The following conversation is between Susan Russell-Robinson from the US Geological (地质学的)Survey and Barbara Reynolds from USA Today .
Q: Why , after 600 years of no activity , did Mount Pinatubo in Philippines erupt(喷发)in 1991 ?
A: Volcanoes (火山)each have their own eruption styles . This volcano probably has a rule which makes it erupt in the order of every 500 to 1000 years , but a volcano in Hawaii seems to erupt every year , and some of the Alaskan volcanoes might erupt every 10 or 20 years .
Q: So nothing caused it ?
A: There’s nothing out of the ordinary . If you were to take an ordinary calendar year , 50 to 75 or 80 volcanoes erupt around the world every year . There are 20 to 30 volcanoes every month that show signs of unrest . That might be a full-blown eruption or a whole host of activities like that .
Q: What is “the ring of fire” ?
A: If you look at where active volcanoes are placed around the world , there are somewhere between 500 and 600 of them . There is what appears to be almost a necklace that goes around the Pacific Ocean . It makes a ring where 60% of the world’s volcanoes lie .
Q: Why such a concentration(集中)there ?
A: That’s based on a theory that the oceans and the continents are like separate pieces . When they move , one might ride up over the other one . In this case , the Pacific Ocean goes under the continents and when that happens it seems to produce magma (熔岩)at depth and then you have volcanoes in the same ring .
1.What kind of writing do you think this passage is ?
A.A text taken from a geography book . B.An interview published in the press .
C.A conversation carried out in a film . D.An oral test recorded as an example .
2.Which of the following statements can correctly explain why we have so many volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean ?
A.The movement of the surface of the earth makes it possible.
B.The Pacific Ocean produces magma and presses it everywhere.
C.The oceans and the continents are separated from each other.
D.The earth’s surface around the Pacific is thinner than any other part.
3.Barbara Reynolds’ main purpose here is______________ .
A.to show how dangerous volcanoes are to the world
B.to learn what signs a volcano gives us before its eruption
C.to warn the world of the existence of “the ring of fire”
D.to introduce some general idea of volcanoes to the public
4.Which of the following can be considered as the best conclusion of the conversation?
A.There are so many volcanoes in the world and we are always in danger.
B.Volcanoes have erupted more frequently than ever before.
C.Volcanoes are waiting to be better known.
D.Something must be done to protect the people near the ring of fire.
高二英语阅读理解简单题
The following conversation is between Susan Russell-Robinson from the US Geological (地质学的)Survey and Barbara Reynolds from USA Today .
Q: Why , after 600 years of no activity , did Mount Pinatubo in Philippines erupt(喷发)in 1991 ?
A: Volcanoes (火山)each have their own eruption styles . This volcano probably has a rule which makes it erupt in the order of every 500 to 1000 years , but a volcano in Hawaii seems to erupt every year , and some of the Alaskan volcanoes might erupt every 10 or 20 years .
Q: So nothing caused it ?
A: There’s nothing out of the ordinary . If you were to take an ordinary calendar year , 50 to 75 or 80 volcanoes erupt around the world every year . There are 20 to 30 volcanoes every month that show signs of unrest . That might be a full-blown eruption or a whole host of activities like that .
Q: What is “the ring of fire” ?
A: If you look at where active volcanoes are placed around the world , there are somewhere between 500 and 600 of them . There is what appears to be almost a necklace that goes around the Pacific Ocean . It makes a ring where 60% of the world’s volcanoes lie .
Q: Why such a concentration(集中)there ?
A: That’s based on a theory that the oceans and the continents are like separate pieces . When they move , one might ride up over the other one . In this case , the Pacific Ocean goes under the continents and when that happens it seems to produce magma (熔岩)at depth and then you have volcanoes in the same ring .
1.What kind of writing do you think this passage is ?
A.A text taken from a geography book . B.An interview published in the press .
C.A conversation carried out in a film . D.An oral test recorded as an example .
2.Which of the following statements can correctly explain why we have so many volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean ?
A.The movement of the surface of the earth makes it possible.
B.The Pacific Ocean produces magma and presses it everywhere.
C.The oceans and the continents are separated from each other.
D.The earth’s surface around the Pacific is thinner than any other part.
3.Barbara Reynolds’ main purpose here is______________ .
A.to show how dangerous volcanoes are to the world
B.to learn what signs a volcano gives us before its eruption
C.to warn the world of the existence of “the ring of fire”
D.to introduce some general idea of volcanoes to the public
4.Which of the following can be considered as the best conclusion of the conversation?
A.There are so many volcanoes in the world and we are always in danger.
B.Volcanoes have erupted more frequently than ever before.
C.Volcanoes are waiting to be better known.
D.Something must be done to protect the people near the ring of fire.
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What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The train is crowded. B. The train is late. C. The train is on time.
高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
What is the conversation mainly about?
A.The clothes. B.The weather. C.The visit.
高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.What is the woman going to do at the very beginning of the conversation?
A. She is going to watch TV.
B. She is going to go out.
C. She is going to do some reading.
2.What does the man like doing?
A. He likes going out.
B. He likes watching TV.
C. He likes doing some reading.
3.What do they probably do at last?
A. They will watch TV together.
B. They will go out and enjoy themselves together.
C. They will do their music.
高二英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mr. Smith doesn’t like all that empty talk between Susan and Joan, which he thinks will definitely get them ________.
A. anywhere B. anything C. nowhere D. nothing
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
What is the topic of the conversation?
A. The lighting of the restaurant.
B. The friendly staff.
C. A romantic meal.
高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman is leaving for America.
B. The woman comes from London.
C. The woman is surprised at what the man said.
高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
What is the conversation mainly about?
A. The woman’s phone.
B. The woman’s new sound system.
C. The woman’s favorite music.
高二英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson’s famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson’s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators(评论员) fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.
Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that” To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.
Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, “because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena(现象).” The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.
Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather-speak is a system of signs ,which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”, In other words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.
1.The author mentions Dr. Johnson’s comment to show that________.
A.most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson
B.Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observation
C.the comment was accurate two hundred years ago
D.English conversations usually start with the weather
2.What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?
A.A social trend. B.An emotional state.
C.A historical concept. D.An unknown phenomenon.
3.According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that________.
A.Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather
B.there is nothing special about the English weather
C.the English weather attracts people to the British Isles
D.English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty
4.What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?
A.To explain what English weather-speak is about.
B.To analyze misconceptions about the English weather.
C.To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.
D.To convince people that the English weather is changeable.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave ________ the wrong thing at the ________ moment.
A.unsay…tempted B.unsay…tempting C.unsaid...tempted D.unsaid...tempting
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