Australian consumers in Adelaide are taking part in a study to help realize the potential for edible（可食用的）insects as a food industry. Consumers' attitudes are being put to the test at Adelaide Central Market with an offering of roasted crickets and ants, mealworm cookies and cricket energy bars.
Researchers want to further probe consumers' attitudes towards edible insects, and evaluate taste preferences and consumers5 willingness to buy such products. In an earlier online survey of 820 Australian consumers, the researchers found that 20% had tried edible insects. Of those surveyed, 46% said they'd be willing to try a cookie made from insect flour.
" In the earlier survey, consumers said they were most likely to try flavored or roasted insects and least likely to want to try cockroaches or spiders," Dr Crump says. "In this taste test, we've chosen products that consumers are most likely to react positively towards―apologies to anyone keen to try a cockroach or spider. The samples we'll be offering consumers provide a good spread of the available insect products in Australia' s marketplaces, some of which may be more acceptable than others."
Dr Crump says the research will help guide the development of an edible insect industry. In Australia, edible insects remain a new agricultural industry. Consumer research is needed to improve consumer acceptance of edible insects, so as to realize their potential as an alternative protein（蛋白质）source.
Professor Kerry Wilkinson says edible insects could play a role in global food security. "Problems such as climate change, increasing global population, shortage of agricultural land and rapidly changing consumer preferences are common, particularly in developing countries where there is an increasing demand for high quality animal protein," he says. "These food security problems will only be overcome by a change in food consumption habits. Edible insects could provide one solution. We want to look at ways of overcoming barriers to insect consumption in Australia.
1.What does the underlined word "probe" in paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A.Explore. B.Influence. C.Describe. D.Compare.
2.Why have the researchers chosen certain insect products for the taste test?
A.Because they are richer in protein than other insects.
B.Because it is not difficult to flavor or roast them.
C.Because they are widely acceptable in Australia.
D.Because they are probably to consumers' taste.
3.In Kerry Wilkinson's opinion, how can consumers help remove food security problems?
A.By taking in less animal protein.
B.By changing their eating habits.
C.By expanding agricultural land.
D.By controlling their appetite.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Insects Make Food Security No Longer a Problem
B.Could Edible Insects Help Global Food Security?
C.Edible Insects Prove an Alternative Protein Source
D.What Counts Most When It Gomes to Edible Insects?
高三英语阅读理解简单题
Australian consumers in Adelaide are taking part in a study to help realize the potential for edible（可食用的）insects as a food industry. Consumers' attitudes are being put to the test at Adelaide Central Market with an offering of roasted crickets and ants, mealworm cookies and cricket energy bars.
Researchers want to further probe consumers' attitudes towards edible insects, and evaluate taste preferences and consumers5 willingness to buy such products. In an earlier online survey of 820 Australian consumers, the researchers found that 20% had tried edible insects. Of those surveyed, 46% said they'd be willing to try a cookie made from insect flour.
" In the earlier survey, consumers said they were most likely to try flavored or roasted insects and least likely to want to try cockroaches or spiders," Dr Crump says. "In this taste test, we've chosen products that consumers are most likely to react positively towards―apologies to anyone keen to try a cockroach or spider. The samples we'll be offering consumers provide a good spread of the available insect products in Australia' s marketplaces, some of which may be more acceptable than others."
Dr Crump says the research will help guide the development of an edible insect industry. In Australia, edible insects remain a new agricultural industry. Consumer research is needed to improve consumer acceptance of edible insects, so as to realize their potential as an alternative protein（蛋白质）source.
Professor Kerry Wilkinson says edible insects could play a role in global food security. "Problems such as climate change, increasing global population, shortage of agricultural land and rapidly changing consumer preferences are common, particularly in developing countries where there is an increasing demand for high quality animal protein," he says. "These food security problems will only be overcome by a change in food consumption habits. Edible insects could provide one solution. We want to look at ways of overcoming barriers to insect consumption in Australia.
1.What does the underlined word "probe" in paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A.Explore. B.Influence. C.Describe. D.Compare.
2.Why have the researchers chosen certain insect products for the taste test?
A.Because they are richer in protein than other insects.
B.Because it is not difficult to flavor or roast them.
C.Because they are widely acceptable in Australia.
D.Because they are probably to consumers' taste.
3.In Kerry Wilkinson's opinion, how can consumers help remove food security problems?
A.By taking in less animal protein.
B.By changing their eating habits.
C.By expanding agricultural land.
D.By controlling their appetite.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Insects Make Food Security No Longer a Problem
B.Could Edible Insects Help Global Food Security?
C.Edible Insects Prove an Alternative Protein Source
D.What Counts Most When It Gomes to Edible Insects?
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
If you are reading this right now, you are taking part in the wonder of literacy. Because of printed words, people can relay information across both time and space. Much of the credit for this phenomenon can be attributed to one man.
Born in Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg, studied at the University of Erfurt in 1418 and spent much of his young adult life practicing the profession of goldsmithing. In 1439 Gutenberg borrowed money from investors but found himself in financial trouble.
In 1439 the city in which Gutenberg lived was planning to exhibit a large collection of some relics, which was expected to bring many visitors to the town. Gutenberg created many metal mirrors which were to be sold to the visitors. The mirrors probably would have sold well, but due to severe flooding the event was delayed by one year. The investors demanded that Gutenberg return their investments, but he had already spent the money on the mirrors. In order to satisfy the investors, Gutenberg decided to share his secret with them. This secret would forever change the world, all of history, and even the, process of keeping history. He had created the mechanical printing press with movable type.
Gutenberg’s brilliant idea would soon change the world, but he was in financial trouble once again and was accused of mismanaging money. The courts ruled against Gutenberg and Gutenberg lost .the shop he had created.
Before the spread of Gutenberg, s idea, literature was primarily handwritten and thus books were extremely rare and valuable. There was little reason for common people to learn to read or write. Gutenberg’s invention would change all of that. His printing press allowed literature to be produced on a mass scale. His movable metal type could be arranged once to form a page, and his press could print the page again and again.
Though Gutenberg had failed as a businessman, the technologies that he had created spread across Europe rapidly. As these printing technologies and techniques spread, news and books began to travel across Europe much faster than previously possible. The world has not been the same since.
1.Which of the following can replace the underlined word in Paragraph one?
A. referred B. devoted
C. exposed D. owed
2.Why did Gutenberg’s plan to sell mirrors fail?
A. The mirrors were less popular than he had expected.
B. Flooding delayed the event for an entire year.
C. Too many other people had the same idea.
D. Newly invented glass mirrors made his metal mirrors old-fashioned.
3.Which of the following is best supported by evidence from the text?
A. Gutenberg’s idea was a tremendous success that made him incredibly wealthy.
B. Gutenberg’s idea didn’t become popular in his lifetime, but grew very popular after his death.
C. Gutenberg, s idea did not make him rich but spread very quickly.
D. Gutenberg, s idea did not become popular right away but made him incredibly rich over time.
4.Which of the following titles best expresses the main idea of this text?
A. Investing Wisely: Turning Your Good Ideas into Money
B. How to Make Books Using the Gutenberg Method
C. The City of Mainz: Life in Medieval Germany
D. Gutenberg: A Man Who Changed the World
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
All but one _____ take part in the conference ＿＿ tomorrow.
| A．is going to that is to take place | B．are going to that is about to take place |
| C．are going to that is to be taken place | D．are going to； which is to be held |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Young women who take part in beauty contests (比赛) are helping to keep alive an outdated opinion of women that a woman’s most important value is how she looks.
Women have been working very hard through the years to change their image. They have been trying to prove that the value of a woman does not lie only in her beauty. The world is just beginning to recognize that women are as smart, wise and strong in personality as men are, and that there are qualities more important than looks when judging people. When women take part in beauty contests for top prizes, they encourage people to value them for their beauty alone. It is unfair to say that beauty alone determines one’s worth.
Beauty contests not only encourage spectators (观众) to judge women by their appearance, but they encourage this idea in the contestants as well. These young women spend months losing weight to be the “right” size and learning how to dress, wear makeup, and walk just right so that some judges will consider them beautiful. I think it’s great for a woman to feel good about her appearance, but looks shouldn’t be sought after in an extreme or unreasonable way. There are too many other, more important, things in a young woman’s life: learning, developing friendships and preparing for their future work and perhaps a family.
As long as there are beauty contests, women won’t be fully recognized as well-rounded human beings.
1.According to the text, women have tried to change their image by .
A. proving they are as good as men
B. paying attention to their clothes
C. winning more beauty contests
D. encouraging people to value their beauty
2.What do women usually do in preparation for beauty contests?
A. Learn about their personality.
B. Do everything for their bodies.
C. Choose the right size dresses.
D. Develop friendship with spectators.
3.What can we infer from the text?
A. Looks determine everything.
B. Wisdom carries much weight.
C. Spectators should have their voices heard.
D. Qualities other than looks are more important.
4.According to the author, beauty contests are .
A. disrespectful to women
B. unpleasant to contestants
C. necessary for modern society
D. helpful in improving women’s image
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
. ______ are allowed to take part in the outdoor activities.
| A．Old enough children to dress themselves | B．Children enough old to dress themselves |
| C．Children old enough to dress themselves | D．Enough old children to dress themselves |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities for them.
A．having designed B．designing C．to design D．designed
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
______ students are required to take part in the boat race.
| A．Ten strong young Chinese | B．Ten Chinese strong young |
| C．Chinese ten young strong | D．Young strong ten Chinese |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
________students are required to take part in the boat race.
A．Ten strong young Chinese
B．Ten Chinese strong young
C．Chinese ten young strong
D．Young strong ten Chinese
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
________ students are required to take part in the boat race.
A．Ten strong young Chinese
B．Ten Chinese strong young
C．Chinese ten young strong
D．Young strong ten Chinese
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—What do you think of the two students ________ to take part in the competition?
—They are hardworking as well as intelligent.
A.selecting B．selected
C．having selected D．to select
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析