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The capital city of South Korea, Seoul, is putting up 300 new street sings with the purpose of 1. (warn) pedestrians about the dangers of walking while absorbed in their smartphones.

The first signs have been at five locations in the hope 2. they’ll stop “smartphone sleepwalkers” in their tracks. One sign at a major traffic crossroad shows a person staring at a handheld device(设备),3.(complete) unaware of the danger of being hit by a car.

While some signs 4. (attach)to traffic light poles, others are on the pavement in order to attract those looking down 5. their mobile devices. But some locals aren’t sure whether those signs will work. One man points out that “most people 6. are using their phones on the street aren’t going to be able to see them”

More than 1000 smartphone-related traffic collisions were recorded in South Korea in 2014,　 7.(compare) to 437 such incidents in 2009. South Korea has one of the 8. (high) smartphone ownership rate in the world, but like many Asian countries it’s also been trying to handle rising levels of 9. (addict) to the devices.

While Seoul’s innovation(创新) is government-funded, two Swedish artists 10.(have) a similar idea late last year, putting up unofficial smartphone warning signs in Stockholm.

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Rain, who was born on June 2, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea, is a popular singer with a very deep and rich voice. Jung Ji Hoon is his real name, known as the “Michael Jackson of Korea” for his amazing dancing skills. Rain is very modest and friendly, even a little shy.

He released his first album Bad Guy in 2002, which caused a sensation. It took him to all the major award ceremonies, and many of them honored him with Best New Award. His following album How to Run from the Sun was successful, and his third album It’s Raining topped the charts for weeks.

Rain is not only a singer but also an actor, who has given impressive performances in two TV series, Sang Doo! Let’s go to school（《尚道，上学去》）in 2003 and Full House（《浪漫满屋》）in 2004. Rain’s leading role in Full House made him win Best Actor Award at the KBS Acting Awards and also deeply touched the hearts of many Asian female fans. At the same time it made him become one of the most popular Korean actors in Asia.

Now Rain is very popular in China. It’s Raining has already sold more than 100,000 copies in China. Rain received the “Korean Artist of the Year” award at the MTV -- CCTV Mandarin Music Honors held on July 24, 2005 at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. His recent Beijing concert caused a great hit, creating “Korean Fever” in China.

1.The reason why Jung Ji Hoon is called “Michael Jackson of Korea” is that ______.

A. he is a popular singer with a rich voice

B. his dancing skills are amazing

C. he is very modest and friendly

D. he shares the same name with Michael Jackson

2.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Michael Jackson of Korea --Rain

B. Jung Ji Hoon’s First Album – Bad Guy

C. Rain, a Singer and a Painter

D. Korea Fever in China

3.Which of the following is True about Rain?

A. His album “How to Run from the Sun” was so successful that it topped the charts for weeks.

B. Rain’s leading role in “Sang Doo! Let’s go to school” made him win Best Actor Award at the KBS Acting Awards.

C. Rain won the “Korean Artist of the Year” award because of his music career.

D. Rain has suffered a fever since his recent Beijing concert caused a great hit.

4.Which of the following is the passage most likely from?

A. Textbooks for senior school students.

B. Entertainment newspapers.

C. Textbooks for music students.

D. A book written for Michael Jackson.

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A city in South Korea, which has the world’s largest number of people using smartphones, has placed flashing lights and laser beams at a road crossing to warn “smartphone zombies” to look up and drivers to slow down, in the hope of preventing accidents.

The designers of the system were motivated by growing worry that more pedestrians glued to their phones will become victims in a country that already has some of the highest road death and injury rates among developed countries. State-run Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) believes its system of flashing lights at zebra crossings can warn both pedestrians and drivers.

In addition to red, yellow and blue LED lights on the pavement, “smombies” - smartphone zombies - will be warned by laser beam projected from power poles and a warning sent to the phones by an app that they are about to step into traffic.

“Increasing number of smombie accidents have occurred in pedestrian crossings, so these zombie lights are essential to prevent these pedestrian accidents,” said KICT senior researcher Kim Jong-hoon. Drivers are warned by the flashing lights, which have shown to be effective 83.4 percent of the time in the institute’s tests involving about 1,000 vehicles.

In 2017, more than 1,600 pedestrians were killed in auto related accidents, which is about 40 percent of total traffic deaths, according to data from the Traffic Accident Analysis System. For now, the smombie warning system is placed only in Ilsan, a suburban city about 30 km northwest of the capital, Seoul, but is expected to go nationwide, according to the institute.

Kim Dan-hee, a 23-year-old resident of Ilsan, welcomed the system, saying she was often too absorbed in her phone to remember to look at traffic. “This flashing light makes me feel safe as it makes me look around again, and I hope that we can have more of these in town,” she said.

1.What do the underlined words “smartphone zombies” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A.Drivers driving after drunk. B.Pedestrians buried in their phones.

C.Passengers crazy about phones. D.Policemen in charge of traffic.

2.What do we know about the warning system?

A.It has reduced death rate by 83.4%. B.It has been spread nationwide.

C.It gives a warning to the smartphones. D.It is being tried out in many places.

3.What was the residents’ attitude to the traffic system?

A.Negative. B.Unconcerned.

C.Disapproving. D.Favorable.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.South Korea Warns Smartphone Zombies of Traffic

B.Flashing Lights Are Used to Prevent Accidents

C.Smartphone Zombies Are Causing Traffic Accidents

D.South Korea Uses a New Traffic System

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Hee Ah Lee was born in 1985 in Seoul, South Korea with only two fingers on each hand, disfigurement (缺陷) of her legs, and a minor brain injury. Her mother thought her baby was beautiful, however, and was determined that she would live a successful life.

When Lee was a pre-schooler, her mother decided to send her to take piano lessons, and this was for two reasons. One was that she felt it would help her strengthen her hands so she could hold a pencil. The other was that she felt that if she could master the piano, she could master anything. For six months, piano schools turned them down, and then the one teacher who did accept the task became discouraged and wanted to quit. It became a three-month contest of wills between mother and daughter that led to a confrontation (对抗) in which mother actually threw her daughter on the floor in disappointment. She said Lee got back up on the piano seat and for the first time played the children’s song she had been trying to learn. That was the turning point, and one year later Lee won a prize in a piano concert for kindergarten children. It was at the age of seven that Lee won South Korea’s 19th National Handicap Conquest Contest and was presented with her award by the President of South Korea.

Today, Lee is 32. She has become a successful concert pianist. Lee gives credit to her mother for challenging her to master the piano and said that although her training was difficult, “As time went by, the piano became my source of inspiration and my best friend.”

1.How does the text develop?

A.By doing analysis. B.By following the time order.

C.By making comparison. D.By giving examples.

2.Why did Lee’s mother want her to learn the piano?

A.She found Lee had a gift for the piano.

B.The doctor advised her to do so.

C.She hoped Lee could master a skill.

D.She thought it would help Lee to recover.

3.What probably led to the confrontation between Lee and her mother?

A.That Lee’s laziness discouraged her teacher.

B.That they were turned down by piano schools.

C.That Lee took no effort in her study.

D.That Lee couldn’t play the song.

4.What does Lee think contribute to her success?

A.Her hard work and willpower.

B.The challenges her mother gave her.

C.Her teacher’s encouragement.

D.The inspiration from the President.

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A city in South Korea, which has the world’s highest smartphone usage rate, has placed flashing lights at a road crossing to warn “smartphone zombies” (低头族) to look up and drivers to slow down, in the hope of preventing accidents.

The designers of the system were motivated by growing worry that more pedestrians (行人) addicted to their phones will become victims in a country that already has some of the highest injury rates among developed countries.

State-run Korea Institute of Civil Engining and Building Technology believed its system of flashing lights at crossings can warn both pedestrians and drivers.

In addition to red, yellow and blue LED lights on the road, “smartphone zombies” will be warned by flashing lights and a warning sent to the phones by an app that they are about to step into traffic.

“Increasing numbers of accidents are happening at pedestrian crossings, so these lights are needed to prevent these pedestrian accidents,” said KICT senior researcher Kim Jong-hoon.

South Korea has the world’s highest smartphone usage rate, according to Pew Research Center, with about 94 percent of adults owning smartphones in 2017, compared with 77 percent in the United States and 59 percent in Japan.

For now, the warning system is set up only in Ilsan, a city about 30 km northwest of the capital, Seoul, but is expected to go nationwide, according to the institute.

Kim Dan-hee, a 23-year-old citizen of Ilsan, welcomed the system, saying she was often too absorbed in her phone to remember to look at traffic. “This flashing light makes me feel safe as it makes me look around again, and I hope that we can have more of these in town,” she said.

1.What is the purpose of South Korea’s new warning system?

A.To prevent pedestrian accidents. B.To limit the use of phones.

C.To remind pedestrians to look around. D.To ensure drivers’ safety.

2.How does the writer introduce the high smartphone usage rate of South Korea?

A.By describing a scene. B.By making comparison.

C.By explaining a subject. D.By raising a question.

3.What’s Kim Dan-hee’s attitude to the new warning system?

A.Supportive. B.Indifferent. C.Objective. D.Doubtful.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Flashing lights at the crossing in different countries.

B.Watching out for safety while crossing the road.

C.South Korea ranking the world’s highest phone usage rate.

D.New warning system to prevent accidents in South Korea.

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Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the second largest city in Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country.

　The Centre Block is the main building on Parliament Hill (国会山). It is also the location of several ceremonial spaces, such as the Hall of Honor and the Memorial Chamber. The present Centre Block is the second iteration of the building，after the first was destroyed by fire in 1916，and it is one of the most recognizable buildings in Canada.

　Downtown Ottawa is the commercial and economic centre of the city. Most of the buildings are office towers. While most of Ottawa’s high tech industry is based elsewhere, it has a significant presence in the downtown core. The downtown also contains a number of apartments, hotels, and the older single family homes and townhouses along its edges.

　The National Gallery of Canada is one of Canada’s premier art galleries. The Gallery has a large and varied collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs. Although its focus is on Canadian art, it also holds works by some noted American and European artists.

　The Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America. At the very beginning，the purpose of the Rideau Canal was military, as it was intended to provide a secure supply and communication route between Montreal and the British naval base in Kingston. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures undamaged. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October.

1.The underlined word "iteration" in the 2nd paragraph probably means _____.

A. repair   　　  B. design          C. copy              D. landmark

2.In the core of Downtown Ottawa, we could see _____.

A. a large number of tall towers

B. head offices of Ottawa’s high tech industry

C. a number of apartments and hotels

D. the older single family homes and townhouses

3.Collections in the National Gallery of Canada are mainly _____.

A. paintings and drawings                 　 B. sculpture and photographs

C. works by Canadian artists               D. artwork by Americans and European

4.Which of the following is true about the Rideau Canal? _____.

A. It is the oldest canal system in North America

B. It was originally for the military purpose

C. The original structures remain never changed

D. People can only go boating from May to October

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Many of you may know that Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. 1. In September, Indonesia announced that the country will move its capital from Jakarta, on the island of Java, to Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. This is big news for Indonesia. Indeed, it would be for any country.

The word ''capital'' comes from the Latin word ''caput'', meaning ''head''. Government institutions (机构), such as legislative (立法) and judicial (司法) bodies, are located in capital cities. 2.

In English-language news reports, when you read ''relations between Beijing and Moscow'', it actually means ''relations between the Chinese and Russian governments''. 3. In many countries, the capital is the richest city. This is because when a city becomes a major business center, it takes a more important place on the world stage. London, for example, has been the economic center of Britain for nearly 2,000 years, so it's naturally been the capital for much of that time.

4. Brazil's capital used to be Rio de Janeiro, a coastal city. Later the capital moved to the inland city of Brasilia. Part of the reason is that coastal cities can be attacked (攻击) more easily. In the case of Indonesia, the new capital was chosen in order to achieve balanced development in different areas. Kalimantan is an underdeveloped area. 5.

A.This will soon change.

B.Sometimes, capitals are chosen for safety reasons.

C.Some new capitals are planned and built in undeveloped areas.

D.Countries sometimes move their capitals from one city to another.

E.Therefore, it is important to choose a good spot for one's capital.

F.By becoming the new capital, it can expect faster economic growth.

G.The leaders of a country usually work and live in the capital as well.

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B　 Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, and has long been a favorite destination of tourists from all over the world, as well as an important cultural and political center．

With its museums, shops, wonderful historic castle, and many pubs and restaurants, there are many things for visitors to enjoy all year round．And of course, as it is in Scotland, there are a wide range of whiskies to try!

However, there is more to Edinburgh than historic monuments and tourism．Each year, the Edinburgh Festival takes place in the city．In late summer, for three weeks, the festival presents classical music, theater, opera and dance at six major theaters and concert halls—and several smaller ones—throughout the city．Whatever your cultural tastes, you are sure to find something to enjoy．、

Local talent is always represented at the Edinburgh Festival giving Scottish composers and playwrights the opportunity to showcase their work and gain recognition from a wider audience．

In addition, orchestras (管弦乐队) and theater companies come from all over the world to perform at the prestigious (有名望的) festival．Last year saw the arrival of orchestras from the United States and Germany．

The festival has now become an important part of Scotland’s economy as well as its culture．Last year’s festival generated over ￡130 million expenditure in Edinburgh alone, and across Scotland nearly 2,900 jobs exist as a direct result of the festival．

The festival is so popular that it has become, in some ways, a victim of its own success．The huge interest in performing there led to the setting up of a rival (竞争的) festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival．Fortunately, demand for live entertainment during the summer is so great that both festivals continue to thrive (兴旺)．

The Fringe tends to feature mostly comedy and experimental works．Yet it can lead to great things ---- many famous and successful comedians and artists, such as Rowan Atkinson, better known as TV’s Mr．Bean, started their careers in small venues at the Fringe．

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The festival is economically important for Scotland．

B．Many people in Scotland rely on the festival for their jobs．

C．Local performers challenge bands from all over the world．

D．One is sure to find something to enjoy during the festival．

2.What does the underlined part “a victim of its own success” most probably mean?

A．A prestigious band for its successful performance．

B．An unsuccessful performance without good preparation．

C．An orchestra from another country performing in Edinburgh．

D．A festival that causes trouble for itself because of great success．

3.What we can learn from the passage is that ________．

A．the Edinburgh Festival attracts audience across the world

B．both festivals win good recognition from a wide audience

C．the Fringe was set up in the hope of accepting the challenge

D．many comedians and artists took off overnight at the Fringe

4.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A．Edinburgh ------ A City of Culture

B．Edinburgh ------ A Tourist Attraction

C．Edinburgh ------ A Political Center

D．Edinburgh ------ A Place to Try Whiskies

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, is famous for its festivals. There are twelve festivals around the year, half of 1. are celebrated during the months of July and August. Here are two famous festivals 2. (hold) each year during the summer in Edinburgh — the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The first Edinburgh International Festival 3. (plan) during World War II for artists to find hope and communicate with each other. 4. (late), actors, musicians, dancers and singers from all over the world came over to give 5. (perform). The Edinburgh International Festival developed so fast that it soon earned its reputation 6. one of the world’s greatest celebrations of the art. Anyone can perform in the festival 7. many artists take part in it. During the festival, you can go to the Royal Mile 8. (watch) shows for free.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is the largest book festival in the world. The festival 9. (take) place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens in the centre of Edinburgh. There are over 700 events for people who love books. Many kids find the festival 10. (attract) because they can listen to stories and watch artists draw pictures of the stories

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Macao,　 1. lies to the south of Guangdong, is a small city with　 Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Hong Kong as its neighbors. It has 2. population of 550,000, 96% of which 3.　　 (be) Chinese. It is a clean and 4.　　 (beauty) city with trees, flowers, and green grass everywhere. There are lots of cars 5.　　 (run) in the narrow streets.　　 6. all people obey the traffic rules. Macao is also famous 7. its gambling, and several million 8.　　 (visit) come to tour every year.

Macao, which used to belong to China but 　 9.　 (take) away by the Portuguese in 1887 from the Qing Dynasty, returned to our motherland 10.　　 December 20th, 1999.

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