Reducing the gap between rich and poor is one of the main ________  the government faces.
[     ]
A. difficulties  
B. challenges
C. problems  
D. conflicts
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

Everyone agrees that it’s necessary to reduce carbon emissions （排放物） around the world. There is less agreement over exactly how nations should go about achieving a more carbon - free planet. Thus, the environmental equivalent: cap – and – trade carbon emissions, or place a carbon tax on all users?

With cap – and – trade programs, governments limit the level of carbon produced by an industry. Companies that hold their emissions below the cap can sell their remaining allowance on a carbon market, while companies that go beyond their limit must purchase credits on that market. Carbon taxes are more straightforward: a set tax rate is placed on the consumption of carbon with the idea that raising the price will encourage industries and individuals to consume less. At the moment, cap – and – trade has the upper hand, but doesn’t defeat the tax just yet.

Supporters of the tax argue that a cap – and – trade system would be too difficult to administer – and too easily gamed by industries looking to sidestep emissions caps. Cap – and – trade advocates contradict that like all other flat taxes, a carbon collection would relatively burden lower – income families, who spend a greater percentage of their income on energy than rich households.

So which system will have a larger effect on carbon consumption? A 10% carbon tax might reduce the demand for carbon about 5 % or less, according to an analysis by the Carbon Tax Center, an environmental advocacy group. That may not be enough. Businesses and governments haven’t figured out how the two competing systems can work together, but in the end, the world may need both.

1. The passage focuses on_________.

      A. programs of collecting taxes

   B. systems of reducing carbon emissions

      C. reasons for reducing carbon emissions

   D. contradictions between the two systems

2. According to the cap – and – trade program, companies_________ .

       A. are forbidden to produce carbon emissions

       B. are allocated the same amount of carbon consumption

       C. can sell their remaining allowance within their limits

       D. can sell the extra amount of carbon at a higher price

3. Carbon taxes work by _________.

       A. burdening well – off families

       B. encouraging industries to consume carbon

       C. raising the price for carbon consumption

       D. limiting the carbon consumption of industries only

4. The underlined word “cap” in the second paragraph most likely refers to_________.

       A. limit                  B. credit                C. level                  D. rate

5. We can learn from the passage_________ .

       A. carbon taxes are difficult to carry out

       B. cap – and – trade plays a greater role at present

       C. cap – and – trade will be preferable in the future

       D. carbon taxes will be preferable in the future

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科目：高中英語 來源：2010—2011學(xué)年度江西省南昌市高三第一次模擬英語卷 題型：閱讀理解

CHICAGO （Reuters） - Smoking not only can wrinkle （起皺紋） the face and tarn it yellow—it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday．
The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body—even skin protected from the sun．
"We examined non - facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced," Dr．Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement．
"In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers．Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years," Helfrich "s team added in their report．
The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms． They ranged, in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers．Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person' s skin was．
When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint, Helfrich ' s team wrote．
Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature（過早的）skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light．
The report did not discuss die mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels （血管） beneath the skin to constrict （緊縮）, reducing blood supply to the skin．
Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both die skin and the internal organs,．
【小題1】When your skin is exposed to sunlight long, it-becomes all of the following but _____．

A．flexibleB．coarseC．roughD．discolored
【小題2】How wrinkled a person's skin is doesn't relate to _____．
A．the number of cigarettes a person smokes．
B．the kind and characteristics of skin
C．how long a person smokes
D．how long skin is under sunlight
【小題3】From the passage smoking results in skin aging mainly because _____.
A．it will lower blood supply to skin
B．it can make you feel tired
C．it can make skin come off
D．it can make blood run faster
【小題4】The main purpose of the passage is to _____．
A．inform people about the result of the study
B．a(chǎn)dvise people how to protect skin
C．warn people not to smoke again
D．introduce a new way of avoid skin aging

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學(xué)年黑龍江省高三10月月考英語題 題型：信息匹配

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Do you regularly get together to talk with your family about problems or the day’s events? _____1._____ Try these simple steps to improve your family’s communication skills.

1. Create opportunities for talking.

Make time for talking by reducing the number of activities your family is involved in each week. And if you do find yourself in the car running from place to place, make a point to turn off the radio, the cell phones and the personal game players, and use that opportunity to catch up on the day’s activities.

2. Insist on family meals.

In addition to bringing everyone together for a wrap-up of the day’s activities, insisting on a few standing family meals creates ritual and routine that kids come to expect and look forward to. _____2._____

3. _____3._____

Spending time with each of your children lets them know that are not getting lost in the hubbub of a busy day or large family. Older teens might enjoy going out for a hamburger or a latte at their favorite coffee place. Younger children often enjoy going to the supermarket, especially when you let them select their favorite cereal or special dessert.

4. Remember the 80/20 rule.

When trying to improve any relationship, listening is far more important than talking. ____4.____ If you do verbally explode before your child is finished, apologize quickly and assure him or her that you’re now ready to listen.

5. Create family traditions.

___5.____ Family members come to expect and appreciate these traditions, seeing them as opportunities to come together as a unit. If your family is short on traditions, there’s no reason you can’t start some now.

A．Maintaining(保持) positive family communications benefits your family in so many ways.

B．Lunches with aging parents keeps those relationships healthy, as well.

C．Setting up a family movie night, attending religious services or visiting the same spot every year for summer vacation are all the examples.

D．When it comes to family communication, listen four times longer than you speak.

E. Go on individual dates with your children.

F. Use the family dinner table as an opportunity to share what’s going on in family members’ lives.

G. Conversation is the key to any strong relationship, especially for family communication.

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學(xué)年內(nèi)蒙古呼倫貝爾市高三第二次模擬考試英語題 題型：完型填空

I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is   36   much stress for all of us.

A few weeks ago I was having a day so   37   that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job   38   . Something happened that day to change my way of   39   and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act   40   .

On the top of my cubicle (工作隔間) I have a small collection of lighthouses (燈塔) to let people know where I am sitting   41   my team members have to find me for emergencies.

That day I came into the office and was about to get the day   42   when Crystal came over. I asked if she needed anything. And she said, “I   43   you something.” I looked at her with a   44   look and said, “Well, thank you, but why   45   you buy me anything?” I had never spoke to this young lady   46  . She said, “Every day I stand up and look across the     47   and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always   48   things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought   49   would like it. I wish it would have the same   50   as your lighthouses do.” In her hand she had a small globe with a lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and   51   her. I don’t think she knows how much that small act of   52   changed my day: I remained   53   the rest of the day.

For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the   54   is, you could change someone’s day,   55   even his views on life.

1.A. preventing    B. reducing         C. causing          D. suffering

2.A. funny         B. nice             C. bad          D. dull

3.A. everywhere    B. elsewhere        C. anywhere     D. nowhere

4.A. working       B. behaving         C. speaking     D. thinking

5.A. broke my heart  B. touched my heart       C. lost my heart    D. tore my heart

6.A. in case           B. so that              C. as if        D. even though

7. A. ended        B. started              C. changed          D. avoided

8.A. borrowed      B. lent             C. sold         D. bought

9.A. delighted     B. puzzled              C. thankful         D. worried

10.A. might        B. dare             C. could        D. would

11.A. before           B. then             C. since        D. after

12.A. dorm         B. office               C. ship         D. tower

13.A. bright           B. challenging        C. bad            D. stressful

14.A. colleagues       B. leaders              C. you          D. I

15.A. opinion          B. cause            C. expectation      D. effect

16.A. praised          B. thanked           C. scolded        D. refused

17. A. justice         B. courage              C. kindness     D. tolerance

18.A. careful        B. encouraged         C. tired        D. alone

19. A. present         B. work             C. act              D. intention

20.A. so               B. for                  C. or               D. nor

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆長春市上學(xué)期高二第二次月考英語試題 題型：其他題

 Do you regularly get together to talk with your family about problems or the day’s events? _____1_____ Want to improve your family's communication skills? Try these simple steps to improve your family’s communication skills.

1. Create opportunities for talking.

Make time for talking by reducing the number of activities your family is involved in each week. And if you do find yourself in the car running from place to place, make a point to turn off the radio, the cell phones and the personal game players, and use that opportunity to catch up on the day’s activities.

2. Insist on family meals.

In addition to bringing everyone together for a wrap-up of the day’s activities, insisting on a few standing family meals creates ritual and routine that kids come to expect and look forward to. _____2_____

3. _____3_____

Spending time with each of your children lets them know that are not getting lost in the hubbub of a busy day or large family. Older teens might enjoy going out for a hamburger or a latte at their favorite coffee place. Younger children often enjoy going to the supermarket, especially when you let them select their favorite cereal or special dessert.

4. Remember the 80/20 rule.

When trying to improve any relationship, listening is far more important than talking. _____4_____ If you do verbally explode before your child is finished, apologize quickly and assure him or her that you’re now ready to listen.

5. Create family traditions.

_____5_____ Family members come to expect and appreciate these traditions, seeing them as opportunities to come together as a unit. If your family is short on traditions, there’s no reason you can’t start some now.

A. We should have an active attitude to our family life.

B. Lunches with aging parents keep those relationships healthy, as well.

C. Setting up a family movie night, attending religious services or visiting the same spot every year for summer vacation are all the examples.

D. When it comes to family communication, listen four times longer than you speak.

E. Go on individual dates with your children.

F. Use the family dinner table as an opportunity to share what’s going on in family members’ lives.

G. Conversation is the key to any strong relationship, especially for family communication.

 

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