Like many Czechs (捷克人), Lukáš Berný, 38, enjoys going out to the pub with his friends for conversation and a few beers. “I don’t drink every day,” he says. “I think about three times a week. When I go out, I usually have five to six beers at a time, about the same as my friends.” The beers are half-liters, or 500ml each.
If a half-liter of four-percent beer contains 16g of pure alcohol(酒精), Berný and his friends are drinking 80 to 96 grams of pure alcohol on each outing. The Czech Republic’s National Institute of Public Health, however, suggests that men take in fewer than 24g of pure alcohol per day; women, fewer than 16g.
Medical experts in over 40 countries around the world have agreed that drinking “too much” can cause harm. What they can’t seem to agree upon is just how much is “too much.” National safety levels are quite different, from a limit of 10g a day in the Netherlands to Denmark’s 60g.
There are a number of reasons for this. Dr. Larry Altshuler, a medicine expert for the Cancer Treatment Centers in Tulsa, explains that while everything is based on research, “Every group, race, and gender responds to alcohol differently.”
Also, researchers aren’t using the same models or methods. He adds, “It can be like apples and oranges. How do you measure alcohol? Units, drinks, bottles or cans? What’s the alcohol content(含量)? Is it light or heavy?” While a half-liter of four percent beer contains 16g of pure alcohol, a half-liter of five percent lager contains 20g.
Constance Scharff, a director of Addiction Research at Cliffside Malibu Treatment Center in California, says she believes the reason “is largely cultural.” “But the evidence is clear that the more you drink, the more likely you are to develop alcohol-related health problems.”
1.The first paragraph is intended to ________.
A. describe the habit of Lukáš Berný
B. advise readers to live a carefree life
C. direct readers’ attention to the topic of drinking
D. support the popular belief that Czechs fancy drinking
2.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.
A. the alcohol limit for Czechs
B. the measurement of alcohol content
C. the concern over the harmful effects of drinking
D. the difference in national safety levels of alcohol
3.According to the passage, what might determine the national safety standards of alcohol?
A. Drinking length and alcohol containers.
B. Drinking atmosphere and alcohol quality.
C. Cultural differences and measuring methods.
D. Research results and alcohol-related health problems.
4.What may be the best title for the passage?
A. How Can Drinking Be Safe?
B. How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?
C. Why Does Alcohol Do Harm to Health?
D. What Harm Will Alcohol Cause to Us?
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Like many Czechs (捷克人), Lukáš Berný, 38, enjoys going out to the pub with his friends for conversation and a few beers. “I don’t drink every day,” he says. “I think about three times a week. When I go out, I usually have five to six beers at a time, about the same as my friends.” The beers are half-liters, or 500ml each.
If a half-liter of four-percent beer contains 16g of pure alcohol(酒精), Berný and his friends are drinking 80 to 96 grams of pure alcohol on each outing. The Czech Republic’s National Institute of Public Health, however, suggests that men take in fewer than 24g of pure alcohol per day; women, fewer than 16g.
Medical experts in over 40 countries around the world have agreed that drinking “too much” can cause harm. What they can’t seem to agree upon is just how much is “too much.” National safety levels are quite different, from a limit of 10g a day in the Netherlands to Denmark’s 60g.
There are a number of reasons for this. Dr. Larry Altshuler, a medicine expert for the Cancer Treatment Centers in Tulsa, explains that while everything is based on research, “Every group, race, and gender responds to alcohol differently.”
Also, researchers aren’t using the same models or methods. He adds, “It can be like apples and oranges. How do you measure alcohol? Units, drinks, bottles or cans? What’s the alcohol content(含量)? Is it light or heavy?” While a half-liter of four percent beer contains 16g of pure alcohol, a half-liter of five percent lager contains 20g.
Constance Scharff, a director of Addiction Research at Cliffside Malibu Treatment Center in California, says she believes the reason “is largely cultural.” “But the evidence is clear that the more you drink, the more likely you are to develop alcohol-related health problems.”
1.The first paragraph is intended to ________.
A. describe the habit of Lukáš Berný
B. advise readers to live a carefree life
C. direct readers’ attention to the topic of drinking
D. support the popular belief that Czechs fancy drinking
2.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.
A. the alcohol limit for Czechs
B. the measurement of alcohol content
C. the concern over the harmful effects of drinking
D. the difference in national safety levels of alcohol
3.According to the passage, what might determine the national safety standards of alcohol?
A. Drinking length and alcohol containers.
B. Drinking atmosphere and alcohol quality.
C. Cultural differences and measuring methods.
D. Research results and alcohol-related health problems.
4.What may be the best title for the passage?
A. How Can Drinking Be Safe?
B. How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?
C. Why Does Alcohol Do Harm to Health?
D. What Harm Will Alcohol Cause to Us?
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It was ______ fine weather that many people went out to enjoy the warm sunshine.
A. so B. very C. too D. such
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–How about going to the Disneyland together?
–________
A. Enjoy yourself!
B. Good luck!
C. Sounds like a good idea!
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Do you like to eat out? Do you like to eat quickly? Do you like inexpensive food?
Some people go to fast-food restaurants for these reasons. In the past, people usually went to diners(路边餐馆)for these reasons. In fact, many people in the States still go to diners today for the same reasons.
A man named Walter Scott had the first “diner” in 1872. It wasn’t a real diner. It was only a food cart. People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food. These carts served late-night workers who wanted a cup of coffee and a late-night meal. The meal was a sandwich or boiled eggs.
In 1887, Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside. However, they did not sit down. Later, people built diners with counters and stools(凳子), and people sat down while they ate.
Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in diner at any time. Diners changed in other ways, too. The original(最初的) menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.
Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually buildings with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, and tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modern diner.
Today, many people eat in fast-food restaurants such as McDonald’s and Burger King. However, the diner remains an American tradition, and thousands of people still enjoy eating there. It was popular a century ago, and it is still popular today.
1.What meals did the first diners serve?
A. Only breakfast B. Only lunch
C. Only night-meals D. All of the above
2.According to paragraph 5, diners changed in __________
A. Two ways B. three ways
C. four ways D. five ways
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Diners existed before a fast-food restaurant
B. The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee.
C. Burger King is a fast-food restaurant
D. Sandwiches became smaller
4.The main idea of the passage is that ______________.
A. the diner is a traditional and popular place to eat in the United States.
B. Samuel Johns built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside.
C. American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customers.
D. Diners are different from fast-food restaurants in many ways.
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If it is __________ for you to go out tonight, would you like to go to the cinema with me?
A.practical B.necessary C.convenient D.grateful
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Do you know that many clowns go to school to learn how to be funny? How would you like to go to that school? You could learn how to walk and talk like a clown. Then you could make people laugh.
Clowns may go to school for a year. There they learn to move in funny ways. They learn to run and jump like different animals. They also learn how to fall down in a special way. They make sure they don’t get injured. They make every move look easy. But really it’s hard work.
In a school clowns decide how they will look. They make funny pants and tops. Then clowns have their funny long shoes made. They also learn to make up their faces. Clowns carefully put special paint on, so they look silly.
They start by making every part of their feces white. Then they use red paint around their mouths to make them look big. Clowns may paint re spots on each side of their faces, too. Big red noses are added. They put on funny hair or funny hats.
Now they look silly. They are ready to go to work! You can see clowns at the circus or parade. They do funny things to surprise people. Ten big clowns may get out of a very small car. Or they may walk on a high rope. Then they almost fall. The faces they make when they try to stand up again make people laugh.
1.The word “clown” in this passage refers to ____.
A . a person who tries to make people laugh by this funny looks, clothes and tricks and actions
B. a person who copies others in speaking, actions and way of walking
C. a person who gives performances only to make people laugh.
D. a person whose job is very easy to do.
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Clowns learn to be funny at school to make people laugh
B. Clowns wear strange pants and tops and funny long shoes.
C. Clowns don’t feel frightened when they walk on a high rope.
D. Clowns put on funny hair and hats and make faces
3. From the passage, we can learn that clowns play at ____.
A. a parade B. the circus C. school D. both A and B
4.From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A. there are quite a number of clown schools in the world
B. people laugh when they watch clowns play at the circus
C. clowns like animals very much so they jump like different animals
D. clowns make people laugh but they seldom laugh
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When we were young, we would like to go to the circus to watch __________ pulling rabbits out of hats.
A.executive B.foreman C.stevedore D.conjuror
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Agatha Christie used to go out at night. She will never forget the night when she met a robber many years ago.
That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted till 2 o'clock in the morning. Without company, Agatha walked home along the quiet street. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building, a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “I don't think you wish to die here!”“What do you want?” Agatha asked.
“Your earrings (耳环). Take them off!”Agatha suddenly had a bright idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar (衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings, and then she quickly threw them on the ground.
“Take them and let me go.” she said. The robber was uncertain. He saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He realized the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”
“Oh, sir. It's not worth much. Please let me keep it.”
“Stop talking rubbish. Quick!”
With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to her home.
The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds ten shillings (先令).
1.Agatha will never forget the night because ________.
A. she was robbed of her earrings
B. she was robbed but she fooled the robber
C. she had such a nice time at the party
D. it is dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night
2.Why did she try to protect her necklace? ________.
A. She didn’t want the robber to notice it.
B. It was cheaper than the earrings.
C. It was worth keeping.
D. She would rather have it robbed.
3.The story wants to tell us ________.
A. Agatha was brave and clever
B. the robber was foolish
C. a necklace is usually more expensive than earrings
D. never stay too late at an evening party
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Agatha Christie used to go out at night. She will never forget the night when she met a robber many years ago.
That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted till 2 o'clock in the morning. Without company, Agatha walked home along the quiet street. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building, a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “I don't think you wish to die here!”“What do you want?” Agatha asked.
“Your earrings (耳环). Take them off!”Agatha suddenly had a bright idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar (衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings, and then she quickly threw them on the ground.
“Take them and let me go.” she said. The robber was uncertain. He saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. He realized the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”
“Oh, sir. It's not worth much. Please let me keep it.”
“Stop talking rubbish. Quick!”
With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to her home.
The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds ten shillings (先令).
1.Agatha will never forget the night because ________.
A. she was robbed of her earrings
B. she was robbed but she fooled the robber
C. she had such a nice time at the party
D. it is dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night
2.Why did she try to protect her necklace? ________.
A. She didn’t want the robber to notice it.
B. It was cheaper than the earrings.
C. It was worth keeping.
D. She would rather have it robbed.
3.The story wants to tell us ________.
A. Agatha was brave and clever
B. the robber was foolish
C. a necklace is usually more expensive than earrings
D. never stay too late at an evening party
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Many young people in America go to camps when they are out of school during the summer. They are offered a chance to explore different things: nature, sports, music, technology ——even business and economy.
One such program for high school students in the Pacific Northwest is called Washington Business Week. The program began in 1975. Officials say forty-five thousand people have attended Washington Business Week. Other states now have similar camps.
Washington Business Week describes itself as a way to learn more about how to plan for the future in an ever-changing economy. Students form an executive(行政的) management (管理) team. They lead an imaginary company to financial success.
The camp is held at three colleges in Washington State. The high school students live in the college housing. The cost of the camp is almost three hundred dollars, but families can receive financial assistance(援助).
Some business camps are free. These are for students from poor areas. The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship(企业家)(NFTE) is an organization based in New York City that supports such camps. It has programs around the United States and its Web site lists international partners in China, Tanzania and a few other countries. NFTE says it has served more than one hundred thousand young people since 1987.
Among other business camps is Camp C.E.O.. C.E.O is an chief executive officer. And this camp is for girls only. Camp C.E.O. is supported by the Girl Scouts of America and takes place for one week each summer.
The camp took place last month in Tennessee. The girls worked with successful businesswomen
from different industries. The girls learned how to build a business and develop an idea into a product. And, we imagine, they also had some fun.
1. In Washington Business Week, students successfully run a company_______.
A.that they are working in | B.that belongs to the American government |
C.that does not actually exist | D.that was once shut down |
2.Which of the following is True about NFTE?
A.It offers financial help to all students. |
B.It has programs in America and some other countries. |
C.It was organized by many rich New Yorkers. |
D.One of its aims is to train students to be business managers. |
3.What can we conclude from the passage ?
A.The Americans are good at enjoying their lives in many camps. |
B.The young Americans are living a happy life in camps. |
C.The Americans pay attention to developing the students’ abilities. |
D.It is easier to organize business camps in America than other countries. |
4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Summer camps for students B. Summer camps for future C.E.O.
C. Summer camps being popular D. Summer camps in the world
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