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How often do you use your car? Can you use your car less often? Do you know the following facts in the UK?

·About 50% of all car journeys are just for fun.

·Over 80% people go to work by car.

·25% car journeys are under two miles.

·70% car journeys are under five miles.

WALKING & CYCLING

Instead of using the car for short journeys, why not walk or ride a bicycle? Walking is a most popular form of exercise—it’s healthy and it can save you money. If you work nearby, try walking or cycling instead of driving. Walking your children to school gives them valuable road experience.

BUSES

Bus companies are using new buses: some run on new fuels which produce less pollution; some have easier access for disabled and old people. There are special traffic lanes (行车道)to make bus journeys easier and more reliable. So do something to help solve the pollution problem—let the bus take you to work and your children to school.

TRAINS

All car journeys, long or short, can be hard work. For some trips it is wiser to take the train. Leave your car at home and walk, cycle or take a bus to and from the station. Train travel is fast, safe and comfortable. Train tickets are not always expensive; some are quite cheap at discount

1. How many of car journeys are just for fun in the UK?

A. 25%　　 B. About 50%

C. 70%　　 D. Over 80%

2. The writer believes that ______ can give children valuable road experience.

A. walking to school　　　 　　 B. traveling by train

C. taking new fuel buses　　　 D. having car journeys for fun

3.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To advise people to use cars less often.

B. To encourage people to travel by train.

C. To teach people how to use the buses.

D. To tell people to obey traffic rules.

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----How often do you visit your grandma in the village?

----I feel ashamed.______________.

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—Oh, my God! It’s just a sea of cars. How can you ______ your car?

—That’s easy. Mine is colored differently from any other one.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you have a spare room in your house? What about your driveway for your car?

Both of these can help you make money. Many people who have financial difficulties are taking advantage of what's been called the 'sharing economy.

Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnb. 1.It says it operates in 34,000 cities and it has 800,000 listings of rooms and apartments. They seem to have cornered the market!

2.. Just Park's founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says: "When I had the original idea, I spotted a driveway close to a sports stadium. It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in a commercial car park." And he has a big clientele(客户): Around 200,000 people have advertised their spaces on the site, and he says around half a million drivers use it.　 3.They let drivers share their cars with other passengers.

4.A church near Kings Cross in central London has apparently made over 200,000 pounds by renting out space in its yard to travelers! But the sharing economy has its competitors. People who run things like traditional hotels, commercial car parks and taxi services are afraid of ending up losing money. 5.Because this is a new business world, those rules are not there yet. How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbor?

A. Any driver knows how valuable a place to park is.

B. A British company is doing something with parking spaces.

C. There are other sites doing very similar things, like Uber and Lyft.

D. It offers travelers a global network of accommodations offered by locals

E. (涂AB)Another problem is that regulations for these new businesses are unclear.

F. (涂AC). The American web business allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers.

D. (涂AD). Now that the sharing economy is gaining the support of the financial community, corporations start paying attention.

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— Do you often talk with your friends on the telephone or mobile phone?

— __________ . I like using QQ.

A．None             B．Either            C．Any              D．Neither

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How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss, or an insensitive employee  ________  your day?

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed   ________  the airport. We were driving in the  ________  lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us.  My taxi driver slammed on his  ________ , slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and  ________   the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car , the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started  ________  at us.

My taxi driver just ________  and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was  ________ ,so I said，"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck".

He said, “ Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of ________, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage  ________  up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on ________ .  Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be  ________ .”

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and  ________   it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”

Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with  . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s   in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _________ it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by  ________ go of the bad.

Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today  the harvest you reap tomorrow.

1.A. enrich      B. ruin            C. spare            D. obtain

2.A. through    B. to         C. in           D. for

3.A. latter     B. right            C. opposite           D. free

4.A. brakes      B. door           C. window      D. seat

5.A. knocked     B. overtook    C. missed     D. lost

6.A. laughing     B. throwing          C. glancing         D. yelling

7.A. wondered B. smiled         C. ignored           D. guessed

8.A. friendly      B. angry          C. tired           D. disappointed

9.A. expectation        B. passengers   C. garbage           D. goods

10.A. turns            B. pushes         C. holds      D. piles

11.A. roads            B. children   C. you            D. dustbin

12.A. upset            B. happier    C. pitiful             D. frightened

13.A. spread         B. share            C. explain            D. contribute

14.A. surprise   B. pleasure          C. doubt      D. regrets

15.A. funny           B. important        C. strange    D. embarrassing

16.A. remember  B. forget             C. value      D. appreciate

17.A. enjoy            B. exchange          C. recall      D. imagine

18.A. inspire   B. take          C. mend     D. notice

19.A. letting     B. consisting    C. making            D. dreaming

20.A. distinguish  B. deserve      C. deliver       D. determine

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How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter, rude boss, or an insensitive employee ______ your day?

One day I was in a taxi and we headed ______ the airport. We were driving in the ______ lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his ______, slid sideways, and at the very last moment our car stopped and ______ the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car looked around and started ______ at us.

My taxi driver just ______ and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really ______. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!”

This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”. He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of ______, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage ______ up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on ______. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.

Believe me. You’ll be ______. Don’t take their garbage and ______ it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with ______. The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s ______ in your life. Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University, found in his extensive research that you ______ bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you ______ them more frequently.

So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you ______ it!

When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”, you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by ______ go of the bad. Have a Garbage-Free Day! Have a marvelous, garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today ______ the harvest you reap tomorrow.

1.A. enrich　　 B. ruin　　 C. spare　　 D. obtain

2.A. through　　 B. to　　 C. in　　 D. for

3.A. left　　 B. right　　 C. opposite　　 D. across

4.A. brakes　　 B. door　　 C. window　　 D. seat

5.A. knocked　　 B. overtook　　 C. missed　　 D. lost

6.A. laughing　　 B. throwing　　 C. glancing　　 D. yelling

7.A. wondered　　 B. smiled　　 C. ignored　　 D. guessed

8.A. friendly　　 B. angry　　 C. tired　　 D. disappointed

9.A. expectation　　 B. annoyance　　 C. astonishment　　 D. frustration

10.A. turns　　 B. pushes　　 C. holds　　 D. piles

11.A. roads　　 B. children　　 C. you　　 D. dustbin

12.A. upset　　 B. happier　　 C. pitiful　　 D. frightened

13.A. spread　　 B. share　　 C. explain　　 D. contribute

14.A. surprise　　 B. pleasure　　 C. doubt　　 D. regrets

15.A. funny　　 B. important　　 C. strange　　 D. embarrassing

16.A. remember　　 B. forget　　 C. value　　 D. appreciate

17.A. enjoy　　 B. exchange　　 C. recall　　 D. imagine

18.A. inspire　　 B. take　　 C. mend　　 D. notice

19.A. letting　　 B. consisting　　 C. making　　 D. dreaming

20.A. distinguish　　 B. deserve　　 C. deliver　　 D. determine

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Are you satisfied with your life? How often do you think of reasons why everyone around you is successful though they are not usually better than you? What do you do wrong? Here are some things you should stop doing to be successful.

1.　 1._　

Different people may interpret “success” in different ways: some of them measure it in money, other ones — in positive changes to people around them and the world. 　 2. And do not worry about what other people think, and come after what makes you happy.

2. Do not believe anything without questioning it.

　 3. They are critical thinkers, and they understand that we are all ruled by our prejudices; so, they will always question new information.

3. Do not worry about all unpredictable things that may happen to you.

If you want to be successful, stop thinking about everything that MAY happen to you. 4.　 Be ready to change your deeds and decisions when things suddenly don’t go according to your plan.

4. Do not care about what other people think of you.

　 5.　 Your attempts to become “good” for everyone will turn into nothing but new worries, stresses, and problems. Successful people do not concentrate on quantity of people to please, but worry about their quality and focus on developing friendships with people they really care about.

Success is good, but you should understand that life will get depressing without friendship and love.

A. Try to feel comfortable with the reality and accept the fact your future can’t be predicted.

B. Do not let others decide what “success” is for you.

C. As far as we all know, it’s impossible to please all the people who surround us.

D. Do not wait for the “right time” to do anything.

E. Successful people never ignore or avoid problems, no matter how big and awful they seem.

F. Successful people do not just accept any new information to be true.

G. If you want to be successful, do not let others force their interpretation of success on you.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you have a spare room in your house? What about a driveway for your car? Both of these can help you make money. Many people who are feeling the pinch are taking advantage of what’s been called the "sharing economy".

Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnb — an American web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers. It says it operates in 34,000 cities and it has over 1,500,000 listings. It seems to have cornered the market!

A British company is doing something with parking spaces. JustPark’s founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says, "When I had the original idea, I spotted a driveway close to a sports stadium. It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in a commercial car park." And he has a big clientele(顾客): around 20,000 people have advertised their spaces on the site, and he says around half a million drivers use it. There are other sites doing very similar things, like Uber and Lyft — these let drivers share their cars with other passengers. Any driver knows how valuable a place to park is. A church near Kings Cross in central London has apparently made over ￡200,000 by renting out space in its yard to travelers!

Because this is a new business world, those rules aren’t there yet and many people are happy to share... as long as it pays!

But the sharing economy has its critics: the competitors of these new companies. People who run things like traditional B&B, commercial car parks and taxi services are afraid of ending up out of pocket. And there is another issue: regulations on these new businesses are unclear. How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbor?

1.What does the underlined phrase "feeling the pinch" probably mean?

A. Lacking in money.

B. Full of curiosity.

C. Willing to help others.

D. Unsatisfied with their life.

2.Who may be against the sharing economy?

A. A taxi driver who can’t find a parking place.

B. A priest in the church near Kings Cross.

C. A traveler who needs accommodation.

D. A well-known high-end holiday hotel.

3.Why are many people pleased to share according to Paragraph 4?

A. They can gain huge profits.

B. They needn’t pay any fee.

C. There’re few rules to limit them.

D. The new business has no risks.

4.Which of the following words can best describe the booming business?

A. Creative and developed.

B. Competitive but unpractical.

C. Effective but worrying.

D. Traditional and acceptable.

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How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may try to follow trends in Western countries，but your peers(同龄人)in the United States don't care as much about fashion(时尚)as you do．

A recent survey among high school students in China，Japan，South Korea and the US found that Asian teenagers care more about their looks than young people in the US．

This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were questioned about their view on life and the world.

South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their appearance. They were followed by the Chinese and Japanese while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.

“The different results show differences of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre.

He explained that in the US there are many different standards of beauty, so teens are more likely to be confident about their appearance.

US teenagers’ high self-confidence is showed in survey. About 85 percent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent.

Strong ambition( 雄心) is seen in Chinese high schools. Only two in five high school students are satisfied with “an average living”. Koreans are next at 48 percent，Japanese come in at 66 percent and Americans are at 71．

“According to the survey，Chinese students are happy. But Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax．”said Sun．

1.According to the survey，_________ cared little about their appearance．

2.Sun Yunxiao’s words means ___________.

3.The underlined word “standards’’ in the sixth paragraph means __________.

4.From the 8^th paragraph we may 1earn that __________．

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

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