Now Yiwu Commodity City is famous ______ the ...

Now Yiwu Commodity City is famous ______ the world _____ its varieties of goods and low prices with high quality.

A. in;as            B. throughout; for      C. for; as          D. through; for

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True happiness is such a rare commodity(有价值之物)that the whole of the world is continuously seeking it and failing to find it. Why is happiness such an elusive(难捉摸的) thing? Is it that it cannot simply be achieved? Or is it that it is not where all of us have been looking for it?

What is it that we consider happiness? This is how I see it: Happiness is what you feel when what you want to happen happens. And the then we can conclude that unhappiness is what we feel when what we want to happen does not happen.

The main keyword in definition is "want". The whole trouble starts when we want something. Every moment of our lives we keep on wanting something or the other. Only a small percentage of all our wishes is fulfilled in spite of all our endeavors(努力). The frustration of failing to fulfill most of our wishes sets in. We start feeling weighed down. Desire is a seed which grows fruits of unhappiness. Actually the trouble is that we demand too much. The only solution to this problem is to break out of this cycle of desires and struggles.

Actually, happiness and unhappiness are two sides of the same coin. The desire for happiness is like asking only for the light and not for darkness. But there is not much difference between light and darkness. It is matter of degree only.

If we think deeper, we will realize that it is this pain of failure, pain of frustrated desires which is of greater significance to us. It is actually like good health. One can only define health as an absence of diseases. In order to have good health we strive to avoid diseases. You cannot purchase or achieve good health directly. You have to take steps which keep your body free of diseases. Then only the organs of body keep functioning properly and you experience good health. Similarly, when one destroys the root cause of unhappiness, the problems are over. And the root cause of all our unhappiness is DESIRE.

1.According to the author, happiness means that_______

A. you have much money　　 B. you can experience everything

C. you’re living healthily　　 D. your wishes come true

2.Which of the following can best replace the underlined words “weighed down” in Paragraph 3?

A. Crazy　　 B. Worried

C. Interested　　 D. Serious

3.By discussing how people keep healthy, the author tries to_______.

A. remind people to find the direct cause of their unhappiness

B. show what people really desire

C. stress physical health and mental health are both important

D. offer ways to find the root cause of unhappiness

4.What can be concluded from the passage?

A. In fact, it takes people much to feel happy

B. No people are willing to limit their desires

C. While seeking happiness, you have to accept unhappiness

D. To have good health, people should try to feel happy

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Many of the world's famous cities are known by some special names. Paris is known as the "City of Light". Hong Kong is the "Wall Street of Asia". One small city in Pennsylvania may be the sweetest place on Earth. That is town of Hershey, which is known as the "Chocolate Town". It is named after Milton Hershey, the founder of the largest chocolate factory in the world.

Milton Hershey built his first candy factory in the early 1900s. At the time, Hershey was developing a technique for milk chocolate. Eventually he succeeded. Hershey was also the first to produce individually wrapped chocolate bars. His factory grew and produced more and more types of chocolate. To this day, Hershey's chocolate factory is the largest in the world. Hershey used his success to give back to the community. He built a town around the factory for his employees. He gave streets fun names like Chocolate Avenue. He built schools, parks and shops. This generous man gave millions of dollars to charity. He built an amusement park with rides, trains for children and a swimming pool. Over the years, the town grew. People from near and far came to visit this special town, whose beauty and fame continue to attract lots of tourists. Every year close to three million tourists visit the Chocolate Town.

Today visitors to the city can enjoy a variety of attractions and activities. The Hershey chocolate factory offers tours. Visitors can learn all about chocolate and how it is made. A gift shop sells all kinds of chocolate and toys made to look like chocolate. Even if you don't buy a souvenir, there is one thing that is impossible to forget: the wonderful aroma of fresh chocolate everywhere. In this special place even the streetlights are shaped like chocolate.

Another attraction is the Hershey Hotel. It has an unusual mineral spring where guests can enjoy a variety of special treatments. The treatments all have one thing in common: chocolate.

1.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Milton Hershey　　　　　　　 B. The Chocolate Town

C. World's Famous Cities　　 D. Pennsylvania Chocolates

2.What was Milton Hershey developing when he built his first factory?

A. Public structure.

B. An amusement park.

C. A technique for milk chocolate.

D. Attractions for the community.

3.The underlined word "aroma" in Paragraph 3 probably means "_________".

A. attraction　　 B. fame　　 C. type　　　　 　 D. smell

4.What can we know about Milton Hershey?

A. He disliked cooking.

B. He wanted to be famous.

C. He cared about his employees.

D. He didn't pay his employees very well.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many of the world's famous cities are known by some special names. Paris is known as the "City of Light". Hong Kong is the "Wall Street of Asia". One small city in Pennsylvania may be the sweetest place on Earth. That is town of Hershey, which is known as the "Chocolate Town". It is named after Milton Hershey, the founder of the largest chocolate factory in the world.

Milton Hershey built his first candy factory in the early 1900s. At the time, Hershey was developing a technique for milk chocolate. Eventually he succeeded. Hershey was also the first to produce individually wrapped chocolate bars. His factory grew and produced more and more types of chocolate. To this day, Hershey's chocolate factory is the largest in the world. Hershey used his success to give back to the community. He built a town around the factory for his employees. He gave streets fun names like Chocolate Avenue. He built schools, parks and shops. This generous man gave millions of dollars to charity. He built an amusement park with rides, trains for children and a swimming pool. Over the years, the town grew. People from near and far came to visit this special town, whose beauty and fame continue to attract lots of tourists. Every year close to three million tourists visit the Chocolate Town.

Today visitors to the city can enjoy a variety of attractions and activities. The Hershey chocolate factory offers tours. Visitors can learn all about chocolate and how it is made. A gift shop sells all kinds of chocolate and toys made to look like chocolate. Even if you don't buy a souvenir, there is one thing that is impossible to forget: the wonderful aroma of fresh chocolate everywhere. In this special place even the streetlights are shaped like chocolate.

Another attraction is the Hershey Hotel. It has an unusual mineral spring where guests can enjoy a variety of special treatments. The treatments all have one thing in common: chocolate.

1.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Milton Hershey

B. World's Famous Cities

C. The Chocolate Town

D. Pennsylvania Chocolates

2.What was Milton Hershey developing when he built his first factory?

A. Public structure.

B. An amusement park.

C. Attractions for the community.

D. A technique for milk chocolate.

3.The underlined word "aroma" in Paragraph 3 probably means "_________".

A. smell　　　　　　　　 B. attraction

C. type　　　　　　　　 D. fame

4.What can we know about Milton Hershey?

A. He disliked to cook.

B. He cared about his employees.

C. He wanted to be famous.

D. He didn't pay his employees very well.

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous portrait in the world, but now some suspect that the woman with the mysterious smile may not be a woman after all. They are suggesting that the Mona Lisa may be a self-portrait, da Vinci in drag (女装).

Italy’s National Committee for Cultural Heritage (INCCH) is carrying out the research. They think the artist, who died in 1519, was buried at a French castle and they plan to dig up his body. Using CSI-style technology, they want to rebuild da Vinci’s face. Jason Rosenfeld, a member of INCCH, says, “ It shows the reason why we preserved Einstein’s brain or King Tut’s mummy (木乃伊), which throws light on the problem we are working on.”

“Now we want to get the body of Leonardo. We want to see what he died of, we want to see his DNA, we want to see the size of his head, and what his facial feature were like, so we can know whether this was a self-portrait.”

The Mona Lisa was painted around 500 years ago. Beyond that, we know almost nothing about the painting that is now on display at the Louvre in Paris.

But will the exhumation (发掘) discover the truth behind the Mona Lisa? Not likely, according to Rosenfeld. “If the French government really wants to help find out what this is about, what they should do is allow us to clean the Mona Lisa. We will learn much more from it and understand it better if we are allowed to clean the painting than by digging up a body.”

1.What can be learnt from the text?

A. The French government will be in charge of digging up da Vinci’s body.

B. The INCCH will learn more if allowed to clean the Mona Lisa painting.

C. The exhumation will help uncover the truth behind the Mona Lisa.

D. The French government wants to help find out the truth.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the Mona Lisa?

A. It is now preserved in France.

B. It is a self-portrait of da Vinci in drag.

C. It has the same long history as King Tut’s mummy.

D. It was painted in 1519.

3.What’s the question that the INCCH is researching on?

A. What da Vinci died of.

B. Whether da Vinci liked dressing in drag.

C. Whether the Mona Lisa was painted by da Vinci.

D. Whether the Mona Lisa is da Vinci’s self-portrait.

4.What the underlined phrase, “ throws light on”, in the second paragraph mean?

A. Pays attention to.

B. Makes people feel confident.

C. Makes it possible for people to know.

D. Draws people’s attention.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The city of Yiwu is ______ unique attraction to tourists and businessmen at _____ home and abroad as there are various kinds of specialized markets in it.

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

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The Abbey Road pedestrian crossing in Northern London is one of the world's most famous 1. it is on the cover of Beatles album. Now, the British government 2.(put) it on the list of national heritage sites.

3. (normal), only buildings and other architectural sites get the award. It is the first time 4. a section of street became part of 5. (Britain) National Heritage. The crossing is near the Abbey Road studios 6.the Beatles made most of their records. Today it can 7.(see) around the world on a special webcam(网络摄像头). The studio building 8.(it)became listed by British Heritage last February. The photographer of the picture said he only had 10 minutes 9.(take) it. It became one of the most famous album covers of all times. The Abbey Road　 album was 10.last one the Beatles completed before they broke up.

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The city-state of Dubai that is home to the world’s tallest building is fast improving its reputation as the city of the future. On May 22, Dubai officials added to their list of futuristic accomplishments with the introduction of the world’s first robot police officer.

Nicknamed Robocop after the 1987 action movie,the 1.7-meter tall humanoid (类人的) robot was introduced at the 4th annual Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference. First introduced in 2011 as REEM by Barcelona-based PAL Robotics, the robot was built to entertain guests at conferences and serve as an information booth at public places. However, the forward-thinking officials of the Dubai police force saw another potential application and partnered with the Spanish company to build a version that would help improve public safety.

Locals and visitors can get help from Lieutenant Robocop which is currently on duty at the Dubai Mall, using the touchscreen on its chest. Armed with technology from Google and IBM’s supercomputer Watson,the “policeman” can provide visitors with directions and other information regarding the mall in one of six languages, including Arabic and English and also accept payment for any fines, like parking tickets. It can also detect criminals with an 80 percent accuracy from 100-feet away and send the information real-time to command center through its camera eyes. While Robocop cannot physically protect people in trouble, an SOS button on its touchscreen can connect them to a human member of the Dubai police force instantly. When not assisting people or seeking out lawbreakers, Robocop brings smiles to people’s faces by posing for selfies or showering them with compliments.

Once the robot officer has been thoroughly tested, the Smart Services Department at Dubai Police plans to “hire” more Robocops to patrol (巡逻) other public areas and also act as receptionists at police stations.

1.Where does Robocop get its name?

A. From a movie. B. At a conference.

C. From a building. D. From Dubai officials.

2.What was the original purpose of Robocop?

A. To be officials’ partner.

B. To help guests in a company.

C. To serve in Dubai police stations.

D. To offer entertainment and information.

3.How can people communicate with Robocop?

A. By touching its screen. B. By paying some money.

C. By asking the mall for permission. D. By getting directions from a policeman.

4.How does Robocop react to lawbreaking?

A. It fines the lawbreakers.

B. It physically protects the victim.

C. It reports the situation to a policeman.

D. It sends an SOS message to the company.

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, is famous for its festivals. There are twelve festivals around the year, half of 1. are celebrated during the months of July and August. Here are two famous festivals 2. (hold) each year during the summer in Edinburgh — the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The first Edinburgh International Festival 3. (plan) during World War II for artists to find hope and communicate with each other. 4. (late), actors, musicians, dancers and singers from all over the world came over to give 5. (perform). The Edinburgh International Festival developed so fast that it soon earned its reputation 6. one of the world’s greatest celebrations of the art. Anyone can perform in the festival 7. many artists take part in it. During the festival, you can go to the Royal Mile 8. (watch) shows for free.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is the largest book festival in the world. The festival 9. (take) place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens in the centre of Edinburgh. There are over 700 events for people who love books. Many kids find the festival 10. (attract) because they can listen to stories and watch artists draw pictures of the stories

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The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney's best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a " sailing roof" was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师),Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized (定稿) and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.

The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The building's roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.

The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.

1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _______.

2.Building the Sydney Opera House lasted__________.

3._______ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析