科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
Richard Rodriguez from the United States is a great roller coaster fan．Recently he broke his 15th world record after he spent 104 days riding the world’s largest roller coaster．
“It got more difficult to ride and ride because of the muscle tiredness，”Rodriguez，a teacher at the University of Chicago，said as he stepped down from the ride in a German park．He spent 10 hours a day on the roller coaster．
Rodriguez tried to keep himself busy during the rides on the big roller coaster in a southwestern town in Germany．“I read the newspapers…I have fl walkman，I have my cell—phone，SO I try to talk to people and message people during the day，’’he said．
Although the 42-year-old said he felt sick on the first few days，he said he soon got over the problem．
“My face hurts sharply and I have a little backache，but I am good．’’
The “Expedition GeForce” is one of the world’s biggest roller coasters．It measures 62 meters at its highest point．
On his 95th day on the coaster，after traveling over 25，000 kilometers，Rodriguez had a toothache and was treated by fl local dentist．He went on after that and succeeded in breaking the record．
Rodriguez celebrated with members of the park staff and his supporters，who had sent him
postcards and e—mails encouraging him not to give up．
What do we know about Expedition GeForce?
A．It once ran for 1 04 days nonstop．
B．It is the one most difficult to ride．
C．It is most modernly equipped．
D．It is in a German town．
2．Rodriguez kept on riding that long because ______________.
A．he wanted to show the world the very best he could do
B．he was having great fun doing that
C．the roller coaster can’t stop once it starts running
D．he was able to live and work as usual on the coaster
3．During the roller coaster ride，Rodriguez——．
A．kept on working as a university teacher
B．kept enjoying good health
C．kept in touch with the world around him
D．broke his world record 1 5 times
4．When Rodriguez finally stepped down from the roller coaster，he .
A．was healthy and strong as usual
B．was in poor health
C．was very tired but happy
D．decided to work as a teacher
5．The new world record was keeping on riding for on a roller coaster．
A．16 times B．104 10一hour days
C．10 hours a day D．over 25，000 kilometers
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
1970 was “World Conservation Year”. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world was in danger. They hoped that the governments would act quickly in order to conserve nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and the water, and everything that grows and lives. We can't live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.?
What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are hoping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of eleven kilometres of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No, One's Going to Change our World. ” It was made by Scatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.?
There are few plants, trees and flowers in Holland now because _______.
A. there has been a lot of conservation in Holland?
B. Holland does not need so many plants, trees and flowers?
C. many plants, trees and flowers don't grow there any more?
D. some plants, trees and flowers are dangerous?
We shall destroy ourselves if we don't _______.
A. improve our technology in planting trees?
B. hear about the record called “No, One's Going to Change our World”?
C. try our best to save the world?
D. change the earth?
“No,One's Going to Change our World. ” was _______.
A. an important book published in 1970?
B. a record calling on people to conserve nature?
C. an idea that nobody would accept?
D. a rule worked out by the United States?
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科目：高中英語 來源：河南省長葛市第三實驗高中2009-2010學年高一下學期期中考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解
When you watch a movie in the cinema, you may wonder how “the moving pictures” is made and where the voices, and noises and music come from. Now here is the answer.
In modern times, the middle part of a cinema film has lots of small photographs, each one of which is different from the one before it. Each photograph is brought in front of a strong light, and there it stops for a very small part of a second. This photograph, therefore, appears on the screen, and we see it. Then the light is covered and the next photograph is moved to the position in the front of the strong light. Meanwhile, the metal cover turns away from the light. Thus, the second photograph is shown on the screen. This is done again and again, twenty-four times a second, and we think we are watching a moving picture on the screen. But nothing on the screen actually moves. ”The moving picture” is in fact made up of a lot of bits. We see about 86,000 different pictures every hour, but none of them moves.
The voices, noises and music are recorded on the side of the cinema film. The record looks like marks of strange shapes. The side of the film passes in front of another light, and the rays of light which pass through change as the marks change. These marks have been made from the voices and other sounds of the people and events in front of the cinema when the film is being made. The marks may be considered as “printed sounds”.
1. When a cinema film is shown, how long does each photograph appear on the screen?
A. One twenty-third of a second.
B. One twenty-fourth of a second
C. A few seconds
D. One thirty-fifth of a second.
2. Why can we see pictures moving on the screen?
A. We see about 86,000 different pictures every hour.
B. Each picture is a little different from the former.
C. Photographs change quickly.
D. Both B and C.
3. What is a cinema film made up of?
A. Small photographs and a strong light.
B. Small photographs and the sounds.
C. A lot of bits.
D. Voices and photographs.
4. Which is the true about the sound record?
A. It sounds strange.
B. It looks as irregular marks.
C. It is printed in the middle of a film.
D. It is made while the film is being shown on the screen.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年江西省南昌二中高二第二次月考英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
The Iceberg Was Only Part ofIt
What doomed the Titanic is well known, at least in outline. On a moonless night of April 15, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic ,with 1,500 lives lost.
A century later many people presented new theories to explain the real reason for the disaster. Now two new studies argue that rare states of nature played major roles in the disaster.
The first says Earth’s nearness to the Moon and the Sun — a proximity not matched in more than 1,000 years — resulted in record tides that help explain why the Titanic met with so much ice, including the fatal iceberg.
Recently, a team of researchers found an apparent explanation in the heavens. They discovered that Earth had come unusually close to the Sun and Moon that winter, enhancing their gravitational pulls on the ocean and producing record tides. The rare orbits took place between December 1911 and February 1912 — about two months before the disaster came about. The researchers suggest that the high tides refloated masses of icebergs traditionally stuck along the coastlines of Labrador and Newfoundland and sent them adrift into the North Atlantic shipping lanes.
And a second, put forward by a Titanic historian from Britain, contends that the icy waters created ideal conditions for an unusual type of mirage(海市蜃樓) that hid icebergs from lookouts whose duty was to watch carefully for danger ahead and confused a nearby ship as to the liner’s identity, delaying rescue efforts for hours.
Most people know mirages as natural phenomena caused when hot air near the Earth’s surface bends light rays upward. In a desert, the effect prompts lost travelers to mistake patches of blue sky for pools of water. But another kind of mirage occurs when cold air bends light rays downward. In that case, observers can see objects and settings far over the horizon. The images often undergo quick distortions — not unlike the wavy reflections in a funhouse mirror.
Now, scholars of the Titanic are debating these new theories. Some have different opinions on it. Over all, though, many experts are applauding the fresh perspectives.
【小題1】The underlined word "It" in the title probably refers to _______.
| A．the Titanic | B．the cause of the disaster |
| C．the record tide | D．an unusual mirage |
| A．①→②→③→④ | B．②→③→④→① | C．④→③→②→① | D．③→④→①→② |
| A．the freezing weather made the watcher not be able to watch clear |
| B．the mirage made the watcher not find icebergs and a nearby ship delay rescuing |
| C．the mirage on the sea attracted the watcher and made him forget his work |
| D．the high tides drove the icebergs float so fast that the watcher didn’t respond to them |
| A．to explain to the readers the ways of the mirage forming |
| B．to infer the possibility of the mirage appearing |
| C．to summarize the various kinds of the mirage |
| D．to analyze the conditions of the mirage arising |
| A．comparison and contrast | B．conclusion and proof |
| C．time and events | D．definition and classification（分類) |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2010年浙江省高一上學期期中考試英語卷 題型：閱讀理解
The 16-year-old girl Jessica Watson is said to be the youngest person to sail non-stop alone around the world. But her record has been questioned because someone thought that she has not sailed far enough. She will also not be recognized by the World Speed Sailing Record Council, as it was too dangerous for someone under 18 years old.
Ms Watson sailed into Sydney port on Saturday, seven months after leaving on a hard voyage. Family, friends and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd have gathered to greet her. Thousands of well-wishers waited at the port and watched from boats as Ms Watson sailed her pink, 10m boat over the finishing line. Many more Australians watched the event broadcast live on television. Watson said she was just an “ordinary girl who believed in her dream”.
Ms Watson left Sydney on 18 October, despite that some people disagreed her plan. Watson traveled northeast through the South Pacific and across the equator (赤道), south to Cape Horn at the tip of South America, across the Atlantic Ocean to South Africa, through the Indian Ocean and around southern Australia. The route took her through some of the world’s most changeful waters, and she battled through huge storms and suffered seven accidents of her boat.
People around the world have followed Ms Watson’s adventures on her blog, which she has daily updated (更新). On her blog, she wrote down beautiful sunrise over seas, the excitement of meeting a blue whale and the bright, terrible sight of a shooting star flying across the night sky above her boat. Ms Watson has reportedly sold her story to a news company for $700,000. She is planning to write a book on her experience.
1. Which of the following oceans didn’t Ms Watson cross through in her voyage?
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A．The Pacific Ocean |
B．The Atlantic Ocean |
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C．The Indian Ocean |
D．The Arctic Ocean. |
2.Ms Watson’s voyage will NOT be considered an official world record mainly because ____.
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A．no one can prove that her route was dangerous enough |
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B．she hasn’t applied for the record |
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C．girls are not allowed to take part in the dangerous sports |
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D．teenagers re not encouraged to take such a dangerous adventure |
3. We can make a conclusion from this passage that Watson ____.
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A．would make another voyage for money |
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B．made the world round voyage for money |
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C．had no way to communicate with others during the voyage. |
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D．is so confident and brave that she could overcome troubles on her own |
4.All the following can be inferred from this passage EXCEPT that ____.
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A．her book about her voyage is a best seller |
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B．people in Australia had much interest in her voyage |
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C．she spent more than 200 days alone at sea |
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D．people have different attitudes towards her voyage |
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