1、 阅读理解A(2018宁波高三调研性检测)Golden Gate BridgeLocated in San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge started in the year 1933 to connect the San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County. It was finally thrown open to public in 1937. It cost more than $ 35 million in the construction. Till the year 1957, the Golden Gate Bridge, at a length of 2,737 meters, was the longest suspension bridge in the world.Brooklyn BridgeThe Brooklyn Bridge is located in Brooklyn. It is one of the oldest bridges in the。
2、 阅读理解AHampton Court Motor Cruiser16 Hampton Court Road TEL:2089771728BBQ facilities Free WiFi ParkingHampton Court Motor Cruiser is a boat docked on the River Thames. Facilities(设施) include heating, smart TV and WiFi. The price per stay also includes the free use of a 4seat electric boat and barbecue facilities. There is no staff at all on board during your stay.Hilton London Green Park46 Half Moon Street TEL:2076297522Family rooms Free WiFi Nonsmoking rooms Pets allowed Hilton London Gr。
3、 阅读理解ADear Parents,Im delighted that you are considering The British International School for your childs education. Our school offers firstclass international education delivered by experienced and professional staff.We aim to provide a high quality Britishstyle education characterized by:The arrangement of the English national curriculum to meet the needs of international and local students and offering an insight into the local culture.High quality teaching provided by international and。
4、 阅读理解A“Hungary?” I looked at my school headmaster in confusion.“I never mentioned wanting to go to Hungary.”And with that,my adventure started.My name is Jonathan Diamond and I just finished an amazing school exchange year in Hungary.Going on an exchange had always been my dream.When my high school offered an allyear program,I jumped at the opportunity.It would pay for almost everything and all I had to do was buy a plane ticket.I knew where I wanted to go:Spain,the country of dance。
5、 阅读理解AIsabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. The first job she considered was the director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firms culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the companys CEO,。
6、 阅读理解A(2018浙江名校协作体高三模拟) “Her grades are fine; Im not worried about that, but she just doesnt seem to love learning any more, ” Alices mum said.Shes absolutely right. Id noticed the same thing about her daughter over the previous two or three years when Id been Alices middle school English, Latin, and writing teacher, and I have an answer, right there on the tip of my tongue, to what has gone wrong. Yet Im torn between my responsibility to help Alice and the knowledge that what 。
7、 阅读理解A(2018浙江瑞安高三第一次调研)All over the world mothers and fathers teach their children manners.Other children may have manners that are not like yours.There are all kinds of manners.Many years ago,children who had good manners were seen and not heard.They kept quite quiet if grownups were talking. Today, wellmannered children have more freedom.Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places. Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia. Some friends ask you t。
8、 阅读理解A(2018浙江名校协作体考试)Four years ago,we asked ourselves:What if we could create a shopping experience with no waiting in line and no checkout? Or could we create a physical store where customers could simply take what they want and go? Our answer to those questions is Amazon Go, where you could experience the idea of “just walk out shopping”Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required.We created the worlds most advanced shopping technology,so you never have to wai。
9、 阅读理解AMy doorbell rings at 11 am. On the step, I find an elderly Chinese lady. She is small and slight. She holds a paper carrier bag in her hands.I know this lady. It is by no means her first visit. Her daughter, Nicole, bought the house next door last October.Nicole, who is currently in Shanghai, has apparently told her mother that I am having heart surgery shortly, and the result is that her mother has decided I need to be supplied with meals.I know what is inside the paper carrier baga s。
10、阅读提速练阅读理解AFrom young kids to fitness lovers,to those looking for a laugh, or to families looking for a free movie night, Atlantic Station prepares some days for them to enjoy this year.Tot SpotEach Tuesday morning, Atlantic Stations Central Park transforms into every childs dream playground! From 10:00 am.to noon, kids can enjoy games, storytelling, toys, music and some very special things. This event begins on April 5 and lasts through September 27.Wellness WednesdayEach Wednesday fr。
11、 阅读理解ABack home from the Navy,I started school at Greenville College in my hometown of Illinois. Id been out of high school for four years,but my high school headmaster,Mr.Gardner ,invited me to a Valentines Day dance party at school. The thought of seeing my former teachers was exciting. So I agreed.When Friday came, I cleaned up,dressed up and drove to the high school gym. I chatted with my teachers and approached Mr. Gardner to thank him before leaving. Just then, the band started pl。
12、 阅读理解A(2018湖州模拟)As a child,I was generally happy,singing and dancing to my favorite songs,smiling and laughing with my friends and family.But as far back as second grade,I noticed a “darkness” about me.I didnt enjoy participating in many things.In middle school,things in my life began to get even worse.I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed.I was always tired.Everything was horrible.Finally,midway through eighth grade,I was told I had a chemical imbalance,diagnosed(。
13、 阅读理解ANo human has set foot on the Moon since 1972. Now,after more than four decades of inactivity,interest in putting humans back on the Moon is finally heating up again. But who will get there first?CHINAOn 14 December 2013,China successfully landed its Jade Rabbit rover(探测车)on the Moon. It is now working on its next exploration mission. Named Change 4,the mission is scheduled to touch down in the Aitken Basin near the end of 2018. If successful,it will be the first landing on the 。
14、 阅读理解AKnown as “The Man with the Golden Arm”,nearly every week for the past 60 years,James Harrison has donated blood plasma(血浆) from his right arm. The reasons can date back to a serious medical procedure.“When I was 14,I had a chest operation, ”recalls Harrison,who is now aged 80.“My father said I had received 13 units of blood and my life had been saved by unknown people. So I said when Im old enough,Ill become a blood donor.”Soon after Harrison became a donor,doctors calle。
15、 阅读理解AAfter the long winter, therere plenty of things going on in Amsterdam, the Netherlands for both the visitor and the resident. Check out our guide to Amsterdam museum exhibitions below.Hermitage AmsterdamExhibition 1917. From Romanov to Revolution is expected to open 11 Feb. and runs until 17 Sept. 2017. The Outsider Art Museum (in the Hermitage Amsterdam) includes worldclass art works by Dutch and international outsider artists such as Shinichi Sawada.StedelijkJean TinguelyMachine Spec。
16、 阅读理解AJoseph Goldberger was a doctor for the United States Public Health Service and he was an advocate for scientific and social recognition of the links between poverty and disease. In 1914, Goldberger was asked by US. Surgeon General Rupert Blue to study a skin disease that was killing thousands of people in the South. The disease was pellagra(糙皮病)Goldberger traveled to the state of Mississippi where many people suffered from pellagra. He studied the victims and their families. Most of。
17、 阅读理解AWELCOME TO THE RONALD REAGANPRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMVisit the limitedtime “Interactive! The Exhibition” at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and save more than 30% on museum admission tickets with an audio tour.WHENThrough Feb. 28WHATS INCLUDEDD|S19(reg.D|S28) Admission for one person to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, including “Interactive! The Exhibition”with an audio tour. Please note: the virtual reality(虚拟现实) experience will be an。
18、 阅读理解AOphelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen FoxleeType:FantasyStoryline:When Ophelia moves to a strange city where it never stops snowing, she discovers a boy locked away for 75 years in a museum. She must help the boy before the Snow Queen freezes the world. Along the way, Ophelia learns how to believe in things she cannot see.Targeted readers:People who like fairy tales would enjoy this book.A Hundred Horses by Sarah LeanType: MysteryStoryline:The wooden horse Nell brings along during。
19、 阅读理解A(2018金华十校高三调研)If our kids dont fall, they dont learn to get up. I still remember the day in high school that my mom forgot to pick me up from school. Im the oldest of four children, and no doubt shed had a long day with the other kids and itd slipped her mind.After waiting at school for an hour, I walked the three miles home, and when I got to my house, I shut our front door with anger, stormed into the kitchen and screamed in my moms face that shed forgotten me.Later that nigh。
20、 阅读理解AI had the honour of being elected chief of my tribe(部落) With the title came great responsibility. It was my job to make peace with the Maori Tamaki tribe, whose village we visited. Their soldiers jumped from a canoe and faced us down with fierce crying, sticking eyes and much noise of sticks. They laid a palm leaf on the ground and, as head, I was forced to accept this peace offering by picking it up, then touching noses with their chief. “Kia ora, ” he said, welcoming us into the。