
D.The 20th.
（2）Where are Leonardo da Vinci's works shown?
A.In the East Wing.
B.In the Sainsbury Wing.
C.In the main West Wing.
D.In the North Wing.
（3）Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?
A.Piccadilly Circus.
B.Leicester Square.
C.Embankment.
D.Charing Cross.
题型：阅读理解 题类：其他 难易度：易
年份：2017
People these days are often annoyed by the TV programs on buses and the TV advertisements at train stations. So, a group of anti-TV activists in North America and Britain plan to liberate TV sufferers.
Their weapon? A new invention called TV-B-Gone. The device is a key-ring-sized remote control unit that can turn off most TV sets within a radius (半径) of around 14 meters.
This annual protest is against TV’s influence (especially in Turning-Off TV Week). It’s called White Dot and began in the US 12 years ago. It has now spread to other countries, including Canada and the UK.
“For most people, TV has become an activity they don’t think about. If you’re not doing anything else, you tend to watch TV,” said David Burke, the founder of the UK arm of White Dot which is organizing the protest in Europe.
The protesters plan to identify restaurants, pubs and other public places which they believe are ruined by televisions. They will then pay each one a visit and forcibly turn off the TV sets. They will leave behind posters explaining how the background noise of the TV has replaced the art of conversation.
Mitch Altman, who spent two years inventing the TV-B-Gone in San Francisco, California, said he came up with the idea on a night out with friends. Typically, the group became absorbed in a silent television in the corner of the restaurant and he became determined to do something about it.
In the US, the movement has gained considerable momentum（动力）over the past 10 years. Groups visit schools and colleges to encourage students to take part.
| A. TV advertisements in public places annoy some people a lot |
| B. protesters will persuade restaurants’ owners to turn off TV sets |
| C. White Dot invited Mitch Altman to invent the TV-B-Gone |
| D. anti-TV activists are against all TV programs
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| A. It’s a website operated by anti-TV activists. |
| B. It’s a newspaper calling on people to stay away from bad TV programs. |
| C. It’s an organization fighting against TV’s bad influence. |
| D. It’s a government department in charge of TV programs.
|
| A. call on people not to watch TV advertisements |
| B. introduce the new handset TV-B-Gone |
| C. show how people became slaves to TV |
| D. introduce anti-TV activists’ work and their new weapon |
题型：阅读理解 题类：其他 难易度：易
年份：2017
阅读理解
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight.
Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores (胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.
（1）The main idea of the first paragraph is that .
A.plants are important for life
B.plants cannot grow without air
C.there are many plants in the world
D.we can not live without water
（2）Plants can make food from .
A.flower, water and air
B.water, sunlight and air
C.air, water and soil
D.air, sun and light
（3）What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A.Of all living things animals are most important
B.Spores arc seeds
C.All fruits of flowering plants have seeds
D.Without plants, man will die out
题型：阅读理解 题类：其他 难易度：易
年份：2017
阅读理解
Playa la Audiencia, Manzanillo |
Playa Brujas, Mazatlan |
North Beach, Isla Mujeres |
Xpu Ha Beach |
（1）If someone has appreciation for caving adventures, he or she should go to ________.
A.North Beach
B.Xpu Ha Beach
C.Wet n' Wild Paterpark
D.Playa Brujas
（2）Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Playa Brujas is close to Mazatlan and lies along the east coast of Mexico.
B.North Beach is the finest beach in the Yucatan Peninsula for its private location.
C.Tourists can rent some equipment at Xpu Ha Beach, which is as busy as others.
D.When a couple choose a beach with children, Playa la Audiencia is their best choice.
题型：阅读理解 题类：其他 难易度：易
年份：2017
How to have fun in Chicago without spending a lot of money?
Sightseeing
★The Art In stitute of Chicago has a fine collection of photos and paintings. The ticket is $10. 00. But on Tuesdays you’ll get in free.
★The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building. By going to the 103rd floor, you can get a great view of the who le city! All for only $8. 50.
Free show
★There are free concerts in Grant Park in summer. They are held from Wednesday to Saturday at 7: 00 pm.
★Attend the taping of a TV show for free. The Oprah Winfrey Show and the Jenny Jones Show both offer tourists free tickets. For the Oprah Winfrey Show you’ll have to book tickets at least a month before.
Places to stay
★You can get a hotel for $100 to $300 a day. However, you can get a room in the dormitory at Roosevelt University for $215 for a whole week! But you have to stay for 30 days to get this great rate(价格).
| A. Chicago is a big and beautiful city |
| B. where we can see fine photos and paintings |
| C. how to make a cheap trip in Chicago. |
| D. there are many free concerts in Chicago |
| A. the Art Institute |
| B. the Sears Tower |
| C. Roosevelt University |
| D. Grant Park |
| A. It is free to go to the Art Institute on Tuesdays. |
| B. Free Grant Park concerts are held four nights a week in summer. |
| C. The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building. |
| D. You can get tickets to the Oprah Winfrey Show as soon as you arrive. |
题型：阅读理解 题类：其他 难易度：易
年份：2017
题型：阅读理解 题类：其他 难易度：易
年份：2017
It’s that time of year again, when college graduates attend graduation ceremony, half-listening to celebrity speakers’ wisdom and advice. Here are the don’t-miss graduation speeches of 2016.
◆President Obama at Howard
At Howard University, Obama had some tough love for young people with enthusiasm, saying that’s just not enough: “Change requires more than anger. It requires a program and it requires organizing. Enthusiasm is very important, but you have got to have a strategy.”
◆Michelle Obama at Santa Fe Indian School
“ I want you to keep pushing forward. Just keep pushing forward. And I want you to reach out and ask for help. I know your teachers tell you that all the time, but please understand that no one gets through collegeor life, for that matter—alone. No one. I certainly didn’t.
◆SheryI Sandberg at Berkeley
As the chief operating officer of Facebook, SheryI Sandberg is one of the most famous figures in tech. last year, her husband suddenly died. In a speech at Berkeley a year later, Sandberg spoke about his death and her experience for the first in public: “My hope for you is that you can find that thankfulness—not just on the good days, like today, but on the hard ones, when you will really need it.”
◆Elizabeth Warren at Suffolk
“Knowing who you are will help when it’s time to fight. Fight for the job you want, fight for the people who mean the most to you and fight for the kind of world you want to live in. It will help when people say that’s impossible or you can’t do that. Look, if you take the unexpected opportunities when they come up, if you know yourself, and if you fight for what you believe in, I can promise that you will live a life that is rich with meaning.”
| A. President Obama | B. Michelle Obama |
| C. SheryI Sandberg | D. Elizabeth Warren |
| A. Howard | B. Santa Fe Indian School |
| C. Berkeley | D. Suffolk |
| A. Fight for the job you want |
| B. Fight for the people you love |
| C. Fight for the world you want |
| D. Fight for what you believe in |
题型：阅读理解 题类：其他 难易度：易
年份：2017
阅读理解
Shakespeare's Birthplace and Exhibition
Henley Street, Strafford-Upon-Auon Tel: 01789 204016
Shakespeare's Birthplace Was the childhood home of William Shakespeare. Take a step back in time and see what life was like for the young Shakespeare growing up in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The house has been exactly furnished, and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy. Beautiful painted cloths hang on the walls, brightly colored fabrics fill the rooms and his father's glove workshop has been recreated. At the back of the house is a beautiful garden containing many plants，herbs and flowers mentioned in Shakespeare's plays.
The neighboring exhibition shows Shakespeare's life and focuses on many rare local items connected with him, as well as a copy of the first edition of his collected plays published in 1623.
Limited disabled access
Many restaurants close to Shakespeare's Birthplace
Town center parking
Gift shop
Allow at least 45 minutes to visit the house and the exhibition
Adult£6.70 Child £2.60 Family£15.00 | ||||||
| Summer | Mid | Winter | |||
| Jun--Aug | Apr—May Sep---Oct | Nov----Mar | |||
| Open | Last Entry | Open | Last Entry | Open | Last Entry |
Monday--Saturday | 9:00 am | 5:30 pm | 10:00 am | 5:00 pm | 10:00 am | 4:00 pm |
Sunday | 9:30 am | 6:00 pm | 10:00 am | 5:30 pm | 10:30 am | 4:00 pm |
（1）What can we see in Shakespeare's birthplace?
A.Old furniture.
B.Ancient restaurants.
C.Colored gloves.
D.Shakespeare's plays.
（2）How much would they pay if a couple with their two children visit the exhibition?
A.￡18.6.
B.￡15.
C.￡13.4
D.￡5.2
（3）What is the deadline to enter the exhibition on Friday in July?
A.6:00 pm.
B.5:30 pm.
C.5:00 pm.
D.4:00 pm.
