Was the London Olympics a success? Many people hold different opinions. However one thing is certain, London could win a gold medal for hosting the “greenest” Games ever, BBC News reported.
Previous Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction, waste. and transport. But things had to be different in London because seven years ago it bid for the Olympics through the concept of “a One Planet Olympics”.
What is most impressive is that London used the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas — 2 million tons of contaminated (被污染的) soil were removed and 200 old factory buildings, were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness.com. But that’s not all —. 99 percent of the debris (廢瓦礫) were reused to build the Olympic Park. For example, part of the Olympic Stadium’s roof is made from 2,500 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines.
As well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques. The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built, which minimized the amount of steel and concrete needed. Also, the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent, according to sustainablebusiness.com.
The effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise. Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater. In this way. about 30-40 percent less water was used in total. Waste food packages were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy.
As one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions.
The clean anti-doping (反興奮劑) result also added to the greenness of the Games. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced. Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games.
【小題1】To make the Olympic Park green, London _______.
A.recycled 2 million tons of contaminated soil |
B.removed 99 percent of the debris from the city |
C.built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials |
D.a(chǎn)pplied green building techniques to the construction work |
A.increased as much as possible |
B.reduced as much as possible |
C.made good use of |
D.took little notice |
A.The London Olympics cost less than the other Olympics ever held. |
B.London has possessed the most advanced techniques to deal with waste. |
C.Public transport is made good use of in London during the Olympic games. |
D.The anti-doping result in the London Olympics turned out to be dissatisfactory. |
A.How to deal with the anti-doping |
B.How to use recycled materials |
C.London’s green games |
D.London’s public transport |
【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】C
解析試題分析:這篇短文主要介紹了倫敦奧運會的組織工作,分別從場館建設,廢物利用,交通和興奮劑問題等方面說明了這是一屆綠色環(huán)保的奧運會。
【小題1】根據(jù)短文第四段As well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques.描述,可知為了讓奧運公園更加綠色,建筑工作應用了綠色技術(shù).選D.
【小題2】.聯(lián)系下文the amount of steel and concrete needed 描述,可知此處指的是減少了鋼筋水泥的用量.故選B.
【小題3】根據(jù)短文倒數(shù)第二段London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. 描述,可知在奧運會短文首先用兩段綜述倫人們關(guān)于敦奧運會的看法然后三四段說的是他的建筑工作,第五段說的是廢物利用,第六段說的是他的交通,第七段說的是興奮劑問題.故選B.
【小題4】這篇閱讀的內(nèi)容可知前兩段是總說,后面的是分說,應選B。
【小題5】這篇短文主要介紹了倫敦奧運會期間的組織工作,通過閱讀短文可知倫敦很好地利用了公共交通工具這是一屆綠色環(huán)保的奧運會,故選C.
考點:體育類短文閱讀。
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
People who averaged fewer than seven hours of sleep per night in the weeks before being exposed to the cold virus were nearly three times as likely to get sick as those who averaged eight hours or more, a new study found.
Researchers used frequent telephone interviews to track the sleep habits of more than 150 men and women aged 21 to 55 over the last few weeks. Then they exposed the subjects to the virus, quarantined (檢疫隔離) them for five days and kept track of who got sick.
Besides sleeping more, sleeping better also seemed to help the body fight illness: Patients who fared better on a measure known as “sleep efficiency”—the percentage of time in bed that you’re actually sleeping—were also less likely to get sick.
The results held true even after researchers adjusted for elements such as body-mass index, age, sex, smoking and pre-existing antibodies (抗體) to the virus.
The researchers aren’t exactly sure why sleeping better makes you less likely to develop a cold. But they do try to give an answer: “Sleep disturbance influences the regulation of symptom mediators (調(diào)節(jié)因子) that are released in response to infection.” In plain English, maybe tossing and turning when you’re infected with the cold virus contributes to the symptoms that define a cold.
The researchers were based at Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Virginia, and the study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
【小題1】 According to the passage, what does the underlined word “subjects” mean in paragraph 2?
A.a(chǎn)reas of knowledge in a school |
B.people being studied in an experiment |
C.research topics |
D.a(chǎn)nimals being tested |
A.the researchers obtain information about the sleep habits by frequent interviews |
B.the researchers do their research in the National Institutes of Health |
C.people hope to avoid being infected with a cold by sleeping as much as possible |
D.sleeping more and better helps regulate the symptom mediators |
A.The Relationship Between Virus and Cold |
B.How to Sleep Well |
C.Good Sleep Helps Fight a Cold |
D.The More the Sleep, the Better Your Body |
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People believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(體育館). Here, people are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.
How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and a harness(保護帶) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes(繩索)tied to your harness. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult is to control your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.
Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.
【小題1】What can we infer from the passage?
A.People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays. |
B.It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing. |
C.People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors. |
D.It is always easy to see holding places in climbing. |
A.to tie ropes to your harness | B.to control your fear |
C.to move away from the wall | D.to climb straight up |
A.settlement | B.exercise |
C.excitement | D.tiredness |
A.To tell people where to find gyms. |
B.To prove the basic need for climbing |
C.To encourage people to climb mountains. |
D.To introduce the sport of wall climbing |
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Keeping a busy social life among lots of friends may keep people thinner than spending hours doing some exercises, according to scientists. They say that socializing and meeting with friends help increase levels of brown fat in the body which burns calories to produce heat.
Living in an exciting social environment was found to reduce fat in mice's belly by half over four weeks, even if they ate more. US researchers say that social excitement aids weight loss by turning white fat into brown. White fat stores calories and makes us fatter, while brown burns energy to produce heat. Turning white fat into brown is extremely difficult, normally requiring long- term stay in cold conditions or exciting part of the body's nervous system.
However, scientists from Ohio State University now think that having a busy social life is an even more effective way of changing white fat into brown. The team came up with their theory by studying the effects of various living environments on mice. Those, who lived alongside a greater number of mice, had more space and toys to excite themselves and then lost far more weight over the course of the study than their “couch potato" fellows.
Study author, Dr Matthew During, whose team's findings appear in the journal Cell Metabolism, said, "I'm still amazed at the degree of fat loss that occurs." Explaining how new technology had threatened face-to-face socializing, he added, "It's not just a sedentary(久坐的) lifestyle and high calorie foods, but an increasing lack of social activities." Co-author Dr Lei Cao said,"Loneliness is a potential factor for cancer and death; it's equal to cigarette smoking to a certain extent. Social activities are very vital.
【小題1】What information can we get from the first two paragraphs?
A.Brown fat stores calories and makes us fatter |
B.It doesn't take long to turn white fat into brown. |
C.Social excitement helps gain more weight |
D.Brown fat can burn energy to produce heat. |
A.Levels of brown fat can be increased by socializing. |
B.The mice lacking social life lose more weight. |
C.The research findings haven't been published so far. |
D.Dr Matthew During wasn't convinced of the result. |
A.the fat in mice's belly was reduced because of the relaxing environment |
B.a(chǎn) sedentary lifestyle and high calories foods influence people's social life |
C.surfing the Internet may influence people's face-to-face communication |
D.cancer and death are mainly caused for lack of social life |
A.Brown fat is beneficial to people's health. |
B.Socializing is unnecessarily important in people's daily life. |
C.White fat can be changed into brown fat. |
D.Socializing contributes to people's losing weight. |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
An allergy is a strong reaction to a substance. Many things can cause allergies. The most common cause is pollen (花粉), which is usually produced by trees in the spring, grasses in the summer and weeds in the fall, as part of their reproductive process.
Other causes include organisms, chemicals, plants and dead skin particles from dogs and cats can also cause allergic reactions. So can insect stings and some food.
The most common kind of allergic reactions is itchy (癢的) , watery eyes and a blocked or watery nose. Allergies can also cause red, itchy skin. Some reactions can be life-threatening, for example, when breathing passages become blocked.
It is not always easy to avoid allergies. Drugs may offer an effective treatment. Another treatment used in some cases is called immunotherapy. A patient is injected with small amounts of the allergy-causing substance. The idea is that larger and larger amounts are given over time until the patient develops resistance in his body.
In the United States, experts estimate that up to 8% of young children have food allergies. Every year these allergies cause about 30,000 cases with severe reactions that require immediate treatment. It can result in breathing trouble and in some cases death. It is said that about 100 to 200 people will die. It is said that most of the reactions are caused by peanuts and tree nuts like walnuts.
People can also be allergic to medicines. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology says about 10% of bad reactions to commonly used medicines are allergic. In other words, a person’s immune system overreacts and produces an allergic reaction. The most common reactions include skin rashes, itching, breathing problems and swelling in areas such as the face.
【小題1】Allergies seldom occur in winter because ________.
A.plants don’t usually flower in cold weather |
B.people usually wear thick clothes |
C.pollen is active below freezing point |
D.the weather is too cold for viruses |
A.It is nothing serious. | B.One’s life is at risk. |
C.One has to be sent to hospital. | D.One is sure to breathe easily. |
A.take some medicines to produce antibodies |
B.have immediate operations |
C.be given the allergy-causing substance until the patient develops resistance |
D.be exposed to enough allergy-causing substances |
A.The ABCs of Allergies | B.The Cause of Allergies |
C.The Treatment of Allergies | D.The Prevention of Allergies |
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Was the London Olympics a success? Many people hold different opinions. However one thing is certain, London could win a gold medal for hosting the “greenest” Games ever, BBC News reported.
Previous Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction, waste. and transport. But things had to be different in London because seven years ago it bid for the Olympics through the concept of “a One Planet Olympics”.
What is most impressive is that London used the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas — 2 million tons of contaminated (被污染的) soil were removed and 200 old factory buildings, were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness.com. But that’s not all —. 99 percent of the debris (廢瓦礫) were reused to build the Olympic Park. For example, part of the Olympic Stadium’s roof is made from 2,500 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines.
As well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques. The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built, which minimized the amount of steel and concrete needed. Also, the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent, according to sustainablebusiness.com.
The effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise. Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater. In this way. about 30-40 percent less water was used in total. Waste food packages were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy.
As one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions.
The clean anti-doping (反興奮劑) result also added to the greenness of the Games. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced. Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games.
【小題1】To make the Olympic Park green, London _______.
A.recycled 2 million tons of contaminated soil |
B.removed 99 percent of the debris from the city |
C.built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials |
D.a(chǎn)pplied green building techniques to the construction work |
A.increased as much as possible |
B.reduced as much as possible |
C.made good use of |
D.took little notice |
A.The London Olympics cost less than the other Olympics ever held. |
B.London has possessed the most advanced techniques to deal with waste. |
C.Public transport is made good use of in London during the Olympic games. |
D.The anti-doping result in the London Olympics turned out to be dissatisfactory. |
A.How to deal with the anti-doping |
B.How to use recycled materials |
C.London’s green games |
D.London’s public transport |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:完型填空
Have you thought about what determines the way we are as we grow up? Remember the TV program Seven Up ? It started following the lives of a group of children in 1963. We first meet them as wide-eyed seven-year-olds and then catch up with them at seven-year intervals (間隔 ) : nervous 14-year-olds , serious 21-year-olds , then grown-ups.
Some of the stories are inspiring ,others sad ,but what is interesting in almost all the cases is the way in which the children's early hopes and dreams are shown in their future lives, for example ,at seven ,Tony is a lively child who says he wants to become a sportsman or a taxi driver. When he grows up, he goes on to do both. How about Nicki ,who says, "I'd like to find out about the moon. " and goes on to become a space scientist. As a child, soft - spoken Bruce says he wants to help "poor children" and ends up teaching in India.
But if the lives of all the children had followed this pattern, the program would be far less interesting than it actually was. It was the children whose childhood did not prepare them for what was to come that made the program so inspiring. Where did their ideas come from about what they wanted to do when they grew up? Are children influenced by what their parents do ,by what they see on television ,or by what their teachers say? How great is the effect of a single important event? Many film directors ,including Stephen Spielberg ,say that an early visit to the cinema was the turning point in their lives. Dr. Magaret Mc Allister ,who has done a lot of research in this area ,thinks that the major influences are parents , friends and the wider society.
【小題1】What does the text mainly discuss?
A.New ways to make a TV program interesting. |
B.The importance of television programs to children. |
C.Different ways to make childhood dreams come true. |
D.The influence of childhood experience on future lives. |
A.different groups of people at different periods of their lives |
B.different groups of people at the same period of their lives |
C.the same group of people at different periods of their lives |
D.the same group of people at the same period of their lives |
A.Many people's childhood hopes are related to their future jobs. |
B.There are many poor children in India who need help. |
C.Children have different dreams about their future. |
D.A lot of people are very sad in their childhood. |
A.going to a movie at an early age helps a child learn about society |
B.a(chǎn) single childhood event may decide what one does as a grown-up |
C.parents and friends can help a child grow up properly |
D.films have more influence on a child than teachers do |
A.Interesting. | B.Crazy. | C.Dull. | D.Serious. |
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
It’s really a tough job for automakers doing marketing and sales in China, where competition is acute and customers have little loyalty. They have tried a range of tricks in recent years.
But there should be a moral bottom line. Unfortunately, a Buick dealership used the tragedy of a two-month-old infant to advertise its cars last week on Weibo – Micro blog. And Hyundai Motor followed suit.
On March 4, an SUV was stolen with the infant left inside alone in the northeastern city of Changchun. The news spread widely on Weibo after the baby’s father called the local police and radio station for help. The next day it was revealed that the infant was choked to death and buried in snow by the thief. The online community expressed its deeply felt sympathy and condolences.
The Buick dealership posted a photo of the baby and two of its cars on its official Weibo account to advertise its GPS system that can locate the stolen car. “A few thoughts on the Changchun stolen car and baby incident: when buying a car it’s entirely OK to choose a brand with advanced technology,” said the post. Though the post was made before tragic fate of the infant was known, the action generated a storm of outrage on Weibo. Some online commentators said it is “marketing at the cost of lives” and “extremely despicable.”
Worse was the post on Hyundai’s official Weibo account that advertised the anti – theft system on its new SUV Santa Fe, an entry made after the child was known to have died. The action also enraged micro bloggers.
Both posts were soon deleted. The Buick dealership made an apology on Weibo to the family of the victim and the public. But screenshots saved by users continued to be posted and the negative impact on both brands persists.
The two brands probably didn’t expect such a firestorm of fury from the Internet community, but they really made a big mistake sinking below the moral bottom line. They certainly ruined their own brand images.
The Chinese have the same proverb as the English language – a little leak will sink a great ship. It takes decades to build the great ship of a respectable brand but it can take just a moment of negligence to make it fail completely.
For those in corporate marketing, two lessons should be learned: first, be careful in the era of social media when one wrong can be easily magnified and have disastrous impacts in just a few clicks.
Second and more importantly, think with your brain and heart. Never break the moral bonds of respect for human life and sympathy for our fellow man.
【小題1】Who is to blame for the tragedy of Changchun infant according to the passage?
A.The baby’s father | B.Buick and Hyundai dealership | C.Weibo | D.Not clear |
A.The missing infant was found alive in the stolen car. |
B.Micro blog marketing of tragic infant death fuels firestorm of criticism. |
C.People can’t see the two posts any more because they were deleted. |
D.The two car brands mentioned in the passage spoiled their own reputation by selling the stolen car. |
A.Immoral | B.Important | C.Distinguished | D.Considerable |
A.Hyundai dealership didn’t make an apology on Weibo |
B.Buick dealership expressed its deeply sympathy and condolences |
C.Hyundai’s post was made after people knew the infant had died |
D.Buick’s car was more advanced on its GPS system |
A.not to sink below the moral bottom line |
B.not to sympathize our fellow man |
C.to think twice before making decision |
D.to magnify the mistakes people make |
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