According to a new study by a Chinese newspap...

According to a new study by a Chinese newspaper, many young Chinese people are forgetting how to write their traditional Chinese characters. It is quite common that most Chinese school children grow up remembering more than 3,000 Chinese characters. However, the study shows they seldom need to write them by hand and are forgetting these characters. Instead, young people today are using their mobile phones and computers to write in a system called “pinyin” on the key board. A list of characters then appears on the screen for the writer to pick out the right one. The report said 83% of the 2,072 respondents (调查对象) have problems writing characters, while 43% said they only write when they need to sign something.

The problem is that they often take up their pens and forget the characters. Chinese characters are the oldest writing system in use in the world. They date back over 3,000 years. University student Li Hanwei, 21, said, “I can remember the shape, but I can’t remember the strokes (笔划) when I need to write it. It’s a bit of a problem. ” The phenomenon is common in China as well as in Japan, where Chinese characters are also used in writing.

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1. 以约30词概括上文的主要内容；

2. 以约120个词就“Don’t forget Chinese characters” 为题，写一篇短文，内容包括如下要点：

（1）简述汉字的遗忘现象;

（2）简析遗忘汉字的原因；

（3）我们应如何防止遗忘汉字，传承中华文化。

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你可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

高一英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析

According to a new study by a French university, learning ______ second language can lead to ______ increase in your brain power.

A．a; the            B．a; an             C．the; the           D．the; an

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

According to a new study by a British university, learning __________ second language can lead to __________ increase in your brain power.

A．a; the            B．a; an             C．不填; the          D．the; an

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Leonardo da Vinci’s mother may have been a Chinese slave according to a new research by an Italian historian and novelist—Angelo Paratico, who has spent the last 20 years living and working in Hong Kong, researching the links between his homeland and China over the past half century.

Mr Paratico said the documents he has uncovered during two years of research form the basis of his latest book Leonardo Da Vinci, a Chinese scholar lost in Renaissance(文艺复兴)Italy. The book, which is due to be published next year, uncovers evidence that there’s a link between Da Vinci and the Far East.

Speaking to the South China Morning Post, Mr Paratico said, “I am sure that Leonardo’s mother was from the East, but to make her a Chinese, we need to use a deductive method(演绎法). One wealthy client of Leonardo’s father had a slave called Caterina. After Leonardo’s date of birth, she disappeared from the documents．She was no longer working there.’’

It is believed that his mother was called Caterina, who, according to some reports, was a local peasant. But Mr Paratico’s new work claims it is most likely that Da Vinci’s mother was a slave. Supporting his theory, he said, “During the Renaissance, countries like Italy and Spain were full of slaves from the East.”

He claimed that there were certain aspects of Da Vinci’s life and works which suggest a Chinese link. For instance, he was writing with his left hand from left to right and he was also a vegetarian, which was not common. Mona Lisa is probably a portrait of his mother，as Sigmund Freud said in 1910. On the back of Mona Lisa, there is a Chinese landscape and even her face looks Chinese.

Mr Paratico said he believes the only way to solve the mystery is to dig out some of Da Vinci’s relations in Florence and extract some DNA.

1.What is Mr Paratico’s latest book based on?

A. His research findings．　　 B. His living experience．

C. His final visit to Italy．　　 D. His interest in Renaissance．

2.What may suggest there is a link between Da Vinci and Chinese?

A. His working habit．　　 B. His ways of writing．

C. His birth date．　　 D. His father’s friend．

3.What can we learn about Da Vinci’s mother?

A. She was a slave of Leonardo’s father．

B. She quit working after her marriage．

C. She was buried in Florence after death．

D. She was probably the model of Mona Lisa．

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

"The Chinese Dream" is a hot topic of this year. Many Chinese young people are inspired by the Chinese Dream. Everyone has their own dreams. They give us courage and confidence to keep us going through difficulties. Here are some advice on how to realize our beautiful dreams.

Never giving up is the key to make our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time, but we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we achieve our goals. Our life is like a long journey which is not all roses. It sometimes has wind and rain. We believe rainbows will appear after storms.

Cooperation is also necessary. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with others. Besides, in our society most problems can't be solved by one person alone. Cooperation is becoming one of the most important ways for people living in the developing society.

At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because it helps us know our advantages and disadvantages as well as get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face challenges.

Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.

1.How many suggestions of making dreams come true are mentioned in this passage?

A. One.　　　　　　　　 B. Two.　　　　　　　　 C. Three.　　　　　　　　 D. Four.

2.The underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refers to

A. never giving up our dreams　　　　　　　 B. our life

C. a long journey　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. learning from failure

3.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. The Chinese Dream　　　　

B. Cooperation is Necessary

C. Examine Our Abilities　　

D. Advice on How to Realize Our Beautiful Dreams.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Chinese people are now living happier and longer than before. According to the latest study, the number of people over 60 years old is 130 million, making up 10 percent of the whole population, and increases at a rate of 3 percent per year. This marks that China has stepped into the aged society. It is the Chinese tradition to respect, love, support, and help old people, and the aging problem has received more and more attention from the society.

China has built the system to protect and serve old people’s legal (法律的) rights and interests, gradually developed social insurance, public health services and social welfare (福利) projects for old people, and also applied the minimum living standard protection (最低生活保障) system for the aged who are unable to work and receive no supports. Now, China is bringing the aging problem into the work of sustainable (持续的) development according to China’s conditions, to build and develop a social security system for old people, set up a system combined with the state, collectives (集体) and families to solve the problem of “the elderly should be provided for”. The life of China’s old people is more colorful along with the fast and sound economic development of the country.

Old people in today’s China who don’t have to consider their food and clothing hope to live more colorfully. The happy psychology (心态) of the aged makes them thirsty for knowledge. Strong and healthy old people can be seen everywhere of the country. They learn new knowledge, surf the Internet, practice handwriting and drawing, and take part in fashion shows, exercises and entertainments. Their active and sound living attitude encourages the youth around and they are in fact an important role in ensuring a stable and peaceful society.

1.The underlined part “thirsty for” (in the last paragraph) means “________”.

A. want to drink water       B. feel hungry    C. want to learn   D. want to teach

2.Which of the following is NOT the author’s idea?

A. China has entered an aged society.

B. All people in the society should care for the old.

C. Old people’s active living ways have a good effect on the young.

D. The society hasn’t done enough for old people.

3. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. How to respect old people               B. Old people’s life in China

C. Old people’s problem                            D. Old people’s wishes

4.From the passage we can know that the author is ________ about the aging problem in China.

A. disappointed         B. hopeful                C. worried           D. doubtful

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Over the past week a new TV show has _____ a heated discussion among many young Chinese on the Internet.

A．called off          B．set off            C．cut down          D．taken down

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Smiling really can make people feel happier, according to a new study. American psychologists (心理学家) looked at nearly 50 years of data testing whether facial expressions can lead people to feel the emotions related to those expressions. They found smiling made people feel happier; frowning (皱眉) made them feel angrier or sadder.

However, the effects are not so strong, and the researchers warn this should hardly be held up as a way to offset weak mental health conditions like depression. Lead researcher Nicholas Coles said: “Ordinary wisdom tells us that we can feel a little happier if we simply smile. Or that we can get ourselves in a more serious mood if we frown. But psychologists have actually disagreed about this idea for over 100 years.”

The research team says the disagreements became more pronounced in 2016, when 17 teams of researchers failed to copy a well-known experiment showing that the physical act of smiling can make people feel happier. Coles said: “Some studies have not found evidence that facial expressions can influence emotional feelings. But we can’t focus on the results of any one study. Psychologists have been testing this idea since the early 1970s, so we wanted to look at all the evidence.”

Using a data technique called meta-analysis (荟萃分析), the team collected data from 138 studies testing more than 11, 000 people from all around the world. The results of the meta-analysis suggest that facial expressions have a small influence on feelings.

Coles added: “We don’t think that people can smile their way to happiness. But these findings are exciting because they provide evidence about how the mind and the body affect each other to shape our experience of emotion. We still have a lot to learn about these effects, but this meta-analysis put us a little closer to understanding how emotions work.”

1.What did the latest study find?

A.Facial expressions could show how happy people are.

B.Acting happy and feeling happy have weak connection.

C.Researchers share the same idea in the influence of smiling.

D.Smiling is the best way to fight with mental health conditions.

2.The underlined word “offset” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by ________.

A.recognize

B.test

C.suffer from

D.make up for

3.What might be the best title for the text?

A.Smiling Really Can Make People Feel Happier

B.Meta-analysis Provides Strong Evidence for Scientists

C.Negative Feelings Will Get You in a Worse Mood

D.Secrets of Emotions Have Been Finally Unlocked

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Complete the following sentences according to the initials or Chinese.

1.The new railway was constructed to t_____ coal across Alaska to ports on the coast.

2.The professor, along with his several assistants, came up with a new theory to explain the o_____ of the universe.

3.After living in France for years, Diana eventually became a French c_____.

4.My grandma, who had been a high school teacher for more than 30 years, found it difficult to establish a new r_____ in a short time after retirement.

5.My friend Gordon lent me the money. O_____, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.

6.As a high-school teenager, you should set _____ (目标) for yourself at the beginning of each school year.

7.I’m delighted to have a(n) _____ (队友) like Gerrard as I can count on him supplying me with perfect passes.

8.Now, if you’d all please raise your glasses, I’d like to propose a(n) _____ (敬酒) to the bride and groom.

9.Mrs Tracy heard the wind _____ (呼啸) through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf.

10.Jessica is a wonderfully creative dancer but she doesn’t have the (技巧) _____ of a truly great performer.

高一英语单词拼写简单题查看答案及解析

Many young people are excited by their first weeks on a new job. For others, this early period is disappointing. Some difficulties may be caused by the individual’s lack of information and preparation. Often, unpleasant surprises result from the unreal expectations aroused during the recruiting(招聘) process. Recruiters and interviewers overstate the attractiveness of a job to gain a large number of candidates. Applicants overstate their abilities and understate their needs to improve their chances of getting the job. At the same time, they may fail to study the company to which they are applying. Thus, each side offers a mixed bag of truth-all likely to cause problems when those hired begin to work.

The problem of over expectations can exist for anyone, but it may be especially severe for those young graduates who have done particularly well in their studies and/or have graduated from famous business school. They have been used to fast, regular feedback on their performance and to the atmosphere of the university. They expect to find the same conditions on their new job. But once on the job, they think their skills and abilities unused.

An individual whose expectations are inconsistent(不一致) with the realities of a new job is not likely to develop an effective and satisfying work role in the company. Edgar Schein found that almost 75% of the interviewed graduates changed jobs at least once over a five-year period. He also found that within five years, most companies lose over half of the college graduates they hire. Schein thinks that this is caused by the difference between the graduates’ expectations and the realities of the company. Similarly, in his study of a small group of American business school graduates working in South America, Schein found that job continuation and satisfaction were related to how closely the graduates’ original expectations matched the realities of their jobs.

1.That some young people are disappointed during their first weeks on a new job may be caused by________.

A.their over excitement

B.new working conditions

C.their lack of abilities and unreal expectations

D.the individual’s lack of information and preparation

2.College graduates overstate their abilities because they want to________.

A.get the job

B.attract more companies

C.get a higher payment

D.obtain a large number of candidates

3.According to the passage, ________.

A.an individual’s expectations are inconsistent

B.over half of the college graduates lost their jobs within five years

C.more than 75% interviewed graduates changed jobs over a 5-year period

D.one man is not likely to develop an effective and satisfying work role in the company

4.After reading the passage, you may conclude that________ .

A.companies like to hire old people

B.young people like to change their jobs

C.young people are more likely to change their jobs

D.young people’s skills and abilities are not needed in companies

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析