Domestic airline passengers will be able to make phone calls and send e-mails from the sky from next year, a local carrier has said.
Shenzhen Airlines said on Monday it has signed an agreement with Geneva-based On-Air to provide passengers with in-flight communications services on all its planes by the end of 2009. The service will be introduced on three aircraft ahead of the 2008 Olympics, on two routes----from Shenzhen to Beijing and Shenzhen to Shanghai, the airline said.
Passengers will be able to use their own electronic devices to send e-mails and short messages, make calls and surf the Internet, it said. The service is expected to be of particular interest to business travelers.
According to a survey at the end of last year, China had 4.55 million mobile-phone subscribers. Ninety-three percent of those polled said they wished they could send and receive e-mails and messages while on a plane.
Despite the introduction of the new service, passengers will still be prevented from using their cell phones and laptops when the plane is taking off and landing, or flying at less than 3,000 m above sea level, the official said.
The official said the new service would not lead to an increase in ticket prices, but users of Chinese mobile-phone services will be charged the international roaming rate for any calls made from the sky.
Shenzhen Airlines is the first Chinese carrier to provide such in-flight communications services. Its president, Li Kun, said installing the facilities will cost 4.5 million yuan ($596,000) per aircraft. However, the project still needs to be approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, a source said.
1. According to the report, passengers can on the plane by the end of 2009.
A. make phone calls B. surf the Internet
C. send short messages D. all of the above
2. We can learn that the new service will be introduced .
A. on two routes B. in two cities C. after the Beijing Olympics D. on two aircrafts
3. Passengers will still be prevented from using their cell phones in the following situations except_______.
A. when the plane is taking off B. when the plane is landing
C. when the plane is flying at less than 3,000 m in above sea level
D. when the plane is flying at 4,000 m above sea level
4. It can be inferred that the new service will probably cause .
A. higher ticket prices B. lower ticket prices C. higher cell phone fee D. lower cell phone fee
5. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Domestic airline needs to improve their service.
B. Domestic airline will make phone calls and e-mails available.
C. Chinese mobile-phone services will help domestic airline.
D. Chinese mobile-phone will charge more.
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
The German shepherd runs off and noses around in the grass of Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau. “OK, Oakley,” the dog’s handler orders, “Find it!”
Oakley sniffs (嗅) until he comes to a bush, then stops, sits, and looks up at his handler. She bends to see what he has found: the waste of an endangered African wild dog. “Good dog!” she praises. The handler pulls a tennis ball from her pocket. Oakley jumps for his reward.
“He doesn’t actually want the waste,” says Aimee Hurt, a founding member of the U.S.-based group Working Dogs for Conservation. Hurt is in Kenya to train both Oakley and his handler. “He finds it so he can play with his ball. We’re the ones who want the waste.”
Detection dogs are sometimes taught to locate actual animals. Black-footed ferrets (雪貂) have been studied with their help. But more often the dogs learn to locate the waste of creatures such as bears, wolves and mountain lions.
What the dogs find provides scientists with data about a species. Scientists can use the DNA collected from animal waste to identify individuals, sex, and population sizes — all without ever seeing the animal itself. “It can take years to gather this kind of information if you have to trap animals,” Hurt explains.
Waste analysis might make a huge difference when wild species are accused of attacking domestic livestock (家畜). Hurt says, “A good detection dog will find the waste so we can see what the animal is actually eating.” This may help reduce problems between people and wildlife.
The underlined word “She” in Paragraph 2 refers to “_____”.
A. the German shepherd
B. an African wild dog
C. Aimee Hurt
D. the handler
Oakley is interested in finding the waste because _____.
A. he wants to study endangered animals
B. he can get a tennis ball to play with
C. he wants to eat it
D. he wants to play with it
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Trapping animals is not difficult.
B. People are making efforts to protect the environment.
C. Detection dogs attack domestic livestock frequently.
D. Collecting animal waste is a good way to gather information.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Detection dogs can help scientists study wildlife.
B. Detection dogs can defend wildlife.
C. Detection dogs can help the police catch the criminals.
D. Detection dogs can help local people defend domestic livestock.
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We find different kinds of animals in the world. Some animals, such as tigers and lions live in big forest and they are called 36 animals. Some others like sheep and dogs are 37 by men and they are called domestic(驯养) animals. These animals are very different from one another, but we can 38 them into big groups: those that eat other animals and those that eat grass and leaves. Animals like the 39 belong to the first group.
Animals are 40 great use to human beings. Men 41 wild animals for their fur and meat. Domestic animals are 42 more important to men. Without them, life will be 43 . People make use of animals in many 44 .
Cows and pigs are useful to men’s 45 . They have 80% of the 46 men eat every year. Skin of some animals can be 47 into expensive overcoats and shoes, which are warm and comfortable and 48 a long time. They are very welcome in 49 countries. Wool, which is now one of the most important material for textile(纺织) 50 , comes from a special kind of 51 . From cows, we get milk. And we shouldn’t 52 that some domestic animals are kept for transport. Many people 53 ride horses. Arabs ride on camels which travel in deserts for days without 54 . In some places animals are still used to plough field. 55 is clear that men just can’t live without these animals.
A. wild B. serious C. terrible D. fighting
A. trapped B. treated C. sold D. kept
A. separate B. divide C. sell D. keep
A. chicken B. tiger C. fish D. giraffe
A. with B. to C. for D. of
A. hunt B. discover C. raise D. care for
A. quite B. every C. even D. some
A. smooth B. difficult C. easy D. perfect
A. ways B. groups C. places D. kinds
A. life B. work C. family D. food
A. meal B. meat C. dinner D. animals
A. put B. turned C. made D. changed
A. last B. cost C. take D. dress
A. cool B. cold C. warm D. foreign
A. business B. workers C. industry D. factory
A. dogs B. goats C. cows D. sheep
A. forget B. remember C. realize D. notice
A. seldom B. hardly C. still D. just
A. resting B. drinking C. sleeping D. stopping
A. That B. This C. It D. So
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科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省连云港市2009-2010学年度第一学期高三期中考试 题型：阅读理解
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The Focal Point of the “ Chinese Liquor Golden Triangle”
In China, there is a saying: a good spirit(wine) is in Sichuan, but the great one is in Yibin.
Yibin, the birthplace of Wuliangye, has a centuries-old tradition of producing great spirits. At the confluence of Jinsha and Min rivers, Yibin is praised as the first city on the source of the Yangtze River. Here, the water is clean, the soil is rich, and the climate is very favorable for brewing good liquor. The blessings of nature and centuries-old liquor brewing traditions gave rise to “ The Ten-Mile Liquor City ”, the main production facility of domestic liquor giant Wuliangye Group Co. Ltd.
Extending across 10 kilometers and dotted with gardens and sculptures, the city attracts domestic and foreign visitors with its famed liquor brewing and related culture. Another attraction is its legendary Ming Dynasty (1368-1644AD) liquor cellars (酒窖，地下储藏室).
The city has 30,000 large modern brewing tanks that provide an enormous capacity to store liquor.
The high quality of Wuliangye also owes much to its unique brewing techniques and materials. These traditional techniques are included on the list of national intangible（非物质的） cultural heritage.
Wuliangye’s sales revenues（销售额）and pre-tax profits accounted for nearly half of the respective （分别的） 59 billion yuan and 12.5 billion yuan generated by Sichuan’s provincial liquor industry in 2008. Liquor production by large enterprises in the province was about 1.1 million kiloliters, accounting for 19.6% of the production in the country.
Wuliangye is now investing 300 million yuan in a state-of-the-art quality assurance center (质保中心)that has higher standards than national requirements, which will boost the existing quality-control system when it is put into service next year.
With a goal of production value of 100 billion yuan for the year of 2020, Wuliangye is playing a leading role in the development of the liquor industry in the region. A lot of related industries are now building up in the region to create a Chinese Liquor Golden Triangle —the Chinese equivalent （相当于）of the French Bordeaux region---that continues to appear on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
67. To be exact, the domestic liquor giant Wuliangye Group Co. Ltd. Lies _________.
A. on the Jinsha River B. in the city of Yibin
C. to the west of Sichuan D. on the middle reaches of the Youngtze River
68. Which of the following is the most favorable for brewing the good wine?
A. The water B. The soil C. The climate D. The facility
69. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage above ?
A. Compared with the western countries, Chinese wines have a long way to go.
B. The Golden Triangle is known for its wines and related industries.
C. Wuliangye’s pre-tax profit accounted for nearly 6.25 billion in 2008.
D. The liquor production of our country in 2008 is about 5,6 million kiloliters.
70. Domestic and foreign visitors go to the city for its _______.
A. famous wine brewing and related culture
B. beautiful geographical landscape
C. historic relics of different Chinese dynasties
D. the source of the Yangtze River
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年江西省南昌二中高二第二次月考英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said to herself: " I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me." No one could have had a more productive old age.
She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At twelve she left home and was in domestic service until, at twenty--seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.
Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery (刺绣) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930's and her death, she produced some 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of color and form. "I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it" she said.
【小题1】According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to_______.
| A．make herself beautiful | B．become famous |
| C．earn more money | D．keep active |
| A．nursing | B．painting | C．farming | D．embroidering |
| A．pretty | B．nervous | C．rich | D．independent |
| A．The Children of Grandma Moses. | B．Grandma Moses: Her Life and Pictures. |
| C．Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition. | D．Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年山东济宁汶上一中高二12月月考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Competition between international universities is heating up, as China grows as one of the largest exporters of students aiming to study abroad. “Lots of universities are becoming more and more aggressive to attract Chinese students. Every day I receive contacts from universities in the US expressing the desire to come to China to recruit students,” said Frank Joseph, a commercial officer from embassy of the United States.
One key reason why more Chinese students are able to study abroad is the economy: With China’s boom within the past decade, more families have the financial wherewithal (资金) to send their children to international universities. There will be a total of 200,000 family-funded Chinese students studying overseas in 2011, up 20 percent from last year, said Wu Zaofeng, deputy secretary general of China Education Association for International Exchange.
International institutions, Joseph said, are also facing increasingly tough financial situation with a shortage of domestic students and a drop in government subsidies (补贴). Students, especially in the US are paying high tuition fees and living expenses. Chinese students with money to spend, according to experts, can fill up the gap. Students on average spend 150,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan every year studying in US, according to statistics from the US Institute of International Education. During 2009-2010, there were approximately 81,000 Chinese students studying in the US, up 19.8 percent from 2008.
Representatives from approximately 60 universities from the United States are planning to arrive in Beijing this weekend to attract more Chinese students at this year’s fair. Besides the US, many other countries are also vying (竞争) to enroll Chinese students.
Post-study work visa put out by British government allows all international students completing a UK degree qualification to apply for a visa to stay on and look for work in UK for up to 2 years. Being the third most popular destination for international students next to the US and the UK, France has set up two types of scholarships and has handed out an increase of 26 percent in scholarship funds to Chinese students in recent years.
【小题1】The reason for heating up competition between international universities is __________.
| A．that China has become one of the largest exporters of the students aiming to study abroad |
| B．China’s boom, the students’ desire and foreign universities’ commercial motive |
| C．that the students in China are becoming richer and richer |
| D．that the students in foreign countries do not want to go to universities |
| A．Because their families have enough money to send them to international universities. |
| B．Because they can’t go to the best universities at home. |
| C．Because they want to win the scholarship of foreign universities |
| D．Because the Chinese students enjoy following others and they want to be independent. |
| A．In 2011 there will be 200,000 Chinese students studying in the US. |
| B．Chinese students are able to study abroad for their relatives overseas. |
| C．In 2011 there will be 200,000 state-funded Chinese students studying overseas. |
| D．There are fewer family-funded Chinese students studying abroad in 2010 than in 2011. |
| A．the number of foreign students is becoming smaller and smaller |
| B．the international universities are short of money |
| C．there were approximately 81,000 foreign students studying in the US during 2009-2010 |
| D．the Chinese students spend more money than the American students |
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