Stronger typhoons, more flooding in low lying areas, deepening drought—all possible, if not likely, according to a report from British climatologists. They say 2007 has a 60 percent probability of being the hottest year on record, citing（以…为例）high levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, and El Nion, now underway in the Pacific and expected to last until May.
Temperature studies for 2006 are not yet complete. But the new study, noting that the world’s ten warmest years since 1850 have occurred in the past decade, says 2006 is set to be the sixth warmest year globally, and 2007 is likely to set a new all time high.
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Meteorolgist Bernie Rayno says,“We expected much of the country to be warmer than normal during the month of December. However, we also expect that scene to be turning around during the month of January.”A benefit for many in the United States: crude oil（原油）prices are at their lowest levels since the middle of 2005.
Ira Epstein is a trader at the New York Mercantile Exchange.“Mild weather in the Northeast…we’re having ample supplies in this country domestically（本国）and we came off kind of a dull year in 2006.”
Whether lower oil prices will hold is unclear, but for many on America’s East Coast this is a winter, at least so far, unlike any they have seen before.
1．Which of the following can be a suitable title for the passage?
A．Warns on warmer climate.
B．The bad effects caused by global warmness.
C．Higher temperature, lower oil price.
D．Changeable weather, changeable oil price.
2．According to the second paragraph, .
A．2007 will be the fifth warmest year in history
B．several of the ten warmest years occurred over twenty years ago
C．2006 is a warmest year only second to 2007 till now
D．2007 will probably become the warmest year since 1850
3．The writer mainly wants to show us a fact that in paragraph 3.
A．the winter is getting warmer than before in the United States
B．snow is seldom seen in the Western United States
C．New York City usually has snow in winter season
D．another spring has come to Washington D.C.
4．What Bernie Rayno says means that .
A．they don’t like the warmer December at all
B．they expect for a much warmer January besides December
C．they expect for a colder January
D．the scene in the area will look quite different in January
5．According to Ira Epstein .
A．the oil prices in 2007 will remain lower for the whole year
B．the United States won’t use oil from other countries any longer
C．they didn’t have a good business in 2006
D．more oil fields have been found because of the mild weather
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Observer 2007-03-28 13:54
Nothing could be more shameful for McDonald’s and KFC. They are violating labour’s rights. The government must immediately bring the guilty to justice. A stricter government inspection system must be enforced to protect the workers.
Nathan 2007-03-28 21:39
It is known that McDonald’s and KFC and other fast-food restaurants pay the lowest wage they possibly can to get their employees. I think it’s kind of funny that these two restaurants have not yet set up unions. It is also known that they also take every possible measure e(legal, and sometimes illegal) to prevent their employees from forming or joining unions. I think it is high time that government enforced the law that they have made.
Cushman 2007-03-28 22:32
The deepest reason is that China has a large population. If you complain that the pay is very low, the boss will tell you that can go to other places and that there are a lot of people waiting for the job. Today finding a job is not very easy, so you don’t have many choices, and you have to face the reality.
Chip 2007-03-29 20:33
If wages were too low, people wouldn’t work for them, but they do, so it proves the wages are reasonable. Sure, they could raise the wages, but why should they? The workers are still working, still willing to show up on time, and it keeps costs lower. Were they to raise wages, they would have to FIRE more workers, and the price of burgers would go up. Then people wouldn’t buy them, then McDonald’s would once again FIRE more workers because of a reduced demand, and you’d be back in the same boat, just with less people working.
What are they debating about?
A．McDonald’s and KFC pay too low a salary to their employees.
B．Setting up a social security system.
C．Fast-food restaurants have no rights to fire workers.
D．McDonald’s and KFC will be punished for their behaviour.
According to Chip, it is____for McDonald’s and KFC to give employees a low salary.
A．unacceptable B．shameful C．acceptable D．illegal
In the opinion of Cushman, the key to the problem is that____.
A．the social security net has not been set up
B．China has too large a population
C．the government has not taken stronger steps to protect workers
D．the unions have not played an important part to raise the wages.
The underlined word “they” in Nathan’s words refers to____.
A．the employees B．governments
C．all the restaurants D．fast-food restaurants
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届广东揭阳一中高二下期第二次阶段考试英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Plants have family values, too; it seems, with new research suggesting they can recognize close relatives in order to work together.
An ability to tell family from strangers is well known in animals, allowing them to cooperate and share resources, but plants may possess similar social skills, scientists believe.
Susan Dudley and Amanda File of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, report they have demonstrated for the first time that plants can recognize their kin.
This suggests that plants, though lacking recognition and memory, are capable of complex social interactions.
“Plants have this kind of hidden but complicated social life，” Dudley said.
The study found plants from the same species of beach-dwelling wildflower grew aggressively alongside unrelated neighbors but were less competitive when they shared soil with their families.
Sea rocket, a North American species, showed stronger and healthier root growth when planted in pots with strangers than when raised with relatives from the same maternal(母系的) family, the study found.
This is an example of kin selection, a behavior common in animals in which closely related individuals take a group approach to succeeding in their environment, the researchers said.
Kin selection also applies to competition, because if family members compete less with each other, the group will do better overall. “Everywhere you look, plants are growing right up next to other plants，” Dudley said，“ Usually it’s a case of each plant for itself. But sometimes those plants are related, and there are benefits to not wasting resources on being competitive, and there is not really a cost to not being competitive as long as your neighbor is also not being competitive.”
Learning and memory appear to be important for kin recognition in animals, but this isn’t an option for plants, she noted.
Some researchers speculate(猜测) that plants communicate through their roots, identifying themselves using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plant’s family.
1.What’s the main idea of the message?
A．Studies find plants can recognize, communicate with relatives.
B．Kin selection is important for plants.
C．Animals can recognize and memorize their relatives.
D．Competition asks plants to recognize their relatives.
2.Which of the following is NOT right about animals’ social skill?
A．Animals can recognize and memorize their relatives.
B．Animals’ social skill is to cooperate and share resources.
C．Animals’ social skill can recognize close relatives in order to work together.
D．Animals’ social skill is no use at all.
3.Plants’ kin selection is to ________.
A．grow well B．compete with other kinds of plants
C．strengthen the relationship among siblings D．find which one is the best
4.From the passage，we learn that ________.
A．sea rocket is a South American species
B．sea rocket grows aggressively alongside unrelated neighbors
C．sea rocket grows aggressively alongside its siblings
D．sea rocket is a kind of bush without flowers
5.How can the plants communicate with each other according to experts’ suppose?
A．Plants communicate by using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plant’s family.
B．Plants communicate with each other through their roots.
C．Plants communicate with each other by their leaves.
D．Plants communicate with each other with their flowers.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江苏涟水中学高一第三次模块检测英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Earthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquakes．Most places in the world，however，have them regularly（有规律的）．Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous（多山的）．
The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906．Over 700 people died in it．The strongest one in North America was in 1964．It happened in Alaska．
Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people．In 1755，one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal．Around 2,000 people died．
In 1923，a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo，Yokohama area of Japan．A hundred and forty thousand people died．Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake．
One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008．It killed a large number of people．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556．
Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People can not prepare for it．
1.When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported？
A．1964;Alaska. B．1556;China. C．1923;Japan. D．2008;China.
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.
B．Earthquakes often come unexpectedly（出乎意料地）.
C．Earthquakes can cause fires.
D．People still don’t know how to tell when an earthquake will come.
3.What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph?
A．How do earthquakes worry people?
B．What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?
C．How can we save people when earthquakes happen?
D．How do earthquakes happen?
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届湖南省高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
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Bugs Bunny's Hoping Carrot Hunt In this game you are Bugs Bunny．and your goal is to reach the finish line．A carrot truck has spilled its cargo! Gather as many carrots as you can, and when you get the big carrot, you'll be able to jump even higher! Instructions: Use the mouse to move Bugs left and right, and click to jump a gap while gathering carrots． Category: Action |
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Mushroom Madness You are in charge of protecting several farms．It's up to you to make sure the mushrooms there reach maturity before the animals in the forest get their hands on them．Use your swatter（苍蝇拍）to fight off anything that comes near them; use heavier weapons if necessary． Instructions：Slap any creature that conies near your mushrooms．Use the mouse to control the swatter．If you see a "power up", click to use it．Collect coins to buy upgrades after each level． Category: Action |
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Rudolph's Kick and Fly Santa's little helpers have worked all year preparing for Christmas．When Santa finally leaves to deliver his presents, the elves(精灵）head down to the snowfields with Rudolph, the reindeer, to play their favorite game: Kick and Fly! Instructions: 1.Use the mouse to aim, and click to launch an elf． 2.While in the air, click again to catch, and to gain extra height． 3.The goal is to collect as many Christmas ornaments（装饰物）possible, and get 10 points for each one． Tips: If you're heading towards an obstacle(障碍), be sure to avoid it! Category: Action |
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Click Flick Your mission is to save chicks falling from the sky．Use your trampoline （蹦床） to bounce them up and direct them into a nest．But hurry—if you don't, many chicks will fall and lose their lives．There will be falling bombs, worms, nuts and eggs and you can get extra points by collecting the worms and nuts．Save the amount of chicks shown to unlock the next level! Instructions: Move the chicks left and right using keys or the mouse． Category: Adventure |
1.The main purpose of the passage is to ___________．
A．tell us different categories of games
B．ask us to decide which game is the best
C．introduce several interesting computer games
D．let us evaluate whether we are interested in the games
2.If a player has collected some worms and nuts, he ____________．
A．is playing Mushroom Madness B．will lose the game quite soon
C．will get 10 points for each one D．will get extra points and get ahead
3.Which of the following statements about the games is TRUE according to
the
passage?
A．Bugs Bunny needs to be fast to win．
B．All four games are in the same category．
C．Players can only use the mouse to control the targets．
D．The number of elves decides whether a player wins in Rudolph's' Kick and Fly．
4.If a player wants to become stronger to drive animals away, he should
try to _____．
A．find a "power up" or use heavier weapons
B．collect falling bombs as quickly as possible
C．click the elf while it's in the air
D．get the big carrot while running
5.In which game are there obstacles you must avoid?
A．Bugs Bunny's Hopping Carrot Hunt． B．Mushroom Madness．
C．Rudolph's Kick and Fly． D．Click Flick．
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年江苏省高一上学期期中考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Psychology（心理学）tells us that many people hate to take risks. But it is good for us to take risks, especially (尤其)when the risk is to achieve a desired result. In that way, we become stronger and braver.
Our human nature should be to take risks, but some people just sit and wish they didn’t have the fear（恐惧）to move on. This is because of one or two failures in their lives. Please step out and don’t let the past hold you back from living life to the fullest. Move forward and move on!
In studying the psychology of taking risks, we find that human nature provides(提供) us with the desire (渴望)to experiment and take chances.
Risk taking is a great benefit（好处）that allowed our ancestors(祖先) to become stronger and stronger day by day. By taking risks they fought off enemies and discovered new territories（领土）. This attitude has become a part of our modern culture. Riding a roller coaster is a common risk taking activity that even the average person seems to enjoy although they have the understanding that it is dangerous. This psychological and biological (生物学上的) connection （联系）creates an interesting connection between what is unsafe and what humans enjoy.
Getting in a car each day is a risk. Getting out of bed is a risk. There is such thing as perfect safety. We need to take risks so that we can complete (finish) many things. Astronauts take risks when they get inside a rocket; however, the things they achieve are great. Businessmen take a risk when they buy parts of a company. However, without doing that, they could not make more money.
We need to take risks so that we can gain something. It is impossible to move forward in life, earn money, enjoy a relationship, play a sport, or do anything else without taking a risk. It is all part of the game. It’s one of the most important parts of life.
1.Some people don’t want to take risks, mainly （主要）because ___________.
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A．they are too lazy to move on |
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B．they feel pleased with the present life. |
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C．they have experienced some failures before |
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D．they show little interest in the strange world outside |
2.What does the underlined part “This attitude” in Paragraph 4 mean?
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A．Taking risks |
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B．Fighting off enemies |
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C．Discovering new territories |
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D．Becoming stronger and stronger |
3. What can we infer from the passage?
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A．Daily life is full of risks |
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B．The safest place has the greatest risk |
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C．People should take risks when they are young |
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D．We can always achieve our goals by taking risks |
4. What would be the title for the passage?
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A．Taking risks is easier said than done |
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B．On risks taken by ancestors |
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C．Live our life to the fullest(充分地) |
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D．No risk, no gain. |
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