Japanese scientists have taken the first photographs of one of the most mysterious creatures in the deep ocean – the giant squid (鱿鱼).
Until now the only information about the behavior of the creatures which measure up to 18 meters (59 feet) in length has been based on dead or dying squid washed up on shore or captured in commercial fishing nets.
But Tsunemi Kubodera, of the National Science Museum, and Kyoichi Mori of the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association, both in Tokyo have captured the first images of Architeuthis attacking bait 900 meters below the surface in the cold, dark waters of the North Pacific. “We show the first wild images of a giant squid in its natural environment,” they said in a report in the journal Proceedings B of the Royal Society.
Little is known about the creatures because it has been so difficult to locate and study them alive. Large ships and specialist equipment, which is costly, are needed to study deep sea environments.
The Japanese scientists found the squid by following sperm whales, the most effective hunters of giant squid, as they gathered to feed between September and December in the deep waters off the coast of the Ogasawara Islands in the North Pacific. They used a remote long – line camera and depth logging system to capture the giant squid in the ocean depths.
The most dramatic character of giant squids is the pair of extremely long tentacles (触角，触须), distinct from the eight shorter arms. The long tentacles make up to two – thirds of the length of the dead specimens to date. The giant squid appear to be a much more active meat – eating animals than researchers had thought.
1．The passage mainly tells us that .
A．Scientists captured a giant squid alive
B．Scientists captured a giant squid on camera
C．giant squids are special meat – eating animals
D．giant squids mainly live in the deep sea
2．According to the passage, we can infer that the word “Architeuthis” should refer to .
A．a scientist B．the sperm whale C．a big ship D．the giant squid
3．Which of the following about giant squids is TRUE?
A．They like living the cold and deep waters.
B．They mainly feed on the dead fish.
C．They like playing, using their tentacles.
D．They have only eight arms around the mouth.
4．According to the passage, the scientists located the giant squid .
A．through a remote long – line camera
B．by using depth logging system
C．by following sperm whales
D．by using the bait to attract them
科目：高中英语 来源：高考三人行·英语 题型：050
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Look out for the “Made in the USA” label (标签) on some best-selling music from Japan’s top pop artists. Japan’s chart-topping (流行榜) musicians, looking to make music with some of the top talent in the United State, or just looking for a bit of anonymity (匿名) overseas away from the press pack at home, are heading to studios in places like New York and Los Angeles to record music.
Among the top 20 album (一套唱片) in Japan in May, 14 were made by Japanese artists and six of those were partially or completely recorded in the United States. The other six slots (位置) in the top 20 chart were filled by overseas artists. Japanese artists started coming in force to the United States to make music during the heady (轻率的) days of the late 1980s when the yen (日元) was strong and the novelty (新颖) factor was high. Yet despite the fact that the novelty factor has worn off and the economy has taken a nosedive, top artists are still heading stateside[在(向、来自)美国本土].
Japan is the world’s second-biggest music market after the United States with yearly sales of around US $ 5 billion. Top Japanese artists have earning power near that of their counter parts in the United States and Europe. “What brings Japanese artists to New York a lot of times is the cachet (威望) of recording in America, and the energy you get when you come to New York to record,” said Steve Rosenthal, the owner of the Magic Shop recording studio. “The city where you make a record has a lot to do with what the record eventually sounds like and feels like, and there is a certain energy you get when you make a record in New York.” The first Japanese artists started coming around 10 years ago and now make up about 15 percent of the studio’s clientele (客户). Japanese artist Bonnie Pink recently cut an album at the studio and rockers (摇滚歌手), Super Car also paid a visit hoping to catch the vibe (氛围) that helped propel (推进) the Ramones to stardom (明星身份,明星界).
1．From the passage we learn that ________.
[ ]
A．most of the top album in Japan in May were recorded in the United States
B．the label “made in the USA” can be found on most of the top artists’ album
C．the United States is the biggest music market in the world
D．Japan is the biggest music market
2．What brings Japanese artists to the United States is ________.
[ ]
A．the more powerful American musicians
B．the better economic circumstances on the United States
C．the better reward
D．the energy one can get in the United States
3．The word “nosedive” (para. 2) most probably means ________.
[ ]
4．Which of the following statements is true?
[ ]
A．The Japanese musicians began to come to the United States around a decade ago.
B．Japanese musicians have become the main clients of the American studios.
C．Japanese musicians came to the United States with the economic support from the home.
D．On the top chart, there is no foreign album.
5．We can infer from the sentence “what bring Japanese artists to New York… is the cachet of recording in America” ( Para. 3 ) that ________.
[ ]
A．Japanese musicians come to New York just to get a label of “made in the USA”
B．a label of “made in the USA” means that the music is the best
C．in Japanese’s mind, the foreign music is better than the domestic
D．the American music is the best in the world
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科目：高中英语 来源：人教社新课程2003年审核高一下册练习 人教社新课程2003年审核 题型：050
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A new enemy is threatening Japanese traditions: As part of its attempt to increase imports, the government is trying to get people to work less and spend more. The workers are disgusted.
The figures support the western prejudice that the Japanese are all work and no play. Trying to force workers away from their desks and machines, the government said last April that the country should cut down from its 2,100 hours average work year to 1,899 hours and a five-day week by 1992. Beginning in February, banks and stock markets will be closed on Saturdays, staff or civil service will be forced out of their offices two Saturdays a month. The government hopes that others will follow that practice.
But some persuasion will be needed. Small companies are very angry about it and they fear competitors may not cut hours. The unions are on happier; they have even advertised in newspapers are on happier; they have even advertised in newspapers arguing their case against the foreign pressure that is forcing leisure upon them. They say that shorter hours are a disguised(伪装的)pay cut. The industrialists, who have no objection to the government's plans, admit that shorter hours will help them cut costs. Younger Japanese who are supposed to be acting against their hardworking parents, show no sign of wanting time off, either. But unlike older workers, they do spend money in their spare time. Not content with watching television, they dance, dress up, sit in cafes, go to pop concerts and generally drive the leisure-industry boom. Now that they know how to consume. Maybe the West can teach them to relax and enjoy themselves, too.
(1)The purpose of getting the Japanese to have more spare time is that ________.
[ ]
A. the government wants to show more concern for the health of the people
B. the government needs to get more goods from abroad
C. the Japanese have been working too hard
D. the Japanese hope to change the western prejudice
(2)The group of people who welcome the shorter-hour system in Japan is ________.
[ ]
A. the small companies
B. the industrialists
C. the unions
D. the younger generation
(3)The unions think that ________.
[ ]
A. the shorter hours they work, the higher pay they can get
B. the more they work, the less leisure they can enjoy
C. the shorter hour they work, the less pay they can have
D. the greater pressure the government is forcing on them, the less happy they can be
(4)What is the result of younger Japanese's relation to the leisure industry?
[ ]
A. It costs more money than they can offer.
B. It is more and more unbearable to older workers.
C. The younger generation become more and more in favour of it.
D. It becomes a new fashion for people to enjoy.
(5)The best title for this passage can be ________.
[ ]
A. Oh No! Not Saturday Again!
B. Leisure: the Greatest Threat!
C. Enjoy While You Are Young!
D. Less Work and More Play!
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：053
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A new enemy is threatening Japanese traditions: As part of its attempt to increase imports, the government is trying to get people to work less and spend more. The workers are disgusted.
The figures support the western prejudice that the Japanese are all work and no play. Trying to force workers away from their desks and machines, the government said last April that the country should cut down from its 2,100 hours average work year to 1,899 hours and a five-day week by 1992. Beginning in February, banks and stock markets will be closed on Saturdays, staff or civil service will be forced out of their offices two Saturdays a month. The government hopes that others will follow that practice.
But some persuasion will be needed. Small companies are very angry about it and they fear competitors may not cut hours. The unions are on happier; they have even advertised in newspapers are on happier; they have even advertised in newspapers arguing their case against the foreign pressure that is forcing leisure upon them. They say that shorter hours are a disguised(伪装的)pay cut. The industrialists, who have no objection to the government's plans, admit that shorter hours will help them cut costs. Younger Japanese who are supposed to be acting against their hardworking parents, show no sign of wanting time off, either. But unlike older workers, they do spend money in their spare time. Not content with watching television, they dance, dress up, sit in cafes, go to pop concerts and generally drive the leisure-industry boom. Now that they know how to consume. Maybe the West can teach them to relax and enjoy themselves, too.
(1)The purpose of getting the Japanese to have more spare time is that ________.
[ ]
A. the government wants to show more concern for the health of the people
B. the government needs to get more goods from abroad
C. the Japanese have been working too hard
D. the Japanese hope to change the western prejudice
(2)The group of people who welcome the shorter-hour system in Japan is ________.
[ ]
A. the small companies
B. the industrialists
C. the unions
D. the younger generation
(3)The unions think that ________.
[ ]
A. the shorter hours they work, the higher pay they can get
B. the more they work, the less leisure they can enjoy
C. the shorter hour they work, the less pay they can have
D. the greater pressure the government is forcing on them, the less happy they can be
(4)What is the result of younger Japanese's relation to the leisure industry?
[ ]
A. It costs more money than they can offer.
B. It is more and more unbearable to older workers.
C. The younger generation become more and more in favour of it.
D. It becomes a new fashion for people to enjoy.
(5)The best title for this passage can be ________.
[ ]
A. Oh No! Not Saturday Again!
B. Leisure: the Greatest Threat!
C. Enjoy While You Are Young!
D. Less Work and More Play!
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年浙江省高考模拟冲刺（提优）测试二英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
Our tolerating ability is indeed way beyond our imagination. But not until the very critical moment will we 21 our potential tolerating ability.
There was a woman in the countryside who got married at the age of 18 and had to escape with her two daughters and a son wherever she could at the age of 26 due to the Japanese army’s invasion. Many people in the village at that time could not 22 the suffering of being a fugitive（亡命者） and wanted to commit suicide. After she knew about it, she would come to those 23 ,saying, “Don’t do that 24 thing. There are no such setbacks(挫折) that we could not overcome!”
Finally she insisted until the day when all the Japanese armies were kicked out of China. 25 , her son died of disease without sufficient 26 and nutrition in those days of hardships. Her husband, after knowing the death of his son, lay in bed for two days without eating and drinking anything. She teared to her husband and said, “We have a tough destiny, but however tough our lives will be, we should also 27 . Though our son has passed away, we can have another. ”
After giving birth to the second 28 , her husband died of edema（水肿病）, which almost 29 her away. But eventually, she 30 and held the three young children in her arms, saying, “My sweet hearts, don’t feel scared. You still have me, your dear mum!”
It took her pain efforts to 31 her children up and the life of her family was getting better and better. Two daughters were married and so was his son finally. She said to everyone she met, “Look! What I said is 32 right. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome! My life is so happy now!” She was 33 gradually and could not do the farm work anymore. So she stayed at home and did some sewing work.
Nevertheless, the Heaven seemed to show no affection to her who had undergone a 34 life. She got her leg broken 35 when she was nursing her grandson. Due to her old age that posed a great risk to her operation, she did not receive operation and had to lie in bed all day long. Her children all cried heavily, while she merely said, “Why do you cry? I am still living.”
36 she could not rise from bed, she did not complain about anything and anybody. Instead, she sat on the bed and did some sewing work. She had learnt scarves-weaving, crafts-making, etc. All her neighbors spoke 37 of her skills and came to learn from her.
She lived until 86. Before she went to Heaven, she said to her children, “You all should live to your best. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome!”
We will only get to realize our own iron will and strong tolerating ability after getting 38 heavily. Therefore, no matter what you are suffering from now, do not merely complain about the 39 of our destiny and maintain low-spirited all the time. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome. Only those who have no confidence and courage to overcome setbacks will be 40 at last!
1. A．recognize B．realize C．reduce D．reach
2. A．bear B．see C．find D．feel
3. A．houses B．villages C．women D．people
4. A．hard B．silly C．easy D．smelly
5. A．Therefore B．However C．Furthermore D．Besides
6. A．food B．water C．medicine D．clothes
7. A．persist B．help C．work D．accept
8. A．child B．son C．daughter D．baby
9. A．get B．give C．blew D．put
10. A．stopped B．cried C．sighed D．recovered
11. A．raise B．teach C．build D．love
12. A．nearly B．absolutely C．almost D．naturally
13. A．dying B．growing C．aging D．complaining
14. A．happy B．long C．normal D．rough
15. A．purposely B．accidently C．suddenly D．quietly
16. A．As though B．Even though C．As long as D．Ever since
17.A. happily B. loudly C highly D. formally
18. A．hurt B．ill C．excited D．stricken
19. A．unfairness B．unhappiness C．unfitness D．uncomfortableness
20. A．hit B．improved C．defeated D．hurt
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年山东省高三12月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish.
Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too thrilled to believe her. Her words could not convince me at all. So I did a research on google.com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see.” This sentence has been widely used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible places. Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Ironically, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies.
Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew. All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together, and they change the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(少数民族的成员) group in the United States, is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew.
You can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese, such as pizza from Italian, susi from Japanese, and déjà vu from French etc. There is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from others. They will modify it and make it their own, so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant, or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store. Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future. In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor.
1.The writer himself felt surprised at ______.
A．the Chinglish expression “Long time no see”
B．“Long time no see” used as standard American English
C．so many literal translation of the expressions used in America
D．finding out Americans use the expression every day
2.The word “stew” in the 4th paragraph probably means ______.
A．mixture literature B．Confucius’ words
C．a kind of cooked dish D．American changing cultures
3.According to the passage, it can be inferred that ______.
A．detectives translate the phrase “Long time no see”
B．Hollywood made “Long time no see” popular
C．the huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languages
D．cultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew
4.The main idea of the passage is that ______.
A．some Chinese expressions are introduced into English
B．you’ll not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in America
C．some American expressions can be used in China
D．American English keep being enriched from different cultures
5.According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?
A．Informal language sometimes doesn’t go with grammar and structure.
B．Languages are always ruled by grammar and structure.
C．Long time no see” has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passage.
D．There are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew.
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