Modern education is _____ sitting at a desk a...

Modern education is _____ sitting at a desk and looking at the blackboard.

A. no more than       B. not less than        C. more than                     D. less than

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Dearest Clare,

As I write this, I am sitting at my desk in the back bedroom looking out at your studio across the backyard full of blue evening snow, everything is smooth and crusty with ice, and it is very still. It's one of those winter evenings when the coldness of every single thing seems to slow down time, like the narrow center of an hourglass which time itself flows through, but slowly, slowly. I had a sudden urge, tonight, here in the house by myself to write you a letter. I suddenly wanted to leave something, for after. I think that time is short, now. I feel as though all my reserves, of energy, of pleasure, of duration, are thin, small. I don't feel capable of continuing very much longer. I know you know.

If you are reading this, I am probably dead. But you know: you know that if I could have stayed, if I could have gone on, that I would have seized every second: whatever it was, this death, you know that it came and took me, like a child carried away by goblins (妖精).

Clare, I want to tell you, again, I love you. But I hate to think of you waiting. I know that you have been waiting for me all your life, always uncertain of how long this patch of waiting would be. Ten minutes, ten days.A month. What an uncertain husband I have been, Clare, like a sailor. Please, Clare. When I am dead, stop waiting and be free. Of me—put me deep inside you and then go out in the world and live. Love the world and yourself in it, move through it as though the world is your natural element.

After my mom died she ate my father up completely. She would have hated it. Every minute of his life since then has been marked by her absence, every action has lacked dimension because she is not there to measure against. And when I was young I didn't understand, but now, I know, how absence can be present.

If I had to live on without you I know I could not do it. But I hope, I have this vision of you walking, with your shining hair in the sun. I have not seen this with my eyes, but only with my imagination, that makes pictures, that always wanted to paint you, shining; but I hope that this vision will be true, anyway.

Clare, there is one last thing, and I have hesitated to tell you, because I'm afraid that telling might cause it to not happen and also because I have just been going on about not waiting and this might cause you to wait longer than you have ever waited before. But I will tell you in case you need something, after.

Last summer, I was sitting in Kendrick’s waiting room when I suddenly found myself in a dark hallway in a house I don’t know. At the end of the hall I could see a rim of light around a door, and so I went very slowly and very quietly to the door and looked in. The room was white, and lit with morning sun. At the window, with her back to me, sat a woman, wearing a coral-colored cardigan sweater, with long white hair all down her back. She had a cup of tea beside her, on a table. I must have made some little noise, or she sensed me behind her...she turned and saw me, and I saw her, and it was you, Clare, this was you as an old woman, in the future. It was sweet, Clare, it was sweet beyond telling. I won’t tell you any more, so you can imagine it. We will see each other again, Clare. Until then, live, fully, present in the world, which is so beautiful.

It’s dark, now, and I am very tired. I love you, always. Time is nothing.

Henry

1.Why did Henry mention the snow and ice in the first Paragraph?

A. To indicate the death is approaching.

B. To illustrate that he has an easy mind.

C. To express how urgent he was to write the letter.

D. To show the weather conditions when he wrote the letter.

2.From Paragraph 4 we can know that ________.

A. his mother died soon after Henry was born

B. the living shouldn’t miss the dead too much

C. his mother had a narrow affection for his father

D. his father lived in the shadow of his mother’s absence

3.By describing what he found in Kendrick’s waiting room, Henry intended to tell Clare that ________.

A. he hoped she would wait for him forever

B. his health was worsening step by step

C. she should stop waiting and be free to live

D. she would be more beautiful when she was old

4.Which of the following can best describe Henry?

A. Considerate.　　　 B. Generous.　　 D. Explicit.　　　 D. Rigid.

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It’s 3 o’clock and you’ve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mum used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.

Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings (渴望) this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger”. When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (激素) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.

A craving is more complex. It activates brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. Because of this, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger”. People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.

In a 2016 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food cravings. So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting (禁食) is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings.

So, the next time you crave something very specific, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true when “stomach hunger” appears?

A.The part of brain which regulates some functions of our body works.

B.A chemical is produced by the stomach to start the appetite.

C.All the food we have eaten has been exhausted.

D.A hormone delivers a message to the brain for food.

2.What do we learn about food cravings?

A.It means the stomach functions well.

B.It ensures a person survives hunger.

C.It shows food is linked to feelings.

D.It proves the brain decides your appetite.

3.What’s the likely result of dieting?

A.The increase of food desire. B.The decrease of chemicals.

C.The refusal of fat and sugar. D.The disappearance of appetite.

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A.Dieting: It Makes You Crave More

B.Fasting: It Lessens Food Cravings

C.Food Cravings: They are All in Your Brain

D.Hunger: It is a Function of Survival

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It’s 3 o’clock and you’ve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire (欲望) for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.

Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which controls our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite (食欲) and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.

A craving is more complex. It activates (刺激) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. Because of this, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.

In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that “dieting or controlled eating generally increases the possibility of food craving.” So, the more you refuse yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time reduced food cravings.

So, the next time you crave something very special, know that it’s the fault of your brain, instead of your stomach.

1.The author describes two situations in the first paragraph to ________.

A.deepen the understanding of hunger B.report the discovery of craving study

C.introduce the topic of the whole passage D.remind readers of their own special food

2.What do we learn about food craving?

A.It shows food is connected with emotion. B.It makes sure that a person survives hunger.

C.It means the stomach functions well. D.It proves the brain decides your appetite.

3.What’s the likely result of dieting?

A.The drop of chemicals. B.The increase of food desire.

C.The refusal of fat and sugar. D.The disappearance of appetite.

4.In which part of a newspaper can you see this passage?

A.Education. B.Entertainment.

C.Science. D.Economy.

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On our arrival, we found Tom _____at the desk and ______a letter.

A. seated, wrote  B. sitting, written  C. seating, writing  D. seated, writing

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Entering the room, I found Mary ______at the desk and ______a letter.

A. Seated；wrote       B. Sitting；written

C. Seating；writing  D. Seated；writing

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Entering the room, I found Mary _______ at the desk and _______ a letter.

A. seated; wrote          B. sitting; written    C. seating; writing   D. seated; writing

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Entering the room, I found Mary _______ at the desk and _______ a letter.

A. seated; wrote　　 　　 B. sitting; written

C. seating; writing　　 D. seated; writing

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Entering the room,I found Mary_____at the desk and_____a letter.

A．seated wrote       B．sitting written      C．seating writing      D．seated writing

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The education of 　　　 young is always 　　　　 hot and serious topic in modern society.

A. the; /　　　　 B. a; the　　　　 C. / ; the　　　　 D. the ; a

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