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More consumers are waiting for the further drop of housing prices with money in their hands rather than ______ houses, according to a report.

A. to buy                       B. buying

C. buy                          D. bought

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

For more than fifty years, a worker was forced to sit on the back of a truck and slowly drop plastic barriers（障碍）

to set out lanes（车道）on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Every day, their direction changes to control the traffic, meaning an employee had to go through the difficult task every twenty-four hours.

But a new piece of machinery means the work can be completed in a matter of minutes. A new “zipper truck” has been introduced. The vehicle lays and moves a lane barrier as it drives over the bridge. Last weekend, the bridge was closed so the new safety barrier, designed to reduce the dangers of head-on crashes, could be set up.

For the longest period in its nearly eighty-year history, the bridge was closed early Saturday to all but walkers, cyclists and buses to set up the barriers on the 1.7-mile bridge. A survivor of a 2008 head-on crash on the bridge spoke Sunday from a wheelchair to help introduce the new barrier, made of steel-clad concrete（铜包混凝土）blocks that can move across the bridge’s six lanes to meet traffic needs.

Gr. Grace Dammann pushed for a safer barrier since becoming unable to walk after the accident. She said she decided to drive near the middle of the bridge, which was called the “suicide（自杀）lane”, because she and her daughter were running late. Brian Clark, who was driving in the opposite direction, had just learned his father had cancer. “He suddenly lost control of the wheel, crossed over and hit my car,” Dammann said.

She said she and Clark became friends as they persuaded（说服）the government to use the MYM30 million barrier. “I am so thankful,” said Dammann, who came to the ceremony with Clark.

“Clark and I thank you.”

1.What is the zipper truck for?

A. Building bridges.　　 B. Repairing the road.

C. Carrying plastic barriers.　　 D. Setting up safe lane barriers.

2.What can we infer about the Golden Gate Bridge?

A. It is being repaired now.　　 B. It is a bridge with eight lanes.

C. It had very dangerous lanes before.　　 D. It is too old to be used at the moment.

3.What do we learn about Dammann and Clark?

A. They organized the ceremony.　　 B. They are both government officials.

C. They designed the new zipper truck.　　 D. They were in favor of the new barrier.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. A worker on the Golden Gate Bridge.　　 B. A great bridge in San Francisco.

C. A new safer barrier system.　　 D. A serious traffic accident.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One of the best things you can do for your health is to drop a few pounds. Or maybe more than a few pounds.

Being overweight increases your danger of heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and the list seems almost endless. You'd better find several simple things you can do on a daily basis — such as making rules of eating more vegetables and less fat and getting more physical activities.

After breakfast, make water your primary drink. At breakfast, go ahead and drink orange juice. But throughout the rest of the day, focus on water instead of juice or soda. The average American consumes (消耗) an extra 245 calories a day from soft drinks. That's nearly 90,000 calories a year — or 25 pounds! An research shows that neither the calories nor sugary drinks give you a sense of fullness the way that food does.

People take only 2,000 to 3,000 steps a day. Adding 2,000 steps will help you keep your present weight and stop gaining weight. Adding more than that will help you lose weight.

Eat five or six small meals or snacks a day instead of three large meals. A 1999 South African study found that when men ate parts of their morning meal at intervals over five hours, they consumed almost 20 percent fewer calories at lunch than when they ate a single breakfast.

1.Where is the passage probably taken from?

A.A travelling diary. B.A story book.

C.A science magazine. D.An English dictionary.

2.Which of the following should be avoided if you want to lose weight?

A.Eating more vegetables.

B.Getting more exercise.

C.Having less sugary drinks.

D.Having three large meals.

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Healthy Eating Habits B.Tips on Losing Weight

C.Daily Diet and Calories D.Exercise Stops Diseases

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Lots of diseases are related to being overweight.

B.Those who have a single breakfast eat less at lunch time.

C.Taking 4,000 to 5,000 steps a day can help you lose weight.

D.An average American consumes 25 pounds of soft drinks a year.

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On the other side of the street stand more than 180 houses, _______are in poor condition now．

A．of which half                           B．which half of

C．half of them                           D．of them half

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A growing number of consumers, especially young people , are adopting more Western habits when it comes to spending money—by favoring credit cards over savings.

A survey of 11,500 people in 18 cities by The Nielson Company found the credit card market had witnessed a major change in recent years.

“Today’s consumer is clearly not interested in saving for a rainy day, as may have been the case in the past,” Bega Ng, director of financial services research with the company said. “Consumers have been adopting Western habits and attitudes in almost every way—including saving and spending habits. Consumers in their 20s spend tomorrow’s cash to fund today’s needs.”

The report found consumers aged 18 to 24 were the most eager credit card users.

Although the report did not give the amounts credit card users in each of the 18 cities spent, it mentioned the example of Xiamen, a coastal city in Fujian Province, where consumers put an average of 50 percent of their monthly incomes into their credit card accounts to indulge(沉湎于) in cashless shopping.

Included in the survey for the first time, Xiamen is reported to have a fast growing penetration rate(渗透率) for credit cards, with four out of ten consumers now owning at least one card. With more than half of cardholders in Xiamen owning two or more cards, it is catching up with key “tier one” cities, the report said. The report did not make known the figures in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Last year, the same Nielson survey showed Shanghai had the biggest population of credit card holders, with citizens owning 1.8 credit cards on average. Half of them use credit cards at least once a week, the survey said.

Yunfei, 30, from Beijing, said she spent at least 2,000 yuan a month by credit cards, most of which went on daily necessities and dining out.

1.Which of the following best shows the young urbanites’ idea of consumption?

A. Using credit cards in every way.

B. Spending tomorrow’s cash for today’s needs.

C. Owning more cards for cashless shopping.

D. Saving money for future use.

2.How is the situation of credit card use in Xjamen?

A. Forty percent of the consumers own at least one card.

B. Credit card users use up most of their monthly income.

C. The number of credit card users is larger than that in Guangzhou.

D. Over half of the consumers use two or more cards.

3.Which city had the largest number of credit card users according to a previous survey?

A. Xiamen.         B. Beijing.          C. Shanghai.          D. Guangzhou.

4.What is the main idea of the survey reported by Nielson Company?

A. Most credit card users are young people aged 18 to 24.

B. Western habits have a big influence on the Chinese people.

C. The number of credit card users is growing rapidly in Chinese cities.

D. Chinese consumers are no more interested in saving money.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Would you drop in at my house this afternoon if _______?

A. you are convenient

B. it is convenient for you

C. it is convenient of you

D. you will be convenient

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The policemen are searching _____ every house _____ the thief.

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

More than 100 students in that school_________ abroad for further study so far.

A. are sent                  B. were sent                        C. had been sent                 D. have been sent

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—You grow bananas, and we are responsible for the sales of them.

—OK, ________.

A.Wait and see B.That’s a bargain C.Seeing is believing D.Easier said than done

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Most people are _____ bringing down the price of housing because it’s too high for them.

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