I didn't just read a book in print，on an e-re...

I didn't just read a book in print，on an e-reader or even on a mobile phone．Instead，I read a book on dozens of devices．I was not trying to set a Guinness World Record．I wanted to answer a question I often hear： 1. ? So I set out to try them all，reading a chapter on each：the Amazon Kindle，the first and second generation Apple iPads and mobile phones．To be fair，I also read a chapter in that old-fashioned；form—a print book．

The book I chose was The Alienist．For the first chapter，I turned to an Amazon Kindle．2. ．The kinder is light．Its six-inch screen is the perfect size for reading，and reading on its black-and-white-E-Ink display doesn’t harm your eyes． 3. ，and on average you charge the device only once a month．My only complaint with the Kindle design was the placement of the keyboard at the bottom of the device．

Despite the small screen on a mobile phone，I found reading on one to be simpie and satisfactory．4. ，but all of the phones on which I read chapters felt somewhat similar．

If I had wanted to，I could have bought my book through dozens of e-book apps in the Apple App Store．Most are free and offer access to thousands of free e-books or paid versions．Both iPads l&2 offer an immersive(身临其境的)reading experience．I found myself jumping back and forth between my book and the web，looking up old facts and pictures of New York City．5. ．

For the last chapters of the book，I read the print one，which is still my favourite choice．

Since we are comparing devices So I guess I need to choose one．In the end it might come down to Kindle．But if money is tight，go for print．My used print book cost only $4 from Amazon．

A．Battery life is outstanding

B．Which e-reader is the best for reading books

C．Shopping on Amazon for the Kindle is simple

D．Should students make use of the devices to read

E．No wonder a lot of readers also speak highly of it

F．Reading on the Amazon Kindle is a joy in many aspects

G．The brightness and size of the mobile phone’s screen did vary

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Most heroes are not super. They don’t appear in comic books, on television, or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batman is one of them.

Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. He’s a cyclist who also buys and sells bikes as a hobby.

About three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to sell. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows users to register their bikes and post reports when they’re taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index. Then he called the person who claimed to be the bike’s owner and arranged to meet him— supposedly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, “You’ve got two options. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here.” You can imagine what the thief did.

After that first success, Bike Batman developed a safer routine. When he sees questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index. Once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action. In more than half of the 22 cases in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been arrested. In one case, Bike Batman even helped a family recover a wide range of prized possessions that suspects had stolen during a home burglary.

His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who suggested he be called “Robin Hood”. Since he wasn’t exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, “Batman” seemed a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattle’s reputation as a friendly city.

1.Bike Batman is ________.

A. a superhero　　 B. a website manager

C. a Seattle citizen　　 D. a police officer

2.When Bike Batman discovers a questionable bike, he will first _____.

A. contact the owner of the stolen bike　　 B. look up the bike’s information

C. call the police department　　 D. arrange to meet the thief

3.Bike Batman helps find the lost bikes to ________.

A. become famous　　 B. help poor people

C. punish bike thieves　　 D. build a friendly city

4.From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A. Bike Batman felt relieved to see the thieves arrested

B. Bike Batman began his good deeds by accident

C. the police failed to perform their duties

D. the thieves refused to return the bikes

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Most heroes are not super. They don't appear in comic books, on television, or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batman is one of them.

Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. He's a cyclist who also buys and sells bikes as a hobby.

About three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to sell. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows users to register their bikes and post reports when they're taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index. Then he called the person who claimed to be the bike's owner and arranged to meet him-- supposedly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, "You've got two options. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here." You can imagine what the thief did.

After that first success, Bike Batman developed a safer routine. When he sees questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross-references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index. Once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action. In more than half of the 22 cases in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been arrested. In one case, Bike Batman even helped a family recover a wide range of prized possessions that suspects had stolen during a home burglary.

His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who suggested he be called "Robin Hood". Since he wasn't exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, "Batman" seemed a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattle's reputation as a friendly city.

1.When Bike Batman discovers a questionable bike, he will first ________.

A.contact the owner of the stolen bike B.look up the bike's information

C.call the police department D.arrange to meet the thief

2.Bike Batman helps find the lost bikes to ________.

A.become famous B.help poor people

C.punish bike thieves D.build a friendly city

3.From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A.Bike Batman felt relieved to see the thieves arrested

B.Bike Batman began his good deeds by accident

C.the police failed to perform their duties

D.the thieves refused to return the bikes

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Most heroes are not super. They don’t appear in comic books, on television, or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batman is one of them.

Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. He’s a cyclist who also buys and sells bikes as a hobby.

About three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to sell. As he often does, he also looked at Bike Index, a popular website that allows users to register their bikes and post reports when they’re taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index. Then he called the person who claimed to be the bike’s owner and arranged to meet him— supposedly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, “You’ve got two options. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here.” You can imagine what the thief did.

After that first success, Bike Batman developed a safer routine. When he sees questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross-references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index. Once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action. In more than half of the 22 cases in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been arrested. In one case, Bike Batman even helped a family recover a wide range of prized possessions that suspects had stolen during a home burglary.

His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who suggested he be called “Robin Hood”. Since he wasn’t exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, “Batman” seemed a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattle’s reputation as a friendly city.

1.What is Bike Batman?

A. A superhero.　　 B. A website manager.

C. A Seattle citizen.　　 D. A police officer.

2.What will Bike Batman first do when he discovers a questionable bike?

A. Arrange to meet the thief.

B. Call the police department.

C. Contact the owner of the stolen bike.

D. Look up the bike’s information on Bike Index.

3.Why does Bike Batman help find the lost bikes?

A. To become famous.　　 B. To help poor people.

C. To punish bike thieves.　　 D. To build a friendly city.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. the thieves refused to return the bikes.

B. the police failed to perform their duties.

C. Bike Batman began his good deeds by accident.

D. Bike Batman felt relieved to see the thieves arrested.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What’s Brett just doing?

A. Downloading e-books.

B. Reading an e-book.

C. Buying an e-book reader.

2.What advantage of the e-book reader does Brett mention?

A. The large storage capacity.

B. The low cost in the long term.

C. The decrease in the use of paper.

3.Why does Fiona refuse to buy an e-book reader?

A. She doesn’t read much.

B. She likes printed books better.

C. She has enough books to read.

4.Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a store.　　 B. In a classroom.　　 C. In a library.

高三英语长对话困难题查看答案及解析

.Opening the book, she found in it a white, plain envelope with her name ______ on it.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Most evenings, before watching late-night comedy or reading emails on his phone, Matt Nicoletti puts on a pair of orange-colored glasses that he bought for $8 on the Internet.

"My girlfriend thinks I look ridiculous in them," he said. But Mr.Nicoletti, a 30-year-old consultant in Denver, insists that the glasses, which can block certain wavelengths of light emitted by electronic screens, make it easier to sleep.

Studies have shown that such light, especially from the blue part of the spectrum (光谱),inhibits the body's production of melatonin(褪黑激素)，which helps people fall asleep. Options are growing for blocking blue light, though experts caution that few have been adequately tested for effectiveness and the best solution remains avoiding brightly lit electronics at night.

A Swiss study of 13 teenage boys, published in August in The Journal of Adolescent Health showed that when the boys wore orange-colored glasses, also known as 'blue blockers' and shown to prevent melatonin, in the evening for a week, they felt "significantly more sleepy" than when they wore clear glasses.The boys looked at their screens, as teenagers tend to do, for at least a few hours on average before going to bed, and were monitored in the lab.

Older adults may be less affected by blue light, experts say, but blue light remains a problem for most people, and an earlier study of 20 adults aged 18 to 68 found that those who wore orange-colored glasses for three hours before bed improved their sleep quality considerably relative to a control group that wore yellow-colored lenses, which blocked only ultraviolet(紫外线) light.

LEDs used in devices such as smart phones, tablets and televisions tend to emit more blue light than incandescent products（白炽产品). LEDs are also increasingly popular as room lights, but "warm white" bulbs, with less blue, tend to be a better choice than "cool white" for nighttime use. The lighting company Philips also makes a reduced-blue LED bulb, meant to be used before bedtime."In theory, anything that will decrease that blue light exposure at night will be helpful." said Christopher Colwell, a scientist at the UCLA, "I know some gainers who swear by those orange-colored glasses."

But orange glasses are not a panacea(万能药). Dr. Skene said."It isn't just getting rid of the blue and everything's fine," she said. The intensity of light, in addition to color, can affect sleep, she said, and not all brands of orange-colored glasses have undergone enough independent testing for their ability to aid sleep.

During the daytime, experts say, exposure to blue light is good. Best of all is sunlight, which contains many different wavelengths of light."That's what our brain knows," said Kenneth P.Wright Jr., director of the sleep and chronobiology(生物钟学) lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

A 2013 study he led, published in the journal Current Biology, showed just how different things can be without nighttime lights. After participants had camped in the mountains for a week, their bodies began to prepare for sleep about two hours earlier than normal.

Short of cutting out all evening electronics, experts say, it's advisable to use a small screen rather than a large one; dim the screen and keep it as far away from the eyes as possible; and reduce the amount of time spent reading the device.

"If you can look at the iPhone for 10 minutes rather than three hours, that makes a lot of difference," Dr.Skene said.

1.What does the underlined word "inhibit" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. prevent            B. promote            C. project            D. process

2.Which of the following statements is true?

A.The older a person is, the less he or she will be affected by blue light.

B.The exposure to the blue light does nothing but harm to the human body.

C.Traditional lighting companies are facing a dead end due to backward technology.

D.All brands of orange-colored glasses are not reliable for their ability to aid sleep.

3.What are the contributing factors of a better night's sleep?

①Limited screen time before bed.

②A pair of color glasses.

③A small-sized screen of electronics.

④A place without nighttime lights.

⑤Devices with LED backlighting.

A. ①②③            B. ③④⑤            C. ②③⑤            D. ①③④

4.The purpose of this article is to ________.

A.advertise a brand of orange-colored glasses which can block blue light

B.question the effectiveness of orange-colored glasses on the market

C.introduce a kind of orange glasses that may help people sleep better

D.teach readers about the most effective ways to have a better sleep

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Top lists are lecturing people on everything from"100 books to read ".Aren't you just tired of being told what to do with your time?

Now you have a list to end all lists!

Take a look at the following two examples from the list of "101 things not to do":

Swim with Dolphins（海豚）?

Swimming with dolphins is one of the world’s most profitable tourist activities.However, every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming pushing around them in the water.Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨).

Here’s a little secret.Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually they’re just opening mouths.

Go to See the Mona Lisa?

There must be something about the mysterious(神秘的) smile.The 6 million people who visit the lady in the Louvre every year can’t all be wrong after all.But they can be quite annoying standing in front of you, holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything.In fact, it is hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security reasons.After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds most.

If the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldn’t just be smiling, she laughing.

So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the list, read 101 Tings NOT to Do Before You Die.Visit www.not2dobeforeidie.co.uk and buy the book at a 20% discount.

1.According to the passage, swimming with dolphins________.

A.is the world’s most popular tourist activity

B.gives fun to both tourists and dolphins

C.will make tourists busy and tired

D.can cause danger to dolphins

2.what does the author think about going to see the Mona Lisa?

A.It is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile.

B.It is not as satisfying as expected.

C.Fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough.

D.Queuing for hours is worthwhile.

3.The list of “101 things not to do” is made most probably because its author_______.

A.thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other lists

B.believes other lists are not humorous enough

C.intends to persuade people to read more lists

D.wants to provide a list different from other lists

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To advertise a book

B.To introduce a website

C.To comment on popular lists

D.To recommend tourist activities.

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

____ how others react to the book you have just read creates an added pleasure.

A. Hearing　　 B. Hear

C. Having heard　　 D. To be hearing

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

______how others react to the book you have just read creates an added pleasure.

A. Hearing　　　　 　　　　　　 B. Hear

C. Having heard　　 　　　　 D. To be hearing

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析