Holding a cell phone against your ear or storing it in your pocket may be dangerous to your health. This explains a warning that cell phone makers include in the small print that is often ignored when a new phone is purchased. Apple, for example, doesn’t want iPhones to come closer to you than 1.5 centimeters.

If health issues arise from cell phone use, the possible effects are huge. According to Devra Davis, an expert who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, brain cancer is a concern. Over all, there has not been an increase in its occurrence since cell phones arrived. But the average masks an increase in brain cancer in the 20-29 age group and a drop for the older population.

“Most cancers have many causes,” she says, but she points to laboratory research that suggests low-energy radiation could damage cells that could possibly lead to cancer.

Children are more vulnerable to radiation than adults, Ms. Davis and other scientists point out. Radiation that penetrates (穿透) only five centimeters into the brain of an adult will reach much deeper into the brains of children because their skulls (頭骨) are thinner and their brains contain more absorptive fluid.

Henry Lai, a research professor in the bioengineering department at the University of Washington, began laboratory radiation studies in 1980 and found that rats exposed to radiation had damaged DNA in their brains.

Ms. Davis recommends using wired headsets or the phone’s speaker. Children should text rather than call, she said, and pregnant women should keep phones away from the belly.

1.According to Ms Davis, brain cancer increases ________.

A. in the teenagers B. among old people

C. in the twenties D. among pregnant women

2.What does the underlined word “vulnerable” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?

A. accessible B. changeable

C. passive D. sensitive

3. The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to ________.

A. entertain B. persuade

C. describe D. inform

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Low-energy Radiation Leads to Cancer

B. Cell Phone Use Brings Health Problems

C. Radiation Damages DNA in People’s Brain

D. Researchers Launched Lab Studies on Cell Phones

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2016-2017學(xué)年湖南瀏陽(yáng)一中高二上入學(xué)考試英語(yǔ)試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。

Many people write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.

“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.

There are people who wish to remain anonymous(匿名的) for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.

Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter of responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honor our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honor what we say.

1.What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?

A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.

B. Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.

C. Writers should be responsible for their names.

D. Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say.

2.The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may ________.

A. not get a replyB. help to end a relationship

C. be accepted all the sameD. become a family problem

3.Some people don’t want their names known because they are ________.

A. hesitant to make a donationB. unwilling to draw public attention

C. afraid of an accusationD. ready for involvement

4.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. honor and writers

B. identity and signature

C. signature and responsibility

D. anonymity and signature

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2017屆湖南衡陽(yáng)八中高三上期第二次月考英語(yǔ)試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

We know that hugs make us feel cosy inside. And this feeling could actually ward off stress and protect the immune (免疫) system, according to a new research from Carnegie Mellon University.

It’s a well-known fact that stress can weaken the immune system. In this study, the researchers sought to determine whether hugs could protect individuals from the increased sensitivity to illness brought on by the particular stress that comes with interpersonal conflict.

“We know that people experiencing ongoing conflicts with others are less able to fight off cold viruses. We also know that people who report having social support are partly protected from the effects of stress on psychological states, such as depression and anxiety, ” the study’s lead author, psychologist Dr. Sheldon Cohen , said in a statement. “We have tested whether awareness of social support is equally effective in protecting us from sensitivity to infection caused by stress and also whether receiving hugs might partially account for those feelings of support and thus protect a person against infection.”

In the experiment, over 400 healthy adults filled out a questionnaire about their perceived (感知到的) social support and also participated in a nightly phone interview for two weeks. They were asked about the frequency that they engaged in interpersonal conflict and received hugs that day.

Then, the researchers exposed the participants to a common cold virus, and monitored them to assess signs of infection. They found that both perceived social support and more frequent hugs reduced the risk of infection associated with experiencing interpersonal conflict. Regardless of whether or not they experienced social conflicts, infected participants with greater perceived social support and more frequent hugs had less severe illness symptoms.

“This suggests that being hugged by a trusted person may act as an effective means of conveying support and that increasing the frequency of hugs might be an effective means of reducing the effects of stress,” Cohen said. “The apparent protective effect of hugs may result from the physical contact itself or hugging being a behavioral indicator of support and closeness. Either way, those who receive more hugs are somewhat more protected from infection.”

If you need any more reason to wrap your arms around someone special, consider this: hugs also lower blood pressure, reduce fears, improve heart health and decrease feelings of loneliness.

1.In Paragraph 1, the underlined words “ward off “can be replaced by ____.

A. produce B. increase C. prevent D. support

2.Dr. Sheldon Cohen’s experiment shows that ____.

A. hugs can hide serious illness symptoms

B. social conflicts can monitor signs of infection

C. social support can reduce the risk of having a cold

D. depression and anxiety result from less social support

3.The passage aims to convey that ____.

A. hugs can have protective effects

B. social support can cure diseases

C. interpersonal conflicts cause infections

D. stress can weaken our immune system

4.The passage is most likely to be found in ____.

A. a social science magazine

B. a commercial brochure

C. a medical report

D. an academic essay

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Most foodies (吃貨) agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be tough. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their diets and their dining out experience.

Open Table

Open Table helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. Open Table users can also make restaurant reservations directly through the app or website. Open Table gives userspoints when they make reservations. The points can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.

Cheese & Wine Pairing app

Wine and cheese can be a great combination. But which wines go best with which cheeses? Max McCalman’s cheese and wine app can help. It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each. Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing app is free for iPhone and iPad.

Calorific app

What does 200 calories look like? It can be hard to picture. Calorific provides images of 200 calories worth of food. The pictures can help people on a diet and those who just want to eat healthier. The app is free for iPad and iPhone. There is also a version that provides more information for a price.

HappyCow app

Vegetarians do not eat animal meat. Vegans do not eat any animal products. The HappyCow app is made for both groups. Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world. A free version of HappyCow is available for Android that has ads and requires an Internet connection.

LocalEats app

Restaurant chains, like McDonalds, can be found almost anywhere a person might travel. But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals. The website and app LocalEats is designed for that. It lists locally owned restaurants so users can try foods from that area. The app costs about a dollar.

1.If people want to go on a diet, they need________.

A. Cheese & Wine Pairing app B. LocalEats app

C. Calorific app D. Open Table

2.Which of the following apps is NOT free for iPhone or Android?

A. HappyCow app.

B. LocalEats app.

C. Calorific app.

D. Cheese & Wine Pairing app.

3. What is the main purpose of this article?

A. To show the differences in food apps.

B. To advertise the best apps for iPhones.

C. To introduce some healthy eating habits.

D. To inform foodies of some useful apps.

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單詞或短語(yǔ)填空

1.My schedule is quite ____________ (靈活)—I could arrange to meet with you at any time.

2.We will ____________ (賠償) you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.

3.Since her husband died, she has been so ____________ (抑郁) that she cries at the least thing.

4.The police will have the pictures ____________ (擴(kuò)大) in order to identify the thief.

5.Tom has a ____________ (偏好) for meat rather than vegetables.

6.He had come half a dozen times to ____________ ____________ (拜訪) the musician.

7.He seems strange; I don’t know what to ____________ ____________ (理解) him.

8.He ____________ the team ____________ (使失望) by not trying hard enough.

9.The excitement of moving to a new house will soon ____________ ____________ (消失).

10.Robert has ____________ ____________ (接管) the running of the family firm from his father.

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

What can't be overlooked is that a mother's greatest gift is the smallest details of her child's life freely shared. Can you imagine that?

In the midst of my housework in the , I was surprised to find the front door was open. Julie, our oldest child, came in. She’d been married for three months. I was still trying to her living elsewhere. Much to my , Sometimes I even set her place at the table. Julie handed me a small bunch of daffodils (水仙花) and said, "Guess what!" as she opened the refrigerator to see what was inside. As I put the flowers in water, I answered , "What?"

She began telling me some small of her new life as she made a sandwich. We sat at the kitchen table, and I watched her eat, hanging on her every . It was a visit in fact Julie had to go to work. I thanked her for the flowers and for ; then I walked to the door with her and as she drove out of the driveway.

When coming back to the kitchen, I sat and looked at the daffodils. My daughter’s visit set me thinking a lot. It was as bright and as the early spring daffodils. Suddenly, I picked up the phone and my mother’s number. She lived a hundred miles away. When she , I said, "Guess what!"

"What?" she answered . Like Julie I didn’t have any big , just little details of the day. But I’d like to come to in the last hour how a small talk could be. Just before I hung up , my mother said, "You my day."

1. A. Study B. Kitchen C. bedroom D. balcony

2. A. get used to B. run out of C. put up with D. look up to

3.A. Gratitude B. Sadness C. Admiration D. excitement

4.A. Unfortunately B. Unwillingly C.Uninterestingly D. unconsciously

5.A. Confidently B. Frequently C. Happily D. patiently

6.A. Details B. Experiments C. Theories D. jokes

7.A. It B. Herself C. them D. him

8. A. Plan B. Hobby C. Word D. letter

9.A. Difficult B. practical C. Short D. boring

10.A. Unless B. While C. Though D. since

11.A. stopping by B. dropping out C. giving in D. getting across

12.A. Celebrated B. Waved C. Bothered D. searched

13. A. Clean B. Pure C. Mile D. dear

14.A. Dialed B. Copied C. Reserved D. obtained

15.A. Returned B. Complained C. Answered D. left

16.A. Peacefully B. Hopefully C. Generally D. formally

17. A. Achievements B. Customs C. News D. ambitions

18.A. Recommend B. Understand C. Explain D. declare

19. A. Precious B. Steady C. Familiar D. complex

20. A. Realize B. Treat C. Organize D. Make

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短文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每行中最多兩處錯(cuò)誤。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在此處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出增加的詞;

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉;

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從十一處起）不計(jì)分。

On a later summer evening, my father and I was walking happily home. We have just had a big meal in a restaurant near our home. As we were walking slowly down the street, I asked my father in a low voice, "What does the word 'drunk' mean?" "That's easily, boy," said my father. "Do you see these two policemen over there? If I look at them, I see four instead two, and I'm drunk. Understand?" Hearing at this, I pretended to be puzzled, and said, "My God, and there are six policemen over there. Can't you see?" My father looked at me in great surprised. "You are really drink, son."

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Are you looking for something to do? You might like to try one of these four experiences.

Crocodile watching

Do you fancy getting up close to some of the most terrifying animals on earth? Crocosaurus Cove, in Darwin (Australia) has the “Cage of Death”. It’s an enclosure（圍場(chǎng)） that’s lowered into a pool. This gives you a 360 degree view of a crocodile as it’s being fed. The cable broke once and the cage sank to the bottom, but they’ve fixed it since then.

Edge walk

How about walking along the edge of a building several hundred meters up in the air? If that sounds like fun, head off to the CN Tower in Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Built in 1976, the tower is 553.33 meters tall.

The Edge walk consists of a 20-30 minute stroll along a 1.5 meter wide platform that runs around the tower’s restaurant roof. During the walk, you’re encouraged to lean forwards as you look over Toronto’s skyline (輪廓線).

Plastic ball rolling

Do you fancy rolling down a hill in a plastic ball?

Plastic ball rolling is popular all over the world, but the place to give it a go is in Rotorua (New Zealand). Brother David and Andrew Akers came up with the idea in 1994. A typical orb (球) is about 3 meters in diameter, with an inner orb size of about 2 meters. There’s no brake or steering mechanism, but the inner layer of the plastic ball helps absorb the shock.

Volcano bungee jumping

If you’re looking for the adventure of a lifetime, how about going bungee jumping off a helicopter into the crater of a live volcano? As part of the jumping, a helicopter ride takes you to the Villarreal volcano, one of the most active in Chile. Once you’re at the drop zone, you leap off the helicopter and fall into the volcano. Finally, you enjoy the ride back to the airport flying at 130kph.

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1.According to the passage, there was an accident once when people _____.

A. jumped into the Villarreal volcano

B. walked along the platform of the CN Tower

C. rolled down a hill in a plastic ball in Rotorua

D. watched crocodiles in the “Cage of Death” in Darwin

2.Which of the following was first invented in New Zealand?

A. Edge walk. B. Crocodile watching.

C. Plastic ball rolling. D. Volcano bungee jumping.

3.It can be inferred that all the four experiences are ______.

A. interesting sports B. exciting and extreme

C. held on high places D. fit for middle to old people

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so ________! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.

All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball ________, Chuck Hart. ________ Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous ________, he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn't thinking about Hart's behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s ________ on the side of the box. The first indication that something was ________ came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was ________ for his amazing work in the community.

Travis’s hands ________; his heart stopped. It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think? They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be ________ by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis ________ he would not tell him. "Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes," Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.

Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they ________ in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.

“Hey, Travis, wait a minute, look...” his dad said ________, “Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a（n）________. The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I ________. Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in ________?”

“No,” Travis said.

“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n) ________ when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, but you were ________ and made the best of it. You have such a good ________, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”

When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes ________. His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful ________.

1.A．surprisedB．a(chǎn)shamedC．excitedD．worried

2.A．teamB．playerC．coachD．game

3.A．UnlessB．IfC．BecauseD．Although

4.A．skillB．performanceC．behaviorD．a(chǎn)ction

5.A．nameB．photoC．signD．model

6.A．strangeB．wrongC．trueD．funny

7.A．knownB．encouragedC．a(chǎn)doptedD．influenced

8.A．fellB．frozeC．shookD．folded

9.A．questionedB．noticedC．teasedD．a(chǎn)ttacked

10.A．hopedB．believedC. decidedD．wished

11.A．pulled upB．put upC．took upD．turned up

12.A．peacefullyB．hesitantlyC．delightedlyD．naturally

13.A．choiceB．effortC．commentD．mistake

14.A．believeB．missC．a(chǎn)dmireD．remember

15.A．dangerB．surpriseC．sorrowD．trouble

16.A．teammateB．a(chǎn)dultC．kidD．student

17.A．upsetB．rudeC．politeD．glad

18.A．qualityB．courageC．dreamD．belief

19.A．clearlyB．carefullyC. patientlyD．differently

20.A．giftB．lookC．hopeD．lesson

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