Australia and New Zealand’s health organizati...

Australia and New Zealand’s health organizations have given their advice on when to use sunscreen (防晒霜), suggesting Australians apply it every day to avoid bad health effects.

A Sunscreen Summit took place in the Australian State of Queensland. During the summit, representatives from some of Australia’s leading research, medical and public health organizations examined the evidence on sunscreen use the determined that in most parts of the country it is beneficial to apply sunscreen every day.

“Up until now, public health organizations have recommended applying sunscreen ahead of planned outdoor activities but haven’t recommended applying it every day as part of a morning routine (惯例),” professor Rachel Neale from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute said. “In recent years, it has become clear that the DNA damage causes skin cancer and melanoma (黑色素瘤), which is caused by repeated small exposure to sunlight over a period of time,” Neale said. “In Australia, we get a lot of sun exposure from everyday activities such as walking to the bus stop or train station,” Neale said.

A study showed that one in two Australians believed it was unhealthy and potentially dangerous to use sunscreen every day. However, Terry Slevin from the Public Health Association of Australia says it is wrong. “There is consistent and compelling evidence that sunscreens are safe,” Slevin said. “Importantly, medical trials have found that people who use sunscreen daily have the same levels of vitamin D as those who don’t,” Slevin added.

Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, which is made worse by the country’s close to Antarctica where there is a hole in the ozone layer (臭氧层), letting in higher numbers of UV rays.

1.What made Australian health organizations advise Australians to use sunscreen?

A.The makers of sunscreen.

B.Australian government.

C.The Sunscreen Summit.

D.New Zealand’s researchers.

2.What is not recommended before the Sunscreen Summit?

A.Using sunscreen as a morning routine.

B.Using sunscreen before outdoor activities.

C.Reducing the use of sunscreen.

D.Reducing outdoor activities.

3.What is the misunderstanding of many Australians?

A.Sunscreen will never take effect.

B.Sunscreen is bad for people’s health.

C.People using sunscreen have the same levels of vitamin.

D.D. People using sunscreen won’t have skin cancer.

4.Which of the following best explains “compelling” underlined in paragraph 4?

A.Interesting. B.Disappointing.

C.Boring. D.Convincing.

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Although the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have English as an official language, the United States does not have an official language. This is how it’s possible to become a US citizen without speaking English. Canada also has French as an official language, though it is mostly spoken in the province of Quebec. Because many of the English speakers who originally inhabited (居住) Canada came from the US, there is little difference in the American and Canadian dialects of English. Similarly, Australian and New Zealand English have few differences, except Australia was originally settled as a penal colony (流放地) and New Zealand was not.

British colonialism has spread English all over the world, and it still holds prestige (影响力) in South Africa, India, and Singapore, among other nations. In South Africa, English became an official language, along with Afrikaans and 9 African languages, in the 1996 constitution (宪法). However, only 3% of the country’s 30 million people are native English speakers. Twenty percent are descendants (后代) of Dutch farmers who speak Afrikaans, and the rest are native Africans.

India became independent from Britain in 1947, and the English language was supposed to be phased out (淘汰) by 1965. However, today English and Hindi are the official languages. Indian English is characterized (具有…的特征) by treating mass nouns as count nouns, frequent use of the “isn’t it?” tag, use of more compounds, and a different use of prepositions. In Singapore, Chinese, Malay and Indian languages have an effect on the form of English spoken. Everyone is taught English in the school system, but there are a few differences from British English as well. Mass nouns are treated as count nouns, “use to” means usually, and no articles (冠词) are used before occupations (职业).

1.Why can people become a US citizen without speaking English?

A.Different languages are spoken in the US.

B.The US doesn’t have an official language.

C.They can speak their own language there.

D.They can learn English there.

2.Compared with Australian English, the English spoken by New Zealanders 　　　　 .

A.is closer to American English B.is a kind of old English

C.is very similar in many ways D.is different from British English

3.What do we know about South Africa?

A.It has 11 different official languages.

B.English is its only official language.

C.20 percent of its people are native English speakers.

D.English is becoming less important there.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.The Indians are poor with English grammar.

B.Singaporean English is similar to Indian English.

C.People in Singapore tend to misuse count nouns.

D.English is a required subject in Singaporean schools.

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What is standard English? Is it spoken in Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand? Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English. Many people believe the English spoken on TV 1. the radio is standard English. This is because in the early days of radio, those who 2.(report) the news were expected to speak excellent English. However, on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.

When people use words and 3.(expression) different from the “standard language”, it is 4.(call) a dialect. American English5.(have) many dialects, especially the Midwestern, southern, African American and Spanish dialects. Even in some parts6. the USA, two people from neighboring towns speak a little 7.(different). American English has so many dialects because people have come from all over the world. Geography also plays a part in 8. (make) dialects. Some people 9.live in the mountains of the eastern USA speak with an older kind of English dialect. When Americans moved from one place to another, they took their dialects with 10.(they).

高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Where was the man from?

A. Australia.　　 B. New Zealand.　　 C. England.

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English is spoken as a first language by most people in the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. However, English is spoken all over the world. It is the main language in over 60 countries, such as India, Singapore and in many of the Caribbean and Pacific islands. In those places English is often a second language.

English is also as an important international language in many other countries, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they get there. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listening to British or American music or watching American films.

English has changed a lot these years and still goes on changing. It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English if the speaker doesn’t come from those countries. People in Japan or Korea, for example, may use the American spelling but may not sound like Americans.

English will be the most widely used language in the world in the 21^st century. This language no longer belongs to British, American or Australian speakers. It belongs to anyone who can use this language. After you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.

1.In how many countries is English spoken as a first language in the world?

2.In which other countries is English spoken as a main language?

3.People from other countries learn English for ________.

4.If people in Japan or Korea use the American spelling, they ________.

5.Which topic is the best for the passage?

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Energy drinks are not allowed _____ in Australia but are brought in from New Zealand.

A．to make                              B．to be made

C．to have been made                      D．to be making

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Scientists are making new studies of color and its effects on our health. They have known for a long time that the color of a room or the color of the light in it can affect our feelings and emotions. Many prisons and hospitals have at least one room that is painted pink. Officials have found that light and color can produce physical changes in our bodies.

Professor Falfan worked with a group of 9 disabled children at school in Albert. Two of the children were blind. The other seven had normal sight. The scientists changed the color of the school room, and then looked for changes in blood pressure, heart beat and breathing rate. The effects of color changes were the same for the blind children as for those with normal sight. Their blood pressure dropped from about 120 to 100. Similar changes were reported in heart-beat and the breathing. The children were also calmer and less excited. Then the colors of the room were returned to orange and white. Blood pressure, heart-beat and breathing rate went up and the children became excited again.

Professor Falfan said different colors produce different levels of light energy. He said the differences seem to affect chemicals in the brain that carry messages from nerve to nerve and from nerve to muscle.

1.Light and color can affect ________.

A．only one’s feelings and emotions

B．one’s energy

C．one’s mental changes

D．one’s heart-beat, brain activities, blood pressure, feelings and emotions

2.The color of pink had a calming effect, that is to say, the color affects ________.

A．the chemicals in the brain

B．the eyes

C．the skin

D．the muscle

3.According to the text, orange and white are colors which can make people ________.

A. calm　　 B. active　　 C. sick　　 D. blind

4.The colors in the school room mentioned in the passage were changed from ________.

A. orange to white

B. orange to dark blue

C. orange and white to pink or some other colors

D. gray to more colors

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Scientists are making new studies of color and its effects on our health. They have known for a long time that the color of a room or the color of the light in it can affect our feelings and emotions. Many prisons and hospitals have at least one room that is painted pink. Officials have found that light and color can produce physical changes in our bodies.

Professor Falfan worked with a group of 9 disabled children at school in Albert. Two of the children were blind. The other seven had normal sight. The scientists changed the color of the school room, then looked for changes in blood pressure, heart beat and breathing rate. The effects of color changes were the same for the blind children as for those with normal sight. Their blood pressure dropped from about 120 to 100. Similar changes were reported in heart-beat and the breathing. The children also were calmer and less excited. Then the colors of the room were returned to orange and white. Blood pressure, heart-beat and breathing rate went up and the children became excited again.

Professor Falfan said different colors produce different levels of light energy. He said the differences seem to affect chemicals in the brain that carry messages from nerve to nerve and from nerve to muscle.

1.Light and color can affect________.

A．only one’s feelings and emotions

B．one’s energy

C．one’s mental changes

D．one’s heart-beat, brain activities, blood pressure, feelings and emotions

2.The color of pink had a calming effect, that is to say, the color affects __________.

A．the chemicals in the brain                 B．the eyes

C．the skin                               D．the muscle

3.According to the text, orange and white are colors which can make people ________.

A．calm             B．active            C．sick              D．blind

4.The colors in the school room mentioned in the passage were changed from _________.

A．orange to white                        B．orange and white to dark blue

C．orange and white to pink or some other colors D．gray to more colors

5.After reading the passage we can conclude that ________.

A．blind people can be affected by colors, too

B．one’s heart will beat fast in a colorful room than in a white room

C．the chemicals in the brain change with feelings and emotions

D．if one’s blood pressure drops, his breathing will get slower and slower

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

____ books have been given away since the Hope Organization was founded.

A. A great many of  B. The major of     C. The majority D. A great many

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phone: 1-800-661-9073

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phone: 1-800-344-6118

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53. Which of the following are NOT country names?

A. Argentina & Costa Rica            B. Bolivia & Chile

C. Peru & New Zealand               D. Safari & Scuba

54. Which of the following statements is True according to the three advertisements?

A. If your are interested in history, you can click www.adventure-life.com/ for more information.

B. Both Travel Network and Adventure Life can take you to Africa.

C. If your want to enjoy Beach & Water sport, you can call 1-800-661-9073.

D. Active New Zealand can provide you adventure tours in New Zealand and Antarctica

55. If Jackson wants to travel around the world, he can call ___________.

A. 1-800-661-9073                 B. 1-800-344-6118

C. 800-492-0257                   D. none of the above

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