Is it wrong to use someone else’s wireless (Wi-Fi) connection? Just recently, a man was arrested for doing just that. At that time, he was sitting in the street with a laptop(便携式电脑) and using an unsecured(无安全保护措施) wireless connection to surf the Net. What do you think about this topic? Listen to the following different views on it.
For a start, if someone is using your Internet service or downloading, this will affect your speed of access or download limit. Also, it’s bad for Internet service providers. They will suffer in the long run because fewer people will pay for an Internet service if they know they can get it for free. And finally, just imagine this: what if the person who is stealing your Internet connection is involved in an illegal activity? I think the police are totally right to arrest these criminals.
— by Sandra Wilkins
Basically, if the person who paid for the service still has everything they paid for, what’s the problem? It’s just like using the light from streetlamps to read your book, or watching someone else’s firework display. It’s not stealing.
Also, if you leave your wireless connection unsecured, then it is your own fault(过错) if someone else uses it. Just as you wouldn’t leave your front door unlocked, or your car door open, neither should you leave your wireless connection open. By leaving your wireless connection open, you are inviting people to use it. Securing your wireless connection is as easy as clicking a few settings on your router(路由器). And finally, haven’t the police got more important crimes to solve? They’re always saying how they haven’t got the manpower to solve real issues. But this is just ridiculous(荒谬的).
— by James Hoarley
1. Why was the man mentioned in the first paragraph arrested?
A.For stealing someone’s laptop.
B.For surfing the Net in the street.
C.For destroying others’ wireless connection.
D.For using an Internet service without permission.
2. What does Sandra Wilkins think of people using others’ Internet service?
A.He thinks it is unacceptable.
B.He thinks it is necessary sometimes.
C.He thinks it requires good computer skills.
D.He thinks it is good for Internet service providers.
3. In James Hoarley’s opinion, ______.
A.Internet service should be improved.
B.it is hard to secure one’s wireless connection.
C.using others’ Internet service is not stealing at all.
D.people should leave their wireless connection open.
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Wireless connection B.Wireless worries
C.Internet service D.Internet users
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Is it wrong to use someone else’s wireless (Wi-Fi) connection? Just recently, a man was arrested for doing just that. At that time, he was sitting in the street with a laptop(便携式电脑) and using an unsecured(无安全保护措施) wireless connection to surf the Net. What do you think about this topic? Listen to the following different views on it.
For a start, if someone is using your Internet service or downloading, this will affect your speed of access or download limit. Also, it’s bad for Internet service providers. They will suffer in the long run because fewer people will pay for an Internet service if they know they can get it for free. And finally, just imagine this: what if the person who is stealing your Internet connection is involved in an illegal activity? I think the police are totally right to arrest these criminals.
— by Sandra Wilkins
Basically, if the person who paid for the service still has everything they paid for, what’s the problem? It’s just like using the light from streetlamps to read your book, or watching someone else’s firework display. It’s not stealing.
Also, if you leave your wireless connection unsecured, then it is your own fault(过错) if someone else uses it. Just as you wouldn’t leave your front door unlocked, or your car door open, neither should you leave your wireless connection open. By leaving your wireless connection open, you are inviting people to use it. Securing your wireless connection is as easy as clicking a few settings on your router(路由器). And finally, haven’t the police got more important crimes to solve? They’re always saying how they haven’t got the manpower to solve real issues. But this is just ridiculous(荒谬的).
— by James Hoarley
1. Why was the man mentioned in the first paragraph arrested?
A.For stealing someone’s laptop.
B.For surfing the Net in the street.
C.For destroying others’ wireless connection.
D.For using an Internet service without permission.
2. What does Sandra Wilkins think of people using others’ Internet service?
A.He thinks it is unacceptable.
B.He thinks it is necessary sometimes.
C.He thinks it requires good computer skills.
D.He thinks it is good for Internet service providers.
3. In James Hoarley’s opinion, ______.
A.Internet service should be improved.
B.it is hard to secure one’s wireless connection.
C.using others’ Internet service is not stealing at all.
D.people should leave their wireless connection open.
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Wireless connection B.Wireless worries
C.Internet service D.Internet users
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It is nice to do something for someone else out of the blue and not to expect anything ______.
A. in relief B. in return C. in turn D. in need
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Since Jerry is absent today, let’s get someone else to ____ the work where it was left off yesterday.
A.take in B.take down C.take up D.take off
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
According to researchers, money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else. Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly bring you happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found.
Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably (适度地) happier when they spent money on others--even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.
“We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn,” said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia.
They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity.
“Regardless of how much income each person made, those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not,” Dunn said in a statement.
Dunn’s team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and after they received an annual profit-sharing bonus of between $3,000 and $8,000.
“Employees who devoted more of their bonus to pro-social (有益社会的) spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself,” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science.
They gave their volunteers $5 or $20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.
“These findings suggest that very minor alterations in spending allocations (分配) --as little as $5--may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day,” Dunn said.
1.According to the passage, ________.
A. the more money you spend on others, the happier you are
B. spending money on others can bring you happiness
C. Elizabeth Dunn is a psychologist from Harvest Business School
D. six hundred volunteers took part in the experiment
2.The 16 employees mentioned in the passage _________.
A. were given clear instructions on how to spend the bonus
B. had more happiness than the size of the bonus itself
C. experienced greater happiness after receiving their bonus
D. felt happier after they contributed much of the bonus to charities
3.Dunn’s statement suggested that ________.
A. those who spent money on others felt happier no matter how much they earned
B. those who spent more money on themselves felt happier
C. people thought spending money could make themselves happier
D. the money spent was as important as the money earned
4.The best title of this passage is ________.
A. Experiment on Money Spending
B. Devoting Your Money to Charities
C. Spending Money on Others Makes One Happier
D. Bonus and Pro-social Spending
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Volunteering means working for free to help someone else.Mrs.Obama says volunteering is very important. "It should be part of everyone's life,"she says.
Many teens agree.They say that helping others feels great and makes a difference.These days,more teens volunteer than work for pay.Teens clean up parks,walk dogs at animal shelters,visit the elderly,and more.
Some cities—including Seattle,Chicago,and Washington,D.C.—require high school students to volunteer. Students must volunteer in order to graduate.The student volunteers learn new skills and help their communities(社区).
Many parents subscribe to the idea—they say volunteering helps teens build job skills.But most teens don't want to be forced to volunteer.They say they are busy.And they say volunteering is only fun if it's a choice.
Read both sides of the debate and decide.
Yes
●Volunteering can help teens get into college or get a job.
●Many cities and towns need help.Volunteers can help keep important programs going.
●Not all teens will volunteer if it isn't required.Schools should require students to do all they can to get ready for adult life.
No
●Most teens are already very busy with classes,homework,jobs,and sports.Forcing them to do more isn't fair.
●It should be up to each person.Helping out doesn't feel as good if you have to do it.
●Finding a volunteer job isn't always easy.Students shouldn't be kept from graduating because of something they can't control.
1.It is known from the text that in Washington, D.C.______.
A. high school students won't graduate if they don't volunteer
B. every one would like to volunteer
C. finding a volunteer job is not difficult
D. volunteering is a must for college school students
2.What does the underlined phrase "subscribe to" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Correct. B. Like.
C. Devote. D. Revise.
3.What does the No side think of volunteer jobs?
A. They are not as important as students' homework.
B. They won't help teens prepare for their adult life.
C. Students shouldn't be stopped from graduation because of them.
D. They waste students' precious(宝贵的)time.
4.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Whether volunteering is good for students.
B. Who are best to do volunteer jobs.
C. What kind of volunteer jobs students should do.
D. Whether students should be required to volunteer.
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You might think people all over the United States have Wi-Fi----wireless Internet service---and mobile phones. But there is no such service in Green Bank, West Virginia, a tiny town four hours from the U. S. capital, Washington D. C. Fewer than 150 people live in Green Bank, which has two churches, an elementary school and a public library. It is also home to the largest radio telescope in the world.
There is a ban(禁令)on Wi-Fi in Green Bank, along with anything else that can create electromagnetic(电磁的)waves. Officials say the waves could disturb the signals(信号)the telescope receives.
For many Americans, a visit to Green Bank is a little like returning to the 1950s. To get there, you must read road signs---because there is no GPS service in the town. People can connect with the Internet through telephones, but wireless service is not allowed.
The observatory(天文台)is one of the largest employers in the area. The federal National Science Foundation (NSF)spends about $8.2 million a year to operate the observatory, telescope and educational center.
Jonah Bauserman is a technician. If he supposes there is a signal that is not allowed in the zone, he drives to the house where the signal is coming from and checks it. but once a week, when the device is cleaned, come banned devices are allowed near it.
People in the town respect the work of the scientists. And they say they are happy to live without Wi-Fi and mobile phones. “You know, instead of sitting here on our phones and other devices we’re out fishing and hunting and going to each other’s houses.” Everyone knows each other and communication is almost always face-to-face.
1.What will you are see when you pay a visit to Green Bank?
A. GPS service B. Radio-controlled toys
C. Cell phone towers D. Guide posts
2.What is Jonah Bauserman’s duty in his work?
A. Following signals from cell phones
B. Cleaning the telescope once a week
C. Listening for signals from outer space
D. Protecting the telescope from being affected
3.What has the telescope brought to the local people?
A. Great wealth B. A healthier lifestyle
C. Many job chances D. Much difficulty in life
4.What may be the best title for this text?
A. An American Town Without Wi-Fi and Mobile Phones
B. Good Relationships Between people in an American Town
C. The Largest Radio Telescope in the World
D. A Better Life Without Wireless Devices
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You might think people all over the United States have Wi-Fi----wireless Internet service---and mobile phones. But there is no such service in Green Bank, West Virginia, a tiny town four hours from the U.S. capital, Washington D.C. Fewer than 150 people live in Green Bank, which has two churches, an elementary school and a public library. It is also home to the largest radio telescope in the world.
There is a ban on Wi-Fi in Green Bank, along with anything else that can create electromagnetic(电磁的)waves. Officials say the waves could disturb the signals the telescope receives.
For many Americans, a visit to Green Bank is a little like returning to the 1950s. To get there, you must read road signs---because there is no GPS service in the town. People can connect with the Internet through telephones, but wireless service is not allowed.
The observatory(天文台)is one of the largest employers in the area. The federal National Science Foundation(NSF) spends about $8.2 million a year to operate the observatory, telescope and educational center.
Jonah Bauserman is a technician. If he supposes there is signal that is not allowed in the zone, he drives to the house where the signal is coming from and checks it. But once a week, when the device is cleaned, some banned devices are allowed near it.
People in the town respect the work of the scientists. And they say they are happy to live without Wi-Fi and mobile phones. “You know, instead of sitting here on our phones and other devices we’re out fishing and hunting and going to each other’s houses.” Everyone knows each other and communication is almost always face-to-face.
1.What will you see when you pay a visit to Green Bank?
A. GPS service B. road signs
C. cell phone towers D. radio-controlled toys
2.What is Jonah Bauserman’s duty in his work?
A. Following signals from cell phones. B. Cleaning the telescope once a week.
C. Listening for signals from outer space. D. Protecting the telescope from being affected.
3.The telescope has brought to the local people.
A. a healthier lifestyle B. many job chances
C. great wealth D. much difficulty in life
4.What may be the best title for this text?
A. The Largest Radio Telescope in the World
B. Good Relationships Between People in an American Town
C. An American Town Without Wi-Fi and Mobile Phones
D. An American town without Internet
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
—David,could I use your car?
—Sorry,there is something wrong with it.I will have it________this afternoon.
A.repair B.to repair
C.repairing D.repaired
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
--- What else do you want to know about the cell phone?
--- _______ it can be used as a digital camera. You know, I’m into photography.
A. Whether B. What C. That D. How
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My wife and I used to feel that it was impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name we didn’t know. How wrong we were! Years of Sunday-morning bus trips through the city with the same group of “nameless” people have changed our thinking.
Before the bus takes off, we all join in a conversation: where’s the silent woman who sits up front and never responds to our cheery greetings? Here she comes. Her worn clothing suggests she doesn’t have much money to spare, but she always takes an extra cup of coffee for the driver.
We get smiles from a Mexican couple as they get on the bus hand in hand. When they get off, they’re still holding hands. The woman was pregnant late last year, and one day her change of shape confirmed that she’d delivered the child. We even felt a little pride at the thought of our extended family.
For many months, our only sadness lay in our inability to establish the same friendship with the silent woman at the front of the bus. Then, one evening, we went to a fish restaurant. We were shown to a table alongside someone sitting alone. It was the woman from the bus.
We greeted her with friendly familiarity we’d shown all year, but this time her face softened, then a shy smile. When she spoke, the words escaped awkwardly from her lips. All at once we realized why she hadn’t spoken to us before. Talking was hard for her.
Over dinner; we learned the stay of a single mother with a disabled son who was receiving special care away from home. She missed him desperately, she explained.
“I love him… and he loves me, even though he doesn’t express it very well,” she murmured. “Lots of us have that problem, don’t we? We don’t say what we want to say, what we should be saying. And that’s not good enough.”
The candles flared on our tables. Our fish had never tasted better. But the atmosphere grew pleasant, and when we parted as friends—we shared names.
1.Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?
A.The Silent Woman on the Bus
B Friends of the Road
C. Going to Work by Bus
D. Different Kinds of Friendship
2.All the following statements can describe the woman except ______.
A. poor B. warm –hearted
C. cold D. silent
3.The underlined word “establish” in the fourth passage probably has the same meaning as ______.
A. keep B. set up
C. discover D. accept
4.The woman had the same problem with her son in the way that ______.
A. they both disabled people
B. they both liked bus travel
C. they both brought interest to the passengers
D. they both had some difficulty in expressing
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