It is official: Jim Parsons is the new poster child for geekdom.
The actor, who recently won his first Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper on the hit television show The Big Bang Theory, is the hotness right now.
Parsons is a big hit on the Web as a trending topic on Twitter and has a devoted fan base who spread their adoration via Facebook and fan sites.
Parsons is considered by many to be a central part of the sleeper success that has been The Big Bang Theory. The sitcom about two brilliant physicists and their group of friends started out slowly building buzz when it first appeared on CBS in 2007.
Since then, the show has grown into a big success for the network, even raking in fans abroad with its international distribution. In May, The New York Times reported that Warner Bros., which produces and distributes the show, had entered into “what is believed to be one of the most profitable TV deals ever” with TBS and local Fox stations.
Audiences just can’t seem to get enough of the character of Sheldon Cooper, who is as socially dysfunctional as he is bright. Admirers take to Facebook fan pages to post their favorite Sheldon quotes, including: “I’m not insane (crazy), my mother had me tested!” and “They were threatened by my intelligence and too stupid to know that’s why they hated me.”
Fans can visit Jim Parsons Online, and there is even a site, SheldonShirts.com, dedicated to the many shirts worn by the character, complete with links to where to buy them. Mary Waring created the site because of her husband’s interest in Sheldon Cooper’s shirts. And with his character’s nerdy character and addiction to all things “Star Trek,” Parsons is also a hit with  fan boys and fan girls.

  1. 1.

    The underlined phrase “raking in” means ___________.

    1. A.
      earning the support of
    2. B.
      making fun of
    3. C.
      classifying
    4. D.
      comforting
  2. 2.

    Where are you most likely to find this passage?

    1. A.
      In a biography.
    2. B.
      In a magazine.
    3. C.
      In a talk-show program.
    4. D.
      In a textbook.
  3. 3.

    What we can infer from the passage?

    1. A.
      Parsons was dreaming about the success before the comedy.
    2. B.
      Mary Waring was interested in Sheldon Cooper’s shirts so she set up a website.
    3. C.
      Before The Big Bang Theory, Parsons was not very popular.
    4. D.
      Sheldon Cooper is a character who is intelligent as well as sociable.
  4. 4.

    What is the suitable title of the passage?

    1. A.
      The Big Bang Theory Catching our Eyes
    2. B.
      Sheldon Cooper Adored by Vast Audiences
    3. C.
      Jim Parsons: Hot on Web
    4. D.
      “Star Trek” loved by boys and girls
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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學年廣東省梅州市葉塘中學高三英語第一次月考試卷 題型：閱讀理解

People should be warned against using mobile phones outdoors in stormy weather because they may “be struck by lightning”, according to doctors.

Three experts have described how a teenage girl was struck by lightning while using her phone in a large London park. The girl, aged 15, recovered, but a year later, was still wheelchair-bound and found to be suffering complex physical and emotional problems.
The girl also had a perforate eardrum（打孔耳膜）on the side where she had been holding the mobile phone. She was having general recovery in Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex.Swinda Esprit, a senior house offi­cer, said that while the brain and muscle damage was similar to that of many lightning victims—who can experience heart attacks on being struck— the ear problems were not.
She said that the damages were particularly relevant for people who might be involved in less seri­ous lightning incidents, who might other­wise recover, but would never get their full hearing back if struck while on the phone.
“We were shocked by the damage, which is why we wanted to draw attention to it,” Dr Esprit said. “A year on and she still was suffering these difficult hearing.”
They added that three other cases had been reported in newspapers in China, South Korea, and Malaysia. In the Malaysian case, a sales executive was killed by lightning while talking on his phone during a thun­derstorm near Kuala Lumpur
“All these events resulted in death,” the doctors wrote. “This rare phe­nomenon is a public health issue, and edu­cation is necessary to stress the risk.”
The Australian Lightning Protection Standard recommends that metallic objects, including cordless or mobile phones, should not be carried out­doors during thunderstorms. However, “the United States National Weather Service says on its website that both are safe to use “because there is no direct path between you and the lightening”.
Paul Taylor, of “the Met Office”, said the ear injuries were a consequence of mobile phones being metal, and not related to radio waves.
Mr. Taylor said that mobile phones should be treated as another piece of metal, similar to carrying coins or wearing rings, and people need to be warned against the possi­ble danger.
【小題1】What do we know about the teenage girl?

A．She was struck by lightning at school.
B．She completely recovered from being struck.
C．She still suffered from mental problems.
D．She had to press her ear all day
【小題2】It can be inferred that damage done by lightening while using mobile phones ______.
A．is mainly in the brain and muscle of the victims
B．can be healed quickly except for heart attacks
C．is less serious because the victims can usually recover
D．is more serious than that when one is not using a mobile phone
【小題3】 Why did doctors stress the risk about using phones outside in lightening?
A．Because more people are faced with it.
B．Because some deaths have been caused.
C．Because lightning is harmful for the brain.
D．Because a teenage girl got killed.
【小題4】We can infer from the last three paragraphs that ______.
A．both cordless and mobile phones are safe to use outside in lightning
B．there is no direct connection between lightning and ear injuries at all
C．opinions differ as to whether it is safe to use mobiles phones in lightning
D．ear injuries are the result of carrying coins or wearing rings in lightning
【小題5】 The purpose in writing this passage is ______.
A．to draw attention to the risk of using mobile phones in lightening
B．to focus on various damages done to lightning victims
C．to tell us the news that a teenage girl was struck by lightning
D．to stress the danger of making phone calls in lightning

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 People should be warned against using mobile phones outdoors in stormy weather because they may “be struck by lightning”, according to doctors.

 

 

 

 

 

Three experts have described how a teenage girl was struck by lightning while using her phone in a large London park. The girl, aged 15, recovered, but a year later, was still wheelchair-bound and found to be suffering complex physical and emotional problems.

The girl also had a perforate eardrum（打孔耳膜）on the side where she had been holding the mobile phone. She was having general recovery in Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex.Swinda Esprit, a senior house offi­cer, said that while the brain and muscle damage was similar to that of many lightning victims—who can experience heart attacks on being struck— the ear problems were not.

She said that the damages were particularly relevant for people who might be involved in less seri­ous lightning incidents, who might other­wise recover, but would never get their full hearing back if struck while on the phone.

“We were shocked by the damage, which is why we wanted to draw attention to it,” Dr Esprit said. “A year on and she still was suffering these difficult hearing.”

They added that three other cases had been reported in newspapers in China, South Korea, and Malaysia. In the Malaysian case, a sales executive was killed by lightning while talking on his phone during a thun­derstorm near Kuala Lumpur

 “All these events resulted in death,” the doctors wrote. “This rare phe­nomenon is a public health issue, and edu­cation is necessary to stress the risk.”

The Australian Lightning Protection Standard recommends that metallic objects, including cordless or mobile phones, should not be carried out­doors during thunderstorms. However, “the United States National Weather Service says on its website that both are safe to use “because there is no direct path between you and the lightening”.

 Paul Taylor, of “the Met Office”, said the ear injuries were a consequence of mobile phones being metal, and not related to radio waves.

Mr. Taylor said that mobile phones should be treated as another piece of metal, similar to carrying coins or wearing rings, and people need to be warned against the possi­ble danger.

1.What do we know about the teenage girl?

 A. She was struck by lightning at school. 

B. She completely recovered from being struck.

 C. She still suffered from mental problems. 

 D. She had to press her ear all day

2.It can be inferred that damage done by lightening while using mobile phones ______.

A. is mainly in the brain and muscle of the victims                  

B. can be healed quickly except for heart attacks

C. is less serious because the victims can usually recover                       

D. is more serious than that when one is not using a mobile phone  

3. Why did doctors stress the risk about using phones outside in lightening?

A. Because more people are faced with it.  

B. Because some deaths have been caused.

C. Because lightning is harmful for the brain.  

 D. Because a teenage girl got killed.

4.We can infer from the last three paragraphs that ______.

A. both cordless and mobile phones are safe to use outside in lightning

B. there is no direct connection between lightning and ear injuries at all

C. opinions differ as to whether it is safe to use mobiles phones in lightning

D. ear injuries are the result of carrying coins or wearing rings in lightning

5. The purpose in writing this passage is ______.

A. to draw attention to the risk of using mobile phones in lightening

B. to focus on various damages done to lightning victims

C. to tell us the news that a teenage girl was struck by lightning

D. to stress the danger of making phone calls in lightning

 

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People should be warned against using mobile phones outdoors in stormy weather because they may “be struck by lightning”, according to doctors.

Three experts have described how a teenage girl was struck by lightning while using her phone in a large London park. The girl, aged 15, recovered, but a year later, was still wheelchair-bound and found to be suffering complex physical and emotional problems.
The girl also had a perforate eardrum（打孔耳膜）on the side where she had been holding the mobile phone. She was having general recovery in Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex.Swinda Esprit, a senior house offi­cer, said that while the brain and muscle damage was similar to that of many lightning victims—who can experience heart attacks on being struck— the ear problems were not.
She said that the damages were particularly relevant for people who might be involved in less seri­ous lightning incidents, who might other­wise recover, but would never get their full hearing back if struck while on the phone.
“We were shocked by the damage, which is why we wanted to draw attention to it,” Dr Esprit said. “A year on and she still was suffering these difficult hearing.”
They added that three other cases had been reported in newspapers in China, South Korea, and Malaysia. In the Malaysian case, a sales executive was killed by lightning while talking on his phone during a thun­derstorm near Kuala Lumpur
“All these events resulted in death,” the doctors wrote. “This rare phe­nomenon is a public health issue, and edu­cation is necessary to stress the risk.”
The Australian Lightning Protection Standard recommends that metallic objects, including cordless or mobile phones, should not be carried out­doors during thunderstorms. However, “the United States National Weather Service says on its website that both are safe to use “because there is no direct path between you and the lightening”.
Paul Taylor, of “the Met Office”, said the ear injuries were a consequence of mobile phones being metal, and not related to radio waves.
Mr. Taylor said that mobile phones should be treated as another piece of metal, similar to carrying coins or wearing rings, and people need to be warned against the possi­ble danger

  1. 1.

    What do we know about the teenage girl?

    1. A.
      She was struck by lightning at school
    2. B.
      She completely recovered from being struck
    3. C.
      She still suffered from mental problems
    4. D.
      She had to press her ear all day
  2. 2.

    It can be inferred that damage done by lightening while using mobile phones ______

    1. A.
      is mainly in the brain and muscle of the victims
    2. B.
      can be healed quickly except for heart attacks
    3. C.
      is less serious because the victims can usually recover
    4. D.
      is more serious than that when one is not using a mobile phone
  3. 3.

    Why did doctors stress the risk about using phones outside in lightening?

    1. A.
      Because more people are faced with it
    2. B.
      Because some deaths have been caused
    3. C.
      Because lightning is harmful for the brain
    4. D.
      Because a teenage girl got killed
  4. 4.

    We can infer from the last three paragraphs that ______

    1. A.
      both cordless and mobile phones are safe to use outside in lightning
    2. B.
      there is no direct connection between lightning and ear injuries at all
    3. C.
      opinions differ as to whether it is safe to use mobiles phones in lightning
    4. D.
      ear injuries are the result of carrying coins or wearing rings in lightning
  5. 5.

    The purpose in writing this passage is ______

    1. A.
      to draw attention to the risk of using mobile phones in lightening
    2. B.
      to focus on various damages done to lightning victims
    3. C.
      to tell us the news that a teenage girl was struck by lightning
    4. D.
      to stress the danger of making phone calls in lightning

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People should be warned against using mobile phones outdoors in stormy weather because they may “be struck by lightning”, according to doctors.

Three experts have described how a teenage girl was struck by lightning while using her phone in a large London park. The girl, aged 15, recovered, but a year later was still wheelchair-bound and found to be suffering complex physical and emotional problems.

The girl also had a perforate eardrum（打孔耳膜）on the side where she had been holding the mobile phone. She was having general recovery in Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex.

Swinda Esprit, a senior house offi??cer, said that while the brain and muscle damage was similar to that of many lightning victims—who can experience heart attacks on being struck— the ear problems were not.

She said that the damages were particularly relevant for people who might be involved in less seri??ous lightning incidents, who might other??wise recover, but would never get their full hearing back if struck while on the phone.

“We were shocked by the damage, which is why we wanted to draw attention to it,” Dr Esprit said. “A year on and she still was suffering these difficult hearing.”

They added that three other cases had been reported in newspapers in China, South Korea, and Malaysia. In the Malaysian case, a sales executive was killed by lightning while talking on his phone during a thun??derstorm near Kuala Lumpur.

“All these events resulted in death,” the doctors wrote. “This rare phe??nomenon is a public health issue, and edu??cation is necessary to stress the risk.”

The Australian Lightning Protection Standard recommends that metallic objects, including cordless or mobile phones, should not be carried out??doors during thunderstorms. However, “the United States National Weather Service says on its website that both are safe to use “because there is no direct path between you and the lightening”.

 Paul Taylor, of “the Met Office”, said the ear injuries were a consequence of mobile phones being metal, and not related to radio waves.

Mr. Taylor said that mobile phones should be treated as another piece of metal, similar to carrying coins or wearing rings, and people need to be warned against the possi??ble danger.

51. What do we know about the teenage girl?

   A. She was struck by lightning at school.

   B. She completely recovered from being struck.

   C. She still suffered from mental problems.

   D. She had to press her ear all day.

52. It can be inferred that damage done by lightening while using mobile phones ______.

A. is more serious than that when one is not using a mobile phone                         

B. can be healed quickly except for heart attacks

C. is less serious because the victims can usually recover                   

D. is mainly in the brain and muscle of the victims

53. Why did doctors stress the risk about using phones outside in lightening?

A. Because more people are faced with it.     B. Because some deaths have been caused.

C. Because lightning is harmful for the brain.   D. Because a teenage girl got killed.

54. We can infer from the last three paragraphs that ______.

A. both cordless and mobile phones are safe to use outside in lightning

B. there is no direct connection between lightning and ear injuries at all

C. opinions differ as to whether it is safe to use mobiles phones in lightning

D. ear injuries are the result of carrying coins or wearing rings in lightning

55. The purpose in writing this passage is ______.

A. to draw attention to the risk of using mobile phones in lightening

B. to focus on various damages done to lightning victims

C. to tell us the news that a teenage girl was struck by lightning

D. to stress the danger of making phone calls in lightning

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The Sahara Festival is a celebration of the very recent past. The three-day event is not fixed to the same dates each year, but generally takes place in November or December. It is well attended by tourists, but even better attended by locals.

     During the opening ceremonies, after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels transport their riders across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship. One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs. On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.

      The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish Line in front of the cheering people.

      Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horserace. All the riders run very fast on horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles. Some even ride upside down -- their legs and feet straight up in the air -- all at full speed. Others rush down the course together, men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. SO fast and so wonderful!

64. The Sahara Festival is a festival which________.

   A. has a very long history in North Africa

   B. is held in the same place on the same day

   C. is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara

D. is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries

65. Before the races begin, ________ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.

   A. musicians, dancers, horses and hares

   B. camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares

   C. horseme.n, dancers, camels and dogs

   D. musicians, offi~:ials, camels and horses

66. The underlined word "finale" in the fourth paragraph most probably means the ________of the

   opening day.

A. f'irst part         B. middle          C. last part          D. whole

67. This passage mainly tells readers_______.

   A. what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival

   B. how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival

   C. what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival

   D. how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival

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