________ the sky was the moon and numerous stars on this starry night．
Seeing
Seen
To see
Being seen
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
In most situations, light helps us see. But when it comes to looking at the night sky, light is actually a kind of pollution. It prevents our view of some of life’s most striking sights: stars, planets, and even galaxies.
“When I was a little boy, I loved the night sky. I remember looking up and the sky was filled with stars. I became an astronomer because I was amazed by their beauty,” says Robert gent, “Now in most big cities kids can’t see the stars like I did.”
Normally, about 2,500 individual stars are visible to the naked eye without using any special equipment. But because of light pollution, you actually see just 200 to 300 and fewer than a dozen from some cities. Only one in three Americans can see our own galaxy (星系) with the naked eye. Those people live far away from the lights of big cities, office building, and shopping malls.
Fortunately, there’s an inexpensive and useful way. If we shine lights down at the ground instead of up into the sky, and use lower brightness levels, we can save big amounts of energy and keep the beauty of the night skies. Many cities and towns have passed laws limiting lights at night, making sure enough shine for safety without creating much light pollution.
Light pollution affects more than our view of the heavens and can harm wildlife. Migrating (迁移) birds sometimes fly over cities and become confused by the brightness, flying in circles until they drop from exhaustion. Sea turtles need dark beaches for nesting and won’t approach bright lights. Too much light at night may even affect human health. For all these reasons, researchers are working on ways to use light only when and where they are truly needed. Everyone deserves to look up at the sky.
According to the text, using our naked eyes, ______________.
A. people in remote areas can see more stars than those in big cities
B. over one third Americans can see our own galaxy
C. about one in three Americans in big cities can see our own galaxy
D. Americans can only see 200 to 300 stars
Many cities and towns have passed laws limiting lights at night mainly to _________.
A. save the electricity B. make sure of cities’ safety
C. let you count the number of stars D. avoid much light pollution
In how many ways will the light pollution do harm?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
The underlined word “exhaustion” in the last paragraph means “_________”.
A. air pollution B. tiredness C. breath D. brightness
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科目：高中英语 来源：09-10年福建省南安一中高一上学期期末考试 题型：阅读理解
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For thousands of years, people have seen things they didn’t understand in the sky. The United States Air Force first used the words “Unidentified Flying Object” to describe them. Today everyone uses the term UFO. When people see a UFO, it is usually no more than a weather balloon or an airplane. But the Center for UFO Studies goes on to receive hundreds of reports each year.
In 1947 a businessman and pilot, Kenneth Arnold, was flying near Mount Rainier, Washington when he saw nine shiny, round objects flying through the air. He told a newspaper reporter they looked like “pie plates skipping over water.” The reporter used the words “flying saucer（碟子）” in his story and today that is the popular name for UFOs.
The Center for UFO Studies lists three kinds of contacts with flying saucers. “Encounters（遭遇）of the first kind” are reports of unknown objects or lights in the sky. People have “Encounters of the second kind” when a UFO leaves burn marks or other signs on the ground. People report “Close encounters of the third kind” when they see aliens in or near a UFO.
56. Who used the term UFO first?
A. The United States Air force. B. The Center for UFO Studies.
C. Kenneth Arnold. D. A report.
57. The Center for UFO Studies _____.
A. usually sees no more than a weather balloon or an airplane every year
B. is a branch of the United States Air Force
C. receive hundreds of reports every year
D. used “pie plates skipping over water” to describe the UFO seen by the people first
58. Why did the newspaper reporter use the words “flying saucer” to describe the UFO that Kenneth Arnold said he saw?
A. Because the UFO that Kenneth Arnold saw was flat.
B. Because Kenneth Arnold told the newspaper that what he had seen in the sky was round.
C. Because Kenneth Arnold described what he has seen looked like a plate flying in the sky.
D. Because what Kenneth Arnold saw was pie plates flying in the air.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年江苏省盐城中学高二下期末考试英语试卷 题型：填空题
【小题1】The boss seems __________（有偏见）against the female employees wearing jewelry at work.
【小题2】 The sky was high and soft and light outside with the leaves moving ________（轻柔）in the breeze.
【小题3】 Aware of a thunderstorm on the way, the farmers made the valuable things ________（转移）to safe places.
【小题4】 The dictionary is edited in the order of ________（字母表）.
【小题5】Kent is a constant reminder of Pip’s shabby beginnings, so he made a decision to move from it to the bright lights of London without any （同伴）.
【小题6】The two numbers sound so alike on the phone that it’s hard to d___________ one from the other.
【小题7】My husband has been a_______ to smoking for several years. It is really hard for him to stop now.
【小题8】 This boy is very g___________ --- he often buys things for other people.
【小题9】 After months of overworking, Jack was suffering from physical and m exhaustion.
【小题10】 The ability to use a language can be a_________ only by the practice of using the language.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年安徽省蚌埠四校联盟高一自主招生考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “ You should have goals(目标） like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain- climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging(挑战) for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain （痛）in both of my legs. I wanted to give up climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.
1.According to the passage, which advantage that the writer got from climbing the mountain with his father isn’t mentioned?
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A．Deep thought. |
B．Exercise. |
C．Patience. |
D．Communication. |
2.The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.
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A．岩石 |
B．火焰 |
C．水晶 |
D．寒冰 |
3.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined words in the second paragraph?
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A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. |
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B．The sky is always as clear as crystal. |
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C．You can find life is full of nice things. |
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D．Never give up half-way. |
4.We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that _______.
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A．the writer was very successful in his life |
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B．the writer reached the top of the mountain |
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C．though the writer was young, he could understand his father |
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D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain |
5.The best title for this passage is ________.
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A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
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B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain |
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C．Conversations between Father and Son |
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D．How to Get to the Top of the Mountain |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年陕西省高三上学期第一次月考英语卷 题型：完型填空
It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the __26___. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “ Wouldn’t it be ___27_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __28__ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___29__ if we did. ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.
Early in the morning, three days _30____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___31__ for a bus to take us to the __32__. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __33__ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___34__. We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to __35__.
We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. _36__ we were proud that we were the __37___ ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we __38__ ourselves quickly.
But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt _39___ cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to ___40__ the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back___41___. The water was unbelievably cold. __42___ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never __43 . I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So _44___ my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.
We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _45_ a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.
1.A. topic B. object C. center D. opinion
2.A. lucky B. interesting C. surprising D. happy
3.A. how B. what C. why D. that
4.A. ill B. worse C. better D. stronger
5.A. past B. later C. before D. since
6.A. meeting B. asking C. looking D. waiting
7.A. sands B. swimming pool C. river D. lake
8.A. though B. only C. since D. even
9.A. warm B. cold C. cool D. hot
10.A. talk about B. speak out C. think over D. shout at
11.A. Instead B. For C. Unless D. Sometimes
12.A. lucky B. only C. happy D. younger
13.A. enjoyed B. helped C. changed D. dressed
14.A. a little B. such C. a bit D. very
15.A. go into B. go down C. take off D. jump into
16.A. quickly B. carefully C. finally D. bravely
17.A. Next B. Last C. Then D. When
18.A. forget B. remember C. tell D. believe
19.A. do B. did C. had D. were
20.A. felt B. became C. caught D. turned
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