In the film The Matrix, Agent Smith, a super-computer in human shape, says, “You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern: a virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. ”
Yes, relatively speaking, we are just a large virus. While most species live in balance with their ecosystems, we fail to do so. We are taking more from nature than it has to give. We wipe out animals and plants as a virus might invade and kill a host. We are destroying our host, the earth.
Our brain has been our most successful tool for survival. The funny thing is that our mind has developed to such a degree that we have thought up solutions to more survival problems. We are for the first time in earth's history changing nature to suit our comfort and desires. Being a human, I do like the advancement of technology and medicine as we nave the chance to survive longer and sometimes feel less pain. After all, nature is cruel and we can soften its blow through these inventions. However, people surviving genetic faults or illness, could they be actually making the gene pool more “dirty” and could even more people in the future suffer due to an increase in faulty DNA? It seems that even though we deal with a short-term problem we could be causing more. Are we being kind to be cruel?
We are lucky enough to own a brain complex enough to think and create. But we fail to realize the only way to really survive is through respect of our host, the earth, and working with it as the only way a living thing can benefit is by benefiting its host as it depends on it to survive.
1.According to the passage, what characteristics do humans and viruses share?
A.They take and give. B.They expand and destroy.
C.They create and consume. D.They balance and survive.
2.What does the author think of modern technology and medicine?
A.They can help humans control nature. B.They can guarantee purer human DNA.
C.They may reduce humans' effect on the earth. D.They may bring humans more harm than good.
3.What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?
A.To appeal for humans' respect for nature. B.To put forward ways to advance medicine.
C.To talk about a film character, Agent Smith. D.To argue against comparing humans to viruses.
高二英语阅读选择中等难度题
In the film The Matrix, Agent Smith, a super-computer in human shape, says, “You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern: a virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. ”
Yes, relatively speaking, we are just a large virus. While most species live in balance with their ecosystems, we fail to do so. We are taking more from nature than it has to give. We wipe out animals and plants as a virus might invade and kill a host. We are destroying our host, the earth.
Our brain has been our most successful tool for survival. The funny thing is that our mind has developed to such a degree that we have thought up solutions to more survival problems. We are for the first time in earth's history changing nature to suit our comfort and desires. Being a human, I do like the advancement of technology and medicine as we nave the chance to survive longer and sometimes feel less pain. After all, nature is cruel and we can soften its blow through these inventions. However, people surviving genetic faults or illness, could they be actually making the gene pool more “dirty” and could even more people in the future suffer due to an increase in faulty DNA? It seems that even though we deal with a short-term problem we could be causing more. Are we being kind to be cruel?
We are lucky enough to own a brain complex enough to think and create. But we fail to realize the only way to really survive is through respect of our host, the earth, and working with it as the only way a living thing can benefit is by benefiting its host as it depends on it to survive.
1.According to the passage, what characteristics do humans and viruses share?
A.They take and give. B.They expand and destroy.
C.They create and consume. D.They balance and survive.
2.What does the author think of modern technology and medicine?
A.They can help humans control nature. B.They can guarantee purer human DNA.
C.They may reduce humans' effect on the earth. D.They may bring humans more harm than good.
3.What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?
A.To appeal for humans' respect for nature. B.To put forward ways to advance medicine.
C.To talk about a film character, Agent Smith. D.To argue against comparing humans to viruses.
高二英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
Was it in the cinema __________ Mr. Smith met you __________ you saw the film?
A．where; that B．that; that C．where; which D．which; that
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In any unsafe situation, simply ________ the button and a highly-trained agent will get you the help you need.
A.press B.to press
C.pressing D.pressed
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The agent was about to sign his name to the document_______ , to our surprise, a stranger broke in to prevent him.
A．while B．when C．as D．until
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
— Is there any possibility of the film ________ in Shanghai International Film Festival?
— Not in the least, because audience generally think little of it.
A. tried out B. trying out
C. to try out D. being tried out
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Mr Smith was the manager of a hotel in Springfield. One weekend all of the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. Late in the evening three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr Smith explained that because of the meeting, there were no rooms ready for use. The men were very unhappy because they had no place to stay in.
Mr Smith wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 414, a very small room, was empty. He asked them if they would share a room. The three men agreed. Mr Smith told them that the room would cost $30: $10 for each. Each of them gave Mr Smith $10, and they went up to the room.
Mr Smith soon began to feel sorry. “Thirty dollars is too much for that small room,” he thought. He called one of his men over and said, “Here is $ 5. Bring it to the man in Room 414. I’ve asked too much money for their room.”
The worker took the money from his manager. While he was on his way to Room 414, he started to think, “How can I divide $5? Well, I’ll give each of them only $1 and I keep $2. The men will be happy to get anything back. I’ll make a little money and Mr Smith will never know.” So he returned $1 to each man.
You see, there come a problem, each man had at first paid $10. After the worker returned them $1 each, each man had paid 9. There were three men, $9 x 3 = $27. The worker kept $2 —$27+$2=29. Where is the missing dollar?
1.Which of the following is True?
A. The large meeting was held in this hotel.
B. The three men stayed together in one room.
C. Each of the three men got a small room.
D. Room 414 was the office for Mr Smith.
2.Where was the missing dollar?
A. There wasn’t any missing dollar at all.
B. It was taken by the worker too.
C. It was taken by the manager Mr Simith.
D. It was taken by the three men themselves.
3.Put the following sentences in correct order.
a. Three men went into the hotel for a room.
b. Mr Smith felt sorry to have asked for too much.
c. They paid 30 dollars altogether for one room.
d. The worker gave one dollar back to each of them.
e. Mr Smith thought of a small room, still empty.
f. The worker was given 5 dollar to return to them.
A. c→b→e→a→d→f B. c→d→f→e→a→b
C. a→c→b→e→f→d D. a→e→c→b→f→d
4.What is the best title of this text?
A. The Kind Manager
B. Three Men Came to the Hotel
C. A Strange Maths Problem
D. $27 + $2 = $29
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the hit film The bucket List, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman meet in hospital in California after they have been diagnosed with cancer. Between them they cook up a “bucket list” — a to-do list of all they want to do before they kick the bucket. The movie makes you wonder what would be on your bucket list. So let’s pack up some and see what it would cost to go out and have a little fun.
THE PYRAMIDS, GIZA, EGYPT
On to the pyramids, surely on anyone’s bucket list. Exotik Tours can take you there on a variety of trips, including their popular Egypt Express which includes three nights in Cairo and a three-night Nile Cruise. From $1,384, including four-and five-star accommodation, 12 meals and a ton of sightseeing.
www.exotiktours.com 416-646-3347
TAJ MAHAL, AGRA, INDIA
One of the world’s most fascinating images, India’s Taj Mahal makes even Nicholson and Freeman look calm. Toronto’s Goway Travel has many suggestions for India, including a three-day independent visit to Agra. Stay at the attractive Oberoi AmarVilas overlooking the Taj. Include two breakfasts, touring and airport transfer from $1,420.
www.gowaytravel.com 416-322-1034
THE GREAT WALL, CHINA
If the Great Wall of China is on your bucket list, check into Tour East Holiday’s four-day Amazing Beijing Tour for $580 per person, four-star accommodation, sightseeing including the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, breakfasts and two lunches, transportation and guide.
www.toureastholidays.com 416-929-0888
THE HIMALAYAS, NEPAL
And on to the Himalayas. Talk about “something truly majestic(壮丽的). See the top of the world on GAP Adventures’ Everest Adventure tour, a 15-day exploration including Everest Base Camp, teahouse lodge stays, and walking through Sherpa villages. Incredibly affordable at just $665 plus local payment of $250. GAP Adventures warns that this is a physically demanding trip.
www.gapadventures.com 416-260-0999
1.The underlined phrase “kick the bucket” in Paragraph 1 means ________.
A. play a game B. come to life
C. pass away D. list interesting places
2.If you take on the Everest Adventure tour, you should be aware that ________.
A. it is a tiring trip
B. the sights may not be so good
C. it is an expensive trip
D. you may not be used to the food there
3.According to the passage, where can you enjoy a view of the whole Taj Mahal?
A. In Sherpa village. B. At Oberoi AmarVilas
C. Near the Forbidden City D. Through Egypt Express.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
speaking of the films made before 1927 as “silent”，the film has never been，in the full sense of the word，silent.
A. So accustomed are we to B. As we are so accustomed to
C. Accustomed as we are to D. Accustomed as are we to
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I’m Dina Asher-Smith. Growing in Orpington, southeast London, I love being the hunter. The one in pursuit. In training, I’ll latch on to the boys and chase them down. Even when I was younger, I tended to race girls who were older than me — at 17 I was racing 30-year-olds. It’s where I’m comfortable. But the hunter can go on to become the hunted. And this year at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, I won gold in the 200m. At 23, I became the first British woman to win a world championship sprinting (短跑) title. The morning after the race, I was in the media tent and was told that I’d been mentioned in the Parliament.
Track and field is a mental game. You’re in your own little world, competing to be the person who can run the fastest in a straight line. My job is to take my body to a place where I think it can’t do any more and then keep going. To do that, I need to know my strengths and weaknesses. People get caught up in embarrassment or shame when they’re not good at something, but I just don’t have that in me. I do have a voice in my head that tells me if I’m not good at things, but it doesn’t make me feel negative about myself I use it to identify where I can improve and then I just keep going to training every day.
I’ve inherited personality traits from my parents that help me in my career. My mum is excitable and when I’m on the track, I have her fire-wanting to go for everything. I always know when I finish a race that I can turn around and find her in the front row, jumping up and down. My dad is more reserved. He has a cool exterior and that’s useful for me when I need calmness. I know to look for him a few rows behind my mum. They gave me opportunities to try whatever I was interested in. When I wanted to try golf my dad bought me cut-down clubs and had me attempting to putt balls (推球入洞) in the back garden. My mum used to play hockey with me outside the house. They took me to so many clubs and classes.
I started training with my coach, John Blackie, in my mid-teens. We met when I was eight as he ran the kids academy at my running club. Along with my parents, the three of them always emphasized that they just wanted me to be happy. They never pushed me too early. And, as I’ve got older, I’ve realized that’s unique. When running became serious, I knew that if it all stopped being fun for me, I could stop doing it. They put Dina the person before Dina the runner. Yes, the public might be disappointed and the newspapers might have a pop (抨击), but my parents and friends are still going to love me, and my coach is still going to be there. That knowledge allows me to stay relaxed under pressure.
Being as prepared as I can be is crucial as it keeps me calm and able to deliver in the moment. When I was studying history at university, I’d choose exams over coursework because I knew I could put the work in and perform under pressure. I was studying heavy things every day, like people facing prejudice because of their skin, or women sacrificing their lives for others to have the right to vote. It made me realize how lucky I am that the thing that gets me most frustrated is somebody beating me on the track. While, yes, I make sacrifices-some easy, such as not drinking and going out, and some harder, like restricting the food that I eat — ultimately, what I do is entertainment.
Everyone’s asking me about Tokyo Olympics, but I’m more focused on today. It’s important for me to keep my hopes and dreams separate from other people’s. I’m grateful everybody wants me to do well, but my next step has to be for me, not anyone else.
1.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.Asher-Smith is the victim of the sprinting world.
B.Asher-Smith becomes the focus of media coverage.
C.Asher-Smith now runs faster than those she chased.
D.Asher-Smith is no match for older racers in competitions.
2.Paragraph 4 indicates that Asher-Smith’s parents and coach .
A.prioritize her personal well-being
B.justify her failure to continue running
C.put her interests above the other runners
D.shelter her from the criticism of the media
3.What impact does her university life have on her?
A.It makes her lead a cosy life today.
B.It allows her to face prejudice bravely
C.It enables her to be better prepared as an athlete.
D.It inspires her to fight for women’s human rights.
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.What it takes to be a gold medal sprinter.
B.Why it is hard to rise to fame in sprinting.
C.Who one can turn to in pursuit of the dream.
D.How parents discipline a sprinting champion.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The film “Inception” is rather difficult to understand. _____ the director tries to show in the film is unknown to the general watchers.
A. That B. What C. Whether D. Where
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