Now satellites are helping to forecast（预报）the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）, because this is where the weather forms（形成）. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists（气象学家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare（比较）them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.
Satellites travel _____________.
A. in space B. in the atmosphere
C. above the ground D. above space
Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because __________.
A. the weather satellites can do it easily
B. clouds form there
C. the weather forms there
D. the pictures can forecast the weather
Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.
A. when they have received satellite pictures
B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones
C. before they received satellite pictures
D. during they study satellite pictures
The main（主要的）idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.
A. taking pictures of the atmosphere
B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere
C. doing other work in many ways
D. weather forecasting
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Nine out of 10 people have run up unsecured debt and many fear they will never be able to pay back what they owe, a survey has claimed.
Around 89% of people aged between l|8 and 35 said they owed money on a credit card, loan or overdraft, the research showed．
A third of people admitted they did not think- they would ever be debt-free, 54% of whom said they would always need to borrow money in order to fund the lifestyle they wanted．
One in five of these people also claimed they were not worried about the possibility of their debts being passed on to their next of kin if they died before they were repaid．
Just over half who owed money said they did not feel in control of their debt, with 8% admitting they had needed to ask for help with repayments from a friend or family member．Eight out of 10 people also told the research for discount website MyVoucherCodes．co．uk that they thought it was too easy to borrow money through their bank or on credit cards．
Farhad Farhadi, MyVoucherCodes．co．uk’s personal finance expert, said: "The majority of British adults owe money m some way, shape or form, but to see that almost a third think they'll never be free c ^ from debt is quite alarming．
"When borrowing money from any source, how you are going to repay it should always be in the back of your mind．
"A lot of people don't-really think about 'die consequences of borrowing money and it can be easy to get complacent, but keeping it all under control should be a priority from the off．Only borrow what you really think you can afford to pay back．"
The best title for this passage is_________．
A．I'll die in debt, say one in three B．Desperate British
C．The beginning of the end D．Borrowing money from any source
Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Most British adults are in debt in some v/ay．
B．It is hard for the British to borrow money through their bank．
C．Lots of people do not take repaying money seriously．
D．This passage is a warning for the British．
What does the underlined phrase mean?
A．end with B．from the start
C．ever since D．fore ever
What does Farhad mean by saying "the majority of British adults owe money in some way, shape or form"?
A．It is natural to owe money m Britain so there in no need to worry．
B．It is natural to owe money in Britain as long as you are in control．
C．It does not matter to owe money in Britain if you are rich enough．
D．It seems that the British enjoy owing money in some way．
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the 31 ended.
I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was 32 and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t 33 her, considering her my enemy. But she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too 34 to say no. Actually no one has invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest 35 , wanted to see me.
She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she 36 with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies（芭比娃娃）- which was my next 37 . I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I has never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we 38 crazy stories about the Barbies. That’s 39 we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wile 40 .
We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from 41 so much. She showed me her outfits, which had 42 come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her 43 a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes 44 .
Paris had the whole neighborhood 45 . The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free 46 and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was 47 in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses, spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being 48 .
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me 49 the through teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can 50 to be your best friend.
A．differences B．similaritiesC．story D．legend
A．awkward B．brave C．beautiful D．clever
A．like B．hate C．stand D．help
A．happy B．worried C．shamed D．shocked
A．clothes B．shoes C．fashions D．trousers
A．stayed B．shared C．built D．repaired
A．surprise B．puzzle C．issue D．question
A．took up B．thought up C．set up D．made up
A．where B．how C．why D．when
A．imaginations B．image C．profile D．thinking
A．crying B．shouting C．smiling D．doing
A．hardly B．mostly C．greatly D．rarely
A．as B．for C．of D．from
A．in turn B．in line C．in exchange D．in advance
A．confused B．charmed C．addicted D．annoyed
A．permission B．price C．clothes D．passes
A．included B．taken C．controlled D．closed
A．short B．high C．tall D．funny
A．go through B．see throughC．look through D．get through
A．lookout B．turnout C．watch out D．work out
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take various forms: organized competitive struggles, athletic games, hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year.
Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall.
Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It’s not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players as well on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country.
Basketball is the winner sport in American schools and colleges. Like football, basketball originated in the US, many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. And the famous NBA games are considered the best of this game.
Other sports attracting a great many people include wrestling, boxing and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the exactness of the term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do not come primarily to see the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.
Baseball is so popular in America that some professional teams play it until ___________.
A. spring B. summer C. fall D. winter
When playing football, American players are dressed in a special uniforms ___________.
A. to avoid unexpected injuries
B. to play it like European football
C. to make the game rough enough
D. to look like professional players
Many Americans prefer basketball to football because______.
A. NBA games are very popular
B. it is originated in the US
C. it is much faster than football
D. it is played indoors throughout winter
Horse-racing fans can’t be exactly considered as sportsmen because they ________.
A. mainly stand and watch the races
B. don’t ride horse in the races
C. are only interested in the results
D. don’t care who wins in the races
The underlined word “jockeys” in the last paragraph refers to _______.
A. the person who bets upon the the race
B. the person who cares about horse-racing
C. the rider who enjoys watching the race
D. the rider who competes in horse-racing
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下列句子中没有语病语的一项是
A．从文化的角度看，翻译不仅仅是文化的转化，更是符号的转换；翻译既是信息的交流，也是不同文化的对话。
B．阅读古代抒情散文，要悉心体会，注意咀嚼其中不同的文体风格和语言韵味。
C．小说中的人物形象的塑造，主要是通过情节的展开来实现的。因此，分析情节，要关注情节发展是否为刻画人物性格提供了好的平台。
D．学习这类作品，我们不只是可以从中得到审美的乐趣，同时作者放开手脚自由自主的写法，还能帮助我们减轻写作时受拘束的心理和畏难情绪。
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty．In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old．
The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States．The Gallup（民意调查） Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008．At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．
The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry．They also asked about mental or emotional stress．
Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study．His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five．The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties．Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies．The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties．
Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older．One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions．They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences．
Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry．
The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single．But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age．
The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older．However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men．
What can be the best title of the text?
A．Happiness Varies with Ages B．Experience More, Worry Less
C．The Older, the Wiser D．Being Young, Being Happy
We can learn from the research that _________．
A．only when people get older will they feel happier
B．stress levels among the youngest are the highest
C．older people tend to be grateful
D．older people usually have no worries
According to the research, when people get older, _________．
A．they miss the old days B．they are physically weak
C．they have better self-control D．they are more emotional
What would the author probably talk about next?
A．What influences happiness． B．How to live better．
C．How to keep happier． D．Why women are less happier．
The author is intended to _________．
A．advise how to reduce stress
B．introduce a scientific finding
C．describe how to do research
D．talk about human emotions
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Lichens (地衣) are difficult to see. They don’t move. They often mix into the living place. You might not even recognize one if you are looking right at it.
Lichens live on rocks, branches, houses, and even metal street signs. You can find these colorful organisms (微生物) almost everywhere — from deserts to rainforests, and from Antarctica to Africa. They’ve traveled in outer space, and some scientists think there might even be lichens on Mars.
What you probably don’t realize is that a lichen is more than a single thing. It includes two different types of living organisms: a fungus (菌类) and an alga (藻类). Neither of these organisms is a plant, so the lichen isn’t a plant either.
Through photosynthesis (光合作用), the alga gets the sun’s energy to make food for the fungus, which is the place for the alga to live in. However, the alga cannot leave the fungus.
Around the world, scientists have found tens of thousands of types of lichens. Many may not even have been discovered yet. As scientists continue to find new kinds of lichens, they are also working to understand how they are connected to one another. By putting together a lichen family tree, they hope to understand why so many different types of lichens have grown in so many places around the world.
Many researchers are trying to understand basic facts about the organisms and their connections. Researchers are also using lichens to examine the health of the environment.
What do we know about lichens according to the passage?
A. They will die if they leave Earth.
B. There are more lichens than plants on Earth.
C. They look similar to the environment around them.
D. They are too small to be easily seen by people.
What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The way lichens live.
B. The natural environment of lichens.
C. The way lichens work as organisms.
D. The family tree of lichens.
Which of the following statements is NOT the scientists’ purposes of studying lichens?
A. To understand basic facts about them.
B. To creat a lichen family tree.
C. To understand how lichens are related to each other.
D. To understand why lichens can live in different places.
We can know from the passage that __________.
A. lichens can be used to better understand the environment
B. lichens don’t have any differences in colors or sizes
C. lichens don’t use photosynthesis like a green plant
D. scientists have discovered every kind of lichen
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— What made her so sad at that time? She kept crying all the time.
—_______ to the ball.
A．Without being invited B．Not be invited
C．Be not invited D．Not having been invited
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— Why, David, you look so tired!
— Well, I ________an article and I must finish it tomorrow.
A. was writing B. will be writing
C. have been writing D. have written
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