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All plant cells are capable(有能力的) of taking up water. Even dead ones do to a certain degree. Absorption(吸收) of water by dead cell walls makes wood become larger. In common land plants, the living cells of roots take up most of the water. Land plants without roots do exist, however. Those greenish-yellow lichens(苔藓)you see on rocks in the high mountains have no roots. Half a billion years ago, when water plants started to enter the land, the first land plants did not have roots.
Even among the flowering plants, one finds rootless forms. These flowering plants are “the higher plants” because they evolved(进化) recently and are thus considered higher on the evolutionary scale(进化树).In the Peruvian desert, there grows one of these rootless higher plants, a bromeliad. It is a relative of the pineapple. Even if this plant had roots, they would be of no use, because where the plant grows, it never rains. The plant gets its water only from the dew(露水)it collects at night, when its leaves cool off. Such rootless plants, of course, can be moved with ease, but they will only grow when they are placed out in the open. If they are placed too near a house, the radiation from the heat of the house prevents the leaves from cooling and so prevents dew from forming, and the plant dies. In the southern United States and in Puerto Rico, one sees bromeliads growing high above the streets on the insulation(绝缘物)of electric wires. These plants get their water from rain, and the only soil they ever come in contact with is the dust that may blow on their leaves.
1.Wood becomes larger because of ______.
A. dead cell walls
B. water entering dead cells
C. the growth of cells
D. the death of cells
2.From the passage we know that the evolutionary scale is graded according to ______.
A. evolutionary cycles
B. heights and depths
C. time
D. kinds
3.The “bromeliad” is a plant that ______.
A. has useless roots
B. is a pineapple
C. can grow anywhere
D. takes up water through its leaves
4.The most suitable title for this passage is “______”.
A. Absorption of water by plants
B. Rootless plants
C. Plants in the desert
D. Higher plants
1、根据第一段中“Absorption(吸收) of water by dead cell walls makes wood become larger.”一句话可以判断出答案。 2、在“These flowering plants are “the higher plants” because they evolved(进化) recently and are thus considered higher on the evolutionary scale(进化树).” 一句话中recently是关键词。 3、该题为细节题。通读第二段中的有关说明即可。 4、本题为主旨大意题。文章的首句可以看作是主题句。
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科目:高中英语 来源:活题巧解巧练·高二英语(上) 题型:050
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When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
He gave the two - foot - tall Charles name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up(激起)great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall.
Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty-five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Torn became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a school teacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony (庆典) and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2,000 guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade(浅谈), communities throughout the country sponsored (主持)“Tom Thumb”weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
1.“Talk of the town”means ________.
[ ]
A.it was in the newspaper
B.people spread mean rumors(谣言) about it
C.it was the most popular happening
D.it was discussed in a city meeting
2.What does the author think about Tom Thumb's wedding?
[ ]
A.People gave it too much of their attention.
B.It helped people cheer up in a dark time.
C.It was funny and ridiculous(荒谬可笑的).
D.Tom and Lavinia were stupid.
3.Which of the following is the best clue to the fact that Tom was smart?
[ ]
A.He became a billionaire at twenty-five.
B.He learned how to sing, dance, and act at a very young age.
C.He met with President Lincoln during his honeymoon.
D.He married a school teacher.
4.Tom would dance on a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall because ________.
[ ]
A.the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom was tap dancing
B.it made Tom feel taller
C.the eight-foot-tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted
D.die difference between them would make Tom look even smaller
5.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
[ ]
A.Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine.
B.People are always disappointed during war time.
C.Entertainment can serve an important purpose.
D.People should be married when they are small children.
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科目:高中英语 来源:活题巧解巧练·高一英语(下) 题型:050
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Dear Anne,
I write further to our conversation on the phone a few days ago. It was a great dialogue to talk to you on the phone last week. I hope things are well for you. Unfortunately, things really haven't changed here at all. He is still not helping me in the house. By the time I get in from work, it's 5:45 p. m. Then I've got to prepare and cook the evening meal, clear away and wash the dishes. Even then I am still not free, as I've got to do some homework then. I don't sleep until around half past nine, by which time I am very tired of course, while I am doing all these things, Steve sits in front of the TV and boils a cup of coffee for only himself. When I ask him to help, he just says that it is none of his business ! I feel I can't go on like this. I've only been married for four months, but I feel like a life time.
Sorry, the letter's been one long complaint(抱怨)—I'll write again soon with some interesting news if I have any.
Yours ever
M. Atherton
1.Not long before this letter, Atherton ________.
[ ]
A.had heard from Anne
B.had a long dialogue with Steve
C.had given Anne a ring
D.had telephoned Steve
2.We can see that Atherton felt ________.
[ ]
A.unlucky to have married a husband who didn't care her
B.quite pleased to have formed a happy family
C.tired of her husband and would no longer love him
D.it her duty to look after and love her husband dearly
3.According to the letter, we know that Anne was ________.
[ ]
A.Atherton's close friend
B.Steve's first wife
C.also a married woman
D.interested in Steve
4.Who did the housework at home?
[ ]
A.The husband.
B.The wife.
C.The husband and wife in turn.
D.The husband and the wife together.
5.Which is true according to the passage?
[ ]
A.Atherton has decided to break away with her husband.
B.Anne hoped Atherton could put an end to her life.
C.Atherton has got some worries in her new life.
D.In Steve's opinion, women shouldn't go out to work.
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科目:高中英语 来源:山西省太原市2010年高三基础知识测试 题型:阅读理解
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每题3分,满分60分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sarah Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school:
Wentworth Girls’ school
Beachside
July 20th
Dearest Mom and Dad,
I’ m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed. This breaks the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.
Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.
The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I’m very sorry about this.
Much love,
Sarah
P. S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad the things could have been!
56.Sarah wrote home to .
A.tell her parents about the fire B.ask for a lot of money
C.tell her parents she had failed her exams D.tell her parents she had to leave school
57.Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?
A.She wanted to worry them.
B.She wanted to make them laugh.
C.She wanted to make them less angry at the real news.
D.She wanted to warn them about what the principal was going to do.
58.The letter before the P. S. was ________.
A.mostly true B.partly true C.all true D.completely untrue
59.Sarah said the principal was angry because ________.
A.she had failed her exams B.it was her fault that had caused the fire
C.she had not made the phone call in time D.she had been caught smoking in bed
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科目:高中英语 来源:河南省长葛市第三实验高中2009-2010学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,共40分)。
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科目:高中英语 来源:09-10年福建省八县市高一上学期期末考试 题型:阅读理解
第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Beijing has reported its first death case of A/H1N1 flu, also the fourth on the Chinese mainland, health authorities said Wednesday. The patient, a freshman at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, had tested positive for A/H1N1 flu and died Tuesday, a spokesman with the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau said.
The young student and some other schoolmates developed fever and other flu symptoms during a military training--a compulsory training for freshmen at Chinese universities -- in the past week in Daxing District in suburban Beijing. The student was sent to a district hospital Monday as the physical condition deteriorated , but died Tuesday.
More than 3,000 freshmen from the university attended the military training starting October 22, and 28 out of 71 who had temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius had tested positive for A/H1N1 flu, the health bureau spokesman said. "The health and education authorities have ordered the university to improve prevention measures and quarantine the patients. Currently, they are all in stable condition and no severe case has been reported," he said.
The A/H1N1 flu has earlier caused three deaths on the Chinese mainland -- an 18-year-old woman in Tibet who died on October 4, a 43-year-old woman who died on October 16 in Tibet's neighboring province of Qinghai, and an unspecified patient who died on October 25 in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Chinese mainland had reported 35,664 confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 flu by 3 p.m Monday, the Ministry of Health said.
56. have been reported on the Chinese mainland
A. Four deaths B. Three deaths C. Two deaths D. Five deaths
57. The underlined word “deteriorated” in Paragraph 2 most probably means .
A. become better B. become worse C. become crazy D. become silent
58. According to the news, we can see
A. the government has done nothing about the flu
B. the government hasn’t taken the flu seriously
C. the government has done something about the flu
D. the government hasn’t known what to do
59. Which of the following is true?
A. The student died from the military training.
B. Only the student had a fever.
C. Those who have caught the flu will die
D. New students at Chinese universities must receive a military training
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