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2011·上海·高考真题
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1 . Human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens research into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archeologists (考古学家) says. In a letter addressed to the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, 40 archaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue. It centers on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied within two years, regardless of their age. The decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance.

“Your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two years or further special extension, is contrary to basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice,” they write.

The law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3,000 BC. Archaeologists have been granted a temporary extension to give them more time, but eventually the bones will have to he returned to the ground.

The arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as Happisburgh in Norfolk, where digging is continuing after the discovery of stone tools made by early humans 950,000 years ago. If human remains were found at Happisburgh, they would be the oldest in northern Europe and the first indication of what this species was. Under the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed.

Before 2008, guidelines allowed for the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest, while the Burial Act 1857 applied to more recent remains. The Ministry of Justice assured archaeologists two years ago that the law was temporary, but has so far failed to revise it.

Mike Parker Pearson, an archaeologist at Sheffield University, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem, but we feel that we cannot wait any longer.”

The ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be reburied, or on what records should be kept.

1. According to the passage, scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because       .
A.it is only a temporary measure on the human remains
B.it was introduced by the government without their knowledge
C.it is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific research
D.it is vague about where and how to rebury human remains
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time.
B.Human remains of the oldest species were dug out at Happisburgh.
C.Scientists have been warned that the law can hardly be changed.
D.Human remains will have to be reburied despite the extension of time.
3. What can be inferred about the British law governing human remains?
A.The Ministry of Justice has not done enough about the law.
B.The Burial Act 1857 only applied to remains uncovered before 1857.
C.The law on human remains hasn’t changed in recent decades.
D.The Ministry of Justice did not intend it to protect human remains.
4. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A.New discoveries should be reburied, the government demands.
B.Law could bury ancient secrets for ever, archeologists warn.
C.Law on human remains needs thorough discussion, authorities say.
D.Research time should be extended, scientists require.
2017-10-09更新 | 524次组卷 | 9卷引用:2011年江苏省重点中学高二上学期开学检测英语卷
2011高一上·江苏·学业考试
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2 . I went on line to check if my pay was in my bank account(账户). To my amazement I discovered that not only had I been paid, but a company I’d never worked for had also paid me! I know I would have been beside myself (情绪失控) if my own salary was not in my account, so I tried to get the money back to the right person. Easier said than done.
The bank couldn’t help as it “wasn’t a bank problem.” The human-resource department at the company that paid me was unable to help as I didn’t have enough details. I rang the bank again. Thankfully I had a sympathetic call operator who gave me a name, so I again rang the company “Daniel” worked for.
I expected the bank would contact me to arrange to take the money from my account and repay Daniel. I heard nothing for a month and the money remained in my account when Daniel called, explaining he’d tried to get back his money but had been unsuccessful as neither the bank nor his company felt it was their error. He had rung to ask if I could speak to the bank, but after chatting for a few minutes we realized we could probably fix this problem ourselves.
We decided I would take the money from my account and he would pick it up from me. Due to my busy job I was unable to meet Daniel personally but he left me a lovely bottle of wine in exchange for what was rightfully his. I never had any intention of keeping Daniel’s pay but red tape(繁琐手续)made it difficult to do the right thing. It all came down to two people being able to do what a huge bank and a large company couldn’t do — admit a mistake has occurred and fix it.
1. What was the attitude of the author towards the extra money in his bank account?
A.He didn’t know what to do with it.B.He felt lucky to get it.
C.He thought of keeping it for himself.D.He wanted to return it to the right person.
2. How was the problem solved in the end?
A.The author and Daniel solved the problem themselves.
B.It cost Daniel a lovely bottle of wine to get back his money.
C.The author gave the money back to the company.
D.The call operator offered to solve their problem.
3. From the passage we can infer that _________.
A.the bank could solve the problem soon and easily with the red tape
B.some large organizations usually have troublesome official rules
C.Daniel didn’t know the error until he contacted the author
D.it was easy for a company to have a mistake which had occurred fixed
2016-11-26更新 | 1003次组卷 | 1卷引用:2011年江苏省重点中学高二上学期开学检测英语卷
10-11高二上·江苏南通·期中
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3 . Coffee has a history dating back to at least the 9th century and has been a catalyst for social interaction across cultures and eras. Originally discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt, Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and North Africa by the 15th century. Muslim merchants eventually brought the beans to the thriving port city of Venice, where they sold them to wealthy Italian buyers. Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee in places like Java and Ceylon (largely through slave labor), and the British East India Trading Company was popularizing the beverage in England. Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America.
Where there has been coffee, there has been the coffeehouse. From the 15th century Middle Eastern establishments where men gathered to listen to music, play chess, and hear recitations from works of literature, to Paris' Cafe le Procope where luminaries of the French Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot came to enjoy a hot cup of joe, coffeehouses have traditionally served as centers of social interaction, places where people can come to relax, chat, and exchange ideas.
The modern coffee shop is modeled on the espresso and pastry-centered Italian coffeehouses that arose with the establishment of Italian-American immigrant communities in major US cities such as New York City's Little Italy and Greenwich Village, Boston's North End, and San Francisco's North Beach. New York coffee shops were often frequented by the Beats in the 1950's. It wasn't long before Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest were developing coffee shops as part of a thriving counterculture scene. The Seattle-based Starbucks took this model and brought it into mainstream culture.
Although coffeehouses today continue to serve their traditional purpose as lively social hubs in many communities, they have noticeably adapted to the times. Rediscovering their purpose as centers of information exchange and communication, many coffee shops now provide their customers with internet access and newspapers. It has become extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop. Coffee stores today also maintain a fairly identifiable, yet unique aesthetic: wooden furniture and plush couches, paintings and murals drawn on walls, and soft-lighting combine to give coffee shops the cozy feeling of a home away from home.
Today, big business retail coffee shops are expanding quickly all over the world. Starbucks alone has stores in over 40 countries and plans to add more. Despite its popularity, Starbucks has been criticized and labeled by many as a blood-sucking corporate machine, driving smaller coffee shops out of business through unfair practices. This has even spawned an anti-corporate coffee counterculture, with those subscribing to this culture boycotting big business coffee chains. Increasingly popular coffee stores such as The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf are also giving Starbucks some stiff competition. In any case, it seems pretty clear that coffee has weaved itself into the fabric of our consumer-oriented culture.
1. Which of the following is the correct order of coffee spreading in history?
①Egypt               ②America     ③the Middle East     ④Netherlands     ⑤Venice
A.①③④②⑤B.③①⑤④②C.①⑤④③②D.③②⑤④①
2. We can infer from the passage ________.
A.Starbucks has beaten all the competitors
B.there are no changes in the development of coffee culture
C.the taste of coffee has changed a lot
D.Starbucks has some effect on the development of coffee culture
3. The famous coffeehouse “Starbucks” originally come from _______.
A.SeattleB.EthiopiaC.JavaD.France
4. Nowadays, if you come to a coffeehouse, you can _______.
A.play chess with other customers
B.enjoy delicious dishes from South America
C.surf the internet
D.watch a TV play
2016-11-26更新 | 802次组卷 | 3卷引用:2010-2011江苏启东中学高一第二学期第二次质量检测英语试卷
2011高一下·江苏南通·学业考试
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4 . For years experts have argued that poor households are consuming less nourishing food than the rest of the population.
But a survey of some of the lowest earners in Britain shows the nutritional value of what they eat is little different to everyone else.
In fact, the same deficiencies in diet were shared by all the population and the findings suggest that poor eating choices are far more widespread than previously suspected - affecting many wealthier families.
These included low fruit and vegetable consumption, not eating enough oily fish and eating too much saturated fat and sugar.
“This is a large and significant study and it shows we are all eating just as bad a diet as each other,” said Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City University.
The poorest families were eating only slightly more sugar and slightly less fruit and vegetables, according to the study of 3,728 respondents in the bottom of the population.
Alison Tedstone, head of nutritional science at the Food Standard Agency, said: “Overall, people on low incomes have less than ideal diets, but their diets are only slightly worse than those of the rest of the population.”
The study also showed that low earners are choosing to eat unhealthily. Their food choices were not linked to their income, their access to shops or their cooking skills.
The findings appear to contradict assumptions that the poor cannot afford healthier foods or are too far away from shops that sell them.
The Low Income Nutrition and Diet Survey showed that like the rest of the population, the poor's daily fruit and vegetable intake on average is below the recommended five portions. Fewer than 10 per cent of respondents hit this target, while around 20 per cent ate less than a portion per day.
More than three quarters (76 per cent) of men and 81 per cent of women did less than one 30-minute session of moderate or vigorous exercise per week.
Some 45 per cent of men and 40 per cent of women were smokers.
This compares with 28 per cent of men and 24 per cent of women in the general population.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.Whether the poor or the rich maybe have a bad diet.
B.Even the poor can enjoy enough fruit and fish consumption.
C.Only the poor have a bad diet.
D.The study was conveyed in both the rich and the poor.
2. What kind of persons maybe eat most sugar?
A.The rich.B.Men.C.The poorest.D.Women
3. From the passage, we can learn __________.
A.the poor choose unhealthy food because of low income
B.having no access to shops also leads to the poor’s bad diet
C.the poor’s daily fruit intake is as much as general people
D.the number of smokers in the poor is bigger than that in general people
4. What’s the best title of the passage?
A.The poor’s healthy problem.B.Keep off junk food.
C.How to have a good diet.D.A diet survey.
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5 . Jobs for abroad students in Shanghai
Ad No.37120
Posted Nov. 23, 2009 10:44 by castellari
We are an Italian company engaged in high leveled Italian coffee and coffee machines. Now, we have a program which requires involving of foreign students in Shanghai.
This is a job about selling our products online in the office to individuals or offices or any place where there’s a need for coffee. You’re required to work only at weekends. We’ll offer you a favorable payment. For those who’re interested, please contact Ava.
Reply to: zhangaihui@live.cn Tel: 61212021
Office assistant needed (Full-time)
Ad No.40994
Posted Nov. 23, 2009 10:55 by roybivExpire
UK Accessories Brand is looking for a new talented person to develop with the company. You must be able to speak a little English and understand emails written in English. Please send your personal information with expected salary to us.
Contact: Josie
Reply to: info@josiechenrange.com Tel: 63573038
Teaching in China
Ad No. 40894
Posted Nov. 23, 2009 09:23 by Sh_ shifter
We have contacted most schools all over China and agreed to introduce many good foreign teachers to the schools. This is one of the best positions because you can work in different cities of China at different times.
Position: Oral English teachers (Full-time)
Salary: 8,000 RMB~10,000 RMB per month
Working load: 20~22 hours per week
Apartment: Free fully furnished single accommodation, equipped with telephone, TV, air conditioner, fridge and so on.
Teacher’s qualification: BA / BS / TESL and having teaching experience is preferred.
Contact: Foreign Affairs Manger, International Department
Address: No. 9 Jiefang road, Wuhan, Hubei
Tel: 86(0)2782300522
Email: teachinglanguage2009@gmail.com
Logistics(后勤) manager needed in Shanghai
Ad No.41055
Posted Nov. 23, 2009 17:01 by jobtrans
We want to find 2 full-time logistics manager for our forwarding company.
Requirements:
(1) Female; (2) Bachelor’s degree or above; (3) 3-year working experience required.
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.jobtrans.cn
Tel: 62875341
1. What do these advertisements have in common (共同)?
A.They all employ only applicants (求职者) with work experience.
B.The employment agencies are all based in Shanghai.
C.They are posted on the same day.
D.They are all for China-based foreign companies.
2. Miss Green wants to find a part-time job, which telephone number should she dial?
A.63573038B.61212021C.86(0)27782300522D.62875341
3. Li Ming has just finished high school, which position might suit him?
A.Salesman in the Italian company.
B.A logistics manager.
C.An oral English teacher.
D.Office assistant in UK Accessories Brand.
4. Your American friend Mr. Smith wants to find a job in China which offers a flexible (易弯曲的,可适应的) workplace, you may recommend him to _____________.
A.write to teachinglanguage2009@gmail.com
B.visit http://www.jobtrans.cn
C.write to zhangaihui@live.cn
D.write to info@josiechenrange.com
2016-11-26更新 | 596次组卷 | 2卷引用:淮安市淮阴区20092010学年度第二学期期末高一年级调查测试
2011高一下·江苏南通·学业考试
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6 . We supply the bike, panniers, all the support gear, easy to follow maps, cycle routes and either the accommodation or several accommodation suggestions depending on the tour.
All you need to do is bring your cycle gear. Book your accommodation off the detailed list   if required, and you are all set for a cheap, environmentally friendly holiday in New Zealand.
We do all the hard work of sorting routes and where to stay — you just relax and enjoy the riding! Too easy.
There are more tours to come so if you don’t see a tour that suits your needs let us know!
TourGradeCost fromOptions
2 Day Self Guided Road Tour Banks Peninsula2$182View Map
2 days of self guided cycling on Banks Peninsula roads. Includes bike hire, trip notes, panniers and lots great riding around lyttelton Harbour.
3 Day Self Guided Road Tour Canterbury and the Southern Alps2$215View Map
An easy three day introduction to cycle touring to the inexperienced cyclist. From the high alpine passes of Arthur Pass cross the fertile Canterbury plains to the endless sandy east coast beaches.
5 Day Self Guided Road Tour Christchurch to Queenstown4$480View Map
The wonderful and wild West Coast in a flash! For the fit and keen cyclist
6 Day Self Guided Road Tour Christchurch to Queenstown2$365View Map
A tour that gets you from Christchurch to Queenstown a different way with far less hills! Cycling through the center of the South Island where great feast of fresh Salmon and breath taking views of Mt Cook await.
8 Day Self Guided Road Tour Christchurch to Queenstown3$390View Map
From Christchurch to Queenstown in eight days down the West coast. The Transalpine does the hard work for you across Arthurs Pass and drops you in Greymouth for the start of your tour.

1. If you learned how to ride bike only a week ago, you should choose _______.
A.2 Day Self Guided Road TourB.3 Day Self Guided Road Tour
C.5 Day Self Guided Road TourD.8 Day Self Guided Road Tour
2. Where can we mostly see the passage?
A.NewspaperB.TVC.InternetD.Magazine
3. What do you have to do when you want to enjoy your cycle tour?
A.Bring your cycle gear.
B.Bring your support gear and book your accommodation.
C.Book your accommodation.
D.Bring your bike gear and do some hard work.
2016-11-25更新 | 207次组卷 | 1卷引用:2010-2011江苏启东中学高一第二学期第二次质量检测英语试卷
2011高一下·江苏南通·学业考试
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7 . It was her giggling that draw my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
Walking over to the offender, I asked for the_______Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet_______between teacher and student. When she finally_______it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
It was a hand-drawn_______of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind,_______, was working angrily as I struggled not to_______I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some_______to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself_______
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how_______this was for me. I told them there must be a reason behind and now was their________to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently________I sniffed in the back of the classroom.
As I________the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re afraid of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I________were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too________, too strict …
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of________my student, I had begun commanding them to________Where I thought I was driving them to success I was________driving them away.
I had some apology to do. But the next day I the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one________by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for________
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the________1.
A.noteB.adviceC.reasonD.help
2.
A.battleB.competitionC.argumentD.conversation
3.
A.tookB.passedC.turnedD.handed
4.
A.statueB.graphC.pictureD.poster
5.
A.otherwiseB.howeverC.thereforeD.besides
6.
A.leaveB.cryC.explainD.argue
7.
A.goodB.harmC.favorD.punishment
8.
A.amusedB.controlledC.uninterestedD.relaxed
9.
A.meaningfulB.forgetfulC.regretfulD.hurtful
10.
A.turnB.chanceC.honourD.attempt
11.
A.whenB.beforeC.afterD.while
12.
A.wroteB.finishedC.readD.collected
13.
A.figuredB.promisedC.concludedD.confirmed
14.
A.talkativeB.meanC.secureD.terrible
15.
A.forcingB.encouragingC.comfortingD.teaching
16.
A.appreciateB.apologizeC.masterD.achieve
17.
A.actuallyB.normallyC.immediatelyD.generally
18.
A.decoratedB.offeredC.signedD.bought
19.
A.thankfulnessB.forgivenessC.communicationD.happiness
20.
A.friendshipB.educationC.knowledgeD.future
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