It's the most popular drink worldwide. According to the British Coffee Association, approximately two billion cups of coffee are consumed every day. But after the beans have been picked, roasted and brewed, the grounds（渣子）are often treated as waste. With the environment and resource consumption such hot topics at the moment, wouldn't it be great if we could reuse this waste to make something useful?
The company OCHIS produces sunglasses. Max Havrylenko, founder of the company, was searching for an alternative material to plastic. He wanted to "solve the problem of plastic use and overconsumption so as to create a greener world," he told the Guardian. OCHIS heats the grounds with vegetable oils, forming a bond. These are pressed into plates which are durable and flexible. These are then cut into the arms and frames of the glasses. "Don't worry," he says, "They won't dissolve（溶解）in the rain."
Rosalie McMillan, a London jeweler, uses recycled coffee grounds along with gold and silver to make handcrafted jewelry. Mixed with oils, the coffee is then subjected to heat and pressure to create a compound she calls "Curface". Her website says it has a "beautiful surface quality and texture" with similar properties to hardwood.
What about a coffee cup made from them? Kaffeeform is a German-based company that transforms used grounds and renewable plant-based raw materials into a durable composite. This is shaped into a variety of containers and polished and finished, ready to be sold. So, you can drink your coffee from a cup made of coffee.
And it doesn't stop there. Even without a factory, you can make use of coffee grounds. They make excel-lent fertilizer（肥料）. You can highlight something against them, or mix them with water to make a brown-toned paint. And the list goes on. So next time you finish your morning cup, lake a while to think again.
1.The first paragraph is mainly written to introduce .
A.how people treat coffee grounds B.annual consumption of coffee
C.growing popularity of coffee D.the big problem of wasting food
2.What can be inferred from the second paragraph?
A.OCHIS doesn't make sunglasses at all at present.
B.Plastic might be less eco-friendly to environment.
C.Coffee has become the raw materials of sunglasses.
D.Coffee-based plates are more durable and flexible.
3.The underlined word "subjected" in Paragraph 3 can be best replaced by .
A.accustomed B.exposed C.relevant D.sensitive
4.What does the author advise people to do in the last paragraph?
A.Think about how to recycle the coffee grounds. B.Take full advantage of their time.
C.Add more information to the list. D.Keep away from the coffee cups.
高二英语阅读选择中等难度题
Depression is the second most common cause of disability worldwide after back pain, according to a review of research. The disease must be treated as a global public health priority (优先考虑的事), experts report in the journal PLOS Medicine. The study compared depression with more than 200 other diseases and injuries as a cause of disability. “Globally, only a small part of patients have opportunities to be treated,” the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
Depression was ranked at number two as a global cause of disability, but its effects varied in different countries and regions. For example, rates of major depression were highest in Afghanistan and lowest in Japan. In the UK, depression was ranked number three in terms of years when people lived with a disability.
Dr Alize Ferrari from the University of Queensland’s School of Population Health led the study. “Depression is a big problem and we definitely need to pay more attention to it than we do now,” she told BBC News. “There’s still more work to be done in terms of awareness of the disease and also successful ways of treating it. The burden is different between countries, so the rate of depression tends to be higher in low and middle income countries and lower in high income countries.” Policy-makers have made an effort to bring depression to the forefront, but there is still a lot more work to be done.”
“There’re lots of confusions we know related to mental health,” Prof. Alize Ferrari explained. “What one person recognizes as disabling might be different to another person and might be different across countries as well, there are lots of cultural effects and explanations that are related to depression, which makes it more important to raise awareness of the size of the problem and also signs and how to find depression.”
The data—for the year 2010—follows similar studies in 1990 and 2000 looking at the global burden of depression. Commenting on the study, Dr Daniel Chisholm, a health economist at the department of mental health and substance abuse (药物滥用) at the WHO said depression was a very disabling condition.
“It's a big public health challenge and a big problem to be thought about but not enough is being done. Around the world only a tiny part of people get any sort of treatment or diagnosis.” Dr Daniel Chisholm said.
The WHO recently started a global mental health action plan to raise awareness of depression among policy-makers.
1. According to the passage, which of the following ranks NO. 1 among the causes of disability?
A. Cancer. B. Depression.
C. Back pain D. Heart disease.
2.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Depression has been treated as a global public health priority.
B. PLOS Medicine is a website dealing with medical problems.
C. The study only analyzes depression all over the world.
D. Most patients with depression haven’t been treated.
3.Who is Alize Ferrari?
A. She is a doctor working in a hospital.
B. She is a professor at a university leading the study.
C. She is an official from the government.
D. She is a common teacher taking part in the study.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 4?
A. There is a common standard of recognizing disability worldwide.
B. Most reasons for disability are similar.
C. Mental health has raised much attention among people.
D. How to find patients suffering from depression is not easy.
5.Why did the WHO start a global mental health action plan?
A. To make policy-makers of all countries pay attention to the problem of depression.
B. To help patients become healthier.
C. To raise the status of doctors in the world.
D. To help build more colleges that study mental health.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Olivia and Jack are the most popular names in Britain for babies born in 2008, according to a survey made by the website Bounty. Jack has been top for 14 years since it took over from Thomas.
Grace — made famous by the Hollywood star Grace Kelly — slipped back into third place behind Ruby, the name of singer Charlotte Church’s daughter.
Summer climbed 28 places from 44th to 16th. Ava — the name of singer Myleene Klass’s daughter — also leapt 15 places to 19th.
The troubles of the singer Amy Winehouse perhaps had an effect on the popularity of the name. It dropped three places to 23rd. Rebecca is also on the wane(变弱), ranking 48th. So is Courtney, which ranked 88th.
Theo, obviously inspired by England’s teenage football hero Theo Walcott, is among the biggest climbers in the boy’s list, rising from 70th to 58th.
An employee of Bounty said, “Baby names have witnessed the biggest changes over the last decade as parents are increasingly influenced by celebrities. The Bounty baby name poll also shows parents are continuing to be creative and inspirational about the names they choose for their children. Some parents want a name that’s totally unique, and names such as Zebedee, Selim and Zenon are now emerging and growing in popularity. Others are simply breaking with convention and becoming bolder in their choice of names.”
“While politicians’ names may be growing in popularity in America, British politicians don’t influence our choice of names in the UK. Traditional royal names continue to be supreme(最高的) in the boys’ top 100,” The employee said.
1.Which of the following girl names ranks the second?
| A．Grace. | B．Ruby. | C．Kelly. | D．Charlotte. |
2.Baby names changed a lot mainly because of the influence of ______.
| A．stars | B．parents | C．media | D．politicians |
3.What kind of names covers the most in the top 100 boys’ names?
| A．Unique names. | B．Creative names. |
| C．Famous people’s names. | D．Traditional royal names. |
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
| A．Thomas was the first in boy names in 1994 |
| B．Summer ranked 28th in the girls’ list in 2007 |
| C．Rebecca might be 50th in the girls’ list in 2007 |
| D．Courtney climbed in the boy’s list in 2008 compared with 2007 |
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
The world’s most popular animals are in more danger than we realize, according to a new study. A survey of the Public’s Knowledge suggests many people are unaware that the animals they consider “inviting” are under threat in the wild. These include lions, elephants, tigers and other animals which frequently appear in branding and advertising.
The idea of “inviting” species has come up recently in Conservation Biology, explains Dr. Franck Courchamp, the study’s lead author. “There is a regular claim that the most ‘inviting’ species are attracting most of the time and resources. I started wondering whether this was true and followed by better results in conservation,” he told BBC News.
Using an online survey available in four languages, researchers asked the public to name the wild species they considered most attracting. They also looked at how frequently animals were represented on zoo websites, and on the covers of Disney and Pixar films. Additionally, the team had volunteers in France catalogue their meeting with virtual (虚拟的) populations of the 10 most “inviting” animals over the period of a week. They saw an average of 4.4 lions in cartoons, magazines and other sources each day, suggesting that people are likely to see two to three times as many “virtual” lions in a year as there are lions in West Africa. “Mostly I think because people see giraffes and lions every day of their life, they unconsciously think they are in abundance,” Dr. Courchamp said.
Despite their abundant media representation, nine of the animals on the list are classed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. When researchers asked survey participants whether they thought these animals were endangered, almost half of the participants thought that critically endangered gorillas (大猩猩) were not under threat.
As for this, Dr. Courchamp proposes a solution. Companies would donate money to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in return for using the animals in their branding or advertising. “I think it’s not so unrealistic,” says Dr. Courchamp. “There are already some companies that do that. Jaguar is in partnership with Panthera, an organization protecting wild cat species. Lacoste also made a campaign recently where they replaced their logo with images of endangered species.”
1.What is the text mainly about?
A.The ten most attracting animals.
B.The importance of saving wild animals.
C.Animals’ images needing more attention.
D.Animals’ attraction harming their conservation.
2.According to Dr. Courchamp, survey participants’ views are unconsciously affected by _____.
A.the media B.their preferences
C.the IUCN Red List D.other participants’ opinions
3.How might the researchers feel about survey participants’ answers?
A.Relieved. B.Surprised.
C.Frightened. D.Excited.
4.What is Dr. Courchamp’s solution?
A.Raising people’s environmental awareness.
B.Asking big companies to organize campaigns.
C.Funding conservation by trading animals’ images.
D.Appealing for cooperation in NGOs for animal protection.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Which sport is the most popular in the US?
—It’s hard to say．It largely ______ what you mean by “popular”?
| A．belongs to | B．comes about |
| C．depends on | D．determines on |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
—Which sport is the most popular in the US?
—It’s hard to say．It largely ______ what you mean by “popular”?
A．belongs to B．comes about
C．depends on D．determines on
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks around the world．1.Experts think that there are more flavors of Coffee than there are of wine．Coffee contains caffeine，something that raises our awareness，keeps us from falling asleep or simply gives US a kick in the morning or after lunch．
2.For a long time doctors have told people not to drink too much coffee, because it may lead to heart problems，high blood pressure，and headaches．
Scientists have now found out that it is the quality of coffee and the way it is made that hold the key to our health．3.Among other things，this is linked to the consumption of a strong coffee．Experts also point out that different roasts and types of coffee beans have different effects on our health．Milk and sugar change the different levels of caffeine in a cup of coffee．
A new study by a Harvard research group says that there is no link between coffee and health problems．Drinking several cups of strong coffee a day is not connected with early death or other heart diseases．Coffee has many advantages，as the new study suggests．While alcohol makes people sleepy and slow moving，coffee gives them energy．4.
Although a lot still needs to be uncovered about coffee，it seems to reduce the risk of cancer and diabetes(糖尿病)．5. But reports show that people who drink coffee may develop Parkinson’s disease later in life，or maybe not at all．
A．There are many different types of coffee．
B．Scientists ask people not to drink coffee at night．
C．Elderly people in Greece live longer than normal．
D．Doctors think that coffee may have a positive effect on our brain．
E．Sugar can change the different levels of caffeine in a cup of coffee．
F．However, food experts are still undecided on how healthy coffee is．
G．Getting together for a cup of coffee also has a positive effect on relationships．
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tea is one of the most popular 1.(drink) in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the 2.(dry) leaves of a tea plant. For centuries people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used it as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from 3.(die). Most teas have caffeine in them, a substance that makes you feel more active. Some people have problems drinking tea because it can cause 4.(sleep).
The tea plant grows best in tropical and temperate places 5. rain falls throughout the year. Tea plants can be grown from sea level 6. about 2,000 meters above sea level, but the best quality grows in higher regions.
Tea 7.(come) from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 meters high but on tea plantations they 8.(cut) back to a bush of about a meter in height so that workers can pull the leaves 9.(easy). It takes a plant tree to five years before it is ready for picking.
A picker can harvest about 20 kg of tea a day. On large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines, 10. the quality of tea is higher when the leaves are picked by hand.
高二英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Life is a cup, and under most , it’s up to you to decide whether it’s a drinking cup (beiju) or a toothbrush cup (xiju).
| A．potential | B．circumstances | C．tendency | D．possessions |
高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
According to a UN report，one third of the world population have no _________ to clean drinking water and health care.
A. means B. approach C. channel D. access
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
According to a UN report, one third of the world population have no _________ to clean drinking water and health care.
A. means B. approaches C. ways D. access
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