It is 250 years since the wolf become _________________(滅絕) in Britain.
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
You don’t have to ask Barack Obama what it is like to be a president-elect. Chances are you can be one, too, and it won’t take more than 30 years’ efforts to achieve that.
A new computer game, Commander in Chief, offers the chance to step into the president’s shoes and see whether you can do a better job running the country than he can.
The video game will be available on January 20, the day Obama is sworn in (宣誓就職) as president.
So what will you do in the game?
Like Obama, your early task is to select members of the Cabinet(內閣)from 250 personality types. Then you immediately face internal(國內的)and external challenges. Every decision you make has an in-game consequence.
“You can put your own political theories into action and see the domestic(國內的)and international effect,” said the lead designer Louis-Marie Rocques.
Internal decisions involve managing budgets, security, education, health care and discussion over many proposed laws. You also have to respond to critics. Every decision has a consequence, which changes the political environment. For example, raising taxes will raise criticisms and protests while lowering taxes means you will have less money to play with.
What about external decisions? Well, you have to deal with military issues, global economics, trade agreements, and spending time lobbying(游說)other presidents. You can determine the course of world events by invading(侵略)a neutral country, or toppling(推翻)an unfriendly country but then you must face the economic, political, and military consequences.
Don’t want to be president of the US? The game also lets you become virtual(虛擬的)leader of other countries including France, Germany, Spain and Russia.
The purpose of writing this passage is mainly to .
A. show you how hard it is to be the newly-elected president, Barack Obama
B. explain why the video game is so popular among American citizens
C. introduce to you one special computer game, Commander in Chief
D. inform how designers developed the interesting computer game
Which of the following items belongs to internal affairs in the game?
A. Managing budgets, responding to critics and military issues.
B. Managing budgets, raising taxes and trade agreements.
C. Health care, discussing proposed laws and lowering taxes.w(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m
D. Education, security and lobbying other countries.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Those who want to be a president one day will get a taste of their private life.
B. The first task in the game is to form the Cabinet consisting of 250 members.
C. The video game has hit the stores in America and enjoys sales success.
D. Like a real president, the players will face challenges at home and abroad
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Drunken driving sometimes called American's socially accepted form of murder has become a national epidemic(流行。瓻very hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past ten years.A drunken driver is usually referred to as one with 0.10-blood alcohol content or roughly three beers, glasses of wines or shots of whisky drunk within two hours.Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American manly image and judges were lenient in most courts, but the drunken killing has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially concerning young children, that public opinion is no longer tolerant.
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend (逆轉潮流) in the 1960s to reduce it to 18.After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-20-year-old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.
Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop "responsible attitudes" about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.
Some states are punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks.A bar in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was "obviously drunk" and later drove off the land, killing a nine-year-old boy.
As the accidents continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years national prohibition (禁令) of alcohol that began in 1919, which President Hoover called the "noble experiment".They forget that legal prohibition didn't stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption (腐。 and organized crime.As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution.
It can be inferred from the passage that drunken driving has become a major problem in the United States because___.
A.most Americans like drinking
B.heavy dinking is hard to avoid
C.Americans are not shocked by traffic accidents
D.many Americans are killed by traffic accidents
What can be inferred from the fact of the traffic accidents in New Jersey?
A.Drivers should not be allowed to drink.
B.Young drivers were usually bad.
C.The legal drinking age should be raised.
D.Some drivers didn't reach the legal drinking age.
The underlined word "lenient" in the first paragraph means___.
A.cruel B.serious C.determined D.merciful[來源:Z§Which of the following best shows the writer's opinion of drunken driving?
A.It may cause organized crime.
B.The new laws can stop heavy drinking.
C.There should be no bars to serve drinks.
D.It is difficult to solve the problem.
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科目:高中英語 來源:重慶市2010年高考仿真試卷一(英語 題型:閱讀理解
The Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Sled Dog Race is a sled dog race run every February
between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon.Because of the harsh winter conditions, difficult trail, and the limited support that competitors are allowed, it is considered the “toughest race in the world”.
In the competition, first run in 1984, a dog team leader and a team of 6 to 14 dogs race for 10 to 20 days.The course follows the route of the historic 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, mail delivery, and transportation routes between Fairbanks, Dawson City, and Whitehorse.Players pack up to 250 pounds of equipment and provisions for themselves and their dogs to survive between checkpoints.They are permitted to leave dogs at checkpoints and dog drops, but not to replace them.Sleds may not be replaced and players cannot accept help from non-racers except at Dawson City, the halfway mark.Ten checkpoints and four dog drops, some more than 200 miles apart, lie along the trail.Dcotors are present at each to ensure the health and welfare of the dogs, give advice, and provide veterinary (獸醫(yī))care for dropped dogs.
The route runs on frozen rivers, over four mountain ranges, and through isolated northern villages.Racers cover 1,016 miles or more.Temperatures commonly drop as low as ?60°F, and winds can reach 50 miles per hour at higher elevations.Sonny Lindner won the first race in 1984 from a field of 26 teams.The fastest run took place in 2009, when Sebastian Sch nuelle finished after 9 days, 23 hours, and 20 minutes.The 2009 competition also had the closest one-two finish, as Sch nuelle beat second-place Hugh Neff by just four minutes.The longest race time was in 1988, when Ty Halvorson took 20 days, 8 hours, and 29 minutes to finish.To allow participation in both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, the 2010 Yukon Quest will begin in Fairbanks one week earlier than usual–on February 6.
60.What is the Yukon Quest particular in?
A.The difficulty the competition has to face.
B.The special team and the special weather.
C.The limitation of time and support in the run.
D.The way the competition is valued.
61.The competitors can do the following except ______.
A.pack less then 250 pounds of equipments and provisions
B.drop any dogs at the checkpoints
C.replace dogs which are worn out
D.get medical care for dogs in any checkpoint
62.Who keeps a new record in the Yukon Quest in terms of speed?
A.Sonny Lindner. B.Sebastian Schnuelle.C.Hugh Neff. D.Ty Halvorson.
63.The underlined word “harsh” in the first paragraph might most probably mean “______”.
A.happy B.important C.difficult D.unforgettable
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科目:高中英語 來源:浙江省金華一中09-10學年高二下學期期中考試 英語 題型:閱讀理解
Sandeep Mukerji was on his first visit to Thailand but would leave the “Land of Smiles” with a frown and an empty pocket.
A stone’s throw from the Grand Palace in Bangkok, the 26-year-old Canadian ran into a monk in a robe. The monk told him that the attraction he was hoping to visit had been closed.
The monk then introduced Mukerji to a jewellery store instead. On the way there, three different people told him that it was the last day of a once-a-year, tax-free jewellery promotion to encourage tourism.
They said that tourists can make a lot of money by buying gems(寶石)in Thailand and selling them once at home.
Two hours later, Mukerji had spent US $ 1, 250 on a set of almost worthless jewellery in the jewellery store.
“The whole process took me by surprise. They take advantage of your greed,” he said.
In fact, Mukerji is just one of a huge number of tourists who are cheated by the promise of making a fortune. The scam(詭計)brings Thailand more than US $ 10 million each year.
Although tourist police stations have displayed posters to warn of the scam, many fresh-faced tourists still fall prey to the trick.
The police say they receive 5~10 complaints a day. Many more may not realize they have been cheated until they go back home.
That authorities say that the jewellery scam is harmful to Thailand’s image, but getting rid of the cheats is hard.
Sanit Miphan, head of the police, said the scam has been running for about 15 years but not one jewellery shop owner has been arrested.
The shops usually open for two weeks and then close. They reopen and register under a new name. What’s more, overcharging(要價過高)itself is not breaking the law.
Yet, to keep the tourism business alive, the police said they would take action against any shop receiving more than 10 complaints.
73. Sandeep Mukerji was cheated probably because of all the following EXCEPT that_______.
A. he was young
B. he believed that the monk wouldn’t cheat others
C. he had more or less the wish to try his fortune
D. the cheat scam was too skillful to be found out
74. How many people cheated Sandeen Mukerji?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
75. Suppose everyone who was cheated lost as much as Mukerji did, how many visitors to Bankok would be cheated each year?
A. About 6, 000 B. About 8, 000 C. About 10, 000. D. About12, 000.
76. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Thai tourist police are carrying out their task very efficiently.
B. The management of Thai tourist market is very strict.
C. Any shop receiving complaints will be punished as seriously as possible.
D. It is hard for the police to crack down(制裁) the cheats efficiently partly because many cheats’ deeds seem not to break the law.
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