--- The news that the scientists in China are...

--- The news that the scientists in China are trying the ways to reduce the fog and haze was?　　　　　　 ---- Top notch! Never have I seen _____ before。

A. a better one 　　　　　 B. a worse one

C. the best one 　　　　　 D. the worst one

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The news that the scientists in China are trying the ways to reduce the fog and haze was ______ on the radio yesterday.

A. turned out　　　　　　 B. found out

C. given out　　　　　　 D. carried out

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll （死亡人数） could have been much worse．More than 60 people died in this earthquake．By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims．

Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a．m．on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city's highways．In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city's buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes．

Despite the good news, civil engineers aren't resting on their successes．Pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints （蓝图） for improved quake-resistant buildings．The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place．

In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood that bend without breaking．Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations．The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports．Called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake's vibrations．When the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction．

The new smart structures could be very expensive to build．However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes．

1.One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that __________．

A．new computers had been installed in the buildings

B．it occurred in the residential areas rather．than on the highways

C．large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday

D．improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways

2.The smart buildings discussed in the passage __________．

A．would cause serious financial problems

B．would be worthwhile though costly

C．would increase the complexity of architectural design

D．can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes

3.It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakes attention should be focused on __________．

A．the increasing use of robber and steel in capital construction

B．the development of flexible building materials

C．the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations

D．early forecasts of earthquakes

4.The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to __________．

A．compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the U．S．

B．encourage civil engineers to make more extensive use of computers

C．outline the history of the development of quake-resistant building materials

D．report new developments in constructing quake- resistant buildings

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The scientists are now trying to discover that use could be _________ such material.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Chinese scientists have found a new way to use cells found in human urine （尿液）that could aid in the treatment of a range of nerve disorders.That is a new technique for reprogramming cells in human urine into nerve progenitor cells  that can grow into multi-functional nerve and brain cells.

The technique is expected to be used in the study and treatment of nerve disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other nerve disorders.

Pei Duanqing, a professor at Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, said his research team has combined an episomal system to deliver reprogramming factors with a chemically defined culture medium to reprogram kidney epithelial(肾表皮) cells in urine into NPCs.

These NPCs, normally only found in the human brain, were later proven to be transgene-free and self-renewing, he said.

"These nerve and brain cells can survive for up to one month when transplanted into the brain of a newborn rat," said Pei. "My team is working hard to understand why our experimental condition allowed the urine cells to become NPCs, because we want to improve the technique and make it more efficient".

Scientists have long searched to treat and study neural disorders by obtaining and transplanting neural stem cells. However, the previous method of getting and using cells from either fetal (胎儿)or adult human tissue remains challenging due to ethical concerns and immune system rejections, he said.

Pei hopes the discovery will be used to generate NPCs from patients with nerve disorders such as Parkinson's disease. "These NPCs from patients may help us discover new drugs for these diseases."

"It is a remarkable advance in the stem cell field. The results and methods obtained from this study will be of great value and significance to the field, " said Fred Gage,a professor with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. NPCs are beneficial in treating human diseases.

B. Chinese scientists succeeded in making NPCs from human urine.

C. Chinese scientists have found cures for all diseases.

D. A new technique was used to study the use of human urine

2.Pei and his tean try their best to work hard in order to________.

A. make more contributions to medical study

B. discover another new technique

C. make the technique more perfect

D. treat more patients suffering from bad diseases

3.What is the challenge of making NPCs in the previous method?

A. The ethical comcerns and immune system refusal

B. The difificulties in getting cells from human.

C. The under-developed techniques in medical science.

D. The lack of financial support from the government.

4.From the last paragraph we can infer________.

A. the new technique will be developed in science

B. the results and methods will be applied to treating cancers

C. the study will give a major push to the stem cell field

D. the mew technique will bring great profis

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The news that China is _________ its family planning policy has caused a heated discussion in China, and the new policy will _________ about 15 to 20 million people, only half of whom are actually willing to have a second child.

A. relaxing; apply to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. loosening; adjust to　

C. arguing; refer to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. delivering; adapt to

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I try to make him understand that I’m not interested in him, but he never gets the      .

A．message    B．news C．word  D．information

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

According to a report by the China News Weekly, Chinese white collars are becoming fully occupied in the office．They pursue many of their activities in the office building, eating, doing exercise, resting, playing games or even dating．

In large cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, where economy is developing at a fast speed, office workers face an increasing work pressure day by day and many of them have begun to make office their home．

As the young generation in society, most of them are aged between 25 and 45．In the eyes of outsiders, they enjoy a comfortable life: they lead the fashion trend in the city and earn a high salary; they enjoy a flexible working schedule and a very good working environment; having a good education background, they don’t have to worry that one day they will lose their jobs．

However, only the white collars themselves know what others see as a good life is in fact a boring life．They often work for extra hours, suffer from loss of creative ability and have little time to make friends．When they go off from work late at night, sometimes they might think of asking for a leave the next day and having a holiday somewhere．However, when a new day begins, they find everything back to normal and themselves pushed by new tasks．

In fact, even if they don’t work for extra hours in the office, they have no place to go．Many of the young people are fresh from college, or have come to work in large cities from their hometowns．As newcomers, they haven’t established（建立）a social network．They have few friends to go dating．Meanwhile, many of them face a great pressure for earning money to buy a house or a car．If they cannot afford to buy these, they still have to work to pay for high apartment rents and communication fares．

1.The underlined sentence（in paragraph 1）probably means _____．

A．Chinese white collars are not allowed to get out of the office．

B．The office is crowded with Chinese white collars．

C．Chinese white collars make the office filled with odds and ends．

D．Chinese white collars spend most of their time in the office．

2.The following are all reasons why white collars want to have a rest Except that_____．

A．they have to continue to stay at office after work

B．they feel more and more difficult to think up a good idea

C．they have no interest in anything

D．they have little time to make friends

3.The main idea of the third paragraph is that _____．

A．white collars are admired by other people

B．white collars needn’t worry about losing jobs

C．white collars can earn high salary and work freely

D．white collars are in the lead in the way of behaving

4.From the passage, we can infer that _____．

A．white collars are all workaholics who regard the office as home

B．white collars suffer from material and mental pressure in life

C．white collars are the models of young people in society

D．people have a good understanding of what white collars’ life is

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_{According to a report by the China News Weekly, Chinese white collars are becoming fully occupied in the office．They pursue many of their activities in the office building, eating, doing exercise, resting, playing games or even dating．}

_{In large cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, where economy is developing at a fast speed, office workers face an increasing work pressure day by day and many of them have begun to make office their home．}

_{As the young generation in society, most of them are aged between 25 and 45．In the eyes of outsiders, they enjoy a comfortable life: they lead the fashion trend in the city and earn a high salary; they enjoy a flexible working schedule and a very good working environment; having a good education background, they don’t have to worry that one day they will lose their jobs．}

_{However, only the white collars themselves know what others see as a good life is in fact a boring life．They often work for extra hours, suffer from loss of creative ability and have little time to make friends．When they go off from work late at night, sometimes they might think of asking for a leave the next day and having a holiday somewhere．However, when a new day begins, they find everything back to normal and themselves pushed by new tasks．}

_{In fact, even if they don’t work for extra hours in the office, they have no place to go．Many of the young people are fresh from college, or have come to work in large cities from their hometowns．As newcomers, they haven’t established（建立）a social network．They have few friends to go dating．Meanwhile, many of them face a great pressure for earning money to buy a house or a car．If they cannot afford to buy these, they still have to work to pay for high apartment rents and communication fares．}

_{1.The underlined sentence（in paragraph 1）probably means _____．}

              _{A．Chinese white collars are not allowed to get out of the office．}

              _{B．The office is crowded with Chinese white collars．}

              _{C．Chinese white collars make the office filled with odds and ends．}

              _{D．Chinese white collars spend most of their time in the office．}

_{2.The following are all reasons why white collars want to have a rest Except that_____．}

              _{A．they have to continue to stay at office after work}

              _{B．they feel more and more difficult to think up a good idea}

              _{C．they have no interest in anything}

              _{D．they have little time to make friends}

_{3.The main idea of the third paragraph is that _____．}

              _{A．white collars are admired by other people}

              _{B．white collars needn’t worry about losing jobs}

              _{C．white collars can earn high salary and work freely}

              _{D．white collars are in the lead in the way of behaving}

_{4.From the passage, we can infer that _____．}

              _{A．white collars are all workaholics who regard the office as home}

              _{B．white collars suffer from material and mental pressure in life}

              _{C．white collars are the models of young people in society}

              _{D．people have a good understanding of what white collars’ life is}

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

People in the United States have many ways to get news, some of which are available 24 hours a day. In a recent survey（调查）, about 15 percent of American interviewees said that they spend less than one-half to two hours per day watching, listening to, or reading the news. News comes from every source, not only from printed ways, but from TV, radio, and the Internet as well.

With the increased availability of news, serious questions have been raised about the role of the news media in society. Should the media report every detail about every story, even when the information does not seem timely or valuable? Some researchers are concerned that by focusing on everything at once, the media increasingly ignore the more important social, political and economic problems that we face. We cannot concentrate on what’s important by reading about what is not. One extreme example of this is the type of information covered by the tabloid（小报）media, which focus on negative stories of violence and crime.

How can people deal with all the news that is available to them? Some become “news resisters” and choose to turn their backs on news, resisting their desire to turn on the TV and read the paper every day. They argue that although daily news reports may provide us with many facts, they do not include the background or some information that we need to understand news events. They suggest that, instead of daily reports, we look for information that has more in-depth analysis of the news, such as monthly magazines.

1.What percentage of the interviewees spend less than one half to two hours per day paying attention to the news? (within 3 words)

2.According to the researchers, what is the disadvantage of news media? (within 6 words)

3.How do you describe tabloid media? (within 5 words)

4.Who are “news resisters”? (within 9 words)

5.What information does “news resisters” look for? (within 2 words)

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