When a handheld video game runs out of power, all you have to do is plug it in and charge it up. Within a few years, some of you might do the same thing with mom’s car.
Automobile companies are developing vehicles that will plug into electric sockets （插座）, just like many laptops, digital cameras, cell phones and small video game players do. Called “plug-in hybrids （混合動力汽車）,” these cars will get most of their power from electricity. Their drivers will rarely have to stop at gas stations.
The technology is more than just cool. In our automobile-filled world, plug-in vehicles could reduce the amount of gasoline we use. That gas is made from crude oil, which has been kept rising in cost. Plus, driving around in these hybrids may even help the environment. Gas-burning cars produce a lot of carbon dioxide, a type of greenhouse gas. These gases stay in the atmosphere, where they trap heat and cause global warming.
The first company-produced plug-in hybrids could hit the roads by 20l0. But engineers still have a lot of work to do to make the technology practical and inexpensive.
Batteries are the biggest challenge. In the plug-in-hybrid world, Li-ion batteries are getting the most attention. These batteries can store a large amount of energy in a small package, and they last a relatively long time between charges. Li-ion batteries are standard in laptops, cell phones, heart devices and similar portable devices.
But because cars are so big and heavy, it would still require a suitcase-sized Li-ion battery to power about l2km of driving. What’s more, the batteries are extremely expensive.
“A car filled with batteries could go a long distance,” says Ted Bohn, an electrical engineer in
So researchers need to figure out how to make batteries smaller and cheaper, among other questions.
“The answers don’t exist yet,” Bohn says. “As a kid I thought someone someplace knows the answer to everything. All of these questions haven’t been decided. That’s what engineering is about ― making a guess, running tests and fine-tuning results.”
59. The writer wrote this passage with the purpose of __________________.
A. how to charge the handheld video game up
B. explaining a newly-developed battery
C. introducing a new car
D. telling us how to make the new battery cheaper
60. Which is true according to the passage?
A. Plug-in hybrids will do no harm to the environment.
B. Li-lion batteries in laptops can be used on plug-in hybrids.
C. Some companies can produce plug-in hybrids now.
D. Drivers of plug-in hybrids will spend less money on gasoline.
61. From the passage, we can learn _________________.
A. we can buy one of “plug-in hybrids” now
B. all people will buy one after 20l0
C. this kind of car can carry two persons
D. some problems about “plug-in hybrids” remain to be done
科目：高中英語 來源：09-10年廣東省廣州六中高一上學期期末考試 題型：閱讀理解
三．閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
When Han Duan started her professional career at 16, China’s national women’s football team was defeated in the final of the World Cup by the US. While she was asked to play in her first World Cup in 2003, she largely remained on the bench after the first match.
But things have changed. Now, Han is one of the most important players in China’s team. “I can’t wait to play. Life is short. You must make the most out of it,” Han always says like that.
Han wants every possible honor that a football player can get — an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal. She has always been good at sports, especially swimming and horizontal bars. At school, she was the fastest in the 60m and 100m.
But the reason she picked football was that she wanted to get more compliments (稱贊). “Football is for boys. But I feel more fulfilled when I can do better than them and win more compliments,” she said. Later, when she entered a football school, the coach always asked Han to show others what to do.
However, nobody can be good at everything. Han described her singing as “howling” and the only school subject she was good at was Chinese. “I was very happy every time my essay was posted on the wall for my schoolmates to read.” But Han still has some regrets about her school years. Her handwriting was terrible at school. She ever wanted to improve her handwriting but didn’t achieve much.
“My fans ask for my signature (簽名), so I’d better practice and practice. It’s not too late,” she says.
56. In the World Cup in 2003, Han Duan was a(n) ______.
A. member of the audience
B. unimportant player
C. team captain
D. fan of a sports star
57. What does the underlined part in the second paragraph imply?
A. Han Duan siezes every chance to learn more to fulfill herself.
B. Han Duan never wastes any of her practicing time.
C. Han Duan seizes every chance to take part in matches.
D. Han Duan has become ill and she will die quite soon.
58. According to the passage, we know that Han Duan ________.
A. has won an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal
B. was good at sports when she was at school
C. did very well in singing and Chinese when she was at school
D. often gets compliments because of her beautiful handwriting
59. From the fourth paragraph, it can be inferred that Han Duan most probably ________.
A. felt sad as the boys laughed at her
B. felt proud as she got compliments from others
C. felt sad as she was too strong as a girl
D. hated herself as she couldn’t do anything else well
60. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Growth of a sports star. B. The World Cup.
C. Honor of a football player. D. Star of tomorrow.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學年寧夏中衛(wèi)中學高二下學期第二次統(tǒng)練英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
How much do you want to pay for a CD by your favorite singer Jay Chou? Five Yuan for a pirated(盜版的) one, or more for a real one? Wang Ye, 14, said she would like the real one although the pirated one is cheaper.” A real one is worth keeping for years.” said the girl from No.1 middle school in Wu Han, Anhui. “Real CDs always sound better to me.”
What can we do? People want to do more to help those like Wang to get real CDs.
This week the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry asked many countries to act against piracy(盜版行為).
In many places in China, the government is checking audio and video products. Pirated ones are broken into pieces.
Piracy is in your daily life. Don’t believe it? A study by 21st Century Teens found that more than 75 percent of juniors had listened to pirated music. They say this is because pirated products are usually much cheaper than the real ones.
Why are real CDs so expensive? When a music company makes music, it needs to pay the song writers and singers. It costs a lot of money! This makes the price of the CDs go up. Piracy like stealing. People who make pirated copies of CDs take away the writers’ and singers’ work without paying them. They even don’t ask them if they can.
So next time you’d better keep your eyes brightened when you see cheap CDs. Remember you’re helping someone to do something wrong if you buy them.
How do you know what’s real.
Already made up your mind to buy real ones? Well, you should get to know what real CDs look like. A real CD has the name and trademark(商標) of the music company on the cover. The company’s address, telephone number and fax number are on it.
If you open the CD box you'll see the singer's name and the album title. Most important of all, a real CD has a number from the IFPI on it.
But people who make pirated CDs only need the real CD and disks to copy them. That’s why some CDs are only five Yuan, but some many sell for 150 Yuan.
【小題1】Real CDs are more expensive because ______.
| A．it takes longer to make them |
| B．more people are needed to make them |
| C．a(chǎn) lot of money is paid to singers and writers. |
| D．better ways are used to make them |
| A．stealing |
| B．robbing |
| C．helping someone to do something wrong |
| D．helping someone |
| A．moved away | B．doing something wrong | C．broken | D．made smaller |
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科目：高中英語 來源：0910年廣東省高一上學期期末考試 題型：閱讀理解
三．閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
第一節(jié) ： 閱讀理解 （共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
When Han Duan started her professional career at 16, China’s national women’s football team was defeated in the final of the World Cup by the US. While she was asked to play in her first World Cup in 2003, she largely remained on the bench after the first match.
But things have changed. Now, Han is one of the most important players in China’s team. “I can’t wait to play. Life is short. You must make the most out of it,” Han always says like that.
Han wants every possible honor that a football player can get — an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal. She has always been good at sports, especially swimming and horizontal bars. At school, she was the fastest in the 60m and 100m.
But the reason she picked football was that she wanted to get more compliments (稱贊). “Football is for boys. But I feel more fulfilled when I can do better than them and win more compliments,” she said. Later, when she entered a football school, the coach always asked Han to show others what to do.
However, nobody can be good at everything. Han described her singing as “howling” and the only school subject she was good at was Chinese. “I was very happy every time my essay was posted on the wall for my schoolmates to read.” But Han still has some regrets about her school years. Her handwriting was terrible at school. She ever wanted to improve her handwriting but didn’t achieve much.
“My fans ask for my signature (簽名), so I’d better practice and practice. It’s not too late,” she says.
56. In the World Cup in 2003, Han Duan was a(n) ______.
A. member of the audience
B. unimportant player
C. team captain
D. fan of a sports star
57. What does the underlined part in the second paragraph imply?
A. Han Duan siezes every chance to learn more to fulfill herself.
B. Han Duan never wastes any of her practicing time.
C. Han Duan seizes every chance to take part in matches.
D. Han Duan has become ill and she will die quite soon.
58. According to the passage, we know that Han Duan ________.
A. has won an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal
B. was good at sports when she was at school
C. did very well in singing and Chinese when she was at school
D. often gets compliments because of her beautiful handwriting
59. From the fourth paragraph, it can be inferred that Han Duan most probably ________.
A. felt sad as the boys laughed at her
B. felt proud as she got compliments from others
C. felt sad as she was too strong as a girl
D. hated herself as she couldn’t do anything else well
60. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Growth of a sports star. B. The World Cup.
C. Honor of a football player. D. Star of tomorrow.
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
三．閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
第一節(jié) ： 閱讀理解 （共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
When Han Duan started her professional career at 16, China’s national women’s football team was defeated in the final of the World Cup by the US. While she was asked to play in her first World Cup in 2003, she largely remained on the bench after the first match.
But things have changed. Now, Han is one of the most important players in China’s team. “I can’t wait to play. Life is short. You must make the most out of it,” Han always says like that.
Han wants every possible honor that a football player can get — an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal. She has always been good at sports, especially swimming and horizontal bars. At school, she was the fastest in the 60m and 100m.
But the reason she picked football was that she wanted to get more compliments (稱贊). “Football is for boys. But I feel more fulfilled when I can do better than them and win more compliments,” she said. Later, when she entered a football school, the coach always asked Han to show others what to do.
However, nobody can be good at everything. Han described her singing as “howling” and the only school subject she was good at was Chinese. “I was very happy every time my essay was posted on the wall for my schoolmates to read.” But Han still has some regrets about her school years. Her handwriting was terrible at school. She ever wanted to improve her handwriting but didn’t achieve much.
“My fans ask for my signature (簽名), so I’d better practice and practice. It’s not too late,” she says.
56. In the World Cup in 2003, Han Duan was a(n) ______.
A. member of the audience
B. unimportant player
C. team captain
D. fan of a sports star
57. What does the underlined part in the second paragraph imply?
A. Han Duan siezes every chance to learn more to fulfill herself.
B. Han Duan never wastes any of her practicing time.
C. Han Duan seizes every chance to take part in matches.
D. Han Duan has become ill and she will die quite soon.
58. According to the passage, we know that Han Duan ________.
A. has won an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal
B. was good at sports when she was at school
C. did very well in singing and Chinese when she was at school
D. often gets compliments because of her beautiful handwriting
59. From the fourth paragraph, it can be inferred that Han Duan most probably ________.
A. felt sad as the boys laughed at her
B. felt proud as she got compliments from others
C. felt sad as she was too strong as a girl
D. hated herself as she couldn’t do anything else well
60. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Growth of a sports star. B. The World Cup.
C. Honor of a football player. D. Star of tomorrow.
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科目：高中英語 來源： 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、D中選出最佳選項。
Nanjing Motor Wreck
Eighteen people died and sixteen were injured yesterday when a farm vehicle left a mountain road and plunged （沖入）100 meters into a valley. The accident happened in Fengshan county ,in South China 's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Police said seventeen people, including the driver, died instantly and another died on the way to hospital. Fifteen of injured passengers are in serious condition.
Beijing New Library
A new library named after Hong Kong industrialist Xu Rongmao opened yesterday at the Beijing Chemical University.Xu donated (捐款）5 million yuan (US$604,594)for the building of the Rongmao Library, which covers 8,000 square meters and has over 900 seats.
Xu's Overeseas Investment Group has also donated US$1.21 million to set up an education fund for the university.
Beijing Empty Tomb
A live broadcast of the opening of the ancient Laoshan Tomb of the Han Dynasty(206BC--220AD)was cancelled (取消）when the tomb was confirmed (證實）to be empty .Experts believe that most of the relics(文物）in the tomb had been taken by grave robbers. A previous live show of digging part of the tomb attracted a large audience, but few cultural relics were found. That the television station have not been ready for the live show scheduled around September 20 also accounted for the cancellation ,officials said.
56.These items of news belong to _____section in a newspaper.
A. in brief B. what's on C. weather report D .advertisement
57.How many passengers died instantly when the motor accident happened?
A.18 B.17 C.16 D.34
58.What's the meaning of the underlined word" previous"?
A. Expensive in value B. Large in size C. Proper in order D. Early in time
59.How much has Xu's Overseas Investment Group donated to set up an education fund for the university?
A. About 10 million yuan B. About 11 million yuan C. About 12 million yuan D. About 5 million yuan
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