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A video clip confirms the victim's __________ of the story that she is being physically abused by her ex﹣boyfriend．
A.identification B.version
C.insight D.anticipation
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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I’m into the video game, it’s hard to think of anything else. All my focus is on finishing the story line.
A．Unless B．Once C．Whether D．Although
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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The evidence has ______ the first witness's story.
A. confused B. accumulate C. confirmed D. attached
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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The evidence has ______ the first witness's story.
A. confused B. accumulate C. confirmed D. attached
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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As pictures of the recent Northern California wildfires confirm, living on the edge of a forest comes with considerable dangers. But new research from Germany suggested closeness to a wooded area may not have all unfavorable effects.
In a study of older urban residents, it was found that living close to forest land is linked with strong, healthy functioning of a key part of the brain. This indicates that, compared with those who live in a mostly man-made environment, people who live on the boarder between city and forest may be better able to deal with stress.
“The findings suggest forests in and around cities are valuable resources that should be promoted,” writes a research team led by Simon Kuehn of the Max Plank Institute for Human Development in Berlin.
The researcher analyzed data on 341 participants in the Berlin Aging Study II, all of whom were between the ages of 61 and 82. They specifically looked at three different signals of brain structural function, each of which provided distinct information on several key brain regions. They also noted the amount of forest land within a one-kilometer distance of each participant’s home address.
“Our results reveal a significant positive association between the coverage of forest and amygdale (扁桃腺) function,” the researchers report. The amygdale is the set of neurons (神经元) that plays a key role in processing emotions, including fear and anxiety.
Perhaps surprisingly, Kuehn and her colleges found the amygdale function wasn’t germane to living close to urban green spaces such as parks, or bodies of water. Only closeness to forest land had this apparent positive effect.
More research will be needed to confirm that forest has a stronger, measurable impact on brain health than exposure to other forms of nature. But the evidence keeps mounting that, in stressful times, there is much to gain by surrounding yourself with plants and …
1.What’s the finding of the new research?
A.Brain activities relate to stress control.
B.Man-made environment may lead to stress.
C.Old urban citizens have healthier brain functions.
D.Living near a forest may help relieve pressure.
2.What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A.The result of the new study.
B.The standard of choosing participants.
C.The preparations for the study.
D.The process of the new study.
3.What does the underlined part “germane to” in paragraph 6 mean?
A.beneficial to B.damaged by
C.relevant to D.limited to
4.What may be the author’s attitude towards living close to the forest?
A.Cautious. B.Favorable.
C.Ambiguous. D.Disapproving.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A victim of climate change
A polar bear's dead body found on the Arctic island of Svalbard, the northernmost part of Norway, has shocked experts who say climate change may be to blame for the death. The starved polar bear in Norway was said to be in good bones by the time a group of explorers came across its body in July．
The bear is thought to have been heading north in a desperate search for sea ice that would allow it to hunt for seals．"From his lying position in death, the bear appears to simply have starved to health in April when the Norwegian Polar Institute examined and labeled it． However, the animal was reduced to skin and bones and died where he dropped," polar bear expert Dr. Ian Stirling, a professor at the University of Alberta said, "He had external suggestion of any remaining fat, having been reduced to little more than skin and bone．"
Stirling believes the bear starved to death as a result of a lack of sea ice which the animals use as a platform for hunting seals． That may also explain why the 16-year-old male bear was found about 155 miles north of where it was seen in April．
Arctic sea ice reached a record low in 2012, according to a report released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that pointed to continued signs of climate change．
The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently classifies polar bears as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species．
1.How did Stirling know the reason for the death of the polar bear?
A．By the food he ate． B．By doing further experiments．
C．By observing other polar bears． D．By his lying position in death．
2.The underlined word "vulnerable" probably means _____．
A．easily hurt B．difficult to hunt
C．dangerous D．amazing
3.What is the author's attitude to the incident?
A．Favorable． B．Uncaring．
C．Doubtful． D．Concerned．
4.Where does this text probably come from?
A．A novel． B． A guidebook．
C．A news report． D．An advertisement．
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Local police said a large number of civilians are among the victims and many of the bodies were reportedly burned __________.
A.beyond control B.beyond description
C.beyond repair D.beyond recognition
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A victim of climate change
A polar bear's dead body found on the Arctic island of Svalbard, the northernmost part of Norway, has shocked experts who say climate change may be to blame for the animal’s death.The starved polar bear in Norway was said to be in good health in April when the Norwegian Polar Institute examined and labeled it． However, the animal was reduced to skin and bones by the time a group of explorers came across its body in July．
The bear is thought to have been heading north in a desperate search for sea ice that would allow it to hunt for seals.
"From his lying position in death the bear appears to simply have starved and died where he dropped," polar bear expert Dr. Ian Stirling, a professor at the University of Alberta said, "He had external suggestion of any remaining fat, having been reduced to little more than skin and bone．"
Stirling believes the bear starved to death as a result of a lack of sea ice which the animals use as a platform for hunting seals． That may also explain why the 16-year-old male bear was found about 155 miles north of where it was seen in April．
Arctic sea ice reached a record low in 2012, according to a report released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that pointed to continued signs of climate change．
The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently classifies polar bears as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species．
1.How did Stirling know the reason for the death of the polar bear?
A．By the food he ate
B．By doing further experiments
C．By observing other polar bears
D．By his lying position in death
2.The underlined word "vulnerable" probably means _____
A．easily hurt B．difficult to hunt
C．dangerous D．amazing
3.What is the author's attitude to the incident?
A．Favorable． B．Uncaring
C．Doubtful． D．Concerned
4.Where does this text probably come from?
A．A novel． B．A guidebook
C．A news report． D．An advertisement
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Dozens of family members of the victim __________ at the gate of embassy requesting a report with concrete evidence of the accident．
A. collected B. removed
C. separated D. gathered
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Dozens of family members of the victim __________ at the gate of embassy requesting a report with concrete evidence of the accident．
A． collected B． removed
C． separated D． gathered
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