We talk a lot about air pollution. Here in Ho...

We talk a lot about air pollution. Here in Hong Kong we always complain about light pollution as well. Then, there is noise pollution. It's the same in many cities around the world. In Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, people have been complaining about/the noise made by drivers who continually sound their car horns(喇). That is until recently, when something was finally done about it.

The Chief District Officer of Kathmandu had received many complaints about horn pollution. He said that everyone felt the use of the car horn in recent years had become excessive. Researchers in Kathmandu found that for about 80 percent of the time, it really was not necessary for drivers to use their car horns. Sounding the horn to make a noise had become more of a habit. It was no longer being used as it was supposed to be used: to warn people of danger.

At the beginning of the Nepali New Year in 2017, the local government passed a law to ban the use of car horns unless used correctly.

Within six months, 11,000 fines(罚款) had been collected by the local traffic police. The e fine was about HK S360. A taxi driver in Kathmandu can make about HK S1, 000 per day, so he could lose about one-third of his money if he broke the law.

As usual, there were many complaints from drivers. They said that cows and dogs were free to walk on the roads. They always caused danger. Sounding a car horn was the only way to get them to move out of the way. And although there were quite a few traffic lights in the streets of Kathmandu, very few of them worked. This meant there was often a traffic mess.

The ban on using a car horn went ahead, and within a few weeks the streets of Nepal's capital were quieter-even though they were still just as busy. Because of the ban, drivers are a little more careful when they drive. Fewer accidents have been reported. The local government says the horn ban will now be copied in other areas of Nepal.

1.What do Hong Kong and Kathmandu have in common?

A.Both have been troubled by factory pollution.

B.Both have succeeded in fighting air pollution.

C.Both have been faced with the problem of noise pollution.

D.Both have received many complaints about horn pollution.

2.What do the Researchers in Kathmandu found?

A.Car drivers usually use car horns unnecessarily.

B.The cars are becoming more and more.

C.Care drivers use car horns as a warning.

D.Everyone complain about the horn pollution.

3.When was the law on the use of car horns passed?

A.In 2016. B.In 2017.

C.ln 2018. D.In 2019.

4.What will you find if you go to Kathmandu?

A.No traffic lights in the streets can work.

B.The traffic on the roads is usually very heavy.

C.Animals are not allowed to walk on the streets.

D.Drivers are required to drive on one-way streets.

5.What can we guess about Kathmandu's horn ban?

A.It is unfair. B.It is worrying.

C.It is interesting. D.It is successful.

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_______we are worried about is that air pollution is becoming much heavier in Han Dan.

A. It                              B. What                                 C. Why                                  D. Which

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We talk a lot in the U.S. about success. Success is the dream and the end point. And not by coincidence the idea that hard work leads to personal success is as American as apple pie.

But the reality is that sometimes we fail. And sometimes things, through no fault of our own, don’t go our way. We’re faced with a life-changing diagnosis(诊断), the passing of a loved one or job loss. We don’t, as a society, have as much to say here.

I think uncertainty does us all harm. We’d feel better equipped to deal with uncertainty if we talked about it more. I had so fully bought into the belief that with enough effort, I could control what happened in my life. I actually caught myself thinking I could “work my way out” of my cancer. As it turns out, cancer doesn’t really care about one’s work.

We might also make wiser decisions--this isn’t just a feel-good exercise. For example, technology and medicine have progressed to the point that many patients are living longer than they would have even a decade ago. These are achievements worth celebrating. And yet I wonder if the focus on success is sometimes misguided here as well. If it is one reason why we tend to pursue expensive end-of-life treatments, they often accomplish little other than to make a patient’s final days painful and frightening. The fact is that, when asked, many patients would rather focus on living meaningfully in their final days.

My hope here is to make a case for thinking about meaning, in the same way we think about pursuing success. In that spirit, I’ve asked several people, each of whom has met misfortune, how they find meaning in their lives. The diversity in their responses reflects the fact that there are no right or wrong answers here. We each can find meaning in different things.

1.What is the typical American idea?

A. Success is the dream.　　 B. Success lies in hard work.

C. Apple pie is the best food.　　 D. Failure is always avoidable.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?

A. Equipment.　　 B. Culture.

C. Uncertainty.　　 D. Belief.

3.In their final days many patients actually want to______.

A. live as long as possible.　　 B. live a more meaningful life.

C. make great progress in medicine.　　 D. get expensive end-of-life treatments.

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The author thinks pursuing success is wrong.

B. We can benefit from some unlucky things.

C. We can find the same meaning in our life.

D. Personally there are different meanings in life

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单词拼写(用单词的正确形式)

1.What do you __________(下结论) from the facts?

2.We are looking for someone who is__________ (可靠的) and hard-working.

3.__________(事实上) we do have a position in mind. Why not fill out our application?

4.We were invited to give our__________(观点) about how the work should be done.

5.Have you been on a__________(节食)? You've lost a lot of weight.

6.You will have to work hard if you are __________(成功).

7.The polluted water and air are__________(有害的) to people's health

8.They may__________(申请) to join the organization.

9.We need to promote an open__________(交换) of ideas and information.

10.There were a few__________(焦虑的) moments in the baseball game.

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The question that puzzled us is _____ we can get rid of the air pollution in the area.

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There is a lot of talk these days about how kids should be interested in science. Here’s an area of science for everyone, and these cool new books might inspire you to discover your inner scientist.

Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled by Catherine Thimmesh, 58 pages, ages 9-12

Seeing a picture or a model of a dinosaur, do you wonder how anybody knows what they look like? After all, nobody has seen a living dinosaur. This book explains how scientists and artists work together to re-create dinosaurs. As scientific discoveries have been made, the models have changed. Scientific tests may one day expose what a dinosaur’s coloring was, but now artists have to use their imagination to determine how these huge creatures looked.

Beyond the Solar System by Mary Kay Carson, 128 pages, ages 10-13

This book takes readers back to the beginnings of space exploration—thousands of years ago, when people began star observation—and forward to today’s search for planets in distant parts of the Milky Way. Along with history lessons, readers get 21 activities, such as making a black hole and creating a model of Albert Einstein’s universe using a T-shirt. The activities are perfect for cold winter days.

Ultimate Bugopedia by Darlyne Murawski and Nancy Honovich, 272 pages, ages 7 and older

If you’re always on the lookout for butterflies, this book is for you. Hundreds of color photos of common and unusual insects fill this hardcover. There are fascinating stories related to the photos. For example, do you know an insect feeds on the tears of Asian cattle? There’s a question-and-answer section with an insect scientist and advice on how to help preserve endangered insects.

Journey Into the Invisible by Christine Schlitt, 80 pages, ages 9-12

If you use a magnifying（放大的）glass, you know a leaf looks quite different. This book explains what microscopes do and then shows what happens to things around the house when watched with this amazing scientific tool. The bacteria in your mouth, when magnified 20,000 times, look a bit like swimming pool noodles. Fascinating photos are paired with suggestions about how to learn about the world around you, just by looking a little closer.　

1.Kids interested in pre-historical animals might read ______.

A. Ultimate Bugopedia　　　　　　

B. Beyond the Solar System

C. Journey Into the Invisible　　　

D. Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled

2.Beyond the Solar System is mainly about ______.

A. space exploration　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. the Milky Way

C. history lessons　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. Albert Einstein’s universe

3.From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A. butterflies are fond of the tears of Asian cattle

B. scientists have discovered the dinosaur’s coloring

C. microscopes can present you with an amazing world

D. man has explored the black hole for thousands of years

4.The main purpose of the passage is to ______.

A. compare features of different books　　　

B. inspire people to become scientists

C. teach children some knowledge of science

D. recommend new science books to children

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When it comes to relationship, we spend a lot of time discussing their joys, but rarely talk about the pain when they break down. Yet most people have a story about a broken relationship.

For Jane Black, a six-year friendship ended when her friend was rude to one of her children. “After quite a few drinks at a party in my house, she said something rude to my child. I ended the friendship face to face at the party,” she says. “I didn’t realize what I was doing at the time, I was simply standing up for my child, but in her eyes any challenge was a betrayal.”

When Angela Thompson noticed a seven-year friendship disappearing, she let it go. “I didn’t know how to deal with the issue. I didn’t sit down for a grown-up conversation; I just walked away quietly.” The decision caused a reaction among Thompson’s other friends. “The other friends in the circle are the worst people when you are trying to break up with a friend,” she says. “They don’t want you to stop being friends, because it puts them in a difficult position. You get told to just get it over.”

Though we have plenty of measures for handling conflict at work or family fight, we still don’t have good ways of ending friendships. Do we sit down and properly break up, or just walk away? Psychologist Serena Cauchy has the following advice.

Don’t blame.

Talk about your needs and feeling rather than talking like a Dutch uncle.

Do talk about your needs.

Talk about why the friendship is not working for you—about how your needs aren’t being met.

Don’t gossip.

Negative talk hurts everyone involved and in some cases can make matters worse.

Don’t be so accessible.

If there is a common wish to conclude the friendship, then you can remove it.

1.How did Angela Thompson deal with her friendship when it went wrong?

A. She ended it face to face.

B. She left it as it was.

C. She turned to her friends for advice.　

D. She made a direct challenge.

2.According to the third paragraph, we learn the other friends________.

A. will help you to fix a broken friendship

B. will choose either of the sides who broke up

C. will ask you to forgive each other

D. will be the worst people to break up with you at the same time

3.Which is NOT mentioned by Psychologist Serena Cauchy?

A. End the friendship if it can’t be renewed.

B. Don’t complain behind one’s back.

C. Express what you want and expect.

D. Sincerely talk about friends’ shortcomings.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A True Friendship

B. When Friendships disappear

C. How Friendships Last

D. Ways to Fix Friendships

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When it comes to relationship, we spend a lot of time discussing their joys, but rarely talk about the pain when they break down. Yet most people have a story about a broken relationship.

For Jane Black, a six-year friendship ended when her friend was rude to one of her children. “After quite a few drinks at a party in my house, she said something rude to my child. I ended the friendship face to face at the party,” she says. “I didn’t realize what I was doing at the time, I was simply standing up for my child, but in her eyes any challenge was a betrayal.”

When Angela Thompson noticed a seven-year friendship disappearing, she let it go. “I didn’t know how to deal with the issue. I didn’t sit down for a grown-up conversation; I just walked away quietly.” The decision caused a reaction among Thompson’s other friends. “The other friends in the circle are the worst people when you are trying to break up with a friend,” she says. “They don’t want you to stop being friends, because it puts them in a difficult position. You get told to just get it over.”

Though we have plenty of measures for handling conflict at work or family fight, we still don’t have good ways of ending friendships. Do we sit down and properly break up, or just walk away? Psychologist Serena Cauchy has the following advice.

Don’t blame. Talk about your needs and feeling rather than talking like a Dutch uncle.

Do talk about your needs. Talk about why the friendship is not working for you –about how your needs aren’t being met.

Don’t gossip. Negative talk hurts everyone involved and in some cases can make matters worse.

Don’t be so accessible. If there is a common wish to conclude the friendship then you can remove it.

1.How did Angela Thompson deal with her friendship when it went wrong?

A. She ended it face to face.

B. She left it as it was.

C. She turned to her friends for advice.　

D. She made a direct challenge.

2.According to the third paragraph, we learn the other friends________.

A. will help you to fix a broken friendship

B. will choose either of the sides who broke up

C. will ask you to forgive each other

D. will be the worst people to break up with you at the same time

3.Which is NOT mentioned by Psychologist Serena Cauchy?

A. End the friendship if it can’t be renewed.

B. Don’t complain behind one’s back.

C. Express what you want and expect.

D. Sincerely talk about friends’ shortcomings.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A True Friendship                 B. When Friendships disappear

C. How Friendships Last            　　 D. Ways to Fix Friendships

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Here below we will talk about the American expressions using the word “Dutch”． Many of the “Dutch” expressions heard in American English were first used in England in the seventeenth century． Britain used to be called “empire on which the sun never sets”，which gained its supreme（至高无上的） power mostly by its naval(海军的 )military forces． The period of the Anglo-Dutch Wars was a time of fierce naval competition between England and the Netherlands． At that time, the British used “Dutch” as a word for something bad, or false, or mistaken．

A “Dutch agreement” was one made between men who had drunk too much alcohol. “Dutch courage” was the false courage produced by the effects of drinking alcohol. And “Dutch leave” was what a solider took when he left his base（基地）without permission．

Some of these old expressions are still used today with a little different meaning． “Dutch treat” is one example． Long ago, a Dutch treat was a dinner at which the invited guests were expected to pay for their own share of the food and drink. Now, Dutch treat means that when friends go out to have fun, each person pays his own share．

Another common expression heard a few years ago was “in Dutch”, which simply referred to the country then． Nowadays, if someone says to you, you are in Dutch, they are telling you that you were in trouble． An important person, a parent or teacher perhaps, is angry with you．

Some of the Dutch expressions heard in American English have nothing to do with the Dutch people at all． In the 1700s, Germans who moved to the United States often were called Dutch． This happened because of mistakes in understanding and saying the word “Deutsch”, the German word for German. Families of these German people still live in the eastern United States, many in the state of Pennsylvania. They are known as the Pennsylvania Dutch．

During the American Civil War, supporters of the northern side in the central state of Missouri were called Dutch, because many of them were German settlers. In California, during the Gold Rush, the term Dutch was used to describe Germans, Swedes, and Norwegians as well as people from the Netherlands．

President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that anything foreign and non-English was called Dutch．One expression still in use, “to talk to someone like a Dutch uncle”, did come from the Dutch．The Dutch were known for the firm way they raise their children. So if someone speaks to you like a Dutch uncle, he is speaking in a very severe way． And you should listen to him carefully．

1.According to paragraph 1, the British used “Dutch” as a word for something bad and mistaken because ___________．

2.Most probably, a man with Dutch courage would _________.

3.Which one of the following has nothing to do with the Dutch?

4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

高二英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析

What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Staying home.　　 B. Reducing air pollution.　　 C. Enjoying fresh air.

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