Downing the last drop of an expensive famous brand H2O as well as remembering to throw the empty bottle in the recycling bin, makes you feel pretty good about yourself, right? It shouldn’t. Even when the bottles are recycled, there are all kinds of other consequences of swallowing bottled water, says Melissa Peffers, the air-quality program manager for Environmental Defense.
The containers are often filled in faraway lands, then shipped from abroad, and stored in refrigerators at your local store. Compare that with the influence on environment of turning on your tap, filling a glass, and drinking up!
Anyone who is choosing bottled water for health reasons is misguided, says Peffers, “Most bottled water is just tap water.” And what comes out of your tap is carefully monitored to follow the strict rules. Consider another fact that bottled water is surprisingly expensive, especially when compared with the alternative, which is almost free, and it is astonishing that America’s desire for bottled water seems impossible to satisfy, reaching nearly 30 billion bottles a year.
“My parents’ generation never had bottled water,” says Isabelle Silverman, an Environmental Defense legal adviser. She has made a commitment to going bottle free. “You don’t need to fetch it home from the store, and it’s cheaper,” she adds.
Bottled water’s role as a status symbol needs to change, Peffers points out. So when a waiter at an expensive restaurant offers “And what’s your drink?” that’s no reason to forget your conviction(信念). “Don’t be afraid to say, ‘I’ll have tap.’ Say it loud enough that the other tables nearby can hear you,” Peffers says. “And then spend that money on a dessert.”
1.In the first paragraph, the underlined sentence “It shouldn’t.” suggest that people _______.
A. shouldn’t feel pleased with finishing the water in the bottle.
B. shouldn’t feel good about drinking an expensive brand H2O.
C. shouldn’t be pleased with just recycling empty bottles.
D. shouldn’t be satisfied with drinking only bottled water.
2.According to the author, tap water is _______.
A. as safe as bottled water B. morel likely to be polluted
C. healthier than bottle water D. less convenient than bottled water
3.The underlined part “going bottle free” (in Para. 4) means “_______”.
A. making bottled water free
B. giving up bottled water
C. recycling use water bottles
D. providing free water containers
4.Why does Peffers ask people to say “I’ll have tap.” Loudly?
A. To encourage them to set an example for others to follow.
B. To advise them to save the money for one more dessert.
C. To remind them to be aware of their social status.
D. To persuade them to speak confidently in public.
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Downing the last drop of an expensive famous brand H2O as well as remembering to throw the empty bottle in the recycling bin, makes you feel pretty good about yourself, right? It shouldn’t. Even when the bottles are recycled, there are all kinds of other consequences of swallowing bottled water, says Melissa Peffers, the air-quality program manager for Environmental Defense.
The containers are often filled in faraway lands, then shipped from abroad, and stored in refrigerators at your local store. Compare that with the influence on environment of turning on your tap, filling a glass, and drinking up!
Anyone who is choosing bottled water for health reasons is misguided, says Peffers, “Most bottled water is just tap water.” And what comes out of your tap is carefully monitored to follow the strict rules. Consider another fact that bottled water is surprisingly expensive, especially when compared with the alternative, which is almost free, and it is astonishing that America’s desire for bottled water seems impossible to satisfy, reaching nearly 30 billion bottles a year.
“My parents’ generation never had bottled water,” says Isabelle Silverman, an Environmental Defense legal adviser. She has made a commitment to going bottle free. “You don’t need to fetch it home from the store, and it’s cheaper,” she adds.
Bottled water’s role as a status symbol needs to change, Peffers points out. So when a waiter at an expensive restaurant offers “And what’s your drink?” that’s no reason to forget your conviction(信念). “Don’t be afraid to say, ‘I’ll have tap.’ Say it loud enough that the other tables nearby can hear you,” Peffers says. “And then spend that money on a dessert.”
1.In the first paragraph, the underlined sentence “It shouldn’t.” suggest that people _______.
A. shouldn’t feel pleased with finishing the water in the bottle.
B. shouldn’t feel good about drinking an expensive brand H2O.
C. shouldn’t be pleased with just recycling empty bottles.
D. shouldn’t be satisfied with drinking only bottled water.
2.According to the author, tap water is _______.
A. as safe as bottled water B. morel likely to be polluted
C. healthier than bottle water D. less convenient than bottled water
3.The underlined part “going bottle free” (in Para. 4) means “_______”.
A. making bottled water free
B. giving up bottled water
C. recycling use water bottles
D. providing free water containers
4.Why does Peffers ask people to say “I’ll have tap.” Loudly?
A. To encourage them to set an example for others to follow.
B. To advise them to save the money for one more dessert.
C. To remind them to be aware of their social status.
D. To persuade them to speak confidently in public.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The price of the flat now is ______ that last year.
A. as twice high as B. twice more expensive than
C. as high as twice D. twice the amount of
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(题文)______ expense, we must take every measure to save the old man's life.
A. Because of B. As a result of
C. Regardless of D. With regard to
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______ expense, we must take every measure to save the old man's life.
A. Because of B. As a result of C. Regardless of D. With regard to
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are many brands of chocolate. If you love it, you can’t forget DOVE—the most famous chocolate brand. But do you know what the meaning of DOVE is?
Dove chocolate is born because of ___________. One day in 1919 Princess Bazaar of Luxembourg's royal family first met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights Leon slipped into the kitchen and _________ various ice creams for Bazaar. They soon fell in love. Unfortunately owing to their quite different social _______, both of them had to _______ the deep feelings in heart.
Afterwards Bazaar was made to ___________ an arranged royal marriage against her wishes. For many days Leon could not see Bazaar, and he was burning with ___________. Finally Bazaar turned up at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon ___________the letters "DOVE" which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar's ice cream. Leon _______that Bazaar could understand his feeling.
A few days later, Bazaar got ___________. Leon, broken-hearted, could not ____________the mental suffering and left for America, where he and his own family ____________a candy store years later but lived unhappily.
Many years later, they met again before Bazaar’s death. Bazaar ____________that she did eat the ice cream that afternoon but didn't see the ____________letters and also didn't receive any promise from Leon and she had to ____________to her fate and missed him all her lifetime.
Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears. If that chocolate had been ____________, those letters would never have melted and he would not have lost his last ____________. Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can ____________a long time.
After lots of research, he succeeded and each piece of chocolate was ________engraved (刻) with the letters – DOVE. It is a ____________of the love between Leon and Bazaar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate . Giving someone DOVE means sending the ____________of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?
1.A. love B. sorrow C. anger D. envy
2.A. served B. made C. drew D. heated
3.A. opinion B. view C. attitude D. status
4.A. discover B. forget C. bury D. struggle
5.A. accept B. know C. try D. practice
6.A. sympathy B. impatience C. joy D. humor
7.A. mixed B. sent C. wrote D. pressed
8.A. allowed B. promised C. declared D. expected
9.A. married B. sick C. bored D. changed
10.A. repeat B. bear C. reduce D. keep
11.A. supported B. found C. ran D. sold
12.A. recalled B. learned C. heard D. believed
13.A. annoying B. confusing C. interesting D. melting
14.A. give up B. give in C. give out D. give away
15.A. powerful B. liquid C. solid D. frozen
16.A. belief B. promise C. courage D. chance
17.A. eat B. miss C. preserve D. sell
18.A. quickly B. firmly C. happily D. strongly
19.A. study B. sign C. survey D. symbol
20.A. whisper B. secret C. rumor D. story
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Between the two streets _______ a modem building where you can see many famous brands of clothes.
A.have B.has C.stand D.stands
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The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, sir,” the men answered.
The director was angry, “Why not?” he asked.
“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise?” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”
“That’s a good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir.” They said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of minute, the director suddenly put his face in the hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.
The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.
1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out ______________.
A.to watch a beautiful sunset B.to find an actor and an actress
C.to film a scene on the sea D.to meet the audience
2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?
A.Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.
B.Because he was angry with his crew.
C.Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.
D.Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.
3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because___________.
A.it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine
B.when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C.it was more moving than a sunrise
D.the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
4.After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands __________.
A.because he was moved to tears
B.as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C.as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D.because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine
5.Which of the following is not true?
A.The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.
B.If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.
C.The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.
D.The director ordered his crew to stop filming the sunrise.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent camera team out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, Sir,” the men answered.
The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked.
“Well,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards, Then it’ll look like a sunset.” “That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera team and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera team went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, Sir,” they said, and give it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera team to stop.
The birds in the film were flying backwards away from the beach.
1.One evening, the director sent his camera team out ______.
A. to watch a beautiful sunset
B. to find an actor and an actress
C. to film a scene on the sea
D. to meet the audience
2.Why did the director want to send his team to the west coast?
A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset
B. Because he was angry about his team
C. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion
D. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The team followed the secretary’s advice.
B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is a place to go to.
C. The camera team wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.
D. The director ordered his team to stop filming the “sunset”
4.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because _____.
A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine
B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C. it was more moving than a sunrise
D. the ocean looked more than a sunrise
5.After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands _____.
A. because he was moved to tears
B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and the heroine
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew (摄影组) out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, sir,” the men answered.
The director was angry, “Why not?” he asked.
“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise?” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”
“That’s a good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera crew were out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay(海湾)。 Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir.” They said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio(摄影棚)。 “ All right,” the director explained, “ now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of minute, the director suddenly put his face in the hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.
The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.
1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out ______________.
A. to watch a beautiful sunset
B. to find an actor and an actress
C. to film a scene on the sea
D. to meet the audience
2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?
Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset
Because he was angry with his crew
Because it was his secretary’s suggestion
Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset
3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because___________.
A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine
B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C. it was more moving than a sunrise
D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
4.After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands __________.
A. because he was moved to tears
B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine.
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent camera team out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, Sir,” the men answered.
The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked.
“Well,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards, Then it’ll look like a sunset.” “That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera team and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera team went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, Sir,” they said, and give it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera team to stop. The birds in the film were flying backwards away from the beach.
1.One evening, the director sent his camera team out ______.
A. to watch a beautiful sunset.
B. to find an actor and an actress.
C. to film a scene on the sea.
D. to meet the audience.
2.Why did the director want to send his team to the west coast?
A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset
B. Because he was angry about his team
C. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion
D. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The team followed the secretary’s advice.
B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is a place to go to.
C. The camera team wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.
D. The director ordered his team to stop filming the “sunset”
4.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because _____.
A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine
B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C. it was more moving than a sunrise
D. the ocean looked more than a sunrise
5.After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands _____.
A. because he was moved to tears
B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and the heroine
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