Just how comfortable is your sofa? Would you be prepared to let a stranger crash out there for the night? And, on the basis of a bit of email correspondence and seeing a photo of the sofa belonging to 'A. N. Unknown', would you travel halfway across the world to do the same? It might sound crazy, but this is exactly what millions of people have done whilst participating in an activity known as couch surfing.
Couch surfing is traveling on a budget, using a broad network of contacts in order to get overnight accommodation for free, or at as little cost as possible. Participants join dedicated(专业的) websites, providing as much information about themselves as possible in order to make others feel comfortable hosting them, or using them as a host.
Various safety features are generally available in such online networks, like verification of names and addresses, personal references, and 'vouching for' a particular member as a reliable host or guest.
As well as the financial advantages of couch surfing, participants also claim that the practice gives them a more unique, authentic travel experience, allowing them to experience culture and cuisine through the locals, rather than from the confines of sanitized tourist accommodation. We open our minds and lives and welcome the knowledge that becomes available through cultural exchange.” Said Casey Fenton, founder of Couch Surfing. Com. “CouchSurfing wants to change not only the way we travel, but how we relate to the world.”
1.What is the right order of couch surfing?
a. Provide personal information. b. Travel to the host’s house.
c. Join dedicated websites. d. Check photos of sofas by ensiles.
A.d-b-a-c B.b-c-a-d C.a-d-c-b D.c-a-d-b
2.Which is NOT a safety lecture of online network?
A.Verification of identity. B.A copy of the passport.
C.Personal references. D.Vouching ior the member as rdioble.
3.From the text we can know that.
A.participants can he hosted or a host
B.couch surfing tests people’s patience
C.couch surfing leads to trust between people
D.people couch surf simply for financial reasons.
4.The text mainly intends to________.
A.introduce a new way of traveling B.teach how to keep the Internet safety
C.promote online products D.advocate deals of saving money
5.What can he the best title of the test?
A.Touring the World on the Interne B.Unique Advantages of Local Traveling
C.Around the World from Sofa to Sofa D.Cultural Exchange by Correspendence
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Just how comfortable is your sofa? Would you be prepared to let a stranger crash out there for the night? And, on the basis of a bit of email correspondence and seeing a photo of the sofa belonging to 'A. N. Unknown', would you travel halfway across the world to do the same? It might sound crazy, but this is exactly what millions of people have done whilst participating in an activity known as couch surfing.
Couch surfing is traveling on a budget, using a broad network of contacts in order to get overnight accommodation for free, or at as little cost as possible. Participants join dedicated(专业的) websites, providing as much information about themselves as possible in order to make others feel comfortable hosting them, or using them as a host.
Various safety features are generally available in such online networks, like verification of names and addresses, personal references, and 'vouching for' a particular member as a reliable host or guest.
As well as the financial advantages of couch surfing, participants also claim that the practice gives them a more unique, authentic travel experience, allowing them to experience culture and cuisine through the locals, rather than from the confines of sanitized tourist accommodation. We open our minds and lives and welcome the knowledge that becomes available through cultural exchange.” Said Casey Fenton, founder of Couch Surfing. Com. “CouchSurfing wants to change not only the way we travel, but how we relate to the world.”
1.What is the right order of couch surfing?
a. Provide personal information. b. Travel to the host’s house.
c. Join dedicated websites. d. Check photos of sofas by ensiles.
A.d-b-a-c B.b-c-a-d C.a-d-c-b D.c-a-d-b
2.Which is NOT a safety lecture of online network?
A.Verification of identity. B.A copy of the passport.
C.Personal references. D.Vouching ior the member as rdioble.
3.From the text we can know that.
A.participants can he hosted or a host
B.couch surfing tests people’s patience
C.couch surfing leads to trust between people
D.people couch surf simply for financial reasons.
4.The text mainly intends to________.
A.introduce a new way of traveling B.teach how to keep the Internet safety
C.promote online products D.advocate deals of saving money
5.What can he the best title of the test?
A.Touring the World on the Interne B.Unique Advantages of Local Traveling
C.Around the World from Sofa to Sofa D.Cultural Exchange by Correspendence
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Just how comfortable is your sofa? Would you be prepared to let a stranger crash out there for the night? And, on the basis of a bit of email correspondence and seeing a photo of the sofa belonging to 'A. N. Unknown', would you travel halfway across the world to do the same? It might sound crazy, but this is exactly what millions of people have done whilst participating in an activity known as couch surfing.
Couch surfing is traveling on a budget, using a broad network of contacts in order to get overnight accommodation for free, or at as little cost as possible. Participants join dedicated(专业的) websites, providing as much information about themselves as possible in order to make others feel comfortable hosting them, or using them as a host.
Various safety features are generally available in such online networks, like verification of names and addresses, personal references, and 'vouching for' a particular member as a reliable host or guest.
As well as the financial advantages of couch surfing, participants also claim that the practice gives them a more unique, authentic travel experience, allowing them to experience culture and cuisine through the locals, rather than from the confines of sanitized tourist accommodation. We open our minds and lives and welcome the knowledge that becomes available through cultural exchange.” Said Casey Fenton, founder of Couch Surfing. Com. “CouchSurfing wants to change not only the way we travel, but how we relate to the world.”
61.What is the right order of couch surfing?
a. Provide personal information. b. Travel to the host’s house.
c. Join dedicated websites. d. Check photos of sofas by ensiles.
A.d-b-a-c B.b-c-a-d C.a-d-c-b D.c-a-d-b
62.Which is NOT a safety lecture of online network?
A.Verification of identity. B.A copy of the passport.
C.Personal references. D.Vouching ior the member as rdioble.
63.From the text we can know that .
A.participants can he hosted or a host
B.couch surfing tests people’s patience
C.couch surfing leads to trust between people
D.people couch surf simply for financial reasons.
64.The text mainly intends to .
A.introduce a new way of traveling B.teach how to keep the Internet safety
C.promote online products D.advocate deals of saving money
65.What can he the best title of the test?
A.Touring the World on the Interne B.Unique Advantages of Local Traveling
C.Around the World from Sofa to Sofa D.Cultural Exchange by Correspendence
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
-How would you like your coffee?
-____.
A.It’s very good B.Tasty
C.Just black, please D.There is too much milk
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know? Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease? These days that’s more than an academic question, as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.
There are now more than a thousand genetic tests, for everything from baldness to breast cancer, and the list is growing. Question is, do you really want to know what might eventually kill you? For instance, Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’(老年痴呆症).
“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease, that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious, through which you see the rest of your life as you wait for that disease to hit you. It could really mess you up.” said Dr. Robert Green, a Harvard geneticist.
“Every ache and pain,” Smith suggested, could be understood as “the beginning of the end.” “That’s right. If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, then every time you can’t find your car in the parking lot, you think the disease has started.”
Dr. Green has been thinking about this issue for years. He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s. It was thought that people who got bad news would, for lack of a better medical term, freak out. But Green and his team found that there was “no significant difference” between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives. In fact, most people think they can handle it. People who ask for the information usually can handle the information, good or bad, said Green.
1.The first paragraph is meant to__________.
A. ask some questions
B. introduce the topic
C. satisfy readers’ curiosity
D. describe an academic fact
2.Which of the following is true of James Watson?
A. He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.
B. He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.
C. He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.
D. He doesn’t want to know his chance of getting a disease.
3.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, if a person is at a higher genetic risk, it is__________.
A. advisable not to let him know
B. impossible to hide his disease
C. better to inform him immediately
D. necessary to remove his anxiety
4.The underlined part “freak out” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to“_________”.
A. break down B. drop out
C. leave off D. turn away
5.The study led by Dr. Green indicates that people__________.
prefer to hear good news
B. tend to find out the truth
C. can accept some bad news
D. have the right to be informed
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know? Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease? These days that’s more than an academic question,as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.
There are now more than a thousand genetic(基因的)tests,for everything from baldness to breast cancer,and the list is growing.Question is do you really want to know what might eventually kill you? For instance,Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson,one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’(老年痴呆症).
“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease,that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious,through which you see the rest of your 1ife as you wait for that disease to hit you.It could really mess you up.”Said Dr.Robert Green,a Harvard geneticist.
“Every ache and pain,”Smith suggested,could be understood as“the beginning of the e nd.”“That’s right.If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimer's disease,then every time you can’t find your car in the parking lot,you think the disease has started.”
Dr.Green has been thinking about this issue for years.He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s.It was thought that people who got bad news would,for lack of a better medical term,freak out.But Green and his team found that there was “no significant difference”between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives.In fact,most people think they can handle it.People who ask for the information usually can handle the information,good or bad,said Green.
1.The first paragraph is meant to .
A.ask some questions B.introduce the topic
C.satisfy readers,curiosity D.describe an academic fact
2.Which of the following is true of James Watson?
A.He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.
B.He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease.
C.He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.
D.He doesn’t want to know his chance of getting a disease.
3.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4,if a person is at a higher genetic risk,it is .
A.advisable not to let him know
B.impossible to hide his disease
C.better to inform him immediately
D.necessary to remove his anxiety
4.The underlined part“freak out”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to .
A.break down B.drop out C.leave off D.turn away
5.The study led by Dr.Green indicates that people .
A.prefer to hear good news B.tend to find out the truth
C.can accept some bad news D.have the right to be informed
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know? Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease? These days that’s more than an academic question,as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.
There are now more than a thousand genetic(基因的)tests,for everything from baldness to breast cancer,and the list is growing.Question is do you really want to know what might eventually kill you? For instance,Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson,one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’(老年痴呆症).
“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease,that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious,through which you see the rest of your 1ife as you wait for that disease to hit you.It could really mess you up.”Said Dr.Robert Green,a Harvard geneticist.
“Every ache and pain,”Smith suggested,could be understood as“the beginning of the e nd.”“That’s right.If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimer's disease,then every time you can’t find your car in the parking lot,you think the disease has started.”
Dr.Green has been thinking about this issue for years.He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s.It was thought that people who got bad news would,for lack of a better medical term,freak out.But Green and his team found that there was “no significant difference”between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives.In fact,most people think they can handle it.People who ask for the information usually can handle the information,good or bad,said Green.
1.The first paragraph is meant to _________________.
A.ask some questions B.introduce the topic
C.satisfy readers,curiosity D.describe an academic fact
2.Which of the following is true of James Watson?
A.He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.
B.He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease.
C.He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.
D.He doesn’t want to know his chance of getting a disease.
3.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4,if a person is at a higher genetic risk,it is ____________.
A.advisable not to let him know
B.impossible to hide his disease
C.better to inform him immediately
D.necessary to remove his anxiety
4.The underlined part“freak out”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _____________.
A.break down B.drop out
C.leave off D.turn away
5.The study led by Dr.Green indicates that people ________________.
A.prefer to hear good news
B.tend to find out the truth
C.can accept some bad news
D. have the right to be informed
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know?Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease?These days that’s more than an academic question,as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.
There are now more than a thousand genetic(基因的) tests,for everything from baldness to breast cancer,and the list is growing.Question is,do you really want to know what might eventually kill you?For instance,Nobel Prizewinning scientist James Watson,one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup,is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s(老年痴呆症).
“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease,that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious,through which you see the rest of your life as you wait for that disease to hit you.It could really mess you up.” said Dr.Robert Green,a Harvard geneticist.
“Every ache and pain,” Smith suggested,could be understood as “the beginning of the end.”“That’s right.If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimer’s disease,then every time you can’t find your car in the parking lot,you think the disease has started.”
Dr.Green has been thinking about this issue for years.He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s.It was thought that people who got bad news would,for lack of a better medical term,freak_out.But Green and his team found that there was “no significant difference” between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives.In fact,most people think they can handle it.People who ask for the information usually can handle the information,good or bad,said Green.
1.The first paragraph is meant to________.
A.ask some questions
B.introduce the topic
C.satisfy readers’ curiosity
D.describe an academic fact
2.Which of the following is TRUE of James Watson?
A.He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.
B.He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.
C.He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.
D.He doesn’t want to know his chance of getting a disease.
3.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4,if a person is at a higher genetic risk,it is________.
A.advisable not to let him know
B.impossible to hide his disease
C.better to inform him immediately
D.necessary to remove his anxiety
4.The underlined part “freak out” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A.break down B.drop out
C.leave off D.turn away
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There's a catch however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can't leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.
Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people's awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food.
He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.
To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviewed and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Para, a 24-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experiences, which would take place in an art museum.
The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn't stand up without hanging their heads. They ate vegetables and drank water from a garden hosepipe. Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.”
Finally it was over, and Para and Eric appeared from their cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It's great to be able to stand up,” he said. Para just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she
didn't want to talk to anyone.
1.What kind of person is Rob Thompson?
A. He is curious about people's personal life.
B. He is kind-hearted to animals.
C. He hates people around.
D. He likes to help poor people.
2.The underlined word “catch” probably means _____.
A. unsolved problem B. surprising wonder
C. unbelievable fact D. hidden difficulty
3.Rob offered the money because he wanted _____ .
A. to see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage
B. to show the public how terrible animals' life could be
C. to make more money by publishing the recorded videotapes
D. to improve housing conditions of working people like Eric
4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Easy Way to Earn $ 2,500. B. Do Not Feed the Humans.
C. Living Like a Chicken. D. Getting Along Well Anyway.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Who is your role model? Normally the answer to this question would be anyone around you who you find truly inspiring. It could also be someone like J. K. Rowling or Martin Luther King. Jr. , who have proven to be strong and intelligent people.
However, in today’s world, stars are regarded as role models along with the heroes listed above, despite their intentions or actions. Teens attempt to imitate their actions for two major reasons. Firstly, to be fashionable and accepted by popular culture, and secondly because stars’ actions are so well documented by the media that it seems to grab our attention and turns it to following stars’ lives. Much of the reports about stars is shocking and exhibits bad morals or lifestyles that aren’t right for teenagers. In addition, almost everything stars do is described beyond truth to make a shocking story by taking it to the next level.
However, teens must take responsibility for their actions. We can’t always blame stars for influencing us. Only you have control over yourself and only you choose to do something. Our bodies and actions are in the hands of no one else.
Now, whoever said stars are role models? Whether they choose to be or not, stars set examples as soon as they step into the spotlight. With reporters following and recording every move they make, it is impossible not to be watched and then be imitated. These people influence teens whether or not they want to. Why should someone who doesn’t want to be setting an example set one? So,should we look up to them or to people who are true and good role models? It’s our responsibility as teens to know right from wrong, and it’s time for us to take responsibility for our actions. In doing so,we will lean toward those inspiring people that want to be setting an example, and follow in their steps to be like them.
1. According to the first paragraph, _______ can usually be role models.
A. political leaders
B. wealthy writers
C. people inspiring others
D. people with great intelligence
2.What are the major reasons for the teens to imitate stars?
A. Interest in stars’ life and expectation of getting rich.
B. Motivation for being fashionable and inspiration from popular examples.
C. Intentions to gain acceptance and encouragement from stars’ lifestyle.
D. Desires to be stylish and great influence from the mass media.
3. The author writes the passage mainly to advise the teenagers to _______.
A. have a control over their own bodies and actions
B. be responsible for their own choices and behaviors
C. follow fashionable stars’ steps to be more popular
D. choose right role models according to different reports
4.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. stars have the responsibility for teenagers’ actions
B. not all famous stars choose to influence teenagers
C. teenagers choose those inspiring people as their role models
D. stars set examples immediately they stepped into the spotlight
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Who is your role model? Normally the answer to this question would be anyone around you who you find truly inspiring. It could also be someone like J. K. Rowling or Martin Luther King. Jr. , who have proven to be strong and intelligent people.
However, in today’s world, stars are regarded as role models along with the heroes listed above, despite their intentions or actions. Teens attempt to imitate their actions for two major reasons. Firstly, to be fashionable and accepted by popular culture, and secondly because stars’ actions are so well documented by the media that it seems to grab our attention and turns it to following stars’ lives. Much of the reports about stars is shocking and exhibits bad morals or lifestyles that aren’t right for teenagers. In addition, almost everything stars do is described beyond truth to make a shocking story by taking it to the next level.
However, teens must take responsibility for their actions. We can’t always blame stars for influencing us. Only you have control over yourself and only you choose to do something. Our bodies and actions are in the hands of no one else.
Now, who ever said stars are role models? Whether they choose to be or not, stars set examples as soon as they step into the spotlight. With reporters following and recording every move they make, it is impossible not to be watched and then be imitated. These people influence teens whether or not they want to. Why should someone who doesn’t want to be setting an example set one? So,should we look up to them or to people who are true and good role models? It’s our responsibility as teens to know right from wrong, and it’s time for us to take responsibility for our actions. In doing so,we will lean toward those inspiring people that want to be setting an example, and follow in their steps to be like them.
1.According to the first paragraph, _______ can usually be role models.
A. political leaders
B. wealthy writers
C. people inspiring others
D. people with great intelligence
2.What are the major reasons for the teens to imitate stars?
A. Interest in stars’ life and expectation of getting rich.
B. Motivation for being fashionable and inspiration from popular examples.
C. Intentions to gain acceptance and encouragement from stars’ lifestyle.
D. Desires to be stylish and great influence from the mass media.
3.The author writes the passage mainly to advise the teenagers to _______.
A. have a control over their own bodies and actions
B. be responsible for their own choices and behaviors
C. follow fashionable stars’ steps to be more popular
D. choose right role models according to different reports
4.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. stars have the responsibility for teenagers’ actions
B. not all famous stars choose to influence teenagers
C. teenagers choose those inspiring people as their role models
D. stars set examples immediately they stepped into the spotlight
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析