They cycled around the city to ________ money for the children in disaster-hit areas after the terrible earthquake in Haiti.

A. rise　　　 B. raise　　　 　　

C. pay　　　 D. Make

 

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The temperature is rising again in the Arctic. The sea ice area has dropped to one of the lowest levels on record， climate scientists reported last week.

“The new Arctic Report Card tells a story of widespread and continued effects of a warming Arctic，” said Jackie Richter-Menge of the US’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.

“This isn’t just a climatological (氣候?qū)W的) effect. It impacts the people that live there，” she added.

Scientists concerned about global warming focus on the Arctic because that is a region where the effects are expected to be felt first， and that has been the case in recent years.

There was a slowdown in Arctic warming in 2009， but in the first half of 2010 warming was near a record pace. The monthly readings were over 4 degrees Celsius above normal in northern Canada， according to the report card. The report card was prepared by 69 researchers in eight countries.

Researchers said last winter’s big snow storms that struck some Northern countries were tied to higher Arctic temperatures.

“Normally the cold air is bottled up in the Arctic，” said Jim Overland of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “But last December and February， winds that normally blow west to east across the Arctic were instead bringing the colder air south，” he said.

“As we lose more sea ice... warming in the atmosphere can create more of these winter storms，” Overland said.

There is a powerful connection between ice cover and air temperatures， Richter-Menge explained. When temperatures warm， ice melts. When ice melts it shows darker surfaces underneath ， which absorb  more heat. “That， in turn， causes more melting and on the cycle goes，” she said.

In September the Arctic sea ice extent was the third smallest in the last 30 years， added Don Perovich of the US Army Laboratory. He said the three smallest ice covers have occurred in the last four years.

Scientists care so much about the warming in the Arctic region because 　　　　.

A .the climate in the Arctic doesn’t change much

B. global warming effects are most serious in the Arctic region

C .there has been a major decrease of Arctic warming in recent years

D. by studying the region they can make predictions about the future impact of global warming

. Which of the following shows that the Arctic is getting warmer？ 

A. The surface of the sea ice in Arctic is getting darker and darker.

B. The Arctic sea ice extent has disappeared over the last 30 years.

C. The sea ice extent has increased to one of the highest levels on record.

What does the underlined word “cycle” refer to？  

A .Ice giving off heat when it melts.

B. Higher temperatures bringing more storms.

C .The cause and the result of the melting.

D. The life of the people living in the Arctic getting worse.

According to researchers what led to big snow storms attacking some Northern countries last winter？                 

A. Higher Arctic temperatures.

B. The melting ice.

C. The cold wind blowing west to east.

D. Cold air bottled up in the Arctic.

What is the main point of the article？         

A. Last winter’s big snow-storms.

B. Winds in the Arctic region.

C. Arctic warming and its possible effects.

D. Changes to the life of people living in the Arctic.

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科目：高中英語 來源：2013-2014學(xué)年云南省高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

The Gold Coast family holidays are always great fun whether you are from Australia or from abroad. There are beautiful beaches, adventure parks, nature parks and so much more.

         There are so many sights to see here. It is a pity to drive in a car and you’ll miss a great part of it. Australia is home to many animals and birds that can only be seen when moving slowly and going into the areas that they live.

         When you are on a bicycle, you have the advantage of being able to stop whenever you want to see an interesting animal or bird that you have never seen before. It is a quieter mode （方式） of transportation as well, so you might even be able to take a picture. When you are on the beach, you can breathe that clean air and view the beauty of the water and sand. It is a totally different experience from either simply sunbathing or passing it in a car.

         There are many choices of hiring a bicycle to experience the Gold Coast attractions. There are stores that will fit a bike perfectly to your size. These bikes for both adults and children are in many styles and colors to please any taste. If you have ever wanted to try a tandem bike （雙人單車）, now is your chance, because they have those too.

         A bicycle hire on Gold Coast is something that everyone should try at least once. This is a wonderful chance for anyone who likes to cycle and it is also a cheap way to travel with your family.

1.You’d better not drive in a car on Gold Coast because ________.

A. you will break the traffic rules

B. you will cause much noise

C. you can’t enjoy the beautiful sights well

D. you can’t drive into some parks

2.The following advantages of hiring bikes are mentioned EXCEPT that ________.

A. you can take photos of animals     

B. it is a cheap way of traveling

C. you can get a clearer sight of animals

D. it is a good way to do sunbathing

3.What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A. How to hire bikes on Gold Coast.

B. What kinds of bikes there are in stores.

C. What bikes are the most popular.

D. Who can hire bikes on Gold Coast.

4.What’s the author’s attitude towards a bike hire on Gold Coast?

A. He supports it very much.    

B. He thinks it’s a personal choice.

C. He doesn’t like this way of traveling.

D. He thinks it’s only good for adults.

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：2013屆甘肅省高三11月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

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The "Occupy Wall Street" movement gained more support on Wednesday as unions and students joined in. With the protests developing from a group of young people's camping out near the New York Stock Exchange on September 17 to large-scale (大規(guī)模的) movements across the country and around the world, people can't help asking: What has led to "Occupy Wall Street?"

Three years after the severe economic crisis, the U.S. economy now is stuck again. Protesters are not satisfied with the present economic situation since unemployment rate is above 9 percent and economic growth has slowed. The housing market is still struggling for a recovery three years after the bubble (泡沫) burst. People are losing their houses even after they have paid a large amount of mortgage(抵押). It is getting difficult for young people to find jobs. People feared that a similar crisis like the one in 2008 may be already on its way.

It is Wall Street that possessed the most riches. It is Wall Street greed that, at least partly, led to the financial crisis in 2008. It was Wall Street's "fat cats" who take taxpayers' aid money as their own big bonus (獎金). With the growing economic crisis around the world, people realize that Wall Street is responsible for it. So they try to target people who created the crisis.

The majority of the protesters are young people under 30. Many of them are unemployed. Some are students with mountains of loans (貸款). Some are hard-working people about to lose their houses even if they have paid a large amount of mortgage. They are complaining that the hard-working middle class is getting poor, yet Wall Street stays wealthy.

William Cohan, author of Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the world, wrote recently that Wall Street not only learned nothing from the 2008 crisis, they are also trying to kill all reforms that might "break this dangerous cycle in which bankers get very rich while the rest of working people suffer from their mistakes."

1.. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The cause of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.

B. The demand of the protesters of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.

C. The popularity of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.

D. The development of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.

2.. According to the second paragraph, what set off the “Occupy Wall Street” movement?

A. The housing market.                                              B. The bad economic situation.

C. The mortgage                                     D. The high unemployment rate.

3.. We can learn from the passage that Wall Street is the symbol of          in the USA.

A. civilization          B. power                         C. wealth             D. fashion

4. We can infer that William Cohan         .

A. is the organizer of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement

B. lives on Wall Street

C. is against the “Occupy Wall Street” movement

D. approves of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement

 

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科目：高中英語 來源：20102011浙江余姚中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型：完型填空

At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh(肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were   21   to show that we all have a ‘body clock’   22   us, which controls the   23   and fall of our body energies,   24   us different from one day to the next.

The   25   of a ‘body clock’ should not be too   26   since the lives of most living things are controlled   27   the 24-hour night-and-day cycle(循環(huán)). We feel   28   and fall asleep at night and become  29   and energetic during the day. If the 24-hour cycle is   30   most people experience unpleasant   31  . For example, people who are not   32   to working at night can find that   33   of sleep causes them to   34   badly at work.

  35   the daily cycle of sleeping and   36  , we also have other cycles which   37   longer than one day. Most of us would   38   that we feel good on some days and not so good on  39  ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they   40   do not exist.

1.  

A. anxious            B. careful            C. able           D. proud

2.  

A. around            B. inside           C. between         D. on

3.  

 A. rise              B. supply           C. use              D. movement

4.

A. showing            B. treating       C. changing          D. making

5.

 A. idea              B. opinion        C. story              D. invention

6.

A. difficult        B. exciting         C. interesting        D. surprising

7.

 A. from              B. over           C. by                 D. during

8.

A. dull               B. dreamy         C. tired              D. peaceful

9.

A. regular            B. excited        C. clear              D. lively

10.

A. shortened          B. disturbed      C. reset              D. troubled

11.

A. moments            B. senses         C. feelings         D. effects

12.

A. used               B. allowed        C. expected         D. prevented

13.

A. miss              B. none            C. need             D. lack

14.

A. show              B. perform         C. manage            D. control

15.

A. With               B. Except         C. As well as         D. Rather than

16.

A. waking             B. moving         C. living             D. working

17.

A. repeat             B. remain         C. happen              D. last

18.

A. believe            B. agree          C. realize            D. allow

19.

A. others             B. the other          C. all other          D. other

20.

A. only              B. just               C. still              D. yet

 

 

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     Getting paid for going to work may sound too good to be true, but it's part of an increasingly popular
scheme for commuters across Europe.
     Employers in Belgium, the Netherlands and other European countries are rewarding staff if they come
to work on a bicycle, paying them for every kilometer they cycle, all in an effort to promote
environmentalism, not to mention a healthier lifestyle.
     In Belgium, cycling commuters are being paid 20 euro cents (29 U. S. cents) per kilometer, whereas
those in the Netherlands can earn 15 cents and participants in Britain up to 20 pence (32 U. S. cents)
per mile-all of it taxfree.
     In Belgium, a popular cycling nation and home to fivetime Tour de France and Giro D'Italia winner
Eddie Merckx, finance ministry figures show that more than 270,000 people took part in the scheme last
year, up from 140,000 in 2006.
     Last year, that meant the Belgian taxman paid out 43 million euros to those who bill for cycling to
work.
     "Higher oil prices and environmental awareness contribute to having more cyclists on the road," said
Dieter Snauwaert, coordinator of the biketowork scheme of the Flemish Cyclists' Union in Belgium.
     One of the most successful corporate proponents has been Belgian discount supermarket chain
Colruyt, which launched the policy four years ago and now has 2,100 participants.
      Colruyt provides employees who live up to 7 km away from work with a bicycle and takes care of
maintenance.
     Company spokesman Victor De Meester said that apart from employees being healthier there were
also other advantages.
     "The more people cycle to work the fewer parking spaces you have to offer. It's not so easy,
especially in urban areas, to expand parking spaces," he said.
     Colruyt, which has more than 22,000 employees, is now looking to target those who live further away
than 7 km (4.4 miles) by offering electric bicycles to make it easier to negotiate larger distances.
     "Our target is 400 participants by 2015 but given the response we have had so far this may be too
low a number," De Meester said.
     Colruyt's belief that employees who cycle to work are healthier than their colleagues who don't is
backed up by research from Dutch organization TNO.
     The researcher found that over the course of a year, cycling employees on average lose one working
day less due to illness than employees who commute by other means.
     If the number of workers who cycle to work increased by one percent, Dutch employers would save
a total of 27 million euros per year, TNO said.

1. Which of the following can be the title of the passage?
A. The Most Successful Supermarket Chain
B. Getting Paid for Cycling to Work
C. Europeans: Enjoying a Healthier Lifestyle
D. Why Cycling Employees Have a Better Body

2. What's the purpose of the scheme?
A. To promote environmentalism.
B. To give money to the staff.
C. To increase the sale of bicycles.
D. To reduce the sale of electric bicycles.

3. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the scheme?
A. It makes people have healthier bodies.
B. The employers make more profits.
C. It is friendly to our environment.
D. It needs more parking spaces.

4. The money the bicyclers obtain according to ________.
A. the kilometers they cycle
B. the brand of their bicycles
C. the tax they pay
D. the cost of their bicycles

5. What do we know about Belgian discount supermarket chain Colruyt?
A. All its workers are offered bicycles.
B. The charge of the bicycle maintenance is paid by the users.
C. It attaches great importance to the scheme.
D. It has the most participants.

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