Recently, university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged. It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours.
Unplugged is being run by Dr. Roman Gerodimos, a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University.During the experiment, Dr. Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers.He said:“They’re reporting withdrawal symptoms, overeating, feeling nervous, isolated and disconnected.”
During their 24-hour test, three of the experiment’s participants were followed around by a BBC reporter plus cameraman.They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline, but of course, they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.
Elliot Day wrote:“Today, my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air.Despite being aware of the social importance of the media, I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers.”
From Caroline Scott, we read:“I didn’t expect it, but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to, but It’s not something I would like to do again!”
And Charlotte Gay wrote:“I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile;not only is it a social device, it’s my main access point of communication.”
Earlier in the year, a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media, often plugged into several things at once.So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?
1.What can we learn about the volunteers?
A.Volunteers didn’t write down about their day offline.
B.Volunteers weren’t allowed to use any media for 24 hours.
C.Volunteers were followed around by Dr Roman Gerodimos.
D.Only volunteers in the UK took part in Unplugged experiment.
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the participants’ feelings?
A.Anxious. B.Lonely C.Bored. D.Despaired.
3.Which of the following is true of Caroline Scott?
A.The media ban affected his temperature.
B.His work went on smoothly without the media.
C.His work was carried on hard without the media.
D.His life was empty without the radio or newspapers.
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.People should use the media devices reasonably.
B.People can easily survive the media devices addict.
C.People can spend more time sleeping in the future.
D.People spend about half the time using the media devices.
5.The text is most probably a ________.
A.newspaper ad B.book review C.news report D.science fiction story
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Recently, university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged. It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours.
Unplugged is being run by Dr. Roman Gerodimos, a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University.During the experiment, Dr. Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers.He said:“They’re reporting withdrawal symptoms, overeating, feeling nervous, isolated and disconnected.”
During their 24-hour test, three of the experiment’s participants were followed around by a BBC reporter plus cameraman.They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline, but of course, they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.
Elliot Day wrote:“Today, my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air.Despite being aware of the social importance of the media, I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers.”
From Caroline Scott, we read:“I didn’t expect it, but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to, but It’s not something I would like to do again!”
And Charlotte Gay wrote:“I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile;not only is it a social device, it’s my main access point of communication.”
Earlier in the year, a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media, often plugged into several things at once.So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?
1.What can we learn about the volunteers?
A.Volunteers didn’t write down about their day offline.
B.Volunteers weren’t allowed to use any media for 24 hours.
C.Volunteers were followed around by Dr Roman Gerodimos.
D.Only volunteers in the UK took part in Unplugged experiment.
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the participants’ feelings?
A.Anxious. B.Lonely C.Bored. D.Despaired.
3.Which of the following is true of Caroline Scott?
A.The media ban affected his temperature.
B.His work went on smoothly without the media.
C.His work was carried on hard without the media.
D.His life was empty without the radio or newspapers.
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.People should use the media devices reasonably.
B.People can easily survive the media devices addict.
C.People can spend more time sleeping in the future.
D.People spend about half the time using the media devices.
5.The text is most probably a ________.
A.newspaper ad B.book review C.news report D.science fiction story
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Recently, university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged. It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours.
Unplugged is being run by Dr Roman Gerodimos, a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University. During the experiment, Dr Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers. He said:“They’re reporting withdrawal symptoms, overeating,feeling nervous, isolated and disconnected.”
During their 24-hour test, three of the experiment’s participants were followed around by a BBC reporter plus cameraman. They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline, but of course, they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.
Elliot Day wrote:“Today, my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air. Despite being aware of the social importance of the media, I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers.”
From Caroline Scott, we read:“I didn’t expect it, but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to, but it’s not something l would like to do again!”
And Charlotte Gay wrote:“I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile; not only is it a social device, it’s my main access point of communication.”
Earlier in the year, a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media, often plugged into several things at once. So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?
1.What is the experiment?
A.Volunteers’record of their 24 hours offline.
B.Volunteers’ reaction without any media for 24 hours.
C.Dr Roman Gerodimos following Volunteers for 24 hours.
D.Only volunteers’ plugged experiment.
2.What does the author worry about at the end of the passage?
A.The media ban affects people’s temperature.
B.People will have less and less time for sleep.
C.Work will be carried on hard without the media.
D.Life will be empty without the radio or newspapers.
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the participants’ feelings?
A.Anxious. B.Lonely.
C.Bored. D.Excited.
4.What conclusion does the experiment draw?
A.People should use the media devices reasonably.
B.People can easily survive the media devices addict.
C.People’s everyday life and work relies much on the media.
D.People spend about half the time using the media devices.
5.What is probably the passage?
A.Advertisement. B.Book review.
C.News report. D.Science fiction story.
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A lot of students around the world have to wear uniforms every day, but dress codes are not the same in every country.1.
Not all children like to wear uniforms in their everyday life. When I was a school girl, I had to wear a uniform. It was a dark brown dress with a black apron. I couldn’t wear anything else. All the girls in my country had to wear this uniform.2.
I remember how I hated to put on my uniform every morning. I couldn’t even use colorful hairpins because colorful things were prohibited. All the pupils looked the same, and nobody liked that uniform.
My friends and I talked about it very often. 3. All we wanted was to feel comfortable and to be different from other children.
Nowadays, the dress code in my country has changed. There are no more uniforms. 4. For example, my younger brother, who is a high school student, now likes to wear jeans because they are comfortable, and he doesn’t want to change back to a uniform.
However, the government now wants to make a new dress for schools and require uniforms again. Fortunately, the new uniform is supposed to be less formal than the old one.
5. If children prefer to wear colorful clothes, adults should permit them to do so. Kids have to enjoy going to school. That is why everything has to be done to make pupils feel comfortable at school.
A. For boys, it was a dark blue suit.
B. Wearing a uniform has a special meaning for students.
C. They depend on the culture and traditions of each country.
D. Caring too much about how they dress shouldn’t be a big concern for students.
E. We imagined how we would dress if there were no uniforms.
F. Children can dress whatever they like.
G. In my opinion, it is good idea to have a freestyle dress code.
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With around 40,000 students, the Politecnico di Milano is the largest and most technical university in Italy, offering undergraduate, graduate and other courses in engineering, architecture and design. Founded in 1863, just two years after Italy was united, Milan Polytechnic is international famous. Many of its graduates now work in big companies abroad like M.I.T., Caltech and Oxbridge.
Yet the Politechnic has a problem. As you know, here in Italy people speak Italian. Beautiful though the language may be, it is not a good choice for engineers when they’re building a way in Norway or designing a bridge in Vietnam. For better or worse, the global tongue of engineers is English. Hoping to attract more international students, the Politechnic decided to run its doctor’s courses in English only. Over 100 teachers went to court to block the plan, referring to a 1933 law that makes Italian the official language. For some teachers, all that matters is that they don’t feel comfortable teaching in English. In 2013, the court said they were right. Teaching English was out.
But there was more to come. They then went on a nationwide campaign against their university’s decision. Unwisely, the defenders of the Italian language backed them, saying, “we note with regret and concern the ignorance and abandonment(放弃) of Italian in the university education.”
The leaders at the Politechnic refused to be frightened, and asked for the ruling. Last month the Council of State said, “Art and science are free, and teaching them is free.” The question is whether teaching in English prevents students acquiring knowledge. But one could put it differently, and ask whether universities should be free to teach in whatever way they think best serves their students.
Interestingly, the people one might expect to be most against English-only teaching, the students themselves, have taken it easy. The president, Giovanni Azzone, told me: “Students write to me about everything from the lack of parking spaces to washrooms that don’t work. Not one has ever complained about the courses in English.”
1.The main idea of the passage is that the Politechnic decision to run its doctor’s courses in English only ________.
A. attracts more international students
B. sends more students to work abroad
C. makes some teachers out of work
D. meets with different responses
2.Which statement is NOT the reason why the Politechnic decided to use only English in class?
A. Many graduates work abroad.
B. Italian is widely used.
C. English is the global language.
D. The Politechnic is an international university.
3.Those who agree with the new change in the Politechnic are ________.
A. the Politechnic leaders B. over 100 teachers
C. the Council of State D. the defenders of Italian
4.The students’ attitude towards English-only teaching in doctor’s courses is _________.
A. indifferent(漠然的) B. disapproving
C. skeptical D. approving
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March 21 is World Sleep Day. How’s your sleep recently?
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association asked 8,200 people in China about their sleep. More than 36.3 percent of them said they often sleep badly. The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. According to the US National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night.
What cuts into their sleeping time? Homework. Also, school starts early in the morning. But bad sleeping habits also play a role.
Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? The survey finds that 60 percent of people check their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat (微信)and micro blog messages, or chat with QQ friends.
It’s important for us to get enough sleep. If we can’t get enough sleep, we’ll feel sleepy and think slowly. And sleepy kids are often unhappy, says a study by the US National Foundation.
We can’t change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from soda, coffee and tea at night. They make it hard to sleep well. Leave your mobile phone and computer on your desk. Watch less TV.
103 Dates 枣
70 Mashed potatoes
56 Boiled potatoes
52 Orange juice
49 Chocolate bar
30 Whole milk
103 Dates 枣
70 Mashed potatoes
56 Boiled potatoes
52 Orange juice
49 Chocolate bar
30 Whole milk
1.How many hours of sleep do teenagers need every night according to the passage?
A. About 12 hours B. About 9 hours
C. About 4 hours D. About 5 hours
2.Many students can’t get enough sleep because _____.
A. they play sports too much and feel excited
B. they use mobile phones during the day time
C. they drink too much soda, coffee and tea at night
D. they have too much homework and bad sleeping habits
3.When people can’t sleep well, they may____.
A. feel sleepy and unhappy B. go to bed earlier next day
C. change their school time D. go to work late next day
4.In the passage if you want to get better sleep, you should___.
A. chat with your friends B. eat the right food
C. put your phone beside you D. be away from drinks like coffee
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The university estimates that living expenses for international students _________ around $8,450 per year, which _________ a burden for some of them.
A. are; is B. is; are
C. is; is D. are; are
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
“Has anyone seen Charge?”I asked, only half expecting a reply. The kids were running around the house, each doing their own thing, and my husband was watching the football game. Since she had only been out of sight for a few hours, I wasn’t overly concerned. I thought she must be under one of the kids’ beds, hiding from all the mess that was normal for a Sunday afternoon in our home.
①
Charge was not good-looking, to put it kindly. It wasn’t her fault; she was simply gifted with the worst appearance traits(特征)in her background.
My husband had found Charge wandering along the freeway one day on his way home from work. She looked as though she hadn’t eaten in weeks, so he stopped and fed her with bits of his leftover lunch. Not knowing what to do, he brought her home with the hope of finding her owners or at least a loving family that would take her. However, once she was in the house, the kids were determined not to let her go. After a day or two of begging, we unwillingly gave in and told them we could keep her.
After observing her actions for days, I found she was extremely distrustful and afraid of everyone. In time, though, she came to love the kids and slept on their beds every night. I wondered if what she had experienced had conditioned her to be protective of those who were hurting. Every time the kids cried, Charge would run to them and gently offer her comforting paw(爪子). Unlike our cat, who had recently given birth to five kittens, Charge would have been a great mother.
②
When I was finally able to get everyone’s attention at the dinner table, I asked again if anyone had seen Charge. After a unanimous(异口同声的)“No”, I decided to take a look around the neighborhood.
③
“Charge!”I cried, because there she was in the closet! She looked up at me from inside the little cats’box as if to say,“Shhh, I just got them to sleep!”
We usually kept the closet door open a bit so our mamma cat could go in and feed her kittens, but she always left as soon as she finished nursing. Obviously, Charge knew they needed more mamma time and was more than willing to help out.
④
The kids smiled upon seeing the dog with the kittens. My husband shook his head and said,“Only you, Charge. Only you!”
Charge continued to mother the kittens until they were placed in their new homes. Charge may not have been an attractive dog, but she truly had her inner beauty.
1.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that_________.
A. the kids were not willing to play with Charge
B. the author didn’t worry too much about Charge
C. Charge liked playing hide and seek games with the kids
D. the author’s husband was watching the football game with the kids
2.When the author’s husband saw Charge for the first time, he_____.
A. fed her with his lunch B. decided to adopt her
C. felt pity for her D. helped to find her owner
3.How did the author like her mamma cat?
A. It was really an energetic hunter. B. It was not a very caring mother.
C. It was quite clean and lovely. D. It was too selfish and lazy.
4.The purpose of the article is to_______.
A. proof one’s past could influence their characteristics
B. indicate those who love the kids will be loved by others
C. inform a pet dog can bring both joy and sadness to its owner
D. show beauty isn’t in the face but from the bottom of the heart
5.Where can the following sentences most probably be?
“Who wants to go look for Charge with me?”I asked as I opened the door of the hall closet and reached in to get my shoes.
A. ① B. ②
C. ③ D. ④
6.What can be the best title of the article?
A. The most beautiful Charge B. The greatest mamma
C. A loving story D. A special Sunday
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In 1971, readers around the world were astonished by some photographs which appeared in newspapers. Hidden deep in the rainforests of an island in the Philippines, was an ethnic (种族的)36 called the Tasaday. Not until that moment did anyone have any 37 of these people. They didn’t have an agricultural economy; they hunted animals and 38 fruit from the plants in the rainforest. They carried tools made of stone, lived in 39 and wore clothes made of leaves. Unknown until 1971, they 40 became world famous. After that, there were TV 41 and books about them; people said their simple lives showed that human beings could be good and kind if they were not42 by modern life. Then after 1974 the region was closed by the government and the world 43 about them.
In 1986, a Swiss journalist, Oswald Iten, decided to visit the Tasaday. The journey 44 thick rainforests and across rivers was hard and dangerous. Mr. Iten was 45 killed by the soldiers, villagers and businessmen who wanted to take the wood from the rainforest. Finally, Mr. Iten 46 and found the caves of the Tasaday 47 . The people were living in nearby huts and they were all 48 jeans and T-shirts, not leaves. He thought that perhaps they were not an ethnic minority 49 .
When he 50 to Switzerland, Mr. Iten wrote about the Tasaday people in the newspapers. He said he thought that they were just ordinary farmers, poor, but not 51 from anyone else. He believed that in 1971, the government told “the Tasaday” to 52 they were native people from thousands of years ago, so that tourists---and money---would start 53 into the region.
One group of experts said that they really were people who had no 54 with modern life before 1971; another group said they were just 55 the part. So who are these people, really? Perhaps we’ll never really be sure.
1. A. man B. group C. chief D. tradition
2. A. knowledge B. impression C. doubt D. fear
3. A. grew B. enjoyed C. collected D. stored
4.A. huts B. houses C. apartments D. caves
5. A. certainly B. suddenly C. absolutely D. privately
6. A. advertisements B. services C. stations D. programs
7. A. refused B. separated C. spoilt D. conquered
8. A. forgot B. knew C. talked D. thought
9. A. around B. through C. over D. along
10.A. once B. almost C. often D. even
11.A. arrived B. left C. hid D. began
12.A. dirty B. valueless C. accessible D. empty
13. A. making B. selling C. wearing D. designing
14. A. in all B. at all C. after all D. above all
15. A. returned B. went C. traveled D. drove
16. A. absent B. secure C. different D. free
17. A. agree B. pretend C. admit D. consider
18. A. looking B. falling C. turning D. pouring
19. A. contact B. competition C. agreement D. patience
20. A. learning B. forming C. acting D. missing
高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying voice across cultures.
Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.
It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.
“Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite.”Moran tells National Public Radio’s reporter Neal Conan “What I’m hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. It’s actually color, and it’s actually digital.”
Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same.” says Moran.
Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party. “just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music.” says Moran. “For me, it’s the recontextualization.”
In music, where does the emotion lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight (感悟) on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster.”
1.What is the purpose of UNESCO to set April 30 as International Jazz Day?
A. To emphasize the significance of jazz.
B. To protect musical diversity.
C. To remember the birth of jazz.
D. To encourage people to study music.
2.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The production of jazz growing faster.
B. Jazz losing its appeal for the young.
C. The jazz audience becoming larger.
D. Jazz becoming more accessible.
3.What does Moran’s opinion on jazz imply?
A. It remains black and white.
B. It will disappear gradually.
C. It changes every 50 years.
D. It should keep up with the times.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.
The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.
Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.
But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But is also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.
There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.
1.What does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to?
A. Using too much packaging.
B. Recycling too many wastes.
C. Making more products than necessary.
D. Having more material than is needed.
2.The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _______.
A. the tendency of cutting household waste
B. the increase of packaging recycling
C. the rapid growth of super markets
D. the fact of packaging overuse
3. According to the text, recycling ______.
A. helps control the greenhouse effect
B. means burning packaging for energy
C. is the solution to gas shortage
D. leads to a waste of land
4.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality.
B. Supermarkets care more about packaging.
C. It is improper to judge quality by packaging.
D. Other products are better packaged than food.
5. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.
B. Needless material is mostly recycled.
C. People like collecting recyclable waste.
D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.
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