London—"Everyone else has one!" Lucy declared to her parents, trying to get a mobile phone as a gift for her 14th birthday.Her parents 1 .
Curious to know 2 her daughter used the phone.Jane Bidder, the mother, followed Lucy to the school bus in the morning.The bus 3 20, many of whom have a mobile phone.One phone rings and several 4 owners feel for their bags.
Many parents have just 5 realize that the mobile phone is no longer for traveling businessmen—it is as likely to be 6 in school bags.
The mobile phone seems to have become something 7 for today's teens in Britain, according to a survey 8 last week, by NOP, a leading market research company in Britain. 9 found that 66 percent of 16-year-olds now have 10 to a mobile phone.
The mobile phone has been 11 into a secret messaging service by teen users.When they are talking on the mobile, their parents are not able to listen 12 on the second line.
The interviews 13 2,019 young people aged 7 to 16 found that they 14 the text messaging services because they offer a secret way of 15 in touch.The days of secret 16 in the classroom are dying out.
For example."cya" means "see you" ; "lol" means "laughs out loud" ; and "Inite" is an abbreviation of "tonight".All these are based on shorthand 17 used on the Internet.
Many schools have 18 students using mobile phones.But they are not very successful. Still phones ring in the class and disturb study.
19 , people are worried about the health risk to kids using mobile phones.
Scientists believe that children are especially vulnerable (易受傷害的) to the mobile 20 .
1.A.made up B.tried out C.gave in D.left out
2.A.how B.what C.which D.that
3.A.runs B.seats C.packs D.sits
4.A.surprised B.disturbed C.wealthy D.a(chǎn)dolescent
5.A.come to B.seemed to C.hoped to D.tried to
6.A.hidden B.possessed C.deposited D.found
7.A.luxurious(奢侈的) B.magical C.essential D.magnificent
8.A.discovered B.published C.observed D.described
9.A.Market B.Company C.Research D.Britain
10.A.a(chǎn)ccess B.way C.use D.relation
11.A.made B.supplied C.taken D.turned
12.A.openly B.secretly C.publicly D.silently
13.A.with B.in C.a(chǎn)round D.for
14.A.a(chǎn)ppreciate B.benefit C.favour D.respect
15.A.keeping B.getting C.contacting D.connecting
16.A.meets B.chats C.notes D.dates
17.A.tests B.sentences C.passages D.phrases
18.A.encouraged B.banned C.promoted D.warned
19.A.However B.Besides C.Therefore D.Though
20.A.phone B.message C.noise D.radiation(輻射)
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One day a girl gets a package in the mail. It contains US$3,000___31__cash and a letter from ????her late (去世的) Aunt Peg. Aunt Peg has something useful to pass __32___to her niece, but a rather unusual way of going about it. The girl __33___ (give) a set of instructions: "Go to an address in New York and pick up a package, get a passport and buy yourself a one-way ticket to London." ___34___ she flies she is told to make sure she only takes ___35___she can fit into a backpack. No money, credit cards, camera. No mobile phone ___36____ laptop. And once she gets to Europe she can't call or even e-mail home. On the plane, Ginny opens the New York package. It sends her to a flat in London where a man___37__ (name) Richard seems to be expecting her.
This is __38____ US author Maureen Johnson's hit teen novel, "13 Little Blue Envelopes" opens. ___39____ heroine (女主人公) is Ginny, a quiet, 17-year-old girl , __40___ has a great adventure ahead of her.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2014屆寧夏高三上期第一次月考英語卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
LONDON --- A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的) bomb detectors(探測器) to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadn't cared about potentially deadly consequences.
It is believed that James McCormick got about $77.8 million from the sales of his detectors - which were based on a kind of golf ball finder - to countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia.
McCormick, 57, was convicted(判罪) of cheats last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London.
"Your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people," Judge Richard Hone told McCormick. "you have neither regret, nor shame, nor any sense of guilt."
The detectors, sold for up to $42,000 each, were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. But in fact they "lacked any grounding in science" and were of no use.
McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya, the prison service in Hong Kong, the army in Egypt and the border control in Thailand.
"I never had any bad results from customers," he said.
1.Why was McCormick sentenced to prison?
A. He sold bombs. B. He caused death of people.
C. He made detectors. D. He cheated in business
2.According to the judge, what McCormick had done _______.
A. increased the cost of safeguarding
B. lowered people's guard against danger
C. changed people's idea of social security
D. caused innocent people to commit crimes
3.Which of the following is true of the detectors?
A. They have not been sold to Africa.
B. They have caused many serious problems.
C. They can find dangerous objects in water.
D. They don't function on the basis of science.
4.It can be inferred from the passage that McCormick _______.
A. sold the equipment at a low price
B. was well-known in most countries
C. did not think he had committed the crime
D. had not got such huge profit as mentioned in the text
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年江西省、南昌十中高三第四次聯(lián)考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
The 2012 London Olympics had enough problems to worry about. But one more has just been added - a communications blackout caused by solar storms.
After a period of calm within the Sun, scientists have detected the signs of a flesh cycle of sunspots that could peak in 2012, just in time for the arrival of the Olympic torch in London.
Now scientists believe that this peak could result in vast solar explosions that could throw billions of tons of charged matter towards the Earth, causing strong solar storms that could jam the telecommunications satellites and interact links sending five Olympic broadcast from London.
"The Sun's activity has a strong influence on the Earth. The Olympics could be in the middle of the next solar maximum which could affect the functions of communications satellites," said Professor Richard Harrison, head of space physics at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire.
At the peak of the cycle, violent outbursts called coronal mass ejections (日冕物質(zhì)拋射) occur in the Sun's atmosphere, throwing out great quantities of electrically-charged matter. " A coronal mass ejection can carry a billion tons of solar material into space at over a million kilometres per hour. Such events can expose astronauts to a deadly amount, can disable satellites, cause power failures on Earth and disturb communications," Professor Harrison added. The risk is greatest during a solar maximum when there is the greatest number of sunspots.
Next week in America, NASA is scheduled to launch a satellite for monitoring solar activity called the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which will take images of the Sun that are 10 times clearer than the most advanced televisions available.
The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory helped to make the high-tech cameras that will capture images of the solar flares (太陽耀斑) and explosions as they occur.
Professor Richard Hold away, the lab's director, said that the SDO should be able to provide early warning of a solar flare or explosion big enough to affect satellite communications on Earth "If we have advance warning, we'll be able to reduce the damage. What you don't want is things switching off for a week with no idea of what's caused the problem," he said.
1.The phrase "communications blackout" in paragraph 1 most probably refers to during the 2012 Olympics.
A.the extinguishing of the Olympic torch
B.the collapse of broadcasting systems
C.the transportation breakdown in London
D.the destruction of weather satellites
2.What can be inferred about the solar activity described in the passage?
A.The most fatal matter from the corona falls onto Earth.
B.The solar storm peak occurs in the middle of each cycle.
C.It takes several seconds for the charged matter to reach Earth.
D.The number of sunspots declines(減少) after coronal mass ejections.
3.What does the last sentence mean?
A.So far scientists still don’t know what caused the Solar Storms.
B.When Solar Storm happens, you’d better turn off the electrical appliances.
C.The risk is greatest during a solar maximum when there is the greatest number of sunspots.
D.Early warming can help minimize the harm of the Solar Storms.
4.According to the passage, NASA will launch a satellite to _ _
A.take images of the solar system
B.provide early warning of thunderstorms
C.keep track of solar activities
D.improve the communications on Earth
5.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A.Solar Storms: An Invisible Killer
B.Solar Storms: Earth Environment in Danger
C.Solar Storms: Threatening the Human Race
D.Solar Storms: Human Activities to Be Troubled
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆福建省高二下學(xué)期期末聯(lián)考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Mayor Boris Johnson Monday outlined plans to make London “the cleanest” by the 2012 Olympics and called for commitments from other world cities at a climate change conference. Leaders of the world's 40 largest cities are meeting in Seoul this week for a summit on combating global warming ---- the third to be held since 2005.
"What we should do in Seoul is agree that we will stop the endless addiction of mankind to the internal combustion engine (內(nèi)燃機(jī))," said Johnson. He told a press conference the world's cities consume 75 percent of its energy and produce 80 percent of the emissions which cause climate change. "The problem of our planet is an urban problem," Johnson said.
He said the British capital wants to use the Olympics "to drive the greening and the improvement of our city" and noted that London is committed to reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2025.
Johnson said the key measure was addressing the problems relating to domestic and commercial buildings, which accounted for 70 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in London. This involved retrofitting (翻新) ---- installing lagging (絕緣層材料) ---- in large numbers of public buildings.
Johnson proclaimed himself a "passionate cyclist" and said he would push ahead with cycle super-highways around London.
London's air quality problem, he said, was caused by vehicle emissions from 8,300 antiquated (陳舊的) diesel (柴油) buses, which could be replaced by low-carbon vehicles. There were also 32,000 taxis running on diesel fuel, which could be replaced by electric vehicles.
Johnson said there would be a substantial (實質(zhì)上的) program in the next few years to produce a "cleaner, greener" bus for his city. "The age of the diesel-emitting bus has got to be over in London."
1.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to this passage?
A. The used buses running on diesel will be replaced by electric vehicles.
B. London’s air quality will be improved in the near future.
C. London promises to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2025.
D. Plans have been made to solve the problem of carbon dioxide emissions.
2.What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?
A. discussing B. resisting C. agreeing D. supporting
3.The topic of the meeting in Seoul might be __________.
A. climate change B. London Olympics in 2012
C. global warming D. green environment
4.If the passage was continually written, the following might be __________.
A. measures to replace the old and used vehicles
B. measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in London
C. measures to solve housing and commercial items
D. measures to end the age of the diesel bus
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010-2011學(xué)年山東省青島市高三三月質(zhì)檢(二)英語題 題型:閱讀理解
BUILDING up a close bond (關(guān)系) with friends is important in all cultures. But different cultures have different ways of socializing.
The Chinese love going to restaurants. Family, friends and colleagues all go out to eat as a way of relaxing. So Chinese restaurants are much louder and noisier places compared with those in the Western world.
Although British people do socialize by going out for dinner, most people meet in pubs. They go there in the evening and sometimes during the day. Most people order wine or beer.
Going for a drink with colleagues after work is a particularly important British tradition. A recent survey of office workers found three-quarters of people regard the after-work drink as the key to building positive relationships with colleagues.
But for the French, the preferred place to socialize is in cafés. They are a central part of daily life in France and its culture. People will go to cafes at all times during the day.
In the morning, people may go there to buy a newspaper and a cup of coffee. At lunch they may go there for something to eat. Then when it's evening they may return to enjoy a glass of wine.
While the meeting place is different from culture to culture, "Essentially (本質(zhì)上) they serve the same purpose, which is that humans need a place to come together to meet," said Aidan Saunders, a professor of social history at the University College London. "We are sociable animals."
People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Different cultures and different people.
B. Different places where different people love to go.
C. Different ways of building up relationships with friends
D. Different relationships in different countries.
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The Chinese love to dine out.
B. The Chinese always talk loudly in restaurants.
C. Making friends is an important thing in all countries
D. French people spend all their time in cafes.
3.What does Aidan Saunders mean by "We are sociable animals."?
A. Human beings need society to survive in.
B. Human beings need to communicate with each other.
C. Human beings are the same as the other animals.
D. Human beings are also animals belonging to the society.
4. The following are all mentioned as ways of socializing except .
A. dining out with friends
B. drinking in pubs with colleagues after work
C. going to the cafes to have a cup of coffee
D. going to the cinema to see a film
5.Who are the intended readers of the passage ?
A. People in general. B. Adolescents.
C. Business people. D. Educators.
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