In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear. starry（滿天星斗的）skies, people are devoted to reported sightings of what many believe is a UFO.
Several dozen people, including a pilot, a county police and some business owners, insist they have seen a large silent object with bright lights flying low and fast. Steve Allen, an air-transporting company owner and pilot, said the object he saw last week was a mile long and half a mile wide.
While David Lawrance, a federal official, insisted there’s a logical explanation, the locals swear that it was larger, quieter, faster and lower to the ground than an airplane. They also said the object’s lights changed shape, unlike those of a plane. People in several towns who reported seeing it over several weeks have offered similar descriptions of the object. Jamy Sorrells said friends made fun of him when he to1d them he saw a flat, metallic object circling about 300 feet over a farm behind his home. But he decided to come forward after reading similar accounts in the Stephenville Empire-Tribune. “It feels good to hear that other people saw something, because that means I’m not crazy. ” Sorrells said.
Karl Lewis. a spokesman for the 301st Fighter Wing at the Air Base in Fort Worth, said no F—16s or other aircraft from his base were in the area the night of January 8, when most people reported the sighting. Lewis said the object may have been an illusion（幻影）caused by two commercial airplanes. “I’m 90 percent sure their was an airliner, ” Lewis said, “With the sun’s angle, it can play tricks on you”. Officials at the other two air force bases in this region also said none of their airplanes were in the area last week .
1．Who seems to most strongly believe in the exitence of a UFO?
A．Steve All en. B．Jamy Sorrells.
C．David Lawrance. D．Karl Lewis.
2．Which of the following contains the complete descriptions of the UFO mentioned in the passage?
A．Length and width. B．Length, width, and Light.
C．Light and shape. D．Shape, size, speed and light.
3．What the opinion of the people who don’t believe in the existence of a UFO?
A．A UFO is a commercial airplane driven by the company owners.
B．A UFO is actually a fighting airplane from the air force bases.
C．A UFO is a wrong impression made upon by some people.
D．A UFO is an imaginary object created by the locals.
4．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．People are arguing over the existence of a UFO.
B．Reporters have given an account of a UFO.
C．Most people think there exists a UFO.
D．People are doing a research into a UFO.
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What on Earth about Chinese Football?
Do you like playing football? Do you know what on earth about Chinese football? Are you in
__1__ of watching Chinese football? If you are,you will know that China's football world is a mess (混亂) recently. It looks as if only an earthquake 2 the system and a reform has to 3 . Last week, the fa'st steps towards change might have been 4 when the Chinese Football Association(CFA) agreed 5 out the reform of the Chinese Premier League (中超聯賽). For example, no team will leave the league for its bad performance this year. The move came following pressure from both clubs and the fans.
The story starts when the Beijing Hyundai Football Club quit a match (罷賽) on October 2,2004 in protest against a penalty kick (違規點球). The club disagreed 6 their punishment made by the CFA, 7 included a fine and a points cut. It warned it might leave the league. Many fans and clubs supported Beijing Hyundai's position. They said that the fault did not lie 8 the club but the troubled Chinese football world. Scold of match fixing and" black whistles" have been frequent since the late 1990s. In an important match 9 Yanbian Hyundai and Sichuan Quanxing in 1995, one side gave up defending to protest 10 unfair referees(判罰) and watched the other side score almost freely. Some teams lose 11 purpose because it 12 the same owner with its opposition. Most football fans are losing interest in such games because of their lack 13 professional spirit.
Most football clubs are 14 and some cannot pay their players. Smaller and smaller crowds means ticket sales, their other main income, 15 falling. All the facts show that Chinese football has come to its most critical point for years. "There is no choice 16 . The CFA will help those clubs which are losing money to 17 confidence l8 a profit ",said Yan Shiduo, the vice president of the CFA. Wang Wen, 19 of Beijing's Football Fans Association said," The fans are 20 by Chinese football and we hope for effective reform of the league."
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2.A.will shake up B.shake up C.would shake up D.should shake up
3.A.carry out B. be carried out C.make D.be made
4.A.made B.carried C.taken D.brought
5.A.to carry B.carrying C.with carrying D.on carrying
6.A.with B.to C.on D./
7.A.it B.which C.that D.this
8.A.in B.on C.at D.with
9.A.between B.among C.in D.on
10.A.at B.for C.against D.in
11. A.for B. on C. in D. with
12.A. shares B. spares C. owns D. wants
13. A. for B. of C. with D. to
14. A. on debts B. in red C. in the debt D. in the red
15. A. is B. are C. was D. were
16. A. but reform B. but reforming C. but to reform D.other than to reform
17.A.build B.build up C. set up D. put up
18.A.to make B. making C. make D.made
19.A.head B.thehead C. a head D.heads
20.A.harmed B.hurt C.injured D.destroyed
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Gu Changwei was the first Chinese cinematographer to be nominated (提名) for an Oscar, and he is regarded by Zhang Yimou as the best cinematographer in China. Gu was behind the camera for many of Zhang Yimou’s famous films including the one that rocketed Zhang to fame: "Red Sorghum (高粱)". And now this master of the visual has taken on his first directing role with the film "Peacock". So Gu Changwei has come out from behind the camera into the spotlight (聚光燈).
Gu Changwei is very serious about his directing "Peacock". To get the authentic atmosphere, Gu took his film crew to the city of Anyang in central China’s Henan province where the story took place, to shoot the film. He chose all new actors because he didn’t want "stars" appeal to weaken the power of the story, and he also had his actors trained in the local dialect. For this film Gu has been able to get out from behind the camera to manage every aspect of the film, and to realize his own ideals in movie-making.
"Peacock" is about the life of an average family in a small town in Henan province in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Gu chose this story for his first movie because he grew up during this same pe??riod and it struck a chord with him.
“Peacock” wrapped up production in June, 2004. It’s aimed at the foreign film market and will be entered in February’s Berlin Film Festival, and released in China at the same time. But at the end of last October, Gu took “Peacock” to his Alma Mater, the Beijing Film Academy, one of the most fa??mous film colleges in China, to hold a preview. The film was warmly received by both teachers and students.
The underlined word “cinematographer” refers to a person who ________.
A. has been nominated for an Oscar B. uses a camera to shoot films
C. directs first-class films D. arranges for cinema shows
Gu didn’t employ “stars” in his film because ________.
A. tars usually stick to their own acting styles
B. the stars may not be able to speak the local dialect
C. the stars may share the audience’s attention with the story
D. it was not easy for him, a fresh hand, to invite stars to join him
Gu chose such a story for his first movie because ________.
A. he was born in the early 1970s
B. he grew up in Henan province
C. he was popular in Henan province
D. the story had something to do with his own experience
From the passage we can learn that "Peacock"________.
A. is the film for which Gu is likely to win an Oscar prize
B. has already become popular both at home and abroad
C. has its production started last summer
D. will be publicly shown in spring, 2005
Please choose a proper title for this passage.
A. rom behind the camera into the spotlight
B. Chinese cinematographer to be nominated for Oscar
C. New faces to appear in “Peacock”
D. "Peacock" to enter foreign film market
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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學年山西忻州一中康杰中學臨汾一中長治二中高三第四次四校聯考英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
A dense wave of smog began in the Chinese city of Harbin and the surrounding Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning Provinces on 20 October 2013. Unseasonably warm temperatures with very little wind across northeastern China coincided with the smoke from local farmers’ burning straws and the start-up of Harbin’s coal-powered central heating system.
Record densities of fine particulates(微粒)were measured in the city. In Harbin, the levels of PM2.5 (particulate matter) rise to 1,000 micrograms per cubic meter, worse than Beijing’s historic highs. Visibility was reduced to below 50m in parts of Harbin, and below 500m in most of the neighbouring Jilin Province. On Fa Yuen Street in Harbin, visibility of less than 5m was reported. The smog reduced after October 23, 2013 and completely broke up on October 28, 2013 by the first local snow and icy rain due to a cold front moving in from Russia.
Harbin lies in the north of China where winter temperatures can drop to -40℃, demanding a six-month heating season. Daily particulate levels of more than 40 times the World Health Organization recommended maximum level were reported in parts of Harbin. The smog remained till 23 October, when almost all monitoring stations in Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning Provinces reported readings above 200μg/m³forPM2.5. PM2.5 is the amount of particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter in the air, with the WHO recommending a maximum 24-hour mean (平均值) of 25 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m³). On the morning of 25 October, PM2.5 measurements in Harbin had fallen to an average of 123μg/m³.
All highways in the surrounding Heilongjiang Province were closed. In Harbin, all primary and middle schools were closed for three days and authorities stopped flights at the airports. Hospitals reported a 23 percent increase in admissions for breathing problems. However, this smog will have no influence on Harbin Ice Festival events later in December 2013.
Air pollution in Chinese cities is of increasing concern to China’s leadership. Particulates in the air can affect human health and also have influences on climate and rainfall. Pollution from the burning of coal has reduced life expectancy by 5.5 years in the north of China, as a result of heart and lung diseases.
1.One cause of the heavy smog in the northeastern Chinese cities may be _____.
A. the lasting cold weather
B. farmers’ burning of forests
C. too much strong wind
D. the start-up of heating system
2.One serious influence of the heavy smog was that_____.
A. Harbin Ice Festival would be cancelled
B. highways in Heilongjiang were free of charge
C. all flights at the airport were cancelled
D. doctors in hospitals were kept from working
3.The harmful smog was most serious on ______.
A. October 20 B. October 23 C. October 25 D. October 28
4.What measure might be practical to reduce the happening of heavy smog?
A. Forbidding people to own their private cars.
B. Advocating people having one meal a day.
C. Using natural gas to cook instead of coal.
D. Encouraging family’s coal-fired heating.
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科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省南雄市2010屆高三最后一次月考英語試題 題型：信息匹配
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以下是關于中國傳統節日的起源介紹：
A. One day, Emperor Mingdi had a dream about a gold man in his palace. When he was about to ask the mysterious figure who he was, the gold man suddenly rose to the sky and disappeared in the west. The next day, Emperor Mingdi sent a scholar to India to locate Buddhist scriptures and ordered that a temple be built to house a statue of Buddha and serve as a repository for the scriptures. So Emperor Mingdi ordered his subjects to display lighted lanterns during what was to become the Festival.
B. The earth once had ten suns circling it. However, one day all ten suns appeared together. The heat was so scorching and unbearable. A strong archer named Hou Yi came out and succeeded in shooting down nine suns. He was later made the emperor but after that he became a tyrant. In order to save the people from his tyranny, his wife Chang-E stole the elixir and consumed it herself and floated to the moon taking along her pet rabbit with her.
C. Qu Yuan was a minister in the kingdom of Chu.He was upright , loyal and highly esteemed for his wise counsel that had brought peace and prosperity to the kingdom. Realizing that the country was now in the hands of evil and corrupt officials, Qu Yuan clasped a large stone and leaped into the Mi Lo river on the fifth day of the fifth moon. The people of Chu, mourning the death of Qu Yuan, threw rice into the river to feed his hungry ghost on this day every year.
D. One of the most famous legends is Nian, an extremely cruel and ferocious beast that the ancients believed would devour people on New Year's Eve. To keep Nian away, red-paper couplets are pasted on doors, torches are lit, and firecrackers are set off throughout the night, because Nian is said to fear the color red, the light of fire, and loud noises. Early the next morning, as feelings of triumph and renewal fill the air at successfully keeping Nian away for another year, the most popular greeting heard is "gong xi fa cai", or "congratulations."
E. On this evening, two lovers will meet on a bridge of magpies across the Milky Way. Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.
F. The Festival itself was created by the Tang Emperor Xuanzong in 732. It is said that because the wealthy held too many expensive, elaborate ancestor-worshipping ceremonies, in a needed effort to lower this expense, Emperor Xuanzong declared that respects could be formally paid at ancestor's graves only on the day.
以下是中國傳統節日的慶�；顒樱埰ヅ鋺c�；顒雍驮搨鹘y節日的起源介紹：
56. The Qingming Festival: The most important activity on the Festival is tomb sweeping to remember and honour one's ancestors at grave sites. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, (joss) paper accessories, and/or libation to the ancestors. The rites are very important to most Chinese and especially farmers.
57. The Lantern Festival: According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.
58. The Dragon-boat Day: The Festival was also noted for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces, where there are many rivers and lakes and a glutinous rice pudding called Zongzi was eaten
59. The Valentine’s Day: There is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense as offerings to the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands. In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what the weaving maiden and her husband are talking about.
60. The New Year’s Day: It is traditional to decorate the homes with new year paintings. The most popular paintings are Door Gods pasted on the front doors to keep ghosts and monsters away. Spring couplets are traditionally written with black ink on red paper. They are hung in storefronts and often stay up for two months. A reunion dinner is held where members of the family, near and far, get together for celebration.
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Just like the United States，Britain is divided into different areas. Britain is one of the most diverse nations in Europe with over 250 different languages being spoken in London alone. With such a various culture，adapting to it can be a challenge for anyone. Following these steps should be of great help to you.
Forget the stereotypes (成見). Many of the long formed stereotypes simply have nothing to do with Britain today. Don't think that everyone enjoys drinking tea or beer. Abandoning some old ideas of people and culture will allow you to be more open-minded and easily get into the culture.
Understand the differences. Britain is made up of different areas that have their different traditions and languages. Understanding different cultures will help you avoid making mistakes.
Get used to small spaces. The US is a huge country where people are used to bigger cars, houses and spaces .__________, Britain does not have the luxury of space. Houses，apartments and cars are all smaller than you are used to，so trying to become familiar with smaller areas is very necessary.
Be polite. Always apologize for knocking into someone， even if it was their fault. Respect people's personal space and always wait in line. Bill Brysons' book Notes from a small island is filled with many useful tips.
Accept the jokes. One of the most confusing aspects of British culture is humor. Kidding，teasing，or "taking the mick" are all ways to describe making fun of someone but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Playing tricks on someone is a common way to show affection. As Britons usually put it，"you never make fun of someone you don't like".
76.What's the best title of the passage? (no more than 6 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
77.Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph 1.(no more than 2 words)Because of a different culture, it is a very difficult task for anyone to ______it.
_______________________________________________________________________
78.Why does Britain have so many different cultures? (no more than 15 words)
79.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4. (no more than 4 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
80.What does the word "this" (Line 3,Paragraph 6) probably refer to? (no more than 5 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
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