You'll need to take a deep breath before hearing this news. An astonishing 93% of kids around the world live in environments with air pollution levels that are damaging their health, according to a new report by WHO.
Air pollution is to blame for the deaths of 543,000 kids under 5 in 2016, with more than one in four deaths of children under five years old being related to environmental issues. Exposure (暴露)to air pollution can damage the health of kids in a variety of ways, either causing or being associated with everything from low birth weight to childhood obesity and so on.
"The large toll of disease and death revealed (揭示)by these new data should result in an urgent call to action for the global community especially for those in the health department WHO stated. “ Strong action to reduce exposure to air pollution offers an opportunity to protect the health of children. " The report stressed that health experts should communicate with families , communities and policy-makers about the serious risks of air pollution exposure. " Although more researches into how air pollution affects children's health will continue to be valuable, there is already evidence to justify strong, swift action to prevent the damage it clearly produces," WHO added.
Disease caused by dirty air is more common in low-and-middle in come countries, especially those in Africa, South-East Asia, and Western Pacific regions. Poor countries in these areas have the highest levels of exposure to household air pollution due to the use of polluting fuels and technologies for basic needs like cooking, heating and lighting.
Advised solutions include cleaner transport , cleaner cooking and heating fuels and technologies energy-efficient housing and urban planning, safer industrial technologies and better waste management.
1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A.The way to fight air pollution.
B.The serious result of air pollution.
C.The illnesses children are suffering.
D.The deaths caused by air pollution.
2.What does the underlined word “toll” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Number. B.Threat. C.Fact. D.Report.
3.What are health experts asked to do?
A.Do more researches. B.Find ways to fight air pollution.
C.Make the serious risks known. D.Develop cleaner fuels and technologies.
4.What can we learn from the text?
A.Researches of this kind have stopped.
B.Air pollution caused 543,000 kids' death in 2016.
C.Nothing can be done to stop air pollution al present.
D.Air pollution is more serious in low-and-middle-income countries.
高一英语阅读选择困难题查看答案及解析
Elephant Reserve Country: Thailand This is a working vacation at a wildlife centre. Anyone can become a volunteer if he/she agrees to help the elephant keepers with tasks. Daily tasks Gather the elephants at 6:30 am. Take them to look for food in the forest. Clean the enclosure(围场). Swim with the elephants in the lake in the afternoon. If volunteers want to relax after work, they can watch satellite television. How this vacation helps If these elephants hadn’t been rescued, they would still be living on the streets of Bangkok. The rural environment is much better for them than the urban environment where there is lots of pollution. Your Comment “I love working with these huge gentle animals.” |
Gorilla safari(观赏野兽的旅行) Countries: Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda Departures(出发): 2—3 departures per month from Aug. to Dec. Extras: permit £220 If you’re lucky, you’ll see lions, elephants and rhinos during this safari. The highlight(最好的部分) of the trip is the opportunity to see gorillas in the mountain forests. However, you must be in good health — if a gorilla caught a cold, it would be extremely harmful to its whole family. How this vacation helps There are only about 600 gorillas left in the world as human activity has reduced the area where they can live. When you buy a permit, this will pay for the protection of the national park. Your comment “I’ll surely go back as soon as I have enough money!” |
Polar bear watching Area & Country: Arctic, Canada Departures: sixty trips between Oct. 1—Nov.19. Every October and November groups of polar bears gather in Hudson Bay. As they are normally lonely creatures, this is unusual. The bears wait for the ocean to freeze so that they can hunt for seals, so this is the perfect opportunity to see them. Extra activities include dog sledding(狗拉雪橇) and a night trip to see the Northern Lights. How this vacation helps If the Arctic ice cap melts due to global warming, polar bears will be in danger. We give a share of our profits(利益) to the charity that protects polar bears. Your comment “These terrible bears get all the liquid they need from their food.” |
1.What will elephant volunteers do?
A.Sweep the enclosure of elephants.
B.Take food for elephants at 6:30 am.
C.Watch satellite television on elephants.
D.Wash elephants in the lake in the afternoon.
2.What do we know about the Gorilla safari?
A.You can find gorillas in Kenya and Canada.
B.You will get a cold in the mountain forests.
C.Visitors need to pay $220 to see gorillas.
D.There are about 10 trips to visit gorillas.
3.What’s the aim of these activities?
A.To help build more national parks.
B.To help protect the wild animals.
C.To help deal with the pollution in cities.
D.To help solve the problem of global warming.
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Getting up early has been regarded as a good habit since ancient times. Many years ago, people thought that if we went to bed early and got up early, we would be energetic the whole day. So, getting up early is of great importance to us all.
In fact, morning is the best time of a day. In the morning, the air is the freshest and people are usually in the best condition. Many of us may have the experiences that we memorize some things more quickly and correctly in the morning than at any other time of the day. And it is certain that we find it easier to understand what we learn in the morning. If we get up early and do some morning exercise or only take a short walk in the morning, without doubt we can build up our bodies and become much healthier. Also we will have enough time to make a plan and get ready for our work or study of the day if we get up early. For example, if everyone in the family gets up early, wives will have enough time to prepare the breakfast for the whole family; children will have enough time to catch the school bus, and husbands will never forget to change their dirty shirt. Everything will be in order. However, if we get up late, we’ll probably have to do everything in a hurry.
Let us remember getting up early is a good habit and try our best to keep it. Late risers may find it difficult to form the habit of getting up early. They have to make an effort to do so. If we stick to getting up early every day, we will certainly benefit a lot from it.
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高一英语概要写作困难题查看答案及解析
根据所给汉字或首字母在空缺处填上适当的单词,使句子完整,语法正确,每空一词。
1.Human fingerprints are u__________, making them suitable as long-term markers of human identity(身份).
2.The teacher grew angry when he noticed that the student was w________ the answer to his desk-mate.
3.The students all breathed a sigh of r__________ learning that the exam was put off because of the heavy snow.
4.Colour-blind people often find it hard to d____________ between blue and green.
5.With my tenth birthday a_________ , I couldn’t help imagining what kind of present my parents would give me.
6.WeChat is like China’s own ________ (版本) of Facebook, where people can post pictures, their life stories and communicate with others.
7.The Silk Road Economic Belt, a land-based route between China and Europe, links many __________ (文明).
8.The forest where we used to have picnics was completely _________(摧毁) by the fire caused by a cigarette end.
9.Many overseas summer programs are actually ___________(商业化的) and expensive activities, not as culture-centered as promoted.
10.His interest in English _____________(逐渐地) increased with the help of his knowledgeable teacher.
高一英语单词拼写困难题查看答案及解析
Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random (随机地) from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical (完全相同的) twins they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.
1.Which of these sentences best describes the writer's point in Para. 1?
A.To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.
B.Intelligence is developed by the environment.
C.Some people are born clever and others born stupid.
D.Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.
2.It is suggested in this passage that _________.
A.unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligence
B.close relations usually have similar intelligence
C.the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely to be in intelligence
D.people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees of intelligence
3.In Para. 1, the word "surroundings" means ________.
A.intelligence B.life
C.environments D.housing
4.The best title for this article would be________.
A.On Intelligence
B.What Intelligence Means
C.We are Born with Intelligence
D.Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are many useful suggestions and pieces of advice that can help one to improve English. Here are some useful suggestions and new tips to increase one’s English language vocabulary.
Learning English vocabulary is about much more than just learning the right words. A broad grasp of vocabulary in the English language is based on understanding important expressions.
Learning a word will not help very much if you quickly forget it. Research shows that it takes from 10 to 20 repetitions to really make a word part of your vocabulary. Since most words are learned from how they are used in context, the more words one is shown, the better vocabulary one will have. Keep a piece of paper close to you. When you read, pay more attention to the word you do not know, write the word down and try to figure out its meaning from the context. Then look up the word in a dictionary.
Remember that if you do not use English words that you have just learned in conversation or writing, you will forget them very quickly. So the best way to learn new words effectively is just by trying to use them in conversation and writing. Remember also that practice is the key to fluent spoken English.
Building vocabulary is a life-long task. Remember, “In the beginning was the word.” Your future could depend on how rich your vocabulary is. It will also determine the quality of your communication.
1.We can learn from the passage that learning English vocabulary .
A.is just about learning the right words
B.is about remembering more and more words
C.doesn’t require one to learn expressions
D.requires one to understand important expressions
2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.It doesn’t take long to build one’s vocabulary
B.If you remember a word, you are still able to forget it if you don’t use it.
C.To master a word, you need to repeat it 10-20 times.
D.Practice is very important in fluent spoken English.
3.The best way to learn new words is .
A.reading them loudly over and over again
B.writing them down over and over again
C.trying to use them while speaking and writing
D.always looking them up in the dictionary
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.How to have a good conversation in English
B.How to enrich your English vocabulary
C.Why context is important in learning English
D.How to improve the quality of communication
高一英语阅读选择简单题查看答案及解析
My name is Sara. When I was little, I played the drums. I also had a guitar. In fourth grade, I started playing the trombone (长号). I practised about four hours a week. All of this might not seem like a big deal for a lot of kids, but there's something about me that makes me a bit different from others. I was born without hands. Since I was about one year old, I’ve worn prosthetics (假肢).
This year, I got an invitation to join the high school marching band (行进管乐队). I told my mom I wanted to do it. But I had an instructor who thought I would not be able to march in the band — not because it was a high school band and I was only in seventh grade, but probably because my body was different. All I wanted was to show that I could do it, so I joined the band. And it paid off!
Music gives me energy. That happens sometimes. One time I was so down, I didn’t even want to get out of bed. Then I hit my MP3 player by accident. A song came on, and I got up and started dancing. It helped me say to myself, “OK, I can get through today.”
Around my musician friends, we all share the same problems, like working out how many beats there are in a measure (小节). I have a hard time counting the beats, but so do a lot of the other kids. It’s a normal problem that we musicians share. When I’m with the band, I don’t feel as different as I do in other situations. It’s just another way that music makes me want to go on, and not to just sit down by myself and not care about life.
1.In what way is Sara different from other kids?
A.There’s something wrong with her body. B.She knows how to play many instruments.
C.She learned to play the drums at a very early age. D.She kept playing the trombone for the longest hours.
2.When invited to join the marching band, Sara________.
A.said no at first B.had no idea what to do
C.followed the instructor’s advice D.believed that she would make it
3.How does Sara probably feel when she’s with the band?
A.Bored. B.Relaxed.
C.Successful. D.Afraid.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.A High School Band B.A Young Drummer
C.My Love for Music D.My Magic Hands
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
It’s easy to see how to help others, but what about those whose needs aren’t so obvious? This story may have happened a while back, but it was a(n) ______ which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.
It was Thanksgiving and I was volunteering with my ______ at a shelter for the poor. We stood behind the counter dishing out hot food to ______ came in. Most of our diners looked like they had been having ______ times, their clothes old, worn and dry. In ____, they looked poor!
Then, a man came in, who looked ______ but poor. He was well dressed, wearing a(n) ______ suit. I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw dropped in ______ when he joined the line for food. The ______ he came to my service station, the more I muttered. What was this man doing? I wanted to know. ______ he wasn’t going to take food.
Then my mother quietly took me to one side. She said, “You have ______ that the needs of the people who come here must be purely physical: poverty, hunger or ______ shelter? What if he needs comfort, ______ or just to be among other human beings?”
Her words hit me like a ton of bricks! I felt like I should ______ to the man, but I didn’t.
About a week later the shelter received a large ______ from an anonymous (匿名的) source. I can’t ______ but wonder if it came from that man.
Now, whenever I meet others, I ______ my mother’s words and try to send kindness and blessings to them, ______ of how they look.
Needs aren’t always ______. But kindness always makes a(n) ______.
1.A.activity B.story C.lesson D.performance
2.A.cousin B.brother C.sister D.parents
3.A.anyone B.whoever C.who D.whom
4.A.hard B.easy C.cozy D.smooth
5.A.total B.all C.word D.short
6.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
7.A.cheap B.ordinary C.strange D.expensive
8.A.amazement B.disappointment C.embarrassment D.appreciation
9.A.close B.closer C.far D.farther
10.A.Likely B.Surely C.Immediately D.Instantly
11.A.said B.required C.wanted D.thought
12.A.enough B.great C.inadequate D.comfortable
13.A.friends B.work C.assistants D.money
14.A.refer B.shout C.belong D.apologize
15.A.collection B.contribution C.donation D.affection
16.A.expect B.help C.assist D.wait
17.A.remind B.remember C.think D.forget
18.A.regardless B.despite C.beside D.instead
19.A.obvious B.shown C.hidden D.unclear
20.A.effect B.breakthrough C.impression D.difference
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There is hardly anybody walking in the street in the night, _____?
A.isn’t it B.isn’t there C.is there D.is it
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
That is the only way we can imagine ____ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.
A.reducing B.to reduce
C.reduced D.reduce
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析