Tattoos (纹身) are becoming more and more common. But they are not a new thing. Scientists have found some frozen bodies from around 3,000 BC and their skin shows the marks of tattoos. For example, Otzi, the Iceman (the oldest body ever found), was discovered in the mountains of Austria. He had many different lines and crosses tattooed on his back and his knees.
The most common places to get tattoos are the tops of the arms for men and the bottoms of the backs for women. Any mark can be used but there are some common ideas. Some people like to get animals, like dragons, birds and tigers. Other people like to get something written in a foreign language, so Chinese and Japanese words are common in America and the UK. If you can’t read the language, make sure you get someone to check what they represent because the tattoo artist could write anything and you would never know.
It is a big decision to get a tattoo because they are very difficult to remove. It is possible with expensive laser surgery (激光手术) but this is very painful and amazingly expensive and the skin will never be perfect afterwards. You want to do a test, to see how you look with a tattoo, you can get a temporary tattoo which disappears after about a month. This kind is very popular in India, where people often have them for festivals.
In some countries, such as Japan and Korea, tattoos are still connected with law-breaking activities and it isn’t normal to see a tattoo in public. In many places of Europe and America, most people don’t care very much whether you have a tattoo or not, though there are some types of job where they don’t like tattoos. But some Presidents of the USA have had them.
1.What can we know about tattoos from the first paragraph?
A. Some frozen bodies were 3,000 years old.
B. Tattoos appeared early in human history.
C. The Iceman was the first man to have tattoos.
D. People in the past liked different lines and crosses.
2.Why should we be careful when we get tattoos of languages?
A. Because tattoos are hard to remove.
B. Because the places to get tattoos are limited.
C. Because the meanings of the foreign words are important.
D. Because the educational level of tattoo artists is unreliable.
3.Why are temporary tattoos getting popular?
A. It is not difficult to remove them.
B. They help make people’s skin perfect.
C. People can have a laser surgery to get them.
D. They play an important role in some festivals.
4.What does the last paragraph tell us?
A. It is impolite to show tattoos in public.
B. The Japanese are not allowed to get tattoos.
C. Presidents of the USA support people in getting tattoos.
D. Tattoos are accepted more easily in some Western countries.
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Tattoos (纹身) are becoming more and more common. But they are not a new thing. Scientists have found some frozen bodies from around 3,000 BC and their skin shows the marks of tattoos. For example, Otzi, the Iceman (the oldest body ever found), was discovered in the mountains of Austria. He had many different lines and crosses tattooed on his back and his knees.
The most common places to get tattoos are the tops of the arms for men and the bottoms of the backs for women. Any mark can be used but there are some common ideas. Some people like to get animals, like dragons, birds and tigers. Other people like to get something written in a foreign language, so Chinese and Japanese words are common in America and the UK. If you can’t read the language, make sure you get someone to check what they represent because the tattoo artist could write anything and you would never know.
It is a big decision to get a tattoo because they are very difficult to remove. It is possible with expensive laser surgery (激光手术) but this is very painful and amazingly expensive and the skin will never be perfect afterwards. You want to do a test, to see how you look with a tattoo, you can get a temporary tattoo which disappears after about a month. This kind is very popular in India, where people often have them for festivals.
In some countries, such as Japan and Korea, tattoos are still connected with law-breaking activities and it isn’t normal to see a tattoo in public. In many places of Europe and America, most people don’t care very much whether you have a tattoo or not, though there are some types of job where they don’t like tattoos. But some Presidents of the USA have had them.
1.What can we know about tattoos from the first paragraph?
A. Some frozen bodies were 3,000 years old.
B. Tattoos appeared early in human history.
C. The Iceman was the first man to have tattoos.
D. People in the past liked different lines and crosses.
2.Why should we be careful when we get tattoos of languages?
A. Because tattoos are hard to remove.
B. Because the places to get tattoos are limited.
C. Because the meanings of the foreign words are important.
D. Because the educational level of tattoo artists is unreliable.
3.Why are temporary tattoos getting popular?
A. It is not difficult to remove them.
B. They help make people’s skin perfect.
C. People can have a laser surgery to get them.
D. They play an important role in some festivals.
4.What does the last paragraph tell us?
A. It is impolite to show tattoos in public.
B. The Japanese are not allowed to get tattoos.
C. Presidents of the USA support people in getting tattoos.
D. Tattoos are accepted more easily in some Western countries.
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
All sorts of items become litter(垃圾) but two of the most common and most dangerous are cigarette butts（烟头) and plastic bags. Litter is a big problem for our environment but it is a problem that individuals can easily do something about. Not littering at all or cleaning up litter, such as cigarette butts and plastic bags, greatly improves the quality of our environment.
Although cigarette butts, are small, they are bad for the environment. Over 1,600 billion cigarette are smoked each year in China and large quantities of the butts are thrown away. Worldwide, about 4. 5 trillion butts are littered every year. Apart from the fact that butts spoil the beauty of the environment, they contain some very toxic chemicals. These find their way into the water supply where they decrease the quality of the water and endanger plants and animals that live there. So, if people have to smoke, they shouldn't throw away the butts but put them in the rubbish bin instead.
Plastic bags are another common form of litter that is a danger to the environment. There areseveral reasons for this. They are made from oil and gas, which are non—renewable resources. If they are not recycled, these resources are lost to us. In China, 2 billion plastic bags are used every day. An enormous number of these become litter. This is a huge problem because they last from 20 to 1,000 years in the environment. They float easily in the air and water and travel long distances. They find their way to rivers, parks, beaches and oceans. Plastic bags kill up to one million seabirds, 100, 000 sea mammals and countless fish each year worldwide. It is up to people not to let plastic bags become litter. It would be better if they used fewer and recycled them.
Cleaning up your cigarette butts and plastic bags would improve the environment. And we would know that we were doing something to look after our planet. However, I believe the best solution would be not to smoke or use plastic bags at all.
1. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
A B. C. D.
( ①= paragraph 1; ②= paragraph 2; ③= paragraph 3; ④a paragraph 4 )
2.The word “toxic” in the paragraph 2 most probably mean “________”
A. precious B. extra C.poisonous D. useless
3. From the text. we know the fact that_________
A. Chinese smokers litter up to 4. 5 trillion butts every year
B. people in the world use 2 billion plastic bags in a single day
C. plastic bags cause 1 million deaths of seabirds each year worldwide
D. the butts can last 20 to 1,000 years in the environment of China
4. What's probably the best title of the passage?. Clean Up Your
A. Say Goodbye to Smokin B. Protect the Endangered Sea Animals . C.Use Paper Bags Now D.Clean Up Your Butts and Bags
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Nowadays, more and more young people are becoming too_______and over-confident. They think they can do everything. So they simply _______their old parents, and believe that their parents’ _____ are out of date. Actually I used to be one of them, but after hearing a story told by my father, I changed my mind ____ . Now I would like to _____ it with you.
Once, there was a young man who ______ the old. He always thought that the old, including his father, were______ . One day, the father and the son went for a walk in the _____ . As they walked, a beautiful ______ came into their sight. The son _____ to one pretty flower and said, “We young people are like this fragrant (芳香的) flower, so healthy, vigorous, and full of spirit. What about you oldsters? Just like the _____ leaves from a dying tree.”
Hearing this, the father smiled but said _____ . They continued the walking in silence. When they passed a(n) ______, the father stopped and went in. He bought a walnut (核桃) and showed it to his son, and said, “We old are like this walnut.
We’ve _____ many hard events in life. So we built up such a ______ shell, and at the same time we built up a _____ inner world. Every fruit is so full-grown.”
“But every fruit was born by a ____ .” argued the son.
“Yes, but not every flower can bear fruit…”
From then on, I always keep this______ in mind. It has taught me a lot. We should try to be a flower that can bear fruit. we also have to know that our ____ aren’t falling leaves but experienced walnuts, masterpiece of _____. They are the ones we should appreciate forever.
1.A. proud B. clever C. rude D. genuine
2.A. blame B. respect C. ignore D. believe
3.A. spirits B. thoughts C. methods D. strengths
4.A. gradually B. suddenly C. slowly D. completely
5.A. provide B. supply C. offer D. share
6.A. look up to B. live up to C. look down on D. get down to
7.A. careless B. useless C. fruitful D. successful
8.A. bushes B. woods C. yard D. court
9.A. garden B. mountain C. school D. factory
10.A. pointed B. referred C. attended D. turned
11.A. growing B. grown C. falling D. fallen
12.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
13.A. grocery B. office C. street D. river
14.A. protected B. experienced C. promoted D. contributed
15.A. tender B. colorful C. big D. hard
16.A. merciful B. mature C. simple D. complex
17.A. branch B. plant C. leaf D. flower
18.A. experience B. walnut C. fruit D. story
19.A. parents B. teachers C. friends D. relatives
20.A. spirit B. material C. nature D. society
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Green products are becoming more and more popular because they are environmentally _________.
A. friendly B. various C. common D. changeable
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It’s becoming more and more common for people to live to 100 or longer. In fact, researchers say that more than a third of all babies now born in wealthy nations are likely to reach their 100th birthdays, thanks to advanced medical technology and treatment. Here are some of the best strategies for becoming a centenarian.
Eat vegetables and nuts. A study found that those who ate mainly vegetables gained an extra year and a half over meat-eaters; those who ate nuts regularly lived two years longer.
Make friends. Another study found that people with strong social networks were 50 percent less likely to die over a certain period. If you don’t have many friends or relatives in your local community, you can join in the voluntary activities or take part in a hobby group. You will stay happy and healthy through building the connections.
Don’t smoke. This is important: With occasional exceptions, smokers die younger than non-smokers. Even if you have had the habit for decades, quitting will help with your health greatly. It’s important to get your loved ones to stop it, too. People who breathed in secondhand smoke were 26 percent more likely to get heart disease than those who rarely stayed with smokers.
Improve your lifestyle. Along with healthy eating, you should focus on stress management, regular exercise, and building healthy relationships. When you eat more healthily, manage stress, exercise and love more, your brain actually gets more blood flow and more oxygen.
Have a sense of purpose. A study found that the common feature in communities with many people who are 100 or older was that older people still took part in daily life, through tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. They feel the motivation(动机) to stay active, to get out of bed in the morning and live for a purpose.
1.What does the text mainly talk about? (No more than 8 words.)
2.Please explain the underlined word “centenarian” in English? (No more than 8 words.)
3.Why is secondhand smoke harmful to people according to the passage? (15 words.)
4.How can we make friends if we don’t have many friends or relatives nearby in the author’s opinion? (No more than 10 words)
5.If you want to live longer, which of the strategies do you think is the best and why?(No more than 25 words.)
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Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.
The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees.“We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.
1.How are social robots different from household robots？
A. They can control their emotions.
B. They are more like humans.
C. They do the normal housework.
D. They respond to users more slowly.
2.What can Oshbot work as？
A. A language teacher. B. A tour guide.
C. A shop assistant. D. A private nurse.
3.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will ______.
A. train employees
B. be our workmates
C. improve technologies
D. take the place of workers
4. What does the passage mainly present？
A. A new design idea of household robots.
B. Marketing strategies for social robots.
C. Information on household robots.
D. An introduction to social robots.
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Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions(同伴) than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.
The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.
1.How are social robots different from household robots？
A. They are more like humans.
B. They can control their emotions.
C. They do the normal housework.
D. They respond to users more slowly.
2.What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?
A. Communicate with you and perform operations.
B. Obey your orders and remind you to take medicine.
C. Answer your questions and make requests.
D. Take your family pictures and deliver milk.
3.What can Oshbot work as？
A. A language teacher. B. A tour guide.
C. A private nurse. D. A shop assistant.
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will ________.
A. improve technologies B. train employees
C. be our workmates D. take the place of workers
5.What does the passage mainly present？
A. An introduction to social robots.
B. Marketing strategies for social robots.
C. A new design idea of household robots.
D. Information on household robots.
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Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.
The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential(潜在的) applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.
1.How are social robots different from household robots?
A. They can control their emotions.
B. They are more like humans.
C. They do the normal housework.
D. They respond to users more slowly.
2.What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?
A. Communicate with you and perform operations.
B. Answer your questions and make requests.
C. Take your family pictures and deliver milk.
D. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.
3.What can Oshbot work as?
A. A language teacher. B. A tour guide.
C. A shop assistant. D. A private nurse.
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will ______.
A. train employees B. be our workmates
C. improve technologies D. take the place of workers
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.
While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.
The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’ t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’ s “ Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’ s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.
The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “ We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.
1.How are social robots different from household robots?
A. They can control their emotions.
B. They are more like humans.
C. They do the normal housework.
D. They respond to users more slowly.
2.What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?
A. Communicate with you and perform operations.
B. Answer your questions and make requests.
C. Take your family pictures and deliver milk.
D. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.
3.We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will ______.
A. train employees
B. be our workmates
C. improve technologies
D. take the place of workers
4.What does the passage mainly present?
A. A new design idea of household robots.
B. Marketing strategies for social robots.
C. Information on household robots.
D. An introduction to social robots.
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Common sense would tell us that physically active children may be more likely to become active and healthy adults.
In the United States, elementary and middle schools are advised to give students two and a half hours of physical activity a week. That is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association recommend. They say high schools should provide about four hours of physical activity each week.
Yet many schools across the country have reduced their physical education programs. Just this week, a study reported that life expectancy has fallen or is no longer increasing in some parts of the United States. The situation is worst among poor people in the southern states, and especially women. Public health researchers say it is largely the result of increases in fatness, smoking and high blood pressure. They also blame differences in health services around the country.
In 2006, a study found that only four percent of primary schools provided daily physical education all year for all grades. This was true of eight percent of middle schools and two percent of high schools. The study also found that twenty-two percent of all schools did not require students to take any P.E.
Charlene Burgeson , a health expert says one problem for P.E. teachers is that schools are under pressure to put more time into academic subjects. Also, parents may agree that children need exercise in school. Yet many parents today still have bad memories of being chosen last for teams because teachers favored the good athletes in class.
But experts say P.E. classes have changed. They say the goal has moved away from competition and toward personal performance, as a way to build a lifetime of activity. These days, teachers often lead activities like weight training and yoga.
Some parents like the idea of avoiding competitive sports in P.E. class. Yet others surely dislike that idea. In the end, schools may find themselves in a no-win situation.
1. The underlined word “expectancy” in Paragraph 3 probably means “”
| A．quality | B．length | C．exception | D．depth |
2.According to the passage which of the following may not lead to poor health?
| A．Fatness. | B．Smoking |
| C．High blood pressure. | D．Health service |
3. What can be inferred after you read this passage?
| A．Physical activities are becoming more and more popular in American schools. |
| B．All the schools provided daily physical education all year for all students. |
| C．Parents think children need physical education for their bad memories. |
| D．Students spent less time on physical education for academic pressure. |
4. What is the main idea about this passage?
| A．P.E. is the most important subject for all students. |
| B．P.E has changed its goal for some reasons in America. |
| C．It introduces us the present situation of P.E in American schools and its cause. |
| D．P.E can help students improve their academic subjects. |
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