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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Dear all,
Please read Professor Hume’s email about his next lecture on Rosa Parks.
Susan Miller
Secretary
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Dear Susan,
Please forward this message to students of my history class.
Besides the life story of Rosa Parks in the textbook,the students are also required to read the passage below and some related stories that can be borrowed from the school library.
Ted Hume
The early experiences of Rosa Parks(1913-2005),long known as the “mother of the civil rights movement.” were not different from those of many African-Americans at that time. The black woman,however,turned the course of American history in December 1955 when she refused to give up her scat on a bus to a white man. “By sitting down.” remarked John Lewis,“she was standing up for all Americans.”
Among the numerous awards Parks received in her life were the Presidential Medal of Freedom(1996)and the Congressional Gold Medal(1999).
Parks died on Oct.24,2005,At St. Paul A,M,E,Church in Montgomery,a large crowd including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice celebrated her life. Rice said she and others,who grew up when the political activities of Parks held public attention. might not have realized her impact(影響)on their lives,“but I can honestly say that without Mrs. Parks,I probably would not be standing here as Secretary of State.”
After her casket(靈柩)was placed at the Capitol. U.S. President Bush,members of Congress and ordinary Americans paid their respects. In American history Parks is the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol,a very high regard usually reserved for Presidents of the United States.
63. What is the main purpose of Susan’s email?
A. To make arrangements for Professor Hume’s class.
B. To introduce to the students Rosa Parks.
C. To help the students organize a lecture. D. To answer Professor Hume’s last email.
64. What does the underlined word “forward” mean?
A. Explain. B. Send. C. Take. D. Read.
65. The political impact of lose Parks lies in the fact that she ___________.
A. helped Condoleezza Rice achieve political success
B. joined the civil rights movement at a young age
C. made racial equality a common value in American society
D. set a good example in her early life for other black Americans
66. How was Rosa Parks treated after her death?
A. She was named “mother of the civil rights movement.”
B. She was received by President Bush at the Capitol.
C. She was given the President Medal of Freedom.
D. She was honored to lie in state at the Capitol.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012—2013學(xué)年甘肅省蘭州一中高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Paragraph 1
Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds. (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷類), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.
Paragraph 2
People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw(生的) or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
Paragraph 3
There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry.
The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.
【小題1】According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?
A.chicken, apples, cereal, cabbages | B.potatoes, carrots, rice, bread |
C.oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes | D.beef, pork, fish, milk |
A.three times a day |
B.dinner at the right time |
C.cooked food all the day |
D.something from each of the seven kinds of food every day |
A.People in some places don’t have enough to eat. |
B.There are too many people in the world. |
C.One of the problems is that no one is hungry. |
D.The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy. |
A.When people should eat. |
B.What to do with the two problems. |
C.How to cook food in different ways. |
D.Why people eat different kinds of food. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011浙江金華一中高三模擬考試英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
XI'AN - China's conservation work for the endangered crested ibis(朱鹮)is facing new challenges, including an increasing mortality rate due to inbreeding, and the conflict between the need to expand natural habitats and local communities' economic interests, bird experts have warned.
The crested ibis, once widespread in Japan, China, Russia and the Korean Peninsula, almost became extinct in the first half of the 20th century.
Before 1981, when seven crested ibis were accidentally found in Yangxian county, in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, academics thought the species had been extinct in China for almost 17 years.
Due to the huge effort put into species protection since 1981, the number of crested ibis in China has risen to an estimated 1,617, including 997 in the wild, the State Forestry Administration said at a meeting on crested ibis protection in Xi'an on Monday.
However, although the ibis population exceeds 1,000, the birds are still not free from the threat of extinction, said Fang Shengguo, director of the State Conservation Center for Gene Resources of Endangered Wildlife at Zhejiang University.
“Ornithologists used inbreeding in the early stages of protection so that numbers of the precious birds could increase quickly, but that method had consequences,” Fang said.
"Studies have proved that as a result of inbreeding, crested ibis have the lowest genetic diversity of all endangered birds," Fang said.
"It means a high mortality rate and more physical defects for hatched chicks."
“The government should collect genetic information from all crested ibis and establish a genetic database as soon as possible, then design a scientific mating plan for the species,” Fang said.
So far, about 90 percent of crested ibis live in Shaanxi province, and fewer than 140 ibis live in three zoos in other parts of the country, including Beijing Zoo, according to Liu Dongping, an assistant researcher at the National Bird Banding Center of China, which is affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Forestry.
The bird has lost the ability to migrate, he said, adding that if an unexpected natural disaster occurred in Shaanxi province or an infectious disease spread through the area, the ibis population could be greatly reduced.
Experts also warned that the increased population of ibis, whether in the wild or in captivity, requires a larger and more varied natural habitat.
Rampant hunting, the massive loss of habitat caused by deforestation and the overuse of pesticides, which killed aquatic insects on which the ibis feed, are believed to be the main reasons for the sharp reduction in the ibis population before 1981.
So, in 1983, a State-level natural reserve was set up in Shaanxi province to protect the bird. But the struggle for living space between human and animal has never stopped, said Lu Baozhong, deputy director of the Shaanxi Crested Ibis Conservation Station.
"For example, ibis often look for loaches in farmers' rice fields. Sometimes their claws trample the rice seedlings. In another case, villagers discovered some land with abundant mineral resources which happened to be a habitat for ibis," said Lu, who has devoted 30 years to ibis protection.
A long-term win-win solution for ibis and local communities needs to be developed, one that would provide ecological compensation for local residents, Lu said.
【小題1】. What’s the best title for the passage?
A.The Rare Bird in China | B.New Problems for the Crested Ibis |
C.The Way to Save the Crested Ibis | D.The Reason for the Crested Ibis’s Extinction |
A.The crested ibis is a native of China. |
B.Before 1981, the crested ibis was extinct in China. |
C.The crested ibis is now free from the threat of extinction. |
D.Most of the crested ibis are in Shaanxi province. |
A.To increase the mortality rate. |
B.To increase the number of the crested ibis. |
C.To get more physical defects for hatched chicks |
D.To have the lowest diversity of the endangered bird. |
A.inbreeding | B.economic development |
C.over hunting | D.sandstorm |
A.Due to our great efforts, the crested ibis lives in the wild well. |
B.Scientists will choose a better habitat for the crested ibis. |
C.The problems of the crested ibis have not been solved now. |
D.The government has established a genetic database of the crested ibis. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆浙江省杭州四中高三第九次教學(xué)質(zhì)檢英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Early this morning, I got up to make a batch of Rice Krispie Treats for my neighbor across the hall. She barely greets me when we see each other, and her sweet little boy, who's now four, has picked up her mother's manner and will not talk to me, either.
Last Monday, she had called the firefighters when a pan I'd forgotten on the stove caused my flat to fog up while I was out taking a walk. When I came home, the street in front of our apartment house was blocked by a police car, a fire truck and an ambulance! The instant I saw them, I remembered the pan! Luckily, nothing serious had happened, and all my neighbors agreed with the firefighter who said, "It could have happened to anyone." When I thanked the neighbor who had called the firefighters-let's call her Ivy-and apologized for causing the trouble, she just asked if my cats were all right.When I said they were fine, she said, "Well, that's ok then," and turned into her flat.l felt strangely safe, knowing that even though we don't get along, she'd done the right thing and didn't blame me.So, the Rice Krispie Treats.
Last Christmas, my neighbor carelessly let it out that she was holding a grudge (怨恨) towards me because of an incident we'd had four years ago.I had particularly apologized and asked if there was anything I could do to improve our relationship. She would not accept my apology.
It had taken me a lot of courage to apologize and ask that question instead of insisting that we both shared responsibility for what had happened.Her flat-out refusal to make amends(補償) really shocked and saddened me.After that, I decided I'd just leave her be-a relationship takes two to work.So, you see, I was really scared she was going to refuse my offer again, leaving me standing on her doorstep, facing the closed door and holding my plate of treats. I know some people have a hard time understanding how the possibility of rejection can make an adult so afraid, but that's just the way I felt.
Then, I reminded myself of how loving and good I had felt yesterday when I'd done some random acts of kindness (thanks to helpothers.org), after telling myself: Feet the fear, and do it anyway! So I put the squares of Rice Krispie Treats on a beautiful plate, opened my apartment door-and there she was, standing in the hallway.I smiled and said, "Hi," but when she saw me, she turned on her heels and went back inside, even though she seemed to have just stepped out.I went after her, regardless, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I've got something for you ! I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you were paying attention on Monday." When she heard me speaking, she turned around. As I held the plate towards her, explaining these were very sweet American treats, and that she could just try and see whether she and her family would like them, her eyebrows winged up-and she took the plate.l was so happy and excited.We then talked a bit about how she'd become aware of the smoke in my flat, and parted ways.
Back in my place, I did a "happy dance", because I had dared to be kind even though I hadn't been sure at all my kindness would be welcome.I do hope that our relationship will slowly get better; I know I was and still am biased(存有偏見)towards her at times, but even if we don't make amends, I want to be able to be kind without depending on other people's behaviors and reactions .
【小題1】The neighbor held a grudge towards the writer most probably because_____.
A.the writer's cats disturb her neighbor frequently |
B.the writer didn't thank her for calling the firefighters |
C.the writer never apologized to her for her misbehaviors |
D.the writer had an unpleasant experience with the neighbor long ago |
A.was afraid of being rejected again by her neighbor |
B.didn't know how to get along with her neighbor |
C.didn't admit it was her fault in the last incident |
D.refused to forgive her neighbor's rude behavior |
A.do an act of kindness |
B.leave her neighbor be |
C.a(chǎn)pologize to her neighbor once more |
D.do something to let her neighbor down |
A.She was a professional dancer. |
B.She often had quarrels with her neighbor. |
C.She had a bias against her neighbor sometimes. |
D.She had an unpleasant experience at Christmas this year. |
A.Don't punish yourself because of other's mistakes. |
B.We should be kind to others, regardless of their behavior. |
C.We must keep a good relationship with our neighbors. |
D.When we make a mistake, we should have the courage to admit it. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年黑龍江省高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
The orderly came back in a few minutes with a rifle(步槍)and some Burmans. He told us that the elephant was in the rice fields below, only a few hundred yards away. As I started forward practically the whole population of the quarter flocked out of the houses and followed me. They had seen the rifle and were all shouting that I was going to shoot the elephant. It was fun to them, as it would be to an English crowd; besides, they wanted the meat. It made me a little uneasy. I had no intention of shooting the elephant—I had merely sent for the rifle to defend myself—and it is always uneasy to have a crowd following you. I marched down the hill, looking and feeling a fool, with the rifle over my shoulder and an ever-growing army of people knocking and pushing at my heels. Beyond the huts there was a rice field a thousand yards across, muddy from the first rains. The elephant was standing eight yards from the road. He took not the slightest notice of the crowd. He was tearing up bunches of grass, beating them against his knees to clean them and feeding them into his mouth.
As soon as I saw the elephant I knew with perfect certainty that I ought not to shoot him. It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant — it is comparable to destroying a huge and costly piece of machinery. There, peacefully eating, the elephant looked no more dangerous than a cow. I thought then and I think now that his attack of “must” was already passing off, in which case he would merely wander harmlessly about. Moreover, I did not in the least want to shoot him.
But at that moment I glanced round at the crowd that had followed me. It was an immense crowd, two thousand at the least and growing every minute. I looked at the sea of the faces above the colorful clothes—faces all happy and excited over this bit of fun, all certain that the elephant was going to be shot. They were watching me as they would watch a magician about to perform a trick. They did not like me. But with the magical rifle in my hands I was momentarily worth watching. And suddenly I realized that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me and I had got to do it; I could feel their two thousand wills pressing me forward. And it was at this moment that I first felt the hollowness, the uselessness of the white man's control in the East. Here was I, standing in front of the unarmed crowd—seemingly the leading actor; but in reality only a puppet (傀儡). I understood in this moment that when the white man turns ruler of complete power it is his own freedom that he destroys.
1.The people were glad to think the elephant was to be shot mainly because ______.
A.it had damaged their homes and crops
B.it would provide them with meat
C.it would make them feel entertained
D.it was spoiling their rice fields
2.When the writer saw the elephant he felt .
A.foolish B.a(chǎn)fraid C.pitiful D.confident
3.The writer realized that he had to shoot the elephant because .
A.shooting elephants is a serious problem
B.everybody expected it of him
C.he did not wish to disappoint the rulers
D.he had to show how guns are fired
4.What does the writer intend to tells us when he tells the story?
A.Leading actors are sometimes foolish puppets.
B.Government for white people are useless.
C.Power can sometimes turn people imprisoned.
D.Unarmed crowds are in control of everything.
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