On January 13, 2016, France became the first country in the world to pass a law requiring supermarkets to donate food that is approaching its expiration date (保质期) instead of throwing it away. The regulation that applies to supermarkets over 4,000 square feet requires stores to sign official donation agreements with local food banks.
The law also makes it illegal for stores to pour water over nearly-expired food, or store it inside locked warehouses until it is picked up by the garbage trucks. These measures are often undertaken by supermarkets to prevent the hungry from searching for food through the dustbins.
Though that may appear cruel, the stores claim they do it to avoid potential food poisoning that could occur if the product is on its way past its expiry. Those who do not obey the new law face the risk of heavy fines.
Also, excess goods like yogurt or milk that are likely to go bad quickly are now allowed to be donated directly to the food banks. Though this has always been possible, the current process is long and complex, making it difficult for producers to give away the food in a timely manner.
France’s food banks are of course thrilled about the possibility of receiving extra food. Jacques Bailet, who heads a network of French food banks called the Banques Alimentaires, says that of the 110,000 tons of goods received annually, only 36,000 tons comes from supermarkets. Bailet estimates (估计) that just a 15% increase in supermarket donations would translate to over 10 million additional meals to feed the hungry each year.
Though this is a great first step, Arash Dermabarsh, the activist responsible for the grassroots movement that led to the ban, is not done. He now wants to extend the law to other places like restaurants and also try to convince other countries in the European Union to pass similar regulations. These steps are necessary because of the over 9 million tons of food wasted in France; an astonishing 67% is thrown away by consumers, with supermarkets and restaurants making up the rest.
1.What should stores do with nearly-expired food?
A. Throw it away. B. Send it to the hungry.
C. Store it in refrigerators. D. Give it away to food banks.
2.What does the underlined word “excess” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Extra. B. Cheap.
C. Seasonal. D. Returned.
3.What might Bailet agree with about the French food banks?
A. They have a lot of expired food.
B. They will get much benefit from the law.
C. Their food is enough for the people in need.
D. Their food mainly comes from supermarkets.
4.What does Dermabarsh plan to do?
A. Build more food banks in France.
B. Make the law take effect in more places.
C. Organize a campaign to promote this law.
D. Raise consumers awareness of waste reduction.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
On January 13, 2016, France became the first country in the world to pass a law requiring supermarkets to donate food that is approaching its expiration date (保质期) instead of throwing it away. The regulation that applies to supermarkets over 4,000 square feet requires stores to sign official donation agreements with local food banks.
The law also makes it illegal for stores to pour water over nearly-expired food, or store it inside locked warehouses until it is picked up by the garbage trucks. These measures are often undertaken by supermarkets to prevent the hungry from searching for food through the dustbins.
Though that may appear cruel, the stores claim they do it to avoid potential food poisoning that could occur if the product is on its way past its expiry. Those who do not obey the new law face the risk of heavy fines.
Also, excess goods like yogurt or milk that are likely to go bad quickly are now allowed to be donated directly to the food banks. Though this has always been possible, the current process is long and complex, making it difficult for producers to give away the food in a timely manner.
France’s food banks are of course thrilled about the possibility of receiving extra food. Jacques Bailet, who heads a network of French food banks called the Banques Alimentaires, says that of the 110,000 tons of goods received annually, only 36,000 tons comes from supermarkets. Bailet estimates (估计) that just a 15% increase in supermarket donations would translate to over 10 million additional meals to feed the hungry each year.
Though this is a great first step, Arash Dermabarsh, the activist responsible for the grassroots movement that led to the ban, is not done. He now wants to extend the law to other places like restaurants and also try to convince other countries in the European Union to pass similar regulations. These steps are necessary because of the over 9 million tons of food wasted in France; an astonishing 67% is thrown away by consumers, with supermarkets and restaurants making up the rest.
1.What should stores do with nearly-expired food?
A. Throw it away. B. Send it to the hungry.
C. Store it in refrigerators. D. Give it away to food banks.
2.What does the underlined word “excess” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Extra. B. Cheap.
C. Seasonal. D. Returned.
3.What might Bailet agree with about the French food banks?
A. They have a lot of expired food.
B. They will get much benefit from the law.
C. Their food is enough for the people in need.
D. Their food mainly comes from supermarkets.
4.What does Dermabarsh plan to do?
A. Build more food banks in France.
B. Make the law take effect in more places.
C. Organize a campaign to promote this law.
D. Raise consumers awareness of waste reduction.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
China became the first country to clone a monkey using non-reproductive cells, scientists said on Thursday. By December 2017 , the Chinese Academy of Sciences had created two clone macaques(猕猴) named“Zhong Zhong” and “Hua Hua”by nuclear transferring of body cells—any cell in the organism other than reproductive cells. This was the similar technology used to create the famous clone sheep Dolly in 1996.
Telra, a monkey born in 1999 , is the world’s first ever-cloned monkey, but it was done using a simpler method called embryo splitting(胚胎分裂)，and cannot be genetically modified to suit experimental needs, said Pu Muming, a leading researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Cloning a monkey using body cells has been a world-class challenge because it is a primate(灵长类)that shares its genetic makeup, therefore all of its complexity, with humans, he said.
For drug and other lab tests, scientists have to purchase monkeys from all over the world, which is costly, bad for the environment and produces inaccurate results because each monkey might have different genes, Pu said.
By cloning monkey using body cells, we can mass reproduce a large number of genetically identical monkeys in a short amount of time, and we can even change their genes to suit our needs, he added. “This can save time, cut down experiment costs, and produce more accurate results, leading to more effective medicine.”
Sun Qiang, director of the non-human primate research facility at the institute, said most of the drug trials are currently done on lab mice. However, drugs that work on mice might not work or even have severe side effects on humans because the two species are so different.
Monkeys and humans are both primates, so they are much closely related and testing on monkeys is supposed to be as effective as testing on humans. This achievement will help China lead the world research in an international science project related to study of primate brains.
1.Which description of the two clone macaques is true?
A. They were the first monkeys ever-cloned in the world.
B. They were created using reproductive cells.
C. They would be fed to suit experimental needs.
D. The technology used to create them was similar to that of creating Dolly.
2.The underlined word in the fourth paragraph is closest to “ ”in meaning.
A. same
B. similar
C. relevant
D. close
3.What can be learned from the passage?
A. Pu Muming and Sun Qiang were doing most work in cloning the two macaques.
B. Genetic research on monkeys can be seen as effective as that on humans.
C. Most drug trials have been done on mice because mice share the same genetic makeup and complexity with humans.
D. Scientists can mass reproduce cloned monkeys to cut down experiment costs.
4.This passage above can be most probably read in
A. a science magazine
B. a guidebook
C. a science fiction
D. a brochure
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Every year on April 1, April Fools’ Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. In France, it’s called “Poisson d’Avril” or “Fish of April.” In Scotland, the holiday is often called “Gowkie Day.” In Iraq, the holiday is called Kithbet Neesan or “April Lie.”
History experts say people have celebrated April Fools’ Day for a long time. Some believe the tradition comes from the ancient Romans more than two thousand years ago. It was a day of playing games and pretending to be someone else.
Others say the day for fooling began in France in 1564, when King Charles changed the yearly calendar. He moved New Year’s Day from April 1 to January 1. Many people did not know about the change because of communication problems back then. Some people continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people called them April Fools and played jokes on them.
In the United States, April Fools’ Day is just a day of joking and playing tricks on friends. These kinds of jokes are also called pranks. These jokes typically end in the prankster shouting “April Fools’!”
Simple pranks, like telling a friend a funny lie or making prank phone calls, are still common. But, major companies also get in on April Fools’ Day fun in a much bigger way. A few years ago, on April 1, Starbucks announced it was introducing new coffee cup sizes -- Plenta and Micra. The very large cups, bigger than a human head, remained useful for customers even after finishing all that coffee. According to Starbucks, the cups could be used as a rain hat, a pot for plants, or a lampshade.
It did not take long for customers to catch on to the prank! More and more people use social media or smart phone apps to play pranks on their friends on April Fools’ Day. One very annoying smart phone app, Cat Facts, sends funny facts about cats to your friends’ phones, every day.
1.Why did some people keep the old New Year’s Day?
A. It was known only by the government.
B. They wanted to be different from others.
C. They like the old celebration.
D. They didn’t know the time changed.
2.Americans celebrated April Fool’s Day to _________.
A. improve the friendship between friends.
B. have fun and play jokes on others.
C. find a chance to give children gifts.
D. escape the stress of their work.
3.What is the meaning of the underlined words “get in on” in Paragraph 5?
A. participate in. B. turn down.
C. break away from. D. give up.
4.What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?
A. To introduce a new festival.
B. To tell a story on April Fool’s Day.
C. To introduce April Fool’s Day.
D. To express love to the friends.
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On Dec 22, China became the third country in the world after Japan and the US to have a carbon dioxide（CO2）monitoring satellite.
Named Tansat, as "tan" is the Chinese word for carbon, the satellite moves around Earth at about 700 kilometers above the ground. There, it can “see” clearly how much CO2 there is in the air and how it is moving.
How is TanSat able to do that？When sunlight travels through the air, the CO2 molecules（分子）take in different colors from the light. The satellite then looks at these colors to find out how much CO2 there is in the air.
“The TanSat has very good vision（视力）, and it can tell changes in CO2 as small as 1 percent, ” said Yin Zeng shan, one of the satellite's designers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, according to Xinhua News Agency.
But there is a question. When CO2 can already be measured from ground stations, why do we need a satellite that does the same thing？
The truth is that they don't do exactly the same thing. According to Zhang Peng, vice director of the National Satellite Meteorological Center, the data from ground stations is limited and it does not cover the ocean area, which takes up more than 70 petcent of Earth's surface.
But TanSat has solved the problem. It has a bird's eye view of the Earth, covering both the land and the ocean. It can also change its mode（模式）and position when looking at the ocean area because the water can reflect light. This light may change the data if its normal mode is used.
More importantly, China is now working on its goal of producing less CO, , starting from 2030 or earlier. To meet that goal, it will need to keep track of every bit of progress that it's making.
And with TauSat, China will have first-hand, detailed data of CO2 emissions in different areas, provinces and parts of the ocean, no longer having to use data from Japan and the US.
1.Which of the following about TanSat is TRUE？
A.It collects the CO2 in different areas above the ground.
B.It gets CO2 data by studying the colors of air.
C.It has been developed with the help of Japan and the US.
D.It has different modes to suit different weather conditions.
2.By reporting that the TanSat has very good "vision", the article shows that_______________.
A.the satellite uses many different kinds of cameras.
B.the satellite is very sensitive.
C.the satellite can capture every change in CO2.
D.the satellite can reflect light at 700 kilometers above the ground.
3.What can be concluded from the last paragraph?
A.TanSat is specially designed to reduce China's CO2 emissions.
B.China did not have any detailed data of CO2 emissions before.
C.TanSat will play a key role in helping to reduce China's CO2 emissions.
D.China is going to share its data of CO2 emissions with other countries.
4.What could be the best title for the passage?
A.Making great achievements B.Cutting CO2 emissions
C.Monitoring the ocean D.Checking more carbon
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Obama , the first black president in American history , _______ presidency on January 20th ,2009.
A．held up B．took up C．picked up D．set up
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Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a36 life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice.
Then something37 happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be38 surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as 39 as that! Our friend could not40 the operation, which put him into deep 41 . I didn’t know how to help him because I didn’t have any money either.42 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other43 and told him not to worry because everything would be all right.
Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day44I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been 45 because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money?
All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be46 to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried 47 my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my 48 . I asked him if I could have my next two months’ salary in advance—without even thinking on how I would 49 for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need.50 I convinced him too and then he gave my two months’ salary without any51 !
Upon getting the money, I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills. My friend didn’t know how to thank me. I just said, “Come on! Give me a52 !”
Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the 53 time in your life! I’ve done a good thing by being a (an) 54 friend and I think it is well worth the 55 .
1.A. private B. lonely C. colorful D. normal
2.A. strange B. wrong C. unexpected D. unfair
3.A. removed B. reduced C. examined D. lifted
4.A. terrible B. painful C. simple D. special
5.A. stand B. consider C. perform D. afford
6.A. anxiety B. confusion C. embarrassment D. dissatisfaction
7.A. Thus B. Otherwise C. However D. Therefore
8.A. reasons B. choices C. symptoms D. expectations
9.A. even if B. as if C. so that D. in case
10.A. encouraging B. annoying C. astonishing D. convincing
11.A. challenging B. disturbing C. amazing D. scaring
12.A. saving B. handling C. donating D. selling
13.A. colleague B. relative C. boss D. surgeon
14.A. adapt B. survive C. continue D. wander
15.A. Luckily B. Slightly C. Constantly D. Occasionally
16.A. analysis B. dignity C. hesitation D. remark
17.A. favor B. hug C. promise D. reply
18.A. best B. longest C. strangest D. toughest
19.A. supportive B. sensitive C. aggressive D. attentive
20.A. tolerance B. sympathy C. pressure D. effort
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Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a36 life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice.
Then something37 happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be 38 surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as 39 as that! Our friend could not 40 the operation, which put him into deep 41 . I didn’t know how to help him because I didn’t have any money either. 42 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other43 and told him not to worry because everything would be all right.
Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day 44 I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been 45 because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money?
All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be46 to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried 47 my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my 48 . I asked him if I could have my next two months’ salary in advance—without even thinking on how I would 49 for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need. 50 I convinced him too and then he gave my two months’ salary without any 51 !
Upon getting the money, I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills. My friend didn’t know how to thank me. I just said, “Come on! Give me a 52 !”
Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the53 time in your life! I’ve done a good thing by being a (an)54 friend and I think it is well worth the 55 .
1.A. private B. lonely C. colorful D. normal
2.A. strange B. wrong C. unexpected D. unfair
3.A. removed B. reduced C. examined D. lifted
4.A. terrible B. painful C. simple D. special
5.A. stand B. consider C. perform D. afford
6.A. anxiety B. confusion C. embarrassment D. dissatisfaction
7.A. Thus B. Otherwise C. However D. Therefore
8.A. reasons B. options C. symptoms D. expectations
9.A. even if B. as if C. so that D. in case
10.A. encouraging B. annoying C. astonishing D. convincing
11.A. challenging B. disturbing C. amazing D. scaring
12.A. saving B. handling C. donating D. selling
13.A. colleague B. relative C. boss D. surgeon
14.A. adapt B. survive C. continue D. wander
15.A. Luckily B. Slightly C. Constantly D. Occasionally
16.A. analysis B. dignity C. hesitation D. remark
17.A. Favor B. hug C. promise D. reply
18.A. best B. longest C. strangest D. toughest
19.A. supportive B. sensitive C. aggressive D. attentive
20.A. tolerance B. sympathy C. pressure D. effort
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China became the first country to clone a monkey using non-reproductive cells, reducing the need to breed lab monkeys and paving the way for more accurate, effective and affordable animal tests for new drugs, scientists said on Thursday .
By December, the Institute of Neuroscience of the Chinese Academy of Sciences had created two clone macaques(猕猴) named”Zhong Zhong” and “Hua Hua” by nuclear transferring of somatic cells(体细胞)-any cell in the organism other than reproductive cells.
Tetra, a monkey born in 1999, is the world's first cloned monkey, but it was done by using a simpler method called embryo splitting(胚胎分割); but it could only generate four cloned offspring at a time and cannot be genetically changed to suit the experimental need.
Cloning a monkey using somatic cells has been a world-class challenge because it is a primate(灵长类) that shares its genetic makeup, and therefore all of its complexity, with humans.
For drug and other lab tests, scientists have to purchase monkeys from all over the world, which is costly and bad for the environment, and produces inaccurate results because each monkey might have different genes.
By cloning monkey using somatic cells, we can massively cultivate large numbers of genetically identical offspring in a short amount of time, and we can even change their genes to suit our needs. This can save time, cut down experiment costs, and produce more accurate results, leading to more effective medicine.
Sun Qiang, director of the non-human primate research facility at the institute, said most of the drug trials are currently done on lab mice. However, drugs that work on mice might not work or even have severe side effects on humans because the two species are so different
“Monkeys and humans are both primates, so they are much closely related and testing on monkeys is supposed to be as effective as testing on humans,”he said. This is especially useful in testing drugs for neural(神经的) diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, metabolic syndrome(代谢综合症) and immune system diseases, and tumors, he added.
“This achievement will help China lead the world research in the international science projects related to neural mapping of primate brains, "he said. "However, bio labs from the United States, Japan, and European countries are also very capable, and they will quickly catch up with China after the monkey cloning technology is made public, "Sun added.
“This means we have to innovate continuously and work extra hard this year to stay ahead," he said.
1.Which of the following is the most important factor in cloning macaques named "Zhong Zhong" and "Hua Hua"?
A. Reproductive cells. B. Somatic cells
C. Neural mapping. D. Genetic makeup
2.Why is cloning monkeys so difficult?
A. Because it is bad for our environment.
B. Because each monkey might have different genes.
C. Because monkeys' genetic makeup is as complicated as humans.
D. Because it is too expensive to work on their genetic makeup.
3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 8?
A. The cure for neural diseases.
B. The process of cloning monkeys.
C. The significance of cloning monkeys.
D. The close relations between monkeys and humans.
4.What can we infer from this passage?
A. More effective medicine will be produced.
B. Drug trials on lab mice will be abandoned.
C. China is the first country to have cloned monkeys.
D. China will stay ahead of the world in cloning.
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China became the first country to clone a monkey using non-reproductive(非生殖的)cells, reducing the need to breed lab monkeys and paving the way for more accurate, effective and affordable animal tests for new drugs, scientists said on Thursday .
By December, the Institute of Neuroscience of the Chinese Academy of Sciences had created two clone macaques(猕猴) named “Zhong Zhong” and “Hua Hua” by nuclear transferring of somatic cells(体细胞) - any cell in the organism other than reproductive cells.
Tetra, a monkey born in 1999, is the world’s first cloned monkey, but it was done by using a simpler method called embryo splitting(胚胎分割), and cannot be genetically changed to suit the experimental need. Cloning a monkey using somatic cells has been a world-class challenge because it is a primate(灵长类) that shares its genetic makeup, and therefore all of its complexity, with humans.
For drug and other lab tests, scientists have to purchase monkeys from all over the world, which is costly and bad for the environment, and produces inaccurate results because each monkey might have different genes. By cloning monkey using somatic cells, we can massively cultivate large numbers of genetically identical offspring (后代)in a short amount of time, and we can even change their genes to suit our needs. This can save time, cut down experiment costs, and produce more accurate results, leading to more effective medicine.
Sun Qiang, director of the non-human primate research facility at the institute, said most of the drug trials are currently done on lab mice. However, drugs that work on mice might not work or even have severe side effects on humans because the two species are so different.
“Monkeys and humans are both primates, so they are much closely related and testing on monkeys is supposed to be as effective as testing on humans,” he said. “This is especially useful in testing drugs for neural (神经的) diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, metabolic syndrome (代谢综合症) and immune system diseases, and tumors,” he added.
“This achievement will help China lead the world research in the international science projects related to neural mapping of primate brains,” he said. “However, bio-labs from the United States, Japan, and European countries are also very capable, and they will quickly catch up with China after the monkey cloning technology is made public,” Sun added.
“This means we have to innovate continuously and work extra hard this year to stay ahead.” he said.
1.Which of the following is the most important factor in cloning macaques named “Zhong Zhong” and “Hua Hua”?
A. Reproductive cells. B. Genetic makeup. C. Embryo splitting. D. Somatic cells.
2.Why is cloning monkeys so difficult?
A. Because it is bad for our environment.
B. Because each monkey might have different genes.
C. Because monkeys’ genetic makeup is as complicated as humans.
D. Because it is too expensive to work on their genetic makeup.
3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 6?
A. The cure for neural diseases.
B. The process of cloning monkeys.
C. The significance of cloning monkeys.
D. The close relations between monkeys and humans.
4.What can we infer from this passage?
A. More effective medicine will be produced.
B. Drug trials on lab mice will be abandoned.
C. China is the first country to have cloned monkeys.
D. China will stay ahead of the world in cloning.
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The wildfires in Australia became considerably worse in January, 2020. The disaster faced by 1.country is far from over. Many of the fires 2. (send) smoke high into the atmosphere and some smoke turned into pyrocumulonimbus clouds. The clouds can help a fire draw in more air and shift surface winds, 3. (result) in fire tornadoes (龙卷风). Fires have destroyed habitats for animals that 4.(find) only in Australia, including koalas and rare birds. It will take time to fully know how much harm the fires have done 5. wildlife. The wildfires are expected 6. (continue) burning for months as Australia entered its dry season.
This past year, 2019, is the hottest and driest year on record. Fires happen 7.(regular) during the Australian dry season. However, climate and natural changes are making the situation 8. (bad). At least 12 million acres have been burned so far in Victoria and New South Wales alone. Smoke from the fires has made 9.to South
America. There is so much smoke that it may stay in the air for months, 10. could have a small effect on the planet’s climate.
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