2014年高考定时训练(11)英语试卷
—The skirt is too expensive; its color is too dark, and...
—________. Is there anyone so particular like you?
A.Take it or leave it | B.I don't care |
C.Go ahead | D.Cheer up |
Thanks to ________ invention of the Internet, people can stay at home chatting with ________ friends online.
A.the;the | B.不填;the |
C.the;不填 | D.不填;不填 |
Microblog is a platform ________ people can express their thoughts, show their daily life and communicate with each other by sending post.
A.what | B.which | C.where | D.when |
It ________ have been her to leave her child alone and do whatever she wanted. She isn't such a person.
A.couldn't | B.mustn't |
C.mightn't | D.wouldn't |
Growing up ________ Michael Jordan was in his prime,Beijing native Wu You knew what he wanted to do.
A.since | B.when |
C.until | D.before |
My patience is ________. Don't keep me waiting any more.
A.gathering up | B.breaking out |
C.running out | D.keeping up |
They ________ my ability to solve problems, but I have proved that they are all wrong.
A.opposed | B.doubted |
C.wondered | D.ignored |
—Would you mind if I borrowed your car just over the weekend?
—I'm sorry, but it's just not possible, because I ________ my mother this weekend.
A.am visiting | B.have visited |
C.was visiting | D.visited |
The fact that she told a lie had a great influence on her ________.
A.ambition | B.status |
C.reputation | D.assessment |
After she won the dance competition, she found herself ________ of a celebrity in her community.
A.nothing | B.everything |
C.something | D.anything |
________ with her work, she didn't even notice the heavy snowfall outside the window.
A.Occupying | B.To be occupied |
C.Having occupied | D.Occupied |
Keep the camera ________ when you take a picture.
A.mild | B.actual |
C.casual | D.steady |
—Have you got ________ ready for your trip to Hainan?
—No, I need to buy a swimsuit and a pair of slippers.
A.everything | B.anything |
C.something | D.nothing |
The 2012 Olympic Games ________ in London appealed to a lot of people across the world.
A.held | B.to hold |
C.being held | D.to be held |
Young people use more Web language in their conversations, such as “Geili” because such language gives them a sense of ________.
A.unity | B.identity |
C.responsibility | D.security |
Shirley Chisholm was best known as the first black woman elected to the United States Congress and the first black woman to run for president of the United States. However, her life was filled with much more than being the first black woman to do important things. She believed in being a person to fight for change. All her life, she worked to improve the lives of others.
Shirley was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924. Though her parents had very little money, they wanted their daughters to get a good education and to have a better life. When Shirley was three years old they sent her and her sisters to live with their grandmother in Barbados. There Shirley received a good education from the British school system. She enjoyed the years with her grandmother. Shirley always remembered the words her grandmother spoke.
In 1934 Shirley moved back to Brooklyn. She continued to do very well in school. She later graduated from Brooklyn College with honors.In 1949, she married Conrad Chisholm who worked as a private investigator. Together they took part in local politics. Their marriage ended almost thirty years later.
As a young woman, Shirley decided to become a teacher.She believed she could improve society by helping children.She worked for seven years at a childcare center in the Harlem area of New York City.She attended Columbia University at night and received an advanced degree in early childhood education in 1952. She became known as an expert in children and early education.From 1959 to 1964 Shirley was an education official in the day care division of the city's office of child welfare.
In 1964 Shirley's political career began.She was elected to the New York State Assembly, where she served for four years.In 1968 she ran for the United States Congress and she succeeded. She became the first black woman elected to Congress.
Shirley was very different from other members of Congress.She looked different.Her hair was a big cloud of curls. She wore very large eyeglasses. And she had dark skin. Her voice was strong.She spoke with power.She said her greatest tool was her mouth. She was not afraid to say the things others would not say before Congress and the public.
From the passage,we learn that Shirley's parents believed that ________.
A.women played an important part in modern society |
B.black people ought to have equal rights as whites |
C.a good education was important for a child's future |
D.the UK had a better education system than the USA |
Who influenced Shirley most during her childhood?
A.Her father. | B.Her mother. |
C.Her sisters. | D.Her grandmother. |
How many of the following have been mentioned in the passage?
a.Her education. b.Her family.
c.Her marriage. d.Her political career.
e.Her political beliefs. f.Her contribution to the USA.
A.Three. B.Four.
C.Five. D.Six.
In which order did the following events take place?
a.Her marriage to Conrad Chisholm ended.
b.She was elected to the New York State Assembly.
c.She became an education official.
d.She succeeded in running for the United States Congress.
e.She received an advanced degree in Columbia University.
A.e-c-b-d-a | B.c-a-b-d-e |
C.e-c-a-b-d | D.e-c-b-a-d |
The last paragraph mainly tells us about ________.
A.her political career |
B.her political opinions |
C.her typical style |
D.her contribution in politics |
Did you know that the first documented use of OMG(oh my god)was in 1917, or that LOL was once a common term meaning little old ladies in 1960? That's what the world learned when OMG, LOL, and FYI (for your information) were added to the Oxford English Dictionary last week. This dictionary is considered by many to be the reference book that defines the English language.
Words added to the Oxford English Dictionary are truly considered new members of the language. People invent new words all the time, but only a few become popular enough to get defined in dictionaries.
Typed online or in text messages, LOL, FYI, and OMG are initialisms,_which can be said aloud letter by letter, like LOL, which now stands for Laugh Out Loud.Faster to type than the full phrases, initialisms like these have been used online since the 1990s. But these three online terms are now spoken outside the Internet too, making them different from other online lingo( 行话). Dictionary editors decided the words are used so commonly that they had to be defined this year.
Another important addition to the dictionary this year was ♥, as in “I ♥ NY.” This is the first graphic (图形的 ) symbol ever defined in the Oxford English Dictionary.The editors added ♥ as a verb under the definition of “heart”, meaning “to love”.
Some slang words — informal language used more commonly in speech than in writing — were also added, like wassup, a shortened way to say “What's up”. Even words that have been in use for many years like biker and happy camper were finally added to the dictionary.
The Oxford English Dictionary now defines more than 600,000 words.That adds up to more than 21,730 pages! Guinness World Records calls it the longest dictionary in the world.The Oxford English Dictionary is known for recording words of all kinds—popular, outdated, and even foreign words used by English speakers throughout the language's long history.
The text is mainly about that ________.
A.expressions like LOL and FYI have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary |
B.English words change their meaning as time goes by |
C.English language is becoming more and more difficult to learn |
D.the Oxford English Dictionary breaks the Guinness World Record |
Which of the following is NOT included in the facts that the Oxford English Dictionary has been updated?
A.Some online terms are added to it. |
B.A graphic symbol is first introduced into it. |
C.Some slang words are collected in it. |
D.Some old words are left out. |
What does the underlined word “initialisms” refer to?
A.Words having foreign origins. |
B.Words made from the first letters of several words in a phrase. |
C.Uncommon words frequently appearing on the Internet. |
D.Official words used in formal documents with capital letters. |
Before any new word is added to the Oxford English Dictionary, it must be ________.
A.spread widely across the Internet |
B.used commonly by the dictionary editors |
C.used commonly in either spoken or written language |
D.a short word |