科目：高中英語 來源：山東省實驗中學(xué)2010屆高三第三次診斷性測試 題型：閱讀理解
第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分 40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
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A university math tutor has discovered the science behind “singledom”, finding that our chances of finding the perfect partner are just 1 in 285,000. Peter Backus, a tutor at the University of Warwick, published his “Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend” paper after a three-year love drought.
His unconventional study uses a famous math formula called The Drake Equation(德雷克等式), which was first used to estimate the existence of extra-terrestrial(地球以外) life.
The results don't look promising for British singles. 30-year-old Mr. Backus found that out of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.
The dull equation takes into account the number of women aged 24 to 34, living in his home city of London, and who are single, meaning his chances of meeting his dream woman on a night out are slim.
The economics expert said: “There are 26 women in London with whom I might have a wonderful relationship. So, on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034% chance of meeting one of these special people. That’s a 1 in 285,000 chance, so it’s not great.”
The puzzling Drake equation reads: N =" R*" x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L, and helped pioneering scientist Professor Drake to predict that there could be 10,000 civilizations in our galaxy.
Mr. Backus simply replaced the original equation with his own criteria for a dream date, which included the percentage of women likely to find him attractive, and the number of girls aged 24-34 in London. He said: “The research may sound depressing to people looking for love, but the good news for singles is, it’s probably not your fault!”
56. Mr. Backus’ discovery in this passage is mainly concerned about ______.
A. whether there exists life out of our planet
B. the possibility of his being able to find love
C. how to get rid of singledom
D. what math can do to serve our daily life
57. 
What does Mr. Backus think of the result of his research?
A. Optimistic. B. Depressing. C. Unrealistic. D. Exciting.
58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Mr. Backus’ major research field is “singledom”.
B. Mr. Backus found a girlfriend three years ago.
C. Mr. Backus’ new thesis will surely be well received.
D. Mr. Backus has been searching for love for long.
59. By “the good news for singles” in the last sentence, Mr. Backus probably mean _____.
A. you don’t have to blame yourself for remaining single
B. maybe the discovery is not reliable at all
C. the result was based on his own criteria
D. there might be more dream date out of London
60. Which of 
the following statements is true?
A. This passage could be published in a scientific magazine.
B. The passage intends to prove there are other civilizations.
C. The passage writer doesn’t really understand the Drake equation.
D. Most women in London are not suitable for university teachers.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆遼寧瓦房店高級中學(xué)高三10月月考英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
New research shows that overweight or even mildly obese people have a lower risk of early death than people considered to be normal weight.
Researchers examined the results of 97 studies. Most of the studies were less than 10 years old. They included almost three million adults from around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Brazil, India and Mexico.
The researchers at the National Center for Health Statistics found that people who are considered overweight or slightly obese were five to six percent less likely to die from all causes than people of normal weight. People with higher obesity ratings, however, had almost a 30 percent greater risk of death compared to normal-weight individuals.
Katherine Flegal was the lead author of the study. She says she was not surprised that overweight people would not have a higher risk of death.
“Because we’d actually already read a lot of this literature and realized it was likely that mortality rates (死亡率) for overweight would be at least not higher than normal weight. I guess I was a little bit surprised that it was definitely lower. And I was also surprised that the lower rates of obesity also didn’t seem to differ from normal weight.”
But she says the difference in death rates appears to be small between normal-weight people and those who are overweight or mildly obese.
The study has raised new questions about “body mass index,”（體重指數(shù)） or BMI. This is a measurement of body fat as a ratio（比率） of height to weight. In recent years, many public health experts have promoted body mass index as a way to predict the risk of health problems. Bu t a person's BMI can be misleading in some cases.
Steven Heymsfield ,the executive director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, says people can be physically fit and in good health, but might weigh more because they are more muscular.
Still, Dr. Heymsfield says people should not think gaining extra weight is OK just because of the new findings. He says being at a healthy weight lowers the risk for heart disease and diabetes（糖尿�。�.
1.According to the new findings, the researchers found that __________ .
A.People with high obesity have a lower risk of early death than people with low obesity
B.People with overweight have a greater risk of early death than people of normal weight.
C.People with mild obesity are less likely to die than people of normal weight.
D.People with obesity live much longer than people of normal weight.
2.What does the underlined word “l(fā)iterature” in paragraph 6 mean ?
A.works like novels and poems
B.books and articles on a particular subject
C.printed material
D.magazines and newspapers
3.Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A. BMI is commonly used to measure body fat as a ratio of height to weight.
B. Not all people with a little higher BMI are fat .
C. Many public health experts encourage more people to use BMI as a way to predict the risk of health problem
D. Because of the ne w findings, people should think about gaining extra weight.
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科目：高中英語 來源：同步題 題型：完形填空
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| Curt and I have this kind of friendship that I wish everyone would be able to experience. Our friendship 1 many years ago. We met while 2 different high schools. As years passed, we became good friends. Curt was the best man (伴郎) at my wedding, and I was 3 a few years later when he married my sister's roommate. And yet the event that almost showed our partnership and 4 our friendship happened over 25 years ago, when we were in our 20's. Curt and I were attending a pool party at the local Swim and Racquet Club. We were walking to the car, joking about the party, and Curt 5 ne and said, "Steve, your ve had too much 6 . Maybe I should drive." At first I thought he was 7 , but since Curt is definitely the wiser of us, I 8 his judgment. "Good idea." I said, and handed him the 9 . After I was settled in the passenger seat and Curt sat behind the wheel, he said, "I'm going to need your 10 because I'm not sure how to get to your house from here." "No problem," I 11 . Curt started the car and we were 12 . The next ten miles seemed like a hundred as I prompted (提示) Curt with 13 -left now, right soon, slow down, speed up and so on. The important thing was that we got home 14 that night. Ten years later at my wedding, Curt brought 15 to the eyes of 400 guests as he told the story of our partners hip and 16 we drove home together that night. Why was it such a (n) 17 story? We would all offer our keys 18 we knew we shouldn't drive. But you see, my friend Curt was blind. He had been blind from 19 and never sat behind the wheel of a car 20 that night. | ||||
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科目：高中英語 來源：山東省同步題 題型：閱讀理解
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64. The Youth Outreach Specialist is most probably ____.
A. a daily newspaper B. an educational organization
C. a person in an educational aid project D. a learning tool
65. People who send an e-mail at ghiten@seattletimes.com earliest may ____.
A. be offered Newspapers In Education free
B. be offered latest reading materials free
C. become a good organizer in the classroom
D. get the earliest service offered by the advertiser
66. The purpose of the tour is to ____.
A. show people how a newspaper is made B. show people how a newspaper is edited
C. encourage people to visit Bothell D. encourage people to read a newspaper
67. When can people go on a trip to the North Creek production facility?
A. At any time on Thursdays.
B. On Thursday mornings during the school year.
C. On Thursdays during summer vacation.
D. At either 10 am, ll am or 4 am all the year around.
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