The Children's Groundwater Festival, first or...

The Children's Groundwater Festival, first organized by the Groundwater Foundation 19 years ago, is celebrated every year in Nebraska, a state of the central United States in the Great Plains. After organizing the festival for 16 years, the foundation passed the program on to the local community of Grand Island, Nebraska. The festival is an annual event for fourth and fifth graders of Nebraska. It is an interesting and energetic day filled with hands­on education. Water magic, folk singers and musicians, storytellers, and bird shows add to the happy atmosphere during the festival. There are also some educational activities:

Gooey Garbage: Children build a landfill (废物填埋场) and learn how a properly­built landfill can protect groundwater.

Water Races: Children learn about water pollution by racing a drop of water through a model.

Well in a Cup: By building a small aquifer (蓄水层) in a cup, children learn about aquifers and drinking water wells.

Taster's Choice: Children drink different types of water, from tap water to bottled water. Then they are taught about the treatment process of each type of water.

There's No New Water: Students are taught to make a special glass container and learn about the water cycle.

The Children's Groundwater Festival not only has a great influence on Nebraska's people. So far, similar festivals have been held in nearly 40 American states, Mexico City, several provinces in Canada, and New Delhi, India. People everywhere are realizing the importance of educating young people to learn and care about groundwater.

For more information about this festival, remember to watch our program tomorrow evening. I'll be waiting for you.

1.We can learn from the passage that the Children's　 Groundwater Festival ________.

A. was started in 1978 by the Groundwater Foundation

B. is now organized by the Groundwater Foundation

C. is aimed at educating college students to care about groundwater

D. offers both fun and educational activities

2.How long does the Children's Groundwater Festival last？

A. One day. B. Two days.

C. One week. D. Two weeks.

3.Which of the following activities can help children know how bottled water is made drinkable？

A. Gooey Garbage. B. Water Races.

C. Well in a Cup. D. Taster's Choice.

4.The passage is most probably taken from ______.

A. a radio program

B. a TV program

C. one of Nebraska's local newspapers

D. a magazine about environment

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The film ________ on the novel by Simpson has got the first prize in the Oscar film festival.

A. based       B. basing      C. bases         D. being based

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For the first time, the World Health Organization has included Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in its globally influential medical compendium(手册), according to an international science journal.

An article published by Nature on Wednesday said that TCM will be included in the latest version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)set to be released next year. Starting from the 1800s, the ICD has been improved and published in a series of editions,reflecting the advances in health and medical science over time. It serves as the foundation for the identification of global health trends, and the international standard for diseases and health conditions.

The latest ICD is based largely on the work of the International Classification of Traditional Medicine　 (ICTM) project's experts from around the world. These experts had been working on traditional medicine research and practices for years.

China has been promoting the modernization of TCM and pushing for TCM to gain acceptance worldwide. Tu Youyou, a Chinese expert focusing on the scientific study of drugs and medicines, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2015 for her research in TCM. Her discovery has saved millions of lives in developing countries in South Asia, Africa and South America. TCM is sure to grow in popularity globally.

Though the application of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture(针灸) and other traditional medical practices has been on the rise, there's still a shortage of global classification and terminology(术语) tools for traditional medicine, according to officials of the WHO.

“The decision is to promote the safe and effective use of traditional medicine by regulating, researching and combining traditional medicine products, practitioners and practice into health systems, where appropriate," the WHO was quoted as saying by Nature.

1.What can we learn about the ICD from Paragraph 2?

A.It has included TCM this year.

B.It has a history of over 300 years.

C.It is published in various languages.

D.It provides standards for diseases worldwide.

2.Why does the author mention Tu Youyou in Paragraph 4?

A.To imply the worldwide popularity of TCM.

B.To prove TCM's gaining worldwide acceptance

C.To introduce a breakthrough in the medical field.

D.To show Chinese people deserve the Nobel Prize for their contribution.

3.Which aspect of TCM has shown an upward trend worldwide?

A.The classification of TCM.

B.The standard of TCM terms.

C.The official promotion of TCM.

D.The use of traditional Chinese medicine

4.Which column of website is the text most probably taken from?

A.Lifestyle. B.Opinion

C.Health. D.Tech

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完形填空

The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different _________ about the foods they eat on this _________ day. In Northern China, people _________　 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the_________ of winter and the beginning of spring. According to historical _________ , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps _________ the areas in Southern China _________ more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly _________ to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. _________　 , the most common foods for the first _________ are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle is a _________ of long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which _________　 the hope of improvement in _________　 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of family _________　 according to the Chinese.

To _________ a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to _________　　 a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers.（烟花爆竹）_________ , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have _________ new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. _________ , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into _________　　 .

1.A. word　　　　　　　　 B. habits　　　　　　 C. meanings　　　　 D. stories

2.A. usual　　　　　　 　 B. unforgettable　　 C. common　　　　　　 D. special

3.A. seldom　　　　　　 B. usually　　　　 　　 C. never　　　　　　　 D. hardly

4.A. end　　　　　　　　 B. future　　　　　　　 C. result　　　　 　　 D. effect

5.A. reasons　　　　　　 B. records（记载）　 C. notes　　　　　　 D. stories

6.A. as long as　　 　 B. though　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　 D. because

7.A. caused　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　 C. produced　　 　 　 D. brought

8.A. understood　　　　 B. knew　　　　　 　　 C. made　　　　　　　 D. began

9.A. Besides　　 　　　 B. Therefore　　　 　 C. Consequently　　 D. except

10.A. subject　　　　　 B. title　　　　　　　 C. program　　　　　　 D. meal

11.A. symbol　　　　 　 B. sign　　　　　　　 C. mark　　　　　　　　 D. signal

12.A. transports（运输） B. represents(代表) C. gets　 　　 D. takes

13.A. health　　　　　　 B. family　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　 D. work

14.A. reunion　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　 　　 C. happiness　　　　 D. sadness

15.A. do　　　　　　　 B. pay　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　 D. carry

16.A. express　　　　 B. describe　　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　　 D. give

17.A. Luckily　　　　 B. Unfortunately　　 C. However　　　　 D. Besides

18.A. given up　　　　 B. taken up　　　　　 C. got up　　　　　　 D. broken up

19.A. Instead　　　　 B. Fortunately　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　 D. And

20.A. fashion　　　　 B. effect　 　 　　　 　 C. sight　　　　　　 　 D. power

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Is this the first time that the graduate ____________ his own organization?

A.founded B.had founded C.found D.has founded

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Exhibitions worth visiting Why do we collect: the story of the book collector.

Organized by the Smithsonian Libraries, this exhibition explores the stories of Western collectors over the centuries through the collection of ancient books and manuscripts（手稿）.

The exhibition will show the library's most special collections, helping visitors explore different eras and cultures, and introduce the history of American social life.

Place: National Museum of American History

Time: Nov 7,2018-July 1,2020

Closed on Christmas Holidays

Price: Free

Van Gogh and the United Kingdom

The Tate Britain in London will host the Van Gogh and Britain exhibition to exhibit more than 45 paintings of Van Gogh. This is the largest Van Gogh exhibition in the UK in the past 10 years.

One of the most important exhibits this time will be the painting "Sunflower" from the National Gallery of England. This painting was completed in 1888 and is one of the only four remaining pieces in the world.

Time: Nov 9, 2018-Apr 28, 2019 10：00am-17：30 pm

Stop ticking one hour and 15 minutes before opening

Place: Tate Museum, London SW1A

Price: Full Ticket 12 pounds Student Ticket 8pounds

Harry Potter: The history of magic

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of the novel "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by British writer J.K.Rowling, the New York Historical Society and the British Library holds this exhibition.

During the exhibition, the museum will invite J.K.Rowling to give a special speech for the fans of Harry Potter. The speech requires to book free tickets online in advance.

Place: New York Historical Society Museum

Time: 10:00 am-18:00 pm daily

Price: Full Ticket 21 dollars Student Ticket 16 dollars

Mysterious Ocean

"Mysterious Ocean" is a popular science exhibition for teenagers. It introduces the latest developments and research results of marine science（海洋科学） in recent years to help students develop their interests in oceanography.

In the exhibition, visitors can see specimens（样本）and enjoy their photos, or observe their structures through microscopes to feel the endless charm of marine science.

Place：American Museum of Natural History

Time：Mar 9，2019 - Aug 18，2019

Price：Full Ticket 28 dollars Student Ticket 14dollars

1.What is special for the exhibition in the Tate Museum？ ______

A. It is the largest exhibition in the UK in the past 10years.

B. It is held only once a year.

C. It has the one of the four remaining paintings Sun Flower.

D. It has the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's works.

2.If you want to participate in J. K.Rowling's speech, what do you need to get？ ______

A. A ticket online for the exhibition.

B. Your student card.

C. One of the books written by JK Rowling.

D. A free online booking ticket.

3.Which exhibition can a student get the biggest discount for a ticket？ ______

A. Why do we collect: the story of the book collector.

B. Harry Potter: The magic of history.

C. Mysterious Ocean.

D. Van Gogh and the United Kingdom.

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Last year, on the night before the first day of the Spring Festival, Hugo Pang was sitting in his huge flat on Hong Kong Island. It was late in the evening, and Hugo was sipping a glass of his favorite French brandy, and listening to music on his huge, expensive music center. Pang lived alone, apart from the six maid who cooked and cleaned for him, and the chauffeur（私家司机） who drove his Rolls-Royce。

Suddenly, the room seemed to begin spinning around him. Then there was a flash of light and a puff of smoke, and before him Pang saw an old man dressed in traditional Chinese clothes. Pang looked at his brandy glass, and looked again at the old man. He was so frightened he couldn’t speak.

“Come with me,” said the old man, “I’m going to show you something.” He took Pang’s hand, and immediately the room disappeared, and Pang was standing in a field outside a village in Guangdong Province. The houses were small and the village was poor, but in front of him Pang saw a little crowd of children were playing. It was Spring Festival, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard from inside the village, while smoke rose over the roofs of the houses. Then, among the children playing, Pang recognized himself. “We were poor then,” he said, “but we were happier. We had to work hard to get everything we had.”

1.The first paragraph tells us that Hugo Pang was________

2.When the old man first appeared, Pang looked at his brandy glass because__________

3.The village in the last paragraph was___________

4.The old wanted to show Pang that________

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A study published by the World Health Organization(WHO )on Wednesday showed that the Spanish in general enjoy "extremely good health" The 2015 Global Health Statistics, which were presented in London, especially pointed out that the average life expectancy in Spain is 79. 5 years for men and 85. 5 for women: longer than anywhere else in Europe.

Claudia Stein, director of the Division of Information, Evidence, Investigation and Innovation in the WHO European Regional Office, called this" a huge achievement", which she put down to "a combination of lifestyle and diet", with the public health system also playing a role.

Although the Spanish are in good health they are becoming increasingly obese(肥胖 )the report said, pointing out that 23. 7 of those aged 18 or over were obese in 2014, higher than the 22. 1 percent in 2010, although well below the level of Britain where 28.1 percent of the population suffer obesity。

" Spain enjoys what we call the "　 Mediterranean diet, with a lot of olive oil and relatively few saturated fatso（饱和脂肪），The fact that obesity has risen is not related to diet. In fact， the reason is that physical activity has dropped, especially among young people, "explained Stein, who warned that if there should continue to be more fat people, that would influence many of the good results that have been achieved in health issues, “It would be a buskin, ”she said, especially as the Spanish are now taking in less alcohol(AA )and stopping smoking at a rate which is above the European Union average.

A report published earlier this month showed the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in helping prevent breast cancer among women. The report showed that four tablespoons of olive oil a day could reduce the risk of catching the illness by two thirds.

1.According to the first paragraph, the Spanish______

A. live the longest in the world　　 B. are mostly healthy, especially men

C. live longer than other Europeans　　 D. presented the 2015 Global Health Statistics

2.What does Claudia Stein think of Global Health Statistics?

A. Unbelievable　　 B. Great　　 C. A little limited　　 D. Moving

3.What does the underlined word "buskin" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Pity　　 B. Fact　　 C. Wonder　　 D. History.

4.According to the writer, Mediterranean diet helps______

A. remove obesity completely

B. increase physical activity

C. prevent some kinds of illnesses

D. prevent people using alcohol

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Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmark’s agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer. The UK market for organic food grew by 55 percent in 2000, while the food market as a whole grew by only one percent. Yet only seven percent of British shoppers account for nearly 60 percent of organic sales. However popular the idea of organic farming may be, it is still an interest for only a few people.

So what makes the idea of organic farming popular? Organic farming means farming with natural materials, rather than with man-made fertilizers or pesticides(杀虫剂). Organic farmers rely on many methods — such as crop rotation (农作物的轮作) and the use of resistant（有抵抗力的）varieties, because they are necessary for organic farmers to compensate for the shortage of man-made chemicals.

Organic farming is often supposed to be safer than traditional farming for the environment. Yet after a long research on organic farming worldwide for a number of years, science continues to be against this opinion. The House of Commons committee on agriculture stated that, even with complete research work, it would fail to find any scientific evidence to prove “that any of claims made for organic farming is always true”.

However, the talk about the benefits of organic farming is going on. This is partly because many people depend on their individual farm, the soil, the weather, and so on.

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us _________.

A. organic farming has been performed only in Europe over the past 10 years.

B. governments of European countries have cared less about organic farming.

C. organic farming isn’t so popular as expected.

D. European countries need organic food more than the other countries in the world.

2.The underlined words “compensate for” in the second paragraph probably mean “_________”.

A. argue for　　　　 B. care for　　　　

C. make up for　　　　　 D. pay for

3. What can we know about organic farming?

A. It refers to farming with natural materials, instead of chemical fertilizers.

B. It refers to farming with chemical fertilizers rather than natural fertilizers.

C. It refers to farming with soil rather than any other thing.

D. It refers to growing crops with man-made fertilizers and pesticides.

4.According to the third paragraph, _________.

A. organic farming is safer than traditional farming for the environment.

B. the idea that organic farming is safer has not been proven by science.

C. organic farming is accepted by the UK’s House of Commons committee.

D. organic farming is preferred to traditional farming.

5.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. The UK’s agriculture minister is an organic farmer.

B. Organic farming is popular with young people.

C. Farmers try every means to improve the organic sales system.

D. Ninety-three percent of British shoppers don’t buy organic products.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmark’s agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer. The UK market for organic food grew by 55 percent in 2000, while the food market as a whole grew by only one percent. Yet only seven percent of British shoppers account for nearly 60 percent of organic sales. However popular the idea of organic farming may be, it is still an interest for only a few people.

So what makes the idea of organic farming popular? Organic farming means farming with natural materials, rather than with man-made fertilizers or pesticides. Organic farmers rely on many  methods — such as crop rotation (农作物的轮作) and the use of resistant（有抵抗力的） varieties, because they are necessary for organic farmers to compensate for the shortage of man-made chemicals.

Organic farming is often supposed to be safer than traditional farming for the environment. Yet after a long research on organic farming worldwide for a number of years, science continues to be against this opinion. The House of Commons committee on agriculture publicized that, even with complete research work, it would fail to find any scientific evidence to prove “that any of claims （宣称） made for organic farming is always true”.

However, the talk about the benefits of organic farming is going on. This is partly because many people depend on their individual farm, the soil, the weather, and so on.

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us _____.

A. organic farming has been performed only in Europe over the past 10 years

B. governments of European countries have cared less about organic farming

C. organic farming is far from being as popular as expected

D. European countries need organic food more than the other countries in the world

2. The underlined words “compensate for” in the second paragraph probably mean “________”.

A. argue for    B. care for    C. struggle for   D. pay for

3. What can we know about organic farming?

A. It refers to farming with natural materials, instead of chemical fertilizers.

B. It refers to farming with chemical fertilizers rather than natural fertilizers.

C. It refers to farming with soil rather than any other thing.

D. It refers to growing crops with man-made fertilizers and pesticides.

4.According to the third paragraph, _____.

A. organic farming is safer than traditional farming for the environment

B. the idea that organic farming is safer has not been proven by science

C. organic farming is accepted by the UK’s House of Commons committee

D. organic farming is preferred to traditional farming

5.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. The UK’s agriculture minister is an organic farmer.

B. Organic farming is popular with young people.

C. Farmers make use of many different kinds of methods to improve the organic sales system.

D. Ninety-three percent of British shoppers don’t buy organic products.

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