In 1936 Chaplin ______ in the film“Modern Times”.
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中考解读考点精练系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Directions： Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.
The contemporary environmental movement is often said to have begun with the publication of Silent Spring by the zoologist and biologist Rachel Carson (1907–1964). This landmark work, which took Carson 4 years to complete, diligently detailed the relationship between animal death and the use— now understood as the abuse—of man-made chemicals used as pesticides, especially DDT. One of the claims of the book that she tried to demonstrate was that DDT had the effect of softening the eggshells of birds as well as interfering with their reproduction, and that such effects would lead to their extinction if use of DDT were to continue. It would eventually create a springtime of silence when the songs of birds would not be heard. Her studies also found DDT to be a cause of human cancers.
Born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, Carson graduated from the Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh (now Chatham College), where she majored in English until her junior year, when a course in biology inspired her to switch to zoology as her field of concentration. She earned a master’s degree in this area from Johns Hopkins University and became a biologist at the Bureau of Fisheries in 1936. During this time, she wrote for various national magazines, and her first book, Under the Sea-Wind, was published. Carson had concerns as early as 1945 about pesticides being used more and more by the government. But her cautionary claims in Silent Spring were met with anger by the pesticide and chemical industries. Her authority as a scientist were challenged, and it was held that her findings were just the roars of a hysterical(歇斯底里的) woman. She was even accused of being a member of the Communist Party. Some go so far as to say that she told a lie .
But She is often celebrated as the founder of the contemporary U.S. environmental movement. Yet her work in Silent Spring, warning about the misuse of pesticides and other chemicals, has not as yet taken firm hold. Americans likely use twice as much the volume of pesticides that they did at the time she published her seminal work, and globally, their use is ever increasing. Powerful pesticides are sold over the counter, and their use is so widespread that many environmentalists are fearful that chemical runoff into streams and rivers is still popullting the animals that humans eat and the water that they drink.
In short, while the main purpose of Silent Spring was to warn the public of the dangers of the overuse of pesticides and chemicals, nonetheless the public hasn’t refused such use. Isn't it time that we firmly said no to pesticides?
| Title: The 1 of Environmentalism | ||
| The 2 : the publication of Silent Spring | The contents | One of the claims of the book was that DDT had the effect on softening the eggshells of birds, interfering with their reproduction and 3 |
| The author | 4 | |
| Her formal major: English | ||
| Her latter major: 5 | ||
| Her first published book: 6 | ||
| The present situation | Pesticides are still 7 ， the volumn of which is as twice as it was | |
| Pesticides are 8 to homeowners | ||
| Chemical is still polluting the animals and 9 | ||
| conclusion | We should __10__ pesticides | |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年河北省南宫中学12月份考试高二英语试题 题型：阅读理解
Britain’s symbolic red phone boxes have become out of date in the age of the mobile, but villages across the country are stepping in to save them, with creative intelligence. Whether as a place to exhibit art, poetry, or even as a tiny library, hundreds of phone boxes have been given a new life by local communities determined to preserve a typical part of British life. In Waterperry, a small village near Oxford, the 120 residents have filled the phone box next to the old house with a pot of flowers, piles of gardening and cooking magazines, and stuck poems on the walls.
They took control of the phone box when telecoms operator BT said it was going to pull it down, an announcement that caused such dissatisfaction that one local woman threatened to chain herself to the box to save it. “I’d have done it, “ insisted Kendall Turner. “It would have been heartbreaking for the village. “ Local councilor Tricia Hallam, who came up with the idea for the phone box’s change, said quite a few people would have joined her, adding, “ We couldn’t let it go because it’s a British symbol.”
Only three feet by three feet wide, and standing 2.51-meter tall, the phone boxes were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1936 for the 25th anniversary of the reign of King George V. Painted in “Post Office red” to match the post boxes, they were once a typical image of England and the backdrop(背景) to millions of tourist photographs.
Eight years ago there were about 17,000 across Britain, but today, in a country where almost everybody has a mobile phone, 58 percent are no longer profitable and ten percent are only used once a month. “On average, maintaining them costs ￡800 a year per phone box-about ￡44 million annually,” said John Lumb, general manager for BT Payphones.
【小题1】Some red phone boxes in Britain have been used for ____.
a. selling flowers b. cooking c. reading d. exhibiting art or poetry
| A．a, b | B．c, d | C．a,b,c | D．b,c,d |
| A．Because millions of people visit Britain to see the red phone boxes. |
| B．Because the local people could earn a lot of money from the red phone boxes. |
| C．Because the red phone boxes have already become a symbol of Britain. |
| D．Because the red phone boxes may be useful for some people in emergency. |
| A．Green | B．Red | C．Black | D．Yellow |
| A．supportive | B．Opposed | C．Neutral | D．Indifferent. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年浙江省东阳市南马高级中学高二第一次月考英语试卷（带解析） 题型：填空题
下面的文章是一家旅行社的宣传单，其中有5处需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A，B，C，D，E和F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. No Smoking Comfort
B. Special Features
C. Your Questions Answered
D. We’re Proud of Our Tradition
E. Time to Leave
F. Seat Reservation
SPRI.NG IS IN THE AIR!
Welcome to our Spring Daybreak programme which continues the tradition of offering daytrips and tours at unbeatable value for money. All the excursions in this brochure will be operated by Premier Travel Services Limited or Millers Coaches：both companies are part of the CHL Group，which owns Cambridge’S Cambus fleet.
【小题1】____________________
Premier was established in 1936；the Company now offers the highest standards of coach travel in today’s competitive operating environment. Millers has an enviable reputation stretching back over the past 20 years，offering value for money coach services at realistic prices. We’ve travelled a long way since our early days of pre—war seaside trips. Now our fleet of 50 modem coaches f few are more than five years old)operate throughout Britain and Europe but we’re pleased to maintain the high standards of quality and service that were the trademark of our founders nearly sixty years ago.
【小题2】____________________
All Daybreak fares(unless specifically stated otherwise)include admission charges to the attractions，shows and exhibits we visit. Many full day scenic tours are accompanied by a fully trained English Tourist Board‘ Blue Badge’ guide or local experienced driver／guide. Some Daybreaks include lunch or afternoon tea. Compare our admission inclusive fares and see how much you save. The cheapest is not necessarily the best and value for money is guaranteed with Daybreaks. If you compare our bargain Daybreak fares beware—most of our competitors do not offer an all inclusive fare.
【小题3】____________________
We value the freedom of choice，so you can choose your seat when you book. The seat reservation is guaranteed and remains yours at all times when aboard the coach.
【小题4】____________________
With the comfort of our passengers in mind，coaches on all our Daybreaks are no smoking throughout. In the interests of fellow passengers’ comfort, we kindly ask that smokers observe our ‘no smoking’ policy. On scenic tours and longer journeys，ample refreshment stops are provided when. of course，smoking is permitted.
【小题5】_____________________
Do I need to book?
Booking in advance is strongly recommended as all Daybreak tours are subject to demand. Subject to availability，stand—by tickets can be purchased from the driver.
What time does the coach leave?
The coach departs from Cambridge Drummer Street(Bay 12)at the time shown. There are many additional joining points indicated by departure codes in the brochure. If you are joining at one of our less popular joining points，you will be advised of your pick up time(normally by telephone) not less than 48 hours before departure. In this way，we can minimise the length of pick-up routes and reduce journey times for the majority of passengers.
What time do we get back?
An approximate return time is shown for each excursion. The times shown serve as a guide，but road conditions can sometimes cause delay. If your arrival will be later than advertised. your driver will try to allow for a telephone call during the return journey.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年陕西西安市高三下学期自主命题（二）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
October 31, 2009, California
Tsien Hsue-shen, PhD'39, one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, died on October 31, He was 98.
Tsien, born in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, graduated from the National Qinghua University in 1934 and in August of 1935 he left China to study at the Massachusetts Institute Technology. In 1936 he went to the California Institute of Technology to commence graduate studies .Tsien obtained his doctor degree in 1939 and would remain at Caltech for 20 years, becoming the Goddard Professor and establishing a reputation as one of the leading rocket scientists in the United States.
In 1943, Tsien and two others in the Caltech rocketry group drafted the first document to use the name Jet Propulsion Laboratory. During the Second World War, he was amongst the other scientists participated the "Manhattan Project" .After World War II he served as a consultant to the United States Army Air Force. During this time, Conlonel Tsien worked on designing an intercontinental space plane. His work would inspire the X--20Dyna-Soar which would later be the inspiration for the Space Shuttle. In1945 Tsien Hsue--shen married Jiang Ying, the daughter of Jiang Baili--one of the Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai--shen's leading military strategists. But in 1950, the Chinese-born scientist was accused of harboring Communist sympathies and stripped of his security clearance.
In September 1955 he was permitted to leave for China, where Tsien resumed his research, founded the Institute of Mechanics, and went on to become the father of China's missile program, a trusted member of the government and Party's inner circle, and the nation's most honored scientist, Tsien retired in 1991 and has maintained a low public profile in Beijing, China. The PRC government launched its manned space program in 1992 and used Tsien's research as the basis for the Long March rocket which successfully launched the Shenzhou V mission in October of 2003.The elderly Tsien was able to watch China's first manned space mission on television from his hospital bed.
In his late years, since the 1980s, Tsien devoted himself to spirituality research, and advocated scientific investigation of traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong and "special human body functions".
1.The underlined word "commence" in this passage probably means ____
A. make up B. get C. begin D. promise
2.Tsien Hsue--shen got married at the age of ______
A.45 B.28 C. 24 D.34
3.What is the right order of the events related to Tsien Hsue--shen ?
a. his later life b. return to China c. career in the U.S.A d. his early life and education
A. a-b-c-d B. d-c-b-a C. d-b-c-a D. c-b-d-a
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Tsien Hsue--shen got a doctor's degree in 1939.
B. Tsien Hsue--shen married Jiang Ying, the daughter of Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shen.
C. Tsien Hsue-shen has made a contribution to the Space Shuttle.
D. Tsien Hsue-shen was interested in traditional Chinese medicine, qigong and "special human body functions" in his later life.
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011学年甘肃省高一下期末考试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA. One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets.
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the Games in Berlin.
1.Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
A. Teach P.E in school. B. Write some books.
C. Work at a hospital. D. Take part in the Olympic Games.
2. In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
A. Summer. B. Winter. C. Spring. D. Autumn.
3.Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
A. It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball.
B. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born.
C. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game.
D. It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played.
4.At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?
A. Basketball was already a worldwide game.
B. Basketball was played with 9 players on each side.
C. Basketball was an Olympic sport.
D. Basketball was still played using footballs.
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