科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
For well over a thousand years,smallpox was a disease that everyone feared.The disease killed much of the native population in South America when the Spanish arrived there in the early sixteenth century.By the end of the eighteenth century,smallpox was responsible for about one in
ten deaths around the world.Those who survived the disease were left with ugly scars on their sjun.
It had long been well known among farmers that people who worked with cows seldom caught smallpox;instead,they often caught a similar but much milder disease called cowpox (牛痘) .A Bridsh doctor called Jenner was extremely interested in this,and so he studied cowpox He believed that,by vaccinating (给接种疫苗) people with the disease,he could protect them against the much worse disease smallpox.In 1796,he vaccinated a boy with cowpox and,two months later,with smallpox.The boy did not get smallpox.In the next two years,Jenner vaccinated several children in the same way,and none of them got the disease.
News of the success of Jenner’s work soon spread.Vaccination soon became a common method to protect people against other diseases caused by virus,such as rable (狂犬病),and vaccines (疫苗) were sent across the world to the United States and India.
It took nearly two centuries to achieve Jenner’s dream of getting free of smallpox from the whole world.In 1967,the world Health Organization (WHO) started a great vaccination program,and the last known case of smallpox was recorded in Somalia in 1977.The story of vaccinations does not end there,however.There are many other diseases that kill more and more people every year.Besides,many new diseases are being discovered.The challenge for medical researchers will,therefore,probably continue for several more centuries
Smallpox was so serious that by the end of l8th century
A.its death rate was up to ten percent
B.those who caught it were certain to die
C.one in ten people in the world died of smallpox
D.one in ten deaths in the world was caused by smallpox
Edward Jenner discovered that vaccination with cowpox could
A.make smallpox much milder
B.stop people from getting smallpox
C.protect people against any disease
D.prevent people’s scars after smallpox
Which of the following statements is not true?
A.The first experiment with cowpox was made by a British doctor
B.After 1977 smallpox disappeared around the world according to WHO.
C.Vaccination had existed among ordinary farmers before being discovered
D.Vaccination can be used to protect people in the world against not only smallpox
The author of the passage thinks that
A.vaccinations bring many new problems
B.vaccinations end the spread of diseases
C.there is a long way to go to fight against diseases
D.there is along way to go to discover new diseases
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the __36_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as _37_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 38 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office 39 me. The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then questioned me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 40 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 41 to get a job without experience I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:
“ 42 , I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might 43 .” She
wrote down a __44 , and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a cook immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“Oh yes,” said I — 45 having cooked for more than four in my life. I 46 her again and again, and rushed out to the nearest telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours 47 cook books.
A. bed B house C. agency D. office
A. proud B. please C. nervous D. worried
A. family B. door C. place D. stage
A. calmed B. excited C. frightened D. disturbed
A. encouraged B. dissatisfied C. hopeless D. pleased
A. difficult B. helpless C. possible D. unusual
A. Above all B. As a matter of fact C. As a result D. In spite of that
A. hire B. accept C.suit D. offer
A. letter B. name C.note D. number
A. almost B. never C.nearly D. really
A. answered B. promised C.thanked D. told
A. borrowing B. buying C.reading D. writing
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年甘肃省武威五中高一上学期11月月考英语卷 题型:阅读理解
Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”?It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.
Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.
The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.
The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.. At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.
【小题1】If ten people are playing musical chairs,you must begin with _______.
A.nine chairs | B.ten chairs | C.eleven chairs | D.one chair |
A.A piano | B.A radio | C.A tape recorder | D.A telephone |
A.with the desks | B.before the winner | C.all over the room | D.in a line |
A.run about the room | B.get down |
C.walk around the chairs | D.sit on the chairs |
A.The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn. |
B.The last one can sit on the last chair. |
C.The winner can sit on the chair. |
D.If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013届福建省高二下学期期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
If the world were a village of 1,000 people, it would include:
? 584 Asians
? 124 Africans
? 95 Eastern and Western Europeans
? 84 Latin Americans
? 55 former Soviets (including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)
? 52 North Americans
? 6 Australians and New Zealanders
The people of the village would speak:
? 165 Mandarin
? 86 English
? 83 Hindu/Urdu
? 64 Spanish
? 58 Russian
? 37 Arabic
The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.
One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65. Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modem equipments.
This year 28 babies will be born. Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from cancer. Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year. With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1,018.
In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income.
About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.
Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.
The village has a total yearly budget , public and private, of over $3 million—$ 3 ,000 per person if it is distributed evenly. Of the total $3 million:
$ 181,000 goes to weapons and warfare
$ 159,000 to education
$ 132,000 to health care
These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people. The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together.
1.Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?
A.Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village. |
B.About 8.25 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village. |
C.About 16. 5 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village. |
D.Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village. |
2.Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?
A.Poverty. |
B.Education. |
C.Environment. |
D.Marriage. |
3.The underlined part “have access to” (in Para. 4) means_____.
A.use |
B.buy |
C.produce |
D.try |
4.The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____.
A.a peaceful world |
B.good education |
C.better health care |
D.a life without anxiety |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010-2011学年浙江省高三10月月考英语卷 题型:完型填空
Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper.I rushed out of the __41_ in search of it.I was wildly excited, and as _42_ as if I were going on the stage.Finding the ___43__ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office __44__ me.The woman looked carefully at me __45_ through her glasses, and then 46 me in a low voice.I answered softly.All of a sudden I started to feel rather 47 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 48 I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 49 to get a job without 50 I wondered whether I ought to leave, 51 the telephone on her desk rang.I heard her say:
“52 , I’ve got someone in the 53 at this very moment who might 54 .” She wrote down a 55 and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady.She wants a 56 immediately.In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“Oh yes,” said I ---- 57 having cooked for more than four in my life.I 58 her again and again, and rushed out to the 59 telephone box.I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number.I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours 60 cook books.
1.A.bed B house C.agency D.office
2.A.proud B.please C.nervous D.worried
3.A.family B.door C.place D.stage
4.A.calmed B.excited C.frightened D.disturbed
5.A.as usual B.for a while C.in a minute D.once again
6.A.advised B.examined C.informed D.questioned
7.A.encouraged B.dissatisfied C.hopeless D.pleased
8.A.place B.job C.advice D.help
9.A.difficult B.helpless C.possible D.unusual
10.A.ability B.experience C.knowledge D.study
11.A.after B.since C.until D.when
12.A.Above all B.As a matter of fact
C.As a result D.In spite of that
13.A.family B.house C.office D.restaurant
14.A.hire B.accept C.suit D.offer
15.A.letter B.name C.note D.number
16.A.cook B.help C.teacher D.secretary
17.A.almost B.never C.nearly D.really
18.A.answered B.promised C.thanked D.told
19.A.outside B.local C.closest D.nearest
20.A.borrowing B.buying C.reading D.writing
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