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Are you ready to do your bit to stop global warming? On Saturday, March 29, you will have a chance-to tell Toronto and the entire world that you are devoted to doing your part.

You can do it by turning off your lights during Earth Hour, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Started last year by the World Wildlife Fund in Sydney, Australia, Earth Hour this year is going international, with 17 cities signed up so far, including Toronto.

The challenge for us Torontonians will be to show we are as devoted to fighting global warming as Sydneysiders were last year. Of course, one hour of darkness isn't going to stop global warming. But the thinking behind Earth Hour is that it gets people personally involved(加入). Besides giving people a chance to show their concerns over climate change, the goal is to get them to start changing their wasteful habits. Did you know, for example, that your electronic devices(设备) that you think you've turned off are still drawing power if you leave them plugged in?

If you want to make a difference, sign up today and promise to turn off your lights when Earth Hour arrives on March 29. Persuade others to do their part. Start to think about changes that can be made in your home and your workplace that will cut down on waste and greenhouse gas.

1.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. A Chance to Help Save the Earth           B. A Chance to Help Prevent Pollution

C. An Hour to Fight Against Bad Habits        D. An Hour to Keep Climate Unchanged

2.The passage mainly calls on people of________to join in the March 29th activity.

A. Sydney         B. Toronto          C. the world           D. the 17 cities

3.The Earth Hour movement mainly aims to get people to________to save our earth.

A. sense the danger                     B. make a promise

C. perform their duties                   D. show their value

4.Which is implied（暗示） in the passage that should not happen in our daily life?

英 语 试 题

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

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The global warming is going to be a big problem and many people are wondering ________ we can do with it.

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

The Stop Global Warming calculator shows you how much carbon dioxide you

can prevent from being released into the atmosphere and how much money you can save by making some small changes in your daily life. It’s our hope that the calculator will promote action, awareness and empowerment by showing you that one person can make a difference and help stop global warming.

There are many simple things you can do in your daily life—what you eat, what you drive, how you build your home—that can have an effect on your immediate surroundings, and on places as far away as Antarctica. Here is a list of things that you can do to make a difference.

Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

Replace 3 frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Save 300lbs (pounds) of carbon dioxide and $60 per year.

Use Recycled Paper

Make sure your printer paper is 100% post consumer recycled paper. Save 5lbs of carbon dioxide per ream of paper.

Take Shorter Showers

Showers account for 2/3 of all water heating costs. Save 350 lbs of carbon dioxide and $99 per year.

Buy Products Locally

Buy locally and reduce the amount of energy required to drive your products to your home.

Carpool When You Can

Own a big vehicle？Carpooling with friends and co-workers saves fuel. Save 790 lbs of carbon dioxide and hundreds of dollars per year.

Don’t Idle in Your Car

Idling wastes money and gas, and generates pollution and global warming causing emissions. Except when in traffic, turn your engine off in you must wait for more than 30 seconds.

Buy Organic food

The chemicals used in modern agriculture pollute the water supply, and require energy to produce.

Turn Off Your Computer

Shut off your computer when not in use, and save 200 lbs of carbon dioxide. Conserve energy by using your computer’s “sleep mode” instead of a screensaver.

With a Stop Global Warming calculator which costs you only $50 in hand, you will find what you do does count.

1. The Stop Global Warming calculator can serve the following purposes EXCEPT __________.

2. How many tips are related to cars?__________.

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the list of tips? ___________.

4.What does the underlined word “carpooling” mean according to the passage?____.

friends and co-workers

5.  What is the purpose of the author writing this passage?___________.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Are you going to school for something your parents pushed on you? Are you doing things just because others expect you to? I found many ____in my Life Coaching lessons. The biggest one some students are having is that they are living a life someone else has ____for them.

Why on earth would someone live a life that someone else wants for him? Usually, the main ___is his parents. When we’re growing up we must do what our parents want us to do. We really don’t have our own ____. The problem is that most parents are overly ____that they know what’s best for their children. Many parents ____their children to make certain educational ____. Some parents won’t ____their children’s college, unless the children learn ____what the parents decide.

Parents aren’t the only ones ____their ideas on my students. I have some students who are doing jobs they really ____, but their friends or relatives would not support them if they apply for a _____job they’d like better.

Are you allowing others to decide what life you are living now? If so, it is a ____.

Even if you are about to ____for college and you find that the only way your parents will pay school fees for you is that you choose Business, but you want to ____Art… And at this moment I don’t ___that you choose the major you have no ____. Follow your heart.

Remember, ____choose your major or job that you don’t like just because of others’ ideas. If you choose what you like, you will be a(n) ____ person and will positively influence others. Live the life you want from now on____you will get happiness.

1.A. students B. problems C. examples D. results

2.A. designed B. trained C. introduced D. expressed

3.A. rule B. reason C. news D. information

4.A. excuses B. complaints C. wishes D. choices

5.A. excited B. worried C. confident D. careful

6.A. expect B. allow C. agree D. teach

7.A. challenges B. practices C. experiences D. achievements

8.A. turn to B. learn about C. pay for D. drop in

9.A. regularly B. nearly C. gradually D. exactly

10.A. offering B. placing C. depending D. trying

11.A. hate B. enjoy C. appreciate D. accept

12.A. familiar B. similar C. different D. terrible

13.A. mistake B. chance C. decision D. character

14.A. send B. look C. head D. wait

15.A. refuse B. learn C. change D. copy

16.A. remember B. trouble C. mind D. suggest

17.A. interest B. explanation C. advantage D. preparation

18.A. sometimes B. never C. often D. still

19.A. beautiful B. clever C. happy D. honest

20.A. but B. and C. or D. although

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

What do you usually do to comfort your friends when they are sad? You probably pat them on the shoulder, or give them a warm hug.

We used to think that knowing when and how to comfort others was an ability that only humans have. But scientists have discovered that apes (猩猩) have this ability too.

Two researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, US, went to an Ape Protection Centre in Congo to study bonobos (倭黑猩猩), which are closely related to humans.

The researchers analyzed the bonobos’ reactions (反应) after more than 370 cases of stressful situations, such as fights and losing temper, and found that some bonobos rushed to hug those that were screaming after being attacked, just like humans would have done.

However, researchers found that not all bonobos were able to comfort others. In the protection center, many bonobos are orphans whose mothers were killed by hunters. They were found to be more worried in times of tension and have greater difficulty controlling their own emotions, making them worse at reaching out to help friends in need.

“Orphans, who have not had the benefit of a mother helping them handling their emotions, are much worse at comforting others,” Professor Frans de Waal told The Telegraph. “Bonobos with moms were able to curb their negative emotional reactions more quickly. Therefore, they pay more attention to others.”

This pattern mirrors the way that human children have been found to react. Those who are good at handling their own emotions—for example, those who can calm themselves down more quickly after upsetting experiences—are usually better at expressing their concerns for others.

1.The 5th paragraph is mainly developed by________．

A. making comparisons　　 B. following time order

C. giving examples　　 D. presenting causes and effects

2.The underlined word “curb” in the 6th paragraph probably means“________”．

A. express　　 B. watch

C. hide　　 D. control

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Orphan bonobos never give a hand to friends.

B. There were 370 bonobos in the research.

C. Moms play an important role in dealing with kids’ emotions.

D. Only human beings have the ability to comfort others.

4.What’s the main purpose of this passage?

A. To provide better protection for Apes.

B. To inform readers of a new study.

C. To uncover the mystery of Apes.

D. To compare human behaviors with Apes’.

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

You are the collector in the gallery of your life. You collect. You might not mean to but you do. One out of three people collects tangible（有形的）things such as cats, photos and noisy toys.

These are among some 40 collections that are being shown at “The Museum Of”—the first of several new museums which, over the next two years, will exhibit the objects accumulated （积累） by unknown collectors. In doing so, they will promote（推动） a popular culture of museums, not what museums normally represent （代表）.

Some of the collections are fairly common—records, model houses. Others are strangely beautiful—branches that have fallen from tree, for example. But they all reveal （显露）a lot of things: ask someone what they collect and their answers will tell you who they are.

Others on the way include “The museum of Collectors” and “The Museum of Me.” These new ones, it is hoped, will build on the success of “The Museum Of.” The thinkers behind the project want to explore why people collect, and what it means to do so. They hope that visitors who may not have considered themselves collectors will begin to see they, too, collect.

Some collectors say they started or stopped making collections at important points: the beginning or end of adolescence ( 青春期 )—“it’s a growing-up thing; you stop when you grow up,” says one. Other painful times are mentioned, such as the end of a relationship.

1.How will the new museums promote a popular culture of museums?

A. By collecting more tangible things.

B. By showing what ordinary people have collected.

C. By correcting what museums normally represent.

D. By accumulating 40 collections two years from now.

2.What can be learned about collectors from their collections?

A. Who they are.

B. How old they are.

C. Where they were born.

D. Why they might not mean to collect.

3.Which of the following is an aim of the new museums?

A. To help people sell their collections.

B. To encourage more people to collect.

C. To study the importance of collecting.

D. To find out why people visit museums.

4.According to the last paragraph, people may stop collecting when they _______.

A. become adults

B. feel happy with life

C. are ready for a relationship

D. are in their childhood

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

You are the collector in the gallery of your life. You collect. You might not mean to but you do. One out of three people collects tangible things such as cats, photos and noisy toys.

These are among some 40 collections that are being shown at “The Museum Of”—the first of several new museums which, over the next two years, will exhibit the objects accumulated（积累）by unknown collectors. In doing so, they will promote（推动）a popular culture of museums, not what museums normally represent(代表).

Some of the collections are fairly common—records, model houses. Others are strangely beautiful—branches that have fallen from tree, for example. But they all reveal （显露）a lot of things: ask someone what they collect and their answers will tell you who they are.

Others on the way include “The museum of Collectors” and “The Museum of Me.” These new ones, it is hoped, will build on the success of “The Museum Of.” The thinkers behind the project want to explore why people collect, and what it means to do so. They hope that visitors who may not have considered themselves collectors will begin to see they, too, collect.

Some collectors say they started or stopped making collections at important points: the beginning or end of adolescence ( 青春期 )—“it’s a growing-up thing; you stop when you grow up,” says one. Other painful times are mentioned, such as the end of a relationship.

1.How will the new museums promote a popular culture of museums?

A. By collecting more tangible things.

B. By correcting what museums normally represent.

C. By showing what ordinary people have collected.

D. By accumulating 40 collections two years from now.

2.What can be learned about collectors from their collections?

A. Who they are.

B. How old they are.

C. Where they were born.

D. Why they might not mean to collect.

3. Which of the following is an aim of the new museums?

A. To help people sell their collections.

B. To encourage more people to collect.

C. To study the importance of collecting.

D. To find out why people visit museums.

4.According to the last paragraph, people may stop collecting when they _______.

A.are in their childhood　　　　　　　　 B. feel happy with life

C. are ready for a relationship　　　　 D. become adults

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

You are the collector in the gallery of your life. You collect. You might not mean to but you do. One out of three people collects tangible things such as cats, photos and noisy toys.

These are among some 40 collections that are being shown at “The Museum Of”—the first of several new museums which, over the next two years, will exhibit the objects accumulated（积累）by unknown collectors. In doing so, they will promote（推动）a popular culture of museums, not what museums normally represent(代表).

Some of the collections are fairly common—records, model houses. Others are strangely beautiful—branches that have fallen from tree, for example. But they all reveal （显露）a lot of things: ask someone what they collect and their answers will tell you who they are.

Others on the way include “The museum of Collectors” and “The Museum of Me.” These new ones, it is hoped, will build on the success of “The Museum Of.” The thinkers behind the project want to explore why people collect, and what it means to do so. They hope that visitors who may not have considered themselves collectors will begin to see they, too, collect.

Some collectors say they started or stopped making collections at important points: the beginning or end of adolescence ( 青春期 )—“it’s a growing-up thing; you stop when you grow up,” says one. Other painful times are mentioned, such as the end of a relationship.

1.How will the new museums promote a popular culture of museums?

A. By collecting more tangible things.

B. By correcting what museums normally represent.

C. By showing what ordinary people have collected.

D. By accumulating 40 collections two years from now.

2.What can be learned about collectors from their collections?

A. Who they are.

B. How old they are.

C. Where they were born.

D. Why they might not mean to collect.

3. Which of the following is an aim of the new museums?

A. To help people sell their collections.

B. To encourage more people to collect.

C. To study the importance of collecting.

D. To find out why people visit museums.

4.According to the last paragraph, people may stop collecting when they _______.

A.are in their childhood

B. feel happy with life

C. are ready for a relationship

D. become adults

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you jump out of bed early, wide awake and ready to start your day？If so, you would be called an “early bird”. Perhaps, you hate the sound of your alarm clock each morning and have little energy until afternoon. If so, you're probably a “night owl”．

Most people can be divided into such two groups, but what makes us this way？And is one better than the other？There are different opinions.

Usually, early risers have been praised as hard-working while those who prefer to get up late are considered lazy. Most people believe the early bird catches the worm.

Yet some scientists now believe “night owls” can really focus(集中) longer and produce more than early risers.

Research has found that the early bird does not always get the worm. In a Belgian study, both “morning people” and “evening people” were watched during their normal asleep and awake routines(常规)．After 10 hours of being awake, the “evening people” became more alert(思维敏捷的). However, the “morning people” became sleepy and less focused. Researchers believe the reason for this difference is that night owls receive a last-minute increase from their brains. This added energy allows them to stay alert for longer periods of time.

Environment, lifestyle, activities and childhood routines all may have an effect on sleeping habits, yet genetics(遗传学)may play the biggest role.

It is possible to change your sleeping habits through regular bedtimes, early exercise and by avoiding midnight snacks. But if you're happy rising early or staying up late, you're probably doing what works best for your own personal body clock.

1.The author introduces the subject by ________.

A.telling an interesting story

B.giving different opinions

C.showing research results

D.asking a question

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 really mean?

A.Those who get up early achieve their goals.

B.Early to bed, early to rise is good for health.

C.“Night owls” can focus longer than “early birds”.

D.“Early birds” are as hard-working as “night owls”.

3.What did the researchers find in a Belgian study?

A.Late risers become sleepier than early risers.

B.Early risers become as focused as later risers.

C.Late risers can think quickly after being awaken for 10 hours.

D.Early risers can think clearly after being awake for 10 hours.

4.What opinion does the author finally agree to?

A.People should get up early.

B.Whatever time suits you, it’s OK.

C.Staying up late is good for health.

D.It’s impossible to change one’s sleeping habit.

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Do you jump out of bed early, wide awake and ready to start your day？If so, you would be called an “early bird”. Perhaps, you hate the sound of your alarm clock（闹钟） each morning and have little energy until afternoon. If so, you're probably a “night owl”．

Most people can be divided into such two groups, but what makes us this way？And is one better than the other？There are different opinions.

Usually, early risers have been praised as hard-working while those who prefer to get up late are considered lazy. Most people believe the early bird catches the worm.

Yet some scientists now believe “night owls” can really focus(集中) longer and produce more than early risers.

Research has found that the early bird does not always get the worm. In a Belgian study, both “morning people” and “evening people” were watched during their normal asleep and awake routines(常规)．After 10 hours of being awake, the “evening people” became more alert(思维敏捷的). However, the “morning people” became sleepy and less focused. Researchers believe the reason for this difference is that night owls receive a last-minute increase from their brains. This added energy allows them to stay alert for longer periods of time.

Environment, lifestyle, activities and childhood routines all may have an effect on sleeping habits, yet genetics(遗传学)may play the biggest role.

It is possible to change your sleeping habits through regular bedtimes, early exercise and by avoiding midnight snacks. But if you're happy rising early or staying up late, you're probably doing what works best for your own personal body clock.

1.The author introduces the subject by ________.

A. telling an interesting story

B. giving different opinions

C. showing research results

D. asking a question

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 really mean?

A. Those who get up early achieve their goals.

B. Early to bed, early to rise is good for health.

C. “Night owls” can focus longer than “early birds”.

D. “Early birds” are as hard-working as “night owls”.

3.What did the researchers find in a Belgian study?

A. Late risers become sleepier than early risers.

B. Early risers become as focused as later risers.

C. Late risers can think quickly after being awaken for 10 hours.

D. Early risers can think clearly after being awake for 10 hours.

4.What opinion does the author finally agree to?

A. People should get up early.

B. Whatever time suits you, it’s OK.

C. Staying up late is good for health.

D. It’s impossible to change one’s sleeping habit.

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析