科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:054
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1 ̄25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一 个最佳答案。
One Saturday afternoon in February, 1943, a farmer in Mexico stopped 1for a moment and looked across his field of corn. 2 he saw a thin line of white smoke curling up (旋转)out of his field, about 200 feet 3 he stood. As he went toward the smoke to see 4, he heard a strange 5. The line of smoke 6 bigger. It looked 7 some great force were pushing it up into the sky.
The farmer 8 home to get his wife. While he was urging his wife to hurry 9 the house, the earth 10 violently(剧烈地). When he stood up 11 the earth stopped shaking, he looked across the field and saw that 12 flames(火焰)were rising from his cornfield. A volcano 13.
They hurried across 14 earth to the village of Paricutin, 15 was near their farm. They found the village in ruins(废墟)and the road from the village 16 frightened people 17 to safety.
Paricutin did not become dark that night. The volcano lighted up the sky for miles around. Flames rushed 18 the ground. The volcano hurled(喷出)hot stones a thousand feet 19 the air. Great explosions shook the earth and heavy black ashes(灰)fell from the sky.
But that was mot all. Next there was lava(熔岩). 20 the third evening a stream of lava began to boil up from the centre of the volcano. It 21 slowly across the valley, 22 certain death to everything that could not move from its path.
Government officials, scientists, newspaper reporters and photographers rushed into the valley. They went as 23 to the fire 24 and stayed there for several days, 25 the new volcano which people now call Paricutin, after the village.
(1) A. to work B. worked C. working D. work
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(2) A. Quietly B. Just now C. For D. Suddenly
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(3) A. from where B. where C. that D. in front of
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(4) A. it was what B. what it was C. where it was D. how it was
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(5 ) A. cry B. shout C. voice D. noise
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(6) A. was B. became C. seemed D. looked
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(7) A. as if B. like C. as D. if
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(8) A. walked B. moved C. travelled D. rushed
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(9) A. in B. away C. from D. to
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(10 ) A. shook B. moved C. tremble D. waved
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(11 ) A. after B. since C. before D. for
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(12) A. much B. great C. a great deal D. a little
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(13) A. was being born B. was born
C. was over there D. was there
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(14) A. shaking B. a shaking C. the shaking D. the
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(15) A. from where B. that C. where D. which
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(16) A. filled by B. filled with C. filling in D. filling with
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(17) A. hurrying B. to hurry C. hurried D. in hurry
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(18) A. out B. through C. across D. out of
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(19) A. out B. through C. from D. out of
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(20) A. On B. In C. At D. For
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(21 ) A. shook B. travelled C. covered D. turned
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(22) A. carrying B. taking C. bringing D. fetching
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(23) A. close B. closely C. nearby D. nearly
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(24) A. possibly B. so as possible
C. as possibly D. as possible
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(25) A. studying B. watching C. checking D. looking at
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科目:高中英语 来源:上海市崇明中学2012届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 题型:054
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013届河南省扶沟县高级中学高三第三次考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
A new study says one part of the human brain may become smaller as the result of a condition known as jet lag. Jet lag results from flying long distances in an airplane. People with jet lag may feel extremely tired for several days. They may also have problems thinking clearly and remembering.
Recently a researcher at the University of Bristol in Britain reported the findings of his jet lag study, which involved twenty young women who worked for international airlines. They had served passengers on airplanes for five years. These flight attendants flew across many countries and at least seven time zones. In the study, the flight attendants had different amounts of time to recover from jet lag. Half the women spent five days or fewer in their home areas between long flights. The other half spent more than fourteen days in their home areas.
The researcher took some saliva from the women”s mouths to measure levels of a hormone(荷尔蒙) that increases during stress(紧张). He tested them to see if they could remember where black spots appeared on a computer screen. And he took pictures of their brains to measure the size of the brain”s temporal lobes(脑叶).
It was found that the women who had less time between flights had smaller right temporal lobes. This area of the brain deals with recognizing and remembering what is seen. The same group performed worse and had slower reaction times on the visual memory test. And their saliva samples showed higher levels of stress hormones.
The researcher believes the brain needs at least ten days to recover after a long trip. He says airline workers told him their ability to remember got worse after working on planes for about four years. Other studies have shown that increased feelings of stress can cause a loss of cells in the part of the brain that controls memory.
Scientists say more tests are needed to study the effects of jet lag on the brain. They want to find out if too much jet lag could permanently (永久性的) affect memory.
【小题1】According to the text, jet lag .
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013届河南省高三第三次考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
A new study says one part of the human brain may become smaller as the result of a condition known as jet lag. Jet lag results from flying long distances in an airplane. People with jet lag may feel extremely tired for several days. They may also have problems thinking clearly and remembering.
Recently a researcher at the University of Bristol in Britain reported the findings of his jet lag study, which involved twenty young women who worked for international airlines. They had served passengers on airplanes for five years. These flight attendants flew across many countries and at least seven time zones. In the study, the flight attendants had different amounts of time to recover from jet lag. Half the women spent five days or fewer in their home areas between long flights. The other half spent more than fourteen days in their home areas.
The researcher took some saliva from the women”s mouths to measure levels of a hormone(荷尔蒙) that increases during stress(紧张). He tested them to see if they could remember where black spots appeared on a computer screen. And he took pictures of their brains to measure the size of the brain”s temporal lobes(脑叶).
It was found that the women who had less time between flights had smaller right temporal lobes. This area of the brain deals with recognizing and remembering what is seen. The same group performed worse and had slower reaction times on the visual memory test. And their saliva samples showed higher levels of stress hormones.
The researcher believes the brain needs at least ten days to recover after a long trip. He says airline workers told him their ability to remember got worse after working on planes for about four years. Other studies have shown that increased feelings of stress can cause a loss of cells in the part of the brain that controls memory.
Scientists say more tests are needed to study the effects of jet lag on the brain. They want to find out if too much jet lag could permanently (永久性的) affect memory.
1.According to the text, jet lag .
2.It can be inferred from the text that .
3.From the result of the research we can see that .
4.What is the subject discussed in the text?
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
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When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices(装置)tell the time—which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.
But while the wise have realized that they don’t need them, others—apparently including some distinguished men of our time—are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to £250.000 for a piece.
This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions—but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?
If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.
Watches are now classified as “investments”(投资). A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly? £350, 000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from? 15, 000 to? 30, 000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up-—they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when of fashion. Prices may keep going up—they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that? £350, 000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times.
59 The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they__________.
A. have other devices to tell the time
B. think watches too expensive
C. prefer to wear an iPod
D. hame no sense of time
60. It seems ridiculous to the writer that_______________.
A. people dive 300 metres into the sea
B. expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones
C. cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones
D. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell
61. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?
A. It targets rich people as its potential customers.
B. It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.
C. It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.
D. It’s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches.
62. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Timex or Rolex?
B. My Childhood Timex
C. Watches? Mot for Me!
D. Watches—a Valuable Collection
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