________ in Northern Europe rose steadily in the third quarter of 2016, following a 0.1 percent increase in the previous quarter.
A. Tourist spendingB. Tourist spent
C. Tourist spendD. Tourist spends
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“One thing I enjoy about my job is that I can work on something that is actually active,” says Game McGimsey, an American volcanologist(火山学家). Part of his job includes keeping an eye on Alaska’s many active volcanoes and giving people a heads-up when a volcano might erupt(喷发).
Like most jobs in the science, volcanology requires a lot of education. McGimsey received an undergraduate degree in geology at the University of North Carolina, then landed an internship(实习期) with a geologist at the USGS(美国地质勘探局) whose work field was about volcanoes. After earning a graduate degree at the University of Colorado, McGimsey accepted a job with the USGS and has been with the Alaska Volcano Observatory for 25 years.
Volcanoes can influence the world in ways we might not think about. For example, on Dec.15 1989, a 747 jetliner (a large airplane) flew through a thick ash cloud produced by Mount Redoubt, an Alaskan volcano that hadn’t erupted in 25 years. The ash caused all four engines to die, and the plane’s electronics went dead.
“The plane was within several thousand feet of flying into the mountains below when the pilots got a couple of engines restarted and landed safely in Anchorage,” McGimsey says. It cost nearly $80 million to repair the damage to the plane.
Such situations show just how dangerous volcanoes can be. However, volcanologists know the risks and are prepared to protect themselves.
McGimsey admits, “There is certainly a higher danger level in volcanology than some other jobs. We understand how serious the danger is, and we don’t like taking unnecessary chances. We avoid getting too close to an erupting volcano, because it is not worth injury or death simply to get a rock or a photograph.”
1. Before working for the USGS, McGimsey ________.
A. had been a pilot for 25 years
B. knew nothing about the organization
C. had taught at the University of North Colorado
D. had studied at the University of Colorado
2. On Dec.15,1989, a 747 jetliner ________.
A. had all its engines restarted
B. flew into a volcano in Europe
C. survived an air accident luckily
D. disappeared in a huge ash cloud
3. What McGimsey says in the last paragraph shows his ________.
A. pride B. carefulness
C. loneliness D. doubt
4. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Game McGimsey: a man of his word
B. Game McGimsey: a volcano watcher
C. The eruption of Mt Redoubt
D. Lost land of the volcano
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年甘肃会宁一中高二上期中考题英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Bicycle Safety
Operation Always ride your bike in a safe, controlled manner on campus(校园). Obey rules and regulations. Watch out for walkers and other bicyclists, and always use your lights in dark conditions.
Theft Prevention Always securely lock your bicycle to a bicycle rack — even if you are only away for a minute. Register your bike with the University Department of Public Safety. It's fast, easy, and free. Registration permanently records your serial number, which is useful in the possible recovery of the bike stolen.
Equipment
Brakes Make sure that they are in good working order and adjusted properly.
Helmet A necessity, make sure your helmet meets current safety standards and fits properly.
Lights Always have a front headlight — visible at least 500 feet in front of the bike. A taillight is a good idea.
Rules of the Road
Riding on Campus As a bicycle rider, you have a responsibility to ride only on streets and posted bicycle paths. Riding on sidewalks or other walkways can lead to a fine. The speed limit for bicycles on campus is 15 mph, unless otherwise posted. Always give the right of way to walkers. If you are involved in an accident, you are required to offer appropriate aid, call the Department of Public Safety and remain at the scene until the officer lets you go.
Bicycle Parking Only park in areas reserved for bikes. Trees, handrails, hallways, and sign posts are not for bicycle parking, and parking in such spots can result in a fine.
If Things Go Wrong
If you break the rules, you will be fined. Besides violating rules while riding bicycles on campus, you could be fined for:
No bicycle registration ………………..……………….…… $25
Bicycle parking banned …………..…………………….……$30
Blocking path with bicycle …………………………….……$40
Violation of bicycle equipment requirement ……………....…$35
1.Registration of your bicycle may help you ______.
A．get your serial number
B．receive free repair services
C．settle conflicts with walkers
D．find your stolen bicycle
2.According to the passage, what bike equipment is a free choice for bicycle riders?
A．A helmet. B．A headlight.
C．A taillight. D．Brakes.
3. If you lock your bicycle to a tree on the campus, you could be fined ______.
A．$30 B．$35 C．$40 D．$25
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A．Directions for bicycle tour on campus.
B．Regulations of bicycle race on campus.
C．Rules for riding motor vehicles on campus.
D．A guide for safe bicycling on campus.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年广西柳州铁路一中高二上期段考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Many Americans spend more time in cars these days than in the kitchen. But as lives grow busier—and waistlines grow larger—a number of health experts are calling for Americans to reduce their risk of cancer and other diseases by cooking at home more and eating out less.
“When dining out, people are likely to gravitate towards all the wrong thing,” says Rachel Brandeis of the American Dietetic Association. “People take in 50% more fat and sodium when they eat out than when they cook at home. And they often miss out on fruits, vegetables and other vitamin-rich ‘powerhouse foods’ that may reduce the risk of cancer.”
Nutritionists know it’s not easy to break old habits. Many people say they hardly have time to exercise, let alone fix dinner.
Brandeis says her secret is organization. She cooks six nights a week, even though she and her husband both work. She spends 20 minutes thinking about a week’s worth of menus and writing a list. She shops just once a week. Brandeis says she chooses easy cooking methods, too. Since she is not quite good at cooking.
The American Institute for Cancer Research has produced a guide filled with tips like “Homemade for Health”. Melanie Polk, the institute’s director of nutrition education, says cooking at home has many advantages. It teaches children about nutrition as well as the importance of sharing housework.
The 39-year-old homemaker Kirstin Kristinus of Washington, D.C. says cooking at home brings her family together. She also tries to reduce her family’s cancer risk by preparing every meal with many different kinds of food.
“The only way to know that you are getting all the good things is to expose yourself to a wide variety of food,” says Steven Shiff, a doctor in New Jersey. “If you eat out at a restaurant, it’s a lot easier to choose unhealthful things.”
However, “families don’t have to give up restaurants,” Shiff says. “It is possible to eat healthfully if you eat outside the home. But it takes probably the same sort of planning that you would have to do to prepare meals at home.”
1.What is worrying health experts?
A. Americans are having a too busy life.
B. Americans are getting fatter and fatter.
C. Americans are eating out more and more.
D. Americans are in greater danger of getting cancer.
2.What does the underlined part “gravitate towards” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Care about. B. Forget about.
C. Be afraid of. D. Be attracted to.
3.What is Melanie’s attitude towards cooking at home?
A. Unclear. B. Positive. C. Worried.D. Doubtful.
4.What can infer from Shiff that_____.
A. eating out can be as healthy as at home
B. People should stop going to restaurants
C. Restaurants usually serve unhealthy food
D. Preparing meals at home is more meaningful
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年江苏南通中学高二上期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
By 2050, a completely new type of human evolve as a result of extremely new technology, behavior, and natural selection. This is according to Cadell Last, a researcher at the Global Brain Institute, who claims mankind is undergoing a major “evolutionary transition”.
In less than four decades, Mr. Last claims we will live longer, have children in old age and rely on artificial intelligence to do ordinary and boring tasks. This shift is so significant, he claims, it is comparable to the change from monkeys to apes, and apes to humans. “Your 80 or 100 is going to be so radically different than your grandparents,” Mr. Last says, who believes we will spend much of our time living in virtual reality. Some evolutionary scientists believe this age could be as high as 120 by 2050.
Mr. Last claims humans will also demonstrate delayed sexual maturation, according to a report by Christina Sterbenz in Business Insider. This refers to something known as life history theory which attempts to explain how natural selection shapes key events in a creature’s life, such as reproduction. It suggests that as brain sizes increase, organisms need more energy and time to reach their full potential, and so reproduce less.
Instead of living fast and dying younger, Mr. Last believes humans will live slow and die old. “Global society at the moment is a complete mess,” he told MailOnline. “But in crisis there is opportunity, and in apocalypse (启示) there can be transformation. So I think the next system humanity creates will be far more sophisticated, fair, and abundant than our current civilization.”
“I think our next system will be as different from the modern world, as our contemporary world is from the medieval (中世纪的) world. The biological clock isn't going to be around forever,” he added, and said that people could pause it for some time using future technology.
The change is already happening. Today, the average age at which a woman in Britain has her first baby has been rising steadily stands at 29. 8. In the US, just one percent of first children were born to women over the age of 35 in 1970. By 2012, that figure rose to 15 percent.
“As countries become socio-economically advanced, more and more people, especially women have the option to engage in cultural reproduction,” Mr. Last added. And as well as having more child-free years to enjoy leisure time, he believes artificial intelligence will make up the need for low-skill jobs. We may also spend a large amount of time living in virtual reality. “I’m not quite sure most people have really absorbed the implications of this possibility,” Mr. Last said.
His views are detailed in a paper, titled “Human Evolution, Life History Theory, and the End of Biological Reproduction" published Current Aging Science.
1.According to Cadell Last, a completely new type of human will appear because of ________.
① artificial intelligence ② new technology ③ natural selection ④ mundane tasks ⑤ behavior
A. ②③⑤ B. ①②③ C. ③④⑤ D. ①②⑤
2.Which statement is compared by Mr. Last to the change from monkeys to apes, and apes to humans?
A. We have diseases and die young.
B. We spend less time in virtual reality.
C. We give birth to a child when we are young.
D. We use intelligent robots to do everyday housework.
3.The underlined words in the third paragraph most probably mean “________”.
A. Reproduction.
B. Reproduce less.
C. Natural selection shapes key events.
D. Organisms need more energy and time to ripen.
4.In the next system Mr. Last explained we can infer that ________.
A. women are engaged in careers or hobbies instead of giving birth to babies
B. women are engaged in playing computer games rather than working
C. women are engaged in cultural reproduction in place of men
D. women are engaged in living in virtual reality without options
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年江苏南通中学高二上期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Jane opened the window to ________ a little air and sunshine.
A. admitB. admireC. adaptD. adopt
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年江苏南通中学高二上期中考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Compared with her sister, Mary is even more ________ to, and more easily troubled by, what people think of her, so you’d better not say much before her.
A. sensibleB. sensitiveC. addictedD. available
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年黑龙江齐齐哈尔实验中学高一上期中英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Technology is the application of knowledge to production. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expense while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available to us, by means of modern farming machinery and animal breeding techniques, and has made our life span longer via medical technology.
Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life? In large measure, the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it widely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The advancement of technology depends on research and development, and the latest surveys show that the united States is continuing to put billions of dollars annually(每年) into such efforts. So while we are running out of some limited resources, we may well find technological substitutes (代用品) for many of them through our research programs.
Therefore, in the final analysis, the three major factors of production (land, labor and capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills or techniques in medicine, people will start developing new technology to meet those needs. As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us improve our standard of living.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A. The definition of technology
B. Modern technology
C. The application of technology
D. The development of technology
2.According to the passage, people can live a long life with the help of_________.
A. higher quality of life
B. medical technology
C. modem farming machinery
D. technological substitute
3.Which is the main idea of the passage?
A. Modern technology is the key to the improvement of standard of living.
B. The three major factors of production-land, labor and capital are all influenced by technology.
C. Technology is the response to our needs.
D. The United States is making great efforts to advance its technology.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届山西“晋商四校”高三11月联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
假如你是李华，最近你在澳大利亚布里斯班的home stay打算来中国旅游并来看望你，来之前有问题要咨询你，请根据下面home stay的电子邮件用英语回一封电子邮件。
Hi，Li Hua,
Hope you and your family are well．We have booked a tour to see the sights of China in March．In the travel we plan to fly to Guangzhou to see you．How does that sound? We are going to stay in your city for two days, so can you keep us informed of your arrangements about our stay and how can we get to your city from the airport? By the way, which hotel we’d better reserve in your city?
Waiting for your reply!
Steven and Karen
注意：1．词数100字左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．写作内容不要透露你所在城市的任何信息，推荐酒店为Hilton Hotel。
Dear Steven and Karen，
I am more than thrilled to know that you are going to be with us for two days and ______________________________________________________ _____________________________________Looking forward to your coming !
Yours faithfully
LiHua
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