Some have better family backgrounds but are not successful and the others have made big achievements though they were once poorly fed and educated.
科目:高中英語 來源:江蘇省2010屆高考下學(xué)期模擬考試試題一 (英語) 題型:閱讀理解
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Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will
one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.
“ I think we are knocking at the door of immortality (永生),” said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. “ I think by 2075 we will see it and that’s a conservative estimate.”
At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology(納米技術(shù)) make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “ There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “ Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.”
However, many scientists who specialize in aging are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.
Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. “ It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?” said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Center. “ At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.”
67. By saying “ we are knocking at the door immortality”, Michael Zey means_____.
A. they believe that there is no limit of living
B. they are sure to find the truth about long living
C. they have got some ideas about living forever
D. they are able to make people live past the present life span
68. Donald Louria’s attitude toward long living is that_____.
A. people can live from 120 to 180
B. it is still doubtful how long humans can live
C. the human body is designed to last about 120 years
D. it is possible for humans to live longer in the future
69. The underlined “ it” (Para. 4) refers to_____.
A. a great push
B. the idea of living beyond the present life span
C. the idea of living from 200 to 300
D. the conservative estimate
70. What would be the best title for this text?
A. Living longer or not
B. Science, technology and long living
C. No limit for human life
D. Healthy lifestyle and long living
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011屆浙江省杭州市西湖高級中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期開學(xué)考試英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
He had travelled thousands of miles in the hope of earning some money,but 18-year-old Lin Kongming never knew danger was waiting for him.
He and six other migrant workers from Fujian Province spent 36 hours in Iraq as international hostages(人質(zhì)). But luckily,they were set free last Tuesday morning,unharmed by the people who had taken them hostage.
After hard work by Chinese diplomats(外交官)in the region the Iraqi kidnappers(綁架者)agreed to hand them over to a local religious group.“The friendly relations between the Chinese and Iraqi peoples have played a key role in the release of the hostages,”said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan. China refused to join the US-led coalition(聯(lián)軍)in the Iraq war.
Since April 4,over 60 hostages from 12 countries,including America,Italy and Japan,have been taken in Iraq. Some have been released, others were killed.
The Iraqi resistance groups have started taking foreigners hostage in an attempt to force the US-led troops out of their country. As a result,many foreigners have left,fearing the situation will get worse. Some nations are also considering removing their troops from Iraq. Thailand has ordered its forces not to leave their camp and may bring them home before September as originally planned. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is considering similar action.
But Dan Senor,spokesman for the US-led coalition in Baghdad,said that it would not negotiate(談判)with “terrorists or kidnappers” to get hostages released.
【小題1】The seven workers from Fujian were set free mainly because ______.
A.they were too poor to pay anything |
B.kidnappers didn’t know they were Chinese |
C.China didn’t take sides with the US-led coalition |
D.kidnappers were friendly to the Chinese |
A.To show their anger towards the occupation of foreign troops. |
B.To tell the world they would fear nothing. |
C.To make foreign armies leave their country. |
D.To resist the American troops. |
A.wouldn’t give in to Iraqi terrorists or kidnappers |
B.had enough power to station in Iraq |
C.wouldn’t give up unless it could get something |
D.had no plan to bring its troops home |
A.the hostage crises in Iraq |
B.foreigners were not welcome in Iraq |
C.the Chinese hostages were set free |
D.keeping away from Iraq is a wise choice |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆黑龍江省大慶鐵人中學(xué)高三第二次階段考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
When it comes to success in business and success in life, there are few qualities as important as confidence.
People naturally have different levels of confidence.Some have a higher level of confidence than others do, but even those whose confidence is lacking can learn to build their level of confidence and reach their most important goals.Increasing self confidence is one of the most common reasons people give for seeking the help of psychologists and other professionals.
One of the many places where a greater level of confidence is useful is in the workplace.We all know how difficult it can be, for instance, to ask the boss for a raise.This process can be extremely difficult for those who lack confidence in their own abilities.After all, if you are unsure about your own abilities, how will you ever convince your boss that you deserve more money for the work you do?
Even if you are not asking for that big raise, having plenty of confidence in your abilities is important to success.If you are certain of your abilities, chances are that those around you, whether they are your coworkers, your colleagues or your superiors, will see that confidence, and that will help to assure them that you are the best at what you do.
Being thought of as the person to go to, and being seen as an expert in your chosen field, is naturally very important to success on the job.If you can make yourself the person people go to for guidance and advice, you will help to protect yourself from the ever present danger of downsizing(裁員).After all, if you are a recognized expert at the office, you will be regarded as an indispensable member of the team.
Having a high level of confidence, after all, does not mean overlooking the places where you could improve.Knowing what you do well and where you need help will help you enjoy increased success and confidence.
【小題1】What is the passage mainly about?
A.The influence of confidence on one's life. |
B.The difference of people's confidence.. |
C.The importance of confidence to success |
D.The judgment on one's confidence. |
A.who dream to be recognized experts |
B.who expect to give guidance to others |
C.who want to ask the boss for a raise |
D.who think their goals are hard to reach |
A.To overlook one's disadvantages. |
B.To make full use of one's advantages. |
C.To have great confidence in one's abilities. |
D.To make objective evaluations of one's abilities. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013-2014學(xué)年浙江嘉興高二上期入學(xué)摸底英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
It is 4 o’clock in the early morning. Everything but the computing room on the campus of the university appears as quiet and misty as the mysterious hell. In the computing room, 30 students with sleepy eyes, sit still at their desk, beating the dirty and worn keys. Staring at the colorful screen, they tap continuously for hours. For the other parts in the world, it might be in the middle of the night, nevertheless here time represents nothing. It is an entirely enclosed field. These young computer “hackers” are tracing a sort of stimulus (刺激), a drive so exciting and absorbing that it ignores nearly anything else in their lives and becomes the focus of their being. They are addicted (上癮的) computer programmers. Some of these students have been glued to the console (電子設(shè)備的操縱臺) for no less than twenty hours even with no break for meals or rest. Some have been sleeping on sofas and chairs in the computing room, trying to struggle for a few moments’ rest but hating to get too far away from their addicted machines.
It is not necessary for most of these students to be at the computing room in the middle of the night. What they are working belong to no assignments. They remain there because they desire to be — they can not resist the attraction of the computers.
Furthermore, they are in groups instead of being alone. There are hackers at computing rooms all over the country. In the unimaginable way, they focus on nothing but computer. They escape from schooling and live beyond friendship; they might have difficulty being employed, choosing to travel from one computing room to another. They may even give up personal health.
“There is one hacker in my memory. We actually had to lift him away from his chair to feed him and arrange him to rest and sleep. We truly worried about his health,” says a computing science professor at California University.
Professors of computer science are nowadays paying more attention to this hacker phenomenon and are on the watch for future hackers and more and more severe computer addicts. They believe firmly that hackers are not simply resulted from the close relationship with a machine. It is the result of social relationship with the attractive thinking machines, which are becoming nearly universal.
1.We can learn from the passage that those at the computing room in the middle of the night are .
A. students working on a program
B. students using computers to amuse themselves
C. hard-working computer science majors
D. students deeply fascinated by the computer
2.Which of the following is NOT true of those young computer “hackers”?
A. Most of them are top students majoring in computer programming.
B. For them, computer programming is the only purpose for their life.
C. They can stay with the computer at the computing room for nearly two days.
D. Their love for the computer is so deep that they want to be near their machines even when they sleep.
3.It can be reasonably inferred from the passage that ______.
A. the hacker phenomenon exists only at university computing rooms
B. it is not very easy for the “hackers” to find friends or jobs
C. university computing rooms are expecting outstanding programmers out of the “hackers”
D. the hacker phenomenon is partly due to the lack of the computing rooms
4.According to professors of computer science, the hacker phenomenon can be described as .
A. positive B. disgusting
C. worrying D. admiring
5.Which of the following may be the most appropriate title for the passage?
A. The Charm of Computer Science B. A New Type of Electronic Toys
C. Future Computer Programmers D. Computer Addicts
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科目:高中英語 來源:20102011學(xué)年鄭州市高一下學(xué)期第一次月考英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I approached her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an old woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, struggling to put socks on her swollen(腫脹的)feet. I entered, spoke quickly to the nurse and examined her chart. She was getting better.
I looked down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I said something like this:“ How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they’re better today. The nurse mentioned you were anxious to see your son who’s visiting you today. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.”
She stopped me with a serious voice, as if she was giving an order. “ Sit down,Doctor.This is my story,not your story. ”
I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that her health problems really had something to do with it. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.
Later on, I often thought of what that woman taught me. Everyone has a story and each story is different. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander without a clear conclusion. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard—without interruption or judgment.
1. The writer went to visit the older woman to .
A. 1isten to her story B.tell her good news
C. help her put on her socks D.see if she was getting better
2.What problem did the old woman have?
A. She ate too much sugar.
B. She had high blood pressure.
C. She had too many visits.
D. She liked telling others stories.
3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to the older woman’s .
A. not having seen her son for long B. having no one to look after her
C. serious voice when giving orders D. struggling to put socks on her feet
4.What does the story mainly tell us?
A. Everyone should learn to listen to others.
B. Children had better stay with their parents.
C. We all have a story and each one is different.
D. Older women are good at telling their stories.
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