For more than a century, since he captured th...

试题详情

For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words "Mary had a little lamb" on a sheet of tinfoil (锡纸), Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But researchers say they have discovered a recording of the human voice which is nearly two ___1.___earlier than Edison's invention of the phonograph.

The 10-second recording of a singer crooning (轻声歌唱) the folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" was discovered earlier this month in an ___2.___ in Paris by a group of American audio historians. It was made, the researchers say, on April 9, 1860, on a phonautograph, a machine designed to record sounds ___3.___, not to play them back. But the phonautograph recording, or phonautogram, was made playable---converted from squiggles (潦草的字迹) on paper to sound---by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif.

"This is a ___4.___find, the earliest known recording of sound," said Samuel Brylawski, the former head of the recorded-sound division of the Library of Congress, who is not ___5.___with the research group but who was familiar with its findings. The audio discovery could give new ___6.___ to the phonautograph, and its inventor, Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville, a Parisian typesetter who went to his grave ___7.___that credit for his breakthroughs had been ___8.___bestowed on Edison.

The recordings made by Scott were not intended for listening; the idea of audio ___9.__ had not been conceived. Rather, Scott sought to create a paper record of human speech that could later be___10.___.

高一英语其他题中等难度题

少年，再来一题如何？

试题答案

试题解析

相关试题

For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words "Mary had a little lamb" on a sheet of tinfoil (锡纸), Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But researchers say they have discovered a recording of the human voice which is nearly two ___1.___earlier than Edison's invention of the phonograph.
The 10-second recording of a singer crooning (轻声歌唱) the folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" was discovered earlier this month in an   ___2.___ in Paris by a group of American audio historians. It was made, the researchers say, on April 9, 1860, on a phonautograph, a machine designed to record sounds ___3.___, not to play them back. But the phonautograph recording, or phonautogram, was made playable---converted from squiggles (潦草的字迹) on paper to sound---by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif.
"This is a ___4.___find, the earliest known recording of sound," said Samuel Brylawski, the former head of the recorded-sound division of the Library of Congress, who is not ___5.___with the research group but who was familiar with its findings. The audio discovery could give new   ___6.___ to the phonautograph, and its inventor, Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville, a Parisian typesetter who went to his grave   ___7.___that credit for his breakthroughs had been ___8.___bestowed on Edison.
The recordings made by Scott were not intended for listening; the idea of audio  ___9.__ had not been conceived. Rather, Scott sought to create a paper record of human speech that could later be___10.___.

高一英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Write on more than three words for each answer.

The father of Western philosophy

The word ‘philosophy’ means ‘love of wisdom’. Philosophy can be thought of as a way of looking at the world around us, or of answering the great questions of life, such as ‘Why are we here ?’ and ‘What is truth?’

The father of Western philosophy was Socrates. Socrates was from Athens, in Greece. When he was young, he was a brave soldier. Later, he became a teacher, but he taught for free, and earned his salary from being a common worker. Aside from this, we know very little about him. Since he never wrote a book, we also know very little about his philosophy. Yet, Socrates has had a deep influence on Western thought and science.

To understand how this can true, we must understand how Socrates taught. Socrates taught by asking questions. Through this, he challenged his students to develop and explain their own arguments. In many cases, his questions made his students aware of their own errors. Many students got embarrassed and even angry when this happened, while others changed their opinions. Socrates’ way of approaching the truth is now called the Socratic Methods. The idea of asking questions until you reach the right answer is the basis of modern philosophy and science.

Unfortunately for him, Socrates questioned too much. He always asked challenging questions to everyone he met, upsetting many people in Athens. Finally, some people had had enough of him, so they took him to court for questioning the existence of the Greek’s Gods and for corrupting the young people of Athens. At his trial, he defended himself by asking his judges yet more questions. This just made a bad situation worse. Finally he was put to death by being forced to drink poison. Through his death, Socrates became the hero of all people who search for the truth.

The Father of Western philosophy
The ________1.________ of philosophy	Philosophy can be________2.________as a way of looking at the world around us, or of answering the great questions of life.
Brief introduction to Socrates	Socrates was ________3.________Athens. He was a brave soldier when he was young. Later, he worked as a teacher who taught ________4.________and earned his salary from being a common worker.
Socratic Method	Socrates taught by ________5.________. Through this, he challenged his students to develop and explain their own arguments to make the students aware of their own errors. His way of ________6.________he truth is now called the Socratic Method.
________7.________for Socrates’ death	Socrates always liked asking ________8.________questions to everyone, which upset many people in Athens, so they took him to________9.________for questioning the existence of the Greek gods and for corrupting the young people. ________10.________, he was put to death by being forced to drink poison. However, he became the hero of all people who search for the truth.

高一英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

He _____ more than 5,000 English words when he entered the university at the age of 15.
A. has learned B. would have learned
C. learned D. had learned

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
______ more than half of us were against the new plan, he still decided to carry it out.
A.As　　　 B.Since 　　　　　 C.Unless 　　　 D.While

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some researchers find that less than half of a spoken message’s real meaning is in the words of the message. They say that most of a message’s meaning comes from understanding how the speaker uses thing like tone of voice（语调）and ______ language. So people use ______ just words to communicate.
Body language includes such things as the ______ on the speaker’s face, gestures the speaker ______ with his or her hands, and the positions of the speaker’s body. Just as there are many different languages spoken around the world, there are many ______ ways for people to use body language, too. For example, ______ may imply different meanings in different cultures. Making a “thumbs up” sign in American means “Great!” However, in Arab cultures, this gesture is ______ offensive (攻击性的). And in India, if ______ want to show speakers that they understand, the listeners will move their heads from side to side. In many Western countries, this means “______”.
______ body language can be used ______ by different cultures, there are also many gestures that are almost used the same way. For example, a smile is understood as a ______ of friendship or good will around the world. Also using an open hand to gesture toward something is viewed as polite or ______ in most cultures. Another example, if you want to ____ “I am interested in you” or “I like you,” this kind of body language is sometimes used between two people. Usually one uses the same gesture and turns the body to fully face ______.
1.A.body B.spoken C.English D.target
2.A.little of B.none of C.more than D.plenty of
3.A.emotion B.mood C.impression D.expression
4.A.makes B.reads C.works D.communicates
5.A.different B.similar C.familiar D.opposite
6.A.eye contacts B.gestures C.looks D.appearances
7.A.closely B.doubtedly C.extremely D.gradually
8.A.listeners B.speakers C.friends D.foreigners
9.A.Yes B.No C.O.K. D.Sorry
10.A.Provided that B.In ease C.While D.Unless
11.A.similarly B.differently C.definitely D.exactly
12.A.sign B.signal C.sigh D.symbol
13.A.exciting B.defensive C.indifferently D.friendly
14.A.conclude B.conduct C.express D.exhibit
15.A.others B.the other C.the others D.another

高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Bejo is the name of my bird. He 1.(belong ) to our family for more than one month. He is a very smart bird and good at imitating whatever we say 2. a clear voice. We all like Bejo and 3. is my job to clean Bejo’s cage.
One day my parents went to see my grandmother and I was made 4.(stay) inside to feed the bird. On that particular afternoon, I was doing my lessons when I heard somebody open the front gate. I looked out and saw two men entering our yard. Obviously they were thieves.
My hands and 5.(foot) were shaking. I didn’t know what to do. Just then Bejo cried out loudly, “Good afternoon!” There was 6.(silent) for a moment. “Who is it?” Bejo said as if it was 7.voice of my father. “There is someone else in the house! Come on! Let us run8.we are caught,” one thief said to the other. Then they ran away. Bejo saved our money from 9.(steal)!
When I told my parents how Bejo 10.(successful) made those two thieves run away that very night, they both laughed.

高一英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析
Ken Jeong is more than an actor; he’s also a lifesaver. The 48-year-old person is best known for _______ crazy Spanish teacher Ben Chang on Community, an American comedy television series. Over the weekend, he proved he has got much more in common with his _______ from his Dr. Ken when he jumped into action to _______ a woman with a medical emergency.
Jeong _______ his career as a medical doctor and is now licensed（给予执照）as a physician（内科医生）in California, _______ does not practice medicine. He was _______ at the Stand Up Live club in Arizona, on _______ night when a woman in the audience _______ had a shock.
Jeong _______ the woman’s medical emergency and came down into the audience where he cleared ________ for the woman and attended to her as others ________ paramedics（护理人员）.
As he helped the ________, he received help from a member of the audience who happened to be a nurse. They ________ with the woman until an ambulance（救护车）arrived and she was ________ to the hospital. Following the incident, Jeong returned to the ________ where he was greeted with a round of applause（掌声）before he then finished his set.
Holmberg, who was in the ________ at the time, took to twitter to ________ her first experience. “A woman had a medical emergency during the ________. Ken jumped off the stage to assist. A nurse helped, too. Then on with the show! Great ________! I am thankful to have grown up in a country where people ________ each other”.
1.A. respecting　　 B. playing　　 C. disliking　　 D. helping
2.A. staff　　 B. partner　　 C. character　　 D. figure
3.A. bear　　 B. save　　 C. persuade　　 D. recognize
4.A. ruined　　 B. began　　 C. continued　　 D. loved
5.A. for　　 B. so　　 C. and　　 D. but
6.A. performing　　 B. relaxing　　 C. chatting　　 D. painting
7.A. Saturday　　 B. Wednesday　　 C. Tuesday　　 D. Monday
8.A. immediately　　 B. suddenly　　 C. finally　　 D. narrowly
9.A. was aware of　　 B. was afraid of　　 C. got tired of　　 D. turned away from
10.A. doubt　　 B. room　　 C. soil　　 D. mud
11.A. annoyed　　 B. helped　　 C. called　　 D. blamed
12.A. woman　　 B. doctor　　 C. actress　　 D. viewer
13.A. started　　 B. lived　　 C. went　　 D. waited
14.A. rushed　　 B. admitted　　 C. invited　　 D. introduced
15.A. dormitory　　 B. club　　 C. balcony　　 D. stage
16.A. shelter　　 B. distance　　 C. audience　　 D. journey
17.A. evaluate　　 B. analyse　　 C. share　　 D. exchange
18.A. struggle　　 B. show　　 C. quiz　　 D. challenge
19.A. morning　　 B. dusk　　 C. afternoon　　 D. night
20.A. cared about　　 B. communicated with　　 C. discussed with　　 D. relied on

高一英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
I won't tell the student the answer to the math problem until he 　　　　 on it for more than an hour.
A. has been working　　　　　　　　 B. will have worked
C. will have been working　　　　 D. had worked

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
He came all the way to China for learning it better _______ for making money.
A．other than B．more than C．better than D．rather than

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
.
Chinese is spoken by more people than any other language in the world. The Chinese economy is the fastest growing economy in the world. China is developing so quickly that it may be the dominant economic power in the not so distant (遥远的) future.
Today, more and more people are seeing the benefits (好处) of learning the most widely spoken language in the world. Learning Chinese is not only fun and greatly satisfying, but also can create valuable opportunities for students and working professionals in today’s changing world. We offer Chinese language learners a chance to study one-on-one with experienced native Chinese teachers through the Internet, no matter what country they live in.
eChineseLearning provides Chinese language learners an effective (有效的) platform to help them reach their Chinese learning goals in an efficient (效率高的) manner. Our duty is to provide the best Chinese language education service worldwide at an affordable price. We always focus on (集中于) the needs of our customers. And offer them the best language learning experience.
Our management team is made up of members with rich experience in Chinese language instruction from world-famous universities such as Stanford University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Beijing Language and Culture University, all working together to create the best possible product and language learning experience.
60．The underlined word “dominant” in the first paragraph probably means “_________”.
A．most interesting                                          B．most important
C．most useful                                                D．most popular
61．eChineseLearning is probably_________.
A．an online Chinese language school                B．an online Chinese language newspaper
C．an online Chinese advertising company         D．an online Chinese trading company
62．All the management members of eChineseLearning are from_________.
A．Chinese universities                                    B．American universities
C．world-famous universities                            D．world-famous companies
63．This passage mainly tells us_________.
A．how to learn Chinese from eChineseLearning
B．why we need to learn Chinese
C．the Chinese economy is growing fastest
D．eChineseLearning can provide good Chinese language training

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析