I love seeing Europeans line up in airports to applaud arriving refugees. But humanitarianism (人道主义) will not guide policy for long. We liberals need to argue from Europe’s self-interest: our continent has the need, the space and the ability to accept people.
Many European countries are gradually turning into old people’s homes. Germany, Italy, Spain and others have some of the lowest birth rates in human history. It is predicted that about one-third of their populations will be aged over 65 in 2050. Germany needs to import at least 350,000 people a year to keep its workforce stable. Suddenly, young ambitious workers are pouring into the country as if called by a genie (精灵) with a lamp. No wonder Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, has been more welcoming than David Cameron, British Prime Minister. But all over Europe, carers for old people are already in need. Norway found oil under the seabed but it would have been better off if it had discovered 50,000 nurses there instead.
Many rightwingers think we have reached our limits. This feeling is widespread. And it’s true that Western Europe is one of the most densely populated regions on earth. Indeed, density has long been Europe’s unique selling point: with so many people of different nations closely packed together, we have always traded goods and exchanged ideas fast. That’s why the scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries happened here.
But we have plenty more room. Many European cities aren’t dense enough. Now east Germany, north-western Spain and gorgeous mountain villages in Italy are losing people. Lots of cities have unused industrial land.
Humans inhabit a slice of the EU’s territory. Only about 2.5 per cent of the EU’s land is used for housing, estimates the European Commission. By contrast, a whopping 43 per cent was used for agriculture in 2009, it says. That’s too much. We could turn more land into forest or into green landscapes where people can relax and play. Making that transition is feasible because we now use agricultural land inefficiently.
Migrants often spend years locked up together in serious government-funded “migrant centers”. However, the way to learn a new country’s language, make friends and find work is to live with a local. This crisis has shown that lots of Europeans are willing to take refugees into their homes. After Iceland’s government said it could take only 50 Syrian refugees, many Icelanders came forward offering to take a far greater number into their own homes. People aren’t just sitting around waiting for government to do something.
We need migrants, and we can accommodate them. If opponents just don’t like foreigners, they should say so instead of pretending to be hardheaded pragmatists (实用主义者).
1.Why is Angela Merkel willing to take in refugees according to the passage?
A. Germany has already stepped into aged society.
B. Birth rates in Germany are the lowest in history.
C. She is kind and shows sympathy for homeless people.
D. Refugees can make up the shortage of labor in Germany.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. No other region is more densely populated than Western Europe.
B. Density has become Europe’s most outstanding characteristic.
C. All European cities are not crowded together in great numbers.
D. Large quantities of unused industrial land will turn into forest.
3.It can be inferred that _______.
A. nurses are more badly needed than petrol in Europe
B. liberals always do something for the Europe’s benefit
C. aging problem in Germany is the worst in Europe
D. Europeans have already made intelligent use of the land
4.What is the last paragraph but one mainly about?
A. Migrants can privately be accommodated.
B. Migrants had better not live in migrant centers.
C. Everyone can live with migrants to help them fit in.
D. Everyone has done their own part to help migrants.
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I love seeing Europeans line up in airports to applaud arriving refugees. But humanitarianism (人道主义) will not guide policy for long. We liberals need to argue from Europe’s self-interest: our continent has the need, the space and the ability to accept people.
Many European countries are gradually turning into old people’s homes. Germany, Italy, Spain and others have some of the lowest birth rates in human history. It is predicted that about one-third of their populations will be aged over 65 in 2050. Germany needs to import at least 350,000 people a year to keep its workforce stable. Suddenly, young ambitious workers are pouring into the country as if called by a genie (精灵) with a lamp. No wonder Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, has been more welcoming than David Cameron, British Prime Minister. But all over Europe, carers for old people are already in need. Norway found oil under the seabed but it would have been better off if it had discovered 50,000 nurses there instead.
Many rightwingers think we have reached our limits. This feeling is widespread. And it’s true that Western Europe is one of the most densely populated regions on earth. Indeed, density has long been Europe’s unique selling point: with so many people of different nations closely packed together, we have always traded goods and exchanged ideas fast. That’s why the scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries happened here.
But we have plenty more room. Many European cities aren’t dense enough. Now east Germany, north-western Spain and gorgeous mountain villages in Italy are losing people. Lots of cities have unused industrial land.
Humans inhabit a slice of the EU’s territory. Only about 2.5 per cent of the EU’s land is used for housing, estimates the European Commission. By contrast, a whopping 43 per cent was used for agriculture in 2009, it says. That’s too much. We could turn more land into forest or into green landscapes where people can relax and play. Making that transition is feasible because we now use agricultural land inefficiently.
Migrants often spend years locked up together in serious government-funded “migrant centers”. However, the way to learn a new country’s language, make friends and find work is to live with a local. This crisis has shown that lots of Europeans are willing to take refugees into their homes. After Iceland’s government said it could take only 50 Syrian refugees, many Icelanders came forward offering to take a far greater number into their own homes. People aren’t just sitting around waiting for government to do something.
We need migrants, and we can accommodate them. If opponents just don’t like foreigners, they should say so instead of pretending to be hardheaded pragmatists (实用主义者).
1.Why is Angela Merkel willing to take in refugees according to the passage?
A. Germany has already stepped into aged society.
B. Birth rates in Germany are the lowest in history.
C. She is kind and shows sympathy for homeless people.
D. Refugees can make up the shortage of labor in Germany.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. No other region is more densely populated than Western Europe.
B. Density has become Europe’s most outstanding characteristic.
C. All European cities are not crowded together in great numbers.
D. Large quantities of unused industrial land will turn into forest.
3.It can be inferred that _______.
A. nurses are more badly needed than petrol in Europe
B. liberals always do something for the Europe’s benefit
C. aging problem in Germany is the worst in Europe
D. Europeans have already made intelligent use of the land
4.What is the last paragraph but one mainly about?
A. Migrants can privately be accommodated.
B. Migrants had better not live in migrant centers.
C. Everyone can live with migrants to help them fit in.
D. Everyone has done their own part to help migrants.
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I’m sitting at the airport watching people in the last minutes before their loved ones arrive or depart.
A woman is running in circles trying to gather family members together for a _______. When the final moment comes before _______, she wraps her arms around her son, giving him a _______ hug that should protect him until she _______.
I sit with a book in my hands, waiting for my turn to leave, _______ because the ones I love have a different _______ from mine.
I think of other departures and arrivals. I _______ seeing my daughter. I wrapped myself around her as if she’d been _______. That year she was in her first year at university, coming home for the first time.
Today my flight is two hours late. When my flight is _______ called, I gather my book and luggage. ________ there is no one to see me off, I do not ________ to see where I have come from. ________, I think of my husband at work ________ if I have left yet.
As I head towards the plane, I find myself ________ yet another arrival and departure. That year, my 91-year-old grandfather died. After returning from his funeral, I arrived at the airport ________. My husband of only a year was waiting at the gate to take me in his arms. Because of my tears, ________ was looking at us, but I didn’t ________.
Life needs the important ________ all the time. I wish that all the people who went on a ________ could come back to find someone ________ them. I also wish they could leave with someone to see them off.
1.A. lecture B. goodbye C. dinner D. party
2.A. gathering B. boarding C. announcing D. landing
3.A. powerful B. gentle C. warm D. common
4.A. leaves B. survives C. returns D. recovers
5.A. frightened B. anxious C. relaxed D. alone
6.A. schedule B. attitude C. position D. target
7.A. imagine B. enjoy C. recall D. consider
8.A. stolen B. cheated C. lost D. punished
9.A. punctually B. finally C. abruptly D. repeatedly
10.A. Although B. While C. Till D. Since
11.A. slow down B. get off C. look back D. run away
12.A. However B. Besides C. Instead D. Therefore
13.A. doubting B. asking C. predicting D. wondering
14.A. remembering B. forgetting C. planning D. rejecting
15.A. shouting B. crying C. laughing D. whispering
16.A. someone B. everyone C. none D. anyone
17.A. care B. respond C. scold D. flee
18.A. arrival B. chance C. departure D. moment
19.A. journey B. diet C. picnic D. holiday
20.A. worrying about B. smiling at C. talking of D. waiting for
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First one person stood up and then another and another. Someone in the crowd began to applaud and soon everyone else ______ in as Glenn Cunninghan made his final lap around the track(跑道). He was about to break a world record in the mile. As he made his victory, you might wonder how he could walk, let alone ______. It was hard to ignore Glenn’s scarred legs.
When Glenn was six years old, his ______ were so badly burned in a schoolhouse fire that his doctor never thought he would ______ again. But Glenn thought otherwise. After spending weeks in ______, he got up and started using crutches(拐杖) to get around. When his legs got ______, he tried walking without the crutches. It was very ______. Glenn said later, “It hurt like hell to walk, ____ it didn’t hurt at all when I ran. So for five or six years, about all I did was run.”
With all the ______ he had had in running, it was natural for Glenn to join his school’s track team. By the time he got to high school, he became a track star and set ____ times in the mile run.
After he ______ from high school, he went to the University of Kansas. Glenn Cunninghan was ______ as “The Kansas Flyer”, and he won the National College Amateur Track Championships in 1931 and 1932.
Glenn went on to run on the U.S. Olympic Team in 1932, received the Sullivan Award ______ outstanding amateur athletes in 1933, and won a silver medal in the 1936 Olympic Games. The boy who was ______ never to walk again won two National College Amateur Athlete titles in track, was named the ______ track performer in the 100-year history of Madison Square Garden, and was ______ to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
It was never easy for Glenn. It took him nearly an hour to ______ for a race and the smoke-filled indoor stadium made it hard for him to ______. But he never let that stop him or ______ him down. He just ran as hard as he could with his wounded lungs and scarred legs, and he won.
If determination and spirit can ______ a runner to greatness, it might be said that Glenn Cunninghan was the greatest runner of all time.
1.A. called B. joined C. took D. gave
2.A. run B. jump C. hike D. ride
3.A. eyes B. ears C. hands D. legs
4.A. write B. hear C. see D. walk
5.A. touch B. silence C. bed D. hospital
6.A. stronger B. longer C. bitter D. lighter
7.A. heavy B. tiring C. painful D. strange
8.A. and B. but C. because D. once
9.A. practice B. chance C. time D. idea
10.A. examples B. rules C. records D. solutions
11.A. came B. kept C. learned D. graduated
12.A. treated B. acted C. served D. known
13.A. for B. to C. in D. with
14.A. seen B. chosen C. supposed D. used
15.A. famous B. outstanding C. young D. modern
16.A. admitted B. forced C. related D. devoted
17.A. answer B. hope C. stand D. prepare
18.A. look B. breathe C. change D. move
19.A. turn B. lay C. slow D. put
20.A. compare B. drive C. present D. limit
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While standing in an airport security line recently, I got to witness first-hand what being the parent of a young adult really means.
A young woman of college age was in the line before me with her____loaded heavily. She was talking to her father who was standing a few feet away. “Dad, I____I'll call as soon as I get to Rome,” she said. He nodded nervously, and like any dad about to send their little girl across the ocean, ____wanted reassurance. “OK,” he said. And rocking backwards and forwards anxiously he continued, “But don't____! And your phone should work as soon as you____,but if it doesn't...”
Before he could finish, she____, “Dad, it will work! And if it doesn't, I'll call you with Laura's phone. I'll be____!”
He____agreeably, and I knew that when he looked at her, he didn't see a____woman about to start a great adventure. He saw a little girl taking her first nervous____on the school bus. It was time to be just as brave with this____as it was when she started school.
“Well, Dad. I'm off!” she____proudly as she loaded her belongings onto the X-ray belt. Then she walked to____them from the other side. And she____looked back at her dad again. However, I did. There he stood with____eyes. “Be brave," he must have been telling himself, as his____bank replaced his grown daughter with his little girl for a few more seconds. Then he____and walked away.
I____that young lady to her gate, and then watched her____a seat and wait for her plane to Rome. What a lucky young woman to have such a____father!
1.A.backpack B.phone C.father D.friend
2.A.predict B.admit C.expect D.promise
3.A.calmly B.randomly C.aimlessly D.desperately
4.A.forget B.hesitate C.panic D.worry
5.A.fly B.land C.return D.board
6.A.continued B.thought C.interrupted D.refused
7.A.urgent B.reliable C.fine D.careful
8.A.pushed B.nodded C.bowed D.left
9.A.confident B.nervous C.considerate D.generous
10.A.breaks B.measures C.chances D.steps
11.A.greeting B.goodbye C.meeting D.chance
12.A.objected B.whispered C.reminded D.announced
13.A.fetch B.load C.catch D.locate
14.A.occasionally B.still C.never D.always
15.A.innocent B.misty C.sharp D.cheerful
16.A.data B.story C.memory D.picture
17.A.froze B.disappeared C.turned D.failed
18.A.followed B.led C.took D.showed
19.A.send for B.fold up C.put away D.settle into
20.A.experienced B.brave C.respectable D.anxious
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According to a survey，more Europeans go digital一changing from fixed lines to mobile phones and from narrowband to broadband Internet connections.
The survey showed that 22 percent of EU households use only mobile phones, up from I8 percent a year ago,while the percentage of households with at least one fixed line decreased by 5 percent to 72 percent, although the percentage of households with at least one mobile phone remains fairly stable at 8l per cent.
Broadband is presenting a rapid upward trend in the EU, showed the survey, which polled(对…进行民意调查)27,000 households across the union. 'Itventy-eight percent of households are now connected to the Internet via high-speed "broadband" links, up six percent from last year, while narrowband usage has dipped by three percentage points to 12 percent. More than half of households access the Internet via an ADSL line and 34 percent of broadband connections are wireless.
"Europe's digital economy is growing strongly as more and more households love to choose between fixed, mobile and Internet services," said EU Information Society and Media Commissioner wiane Reding. "The challenge of this year's reform of the EU's telecom rules will be to respond to this rapidly changing technological environment while enhancing(提高）at the same time effective competition:'
Meanwhile, nearly 20 percent of Europeans buy two or more telecom products from a single service provider, the combination of fixed telephony and.Internet access being the most common. The result may strengthen the commission's case for breaking up telecom giants, whose control over the fixed line networks～accused of hindering(妨碍）competition."Today's survey findings will feed into the ongoing public debate on the reform of the EU telecom rules, planned for summer this year," said Reding.
1.Today, the percentage of households with at least one fixed line goes down to
A. 34%％ B, 22% C.72% D. 81%
2.What will be covered in this year's reform of the EU's telecom hales?
A. The quickly changing technological environment.
B. The plan to stop the use of the fixed lines.
C. Breaking up telecom giants.
D. The ongoing public debate on global economy.
3.If a European will buy telecom products from a single service provider, what will be the result?
A. Less than two services are provided for customers.
B. Competition will become fierce in the telecom field.
C. A plan on the reform of the telecom is breaking up.
D. It becomes more difficult to fight off big companies' control.
4.The best title of this article is
A. Mobile Phones Become Popular
B. More Europeans Go Digital
C. The disappearance of the fixed line
D. The Rules of the EU's Telecom
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--The plane is due to take off at 7∶50 from the airport.
--________ we fail to arrive there in time?
A. What if B. As if C. Even if D. Only if
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As more Europeans arrived in America 500 years ago, they were in such great need of the land that they and the Native American Indians battled constantly. By the end of the 19th century, most Indian tribes (部落) were moved to reservations. A lot of their children were taken away to boarding schools to learn to speak English. By the end of the 20th century, more than half of the Native Americans in the US were living in the cities. They gave up speaking their old tribal language and only used English. As a result, many Native American languages disappeared and with that their culture.
Today some American Indian languages are usually spoken by the older members of the tribes who still live on the reservations. In North America there are 150-170 languages that have at least one speaker. One ancient language spoken by the Northern Paiute tribe has over 100 speakers.
But the good news is that some of these people are keeping their culture and language alive. They are also receiving help from the National Geographic Society’s Enduring Voices project, whose aim is to help languages around the world which are dying out. The team meets these “last speakers”. The experts interview them and they are recorded with video, pictures and so on. They also tell old stories which are written down in English so people can learn more about the cultures.
Recording the language and culture is only part of the project. The next stage is to pass on the language to the next generation. The Salish tribe is an excellent example of how schools can help. The tribe lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. Their language is spoken by about 50 people aged over 75. So now, the local people have set up a school. It has 30 students aged two to twelve during the day and there are also courses for adults in the evening.
1.Why did Europeans fight with the American Indians?
A. To live in American cities B. To occupy more living space
C. To have Indians speak English D. To make Indian cultures disappear
2.What does the underlined word “They” refer to in Paragraph 3?
A. The experts B. The recordings
C. The Indian cultures D. The last speakers
3.What can we know about the Salish tribe?
A. It has its own language school. B. It has given up speaking English.
C. Its next generation speaks English. D. Its language is only learnt by adults.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Learning American Indian Languages
B. Researching on American Indian Languages
C. Saving American Indian Languages
D. Finding Lost American Indian Languages
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They had no sooner arrived at the airport________it was time to check in.
A．when B．before C．than D．though
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and the author of The Success Principles. What Jack had become was a version of what I wanted to be.
During his talk, Jack 1 his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, "Who wants this?"
Hnads shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would choose. But I
ran up the stairs to the stage and grabbed the bill from his hand. He turned to me and said, “Yes, that’s it! Instead of waiting around for opportunities, simply take the initiative and create what we want!”
After this week, I asked for his personal e-mail address and sent him e-mail sharing my views and dreams. He kindly e-mailed back simple encouragement such as “Keep thinking and playing bigger; it’s much more fun that way. Love, Jack.” Then I got occupied with other things in life and I stopped e-mail Jack.
A year later, my dream gradually faded. I had this idea if I got back in touch with Jack. I e-mailed him again and again but got no response. As I sat down at my computer to check my e-mail for the fifth time in 15 minutes, an inspiration came like lighting: What was I doing? Was I waiting for the prize of life? I knew I needed to do something about all this waiting. I was going to write a book, which I would call “Waiting for Jack”!
It all sounded good, but then reality hit. Some nights I cried and wanted to give up. I wrote and rewrote. Even though I could feel the fear, I did it anyway. Fortunately, three years later, Waiting for Jack turns out a best-seller on Amazon!
We all have a “Jack” for whom we wait—whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. Now I would like to ask you: what are you waiting for?
1.From the first paragraph we can learn that the author _________.
A. wanted Jack to autograph her book
B. wanted to be as successful as Jack
C. wanted to make friends with Jack
D. wanted to get help from Jack
2.It can be inferred from the passage that Jack Canfield is probably a person who ________.
A. enjoys playing a lot
B. likes showing off his wealth
C. seldom takes risks
D. welcomes challenges in life
3.How did the author lose contact with Jack?
A. She and Jack had an argument
B. She had no time to contact Jack
C. Jack was too proud to get along with
D. She was too upset with her broken dream
4. What might be the theme of the book Waiting for Jack?
A. The disappointment of waiting for her hero Jack
B. The need to keep waiting for the prize of our life
C. The importance of taking action to achieve a goal
D. The harm of blindly worshipping others as heroes
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the co-author of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and the author of The Success Principles. What Jack had become was a version of what I wanted to be.
During his talk, Jack took out his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, “Who wants this?”
Hands shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would choose. But I ran up the stairs to the stage and grabbed the bill from his hand. He turned to me and said, “Yes, that’s it! Instead of waiting around for opportunities, simply take the initiative and create what we want!”
After this week, I asked for his personal e-mail address and sent him e-mail sharing my views and dreams. He kindly e-mailed back simple encouragement such as “Keep thinking and playing bigger; it’s much more fun that way. Love, Jack.” Then I got occupied with other things in life and I stopped e-mail Jack.
A year later, my dream gradually faded. I had this idea if I got back in touch with Jack. I e-mailed him again and again but got no response. As I sat down at my computer to check my e-mail for the fifth time in 15 minutes, an inspiration came like lighting: What was I doing? Was I waiting for the prize of life? I knew I needed to do something about all this waiting. I was going to write a book, which I would call “Waiting for Jack”!
It all sounded good, but then reality hit. Some nights I cried and wanted to give up. I wrote and rewrote. Even though I could feel the fear, I did it anyway. Fortunately, three years later, Waiting for Jack turns out a best-seller on Amazon!
We all have a “Jack” for whom we wait—whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. Now I would like to ask you: what are you waiting for?
1.From the first paragraph we can learn that the author _________.
A. wanted Jack to autograph her book
B. wanted to be as successful as Jack
C. wanted to make friends with Jack
D. wanted to get help from Jack
2.It can be inferred from the passage that Jack Canfield is probably a person who ________.
A. enjoys playing a lot
B. likes showing off his wealth
C. seldom takes risks
D. welcomes challenges in life
3.How did the author lose contact with Jack?
A. She and Jack had an argument.
B. She had no time to contact Jack.
C. Jack was too proud to get along with.
D. She was too upset with her broken dream.
4.What might be the theme of the book Waiting for Jack?
A. The disappointment of waiting for her hero Jack.
B. The need to keep waiting for the prize of our life.
C. The importance of taking action to achieve a goal.
D. The harm of blindly worshipping others as heroes.
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