科目: 来源:西南师大附中2009-2010学年高二下期末 题型:阅读理解
Astronomers (天文学家) say they are on the point of finding planets like Earth orbiting other stars, which is a key step in determining if we are alone in the universe.
A top NASA official and other leading scientists say that within four or five years they should discover the first Earth-like planet where life could develop, or may have already.A planet close to the size of Earth could even be found sometime this year.
At the annual American Astronomical Society conference this week, each discovery involving so-called “exoplanets” —those outside our solar system — pointed to the same conclusion:Quiet planets like Earth where life could develop probably are plentiful.
NASA’s Dew Kepler telescope and a lot of new research from the suddenly hot and competitive exoplanet field caused noticeable buzz at the meeting.Scientists are talking about being at “an incredible special place in history” and closer to answering the question.“Are we alone? For the first time, there’s an optimism that sometime in our lifetimes we’re going to get to the bottom of that,” said Simon Worden,an astronomer who heads NASA’s Ames Research Center.“If I were a betting man, which I am, I would bet we’re not alone.”
“These are big questions that reflect upon the meaning of the human race in the universe,” the director of the Vatican Observatory, the Rev.Jose Funes, said Wednesday in an interview at this week’s conference.
Worden told The Associated Press: “I would certainly expect in the next four or five years we’d have an Earth-sized planet in the habitable (可居住的) zone.”
1.What is very important in determining if we are alone in the universe?
A.Finding an Earth-like planet. B.Orbiting other stars.
C.Developing new telescopes. D.Finding more exoplanets.
2.What’s an exoplanet?
A.It’s a planet like Earth. B.It’s a planet outside our solar system.
C.It’s a planet orbiting the sun. D.It’s a planet where life have developed.
3.The underlined phrase “get to the bottom of” probably means “__________”.
A.understand fully
B.make full use of
C.search for
D.do more research on
4.From the passage we can learn that __________.
A.an Earth-like planet has been found
B.it’s been proved we are not alone in the universe
C.Jose Funes has found the meaning of the human race in the universe
D.the discovery of an Earth-like planet could happen in the near future
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科目: 来源:西南师大附中2009-2010学年高二下期末 题型:阅读理解
Italians are considered the most handsome men in the world while men who are balding(变秃的) and aging do not necessarily lose their looks, according to an international survey.
A “Male Beauty” survey of nearly 10,000 men and women in 12 countries conducted by market research firm Synovate found that good hygiene (卫生) was actually the top requirement for men to being considered handsome.
The second main requirement to be considered good-looking was confidence, with nearly one fifth of all respondents saying a man must carry himself well, followed by having a “great smile”.
Hair, or a lack of, seemed to have little impact with only one percent of respondents saying that a full head of hair was needed to be handsome.
Older men can also take heart as 60 percent of respondents said a man’s appearance gets better with age, with Americans, Chinese, Greeks and Malaysians agreeing with that the most.“Men are seen like a fine wine – they only get better, which is good news for some of us, ” Bob Michaels, Synovate spokesman, said in a statement.
But looks did also come down to geography.The survey, conducted in October in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Greece, Malaysia, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Britain and the United States, found Italian men were considered to be the most handsome – even though Italy was not in those countries surveyed.They were followed by men from the United States, Russia and Brazil.
In Spain, more men than women consider having muscles and dressing well to be necessarily requirements, while the opposite was true for Greek women, who were more likely to think a macho (男子气概的) look was appealing.Far more British, French and Australian women also seemed to value “a great smile” than men do.
1.How many respondents think hair is the necessary requirement for men?
A.12. B.100. C.10,000. D.60.
2.According to the survey, the underlined phrase “come down to” can be replaced by “________”.
A.stand for B.equal to C.relate to D.go with
3.By saying “Men are seen like a fine wine” means “________”.
A.men’s appearances get better as time goes by
B.men are almost addicted to a fine wine
C.drinking fine wine is often seem according to the survey
D.a fine wine can make men look better
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Synovate was one of the respondents from Italy.
B.Russian men were ranking the third place.
C.Having a great smile is the most important for Spanish men.
D.There are 12 countries surveyed, including Italy and Canada.
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科目: 来源:西南师大附中2009-2010学年高二下期末 题型:短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下面画一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
Carlos was born in Manila in 1950, at the age of two 1.________________
week he was taken by his father, a musician, to the United 2.________________
States by the sea.He spent his first ten years in the American 3.________________
Southland that he attended school.Between the ages of 10 and 18, 4.________________
he travelled in the Southern and Western Atlantic areas, living in 5.________________
Florida and had graduated from his school in 1968.Early in his life 6.________________
he had a great interested in music instruments and in 1965, he 7.________________
learned to play the piano and quick became an expert on it. 8.________________
Since he graduation from Florida State University in 1973. 9.________________
he has been a famous pianist.He is not marry, saying that 10.________________
his music school comes first.
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科目: 来源:西南师大附中2009-2010学年高二下期末 题型:书面表达
根据下面的提示,写一则字数为100—120的口头通知,用学校广播向同学们发布。
事件:英国残疾人史密斯将来校演讲;
时间:4月25日下午2~4点;
地点:学校第三教学楼302室;
内容:他将介绍他是如何克服困难的。他8岁时,在一次事故中失去左腿和右臂。通过努力,他能生活自理并学有所成;
听完演讲后进行讨论:如何鼓励、帮助残疾人;怎样向史密斯教授学习等。
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科目: 来源:2010年长春市十一高中高一下学期期末考试 题型:单项填空
The international agreement, intended ________children not to smoke and help people kick the habit, was signed on February 27.
A.to encourage B.encouraging C.for encouraging D.encourage
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We have a growing population and________we need more food.
A.even B.besides C.yet D.therefore
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---I don’t think_________was reported in yesterday’s newspaper is true.
---Neither do I.
A.that B.what C.it D.which
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These workers preferred to work extra hours at night_________leave the work until the next week.
A.other than B.more than C.instead of D.rather than
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He could not__________the fact that the money was found in his house.
A.answer for B.account for C.leave for D.care for
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科目: 来源:2010年长春市十一高中高一下学期期末考试 题型:单项填空
--- What do you think of their marriage?
--- _________, if I were Kate, I would not marry him.
A.Generally speaking B.Believe it or not
C.To my surprise D.To be honest
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