Much of the power of the trade unions has bee...

Much of the power of the trade unions has been lost.______, their political influence should very great..

A．As a result         B．As usual           C．Even so           D．So far

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A British farmer has been searching for a group of fighter planes for 15 years. The planes were lost in Burma during World War II. David Cundall, 62, traveled to Burma a dozen times. He spent about US $207,000 in the hope of finding a British Spitfire（喷火式战斗机）buried in the Southeast Asian country. Finally, his hard work paid off.

Cundall started his search after his friend heard from a group of U.S. war veterans（老兵）that they had buried Spitfires in the region. “We’ve done some pretty silly things in our time, but the silliest was burying Spitfires,” the veterans said.

Cundall began placing ads in magazines to try to find soldiers who might have been involved. After 15 years of searching, he finally managed to locate the missing airplanes. The planes had never been flown and were buried in their transport crates（条板箱）. “We made a borehole（钻孔）and used a camera to look at the crates. They seemed to be in good condition.” Cundall told The Telegraph. The aircraft had arrived at a Royal Air Force base in Burma in August 1945. But, by that point in the war, the planes weren’t needed. “In 1945, Spitfires were ten a penny, and you could see them everywhere.” Said Cundall.

British Prime Minister, David Camerion, recently visited the country. As The Telegraph reports, Camerion’s help may mean that the Spitfires could soon be on their way back to the United Kingdom. Cundall hopes that with the help of investors, the planes can finally take to the skies.

“Spitfires are beautiful aeroplanes and should not be rotting away（腐烂）in a foreign land,” Cundall says. “They saved our neck in the Battle of Britain and they should be protected.”

1.Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. A British Farmer’s Dream

B. Burma’s Buried Treasure

C. A Search for Buried Planes

D. The Design of the British Spitfire

2.What did the war veterans feel when they talked about the buried planes?

A. Disappointed　 B. Excited.

C. Regretful　 D. Hopeful

3.What does the underlined phrase, “ten a penny ”, in the third paragraph mean?

A. expensive.　 B. cheap.　　 C. rare　　 D. common

4.What can we learn about the British Spitfires?

A. The planes buried under the ground were seriously damaged.

B. The planes were not needed at that time during World War II.

C. It will be very difficult to take the planes back to the United Kingdom.

D. The planes were buried in Burma after they crashed there.

5.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A. Cundall has asked Prime Minister David Cameron for help to bring Spitfires back.

B. The government of Burma will not allow Britain to bring the Spitfires back

C. The Spitfires buried in Burma are beginning to rot away.

D. Cundall likes Spitfires very much and he thinks they should be preserved.

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All ______, whether large or small, has never been lost sight of and is always appreciated by the Hope Project.

A. contribution B. coincidence  C. conflict D. convenience

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All _______, whether large or small, has never been lost sight of and is always appreciated by the Hope Project.

A. contribution　 B. coincidence

C. conflict　　　　 D. convenience

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The illegal ivory(象牙) trade has been a major problem in Africa for decades. Poachers have killed hundreds of thousands of elephants to obtain ivory. Now, affected areas are taking action. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Wednesday key African states where poaching takes place have promised to stop the ivory trade to protect elephants.

Over the past few days, top officials and experts from 30 states met at the African Elephant Summit. The conference, organized by the IUCN and the government of Botswana, was held in Gaborone, Botswana.

Conservation efforts will include China and Thailand, where much of the ivory is sent. “Now is the time for Africa and Asia to join forces to protect this universally valued species,” said Botswana President Ian Khama.

In the 1980s, as many as 1 million elephants across Africa were killed for their ivory. The ivory was used to make jewelry and other items. This continued until 1989, when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted to ban all the trade in ivory. As a result, demand for ivory fell. Governments cracked down on poachers. Elephant populations slowly began to increase. However , this progress was short-lived.

According to the IUCN, 2011 saw the highest levels of poaching and illegal ivory trading in at least 16 years. Around 25,000 elephants were killed in Africa that year. Data from the IUCN　 show even higher levels of illegal trade may have been reached in 2013. “With an estimated 22,000 elephants illegally killed in 2012, we continue to face a critical situation,” said John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General. “Current elephant poaching in Africa remains far too high, and could soon lead to local extinction if the present killing rate continues.

At the African Elephant Summit , key African states where elephants make their home agreed to develop a “zerotolerance approach” to poaching. The deal calls for maximum sentences for poachers and hunters, and increased cooperation between affected states. Officials are committed to classifying wildlife trafficking (交易) as a serious crime --- and to making sure that the people who commit it are punished. All participants at the conference agreed to sign the deal. With these states working together, there may yet be hope for elephants.

1.The purpose of holding the African Elephant Summit is to _________.

A. make new laws to punish poachers.

B. prevent elephants from being poached.

C. collect money for elephants’ protection

D. call for African countries to save elephants.

2.Why are China and Thailand mentioned in the text?

A. The ivory is illegally sold in these two countries.

B. Elephants need protecting in these two countries.

C. They know how to protect wildlife like elephants.

D. They prefer jewelry and other items made of ivory.

3.What can we learn from Paragraph 5 ?

A. The governments do nothing to protect animals.

B. Elephant poaching in Africa is out of control.

C. A large number of elephants have been killed.

D. Illegal ivory trading is to blame for the elephants’ extinction.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Wild Animals Are at Risk　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. New Hope for Elephants

C. Elephants Need Our Help　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Wildlife Protection in Africa

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______ Daley has always been the focus of much media attention, he tries to lead a normal life.

A. If　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　　　　　 D. When

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The British Museum

What’s on

Although many parts of Asia have long been connected through trade along Silk Road and shared religious systems, there are strong regional differences. In addition to various languages, Asia has developed its cultural networks, patterns of government, technology and styles of artistic representation.

The diverse cultural life of Africa has been expressed through everyday cooking objects and unique works of art since ancient times. The Museum’s collection of over 200,000 African items includes archaeological and contemporary material from across the continent.

The Iron Age was a time of big change for the people of Britain and Europe.Iron replaced bronze as the material used to make tools and weapons, while religion, art, daily life, economics and politics changed greatly.

Admission and opening times

The Museum is free and open daily 10:00-17:30 except Friday, and is open until 20:30 on Fridays, except Good Friday. The Museum is open every day except for 24,25 and 26 December and 1 January.

Museum shops

Bookshop

Monday-Thursday 10:00-17:30 Friday 10:00-20:00

Saturday 10:30-17:30 Sunday 10:00-17:30

Collections shop

Monday-Thursday 09:30-17:30 Friday 09:30-20:00

Saturday 09:30-17:30 Sunday 10:00-17:30

Getting here

By Tube

Nearest underground stations:

Tottenham Court Road(500m) Holborn (500m)

Russell Square(800m) Goodge Street(800m)

By bus

Buses that stop near the Museum:1,8,19,X25,38,55,98,242

By car

The Museum lies within the Congestion(拥堵) Charge Zone. There is little on-street parking nearby. The nearest car park to the Museum is located at Bloomsbury Square. There is limited parking in the Museum’s open space for disabled visitors only.

1.In the museum, you may not see items from ________.

A．Asia            B．Africa            C．Europe            D． America

2.If you want to buy artists’ works of the Iron Age,you may go to the Museum at ________.

A．20:15 Friday, July 11

B．14:45 Saturday, January 1

C．18:00 Wednesday, February 14

D．10:30 Sunday, December 28

3.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．It is not convenient to drive cars to the Museum.

B．The No.55 bus stop is the nearest to the Museum.

C．It is 500 meters from Russell Square to the Museum.

D．The old can park their cars in the Museum’s open area.

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The trade union intended to call on the workers to go on strike _______ the government’s limitation on exports.

A. in response to            B. in demand of            C. in honor of           D. in favor of

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The trade union intended to call on the workers to go on strike _______ the government’s limitation on exports.

A. in response to　　 B. in demand of

C. in honor of　 　　 D. in favor of

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The trade union intended to call on the workers to go on strike ______ the government’s limitation on exports.

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