高一英语名校短文阅读天天练(三)
2018年高一英语必修3名校短文阅读天天练四套附答案
2018年高一英语必修3名校短文阅读天天练四套附答案AWhen some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. In fact, earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. They often happen near mountains.During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack（断裂）open. Houses fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes whole villages or cities are destroyed.Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show “earthquake belts（带）”. In these belts, it’s possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we can build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.In the future, scientists will be able to predict exactly（精确预报）when and where can earthquake will happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.39.It is said a large number of earthquakes oftenhappen .A. next to mountainsB. in the day timeC. on landD. at night40. A map showing the earthquake belts will tellpeople .A. what kind of house to buildB. what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquakeC. where earthquakes must happenD. how to keep themselves safe during an earthquake41.In the future we’ll be no longer so afraid of anearthquake .A. because of a map showing the“earthquake belts”B. because we can guess the date and place of an earthquakeC. as scientists will know what to do and how to do itD. both B and C42. Which is the best title of the passage?A. A Scientist and an EarthquakeB. An EarthquakeC. How to Fight against EarthquakeD. Earthquakes Today and TomorrowBFred and Mike were born in the same town and studied in the same school. The year before last they finished middle school and joined the army. And they are in the same company now. they always help each other and play together.One afternoon it was very hot. Fred and Mike obtainedpermission（获准）to take their weekend in the city. They were both very happy and left their company quickly. They saw an interesting film and then went into a bar. They drank too much to stand and they were taken out of the bar and they got to the bank of the river and the water almost washed them away. Just then a general was passing there. He told his men to save the young men and took them to their company.“Go to change your wet clothes,”the general said angrily. “But you must hand your papers of the holidays to me first. I won’t give them back to you until they are dry.”A week passed. Fred and Mike wanted to take their weekend again. They came to the general to ask for their papers. But the general wasn’t in. They saw their papers were in a basin which was full of water!43. Fred and Mike are both .A. policemenB. soldiersC. generalsD. clerks44. The general became angry because .A. the two young men had drunk too much in the cityB. the two young men weren’t polite to him at allC. he didn’t know if they had asked for leaveD. the two young men didn’t thank him。
高一英语短文阅读天天练 练习(一)
于对市爱美阳光实验学校英语：高一寒假天天练阅读〔一〕AWhen some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. In fact, earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. They often happen near mountains.During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack〔断裂〕open. Houses fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes whole villages or cities are destroyed.Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and mad e maps that show“earthquake belts〔带〕〞. In these belts, it’s possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we can build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.In the future, scientists will be able to predict exactly〔精确预报〕when and where can earthquake will happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.39.It is said a large number of earthquakes often happen .A. next to mountainsB. in the day timeC. on landD. at night40. A map showing the earthquake belts will tell people .A. what kind of house to buildB. what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquakeC. where earthquakes must happenD. how to keep themselves safe during an earthquake41.In the future we’ll be no longer so afraid of anearthquake .A. because of a map showing the“earthquake belts〞B. because we can guess the date and place of an earthquakeC. as scientists will know what to do and how to do itD. both B and C42. Which is the best title of the passage?A. A Scientist and an EarthquakeB. An EarthquakeC. How to Fight against EarthquakeD. Earthquakes Today and TomorrowBFred and Mike were born in the same town and studied in the same school. The year before last they finished middle school and joined the army. And they are in the same company now. they always help each other and play together.One afternoon it was very hot. Fred and Mike obtained permission 〔获准〕to take their weekend in the city. They were both very happy and left their company quickly. They saw an interesting film and then went into a bar. They drank too much to stand and they were taken out of the bar and they got to the bank of the river and the water almost washed them away. Just then a general was passing there. He told his men to save the young men and took them to their company.“Go to change your wet clothes,〞the general said angrily. “But you must hand your papers of the holidays to me first. I won’t give them back to you until they are dry.〞A week passed. Fred and Mike wanted to take their weekend again. They came to the general to ask for their papers. But the general wasn’t in. They saw their papers were in a basin which was full of water!43. Fred and Mike are both .A. policemenB. soldiersC. generalsD. clerks44. The general became angry because .A. the two young men had drunk too much in the cityB. the two young men weren’t polite to him at allC. he didn’t know if they had asked for leaveD. the two young men didn’t thank him45. The word “papers〞 in the story means in Chinese.A. 纸张B. 试卷C. 证件D.纸币46. The general put their papers in the water because .A. there was no place to keep themB. he didn’t know where to put themC. he was careless and forgot to give them back to the young menD. he wanted the two young men to take the next weekend in the companyCLEEDS, England-A Leeds University psychology〔心理学〕professor is teaching a course to help dozens of people forgive〔stop being angry with〕their enemies.“The hatred (憎恨) we hold within us is a cancer,〞 Professor KenHart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London—a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart.The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.〔= two weeks〕The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people. “People have lots of negative〔消极的〕attitudes towards forgiveness,〞 he said. “People c onfuse〔把……混淆〕forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one〔积极的态度〕〞.Hart and his team have made instructions to provide the training needed.“The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at var ious kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes toward the person you are angry with,〞 said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project, Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people “want to get free of the past〞.47. From this passage we know that .A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatredB. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professorsC. without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heartD. people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies48. If you are angry with somebody, you should .A. try your best to defeat him or herB. never meet him or her againC. persuade him or her to have a talk with youD. relax yourself by not thinking of him or her any more49. In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can .A. meet their enemiesB. change their mindsC. enjoy the professor’s speechD. learn how to quarrel with others50. If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll .A. pay much money to HartB. go to the workshop every nightC. attend a gathering twice a monthD. pour out everything stored in your mindDNo one know why we sleep, but it’s certain that we need to. People who are prevented from sleeping begin to suffer obvious effect after (明显效果) a few days –they think less clearly, and they fall asleep during the working hours, some may have hallucination (幻觉).There were no rules about sleep. Generally speaking, grown-ups sleep about 7 and a half hours each night and probably more than 60 percent get between 7 or 8 hours. But perhaps eight percent are quite happy with 5 hours or less, and four percent or so find that they want ten hours or more. If you fell all right you’re probably getting enough sleep. The important thing is not to2 worry how much other people get –their needs may be different. Exercise doesn’t seem to increase the need for sleep –office workers, for example sleep for about as long as people doing physically active work.Children sleep more than grown-ups – perhaps 14 to 18 hours soon after birth, going down to grown-up levels by early teen-age. Sleep patterns also tend to (易于) be different in the elderly, who may sleep less at night than they did when younger, find sleep getting more broken, and often make it a rule to sleep during the daytime.51. According to the passage some people are unable to think clearly because _____A.they have hallucinationsB.They feel sleepy during the working hoursC.They don’t have enough sleepD.They are certain to be kept from going to bed52. Which of the following is true?A.All grown-ups must have at least eight-hour sleepB.Most of the grown-ups sleep for seven or eight boutsC.Quite a few people need only five hours or less for them to sleepD.No grown-ups sleep more than ten hours53. Whether you have enough sleep is judged by _____.A.how many hours you have sleptB.how many hours you need to sleepC.whether you need do exercise and physical workD.whether you feel fresh and energetic54. According to the passage, a boy of 14 years old sleeps ____.A.as long hours as a grown-upB.much longer hours than a grown-upC.for 14 hours each nightD.for less than eight hours per night55. Who find they sleeps less during the night and must take a nap during the day?A. ChildrenB. Grown-upsC. Young peopleD. Old people答案：39-42 A A D B 43-46 B A C D47-50 C D B C 51-55 C B D A D。
高一英语上学期 25分钟限时阅读天天练—第3天
2011年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第３天阅读理解（24分）AJoe and Helen Mills had two small children. One was six and the other four. They always resisted going to bed, and Helen was always complaining (抱怨) about this and asking Joe for help. But as he did not come home until after they had gone to bed during the week, he was unable to help except at weekends.Joe considered himself a good singer, but really his voice was not at all musical. However, he decided that, if he sang to the children when they went to bed, it would help them to relax, and they would soon go to sleep.He did this every Saturday and Sunday night until he heard his small son whispered to his younger sister, "If you pretend that you're asleep, he stops."1. The children always resisted going to bed, which ___________.A. made Helen puzzledB. satisfied their motherC. Helen was not satisfied withD. gave Helen much trouble2.The husband couldn't help the wife to look after the children ___________.A. because he returned from work too lateB. since his voice sounded like a singer'sC. except on Saturday and SundayD. for he did not come home until after the children had gone to bed at weekends3. Joe worked ___________.A. all the week including Saturday and SundayB. every day but Saturday and SundayC. during the week including the weekendsD. every week except on Sunday4.Which of the following conclusions can we draw from the above story?A. Joe's song did help the children to relax.B. With Joe's help, the children went to sleep.C. The wife must be thankful to her husband for the great help.D. The children were so tired of their father's voice that they pretended to be asleep.BWanted, Someone for a KissWe’re looking for producers to join us in the second of London 100FM．You’ll work on the station’s music programmes．Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music．Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss100．Father ChristmasWe’re looking for a very special person preferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit．Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sunday, 10:30—16:00Excellent pay．Please contact the Enterprise Shopping Center, Station Parade, Eastbourne．Accountants AssistantWhen you join them in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties．If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you．This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience．Wealden District Council —Software TrainerIf you are aged 24--45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for．You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing．You will be allowed to make our decision, and to design courses as well as present them．Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person．Please apply by sending your CV （简历）to Mrs R. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited．5．Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?A．Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100．B．Mrs R．Oglivie, Palmlace Limited．C．The Enterprise Shopping Centre D．Wealden District Council．6．We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who __________．A．is aged between 24 and 40 B．may do some training workC．should deal with general duties D．can work for about a month 7．Which position is open to recent school graduates?A．Producer, London Kiss．B．Father Christmas．C．Accountants Assistant D．Software Trainer8．What kind of person would probably apply to Palmace Limited?A．One with GCSE grade C level．B．One with some office experience．C．One having good computer knowledgeD．One trained in producing music programsCThe year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aero plane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed fire coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famousWhat was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first womanto fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.9. Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from North America to England?A. She was caught in a storm.B. The altimeter went out of order.C. Her engine went wrong.D. She lost her direction.10. When Amelia Earhart saw fire coming from the engine, what did she do?A. She did nothing but pray for herself.B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.C. She continued flying.D. She lost hope of reaching land.11. According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?A. To set a new record for flying time.B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.C. To show that aviation was not just for men.D. To become famous in the world.12. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the AtlanticB. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s AviationC. A New Record for Flying TimeD. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England阅读下面短文，用完整句子回答１３—１５小题，并对１６小题的陈述进行判断You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes(撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast-moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks.There are two sides of their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress(床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on tricks of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman's success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is “blown up” in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, forexample, skied over the edge of a cliff(悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute(降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed.In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men nolonger dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. Fornowadays there are stuntgirls too!１３. Please define(给…下定义) “stuntman”.___________________________________________________________________________１４. What do you think is the most important factor of a successful performance forstuntmen?___________________________________________________________________________１５. What can be inferred (推断出) from the author's example of the Norwegianstuntman?___________________________________________________________________________１６. Please decide if these statements are True (T) or False (F).1）Most of those stunt actors do their jobs for a living. ____2）The windows those stuntmen crash through are made of plastic. ____3）The jobs of stuntmen are well paid and safe since there is a lot of protectionfor them.____4）There are only men who are doing the stunt performance. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________New phrases________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________New sentences________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________阅读１－４CCBD ５－８ADCC ９－１２DCCB１３. Stuntmen are persons who perform dangerous actions and tricks with trainedskills in place of an actor or actress.１４. The most important factor for a successful stuntman is careful timing.２５ It can be inferred from the text that sometimes an accident can occur to astuntman.１６. T F F F。
高中英语高考总复习分钟限时阅读天天练第天3
号顿市安谧阳光实验学校高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第36天第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） A 25-year-old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua ，China’s most famous university ．after an eight —year 1 ．Li Jun comes froma poor family in a small village of Hubei Province ．He first 2 going to college in the year 2000 3 he was admitted by a 1ocal school after 4 from a secondary technical school at age 17．A 5 art student ，he passed the exam again next year but 6 school due to economic pressures in September 2002．Life seemed 7 but Li didn’t’t give in ．He earned a 8 by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students ．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of 9 the Academy of Arts ＆Design of Tsinghua University ．Li 10 the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003． 11 ，he missed making the cut one mark last year ． In 2008，his fifth try ，Li’s efforts 12 ．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpturemajor into Tsinghua University ．Every year ．Li took art 13 in Beijing and took exams from December to March ．He then took cultural courses in his school till June ．The rest of the year he spent on 14 work ．Li said he hadn’t 15 any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school ．Li said the reason he maintained for eightyears was that he wanted to change his 16 through knowledge 。
高一英语短文阅读天天练
英语：2010年高一名校短文阅读天天练（八）AThe hand, the eyes and the brain work together to make human beings different from other animals. No other animals have all three parts to work together. No animals can do what human beings can do. Humans can do many things and feel many things with the hand. The hand can hold onto things and make things because the thumb works with the fingers. This fifth finger is strong. Most animals don’t have thumbs. The thumb can press against the other fingers. Without a thumb to press against the fingers, it is difficult to hold onto anything. The thumb and fingers can also fit the flat surface of a box and the curved (不平的) surface of a pencil. We can feel that something is hot or cold, soft or hard, smooth or rough. The hand, with thumb and fingers, is one of the best tools we have. Most animals see a flat picture. Their eyes can only see how high and how wide something is. Some animals see a different picture with each eye. Some don’t see in colour. Humans see one picture with both eyes working together. We can see how high and how wide something is. We can also see how far in front of or in back of something a thing is. The brain tells other parts of the body how to work. Some of the things the body does are automatic;that is, we don’t h ave to think about them. For example, we don’t have to think to make our heart eat or our stomach work. The brain tells the eyes and hands how to make useful and beautiful things. That is how human beings become tool makers and artists. That is how human can have richer and better lives than other animals.36. Human beings are different from other animals because ___________.A. human beings have the hands, the eyes, and the brain working all the timeB. other animals also have hands, the eyes, and the brainC. human beings work together with other animalsD. the hands, the eyes, and the brain of the human can work together37. According to the passage, when you say you hold onto something, you mean___________.A. you have it in your hand and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly round itB. you have it in your arms and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly round itC. you feel it with your handsD. you press the fingers of your right hand against those of your left hand38. The author tells us that no animals can do what humans can do. He gives quite a few facts tosupport the idea. One of them is that ___________.A. most animals don’t see in colourB. the humans see a thing with both eyes working togetherC. only humans can see and how high and how wide a thing isD. some animals can see only one picture39. ___________ is automatic.A. BreathingB. Driving a carC. Making a chairD. Playing footballBThe old shoes had brought him so much trouble that Johnny decided to throw them away. He went to the rubbish pit (垃圾坑)outside the city and threw the old shoes into the pit. "Now they can bring me no more trouble," he said. He returned home, lay down in his bed and slept. But he had a dog, and the dog was used to going to the rubbish pit to look for food, because Johnny never bought food for his dog. The dog, who loved its master (主人) even though it was not given food, saw the shoes in the pit and knew they were its master's. So the dog took one of the heavy shoes in its mouth and went slowly back with it, and left it at its master's bedside. Then the dog fetched the other shoe in the same way. When Johnny woke up, he saw the shoes by his bed and he was afraid. "There, shoes can walk by themselves, they must be done away with." he thought. Then he made a large fire in front of his house and put the shoes on it. Just then a strong wind was blowing and before long the fire made the house begin burning. His neighbours immediately came but could do nothing. The house burnt down but the old shoes were saved by the dog again.40. The dog loved Johnny only because he _______ .A. bought food for itB. was its masterC. even gave food to itD. loved it too41. The dog took back _______ .A. one of the heavy shoesB. neither of the two shoesC. the pair of shoesD. the second shoe in another way42. When Johnny saw the shoes again after the fire, he would be _______ .A. very happyB. pleasedC. wild with joyD. very sadCDuring the summer holidays there will be a revised (修改过的）schedule (时刻表) of services for the students. Changes for dining room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged (安排), will be posted each Wednesday outside the student club.In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00p.m.at weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturday and Sunday. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00p.m..All students who want to use the library must have a new summer card. This notice will also appear in the next week's student newspaper.43. The main purpose of this notice is to________ .A.tell students of important schedule changesB.tell students of new bus and library servicesC.show the excellent services for studentsD.ask students to renew their library cards44. In the summer holidays, the library will have ________ .A.no special hoursB.special hours on weekdaysC.special hours on weekendsD.special hours both on weekdays and weekends45. The notice is probably given by________ .A. the libraryB. the bus companyC. Students' UnionD. the dining hallDVisitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation (发行). The “Daily Mirror ” and the “Daily express” both sell about four million copieseveryday. British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and two or three on Sundays.Besides the national papers, there is , however, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies. Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and county area has one. Nearly all them hold their own financially (财政)and many of them are very profitable (赚钱的).These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events-births, weddings, deaths, council (地方会议) meetings and sports. Editors prefer to rely on people who know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it does not get out to date as quickly as national news.The editors must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising (广告). He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to draw local readers, the business men are grateful for the opportunity (机会) to keep their products in the public eyes. 46．Visitors to Britain are surprised to learn that .A．there are so many local newspapers thereB．local papers should have a circulation of four millionC．the “Daily Mirror ” and “Daily Express” sell as many as 4 million copies every dayD．British newspapers are so widely read47．Local newspapers have .A．a circulation as large as that of national newspapersB．a daily circulation of 13 millionC．a slightly smaller circulationD．an even larger circulation48．In the writer’s opinion, no paper can possibly succeed without .A．advertisements B．interesting reportsC．a great deal of national news D．an excellent sales manager49．Which of the following is true?A．All the local newspapers are very profitableB．Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 14 millionC．Local readers are much interested in local newsD．Each British family buys three newspapers on Sundays50．The word “draw ” in the last paragraph may mean .A．to pull B．to cause to notice C．to cause to come D．to receive参考答案：36-40 DABA B 41-45 CDACC 46-50 DCACB。
高考英语外刊阅读天天练科技说明文阅读理解专题
高考英语外刊阅读天天练：科技说明文阅读理解专题①Women with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) tend to have more symptoms than men and are more likely to develop increasingly severe symptoms over time, according to initial results from a major study.It is already known that women are at higher risk of CFS, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), and the latest study, called DecodeME, provides new insights into how their experience differs from men. The study found that women who have ME/ CFS for more than 10 years are more likely to experience increasingly severe symptoms as they age.ME/CFS is estimated to affect more than 250,000 people in the UK, of all ages and from all social and economic backgrounds. A key feature, called post-exertional malaise, is a dramatic worsening of symptoms after minor physical effort. Other symptoms include pain, brain fog and extreme fatigue that does not improve with rest.Scientists are still working to understand the causes of ME/CFS, although there is some evidence that infections can trigger the condition, while a recent study suggested that a protein may disrupt cells’ ability to generate energy. There is currently no diagnostic test or cure and doctors continue to be divided on the best way to help patients recover or manage symptoms. The latest research analysed anonymous survey questionnaires from more than 17,000 people with ME/ CFS. Women reported, on average, more symptoms than men: 42, compared with 36. The most common of these symptoms were brain fog (a term commonly used to describe the cognitive impairment experienced by participants), unrefreshing sleep and muscle pain. Experts also identified that being a woman and having ME/CFS for more than 10 years increased the risk of severe symptoms, which increase in intensity as people age.Sonya Chowdhury, the chief executive of Action for ME and chair of the management group of the study, said: “These findings highlight the very serious impact ME/CFS has on women, who are disproportionately affected. It’s important to also recognise the impact that it has on men who have ME/CFS.” In the next stage of the study, the researchers hope to recruit further participants and analyse at least 20,000 individual DNA samples to explore whether there is a genetic component to ME/CFS.【The Guardian (August 24, 2023)】1. What conclusion did the study DecodeME come to?A. Women are at higher risk of CFS than menB. Women are more likely to suffer myalgic encephalomyelitisC. Women who are affected by CFS / ME have different experience from the men counterpartsD.Men who have ME/ CFS are more likely to experience severe symptoms as they age2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. ME/CFS is estimated to be the most quickly spread disease in the UKB. Brain fog is a dramatic worsening of symptoms after minor physical effortC. Post-exertional malaise is rare as ME/ CFS symptomsD. There is no best way at present to help patients recover or manage symptoms of ME/ CFS3. What does the data indicate in the fifth paragraph?A. The latest research didn’t survey enough questionnairesB. Averagely, Women with ME/ CFS reported more symptoms than menC.The cognitive impairment is more experienced by men participantsD. Women will definitely become severe as they age4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. These findings are of great value to ME/CFS researchB. the research has fatal mistake which needs to be completely wiped outC. the research has confirmed that there is a genetic component to ME/CFS.D. various individual DNA samples are neededScientists have solved the mystery of why tens of thousands of octopuses cluster on the foothills of a giant underwater mountain, two miles down off the coast of California. The pearl octopuses, so named because from a distance they look like scattered gems, seek out warm water seeping through the seabed and use it to speed up the hatching of their eggs. This was the initial hunch scientists had when they discovered the “octopus garden” near Davidson Seamount in 2018, the second of four known deep-sea octopus aggregations(聚集).Returning more than a dozen times with a remotely operated deep-diving robot, a team led by researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) gathered evidence that backs up this theory and provides astonishing new insights into life in the deep.The mauve, grapefruit-sized female octopuses each lay about 60 eggs and cement them to the bare rock, then guard them until they hatch. Temperature probes showed the water bathing the eggs ranged from 5C to 10C (40-50F), while less than a metre away it dropped to a frigid 1.6C. Revisiting individual nests, the team saw that rather than taking a decade or longer to hatch, as would happen in the very cold deep sea, baby octopuses emerge from their cosy nests after less than two years, dramatically boosting their chances of survival.Based on photographs covering a small portion of the site, researchers estimate the entire 333-hectare garden contains more than 20,000 octopuses, the largest aggregation scientists have found.Time-lapse cameras left among the nests tracked the molluscs’ comings and goings. “Instead of this horde of octopuses, they turned into a bunch of individuals,” says the leading scientist Barry. All through the year, new adult females and males arrived. They were never seen feeding and were never joined by smaller octopuses, indicating that the site is used exclusively for mating and nesting. As with most octopuses, male pearl octopus die shortly after mating, while females try to hang on until their eggs hatch. Barry describes seeing sea anemones chewing on octopus carcasses. These and other scavengers form a thriving ecosystem sustained by the dead octopuses. A short way off, in similar areas of rocky seabed, animal life is far less dense.Mysteries remain, including how far the octopuses migrate to the nest sites and whether, like salmon, they return to the spot where they were born. Octopuses have a good sense of smell and may follow the scent plume drifting from so many of their dead relatives.【The Guardian (August 24, 2023)】1. What did scientists feel when they discovered the “octopus garden” in 2018A. The pearl octopuses are so named because from a distance they look like scattered gemsB. Octopuses cluster to use the warm water to speed up the hatching of their eggsC. The pearl octopuses usually inhabit on the foothills of a giant underwater mountainD. Octopuses are hard to speed up the hatching of their eggs2. What did the remotely operated deep-diving robot find?A. Baby octopuses emerge from their nests after a decade or longerB.The temperature of the water in the “octopus garden” is around 1.6CC. Female octopuses each lay about 60 eggs and guard them until they hatchD. The very cold deep sea dramatically boosts the chances of octopus’s survival3. Why does Barry say“instead of this horde of octopuses, they turned into a bunch of individuals” ?A. The “octopus garden” is the largest aggregation scientists have foundB. The “octopus garden” is used only for mating and nesting instead of feedingC. The “octopus garden” is only composed of females trying to hatch their eggsD. The “octopus garden” is a thriving ecosystem sustained by the dead octopuses4. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. An octopus’s garden in the shade is discovered in the deep seaB. A remotely operated deep-diving robot is used to explore the deep seaC.Female octopuses migrate to two miles down off the coast of CaliforniaD. Octopuses cluster on the foothills of a giant underwater mountain to prevent huntingDigestion problems such as constipation or difficulty swallowing can double the chance of Parkinson’s disease, according to research. A study has established that four gut conditions could be an early warning sign of Parkinson’s disease. It “is the first to establish substantial observational evidence” that a clinical diagnosis of gut issues “might specifically predict the development of Parkinson’s disease”, the authors conclude.Researchers compared the medical records of 24,624 people in the US with Parkinson’s, 19,046 people with Alzheimer’s and 23,942 people with cerebrovascular disease(心脑血管疾病). Those with Parkinson’s were matched with patients in the other groups for age, sex, race and ethnicity, and length of diagnosis to compare the frequency of gastrointestinal（胃肠的）conditions in the six years before diagnosis. They also compared the medical records of everyone in the study diagnosed with any of 18 gut conditions to those without that particular condition over five years to see how many of them developed Parkinson’s disease or other neurological disorders.Both comparisons found a higher risk of a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis for patients with gut issues. Those with constipation, difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) and gastroparesis, where food takes longer to move from the stomach into the small intestine, were more than twice as likely to develop Parkinson’s disease in the five years before diagnosis, while IBS without diarrhoea was associated with a 17% higher risk. Some gastrointestinal symptoms, including functional dyspepsia (burning sensation or fullness of the stomach with no obvious cause), IBS with diarrhoea, and diarrhoea plus faecal incontinence, were found to be more common among patients who developed Parkinson’s disease too.However, other gut issues such as inflammatory bowel disease did not increase the likelihood of developing Parkinson’s, the study found. And patients who had their appendix removed were less likely to develop Parkinson’s, the authors calculated. They added that the findings “warrant alertness” for gut issues in those patients at higher risk of Parkinson’s disease and call for further investigation of the links between gastrointestinal conditions and Alzheimer’s, strokes and aneurysms.Kim Barrett, vice-dean for research at the University of California, Davis, said that it may be important for doctors to “take note” of these gut conditions when evaluating patients at risk for Parkinson’s, “even prior to the onset of neurological symptoms”, but urged caution.【The Guardian (August 25, 2023)】1. What kind of close relationship does the study reveal?A. Gut issues and digestion problemsB. difficulty swallowing and observational evidenceC. Gut issues and Parkinson’s diseaseD. cerebrovascular disease and digestion problems2. How does researchers conduct the study?A. by citing dataB. by referring to previous paperC. by grouping and comparingD. by theoretical research3. Which of the following conclusions is true?A. Those with IBS without diarrhoea was associated with a 17% higher risk to develop Parkinson in the five years before diagnosisB. Inflammatory bowel disease did increase the likelihood of developing ParkinsonC. Patients who had their appendix removed were at higher risk of developing ParkinsonD. Some gastrointestinal symptoms were found to be less common among Parkinson’s patients4. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Differences should be found among Parkinson, Alzheimer and cerebrovascular diseaseB. Digestion issues could be warning sign of Parkinson’s diseaseC. All gut conditions could be an early warning sign of Parkinson’s diseaseD. What doctors should do to solve gut conditionsBCBA CCAB。
高一英语暑假阅读天天练第十四天
第十四天（文化类）(1)Every people uses its own special word to show its ideas and feelings.Someof these expressions are commonly used for manyyears.Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is“Where’s the beef? ”It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early1980s “Where’s the beef? ” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone using it at the time.Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular inAmerica than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman namedRay began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price.Ray called this“McDonald’s”. Ray became one of the richest businessmenat last in America.Other business people watched his success. Someof them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called“Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression“Where’s the beef?” to make people know that Wendy ’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread thatcovered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. Oneof the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece ofbeef. “Where’s the beef? ” she shouted in a funny way. The advertisementfor Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was success.As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression“Where’s the beef?”.1. _______ started McDonald ’s restaurant.A. RayB. McDonaldC. WendyD. Three old women2. Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought_______.A. they could sell hamburgers at a low priceB. hamburgers were easy to makeC. beef was very popular in AmericaD. they could make a lot of money3.Wendy’s made the expression known to everybody _______.A. with many old women eating hamburgersB. by a television advertisementC. while selling bread with a bit of meat in itD. at the McDonald’s restaurant4. We can learn from the passage that the expression“Where’s the beef? ” means _______.A. The beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to beB. The hamburgers are not as good as they are said to beC. It is used when something is not as good as it is said to beD. Wendy’s is the biggest(2)The yearly Academy Awards ceremony was once a private affair. Now,because of television, it is very much a public affair. Hundreds of peoplegather in Hollywood to see the Oscars presented to outstanding( 优秀的 ) actors, and others involved( 参加 ) in the motion picture industry. Millions more watch on television.It all began on May 16, 1929, when 270 men and women sat down to dinnerat the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. There was no secret about the winners.Thenames of the winners had been known for months. Janet Gaynor, for example,had won as Best Actress. Douglas Fairbanks presented her with the famous gold statue( 雕像 ). The little statue was not then called Oscar. Like a new actor, Oscar was unknown. About six years later, it somehowgot that renowned name.A number of explanations have been offered for its origin(由来),but nobody knows the true story for certain.Nowadaysthe results of the Oscar voting are kept secret. Only two people know the winners before the names are announced at the ceremony. The countingof votes is not done by one group of people but by different groups. Nobodyexcept two members of an accounting(计票) company sees the final results.The information is not kept in open files(卷宗). Winners’ na mes are placed in closed envelopes. The accountants each carry a complete set ofenvelopes to the ceremony. One set is simply a spare to be used in casesomething happens to the other one.1. As used in Paragraph 2, renowned means _______.A. strangeB. wonderfulC. much-dislikedD. famous2. May 16, 1929 marks _______.A. Douglas Fairbanks’ first winning of an Academy AwardB. the first time Oscar got its nameC. the first time the Awards were kept secretD. Janet Gaynor ’s recognition as Best Actress3.Two sets of envelopes are prepared for the ceremony _______.A. one for New York, one for HollywoodB. in order to be perfectly safeC. one for the ceremony, one for thenewspapers D. just because that is the custom。
(整理版高中英语)高考英语阅读理解三月天天练(7)及答案
高考英语阅读理解三月天天练〔7〕及答案Finding the right school for your child is a process. You will want to read about the school, talk to any friends who are involved in the school and, most important of all, visit the school.The first step in finding out about Indian Creek is to request an information packet. We will be happy to send you a packet containing a brochure(小册子), the fee structure and an application. The packet should answer most of your general questions about the school.In order to get a true sense of Indian Creek School, you should come for an A dmission Tour, which includes a personal meeting focusing on your child, a tour of the building and the classrooms, and a discussion of the curriculum(课程).This visit is no less important if the child for whom you are seeking admission is a teenager than if he or she is a three-year-old one. Every school has a different “school climate.〞 If you visit two or three schools, you will notice that each “feels〞 different. You know your child best and you will quickly develop a sense of whether a school is the right match or not.●The initial point of entry for Indian Creek Students is at the pre-kindergartenlevel for three year olds.●Children must be three years old by August 31st.●We also have major points of entry from grade six to grade nine. At each ofthese levels, we open new sections and accept students in addition to those moving up fr om our own lower grades.●There are scattered(零散的) openings available throughout the program due toattrition(学生流失). Once an opening occurs, students spend a day at ICS, part of which includes admission testing.64. You can NOT get to know about ICS by ________.A. getting an information packetB. taking an admission tourC. asking friends involved in ICSD. taking an admission test65. During the Admission Tour, you can ________.A. having a meeting with the childrenB. decide on the design of the classroomsC. talk with the school about the coursesD. choose the weather suitable for study66. Which of the following is NOT accepted for ICS when there is no attrition?A. A boy who will be 3 years old by July.B. A fifth grader originally studying in ICS.C. An eighth grader from another school.D. A fourth grader from another school.67. The text is intended for ________.A. teachersB. parentsC. kindergartenersD. school kids参考答案 64--DC DB********************************************************结束The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, c orn and rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. And oil prices have increased more than three times since the start of . These food-price increases, combined with increasing energy costs, will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even affect political stability. Practical solutions to these problems do exist, but we’ll have to start thinkingahead and acting globally.Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis. The first is to promote the dramatic success of Malawi, a country in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high productivity. Malawi’s harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or $10 billion altogether.Second, the US and Europe should abandon their policies of paying partly for the change of food into biofuels. The US government gives farmers a taxpayer-financed payment of 51 c ents per gallon of ethanol(乙醇) changed from corn. There may be a case for biofuels produced on lands that do not produce foods --- three crops, grasses and wood products --- but there’s no case for the government to pay to put the world’s dinner into the gas tank.Third, we urgently need to weather-proof the world’s crops as soon and effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond --- which collects rainwater to be used in dry weather --- can make the difference between a good harvest and a bad one. The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation Fund to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise.67. An international fund based on the Malawi model would ______.A. cost each of the developed countries $10 billion per yearB. aim to double the harvest in southern African countries in a yearC. decrease the food prices as well as the energy pricesD. give po or farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds68. With the second step, the author expresses the idea that ______.A. it is not wise to change food crops into gasB. it is misleading to put three crops into the gas tankC. we should get alternative forms of fuel in any wayD. biofuels should be developed on a large scale69. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. A rain-collecting pond is a simple safeguard against dry weather.B. A Climate Adaptation Fund has been established to help poor regions.C. The world has made a serious promise to build farm ponds.D. It makes a great difference whether we develop wood products or not.70. In the passage, the author calls on us to ______.A. slow down but not to stop economic growthB. develop tree crops, grasses and wood productsC. achieve economic growth and political stabilityD. act now so as to relieve the global food shortage67、DAAD**********************************************结束Fly into Lisbon a nd spend a couple ofdays exploring the capital, which is aterrific bargain. In addition to som eworthwhile and affordable dining andlodging(住宿) choices, must-see sightsinclude the Romanesque Lisbon Cathedral,which dates back to the 12th century, andthe Moorish Alfama quarter, with its markets and winding cobblestone streets. Take a taxi or bus to the Belém district, where you’ll find the Tower of Belém and the Jerónimos Monastery. After Lisbon, you can take a day trip, by train, to Sintra, a beautiful town nestled(依偎) against the hills about 20 miles west of Lisbon; its castle and palaces, like the Sintra National Palace and the Pena National Palace, are well worth a visit.To see the countryside, rent a car and drive southeast about 90 minutes to the Alente jo region. Base yourself in Évora, an architectural precious stone. By foot, explore its winding cobblestone streets, fountains and whitewashed houses.Attractions include the Roman Temple of Évora. And make sure to hear some fado, the traditional music of Portugal(葡萄牙).Alternatively, head north from Lisbon to Oporto, about three hours, and then east to the winemaking region of the Douro River Valley. In his article Portugal Old, New and Undiscovered, Frank Bruni wrote: “All around us mountains undulated(波动) into the distance. The slopes〔斜坡〕in the foreground were an amazing patchwork of greens, reds, browns and grays, as if some grand hand had fashioned it into a picture on all that nature and agriculture can do.〞68. You can NOT enjoy the beauty of ________ in Lisbon.A. the Sintra National PalaceB. the Moorish Alfama quarterC. the Tower of BelémD. Romanesque Lisbon Cathedral69. In Alentejo region, a tourist can ________.A. walk by the sea bare feetB. appreciate traditional musicC. enjoy a good view of the cityD. buy some precious stones cheap70. Frank Bruni’s words help the readers to get a better picture of ________.A. Douro River ValleyB. LisbonC. OportoD. Portugal71. The text is meant to ________.A. advise on travelling in PortugalB. describe the beauty of PortugalC. introduce the attractions in LisbonD. compare the city with the countryside参考答案 68—ABAA**********************************************************结束。
江苏省名校高一英语天天练：第三周
学必求其心得，业必贵于专精周三Professional sports are very popular in the United States and they are big business。
The most popular sports are basketball，football and baseball。
_36_ has its own season. And _37_ supporters。
Professional teams are named for the cities _38_ they are located. When a team plays in a championship game，most people in the city _39_ the game with interest and enthusiasm. Basketball is _40_ around the world. Professional basketball games in the US _41_ indoors during winter months. From November to April _42_ can find a professional basketball game several nights a week in most large _43_ cities. Basketball is an American sport. It _44_ the national pastime。
The game is played in the evening _45_ every night of the week and _46_ weekends as well。
The season begins in April and _47_ in the October。
高一英语暑假阅读天天练 第三天
我的暑假第三天：“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.Your eyes can tell you that glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is.When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it.With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too.You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy, such as food, clothes and so on. To see something well, we have to touch it.The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a bad floor. All feel different under your feet.There are ways of learning to see well by feeling.One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch! There you can fe el every thing on show. If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you’ll really see!”1. By touching things _______.A. you will have a strange feelingB. you will learn how to reach outC. you can tell the difference between themD. you can tell what colors they are2. Which of the following can be the best title of the story?A. Touching by FeelingB. To See or to FeelC. To See Better — FeelD. Ways of Feeling3. When people buy things in shops, they often _______.A. try them on firstB. put their right hand on themC. just has a lookD. feel and touch them4. Why does it say, “At first, it is not easy to feel these things?”A. The things are used by people, too.B. People are used to the things.C. People know how to use the things.D. The things are easy to feel.5. Which of the following is true?A. Touching can help people learn things better.B. Our feet, fingers, hands and skin can help us enjoy music.C. People have to learn to see by feeling as they grow up.D. Visitors cannot feel the things on show in some museums.1 / 1。
阅读完形系列高一天天练4
每日一练第一节阅读下列短文．AMany teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to tell their family members.However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?1.Who chooses your friends?2Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?3.Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?Your answers are welcome.1. When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents, they usually_______.A. stay alone at homeB. fight with their parentsC. discuss it with their friendsD. go to their brothers and sisters for help2. The sentence “Your answers are welcome." means _______.A. you are welcome to discuss the questions with usB. we've got no idea, so your answers are welcomeC. your answers are always rightD. you can give us all the right answers3. Which of the following is the writer's attitude?A. Parents should choose friends for their children.B. Children should choose everything they like.C. Parents should understand their children better.D. Teenagers should only go to their friends for help.4. Part of the purpose of this passage(短文) is to ________.A. give information for the parents to make their own judgment (判断)B. give advice to children who want to choose their friendsC. help parents to find better friends for their childrenD. get some information from many readersBEvery year when the Italian artist Michelangelo’s (1475－1564，意大利文艺复兴时期著名雕刻家、画家、建筑师) birthday comes around, computer users all over the world are filled with fear (害怕) and use their computers with care. Some may even choose not to turn on their computers on March 3. All this fear and care are just because a deadly computer virus is ready to cause damages (破坏) on that day.What’s a computer virus then? Why do people get so afraid of it?A computer virus is, in fact, a little program that is put into other programs and that does something bad. It is called a virus because, like any real-life viruses such as AIDs virus, it reproduces itself. And when these programs are run, the virus is brought to life. It hides itself in your computer system waiting for the right moment to make damages. And at the same time it keeps producing itself by copying itself onto other programs.The Michelangelo virus waits until the artist’s birthday comes around, and then it will wake up to do very bad things like destroying you files (毁坏文档) . So next time when you turn on your computer, look out for computer viruses!5. The Italian artist Michelangelo ____________.A. was born six centuries agoB. was born on March 3, 1475C. died six centuries agoD. died on March 3, 15646. Why are computer users full of fear on March 3? Because _________.A. it is the birthday of a famous Italian artist.B. a kind of computer virus will come on that dayC. a deadly computer virus called “the Michelangelo virus” will wake up and then damages that day.D. something will easily go wrong with computers7. In fact, a computer virus is __________.A. a program which can be put into computers with some damages to them.B. a kind of real-life virus.C. a kind of virus like AIDS virusD. also a kind of program which is placed into other programs and which makes damagesCYou Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school studentto appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen.“You is IN,” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “She is active and mature (成熟的) because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies, to books on art, to movies. We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes.”You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University, You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. “I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I w as 10,” she explained.But for You, watching isn’t enough. Last year, while in Senior 1, she met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school.“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films,” she said. So she wrote a campus (校园) story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English. “I played one of the leading roles，actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every single day duri ng the SARS holidays,” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus, earning You a strong reputation (名气) as a DV movie director.But this is not the only field she wants to master. Despite being a science student, You likes art, literature and fashion design very much.“There are people who can be artists，there are people who edit books, and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said. “There is an old saying I believe: Chance favours only t he prepared mind.”8. You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen, mainly because she _____.A. is beautifulB. she is lovely and full of confidenceC is active and matureD. has rich knowledge9. You Mi’s fluent English is based on _____.A. her chance to host an English broadcasting programmeB. the influence of her parentsC. her deep interest in itD. her making DV movie10. In the 30-minute DV movie, You M i didn’t act as a(n) _____.A. directorB. musicianC. actressD. producer11. We can learn from the passage that _____.A. You Mi hopes to be a mixed talentB. the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You MiC. You Mi dreams of becoming a scientistD. the outbreak of SARS delayed You Mi’s studies第二节完形填空Bill White's father is a lawyer. In his ___21___ time, he likes to get out in the country and take some ___22___ of animals.For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his ___23___. But his father didn't take Bill along with him ___24___ he was fifteen.He and Bill drove to the farm which ___25___ to his uncle in the afternoon. They ___26___ the night there so that they could ___27___ out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm ___28___ the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn't remember ___29___ he was. He turned over ____30____ and looked at the clock. It was 5 o'clock. Then he ____31____ that he was at the ____32____ and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got ____33____ quickly.He ran downstairs. The others were already in the ____34____. Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It ____35____ good.They ate breakfast quickly. They didn't talk ____36____, because they didn't want to____37____ up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle ____38____ hot coffee and took some sandwiches ____39____ Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera ____40____ and started out.21. A. busy B. spare C. enough D. limited22. A. foods B. drawings C. paintings D. pictures23. A. trips B. buses C. animals D. mountains24. A. after B. when C. until D. unless25. A. led B. stick C. got D. belonged26. A. cost B. spent C. slept D. took27. A. start B. begin C. walk D. step28. A. telephone B. machine C. computer D. clock29. A. where B. how C. who D. what30. A. quickly B. sleepily C. quietly D. suddenly31. A. imagined B. pronounced C. forgot D. remembered32. A. mountain B. town C. farm D. station33. A. dressed B. ordered C. eaten D. prepared34. A. bathroom B. kitchen C. study D. bedroom35. A. seemed B. felt C. tasted D. smelled36. A. many B. soundly C. much D. highly37. A. wake B. go C. put D. come38. A. of B. with C. in D. by39. A. that B. what C. after D. before40. A. cover B. supply C. operator D. equipment第三节语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式每空最多填3个单词。
高一英语名校短文阅读天天练(二)
英语：2010年高一寒假天天练阅读（二）AOn the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never see n a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.56．The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be _____.A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Dreams 57．Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order _____. .A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India58．What made Friedlander want to come to China_____?A. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi’an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles . 59．Friedlander can be said to be _____.A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—mindedBDear Editor(编辑),I used to be a doctor in a children’s hospital. Sometimes I treated children who had been poisoned（中毒）by medicines for older family members. The children didn’t know th e medicine was dangerous; they just knew it tasted sweet. Children easily opened the bottle that we now use in China.Some days ago I talked about medicine with an American. He showed me a kind of plastic bottle. The design was very quite simple and I’m sure our Chinese factories could produce these bottles. The top of the bottle locks but can be opened by pressing down on it while turning. This is difficult for most young children to do, though grown-ups can open these bottles very easily.I’m certain that the price of making such tops would be very low. As a doctor, I’d love to see this done. And most parents would be grateful.Yours,Li Hua60．The writer’s job in the hospital was mainly to________.A. treat sick childrenB. treat poisoned childrenC. give medicine to peopleD. give medicine to children61．The doctor seems to be ________.A. happy about China’s hospitalB. angry with what has happenedC. anxious to solve the problemD. pleased with his invention62．The doctor thinks that we should ________.A. study the AmericansB. buy that kind of bottleC. produce this kind of plastic bottleD. turn to Americans for help63．The letter was written to the editor to ask for______.A. money from the newspaperB. the plastic bottles from the readersC. medicine from the editorD. support from the publicCIn the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone early in the morning. If you telephone early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. So it is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it’s a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different cultures that treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.64．A call at midnight would mean_________.A. the matter is less importantB. the matter is too difficult to handleC. the matter requires immediate attentionD. it is a matter of life and death65．According to the passage, time plays a very important part in_______.A. everyday lifeB. private lifeC. getting along with othersD. business66．In the passage, the author suggests that invitation cards should be sent________.A. three or four days before the party date in all culturesB. three or four days before the party date in some culturesC. three or four days before the party date in the USAD. at your chosen timeDMrs Turner’s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in town was 3464. People often made mistakes and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.One evening the telephone rang and Mrs Turner answered it. A tired man’s voice came over the phone, “At what time does your last film begin?”“I’m sorry,” said Mrs Turner, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “I’m sorry about that. Well, good-bye.” Mrs Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed andsaid, “No,that wasn’t a mistake. The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy.”67．When the tired man telephoned Mrs Turner by mistake, she was _______.A. angryB. not at all surprisedC. pleasedD. surprised68．Mrs Turner was surprised because the tired man _______.A. wanted the cinema but called a wrong number.B. said something that had nothing to do with her answer.C. asked her silly questions that she didn’t know how to answer.D. was angry with himself for having made the mistake.69．Which of the following is TRUE?A. The Turners lived near the cinema.B. Both of the Turners didn’t want to go to the cinema.C. The man didn’t want to go to the cinema with his wife that night.D. The man’s wife was angry for what her husband had done.70．The husband would be happy because he_________.A. made fun of his wifeB. could enjoy himself alone that nightC. could relax (使休息) himself at homeD. could have a good time at home with his wife阅读答案：56—59 D B A D 60--63．BCCD 64-66: DCB 67--70 BBCC。
(整理版高中英语)市高考英语阅读理解三月天天练(3)及答案
市高考英语阅读理解三月天天练〔3〕及答案America is a country on the move. In unheard-of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health. According to the latest figures, 59 per cent of American adults exercise regularly—up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago. Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active.It is hard not to get the message. The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads of everything from beauty soaps to travel books. Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercises. Growing publicity ( 宣传) for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of running. Although running has leveled off in recent years as Americans have discovered equally rewarding--and sometimes safer—forms of exercise, such as walking and swimming, running remains the most popular form of exercise.As the popularity of exercise continues to mount, so does scientific evidence of its health benefits. The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle groups vigorously (强有力地) enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical health in about three months.60. It can be learnt from the passage that the health benefits of exercise .A. are to be further studiedB. are self-evidentC. are yet to be provedD. are supported by scientific evidence61. A growing interest in sports developed after .A. an increasing number of races were held in American citiesB. research showed their health benefitsC. scientific evidence of health benefits was shown on TV adsD. people got the message from magazine covers and postage stamps62. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Exercise—The Road to Health.B. Scientific Evidence of Health Benefits.C. Different Forms of Exercise.D. Running—A Popular Form of Sport.63. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase "leveled off" in the paragraph 2?A. Reached its lowest level in popularity.B. Stopped being popular.C. Stopped increasing in popularity.D. Become very popular.参考答案 60--63D ADC*******************************************************结束If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish〞 the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration〔登记〕card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes〔漏洞〕in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages〞. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman〞.60. The underlined words in this passage means to “______〞.A. be ready to help othersB. make good use of one’s friendsC. be a little ahead of othersD. gain something at other’s expense61. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare.B. In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re l iving in the hotel.C. The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours.D. The workers are always honest with their working hours.62. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. the Finnish society is of very high moral〔道德〕levelB. there are many loopholes in everyday life in FinlandC. in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anythingD. everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves63. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Life in FinlandB. A Society with “Foolish〞 PeopleC. What a LifeD. Honest accounts of the Finns参考答案60、D CAB*****************************************************结束CNo one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire .But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred .A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria . Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes . People are rushing excitedly into the streets . The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so .The cause of the fire is unknown . No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months , and the hot , north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour .The firefighters are travelling to the fire by road , rail and air . But it is not easy to get there . Flames and fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines . The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips (飞机跑道).It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War .64. By the time the article was written, the fire .A. had just broken outB. had been put outC. was spreading violently (猛烈地)D. was coming to an end65. The writer wrote this article mainly to tell people .A. the fire was terrible and dangerousB. it was impossible to put out the fireC. more than one hundred people died of the fireD. to join in the fight against the fire66. In the 4th paragraph, the writer suggested that .A. the fire would soon be controlled by the firefightersB. it would be very difficult to put out the fireC. the government was paying great attention to the fireD. the fire had caused great losses and the airport was in ganger67. The underlined word “accurate〞 in the first sentence has the same meaning as .A. recentB. wholeC. roughD. exact参考答案 64—67、CA BD****************************************************结束。
高三英语名校短文阅读天天练(三)
AThey say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules （骡子）or by air. We chose the first. Up early; my husband and I and our three children couldn’t wait to get started. We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn’t help noticing that the other tourists weren’t like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed, As the sun rose higher, Arizona’s famous h eat seemed to roast（烘烤）us. There was no shade and our legs were aching. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time we finally got back, our legs were like jelly.The next day, after we’d had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for another view of the Canyon – by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But the smiles on our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed（翻转）the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, “STOP, TAKE US BACK!” When we finally arrived back on land, once again our legs were like jelly. We hardly spoke as we drove back.As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the mules, but personally I’d suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like National Geographic. That way, you can see the Canyon, without fear or tiredness.41. Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?A. They made a careful preparation before the tripB. They children were more joyful than their parents.C. Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected.D. The summer heat prevented them from enjoying the view.42. The underlined expressio n “Our legs were like jelly” probably means .A. we were weakB. we were unhappyC. we were dissatisfiedD. we were disappointed43. Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air?A. It proved to be frightening.B. It was more comfortableC. It turned out to be excitingD. It made each of them tired.44. We can infer from the passage that .A. experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best wayB. one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon.C. the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion.D. the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident.BThe Museum of Childhood is spread over 4 floors, with the first floor acting like a balcony around the edge of the building, so you can look down over the ground floor central hall with the shop, information desk and Benugo Café.The Museum Childhood is housed in a large Victorian building in east London. It has been on this site since 1872. It has undergone refurbishment（翻修）and reopened in2006 and an elevator now makes all floors accessible.This is not a quiet place and children are allowed to have fun here. Child safety is extremely important and a member of staff remains by the front door at all times. Also, note the “Code of Behavior” notices, which include: children under 12 must be supervised by an adult; no eating in the galleries and no running.Toy exhibitions are in glass cases and there are plenty of low-level exhibits for younger children to see. The glass cases have lots of thought-inspiring questions on them to encourage discussion between adults and children. When you or the children need some quiet time, there are sofas at either end of the second floor with reading books available.Pros: Many free activities for kidsCons: Can be too warm insideVisit Duration: 1. 5 hours Opening Hours: 10:00a. m. —5:45p. m.The museum is closed on December 25 and 26 and January 1 every year.45. In the Museum of Childhood, ______.A. people can reach any floor by elevatorB. there are sofas at either end of the first floorC. there are exhibits on the museum historyD. the information desk can be found on each floor46. The Museum of Childhood may be attractive to____.A. parents who only have children under 12B. children who are fond of toy exhibitsC. parents and children who need quiet timeD. kids who like playing games with their parents47. What is the disadvantage of the museum?A. low-level exhibits are too boringB. Children may feel slightly hot in itC. Parents have to stay with their kidsD. No staff members attend to the kids48. What information can we get about the museum?A. All the activities for children are free.B. The museum is located in west London.C. The museum is unavailable on Christmas Day.D. Children are allowed to enter after 5:30.CPhotographs are everywhere. They decorate（装饰）the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter（章）in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social change.Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of NewYork City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty（贫穷）caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture.As historical and artistic documents（文献）,photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish（发表）them in books and on the Internet.49. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to.A. beautiesB. photosC. goodsD. events50. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos .A. are also works of artB. are popular ways of reporting newsC. often shock the publicD. can serve as a force for social change51. What can we learn from the passage?A. News with pictures is encouraging.B. Photos help people improveC. News photos mean history in a sense.D. People prefer reading news with pictures.52. The text is mainly about .A. telling the story through pictureB. decorating the walls of homesC. publishing historical papersD. expressing feeling through picturesDA new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used to reduce the risk of skin caner, actually increases the risk.Researchers from the University of lows based their findings on a review of 18 earlier studies that looked at the association between sunscreen use and melanoms（黑素瘤）. They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma.Most health experts believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun, sunscreen helps prevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence（发生率）faster than any other cancer in the United States.But questions have been raised about sunscreen and whether it may have the opposite effect, perhaps by allowing people to remain exposed to the sun longer without burning.The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin cancer—people with fair skin and freckles（雀斑）,for example—are more likely to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get cancer more often.The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study. 53. The u nderlined word “flaws” in the 2nd paragraph most probablymeans .A. evidencesB. factsC. faultsD. failures54. People with fair skin and freckles .A. seldom use sunscreenB. are more in danger of skin cancerC. can be free from the harm of the sunD. often expose themselves to the sun55. We can learn from the passage that .A. sunscreen users get skin cancer more oftenB. the volunteers have proved the effect of sunscreenC. the new study was based on the experiences of volunteersD. the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America56. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?A. Sunscreen to Prevent Skin CancerB. Sunscreen to Increase Skin CancerC. Skin Cancer Caused by SunscreenD. Skin Cancer Caused by FrecklesEDid you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? The average women’s brain weighs 10% less than men’s. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent（聪明的）than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that it’s what’s inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain is made up of “grey matter” and “white matter”. While men have more of the latter（后者）, the amount of “thinking ”brain is almost exactly the same in both sexes.It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls tend to learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, c ooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time.There are other important differences between two sexes. As white matter is the key to spatial（空间的）tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of life’s great mysteries: why men refuse to ask for directions … and women often need to!The differences begin when fetuses（胎儿）are about mine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children as young as one. A boy would try to climb a barrier（障碍物）before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors（祖先）,among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research.If all this disappoints you, it shouldn’t. “The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it. ” says a biologist.57. Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?A. Women’s brain is 10% less than men’sB. Grey matter plays the same role as white matter.C. Grey matter controls thinking in the brain.D. Both sexes have the same amount of white matter.58. What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?A. Women prefer doing many things at a time.B. Men do better dealing with one job at a time.C. Women do not need to tell directions.D. Men have weaker spatial abilities.59. Which of the following do you agree with according to the fourth paragraph?A. Young boys may be stronger than young girls.B. More women take up jobs requiring speech skillsC. Women may have stronger feelings than men.D. Our ancestors needed more spatial skills.60. What is the wri ter’s attitude in writing this passage?A. Defensive.B. Persuasive.C. Supportive.D. Objective. 阅读41-45 CAACA 46-50 BBCBD51-55 CACBD 56-60 ACBBD。
高一英语阅读理解练习题及参考答案
高一英语阅读理解练习题及参考答案高一英语阅读理解练习题(一)An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,”she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A. the policeman didnt know her friendsB. the policeman didnt accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didnt know the policemans name3. The policeman was _______.A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woman was _______.A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends names to the young officer5. The policeman _______.A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless高一英语阅读理解练习题答案1C 2 A 3 A 4 B 5 C高一英语阅读理解练习题(二)Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldnt get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeths chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldnt graduate from medical school.D. She couldnt set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City。
2021届江苏省译林版新高考英语完型填空和阅读天天练(有答案)
译林版江苏省新高考适应性英语考试阅读每日训练每日一练（一）.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(2021届淮安市高三适应性大联考)What are the foods that you can only taste in memories? Your mother's biscuits? The pies you made as a child? And what are the recipes that help you 41 your memories?This morning, for the first time in over a year, I made Dutch Babies, a kind of pancake. I’m a poor cook who's always 42 to pull anything out of the oven that isn't burnt. But 43 , I get lucky.Making Dutch Babies brings to my mind some of the 44 memories of my life. I’ve made Dutch Babies many times for sleepovers and 45 . They were always a hit, 46 I burned them.After my kids grew up, I didn't cook much for years, except for holidays or other47 occasions. When we had a family 48 , I'd make Dutch Babies for breakfast.I can’t recall the last time I made Dutch Babies, before today. I know it was 49a year, before life was 50 for COVID-19, and we stopped having guests.So why did I make them this 51 for only my husband and me? It's been a(n)52 year for all of us, filled with things we couldn't do. I was 53 to celebrate being alive.Good food can feed a hungry crowd. But if it's made with love and 54 . itcan fill a(n) 55 with the hope of better days to come. So, add your own memories.41. A. shape B. refresh C.expand D. share42. A. amazed B. disturbed C. D. disappointed43. A. rarely B. occasionally C. generally ' D. frequently44. A. fantastic B. regretful C. sorrowful D. vague45. A. acquaintances B. colleagues C. guests D. students46. A. as if B. in case C. in that D. even if47. A. various B. special C. informal D. casual48. A. reunion B. problem C. quarrel D. discussion49. A. less than B. rather than C. more than D. other than50. A. broken down B. put down C. pulled D. shut down51. A. evening B. morning C. afternoon D. moment52. A. hard B. easy C. busy D. normal53. A. persuaded B. likely C. eager D. encouraged54. A. freedom B. gifts C. desire D. memories55. A. belly B.soul C. stomach D. brain BABAC DBACD BACDB阅读理解.“Without trust “writes Rachel Botsman,“society cannot survive, and it certainly cannot thrive."Clearly, we are in trouble. Two-thirds of people surveyed last year in 28 countries expressed low levels of trust in "mainstream institutions" of business, government and media.In “Who Can You Trust?" Botsman, an Oxford lecturer offers a timely and accessible framework for understanding what trust is, how it works, why it matters and how it is evolving. It is an important guidance to the obstacles and opportunities we face as a society if we are to repair and redefine trust.Through human history, trust has evolved in three basic stages: Local trust was enough when people lived in small communities and everybody knew everybody else; industrialization and urbanization required institutional trust so that people could trust complete strangers running governments, corporations, and standards for international trade, commerce and finance. We are now living through a massive global .shift of trust from institutions to individuals: distributed trust facilitated by high-tech platforms, many of which are run by the private sector.This shift is caused by several factors. First, accountability is unequal. Rich, powerful and well- connected individuals have been able to accumulate vast quantities of often undocumented wealth by avoiding tax and anti-bribery laws, while ordinary people are likely to be caught and punished for lawbreaking. Second, people in power are no longer seen to deserve greater respect as the details of their lives are exposed.Botsman does not prescribe how we deal with that. But if the old ways of giving and cancelling trust such as . voting, markets and consumer choice are no longer functioning, then we must change or replace them. Systems must be "driven democratically and rationally," become more "transparent, inclusive, and accountable" and, most important, be designed to "put people first," which profit-driven platforms have failed to do sufficiently.Tech executives are responding to the trust crisis mainly with promises of more and better technology. But Batsman warns that the responsibility for ensuring that therobots being used are trustworthy lies with the human beings who design and use them. We have not thought through how we hold those people accountable, let alone their robots. She warns against a natural tendency "to become over- reliant on machines." Ideally machines should be programmed to "understand" their own limitations and even seek human help or intervention.A growing number of people hope that new trust mechanisms can be established through the use of exciting new technologies such as the blockchain(区块链). In essence, blockchains are digital public ledgers of transactions that cannot be changed, thereby creating greater transparency and accountability and making corruption much harder.However, Botsman warns that the blockchain is no panacea for human trust. Whether blockchain systems lead to more accountable governance and a more just global economy will depend on their design and the intentions of those who build them. There is no app for fixing trust."Who Can You Trust?" does make a clear case for why it is important for the companies, governments and other institutions to be much more transparent and subject themselves to new mechanisms that can credibly hold them accountable. It is the only way they can hope to earn and maintain trust in the future.1. Which of the following orders of trust evolution is right?A. institutional trust→industrialized trust→individual trustB. urbanized trus→local trust→institutional trustC. local trust →institutional trust →distributed trustD. local trust→urbanized trust →individual trust2. What can we conclude from the passage?A. Profit-driven platforms pay no attention to the importance of people.B. It is the people who design and use technology that count in restoring trust.C. New technologies, such as the blockchain can prevent corruption from happening.D. People should rely on new technologies to create transparency and accountability.3. What do the underlined words“no panacea" mean?A. not a Herculean taskB. a hard nutC. not a cure-all medicineD. a catch -224. What's the author's attitude toward the possibility of using technology to restore trust?A. SupportiveB. NegativeC. IndifferentD. Skeptical每日一练（二）.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选。
(整理版高中英语)高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练第11天
高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第11天阅读理解〔30分〕 AYour first term is sure to be manic (躁狂的)，but there’s no need to panic. Read the following suggestions on how to make your first months unforgetable.Wake upYou’ve just finished spending the long summer holiday and now is the time to wake up and ready to work hard.Eat properlyEat fruit and vegetables every day, eat breakfast and avoid (防止) fatty, salty food; they all lead to a happier and healthier you.Check stockMake sure you’ve got everything you need, such as textbooks, pens, pencils, paper and anything else that’s specific to your lessons.Question everythingDon’t be in a “Why am I here?〞 way, but try to get your head around anything you’ve not sure of. For example, if you don’t understand something that has come up in a textbook, ask your teachers.Write stuffEarly on it’s worth making even more notes than you might usually, just to make sure you don’t miss anything that you will need later. As you progress you’ll get a better idea of how many notes you need to make.Compare notesOnce you have made those notes, why not discuss them with your classmates? It’s a good way to get to know them better and make sure you haven’t missed anything in the process.Get involved (参与)When you sign up for all those clubs, don’t forget to go along to them! This is a chance to meet new people and learn new things._________Let friends and relatives know how you’re getting on, while it’s also good to hear from the people you love. However, don’t go home on your first weekend if you live at the school; settle in your new surroundings first.1. The underlined word “panic〞 in Paragragh 1 can be replaced by “_____〞A. be enthusiasticB. be disappointedC. be amazingD.be afraid and anxious2. What’s the writer’s purpose of giving suggestions to the new students？A. to make them eat properly.B. to make them make as many notes as possible.C. to make their first term memorable and colorful.D. to tell them to campare notes with their classmates.3. What does the underlined word “It〞 in Paragraph 7 refer to?A. to get to know your lessons better.B. to discuss your notes with your classmates.C. to make sure you have’t missed anything in the process.D. to make your notes.4. Which of the following can be filled in the blank of Paragragh 9?A. Phone home.B. Eat out.C. Go home.D. Make friends.BQ:I’d like to know about fluency. What can I do to feel better when I’m talking to other people? Do you have some ways to learn it faster? Please help me!---Roberto in BrazilA:Roberto wants to know how to become more fluent in English, and this is something you want to be able to do “fast〞.First, if you get to meet English speakers much, the important rule is to listen not just to native speakers of English, but aslo to very good users of English. If you don’t, then listen to the radio, TV or films in English.The next step is to notice what it is that speakers of English do, which makes them sound fluent. The first trick (诀窍) is to probobly have confidence. Some people think they might make mistakes. Don’t worry about that. Your listeners will usually try hard to understand you---a few grammar mistakes aren’t going to worry them. What you do need to worry about is pronunciation, especially stress (重音). When you learn a new word or expression, learn it with its stress. Notice how a native speaker says it or look it up in a dictionary.Another good thing that speakers of English do is to have a few tricks up their sleeves (袖子) for when they need to give themselves thinking time. Sometimes they use “filler sounds〞 like er, um, and so on.It is also useful to know how to bring other speakers into your conversation so that you keep them interested---and this is often done by asking questions like “What do you think?〞“How do you feel about this?〞 and so on.So, to become a fluent speaker, you’ll need to put into practice all these kinds of things. And there’s the key: practisce, practise, practise.---Susan Fearn5. Roberto wants to know how to_____A. learn EnglishB. speak English fluentlyC. talk to other peopleD. become confident6. When mentioning pronunciation, Susan pays special attention to_____A. stressB. expressionsC.dictionariesD. words7. What do the underlined words “to have a few tricks up their sleeves〞 probably mean?A. To wear a lot of clothes.B. To have a secret plan or idea.C. To hide some tricks into their sleeves.D. To have sleeves covering their whole arms.8. What do we know from the passage?A. One can only learn stress from dictionaries.B. Grammar mistakes worry one’s listeners a lot.C. Asking questions can make one’s conversation attractive.D. One can become fluent if one practises one of the suggestions.CFriendship is something that everyone needs. Success is nothing without friends. You share life, happiness and sadness. A friend is someone you can depend on in a time of need and that can trust you with every secret he or she has.So what happens when a friendship of eight years is broken over something out of their control? Does that mean it was never a true friendship to begin with?My friend and I met in high school and have known each other for nearly eight years. What happened recently broke our lifelong friendship.This makes me think about friendship really means. I always thought my friend and I could get through any argument, fight, or the sadness of life. We promised each other we’d always be friends, through thick and thin. We even joked about how we would sit in a circle and laugh at some jokes when we had grandchilren. We always laughed at every little thing.But then her grandfather passed away (去世) and suddenly our friendship was nothing. It happened so suddenly that I never found out about it until I discovered a note she had written on the Internet. I was sad and hurt that she would post (发帖子) what I told her for other people to see. I understand that she was sad and wanted to vent (发泄) her sadness, but I wish she’d kept everything between us.I don’t understand why she broke our friendship, and I don’t think I ever will.I think friendship means we’ll always forgive each other for our mistakes. I hope that finally I’ll find that true friend who will always be there for me, and I there for her.9. In Paragragh 1, the author mainly talks about__A. how to make friendsB. the importance of successC. what to share with friendsD. the importance of friendship10. The underlined words “through thick and thin〞 in Paragragh 4 may mean____A. whatever happenedB. whatever it isC. sometimesD. everywhere11. What broke the author’s friendship with her friend?A. Something unhappy between them.B. The death of her friend’s grandfather.C. The internet.D. Their jokes.12. What is the passage mainly about?A. A true friendship.B. An unsuccessful friend.C. The author’s idea of friendship.D. Sharing success with friends.________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________New phrases________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________New sentences________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________阅读1-5CBACA 6-10DBBDC 11-15DCBDC。
高一英语暑假阅读天天练第十二天
我的暑期第十二天：(3)Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing. Three years ago, fewpeople would go swimming in the city waters. But now there is a Winter- swimming Enthusiasts’ Club(冬泳喜好者协会)and it has more than 2,000 members. The oldest is 84 years of age and the youngest is only 7. The members are from all ways of life. They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, students....Though it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperaturein the city’s lakes is around 0°C, many winter -swimmers still swim in theicy waters, even when it is snowing. They enjoy themselves in the lake,while the people by the side of the lake are wearing heavy clothes.Why are so many people interested in winter-swimming?Because winter-swimming can be good for one’s health.Bei Sha is a good example. He is 69 years old, and he once suffered from heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter-swimming he is now ingood health. Scientists are now studying the effects of winter-swimmingon health.1.Amongthe winter-swimmers the oldest manis ____ years older than the youngest one.A.91B.84C.77D.72. Guess what“The members are from all ways of life” means.A. The members do different jobs at different places.B. They come from all parts of Beijing.C. They are persons of different ages.D. They are men and women, old and young.3. Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing because _______.A. more and more people like to swim in winterB. it is more interesting than swimming in summerC. winter-swimmers are brave menD. winter-swimming does a lot of good to one’s health4.The best title for this passage should be ______.A. People in Beijing Like Swimming in WinterB. Winter-swimming — A Craze( 狂热 ) in BeijingC.People Benefit from Winter-swimmingD. Winter-swimmers Are Brave Men(4)Once a group of17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon record(马拉松记录 ). They wanted to play for ninety hours and that is to add six hours to the record.Each team had nine players,with five at a time.The boys decided each person would play21. 5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 o’clock in the evening.The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turnto rest, they were too excited(喜悦的 ) to fall asleep at once.After sleeping for a short time, they had to play again. On the secondnight, they fell asleep as soon as they stopped. Some of them had troublewith their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological( 心理上的 ) one. Each boy was thinking：why am I doing this？How can I play any longer ？After the third night,the players knew they could finish the ninety hours. The basketball on the fourth night was very slow. But in the finalhours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players lookedas fresh as when they started. How happy everyone was！1. In the story, there were _______ schoolboys playing basketball marathon.A.9B.14C.17D.182. Before this basketball marathon, the world record was _______.A. 84 hoursB. 86 hoursC. 90 hoursD. 96 hours3.The first night was hard for the players to fall asleep because_______.A. they were too excitedB. they only slept for a short timeC. no one watched them playD. it was very long4. “⋯ the players looked as fresh as when they started ” here “fresh ”means _______.A. 新的B. 不已的C. 精神的D. 痕累累的5. Which of the following sentences is wrong？A. Some of the boys were hurt when they played.B. It was hard for the players to fall asleep at night.C. The boys started playing at 6 o’clock in the evening.D. In the end, all the boys felt happy.。
高一英语暑假阅读天天练：第十三天
我的暑假第十三天：(5)It has been 100 years since the first modern summer Olympic Games were held. Do you know the dates and the places of all the summer Olympic Games, and also the total of gold medals the first three teams gained in each game?Date Place Totals of Gold medals1st 2nd 3rd1 1896 Athens USA 11 Greece 10 Germany 72 1900 Paris France 27 USA 19 Britain 173 1904 St. Louis, USA USA 70 Cuba5 Germany 44 1908 London Britain 56 USA 23 Sweden 75 1912 Stockholm Sweden 24 USA 23 Britain 106 1916 Berlin Not held because of World War I7 1920 Antwerp, Belgium USA 41 Sweden 19 Britain 158 1924 Paris USA 45 Finland 14 France 139 1928 Amsterdam USA 22 Germany 10 Finland 810 1932 Los Angeles USA 41 Italy 12 France 1011 1936 Berlin Germany 33 USA 24 Hungary 1012 1940 Helsinki Not held because of World War II13 1944 London Not held because of World War II14 1948 London USA 38 Sweden 16 France 1015 1952 Helsinki USA 40 USSR 22 Hungary 1016 1956 Melbourne USSR 37 USA 32 Australia 1317 1960 Rome USSR 43 USA 34 Italy 1318 1964 Tokyo USA 36 USSR 30 Japan 1619 1968 Mexico City USA 45 USSR 30 Japan 1120 1972 Munich, W. G. USSR 50 USA 33 GDR 2021 1976 Montreal USSR 49 GDR 40 USA 3422 1980 Moscow USSR 80 GDR 47 Bulgaria 823 1984 Los Angeles USA 83 Romania 20 W. G. 1724 1988 Seoul, S. Korea USSR 55 GDR 37 USA 3625 1992 Barcelona CIS 45 USA 37 Germany 33Note: CIS = Commonwealth Independent States；GDR = E. Germany1. By the year 1992, the modern summer Olympic Games had been held _______ times in U. S.A.A. fourB. twoC. oneD. Three2. How many gold medals had E. Germany won in the Summer Olympic Games?A. 124B. 144C. 198D. 2003. From the date(资料) we can arrive at a conclusion that _______.A. every country should hold the Olympic Games in turnB. any Olympic Games should not be called off for any reasonC. no peace, no sportsD. if there is a war anywhere, the Olympic Games mush be stopped。
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AAlthough I had left school against the advice of my teacher, I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the class, so the friendship I knew at school was absent, I put up with it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home.By chance, I won some prizes and rewards（奖赏）for literature. A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day. She wanted to make a short film about me, to which I said, “No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real excuse, I was just frightened. In the end she persuaded me that I should do it the following day.So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my poems and I became more interested in literature than ever. I wondered what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not imagine myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly（支吾其词地）told my parents that I wanted to return to school. They wanted to know if I was sure, if I knew what it meant and whether I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter on future.36. Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraphs above this text?A. The writer’s unhappy childhood.B. The poor teac hing quality of the writer’s school.C. The writer’s leaving school against his teacher’s advice.D. Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.37. The writer did NOT feel comfortable at the evening school because ______.A. he found it difficult to make friends with his classmatesB. he had to walk a long distance to the evening schoolC. he could not put his heart into reading books after he was caught in the rainD. all of the above38.After his success, he _________.A. decided to get a good jobB. decided to continue his studies in literature at the evening schoolC. decided to return to the school he once leftD. began to feel very important and proud39. Which of the following is NOT true?A. His parents worried that he would leave school once again.B. His parents worried that he would have no future if he returned to school.C. It was difficult for one who studied literature to get a job.D. It was boring for the writer to sit among those adults, learning job training.BIn ancient times most examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually was made up of saying poetry about or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for an advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study ofthe subject. This custom exists（存在）today as part of examination of testing candidates (考生) for the doctors’ degree.Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, is something like a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.One type of test is sometimes called an “objective”(客观的) test. It aims to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a number of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.40. The main idea of paragraph 3 is ________.A. workers now take examinationsB. the population has grownC. there are only written exams todayD. examinations are now written and timed41. Modern industry must have developed ________.A. before the Middle AgesB. around the 19th centuryC. in Greece or RomeD. machines to take tests42. It may be concluded that testing _________.A. should test only opinionsB. should always be writtenC. has changed since the Middle AgesD. is given only in factoriesCDantes climbed through into the cell (牢房) of his dead friend. He stood by the bed and a wave of sadness and loneliness swept over him. There was now no one to talk and nobody to care about him. He hoped that he too would soon die; there was no other hope of escape from the silent hell of life in this prison.“Yes,” he said to himself in this mood of complete despair, “I expect I shall leave here in the same way as Faria, my good friend Faria. The only way I shall ever leave this place is tied up in a bag as he is now.”While these thoughts were passing through his mind, he was suddenly struck by their possible connection with his present situation. Why should he not immediately take Abbe Faria’s place? To do this might be very dangerous but he had nothing to lose. Whatever happens, the slightest chance of except, was better than waiting for death in this soul-destroying prison. Without wasting a moment’s thought on the likelihood of failure, he acted directly. There was not a moment to lose. Within the hour，the guards would be back to remove the Abbe’s dead body.43. When Dantes entered the cell of Abbe Faria，he found the dead man ________.A. was tied up in a bagB. was still lying on the bedC. had been moved awayD. was lying on the ground44. The sentence “this mood of complete despair” refers to his feelings __________.A. of sadness and lonelinessB. of regret for Faria’s deathC. of anger for the wrong done to himD. that he would have no hope of escape45. The sentence “He was struck by their possible connection with his present situation” means that _________________.A. he would soon die like FariaB. he wished to die immediately like FariaC. he suddenly didn’t feel sorryD. he suddenly real ized he might escape by taking Faria’s place46. The sentence “Without wasting a moment’s thought on the likelihood of failure” means _________.A. he didn’t waste his time thinking about the possibility of failureB. he stopped for a moment to think what would happen if he failedC. he was sure that he would probably failD. he was sure he would probably succeedDHer attractive lips seemed to speak words of kindness, while her eyes appeared to seek out the good in people. “You have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” She used to say.It was for this rare charm and inner beauty that British movie star Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) was named the most naturally beautiful woman of all time in June, 2004.“Her skin looks fresh in all her films and her warm and lively personality really shines through,” said one beauty expert.Life was never easy for Hepburn. Shortly after her parents’ painful divorce when she was nine, she found herself in the Netherlands at the start of World War II. Hepburn watched helplessly as several of her relatives were killed. She survived by eating tulip bulbs and carried secret messages for the resistance in her ballet shoes.She dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer but was told she was too tall and not talented enough to be a success.Hepburn then turned to musicals and spent most of her time as a chorus girl (舞女). She had some small movie roles but it was not until Roman Holiday (1953) that she became a star. With her good manners and delicate figure, she was perfect in the role of a European princess. She took the Best Actress Oscar for her performance.In 1988 Hepburn began her most important role—as a Goodwill Ambassador(大使) for UNICEF(United Nations Children’s Fund). She traveled to the poorest places, doing her best to provide care and create awareness of the difficult situations in which some children live.When Hepburn passed away, a message displayed at her funeral read, “In losing Audrey, the world not only lost a movie star, we lost a princess, an angel, a person who inspired us all and whose selfless and loving examples shall always be remembered.”47. When Hepburn began to act as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, how many years had passed since her parents’ divorce? _________A. 50B. 52C. 38D.4648. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?_________A. To tell readers about Audrey Hepburn’s death.B. To think highly of Audrey Hepburn’s whole life.C. To tell readers the message displayed at Audrey Hepburn’s funeral.D. To say goodbye to Audrey Hepburn.49. Which of the following best describes Audrey Hepburn’s life? _______A. Difficult and lucky.B. Miserable and smooth.C. Hard and successful.D. Easy and smooth.50. What would be the best title for the passage?_______A. Beauty Is Not Just Skin Deep.B. Beauty Is Just Skin Deep.C. Beauty Never Stays Forever.D. A World-famous Beauty Star.参考答案：36-39．CDCA 40-42。