Dickson Despommier, a public health professor at Columbia University in New York City developed an idea with his students nine years ago. They imagined people in cities growing crops inside a tall building. Tomatoes could grow on one floor of the skyscraper(摩天大楼), potatoes on the next, small animals and fish on the floor above.
This vertical(垂直的) farm, or "farmscraper", could have space for restaurants and other places that serve food, like schools or hospitals. They could serve foods that are truly locally grown.
But why would anyone want to build a farm indoors in a city? Dickson Despommier believes it will become necessary. The world needs to find places to produce enough food to feed the growing population. Space, he says, is an all-important issue.
The professor also points to the problems of traditional farms. They use a lot of freshwater. Their fertilizer and animal waste can pollute water resources. And their growing seasons can be limited.
But inside the vertical farm, crops could grow all year. And there would be no wind to blow away soil. Farmers would not have to worry about too much or too little rain, or about hot summers, freezing winters or insects. And without insects there would be no need for chemicals to kill them.
Farm machines that .use fossil fuels, like tractors, would not be needed either. And water could be recycled for drinking. "The vertical farm reuses everything, so there is no waste," says Professor Despommier.
Even buildings could be saved. Old buildings could become new farms and provide jobs.
The professor has been actively proposing the idea to cities as far away as Dubai and Canada. But so far it exists only in plans and drawings, and a model at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Critics say building a farmscraper would cost too much, especially considering the price of land in many cities. Dickson Despommier estimates the cost at about twenty to thirty million dollars.
But he says the building would not have to be very tall. And his graduate students have found many empty lots and unused buildings in New York City that could provide space.
1.According to the passage the purpose of proposing the idea of a farm scraper is to.
A.find places to produce enough food
B.serve food that are truly locally grown
C.prevent polluting the limited land
D.save fresh water
2.Which is one of the advantages of a farm scraper?
A.It costs less
B.It saves labor power.
C.It consumes too much energy
D.It is more environmentally friendly.
3.Those against the idea of farm scrapers argue that
A.it uses too much land in cities
B.it costs too much to build one
C.it causes people to lose their jobs
D.it exists only in unrealistic plans
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.A vertical farm has been built in Chicago.
B.Old buildings could be changed into new farms.
C.Traditional farms use less water but pollute more water
D.There are some vertical farms being put into use in Canada.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Dickson Despommier, a public health professor at Columbia University in New York City developed an idea with his students nine years ago. They imagined people in cities growing crops inside a tall building. Tomatoes could grow on one floor of the skyscraper(摩天大楼), potatoes on the next, small animals and fish on the floor above.
This vertical(垂直的) farm, or "farmscraper", could have space for restaurants and other places that serve food, like schools or hospitals. They could serve foods that are truly locally grown.
But why would anyone want to build a farm indoors in a city? Dickson Despommier believes it will become necessary. The world needs to find places to produce enough food to feed the growing population. Space, he says, is an all-important issue.
The professor also points to the problems of traditional farms. They use a lot of freshwater. Their fertilizer and animal waste can pollute water resources. And their growing seasons can be limited.
But inside the vertical farm, crops could grow all year. And there would be no wind to blow away soil. Farmers would not have to worry about too much or too little rain, or about hot summers, freezing winters or insects. And without insects there would be no need for chemicals to kill them.
Farm machines that .use fossil fuels, like tractors, would not be needed either. And water could be recycled for drinking. "The vertical farm reuses everything, so there is no waste," says Professor Despommier.
Even buildings could be saved. Old buildings could become new farms and provide jobs.
The professor has been actively proposing the idea to cities as far away as Dubai and Canada. But so far it exists only in plans and drawings, and a model at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Critics say building a farmscraper would cost too much, especially considering the price of land in many cities. Dickson Despommier estimates the cost at about twenty to thirty million dollars.
But he says the building would not have to be very tall. And his graduate students have found many empty lots and unused buildings in New York City that could provide space.
1.According to the passage the purpose of proposing the idea of a farm scraper is to.
A.find places to produce enough food
B.serve food that are truly locally grown
C.prevent polluting the limited land
D.save fresh water
2.Which is one of the advantages of a farm scraper?
A.It costs less
B.It saves labor power.
C.It consumes too much energy
D.It is more environmentally friendly.
3.Those against the idea of farm scrapers argue that
A.it uses too much land in cities
B.it costs too much to build one
C.it causes people to lose their jobs
D.it exists only in unrealistic plans
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.A vertical farm has been built in Chicago.
B.Old buildings could be changed into new farms.
C.Traditional farms use less water but pollute more water
D.There are some vertical farms being put into use in Canada.
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In a new article, Zehr, a professor at the University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, describes his success in using the Caped Crusader (披篷骑士) to engage students in the study of physiology.
"Batman (蝙蝠侠) has such powerful influence on readers because he is a fictional human with superpowers that seem within reach if we only work at it," writes Zehr, in a new article published in Advances in Physiology Education, a journal of the American Physiological Society. Zehr believes that it is not Batman's vast wealth that allows him to protect the citizens of Gotham City (哥谭市) , but his dedication to developing a wide range of physical skills.
Zehr uses Batman to establish a framework, grounded in his fictional universe as well as our real one, in order to discuss the various components of exercise and physical training and illustrate how the body's physiological systems respond. His experiences in teaching undergraduate courses in physiology and neurophysiology made him realize that connecting science to popular culture helped students understand the lessons better.
He first presented a formal analysis of the personal and physical discipline that would be required to transform an ordinary person into a superhero in his book, Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero. The book drew on Zehr's understanding and work in human movement and the plasticity of nerves and muscles associated with exercise. By coincidence, the book was published in the wake of The Dark Knight, the blockbuster movie which recounts Batman and his arch-enemy, the Joker.
With the casting almost complete for the sequel(续集), The Dark Knight Rises, Dr. Zehr writes about his experiences connecting science to popular culture, which is captured in the Advances, article, "A Personal View: From Claude Bernard to the Batcave and Beyond: Using Batman as a hook for physiology education."
1.In Zehr's opinion, what makes Batman be able to defend his citizens?
A.his large amount of fortune | B.his devotion to developing varieties of physical skills |
C.his habit of wearing a cape | D.his developing so wide range of magic power |
2. Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the third paragraph?
A.Students of physiology and neurophysiology should have more physical training |
B.To become a batman needs developing a wide range of physical skills |
C.Only Batman can illustrate the respond of the body’s physiological system |
D.combining science with popular culture can be beneficial to students’ study |
3.To help students study physiology well, Dr.Zehr uses Batman to do the following EXCEPT___
A.set up his theoretical principles of teaching physiology |
B.discuss the different components of physical training |
C.illustrate the ways of body’s physiology system responding |
D.perform many physiology experiments on the body movement |
4..According to the book Becoming Batman, what does the possibility of becoming a superhero mainly lie on?
A.Dr. Zehr’s formal analyses of the body's movement rules |
B.the flexibility of nerves and muscles when being trained well |
C.the physical training conducted by Dr. Zehr |
D.the final influence of Batman on one person |
5.This passage is mainly about ________.
A.Batman’seducation significance in physiology | B.introduction to Zehr’ s books on physiology |
C.how to become a superhero like Batman | D.Batman’s powerful effects on the readers |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, finds that China’s countrywide ban 1. traffic mobility from February 10 to March 14 greatly limited automobile emissions and sharply reduced the 2. (country) often severe air pollution.
The improved air quality, in turn, prevented thousands of pollution-related 3. (death), an 4. (estimate)12,125, more than lives lost from the epidemic(流行 病), the study finds.
“This is a very surprising result. The epidemic continues to be a terrible thing for China and the rest of the world, but the decrease in emissions that accompanied 5. has actually presented some positive health results,” said Kai Chen, assistant professor at the Yale School of Public Health and the study’s first author. “The question is, how can we have one without the 6. ?”
Although the findings cannot be directly applied to other countries due to different severity of and responses to COVID-19, as well as 7. (differ) air pollution levels and population characteristics, reduced air pollution levels 8. (detect) in other Asian and European countries and the U.S.9. their own lockdowns (封城), Chen said. He notes that this reduction in pollution has 10. (like) brought about similar health benefits.
高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Gene therapy (基因治疗) is a revolutionary new technique for treating people with health problems. Up until very recently, the most commonly available methods for treating patients were either through drugs or operations. Gene therapy provides a third option for treatment by transforming or replacing cells with new genetic materials and instructions. Scientists can be very precise in the kinds of changes they make in patients.
Gene therapy works by using a delivery system, such as a virus, to enter a patient's body. Once inside the body, the virus combines with a host cell and delivers the new DNA. The proteins then begin to repair the affected cells. New techniques have focused on removing cells from the patients and transforming them outside the body before reintroducing them to the patients.
The two types of gene therapy are called somatic and germline. Somatic therapy refers to changing or replacing a body cell. In this case, the treatment is restricted to the patient only. This will not affect the patient's future children because the patient's germ (生殖) cells are unaffected. In germline therapy, the patient germ cells are treated, which may affect the patient's future generation.This is highly controversial (有争议的) because it is not clear exactly how this might affect them and further generations. For this reason, many countries have passed laws that prohibit this kind of treatment.
Despite the promise of gene therapy, there are still many barriers that need to be overcome before it comes into widespread use. One of the issues is that the use of viruses to deliver DNA may actually cause unexpected problems in patients if the virus grows and attacks the body. Another problem is the nature of many diseases is very complex and spread throughout multiple genes. The use of gene therapy to change a single gene in the body would probably not be sufficient as a cure. Finally, the costs of gene therapy are high. Some gene therapy procedures may cost over$1 million to undertake and require specialized doctors and equipment.
1.What does the underlined word ''them'' in paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Techniques. B.Cells. C.Patients. D.Proteins.
2.What can we learn about gene therapy?
A.Gene therapy has been put into practice widely.
B.The cells of patients are developed in healthy people.
C.Viruses entering the body can mix with host cells and form new DNA.
D.Both somatic and germline therapy have side effects on later generations.
3.What's the last paragraph mainly about?
A.The disadvantages of gene therapy.
B.The promising future of gene therapy.
C.The high costs of treatment procedures.
D.The issues related to viruses and complex genes.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.Why Gene Therapy Procedures Are Extremely Expensive
B.Gene Therapy: A Dangerous New After-operation Treatment
C.Gene Therapy: A Contemporary Progressive Treating Method
D.Scientists Are Accurate in Performing the Categories of Surgery
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __26___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __27___ there was no blood bank.
When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __28___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became _29___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __30___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __31__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___32__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___33___ but was stored in a __34___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __35___ that there was _36___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __37___ to separate black blood from white blood.
After the war, Dr Drew was ___38__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __39___ a ditch(深沟)and Dr Drew was _40___ hurt. He had lost __41__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __42___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__43__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __44___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __45___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.
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高三英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
According to a UN report, clean drinking water and health care are not to 30 percent of the world population.
A. sensible B. responsible
C. accessible D. acceptable
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health,have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating,if I can not dress,have patience and remember the hours I ___ teaching it to you.If,when I speak to you,I ____ the same things thousand and one times,do not ____ me,listen to me.When you were small,I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story ____ you got to sleep.When I do not want to have a ____,neither shame me nor scold me.Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I ____,in order that you wanted to bathe.When you see my ____ little about new technologies,give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile.I taught you____ to do so many things:to eat good,to dress well,to confront life...When at some moment I lose the memory or the ___ of our conversation,let me have the necessary time to remember,and if I cannot do it,do not become nervous,as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you ____ to me.
If ever I do not want to eat,do not force me.I know well ____ I need to and when not.When my ___ legs do not allow me to walk,give me your ____,the same way I did when you gave your first ____.And when someday I say to you that I do not want to___ any more-that I want to rest forever,do not get angry.Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived.Some day you will discover that,____ my mistakes,I always wanted the ____ thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you.You must not feel sad,angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me ____ you.You must be next to me,try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you ____ living.Help me to walk,help me to end my way with love and ____.I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you,Son.
Your father
1.A.paid B.spent C.cost D.took
2.A.praise B.think C.repeat D.criticize
3.A.interrupt B.disturb C.look D.avoid
4.A.when B.after C.since D.until
5.A.rest B.word C.shower D.sleep
6.A.discovered B.invented C.noticed D.assumed
7.A.knowing B.fearing C.enjoying D.consulting
8.A.what B.when C.how D.why
9.A.news B.attitude C.material D.thread
10.A.talking B.listening C.responding D.appealing
11.A.where B.how C.that D.when
12.A.tired B.short C.long D.strong
13.A.leg B.ear C.hand D.mind
14.A.step B.pace C.laugh D.cry
15.A.talk B.live C.write D.sleep
16.A.though B.since C.while D.despite
17.A.last B.first C.best D.most
18.A.near B.behind C.below D.against
19.A.made B.started C.earned D.found
20.A.mercy B.care C.excuse D.patience
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some countries have banned smoking in public places ______ public health.
A. improve B. to improve
C. improving D. improved
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Protection Publications
Consume Health: A Guide To Intelligent Decisions Eight softcover edition of leading college text covering all aspects of basic health strategy for consumers. This new edition of the most comprehensive text available in the field continues to provide a vast amount of information to enable consumers to make wise choices regarding health products and services. By Stephen Barrett. 608 pages, $23.00 |
Chiropractic(手疗法): The Greatest False Warning Of The Century? L. A. Chotkowski describes discoveries made during his half-century of medical practice. It includes reports of cases; the author’s observations at New Chiropractic College, a chiropractic office, and a chiropractic lecture; and details of critical reports in the media. Second edition, softcover, 209 pages, $15. |
The Whole Tooth The fundamental guide to protecting your dental health and your pocketbook. It covers preventive care, finding a good dentist, dental restoring, cosmetic dentistry, dental quackery(治疗)and fraud(假牙),and dental insurance programs, including managed care. By Marvin J. Schissel, and John E. Dodes. Softcovr, 284 pages, $10. |
Quackery And You The 32-page softcover brochure with special viewpoints by William Jarvis, Ph. D. , suitable for waiting rooms. $1. |
To above prices, please add $3 for the first book and $1 for each additional book for postage & handing. Foreign countries add $5 per book. Send orders to Quackwatch, P. O. Box 1747, Allen Avenue, NY 18105. The checks must be in US dollars. We cannot process credit card orders. Please use our order form from amazon.com and you can get more information from it.
1.A Canadian wants to buy all the four books and he should pay__________.
A. $69 in all B. $49 in total
C. by credit card D. in Canadian dollars
2.From the text, we learn that______________.
A. The means of cover packing of the books are different
B. Quackery and You is designed for those waiting to see the doctor
C. Consumer Health includes much information on critical reports
D. L. A. Chotkowski provides you with all of your dental needs
3.What can you do to search for more information about the books?
A. Buy the brochure B. Write to the author
C. Telephone the sellers D. Visit amazon.com
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Protection Publications
CUSTOMER HEALTH: A GUIDE TO INTELLIGENT DECISIONS Eight softcover edition of leading college text covering all aspects of basic health strategy(策略)for consumers. Includes much information on food fashion and “alternative methods”. Thoroughly referenced. By Stephen Barrett, M. D. , William M. London, Ed. D., Robert S. Baratz, M. D. , D. D. S. , Ph. D. , and Manfred Kroger, Ph. D. 608 pages, $23.00 |
CHIROPRACTIC(手疗法): THE CREATEST HOAX(骗局)OF THE CENTURY? L. A. Chotkowski, M. D. , FACP, describes discoveries made during his half-century of medical practice. Includes reports of cases; the author’s observations at New York Chiropractic College, a chiropractic office, and a chiropractic lecture; and details of critical reports in the media. Second edition, softcover, 208 pages, $15. |
THE WHOLE TOOTH The fundamental guide to protecting your dental health and your pocketbook. Covers preventive care, finding a good dentist, dental restoring, cosmetic dentistry, dental quackery (治疗)and fraud(假牙), and dental insurance programs, including managed care. By Marvin J. Schissel, D. D. S. , and John E. Dodes, D. D. S. Softcover, 284 pages, $10. |
QUACKERY AND YOU The 32-page softcover brochure with special viewpoints by William Jarvis, Ph. D. , suitable for waiting rooms. $1. |
To above prices, please add $3 for first book and $1 for each additional book for postage & handling. Foreign countries add $5 per book. Send orders to Quackwatch, P. O. Box 1747, Allen Avenue, NY 18105. The checks must be in US dollars. We cannot process credit card orders. Please use our order form from amazon.com and include your email address.
1.What do the four books have in common?
A. The means of cover packing. B. The contents.
C. The prices. D. The dates of publication.
2.What can you do to search for more information about the books?
A. Buy the brochure. B. Write to the author.
C. Visit amazon.com. D. Telephone the sellers.
3.If a Canadian wants to buy all the four books, he should__________.
A. pay $65 in total. B. pay $69 in all.
C. pay for them by credit card. D. pay for them in Canadian dollars.
4.For whom is QUACKERY AND YOU intended for?
A. Those who order some medicine.
B. Those who hold special opinions.
C. Those studying the science of medicine.
D. Those waiting to see the doctor.
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