科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年四川省南充高中高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly ad possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.
“Storm chasing” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.
Although anyone can do it , storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.
Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement . “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”
However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth.”
【小题1】For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to .
A.head straight for the center of the storm |
B.get into the car for safety |
C.wait patiently for the storm to develop |
D.collect information about a coming storm |
A.not to drive in a heavy rain |
B.to do it in an organized way |
C.not to get too close to a storm |
D.to spend more time on it in summer |
A.storm chasing costs a lot of money |
B.storm chasing is worth hours of waiting |
C.efforts in storm chasing are well paid |
D.a storm presents the greatest show on Earth |
A.Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment |
B.Many storm chasers get killed in the storms. |
C.Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world. |
D.Storm chasing is only fit for young people. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013-2014学年福建省福州市高三第四次质量检测英语试卷(解析版) 题型:单项填空
????????????? ________ in a heavy rain, my daughter fell ill and couldn’t but______ for a leave.
A. Caught; to ask? ????????????? B. Being caught; to ask?
C. Catching; ask??? ????????????? D. Caught; ask
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011海南海口市高考调研英语试题 题型:阅读理解
One Saturday afternoon in February, 1943, a farmer in Mexico stopped working for a moment and looked across his fields of corn. Suddenly he saw a thin line of white smoke curling up out of his field, about 200 feet from where he stood. As he went toward the smoke to see what it was, he heard a strange noise. The line of smoke became bigger. It looked as if some great force were pushing it up into the sky.
The farmer rushed home to get his wife. While he was urging his wife to hurry from the house, the earth shook violently. When he stood up after the earth stopped shaking, he looked across the field and saw that great flames were rising from his cornfield. A volcano was being born!
They hurried across the shaking earth to the village of Particutin, which was toward their farm. They found the village was seriously destroyed and the road from the village was filled with frightened people hurrying to safety.
Particutin did not become dark that night. The volcano lighted up the sky for miles around. Flames rushed out of the ground. The volcano threw hot stones a thousand feet through the air. Great explosion shook the earth and heavy black ashes fell from the sky, covering the roofs in Mexico city, 180 miles away.
But that was not all. On the third evening a float of lava(火山岩)began to boil up from the centre of the volcano. It came over the edge in a heavy flow, 2,000 feet wide, and travelled slowly across the valley, bringing certain death to everything that could not move from its path.
1..
. From the passage we can conclude EXCEPT that .
A. the volcano threw out a lot of ashes and hot stones
B. the volcano lasted several days
C. many people had to escape from the village
D. it caused many deaths and great loss
2..
. You can find the passage in a .
A. newspaper B. government report
C. leaflet for travellers D. handbook
3..
. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. At the beginning the farmer heard a strange cry.
B. The farmer was working in the field when the disaster happened.
C. The farmer’s wife was working in the field at that moment.
D. The village was badly damaged.
4..
What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. The damage of a volcano. B. A terrible volcano.
C. An unforgettable memory. D. A farmer’s experience.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012届河北省高三上学期期中考试英语题 题型:阅读理解
When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety…But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm.These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-Kilometer- an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.
“Storm chasing (追逐)”is becoming an increasingly popular hobby,especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July.A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to l,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.
Although anyone can do it,storm chasing is extremely dangerous.The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds.Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain.If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm - chasing vacations during the storm season.
Even then,storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement.“Storm chasing is 95%driving,”says Daniel Lynch,who spends most of his summer storm-chasing.“Sometimes you
Can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen,and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”
However,for storm chasers,it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm,it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,”says Jasper Morley.“Every storm is an example of the power of nature.It is the greatest show on Earth.”
1.For storm chasing,the first thing storm chasers do is to .
A.head straight for the center of the storm |
B.get into the car for safety |
C.wait patiently for the storm to develop |
D.collect information about a coming storm |
2.Beginners of storm chasing are advised
A.not to drive in a heavy rain |
B.to do it in an organized way
|
C.not to get too close to a storm |
D.to spend more time on it in summer |
3.By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph,the author means that
A.storm chasing costs a lot of money |
B.storm chasing is worth hours of waiting |
C.storm chasing is worth hours of waiting |
D.a storm presents the greatest show on Earth |
4.What can we learn from the text?
A.Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment. |
B.Many storm chasers get killed in the storms. |
C.Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world. |
D.Storm chasing is only fit for young people |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2006年高考试题(安徽卷)解析版 题型:阅读理解
When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly ad possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk(冒…危险)being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.
“Storm chasing(追逐)” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby(喜好), especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frepuent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and wits for it to develop.
Although anyone can do it , storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.
Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”
However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth.”
1.For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to .
A. head straight for the center of the storm
B. get into the car for safety
C. wait patiently for the storm to develop
D. collect information about a coming storm
2.Beginners of storm chasing are advised .
A. not to drive in a heavy rain
B. to do it in an organized way
C. not to get too close to a storm
D. to spend more time on it in summer
3.By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that .
A. storm chasing costs a lot of money
B. storm chasing is worth hours of waiting
C. efforts in storm chasing are well paid
D. a storm presents the greatest show on Earth
4.What can we learn from the text?
A. Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment
B. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms.
C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world
D. Storm chasing is only fit for young people.
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