The beginning of November means winter is wel...

The beginning of November means winter is well on its way. 1. It's great to stay indoors surrounded by people that make you happiest. I've always felt homes that have the warmest atmosphere are those that feel the most lived in. Here are my personal tips on how to feed that coziness（温馨）into your home this winter.

It makes sense to fill your home with textured（有纹理的）decorations which feel warm and easy.　 You can throw a textured blanket on your couch or bed. I'm also a huge fan of carpets on top of the wooden floors. Of course, carpets will help to physically warm your space by offering a cozy spot for your feet. 2.

It's also a good idea to display your creations and collections in your home. My wall was feeling bare one day, so I filled the space with a simple wall hanging. 3. Simple, yes, and it makes me feel warm every time I see it. Do any of you have a love for windowsills（窗台）like I do? Make use of your windowsill by displaying decorations like feathers, candleholders, rocks... anything you've collected over the years.

4. There's a homey feeling that goes along with letting your bed stay unmade for the day, or slipping your shoes off in the middle of your bedroom. Leave your closet door half open; hang necklaces on your wall; leave your curtain over the top of a mirror instead of getting it neatly away. 5.

A.A warm home usually feels casual.

B.I made it from a stick and some string.

C.I'm proud of my gift for creating' wonderful artworks.

D.And the addition can make a space feel warmer, just by looking at it.

E.It's a good habit to take time to get everything well organized at home.

F.To me, there's nothing better than spending a cold evening in a warm home.

G.In a word, if you make your space feel lived in, you'll enjoy living there all the more.

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Today we are going to celebrate the coming of winter with an adventure story.

Our story begins on a distant mountaintop. It is in the coldest part of winter, with the wind1. (howl) outside. Snow mixed with freezing rain has wiped out the 2. (safe) of the roads for travel. Even walking outside is dangerous. So, the four chandlers of our story, as well as a small group of other travelling bird-watchers, 3. (stick) indoors at the Ice Castle Inn. 4. the name suggests, the inn, located at a remote mountaintop, is an old castle that is now a vacation spot for bird-watchers.

These four people are total 5.(strange). The only thing they have in common is a 6. (share) interest on snow birds. But for now, they all have to postpone their plans 7. the winter storm passes. What they don’t know is that the 8. (violence) storm outside is just the tip of the iceberg. More danger exists, but they cannot see 9..

As the days go by, the snow only falls harder 10. the Ice Castle Inn. The land line phones no longer work. Neither do cell phones. No rescue vehicles have come to clear the roads. They are truly snowed in.

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She ______ on a new novel ever since this summer and it is supposed to ______ at the beginning of 2011.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Words mean more than what is _____ on paper. It takes the human voice to fill them with shades of deeper meaning.

A. set off　　 B. set up

C. set down　　 D. set aside

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The role of a newspaper is to present and comment on the news. It is vital for keeping people well-informed on current affairs. In most Western countries, journalists try to shape the ideas and opinions of their readers, since in Western countries all newspapers are independent of the government. Some newspaper owners support liberal ideas including economic policies that help poor people. Other owners want policies such as lower taxes for rich people and less money to be given to poor people. You can almost judge the political ideas of a person in the West by looking at the newspaper he reads.

All newspapers report national and international news. They give the facts but also provide opinions on controversial issues in the editorials and columns of opinion. The readers of the newspaper can also comment on these editorials or articles. There are many informative articles too as well as reviews of new films and books, etc. These are very important, for if a film or book gets good reviews it will often become more successful.

All these articles require many journalists who are experts in different areas of life. All these articles come together and are checked by the chief editor of the newspaper. When he or she has made a decision on the articles, the newspaper is prepared for printing. All this work means that the journalists must work together as a team because there is a lot of pressure when you work in a newspaper office. There are constant deadlines and articles have to be fitted round advertisements, photographs and much, much more.

1.What does the underlined word “be fitted” mean?

A. be suitable　　 　 B. be put

C. be read　　　　 　 D. be measured

2.What articles comment on controversial issues?

A. Editorials and opinion columns.

B. News stories.

C. Some of the informative articles.

D. Jokes and humour.

3.Which is true about the journalists in Western countries?

A. There’s no time limit for their report articles.

B. They have no right to influence the readers’ opinions.

C. A newspaper can come out with just a journalist working individually.

D. Journalists must submit their articles before the due date.

4.Why are good reviews important to books?

A. Good reviews are excellent introduction to books.

B. Readers especially favour books with good reviews.

C. Good reviews can make readers feel relaxed and comfortable.

D. Good reviews can bring a large circulation(发行量) of the books reviewed.

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Reading well begins with understanding the words on the page. In nearly three decades of teaching literature, I’ve noticed that many readers have been conditioned to jump so quickly to interpretation and evaluation that they often skip the fundamental but essential task of comprehending what the words actually mean. 1.. When I ask students to describe or explain a line or passage, often their first response is to turn their eyes upward in search of a thought or an idea, rather than to look down at the words on the page in front of them where the answer actually lies. 2.and this improves with practice.

Practice makes perfect, but pleasure makes practice more likely, so read something enjoyable. If a book is so agonizing that you avoid reading it, put it down and pick up one that brings you pleasure. Life is too short and books are too plentiful not to. Besides, one can't read well without enjoying reading.

3.A book that requires nothing from you might offer the same distraction as that of a television sitcom, but it is unlikely to provide intellectual, aesthetic (美学的), or spiritual rewards long after the cover is closed. 4.: books with sentences so exquisitely (精妙地) crafted that they must be reread, familiar words used in fresh ways, new words so evocative (唤起情感的) that you are compelled to look them up, and images and ideas so arresting that they return to you for days to come.

Also, read slowly. Speed-reading is not only inferior to deep reading but may bring more harm than benefits.　 5.. Worse yet, “peed-reading gives you two things that should never mix superficial knowledge and overconfidence.”

A.This habit of the mind can be seen in the body

B.Therefore, demand books that make demands on you

C.Attending to the words on the page requires deep thinking

D.When you read, you should be faithful to the text and context

E.While reading is fun, not every minute of reading is enjoyable

F.When you read quickly, you aren’t thinking critically or making connections

G.On the other hand, the greatest pleasures are those born of labor and investment

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Art is an important part of education, not only on its own but in the rest of education as well. However, in this information age, advanced technology in school has gained more attention than art. Sometimes when the school has a tight budget, it is usually art rather than technology that becomes the first thing to be cut.

Anyway, the significance of art can’t be ignored. First of all, in school it can help students develop a variety of life skills such as communication skills, problem-solving skills and self-expression skills. Secondly, for high school students, those who are involved in arts classes can have higher test scores. Besides, for some students, art seems to be motivation for coming to school because it’s a subject that they can outshine, which eventually balances their educational experience.

New technology surely offers many benefits to some aspects of education, making teaching and learning easier and more effective. For example, technology simplifies tasks that take much longer to do, like conducting research or finding information. But advanced technology has bad effects such as the risk of being overweight, tiredness and even potential mental health problems, while art doesn’t. On the other hand, unlike art, no technology can develop students’ critical (批判的) thinking skills and a creative mind, both of which can help them to find successful careers after they graduate. Furthermore, no technology can help students to learn to bear responsibility, develop their imagination and increase their confidence.

Generally, art should not be replaced with advanced technology in schools and the last thing to be cut out of school curriculum.

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Raising a child can be _______, but it is well worth it.

A. over the moon　　 B. a piece of cake

C. on its last legs　　 D. a Herculean task

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“Eat local．” It’s one way to reduce human effect on the planet．Eating local means to try to buy and consume foods that are grown in places close to home．However, most of the food sold at supermarkets is not locally grown or produced．Trucks and planes deliver these foods from hundreds or thousands of miles away．During the transportation, greenhouse gases are produced, causing global warming．So the shorter the distance your foods must travel, the less the harm is done to the environment．

But how do you get local food if you live in a large city, hundreds of miles away from farms？Environmental health scientist Dickson Despommier and his students came up with the idea of a “vertical farm”．

A vertical farm is a glass-walled structure that could be built as tall as a skyscraper．Since the garden is built upwards, rather than outwards, it requires much less space than an ordinary farm．The world is quickly running out of room for ordinary farming．Vertical farms could be a key to this situation．Despommier imagines a 30-story building with a greenhouse on every floor．The walls of the building would be clear, to allow crops to get as much sunlight as possible．Depending on a city’s water resources, Despommier thinks hydroponic（水培） farming is another method for the vertical farm which needs no soil to grow plants．

Despommier says the hydroponic greenhouses would use a system that would use a city’s waste water and fill it with nutrition to make the crops grow．If this method works, it would provide food to a city and save millions of tons of water．

The idea of a vertical farm has attracted the attention of government officials around the world．Scott Stringer, a government official from New York City, thinks the city is suitable for the vertical farming．“Obviously we don’t have much land left for us,” Stringer said, “But the sky is the limit in Manhattan．”

Despommier admits that there is still a lot of work to do to make vertical farms a reality．“But I think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way．” he says．

1.Why are people advised to eat local?

A．Because it means convenience to people．

B．Because it can help people save a lot of money．

C．Because local food has more nutrition．

D．Because it is environmentally friendly．

2.Which is one of the vertical farm’s benefits when compared with ordinary farming?

A．It produces healthier food．

B．It does less harm to the cities．

C．It consumes more energy of the city．

D．It requires less transport costs．

3.By saying “the sky is the limit in Manhattan”, Stringer means ________．

A．people can make full use of vertical space of Manhattan

B．there is a limit for using empty land in Manhattan

C．the height of buildings in Manhattan is limited

D．Manhattan has a great potential for development

4.What can we learn about the vertical farming in the passage?

A．In a vertical farm, soil may not be needed to grow plants．

B．It has solved the problem of the food shortage in a big way．

C．It is a 30-story building with a greenhouse on every floor．

D．Crops are mainly grown in the rainwater in a vertical farm．

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第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the least important positions．21 of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility placed upon them at the very  22  of their career．They were23to the broom(扫帚), spending the first hours of their business lives   24 the office．

And here is the basic  25 of success, the great secret:  26  your energy, thought, and capital (资本) wholly on the business in which you are27．Having begun in one line, determine to fight it out on that  28 , to lead in it, adopt every  29  , have the best machinery, and know the most about it．

The companies which fail are those which have 30 their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains  31  ．They have investments in this, or that, or32, here, there, and everywhere．“Don't put all your eggs in one basket” is all  33 , I tell you．“Put all your eggs in one basket, and then  34  that basket”．Look round you and take35; men who do that do not often fail．It is easy to watch and carry the one basket．It is trying to carry too many baskets  36 breaks most eggs in this country．He who  37  three baskets must put one on his38, which is likely to fall down．One  39 of the American businessman is lack of concentration．

Remember: put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket． 40 Emerson says, "no one can cheat you out of final success but yourselves．"

21．A．None         B．Few              C．All          D．Many

22．A．beginning      B．end           C．point           D．promotion

23．A．ordered       B．promoted           C．introduced            D．stated

24．A．sweeping out   B．taking out      C．bringing out       D．picking out

25．A．inspiration     B．condition            C．plan              D．case

26．A．concentrate    B．devote             C．apply       D．bury

27．A．charged        B．engaged            C．prepared     D．done

28．A．position      B．career           C．row          D．line

29．A．improvement   B．chance           C．learning     D．rise

30．A．gathered     B．forbidden          C．got          D．scattered

31．A．also          B．either           C．neither        D．yet

32．A．one            B．the other         C．others       D．the others

33．A．apparent      B．clear            C．wrong       D．perfect

34．A．notice       B．observe            C．stare         D．watch

35．A．notice        B．comment         C．interest       D．concentration

36．A．what          B．that               C．whoever      D．whichever

37．A．brings         B．takes              C．carries       D．owns

38．A．mind         B．brain              C．head         D．hand

39．A．fault          B．advantage          C．pattern       D．model

40．A．When         B．While               C．Which       D．As

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