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A huge shire horse in Australia has been declared the biggest horse in the world by its owner , beating the current Guinness World Record（吉尼斯记录） by several inches .

The huge five-year-old , from Pakenham , S. E Australia , measures an amazing 20.1 hands , or 2.057m tall . He weighs over 1.3 tons ( 1,300kg) — about the same as a small car — and is still growing . His owner , horse trainer Jane Greenman , 47 , says the only time the horse runs is when there is food on offer . “ He eats an unbelievable amount . I would hate to run a team of eight horses his size—it would send you broke . ” she says .

The massive horse , whose name is Noddy , was born in Australia with its parents imported from England . Noddy’s grandfather , Ladbrooke Edward (UK) was the world’s tallest horse during the 1980’s .But Jane had no idea that the horse she raised from the age of six months would grow this big . Noddy immediately began to rocket and soon overtook both his parents in size .

Although she says that she is not interested in the Guiness Book of World Records , nevertheless Jane has carried out her own research and is sure that Noddy comes top . “ The nearest is a horse in Texas , at 20 hands ,” says Jane . “ Noddy is already an inch taller than that . The frightening thing is he still hasn’t finished—shire horses aren’t fully grown until they’re about six or seven .”

Jane has said that Noddy could be sold overseas , possibly even fetching a record price to match his height . She is unwilling to sell , but to fund the high cost of keeping him she needs to put him to work . “ He needs a job . It’s very hard to find jobs for such a big horse in Australia . I wish he could stay here but I’ve tried everywhere , ” she says regretfully . “ I just want people to enjoy this beautiful animal as much as I do .”

1.How old is the horse now ?

A. Six months old .　　　　　 B.　 Five years old .　　　

C. Two years old .　　　　 D. Six years old .

2.The underlined word “ rocket ” in Paragraph 3 probably means “　　　　 ”.

A. run fast　　　　　　 B. eat a lot　　　　　 C. grow fast　　　　　　 D. get strong

3.Which of the following is a big problem for the horse’s owner ?

A. She doesn’t know how to apply for the Guinness World Record .

B. She has to feed eight big horses at the same time .

C. Another horse in Texas is growing even faster than hers .

D. There is not enough money to cover（支付） the cost of raising the horse .

4.It can be inferred from the passage that　　　　　 .

A. Noddy won’t grow any taller

B. Noddy’s growth can be genetically（基因） explained

C. many people are willing to buy Noddy

D. no job will be available for Noddy at all

5.What would be the best title for this passage ?

A. Jane Greenman becomes famous for her horse

B. New world record for the biggest horse

C. Large size means no job for a big horse

D. Jane Greenman , an excellent horse trainer

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The world has been shaken by a huge financial crisis since 2007; thanks to each country’s powerful policies, the international trade is improving _________ day by day.

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At horse races, everyone has already studied the form (类型) of the horse______.

A. behind time　　　 B. in progress　　　

C. in advance　　　　 D. in time

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The huge thirst for jobs in the civil service has made the national civil servant exam one of China's most Competitive tests. The first exam was held in 1995, and since then more and more people have _________ for it, with applications reaching peak over the last two years.

The latest online _________, carried out by China Youth Daily and www.qq.com, _________that more than 73 percent of young people want to work as civil servants. Of the 17,330 participants, about 83 percent said they were attracted by the job's _________, guaranteed health care and pension(抚恤金). _________, 55 percent said it could bring “practical profits.”

Nearly 1 million people _________to take the exam last year, yet only just over 10,000 were finally _________.This year the stiff (severe) competition continued. The exact number of applicants is not known, with the final day for _________today.

But the influx of applicants has already broken the exam's website once. China Youth Daily _______ that the site was forced to close for maintenance due to __________ high traffic on the night of October 16. In a typical year several hundred applicants will apply for many of the jobs listed. For example, the five job vacancies __________by the secretariat of the Central Committee of the Party have this year __________more than3,880 applicants.

In general, the exam means 50 people competing for one post, the report said. __________as civil servants are attractive, not only because of the stable income and good health care, but also because of the low risks __________with the power and __________the positions enjoy. Among the total 6 million public servants, around 20,000 were dismissed between 1996 and 2003.

1.A.put up B.signed up C.made up D.taken up

2.A.discussion B.search C.survey D.project

3.A.found B.told C.spoke D.insisted

4.A.interest B.concept C.difficulty D.stability

5.A.But B.Otherwise C.Meanwhile D.Instead

6.A.entered B.adopted C.allowed D.applied

7.A.employed B.won C.succeeded D.dismissed

8.A.examination B.applications C.vote D.decision

9.A.declared B.translated C.praised D.reported

10.A.generally B.unusually C.commonly D.naturally

11.A.provided B.introduced C.supplied D.planned

12.A.grasped B.pulled C.attracted D.drawn

13.A.Spots B.Locations C.Work D.Positions

14.A.satisfied B.complained C.compared D.recognized

15.A.sources B.entertainments C.resources D.developments

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Since September about 11m hectares of Australia have been in flames. This year’s fires are the worst on record, with at least 26 people dead, about half-billion animals burned alive, and over 2300 homes destroyed. Australians of all species are suffering the most. But the fires have serious consequences for the rest of the world, too.

New Zealand, one of Australia’s closest neighbors, is feeling the effects of the bushfires. The most important effect of the fires might be on the country’s glaciers, about which Helen Clark, New Zealand’s former prime minister, tweeted: “Australian bushfires have created haze in New Zealand with particular impact on the South Island yesterday and now spreading more widely. Impact of ash on glaciers is likely to speed melting.” Melting glaciers could open up a future none of us wants to suffer.

There’s no such thing as weather that happens in isolation. As a recent Forbes article reports, fires have the potential to not only block visibility for airplanes, grounding them, but to create pockets of hotter or colder air, or create situations where the weather is increasingly less stable — although no one is yet certain how far from the Australian continent those effects might wander, or how harmful they may prove to be.

In addition to coal, Australia also exports all kinds of agricultural products — like beef and wool—particularly to Asian countries including China and Japan. But what happens when the land it uses to grow all that food and fiber is destroyed by fire? Obviously, no more goods to export, which creates a huge problem in the international supply chain. Thanks to globalization, pretty much no country eats only the food it grows. What happens to the global food supply as agricultural land in Australia and other export nation’s burns to a crisp?

1.What can we learn about the Australian bushfires?

A.They’ve left most of Australian land in flames.

B.They’ve speeded the melting of glaciers.

C.They will certainly create hotter air.

D.No one is certain how harmful their effects will be on climate.

2.What’s the author’s attitude towards the future of the global food supply?

A.Doubtful. B.Objective.

C.Concerned. D.Indifferent.

3.What is the best title for the text?

A.The Effects of the Australian Bushfires on Climate Change

B.Australian Bushfires: a Big Disaster to the Country

C.What the Australian Bushfires Mean for the Rest of the World?

D.Why the Australian Bushfires Affect the Rest of the World?

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The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune_ 　　 .

A.had been making B.was making C.was to be made D.would make

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An Indian movie about two sisters has become a huge hit in China. The Hindi language film, called Dangal, has earned almost $170 million in China since its release there on May 5.

Much has been written about why Dangal has enjoyed such big success in China. Some people say one reason is that the film’s star and producer, Aamir Khan. He is famous in India's Bollywood film industry. Two of his earlier films were also big hits in China.

Khan's popularity was clear after he got more than 600,000 followers on the Chinese social media service Sina Weibo within two months of joining. But he is not the only reason that the film strongly connects with audience across China. Media has pointed out how it shows similarities between parental systems in China and India.

Dangal is based on the true story of a man who enjoyed the sport of wrestling(摔跤). He competed as a wrestler, but never could achieve his lifelong dream: winning a gold medal. As a father, he wanted his son to win the medal. But his wife only gives birth to daughters. So he finally decides to train them to be world-class wrestlers.

The movie is more serious than most Bollywood productions, which tell happy love stories and include colorful music and dance performances.

Edward Chan is a professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He says the strict way of parenting in the film is something people in China can easily relate to. "I think the father role described by the movie in India is quite to the culture, especially the traditional culture in China."

The Chinese government supported Global Times newspaper pointed that movie critics (评论家) in China did not like Dangal. Most of them agree with the fact that the father in the film was forceful in pushing his daughters to become wrestlers. But the film Dangal is really aimed to educate children to work for their dreams.

1.What's the main reason for the father teaching his daughters to wrestle?

A. He wanted to punish them　　 B. He wanted them to realize his goal.

C. Few women took this sport.　　 D. He loved them very much.

2.What do most Chinese movie critics agree?

A. The truth of the whole story was doubtful.

B. The film Dangal was against the Indian traditional culture.

C. Indian films often have a bad influence on Chinese parents.

D. The father's behaviour in the film Dangal was cruel.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. Most films from Bollywood are serious.

B. Indian parents' roles are similar to those in China in some way.

C. Daughters perform worse in sport than sons.

D. The films produced by Aamir Khan is not popular with Chinese.

4.What does the author think of Dangal?

A. It's unsuccessful.　　 B. It's unknown.

C. It's educational.　　 D. It's relaxing.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

An Indian movie about two sisters has become a huge hit in China. The Hindi language film, called Dangal, has earned almost $ 170 million in China since its release there on May 5.

Much has been written about why Dangal has enjoyed such big success in China. Some people say one reason is that the film’s star and producer, Aamir Khan. He is famous in India’s Bollywood film industry. Two of his earlier films were also big hits in China.

Khan’s popularity was clear after he got more than 600,000 followers on the Chinese social media service Sina Weibo within two months of joining. But he is not the only reason that the film strongly connects with audience across China. Media has pointed out how it shows similarities between parental systems in China and India.

Dangal is based on the true story of a man who enjoyed the sport of wrestling (摔跤). He competed as a wrestler, but never could achieve his lifelong dream: winning a gold medal. As a father, he wanted his son to win the medal. But his wife only gives birth to daughters. So he finally decides to train them to be world-class wrestlers.

The movie is more serious than most Bollywood productions, which tell happy love stories and include colorful music and dance performances.

Edward Chan is a professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He says the strict way of parenting in the film is something people in China can easily relate to. “I think the father role described by the movie in India is quite similar to the culture, especially the traditional culture in China.”

The Chinese government-supported Global Times newspaper pointed that movie critics (评论家) in China did not like Dangal. Most of them agree with the fact that the father in the film was forceful in pushing his daughters to become wrestlers. But the film Dangal is really aimed to educate children to work for their dreams.

1.What’s the main reason for the father teaching his daughters to wrestle?

A. He loved them very much.

B. He wanted to punish them.

C. Few women took this sport.

D. He wanted them to realize his goal.

2.What do most Chinese movie critics agree?

A. The truth of the whole story was doubtful.

B. Indian films often have a bad influence on Chinese parents.

C. The father’s behaviour in the film Dan gal was very cruel.

D. The film Dangal was against the Indian traditional culture.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. Most films from Bollywood arc serious.

B. Daughters perform worse in sport than sons.

C. Indian parents roles are similar to those in China in some way.

D. The films produced by Aamir Khan is not popular with Chinese.

4.What does the author think of Dangal?

A. It’s unsuccessful.　　 B. It’s educational.

C. It’s unknown.　　 D. It’s relaxing.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

The sea horse is a magical animal, which has puzzled （使困惑） people for thousands of years. In ancient Rome sea horses were believed to be the babies of Neptune’s horses. And Neptune was the god of the ocean. Now we know they are not horses at all — they are a kind of fish. They still seem as magical as ever, especially to divers who have watched them horsing around(瞎闯) in the sea. But today, sea horse populations face an uncertain future. Fishermen are catching too many of them, and their undersea habitats （栖息地） are being destroyed.

At least 20 million sea horses are taken from the ocean each year. More than 95% are used for traditional medicines in Asian countries. The sea horses are usually dried and then made into powder which is used to treat such problems as asthma（哮喘）, throat infections, skin diseases and cuts. How well the medicines work is unclear.

Sea horses are also bought and sold in large numbers as pets. Sea horse expert Amanda Vincent warns against buying pet sea horses. “A lot of people treat them as if they’re goldfish,” she says. But sea horses require very special care and live food. Most captive (被猎取的) sea horses pick up diseases and die.

Sea horse experts are trying to teach fishermen to become sea horse farmers. Instead of pulling nets of sea horses from the ocean, fishermen could learn to raise them in specially designed saltwater “farms”. That way, fishermen would have sea horses to sell, but ocean populations would not be hurt.

Vincent and her team have only discovered the 35 different species of sea horses, and they still have plenty of sea horse secrets left to unlock. That is why, Vincent told TFK, protecting future sea horse populations is especially important: “I promise your readers that by the time they grow up to be marine biologists, we’ll still have a lot to learn.”

1.In the past, Romans thought the sea horse to be ______.

A．a kind of horse                         B．a kind of fish

C．the god of the ocean                     D．one of Neptune’s pets

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．People in Asian countries hunt sea horses for food.

B．Most sea horses caught are used as medicine.

C．The effects of the powder of sea horses are uncertain.

D．35 different kinds of sea horses have been discovered.

3.The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.

A．follow            B．collect            C．get              D．create

4.It can be inferred that the best way to protect sea horses is to ______.

A．do more research on sea horses

B．teach fishermen how to farm sea horses

C．stop hunting sea horses

D．ban the sea horse trade

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China, a huge dragon in the east, has seen a number of great changes 　　　　 President Xi came into power.

A. since B. until C. before D. after

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