阅读理解。
The term “smog” was first used in London during the early 1900's to describe the combination of smoke and fog. What we typically call “smog” today is a mixture of pollutants but is primarily made up of groundlevel ozone (臭氧).
Ozone can be beneficial or harmful depending on where it stays. The ozone staying high above the Earth protects human health and the environment, but groundlevel ozone is responsible for the choking, coughing, and painful eyes associated with smog. The ozone in smog also prevents plants growth and can cause widespread damage to crops and forest.
Major smog occurrences often are linked to heavy motor vehicle traffic, high temperatures, sunshine, and calm winds. Weather and geography affect the position and severity of smog. Because temperature regulates the length of time it takes for smog to form, smog can form faster and be more severe on a hot and sunny day. When warm air stays near the ground instead of rising and winds are calm, smog may stay trapped over your city for days. As traffic and other sources add more pollutants to the air, the smog gets worse. Smog is often more severe away from the pollution sources because the chemical reactions that cause smog occur in the atmosphere while the reacting chemicals are being moved by the wind.
Smog is a visible example of air pollution. You can look into the distance during the day to see how much smog there is in the air. In addition, most cities measure the concentrations of pollutants in the air and report the results to the public.
Environmental Protection Agency sets national standards for pollutants. Areas that fail to meet the standards for at least one air pollutant are called “nonattainment (不达标) areas”. New measures are being taken by local governments across the country to reduce air pollution in nonattainment areas. These include: banning charcoal barbecues and wood burning in stoves or fireplaces when pollution levels are high; developing programs to encourage carpooling and voluntary “ozone actions”; limiting traffic in overcrowded areas; expanding or improving public transportation systems; requiring employers to contribute to employee public transportation costs; assessing “smog fees” on cars according to the number of miles driven and vehicle emissions (排放) produced; and even buying and breaking up older “superdirty” cars.
1.According to the passage, groundlevel ozone can______.
A.damage the environment
B.benefit human health
C.protect crops and forest
D.limit the spread of smog
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Air quality is better in time of calm wind.
B.Smog is more severe near pollution sources.
C.It takes more time for smog to form in hot weather.
D.Chemical reactions occur in the moving air and cause smog.
3.Which indication shows more exact the air is poor?
A.Heavy motor vehicle traffic in big cities.
B.Widespread damage of crops and forest.
C.Clear outlines of hills in the distance.
D.High concentrations of pollutants in the air.
4.What is included in the measures being taken by the local governments?
A.Unconditional banning of wood burning.
B.Encouraging carpooling and public transportation.
C.Charging all the vehicles more “smog fees”.
D.Buying new cars to replace superdirty old cars.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
阅读理解。
The term “smog” was first used in London during the early 1900's to describe the combination of smoke and fog. What we typically call “smog” today is a mixture of pollutants but is primarily made up of groundlevel ozone (臭氧).
Ozone can be beneficial or harmful depending on where it stays. The ozone staying high above the Earth protects human health and the environment, but groundlevel ozone is responsible for the choking, coughing, and painful eyes associated with smog. The ozone in smog also prevents plants growth and can cause widespread damage to crops and forest.
Major smog occurrences often are linked to heavy motor vehicle traffic, high temperatures, sunshine, and calm winds. Weather and geography affect the position and severity of smog. Because temperature regulates the length of time it takes for smog to form, smog can form faster and be more severe on a hot and sunny day. When warm air stays near the ground instead of rising and winds are calm, smog may stay trapped over your city for days. As traffic and other sources add more pollutants to the air, the smog gets worse. Smog is often more severe away from the pollution sources because the chemical reactions that cause smog occur in the atmosphere while the reacting chemicals are being moved by the wind.
Smog is a visible example of air pollution. You can look into the distance during the day to see how much smog there is in the air. In addition, most cities measure the concentrations of pollutants in the air and report the results to the public.
Environmental Protection Agency sets national standards for pollutants. Areas that fail to meet the standards for at least one air pollutant are called “nonattainment (不达标) areas”. New measures are being taken by local governments across the country to reduce air pollution in nonattainment areas. These include: banning charcoal barbecues and wood burning in stoves or fireplaces when pollution levels are high; developing programs to encourage carpooling and voluntary “ozone actions”; limiting traffic in overcrowded areas; expanding or improving public transportation systems; requiring employers to contribute to employee public transportation costs; assessing “smog fees” on cars according to the number of miles driven and vehicle emissions (排放) produced; and even buying and breaking up older “superdirty” cars.
1.According to the passage, groundlevel ozone can______.
A.damage the environment
B.benefit human health
C.protect crops and forest
D.limit the spread of smog
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Air quality is better in time of calm wind.
B.Smog is more severe near pollution sources.
C.It takes more time for smog to form in hot weather.
D.Chemical reactions occur in the moving air and cause smog.
3.Which indication shows more exact the air is poor?
A.Heavy motor vehicle traffic in big cities.
B.Widespread damage of crops and forest.
C.Clear outlines of hills in the distance.
D.High concentrations of pollutants in the air.
4.What is included in the measures being taken by the local governments?
A.Unconditional banning of wood burning.
B.Encouraging carpooling and public transportation.
C.Charging all the vehicles more “smog fees”.
D.Buying new cars to replace superdirty old cars.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The “24 solar terms” originated and was firstly used in China. It was created thousands years ago on the basis of practical needs of agriculture. Ancient Chinese people used it to guide agriculture production, special climate signs and even healthy living tips. Last year, the 24 solar terms was added to UNESCO’s world intangible cultural heritage list. Now, it has been brought to life thanks to a creative designer from Southwest China’s Guizhou province.
On the eve of this year’s Qingming Festival, Shi Changhong released his version of re-produced and pack-aged characters for each solar term in the form of “moving art” of gifs. Since their initial release on Zcool on March 29, the gifs have won great acclaim among the general public and quickly engulfed social media with millions of hits during the festival period.
To maximize publicity, Shi released his work in three forms: video, animation and picture, while, the background sounds add to the brilliance.
“When I watch the short video, I can strongly feel the Chinese-style elements hidden in them. And it is really cool to rejuvenate Chinese traditional culture in such a unique way.” WeChat user Xiao Feifei said.
“It is really a comfort to me to see so many people like my latest work. To be honest, it would really surprise me if the work does not arouse a sensation among Chinese people. The 24 solar items is a deeply mooted concept that encapsulates the essence of Chinese wisdom. However, only a small portion of people know all the names or the correct order of those terms. My intention is to increase Chinese people’s self awareness to learn more about our traditional fine culture. Actually, the 24 solar items work is only a part of my whole design program ‘Charm China’, which I started over a year ago.” Shi told China Daily.
1.What do you think the underlined word “Zcool” refer to?
A. Website. B. Magazine.
C. Radio Broadcast. D. Newspaper.
2.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce a creative designer.
B. To introduce the origin of the 24 solar terms.
C. To introduce a design program “Charm China”.
D. To introduce the 24 solar items work.
3.Which of the following statement is true according to text?
A. The 24 solar items work designed by Shi Changhong was added to UNESCO’s heritage list.
B. The background sounds of the work make the video more attractive.
C. It really surprised Shi Changhong to see so many people like his latest work.
D. Most old people know all the names of the correct order of the 24 solar terms
4.Which part of the newspaper does the text probably belong to?
A. Travel. B. Culture.
C. Agriculture. D. Education.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
During the first week of the term, every student was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.
Some jobs were more 26 than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. And the teacher would 27 who had been most responsible during the previous year. Among them Rita 28 . During the previous year she had followed all the teacher’s 29 perfectly.
But that year there was a big 30 . Each child received one of the normal31 , like cleaning the blackboard. But Rita’s job was very 32 . She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. And even though the teacher33 that this ant was a very special ant, it 34 Rita. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her and even her father 35 Rita to ignore it.36 , Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by making the unimportant task into a special job.
“ I will turn this little task into 37 great,” Rita said to herself.
So Rita started 38 her little ant. She gave the ant the best food, and it grew bigger than anyone had expected…
One day, the teacher 39 a man to the students and said he would tell them a 40 piece of news. The man said, “ Today they have announced the winner of the 41 , and this class is the winner! This class has been chosen to accompany me on a 42 to the tropical rainforest to investigate all kinds of insects. 43 all the schools of this region, it is this one that has best44 for the little ant given to you. Well done!”
That day the class was filled with joy. Everyone 45 Rita and thanked the teacher. And many children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to be responsible for even the smallest tasks.
1.A. interesting B. possible C. necessary D. creative
2.A. realize B. doubt C. argue D. consider
3.A. stood up B. stood out C. stood for D. stood by
4.A. opinions B. concerns C. instructions D. experiments
5.A. curiosity B. movement C. surprise D. chance
6.A. tasks B. promises C. dreams D. purposes
7.A. different B. ordinary C. familiar D. valuable
8.A. hoped B. insisted C. agreed D. guessed
9.A. annoyed B. inspired C. satisfied D. disappointed
10.A. supposed B. forced C. encouraged D. admitted
11.A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Moreover
12.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
13.A. developing B. studying C. comforting D. writing
14.A. introduced B. exposed C. appealed D. connected
15.A. terrible B. confusing C. wonderful D. foolish
16.A. competition B. challenge C. conference D. negotiation
17.A. journey B. vacation C. meeting D. story
18.A. Between B. Along C. Besides D. Among
19.A looked B. paid C. cared D. worked
20.A. prized B. congratulated C. respected D. celebrated
高三英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
During the Christmas shopping rush in London, the intriguing story was reported of a tramp(流浪汉) who, apparently through no fault of his own, found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home. Presumably all the proper Security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last minute Christmas presents
However that may be, our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use. There must also have been television sets and radios Though it was not reported if he took advantage of these facilities, when the shop re-opened, he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seems to have been a man of good humour and philosophic temperament---as indeed vagrants(流浪汉) very commonly arc. Everyone also was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no good reason why he should not do the same. He submitted, cheerfully enough, to being taken way by the police. Perhaps he had bad a better Christmas than usual. He was sent to prison for Seven days. The judge awarded no compensation to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed. They had, in his opinion, already received valuable free publicity from the coverage the story received in the newspapers and on television. Perhaps the judge had had a good Christmas too.
1.The tramp was locked in the store____
A. for his mistakes. B. due to a misunderstanding
C. by accident. D. through an error of judgment.
2.The staff were 'dead beat' means they were _____
A. half asleep B. exhausted. C. annoyed. D. forgetful.
3.What action did the tramp take? He_____
A. looted the store. B. made himself at home.
C. went to sleep for 2 days. D. had a Christmas party.
4.When the tramp was arrested, he _____
A. laughed at the police. B. looked forward to going to pr)son.
C. rook his bottles with him. D. didn't make any fuss
5.Why didn't the judge award compensation to the chain store?
A. The tramp had stolen nothing of value B. The store had profited by the incident.
C. The tramp deserved a happy Christmas D. The store was responsible for what happened.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Nuclear weapons(核武器)were first developed in the United States during the Second World War to be used against Germany.However, by the time the first bombs were ready for use, the war with Germany had ended and, as a result, the decision was made to use the weapons against Japan instead.Hiroshima and Nagasaki have suffered the consequences of the decision to the present day.
The real reasons why bombs were dropped on two heavily populated cities are not altogether clear.A number of people in 1944 and early 1945 argued that the use of nuclear weapons would be unnecessary, since American Intelligence was aware that some of the most powerful and influential people in Japan had already realised that the war was lost, and wanted to discuss a Japanese surrender (投降).It was also argued that, since Japan has few natural resources, a blockade (封锁) by the American navy would force it to surrender within a few Weeks, and the use of nuclear weapons would prove unnecessary.If a demonstration of force was required to end the war, a bomb could be dropped over an unpopulated area like a desert, in front of Japanese observers, or over an area of low population inside Japan, such as a forest.Choosing this course of action might decrease the loss of further lives on all sides, while the power of nuclear weapons would still be adequately demonstrated(展示).
All of these arguments were turned down, however, and the general agreement was that the quickest way to end the fighting would be to use nuclear weapons against the centres of population inside Japan.In fact, two of the more likely reasons why the decision was reached seem quite shocking to us now.
1.The meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 is that ________.
A.the two cities were badly damaged after they were bombed |
B.the two cities suffered because Japan would not agree to end the war |
C.the terrible effects of dropping nuclear weapons on these cities can still be felt |
D.the end of the war with Germany meant Hiroshima and Nagasaki, would suffer |
2.According to Paragraph 2, a blockade would have been successful because
A.Japan had to import most of its natural resources |
B.Japan would not be powerful enough to beat a blockade |
C.an attack would probably destroy Japanese resources within a few weeks |
D.the Americans could defeat Japan's navy since it was short of resources |
3.The last paragraph tells that________.
A.the writer probably expects us hot to argue with his opinion |
B.the nuclear bombs must have been dropped on Tokyo, too |
C.the real reasons for' the decision may never have been made clear |
D.the writer has not done much research on this subject to establish the facts |
4.What would probably be discussed in the paragraphs that follow?
A.The reasons why Japan chose to surrender. |
B.The writer's attitudes towards the Japan's surrender. |
C.People's different opinions about dropping nuclear weapons onto the cities. |
D.Some of the possible reasons for dropping nuclear weapons onto the cities. |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The world’s first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages--- the taxis of those days to get around .
The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day . If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to get to and from work they would relocate their homes outside of the city. This would help ease the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London. From these problems, the idea of the London Underground--- the first subway system was born . The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays but the first track was finally opened in January 1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the first underground track which was six kilometers 3.7 miles long. About30000 people got on the subway the first day . Riders were treated to comfortable seats, standing up while the train was moving was not allowed, and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars.
However the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and soot as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. Even with its problems riding the Underground did become popular. It carried nine million riders in its first year. Modern subways have come a long way since the early days of the London Under ground. Today there are 94 large underground rapid transit systems around the world . The busiest of these subway systems is the Tokyo Metro which opened in 1927.This efficient subway has two billion riders per year and “porters ” work on the platforms during busy traffic hours to help push riders onto trains. At times subway cars have been packed with up to 300 people Shopping malls built in high traffic stations where riders move from one train to another have also helped the popularity of subways in Tokyo. Stations like the famous Ginza Sugo Eki Ginza Consolidated Station include underground department store supermarkets restaurants and specialty shops. Shoppers never have to go above ground
1.What is the best title for this passage (Please answer within 10 words)
2.Why Shoppers never have to go above ground ? (Please answer within 10 words)
3.What problems led the British government to build the London Under ground(Please answer within 10 words)
4.Which sentence can be replaced by the following------ Although there were such problems people loved to take subways.
5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
高三英语其他题极难题查看答案及解析
The first time I heard the actual London Bridge was in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, I thought it was a joke. A stupid joke at that. I mean, what sort of moron would take a perfectly good, perfectly famous bridge and move it halfway around the world to some no-name town in northwest Arizona? Back in 1962 when all this started, Lake Havasu City was nothing. A couple of shops, a couple of homes, and no tourism at all.
It turns out Robert McCulloch is the moron in question, and he wasn’t quite the moron I thought he was. His 2.45 million dollar investment in the 130-year-old bridge—which the British government was selling because it was about to fall into the Thames—ended up being the investment of a lifetime. You see McCulloch was a real businessman, among other things, and his money paid off big. He turned Lake Havasu into one of the most visited tourist attractions in Arizona.
It took nine long years to take down the bridge, ship it brick by brick to the middle of nowhere, and build it up again. When it finally did open up in 1971, it was a huge deal covered by the international press.
The bridge is now a popular tourist attraction, and there’s even a mini “English Village” at the foot of the bridge with souvenirs and real British food so you can have a good old time.
Nowadays Lake Havasu is a busy town with a population of about 56,000 citizens and another2.5 million visitors each year. Most of that is during spring break when the town overflows with energetic boys and girls. Even MTV and the Girls Gone Wild people get in on the action. All thanks to that little bridge.
I don’t know about you, but I’m saving my pennies. When the French get sick of that Eiffel Tower, I’ll be the first to put money on it. It’ll look great in my backyard.
1.The underlined word "moron" in the first paragraph means .
A. a brave person B. a foolish person
C. a famous person D. a strange person
2.Why did the British government put the London Bridge up for sale?
A. It polluted the Thames.
B. It was no longer popular.
C. It was going to fall down.
D. It could bring them the needed money.
3.What was Lake Havasu City like before 1962?
A. It was a good place for investment.
B. It was known for its English Village.
C. It was a small town with no tourism.
D. It had a population of 56,000 citizens.
4.In the last paragraph, the author tries to be .
A. polite B. friendly C. practical D. Humorous
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The first-ever direct China-to-Britain freight train (货运列车) arrived in London last week. It was the 1. (late) evidence of China’s efforts to redevelop the “Silk Road” trade routes that once stretched from Asia to Europe.
2. (travel) from China through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France for 18 days, the train finally arrived in London. Inside the 68 containers 3.(be) household goods, clothing, cloth, bags and suitcases. “This is 4.(two) as quick as sea and it’s much, much cleaner and cheaper than air freight,” said Philippa Edmunds, 5.works at the British Campaign for Better Transport.
But the train itself may be more important than the goods 6. was carrying. Observers say the trip had a political message: that China is developing new trade routes and new markets. China needs to find more places 7. (sell) the goods it makes. That is the 8.(believe) of Jie Yu from the London School of Economics. “The domestic market in China now seems not to be very promising, so the Chinese are 9.
(desperate) looking for the new markets. And obviously that freight train serves 10. a very good vehicle for the Chinese manufacturers and may help restore the business confidence inside China. ”
高三英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析
Zheng He’s first stop during the expedition was in _______ is a part of Vietnam today.
A. where B. what C. which D. that
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Beijing was under an “orange” smog alert on Feb. 24, which marks the first time the second-highest warning level of a new system introduced last year________.
A. has been raised B. raised
C. has risen D. rose
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析