A new concept vehicle, Pod was introduced by Toyota and Sony at the Tokyo motor show. The car is intended as a four-wheeled friend. It aims to provide affection, sympathy and encouragement. Like a dog welcoming its master, the car sits up, wags its tail and acknowledges its owner’s presence using hydraulics(液壓裝置) and a multi-coloured LED display panel(引擎) across the front.
While on the road, the car constantly monitors the driver’s mood with pulse and sweat(汗) sensors on the joystick(操縱桿). Cameras focused on the eyes keep watch for any sigh of drowsiness. If a driver appears to be losing his or her cool, Pod will display warnings, play soft music and blow cold air at the face. Drivers are shaken awake with loud music and a shaking chair.
To improve driving skills, Pod uses a comparison to score drivers, offer advice and rank all Pod owners. Toyota claims that the car will eventually be able to learn its owner’s likes and dislikes by monitoring passenger conversations. If the car hears a favorite song being discussed, it will download the track from the Internet and play it without being asked. It will also recommend(推薦) restaurants that might suit the driver’s taste and take photographs of passengers when they sound particularly happy.
In keeping with the moodiness that is the car’s main selling point, Pod expresses a form of road anger. If a driver brakes or swerves(急轉彎) suddenly, the LED panel shows an angry red and the tail rises at the back.
Anger is one of the car’s ten “emotional states”. Another is sadness --- a blue front with tear-shaped lights seemingly dropping from headlights --- which appears after a flat tire or when gas is low.
“We wanted to show that the cars can be cheerful and entertaining,” said Yasunori Sakamoto, part of the Toyota design team. Mr Sakamoto said Toyota has no plans to put Pod on the market. Sad, really.
1.The underlined word “drowsiness” in Paragraph 2 means _________.
A. fear B. boredom C. excitement D. sleepiness
2.According to the text, Pod can ___________.
A. rank the restaurant nearby
B. recommend a song to passenger
C. have a conversation with drivers
D. test the driver’s driving skills
3.If the new concept vehicle is running out of gas, __________.
A. the LED panel turns red
B. the tail rises at the back of the car
C. the front light turn blue and look like tears
D.the car stops and shake with loud music
4.What is the author’s attitude towards Pod?
A. Supportive. B. Doubtful.
C. Pessimistic. D. Tolerant.
科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年重慶一中高二下期中考試英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Have you ever considered why you begin yawning too when you see someone yawn? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it's because we have mirror neurons (神經(jīng)元）in our brains.
Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate it whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how, we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.
Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to ( for example: “The hand took hold of the ball” ) , the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).
Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.
Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with even more information regarding how humans behave and interact. Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent (相等物）for neuroscience of what Einstein's theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does — well, perhaps you'll understand why.
1.Mirror neurons can explain _____
A. why we smile when we see someone else smile
B. why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late
C. why we cry when we are hurt
D. why we cough when we suffer from a cold
2.The underlined word "triggered" in the third paragraph probably means “_____’’.
A. built up B. broken up
C. set off D. cut off
3.We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons _____.
A. determine our knowledge and language abilities
B. control human physical actions and feelings
C. result in bad behavior and social disorders
D. relate to human behavior and interaction
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Ways to find mirror neurons.
B. Problems of mirror neurons.
C. Functions of mirror neurons.
D. Existence of mirror neurons.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年河北定州中學高一上第一次月考英語卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
We students should appreciate our teachers, ________ help will certainly get us to achieve our dreams some day.
A. theirB. whoseC. whomD. who
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年湖北沙市高二上第四次雙周練英語卷（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。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：在錯誤的詞下劃一橫線，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僅限一詞；
2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第十一處起）不計分。
Christmas is the festival for family members to get together. People live far away try to get back home.
The roads and railways are filled people travelling long distances in order to spend Christmas at home.
Children count the weeks, then the days to Christmas. They’re wondering that what presents they are going to get. They keep trying to find something out from their mothers, but the only thing mothers will tell them is stories about Father Christmas, who sends gifts to good children secret.
Christmas Eve come at last. When the children go to bed, they hang up their stockings and in Christmas
morning they wake to find them full of present. Of course, it’s really our parents who fill the stockings, so even the older children often pretend not to know this.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年寧夏高二上期中考試英試卷（解析版） 題型：書面表達
假如你是新華中學的學生李華，得知某英文報社招聘兼職記者，你有意應聘，請按下列要求給報社寫一封自薦信。
內(nèi)容要點：
1. 表示感興趣
2. 說明優(yōu)勢：知識面，英語水平，合作精神，相關經(jīng)歷
3. 希望得到回復
注意：1. 詞數(shù): 100左右
2. 可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫
Dear Sir or Madam,
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
________
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年黑龍江牡丹江一中高二6月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：短文改錯
短文改錯
文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（∧），并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
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僅限一詞；
2.只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計分。
In common to other new mommies, I find that difficult to balance career with motherhood. Comparing with my life before, my present life is always in hurry. In an attempt to be a qualified teacher, I work hardly in school. At the same time, I want to be referred to as a qualified mother as well as. Therefore, back at home, I have to stay with my babies until she fell asleep. But sometimes I am on the point of falling asleep while she wakes up. Exhausted as I am, I feel everything I have gone through for the past few months are totally worthwhile the moment I catch sight of her smiles.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年黑龍江牡丹江一中高二6月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Basketball Statistician Help Wanted
The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements:
·Good computer skills
·Available evenings and weekends
·Knowing basketball rules and statistics
Students interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective(各自的) campuses.
? ·TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone,240-567-1308
? ·Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga,240-567-7589
? ·Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller,240-567-2273
? ·Germantown Athletic Coordinator, Gavri Chavan, 240-567-6915
1.When will the job start?
A .In May 2016 B. In September 2016
C. In May 2017 D. In September2017
2.Who is more likely to get job?
A. Sam, English major ,member of the college basketball team
B. Judy, IT staff with night classes, children’s basketball team coach
C. Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekends
D. Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player ,new mother
3.Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville?
A. JorgeB. Michael C. GauriD. Gary
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年浙江溫州中學高一上期中考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
I loved my aunt Suzy. She was such a kind old lady. I loved going to her house on holiday. She had been sick for the last few years and, though my job had taken me away across the town, I tried to visit her as much as possible. I helped with the shopping, the cooking and the cleaning and taking her pet cat Mazy to the vet.
Sad as her passing away was, what happened to Mazy was even more worrying. Because aunt Suzy had no children, there wasn’t anyone who seemed to care for her beloved cat friend. I would have taken her in a short time, but my apartment doesn’t allow pets. First, we talked with her neighbors. Mr. Jenkins, who was alone and lived across the street, wasn’t interested. Joe and Sally who lived next door had a small child with serious skin allergies(過敏癥). My aunt’s best friend Molly who had lived just down the road was unable to take care of herself as she had serious health problems.
Second, we thought about our family members. My brother Bobby and his wife Jill were eliminated at once as they aren’t cat people. My cousin in California was a bit interested, but we weren’t sure about the trip as Mazy was nearly as old as my aunt (in cat years!). Finally, we came to the local humane society to see whether they would be able to help her find a new home. The problem was that most people and families only welcomed a smart little cat into their home, not a dull old one.
In the end, we had to put Mazy to sleep. I had spoken with the vet and realized it was possible for the best. It was so hard to lose aunt Suzy and then have nowhere for Mazy to live. A few months went by and I had gone to my aunt’s house to clear out some of her belongings. I happened to see her mailman. Jerry and we started to talk about my aunt when he asked about Mazy. I told him that we had to put Mazy to sleep because we couldn’t find a home for her. Jerry got really quiet. “I promised Suzy that if anything ever happened to her, I’d take care of Mazy”, he said sadly. “Suzy always said she’d told her lawyer the arrangement.”
Hearing this, my heart sank to my feet and I almost cried. The saddest part, I realized, was this all could have been avoided. I guess we were just so busy in those final months that we didn’t think about it. We could have called my aunt’s lawyer to take care of it in less than 10 minutes. I’ll never forgive myself for not thinking of it sooner. And I’ll never forgive myself for losing Mazy.
1.To care for her aunt’s cat the writer first thought of ________.
A. her aunt’s neighbors
B. her own neighbors
C. her own relatives
D. her family members
2.What does the underlined word “eliminate” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Think over for a while.
B. Remove or get rid of.
C. Call somebody for something.
D. Give somebody a surprise.
3.Why didn’t the writer think her cousin was suitable for taking care of the cat?
A. Her cousin had skin allergies.
B. Her cousin disliked animals.
C. Her cousin lived too far away.
D. Her cousin was in poor health.
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. the writer let the cat take medicine to sleep
B. most families there didn’t want to raise a cat
C. the cat was killed without pain
D. the writer’s aunt was very forgetful
5.What the writer regretted was that she didn’t ________.
A. try her best to care for her aunt’s cat
B. ask her aunt who would take care of the cat
C. talk with her aunt’s mailman months earlier
D. manage to find out her aunt’s arrangement for Mazy
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016-2017學年山西大同一中高二10月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
When my friend Lesa was diagnosed(診斷) with cancer, another friend and I went to the hospital to spend some time with her. We bought her a small toy and named him Lemon－Aide. We gave Lemon－Aide to Lesa and told her he was to go with her to all of her treatments to remind her that we were thinking of her and caring about her even though we could not always be with her. When the treatments were completed, she said when someone else needed him she would pass him along.
A few months later，much to my surprise, it was me that she passed him to. Lemon－Aide went with me to all of my treatments.
One day while waiting for my doctor I decided we could market the idea to fight cancer. Lesa thought it was a great idea so we founded the organization that came to be known as Lemon－Aide' s Friends, Inc. We designed our organization to remind people fighting cancer that there are people who love and care about them all the time. Today we have totally 5013 volunteers. The money raised is donated to cancer patients who do not have insurance. The physicians on our Board of Advisors determine how and where our money is donated.
Lemon－Aide is for men, women, and children of all ages and to date has been sent to 34 states and 33 countries to provide smiling support for people fighting cancer. When life gave us lemons we made Lemon－Aide, a soft smiling toy that represents love, support, and encouragement.
1.The author went to the hospital with her friend ________．
A．to operate on Lesa
B．to treat her disease
C．to accompany Lesa
D．to look after Lemon－Aide
2.Lesa was given a small toy because ________．
A．he represented her organization
B．he could help weaken her pain
C．she would think of her friends
D．her friends tried to comfort her
3.It can be inferred that ________．
A．the author had suffered from cancer
B．Lemon－Aide had suffered from cancer
C．Lesa had recovered from cancer
D．Lemon－Aide learned to look after the author
4.Lesa and the author formed an organization to ________．
A．cure cancer
B．raise money
C．help cancer patients
D．help their friend
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