About five years ago, an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and his wife Julie came up with the idea of putting solar panels on the ground rather than the roof. Then they began to develop the Solar Roadway specially for a new type of cars-eco-cars. The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun while providing safer driving conditions, along with power and data delivery. They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electricity along with other forms of income and that the same amount of money that is being used to build and resurface current roads can be used to build the Solar Roadsays.
Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters and contains a microprocessor(微处理器)that monitors and controls the panel, while communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles traveling overhead. The inventors suggest that this provides a communication device every 4 meters on every road which could be used for example to warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various other speed control problems. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of super-strong glass that would offer vehicles the tractions(抓地力)they need.
According to the inventors, the Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be recharged at any conveniently located rest stop, or at any business that has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lots.
The inventors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and advantages from main roads to drivewasys, parking lots, bike paths, sidewalks and runways. The Federal Highway Administration has given Brusaw $100,000 to develop the invention and Brusaw hopes to build a smart-road parking lot in the coming spring.
1.In the inventors’ opinion, the Solar Roadway______.
A. is too expensive to build at present
B. costs no more money than current roads
C. can provide as many data as present computers
D. will bring them a large sum of money
2.The underlined word“they”in Paragraph 2 refers to______.
A. the panels B. the inventors C. the researchers D. the vehicles
3.The Solar Roadway includes all the following advantages EXCEPT_______.
A. providing safer driving conditions
B. helping drivers communicate with each other while driving
C. creating and carrying clean renewable electricity
D. warning drivers of various speed control problems
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Solar-powered smart road of the future
B. The great changes on the roadway
C. The influence the Solar Roadway has on people
D. The Solar Road-a much faster road
科目:高中英语 来源:山东省烟台市2017届高三3月高考诊断性测试(一模)英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people,according to a study from Berlin,Germany.
“Having no contact with grandchildren at all can negatively impact grandparents’ health. This link could be deeply rooted in our evolutionary past when help with childcare was important for the survival of the human species,”said Sonja Hilbrand,one of the researchers.
The findings are drawn from data on more than 500 people over age 70.Overall,after accounting for grandparents’age and general state of health,the risk of dying over a 20-year period was one-third lower for grandparents who cared for their grandchildren,compared with grandparents who provided no childcare.
Caregiving was associated with a longer life even when the care receiver wasn’t a relative. Half of a 11 childless seniors who provided support to friends or neighbors lived for seven years after the study began,while non-helpers lived for four years on average.
“Caregiving may give caregivers a purpose of life because they may feel useful for others and society.Caregiving may be thought also as an activity that keeps caregivers physically and mentally active,” said Professor Bruno Arpino.
Arpino noted,however,that caregiving is not the only activity that can improve health and that too many caring responsibilities can take away from other beneficial activities like working,being in social clubs,or volunteering.“Children should take into account their parents’ needs,willingness,and desires and agree with them on the timing and amount of childcare,” he suggested.
“It is very important that every individual decides for him/herself,what proper amounts of help’ means,”Hilbrand said,adding,“As long as you do not feel stressed about the intensity(强度) of help you provide you may be doing something good for others as well as for yourself.”
1.What is the caregiving study based on?
A. Human evolutionary history. B. Demand modern society.
C. Social contact between relatives. D. Data on many elderly people.
2.In Arpino’s opinion,childcare________.
A. is sure to keep old people away from illnesses
B. allows old people to live a more meaningful life
C. creates more job opportunities for old people
D. makes social activities inaccessible to old people
3.What does the underlined part “take into account” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?
A. Limit. B. Ignore. C. Favor. D. Consider.
4.What does the last paragraph tell us?
A. Grandparents can do anything in their own interests.
B. Grandparents should share more social responsibilities.
C. Proper amounts of childcare do good to grandparents.
D. Caregiving guarantees every grandparent a longer life.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2017届山东省淄博市高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:完形填空
Make Good Memories
My husband Bill’s Grandma was in a nursing home when we moved back to Michigan. Grandma had been unable to walk for quite some time; now her eye sight was almost gone.
Over the years Grandma and I had _________many cards and letters. I knew how she enjoyed _________ in touch with people. Grandma would have me write letters to go in the cards she would send. And she would always have me _______ what I had written back to her. Grandma didn’t have a problem with hearing then _______ she was always telling me, “That is not _________ how I said that!” I would then rewrite whatever I wrote in her exact words.
Since I had some _______ time before Christmas, I asked Grandma if she would like to send _______ some Christmas cards. Grandma readily _______. I rounded up several different kinds of cards. I knew she had friends and family who all had different _______. I would take each card and ________ in detail the front of the card, then I would read the words inside. After ________ it over Grandma would tell me who she thought would like ________ card.
After a while I ________ and I noticed that we had several nursing home ________ standing in the doorway. I started to noticed as I read each card, the ________ on their faces and Grandma’s face, too. Each one had a ________smile and a far-away look in their eyes, as they were seeing the scenes in their mind’s eye.
I thought when I went over to do the Christmas ________ I would be doing Grandma a favor, but it __________ that she did me a big favor. I will always __________ this special memory of bringing some Christmas joy and pleasant ________ to Grandma and her fellow residents.
1.A. exchange B. changed C. traded D. switched
2.A. settling B. losing C. staying D. getting
3.A. write B. discover C. translate D. read
4.A. when B. because C. while D. though
5.A. carefully B. truthfully C. specially D. exactly
6.A. extra B. flying C. essential D. valuable
7.A. for B. up C. out D. away
8.A. acknowledged B. agreed C. admitted D. rejected
9.A. addresses B. advantages C. occupations D. interests
10.A. describe B. communicate C. distinguish D. ignore
11.A. talking B. turning C. taking D. thinking
12.A. another B. each C. one D. other
13.A. looked down B. looked over C. looked up D. looked though
14.A. immigrants B. visitors C. patients D. residents
15.A. attention B. look C. glance D. sight
16.A. gentle B. rough C. forced D. whispered
17.A. trees B. jobs C. decorations D. cards
18.A. turned over B. turned out C. came out D. left out
19.A. treasure B. admire C. encourage D. recognize
20.A. stories B. faces C. memories D. letters
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科目:高中英语 来源:2017届山西省太原市高三模拟考试(一)英语试卷(解析版) 题型:短文填空
A mouse, because of an 1.(luck) chance, made close friends with an evil frog. One day, 2.frog played a trick on the mouse by 3.(tie) a foot of the mouse to his own. At first, both of them joined together and the frog4. (lead) his friend toward the pool in which he lived, and didn’t stop5.he reached the side of the water. Then the frog suddenly jumped into the water and the mouse was pulled in with6.(he). The frog enjoyed the water and swam in it around, happily crying7.if he had done a great deed. The unhappy mouse died soon in the water, and his dead body floated around on the surface,8.(fasten) to the foot of the frog. A hawk saw the dead mouse, suddenly flew down towards it, caught it and flew away. The frog, still tied to the leg of the mouse, was also carried off as a9.(prison), and it10.(eat) by the hawk. Harm hatch, harm catch.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2016-2017学年江西省新余市高二下学期第一次段考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:书面表达
假如你是李华,你们学校最近开展了创建“平安校园”活动。你们班为此要组织一次主题班会,请你用英语写一篇发言稿,谈一谈你对创建“平安校园”的一些想法。短文应该包括下面的内容:
1.安全意识的重要性;
2.在校内要注意人身安全;
3.运动时要注意安全;
4.同学之间发生矛盾时,一定要保持冷静、理智。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.文章开头已给出,不计入总词数。
My dear classmates,
There is no denying that safety play an important part in our daily life. Recently our school has carried out a program aimed at making our campus a safe place to stay on.____________________________________________________
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科目:高中英语 来源:山东省2016-2017学年高一(学优部)下学期第一次月考英语试卷 题型:完成句子
Anyone has ___________(长处)and weaknesses.
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科目:高中英语 来源:山东省2016-2017学年高一(学优部)下学期第一次月考英语试卷 题型:完成句子
The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which a________ f____ my appearance.
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科目:高中英语 来源:河北省2017届高三下学期三调考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
The Great War Exhibition
When: Sun 10 Jan, 9:00 am- 6:00 pm
Mon 11 Jan, 9:00 am- 6:00 pm
Where: Dominion Museum Building, 15 Buckle Street, Wellington
Restrictions: All Ages
Ticket Information: Admission Free
The journey is rich in personal stories which tell of the great experience of the battlefields and the hardships at home during war-time New Zealand. The visitors will experience the desperate horrors and the victories of the human spirit that were part of the Great War.
Kaipara Coast Plants & Sculpture Gardens
When: Sun 10 Jan, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm
Mon 11 Jan, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm
Where: 1481 Kaipara Coast Highway (SH16), Auckland
Restrictions: All Ages
Ticket Information:
● Adults: $10.00
● Children 5-13 (under 5, free):$ 5.00
● Groups 10: $ 8.00
● Over 60 & Students (with ID): $ 9.00
Come and enjoy a relaxing art and garden experience. Sculptures are for sale and the display changes completely ever 12 months with the new exhibition opening in December each year to give you a fresh experience each time you come.
Dream Works Animation
When: Sun 10 Jan, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm
Mon 11 Jan, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm
Where: Te Papa, 55 Cable St, Wellington
Restrictions: All Ages
Ticket Information:
● Adults: $ 15.00
● Children & Students 3-15 (with Student ID): $ 6.00
● Children under 3: $0.00
The exhibition features over 400 items, including rare concept drawing, models, interviews, and original artworks. Adults and kids can get creative with real animation tools, and soar above the clouds in the Dragon Flight experience from How to Train Your Dragon.
Balls, Bullets and Boots
When: Sun 10 Jan, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm
Mon 11Jan, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm
Where: National Army Museum, 1 Hassett Dr, SH1, Waiouru
Restrictions: All Ages
Ticket Information: Door Sales Only
The exhibition explores the impact the cruel reality of war had on colonial sportsmen and their loved ones as they were transplanted from the rugby fields of home to fight.
1.If a couple with their son aged 5 attend the second and the third exhibitions, how much should they pay?
A. $ 53. B. $61.
C. $75. D. $82.
2.Which of the following may attract a sport-lover most?
A. Balls, Bullets and Boots.
B. The Great War Exhibition.
C. Dream Works Animation.
D. Kaipara Coast Plants & Sculpture Gardens.
3.What is the writer’s purpose of writing the text?
A. Persuade people to study history seriously
B. Attract more visitors to join in the exhibitions
C. Advise people to spend more time with families
D. Compare the differences of four different exhibitions
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科目:高中英语 来源:宁夏学益校区2016-2017学年高一下学期第一次(3月)月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Hello! My name is Lisa, and I am a lioness. I live on the open grasslands of Africa with my family. Lions living in a group are called a pride.
My father is strong and powerful. He and his cousin are the leaders of our pride. The other members are my mother, her sisters, and their children.
The area where a pride lives is big! We roar (咆哮) to tell each other where we are and to warn strangers to stay away.
Meet my new baby brother. His name is Leon. See the spots on his fur? We lions are born spotted or striped (有条纹的). As we grow older, the spots gradually disappear.
Lionesses usually spend their entire lives with their birth pride, but Leon will leave when he is about three years old. He’ll run around with a male (雄性的) friend or relative for a few years until they take over a pride of their own.
But for now, we have lots of fun together. We often play and fight for hours, which can help us practice skills that we will need for hunting.
We lions keep ourselves very clean. Just like a house cat, I clean my fur (毛) with my tongue. We clean for each other, too, to show we’re friends.
Lions like to sleep for most of the day. We hunt in the cool evening. Female (雌性的) lions hunt more often than male lions. We work together as a team. At the right moment, we attack and kill our prey. Then we share it. Male lions usually eat first. Females eat next. Baby lions are the last to eat. The smallest one gets the least food.
Since we are full, it’s time to go to find a nice place for a sleep. Bye!
1.Lisa in this passage is the name of _____.
A. a girl B. a male lion C. a female lion D. a pride
2.According to the passage, Leon _____.
A. hunts more often than his sisters
B. will have spots on his fur for the whole of his life
C. will leave his birth pride when he is about three
D. will take over his birth pride when his father dies
3.The underlined word “prey” in the passage probably means _____.
A. the animal that is hunted
B. the animal that is dangerous
C. the animal that is powerful
D. the animal that is ill
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Lions sometimes clean their fur for each other.
B. Lions also develop their skills of hunting by having fun.
C. Lions in Africa usually hunt for food in the evening.
D. Baby lions are often the first to get food in their group.
5.The passage is written for _____.
A. doctors B. tourists C. children D. hunters
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