科目: 來源:2012-2013學年山西省山大附中高二3月月考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
It was not the first time for Shi Benliang, a senior physics major at Peking University, to feed cats. But the 22-year-old felt sad when he saw the scars and wounds on the bodies of the little creatures.
“I can imagine how they have suffered from being abandoned. They lead a harsh life wandering around,” said the student..Shi is one of a dozen students at the university volunteering to feed the stray cats during the winter break.
Recruited by the Stray Cat Rescue Association at the university through a Bulletin Board System (BBS), he took turns with other students to care for the homeless animals. It is estimated that there are more than 100 stray cats on the campus of Peking University.
Jin Jing, 18, an economics freshman at the university, cared for the cats for two days. “At around 5 pm I cycled to the 22 feeding sites on campus marked on a special map,” she said. “At each site I left some cat food and water.”Jin was excited when the animals rushed to her feet. “Some are shy and timid, and others are more outgoing. Each of them has their own name such as ‘Sweet Orange’ or ‘Karl Marx’,” she said. “By feeding them I learned to respect life.”
Liu Chenhao, a senior electronics and computer science major, who is in charge of the association, said that feeding was just one part of their responsibilities.“Our aim is to keep the stray cats in check and maintain harmony between them and the students on campus,” he said.
The organization also takes cats to the animal hospital to be treated for oral and skin disease. Another of its major tasks is to find new homes for the cats by uploading their photos and information online.
“We’re very careful when selecting owners and ask them lots of questions to ensure that they won’t desert their cat under any circumstances, such as when they move house or get married,” Liu said. But he stressed that their acts of kindness shouldn’t encourage anyone to abandon their cat. “A cat’s normal life expectancy is more than 10 years, but a stray one may survive for only two or three.” (365words)
【小題1】You may read the article from a (an)______________ .
| A.a(chǎn)cademic journal | B.fashion journal | C.a(chǎn)utobiography | D.newspaper |
| A.To keep students have a harmonious relationship with cats. |
| B.To mourn the stray cats when they die of hunger or illness. |
| C.To choose suitable owners for stray cats deliberately. |
| D.To take stray cats to treat diseases when they were sick. |
| A.A married woman is not qualified to adopt the cat. |
| B.A stray cat may live shorter than the ordinary cats. |
| C.Volunteers can feed the stray cats in any place they like. |
| D.There are more than 100 stray cats on the campus. |
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科目: 來源:2012屆云南省景洪市第一中學高三上學期期末考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Most lives saved from sinking ferryCao Min couldn’t believe she was experiencing exactly what she had seen years ago in the film “Titanic”.
Cao and her two children from Anhui Province were traveling on board the “Liaoludu 7”on February 22.They were among the first people on the ship who were rescued by lifeboats. Cao’s one-year-old son was the youngest passenger on board.
The “Liaoludu 7”was traveling in the Bohai Straits(渤海海峽)from Lushun in Liaoning Province to the port city of Longkou in Shandong Province. It suddenly lost its power at 2:30 pm and tilted(傾斜)on its side. With 81 people on board, the ferry(渡船)began to sink.
“I was so scared that my legs couldn’t move forward. They kept shaking even when I was asked to jump onto a “ lifeboat.” Cao recalled.
Upon receiving the urgent appeal, China Marine Search and Rescue Center(中國海上搜救中心)immediately informed the State Council(國務院).The center sent eight lifeboats to the sinking ship and asked for help form the Ministry of Agriculture, the Navy and nearby fishing boats.
After more than four hours of fighting against strong winds and freezing ocean water, the passengers were recovered. All but four survived. These four died after spending too long in the freezing waters, according to a spokesperson for the Beijing-based center.
(From 21st Century, Mar.3, 2003)
【小題1】How many people survived the disaster?
| A.4 | B.81 | C.85 | D.77 |
| A.Women and children | B.Women | C.Children | D.Men |
| A.The accident happened from Longkou in Shandong Province to Lushun in Liaoning Province. |
| B.The fighting of the people on board against the strong winds and freezing ocean water lasted several hours. |
| C.Cao and her children fortunately were saved. |
| D.But for the State Council, the passengers and the crew would have lost their lives. |
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科目: 來源:2013屆安徽省馬鞍山市高三第一次教學質量檢測英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Owning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think. They may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and take photos wherever you are, but they also turn you into a workaholic(工作狂).
A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the smartphone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles. The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further 2 hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls.
Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers say they are on call almost 24 hours a day. Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up, while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 am and 7 am, with more than a third checking their first email in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11pm and midnight.
Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said: “The ability to access millions of applications has made smartphones invaluable for many people. However, there are disadvantages. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people cannot get away from work. The more constantly in touch we become, the more is expected of us in work . ”
【小題1】With a smartphone the average UK working day is _______.
| A.2 hours | B.9 to 10 hours | C.11 to 12 hours | D.24 hours |
| A.prefer to check emails in the morning |
| B.a(chǎn)re crazy about different smartphones |
| C.shorten their normal working hours |
| D.work extra hours with smartphones |
| A.They are unimportant for most of people. |
| B.They have disadvantages for some companies. |
| C.They make it impossible for people to rest. |
| D.They are useful to improve a work ability. |
| A.In a science fiction. | B.In a newspaper. |
| C.In a travel magazine. | D.In a storybook. |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年湖北省黃石三中、大治二中高二3月聯(lián)考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
In Canada and the United States, there is a new group of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place.
Asians are immigrating (移民) to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before. Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the West. In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university. Students must first pass the strict national examination. However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go. As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.
The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East. Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes. For these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West. Therefore, these children become “satellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.
Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problem. Because these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school. To be a “satellite kid” means to grow up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well. Also, it means to grow up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere. What these “satellite kids” will probably say to their parents is that it’s better to have parents around than to have a university education.
【小題1】Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because ________.
| A.they hope their children may easily find a job there |
| B.a(chǎn)ll foreign universities are better than the ones in their own countries |
| C.the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countries |
| D.the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends |
| A.without parents | B.speaking no English |
| C.with university education | D.living abroad alone |
| A.want to leave their own country | B.want them to go to university |
| C.return to their countries to work | D.want them to be independent |
| A.Parents want better education for their kids. |
| B.Parents feel lonely and miss their families. |
| C.Kids in foreign countries alone are badly in need of care from family. |
| D.Canadians and Americans begin to notice the “satellite kids” problem. |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年湖北省黃石三中、大治二中高二3月聯(lián)考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
When TV news programs report wars or disasters, the editors rarely use the most horrifying pictures of dead or wounded victims because they don’t want to upset their viewers. Even so, viewers are usually warned in advance that they may find some of these scenes disturbing, so they can look away if they choose. But the men and women whose job is to record those scenes-the TV cameramen-h(huán)ave no such choice. It is their duty to witness the horrors of the world and record them, no matter how terrible and unpleasant they may be. Consequently, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.
Today, the demand for their work is rising. The explosion of satellite broadcasting and 24-hour news in recent years has created an almost insatiable (貪得無厭的) demand for TV information. But major broadcasters and the TV news agencies—such as Reuters and WTN-h(huán)ave never had enough staff to meet the worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to “freelance” TV cameramen.
These freelance cameramen are independent operators tied to no particular organization. They will work for any company which hires them, be it for just a few hours or for several weeks in a war zone. But if the freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV company is not responsible for him. The freelancer must survive on his own.
TV will always need hard, vivid moving pictures which are fresh, but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books, explains Nick Growing, once foreign editor for Britain Channel 4 News and now a BBC news presenter.
By hiring freelancers, they can buy in the skills they need only when they need them. It also enables them to contract out the risk, he says.
【小題1】TV news agencies turn to freelance cameramen in order to .
| A.save expense and avoid risks |
| B.get free and useful pictures |
| C.get first-hand information and pictures |
| D.satisfy the greed of the freelance cameramen |
| A.have to take a lot of risks in the course of work |
| B.a(chǎn)re tied to many TV news agencies |
| C.have better skills than other cameramen |
| D.need to contract out risks of work for TV companies |
| A.sympathy to | B.respect for | C.a(chǎn)nger to | D.a(chǎn)dmiration to |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年黑龍江集賢縣第一中學高一上學期期末考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Three high students become heroes after their act of saving a baby’s life.
Andrew Willis, 15, his brother Chris, 13, and friend Reece Galea, 14, were walking along Swallow Drive on their way to school on May 23, when Nicholle Price ran out of her house, shouting for help. Her six-month-old son Corey had swallowed (吞下) an earring (耳環(huán)) and the young mother couldn’t ring for help because something was wrong with her phone. The three teenagers rushed to the aid of Ms Price, called an ambulance (救護車), calmed her down and waited with her until the ambulance arrived before heading to school.
Ms Price, Corey and his grandmother Joyce Finnie visited the school last Thursday to thank the boys for their kind action. “It’s good to know that there are still some good people who will stop and help,” Ms Price said. “While I was shouting for help, a woman walking her dog went straight past, without stopping. I don’t know what would have happened if these boys had not stopped.”
The teenagers were shocked at the attention they received at school for their heroic act but admitted that the incident was nerve-racking(刺激神經(jīng)的). “We heard her shouting so we knew something wasn’t right,” Andrew said. “We thought someone had died. It was scary (驚慌的) but we just did what we had to do.”
Just as proud as the boys’ parents is their principal, Tim McCallum.
After two days in hospital, Corey has now fully recovered. “He’s got two new teeth to show,” Ms Price said. “I have to keep a closer eye on him. He’s into everything now and grabs whatever he finds to put it straight into his mouth.”
【小題1】The three high students were _____ when a woman ran out of her house shouting for help.
| A.playing near the house |
| B.on their way to school |
| C.walking their dogs nearby |
| D.on their way back from school |
| A.how dangerous the case was |
| B.how brave the three boys were |
| C.why the three teenagers’ action was heroic |
| D.how clever the three boys were |
| A.they didn’t expect they would be given so much praise |
| B.they felt excited to have become so famous after the incident |
| C.they were supposed to receive so many prizes for their good deed |
| D.they were proud of the attention they received at school for their heroic deed |
| A.How a baby was saved after swallowing an earring |
| B.Why the mother shouted for help |
| C.Baby life saved: teenage heroes earn high praise |
| D.A mother came to school to thank 3 teenagers |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年吉林省吉林市十二中高二3月月考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these "How to" books are available; in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words "How to" One book may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away. Many "How to" books give advice on careers (職業(yè)). They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed at it. If you fail, however, you can buy a book called “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Million”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called "How to" Live on Nothing? One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read "How to" Succeed at Love Every Minute of Your Life.? If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer a book called "How to". Make Yourself miserable?
Many of these books help people use their time better. Some people want books which will give them useful information about sports, hobbies, and travel. Other people use their free time to make repairs and improvements on their homes. They prefer books which give step by step instruction on how to repair things like plumbing (衛(wèi)生管道工程) and electrical wiring, or on how to redecorate (重新裝飾) or enlarge a house.
Why have "How to" books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. "How to" books help people deal with modern life. 【小題1】These "How to" books are written to______.
| A.tell people to love their life |
| B.earn money |
| C.give people some good advice on how to do something they want to do |
| D.say something about America |
【小題2】Before someone wants to find a good job. He had better______.| A.buy a book on "How to" Make a Million? |
| B.read a book on how to choose a career and how to succeed at it |
| C.beg bosses or managers for it |
| D.use his free time to look for it |
【小題3】If people will not succeed in what he is doing a book called________ can give help.| A."How to" Turn Failure into Success? |
| B."How to" Make a Million? |
| C."How to" Succeed at Love Every Minute of Your Life? |
| D."How to" Make Yourself Miserable? |
【小題4】Which headline of the following is the best for this passage?| A.“How to" Books in America |
| B."How to" Books Are Ordinary in America |
| C.Thousands of "How to" Books |
| D.Books with Title That Begin with the Words "How to" |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年廣東陸豐市碣石中學高二下學期第一次月考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Tabb doesn't look like a typical music teacher. But every weekday evening in the French Quarter New Orleans, he beats out the rhythm on his music stand as students play their chosen instruments.
“I'm doing my best to take young people away from harmful things,” said Tabb. His program, "The Roots of Music”, offers free music education to more than 100 students. He struggles to keep young people on the straight and narrow in the city with the nation's highest murder rate(兇殺率).
Tabb chose to target 9to14yearolds with his program. “That's a very important time in your life,” he said. “If I catch them then, I can hold onto them for at least four or five years and guide them the way that will lead them to success.”
Students meet from 4 pm to 7 pm every weekday, all year round. They work with tutors(助教) on schoolwork, practice their music and eat a hot meal before heading home. With the money provided by some people, Tabb's group is able to provide bus transportation, instruments and food for free. He calls it his “no excuse” policy. “You have no excuse why you're not here,” Tabb said. Tabb owes the success in part to the nature of music. “You're always learning something new,”he said. “That's what keeps the kids coming back every day.”
But the program isn't only about fun. “Music is about discipline (紀律),”said Tabb. He insists on good behavior and keeps kids in order with threats of situps(仰臥起坐), pushups(俯臥撐) or tasks like picking up grains of rice — but these measures aren't just punishment. Tabb wants young people to realize that music can help them build a better future. “I don't say that I'm saving lives,” he said. “I say I'm giving life — a whole different life of music.”
【小題1】The underlined phrase "keep young people on the straight and narrow” may mean ________.
| A.keep young people standing straight |
| B.keep young people on the correct life track(道路) |
| C.keep young people busy performing music |
| D.keep young people away from the dangerous parts of the city |
| A.Jack, 8 years old. | B.Tom, 9 years old. |
| C.John, 11 years old. | D.Linda, 13 years old. |
| A.The free food and transportation. | B.The famous music teacher. |
| C.The chance to learn new things. | D.The strict discipline rules. |
| A.keeping discipline is more important than learning music |
| B.obeying(遵守) rules is important in playing music well |
| C.music is also connected with kids' grades |
| D.kids can learn how to behave through music |
| A.Tabb's program offers young people help. |
| B.Kids improve grades through music learning. |
| C.Tabb offers kids free food to learn music. |
| D.Tabb performs music for street children. |
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科目: 來源:2013屆四川省樹德中學高三下學期三月月考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Six Chinese surveillance ships have entered waters near islands claimed by both China and Japan.
China said the ships were carrying out "law enforcement" to demonstrate its jurisdiction(管轄權) over the islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan.
At least two of the vessels left after the Japanese coast guard issued a warning, Japanese officials say.
The move came after Japan sealed a deal to buy three of the islands from their private Japanese owner. Japan controls the uninhabited but resource-rich East China Sea islands, which are also claimed by Taiwan.
The Japanese Coast Guard said the first two Chinese boats entered Japan's territorial waters at 06:18 local time (21:18 GMT Thursday), followed by another fleet of four other ships just after 07:00. The first two ships then left the area. A third ship left later on Friday morning, one report said. No force was used, Japanese officials added. "Our patrol vessels are currently telling them to leave our country's territorial waters," the coastguard said in a statement.
The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed that its ships were there. “These law enforcement and patrol activities are aimed to demonstrate China's jurisdiction over the Diaoyu Islands and its affiliated(附屬的) islets and ensure the country's maritime(海事的) interests,” a statement said.
The US has called for ''cooler heads to prevail'' as tension intensifies between China and Japan over the islands, which lie south of Okinawa and north of Taiwan. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is due to visit both Japan and China from this weekend as part of a tour of the region that also includes New Zealand.
The dispute has seriously marred diplomatic relations between China and Japan and threatens to damage the strong trading relationship, says the BBC's John Sudworth in Beijing. The row(爭端) has also generated strong nationalist sentiment on both sides that observers say now makes it very difficult to be seen to be backing down, says our correspondent.
The Japanese government says it is buying the islands to promote their stable and peaceful management. Its move followed a bid by right-wing Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara to buy the islands using public donations - an action that would likely have further provoked(觸怒) China.
China, on the other hand, says the islands have historically been its territory and fishing grounds.
Meanwhile Japan's newly-appointed ambassador to China, Shinichi Nishimiya, remains in hospital in Tokyo after he was found unconscious near his home in Tokyo on Thursday. No details have been given on his condition. He was appointed on Tuesday to replace Uichiro Niwa, who has been criticised for his handling of one of the worse diplomatic rows between Japan and China in recent years.
【小題1】The Diaoyu Islands are actually inhabited by .
| A.Japan | B.China | C.America | D.Nobody |
| A.Japan fired at the 6 Chinese ships to warn them to leave the waters. |
| B.China admitted that the 6 ships had been forced to leave the waters. |
| C.The US called on both sides to calm down. |
| D.Shinichi Nishimiya was unconscious in the hospital because somebody attacked him. |
| A.He is not iron enough in handling the diplomatic rows between Japan and China. |
| B.His health condition is not good enough to work there. |
| C.He didn’t do a good job in dealing with the dispute about the Diaoyu Islands. |
| D.He criticized the Chinese government publicly in an improper way. |
| A.British | B.Chinese | C.Japanese | D.American |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年福建省清流一中高一第三階段試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.
Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It’s possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.
“It seems that positive(積極的) feelings may reduce (減少)the danger of illness,” said the study’s chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.
In this study, Cohen’s interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers about were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.
The results showed that everyone in the study was equally(相等地) likely to get ill. Buy for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.
Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried abut your health, look on the bright side more often.
【小題1】What did the study find?
| A.People who felt happy never got ill. |
| B.People’s feelings didn’t influence their health. |
| C.People with good feelings became ill more easily. |
| D.People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses.. |
| A.Eating. | B.Crying. | C.Laughing. | D.Sleeping. |
| A.a(chǎn)dvertisement | B.newspaper report |
| C.story | D.scientist’s diary |
| A.Smiles can fight colds |
| B.Cause of colds found |
| C.The danger of colds |
| D.How people get sick |
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