Step into Wonderland and follow any of the ma...

Step into Wonderland and follow any of the many tracks around Kinabalu Park. Even though it is the most explored and studied place in Borneo, new discoveries of rare plants are frequently being made here.

So take a map and set off on your own or follow Park Naturalists as they take you on guided path walks and point out the various wonders. There are also visual shows advertising rare plants and animals here. If you are a first time visitor, sign up for these shows and you’ll be excited when you find yourself identifying the same plants and animals on your walks or during your climb up Mt. Kinabalu.

Mt. Kinabalu Botanical Garden is one of the biggest attractions at the Park Started in 1981. This 5-acre Garden is an excellent collection of different kinds of plant—life on the mountain, as plants from all over the Park has been replanted here. There are hotels, inns and chalets at Kinabalu Park to suit one’s budget. For more information, click www.sabahtourism.com.

TLMETABLE GUIDEUNE

PLACE / INTEREST                                                               TIME (HRS)

1 KINABALU PARK HQ：

.   Botanical Garden

.   Guided Walk

.   Slide Show    9:00 — 15:00

11:00

14:00 (and 19:30 on weekends)

2. PORING

.   Butterfly Farm

.   Tropical Garden

.   Night Walk    9:00 — 16:00

13:30

By Prior (提前）Arrangement Only

3. MESILAU

Guided Nature Walk

.   Monday to Friday

.   Saturday and Sunday

9:30, 11:00, 14:00

7:30, 10:30, 14:00

4. KUNDASANG WAR MEMORIAL

.   Daily (Monday to Sunday)

.    Memorial Services and Special Programmes         10:00-17:00

By Prior Arrangement

Note：

Adult: $ 20.      Kid under twelve: 50% off

Family including two adults and a kid under twelve: $40.

1.It can be learnt that _______.

A. Mt Kinabalu is a more explored and studied area than Borneo

B. there’re still some unknown rare plants in Kinabalu Park

C. Mt Kinabalu Botanical Garden attracts visitors due to its long history

D. visitors should follow the Park Naturalists so as not to get lost

2.The underlined word “chalets” (in Paragraph 3) most probably refers to “_______”.

A. plants   B. garages C. cottages                           D. tracks

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

A. Botanical Garden and Butterfly Farm open at the same time.

B. Guided Nature Walk is a favorite of first time visitors.

C. Slide Show is unavailable unless it is arranged in advance.

D. Visitors can have access to Night Walk anytime they wish.

4.If a couple visit the Park with their son aged 19, how much will they pay?

A. $30.      B. $40.      C. $50.                                  D. $60.

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Step into Wonderland and follow any of the many tracks around Kinabalu Park. Even though it is the most explored and studied place in Borneo, new discoveries of rare plants are frequently being made here.

So take a map and set off on your own or follow Park Naturalists as they take you on guided path walks and point out the various wonders. There are also visual shows advertising rare plants and animals here. If you are a first time visitor, sign up for these shows and you’ll be excited when you find yourself identifying the same plants and animals on your walks or during your climb up Mt. Kinabalu.

Mt. Kinabalu Botanical Garden is one of the biggest attractions at the park, which started in 1981. This 5-acre garden is an excellent collection of different kinds of plants on the mountain, as plants from all over the park have been replanted here. There are hotels, inns and chalets(牧人小屋) at Kinabalu Park to suit one’s budget. For more information, click www.sabahtourism.com.

1.What can we infer according to this text?

A. There’re still some unknown rare plants in Kinabalu Park.

B. Mt Kinabalu is a more explored and studied area than Borneo.

C. Mt Kinabalu Botanical Garden attracts visitors due to its long history.

D. Visitors should follow the Park Naturalists so as not to get lost.

2.Which of the following is a fact based on this text?

A. Guided Nature Walk is a favorite of first time visitors.

B. Botanical Garden and Butterfly Farm open at the same time.

C. Slide Show is unavailable unless it is arranged in advance.

D. Visitors can have access to Night Walk anytime they wish.

3.If a couple visit the Park with their son aged 19, how much will they pay?

A. $30.                B. $40.                C. $50.                D. $60.

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children’s books of all time, and many adults enjoys it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland. She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work.

Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice’s Adventures Under Ground  and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name Alice’s  Adventures in Wonderland . The book was an immediate success.

even mentioned in the popular l999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.

56．The passage is mainly about             .

A. Charles’ family life

B. a girl’s adventurous experiences

C. a magical world called Wonderland

D. the birth of a book and its lasting influences .

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

A. The writer published his works under his real name.

B. The character Alice originated from George’s child.

C. John contributed partly to the popularity of the book.

D. Charles offered a copy to George for advice.

58. We can learn from the passage that          .

A. Queen Victoria asked for a few of Charles' writings

B. Charles had a gift for reasoning and writing

C. Charles had all his works translated into fifty languages

D. The Matrix was based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

59. Which of the following is the right order of the passage？

a. Charles gave his story to Alice as a Christmas present.

b. Charles had a picnic with three little girls on the Thames.

c. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in 1866.

d. More parts were added to the story by Charles.

e. The book won a large number of fans.

A. c-b-a-d-e       B. c-a-b-e-d        C. b-a-d-c-e        D. b-a-c-e-d

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Allen followed his customer across the yard and stood on the step of the house, ________  two shopping bags.

A. lifted           B. having lifted        C. to lift              D. lifting

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Scientists are not sure how the brain follows the tracks of time．One theory holds that it has a group of cells specialized to record the intervals （间隔）of time, while another theory holds that some neural processes （神经突）act as an inside clock．

Whichever theory it may be, studies find, the cells have a poor grasp of longer interval．Time does seem to slow during an empty afternoon and race when the brain focuses on challenging work．Stimulants （兴奋剂）, including caffeine, tend to make people feel as if．time is passing faster; complex jobs, like doing taxes, can seem to drag on longer than they actually do．And  emotional  events — a breakup, a promotion, a transformative trip abroad —tend to be sensed as more recent than they actually are, by months or even years．In short, some psychologists say, the findings support the philosopher Martin Heidegger' s observation that time "persists merely as a consequence of the events taking place in it．"

Now researchers are finding that the opposite thing may also be true: if very few events come to mind, then the sense of time does not persist; the brain shortens the interval that has passed．

In one classic experiment, a French explorer named Michel Siffre lived in a cave for two months, cut off from the rhythms of night and day and man-made clocks．He appeared then, convinced that he had been isolated for only 25 days．Left to its own devices, the brain tends to shorten time．

In earlier work, researchers found  that a similar case at work in people’s judgment of intervals that last only moments．Relatively infrequent stimuli, like flashes or tones, tend to increase the speed of the brain' s internal pacemaker．

On an obvious level, these kinds of findings offer an explanation for why other people' s children seem to grow up so much faster than one's own．Involved parents are all too well aware of first step in their own children; however, seeing a cousin's child once every few years, without bothering memories, shortens the time．

1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?

A．Scientists have agreed about how the brain records time．

B．Scientists all think that some cells record the intervals of time．

C．Scientists haven't agreed on how the brain records time．

D. Scientists all hold the theory that neural processes are an inside clock．

2.According．to Paragraph 3, if we have few things to do, the brain will____．

A．make the intervals of time long

B．make the intervals of time short

C．keep a state of rest

D．stop working

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

A．Michel Siffre didn' t think he had stayed in the cave for as long as two months．

B．Parents tend to think their own children grow faster than others．

C．Michel Diffre actually stayed in the cave for twenty-five days．

D．Children usually bring bad memories to their parents．

4.In which column of a newspaper can we find this passage?

A．Social news                               B．Community activities

C．．Science                               D．Children s life

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There are many great movie directors of all time and the following are five of those who have largely impressed audience with their body of work.

As a member of the New Hollywood gang, Francis Coppola is best remembered for The God father series. His decision to cast Marlon Brando in the lead also met with fierce opposition from the studio bosses. Good sense became popular, and The God father went on to become one of the most memorable movies ever. Critics may point out that he has become less creative after his seventies, but try as one might, no one can possibly take the place of this great director’s work.

Stanley Kubrick’s movies focus on the themes like sci-fi, horror, dark humor and war. He used symbolism in most of his movies, giving us some wonderful screen visuals, as shown in 2001: A Space Odyssey. His actors in Hollywood complained about the endless number of retakes, but they appreciated the performance he milked out of them. People argue about films like Lolita, A Clockwork Orange and Paths of Glory, but these are now seen as classics.

Steven Spielberg is a great success at the box office, and he is one of the world’s most popular filmmakers today. As the creator of classics like Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, ET, Indiana Jones series, Jaws, Saving Private Ryan, no one can win his hold over the audience. His critics accuse him of being emotional and over the top, but the fact remains that his movies attract the audience, and set the cash registers ringing.

Woody Allen is a director who directs movies full of crime and hate. This comic genius has given us Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters and Midnight in Paris, which have also become classical. His movies constantly include characters who arouse the audience’s sympathy and laughter at the same time, as they set out on a journey of self-discovery. Hollywood star power has never fazed Allen. Thankfully, awards and honors do not interest him, which results in creativity that is original.

1.What do the directors mentioned in the passage have in common?

A．They are interested in awards for their works.

B．They are members of the New Hollywood gang.

C．They have created a lot of movies taken as classics.

D．They focus their themes on negative side of the society

2.The movie Indiana Jones series is directed by ______.

A．Francis Coppola                        B．Woody Allen

C．Stanley Kubrick                         D．Steven Spielberg

3.Stanley Kubrick’s works include the following except ______.

A．Midnight in Paris                        B．2001: A Space Odyssey

C．A Clockwork Orange                     D．Paths of Glory

4.It is implied in the underlined sentence Steven Spielberg ______.

A．was successful in amusing the audience

B．succeeded in making a great box office

C．became much better at creating classics

D．had set a cash register working for himself

5.What will be discussed in the paragraph that follows this passage?

A．Their contribution to the society

B．The difference between the directors

C．Another famous movie directors

D．More great movies from the directors

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Lawmakers in the United States have expanded an investigation into the use of location-tracking systems on mobile devices． The action follows recent reports about the storing of information on the Apple iPhone． Some people consider location tracking to be a threat to personal privacy and security．

Allan Friedman, the research director, says, “All wireless companies do some location tracking as part of their networks． This information is usually stored by the companies, not the devices, and there are laws to protect it． Law enforcement（执法） agencies, for example, have to have a fairly high standard before it can access that data． And the phone company is also prohibited from selling that information．

Now, two researchers report that location tracking information is being stored directly on Apple devices． They said Apple’s newest operating systems gather global positioning system and timestamp information． The information is stored on the device in a file that is also uploaded （上传） to any computer that the device is connected to． The researchers say the information is available to anyone who has access to the device or computer．

Allan Friedman says, “This raises additional concerns． There’s the idea that because it’s on my phone and on my computer, rogue applications（恶意程序） that I pay for or that I’m tricked into downloading may be able to access this data and somehow misuse it．”

Apple says it is “not tracking the location of your iPhone”． It is simply keeping a database of Wi-Fi hotspots and cellphone towers near the user’s location． This information is meant to help the iPhone quickly find its location when needed．

Letters have been sent to some of the leading mobile device developers, including Apple and Google． The letters asked for more information about their location tracking systems． Allan Friedman calls this an important start to strengthening privacy laws． He says, “There aren’t strong controls over things like location information, what they are doing with it, how long they are keeping it． And perhaps the most important question is, is my location data with other facts about me?”

1.Why did American lawmakers investigate the use of location-tracking systems on cell-phones?

A.Because the systems can store users’ information

B.Because many users have suffered loss after using them．

C.Because it is thought to threaten users’ privacy．

D.Because many reporters have shown the problem of the systems．

2. Allan Friedman believes that ________．

A.wireless companies focus on personal privacy．

B.people are forbidden to get access to private data at will

C.phone companies may sell private information secretly

D.customers may ask wireless companies to locate their tracking

3. What do we know from Paragraph 3?

A．  Location tracking information is stored online．

B.Apple’s newest operating systems collect all kinds of information．

C.Location tracking information may be uploaded to any iPhone．

D.Apple’s newest operating systems may reveal the private information of users．

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

A.Apple denies that it tracks the location of users．

B.The researchers may misunderstand the Apple’s systems．

C.The global positioning system is to blame for rogue applications．

D.The iPhone can quickly find its location by using its user’s information．

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Step into Moving to Mars, an exhibition of Mars mission and colony design at London’s Design Museum, and immediately you have good reasons not to move there.

Frightening glowing wall-texts announce that Mars wasn’t made for you； that there is no life and precious little water: that, dressed in a spacesuit, you will never touch, taste or smell the planet you now call “home”. As Lisa Grossman wrote for New Scientist a couple of years ago, “What’s different about Mars is that there is nothing to do there except try not to die”.

It is an odd beginning for such a celebratory exhibition, but it provides a valuable, dark background against which the rest of the show can sparkle (闪耀)—a show that is ,as its chief manager Justin remarks，“not about Mars ； this is an exhibition about people”.

Moving along, there is a quick yet clear flash through what the science-fiction writer Robinson calls “the history of Mars in the human mind”. A Babylonian clay tablet and a Greek vase speak to early ideas about the planet. A poster for the original Total Recall film reminds us of Mars’s psychological threat.

The main part of the show is our current plans for the Red Planet. There are real spacesuits and models of 3D-printed Martian settlements and suitable clothing and furniture. Mission architectures and engineering sketches line the walls. Real hammers meant for the International Space Station are wall-mounted beside a low-gravity table that has yet to leave, and may indeed never leave, Earth.

This, of course, is the great strength of approaching science through design: reality and assumption can be given equal visual weight, drawing us into an informed conversation about what it is that we actually want from a future on Mars.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A.How to move to Mars. B.How to survive on Mars.

C.What preparations we made for Mars. D.What the exhibition of Mars truly tells us.

2.What can we learn from Lisa Grossman?

A.It’s impossible to live on Mars. B.It’s no good settling on Mars.

C.You have nothing to do living on Mars. D.You can live on Mars in spacesuit.

3.What does the exhibition focus on?

A.The current plans for Mars. B.The advantages of living on Mars.

C.The early ideas about Mars. D.The history of Mars in the human mind.

4.What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A.An experience. B.An opinion. C.A fantasy. D.A solution.

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Nowadays, many of us track our steps with smart watches, pedometers（计步器）or phone apps and are of course thrilled when we reach that all-important daily goal of 10,000 steps. You might _______ that this number has appeared after years of research.

The _______ number "10,000" dates back to a marketing campaign _______ shortly before the start of the1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. A company began_______a pedometer called the Manpo-kei: “man” meaning 10,000, “po” meaning_______and “kei”meaning meter. It was hugely _______ and the number seems to have stuck. Marty buyers are appealed by the new gadget.

Since then, studies have _______ the health benefits of 5,000 with 10,000 steps and, not

_______，the higher number is better. But until recently, all the _______ between hadn't been studied. I-Min Lee, a professor of ________ at Harvard Medical School, and her team ________a group of more than 16,000 women in their seventies. Each woman spent a week ________ a device to measure movement during ________ hours. When they ________ the women up an average of four years and three months later, 504 died. How many steps do you think the people alive had been doing? In fact, the average number for________ was only 5,500 but not 10,000. Women who took more than 4,000 steps a ________ were significantly more likely to still be alive than those who did only 2,700 steps. It's surprising that such a small ________could have consequences for longevity（寿命）．

However，physical conditions.________from person to person，and we should do it wisely. So count if you find it ________ you, but remember there's nothing special about 10,000 steps. Set the goal that is ________ for you.

1.A.assume B.admit C.acquire D.afford

2.A.strange B.ordinary C.abstract D.magic

3.A.recommended B.launched C.stated D.commanded

4.A.selling B.purchasing C.producing D.donating

5.A.walkers B.runners C.steps D.numbers

6.A.helpful B.successful C.plentiful D.powerful

7.A.known B.displayed C.compared D.shown

8.A.excitingly B.disappointingly C.amusingly D.surprisingly

9.A.signs B.strengths C.symbols D.numbers

10.A.science B.law C.medicine D.history

11.A.focused on B.took part in C.got along with D.thought highly of

12.A.taking B.wearing C.holding D.bringing

13.A.walking B.sleeping C.running D.shaking

14.A.asked B.spied C.found D.followed

15.A.women B.deaths C.survivors D.people

16.A.day B.hour C.month D.week

17.A.distance B.growth C.decrease D.difference

18.A.separate B.reflect C.vary D.come

19.A.distracts B.motivates C.pulls D.defeats

20.A.challenging B.appropriate C.beneficial D.creative

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nowadays, many of us track our steps with smart watches, pedometers (计步器) or phone apps and are of course thrilled when we reach that all-important daily goal of 10,000 steps. You might_______that this number has appeared after years of research.

The_______number ''10,000'' dates back to a marketing campaign_______shortly before the start of the1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. A company began_______a pedometer called the Manpo-kei: ''man'' meaning 10,000, ''po'' meaning_______and ''kei'' meaning meter. It was hugely _______and the number seems to have stuck. Many buyers are appealed by the new device.

Since then, studies have_______the health benefits of 5,000 with 10,000 steps and, not _______，the higher number is better. But until recently, all the_______between hadn’t been studied. I-Min Lee, a professor of________at Harvard Medical School, and her team________a group of more than 16,000 women in their seventies. Each woman spent a week________a device to measure movement during________hours. When they________the women up an average of four years and three months later, 504 died. How many steps do you think the people alive had been doing? In fact, the average number for________was only 5,500 but not 10,000. Women who took more than 4,000 steps a________were significantly more likely to still be alive than those who did only 2,700 steps. It's surprising that such a small________could have consequences for longevity (寿命).

However, physical conditions________from person to person, and we should do it wisely. So count if you find it ________ you, but remember there’s nothing special about 10,000 steps. Set the goal that is________for you.

1.A.assume B.admit C.acquire D.afford

2.A.delicate B.ordinary C.abstract D.magic

3.A.recommended B.launched C.stated D.commanded

4.A.marketing B.purchasing C.manufacturing D.donating

5.A.walkers B.runners C.steps D.numbers

6.A.thoughtful B.successful C.plentiful D.powerful

7.A.identified B.displayed C.compared D.compromised

8.A.excitingly B.disappointingly C.amusingly D.surprisingly

9.A.signs B.strengths C.symbols D.numbers

10.A.psychology B.mathematics C.medicine D.philosophy

11.A.focused on B.took part in C.got along with D.thought highly of

12.A.associating B.wearing C.undertaking D.claiming

13.A.walking B.sleeping C.running D.shaking

14.A.remarked B.distinguished C.acquainted D.tracked

15.A.women B.deaths C.survivors D.people

16.A.day B.hour C.month D.week

17.A.distance B.growth C.decrease D.difference

18.A.separate B.reflect C.vary D.recover

19.A.distracts B.motivates C.indicates D.accumulates

20.A.challenging B.appropriate C.beneficial D.creative

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