These young men were a different kind of prisoner from those we had seen before. They were brave, hostile and aggressive they would not take orders, and shouted “Amandla!” at every opportunity. Their instinct was to confront rather than cooperate. The authorities① did not know how to handle them, and they turned the island upside down. During the Rivonia Trial, I remarked to a security policeman that if the government did not reform itself, the freedom fighters who would take our place② would some day make the authorities miss us. That day had indeed come on Robben Island.
In these young men we saw the angry revolutionary spirit of the times. I had had some warning. On a visit with Winnie a few months before, she had managed to tell me through our coded conversation that there was a rising class of discontented youths③ who were violent and Africanist in beliefs. She said they were changing the nature of the struggle and that I should be aware of them.
The new prisoners were shocked by what they considered the inhuman conditions of the island, and said that they could not understand how we could live in such a way. We told them that they should have seen the island in 1964. But they were almost as sceptical of us as they were of the authorities. They chose to ignore our calls for discipline and thought our advice weak and unassertive (不果断).
It was obvious that they regarded us, the Rivonia Trialists④, as moderates⑤. After so many years of being branded a radical revolutionary, to be seen as a moderate was a novel and not altogether pleasant feeling. I knew that I could react in one of two ways: I could scold them for their disrespect or I could listen to what they were saying. I chose the latter.
Then some of these men, such as Strini Moodley of the South African Students Organization and Saths Cooper of the Black People’s Convention, came into our section, _________.
Shortly after their arrival on the island, the commanding officer came and asked me as a favour to address the young men. He wanted me to tell them to behave themselves, to recognize the fact that they were in prison and to accept the discipline of prison life. I told him that I was not prepared to do that. Under the circumstances, they would have regarded me as a follower of the authorities.
(---adapted from “Long walk to freedom: The autobiography of Nelson Mandela”)
1.We may infer from the passage all of the following EXCEPT that ___________.
A. an angry massive revolution was probably on its way
B. these young men were willing to cooperate in face of difficulties
C. many were concerned about the influence these young men could make
D. the author’s activities were strictly monitored
2.One sentence is missing in the blank of the passage regarding the author’s following reactions.Which of the following reactions do you think he would have?
A. I tried to calm them down and talked them into behaving.
B. I reported to the officers about their dissatisfaction.
C. I asked them to tell us about their movement and beliefs.
D. I just turned a deaf ear to the young men.
3.Several phrases have been underlined and numbered in the passage; which two of them actually refer to the same people?
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ⑤①
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These young men were a different kind of prisoner from those we had seen before. They were brave, hostile and aggressive they would not take orders, and shouted “Amandla!” at every opportunity. Their instinct was to confront rather than cooperate. The authorities① did not know how to handle them, and they turned the island upside down. During the Rivonia Trial, I remarked to a security policeman that if the government did not reform itself, the freedom fighters who would take our place② would some day make the authorities miss us. That day had indeed come on Robben Island.
In these young men we saw the angry revolutionary spirit of the times. I had had some warning. On a visit with Winnie a few months before, she had managed to tell me through our coded conversation that there was a rising class of discontented youths③ who were violent and Africanist in beliefs. She said they were changing the nature of the struggle and that I should be aware of them.
The new prisoners were shocked by what they considered the inhuman conditions of the island, and said that they could not understand how we could live in such a way. We told them that they should have seen the island in 1964. But they were almost as sceptical of us as they were of the authorities. They chose to ignore our calls for discipline and thought our advice weak and unassertive (不果断).
It was obvious that they regarded us, the Rivonia Trialists④, as moderates⑤. After so many years of being branded a radical revolutionary, to be seen as a moderate was a novel and not altogether pleasant feeling. I knew that I could react in one of two ways: I could scold them for their disrespect or I could listen to what they were saying. I chose the latter.
Then some of these men, such as Strini Moodley of the South African Students Organization and Saths Cooper of the Black People’s Convention, came into our section, _________.
Shortly after their arrival on the island, the commanding officer came and asked me as a favour to address the young men. He wanted me to tell them to behave themselves, to recognize the fact that they were in prison and to accept the discipline of prison life. I told him that I was not prepared to do that. Under the circumstances, they would have regarded me as a follower of the authorities.
(---adapted from “Long walk to freedom: The autobiography of Nelson Mandela”)
1.We may infer from the passage all of the following EXCEPT that ___________.
A. an angry massive revolution was probably on its way
B. these young men were willing to cooperate in face of difficulties
C. many were concerned about the influence these young men could make
D. the author’s activities were strictly monitored
2.One sentence is missing in the blank of the passage regarding the author’s following reactions.Which of the following reactions do you think he would have?
A. I tried to calm them down and talked them into behaving.
B. I reported to the officers about their dissatisfaction.
C. I asked them to tell us about their movement and beliefs.
D. I just turned a deaf ear to the young men.
3.Several phrases have been underlined and numbered in the passage; which two of them actually refer to the same people?
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ⑤①
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_______ of stealing a car, the two young men were arrested by the police.
A. Accused B. Accusing
C. Having accused D. To be accused
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
These two kinds of ways are totally different in nature, and we should not _______ the two.
A.confuse B.embarrass C.disappoint D.discourage
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These two kinds of cell phones differ ________ shape, but they are similar ________ each other in some functions.
A.from; with B.in; to C.in; with D.from; to
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Modern lifestyles are generally quite different from those of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, a fact that some claim as the cause of the current rise in global obesity, but new results published July 25 in the open access journal PLOS ONE find that there is no difference between the energy expenditure(耗费) of modern hunter-gatherers and Westerners, casting doubt on this theory.
The research team behind the study, led by Herman Pontzer of Hunter College in New York City, along with David Raichlen of the University of Arizona and Brian M. Wood of Stanford measured daily energy expenditure among the Hadza, a population of traditional hunter-gatherers living in the open Savannah of northern Tanzania. Despite spending their days hiking long distances to seek for wild plants and game, the Hadza burned no more calories each day than adults in the U.S. and Europe. The team ran several analyses accounting for the effects of body weight, body fat percentage, age, and gender. In all analyses, daily energy expenditure among the Hadza hunter-gatherers was indistinguishable(难以区分的) from that of Westerners. The study was the first to measure energy expenditure in hunter-gatherers directly; previous studies had relied entirely on estimates.
These findings overturn the long-held assumption that our hunter-gatherer ancestors expended more energy than modern populations, and challenge the view that obesity in Western populations results from decreased energy expenditure. Instead, the similarity in daily energy expenditure across a broad range of lifestyles suggests that habitual metabolic(新陈代谢的) rates are relatively constant among human populations. This in turn supports the view that the current rise in obesity is due to increased food consumption, not decreased energy expenditure. It means we have more to learn about human physiology(生理学) and health, particularly in non-Western settings.
"These results highlight the complexity of energy expenditure. It's not simply a function of physical activity," says Pontzer.” Our metabolic rates may be more a reflection of our shared evolutionary past than our diverse modern lifestyles."
1.According to the new research, hunter-gatherers consume _________.
A. the same energy as Westerners B. more energy than Westerners
C. less energy than Westerners D. the same food as Westerners
2.How did the research team do the new research?
A. By comparing hiking distances. B. By identifying wild plants and game.
C. By estimating daily energy expenditure. D. By measuring daily energy expenditure.
3.People have long assumed that _________.
A. the rise in obesity is due to increased food consumption
B. decreased energy expenditure makes Westerners fat
C. daily energy expenditure stays the same in history
D. humans’ habitual metabolic rates are unchanged
4.Which of the following can reflect our shared evolutionary past?
A. Our physiology activity. B. Our energy expenditure.
C. Our metabolic rates. D. Our modern lifestyle.
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What makes a person a scientist?Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others?The answer is “no”. It isn’t the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools which make him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter(木匠).You will probably agree,too,that knowing how to investigate(调查),how to discover information,is important to everyone. The scientist,however,goes one step further;he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer he gets to many questions is into a large set of ideas about how the world works.
The scientist’s knowledge must be exact. There’s no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different,any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration(实证)must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason why investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein,who developed the Theory of Relativity,arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy(正确性)of his mathematics was later tested through investigation. Einstein’s ideas were proved to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations(计算)that may test his investigations.
1.What makes a scientist according to the passage?
A. The tools he uses. B. His ways of learning.
C. The way he uses his tools. D. The various tools he uses.
2.“...knowing how to investigate,how to discover information,is important to everyone.” The writer says this to show_______.
A. the importance of information
B. the difference between scientists and ordinary people
C. the importance of thinking
D. the difference between carpenters and ordinary people
3. A sound(合理的) scientific theory should be one that_______.
A. works under one set of conditions at one time and also works under the same conditions at other times
B. doesn’t allow any change even under different conditions
C. leave no room for improvement.
D. can be used for many purposes
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Scientists are different from ordinary people.
B. The Theory of Relativity.
C. Exactness is the core(核心)of science.
D. Exactness and way of using tools are the keys to making of a scientist.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
——What happened, officer?
——Those prisoners made a (an) ______ to escape from the prison but failed.
A.adapt | B.adopt | C.attempt | D.contract |
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______ these pictures, I couldn't help thinking of those days when I was in Beijing and ______ from the top of a thirty-storeyed building, Beijing looks more beautiful.
A. Seeing; seen B. Seen; seeing
C. Seeing; seeing D. Seen; seen
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____ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Shandong Cuisine.
A.Far from | B.Regardless of | C.Instead of | D.Apart from |
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good service,the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishes.
A.Far from B.Apart from
C.Instead of D.Regardless of
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